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Monday, October 31, 2022

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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Saturday, October 15, 2022

Charleen Elizando and Drew Birx meet the Panhandle Challenge with wins

Saturday morning, 15 October 2022, was late in Florida's high school cross-country season. It was almost time for the first District meet, followed by the round of Regional championships, then the State Meet, and then the long wait till next year. But there was still time for some racing, and that's just what the Arnold High Marlins had in mind that day when they hosted the fourth annual Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge in Panama City. North Bay Haven senior Charleen Elizando won the girls' 5K in 18:34, but it was the girls from Pensacola Christian who took the team title, scoring 24 points. Pensacola Christian senior Drew Birx took first in the boys' 5K with a 16:11, leading his team to a winning score of 33.


The meet opened with the high school girls' 5K, where Charleen Elizando of North Bay Haven won by 50 meters in 18:34. A week earlier, Elizando had thrown down an 18:43 at Tallahassee's Apalachee Regional Park, placing 22nd in the Pre-State Invitational. There was no one ahead of her at the Panhandle Challenge, where her winning time was a girls' meet record--breaking the old record of 18:51 set by Kambry Smith of Fort Walton Beach in 2019. Behind Elizando, two Pensacola Christian athletes were in a close race for second, with junior RaeAnne Tutton getting the nod over frosh Jaimee Tutton. Both Tuttons were clocked in 18:46.

Another Pensacola Christian frosh, Reagan Smith, took fourth in 19:02. The Warriors put two more athletes in the top ten; senior Jessica Chappel was seventh in 19:45 and frosh Sofia Peterlevitz was eighth in 19:46. With five of the first eight finisher, the Pensacola Christian girls had a mathematically unbeatable 24 points and their second straight Panhandle Challenge win.


Behind Elizando's win, North Bay Haven scored 52 points to take second in the eight-team field. The Wakulla girls were second with 76 points, led by sophomore Isabella Laughton (9th, 19:56). Another Big Bend team, Florida State, was fourth with 104 points; their top runner was senior Niya Coleman, sixth in 19:42.


Girls' Team Standings, 2022 Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge
  1. Pensacola Christian, 24
  2. North Bay Haven, 52
  3. Wakulla, 76
  4. Florida State University, 104
  5. Arnold, 140
  6. Community Christian, 145
  7. Mosley, 196
  8. Rutherford, 236

Top Ten Girls, 2022 Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge
  1. 18:34.0, Charleen Elizando (North Bay Haven) 12
  2. 18:45.1, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 11
  3. 18:45.1, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 9
  4. 19:02.0, Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) 9
  5. 19:23.2, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 10
  6. 19:41.5, Niya Coleman (Florida State University) 12
  7. 19:44.7, Jessica Chappell (Pensacola Christian) 12
  8. 19:46.0, Sofia Peterlevitz (Pensacola Christian) 9
  9. 19:55.9, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 10
  10. 20:32.3, Lakyn Carmichael (North Bay Haven) 12

Drew Birx had finished fourth in the boys' 5K at the 2021 Panhandle Challenge, running 17:01. But the Pensacola Christian senior improved nearly a minute in the 2022 race, running a winning 16:11. North Bay Haven senior Matthew Matson took second, running 16:18. Pensacola Christian junior Andrew Sheppard edged his sophomore teammate, Dominic Litchfield, for third, 16:43 to 16:44.


Pensacola Christian put a fourth Warrior in the top ten; senior Micah Sleeth was ninth in 17:07. Senior Daniel Penley complete Pensacola Christian's scoring, placing sixteenth in 17:59. With five Warriors in, the boys from Pensacola Christian had 33 points, putting them first in the field of ten teams.


North Bay Haven was second with 68 points. Host team Arnold, led by senior Edward Kepran (5th, 16:49), placed third with 75 points.


TimingMD scored and chip-timed the 2022 Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge.


Boys' Team Standings, 2022 Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge
  1. Pensacola Christian, 33
  2. North Bay Haven, 68
  3. Arnold, 75
  4. Mosley, 115
  5. Wakulla, 122
  6. Florida State University, 143
  7. Community Christian, 186
  8. Lincoln, 236
  9. Wewahitchka, 253
  10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 292

Top Ten Boys, 2022 Panhandle Cross-Country Challenge
  1. 16:10.7, Drew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 12
  2. 16:17.1, Matthew Matson (North Bay Haven) 12
  3. 16:42.3, Andrew Sheppard (Pensacola Christian) 11
  4. 16:43.1, Dominic Litchfield (Pensacola Christian) 10
  5. 16:48.6, Edward Kepran (Arnold) 12
  6. 16:49.4, Carson King (Arnold) 12
  7. 16:52.7, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 9
  8. 17:04.5, Nicolas Waddell (Mosley) 11
  9. 17:06.5, Micah Sleeth (Pensacola Christian) 12
  10. 17:31.3, Aidan Little (Mosley) 11

Panhandle Cross-Country Championship Winners, 2019 - 2022
Boys
DateTeamAthlete
31 August 2019Niceville, 2616:52, Ethan Rowe (Daphne) 12
17 October 2020Niceville, 4116:09, Ryan Sloan (Fort Walton Beach) 12
9 October 2021Pensacola Christian, 4816:35, Zach Spooner (Matanzas) 11
15 October 2022Pensacola Christian, 3316:11, Drew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 12
Girls
DateTeamAthlete
31 August 2019Niceville, 2918:51, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 11
17 October 2020South Walton, 4418:58, Chloe Fernander (Choctawhatchee) 11
9 October 2021Pensacola Christian, 5119:42, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 8
15 October 2022Pensacola Christian, 2418:34, Charleen Elizando (North Bay Haven) 12


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