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Monday, November 9, 2020

Laci Watford and Matthew Stratton win at 1A Region 1, but Maclay sweeps team honors

When the athletes of FHSAA 1A Region 1 met at New World Golf in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday morning, 6 November 2020, it was Laci Watford, the University Christian junior, who won the girl's 5K, running 18:40. Another junior, Matthew Stratton of Saint Johns Country Day, won the boys' 5K with a 15:53. But it was the harriers from Maclay who swept the team titles, taking first in the girls' race with 49 points and first in the boys' race with 36 points.


Runner-up in the 2018 and 2019 Region 1 races, Watford's winning 18:40 in the 2020 event put her across the finish line a minute before the next runner. Kaylin Olivarez, a Baker eighth-grader, placed runner-up in 19:40. Maclay frosh Susan Koeppel came in third with a 19:49.


After Susan Koeppel, Maclay had seventh-grader Lillian Koeppel take ninth in 20:43. The remaining three Marauder scorers were Maclay frosh Natalie Hammett (11th, 20:46), eighth-grader Payton Thumm (15th, 21:56), and seventh-grader Nishi Bhanderi (16th, 21:28). Those five athletes combined for Maclay's winning score of 49. In the past seven years, the Maclay girls have won seven Region 1 team titles.


Pensacola Christian was second in the region with 66 points, led by frosh Rae Anne Tutton and seventh-grader Jaimee Tutton. Rae Anne Tutton finished fourth in 20:08, Jaimee Tutton was fifth in 20:08. Community Christian placed third with 92 points; the Tallahassee school's first runner was junior Morgan Wilson, seventh in 20:34. Providence, the last school to win the Region before the Maclay streak began, took fourth in the 2020 meet with 98 points. Providence was led by frosh Lindy White, who placed sixth in 20:25.


The top four schools--Maclay, Pensacola Christian, Community Christian, and Providence--qualified for the State Championship Meet.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Maclay, 49
  2. Pensacola Christian, 66
  3. Community Christian, 92
  4. Providence, 98
  5. Baker, 116
  6. Saint Johns Country Day, 163
  7. Saint Joseph, 191
  8. Bishop Snyder, 206
  9. Port Saint Joe, 237
  10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 254
  11. Blountstown, 302
  12. Wewahitchka, 375

Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 18:39.60, Laci Watford (University Christian) 11
  2. 19:39.60, Kaylin Olivarez (Baker) 8
  3. 19:48.40, Susan Koeppel (Maclay) 9
  4. 20:07.20, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 9
  5. 20:07.40, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 7
  6. 20:24.30, Lindy White (Providence) 9
  7. 20:33.40, Morgan Wilson (Community Christian) 11
  8. 20:35.40, Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) 7
  9. 20:42.80, Lillian Koeppel (Maclay) 7
  10. 20:43.40, Gretchen Morgan (Providence) 10
  11. 20:45.30, Natalie Hammett (Maclay) 9
  12. 21:04.60, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Snyder) 9
  13. 21:14.00, Sydney Athearn (Rocky Bayou) 9
  14. 21:25.60, Payton Thumm (Maclay) 8
  15. 21:28.00, Nishi Bhanderi (Maclay) 7

Undefeated in the month of October, Matthew Stratton's 15:53 win in the 1A Region 1 boys' 5K gave the Saint Johns Country Day junior a four-race winning streak. The Maclay Marauders took the next two places, with junior Jackson Yarbrough runner-up in 16:08 and senior Leo Rutledge third in 16:37.


In addition to Yarbrough and Rutledge, Maclay had two more harriers in the top ten; sophmores Clayton Knox (5th, 16:58) and Carter Rothell (8th, 17:25). When Lawrence Bishop finished 21st in 18:17 for Maclay, the Marauders had 36 points and their ninth Region 1 boys' title in the last eleven years.


Finishing fourth in 16:43, junior Jonathan Tutton was first runner home for Pensacola Christian. Pensacola Christian had five scorers in the top fourteen, racking up a score of 44 points and taking second in the Region. Saint Johns Country Day was third, scoring 114 points behind Region champ Matthew Stratton. Saint Joseph was fourth with 136 points, led by sophomore Victor Farfan (6th, 17:08).


Maclay, Pensacola Christian, Saint Johns Country Day, and Saint Joseph were the four boys' teams that qualified for State out of 1A Region 1. The 2020 FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship Meet will be contested in Tallahassee, Florida at Apalacheee Regional Park. The class 1A races are scheduled for Friday morning, 13 November 2020.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships
  1. Maclay, 36
  2. Pensacola Christian, 44
  3. Saint Johns Country Day, 114
  4. Saint Joseph, 136
  5. Bishop Snyder, 146
  6. Providence, 164
  7. Community Christian, 173
  8. Blountstown, 231
  9. Baker, 252
  10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 258
  11. Port Saint Joe, 263
  12. Malone, 295

Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships
  1. 15:53.00, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 11
  2. 16:07.50, Jackson Yarbrough (Maclay) 11
  3. 16:36.50, Leo Rutledge (Maclay) 12
  4. 16:42.90, Jonathan Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 11
  5. 16:57.70, Clayton Knox (Maclay) 10
  6. 17:07.30, Victor Farfan (Saint Joseph) 10
  7. 17:11.90, Andrew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 10
  8. 17:24.80, Carter Rothell (Maclay) 10
  9. 17:40.50, Eugene Hall (Paxton) 12
  10. 17:41.60, Logan Dunaway (Freeport) 12
  11. 17:42.70, Donald Dempsey (Bishop Snyder) 11
  12. 17:45.70, Micah Sleeth (Pensacola Christian) 10
  13. 17:49.40, Erick Lund (Pensacola Christian) 11
  14. 17:52.20, Micah Hodge (Pensacola Christian) 10
  15. 17:52.70, Jacob Kailes (Saint Johns Country Day) 12

FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 1999 - 2020
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
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
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 and 2020.
The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.


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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Junior Olympians raced for Region 4 titles at Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Course

More than 500 athletes came to Tallahassee, Florida's Apalachee Regional Park on Saturday morning, 23 November 2019. They came from Florida, from Georgia, and from South Carolina to compete in one of ten races of the 2019 USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Cross-Country Championship Meet. Berths in the USATF Junior Olympic Cross-Country National Championship Meet in Madison, Wisconsin on 14 December 2019 were at stake. They could earn the spot by being in the top 30 in their race, or by being on a team that placed in the top five. It was the second time that Apalachee Regional Park had hosted the Region 4 meet; ARPXC had also been the venue in 2016.


9:00 AM ET, 8 & Under Girls' 2K

The youngest girls raced first; the eight-and-under girls' 2K started at 9:00 AM. It was sunny and cool but not cold, much milder than what the athletes would have to look forward to in Madison. Mount Pleasant TC's Savannah Hislop, defending her 2018 Region 4 title, was already leading the field at the 500-meter mark. 1500 meters later, Hislop crossed the finish line first in 8:28.58, making it two years in a row of Region wins for the South Carolina harrier. Led by Hislop's win, Mount Pleasant placed first in the team standings for the third year in a row.

Savannah Hislop
Savannah Hislop

Top Ten Athletes, 8 & Under Girls' 2K
  1. 8:28.58, Savannah Hislop (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  2. 8:42.43, Alonna Timmons (Unattached)
  3. 9:03.33, Siena D'Agostino (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  4. 9:05.83, Reese Vagedes (Lassiter Junior CC & Track)
  5. 9:06.16, Angelica Wolfe (Central Florida)
  6. 9:09.37, Lucy Baxter (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  7. 9:23.92, Gemma Baskin (Unattached)
  8. 9:39.85, Scarlett Miedema (Lexington County Wildcats)
  9. 9:42.46, Ronel St Germain (City of Charleston Swamp Foxes)
  10. 9:43.81, Meena Corse (Dekalb Trailblazers)

9:30 AM ET, 8 & Under Boys' 2K

Miles Tonelis picked up the second individual title of the morning for Mount Pleasant Track Club, winning the eight-and-under boys' 2K in 7:39.73. In the team standings, Mount Pleasant boys took first for their fourth straight region title.

Miles Tonelis
Miles Tonelis

Top Ten Athletes, 8 & Under Boys' 2K
  1. 7:39.73, Miles Tonelis (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  2. 7:48.88, Dylan Johnson (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  3. 8:03.94, Ryder Kotz (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  4. 8:12.83, Kyle Sewczwicz (River Ridge Youth Track Club)
  5. 8:20.98, Caleb Dubois (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)
  6. 8:25.53, Vincent Cote (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  7. 8:26.22, Matthew Sanders (Dekalb Trailblazers)
  8. 8:39.82, Eli Hines (City of Charleston Swamp Foxes)
  9. 8:43.58, Grant Heinrich (Lassiter Junior CC & Track)
  10. 8:46.79, Maximus Boon (Peachtree City Flash)

10:00 AM ET, 9-10 Girls' 3K

The girls' 3K was the first race of the morning where the runners had to race up the Wall. That hill was still a couple of kilometers ahead when Julia Betton and Julia Goldman led the field through the first 500 meters of the race. After cresting the Wall, it was Betton--running for Marietta, Georgia' Walton Youth Track Club--who led everyone over the finish line, winning the race in 11:59.32. Mount Pleasant claimed the team title with a mathematically unbeatable 22 points.

Julia Betton
Julia Betton

Top Ten Athletes, 9-10 Girls' 3K
  1. 11:59.32, Julia Betton (Walton Youth Track Club)
  2. 12:02.08, Claire Reburn (Central Florida)
  3. 12:08.40, Tabitha Hewitt (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  4. 12:14.17, Julia Goldman (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  5. 12:23.12, Ella Alberici (Alpha Crush Running Club)
  6. 12:27.90, Genevieve McKinley (Etowah Youth Track Club)
  7. 12:31.06, Andi McQuade (Peachtree City Flash)
  8. 12:33.20, Isabella Pacheco (Unattached)
  9. 12:35.94, Sophia Lee (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  10. 12:45.99, Gabrielle Lee (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)

10:30 AM ET, 9-10 Boys' 3K

Next, the athletes in the 9-to-10 boys' 3K took their turn on the Wall. Gabriel Hislop, racing from the front, collected another win for the Mount Pleasant Track Club, placing first in 10:47.01. He and the rest of his squad scored 28 points to take the team title.

Gabriel Hislop
Gabriel Hislop

Top Ten Athletes, 9-10 Boys' 3K
  1. 10:47.01, Gabriel Hislop (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  2. 10:51.54, William Malueg (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)
  3. 11:07.55, Elijah Avrett (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)
  4. 11:11.53, David Shedd (Peachtree City Flash)
  5. 11:13.42, Beckett Schleier (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  6. 11:14.79, Drew Butler (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  7. 11:16.47, Anthony Cote (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  8. 11:24.57, Liam Welsh (Walton Youth Track Club)
  9. 11:26.57, Zachary Teachman (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  10. 11:29.41, Bo Colpaert (Etowah Youth Track Club)

11:00 AM ET, 11-12 Girls' 3K

Harriet Blaha of the Atlanta Track Club went out with the leaders of the 11-to-12 girls' 3K, but she came home ahead of them. Blaha won the race in 11:32.52, improving on her eighteenth-place showing in the 2018 Region 4 race. The girls of the Sequoyah Youth Track Club were first in the team standings with 35 points.

Harriet Blaha
Harriet Blaha

Top Ten Athletes, 11-12 Girls' 3K
  1. 11:32.52, Harriet Blaha (Atlanta Track Club)
  2. 11:36.36, Nora Brahim (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  3. 11:47.20, Addison Higgins (Sequoyah Youth Track Club)
  4. 11:49.96, Eva Murphy (Georgia Elit)
  5. 11:52.69, Paige Harden (Great Strides)
  6. 11:53.29, Faira Fenton (River Ridge Youth Track Club)
  7. 11:53.74, Piper LeHew (City of Charleston Swamp Foxes)
  8. 11:56.48, Lilly Savage (Sequoyah Youth Track Club)
  9. 11:57.16, Lucy Voss (Unattached)
  10. 11:57.74, Sophia Santivanez (Happy Feet Running Club)

11:30 AM ET, 11-12 Boys' 3K

Several runners got out fast in the 11-to-12 boys' 3K, leading in the early going. Mason Wicks wasn't won of them. Nevertheless, Walton Youth Track Club's Wick led over the finish line, winning the race in 10:23.83. It was Wicks' first year in the age group. The Mount Pleasant boys took the team title, scoring 46 points.

Mason Wicks
Mason Wicks

Top Ten Athletes, 11-12 Boys' 3K
  1. 10:23.83, Mason Wicks (Walton Youth Track Club)
  2. 10:29.01, Chase Fournier (Walton Youth Track Club)
  3. 10:30.85, Calvin Volkmann (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  4. 10:38.52, Gavin Moore (Unattached)
  5. 10:43.76, Kaleb Burroughs (Florence Track Club)
  6. 10:43.78, Benjamin Winn (Great Strides)
  7. 10:56.21, Jordan Nowell (Peachtree City Flash)
  8. 10:59.05, Ethan Gawryluk (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  9. 11:01.34, Sam Comsudes (Atlanta Track Club)
  10. 11:02.64, Ethan Bridge (Unattached)

12:00 PM ET, 13-14 Girls' 4K

The course for the 13-to-14 girls' 4K was two loops, neither of which required the runners to tackle the Wall. After the first loop, Mount Dora Middle School eighth-grader Noelle Vu was following Sarah Fassinger of the Cherokee Junior Track Club, both runners well ahead of the rest of the field. By the end of the second loop, Vu was well head of everyone. Florida's 2019 middle school cross-country champion, Vu won the Region 4 title in 14:17.52, with Fassinger second in 14:36.56. Mount Pleasant edged Great Strides for the team title, 42 to 44.

Noelle Vu
Noelle Vu

Top Ten Athletes, 13-14 Girls' 4K
  1. 14:17.52, Noelle Vu (Unattached)
  2. 14:36.66, Sarah Fassinger (Cherokee Junior Track Club)
  3. 14:59.37, Morgan Grace Sheffield (Great Strides)
  4. 15:03.97, Lula Katz (Unattached)
  5. 15:11.44, Abbie Kallbreier (Etowah Youth Track Club)
  6. 15:11.44, Clodagh OBryant (Unattached)
  7. 15:21.76, Claire Shelton (Alpha Crush Running Club)
  8. 15:28.56, Erin O'Brien (DASH)
  9. 15:33.56, Lauren Fath (Creekview Youth Track Club)
  10. 15:49.22, Josephine May (Mount Pleasant Track Club)

12:30 PM ET, 13-14 Boys' 4K

Miguel Pantojas De Jesus followed the early leaders out in the 13-to-14 boys 4K, but by midway through the race they were all following him. Unchallenged the rest of the way, the Oviedo High frosh went on to win in 12:58.83. Great Strides put up 34 points to take the team title.

Miguel Pantojas De Jesus
Miguel Pantojas De Jesus

Top Ten Athletes, 13-14 Boys' 4K
  1. 12:58.83, Miguel Pantojas De Jesus (Unattached)
  2. 13:19.82, Ryan Sewczwicz (River Ridge Youth Track Club)
  3. 13:19.89, Reid Latimer (Great Strides)
  4. 13:23.82, Clark Bilderback (Alpha Crush Running Club)
  5. 13:24.21, Jose Rosa (Happy Feet Running Club)
  6. 13:24.92, Ryan Cano (Unattached)
  7. 13:25.89, Reece Bluestein (Columbia Project)
  8. 13:33.77, Hayden Nicholason (Great Strides)
  9. 13:35.39, Timothy Cole (Alpha Crush Running Club)
  10. 13:38.13, John Teachman (Mount Pleasant Track Club)

1:00 PM ET, 15-18 Girls' 5K

There may have been a short time at the beginning of the 15-to-18 girls' 5K where Laci Watford wasn't leading. It would have had to be a very short time, though. Watford, a University Christian sophomore, Watford won the race by almost half a kilometer, running 20:13.8. It was her second straight Region 4 title; she had placed first in the 13-14 girls' 4K in 2018. Ana Yerabuena, the defending Region 4 champion in the 15-18 girls' 5K, was second in 22:08.51.

Laci Watford
Laci Watford

Top Eight Athletes, 15-18 Girls' 5K
  1. 20:13.72, Laci Watford (Unattached)
  2. 22:08.51, Ana Yerbabuena (Unattached)
  3. 23:25.24, Yosverani Solis (Unattached)
  4. 24:14.77, Dana Martinez (Unattached)
  5. 24:40.48, Gracie Tingelhoff (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)
  6. 24:52.40, Jalin Delcid (Unattached)
  7. 25:50.66, Ashley Jube (Jefferson Parks & Recreation)
  8. 27:15.79, Jennifer Price (Unattached)

1:30 PM ET, 15-18 Boys' 5K

Michael Patterson of Great Strides trailed some overly-optimistic runners in the early going of the 15-to-18 boys' 5K, but by the three-kilometer mark he was in command of the race. After finishing ninth in the race in 2017 and sixth in 2018, the South Forsyth High senior took first in the 2019 race in 16:34.03. East Coweta High sophomore Matthew Moore was second in 17:08.2. It was Moore and Patterson's latest November matchup--Moore had finished ahead of Patterson in the 7A boys' race at the GHSA Championship on 2 November, but Patterson had won the USATF Georgia Association meet over Moore on 9 November. Likewise, Patterson placed ahead of Moore in the Georgia Meet Of Champions boys' 5K on 16 November.

Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson

Top Ten Athletes, 15-18 Boys' 5K
  1. 16:34.03, Michael Patterson (Great Strides)
  2. 17:08.16, Matthew Moore (Unattached)
  3. 17:24.92, Nicolas Fiorillo (Mount Pleasant Track Club)
  4. 17:26.89, Cameron Watson (Unattached)
  5. 17:58.69, Fredrick Baehre (Unattached)
  6. 18:09.40, Larry Orsini (Unattached)
  7. 18:22.80, Matthew Brown (Hart Beat)
  8. 18:46.26, Alexander Mincey (Darlington Track Club)
  9. 18:48.37, Nicholas Mohr (Myrtle Beach)
  10. 18:49.17, Andrew Kivett (Unattached)

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