Saturday, November 6, 2021

Clear skies and clear victories for Patrick Koon and Sofia Bushkell at 3A Region 1

The summer that would never end finally ended in the Florida Panhandle, as Panama City, Florida woke up to temperatures in the 40s on Saturday morning, 6 November 2021. The autumn chill didn't survive the rising sun, though, as the air warmed under clear skies. By late morning Majette Park was seeing the kind of weather that the Chamber of Commerce loves to brag about. In other words, perfect conditions for the 10:00 AM start of the 3A Region 1 High School Cross-Country Championship Meet. Ponte Vedra frosh Sofia Bushkell took advantage of the weather, running a winning 18:24 in the high school girls' 5K and leading her team to a 37-point score and the Region 1 title. Leon frosh Patrick Koon won the boys' 5K in 15:44, while the Fleming Island boys captured the team title with 98 points.


Coming from Florida's east coast and only in her first year of high school cross-country, Sofia Bushkell hadn't had any opportunities to race in the Panhandle, let alone on the Majette Park course. Lack of familiarity was no handicap for the frosh; Bushkell won the Region 1 race by well over a hundred meters. Leon junior Lillee Tang, who had won the Buccaneer Bash at Majette Park back in September, took second in 18:50. Fletcher frosh Tessa Messa placed third in 19:00.


Two Ponte Vedra athletes, senior Ellie Moritz and sophomore Amelia Tackling, tangled for fourth, with Moritz getting the place by inches. Both athletes ran 19:04. Ponte Vedra's remaining two scorers also crossed the finish line within inches of one another; sophomore Lindy White was seventeenth in 19:58 and frosh Daisy Ross was eighteenth in 19:59. With White and Ross home, the Ponte Vedra girls had 37 points and the team title.


Saint Augustine, led by senior Reilly Barber (6th, 19:07), tallied 89 points to take second. Leon and Lillee Tang were third in the team standings with 99 points.


The top eight teams advanced to the State Meet. After Ponte Vedra, Saint Augustine, and Leon, the other qualifiers were Fleming Island (4th, 108 points), Choctawhatchee (5th, 151 points), Wakulla (6th, 170 points), Matanzas (7th, 199 points), and Fort Walton Beach (8th, 226 points).


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Ponte Vedra, 37 *
  2. St. Augustine, 89 *
  3. Leon, 99 *
  4. Fleming Island, 108 *
  5. Choctawhatchee, 151 *
  6. Wakulla, 170 *
  7. Matanzas, 199 *
  8. Fort Walton Beach, 226 *
  9. Gulf Breeze, 246
  10. Gainesville, 269
  11. Clay, 295
  12. Pace, 302
  13. Columbia, 321
  14. Lincoln, 337
  15. Arnold, 353
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Girls, 2021 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:23.8, Sofia Bushkell (Ponte Vedra) 9
  2. 18:49.7, Lillee Tang (Leon) 11
  3. 18:59.3, Tessa Messa (Fletcher) 9
  4. 19:03.2, Ellie Moritz (Ponte Vedra) 12
  5. 19:03.3, Amelia Tackling (Ponte Vedra) 10
  6. 19:06.9, Reilly Barber (Saint Augustine) 12
  7. 19:24.2, Ani Veltcheva (Gainesville) 12
  8. 19:32.0, Chloe Fernander (Choctawhatchee) 12
  9. 19:36.3, Lily Moore (Leon) 11
  10. 19:38.0, Viola Barquilla (Fletcher) 12
  11. 19:49.5, Stella Lewis (Leon) 11
  12. 19:51.5, Belicia O'Grady (Fort Walton Beach) 9
  13. 19:51.8, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 9
  14. 19:54.0, Allie Knotts (Fleming Island) 10
  15. 19:54.6, Elyse Carmichael (Washington) 9


Autumn 2020 was Patrick Koon's frosh cross-country season. In that first year competing in a Leon High uniform, Koon won only one cross-country race--the 3A Region 1 boys' 5K. 2021 was a different story--sophomore Koon won nearly every cross-country race he entered. The Region 1 race was his first as a defending champion, and defend he did. Koon crossed the finish line over 60 meters ahead of the next runner, covering the course in 15:44. He wasn't the only athlete under 16:00 that morning. Matanzas junior Zach Spooner also cracked 16:00, finishing runner-up in 15:56. Luke Larkin, a Fort Walton Beach senior, ran sub-16:00 as well, placing third in 15:58.


Neither Fleming Island senior Alex Bendig or Fleming Island sophomore John Keester IV ran under 16:00, but they both broke into the top ten, Bending finishing seventh in 16:17 and Keester eighth in 16:18. Fleming Island junior Danny Sakowski placed fourteenth for the Golden Eagles, running 16:50. Senior Chase Van Ginkel and sophomore Roman Mollicone also scored for Fleming Island, finishing 31st in 17:25 and 48th in 17:44. With a 98-point total, Fleming Island caputred the 3A Region 1 boys' team championship.


The 2020 champs, Ponte Vedra, scored 101 points, placing a close second. Ponte Vedra junior Grant Doherty led the Sharks, finishing fourth in 16:04. Luke Larkin and the Fort Walton Beach Vikings were third with 107 points.


Rounding out the top eight (i.e., the teams that qualified for the State Final) were Leon (4th, 117 points), Pace (5th, 135 points), Matanzas (6th, 176 points), Choctawhatchee (7th, 198 points), and Gulf Breeze (8th, 227 points). Five teams from District 1 and three from District 2 advanced.


The Florida High School Cross-Country State Championship Meet will be Friday morning, 12 November 2021, at Apalachee Regional Park, west of Tallahassee, Florida.


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Fleming Island, 98 *
  2. Ponte Vedra, 101 *
  3. Fort Walton Beach, 107 *
  4. Leon, 117 *
  5. Pace, 135 *
  6. Matanzas, 176 *
  7. Choctawhatchee, 198 *
  8. Gulf Breeze, 220 *
  9. Ridgeview (OP), 231
  10. Lincoln, 252
  11. St. Augustine, 279
  12. Middleburg, 302
  13. Gainesville, 312
  14. Arnold, 326
  15. Wakulla, 356
  16. Stanton, 391
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Boys, 2021 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:43.4, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
  2. 15:55.4, Zach Spooner (Matanzas) 11
  3. 15:57.4, Luke Larkin (Fort Walton Beach) 12
  4. 16:03.6, Grant Doherty (Ponte Vedra) 11
  5. 16:14.5, James Snipes (Ridgeview) 12
  6. 16:15.9, Kaleb Hollins (Choctawhatchee) 11
  7. 16:17.0, Alex Bendig (Fleming Island) 12
  8. 16:17.7, John Keester IV (Fleming Island) 10
  9. 16:19.6, Ben Koppman (Saint Augustine) 12
  10. 16:36.8, Davis Brown (Ponte Vedra) 10
  11. 16:37.6, Grant Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 10
  12. 16:39.5, Eli Holbrook (Mosley) 12
  13. 16:45.6, David Morrison (Lincoln) 12
  14. 16:49.9, Danny Sakowski (Fleming Island) 11
  15. 16:53.7, Luke Endt (Fort Walton Beach) 11

FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2021
Boys
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
5 November 2005Chiles, 3515:53, Jonathan Blocker (Chiles) 12
4 November 2006Chiles, 5015:40, Eric Larson (Washington) 11
10 November 2007Leon, 3715:19, Eric Larson (Washington) 12
15 November 2008Leon, 2615:45, Matt Mizereck (Leon) 11
14 November 2009Leon, 6215:27, Matt Mizereck (Leon) 12
13 November 2010Washington, 4815:26, William Clark (Creekside) 12
12 November 2011Fort Walton Beach, 9015:30, Thomas Howell (Niceville) 10
10 November 2012Fort Walton Beach, 4915:26, Thomas Howell (Niceville) 11
2 November 2013Chiles, 7815:39, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 11
8 November 2014Leon, 3514:53, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 12
31 October 2015Creekside, 4516:07, Matthew Cashin (Leon) 11
29 October 2016Chiles, 6115:51, Michael Phillips (Chiles) 11
4 November 2017Chiles, 4515:49, Michael Phillips (Chiles) 12
3 November 2018Chiles, 6915:43, Connor Phillips (Chiles) 12
2 November 2019Leon, 4816:10, Lewis Benitez-Chaparro (Vanguard) 12
7 November 2020Ponte Vedra, 5416:19, Patrick Koon (Leon) 9
6 November 2021Fleming Island, 9815:44, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
Girls
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
5 November 2005Chiles, 4719:09, Julia Bryant (Chiles) 11
4 November 2006Chiles, 4019:11, Julia Bryant (Chiles) 12
10 November 2007Chiles, 4219:29, Lauren Day (Crestview) 10
15 November 2008Chiles, 1519:02, Carly Thomas (Chiles) 9
14 November 2009Chiles, 3418:30, Lilly Williams (Chiles) 10
13 November 2010Chiles, 4518:07, Lily Williams (Chiles) 11
12 November 2011Chiles, 4317:50, Lilly Williams (Chiles) 12
10 November 2012Fort Walton Beach, 7018:33, Susan Givens (Chiles) 12
2 November 2013Pace, 8718:45, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 10
8 November 2014Creekside, 4018:18, Kelly Aponte (Saint Augustine) 11
31 October 2015Niceville, 6318:45, Claire Mortiz (Ponte Vedra) 10
29 October 2016Niceville, 4017:56, Alyson Churchill (Lincoln) 9
4 November 2017Chiles, 3218:08, Ana Wallace (Chiles) 12
3 November 2018Chiles, 4317:53, Claire Openshaw (Creekside) 11
2 November 2019Saint Augustine, 4018:45, Emily Culley (Chiles) 12
7 November 2020Leon, 7018:45, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 12
6 November 2021Ponte Vedra, 3718:24, Sofia Bushkell (Ponte Vedra) 9
The 3A Region 1 meet was run at Ridgeview High in Orange Park in 2005.
The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2009, 2010, 2012, 
and 2014.
The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2020.
The meet was run at Sante Fe College in Gainesville in 2016.
The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018.
The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.
The meet was at Bay Dunes Golf Course in Panama City in 2021.


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Emily Knopfle and Rheinhardt Harrison rule 4A Region 1

For Florida's class 4A cross-country teams in Region 1, the road to the State Championship doesn't always go through Sante Fe College. But more years than not, it does. Eleven times during the 21st Century, the 4A Region 1 Championship, the last qualifying race before the State Meet, has been contested on the grounds of Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. The most recent instance was on Saturday morning, 6 November 2021, when the Buchholz girls won the 4A Region 1 title with 57 points, while Olympia frosh Emily Knopfle took home top individual honors with a winning 19:08. Nease senior Rheinhardt Harrison won the boys' 5K for the third year in a row, and Creekside took first in the boys' team standings with 67 points.


The field of the 4A Region 1 girls' 5K was made up of the qualifiers from the District 1 and District 2 championships. Buchholz junior Kate Drummond, the 4A District 1 champions, was on the starting line for the Region 1 5K. So was Olympia frosh Emily Knopfle, the winner of the 4A District 2 girls' race. The times had been faster in District 1, but who cares about times in cross-country? Apparently, Knopfle didn't put much stock in times, because the Olympia frosh piled up a 50-meter lead on the competition on the Sante Fe course, winning the race in 19:08. Drummond, racing in her hometown, took the runner-up spot in 19:19. Jada Williams, a Flagler Palm Coast senior, was third in 19:29.


In addition to Drummond, Buchholz put two more runners in the top ten--Bobcat sophomore Lucy Voss was fifth in 19:42 and frosh Eleanor Whisler was seventh in 19:48. Sophomore Emma White was the fourth runner for Buchholz, placing eighteenth in 20:22. Frosh Ashley Hamilton completed the Bobcat scoring, coming in 29th in 20:40. The Buchholz girls had 57 points and a 4A Region 1 win, their first since 2005.


The Niceville girls were Region 1 runners-up with 88 points, led by frosh Kaylin Olivarez (4th, 19:33). Knople and the Olympia girls placed third with 135 points.


Also among the eight teams qualifying for the State Final were Creekside (4th, 161 points), Mandarin (5th, 185 points), Bartram Trail (6th, 196 points), Chiles (7th, 215 points), and Nease (8th, 227 points).


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Buchholz, 57 *
  2. Niceville, 88 *
  3. Olympia, 135 *
  4. Creekside, 161 *
  5. Mandarin, 185 *
  6. Bartram Trail, 196 *
  7. Chiles, 215 *
  8. Nease, 227 *
  9. West Orange, 227
  10. Spruce Creek, 233
  11. Flagler Palm Coast, 251
  12. Dr. Phillips, 260
  13. Windermere, 285
  14. Oviedo, 317
  15. Lake Mary, 355
  16. Evans, 362

Top 15 Girls, 2021 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 19:07.7, Emily Knopfle (Olympia) 9
  2. 19:18.5, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 11
  3. 19:28.4, Jada Williams (Flagler Palm Coast) 12
  4. 19:32.3, Kaylin Olivarez (Niceville) 9
  5. 19:41.9, Lucy Voss (Buchholz) 10
  6. 19:42.1, Kelly Davis (Chiles) 12
  7. 19:47.2, Eleanor Whisler (Buchholz) 9
  8. 19:50.3, Ella Hodges (Chiles) 12
  9. 19:56.7, Delaney Stephens (Spruce Creek) 11
  10. 19:57.2, Ava Lack (Windermere) 9
  11. 19:57.4, Abby Misch (Olympia) 12
  12. 20:01.2, Hannah Claytor (Dr. Phillips) 11
  13. 20:02.3, Annie Loehle (Mandarin) 12
  14. 20:05.5, Audrey Singletary (Nease) 12
  15. 20:15.8, Jaiden Griffth (Lake Brantley) 9

Even before his senior year, Rheinhardt Harrison already had two state cross-country titles, winning Florida's 4A boys' championship race in 2019 and 2020. You don't often see other runners close to Harrison at the finish line, but you would have at the 2021 4A Region 1 boys' 5K. Harrison flashed across the finish line first in 16:00, but runner-up Brayden Seymore, a Hagerty junior, was right behind in 16:02. Buchholz junior Emerson Miller followed in 16:05.


Creekside's first runner, Mac Williams, wasn't in that photo finish, but the Knight junior did crack the top ten, placing eighth in 16:36. Another Creekside junior, Jack Dravo, was fourteenth in 16:44, just ahead of Knight sophomore Jack Zurn, fifteenth in 16:44. Creekside's remaining scorers were seniors Luke Kaelin (17th, 16:47) and Jesse Benavides (23rd, 17:04). Those five scorers gave the Knights 67 points and their first Region 1 title in class 4A (Creekside had won 3A Region 1 in 2015).


Immediately behind Creekside in the team standings, Bartram Trail and Buchholz each had 85 points. Bartram Trail's first runner was Buchholz first finisher had been Miller in third place, which Bartram Trail's top gun was senior Branden McDonald (7th, 16:34). But with identical team scores, it was the sixth runner on each squad that determined place. Thus, Bartram Trail grabbed second in the team standings when their number six, junior Peter Hudson, finished 40th in 17:32, fifteen places ahead of the Buchholz sixth runner.


The top eight teams advanced to the State Final. Rounding out that roster of qualifiers were Nease (4th, 102), Chiles (5th, 121), Niceville (6th, 128), Hagerty (7th, 187), and Oviedo (8th, 253).


The FHSAA Cross-Country State Championship Meet is scheduled for Friday morning, 12 November 2021, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Creekside, 67 *
  2. Bartram Trail, 85 *
  3. Buchholz, 85 *
  4. Nease, 102 *
  5. Chiles, 121 *
  6. Niceville, 128 *
  7. Hagerty, 187 *
  8. Oviedo, 253 *
  9. Flagler Palm Coast, 276
  10. Olympia, 292
  11. Mandarin, 306
  12. Orange City University, 315
  13. East Ridge, 320
  14. West Orange, 380
  15. DeLand, 385
  16. Doctor Phillips, 462

Top 15 Boys, 2021 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:59.2, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 12
  2. 16:01.9, Brayden Seymour (Hagerty) 11
  3. 16:04.1, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) 11
  4. 16:16.3, Jonathan Leon (Hagerty) 10
  5. 16:25.5, Eduardo Diaz (West Port) 12
  6. 16:29.5, Ben Kirbo (Chiles) 12
  7. 16:33.7, Branden McDonald (Bartram Trail) 12
  8. 16:35.4, Mac Williams (Creekside) 11
  9. 16:36.2, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) 11
  10. 16:37.4, Anton Matchev (Buchholz) 12
  11. 16:38.3, Nolan Hemmen (Bartram Trail) 12
  12. 16:40.2, Caleb Melendez (East Ridge) 12
  13. 16:42.0, Noah Musselwhite (Apopka) 11
  14. 16:43.3, Jack Dravo (Creekside) 11
  15. 16:43.8, Jack Zurn (Creekside) 10

FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2021
Boys
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
11 November 2000Lyman, 6515:23, Samuel Ishee (Fort Walton Beach) 12
10 November 2001Winter Park, 3015:57, Anthony Esoff (Pine Ridge) 11
16 November 2002Winter Park, 2216:32, Coleman Hoover (Winter Park) 10
1 November 2003Winter Park, 4216:03, Coleman Hoover (Winter Park) 11
30 October 2004Colonial, 5115:58, Drew Horner (Edgewater) 12
5 November 2005Flagler Palm Coast, 7816:00, Justin Harbor (Flagler Palm Coast) 12
4 November 2006Boone, 7915:43, Anthony Morales (Flagler Palm Coast) 12
10 November 2007Winter Park, 9416:15, Cameron Dickerson (Mandarin) 12
15 November 2008Doctor Phillips, 6915:56, Chris Dendor (Bartram Trail) 12
14 November 2009Melbourne, 7815:16, Brian Atkinson (Melbourne) 12
13 November 2010Hagerty, 8615:39, Eduardo Garcia (Mandarin) 12
12 November 2011Colonial, 5115:21, Andres Arroyo (Colonial) 11
9 November 2012Colonial, 6015:13, Andres Arroyo (Colonial) 12
2 November 2013Winter Park, 3918:55, Kayley Delay (Fletcher) 9
8 November 2014Lyman, 7215:26, Joshua Jacques (Lyman) 11
31 October 2015Mandarin, 9015:28, Joshua Jacques (Lyman) 12
29 October 2016Timber Creek, 12515:50, Timothy Doyle (Freedom) 11
4 November 2017Oviedo, 6515:53, Kayama Galloway (Oviedo) 10
2 November 2018Oviedo, 7515:56, Kayama Galloway (Oviedo) 11
2 November 2019Bartram Trail, 6615:30, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 10
7 November 2020Chiles, 4715:46, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 11
6 November 2021Creekside, 6716:00, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 12
Girls
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
11 November 2000Lake Mary, 6117:58, Jessica Zabel (Lake Mary) 10
10 November 2001Lake Mary, 5918:22, Jessica Zabel (Lake Mary) 11
16 November 2002Buchholz, 7918:47, Jennifer Barringer (Oviedo) 10
1 November 2003Buchholz, 5417:39, Jennifer Barringer (Oviedo) 11
30 October 2004Buchholz, 7717:52, Jennifer Barringer (Oviedo) 12
5 November 2005Buchholz, 2719:24, Natalie Doss (Buchholz) 12
4 November 2006Bartram Trail, 9018:38, Chanelle Cox (Niceville) 10
10 November 2007Bartram Trail, 3617:38, Brittany Koziara (Boone) 10
15 November 2008Bartram Trail, 6118:52, Mandy Perkins (Spruce Creek) 12
14 November 2009Melbourne, 4918:38, Mary Ann Brown (Orange Park) 9
13 November 2010Spruce Creek, 7118:17, Vanessa Valentine (Melbourne) 11
12 November 2011Olympia, 7018:21, Bridget Blake (Doctor Phillips) 11
9 November 2012Olympia, 6017:57, Bridget Blake (Doctor Phillips) 12
2 November 2013Timber Creek, 6815:40, Brandon Marquez (Timber Creek) 10
8 November 2014Wnter Park, 3718:02, Rafaella Gibbons (Winter Park) 9
31 October 2015Wnter Park, 3417:28, Rafaella Gibbons (Winter Park) 10
29 October 2016Winter Park, 5917:38, Kayley Delay (Fletcher) 12
3 November 2017Winter Park, 6518:11, Mackenzie Czurak (Winter Springs) 10
2 November 2018Lake Brantley, 10118:21, Amber Schulz (Timber Creek) 9
2 November 2019Chiles, 7318:20, Ashley Klingenberg (Lake Brantley) 12
7 November 2020Fleming Island, 8119:12, Lillian Holtery (Niceville) 12
6 November 2021Buchholz, 5719:08, Emily Knopfle (Olympia) 9
The 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2010 4A Region 1 Meet was at Sperling Sports Complex in Deland.
The 2006 and 2008 meets were at Bartram Trail High in Jacksonville.
The 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021 meets were at Sante Fe
College in Gainesville.
The 2014 and 2017 meets were at the Flagler County Fairgrounds in Bunnell.
The 2015 meet was at Lake Nona High in Orlando.
The 2020 meet was at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City.


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Friday, November 5, 2021

Matthew Stratton blazes a 15:06 win in the 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship

On Friday morning, 5 November 2021, the FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships opened with a close race, the girls' 5K. In a duel of two Pensacola Christian girls, sophomore RaeAnne Tutton edged eighth-grader Jaimee Tutton, 18:53.8 to 18:53.9. If that weren't enough excitement for the high school cross-country fans in Jacksonville, Florida, the boys' 5K saw Matthew Stratton, a Saint Johns Country Day senior, race 15:06 on the course at the New World Sports Complex. Maclay topped the team standings in the girls' 5K with 35 points, while the Pensacola Christian boys put up 43 points to take first in their race.


Laci Watford, the University Christian senior and 2020 Region 1 champ, was in the field of the girls' 5K. So was Maclay sophomore Susan Koeppel, who had beaten Watford eight days earlier to win the the 1A District 2 championship. The Tutton sisters left them both behind along with the rest of the competition, finishing the race about 50 meters ahead of everyone else in 18:54. Watford was second in 19:05; Susan Koeppel placed fourth in 19:14.


Maclay sophomore Mary Clayton Soto was fifth in 19:16. Pensacola Christian eighth-grader Reagan Smith followed, sixth in 19:22. Maclay answered with eighth-grader Lillian Koeppel seventh in 20:07 and frosh Kassidy Moninger eighth in 20:10. Maclay eighth-grader Caroline Couch finished up the scoring for the Marauders, placing eleventh in 20:29. That gave the Maclay girls 35 points and the school's eighth straight Region 1 girls' title.


Led by the Tuttons, Pensacola Christian was a very close second with 38 points. Providence was third with 168 points, behind the fifteenth-place showing of their top runner, seventh-grader Katie Cunningham. Cunningham ran 20:36.


The top eight teams qualified for the State Championship Meet. Rounding out that top eight were Bishop Snyder (4th, 168 points), Community Christian (5th, 170 points), Port Saint Joe (6th, 186 points), University Christian (7th, 194 points), and Saint Joseph (8th, 202 points).


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Maclay, 35 *
  2. Pensacola Christian, 38 *
  3. Providence, 105 *
  4. Bishop Snyder, 168 *
  5. Community Christian, 170 *
  6. Port Saint Joe, 186 *
  7. University Christian, 194 *
  8. Saint Joseph, 202 *
  9. Saint Johns Country Day, 205
  10. Harvest Community, 206
  11. Paxton, 270
  12. Altha, 326
  13. Blountstown, 384
  14. Rocky Bayou Christian, 395
  15. Wewahitchka, 462
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Girls, 2021 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:53.80, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 10
  2. 18:53.90, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 8
  3. 19:04.30, Laci Watford (University Christian) 12
  4. 19:13.20, Susan Koeppel (Maclay) 10
  5. 19:15.20, Mary Clayton Soto (Maclay) 10
  6. 19:22.00, Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) 8
  7. 20:06.40, Lillian Koeppel (Maclay) 8
  8. 20:09.30, Kassidy Moninger (Maclay) 9
  9. 20:20.00, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Snyder) 10
  10. 20:24.40, Paige Brammer (Saint Joseph) 9
  11. 20:28.80, Caroline Couch (Maclay) 8
  12. 20:32.30, Sofia Peterlevitz (Pensacola Christian) 8
  13. 20:34.70, Ana Whitehouse (Saint Joseph) 11
  14. 20:34.80, Truth King (University Christian) 10
  15. 20:35.70, Katie Cunningham (Providence) 7

The Tutton sisters ran with each other, but Matthew Stratton didn't have much company on the course in the boys' 5K. Running 15:06 will do that. Statton was close to 300 meters ahead of the next runner when he crossed the finish line, the 1A Region 1 champion for the second year in a row. Pensacola Christian senior Jonathan Tutton finished runner-up in 16:03. Maclay junior Clayton Knox placed third in 16:14.


Pensacola Christian put two more athletes in the top ten--junior Andrew Birx was fifth in 16:27 and junior Micah Sleeth was tenth in 17:10. Erick Lund, a Pensacola Christian senior, was eleventh in 17:16. The fifth and final scorer for Pensacola Christian was junior Micah Hodge, fifteenth in 17:25. With Hodge across the finish line, the Warriors had 43 points and the 2021 1A Region 1 title--their first regional win in the 21st Century.


The Maclay boys, Region 1 champs in 2019 and 2020, were second in 2021 with 116 points. Stratton and Saint Johns Country Day scored 143 points, taking third.

The top three teams qualified for the State Final, as did the next five schools--Providence (4th, 153 points), Bishop Snyder (5th, 157 points), Saint Joseph (6th, 175 points), Blountstown (7th, 177 points), and Community Christian (8th, 218 points). The FHSAA State Championship Cross-Country Meet is scheduled for Friday morning, 12 November 2021, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Pensacola Christian, 43 *
  2. Maclay, 116 *
  3. Saint Johns Country Day, 143 *
  4. Providence, 153 *
  5. Bishop Snyder, 157 *
  6. Saint Joseph, 175 *
  7. Blountstown, 177 *
  8. Community Christian, 218 *
  9. Rocky Bayou Christian, 228
  10. Central, 286
  11. Port Saint Joe, 294
  12. Malone, 302
  13. Wewahitchka, 310
  14. Christs Church Academy, 320
  15. Jay, 362
  16. Trinity Christian, 363
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Boys, 2021 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:05.70, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 12
  2. 16:02.60, Jonathan Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 12
  3. 16:13.80, Clayton Knox (Maclay) 11
  4. 16:18.80, Graham Myers (Saint Johns Country Day) 10
  5. 16:27.00, Andrew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 11
  6. 16:37.20, Victor Farfan (Saint Joseph) 12
  7. 16:48.30, Donald Dempsey (Bishop Snyder) 12
  8. 17:04.70, Carter Rothell (Maclay) 11
  9. 17:08.50, Caden Hoffer (Bishop Snyder) 12
  10. 17:09.80, Micah Sleeth (Pensacola Christian) 11
  11. 17:15.70, Erick Lund (Pensacola Christian) 12
  12. 17:16.40, Chance Thornton (Jay) 11
  13. 17:22.90, Jackson Welch (Malone) 9
  14. 17:24.20, Jonah Berry (Rocky Bayou) 10
  15. 17:24.40, Micah Hodge (Pensacola Christian) 11

FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 1999 - 2021
Boys
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
13 November 1999Maclay, 2515:36, Ryan Deak (Maclay) 9
11 November 2000Maclay
10 November 2001Maclay, 2016:20, Caleb Carmichael (Florida State) 12
16 November 2002Maclay, 15??:??, Ryan Deak (Maclay) 11
1 November 2003Episcoal, 3116:32, Justin Jackson (Episcopal) 12
30 October 2004Episcopal, 8216:32, Michael Anderson (P K Yonge) 10
5 November 2005P K Yonge, 7216:37, Geoffrey Anderson (P K Yonge) 11
4 November 2006P K Yonge, 3615:42, Michael Anderson (P K Yonge) 12
10 November 2007Maclay, 4116:11, Whitney Strickland (North Florida Christian) 11
15 November 2008P K Yonge, 3316:17, Whitney Strickland (North Florida Christian) 12
14 November 2009P K Yonge, 2116:21, Patrick Swain (Maclay) 11
12 November 2010Maclay, 2316:37, Patrick Swain (Maclay) 12
12 November 2011Maclay, 2516:48, Travis Covert (Maclay) 11
10 November 2012Maclay, 4316:05, Griffith Rutherford (North Florida Christian) 11
2 November 2013Maclay, 5216:38, Griffith Rutherford (North Florida Christian) 12
8 November 2014Maclay, 3416:39, Micah Kemp (Jay) 12
31 October 2015Maclay, 5216:35, Jackson Neri (Bishop Snyder) 12
28 October 2016Maclay, 6917:00, Clay Milford (Maclay) 10
4 November 2017Providence, 7016:31, Sean Snyder (Saint Joseph) 12
3 November 2018Providence, 6915:47, Junious Brown (Maclay) 11
2 November 2019Maclay, 7016:00, Junious Brown (Maclay) 12
7 November 2020Maclay, 3615:53, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 11
5 November 2021Pensacola Christian, 4315:06, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 12
Girls
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
13 November 1999Maclay, 4018:11, Kara Scanlin (Episcopal) 10
11 November 2000Episcopal
10 November 2001Maclay, 5117:33, Kara Scanlin (Episcopal) 12
16 November 2002Oak Hall, 40??:??, Robyn Debenedet (Episcopal) 11
1 November 2003Oak Hall, 3118:56, Robyn Debenedet (Episcopal) 12
30 October 2004Episcopal, 3619:40, Emily Ingham (Episcopal) 10
5 November 2005Maclay, 2619:42, Meghan Roberts (P K Yonge) 8
4 November 2006Maclay, 2919:06, Meghan Roberts (P K Yonge) 9
10 November 2007Maclay, 2719:13, Alicia Fenley (Maclay) 10
15 November 2008P K Yonge, 6718:27, Jana Stolting (Maclay) 11
14 November 2009Maclay, 4618:21, Jana Stolting (Maclay) 12
12 November 2010Oak Hall, 3918:53, Brittney Olinger (Oak Hall) 9
12 November 2011Providence, 3418:17, Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay) 11
10 November 2012Providence, 4919:27, Eden Meyer (Providence) 11
2 November 2013Providence, 2219:30, Eden Meyer (Providence) 12
8 November 2014Maclay, 3718:53, Maya Espinosa (Baker) 7
31 October 2015Maclay, 4919:10, Maya Espinosa (Baker) 8
28 October 2016Maclay, 5219:45, Caroline Willis (Maclay) 12
4 November 2017Maclay, 4719:55, Audrey Woods (Providence) 11
3 November 2018Maclay, 4818:24, Gianna Forte (Bishop Snyder) 12
2 November 2019Maclay, 2319:42, Ella Porcher (Maclay) 9
7 November 2020Maclay, 4918:40, Laci Watford (University Christian) 11
5 November 2021Maclay, 3518:54, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 10
The 1A Region 1 meet was run at Port Saint Joe High in Port Saint Joe in 1999.
The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007,
and 2008.
The meet was run at Maclay School in Tallahassee in 2001 and 2002.
The meet was run at Florida Community College in Jacksonville in 2003.
The meet was run at Summit East in Tallahassee in 2004.
The meet was run at Sainte Fe College in Gainesville in 2009.
The meet was run at Oak Hall High in Gainesville in 2010.
The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2012 and 2014.
The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, and 2015.
The meet was run at Escambia Equestrian Center in Pensacola in 2016.
The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018, 2020, and 2021.
The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.


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Led by Aidan Ryan and Jillian Candelino, Bolles sweeps 2A Region 1

Bolles wins. Again.


For the fourth year in a row, the Bolles Bulldogs won top team and individual honors, both boys and girls, at the FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Meet. This time they did it in their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, racing at the New World Sports Complex on Friday morning, 5 November 2021. The Bolles girls opened the meet by hammering the field with a 28-point score, while the Bulldog ace, junior Jillian Candelino, ran 18:07 to win the race for the third straight year. The boys followed, putting up a perfect fifteen points behind a 15:44 first-place showing by junior Aiden Ryan.


Candelino shrugged off the competition in the girls' 5K, her 18:07 put her close to 250 meters ahead of the rest of the field. The Bolles junior also won the Region 1 race her frosh and sophomore years. Jacksonville Episcopal frosh Lucrezia Gowdy took second in 19:04. Charleen Elizando, a junior at North Bay Haven, placed third in 19:10.


Bolles took the next two places, with Bulldog senior Hadley Ropp fourth in 19:15 and Bulldog frosh Elizabeth McClure fifth in 19:17. Junior Ella Mickler also placed in the top ten for Bolles, finishing seventh in 19:18. Frosh Estella Bruneau capped the scoring for the Bulldogs, coming in eleventh in 19:32. After her finish, the Bolles girls had 28 points and the school's twelfth straight 2A Region 1 cross-country title. Yes, the Bolles girls have won every Region meet since 2010.


North Bay Haven was second with 82 points. Bishop Kenny, led by junior Mary Biagini (12th, 19:34), placed third with 88 points. The top eight teams qualified for State, so Espiscopal (4th, 110 points), South Walton (5th, 111 points), Tocoi Creek (6th, 153 points), Florida State (7th, 192 points), and P. K. Yonge (8th, 224 points) each advanced to the Finals.


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bolles, 28 *
  2. North Bay Haven, 82 *
  3. Bishop Kenny, 88 *
  4. Episcopal, 110 *
  5. South Walton, 111 *
  6. Tocoi Creek, 153 *
  7. Florida State, 192 *
  8. P. K. Yonge, 224 *
  9. Eastside, 293
  10. Wolfson, 315
  11. Fernandina Beach, 332
  12. West Florida, 363
  13. Suwannee, 370
  14. Pensacola Catholic, 380
  15. Freeport, 388
  16. Bay, 396
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Girls, 2021 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:06.20, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) JR
  2. 19:03.90, Lucrezia Gowdy (Episcopal) FR
  3. 19:09.70, Charleen Elizando (North Bay Haven) JR
  4. 19:14.10, Hadley Ropp (Bolles) SR
  5. 19:16.70, Elizabeth McClure (Bolles) FR
  6. 19:17.70, Lakyn Carmichael (North Bay Haven) JR
  7. 19:18.80, Ella Mickler (Bolles) JR
  8. 19:21.30, Hannah Buchanan (South Walton) SR
  9. 19:23.60, Hannah Kowkabany (Episcopal) SO
  10. 19:28.90, Reece Knowlton (South Walton) SO
  11. 19:31.80, Estella Bruneau (Bolles) FR
  12. 19:33.70, Mary Biagini (Bishop Kenny) JR
  13. 19:33.80, Kyla Faint (North Bay Haven) 8
  14. 19:39.90, Alexis Holmes (Bishop Kenny) SO
  15. 19:43.80, Kathryn Saunders (Bishop Kenny) SR

A team needs to take the first five places to score fifteen points, the best possible total in a cross-country meet. The Bolles boys didn't stop with the top five, though. The first seven runners in the boys' 5K were all Bulldogs, the pack led by Aiden Ryan. A junior, Ryan took first with a 15:44. And as stated, Bolles had the next six places as well. Senior William Brady was second in 16:05, senior Matthew McClure was third in 16:09, junior Mattew Thomas was fourth in 16:16, senior Colin Duhnoski was fifth in 16:23, junior Daniel De Monte was sixth in 16:32, and junior Andrew McGraw was seventh in 16:33.


It could have been a team time trial.


Bishop Kenny, led by the tenth-place 16:41 showing of senior Alex Jubran, was second in the team standings with 64 points. South Walton was third with 125 points behind their top runner, frosh Matthew Minton. Minton was twentieth in 17:26. The next five teams also qualified for the State Meet--West Florida (4th, 174 points), Eastside (5th, 192 points), North Bay Haven (6th, 193 points), Jacksonville Episcopal (7th, 216 points), and Suwannee (8th, 233 points).


Florida's high school cross-country season wraps up on Friday morning, 12 November 2021, with the State Championship Meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.


Team Standings, 2021 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bolles, 15 *
  2. Bishop Kenny, 64 *
  3. South Walton, 125 *
  4. West Florida, 174 *
  5. Eastside, 192 *
  6. North Bay Haven, 193 *
  7. Episcopal, 216 *
  8. Suwannee, 233 *
  9. Wolfson, 237
  10. Florida State, 259
  11. Fernandina Beach, 261
  12. Pensacola Catholic, 274
  13. Santa Fe, 354
  14. Pensacola, 401
  15. Chipley, 430
  16. Keystone Heights, 434
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Boys, 2021 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:43.20, Aidan Ryan (Bolles) JR
  2. 16:05.00, William Brady (Bolles) SR
  3. 16:08.20, Matthew McClure (Bolles) SR
  4. 16:15.40, Matthew Thomas (Bolles) JR
  5. 16:22.30, Colin Duhnoski (Bolles) SR
  6. 16:31.20, Daniel De Monte (Bolles) JR
  7. 16:33.00, Andrew McGraw (Bolles) JR
  8. 16:36.00, Luis Gutierrez (West Florida) JR
  9. 16:38.50, Matthew Matson (North Bay Haven) JR
  10. 16:40.80, Alex Jubran (Bishop Kenny) SR
  11. 16:57.50, Henry Casey (West Florida) JR
  12. 16:59.70, Alejandro Vinas (Bishop Kenny) SO
  13. 17:00.50, Luke Smith (Bishop Kenny) SR
  14. 17:06.30, Juan Pabl Castillo-Zima (Bishop Kenny) FR
  15. 17:08.00, Max Zahariadis (Bishop Kenny) FR

FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2021
Boys
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
11 November 2000Pensacola Catholic, 3315:39*, Daniel Soule (Pensacola Catholic) 12
10 November 2001Bishop Kenny, 3914:50*, Nicholas Wilson (Paxon) 12
16 November 2002Bishop Kenny, 2915:31, Ryder Leary (Bishop Kenny)
1 November 2003Bishop Kenny, 1516:00, William Mullaney (Bishop Kenny) 11
29 October 2004Bishop Kenny, 3115:46, William Mullaney (Bishop Kenny) 12
5 November 2005Bishop Kenny, 5817:28, Luke Russell (Bishop Kenny) 12
4 November 2006Bishop Kenny, 6216:12, Joseph Franklin (Godby) 11
10 November 2007Bishop Kenny, 3515:38, Joseph Franklin (Godby) 12
15 November 2008Bishop Kenny, 3116:08, Michael Wallace (Bishop Kenny) 11
14 November 2009Bishop Kenny, 3516:06, Colin Barker (Bishop Kenny) 12
13 November 2010Bishop Kenny, 7316:09, David Drumm (Matanzas) 11
12 November 2011Bishop Kenny, 5816:09, Michael Barr (Bishop Kenny) 11
10 November 2012Bishop Kenny, 3616:25, David Yarborough (Bishop Kenny) 11
2 November 2013Bishop Kenny, 3316:30, Austin Decker (Bolles) 12
8 November 2014Bishop Kenny, 4116:05, Connor Vaughan (Wolfson) 12
31 October 2015Bolles, 3016:13, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 9
29 October 2016Bolles, 2515:39, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 10
4 November 2017Bolles, 2615:52, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 11
3 November 2018Bolles, 1514:54, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 12
2 November 2019Bolles, 2516:23, William Brady (Bolles) 10
7 November 2020Bolles, 2815:58, Cole Rutkowski (Bolles) 12
5 November 2021Bolles, 1515:44, Aidan Ryan (Bolles) 11
Girls
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
11 November 2000Bolles, 4518:42*, Jessica Czervionke (Bolles) 12
10 November 2001Pensacola Catholic, 6718:11*, Zita Magloire (Chiles) 12
16 November 2002Bishop Kenny, 3519:01, Mallory Wellman (Bishop Kenny) 10
1 November 2003Bishop Kenny, 2319:10, Mallory Wellman (Bishop Kenny) 11
29 October 2004Bolles, 3519:14, Anna Greskovich (Pensacola Catholic) 12
5 November 2005Episcopal, 1620:10, Margaret Traylor (Episcopal) 10
4 November 2006Episcopal, 1618:47, Margaret Traylor (Episcopal) 11
10 November 2007Episcopal, 2518:39, Kathleen Traylor (Episcopal) 10
15 November 2008Bishop Kenny, 4818:42, Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach) 1
14 November 2009Bishop Kenny, 4618:18, Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach) 12
13 November 2010Bolles, 2218:36, Rebecca Chandler (Bolles) 12
12 November 2011Bolles, 5618:54, Kaysi Roberts (West Florida) 10
10 November 2012Bolles, 2918:48, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 9
2 November 2013Bolles, 2019:04, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 10
6 November 2014Bolles, 2218:37, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 11
31 October 2015Bolles, 1818:29, Caitlin Collier (Bolles) 10
28 October 2016Bolles, 1718:20, Caitlin Collier (Bolles) 11
4 November 2017Bolles, 2519:31, Patasha Bryan (South Walton) 9
3 November 2018Bolles, 1818:52, Maeve O'Riordan (Bolles) 12
2 November 2019Bolles, 2019:39, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 9
7 November 2020Bolles, 1518:25, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 10
5 November 2021Bolles, 2818:07, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 11
The 3A Region 1 meet was run at Sante Fe College in Gainesville in 2000.
The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
and 2007.
The meet was run at the University of West Florida in Pensacola in 2005.
The meet was run at Bartram Trail High in Jacksonville in 2006 and 2008.
The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2009, 2010, 2012,
and 2014.
The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, and 2015.
The meet was run at Escambia Equestrian Center in Pensacola in 2014 and 2016.
The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.
The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018, 2020, and 2021.
* Three-mile race.


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