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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Matt Ryan and Kate Drummond post hot times on a cold morning in 4A District 1

The last high school cross-country event at Apalachee Regional Park before Florida's state championship was the FHSAA 4A District 1 Championship Meet. Held on a chilly Saturday morning, 23 October 2022, the meet opened with Nease's Matt Ryan outkicking Tanner Simonds of Creekside for the win in the boys' 5K, 15:44 to 15:45. Simond's Creekside squad took the team title, though, scoring a a winning 37 points. In the girls' 5K, Buchholz senior Kate Drummond successfully defended her 2021 District title, taking first in 18:50. Drummond's win helped the Bobcats put up 31 points, good enough for first place in the team standings.

Matt Ryan, Tanner Simonds
Matt Ryan and Tanner Simonds

Perhaps the leaders in the boys' 5K were huddled together for warmth. After all, it was 40 °F at 8:00 AM when the race started. But huddled they were, and it was a big huddle--nine athletes were in the pacesetting group at the halfway point. There were still eight in close contention heading into the homestretch, with juniors Matt Ryan and Tanner Simonds leading the charge. Nease's Ryan got the edge in the sprint to the finish, getting there in 15:44, just ahead of the 15:45 of Creekside's Ryan. Buchholz senior Emerson Miller was a close third in 15:47, arriving just a second before Bucholz's Mason Kawaja (4th, 15:48) and Chiles' Wyatt Townsend (5th, 15:48). Three more athletes cracked 16:00 that morning--Mandarin senior Gavin Nelson was sixth in 15:52, Creekside senior Hudson Finocchio was seventh in 15:53, and Creekside senior Jack Dravo was eighth in 15:58.


Another Creekside senior, Jacob Harvey, didn't quite break 16:00, but he did break into the top ten, placing ninth in 16:08. With Harvey across the finish line, Creekside had four scorers in the top ten, with the fifth Knight not far behind--senior Mac Williams took eleventh in 16:15. With Williams home, Creekside had 37 points and the 2022 team title in 4A District 1.

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Boys' 5K leaders at halfway

Buchholz scored 93, placing second in the eighteen-team field. Niceville, led by junior Seamus Hodge (13th, 16:27), placed third with 93 points.


The top eight teams advanced to the 4A Region 1 Championship Meet, the semifinal round before the State Championship. Nease (4th, 107), Flagler Palm Coast (5th, 144), Mandarin (6th, 149), Chiles (7th, 152), and Bartram Trail (8th, 153) each qualified.


Boys' Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 4A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. Creekside, 37 *
  2. Buchholz, 93 *
  3. Niceville, 99 *
  4. Nease, 107 *
  5. Flagler Palm Coast, 144 *
  6. Mandarin, 149 *
  7. Chiles, 152 *
  8. Bartram Trail, 153 *
  9. Pace, 260
  10. Forest, 326
  11. Fletcher, 371
  12. Crestview, 380
  13. Oakleaf, 402
  14. West Port, 431
  15. Navarre, 436
  16. Atlantic Coast, 443
  17. Tate, 514
  18. Sandalwood, 592
* Team advances to the 4A Region 1 Championship


Top 10 Boys, 2022 FHSAA 4A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 15:43.7, Matt Ryan (Nease) JR
  2. 15:44.6, Tanner Simonds (Creekside) JR
  3. 15:46.2, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) SR
  4. 15:47.4, Mason Kawaja (Buchholz) SR
  5. 15:47.8, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) SR
  6. 15:51.5, Gavin Nelson (Mandarin) SR
  7. 15:52.3, Hudson Finocchio (Creekside) SR
  8. 15:57.2, Jack Dravo (Creekside) SR
  9. 16:07.7, Jacob Harvey (Creekside) SR
  10. 16:11.6, Sam Myers (Nease) SR

Creekside frosh Alyson Johnson had a ten-meter lead after the first half of the 4A District 1 girls' 5K. But the second half of the race belonged to the defending champion, Kate Drummond. The Buccholz senior overtook the fading Johnson, then charged home in 18:50--her best mark yet on the Apalachee Regional Park course. Lucy Voss made it one-two for Buchholz; the Bobcat junior was runner-up in 18:54. Oakleaf senior Sierra Barrera took third in 18:59. Early leader Alyson Johnson was sixth in 19:27, overtaken just before the homestretch by Buchholz soph Eleanor Whisler (4th, 19:14) and Niceville senior Trinity Holland (5th, 19:20).

Kate Drummond
Kate Drummond

Buchholz sophmore Ashley Hamilton took tenth in 20:00, making it four Bobcats in the top ten. The fifth Bobcat scorer was junior Emma White, finishing fourteenth in 20:07 and giving Buchholz 31 points and the team title.


The Niceville girls were second with 45 points. Creekside took third in the field of seventeen teams with 98 points.

Lucy Voss
Lucy Voss

Five more teams qualified for the 4A Region 1 meet by placing in the top eight--Mandarin was fourth with 139 points, Nease was fifth with 177 points, Bartram Trail was sixth with 182 points, Flagler Palm Coast was seventh with 184 points, and Chiles was eighth with 222 points.


Buccholz will host the FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet at Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday morning, 29 October 2022. The top eight teams in each Regional race will advance to the State Championship at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday mornning, 5 November 2022.

Buchholz Girls
Buchholz Girls

Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee timed and scored the 2022 FHSAA 4A District 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet.


Girls' Team Standings, 2022 FHSAA 4A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. Buchholz, 31 *
  2. Niceville, 45 *
  3. Creekside, 98 *
  4. Mandarin, 139 *
  5. Nease, 177 *
  6. Bartram Trail, 182 *
  7. Flagler Palm Coast, 184 *
  8. Chiles, 222 *
  9. Oakleaf, 281
  10. Fletcher, 288
  11. Pace, 292
  12. West Port, 309
  13. Crestview, 353
  14. Navarre, 362
  15. Forest, 437
  16. Sandalwood, 472
  17. Tate, 542
* Team advances to the 4A Region 1 Championship


Top 10 Girls, 2022 FHSAA 4A District 1 Cross-Country Championship
  1. 18:49.5, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) SR
  2. 18:53.2, Lucy Voss (Buchholz) JR
  3. 18:59.0, Sierra Barrera (Oakleaf) SR
  4. 19:13.3, Eleanor Whisler (Buchholz) SO
  5. 19:20.0, Trinity Holland (Niceville) SR
  6. 19:26.3, Alyson Johnson (Creekside) FR
  7. 19:46.0, Cassidy De Young (Flagler Palm Coast) SO
  8. 19:54.1, Rayne Mendez (Niceville) JR
  9. 19:55.1, Hailey Holtery (Niceville) JR
  10. 19:59.5, Ashley Hamilton (Buchholz) SO

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

A winning start to the season for Patrick Koon and Kate Drummond at Cecil Field

New World Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida probably was a swamp at one time. The ground has the spongy feeling of land that remembers long years of never being quite dry. During World War II, the land became part of Cecil Field Naval Air Station. In 1975 Fiddler's Green, an eighteen-hole golf course, was built. New owners renamed the site New World Golf Course, then added disc golf in 2015. high school cross-country arrived in 2017 as the Cecil Field Pre-Season Classic, thanks to Bishop Snyder coach Richard Fannin. On Friday evening, 27 August 2021, the meet moved into the regular season and became the Cecil Field Summer Classic.


Over 1600 athletes crossed a finish line in the races at the 2021 Classic, including 196 in the high school girls' elite 5K. Of those nearly 200, the first was Buchholz junior Kate Drummond, who won the race by 70 meters in 18:39. Leon sophomore Patrick Koon was first among 228 finishers in high school boys' elite 5K, cruising the course in a course and meet record 15:15.

2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic
Kate Drummond

The girls' elite race started promptly at 7:15 PM. A flurry of athletes with more optimism than judgment set the early pace. Two kilometers into the race, fatigue had cleared them away and Zoe Pustilnik, a Spanish River senior, was leading. Kate Drummond was just off Pustilnik's right shoulder.


During the third kilometer, Drummond took over, opening a three-second gap. The gap grew. With 600 meters to go, Drummond was ten seconds ahead of the next runner, Timber Creek senior Amber Schulz. Pustilnik was a few steps back in third. Those positions held till the finish line, where Drummond was first in 18:39. It was her first high school cross-country win. Schulz was runner-up in 18:55. Pustilnik held off Episcopal frosh Lucrezia Gowdy to take third, both runners clocked in 19:02.

2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic
Amber Schulz

In the team standings, Bolles was first in the field of twenty schools, led by the seventh-place finish of Bulldog junior Elizabeth Csikai. Csikai ran 19:17. Bolles remaining scorers were frosh Elizabeth McClure (14th, 19:42), forsh Estella Bruneau (20th, 19:53), senior Maddie Popp (24th, 20:03), and sophomore Leila Bata (31st, 20:11). Those five gave the Bulldogs 93 points and the win. Drummond's Buchholz Bobcats were second with 128 points. Leon High, led by Lion junior Lily Moore (5th, 19:09), scored 139 points to take third.


Team Standings, High School Girls' Elite 5K
  1. Bolles, 93
  2. Buchholz, 128
  3. Leon, 139
  4. Circle Christian, 158
  5. Maclay, 213
  6. Niceville, 229
  7. Satellite, 243
  8. Bishop Kenny, 269
  9. Viera, 270
  10. Saint Augustine, 272
  11. Spanish River, 274
  12. Pensacola Christian, 283
  13. Timber Creek, 294
  14. Winter Park, 295
  15. Bartram Trail, 303
  16. Mount Dora, 315
  17. Creekside, 376
  18. Jacksonville Episcopal, 389
  19. Nease, 416
  20. Richmond Hill, 508

Top Ten Athletes, High School Girls' Elite 5K
  1. 18:39, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 11
  2. 18:55, Amber Schulz (Timber Creek) 12
  3. 19:02, Zoe Pustilnik (Spanish River) 12
  4. 19:02, Lucrezia Gowdy (Jacksonville Episcopal) 9
  5. 19:09, Lily Moore (Leon) 11
  6. 19:10, Reilly Barber (Saint Augustine) 12
  7. 19:17, Elizabeth Csikai (Bolles) 11
  8. 19:20, Lucy Voss (Buchholz) 10
  9. 19:31, Emma White (Buchholz) 10
  10. 19:35, Lillee Tang (Leon) 11

With daylight fading from clouds and sunset, the high school boys' elite 5K got underway at 7:45 PM. 400 meters from the starting line, Patrick Koon took the lead. Nick Carpenter, a Trinity Prep senior, tucked in behind Koon. Carpenter remained a step behind in Koon's wake through two kilometers, but Koon began to pull away during the third kilometer. With 600 meters to go, Koon was 15 seconds ahead.

2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic
Patrick Koon

Meanwhile, Matthew Stratton, a Saint Johns Country Day senior, had caught up with Carpenter. Fighting for second, Carpenter and Stratton began to eat into Koon's lead. As the finish line approached, Stratton left Carpenter behind and charged after Koon.


But the Leon sophomore was too far ahead. Koon made it to the finish line in 15:15, five seconds ahead of Stratton's 15:20. Both runners under the previous course record. Carpenter nabbed third in 15:26.


Viera senior Michael Toppi nabbed fourth in 15:38. Toppi was one of two Viera athletes in the top ten, the other was junior Cameron Raney, tenth in 15:59. Viera's remaining scorers were senior Robbie Naberhaus (12th, 16:05), junior Aedan Rendeck (27th, 16:44), and frosh Jack Girard (37th, 16:54), givng the Hawks 80 points and first place among 22 teams. Led by the fifth place finish Satellite took second with 98 points, led by senior Justin Wilson, fifth in 15:44. Bolles was third, scoring 103 points behind the top Bulldog, senior William Brady. Brady was eighth in 15:58.


Team Standings, High School Boys' Elite 5K
  1. Viera, 80
  2. Satellite, 98
  3. Bolles, 103
  4. Creekside, 166
  5. Circle Christian, 207
  6. Bartram Trail, 219
  7. Niceville, 221
  8. Leon, 225
  9. Buchholz, 238
  10. Nease, 239
  11. Oak Hall, 318
  12. Spanish River, 320
  13. Richmond Hill, 322
  14. Pensacola Christian, 410
  15. Winter Park, 424
  16. Bishop Kenny, 433
  17. Melbourne, 447
  18. Maclay, 449
  19. Timber Creek, 466
  20. Saint Francis Catholic, 532
  21. Fort Walton Beach, 569
  22. Saint Augustine, 590

Top Ten Athletes, High School Boys' Elite 5K
  1. 15:15, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
  2. 15:21, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 12
  3. 15:26, Nick Carpenter (Trinity Prep) 12
  4. 15:38, Michael Toppi (Viera) 12
  5. 15:44, Justin Wilson (Satellite) 12
  6. 15:50, Emerson Miller (Buchholz) 11
  7. 15:56, Dayton Law (Satellite) 12
  8. 15:58, William Brady (Bolles) 12
  9. 15:58, Caden Montini (Oak Hall) 11
  10. 15:59, Cameron Raney (Viera) 11

Before the elite races, the girls' varsity 5K and the boys' varsity 5K had the course. A light rain fell during the girls' varsity race. By two kilometers Oakleaf junior Sierra Barrera had moved up through the field to take the lead. During the third kilometer, Rockedge sophomore Malinda Underwood and Fletcher frosh Tessa Massa moved up four places and pulled even with Barrera. The rest of the race was Barrera, Massa, and Underwood fighting for first, farther and farther ahead of the rest of the field. It came down to the final kick. Underwood edged Barrera for the win, both running 20:19, with Massa a hair behind in 202:20.

2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic
Malinda Underwood, Tessa Massa, Sierra Barrera

It was a Bulldog vs. Bulldog battle in the team standings, with the Bolles Bulldogs and the Melbourne Bulldogs fighting for first. Bolles had no runners in the top ten, but scorers Kavya Patel (13th, 22:00), Kate Mark (20th, 22:25), Emily Loftin (27th, 22:40), Sofia Petrucelli (29th, 22:44), and Lilly Lenger (36th, 23:19) gave their team 109 points. However, Melbourne also had 109 points, thanks to Caroline Bergstrom (7th, 21:33), Aubrey Orcutt (15th, 22:05), Katelyn Apotsos (26th, 22:38), Mehek Niwas (34th, 22:59), and Emma Hanus (43rd, 23:31). Under NFHS rules, a tie score is resolved by comparing the sixth runner on each team--"the team with the best sixth-place finisher shall prevail." In this case, the best sixth-place finsher was Bolles eighth-grader Katherine Libby who placed 41st in 23:30, giving her team first place. Stanton, led by senior Alexandria Richmond (5th, 21:27), was third with 174 points.


Team Standings, High School Girls' Varsity 5K
  1. Bolles, 109
  2. Melbourne, 109
  3. Stanton, 174
  4. Clay, 183
  5. Fort Walton Beach, 190
  6. Bishop Snyder, 212
  7. Fletcher, 246
  8. Middleburg, 262
  9. Niceville, 269
  10. Rockledge, 279
  11. Creekside, 285
  12. Jeff Davis, 311
  13. Wolfson, 329
  14. Oakleaf, 362
  15. Fernandina Beach, 368
  16. Mandarin, 377
  17. Bishop Kenny, 384
  18. Bartram Trail, 392
  19. Saint Johns Country Day, 415
  20. Nease, 512
  21. Saint Francis Catholic, 529
  22. Ridgeview, 567
  23. Suwannee, 600
  24. Jacksonville Episcopal, 642
  25. Richmond Hill, 645

Top Ten Athletes, High School Girls' Varsity 5K
  1. 20:19, Malinda Underwood (Rockledge) 10
  2. 20:19, Sierra Barrera (Oakleaf) 11
  3. 20:20, Tessa Massa (Fletcher) 9
  4. 21:04, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Snyder) 10
  5. 21:19, Ava Quattrocchi (Rockledge) 10
  6. 21:27, Alexandra Richmond (Stanton) 12
  7. 21:33, Caroline Bergstrom (Melbourne) 10
  8. 21:33, Rebecca Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 9
  9. 21:34, Catalina Romero (Saint Francis Catholic) 10
  10. 21:40, Lauren Quinn (Fernandina Beach) 10

James Snipes, a Ridgeview senior, was the early leader of the boys' varsity 5K. He was shadowed for more than three kilometers by Rockledge junior Josiah Price. When Price faded another Rockledge junior, Christian Calderon, took over the pursuit. Calderon couldn't catch Snipes, either. Snipes expanded his lead over the final kilometer to win the race in 16:47. Calderon was second in 16:59. Mandarin junior Gavin Nelson was third in 17:17.

2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic
James Snipes

Joining Nelson were Mandarin's other four scorers-sophomore Dominic Geraci (15th, 17:51), senior Max Dedrick (17th, 17:52), junior Casey King (20th, 18:14), and senior Jacob Chattin (41st, 18:53). Those five gave Mandarin 96 points, good for first place in a field of 32 teams. Creekside edged Niceville for second 188 to 189, just ahead of fourth-place Bolles' 190 points. Creekside's top runner was frosh Bill Foulk, eleventh in 17:40; Niceville's first scorer was sophopmore Alexander Buena, seventh in 17:28.


Team Standings, High School Boys' Varsity 5K
  1. Mandarin, 96
  2. Creekside, 188
  3. Niceville, 189
  4. Bolles, 190
  5. Jeff Davis, 196
  6. Jacksonville Episcopal, 236
  7. Buchholz, 246
  8. Bartram Trail, 272
  9. Stanton, 282
  10. Bishop Snyder, 314
  11. Valdosta, 315
  12. Providence, 341
  13. Ridgeview, 350
  14. Middleburg, 398
  15. Rockledge, 432
  16. Fletcher, 446
  17. Nease, 453
  18. Wolfson, 473
  19. Saint Johns Country Day, 535
  20. Clay, 539
  21. Suwannee, 552
  22. Richmond Hill, 595
  23. Santa Fe, 613
  24. Oakleaf, 670
  25. Bishop Kenny, 676
  26. Fernandina Beach, 676
  27. Baker County, 687
  28. Mount Dora, 691
  29. Trinity Christian, 771
  30. Orange Park, 779
  31. Christ's Church, 805
  32. Saint Francis Catholic, 883

Top Ten Athletes, High School Boys' Varsity 5K
  1. 16:47, James Snipes (Ridgeview) 12
  2. 16:59, Cristian Calderon (Rockledge) 11
  3. 17:17, Gavin Nelson (Mandarin) 11
  4. 17:20, Donald Dempsey (Bishop Snyder) 12
  5. 17:23, Josiah Price (Rockledge) 11
  6. 17:27, Graham Myers (Saint Johns Country Day) 10
  7. 17:28, Alexander Buena (Niceville) 10
  8. 17:30, Matthew Ortiz (Santa Fe) 12
  9. 17:30, Parker Jackson (Valdosta) 12
  10. 17:35, Caden Hoffer (Bishop Snyder) 12

First Place Sports of Jacksonville, Florida timed and score the 2021 Cecil Field Summer Classic. High school cross-country returns to New World Sports on 2 October 2021 at the New World Fall Spectacular.


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