FHSAA Cross Country State Championships HQ Todd Grasley Nov 14, 2014

It was a great day of races out at Florida's Cross Country Playground! Check out all of our coverage, dozens of videos including race highights and interviews, THOUSANDS of photos, recaps of EVERY race, ALL results and performances entered, as well as our calculated combined scores! Congratulations to all of our athletes and a special thank you to our coverage team of Jason Byrne, Andy Warrener, Donald Lamb, Teri-Bernhardt-Rodriguez, Cedric Gilette and Norie, Jeremy Danzie and Maria, as well as Kyle Butler!

Conquering The Hill Todd Grasley Nov 14, 2014

“The Hill.” These are two short and completely vague words in the English language that, when placed together, do little to describe anything except a crest which rises over flat land. However, if you mention “The Hill” to any of the majority of runners in Florida one distinct and specific image will appear in their mind: Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

3A Preview: Wollrath Out, Khosla Sets Sights On State Record, Leon Vs. Chiles Round Four Todd Grasley Nov 13, 2014

A stress fracture to Melbourne senior Julie Wollrath opens up the door for other state title contenders. Can Jessica Taylor and the Openshaw sisters lead Creekside to a team title? On the boy's side, Khosla eyes a state meet record and its doable after his 14:52 at regionals at 14:59 at Pre-State in October. Chiles and Leon duke it out for the fourth and final time with everything on the line. 

2A Meet Preview: Run Tsion Run, Yared Looks For First Gold Medal, Bolles Vs Pine Crest Part 3 Todd Grasley Nov 13, 2014

Run Tsion run. Mama and Papa Yared will be out on the course cheering on their middle child as well as sixth grader Mahdere and older sister Mahlet on Saturday. Can the youngster beat out teammate and 2x defending champion Julia Montgomery for the title or will it be Mackenzie Wilson of Bolles. The Lady Bulldogs are looking for their third straight 2A Cross Country Finals championship and even more hardware to bring back to Jacksonville. 

Combined Results: All 4A Regionals Todd Grasley Nov 10, 2014

It's no surprise they call 4A-1 the Region of Death. The Winter Park girls and the Lyman boys had the top team score of all of 4A. Check out the combined results from each region to see who the best of the best from regionals was on both the individual and team front. The top ten are listed below with a link to the complete list.

Combined Results: All 3A Regionals Todd Grasley Nov 10, 2014

The Creekside girls scored a 3A Region 1 victory as did the Leon boys. See what happened when we combined the results from all four regionals and presented it as team scoring. Both squads sit atop the rankings, but how does the rest of the top ten fare? Click to see the top teams and individuals as well as a link to the full rankings.

Combined Results: All 2A Regionals Todd Grasley Nov 10, 2014

Pine Crest's Tsion Yared and Gabi Correa of Ransom Everglades posted the fastest times of any 2A Regional while the Bolles girls and Bishop Kenny boys tallied the top times as a team.We scored all the regionals together to give us a glimpse as to what we can expect for the Cross Country Finals coming up! See the top ten team scores along with the complete list!

Combined Results: All 1A Regionals Todd Grasley Nov 10, 2014

The Holy Trinity boys captured their 11th regional title in 15 years while the girls recently captured their 14th. We scored all the regionals together to give us a glimpse as to what we can expect for the Cross Country Finals coming up! No surprise, the Tigers are the clear favorites on both sides with Andrew Cacciatore of HT and Sarah Candiano of Evangelical Christian posting the top times in regionals. See the top ten team scores along with the complete list!

2014 Cross Country Regional Coverage HQ Todd Grasley Nov 09, 2014

Regionals. The final stop before the Cross Country Finals. We have you covered from 1A to 4A with virtual meet previews before you go as wel as photos, videos, interviews, results, and recaps of all the regional action. Consider this your one stop shop, coverage headquaters, for the postseason. We will be updating this all weekend long as results and coverage comes in. Did you go to a meet? Feel free to upload your photos or videos and as always get in the game via social media flrunners on Facebook and @flrunners on Twitter!

4A Region by Region Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Nov 07, 2014

4A Region 1 is considered the region of death. The Lyman boys and Winter Park girls look to be the the top teams, but the question is who are the next five teams to advance to the Cross Country Finals? Will the eventual state champions come out of 4A-1 or will they be from 4A-4 who raced earlier this week? The St. Thomas Aquinas girls are peaking at the right time and Columbus, Coral Reef, and STA are all running well. On the individual side, Jack Guyton and James Zentmeyer have a rivalry going on and are back at it again in 4A Region 2. Check out our region by region virtual meets!

3A Region By Region Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Nov 06, 2014

Leon senior Sukhi Khosla won the FSU Invitational/Pre-State and the 3A District 3 Championship. His Leon Lions lost the boys team title by two points and five points to Chiles in those respective meets. Round three is Saturday at Sunnyhill Farms in Tallahassee the host of the 3A Region 1 Championship. We preview all the regionals in 3A. Take a look at our virtual meets and get in the game!

2A Region By Region Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Nov 05, 2014

We continue our Road To State coverage with the 2A Regionals. What teams and individuals will make it through and advance to the Cross Country Finals? We take a look at each region and make our predictions based on our virtual meets that look into both district results and season bests!

1A Region By Region Virtual Meets/Meet Previews Todd Grasley Nov 05, 2014

Regional week! We take a look at each class region by regional with our virtual meets and meet previews. Although, 1A is the smallest classification in Florida, that doesn't mean it lacks talent! Holy Trinity is the winningest program in the state and looks to continue that tradition in the postseason! Where do you and your team stack up against the competition? Find out.

Road To State: 4A Region 4 Virtual Meet Todd Grasley Nov 05, 2014

Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami will be the host of the 4A-4 Region Championships. In 2013, Alexa Cruz of St. Thomas Aquinas and Nick Diaz of Miami Sunet won the regional crowns on their way to a 4A state championship. Diaz, who recently committed to the University of Florida will be the favorite, but face stiff competition from the Coral Reef duo of Kurt Convey and Carlin Berryhill. Cruz, who has run the second fastest time in the state this year,  looks to defend her title and win another regional championship for the Raiders.Flrunners.com will be on-site with photo coverage from Teri Bernhardt-Rodriguez, as well as results, and a complete recap by Ryan Raposo! Make sure to check out allthe coverage plus our virtual meet links below to see how the meet should play out.

2014 Cross Country District Coverage Todd Grasley Nov 01, 2014

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.

4A District By District Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Oct 28, 2014

Fletcher sophomore Kayley Delay is the girls favorite in 4A District 1. Other districts won't come as easy for competition. In 4A-2 Sinclaire Johnson and Fatema Jaffer will go head to head for yet another weekend, and the same occurence will happen in Tampa with Guyton versus Zentmeyer once again in 4A-6, and Nick Diaz takes on the boys from Coral Reef in a South Florida showdown in 4A-16.

3A District By District Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Oct 28, 2014

The temperatures across the state are starting to drop, but the competition is just heating up as the state series gets underway with district competition. We take a look at ALL 64 districts breaking down each class district by district. The 3A boys race should be one of the most competitive in Tallahassee, but if you want a taste, check out the 3A District 4 team battle between Chiles and Leon. The Timberwolves beat the Lions by two points at Pre-State. They will battle this week and then again at regionals before it really matters on November 15th.

2A District By District Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Oct 28, 2014

Trinity Prep junior Chas Cook is the favorite to win the 2A District 8 Championship individual crown and the Saints are the favorite to take the team title. Take a look at our virtual meets for ALL sixteen districts in 2A and ALL 64 districts statewide!

1A District By District Virtual Meets Todd Grasley Oct 28, 2014

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. Take a look at 1A district by district!