Tucker's and Leverone's stars shine bright at the All-Star Classic

Just east of Tallahassee, Florida, there were around 1,500 athletes at Apalachee Regional Park on 7 November 2015 for Florida's High School State Cross Country Championships. But after those runners had left there was still one more act to play out in the sport this year. That was the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's 2015 Senior All-Star Cross Country Meet, back on the Apalachee Regional Park course on Saturday morning, 21 November 2015. Chiles High's Emma Tucker ran 18:56.83 to win the girls' 5K race, outrunning Alexa Cruz of St. Thomas Aquinas in the final kilometer. Tucker's win led the North All-Stars to a team win with 25 points. In the boys' 5K Rob Leverone of Plant High took charge in the final kilometer, winning in 16:10.20 and leading the West to the team title with 41 points.

You can read much more about the FACA All-Star Meet here:

http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=news&news_id=383520


The FACA Senior All-Star Cross Country Classic has been held annually since 1997. In the current format of the meet, the top high school seniors are invited to compete for one of four regional teams--North, South, East, and West. Up to eight seniors run on each team. The Classic was in Tallahassee 14 of the last 15 years, with five of the last six run at Apalachee Regional Park.

Girls' team standings, 2015 FACA Senior All Star Cross Country Classic

1. North, 25 points
2. East, 52
3. South, 55
4. West, 105

Girls' results, 2015 FACA Senior All Star Cross Country Classic

1. 18:56.83 ~ Emma Tucker (North) Chiles
2. 19:00.78 ~ Alexa Cruz (South) St. Thomas Aquinas
3. 19:20.04 ~ Maddie Fulmer (North) Fort Walton Beach
4. 19:20.89 ~ Victoria Jung (East) George Jenkins
5. 19:23.16 ~ Alexandra Wallace (North) Chiles
6. 19:31.28 ~ Lily Kloepfer (South) St. Thomas Aquinas
7. 19:32.57 ~ Kaitlin Rocker (North) Creekside
8. 19:36.87 ~ Shannon Grace (East) Lyman
9. 19:50.82 ~ Abby Reimer (North) Ponte Vedra
10. 19:53.89 ~ Anna Grzeszczak (North) Mandarin
11. 19:56.54 ~ Ashely Castro (East) Colonial
12. 20:04.25 ~ Karah Hammontree (East) Circle Christian
13. 20:17.79 ~ Julia Montgomery (South) Pine Crest
14. 20:24.25 ~ Nicole Kolisch (South) Carrollton
15. 20:27.16 ~ Kelly Aponte (North) St. Augustine
16. 20:28.15 ~ Leah Thompson (West) Mitchell
17. 20:35.38 ~ Elizabeth Cobb (East) Winter Springs
18. 20:38.28 ~ Claudia Howes (North) Niceville
19. 20:41.86 ~ Camila Murphy (East) Circle Christian
20. 20:49.65 ~ Stephanie Fries (West) Calvary Christian
21. 20:51.72 ~ Andrea Zumpano (South) Westminster Christian
22. 20:57.59 ~ Kali Hazera (South) St. Thomas Aquinas
23. 21:00.49 ~ Delsie Borgen (West) Newsome
24. 21:10.38 ~ Kylyn Burbine (West) Brooksville Central
25. 21:12.13 ~ Hannah Baker (East) Lake Highland Prep
26. 21:15.56 ~ Daley Cline (West) Estero
27. 21:18.87 ~ Selina Velasquez-Mora (West) Immokalee
28. 22:40.52 ~ Melissa Melchor (South) Ferguson

Boys' team standings, 2015 FACA Senior All Star Cross Country Classic

1. West, 41 points
2. North, 50
3. East, 58
4. South, 61

Boys' results, 2015 FACA Senior All Star Cross Country Classic

1. 16:10.20 ~ Rob Leverone (West) Plant
2. 16:14.40 ~ Marshall Dillon (West) Charlotte
3. 16:19.01 ~ Ilio Sanchez (South) Leonard
4. 16:21.80 ~ Trenton Liberty (North) Mandarin
5. 16:23.03 ~ Justin Pacifico (North) Flagler Palm Coast
6. 16:26.30 ~ Dominic Williams (North) Robert E Lee
7. 16:27.15 ~ Brady Hill (West) Sarasota
8. 16:30.79 ~ Jan Figueroa (East) Lake Howell
9. 16:36.42 ~ Joel Santiago (East) Winter Springs
10. 16:38.01 ~ Andrew Stivers (East) Hagerty
11. 16:39.61 ~ Darian Adriano (South) St. Thomas Aquinas
12. 16:40.10 ~ Ryan Welch (South) Pine Crest
13. 16:40.58 ~ John Lyons (East) Lake Mary
14. 16:41.45 ~ Quasan Markowski (West) Plant
15. 16:47.47 ~ Michael Cassette (North) Mandarin
16. 16:49.31 ~ Joshua Clethen (South) Monsignor Pace
17. 16:50.29 ~ Luke Peterson (West) Shorecrest
18. 16:52.32 ~ Joseph Granberg (East) Vero Beach
19. 16:54.35 ~ Brandon Williams (South) Chaminade-Madonna
20. 16:55.13 ~ Jackson Neri (North) Bishop Snyder
21. 16:55.96 ~ Ryan Yarde (East) Liberty
22. 17:04.32 ~ John Bobo (East) Lake Highland Prep
23. 17:07.57 ~ Andonet Thermidor (West) Immokalee
24. 17:08.57 ~ Dannys Marrero (West) Robinson
25. 17:12.10 ~ Jake Gilbert (South) Pine Crest
26. 17:29.43 ~ Mateo Villa (East) Creekside
27. 17:29.61 ~ Eric Chiotti (North) Bishop Kenny
28. 17:37.37 ~ Allen Keister (West) Springstead
29. 17:41.46 ~ Nicholas Evans (South) Boca Raton
30. 17:59.37 ~ Jason Nodjomian (North) Niceville
31. 18:29.07 ~ Leonardo Rodriguez (South) Ferguson

FACA Senior All-Star Cross-Country Champions, 1997 - 2015
DATE	BOYS	GIRLS
6 December 1997 1	15:31, Courtney Chambers	18:44, Erin Merten
5 December 1998 2	15:54, Cedric Gillette
4 December 1999 3	15:25, Dan Cook	18:31, Beth Lukens
2 December 2000 4	15:31, Sean Jefferson	18:28, Anna Brew
3 December 2001 5	15:02, Nick Wilson	17:54, Cathlene Willy
7 December 2002 6	15:19, Ryder Leary	19:34.40, Allie Hunter
22 November 2003	15:48, Alex Miletich	18:41, Devin Gapstur
15 November 2004	15:34, Bryan Sharkey	17:33, Jennifer Simpson
22 November 2005	15:37, Steven Bell	17:42, Kelly Parrish
17 November 2006	15:24, Michael Anderson	18:34, Kaitlin Shiver
1 December 2007	15:23, Joseph Franklin	18:40, Devin Spoerle
6 December 2008 7	16:05, Bret Butler	18:20, Juliana Stern
5 December 2009 8	16:08, Sean Rynning	18:13, Jana Stolting
4 December 2010	15:44, Tyler Cardillo	18:29, Teresa Ristow
3 December 2011	15:46, Chris Godwin	18:23, Anne-Marie Blaney
1 December 2012	15:40, Aesop Brown	18:44, Ellyn Snider
23 November 2013	15:39, Manuel Vel​asquez	18:39, K​atrina​ Sa​ntiago
22 November 2014 9	15:25, Franco Martins	18:15, Fatema Jaffer
21 November 2015 10	16:11, Rob Leverone	18:57, Emma Tucker
1 In 1997 the meet was at Spruce Creek HS in Port Orange 2 In 1998 the meet was at Osceola County Stadium and Sports Complex in Kissimmee 3 In 1999 the meet was at Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand, FL 4 In 2000 the meet was at Lake Mary HS 5 From 2001 to 2007 the meet was at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee 6 Starting in 2002 the race distance was increased from three miles to five km 7 In 2008 the meet was at Maclay School in Tallahassee 8 From 2009 to 2013 the meet was at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee 9 In 2014 the meet was at Lake Nona High School in Orlando 10 In 2015 the meet returned to Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee

Links

• More photos of the 2015 FACA Senior All-Star Cross-Country Classic
  
  • Girls: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106921533897433.1073742149.5215641&l=a0557f7732
    
  • Boys: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106923513979333.1073742150.5215641&l=c71b7f9867
    
  
  
• Meet summary at DyeStatFL.com
  http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=news&news_id=383520
  
  
• 2013 story, “A stunning senior year encore for Velasquez and Santiago at the All-Star Classic”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/faca-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “All-Star meet is All East”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/faca-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Ristow and Cardillo brightest stars at FACA meet”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/faca-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “North All-Stars Sweep the FACA Cross-Country Meet”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/12/north-all-stars-sweep-faca-cross.html
  
  
• You don't have to be an All-Star to run the races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1555

Tallahassee schools shine in 3A District 3 Meet at Apalachee Regional Park

East of Tallahassee in Apalachee Regional Park on Saturday morning, 24 October 2015, Chiles High swept the team titles at the FHSAA 3A District 3 cross country meet. The Chiles girls up an unbeatable 27 points in their 5K race as Chiles senior Emma Tucker outkicked Columbia sophomore Bridget Morse for the individual win, 19:49.26 to 19:49.86. In the boys' race Leon junior Matt Cashin took top individual honors with a 16:38. I've written much more about the meet here:

http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=news&news_id=376944
The goal at any District Meet is to qualify for the Region, continuing to move toward the State Final. The Chiles girls did that and more. Led by District champion Emma Tucker, the Timberwolves put up a winning total of 27 points, capturing the District championship and advancing to the 3A Region 1 meet. Chiles' other scorers were senior Alex Wallace (3rd, 20:08), sophomore Ana Wallace (4th, 20:13), sophomore Erin Phelps (9th, 21:08), and frosh Emily Culley (10th, 21:08).


Leon was also among the four teams making the cut for Region. Led by the 20:49 seventh-place finish of frosh Katherine Resavage, the Lions placed third with 75 points. Tallahassee Lincoln senior Julianna Krueger qualified as an individual for the 3A Region 1 championship, finishing eleventh in 21:15.


Girls' Team Standings, 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet

1. Chiles, 27
2. Columbia, 45
3. Leon, 75
4. Stanton, 98
5. Lincoln, 122
6. Paxon, 139
7. Terry Parker, 219
8. Ed White, 242

The top four teams qualified for the 3A Region 1 Meet in Lake City on 31 October 2015.


Top 15 Girls, 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet

1. 19:49.26 ~ Emma Tucker (Chiles) 12
2. 19:49.86 ~ Bridget Morse (Columbia) 10
3. 20:07.66 ~ Alexandra Wallace (Chiles) 12
4. 20:12.63 ~ Ana Wallace (Chiles) 10
5. 20:30.91 ~ Cassandra Pierron (Columbia) 10
6. 20:37.59 ~ Nicole Morse (Columbia) 12
7. 20:48.44 ~ Katherine Resavage (Leon) 9
8. 21:05.49 ~ Grace Lockhart (Leon) 12
9. 21:07.15 ~ Erin Phelps (Chiles) 10
10. 21:07.48 ~ Emily Culley (Chiles) 9
11. 21:14.93 ~ Juliana Krueger (Lincoln) 12
12. 21:24.17 ~ Olivia Walker (Paxon) 9
13. 21:25.78 ~ Zoe Sheldon (Leon) 11
14. 21:29.87 ~ Emily Faltemier (Stanton) 12
15. 21:33.61 ~ Jillian Morse (Columbia) 10

Tallahassee took the top three spots in the boys' team standings. Chiles, led by the 16:49 third-place performance of senior William Dodson, won the meet with 35 points. Behind the one-two finish of Matt Cashin and senior Adam Wallenfelsz (2nd, 16:46), Leon was second with 42. Lincoln was third with 73 behind their top scorer, sophomore Clayton Carlson (8th, 17:12). Those three teams and fourth-place Stanton (96 points) qualified for Region.


Boys' Team Standings, 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet

1. Chiles, 35
2. Leon, 42
3. Lincoln, 73
4. Stanton, 96
5. Columbia, 149
6. Ed White, 158
7. Paxon, 165
8. Terry Parker, 252

The top four teams qualified for the 3A Region 1 Meet in Lake City on 31 October 2015.


Top 15 Boys, 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet

1. 16:37.36 ~ Matthew Cashin (Leon) 11
2. 16:45.26 ~ Adam Wallenfelsz (Leon) 12
3. 16:48.14 ~ William Dodson (Chiles) 12
4. 16:48.44 ~ Michael Phillips (Chiles) 11
5. 16:48.88 ~ Matthew Newland (Chiles) 10
6. 17:02.53 ~ Samuel Skiles (Stanton) 10
7. 17:04.70 ~ James Dodson (Leon) 12
8. 17:11.06 ~ Clayton Carlson (Lincoln) 10
9. 17:20.04 ~ Joshua Liles (Lincoln) 11
10. 17:30.76 ~ Evan Rogers (Paxon) 11
11. 17:38.11 ~ Alexander Gruenewald (Chiles) 11
12. 17:38.69 ~ Zachary Jackson (Chiles) 11
13. 17:41.23 ~ Colter Foster (Leon) 11
14. 17:46.23 ~ Robert Nowak (Chiles) 10
15. 17:49.42 ~ Burch Greene (Columbia) 9

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TDoWHAg_Zhqy5El-zskQkpMr-6V2KiYCmM1KQg26Loo/pubhtml
  
  
• Meet recap at DyeStatFL.com
  http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=news&news_id=376944
  
  
• More photos of the 2015 FHSAA 3A District 3 XC Meet
  
  • Girls: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106835990691703.1073742143.5215641&l=82ce028a9d
    
  • Boys: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106898907910093.1073742148.5215641&l=dd30967bfa
    
  
  
• 2013 story, “Red, white, and flew! Leon harriers Audrey Dogan and Sukhi Khosla win District 3-3A”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/10/fhsaa-district-3-3a-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “District 2 belongs to Chiles and Wakulla”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/fhsaa-district-2-3a2a-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “2011 FHSAA District 2-3A / 2A cross-country meet”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/fhsaa-district-2-3a2a-xc-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “2010 FHSAA District 1-3A Cross-Country Meet”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/2010-district-1-3a-xc.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1531

Emma Tucker and the Chiles boys win at Alligator Lake

Nearly 200 years ago there was a North Florida village named Alligator. Later the town was incorporated as Lake City, a name friendlier to real estate values. There's still an Alligator Lake in Lake City, and from that pond the Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational takes its name. An annual event till 2013, the Invitational had skipped a year in 2014, but it was back on Saturday morning, 26 September 2015.


The 2015 Alligator Lake Invitational started at 7:30 AM with the high school girls varsity invitational 5K. Chiles senior Emma Tucker closed with the leaders during the final mile or the race, then outkicked Columbia sophomore Bridget Morse and Newberry senior Maggie Rice to get the win. Tucker, runner-up Morse, and third-place finisher Rice were all clocked in 19:02--it was that close. Chile senior Alex Wallace followed in fourth place at 19:15, giving the Timberwolves two scores in the top ten. But after Harrison sophomore Kira Stanley finished fifth in 19:46, it was time to hear from Niceville.


Niceville opened with a 19:46 sixth-place finish from sophomore Hannah Schneidewind, and continued with scores from junior Claire Crist (11th, 19:52), senior Claudia Howes (14th, 20:12), frosh Erin Eubanks (23rd, 20:52), and sophomore Ally Woodward (32nd, 21:13). Those five gave the Eagles 84 points and first place in a field of 22 teams. For the Niceville girls, it was their fourth win in four meets so far this season.


Harrison was second with 98 points, and Chiles third with 109. Fort Walton Beach, one of Niceville's Panhandle rivals, was fourth with 119 points.


2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (High School Girls)

1. Niceville, 84
2. Harrison, 98
3. Chiles, 109
4. Fort Walton Beach, 119
5. Walton, 153
6. Eastside, 157
7. Ocala Vanguard, 166
8. Providence, 186
9. Columbia, 214
10. Bishop Snyder, 241
11. Leon, 336
12. Gainesville, 346
13. South Walton, 365
14. Trinity Catholic, 438
15. Fernandina Beach, 444
16. Pace, 456
17. Trinity Christian, 466
18. Suwannee, 469
19. Newberry, 556
20. Ridgeview, 579
21. Branford, 628
22. Santa Fe, 634

Top 15 High School Girls, 2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational

1. 19:02 ~ Emma Tucker (Chiles) 12
2. 19:02 ~ Bridget Morse (Columbia) 10
3. 19:02 ~ Maggie Rice (Newberry) 12
4. 19:15 ~ Alexandra Wallace (Chiles) 12
5. 19:36 ~ Kira Stanley (Harrison) 10
6. 19:46 ~ Hannah Schneidewind (Niceville) 10
7. 19:47 ~ Brooke Crane (Fort Walton Beach) 12
8. 19:47 ~ Stephanie Hansen (Ocala Vanguard) 11
9. 19:50 ~ Carter Page (Gainesville) 12
10. 19:51 ~ Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 12
11. 19:52 ~ Claire Crist (Niceville) 11
12. 20:00 ~ Maddie Fulmer (Fort Walton Beach) 12
13. 20:08 ~ Audrey Woods (Providence) 9
14. 20:12 ~ Claudia Howes (Niceville) 12
15. 20:17 ~ Stephanie L'Estrange (Walton) 11

Competition continued at 7:50 AM with the high school boys varsity invitational 5K. There were no finish line dramatics up front in this race--Gainesville senior Blake Lowery cruised the 5K in 16:02, winning by almost 100 meters. Leon junior Matt Cashin was second in 16:20. After Walton junior Andrew Singh finished third in 16:23, Leon put another runner in the top ten when senior Adam Wallenfelsz took fourth in 16:24.


But Leon wasn't the only Tallahassee school with two scorers in the top ten. Chiles, who had edged Leon for the class 3A state title in 2014, was also at Alligator Lake. Right behind Wallenfelsz, Chiles senior Austin Dodson finished fifth in 16:27, then Chiles sophomore Michael Phillips was sixth in 16:39. Sophomore Matthew Newland (13th, 17:04) was the third Chiles scorer. Leon's third scorer, senior James Dodson (15th, 17:05) wasn't far behind Newland. But while Leon was waiting for a fourth runner, Chiles junior Alexander Gruenwald (30th, 17:36) and Chiles sophomore Robert Nowak (35th, 17:40) ran home for the Timberwolves. Chiles had 89 points and the Alligator Lake title while Leon was second in the 26-team field with 117. It was the 2014 State Final all over again. Niceville's boys squeaked by Gainesville for third, 136 to 138.


2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (High School Boys)

1. Chiles, 89
2. Leon, 117
3. Niceville, 136
4. Gainesville, 138
5. Walton, 147
6. Harrison, 159
7. Mandarin, 173
8. Ocala Vanguard, 181
9. Buchholz, 208
10. Pace, 253
11. Fort Walton Beach, 343
12. Bishop Snyder, 350
13. Eastside, 375
14. Pensacola Catholic, 395
15. South Walton, 399
16. Trinity Christian, 458
17. Providence, 490
18. Ridgeview, 491
19. Trinity Catholic, 560
20. Suwannee, 577
21. Fernandina Beach, 580
22. Newberry, 597
23. St. Francis Catholic, 617
24. Columbia, 670
25. Santa Fe, 758
26. Trenton, 829

Top 15 High School Boys, 2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational

1. 16:02 ~ Blake Lowery (Gainesville) 12
2. 16:20 ~ Matthew Cashin (Leon) 11
3. 16:23 ~ Andrew Singh (Walton) 11
4. 16:24 ~ Adam Wallenfelsz (Leon) 12
5. 16:27 ~ Austin Dodson (Chiles) 12
6. 16:39 ~ Michael Phillips (Chiles) 10
7. 16:40 ~ Trenton Liberty (Mandarin) 12
8. 16:46 ~ Ben Dahlgren (Walton) 11
9. 16:58 ~ Kray Hubner (Ocala Vanguard) 12
10. 16:59 ~ Calum McFetridge (Buchholz) 11
11. 17:00 ~ Teig Hennessy (Ocala Vanguard) 12
12. 17:03 ~ Tommy Howell (Buchholz) 12
13. 17:04 ~ Matthew Newland (Chiles) 10
14. 17:05 ~ Jason Nodjomian (Niceville) 12
15. 17:05 ~ James Dodson (Leon) 12

The future of the sport was on display in the middle school girls' 3K, scheduled to start at 8:50 AM. Eighth-grader Sydney Runyan won the race in 12:15, finishing a solid half-a-minute ahead of the runner-up, Abraham Lincoln sixth-grader Ani Veltcheva. Veltcheva ran 12:45, and Holy Comforter eighth-grader Elizabeth Calabro was third in 13:30.


Abraham Lincoln sixth-graders Kate Johnson (6th, 13:51) and Twaneise Johnson (7th, 13:51) joined Veltcheva in the top ten, but Tallahassee's Holy Comforter Episcopal School also had another runner in the top ten--eighth-grader Avery Smith. And while the Abraham Lincoln team was waiting for their fourth girl, three more Crusaders came home for Holy Comforter--eighth-grader Lauren Dessi (12th, 14:11), sixth-grader Kate Smith (14th, 14:32), and sixth-grader Kate Krizner (17th, 14:44). When the scores were totaled, Holy Comforter had 38 points and first place. Abraham Lincoln was a close second with 44, and Jacksonville Episcopal was third with 59.


2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (Middle School Girls)

1. Holy Comforter, 38
2. Abraham Lincoln, 44
3. Jacksonville Episcopal, 59
4. Lake City, 83
5. Queen of Peace, 130

Top 15 Middle School Girls, 2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational

1. 12:15 ~ Sydney Runyan (Unattached) 8
2. 12:45 ~ Ani Veltcheva (Abraham Lincoln) 6
3. 13:30 ~ Elizabeth Calabro (Holy Comforter) 8
4. 13:44 ~ Amelie Nichol (Fernandina Beach) 8
5. 13:47 ~ Taylor Siefert (Unattached) 7
6. 13:51 ~ Kate Johnson (Abraham Lincoln) 6
7. 13:51 ~ Twaneise Johnson (Abraham Lincoln) 6
8. 13:51 ~ Avery Smith (Holy Comforter) 8
9. 13:52 ~ Allison Drummond (Unattached) 7
10. 14:04 ~ Ellie Kowkabany (Jacksonville Episcopal) 6
11. 14:08 ~ Alexis Foster (Jacksonville Episcopal) 7
12. 14:11 ~ Lauren Dessi (Holy Comforter) 8
13. 14:18 ~ Sarah Ziegaus (Lake City) 8
14. 14:32 ~ Kate Smith (Holy Comforter) 6
15. 14:35 ~ Suzannah Raines (Lake City) 7

The middle school boys raced at 9:10. Following the Holy Comforter girls' win, the Holy Comforter boys had a chance to make it a Crusader sweep of the middle school team titles. They made the most of that chance. Lake City eighth-grader Seth Ziegaus won the race in 11:20, and Abraham Lincoln sixth-grader Anton Matchev took second in 11:51. Right behind Matchev were the Crusaders. The next five places belonged to Holy Comforter runners--eighth-graders Trey Jackson (3rd, 11:55), Joseph Ashebo (4th, 12:15), and Jackson Roberts (5th, 12:22); sixth-grader Leo Kelly (6th, 12:26); and eighth-grader Brecht Heuchan (7th, 12:42). Those five totaled a mathematically unbeatable 25 points for Holy Comforter, giving their team the win. In fact, the Crusaders had seven runners in the top ten after seventh-grader Jackson Jones (9th, 12:55) and Ben Kirbo (10th, 12:57) came in.


Abraham Lincoln was second with 64 points. Led by eighth-grader Ben Easton (12th, 13:03) Jacksonville Episcopal was third with 80.


2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Team Standings (Middle School Boys)

1. Holy Comforter, 25
2. Abraham Lincoln, 64
3. Jacksonville Episcopal, 80
4. Queen of Peace, 121
5. Lake City, 133
6. Providence, 137
7. First Christian, 184

Top 15 Middle School Boys, 2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational

1. 11:20 ~ Seth Ziegaus (Lake City) 8
2. 11:51 ~ Anton Matchev (Abraham Lincoln) 6
3. 11:55 ~ Trey Jackson (Holy Comforter) 8
4. 12:15 ~ Joseph Ashebo (Holy Comforter) 8
5. 12:22 ~ Jackson Roberts (Holy Comforter) 8
6. 12:26 ~ Leo Kelly (Holy Comforter) 6
7. 12:42 ~ Brecht Heuchan (Holy Comforter) 8
8. 12:52 ~ Findley Tucker (Eye of the Tiger) 8
9. 12:55 ~ Jackson Jones (Holy Comforter) 7
10. 12:57 ~ Ben Kirbo (Holy Comforter) 6
11. 13:01 ~ Jacob Faltemier (Fernandina Beach) 7
12. 13:03 ~ Ben Easton (Jacksonville Episcopal) 8
13. 13:06 ~ Konnor Herrmann (Abraham Lincoln) 7
14. 13:09 ~ Rives Martin (Providence) 7
15. 13:12 ~ Caden McCowen (Jacksonville Episcopal) 7

Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational Champions 2008 - 2015
High School Girls 5K
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
4 October 2008	Flagler Palm Coast, 27 points	20:39, Molly Teague (Buchholz) 10
24 October 2009	Ridgeview, 46	19:37, Sierra Solaun (Bucholz) 12
23 October 2010
22 October 2011	Providence, 34	18:42, Danielle Van Liere (Providence) 8
22 September 2012	Walton, 41	19:04, Emma ZeeAbrahamsen (Lassiter) 11
21 September 2013	Fort Walton Beach, 54	18:41, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 10
26 September 2015	Niceville, 84	19:02, Emma Tucker (Chiles) 12
High School Boys 5K
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
4 October 2008	Flagler Palm Coast, 39 points	16:32, Carter Robertson (Buchholz) 12
24 October 2009	Buchholz, 55	15:50, Jimmy Clark (Creekside) 11
23 October 2010
22 October 2011	Leon, 61	15:53, Garret Westlake (P. K. Yonge) 11
22 September 2012	Walton, 52	16:05, Kenan Farmer (Walton) 11
21 September 2013	Chiles, 73	15:09, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 11
26 September 2015	Chiles, 89	16:02, Blake Lowery (Gainesville) 12
In 2008 and 2009 the meet was called the Greater North Florida Invitational. No meet was held in 2014.

Links

• Results from the 2015 Alligator Lake Cross Country Invitational
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ODihd-YUJNRr5oMNM-TQMJo6aZyn67e1J3D3UbWIPsE/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 cross country meets closer to Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/tallahassee-xc-2015.html
  
  
• Find your next race in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1504

Bartlett and Tucker lead the milers at Chiles

Maybe it's just a minority opinion that I hold, but I really believe that you can get so cold that it's painful. I know that was the case in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday afternoon, 28 February 2015. It was a cold, wet, and windy day at the Chiles High School track, and after a while it just hurt to be out there.


But you aren't much of a track fan if you won't endure some misery to see a few sections of the mile, and there were three sections of the 1600 that day at the 15th annual Chiles Track and Field Championships--one girls' section, and two boys' sections. If the weather had been like this at Oxford on 6 May 1954, Roger Bannister would have called off his attempt at a sub-4:00 mile. But even as the wind blew at Chiles, the races went on.


The girls ran first. Chiles juniors Alex Wallace and Emma Tucker set the pace for the field for the first three laps, blocking the wind for a lead pack of six runners that also included Buchholz senior Sarah Edens, Chiles frosh Ana Wallace, Chiles junior Juliana Krueger, and Maclay sophomore Caroline Willis. With 200 meters to go Willis bolted to the front and started her drive toward the finish line. As the lead pack stretched out, Tucker kept her sights on Willis. Tucker accelerated on the homestretch, overtaking Willis then charging across the finish line to a 5:25.68 win. Willis was second in 5:27.13, and Ana Wallace edged Alex Wallace for third, 5:29.78 to 5:29.91.


2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Girls

1. 5:25.68 ~ Emma Tucker (Chiles) 11
2. 5:27.13 ~ Caroline Willis (Maclay) 10
3. 5:29.78 ~ Ana Wallace (Chiles) 9
4. 5:29.91 ~ Alexandra Wallace (Chiles) 11
5. 5:31.23 ~ Juliana Krueger (Chiles) 11
6. 5:35.08 ~ Sarah Edens (Buchholz) 12
7. 5:39.53 ~ Zoe Sheldon (Leon) 10
8. 5:53.81 ~ Grace Lockhart (Leon) 11
9. 5:54.74 ~ Molly McCann (Maclay) 10
10. 6:10.73 ~ Anna Gill (Leon) 9
11. 6:24.28 ~ Aaysha Williams (FSUS) 9
12. 6:28.38 ~ Asta Hemenway (Lincoln) 9
13. 6:37.44 ~ Qunci Elphinstone (Port St Joe) 8
14. 6:42.66 ~ Shayla Nguyen (Lincoln) 9
15. 6:44.70 ~ Arianna Neely (Lincoln) 9
16. 6:53.88 ~ Alithea Schoborg (Leon) 9
17. 7:02.61 ~ Brooke Netherland (Leon) 11
18. 7:10.26 ~ Amanda Carnley (Marianna) 11
19. 7:11.63 ~ Rebecca Gilbert (Maclay) 9
20. 7:18.57 ~ Amber Raisbeck (Blountstown) 12
21. 7:20.68 ~ Maegan Parks (Buchholz) 10
22. 7:23.69 ~ Daysha Williams (FSUS) 9
23. 7:26.91 ~ Aliyah Johnson (Port St Joe) 9
24. 7:28.28 ~ Khaliyah Johnson (Port St Joe) 10
25. 7:29.84 ~ Lexis Fountain (Port St Joe)

The first of the two boys' sections followed. Carrollton (Georgia) frosh Donald Sener led the field through a 74-second first lap, followed by an 80-second second lap. The pace lagged further on the third lap and Leon sophomore caught Sener with 400 meters to go. Foster ran wide on Sener's shoulder till the last 200, when the Leon runner surged ahead, grabbed the pole, and ran home to win the section in 5:07.89. Sener was second in 5:10.34, and Andrew Rakestraw of the Florida State University School placed third in the section with a 5:17.69.


2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Boys (Section 1)

1. 5:07.89 ~ Colter Foster (Leon) 10
2. 5:10.34 ~ Donald Sener (Carrollton) 9
3. 5:17.69 ~ Andrew Rakestraw (FSUS) 9
4. 5:21.38 ~ Thor Swanson (FSUS) 9
5. 5:22.47 ~ Chase Griffin (Carrollton) 10
6. 5:25.23 ~ Daniel Sweeney (Maclay) 9
7. 5:41.66 ~ Nick Park (Buchholz) 9
8. 5:43.55 ~ Jacamby Parham (Carrollton) 10
9. 5:59.01 ~ Jacob Lacour (Port St Joe) 10
10. 5:59.35 ~ Luke Pascual (Buchholz) 11
11. 6:00.36 ~ Justin Blount (FSUS) 10
12. 6:16.42 ~ Michael Young (Marianna) 11
13. 6:32.93 ~ Devin Crews (Port St Joe) 8
14. 6:44.38 ~ Mason Young (Marianna) 9
15. 7:18.32 ~ Devin Matkozich (Buchholz) 9

The second section produced all the scoring in the event, though. Almost from the crack of the starting pistol, Chiles senior Avery Bartlett was out in front, setting the pace. It wasn't the torrid pace you might expect from the state champ at 800 meters and a 4:16.79 1600-meter man, however. Bartlett passed 400 at 70 and 800 at 2:19. The third lap was a bit quicker, but the final lap was when Bartlett took off. As the big senior blasted a 57-second fourth lap, fans scrambled to check their watches to see if Bartlett had a chance at Matt Mizereck's 2010 meet record, 4:24.10. The record would live another year; Bartlett crossed the line in 4:25.26. Chiles seniors Tyson Murray and Allan Hernandez placed second and third in 4:30.63 and 4:30.90.

2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Boys (Section 2)

1. 4:25.26 ~ Avery Bartlett (Chiles) 12
2. 4:30.63 ~ Tyson Murray (Chiles) 12
3. 4:30.90 ~ Allan Hernandez (Chiles) 12
4. 4:46.91 ~ Thomas Howell (Blountstown) 12
5. 4:47.79 ~ Calum McFetridge (Buchholz) 10
6. 4:49.63 ~ Austin Dodson (Chiles) 11
7. 4:52.60 ~ Blaine Thomas (Chiles) 12
8. 4:57.28 ~ Will Gordy (Carrollton) 12
9. 4:58.21 ~ Josh Wallenfelsz (Leon) 10
10. 4:59.25 ~ Alexander Gruenewald (Chiles) 10
11. 4:59.51 ~ Eli Payne (Carrollton) 12
12. 5:01.07 ~ Clayton Carlson (Lincoln) 9
13. 5:01.81 ~ Elijah Sarmiento (Wewahitchka) 10
14. 5:05.54 ~ Donovan Duchene (Lincoln) 10
15. 5:07.40 ~ John Dougherty (Buchholz) 12
16. 5:10.96 ~ Jacob Dodson (Leon) 9
17. 5:12.57 ~ Charlie Lang (Leon) 11
18. 5:21.22 ~ Bowen Rudd (Marianna) 9

Links

• 2015 Chiles Championships meet recap at DyeStateFL.com
  http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=news&news_id=321845
  
  
• More photos of the 2015 Chiles Championships
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105850349724103.1073742075.5215641&l=304b0a453f
  
  
• 2015 Tallahassee Area Track & Field Schedule
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/tallahassee-track-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Expedition to the Chiles Championship Mile”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/chiles-championships-mile-2013.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “A day at the track: Chiles Championships”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/chiles.html
  
  
• Find a mile or other distance for your racing schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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