Thursday, November 9, 2023

At Alligator Lake, Margaret Bartlow and Christopher Joost snare 2A Region 1 cross-country wins

FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross CountryThe FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships were at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City, Florida on Thursday morning, 9 Novmber 2023. Margaret Bartlow, a North Bay Haven junior, won the girls' 5K in 18:28. Christopher Joost, a Bolles senior, won the boys' 5K in 15:57. But Bishop Kenny swept the team title, with the Bishop Kenny boys taking first in their race with 48 points and the Bishop Kenny girls winning with 30 points.


Six days earlier Bartlow had won the 2A District 1 girls' 5K by more than 200 meters. She was 40 meters ahead when she crossed the finish line at Alligator Lake, winning the Region 1 race in 18:28. Bolles seventh-grader Sofie Stam, the 2A District 2 champion, finished runner-up to Bartlow in 18:44. Bishop Kenny junior Teresa Massa edged Bolles junior Estella Bruneau for third, 18:44 to 18:36.


The next three places belonged to the Bishop Kenny girls, with senior Emily Wheldon fifth in 19:11, junior Stephanie Grden sixth in 19:12, and sophomore Alexis Wilson seventh in 19:19. Bishop Kenny's fifth scorer was senior Davis Johnson, ninth in 19:31, giving the Jacksonville team 30 points and their first Region 1 title since 2009.


In the years since that 2009 Bishop Kenny win, 2010 to 2022, the Bolles girls had been the Region 1 champs thirteen straight times. That streak ended at the 2023 meet, with the Bulldogs placing runner-up with 49 points. Jacksonville Episcopal was third with 94 points, led by eighth-grader Stella Krueger, thirteenth in 19:42. Also making the top eight and qualifying for the State Championship were Fernandina Beach (4th, 130 points), Wakulla (5th, 201 points), Florida State University School (6th, 202 points), Wolfson (7th, 218 points), and North Bay Haven (8th, 239 points).


Team Standings, 2023 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bishop Kenny, 30 *
  2. Bolles, 49 *
  3. Episcopal, 94 *
  4. Fernandina Beach, 130 *
  5. Wakulla, 201 *
  6. Florida State, 202 *
  7. Wolfson, 218 *
  8. North Bay Haven, 239 *
  9. Suwannee, 245
  10. South Walton, 255
  11. West Florida, 303
  12. Pensacola Catholic, 335
  13. Raines, 369
  14. Eastside, 380
  15. Keystone Heights, 400
  16. Rutherford, 451
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Girls, 2023 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:27.5, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 11
  2. 18:36.1, Sofie Stam (Bolles) 7
  3. 18:43.6, Tessa Massa (Bishop Kenny) 11
  4. 18:45.2, Estella Bruneau (Bolles) 11
  5. 19:10.5, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Kenny) 12
  6. 19:11.5, Stephanie Grden (Bishop Kenny) 11
  7. 19:17.9, Alexis Wilson (Bishop Kenny) 10
  8. 19:18.5, Kavya Patel (Bolles) 9
  9. 19:30.7, Davis Johnson (Bishop Kenny) 12
  10. 19:34.5, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 11
  11. 19:41.3, Charlotte Joseph (Bolles) 10
  12. 19:41.5, Addison Garrett (Pensacola Catholic) 10
  13. 19:41.7, Stella Krueger (Episcopal) 8
  14. 19:47.1, Scarlett Griffin (South Walton) 9
  15. 19:49.3, Mikaela Nichols (Fernandina Beach) 10

As with the girls' race, the boys' 5K was a showdown between the best of 2A District 1 and the best of 2A District 2. Christopher Joost of Bolles made the argument for the superiority of his District; the District 2 champion won the 2A Region 1 race in 15:57, finishing over a hundred meters ahead of the Distict 2 champ, Henry Lewis of Wakulla. Lewis, a sophomore, was runner-up in 16:18. A few steps behind Lewis, Florida State senior Xavier England (3rd, 16:22) outkicked Bishop Kenny senior Alejandro Vinas (4th, 16:22) and Bishop Kenny junior Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (5th, 16:23).


Bishop Kenny put a third runner in the top ten as well; junior Jack Liuzzo was eighth in 16:30. Juniors Emory Dilts (13th, 16:55) and William Johnson (18th, 17:16) finished the scoring for Bishop Kenny, giving the Crusades boys a narrow 48 to 50 win over Bolles, the defending team champs in Region 1. The Bishop Kenny win ended an eight-year reign by the Bolles boys as Region 1 champs. Before that, from 2001 to 2014, the Bishop Kenny boys had won fourteen straight Region 1 titles.


Episcopal took third in the field of sixteen, scoring 138 points behind their top runner, junior Jake Officer, tenth in 16:33. The other five teams cracking the top eight and qualifying for the State Championship meet were Wolfson (4th, 171 points), Suwannee (5th, 181 points), West Florida (6th, 204 points), Pensacola Catholic (7th, 216 points), and North Bay Haven (8th, 220 points).


The qualifiers in the 2A Region 1 Meet will advance to the FHSAA Cross-Country State Championship Meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday morning, 17 November 2023. The class 2A girls 5K is scheduled for 9:00 AM; the class 2A boys will race at 9:50 AM.


Team Standings, 2023 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Bishop Kenny, 48 *
  2. Bolles, 50 *
  3. Episcopal, 138 *
  4. Wolfson, 171 *
  5. Suwannee, 181 *
  6. West Florida, 204 *
  7. Pensacola Catholic, 216 *
  8. North Bay Haven, 220 *
  9. Florida State, 240
  10. Eastside, 247
  11. Wakulla, 270
  12. Baker County, 298
  13. Keystone Heights, 305
  14. South Walton, 372
  15. Fernandina Beach, 400
  16. Marianna, 411
* Qualified for the State Final


Top 15 Boys, 2023 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:56.6, Christopher Joost (Bolles) 12
  2. 16:17.6, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 10
  3. 16:21.3, Xavier England (Florida State University) 12
  4. 16:21.9, Alejandro Vinas (Bishop Kenny) 12
  5. 16:22.2, Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (Bishop Kenny) 11
  6. 16:27.3, Xander McLaughlin (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  7. 16:29.3, Andrew Marello (Wolfson) 12
  8. 16:29.6, Jack Liuzzo (Bishop Kenny) 11
  9. 16:31.9, Cole Breuer (Bolles) 12
  10. 16:32.7, Jake Officer (Episcopal) 11
  11. 16:36.1, William Morales (Bolles) 12
  12. 16:43.5, Troy Winkler (Baker County) 12
  13. 16:55.0, Emory Dilts (Bishop Kenny) 11
  14. 17:03.9, Miles Rivera (Bolles) 12
  15. 17:06.7, Caleb Brigman (Bolles) 12

FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2023
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
9 November 2023Bishop Kenny, 4815:57, Christopher Joost (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
9 November 2023Bishop Kenny, 3018:28, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 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, 2015, and 2023.
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.
* Three-mile race.


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