Florida Track & Field and Cross Country News
Training Hard, Winning Easy Helps HTTR Tornadoes Athletes Rise to the Top
Oct 26, 2015
Train hard, win easy. That's the motto the girls of the HTTR Tornadoes train and compete by. Since 2012, Head Coach Stephen Dunn has taught his team- a small group, consisting this year of 14 middle-school aged girls- the foundations of cross country while developing some of the best young athletes in the state.
Saucony Flo50 Girls Individual XC Rankings: Is Leinheiser The Next Anna Rohrer?!
Oct 26, 2015
Sarah Leinheiser of No. 10 ranked Carmel ran 17:22 this weekend, which is the second-fastest 5k time in Indiana state history behind only two-time Foot Locker Nationals champion Anna Rohrer
Lyden's Life Lessons: Why?
Oct 26, 2015
Why? Why me? What did I do to deserve this? We have all cried out "Why?" at some point in our lives -- and if you haven't, may I ask what's your secret? We want to know answers; we want to be prepared -- to know it all and why it happened.
Week in Review: Districtpalooza
Oct 26, 2015
Check out all the action from district week including thousands of photos, dozens of race videos and interviews, results, recaps, and more. It's our Week In Review.
Who Won The Week? Top 500 4A Girls
Oct 25, 2015
St. Thomas Aquinas senior Alexa Cruz added another sub 18 minute performance to her resume. Cruz notched 4A’s top time of the week with her 17:54.73 win at the 4A District 13 Championship. Check out the top 500 girls times in the state’s largest classification and see where you rank!
Who Won The Week? Top 500 4A Boys
Oct 25, 2015
Ocoee junior Cole Pruim set a new personal best of 15:54.32 winning the 4A District 3 Championship. His time was the fastest of any 3A boy for the week. Take a look at the top 500 times and see where you stack up?
Ralph's Musings: 4A District 2 Championship
Oct 25, 2015
When things get serious, the serious get things done, and certainly that was the case with this race. With one eye on the competition, and the other on advancement, each athlete, and each team in turn, had a goal to extend their season at least one more week.
Who Won The Week? Top 500 3A Girls
Oct 25, 2015
Clearwater junior Jordyn Avers ran the second fastest time in 3A district only behind Claire Moritz of Ponte Vedra. Her 18:53.10 was a new personal best and brought her her first district championship. Check out the top 500 3A girls times from districts across the state. Where do you rank?
Who Won The Week? Top 500 3A Boys
Oct 25, 2015
Merritt Island senior Steven cross picked up his fifth win of the season and third straight district championship in the fastest 3A time of the week, 15:54.83 Check out the top 500 3A boys times from districts across the state. Where do you rank? (Photo by Cedric Gillette)
Who Won The Week? Top 500 2A Girls
Oct 25, 2015
Melbourne Central Catholic junior Amanda Beach won 2A13 with the classification’s top time of 18:20.60, while the Bolles girls led by Caitlyn Collier’s 18:40.04 had four of the top ten times. Check out the top 500 2A girls times for the week. Where do you rank?
Who Won The Week? Top 500 2A Boys
Oct 25, 2015
Bishop Kenny sophomore Nathan Jubran was the only runner during districts in 2A to crack sixteen minutes. Jubran won the 2A District 4 championship in 15:58.99 over Charles Hicks of Bolles who ran the second fastest time of 16:00.15. Check out the top 500 2A boys times for the week. Where do you rank?
Who Won The Week? Top 500 1A Girls
Oct 25, 2015
Grace Blair of Oak Hall, seen here at the UF Mt. Dew Invitational clocked the fastest time of the week in 1A with her 19:20.60 to win the 1A District 5 Championship. We check out the top 500 girls times in the state's smallest classification. See where you rank?
Who Won The Week? Top 500 1A Boys
Oct 25, 2015
Boca Raton Christian senior Tucker Hindle and Highland Christian Academy sophomore Ryan Szklany posted the second and fourth best times of all 1A district meets. We check out the top 500 boys times in the state’s smallest classification. See where you rank? Photo by Brenda Szklany
4A District 5 Featured Photo Album
Oct 25, 2015
Donald Lamb was on-site at the friendly confines of St. Cloud for the 4A District 5 Championship and snapped over 350 photos including this one of a Lakeland runner locked in on the race. Check out all the images and make sure to tag yourself!
District Coverage Central: Results Hub -100% Posted
Oct 24, 2015
As the District results roll in, this article will be updated with the meet links. As for the FACA Rankings, our pollsters will be back with their Pre-Region and Pre-State rankings in the two upcoming weeks. Also, FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #3 will be released post-Region and the final Watch List will be after the State Finals.
Live Updates From Florida Districts!
Oct 24, 2015
Stay in the loop with the latest from district meets around the state!
3A District 3 Featured Photo Album
Oct 24, 2015
Chris Tucker was on-site at the 3A District 3 Championship and captured over 300 photos of all the action including this one of Leon's Matthew Cashin and Adam Wallenfelsz who went 1-2 and lead the Lions to a runner-up finish.
1A District 7 Featured Photo Album
Oct 24, 2015
Olivia Rovin and Luke Peterson of Shorecrest Prep score individual titles and lead the Charges to the 1A District 7 team title. Lindsey Porter was on-site and captured over 900 photos of all the action!
Dr. Phillips Sprinter Alvin Bryant Falls In Love With LSU, Commits To Tigers
Oct 24, 2015
Alvin Bryant is one of the top two-sport athletes in the country. A sprint star and and standout on the football field at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Bryant has said he will focus on track at the next level, but isn't completely giving up the idea of doing both. The 2015 4A state champion in the 100 and runner-up in the 200 just announced he will be attending powerhouse LSU and talked to flrunners about the decision!
4A District 2 Featured Photo Album
Oct 24, 2015
Ralph Epifanio was on-site at the 4A District 2 Championship and captured over 400 photos of all the action including this one of runner-up Sinclaire Johnson out of Lake Brantley and mom Claire. Can you see the resemblance? Check out this photo and all the others and make sure to tag yourself!
Lake Mary's Urzua, Lyman's Jacques Are Best Of Best At 4A District 2
Oct 24, 2015
Lake Mary's Daniela Urzua and Lyman's Joshua Jacques were victorious at the 4A District 2 Championship while the Lyman boys and Lake Brantley girls captured team titles. Ralph Epifanio has the recap.
4A District 16 Featured Photo Album
Oct 24, 2015
Teri Bernhardt-Rodriguez was on-site at the 4A District 16 Championship and captured over 400 pictures including this one of the Ferguson girls and boys who narrowly swept the team competition over rival Coral Reef.
1A District 8 Featured Photo Album
Oct 24, 2015
Shannon Rolquin was on-site at the Hibiscus Country Club in Naples for the 1A District 8 Championship. Check out this photo of a runner from host Seacrest Country Day as well as photos of the whole meet!
2A District 15 Featured Photo Album
Oct 23, 2015
Teri Bernhardt Rodriguez captured over 250 photos from the 2A District 15 Championship in Ft. Lauderdale including this photo of some loyal Pine Crest fans. Check out all the awesome images and make sure to tag yourself!
4A District 6 Featured Photo Album
Oct 23, 2015
Andy Warrener was on-site at the 4A District 6 Championship in Tampa and captured over 150 photos of all the action including this one of the Wharton girls!
Hillsborough County Powerhouses Hold Serve in 4A District 6
Oct 23, 2015
The 4A District 6 cross country meet pitted Hillsborough County's finest against each other and even brought in the Pasco County champs (Wiregrass Ranch boys) and the Pasco County runners up (Wiregrass girls). It had to be one of the tougher district meets from top-to-bottom in the region. Still, it was the Hillsborough County champions, Plant boys and Wharton girls that held on to win district titles.
WATCH: ALL Race Videos & Interviews From 4A District 6
Oct 23, 2015
Watch every race and interviews from the the 4A District 6 Championship which featured seven guys under 17 minutes and five girls under 20 minutes!
3A District 15 Featured Photo Album
Oct 23, 2015
Teri Bernhardt-Rodriguez was on-site at the 3A District 15 Championship in Ft. Lauderdale and snapped over 200 photos including this one of Brittany Gill from Dillard who scorched the field in a winning time of 18:57.82.
1A District 14 Featured Photo Album
Oct 23, 2015
Teri Bernhardt-Rodriguez was on-site at the 1A District 14 Championship and captured over 200 photos of all the action! Check them out and tag yourself!