Saturday, October 29, 2022

Lillee Tang and Graham Myers score wins in 3A Region 1 cross-country

In Florida, the last obstacle that high school cross-country teams encounter on their way to the State Championships is a Regional Championship Meet. In 2022, you had to place as one of the top eight squads in your Region to advance to State. For the class 3A schools of Region 1, this test was at Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday morning, 29 October 2022. The Ponte Vedra Sharks tested partiularly well, sweeping the team titles--the girls putting up 37 points in their race and the boys 42. The winning individual on the girls' side was Leon senior Lillee Tang, who covered the five-kilometer course in 18:08. The boys' champ was Fleming Island junior Graham Myers, first in 15:41.


The girls were scheduled to race first, with a starting time of 9:45. Lillee Tang had placed second in the Region in 2021, finishing runner-up to the defending champ, Sofia Bushkell of Ponte Vedra. A week earlier, Tang had finished second in the District to Belicia O'Grady, a Fort Walton Beach sophomore. Neither runner would touch Tang in this year's Region; the Leon senior's winning 18:08 put her across the finish line 80 meters ahead of her nearest challenger. Lindy White, a Ponte Vedra junior, took second in 18:25. Fort Walton Beach's O'Grady was third in 18:32.


Sophomores Daisy Ross and Sofia Bushkell joined Lindy White in cracking the top ten for Ponte Vedra, Ross sixth in 18:42 and Bushkell seventh in 18:58. The next two Sharks were senior Lily Darnell (11th, 19:47) and junior Hilaree Vega (13th, 19:56), giving Ponte Vedra 37 points and the Region 1 title for the second straight year.


The Leon girls were second with 57 points. Fort Walton Beach was third with 88. Five more teams also qualifed for the State Final--Fleming Island (4th, 95 points), Saint Augustine (5th, 98 points), Choctawhatchee (6th, 198 points), Matanzas (7th, 225 points), and Gainesville (8th, 230 points).


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Ponte Vedra, 37 *
  2. Leon, 57 *
  3. Fort Walton Beach, 88 *
  4. Fleming Island, 95 *
  5. Saint Augustine, 98 *
  6. Choctawhatchee, 198 *
  7. Matanzas, 225 *
  8. Gainesville, 230 *
  9. Gulf Breeze, 256
  10. Stanton, 282
  11. Arnold, 298
  12. Lincoln, 361
  13. Ridgeview, 373
  14. Middleburg, 379
  15. Milton, 414
  16. Mosley, 420
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Girls, 2022 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:07.5, Lillee Tang (Leon) 12
  2. 18:24.8, Lindy White (Ponte Vedra) 11
  3. 18:31.6, Belicia O'Grady (Fort Walton Beach) 10
  4. 18:34.2, Katelyn Lawrence (Saint Augustine) 11
  5. 18:35.1, Lily Moore (Leon) 12
  6. 18:41.9, Daisy Ross (Ponte Vedra) 10
  7. 18:58.0, Sofia Bushkell (Ponte Vedra) 10
  8. 19:04.0, Elyse Carmichael (Washington) 10
  9. 19:08.1, Lauren Voutour (Saint Augustine) 10
  10. 19:34.3, Tilda Brewer (Fort Walton Beach) 12
  11. 19:46.8, Lily Darnell (Ponte Vedra) 12
  12. 19:50.3, Rylan Holmquist (Saint Augustine) 11
  13. 19:55.8, Hilaree Vega (Ponte Vedra) 11
  14. 20:00.7, Brooke Reynolds (Fleming Island) 9
  15. 20:07.6, Mallory Robinson (Leon) 12
  16. 20:08.0, Katelyn Thompson (Fleming Island) 12

A transfer from class 1A Saint Johns Country Day School, this was Graham Myers first year at Fleming Island and his first year at the class 3A Region 1 Championship Meet. It was quite the debut for the Fleming Island junior--he won the race by over 50 meters, running 15:41. Already the 3A District 2 champion, Myers was now undefeated in the post-season going into the State Meet.


Grant Doherty, a Ponte Vedra senior, took second in 15:51, moving up from his fourth-place showing in the 2021 3A Region 1 race. In a showdown of two panhandle runners, Choctawhatee senior Kaleb Holling edged Fort Walton Beach junior Grant Chastain for third, both athletes clocked in 16:15.


Davis Brown, a Ponte Vedra junior, was fifth in 16:23, Ponte Vedra put two more Sharks in the top ten--senior Nicolo Fasaneli was eighth in 16:28 and sophomore Tanner Brinsko was tenth in 16:34. When Shark frosh Miles Wicks crossed the finish line seventeenth in 17:01, the Ponte Vedra boys had 42 points and ownership of the Region 1 champion trophy.


Fleming Island placed second with 54 points. Leon was third with 64 points, led by junior Quinn Carrasquilla (6th, 16:27).


The other five teams of the eight qualifying for the State Meet were Fort Walton Beach (4th, 140 points), Lincoln, (5th, 187 points), Choctawhatchee (6th, 221 points), Menendez (7th, 237 points), and Matanzas (8th, 250 points).


The FHSAA Cross-Country State Championship Meet is scheduled for Saturday morning, 5 November 2022, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida. The 3A girls race at 9:30 AM ET and the 3A Boys go at 10:20.


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Ponte Vedra, 42 *
  2. Fleming Island, 54 *
  3. Leon, 64 *
  4. Fort Walton Beach, 140 *
  5. Lincoln, 187 *
  6. Choctawhatchee, 221 *
  7. Menendez, 237 *
  8. Matanzas, 250 *
  9. Mosley, 269
  10. Ridgeview, 271
  11. Saint Augustine, 275
  12. Gulf Breeze, 303
  13. Stanton, 303
  14. Arnold, 317
  15. Columbia, 358
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Boys, 2022 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:40.3, Graham Myers (Fleming Island) 11
  2. 15:50.7, Grant Doherty (Ponte Vedra) 12
  3. 16:14.1, Kaleb Hollins (Choctawhatchee) 12
  4. 16:14.8, Grant Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 11
  5. 16:22.8, Davis Brown (Ponte Vedra) 11
  6. 16:26.9, Quinn Carrasquilla (Leon) 11
  7. 16:27.7, Patrick Koon (Leon) 11
  8. 16:27.7, Nicolo Fasanelli (Ponte Vedra) 12
  9. 16:30.4, John Keester IV (Fleming Island) 11
  10. 16:33.2, Tanner Andrade Brinsko (Ponte Vedra) 10
  11. 16:37.1, Nicolas Waddell (Mosley) 11
  12. 16:38.3, Danny Sakowski (Fleming Island) 12
  13. 16:40.1, Jacob Campbell (Fleming Island) 10
  14. 16:41.4, Ryan Jones (Menendez) 12
  15. 16:51.7, Cadden Maxwell (Leon) 10

FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2022
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
29 October 2022Ponte Vedra, 4215:41, Graham Myers (Fleming Island) 11
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
29 October 2022Ponte Vedra, 3718:08, Lillee Tang (Leon) 12
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 and 2022.
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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