Evan Casterline and Morgan Harvill star in the FCSAA Cross-Country Championship

The FCSAA first held its cross-country championship meet at Tallahassee, Florida's Apalachee Regional Park in 2016. Only women raced that year, and four schools were represented.


Eight years later at Apalachee Regional Park, you could see another FCSAA Cross-Country Championship on Friday morning, 25 October 2024. There was a women's 5K and a men's 8K. Of 28 Florida schools eligible for FCSAA membership, thirteen were represented at the championship.


So we're almost halfway there, no?

Evan Casterline

Daytona State would welcome some additional competition. The Falcons scored a near-perfect winning score of 19 points in the men's 8K, and sophomore Falcon Evan Casterline was the first individual finisher, running 26:01. In the women's 5K, the Seminole State Raiders took first with 35 points, with Raider frosh Morgan Harvill winning the race in 19:23.


The men set out at 8:00 AM on a foggy 8K course at ARPXC. Eastern Florida sophomore Adem Bouldjadj jumped out front almost immediately. Bouldjadj continued to lead for nearly five kilometers, then abruptly stopped. His race was over; he only reached the finish line in a medical cart.

Joel Jean, Zeniel Lizardo, Nicholas Pugh, Pedro Zapata

This left Daytona State's Evan Casterline in the lead. Casterline had moved into second about 800 meters into the race, and when Bouldadj bailed, Casterline was 70 meters ahead of the rest of the field. The Falcon sophomore nearly doubled that lead during the remaining three kilometers of racing. Casterline had finished runner-up in the 2023 FCSAA race, but he wasn't going to be second best in 2024. He crossed the line first in 26:01, the 2024 FCSAA men's cross-country champion. Casterline was also the first NJCAA Division 2 athlete in the 8K.


Another Daytona State sophomore, Joel Jean, took second in 26:28. Daytona State frosh Nicholas Pugh was third in 26:37. Yet another Falcon, sophomore Pedro Zapata, placed fourth in 26:43. Eastern Florida frosh Morgan Vici was the first Division 1 athlete in the race, fifth overall in 27:01.

Morgan Vici and Troy Winkler

Daytona State sophomore Zeniel Lizardo completed the scoring for the Falcons, coming in ninth in 27:12. That gave Daytona State a mathematically unbeatable 19 points and first place in the FCSAA. The Falcons were also the top Division 2 team with 18 points.

Eastern Florida scored 75 points, placing second in the FCSAA standings. Eastern Florida was the top men's Division 1 team that morning, scoring 23 points in Division 1 competition. Seminole State was third overall and second in Division 1, socring 93 points in combined scoring and 35 in Division 1. The top Raider finisher was frosh Elijah Palmer, eleventh in 27:34.


Men's Team Standings, 2024 FCSAA Cross-Country Championship

1. Daytona State, 19
2. Eastern Florida, 75
3. Seminole State, 93
4. Pasco-Hernando State, 104
5. Lake-Sumter State, 129
6. Florida State - Jacksonville, 157
7. Florida Gateway, 182

Top Ten Men, 2024 FCSAA Cross-Country Championship

1. 26:00.70, Evan Casterline (Daytona State) SO
2. 26:27.30, Joel Jean (Daytona State) SO
3. 26:36.50, Nicholas Pugh (Daytona State) FR
4. 26:42.70, Pedro Zapata (Daytona State) SO
5. 27:00.90, Morgan Vici (Eastern Florida) FR
6. 27:03.10, Troy Winkler (Florida Gateway) FR
7. 27:05.70, Jaime Candelaria (Pasco-Hernando State) SO
8. 27:10.70, Dylan Powell (Pasco-Hernando State) FR
9. 27:11.60, Zeniel Lizardo (Daytona State) SO
10. 27:26.60, Hayden Herndon (Daytona State) FR

The women's 5K started at 9:00 AM, an hour after the start of the men's race. Seminole State frosh Morgan Harvill dashed out to an early lead, but she was overtaken during the second kilometer by two Pasco-Hernando State athletes--frosh Emelyn Lacour and sophomore Nathalia Mallo. Lacour set a strong pace, and by the end of the third kilometer she had opened a gap on Mallo and Harvill.

Morgan Harvill

But Harvill came back. During the second half of the race she closed Lacour's gap, moved into first, then started building her own lead. Harvill was 50 meters ahead at the top of the Wall, half a kilometer from the finish, and running strong. She crossed the finish line with an 80-meter lead in 19:23, the 2024 FCSAA women's cross-country champion.


Lacour came home second in 19:42. Mallo was third in 20:04.

Emelyn Lacour

Harvill's Seminole State teammate, frosh Rachel Horsford, took fourth in 20:49. Seminole State had two more scorers in the top ten, with sophomore Lilliana Flores ninth in 21:03 and frosh Darcy Cernansky tenth in 21:15. A few steps behind Cernansky, Seminole State frosh Nina Rodriguez was eleventh in 21:17. With five scorers home, Seminole State has 35 points, the best total of the twelve teams in the race. The Raiders were also the top Division 1 team in the race, scoring 24 points against the 33 put up by D1 rival Eastern Florida.


Pasco-Hernando State took second with 61 points. PHS was also the top women's team in Division 2 with 35 points. Eastern Florida was third in the overall FCSAA standings with 88 points.

Liliana Flores, Darcy Cernansky, Nina Rodriguez, Rachel Horsford

Next on the post-season slate for the FCSAA cross-country teams is the 2024 Cross-Country Championship, the National Meet at Pole Green Park in Richmond, Virginia.


The 2024 NJCAA Region 8 / FCSAA Cross-Country Championship races were timed and scored by Xpress Timing.


Women's Team Standings, 2024 FCSAA Cross-Country Championship

1. Seminole State, 35
2. Pasco-Hernando State, 61
3. Eastern Florida, 88
4. Daytona State, 96
5. Gulf Coast State, 127
6. Florida Gateway, 157
7. South Florida State, 168
8. Central Florida, 227
9. Florida State - Jacksonville, 239
10. Lake-Sumter State, 259
11. Pensacola State, 311
12. Tallahassee CC, 331
13. Chipola, NTS

Top Ten Women, 2024 FCSAA Cross-Country Championship

1. 19:22.03, Morgan Harvill (Seminole State) FR
2. 19:41.84, Emelyn Lacour (Pasco-Hernando State) FR
3. 20:03.11, Nathalia Mallo (Pasco-Hernando State) SO
4. 20:48.55, Rachel Horsford (Seminole State) FR
5. 20:51.33, Amelia Shephard (Eastern Florida) FR
6. 20:55.02, Marlie Gonzalez (Eastern Florida) FR
7. 20:56.53, Abigail Candler (Florida Gateway) FR
8. 20:57.64, Rori Pandolfini (Eastern Florida) SO
9. 21:02.61, Liliana Flores (Seminole State) SO
10. 21:14.78, Darcy Cernansky (Seminole State) FR

NJCAA Region 8 Cross-Country Champions, 2016 - 2024
Women
Date	Div	Winning Teams	Winning Athletes
4 November 2016	-	Pasco-Hernando State, 33 points	20:29, Charlene Sanchez (Pasco-Hernando State) SO
28 October 2017	-	Pasco-Hernando State, 25	20:07, Meagan Giddens (Tallahassee Community) SO
26 October 2018	-	Pasco-Hernando State, 21	19:45, Olivia D'Angelo (Pasco-Hernando State) FR
25 October 2019	-	Pasco-Hernando State, 35	19:53, Olivia D'Angelo (Pasco-Hernando State) SO
30 October 2020	-	Daytona State College, 36	20:18, Harleigh Bilz Crist (Daytona State) FR
29 October 2021	-	Pasco-Hernando State, 53	19:38, Harleigh Bilz Crist (Daytona State) SO
28 October 2022	1	Eastern Florida, 27	20:14, Carly Holadia (Seminole State) FR
	2	Pasco-Hernando State, 31	19:26, Shannon Jones (Daytona State) FR
24 October 2023	1	Eastern Florida, 27	19:34, Rachel Starr (Eastern Florida) FR
	2	Daytona State, 25	18:47, Giovana Meade (Daytona State) SO
25 October 2024	1	Seminole State, 24	19:23, Morgan Harvill (Seminole State) FR
	2	Pasco-Hernando State, 35	19:42, Emelyn Lacour (Pasco-Hernando State) FR
Men
Date	Div	Winning Teams	Winning Athletes
26 October 2018	-	Daytona State, 19	26:42, Hillary Kandle (Seminole State)
25 October 2019	-	Seminole State, 26	27:22, Yassin Raffay (Seminole State)
30 October 2020	-	Daytona State, 28	26:02, Andy Martinez (Daytona State) FR
29 October 2021	-	Daytona State, 21	25:51, Andy Martinez (Daytona State) SO
28 October 2022	1	Eastern Florida, 20	26:39, Dayton Law (Eastern Florida) FR
	2	Daytona State, 21	25:35, Sebastian Hernandez (Daytona State) SO
24 October 2023	1	Eastern Florida, 18	26:18, Dayton Law (Eastern Florida) FR
	2	Daytona State, 15	26:04, Jared Falchook (Daytona State) SO
25 October 2024	1	Eastern Florida, 23	27:01, Morgan Vici (Eastern Florida) FR
	2	Daytona State, 18	26:01, Evan Casterline (Daytona State) SO

Links

• Results of the 2024 NJCAA Region 8 / FCSAA Cross-Country Championship
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQk2XY2sxvBPp85qTUXxLyXg3MaF3_sA24EBSdrFugfBWakbMvtmVcxmToX5a02x8J8zmjhWTXMB-f1/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2024 NJCAA Region 8 / FCSAA Cross-Country Championship
  
  • Men: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10123230627508103
    
  • Women: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10123248157757343
    
  
  
• 2021 story, “Daytona State duo Andy Martinez and Harleigh Bilz Crist grab wins in FJCAA Region 8 Meet”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/10/fcsaa-2021.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Meagan Giddens claims TCC's first state cross-country title”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/10/fcsaa-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Sanchez and the Conquistadors conquer the FCSAA at Apalachee Regional Park”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/fcsaa-2016.html
  
  
• 5K course map, Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course
  https://app.box.com/s/jb72g5eyqvzm98qc8yx620owec8cd9zg
  
  
• Find your next race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3106

Gary Rowan and Samantha Rios raced strong in the swamp at the Swamp Run 10K

Traditionally a March race, Waycross, Georgia's 47th annual Swamp Run didn't happen till Saturday, 19 October 2024. Happen it did, though, with Gary Rowan of Adel, Georgia winning the ten-kilometer cross-country race that morning by almost an entire kilometer. Rowan clocked 36:57 on the course at Okefenokee Swamp Park. Waycross athlete Samantha Rios was the first woman in the Swamp Run, placing fifth overall in 44:59.


Rios is an alum of the Ware County High cross-country team; her last season racing for the Gators was 2023. A current member of the team, junior Caleb Wise, was the overall runner-up in the Swamp Run, running 41:07. William Tyre, a frosh on the Tift County High cross-country team, was third in 41:07. The first master runner in the race was Andrew Marzen of Tifton, Georgia; Marzen was seventh in the men's standings and eighth overall in 47:39.


Libby Dodd of Blackshear, Georgia was the first woman master, finishing as the women's runner-up and twelfth overall in 52:14. Kingsland, Georgia master runner Laura Williams took third in the women's division, coming in thirteenth overall in 53:13.


55 athletes finished the 2024 Swamp Run 10K. Second Wind Race Timing timed and scored the 47th annual race. Proceeds of the race went to benefit the University of Georgia Alligator Research Project.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Okefenokee Swamp Run 10K

1. 36:57, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
2. 42:01, Wills Tyre (M, 15) Tifton, GA
3. 42:21, Henry Anderson (M, 15) Tifton, GA
4. 45:44, Simon Mckeon (M, 17) Bristol, GA
5. 45:54, Jacob Casingal (M, 24) Charlotte, NC
6. 47:39, Andrew Marzen (M, 54) Tifton, GA
7. 47:50, Tim Mckeon (M, 48) Bristol, GA
8. 48:19, Justin Thomas (M, 24) Hinesville, GA
9. 52:06, Michael Desrosiers (M, 66) Brunswick, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Okefenokee Swamp Run 10K

1. 44:59, Samantha Rios (F, 18) Waycross, GA
2. 52:14, Libby Dodd (F, 42) Blackshear, GA
3. 53:13, Laura Williams (F, 62) Kingsland, GA
4. 53:54, Sarahlyn Cornett (F, 46) Flowery Branch, GA
5. 55:53, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA
6. 57:12, Cindy Marzen (F, 54) Tifton, GA
7. 59:38, Mackenzie Manzi (F, 22) Brunswick, GA
8. 61:34, Carey Harris (F, 48) Lake Park, GA
9. 61:46, Arica Varnadore (F, 45) Waycross, GA
10. 64:35, Lena Ivey (F, 43) Millwood, GA

Okefenokee Swamp Run winners, 1978 - 2024
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
1978	15 Miles	1:24:52, Gary Slayton	2:08:21, Carol Newby
12 May 1979	15 Miles	1:27:16, Craig Barnes	1:54:06, Carol Newby
10 May 1980	25K	1:18:22, Benji Durden	1:49:07, Christy Evans
9 May 1981	25K	1:19:11, Mike Wachholz	1:49:56, Ann Marie Hanrahan
8 May 1982	25K	1:21:05, Jerry Odlin	1:49:28, Becky Motley	117
26 March 1983	25K	1:23:44, Craig Barnes	1:48:07, Becky Motley
31 March 1984	25K	1:21:27, Craig Holm	1:36:26, Kare Cossaboon-Holm
23 March 1985	25K	1:25:56, Craig Barnes	1:47:09, Becky Motley	70
22 March 1986	25K	1:26:15, Craig Barnes	1:51:00, Becky Motley	50
28 March 1987	25K	1:31:58, Craig Barnes	2:01:14, Mary Woodruff	47
26 March 1988	10K	33:14, Frank Reynolds	40:56, Diane Skow	110
1989	10K	33:40, Lyn Rowland	38:01, Jackie Chen
1990	10K	33:40, Craig Barnes, Alvin Nelson	36:55, Jackie Chen
1991	10K	33:04, Alvin Nelson	39:43, Jackie Chen
1992	10K	33:14, Craig Barnes	40:28, Barbara Ebers
1993	10K	32:46, Alvin Nelson	41:00, Vickie Black
1994	10K	33:32, Alvin Nelson	48:27, Linda Chattaway
1995	10K	32:37, Paul Hough	41:48, Barbara Ebers
1996	10K	34:09, Alvin Nelson	48:21, Connie Cole
1997	10K	36:08, Alvin Nelson	45:34, Bonnie Evans
1998	10K	35:27, Alvin Nelson	48:32, Cathy Campbell
1999	10K	34:56, Lee Yaracs	38:06, Michelle LeFleur
2000	10K	34:50, Craig Alderman	35:12, Michelle LeFleur
2001	10K	32:46, Keith Horton	46:40, Cheryl Monroe
2002	10K	34:13, Matt O’Connell	39:00, Jessica Collins
2003	10K	36:39, Claude A. Grenier	46:15, Christi Blount
2004	10K	33:57, Roberto Bonilla	45:53, Christi Blount
2005	10K	34:49, Mike Raymond	46:30, Cindy Tanner
2006	10K	34:30, Mike Raymond	42:52, Kristen Ray
2007	10K	41:18, Clinton Phillips	42:50, Kristen Ray
22 March 2008	10K	39:06, Matthew Garmon	44:27, Tiffany Cochran	154
28 March 2009	10K	37:51, Matthew Garmon	45:04, Tiffany Cochran	127
27 March 2010	10K	37:36, Matthew Garmon	46:46, Hosanna Hodges	134
26 March 2011	10K	35:44, Daniel Broadhead	46:42, Allison Herrin	72
24 March 2012	10K	38:48, Nick Hamlin	51:04, Jennifer Smith
23 March 2013	10K	37:37, Casey Claborn	46:34, Allison Herrin	120
22 March 2014	10K	35:26, Casey Claborn	43:46, Tiffany Warren	90
21 March 2015	10K	39:53, Nathan Skipper	46:41, Katelyn Chancey
26 March 2016	10K	40:09, Troy Dunkley	44:29, Tiffany Warren	123
25 March 2017	10K	38:36, Troy Dunkley	49:56, Gina Howell	145
24 March 2018	10K	Justin Tracy	Gina Howell
23 March 2019	10K	36:06, Troy Dunkley	51:06, Dana Smith	116
20 March 2021	10K	41:29, Ryan Kelly	45:12, Tiffany Warren	110
19 March 2022	10K	38:38, Leonardo Canete	41:15, Shanya Washington	82
18 March 2023	10K	37:51, Leonardo Canete	45:50, Keeli Holloway	66
19 October 2024	10K	36:57, Gary Rowan	44:59, Samantha Rios	55

Links

• Complete results of the 2024 Okefenokee Swamp Run 10K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQUKTW_UQLoLyRSFxTc-avN0f5Jkj1AcQ_zmhtFWJ4o-TjlQj8CKULXmR_0pC3milT-GdukqoXIL7oF/pubhtml
  
  
• Course map for the 2024 Swamp Run 10K
  https://app.box.com/s/9uv8o5wdb4k31ns2k82v3dfxlrhk283n
  
  
• 2023 story, “Leonardo Canete and Keeli Holloway take the 46th annual Swamp Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/03/waycross-swamp-2023.html
  
  
• 2022 story, “Leonardo Canete and Shanya Washington blaze winning debuts in the Swamp Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/03/waycross-swamp-2022.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Troy Dunkley goes 36:06 for his third Swamp Run 10K title”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/waycross-swamp-2019.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Dunkley repeats and Howell wins at the 40th annual Swamp Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/03/waycross-swamp-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Dunkley and Warren were swift in the swamp”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/waycross-swamp-2016.html
  
  
• Okefenokee Track and Cycling Club
  http://okefenokeetrackandcyclingclub.com/
  
  
• Okefenokee Swamp Park
  https://okeswamp.org/
  
  
• Find River, Swamp, Lake, and Forest Runs on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3103

23 October 2024 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 23 October 2024. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the region in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.

Races can be abruptly canceled or rescheduled, so if a race is farther away than across the street, it is important to confirm that the event is actually taking place. Be safe, and smooth trails!

26 October 2024 (Saturday)

• 44th annual Boston Mini-Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:15 AM ET 5K. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified half-marathon course GA18076WC. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 9th annual The Great Race 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Parkside Cafe, 105 East Ellis Street, Perry, Florida 32347. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Event profiles on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

2 November 2024 (Saturday)

• 19th annual St. John Road Race 5K. 8:00 AM ET. St. John Catholic School, 800 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602-1699. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 14th annual Run For Your Lungs 5K. 9:30 AM ET 5K / 9:35 AM ET one mile. Lake Blackshear Resort, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, Georgia 31015. 2018 story. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

9 November 2024 (Saturday)

• TKO Fairway 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Stone Creek Golf Club, 4553 Greenway Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

10 November 2024 (Sunday)

• Tom Walker Memorial Half-Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET Half-Marathon / 8:15 AM ET 5K. Boulware Springs Park, 3300 SE 15th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32641. 2017 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

11 November 2024 (Monday)

• Full Press Apparel Memorial to Memorial Veterans Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, 463-489 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

16 November 2024 (Saturday)

23 November 2024 (Saturday)

28 November 2024 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL16080TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL22045JK (10K). USATF certified course FL22044JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
  

30 November 2024 (Saturday)

7 December 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Ten-Mile Challenge and Five-Mile Road Race. 8:00 AM ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses FL22043JK (ten mile) and FL22042JK (five mile). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Florida Track Club's Jingle Bell Jog 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Haile Plantation, 3846 SW 98th Terrace, Gainesville, Florida 32608. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

14 December 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50 mi / 50 km / marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. tallahasseeultra@gmail.com
  

21 December 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Wind Track Club's 12th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com

28 December 2024 (Saturday)

31 December 2024 (Tuesday)

• 6th annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

1 January 2025 (Wednesday)

• Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2024 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• Florida Track Club's 10th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2024 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

4 January 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 11th annual Swamp Forest Trail Races (Three-Quarter Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2024 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

11 January 2025 (Saturday)

• 48th annual Gulf Winds Track Club 30K / 15K. 8:00 AM ET. The Retreat at Bradley's Pond, 9002 Bradley Road, Tallahassee, FL 32309. 2024 story. 2021 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 2008 story. USATF certified courses FL16079TY (30K) and FL16080TY (15K). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

18 January 2025 (Saturday)

• 11th annual Half Shell Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Riverfront Park, 80 Water Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320. 2024 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
• 4th annual FSU Panama City Torch Run 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Florida State University Panama City Campus, Panama City, Florida. 2024 story. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.

25 January 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 40th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Potsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.

1 February 2025 (Saturday)

• 29th Dr. James H. Crowdis 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2024 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 5K course GA17001WC. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.
• 3rd annual Chipola 5K Challenge. 8:00 AM CT. Chipola College Cultural Center, 3094 Indian Circle, Marianna, Florida. 2024 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Thomas Howell, tvhowell1@gmail.com
• 28th annual Pensacola Double Bridge Run 15K and 5K. 7:00 AM CT 15K / 8:30 AM CT 5K. Maritime Park, 301 West Main Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. 2015 story. USATF certified 15K course #FL08009EBM. USATF certified 5K course #FL08010EBM. Event web site. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

8 February 2025 (Saturday)

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22 February 2025 (Saturday)

1 March 2025 (Saturday)

• 36th annual Shamrock Scurry 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30AM ET 5K.Killearn United Methodist Church, 2800 Shamrock South, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL10021EBM. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  
• 17th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
  
• Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Saint George Island Firehouse, 324 East Pine Avenue, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story.2016 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Online registration at WebScorer.com.

8 March 2025 (Saturday)

• Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority's Azalea 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. Event web page.

15 March 2025 (Saturday)

• 14th annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Fort Walton Beach Landing, 139 Brooks Street SE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. 2024 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.

16 March 2025 (Sunday)

• Get Lucky Half Marathon 7:00 AM CT. Fort Walton Beach Landing, 139 Brooks Street SE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at active.com0.

22 March 2025 (Saturday)

29 March 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:30 AM ET one-mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K. Florida Departemen of Transportation Building, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL22011JK (10K). USATF-certifed course FL22012JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. springtime10k@gmail.com.

5 April 2025 (Saturday)

12 April 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 50th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00 AM ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL24006JK. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

19 April 2025 (Saturday)

• 46th annual Rose City Run 10K and one-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA22060WC (10K). 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.

26 April 2025 (Saturday)

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24 May 2025 (Saturday)

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7 June 2025 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Jam On The Coast 5K. 9:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 13th annual Home Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:45 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Americus First United Methodist Church, 200 South Lee Street, Americus, Georgia 31709. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

14 June 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 27th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 6:00 PM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
• 14th annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta YMCA, 2424 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page onFacebook Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp. First Presbyterian Church, fpcassistant@hotmail.com or 229-242-8376.
  

21 June 2025 (Saturday)

28 June 2025 (Saturday)

• Wakulla County Cross Country Boosters' 12th annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event group on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com.

4 July 2025 (Friday)

5 July 2025 (Saturday)

• 15th annual Big Dog Heat Wave Five Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Lake Oliver Marina, 5501 River Road, Columbus, Georgia 31904. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

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4 October 2025 (Saturday)

• Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 10th annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Crooked River Grill at Saint James Bay Golf Club, 151 Laughing Gull Lane, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.

11 October 2025 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. GWTCpinerun@gmail.com or text Carter Hay (850-294-9388) or Jennifer Hay (850-294-9395).
  

18 October 2025 (Saturday)

• 18th annual Rejoice Run 5K and Mom's Mile (formerly Joyce's Jog). 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Historic Donalsonville Fire Station, 220 South Woolfork Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

25 October 2025 (Saturday)

• 45th annual Boston Half-Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:15 AM ET 5K. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified half-marathon course GA18076WC. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 10th annual The Great Race 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Parkside Cafe, 105 East Ellis Street, Perry, Florida 32347. 2024 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Event profiles on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

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Victor Kibet and Shamia Jones take cross-country honors at SWAC championship meet

Classical or romantic? Business or drama?


You didn't have to choose at Tallahassee, Florida's Apalachee Regional Park during the Southwest Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championship Meet on Monday morning, 21 October 2023. In the men's 8K, you could have seen a businesslike, run-from-the-front performance by Bethune Cookman University frosh Victor Kibet, who posted a 25:58.4 win. In the women's 5K, you would have witnessed a dramatic finish where Alabama State senior Shamia Jones grabbed the lead with just a hundred meters to go before winning in 19:16.3.

Victor Kibet

The 9:00 AM report of a starting pistol set the first race in motion, the men's 8K. BCU wildcat Victor Kibet set the pace almost from the start, but he still had plenty of company with him at the end of the first kilometer. By two kilometers, only Andrew Kiplagat, a Jackson State frosh, was still hanging with Kibet. Just after three kilometers, Kibet dropped Kiplagat, and the wildcat reached the halfway point of the race with a 60 meter lead. Kibet continued to widen that gap until one kilometer to go, where Kiplagat was overtaken by Prairie View sophomore Thierry Garcon. Garcon left Kiplagat behind and started to close on Kibet.


But Kibet was too far ahead. Garcon narrowed the gap, but Kibet was still 50 meters ahead when he crossed finish line first in 25:58.4. Garcon took the runner-up spot in 26:08.2. Kiplagat placed third in 26:15.8. Sophomore Noah Green was fourth in 26:27.1, giving Prairie View a second athlete in the top ten in addition to Garcon.

Thierry Garcon

Texas Southern also had two athletes in the top ten, with frosh Manuel Garza seventh in 26:43.9 and senior Brandon Adolphus eighth in 26:47.9. The remaining TSU scorers were sophomore Jeremiah Barrera (12th, 27:08.6), frosh Gael Flores (14th, 27:15.3), and frosh Bruce Prince (28th, 28:57.4), giving the Tigers 69 points and the conference title.


Prairie View put up 85 points to place second in the field of eleven SWAC men's teams. Alabama A&M, led by sophomore Zachary Cooper (15th, 27:28.5), was third with 95 points.


Team Standings, 2024 SWAC Men's Cross Country

1. Texas Southern, 69
2. Prairie View, 85
3. Alabama A&M, 95
4. Bethune-Cookman, 102
5. Jackson State, 103
6. Southern, 153
7. Alabama State, 167
8. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 173
9. Alcorn State, 175
10. Mississippi Valley, 274
11. Grambling, 277

Top Ten Men, 2024 SWAC Cross-Country

1. 25:58.4, Victor Kibet (Bethune-Cookman) FR
2. 26:08.2, Thierry Garcon (Prairie View) SO
3. 26:15.8, Andrew Kiplagat (Jackson State) FR
4. 26:27.1, Noah Green (Prairie View) SO
5. 26:31.4, Inertia Mugethi (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) SO
6. 26:43.9, Jon Coulter (Alabama State) JR
7. 26:43.9, Manuel Garza (Texas Southern) FR
8. 26:47.9, Brandon Adolphus (Texas Southern) SR
9. 26:54.7, Kelvin Kipkemboi (Southern) JR
10. 27:04.8, Alocius Kipngetich (Alcorn State) SO

Just over two kilometers into the women's 5K, the athletes were making their first of two trips up the Wall, ARPXC's most infamous hill. Cresting the Wall well ahead of the rest of the field, two runners raced side by side--Texas Southern sophomore Alyvia Brown and Florida A&M junior Tara Bert. By the end of the third kilometer, Brown had broken away and was building a lead. She was still in front after her final trip up the wall, and was sixty meters ahead with 300 meters to go.


Then, just over 100 meters from the finish line, Brown fell.

Shamia Jones

Brown never got up to finish. Behind her, Alabama State's Shamia Jones was charging home after overtaking Tara Bert with 200 meters to go. Jones finished the race a few steps ahead, winning the conference in 19:16.3. Bert was second in 19:20.9, just ahead of two more Alabama State Hornets--junior Aliyah Williams at 19:22.2 and senior Taliah Wicket at 19:23.0.


Florida A&M had two more Rattlers in the top ten--sophomore Niya Coleman (6th, 19:39.8) and senior Lacie Deboskie (9th, 19:51.3). But Alabama State had a fourth runner in the top ten, with Hornet frosh Angelique Degboe tenth in 19:54.6. When junior Selket Reid El crossed the finish line 31st in 21:49.3 for the Hornets, the Alabama State women had 47 points and the SWAC cross-country championship.


Florida A&M, the 2023 conference champs, had to settle for a very close second with 49 points. Prairie View, led by the twelth-place, 20:11.6 showing of frosh Lea Murphy, tallied 86 points for third.

Tara Bert

PrimeTime Timing scored and timed the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championship Meet.


Team Standings, 2024 SWAC Women's Cross Country

1. Alabama State, 47
2. Florida A&M, 49
3. Prairie View, 86
4. Alabama A&M, 94
5. Southern, 155
6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 164
7. Alcorn State, 173
8. Bethune-Cookman, 189
9. Jackson State, 200
10. Mississippi Valley, 250
11. Grambling, 311

Top Ten Women, 2024 SWAC Cross-Country

1. 19:16.3, Shamia Jones (Alabama State) SR
2. 19:20.9, Tara Bert (Florida A&M) JR
3. 19:22.2, Aliyah Williams (Alabama State) JR
4. 19:23.0, Taliah Wickett (Alabama State) SR
5. 19:33.2, Sanyae Gibson (Alabama A&M) SO
6. 19:39.8, Niya Coleman (Florida A&M) SO
7. 19:46.5, Jessica Williams (Texas Southern) SO
8. 19:47.3, Doreen Onchangu (Southern) SO
9. 19:51.3, Lacie Deboskie (Florida A&M) SR
10. 19:54.6, Angelique Degboe (Alabama State) FR
    

Southwestern Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships Winners at Apalachee Regional Park, 2022 - 2024
Men's 8K
Date	Team	Athlete
24 October 2022	Jackson State, 43	25:40, Tyler Duncan (Jackson State) JR
23 October 2023	Texas Southern, 53	26:17, Kelvin Kipkemboi (Alcorn State) SO
21 October 2024	Texas Southern, 69	25:59, Victor Kibet (Bethune-Cookman) FR
Women's 5K
Date	Team	Athlete
24 October 2022	Bethune-Cookman, 90	18:04, Stellah Kiptui (Alcorn State) SO
23 October 2023	Florida A&M, 63	18:24, Stellah Kiptui (Alcorn State) SR
21 October 2024	Alabama State, 47	19:17, Shamia Jones (Alabama State) SR

Links

• Complete results of the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSYQBu_sW01ABGIGKS2OtNhYVe7dFxk7N0ZiI3KEl4DcsO2YkNbTxRZivEiqpkgt9vt7BPin1PSlbjL/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10123140882512793
  
  
• 2023 story, “The Florida A&M women and the Texas Southern men ruled the 2023 SWAC Cross-Country Meet”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/10/swac-xc-2023.html
  
  
• Find your next race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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