Friday, November 3, 2023

Margaret Bartlow and Henry Lewis starred in a State Meet course preview at 2A District 1

FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross CountryThe Apalachee Regional Park cross-country course in Tallahassee, Florida will be the site of the FHSAA State Championship Cross-Country Meet on Friday, 17 November 2023. On Friday morning, 3 November 2023, ARPXC was also where the school in FHSAA 2A District 1 took the first step toward the State Meet, racing in the District Championship Meet. Margaret Bartlow, a North Bay Haven junior, won the girls' 5K by over 200 meters, running 18:43, but it was the Wakulla girls who took the team title, putting up a winning score of 57. Suwannee tallied 71 points in the boys' 5K, taking the District title home to Live Oak, while Wakulla sophomore Henry Lewis placed first in the race with a 16:13.


In two years of racing in Florida, Margaret Bartlow's winning 18:43 was her first sub-19:00 effort on the Apalachee Regional Park course, the State Championship venue since 2012. The runner-up, Wakulla junior Isabella Laughton, also ran her best time ever at ARPXC, going 19:37. South Walton frosh Scarlett Griffin, seeing the ARPXC 5K course for only the second time, placed third in 19:49.


In addition to Laughton, the Wakulla girls also had senior Taylor Pfeifer in the top ten; Pfeifer was ninth in 21:18. Florida State University School also put two runners in the top ten--Seminole frosh Leah Boutwell was ninth in 21:23; Seminole senior Leah Keller was tenth in 21:34. But the Wakulla girls finished their scoring with senior Analecia Ferrell eleventh in 21:37, junior Lana Hawkins sixteenth in 22:00, and junior Danielle Lewis twentieth in 23:05. That gave the War Eagles a winning 57 points, just ahead of the 61 scored by runner-up Florida State.


Placing in the top eight, Wakulla and Florida State each earned the right to compete at the 2A Region 1 championship meet in Lake City on 9 November 2023. Also advancing to the Regional Meet were the South Walton girls (3rd, 97 points), the Suwannee girls (3rd, 90 points), South Walton (4th, 97 points), North Bay Haven (5th, 107 points), West Florida (6th, 137 points), Pensacola Catholic (7th, 144 points), and Rutherford (241 points).


Girls' Team Standings, 2023 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. Wakulla, 57 *
  2. Florida State University, 61 *
  3. Suwannee, 90 *
  4. South Walton, 97 *
  5. North Bay Haven, 107 *
  6. West Florida, 137 *
  7. Pensacola Catholic, 144 *
  8. Rutherford, 241 *
  9. Marianna, 252
* Team advances to the 2A Region 1 Championship


Top 10 Girls, 2023 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 18:42.1, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 11
  2. 19:36.4, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 11
  3. 19:48.6, Scarlett Griffin (South Walton) 9
  4. 19:54.8, Addison Garrett (Pensacola Catholic) 10
  5. 20:05.8, Ryleigh Hermanson (Suwannee) 10
  6. 20:45.7, Mary Pickford (North Bay Haven) 7
  7. 21:11.8, Diana Garcia (South Walton) 10
  8. 21:17.9, Taylor Pfeifer (Wakulla) 12
  9. 21:22.7, Leah Boutwell (Florida State University) 9
  10. 21:33.9, Leah Keller (Florida State University) 12

Back on 23 September 2023, Florida High senior Xavier England had won the Suwannee County Invitational, with Henry Lewis of Wakulla taking second. At Marlin Mayhem on 7 October 2023, the pair went one-two again, but in that meeting Lewis was first and England second. Lewis and England were the frontrunners for a third time at the 2A District 1 meet. Lewis, the sophomore, was first again, this time running 16:13. England was second in 16:22. Xander McLaughlin, a Pensacola Catholic senior, placed third in 16:44.


A pair of Suwannee High seniors took the next two places; Morgan Mobley was fourth in 17:13 and Issac Starling was fifth in 17:29. A pair of Suwannee High seniors took the next two places; Morgan Mobley was fourth in 17:13 and Issac Starling was fifth in 17:29. Suwannee junior Brigadere Scott made it three Bulldogs in the top ten, placing seventh in 17:40. Bulldog senior Paul Gunter took twelfth in 18:09 and Bulldog junior Kaydan Aultman was 46th in 19:57, giving the Suwannee boys 71 points and the 2A District 1 title.


West Florida, led by Jaguar junior Riley Valdez (9th, 17:43), placed second with 88 points. Pensacola Catholic, also scoring 88, was third. The other top eight teams and Region 1 qualifiers were Florida State (4th, 95 points), North Bay Haven (5th, 99 points), Wakulla (6th, 122 points), South Walton (7th, 162 points), and Marianna (8th, 163 points).


The FHSAA 2A Region 1 Meet is slated for Thursday morning, 9 November 2023, at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City, Florida. The top eight teams in each race will advance to the FHSAA Cross-Country State Championship Meet on Friday morning, 17 November 2023, at Apalachee Regional Park.


Boys' Team Standings, 2023 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. Suwannee, 71 *
  2. West Florida, 88 *
  3. Pensacola Catholic, 88 *
  4. Florida State University, 95 *
  5. North Bay Haven, 99 *
  6. Wakulla, 122 *
  7. South Walton, 162 *
  8. Marianna, 163 *
  9. Walton, 266
* Team advances to the 2A Region 1 Championship


Top 10 Boys, 2023 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 16:12.6, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 10
  2. 16:22.0, Xavier England (Florida State University) 12
  3. 16:43.1, Xander McLaughlin (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  4. 17:12.6, Morgan Mobley (Suwannee) 12
  5. 17:28.2, Issac Starling (Suwannee) 12
  6. 17:37.4, Ben Kyvik (Florida State University) 11
  7. 17:40.0, Brigadere Scott (Suwannee) 11
  8. 17:41.8, Andrew Nix (Wakulla) 12
  9. 17:42.5, Riley Valdez (West Florida) 11
  10. 17:59.6, Alastair Casler (Pensacola Catholic) 11

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