Florida Track & Field and Cross Country News

4A District 8 Featured Photo Album: Top Fifteen Individuals Move On To Regionals Andy Warrener Oct 20, 2016

Andy Warrener was on-site at the 4A District 8 Championship at Taylor Park in Largo and captured nearly 300 photos of all the action including the boys race where athletes jostled for position hoping to make it in the top 15 and advance to regionals.

350+ Photos From 2A-14: Bolles Bulldozes Competition Todd Grasley Oct 19, 2016

Sue Thomas was on-site at the 2A District 4 Championship in Orange Park, that featured one of the state's top teams in Bolles. The Bulldogs scored a perfect 15 points on the boys side and a near perfect 18 points on the girls side to bulldoze the competition. Check out over 350 photos of all the action as well as the awards.

Workout Wednesday: Winter Park Boys 16x400 Billy Simpson Oct 19, 2016

Billy Simpson gives us an inside look at the Winter Park boys cross country team in this episode of workout Wednesday. Coach Anguish and the Wildcats did 16x400 at a nearby park. The squad looks to qualify for regionals this week as the road to state gets under way.

Road To State: District By District Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Oct 19, 2016

The state series is under way and we are your one stop shop for virtual meets, results, performances, and content! We take a look at all sixty-four districts in our virtual meet format. 

Spanish River Frosh Rylee Pustilnik To Represent US At Maccabiah Games Eddie Romero Oct 19, 2016

Spanish River freshman Rylee Pustilnik is having a fantastic freshman season and was recently chosen to represent Team USA at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel next July.

Who's #1? Analyzing California XC Leading Into Mt. SAC Travis Miller Oct 19, 2016

New names earn top ratings and we take a deep dive into California.

In Her Own Words: Natalie Varela - Preparing For Districts Todd Grasley Oct 19, 2016

So here we are less than a week before district at Larry & Penny park. I had pretty much planned  to go easy, get a win and conserve energy for what promises to be the toughest region in the states. No such luck. I happened to catch the 305 Classic there last Thursday. I've been avoiding this park all year.

Alumni Report: Week Of 10/10 - 10/16 Todd Grasley Oct 19, 2016

See how Florida alumni fared in collegiate action from the around the country for the week of October 10 - October 16, 2016.

Rankings Explosion! Top 5,000 Girls 5K Times - 137 Girls Under 20 Minutes Todd Grasley Oct 18, 2016

137 girls in the state of Florida have run under 20 minutes in the 2016 season. The 500th fastest time? Ariana Jimenez 21:30.24. We rank the top 5,000 girls 5k times of the year. Where do you rank on our list? There is still time to move up as well.

Rankings Explosion! Top 5,000 Boys 5K Times - Nearly 700 Under 18 Minutes Todd Grasley Oct 18, 2016

The clock is always ever runners biggest competition as the quest to set a new PR begins each week. 692 runners in the state of Florida have run under 18 minutes while 185 have dipped under 17, and only 16 have broken 16 minutes. We have the deepest results database in the country and showcase it in our rankings explosion; the top 5,000 boys 5k times so far this season.

FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #2 Ryan Raposo Oct 18, 2016

Here's the second round of the FACA Senior All-Star Watch List which takes a look at all of the top seniors from around the state based on their geographical locations.

Run Junkie HS: The Calm Before the Championship Season Billy Cvecko Oct 18, 2016

Check in with Billy & Jojo to get up to speed with this week XC news.

From Mandarin Runner To Team's Coach, Process Comes Full Circle For Lucas Shannon Jacob Fuller Oct 18, 2016

Mandarin class of 2013 graduate Lucas Shannon has come home to the Mustang's as their coach following the retirement of longtime coach James Schmitt. The squad is coming off their 10th straight Gateway Conference championship and is hoping to make some noise in the postseason. North Florida correspondent Jacob Fuller caught up with Shannon and the members of the Mandarin senior class to talk about the conference win, coaching changes, program traditions, and much more.

5 Star Conference Featured Photo Album: A Little Mud Didn't Stop The Fun Todd Grasley Oct 18, 2016

A little mud didn't stop Volusia County athletes from heading to the Sperling Sports Complex in Deland for the Five Star Conference Championship. Tyler Copeland was on-site and captured nearly 700 photos of all the action from the boy's and girl's varsity races.

WATCH: Top Ten Races From The Week You Don't Want To Miss Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

Every week we have coverage teams across the state to get the best race videos, interviews, and photos from South Florida to the Panhandle and in between. For our county and conference championships, we were on-site at 11 meets and uploaded over four dozen (53) videos. We narrowed it down to our ten must watch races, but and linked to all the footage below. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Underclassmen Team Rankings: Future Fares Well For Pine Crest Girls, Belen Jesuit Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

The postseason begins this week and the state meet will be here before we know it. Since the beginning of the fall we've look at the top teams and who has the best chance to win THIS YEAR. However, why not take a peek into the future? We rank the best underclassmen girls and boys squads in the state, those that will be on the podium for the next 3-4 years and that list starts with the likes of Pine Crest and Belen Jesuit.

Upperclassmen Team Rankings: Niceville Girls, Satellite Boys Time To Win Is Now Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

The time to strike for junior and senior heavy teams is now. The Niceville girls and Satellite boys are loaded with upperclassmen talent and are two of the top teams in 3A and 2A respectively. We take a look at the top 25 girls and boys teams based on junior and senior athletes. See where your team ranks and don't forget to check out the complete list as well. 

Who Won The Week? Girls All-State Results Merge - Nicole Matysik Sets New SB At 305 Classic Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

Nicole Matysik and her Key West teammates made the trek to Miami for the 305 Classic. Matysik left with the win and a new season best time of 18:38.06, one of nine sub 19 minute times this week, and the fourth best behind Rylee Pustilnik, Daniela Urzua, and Jupiter's Ali Del Re. We merged results from EVERY meet across the state to find out who won the week.

Who Won The Week? Boys All-State Results Merge - Lely's Wagner Scores Two Wins In One Week Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

Joshua Wagner of Lely scored two wins in the same week by taking both the Collier County Athletic Conference Championship as well as the Lely Invitational title. Wagner's time at CCAC of 16:09.30 was the 10th best this week. We merged EVERY result from across the state to find out the 500 best times and who won the week. 

Saucony Flo50 Boys Team Rankings: Great Oak Cracks into Top 5! Billy Cvecko Oct 17, 2016

Great Oak cracks into the top five after a big with at the Asics Clovis Invite.

Week In Review: County, Conference Championships, Serve As State Series Tune Up Todd Grasley Oct 17, 2016

This week athletes and teams from around the state toed the line against many familiar foes, neighbors, and friends. It's county and conference championship time and we have all your meet coverage including photos, videos, results, recaps, performances and much more in our Week In Review.

No Photos MIA: 800+ From Lely Trojan Invitational Todd Grasley Oct 16, 2016

Lisa Ringer was on-site at the Lely Trojan Cross Country Invitational and captured 800 photos from the race and great candid shots like this one of a girl from MIA. Relive all the action of the meet through the lens of one of our great photographers.

WATCH: Del Re Crushes Course Record At Palm Beach County Championships, ALL Videos Todd Grasley Oct 16, 2016

Watch Jupiter freshman Ali Del Re set a new South County Regional Park course record of 18:05.59 to win the 2016 Palm Beach County Championship. South Florida correspondent Eddie Romero was on-site and has all the race videos and interviews of the day's events.

WATCH: Daniela Urzua Dazzles With 18:23.94, Bell Leads Lyman To SAC Title Todd Grasley Oct 16, 2016

Seminole County usually produces some of the top cross country athletes in Central Florida and in recent years, the state. That talent was on display at the SAC XC Championships with the likes of Bryce Bell leading the Lyman boys to victory and junior Daniela Urzua running 18:23.94 to overtake freshmen Elayna Bahr of Winter Springs and Ashley Klingenberg of Lake Brantley. Billy Simpson was on-site and captured all the race videos as well as an interview with boys champion Bryce Bell.

Photopalooza! Over 500 Photos From Seminole Athletic Conference Championship Todd Grasley Oct 16, 2016

Tyler Copeland was on-site at the Seminole Athletic Conference XC Championship in Lake Mary to witness the areas top athletes go head to head and captured this photos of the start of the girl's varsity race as they headed from the start on the football field into the park for the majority of the race. This picture plus over 500 others in our SAC photopalooza.

WATCH: Alivia Davis, Calum McFetridge & Buchholz Boys Claim Bounty At Amelia Island Inv. Todd Grasley Oct 15, 2016

Stanton Prep's Alivia Davis and Buchholz senior Calum McFetridge came away with wins at the Amelia Island Invitational while McFetridge's Bobcats and the Matanzas girls won the team title. North Florida correspondent Jacob Fuller was on-site as well as Cedric Gillette to provide all the race videos and interviews from the morning's events.

Tri-County XC Championship Featured Photo Album: Dougherty Leads IMG Ind. Sweep Todd Grasley Oct 15, 2016

Patrick Dougherty of IMG Academy joined teammate Chandler Bergeron in winning at the Tri-County XC Championships in Bradenton to make it a clean sweep of the individual events. Tom Connor captured this picture of Dougherty breaking 17 minutes as well as over 650 photos from all of the action.

Recruiting Minute: Top Hurdler Damion Thomas Names Top Four Schools Johanna Gretschel Oct 15, 2016

The nation's No. 2 ranked short hurdler announces top four schools

Metro Conference Featured Photo Album: West Orange Warriors Win West On Home Turf Todd Grasley Oct 15, 2016

Tyler Copeland was on-site at the Metro Conference Championships and captured over 800 photos of all the action including this one of the West Orange girls who defended their home turf winning the west division with 45 points over Olympia (55) and Dr. Phillips (55).

WATCH: Timothy Flash Doyle, Winter Park Girls Dominate Metro East, All Race Videos & Interviews Todd Grasley Oct 15, 2016

Timothy "Flash" Doyle of Freedom ran away with the boys race at the Metro Conference east championship while the Winter Park girls and Rafaella Gibbons  went 1-11 and 14th. WOW. On the west end, Cole Pruim of Ocoee and the Olympia boys were victorious while Isabella Bartczak of Dr. Phillips and the West Orange girls took home hardware as well. Watch all the race videos and interviews to see who the best in Central Florida is.