Week In Review: August 25- August 31, 2014

Todd Grasley

Playing in a lake, running through puddles, it must be cross country season! This week we saw a US #4 performance from Brandon Marquez and great showings at the Wickham Park Jamboree and Mike Gibson Summertime run, as well as two quad meets taking place. All the results, photos, videos, and recap of all the action in our Week In Review for the week of August 25 - August 31, 2014.

34th Mike Gibson Summertime Run

On-Site Coverage

Sinclaire Johnson, Steven Cross Clinch Wins At Mike Gibson Summertime Run

The 34th Annual Mike Gibson Summertime marked the first race for many Central Florida harriers. Over a dozen teams headed to Lake Mary for some heated competition in the Saturday morning heat and humidity. A new course layout, didn't produce the fastest times of the season, and some runners even thought it might a little closer to 3.3 or 3.4 miles rather than the standard 5k distance of 3.1 miles. The races ended on the track with Sinclaire Johnson of Lake Brantley and Steven Cross of Merritt Island emerging from Greenwood Lakes Park and crossing the finish line first in 19:36.30 and 16:28.70. Flrunners.com was on-site with photos, race video, interviews, results, and a complete recap of all the action!

34th Mike Gibson Summertime Run Meet Preview/Virtual Meet

The Mike Gibson Summertime Run has been annual tradition at Lake Mary High School. The meet named after the former Ram's coach, features seventeen teams from in and around Central Florida. Races will be run in two divisions, girls (all runners) and boys (all runners) at 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Last year, the course was closer to three miles so Coach Corkins has made sure that it is an accurate 5k by adding a new part that leads to a back practice field near the school's portables and then lets out near the baseball backstop area at the middle school.Flrunners.com will be on-site with results, photos, race videos, interviews, and a recap of the day's events.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Early Bird at Bartram Trail

On-Site Coverage

The Early Bird Gets The Worm At Bartram Trail

The 2014 Cross Country season got an early start for a few teams as Bartram Trail, Flagler Palm Coast, Mandarin, and Vanguard toed the line in a quad meet the last weekend of August. Unlike most races, this meet had one race for the men and one race for the women with the men’s race going first.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

John Clay 5k

On-Site Coverage

Pedraza, Molloy, Making The Roads Look Easy At John Clay 5k

Runners from across Collier County including Barron Collier, Naples, Lely, CSN, Golden Gate, and Gulf Coast competed in the John Clay 5k on the streets of Naples. The course, just a tad over 5k (3.16 miles), served as a tune up for many area runners, despite being run entirely on the road. The course winds through a neighborhood and has one bridge with a slight incline to cover.

New Tampa Preseason XC

On-Site Coverage

New Tampa Preseason Meet Recap

Four Hillsborough Country programs kicked off their cross country seasons at the inaugural New Tampa Preseason meet at Pebble Creek Golf Course on Aug. 28. King won the girls team title with 35 points, slipping past Wharton by seven and Freedom by 12. Freedom took first for the boys with 23, besting Wharton by nine.

Girls Highlights

Wickham Park Cross Country Jamboree

On-Site Coverage

8/30 High School XC Weekend Recap

Final weekend of August and third week of cross country action in 2014 season. MileSplit US will be on-site with Brandon Miles and Jimmy Stevenson at the Marcus I Invitational with 2,220 athletes featuring some of the top runners and programs in the state of Texas.    

Wickham Park Cross Country Jamboree Featured Photo Album

Nearly 600 runners competed in the Wickham Park Cross Country Jamboree in Melbourne. Flrunners.com photographer Doug Carroll was on-site and captured close to 1,500 photos of all the action including some great candids and excellent finish line shots! Check it out and tag yourself in your photos!

Wickham Park XC Jamboree Meet Preview/Virtual Meet

The 2014 cross country season kicks off this weekend and there will be no shortage of runners at Wickham Park in Melbourne. The Wickham Park Jamboree hosted by Holy Trinity will welcome in nearly 600 runners and more than two dozen teams. The event kicks off with the girls at 7:30 a.m. followed by the boys. On the girl's side Julie Wollrath returns for the fifth year, but this time in a Melbourne uniform while Emily Chapman of Brevard HEAT hopes she can be the new sheriff in 1A, and the HT girls begin their quest for team title number eight. On the boy's side, Brandon Marquez kicks off his season, but like track it will be as an unattached athlete. He will be challenged by Holy Trinity's duo of Kattenberg and Cacciatore as well as Garrett Camps of Melbourne. Flrunners.com will be on scene with photos, results, and a complete recap of all the action!

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights