Columbus, Ferguson, and Lourdes Bring Home the Dade County Youth Fair Hardware! Ryan Raposo Sep 04, 2015

The Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo, along with the Miami-Dade Youth Sports Championship Program, came together this year for the second year in a row to put on another great Dade County Youth Fair Cross Country Championship. Featuring close to 40 high schools for this nearly 40 year old competition, this county meet wasn't anything other than hot, humid, and extremely draining in typical Miami and Larry & Penny Thompson Park fashion.

FACA Week 1 XC State Rankings Ryan Raposo Sep 02, 2015

Less than a week after the FACA Pre-Season Rankings, our volunteer pollsters are back with their opening week State Rankings. Although it's early in the season, let's see how this season is starting off...

FACA Pre-Season XC Rankings Ryan Raposo Aug 31, 2015

As the 2015 cross country season has just started coming together, it's about that time to start looking at who all of the top teams and individuals are around the state with our bi-weekly FACA State Rankings.

FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #3 Ryan Raposo Nov 11, 2014

With only one week to go, it's time to really start breaking down all of the top seniors from around the state in preparation for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Meet. Some top selections have already been made by the FACA All-Star Committee, while the rest of the athletes will be selected this Sunday to start rounding out the teams.

FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #2 Ryan Raposo Nov 03, 2014

As the 2014 XC season starts coming to a close, here is the second Watch List for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Meet! There are two more weeks unti the final Watch Listing comes out after the State Championship, so keep working hard seniors!

FACA Official Cross Country Rankings #4 Ryan Raposo Oct 22, 2014

The fourth set of the FACA's Official Cross Country State Rankings of 2014. Pre-State has passed, it's time for championships, let's see which teams and athletes will be bringing home the gold in the coming weeks!

Hernandez Leads Ferguson Girls To Victory On Her Birthday Ryan Raposo Oct 02, 2014

It was another typical hot and steamy day at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami as the Ferguson Falcons Invitational kicked off in the morning with the middle school races, and the weather trend continued through the afternoon for the high school races until the lightning came in...

Sunny Skies and Hard Hills at Key West XCursion 1 Ryan Raposo Sep 14, 2014

The Key West XCursion meet has always been a relatively low-key meet that usually caters to a handful of teams from South Florida, but to kick off this season, there were over 100 athletes from nine different schools attending yesterday, making it one of the biggest races they've ever put together. The race is run on the Key West Golf Course, but don't let the bermuda grass fool you...

Tropical Park in Miami, Back and Ready for Racing! Ryan Raposo Sep 03, 2014

As Florida gets ready to kick off the 2014 cross country season, there has been much excitement being generated in South Florida as Tropical Park in Miami has been revamped by the Parks and Recreation Department, along with the helps of local cross country coaches.

Top XC Returners: 2A Girls - Wilson and Montgomery Battle Continues Ryan Raposo Aug 07, 2014

The battle for the 2A Girls Cross Country State Title has seen some similar faces the last couple of years, and this year looks to be no different. Once again two top girls representing your two top teams, Mackenzie Wilson of Bolles and Julia Montgomery of Pine Crest, look to have another epic XC season after stellar year for both girls.

XC Raw Data: Boys Top Returning Teams Based On Track Times Ryan Raposo Aug 02, 2014

As we transition into the 2014-15 school year and shift from track & field back to cross country, it's fun to utilize the flrunners database to see just what teams dominated distance races on the track and what happens if you scored those events as a cross country meet. This is by far one of my favorite features. Here's what the database tells us...

XC Raw Data: Girls Top Returning Teams Based On Track Times Ryan Raposo Aug 01, 2014

As we transition into the 2014-15 school year and shift from track & field back to cross country, it's fun to utilize the flrunners database to see just what teams dominated distance races on the track and what happens if you scored those events as a cross country meet. This is by far one of my favorite features. Here's what the database tells us...

South Team Takes Three Of Four Titles At FACA Senior All-Star Meet Ryan Raposo Nov 24, 2013

An early morning fog greeted the top seniors in the state to Tallahassee for the FACA Senior All-Star Meet. The south team drove the furthest of the bunch, but that didn't stop them from taking some hardware back. Katrina Santiago of Ferguson and Manny Velasquez of St. Thomas Aquinas won individual titles, while the South girls took home the team trophy. Coach Kris Keppel's West squad won the boys team trophy.