Monday, November 7, 2022

Chiles High at the State Cross-Country Championship Meet, 1999 - 2022

So I was writing about the performance of Tallahassee teams at Florida's 2022 High School Cross-Country State Championship, and it was time to say something about the Chiles High boys. I had a sentence I wanted to use--" Chiles placed eleventh with 368 points, marking the _____ straight appearance by the Timberwolf boys at State." But what number went in the blank? Six? Maybe seven? Surely, it couldn't be high enough to require more than a few minutes of research. So I started checking results of earlier State Meets, starting with 2021. Then I moved on to 2020. 2019 was next. Then 2018.


Eventually I arrived back at 1999, the year that Chiles High opened. That was the only year that the Timberwolves hadn't sent a boys' cross-country team to State.

The 2014 Boys' Cross-Country State Champs from Chiles

It's not surprising that as a first-year program, the Chiles boys didn't advance to State in 1999. It is surprising that the Chiles girls did. Placing fifth in 1A District 1, then Sixth in 1A Region 1, that pioneering girls' squad advanced to the State Championship Meet where they placed 17th in their race. It was the first of fourteen consecutive years of trips to State for the Timberwolf girls.


The boys had their own streak. It didn't start till 2000, but was still alive in 2022. 23 straight trips to State. And counting.

2018 Chiles Girls Cross-Country Team
These Chiles Girls were State Cross-Country Champions in 2018

Chiles doesn't just show up at State. Along the way, the Timberwolf boys have collected team titles in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2014. The girls won it all in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Racing in Chiles colors, Alex Miletich won the 3A boys' race in 2003 while Michael Phillips did the same in 2016 and 2017. In 2009 Carly Thomas was the first Chiles girl to win State; she was followed by Rachel Givens in 2012 and Ana Wallace in 2017.


So here's the year-by-year accounting of Chiles High at the State Cross-Country Meet. I'm hoping that if I post it here, I won't have to look it all up again when the Chiles boys go for number 24 in 2023.


Lawton Chiles High at the State Cross-Country Championship Meet
1999 - 2022
YearBoysGirlsClass
1999--17th1A
20003rd3rd1A
20013rd11th2A
20022nd6th2A
20031st2nd3A
20047th6th3A
20051st5th3A
20061st2nd3A
20072nd2nd3A
200813th1st3A
200915th1st3A
201013th1st3A
20117th2nd3A
20127th3rd3A
20132nd--3A
20141st5th3A
20152nd1st3A
20162nd2nd3A
20172nd1st3A
20182nd1st3A
201914th2nd4A
20204th--4A
20216th9th4A
202211th--4A


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Sunday, November 6, 2022

State Championship Titles of Tallahassee & Leon County High School Cross-Country Teams, 1947-2022

You'd think that there would be a year that I wouldn't have to update this. But as long as Tallahassee high school cross-country teams keep making it the State Meet, and as long as those athletes keep winning honors, I'm going to be busy. This time around, two local harriers cut into my nap time. Leon senior Lillee Tang took first in the high school girls' 5K at the FHSAA State Championship Cross-Country Meet in Tallahassee on Saturday morning, 5 November 2022, running 17:53.7 on the Apalachee Regional Park course. Later that morning, Leon junior Patrick Koon successfully defended his 2021 title in the 3A boys's race, going 14:56.7. It was the fourth time that an area school had swept the individual titles at State--Leon's Jessica Scafidi and Ray Carter had both won in 1988, then both repeated in 1989; while Chiles' Ana Wallace and Michael Phillips both won in 2017.

Lillee Tang
Lillee Tang, Malissa Underwood, and Ashley Fitzgerald

Competition started at 7:50 AM with the 1A girls' race. The Capital City was represented in that race by Tallahassee Community Christian and the storied Maclay program. The Maclay girls put up 108 points to take third, with performances from junior Susan Koeppel (13th, 19:06.1), frosh Lillian Koeppel (15th, 19:13.0), frosh Caroline Couch (19th, 19:27.4), sophomore Kassidy Moninger (32nd, 19:54.0), junior Mary Clayton Soto (51st, 20:26.7), Payton Thumm (61st, 20:45.6), and frosh Nishi Banderi (161st, 23:29.2).. Community Christian took 30th in the field of 32 teams; the Crusader 762 points were scored by senior Teresa Meli (66th, 20:56.1), frosh Hannah Joyner (175th, 23:42.0), junior Riza Johnson (179th, 23:44.8), junior Sarah Kate Costello (185th, 23:51.5), and junior Morgan Crews (212th, 25:31.1).


Tallahassee neighbors Wakulla High had a team in the 2A girls' race, second on the schedule with an 8:15 AM start. The Eagles scored 591 points, placing 25th out of 32 teams. Sophomore Isabella Laughton (42nd, 19:54.7), junior Taylor Pfeifer (86th, 20:56.5), junior Analecia Ferrell (125th, 21:47.2), junior Liliana Lewis (162nd, 22:25.8), sophomore Danielle Lewis (218th, 24:46.5), and senior Trista Heffren (228th, 25:38.5) raced in Wakulla colors.


The 1A boys' 5K was third on the program with a starting time of 8:40. Maclay and Community Christian each had a team in that race, with Maclay placing sixteenth with 435 points and Community Christian 27th with 682 points. Maclay's athletes were senior Clayton Knox (39th, 17:11.6), senior Lucas Mauch (42nd, 17:16.1), frosh Charles Wilson (103rd, 18:07.3), sophomore Logan Price (147th, 19:01.2), sophomore Lucas Gomez (148th, 19:01.3), junior Charlie Rust (154th, 19:10.5), and frosh Collins Dickson (177th, 19:39.8). Community Christian's runners were junior Carson Freeland (98th, 18:01.9), senior Stephen Machado (156th, 19:16.1), sophomore Bryan Meli (159th, 19:20.8), frosh Luke Meli (162nd, 19:22.7), junior Caleb Lindsey (167th, 19:28.8), seventh-grader Landon Reeves (170th, 19:32.0), and junior Joshua Bouck (208th, 20:55.9).


9:05 rolled around; time for the 3A girls' 5K. The first trip up the wall whittled down the lead group to a trio of runners at 2400 meters--American Heritage junior Ashley Fitzgerald, Rockledge junior Malinda Underwood, and Leon senior Lillee Tang. Tang made her moved at 3200 meters, opening a gap. Fitzgerald gave pursuit, but couldn't catch Tang. The Leon senior took the title in 17:53.7; Fitzgerald was runner-up in 17:56.0. It was the first time a Leon girl had won a State Championship cross-country race since 1990, when Jessica Scaffidi took first. Tang's win led the Leon girls to a fourth-place showing in the team standings with 196 points. The other Lions were senior Lily Moore (17th, 19:02.3), senior Mallory Robinson (45th, 20:03.5), senior Stella Lewis (60th, 20:16.6), sophomore Madi Sims (93rd, 20:55.1), and frosh Clifton Lewis (96th, 20:57.9).

Patrick Koon
Patrick Koon

Joshua Ruiz went out hard in the 3A boys' 5K, which started at 10:20 AM. The Belen Jesuit junior hammered a 4:38.6 first mile. Leon's Patrick Koon, the defending champion in the race, was content to follow Ruiz for the first two kilometers. During the third kilometer, Koon buried Ruiz, opening an 80-meter gap. By the finish line that gap had grown to well over 200 meters, and Koon had a first-place finish in the State Cross-Country Championship--his second, the eleventh by a Leon boy, and the nineteenth by a Tallahassee boy. Behind Koon, the Lions scored 168 points, taking fourth. Koon's teammates were junior William Springer (25th, 16:39.5), junior Quinn Carrasquilla (48th, 17:07.3), junior William Winsor (50th, 17:10.3), sophomore Cadden Maxwell (69th, 17:26.9), frosh Luke Springer (145th, 18:37.4), and junior Walt Haber (158th, 18:53.0). Lincoln High's Trojans also represented Tallahassee in the 3A boys' race, placing 17th with 489 points. The Trojans at State were senior Joseph McLeod (97th, 17:52.3), junior Enijah Thomas (109th, 17:57.4), junior Dillon Brewer (110th, 17:57.7), frosh Matthew Hauser (124th, 18:13.2), senior Jordan Dougherty (133rd, 18:18.3), and junior Olatunde Wright (181st, 19:18.7).


The meet concluded with the 4A boys' 5K at 10:45 AM. Chiles placed eleventh with 368 points, marking the 23rd straight appearance by the Timberwolf boys at State. This year's Wolves were senior Wyatt Townsend (21st, 16:10.5), senior Colin Dunphy (62nd, 17:06.5), junior Jackson Rowe (99th, 17:31.1), senior Calvin Wheatley (104th, 17:36.5), junior Kasey Mick (117th, 17:42.1), senior Owen Franklin (128th, 17:50.9), and senior Joseph Garner (151st, 18:12.6).


So the following lists of titles just keep getting longer.


CHILES HIGH SCHOOLChiles TimberWolf

Team Titles

Boys:
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2003
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2005
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2006
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2014

Girls:
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2008
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2009
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2010
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2015
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2017
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2018


Individual Titles

Boys:
2003 Alex Miletich, 3A State Champion
2016 Michael Phillips, 3A State Champion
2017 Michael Phillips, 3A State Champion

Girls:
2009 Carly Thomas, 3A State Champion
2012 Rachel Givens, 3A State Champion
2017 Ana Wallace, 3A State Champion


GODBY HIGH SCHOOLGodby Cougar

Individual Titles

Boys:
2007 Joe Franklin, 2A State Champion




LEON HIGH SCHOOLLeon Lion

Team Titles

Boys:
FHSAA 2A State Champions, 1969
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2007
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2008
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 2009

Girls:
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 1977
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 1978
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 1986
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 1987
FHSAA 3A State Champions, 1988


Individual Titles:

Boys:
1976 Herb Wills, 4A State Champion
1986 Doug Dickinson, 3A State Champion
1988 Ray Carter, 3A State Champion
1989 Ray Carter, 3A State Champion
2007 Matt Mizereck, 3A State Champion
2008 Matt Mizereck, 3A State Champion
2009 Matt Mizereck, 3A State Champion
2013 Sukhi Khosla, 3A State Champion
2014 Sukhi Khosla, 3A State Champion
2021 Patrick Koon, 3A State Champion
2022 Patrick Koon, 3A State Champion

Girls:
1979 Rosemary Desloge, 3A State Champion
1988 Jessica Scafidi, 3A State Champion
1989 Jessica Scafidi, 3A State Champion
1990 Jessica Scafidi, 3A State Champion
2022 Lillee Tang, 3A State Champion


LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLLincoln Trojan

Individual Titles

Girls:
1991 Kathy Ward, 4A State Champion
1992 Kathy Ward, 4A State Champion
2016 Alyson Churchill, 3A State Champion



MACLAY SCHOOLMaclay Marauder

Team Titles

Boys:
FHSAA 2A State Champions, 1998
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 1999
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 2000
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 2001
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 2002


Girls:
FHSAA 2A State Champions, 1997
FHSAA 2A State Champions, 1998
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 1999
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 2001
FHSAA 1A State Champions, 2005


Individual Titles

Boys:
2002 Ryan Deak, 1A State Champion
2008 Patrick Swain, 1A State Champion
2009 Patrick Swain, 1A State Champion


NORTH FLORIDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLNorth Florida Christian School

Individual Titles

Boys:
1989, Robert Boyd, 1A State Champion






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Monday, October 31, 2022

Patrick Wallace and Martha Mazurkiewicz celebrate the return of the Saint John Road Race with wins

After being absent from the streets of Valdosta, Georgia during 2020 and 2021, the annual Saint John Road Race returned on Saturday, 29 October 2022. Patrick Wallace, the ace of the Valdosta High cross-country team, won the five-kilometer race by nearly 200 meters, running 18:08. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the first woman and the first master runner in the 5K, placing fourteenth overall in 23:39.


The date of the Saint John Road Race fell right in the middle of post-season competition for Georgia High School Cross-Country. Thus, three days before the Saint John, Patrick Wallace had been racing in Norman Park, leading his Valdosta High team with a ninth-place, 18:09 performance in the boys' 5K at the GHSA 7A Region 1 Championship Meet. Seven days after the Saint John, the sophomore was scheduled to race in the 7A State Championship Meet in Carrollton. Nevertheless, Wallace found time to race on the streets of his hometown, turning in a winning 18:08. Nor was Wallace the only high school harrier in the race. Valdosta High senior Montgomery Fann took second in the Saint John with an 18:44. Another Valdosta High senior, Burnis Williams, placed third in 18:54. David Boatwright, a Valdosta High sophomore, was fourth in 19:11. The first male master runner in the 5K was Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta, fourteenth in the men's standings and fifteenth overall in 23:40.


The top master runner, though, was the first woman in the race--Martha Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta. Kelly Lunceford of Valdosta was the women's runner-up, 21st overall in 25:17. Valdosta master runner Tamara Martin placed third in the women's standings and 24th overall in 26:01.


106 athletes finished the 2022 Saint John Road Race 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Saint John Road Race
  1. 18:07.5, Patrick Wallace (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  2. 18:43.8, Montgomery Fann (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
  3. 18:53.3, Burnis Williams (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
  4. 19:10.7, David Boatright (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  5. 20:09.2, Juan Pablo Ledesma (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
  6. 20:18.0, Christopher Keegan (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
  7. 20:54.5, Carter McGhin (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  8. 21:23.2, Michael Vins (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
  9. 21:39.8, Will Meisenzahl (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
  10. 21:42.3, Christopher Wallace (M, 12) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Saint John Road Race
  1. 23:38.9, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 54) Lake Park, GA
  2. 25:22.7, Kelly Lunceford (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  3. 26:00.8, Tamara Martin (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:13.6, Abbey Lineback (F, 34) Hahira, GA
  5. 26:43.6, Meshea Hardeman (F, 33) Hahira, GA
  6. 27:04.9, Bailey Hamilton (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  7. 27:07.0, June Richards (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  8. 27:12.0, Suzie Puckett (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  9. 27:28.9, Sierra Goff (F, 25) Hahira, GA
  10. 28:15.7, Sara Rae (F, 12) Valdosta, GA

Winners of the Saint John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
30 October 200416:17 John Seppala20:26 Susan Fischer
29 October 200516:10 Andy Minnicks18:32 Melissa Daugherty
28 October 200616:26 Brandon Young19:27 Melissa Daugherty329
27 October 200716:38 D. J. Smith19:06 Jana Grygarova328
25 October 200817:23 Corey Stejback19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee286
31 October 200917:55 Marc Kaiser19:42 Ashley McGee338
30 October 201016:09 Chris Rice21:03 Brandi Faircloth326
29 October 201117:44 Austin Wallace21:27 Amy Sharon296
27 October 201215:54 Jesse Prince21:29 Kelsey Morse288
26 October 201317:13, Joshua Hall20:46, Mackenzie Morse598
25 October 201421:02, George Powell22:33, Debbie Green150
31 October 201518:27, Max Steele22:20, Debbie Green213
29 October 201618:59, Dan Butzin21:48, Alice Smoot157
28 October 201717:36, Justin Tracy21:30, Elizabeth Smith173
27 October 201816:57, Alec Munger22:51, Alice Smoot172
26 October 2019 17:36, Morgan Bolmer22:56, Pollyanna Bass108
31 October 2020Virtual Race
2019 No Race
29 October 2022 18:08, Patrick Wallace23:39, Martha Mazurkiewicz106


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Harriers RaeAnne Tutton and Drew Birx win as Pensacola Christian sweeps 1A Region 1

Each year, the top class 1A high school harriers gather at the Region 1 meet to determine who deserves to compete in the State Championship. This year, the Regional test was in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday morning, 28 October 2022, and eight girls' teams and eight boys' teams would advance. On the girls' side, the best team was the squad from Pensacola Christian, putting up a winning score of 28 points. Pensacola Christian Warrior junior RaeAnne Tutton edged teammate Jaimee Tutton for the individual title, both runners clocked in 18:39. The Pensacola Christian boys won their race as well, scoring a mathematically unbeatable 27 points behind the first-place finish of their senior ace, Drew Birx. Birx cruised the 5K course in 16:19.


The girls' 5K was scheduled for 9:00 AM. By the end of the race the two Tuttons--junior RaeAnne and frosh Jaimee--were well ahead of the rest of the field, as they raced (as they had all season) within a step of each other. Leading everyone else by nearly a hundred meters, RaeAnne and Jaimee crossed the finish line one-two, both in 18:39 with RaeAnne slightly ahead. It was the same finish as in the 2021 Region 1 meet, where the Tuttons had taken first and second in 18:54. Behind the two Tuttons, Maclay junior Susan Koeppel took third in 19:02.


Maclay, the defending Region 1 champs, put three more athletes in the top ten--frosh Lillian Koeppel (5th, 19:16), frosh Caroline Couch (6th, 19:19) and sophomore Kassidy Moninger (8th, 20:02). But Pensacola Christian also had four in the top ten--RaeAnne Tutton, Jaimee Tutton, frosh Reagan Smith (4th, 19:08), and senior Jessica Chappell (7th, 19:46). Maclay's fifth scorer, sophomore Payton Thumm, was across the finish line twelfth in 20:35, giving the Marauders 33 points. The fifth Warrior had to score less than nineteen points to get Pensacola Christian the win.


She did. Pensacola Christian's number five, frosh Karissa Keyser, raced home fifteenth in 20:43, scoring fourteen points and giving her team a winning total of 28. Maclay was a close second with 33. Providence, led by sixth-grader Emma Akhundjanov (13th, 20:38), placed third with 88 points.


The other five teams that advanced to the State Final were Baker (4th, 154 points), Saint Johns Country Day (5th, 182 points), Paxton (6th, 187 points), Community Christian (7th, 189 points), and Port Saint Joe (8th, 197 points).


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Pensacola Christian, 28
  2. Maclay, 33
  3. Providence, 88
  4. Baker, 154
  5. Saint Johns Country Day, 182
  6. Paxton, 187
  7. Community Christian, 189
  8. Port Saint Joe, 197
  9. Bishop Snyder, 246
  10. Saint Joseph, 246
  11. Christs Church, 279
  12. Freeport, 316
  13. Jay, 339
  14. Altha, 340
  15. Rocky Bayou Christian, 390
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Girls, 2022 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:38.9, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 11
  2. 18:39.0, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 9
  3. 19:01.7, Susan Koeppel (Maclay) 11
  4. 19:07.7, Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) 9
  5. 19:15.2, Lillian Koeppel (Maclay) 9
  6. 19:18.7, Caroline Couch (Maclay) 9
  7. 19:45.7, Jessica Chappell (Pensacola Christian) 12
  8. 20:01.8, Kassidy Moninger (Maclay) 10
  9. 20:07.8, Paige Brammer (Saint Joseph) 10
  10. 20:24.4, Truth King (University Christian) 11
  11. 20:31.7, Teresa Meli (Community Christian ) 12
  12. 20:34.9, Payton Thumm (Maclay) 10
  13. 20:37.5, Emma Akhundjanov (Providence) 6
  14. 20:41.0, Kira Casane (Saint Joseph) 11
  15. 20:42.5, Karissa Keyser (Pensacola Christian) 9

The boys raced at 9:30 AM ET. Pensacola Christian senior Drew Birx had finished fifth in the Region in 2021, but this Warrior was determined to end his career a winner. Coming off a win eight days earlier in the 1A District 1 Meet, Birx finished the race at New World Golf first in 16:19, nearly 80 meters ahead of the next runner. Another Pensacola Christian Warrior, junior Andrew Sheppard, was second in 16:33. Warrior senior Micah Sleeth was third in 16:45. The parade of Warriors was finally interrupted by Christ's Church seventh-grader Tyson Manley, fourth in 16:48.


Pensacola Christian sophomore Dominic Litchfield also broke into the top ten, placing eighth in 17:15. Eighth-grader Jed Fears completed the Warriors' score, taking twelfth in 17:30. The Pensacola Christian boys had 26 points and the Region 1 title for the second year in a row.


The Providence boys took second with 101 points, led by frosh Walker White, fifth in 16:56. Tallahassee Community Christian placed third with 124 points; their top runner was junior Carson Freeland, eighteenth in 17:43. The remaining five teams that qualified for State were Blountstown (4th, 152 points), Maclay (5th, 157 points), Milton Central (6th, 225 points), Saint Joseph (7th, 226 points), and Jacksonville Trinity Christian (8th, 249 points).


The top eight teams in each race earned the right to advance to the State Championship Meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday morning, 5 November 2022. The 1A girls' 5K is the first race of the morning, scheduled for 7:50 AM ET. The 1A boys compete at 8:40.


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Pensacola Christian, 26
  2. Providence, 101
  3. Community Christian, 124
  4. Blountstown, 152
  5. Maclay, 157
  6. Central (Milton), 225
  7. Saint Joseph, 226
  8. Trinity Christian (Jax), 249
  9. Malone, 253
  10. Jay, 262
  11. Christs Church, 274
  12. Rocky Bayou Christian, 300
  13. Bishop Snyder, 302
  14. Saint Johns Country Day, 305
  15. Baker, 323
  16. Laurel Hill, 389
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Boys, 2022 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 16:18.3, Drew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 12
  2. 16:32.3, Andrew Sheppard (Pensacola Christian) 11
  3. 16:44.5, Micah Sleeth (Pensacola Christian) 12
  4. 16:47.2, Tyson Manley (Christs Church) 7
  5. 16:55.8, Walker White (Providence) 9
  6. 17:00.3, Caleb Locklin (Milton Central) 12
  7. 17:10.1, Ashton Akam (Saint Joseph) 11
  8. 17:14.4, Dominic Litchfield (Pensacola Christian) 10
  9. 17:15.4, Lucas Mauch (Maclay) 12
  10. 17:15.7, Sean Cunningham (Providence) 8
  11. 17:28.7, Jackson Welch (Malone) 10
  12. 17:29.1, Jed Fears (Pensacola Christian) 8
  13. 17:35.5, Daniel Penley (Pensacola Christian) 12
  14. 17:35.6, Richard Nichols (Saint Johns Country Day) 11
  15. 17:37.5, Tucker Hershberger (Pensacola Christian) 12

FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 1999 - 2022
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
28 October 2022Pensacola Christian, 2616:19, Drew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 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
28 October 2022Pensacola Christian, 2818:39, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 11
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, 2021, and 2022.
The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.


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Jillian Candelino, Aidan Ryan, and Bolles repeat, repeat, repeat in Region 1 cross-country

If you were a fan of Florida high school cross-country examining the results of the 2022 2A Region 1 meet, you might have done a double-take. Weren't these the 2021 results?


Because all the winners were same and only the numbers had changed. Once again, the meet was at New World Golf Course on the west side of Jacksonville, but on Friday morning, 28 October 2022. Jillian Candelino of Bolles won the girls' 5K again, but this time it was her fourth straight Regional title, she was a senior, and her time was 17:42. The Bolles girls won the team competition again, this time with 27 points. Bolles' Aidan Ryan was first in the boys' 5K--but as a defending champion, as a senior, and in 15:46. The Bolles boys nabbed the team trophy, this time with a winning score of 33.


The girls raced first, their 5K starting at 8:00 AM. In what was likely her last high school race at New World, Jillian Candelino rolled through a 17:42--the fastest time ever run by a high school girl at the venue. Another Bolles senior, Ella Mickler, also cracked 18:00, taking second in 17:56. Bolles senior Elizabeth Csikai grabbed third with an 18:29. And as a reminder that there were other teams than Bolles on the course, North Bay Haven senior Charleen Elizando placed fourth in 18:55.


But the Bolles girls also took the fifth spot, with sophomore Estella Bruneau running 19:09. Bolles sophomore Elizabeth McClure finished the scoring for the Bulldogs, coming in sixteenth in 19:41. Once McClure was home, the Bulldogs had a mathematically unbeatable score of 27 and the Region 1 title. It was the thirteenth straight year that a Bolles girls team had won the Region.


Bishop Kenny scored 81 points to take second, led by their junio Emily Wheldon (12th, 19:34). The Jacksonville Episcopal girls were third with 86 points; their top runner was sophomore Lucrezia Gowdy (8th, 19:27). The top eight schools in the team standings qualified to race in the State Championship Meet; the remaining five qualifiers were NorthBay Haven (4th, 103 points), South Walton (5th, 125 points), Wakulla (6th, 220 points), Tocoi Creek (7th, 222 points), and Fernandina Beach (8th, 224 points).


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bolles, 27
  2. Bishop Kenny, 81
  3. Episcopal, 86
  4. North Bay Haven, 103
  5. South Walton, 125
  6. Wakulla, 220
  7. Tocoi Creek, 222
  8. Fernandina Beach, 224
  9. Wolfson, 225
  10. Florida State University, 225
  11. Suwannee, 300
  12. Beachside, 354
  13. West Florida, 372
  14. Eastside, 419
  15. Pensacola Catholic, 443
  16. Walton, 480
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Girls, 2022 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 17:41.2, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 12
  2. 17:55.3, Ella Mickler (Bolles) 12
  3. 18:28.3, Elizabeth Csikai (Bolles) 12
  4. 18:54.6, Charleen Elizando (North Bay Haven) 12
  5. 19:09.0, Estella Bruneau (Bolles) 10
  6. 19:20.0, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 10
  7. 19:20.6, Niya Coleman (Florida State University) 12
  8. 19:26.2, Lucrezia Gowdy (Episcopal) 10
  9. 19:26.7, Madison Patchan (Tocoi Creek) 11
  10. 19:31.5, Brooke McCoy (Episcopal) 9
  11. 19:33.3, Reece Knowlton (South Walton) 11
  12. 19:33.9, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Kenny) 11
  13. 19:37.3, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 10
  14. 19:38.5, Davis Johnson (Bishop Kenny) 11
  15. 19:40.6, Kate Brice (Episcopal) 7

The 2A boys' 5K was under way at 8:30. Aidan Ryan and Christopher Joost took the top two places for Bolles; senior Ryan winning in 15:46 and junior Joost finishing runner-up in 15:52. Wolfson junior Andrew Marello, another Jacksonville-area athlete, placed third in 16:02--just ahead of the the 16:04 posted by the fourth-place finisher, North Bay Haven senior Matthew Matson.


Bolles had two more Bulldogs in the top ten, with senior Andrew McGraw seventh in 16:16 and junior William Morales eighth in 16:28. Once Bulldog senior Matthew Thomas had crossed the line fifteenth in 16:54, the Bolles boys had 33 points, putting them at the top of the team standings for the eighth year in a row.


South Walton took second with 89 points, led by junior Jonah Krispel, fifth in 16:15. Bishop Kenny placed third with 98 points. The other five teams that qualified for State were West Florida (4th, 158 points), North Bay Haven (5th, 172 points), Eastside (6th, 185 points), Episcopal (7th, 202 points), and Suwannee (8th, 210 points).


The qualifiers advance to the final meeet of the post-season, the FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday morning, 5 November 2022. The 2A girls 5K is scheduled for 8:15 AM ET and 2A boys' 5K for 9:05.


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bolles, 33
  2. South Walton, 89
  3. Bishop Kenny, 98
  4. West Florida, 148
  5. North Bay Haven, 172
  6. Eastside, 185
  7. Episcopal, 202
  8. Suwannee, 210
  9. Wolfson, 227
  10. Pensacola Catholic, 260
  11. Wakulla, 269
  12. Beachside, 291
  13. Florida State University, 299
  14. Tocoi Creek, 351
  15. Keystone Heights, 354
  16. Chipley, 478
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Boys, 2022 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:45.2, Aidan Ryan (Bolles) 12
  2. 15:51.8, Christopher Joost (Bolles) 11
  3. 16:01.9, Andrew Marello (Wolfson) 11
  4. 16:03.7, Matthew Matson (North Bay Haven) 12
  5. 16:14.1, Jonah Kirspel (South Walton) 11
  6. 16:15.6, Alejandro Vinas (Bishop Kenny) 11
  7. 16:15.9, Andrew McGraw (Bolles) 12
  8. 16:28.0, William Morales (Bolles) 11
  9. 16:31.5, Luis Gutierrez (West Florida) 12
  10. 16:38.2, Xander McLaughlin (Pensacola Catholic) 11
  11. 16:46.6, Henry Casey (West Florida) 12
  12. 16:47.2, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 9
  13. 16:48.2, Matthew Minton (South Walton) 10
  14. 16:48.8, Jake Officer (Episcopal) 10
  15. 16:53.8, Matthew Thomas (Bolles) 12

FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2022
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
28 October 2022Bolles, 3315:46, Aidan Ryan (Bolles) 12
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
28 October 2022Bolles, 2717:42, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 12
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, 2021, and 2022.
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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Harriers Olivia Niewald and Emerson Miller pick up Region 1 wins on the way to State

When it came to the 4A Region 1 cross-country meet, it didn't hurt to be from District 1.


In Florida high school cross-country, the semi-final round of the post-season are the Regional Championship Meets. The 4A Region 1 competition, held Saturday morning, 29 October 2022 at Sante Fe College, pitted the top teams of District 1 against the top teams of District 2. Now, it is true that Olivia Niewald, a senior from District 2 school Spruce Creek, won the girls' 5K in 18:29. But the rest of the winners were from District 1. The girls' team title went to Buchholz, a District 1 school, with 51 points. Emerson Miller, a Buchholz senior, won the boys' 5K in 15:20. And Creekside, another District 1 entry, scored 55 points to place as the first boys' team.


The girls' race started at 7:45, with a field that included Olympia sophomore Emily Knopfle and Buchholz senior Kate Drummond. Knopfle was the 2021 Region 1 champ as well as the 2022 Distict 2 champ. Drummond entered the race as the 2022 District 1 winner. Olivia Niewald outran them both, winning the race by nearly 50 meters in 18:29. Knopfle took second in 18:39. Creekside frosh held off Drummond for third, 18:47 to 18:49.


Drummond was joined in the top ten by three of her Buchholz teammates--juniors Lucy Voss (6th, 19:05) and Emma White (7th, 19:08) and sophomore Eleanor Whisler (8th, 19:09). Another sophomore, Ashley Hamilton, completed Buchholz's score, placing 34th in 20:28. The Buchholz girls had 51 points and their second straight Region 1 title. They would be heading on to State to defend their 2021 team championship.


Niceville put up 103 points to take second. Creekside was third with 119 points. Also qualifying for a trip to State were Nease (4th, 142), East Ridge (5th, 186), Mandarin (6th, 200), Oviedo (7th, 206), and Olympia (8th, 215).


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Buchholz, 51 *
  2. Niceville, 103 *
  3. Creekside, 119 *
  4. Nease, 142 *
  5. East Ridge, 186 *
  6. Mandarin, 200 *
  7. Oviedo, 206 *
  8. Olympia, 215 *
  9. Spruce Creek, 216
  10. Windermere, 256
  11. Chiles, 261
  12. Flagler Palm Coast, 270
  13. Hagerty, 302
  14. Bartram Trail, 315
  15. Lake Mary, 318
  16. Doctor Phillips, 352
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Girls, 2022 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:28.7, Olivia Niewald (Spruce Creek) 12
  2. 18:38.4, Emily Knopfle (Olympia) 10
  3. 18:46.8, Alyson Johnson (Creekside) 9
  4. 18:48.7, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 12
  5. 18:48.9, Sierra Barrera (Oakleaf) 12
  6. 19:05.0, Lucy Voss (Buchholz) 11
  7. 19:07.3, Emma White (Buchholz) 11
  8. 19:08.3, Eleanor Whisler (Buchholz) 10
  9. 19:21.5, Layla Fuller (Lake Brantley) 9
  10. 19:23.7, Trinity Holland (Niceville) 12
  11. 19:24.6, Hannah Claytor (Doctor Phillips) 12
  12. 19:24.7, Delaney Stephens (Spruce Creek) 12
  13. 19:33.6, Veronica Peterson (East Ridge) 9
  14. 19:40.7, Rayne Mendez (Niceville) 11
  15. 19:43.8, Katherine Mueller (Nease) 12

Emerson Miller wasn't the District 1 boys champ; the Buchholz senior had been third in that race. Nor was he the defending Region 1 champion. Nevertheless, Miller beat everyone in the 2022 Region 1 boys' 5K, running 15:20. A few step behind Miller, Nease junior Matt Ryan finished runner-up in 15:22. Hagerty junior Jonathan Leon was also close behind, third in 15:24.


Seven athletes cracked 16:00 in the race; the first over that mark was Creekside junior Tanner Simonds, eighth in 16:09. Simonds was shadowed by his Creekside teammate, senior Hudson Finocchio, ninth in 16:10. Creekside also had scoring performances from senior Jack Dravo (11th, 16:13), junior Jack Zurn (12th, 16:15), and senior Jacob Harvey (15th, 16:22). With five Knights across the finish line, Creekside had 55 points and the Region 1 title.


Led by Jonathan Leon, Hagerty was second with 96 points. Ryan and the Nease Panthers placed third with 110 points. The next five squads also advanced to State--Buchholz (4th, 127), Niceville (5th, 144), Flagler Palm Coast (6th, 176), Oviedo (7th, 177), and Chiles (8th, 184).


The 2022 State Championship Meet is scheduled for Saturday morning, 5 November 2022, at Apalachee Regional park in Tallahassee, Florida. The 4A girls race at 9:55 AM ET and the 4A boys at 10:45.


Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Creekside, 55 *
  2. Hagerty, 96 *
  3. Nease, 110 *
  4. Buchholz, 127 *
  5. Niceville, 144 *
  6. Flagler Palm Coast, 176 *
  7. Oviedo, 177 *
  8. Chiles, 184 *
  9. Mandarin, 212
  10. Bartram Trail, 215
  11. Lake Mary, 268
  12. Doctor Phillips, 346
  13. West Orange, 380
  14. University, 389
  15. Olympia, 394
  16. DeLand, 440
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship


Top 15 Boys, 2022 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:19.9, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) 12
  2. 15:21.2, Matt Ryan (Nease) 11
  3. 15:23.8, Jonathan Leon (Hagerty) 11
  4. 15:36.2, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) 12
  5. 15:44.8, Miguel Pantojas (Hagerty) 12
  6. 15:51.0, Mason Kawaja (Buchholz) 12
  7. 15:55.9, Marc McDonald (Oviedo) 12
  8. 16:08.8, Tanner Simonds (Creekside) 11
  9. 16:09.7, Hudson Finocchio (Creekside) 12
  10. 16:11.0, Gavin Nelson (Mandarin) 12
  11. 16:12.9, Jack Dravo (Creekside) 12
  12. 16:14.5, Jack Zurn (Creekside) 11
  13. 16:19.1, Price Wheeler (Lake Mary) 12
  14. 16:20.0, Seamus Hodge (Niceville) 11
  15. 16:22.0, Jacob Harvey (Creekside) 12

FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2022
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
29 October 2022Creekside, 5515:19.9, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) 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
29 October 2022Buchholz, 5118:29, Olivia Niewald (Spruce Creek) 12
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, 2021, and 2022 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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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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