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Friday, November 1, 2024

Margaret Bartlow and Henry Lewis repeat as 2A District 1 cross-country champions

On Friday morning, 1 November 2024, the FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship was at Apalachee Regional Park. It was the second year in a row that the meet had been held at that Tallahassee, Florida venue. It was also the second year in a row that Margaret Bartlow of North Bay Haven won the District title in the girls' 5K. And it was also the second year in a row that Henry Lewis of Wakulla took first in the District's boys' 5K. The Pensacola Catholic girls were the top team in their race with 45 points, while West Florida scored 39 points in the boys' 5K, claiming the team title in that race.

Margaret Bartlow
Margaret Bartlow

The girls raced first, starting just before 8:50 AM. By 8:50, North Bay Haven's Margaret Bartlow was leading. She reached the end of the first kilometer of the five-kilometer race almost 50 meters ahead of the next runner, Pensacola Catholic junior Addison Garrett. By three kilometers, Bartlow's lead had swollen to more than 200 meters. Garrett was hanging onto second, while Wakulla senior Isabella Laughton had moved into third. Bartlow continued to widen the gap over the remaining two kilometers, ultimately crossing the finish line first by 300 meters in 18:43.


"I was just trying to breathe," Bartlow said after the race. "I've been having some nasal problems. We're really focusing on Region and State."


"It was a bit warm today, but not compared to the heat we raced in and trained in early in the season."

Addison Garrett
Addison Garrett

Pensacola Catholic's Addison Garrett took second in the district, running 19:54. Isabella Laughton of Wakulla placed third in 20:27. Another Wakulla senior, Lana Hawkins, was fourth in 21:01.


The next two spots went to Pensacola Catholic athletes--junior Callie Howard was fifth in 21:07 and senior Julia Frosch was sixth in 21:18. Pensacola Catholic's remaining two scorers were frosh Isabel Gross (14th, 22:06) and sophomore Natalie Jackson (20th, 23:25), making it 45 points for the Crusaders, good for the District title.

2024 Pensacola Catholic Girls
2024 Pensacola Catholic Girls' Cross-Country Team

Bartlow North Bay Haven girls totaled 50 points, taking second. Florida State University School placed third with 76 points, led by a top-ten finish by sophomore Leah Boutwell (7th, 21:43).


Pensacola Catholic, North Bay Haven, and Florida State each qualified for the 2A Region 1 meet in Jacksonville on 8 November 2024. The other teams that earned the right to race in the Region 1 championship were Wakulla (4th, 80 points), West Florida (5th, 107 points), Freeport (6th, 157 points), and Walton (7th, 179 points).


Girls' Team Standings, 2024 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. Pensacola Catholic, 45 *
  2. North Bay Haven, 50 *
  3. Florida State, 76 *
  4. Wakulla, 80 *
  5. West Florida, 107 *
  6. Freeport, 157 *
  7. Walton, 179 *
  8. South Walton, NTS
    Rutherford, NTS
    Pensacola, NTS
    Marianna, NTS
    Bay, NTS
    Godby, NTS
    Chipley, NTS
    Northview, NTS
* Team advances to the 2A Region 1 Championship


Top 15 Girls, 2024 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 18:42.4, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 12
  2. 19:53.1, Addison Garrett (Pensacola Catholic) 11
  3. 20:26.7, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 12
  4. 21:00.1, Lana Hawkins (Wakulla) 12
  5. 21:06.1, Callie Howard (Pensacola Catholic) 11
  6. 21:17.9, Julia Frosch (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  7. 21:43.0, Leah Boutwell (Florida State) 10
  8. 21:46.5, Elin Quisenberry (Florida State) 8
  9. 21:48.3, Mary Pickford (North Bay Haven) 8
  10. 21:48.7, Isabella Cottrill (North Bay Haven) 9
  11. 21:56.3, Story Novotny (West Florida) 10
  12. 22:01.9, Diana Garcia (South Walton) 11
  13. 22:04.2, Saige Pharr (West Florida) 10
  14. 22:05.1, Isabel Gross (Pensacola Catholic) 9
  15. 22:14.5, Kyla Faint (North Bay Haven) 11

After an embarrassing number of misfires by the starter's pistol, the boys' 5K got underway just before 9:50 AM. Halfway through the race, Wakulla's Henry Lewis had a 70-meter lead, with Florida State senior Ben Kyvik his closest pursuer. Well behind Kyvik, a pack of eight athletes battled for third. Each runner in the pack would also have been happy to overtake either Kyvik or Lewis, but that didn't happen. Lewis continued to run alone during the second half of the race, stretching out his lead to almost 200 meters on his way to a 16:27 win. Kyvik took second in 17:01--more than half a minute faster than he had run at District in 2023, but not fast enough to catch Lewis.

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis

Meanwhile, the battle for third was down to six athletes, but it was still brewing with 200 meters to go. On the homestretch, Bay senior Lundon Faile managed to gain a few steps on his rivals and take third in 17:28. Barely behind him, West Florida frosh Donovan Carmichael edged Bowen Spear, a Pensacola Catholic junior, for fourth, 17:30 to 17:31.


The West Florida Jaguars had two more scorers in the top ten, senior Riley Valdez (7th, 17:37) and junior Ray Duong (8th, 17:38). The fourth Jaguar scorer was sophomore Jude Theriault (12th, 18:01), and junior Quinn Duong (13th, 18:08) was their final scorer. West Florida had 39 points and the 2024 2A District 1 team title.

Ben Kyvik
Ben Kyvik

Pensacola Catholic, led by Bowen Spear, put up 65 points for second. North Bay Haven was third with 80 points; the teams's top scorer was frosh Mason Brain, sixth in 17:34.


Joining the top three teams as qualifiers for the 2A Region 1 Championship were Wakulla (4th, 99 points), Florida State (5th, 99 points), Marianna (6th, 178 points), Freeport (7th, 186 points), and Northview (8th, 209 points).

2024 West Florida Boys
2024 West Florida Boys' Cross-Country Team

Boys' Team Standings, 2024 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. West Florida, 39 *
  2. Pensacola Catholic, 65 *
  3. North Bay Haven, 80 *
  4. Wakulla, 99 *
  5. Florida State, 99 *
  6. Marianna, 178 *
  7. Freeport, 186 *
  8. Northview, 209 *
  9. Bay, NTS
    Godby, NTS
    Pensacola, NTS
    Rutherford, NTS
    South Walton, NTS
    Chipley, NTS
    Walton, NTS
* Team advances to the 2A Region 1 Championship


Top 15 Boys, 2024 FHSAA 2A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 16:26.6, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 11
  2. 17:00.7, Ben Kyvik (Florida State) 12
  3. 17:27.7, Lundon Faile (Bay) 12
  4. 17:29.1, Donovan Carmichael (West Florida) 9
  5. 17:30.4, Bowen Spear (Pensacola Catholic) 11
  6. 17:33.9, Mason Brain (North Bay Haven) 9
  7. 17:36.7, Riley Valdez (West Florida) 12
  8. 17:37.4, Ray Duong (West Florida) 11
  9. 17:43.8, Emil Bendeck (Wakulla) 12
  10. 17:46.5, Aidan Baker (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  11. 18:00.2, Alastair Casler (Pensacola Catholic) 12
  12. 18:00.8, Jude Theriault (West Florida) 10
  13. 18:07.6, Quinn Duong (West Florida) 11
  14. 18:12.3, Erick Garcia (Godby) 10
  15. 18:16.9, John McAuley (West Florida) 11

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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Henry Lewis and Isabella Laughton make it a Wakulla High sweep at the Freedom 5K

Each June since 2013, the Wakulla High School Cross-Country Boosters have hosted the Freedom 5K at Florida's Wakulla Springs State Park. The park isn't close to the school, more than twelve miles away. It's not a regular workout venue for the team.

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis

"We only come here once a year," said Wakulla harrier Henry Lewis, a rising junior and the team's ace. "Just for this race."


Nevertheless, on Saturday morning, 22 June 2023, at the eleventh annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K, Lewis ran like he owned Wakulla Springs. He won the race by over 200 meters in 16:31, setting a new course record. Rising senior Isabella Laughton made it a Wakulla High sweep, taking first in the women's standings in 21:19, good for eleventh overall.

Tyler Godwin
Tyler Godwin

The 2023 Freedom 5K winner, Tyler Godwin, joined Lewis on the starting line, as did Tallahassee, Florida master runner Leonardo Canete. Canete had taken third in the 2023 race behind Godwin and Lewis. In the 2024 event, Canete darted into the lead right after the start. Lewis was never far behind, though, and 200 meters into the race he had taken over. Godwin also overtook Canete, but no one was going to catch Lewis that morning. Out the Cherokee Sink Trail, around the Sink, and back to the Springs, Lewis stayed in command, crossing the finish line in a winning 16:31--just better than the old course record of 16:32, set in 2017 by Justin Keefe.


Godwin, the defending champ, took second in 17:14. Canete was the first master runner in the 5K, coming in third overall in 17:49.

Isabella Laughton
Isabella Laughton

Isabella Laughton had raced the Freedom 5K in 2021, 2022, and 2023, finishing runner-up in the women's division twice and third once. In 2024 the race was all hers as she won by more than 250 meters with a 21:19, her best time yet at the Freedom 5K. Another Wakulla senior-to-be, Lana Hawkins, went 22:29 for the second women's spot and sixteenth overall. Serafina Rietow, a rising junior on the John Paul II Catholic High cross-country team, was the third woman and eighteenth overall in 22:52. Melissa Martin was the first woman master and sixth female finisher, 24th overall in 24:12.


After the Freedom 5K, it was still nine weeks till Wakulla High's cross-country opener at the Dueling Summits Meet in Tallahassee. Henry Lewis didn't plan to be idle during that time.

Lana Hawkins
Lana Hawkins

"We've got two races I want to do before cross-country season," said Lewis. "The Saint George Island Sizzler 5K and the Miller Landing Madness 8K."


And other than that?


"Just running a lot of miles," said Lewis.

Freedom 5K
The start of the 2024 Paul Hoover Freedom 5K

129 athletes finished the Wakulla High Cross-Country Boosters' eleventh annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Freedom 5K
  1. 16:30.30, Henry Lewis (M, 16)
  2. 17:13.40, Tyler Godwin (M, 18)
  3. 17:48.30, Leonardo Canete (M, 45)
  4. 18:02.60, Sean Hart (M, 39)
  5. 18:40.40, Andrew Nix (M, 19)
  6. 20:50.70, Oscar Bendeck (M, 16)
  7. 21:01.70, Michael Martinez (M, 58)
  8. 21:12.20, Jack McDermott (M, 55)
  9. 21:13.10, Brra Wigslen (M, 15)
  10. 21:15.30, Josiah Friddle (M, 17)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Freedom 5K
  1. 21:18.20, Isabella Laughton (F, 16)
  2. 22:28.20, Lana Hawkins (F, 17)
  3. 22:51.40, Serafina Rietow (F, 16)
  4. 23:34.40, Emily Smith (F, 39)
  5. 23:49.80, Madison Miracle (F, 12)
  6. 24:11.60, Melissa Martin (F, 50)
  7. 24:19.50, Nancy Proctor (F, 63)
  8. 25:22.00, Georgiana Hernandez (F, 34)
  9. 25:54.80, Stephanie Odom (F, 51)
  10. 26:10.10, Dani Roseman (F, 33)

Paul Hoover Freedom 5K winners, 2013 - 2024
DateMenWomenFinishers
29 June 201317:33, Stanley Linton21:12, Madison Harris107
28 June 201419:23, Reikan Lin20:12, Madison Harris82
27 June 201517:36, Zack DeVeau19:51, Katie Sherron173
25 June 201617:48, Wright Calhoun20:00, Madison Harris138
24 June 201716:32, Justin Keefe21:52, Haleigh Martin183
30 June 201818:21, Ryan Truchelut19:10, Amy Hines213
29 June 201918:31, Daniel Wiedeman21:18, Meg Ogle183
26 June 202117:07, Brock Granberg21:12, Liliana Lewis111
25 June 202217:17, Chris O'Kelley18:35, Katie Sherron159
24 June 202317:13, Tyler Godwin20:32, Megan Churchill182
22 June 202416:31, Henry Lewis21:19, Isabella Laughton129


Top ten men's times, Paul Hoover Freedom 5K
TimeAthleteYear
16:31Henry Lewis2024
16:32Justin Keefe2017
17:07Brock Granberg2021
17:13Tyler Godwin2023
17:14Tyler Godwin2024
17:17Chris O'Kelley2022
17:29Henry Lewis2023
17:33Stanley Linton2013
17:36Zach Deveau2015
17:36Leonardo Canete2023
17:48Wright Calhoun2016
        
Top ten women's times, Paul Hoover Freedom 5K
TimeAthleteYear
18:35Katie Sherron2022
19:10Amy Hines2018
19:51Katie Sherron2015
20:00Madison Harris2016
20:12Madison Harris2014
20:32Megan Churchill2023
20:56Brittney Skiles2016
21:07Renee Cox2014
21:11Alli Hay2016
21:12Madison Harris2013
21:12Liliana Lewis2021

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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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Sunday, October 8, 2023

Scarlett Griffin and Henry Lewis mastered the mob at Marlin Mayhem

Arnold High's annual cross-country meet has had several names over the years, including the Panhandle Championship and the Panhandle Challenge. On Saturday, 7 October 2023, the meet was called Marlin Mayhem. The races were still held on the old Bay Dunes Golf Course, though, and the name change couldn't conceal the fact that South Walton frosh Scarlett Griffin won the girls' 5K by 150 meters, running 19:36. The Wakulla girls took the team title, edging Florida State University School 42 to 44. In the boys' 5K, Wakulla sophomore Henry Lewis went 16:34 to win by about 150 meters, while Community Christian took top team honors with 67 points.


It was the third win of the season for Scarlett Griffin; the South Walton ninth-grader had taken first in the girls' 5K at the Walton County Meet on 19 September 2023 and in the Girls' Varsity A 5K at the FSU Invitational on 30 September 2023. Isabella Laughton, a Wakulla junior, placed second to Griffin in 20:12. Florida State frosh Leah Boutwell finished third in 20:47, and Florida State senior Leah Keller was fourth in 21:47.


Florida State had a third runner in the top ten, eighth-grader Julia Robinson, who was seventh in 22:03. But Wakulla also had three athletes in the top ten, with Laughton joined by seniors Taylor Pfeifer (9th, 22:10) and Analecia Ferrell (10th, 22:13). Wakulla's next two scorers made the difference--junior Lana Hawkins was twelfth in 22:23 and senior Liliana Lewis was thirteenth in 22:24. With those runners across the finish line, Wakulla had a winning score of 42.


Florida State was a very close second with 44 points. South Walton, led by the first place finish of Scarlett Griffin, placed third with 85 points. Eleven teams competed in the race.


Girls' Team Standings, 2023 Marlin Mayhem
  1. Wakulla, 42
  2. Florida State University, 44
  3. South Walton, 85
  4. North Bay Haven, 134
  5. Community Christian, 146
  6. Port Saint Joe, 151
  7. Freeport, 163
  8. Wiregrass Kings, 177
  9. Mosley, 208
  10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 289
  11. Rutherford, 304

Top Ten Girls, 2023 Marlin Mayhem
  1. 19:35.70, Scarlett Griffin (South Walton) 9
  2. 20:12.00, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 11
  3. 20:46.90, Leah Boutwell (Florida State University) 9
  4. 21:46.80, Leah Keller (Florida State University) 12
  5. 21:52.40, Mary Pickford (North Bay Haven) 7
  6. 21:54.30, Bree Thompson (Wiregrass Kings) 10
  7. 22:02.60, Julia Robinson (Florida State University) 8
  8. 22:06.40, Kennedy Flores (Arnold) 11
  9. 22:09.90, Taylor Pfeifer (Wakulla) 12
  10. 22:12.80, Analecia Ferrell (Wakulla) 12

After second-place showings in the Suwannee County Invitational on 23 September 2023 and the Wakulla County Meet on 16 September 2023, Henry Lewis got the "W" at Marlin Mayhem. Behind Lewis, two seniors fought for the runner-up spot--Xavier England of Florida State and Riley Treadaway of Wiregrass Kings. Both athletes were clocked in 17:05, but England got there before Treadaway. Nicolas Waddell, a Mosley senior, was fourth in 17:37.

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis

Jeremy Collier was Community Christian's first finisher; the Charger sophomore was fifth in 17:44. Collier's fellow Community Christian scorers were eighth-grader Landon Reeves (10th, 18:04), senior Carson Freeland (11th, 18:13), sophomore Luke Meli (16th, 18:48), and junior Bryan Meli (26th, 19:24). Those five Community Christian athletes gave the Chargers 67 points and first place in a field of eleven teams.


Led by sophomore Samuel Merritt (8th, 17:56), Arnold, the host team, placed second with 76 points. Nico Waddell and the Mosley Dolphins were third with 97 points.


Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee, Florida timed and scored the 2023 Marlin Mayhem.


Boys' Team Standings, 2023 Marlin Mayhem
  1. Community Christian, 67
  2. Arnold, 76
  3. Mosley, 97
  4. Wakulla, 103
  5. Florida State University, 106
  6. North Bay Haven, 109
  7. South Walton, 178
  8. Wiregrass Kings, 189
  9. Rocky Bayou Christian, 239
  10. Port Saint Joe, 267
  11. Freeport, 315

Top Ten Boys, 2023 Marlin Mayhem
  1. 16:33.80, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 10
  2. 17:04.60, Xavier England (Florida State University) 12
  3. 17:04.80, Riley Treadaway (Wiregrass Kings) 12
  4. 17:36.50, Nicolas Waddell (Mosley) 12
  5. 17:43.90, Jeremy Collier (Community Christian) 10
  6. 17:53.20, Ben Kyvik (Florida State University) 11
  7. 17:54.10, Joshua Harris (Mosley) 12
  8. 17:55.40, Samuel Merritt (Arnold) 10
  9. 17:58.60, Andrew Nix (Wakulla) 12
  10. 18:03.70, Landon Reeves (Community Christian) 8

Marlin Mayhem winners, 2019 - 2023
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
7 October 2023Community Christian, 6716:34, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 10
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
7 October 2023Wakulla, 4219:36, Scarlett Griffin (South Walton) 9


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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Jackson Rowe and Katie Sherron win by a bunch at Miller Landing Madness

Saturday, 12 August 2023, was a day for winning margins in Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Miller Landing Madness 8K. Specifically, it was a day for big winning margins. Chiles High senior Jackson Rowe won the race by nearly two minutes in 27:43, which meant that he was leading by almost half a kilometer when he finished the race. Master runner Dr. Katie Sherron took first on the women's side in 31:09, finishing almost ten minutes before the next woman.

Jackson Rowe
Jackson Rowe

The eight-kilometer cross-country race started at 8:00 AM ET on the north side of Tallahassee, Florida in Phipps Park. Nicholas Samuel, who had won the race in 2021, was leading coming off the starting line. By the two-kilometer mark Samuel had been overtaken by Jackson Rowe and another Chiles harrier, junior Gabriel Edwards. Over the next four kilometers Rowe pulled away while Edwards also left Samuel behind. At six kilometers Rowe was over a minute ahead of Edwards and Samuel had faded to seventh.


Rowe continued to widen the gap, going on to win in 27:43. Edwards hung on to place second in 29:30. Over the final two kilometers, Chiles sophomore Josh Hicks passed master runner Leonardo Canete but couldn't quite catch Edwards. Hicks was third in 29:30, giving Chiles the first three spots. Canete was fourth in 29:40.

Miller Landing Madness 8K
Jackson Rowe, Nicholas Samuel, Gabriel Edwards

The Miller Landing Madness 8K is run on a loop course, with the athletes doing the loop twice. The loop is on the slope of the Lake Jackson Basin, so there is plenty of up and down. The highest point on the course comes about midway through the loop. So when Katie Sherron crested the high point the first time, she had been racing for two kilometers. The second time by, she had gone six kilometers. Less than fifteen minutes after finishing the race, she came by a third time.


"I parked at the tennis courts," she explained.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

The tennis courts were a good two miles from the starting line, and a bit farther than that from the finish line, requiring at least four miles of warming up and cooling down. But Sherron has won the women's 8K title at four of the last five Miller Landing Madness events. She also set the women's course record in 2022. Plus, Sherron was the 2021 USATF National Club Cross-Country Women's Master Champion. Nine or more miles of running is an easy Saturday morning for an athlete with those credentials.


Sherron led the women's field from start to finish, placing eleventh overall in 31:09. The only faster women's performance on the course was Sherron's own 30:51, the Miller Landing Madness record she set in the 2022 race.

Nancy Moody
Nancy Moody

Two kilometers into the race, Nancy Moody was second in the women's field. She held that position all the way to the finish line, taking 53rd overall in 40:52. Master runner Ruffian Tyner overtook Emma Huggins during the final two kilometer of the race to take third in the women's standings. Tyner was 54th overall in 41:47 and Huggins was 55th overall in 42:00.


129 athletes finished the 2023 Miller Landing Madness 8K.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 27:43, Jackson Rowe (M, 17) Chiles High
  2. 29:30, Gabriel Edwards (M, 16) Chiles High
  3. 29:34, Joshua Hicks (M, 15) Chiles High
  4. 29:40, Leonardo Canete (M, 44)
  5. 29:57, Jonah Blay (M, 17) Chiles High
  6. 30:04, Walker Elrod (M, 15) Grace Christian
  7. 30:11, Matthew Hauser (M, 15) Lincoln High
  8. 30:46, Nicholas Samuel (M, 20)
  9. 30:54, Jackson Beener (M, 15) Chiles High
  10. 31:01, Jack Fuller (M, 16) Chiles High

Top Ten Women, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 31:09, Katie Sherron (F, 41)
  2. 40:52, Nancy Moody (F, 38)
  3. 41:47, Ruffian Tyner (F, 48)
  4. 42:00, Emma Huggins (F, 32)
  5. 42:09, Nancy Proctor (F, 62)
  6. 42:31, Angela Dempsey (F, 55)
  7. 42:39, Nancy Stedman (F, 61)
  8. 42:53, Hannah Hosay (F, 21)
  9. 43:23, Georgina Hernandez (F, 33)
  10. 43:26, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 51)

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis

The Miller Landing Madness 5K shared a starting line and a starting time with the 8K. Seconds after the start, Henry Lewis was leading everyone--both 8K and 5K competitors. Unchallenged, the Wakulla High sophomore continued to lead all the way to the finish line, winning the 5K in 17:12. Wakulla High senior Andrew Nix placed runner-up in 18:31. Josiah Friddle, a Franklin County High junior, took third in 18:41.


Isabella Laughton was the first woman in the 5K, making it a Wakulla High sweep of the 3.1-mile race. A junior-year athlete, Laughton was ninth overall in 19:57. Dothan High junior Gabriella Baker was the women's runner-up, coming in fifteenth overall in 21:37. Megan Noonan took third in the women's standings, placing sixteenth overall in 21:55.

Isabella Laughton
Isabella Laughton

Bryan Hendricks was the top master runner in the 5K, the tenth male finisher and eleventh overall in 20:28. Tina Smith was the first woman master in the race and the 23rd female finisher, placing 61st overall in 27:27.


144 athletes finished the 2023 Miller Landing Madness 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 17:12, Henry Lewis (M, 16) Wakulla High
  2. 18:31, Andrew Nix (M, 18) Wakulla High
  3. 18:41, Josiah Friddle (M, 16) Franklin County High
  4. 18:53, Paul Gunter (M, 17) Suwannee High
  5. 19:28, Ryan McCreary (M, 15) Lincoln High
  6. 19:40, Joshua Robinson (M, 17) John Paul II Catholic High
  7. 19:44, Nathaniel Cabrera (M, 14) Franklin County High
  8. 19:48, Alex Marshall (M, 17) Wakulla High
  9. 20:10, Emil Bendeck (M, 16) Wakulla High
  10. 20:28, Bryan Hendricks (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 19:57, Isabella Laughton (F, 15) Wakulla High
  2. 21:37, Gabriella Baker (F, 17) Dothan High
  3. 21:55, Megan Noonan (F, 39)
  4. 21:59, Taylor Pfeifer (F, 17) Wakulla High
  5. 22:00, Liliana Lewis (F, 17) Wakulla High
  6. 22:42, Lana Hawkins (F, 16) Wakulla High
  7. 22:44, Tatiana Smith (F, 14) Grace Christian
  8. 23:16, Analecia Ferrell (F, 18) Wakulla High
  9. 23:54, Emmalee Johnson (F, 16) Southwest Georgia
  10. 23:56, Marigrace Garcia-Simmons (F, 14) Southwest Georgia


The last 8K and 5K runners were clearing the trails at 9:00 AM, the starting time of the 3K. The three-kilometer race has typically been for middle school and younger athletes, but this year a pair of Chiles High cross-country runners took the first two places--frosh Jonathan Kiros was first in 9:45 and junior Peyton Allen was runner-up in 10:09. Trinity Catholic eighth-grader James Mogg was the first middle school level athlete in the race, taking third in 10:57.

Charlotte Sikes
Charlotte Sikes

Charlotte Sikes successfully defended the female division of the 3K from high school incursions. Racing in a Red Hills Running Club vest, the Deer Lake seventh-grader was the first girl in the race for the second year in a row, placing eighth overall in 11:25. Sikes' time was a 40-second improvement on her performance in the 2022 race as well as a new Miller Landing Madness record, edging out the previous mark of 11:26 set by Rory Claussen in 2018.


The next three spots went to high school frosh athletes. Kaia Ables was the girls' runner-up, placing tenth overall in 11:38. Savannah Stanley edged Haley Heitmeyer for third in the girls' standings, both athlete clocked in 11:43. Stanley was twelfth overall and Heitmeyer thirteenth.


156 athletes finished the 2023 Miller Landing Madness 3K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 9:45, Jonathan Kiros (M, 14)
  2. 10:09, Peyton Allen (M, 16)
  3. 10:57, James Mogg (M, 13)
  4. 11:04, Logan Haley (M, 14)
  5. 11:19, Levi Pearson (M, 14)
  6. 11:23, Carson Weiss (M, 14)
  7. 11:24, Patrick Walsh (M, 14)
  8. 11:30, Lowell Mick (M, 14)
  9. 11:41, Landon Heitmeyer (M, 9)
  10. 11:44, Emerson Gandy (M, 12)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 11:25, Charlotte Sikes (F, 12)
  2. 11:38, Kaia Ables (F, 14)
  3. 11:43, Savannah Stanley (F, 14)
  4. 11:43, Haley Heitmeyer (F, 14)
  5. 12:31, Acadia Hassell (F, 10)
  6. 12:36, Sophia Youngberg (F, 15)
  7. 12:43, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12)
  8. 12:44, Maddy Morris (F, 15)
  9. 12:53, Ava Hill (F, 17)
  10. 12:59, London Mellen (F, 15)

Miller Landing Madness Winners, 2004 - 2023
DateRaceMenWomenFinishers
28 August 20048K27:57, Gary Droze34:58, Kate Remillard79
5K16:40, Shawn Patterson20:13, Adriana Piekarwicz170
27 August 20058K27:36, Justin Davis31:02, Sarah Docter-Williams120
5K15:59, Alex Miletich18:58, Lydia Willise235
26 August 20068K29:49, Adam David Churchill33:29, Kati Gosnell103
5K16:06, Christian Minor19:30, Jana Stolting217
3K11:39, Brian Bowden12:47, Summer Shepherd118
25 August 20078K27:42, Seth Proctor32:31, Sheryl Rosen108
5K16:13, Joseph Franklin19:57, Emily Ness194
3K11:58, Sam McManama11:59, Carly Thomas70
30 August 20088K28:57, David Altmaier32:49, Sheryl Rosen76
5K17:12, Austin Stevens18:46, Jana Stolting110
3K11:21, Will Henderson13:14, Autumn Wable73
29 August 20098K28:05, Chris Lake33:03, Sarah Docter-Williams151
5K18:17, Austin Stevens18:17, Jana Stolting243
3K11:26, Chase Harris12:04, Cecelia Williams136
28 August 20108K26:28, Kevin Cook33:29, Sheryl Rosen168
5K17:15, Patrick Swain19:22, Stefanie Kurgatt160
3K11:14, Wil Luca13:30, Madeline Horgan110
27 August 20118K25:54, Kevin Sullivan32:17, Sheryl Rosen236
5K16:59, Jacob Slupecki20:14, Stefanie Kurgatt212
3K11:08, Evan Francis12:59, Cheyenne Hildinger157
25 August 20128K27:50, Vince Molosky36:36, Jane Johnson190
5K16:32, Joseph Garcia19:12, Stefanie Kurgatt258
3K10:57, Jake Mazziotta12:16, Adrianna Dugan148
24 August 20138K26:29, Will Stanford35:11, Katie Showman150
5K16:55, Joseph Garcia19:20, Emily Ness237
3K10:48, James McClure12:20, Chase Merrick135
23 August 20148K28:26, Chris Lake35:26, Brittney Barnes154
5K17:09, Joe Garcia21:13, Caroline Willis172
3K11:33, Jonathan McClure12:34, Alyson Churchill173
22 August 20158K28:45, Roger Schmidt38:07, Jane Skalski126
5K18:16,James McClure20:33, Caroline Willis207
3K11:14, Jonathan McClure11:34, Alyson Churchill205
20 August 20168K31:06, Geb Kiros37:19, Katie Sack160
5K18:03, Jake Mazziotta19:20, Alyson Churchill203
3K11:41, Trenton Blake12:52, Lindsay James171
19 August 20178K29:11, Clayton Carlson35:01, Kat Sack125
5K17:55, Jesse Boyd21:07, Elizabeth Skipper237
3K11:01, Patrick Koon12:43, Paige Churchill212
18 August 20188K33:07, Jim Halley36:04, Katie Sherron127
5K18:00, Jesse Boyd19:57, Sheryl Rosen201
3K10:37, Connor Edwards11:26, Rory Claussen177
17 August 20198K31:21, Pierre Pean33:04, Ann Centner141
5K18:32, Daniel Wiedeman22:14, Gracie Koeppel196
3K10:47, Patrick Koon12:10, Clifton Lewis136
14 August 20218K29:18, Nicholas Samuel31:28, Katie Sherron89
5K17:34, Brock Granberg20:48, Susan Koeppel165
3K10:52, Walker Elrod11:36, Clifton Lewis63
13 August 20228K28:16, Alexander Croy30:51, Katie Sherron126
5K17:51, Nicholas Samuel22:07, Isabella Laughton128
3K10:11, Jonah Blay12:05, Charlotte Sikes131
12 August 20238K27:43, Jackson Rowe31:09, Katie Sherron129
5K17:12, Henry Lewis19:57, Isabella Laughton144
3K9:45, Jonathan Kiros11:25, Charlotte Sikes156
The Miller Landing Madness was preceded in history by the Miccosukee Madness (2004-2007)
and the Tom Brown Bash (1977-2003) races.


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