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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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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

John Keester and Mackenzie Klein were victors at Alligator Lake

2023 Alligator Lake InvitationalSaturday, 7 October 2023 was the morning of the fifteenth annual Alligator Lake Cross-Country Invitation at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City, Florida. Fleming Island seniors John Keester IV and Graham Myers went one-two in the first race of the meet, the high school boys' 5K, running 16:07 and 16:17. The two also led Fleming Island to first place in the team standings with 39 points. Mackenzie Klein, an Oak Hall senior, won the high school girls' 5K in 19:15; her team was first in that race with 67 points.


It was the first win of the season for Keester, who had finished behind his teammate Graham in five previous races--the Cecil Field Summer Classic on 25 August 2023, the Florida Horse Park Invitational on 2 September 2023, the Katie Caples Invitational on 16 September 2023, the Wingfoot Classic on 22 September 2023, and the FSU Invitational on 30 September 2023. Behind the Fleming Island duo of Keester and Graham, Fort Walton Beach senior Grant Chastain took third in 16:27.


Keester and Graham couldn't win the meet for Fleming Island on their own. Another Golden Eagle broke into the top ten--senior Roman Mollicone was seventh in 16:54. Fleming Island junior Jacob Campbell was thirteenth in 17:09 and sophomore Andrew Boyer was sixteenth in 17:20, giving the boys in green-and-gold a winning score of 39 points. It was the school's first Alligator Lake title.


Oak Hall placed second in the 23-team field with 68 points; their top finisher was junior Peter Peloso (8th, 16:59). Fort Walton Beach was third with 118 points, led by Grant Chastain.


2023 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (High School Boys)
  1. Fleming Island, 39
  2. Oak Hall, 68
  3. Fort Walton Beach, 118
  4. Vanguard, 132
  5. Mandarin, 145
  6. Flagler Palm Coast, 170
  7. Tocoi Creek, 208
  8. Suwannee, 227
  9. Valdosta, 281
  10. Oakleaf, 291
  11. Pensacola Catholic, 326
  12. Trinity Catholic, 364
  13. Columbia, 364
  14. Gainesville, 381
  15. Keystone Heights, 382
  16. Beachside, 382
  17. P. K. Yonge, 438
  18. North Marion, 463
  19. Saint John Lutheran, 536
  20. Cornerstone Classical, 548
  21. Newberry, 615
  22. Branford, 658
  23. University Christian, 714

Top 10 High School Boys, 2023 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational
  1. 16:06.5, John Keester IV (Fleming Island) 12
  2. 16:16.4, Graham Myers (Fleming Island) 12
  3. 16:26.7, Grant Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 12
  4. 16:31.2, Braedyn Wormeck (Flagler Palm Coast) 11
  5. 16:49.7, Quinten Dragstedt (Oak Hall) 12
  6. 16:50.1, Xander McLaughlin (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  7. 16:53.3, Roman Mollicone (Fleming Island) 12
  8. 16:58.2, Peter Peloso (Oak Hall) 11
  9. 16:59.5, Dominic Geraci (Mandarin) 12
  10. 17:01.1, Kartik Koti (Vanguard) 11

The high school girls' race was second on the program. Mackenzie Klein's 19:15 earned the Oak Hall senior her first win of the season and put her across the finish line more than 60 meters ahead of the next runner, Madison Patchan. Patchan, a Tocoi Creek senior, grabbed the runner-up spot with a 19:30. Branford frosh Anna Moore took third in 19:40, just ahead of Fort Walton Beach junior Belicia O'Grady, fourth in 19:43.


Klein was only the first of three Oak Hall runners in the top ten; the other two were frosh-year athletes Valeria Beaver (9th, 20:00) and Lola Murfee (10th, 20:17). Sophomore Estella Collante (23rd, 20:45) and senior Eli Eisner (24th, 20:52) gave Oak Hall five scorers under 21:00, a score of 67 points, and the Alligator Lake high school girls' title. It was the third time in seven years that an Oak Hall girls' team had won the meet.


Vanguard edged Chiles for second, 107 to 110. Vanguard was led by senior Rachel Hill, seventh in 19:54, while Chiles' first finisher was frosh Haley Heitmeyer, eleventh in 20:18. 20 teams competed in the girls' 5K.


2023 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (High School Girls)
  1. Oak Hall, 67
  2. Vanguard, 107
  3. Chiles, 110
  4. Mandarin, 157
  5. Fort Walton Beach, 163
  6. Fernandina Beach, 167
  7. Fleming Island, 199
  8. Tocoi Creek, 231
  9. Flagler Palm Coast, 244
  10. Saint John Lutheran, 306
  11. Gainesville, 311
  12. Suwannee, 339
  13. Beachside, 355
  14. Branford, 371
  15. Oakleaf, 406
  16. Valwood, 439
  17. Pensacola Catholic, 474
  18. Trinity Catholic, 497
  19. P. K. Yonge, 505
  20. Columbia, 540

Top 10 High School Girls, 2023 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational
  1. 19:14.4, Mackenzie Klein (Oak Hall) 12
  2. 19:29.5, Madison Patchan (Tocoi Creek) 12
  3. 19:39.9, Anna Moore (Branford) 9
  4. 19:42.8, Belicia O'Grady (Fort Walton Beach) 11
  5. 19:52.7, Brooke Reynolds (Fleming Island) 10
  6. 19:53.1, Alaysa Chipunov (Mandarin) 10
  7. 19:53.4, Rachel Hill (Vanguard) 12
  8. 19:56.4, Allie Knotts (Fleming Island) 12
  9. 19:59.1, Valeria Beaver (Oak Hall) 9
  10. 20:16.7, Lola Murfee (Oak Hall) 9

Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Champions
2008 - 2023
High School Boys 5K
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
4 October 2008Flagler Palm Coast, 39 points16:32, Carter Robertson (Buchholz) 12
24 October 2009Buchholz, 5515:50, Jimmy Clark (Creekside) 11
23 October 2010
22 October 2011Leon, 6115:53, Garret Westlake (P. K. Yonge) 11
22 September 2012Walton, 5216:05, Kenan Farmer (Walton) 11
21 September 2013Chiles, 7315:09, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 11
26 September 2015Chiles, 8916:02, Blake Lowery (Gainesville) 12
17 September 2016Satellite, 4015:52, Matthew Clark (Creekside) 12
30 September 2017Belen Jesuit, 5616:13, Joshua Collins (Belen Jesuit) 12
29 September 2018Satellite, 3815:47, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 12
21 September 2019Steinbrenner, 2316:30, Lewis Benitez-Chaparro (Vanguard) 12
19 September 2020Steinbrenner, 5816:45, Austin Montini (Oak Hall) 12
17 September 2021Buchholz, 3316:36, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) 11
4 October 2022Bartram Trail, 2617:22, Jackson Petty (Eastside) 12
7 October 2023Fleming Island, 3916:07, John Keester IV (Fleming Island) 12
High School Girls 5K
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
4 October 2008Flagler Palm Coast, 27 points20:39, Molly Teague (Buchholz) 10
24 October 2009Ridgeview, 4619:37, Sierra Solaun (Bucholz) 12
23 October 2010
22 October 2011Providence, 3418:42, Danielle Van Liere (Providence) 8
22 September 2012Walton, 4119:04, Emma ZeeAbrahamsen (Lassiter) 11
21 September 2013Fort Walton Beach, 5418:41, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 10
26 September 2015Niceville, 8419:02, Emma Tucker (Chiles) 12
17 September 2016Satellite, 6019:36, Grace Blair (Oak Hall) 11
30 September 2017Bolles, 7818:52, Claire Openshaw (Creekside) 10
29 September 2018Oak Hall, 7219:21, Ani Veltcheva (Gainesville) 9
21 September 2019McIntosh, 2619:00, Sinkenesh Parker (Circle Christian) 11
19 September 2020Oak Hall, 4719:54, Jada Williams (Flagler Palm Coast) 11
17 September 2021Buchholz, 2919:23, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 11
4 October 2022Bartram Trail, 4520:24, Paulina Cervantes (P. K. Yonge) 9
7 October 2023Oak Hall, 6719:15, Mackenzie Klein (Oak Hall) 12
In 2008 and 2009 the meet was called the Greater North Florida Invitational.
No meet was held in 2014.


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Saturday, November 7, 2020

Chiles boys and Fleming Island girls triumph in 4A Region 1

Saturday, 7 November 2020, was not a great day for repeat winners at the FHSAA 4A Region 1 Meet.


Having graduated, Ashley Klingenberg wasn't around to defend her Region 1 title, and Niceville senior Lillian Holtery became the 2020 champion, running 19:12. Fleming Island scored 81 points to take the girls' team title, knocking off defending champ Chiles. The Chiles boys won the team title in their race with 47 points, while the defending champs from Bartram Trail were fourth. But Rheinhardt Harrison broke the pattern. The Nease junior successfully defended his 2019 title, cruising to a 15:46 win in the boys' 5K.


If there was a rematch in the girls' race it was between Lillian Holtery and Elizabeth Iliff. Iliff, a Creekside senior, and Holtery had finished just seconds apart in the 2019 Region 1 meet, with Iliff fourth in 18:37 and Holtery fifth in 18:40. The two were part of a lead pack of ten runners at the midpoint of the 2020 race. As the race wore on, the pack shrank. With the finish line approaching, Holtery charged away from Iliff and won the race, 19:12 to 19:15. Jada Williams, a junior on the Flagler Palm Coast team, placed third in 19:19.


In the team standings, Emma Millson led Fleming Island's charge; the Golden Eagle senior was sixth in 19:46. Another Fleming Island senior, Marisa Kortright, was eleventh in 20:05. The remaining Golden Eagle scorers were juniors Mei Chang (13th, 20:10) and Grace Adams (14th, 20:15) and frosh Allie Knotts (44th, 21:45), giving Fleming Island 81 points and the 2020 4A Region 1 girls' title.


Mandarin, led by junior Lauren Conover (15th, 20;19), was a close second with 90 points. Iliff and Creekside took third with 114 points, while Holtery and Niceville were fourth with 121 points. Spruce Creek took fifth, also with 121 points, but losing the tie-breaker to Niceville. It was an especially bitter loss, because only the top four teams qualified for the State Meet. For the rest of the field, the 2020 cross-country season was over.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Fleming Island, 81 *
  2. Mandarin, 90 *
  3. Creekside, 114 *
  4. Niceville, 121 *
  5. Spruce Creek, 121
  6. Buchholz, 124
  7. Flagler Palm Coast, 141
  8. Nease, 144
  9. Chiles, 211
  10. Fletcher, 254
  11. DeLand, 308
  12. Crestview, 342
  13. Atlantic Coast, NTS
    Tate, NTS
    Forest, NTS
    Oakleaf, NTS
    Bartram Trail, NTS
    West Port, NTS
    Sandalwood, NTS
    University, NTS

Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 19:11.8, Lillian Holtery (Niceville) 12
  2. 19:14.6, Elizabeth Iliff (Creekside) 12
  3. 19:18.3, Jada Williams (Flagler Palm Coast) 11
  4. 19:26.8, Naila Etique (Nease) 12
  5. 19:35.4, Kelly Davis (Chiles) 11
  6. 19:45.9, Emma Millson (Fleming Island) 12
  7. 19:47.5, Olivia Niewald (Spruce Creek) 10
  8. 19:47.9, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 10
  9. 19:58.2, Rachel Wheatley (Spruce Creek) 12
  10. 20:00.7, Nichole Harris (Forest) 12
  11. 20:04.6, Marisa Kortright (Fleming Island) 12
  12. 20:06.6, Emma White (Buchholz) 9
  13. 20:10.0, Mei Chiang (Fleming Island) 11
  14. 20:14.7, Grace Adams (Fleming Island) 11
  15. 20:18.1, Lauren Conover (Mandarin) 11

Rheinhardt Harrison entered the boys' race as not only the defending 4A Region 1 champion, but also the 2019 4A State champion. He looked like it. Harrison led nearly the entire race, winning by more than 100 meters. Nease senior Bradley Ball was second to his teammate in 16:09. A sprint to the finish line decided third, with Forest senior Ashton Deriso (3rd, 16:45) outkicking Buchholz senior Ashok Jaishankar (4th, 16:46) and Chiles junior Ben Kirbo (5th, 16:46).

Rheinhardt Harrison
Rheinhardt Harrison

Kirbo was the first Timberwolf across the finish line, but he was followed by sophomore Wyatt Townsend (7th, 16:54), senior Nathan Reffitt (8th, 16:54), senior Jackson Sytsma (18th, 17:20), and junior Filippo Reina (19th, 17:20). Those five scored 47 points for Chiles, putting their squad first in the team standings. Chiles boys' teams had won a few class 3A state titles over the years, and more than a few class 3A regional titles, but this was their first regional win in class 4A.


Placing second, Creekside came close to keeping Chiles from the Region 1 title, scoring 52 points behind the ninth-place finish of Creekside junior Jesse Benavides (16:57). Rheinhardt Harrison and Nease scored 65 points, taking third. Bartram Trail, the 2019 champions, placed fourth with 73 points, led by senior Jahari White (6th, 16:48). As the top four teams, Chiles, Creekside, Nease, and Bartram Trail qualified for the State Final.


The FHSAA State Cross-Country Final is at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, with the 4A races scheduled for Saturday morning, 14 November 2020.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Chiles, 47 *
  2. Creekside, 52 *
  3. Nease, 65 *
  4. Bartram Trail, 73 *
  5. Fleming Island, 111
  6. Mandarin, 186
  7. Niceville, 204
  8. DeLand, 239
  9. University, 263
  10. Spruce Creek, 274
  11. Atlantic Coast, 278
  12. Crestview, 357
  13. Tate, NTS
    Buchholz, NTS
    Fletcher, NTS
    Forest, NTS
    West Port, NTS
    Oakleaf, NTS
    First Coast, NTS
    Flagler Palm Coast, NTS

Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:46.0, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 11
  2. 16:08.8, Bradley Ball (Nease) 12
  3. 16:44.9, Ashton Deriso (Forest) 12
  4. 16:45.2, Ashok Jaishankar (Buchholz) 12
  5. 16:45.2, Ben Kirbo (Chiles) 11
  6. 16:47.2, Jahari White (Bartram Trail) 12
  7. 16:53.4, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) 10
  8. 16:53.9, Nathan Reffitt (Chiles) 12
  9. 16:57.0, Jesse Benavides (Creekside) 11
  10. 16:59.3, Jalani White (Bartram Trail) 12
  11. 17:08.6, McCall Williams (Creekside) 10
  12. 17:10.8, John Zurn (Creekside) 9
  13. 17:12.2, Jackson Dravo (Creekside) 10
  14. 17:12.9, Frederick Lloyd (Nease) 12
  15. 17:14.2, Roger Arias (Bartram Trail) 12

FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2020
Boys
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
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
Girls
DateTeam ChampsIndividual Champs
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
The 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 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019 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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Region 1 at Alligator Lake is the last win before State for the Leon girls and Ponte Vedra boys

In Florida high school cross-country, the Regional Meets are the penultimate round of the state championship series, the last race before the State Meet. For Leon High frosh Patrick Koon and Fort Walton Beach senior Kambry Smith, it was also their last win before State. In Lake City's Alligator Park on Saturday morning, 7 November 2020, Koon won the boys' 5K at the 3A Region 1 meet, running 16:19. Smith took first in the girls' race at the meet with an 18:45. The Leon girls were first in the Region with 70 points, while Ponte Vedra claimed the Region 1 boys' title with 54 points.


The girls raced first at Alligator Lake Park. Saint Augustine junior Reilly Barber hung with the leader, Kambry Smith, for the first half of the girls' 5K, but Smith left Barber behind during the second half of the race, winning 18:45 to 18:58. Leon senior Lilli Unger moved up through the field after mid-race to take third in 19:15.


Unger was joined in the top ten by Leon sophomore Lillee Tang, tenth in 20:13. Sophomores Lily Moore (12th, 20:23) and Stella Lewis (19th, 21:16) also scored for Leon, as did Lion senior Avery Calabro (30th, 21:44), each contributing to their team's winning total of 70.


Led by Reilly Barber, Saint Augustine was a close second with 75 points. Ponte Vedra edged New Smyrna Beach for third, 98 to 102--Ponte Vedra led by senior Lauren Bing (4th, 19:45) and New Smyrna Beach by senior Emma Schlageter (8th, 20:01). As the top four teams, Leon, Saint Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and New Smyrna Beach qualified to advance to the State Championship Meet.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Leon, 70 *
  2. Saint Augustine, 75 *
  3. Ponte Vedra, 98 *
  4. New Smyrna Beach, 102 *
  5. Choctawhatchee, 136
  6. Gulf Breeze, 150
  7. Wakulla, 167
  8. Fort Walton Beach, 200
  9. Seabreeze, 242
  10. Lincoln, 249
  11. Middleburg, 250
  12. Matanzas, 337
  13. Stanton, NTS
    Mainland, NTS
    Gainesville, NTS
    Arnold, NTS
    Columbia, NTS
    Pace, NTS
    Ridgeview, NTS
    Deltona, NTS
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship on 14 November 2020


Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:44.6, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 12
  2. 18:57.4, Reilly Barber (Saint Augustine) 11
  3. 19:14.5, Lillian Unger (Leon) 12
  4. 19:44.7, Lauren Bing (Ponte Vedra) 12
  5. 19:46.4, Deanna Bottino (Choctawhatchee) 11
  6. 19:50.6, Emma Mussante (Middleburg) 12
  7. 19:56.0, Chloe Fernander (Choctawhatchee) 11
  8. 20:00.1, Emma Schlageter (New Smyrna Beach) 12
  9. 20:07.3, Riley Carter (New Smyrna Beach) 12
  10. 20:12.6, Lillee Tang (Leon) 10
  11. 20:22.8, Annabella Veltcheva (Gainesville) 11
  12. 20:22.8, Lily Moore (Leon) 10
  13. 20:41.1, Ellie Moritz (Ponte Vedra) 11
  14. 20:46.6, Gabriella Berardi (Ponte Vedra) 12
  15. 20:49.9, Karah McElhone (Saint Augustine) 12

The boys' 5K looked a lot like the 3A District 2 race a week earlier. Leon's Jacob Rogers and Patrick Koon spent the first half of the race patiently tucked back in the pack, then moved into the lead during the last two kilometers. At the District, though, Rogers had left Koon behind. At the Region it was Koon's turn to shine, and the Leon frosh charged home to win in 16:19. Sophomore Rogers was second in 16:26. Pace senior Francisco Ramirez, runner-up in Region 1 in 2019, placed third in the 2020 race at 16:36.

Patrick Koon
Patrick Koon

Koon and Rogers, though, were Leon's only two runners in the top ten. Ponte Vedra had three--senior Lucas Bouquot (6th, 16:49), sophomore Grant Doherty (7th, 17:02), and senior Joshua Cills (9th, 17:12). Ponte Vedra's remaining scorers were seniors Aidan West (13h, 17:32) and Colin Lytle (27th, 17:55). Those five scored 54 points for the Sharks, good enough for the Region 1 title.


Led by senior Ryan Sloan (5th, 16:49), Fort Walton Beach was second with 68 points. Saint Augustine placed third with 74 points; their top runner was senior Bela Schein (8th, 17:02). Leon was the final team in the field to qualify for State, taking fourth with 114 points.


The FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship is slated for 13-14 November 2020 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Class 3A is scheduled to race on Saturday morning, the second day of competition. But keep an eye on the Gulf of Mexico, because Tropical Storm Eta just might interfere with those plans.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Ponte Vedra, 54 *
  2. Fort Walton Beach, 68 *
  3. St. Augustine, 74 *
  4. Leon, 114 *
  5. Gulf Breeze, 155
  6. Lincoln, 157
  7. New Smyrna Beach, 179
  8. Choctawhatchee, 182
  9. Stanton, 225
  10. Seabreeze, 240
  11. Columbia, 285
  12. Matanzas, 330
  13. Pine Ridge, NTS
    Pace, NTS
    Gainesville, NTS
    Ridgeview, NTS
    Middleburg, NTS
    Wakulla, NTS
    Washington, NTS
    Arnold, NTS
    Rickards, NTS
    Terry Parker, NTS
* Team qualified to race in the State Championship on 14 November 2020


Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 16:19.0, Patrick Koon (Leon) 9
  2. 16:25.3, Jacob Rogers (Leon) 10
  3. 16:35.8, Francisco Ramirez (Pace) 12
  4. 16:45.9, Nicholas Samuel (Lincoln) 12
  5. 16:48.1, Ryan Sloan (Fort Walton Beach) 12
  6. 16:48.3, Lucas Bouquot (Ponte Vedra) 12
  7. 17:01.1, Grant Doherty (Ponte Vedra) 10
  8. 17:01.3, Bela Schein (Saint Augustine) 12
  9. 17:11.7, Joshua Cills (Ponte Vedra) 12
  10. 17:11.8, Luke Larkin (Fort Walton Beach) 11
  11. 17:25.1, Tyler Herndon (Seabreeze) 11
  12. 17:27.8, Fabrizio Gowdy (Stanton) 12
  13. 17:31.5, Aidan West (Ponte Vedra) 12
  14. 17:34.2, Benjamin Koppman (Saint Augustine) 11
  15. 17:34.5, Finn Youberg (Gulf Breeze) 12

Sixteen years of FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2020
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
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
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.


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