The morning of racing opened at Panama City's Harder's Park with the high school girls' 5K. That event featured a rematch of the duel at the Buccaneer Bash between Arnold frosh Marisa Ashley and Mosley senior Ella Swigler. There, two weeks earlier, Ashley had edged Swigler for the win, 19:53 to 19:57. The two had also raced against each other the following week at the Big Bend Invitational in Tallahassee, where Ashley placed third and Swigler fourth. Unlike the Buccaneer Bash, though, at the Bay Invite Swigler and Ashley were joined up front by South Walton frosh Patasha Bryan, making it a three-way battle for first.
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| Ella Swigler |
This time it was Swigler who came out best crossing the finish line with a 40-meter lead and a winning time of 19:51. Ashley outkicked Bryan for the runner-up spot, 20:00 to 20:01.
At 20:56, fourth place went to Bleckley County sophomore Austin Perez, the first in an avalanche of runners from the Cochran, Georgia school. Perez was joined in the top ten by four other Bleckley County runners--junior Macy Moe (5th, 21:05), frosh Christa Hall (6th, 21:34), junior Sarah Green (8th, 22:50), and frosh Molly Sims (9th, 23:08). Those five athletes tallied a mathematically unbeatable score of 27 for Bleckley County, giving the Royals their first girls' team title at the Bay Invitational since 2013 and their fourth since 2010. South Walton was second with 38 points, and Mosley third with 77 points.
2017 Bay High XC Invitational Team Standings, High School Girls
- Bleckley County, 27
- South Walton, 38
- Mosley, 77
- Rutherford, 101
Top Ten High School Girls, 2017 Bay High XC Invitational
- 19:50.38, Ella Swigler (Mosley) 12
- 19:59.70, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
- 20:00.35, Patasha Bryan (South Walton) 9
- 20:55.98, Austin Perez (Bleckley County) 10
- 21:04.78, Macy Moe (Bleckley County) 11
- 21:33.69, Christa Hall (Bleckley County) 9
- 22:19.08, Madison Peele (South Walton) 11
- 22:49.56, Sarah Green (Bleckley County) 11
- 23:07.24, Molly Sims (Bleckley County) 9
- 23:14.70, Aris Short (South Walton) 9
Jacob D'Aleo wasn't at the Bay Invitational in 2016; his South Walton team had raced elsewhere in the Panhandle that day. D'Aleo was certainly at the meet in 2017, though. The South Walton sophomore won the high school boys' 5K by more than 50 meters, clocking a 16:50--the fastest winning time at the Bay Invitational since 2012, when Pace's Brandon Amendt went 16:44. Arnold junior Mason Bennett was second in 17:01, and Bleckley County sophomore Garrett Rogers took third in 17:08.
After D'Aleo, South Walton's next four scorers were senior Connor Norton (5th, 17:16), sophomore Logan Brooks (7th, 17:35), junior Brandon Phillips (8th, 17:38), and junior Jacob Beadle (9th, 18:05). Once Beadle crossed the finish line, South Walton had 30 points and first place in the field of six teams--ending the Bleckley County boys' four-year winning streak. Led by the fourth-place, 20:56 finish of sophomore Austin Perez, Bleckley County was second with 48 points. Arnold took third with 83 points.
Next on the high school cross-country schedule in Bay County is Rutherford's seventh annual Ram Run on Saturday, 16 September 2017. Mosley hosts the ninth annual Dolphin Dash on Saturday, 30 September 2017, and the Bay County Cross-Country Championships are Saturday, 14 October 2017.
2017 Bay High XC Invitational Team Standings, High School Boys
- South Walton, 30
- Bleckley County, 48
- Arnold, 83
- Rutherford, 105
- Mosley, 109
- Bay, 174
Top Ten High School Boys, 2017 Bay High XC Invitational
- 16:49.36, Jacob D'Aleo (South Walton) 10
- 17:00.62, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 11
- 17:07.91, Garrett Rogers (Bleckley County) 10
- 17:11.59, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12
- 17:15.16, Connor Norton (South Walton) 12
- 17:33.57, Jaylen Thigpen (Bleckley County) 11
- 17:34.56, Logan Brooks (South Walton) 10
- 17:37.07, Brandon Phillips (South Walton) 11
- 18:04.53, Jacob Beadle (South Walton) 11
- 18:12.72, Delrico Pearson (Rutherford) 11
| Bay High Cross-Country Invitational team champions, 2008 - 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 18 October 2008 | Mosley, 56 points | Wakulla, 55 points |
| 26 September 2009 | Fort Walton Beach, 50 points | Fort Walton Beach, 15 points |
| 2 October 2010 | Navarre, 38 points | Bleckley County, 29 points |
| 1 October 2011 | Meade County, 32 points | Bleckley County, 42 points |
| 6 October 2012 | Navarre, 26 points | Navarre, 49 points |
| 14 September 2013 | Bleckley County, 33 points | Bleckley County, 22 points |
| 13 September 2014 | Bleckley County, 48 points | Niceville, 44 points |
| 12 September 2015 | Bleckley County, 21 points | Fort Walton Beach, 17 points |
| 10 September 2016 | Bleckley County, 57 points | Maclay, 33 points |
| 9 September 2017 | South Walton, 30 points | Bleckley County, 27 points |
| Bay High Cross-Country Invitational individual champions, 2008 - 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 18 October 2008 | 17:21, Thomas Heikkinen (Rutherford) | 20:13, Holly Stanton (Rocky Bayou) |
| 26 September 2009 | 16:49, Luc Lawrence (Fort Walton Beach) | 20:03, Iolani Scanlan (Fort Walton Beach) |
| 2 October 2010 | 16:52, Robert Mann (Navarre) | 21:17, Melissa Knappel (Crestview) |
| 1 October 2011 | 16:55, Will Strickland (Meade County) | 19:47, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) |
| 6 October 2012 | 16:44, Brandon Amendt (Pace) | 19:05, Rachel King (Pace) |
| 14 September 2013 | 18:14, Aaron Jane (Bay) | 21:25, Ellen Powell (Bleckley County) |
| 13 September 2014 | 17:28, Jordan Lance (Arnold) | 20:54, Haleigh Martin (Wakulla) |
| 12 September 2015 | 16:57, Carl Ellis Corley (Bleckley County) | 20:05, Maddie Fulmer (Fort Walton |
| 10 September 2016 | 17:09, Carl Ellis Corley (Bleckley County) | 19:24, Haleigh Martin (Wakulla) |
| 9 September 2017 | 16:50, Jacob D'Aleo (South Walton) 10 | 19:51, Ella Swigler (Mosley) 12 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2017 Bay High XC Invitational, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS1fkQR8k634u9tyeh1lTFSy1yhp317axs_iMescdCNf9O5H2IFPS_12T--hY59_HZte5DobNK7HRQF/pubhtml
- 2016 story, “Carl Corley and Haleigh Martin repeat at the Bay Invitational”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/bay-xc-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Vikings and Royals rule at the Bay Invitational”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/bay-xc-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Jordan Lance and Haleigh Martin run truly fast at Bay Invitational”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/bay-xc-2014.html
- More high school athletics coverage at Trouble Afoot!
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/high%20school
- Find more upcoming races in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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