Now that the first week of official competition has passed, our volunteer pollster's have been able to start getting a look at some of the best teams and individuals from around the state at the beginning of this 2013 Cross Country season. While many squads were still participating in local jamborees or time trials, as compared to larger invitationals, the bottom line is that racing season is upon us! So let's see what our pollster's have for us this week...
Girls State Rankings by Classifications:
| 1A Girls Rankings | |||
| By: Nathan Means, Mount Dora Bible School, nmmeans999@yahoo.com | |||
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| Commentary: My sincere apologies for not sending in pre-season rankings. This week is tough because a few teams still haven't run and a few more got rained out. These are a merge of first weekend, pre-season races, and pre-season rankings. The picture should be much clearer in two weeks. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Holy Trinity, R3 | (4) | Out of the gate like crazy with a 19:34 average at Wickham Park |
| 2. | Oak Hall School, R2 | (1) | Looks like they held back a lot for the first week, only averaging 20:07 at Ridgeview |
| 3. | Providence School, R1 | (3) | 20:04 at North Florida 110% is slightly faster than Oak Hall, but not sure how much they were holding back |
| 4. | Shorecrest Prep, R3 | (2) | Haven't run yet… |
| 5. | Brevard HEAT, R3 | (9) | Nice jump on the 1A crowd with a 21:47 average at Wickham Park |
| 6. | Community School of Naples, R3 | (6) | Solid start at Estero with a 22:13 average |
| 7. | St. Johns Country Day, R1 | (5) | 22:50 average at Bob Hans is another good start to the season |
| 8. | Father Lopez, R2 | (NR) | Big jump into top 10 with a good showing at Spikes and Spurs, averaging 22:53 |
| 9. | Westminster Christian, R4 | (8) | Haven't run yet… |
| 10. | First Academy (Orlando), R2 | (7) | Posted a 23:14 average at the Ted Benz Jamboree, not sure if entire squad was there |
| 11. | Circle Christian, R2 | (13) | 23:18 average at Ted Benz, rained out at Trinity Prep along with TFA |
| 12. | Calvary Christian (Clearwater), R3 | (NR) | 23:40 average at Holloway Park |
| 13. | Maclay School, R1 | (15) | 24:07 average at Cougar XC Challenge |
| 14. | Kings Academy, R4 | (10) | Haven't run yet… |
| 15. | Westminster Academy, R4 | (14) | Haven't run yet… |
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| Commentary: Going strictly by computer rankings for individuals here while taking weekend #1 results at face value. This is more or less just a shout out to the first weekend's top runners as too many haven't posted a time yet. The next poll will be much more complete. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Julie Wollrath, 11 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 18:48 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 2. | Shelby Smith, 10 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 19:15 @ Wichham Park Jamboree |
| 3. | Eden Meyer, 12 - Providence School | (NR) | 19:19 @ North Florida 110% CC Invitational |
| 4. | Emily Chapman, 11 - Brevard HEAT | (NR) | 19:21 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 5. | Samantha Folio, 9 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 19:28 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 6. | Emily Stallings, 12 - Providence School | (NR) | 19:31 @ North Florida 110% CC Invitational |
| 7. | Brittney Olinger, 12 - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 19:32 @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational |
| 8. | Maleia Storum, 11 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 19:33 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 9. | Hannah Brookover, 10 - Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | (NR) | 19:37 @ Holloway Park Jamboree |
| 10. | Nadiria Evans, 9 - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 19:54 @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational |
| 11. | Lauren Perry, 9 - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 20:11 @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational |
| 12. | Christina McKinney, 12 - Mount Dora Bible School | (NR) | 20:13 @ DeLand Invitational |
| 13. | Grace Blair, 8 - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 20:17 @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational |
| 14. | Katherine Messer, 9 - Providence School | (NR) | 20:22 @ North Florida 110% CC Invitational |
| 15. | Denae Chapman, 10 - Circle Christian School | (NR) | 20:26 @ Ted Benz Jamboree |
| 16. | Sloan Sylvan, 7 - Providence School | (NR) | 20:28 @ North Florida 110% CC Invitational |
| 17. | Sarah Deibner, 12 - Brevard HEAT | (NR) | 20:29 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 18. | Sarah Candiano, 11 - Evangelical Christian School | (NR) | 20:36 @ Estero DDD Invitational |
| 19. | Grace Meyer, 12 - Providence School | (NR) | 20:38 @ North Florida 110% CC Invitational |
| 20 | Talia Carlson, 9 - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 20:40 @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational |
| 21. | Marie Groppel, 7 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 20:47 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 22. | Chelsea Basford, 8 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 21:01 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 23. | Sydney Friedel, 7 - Holy Trinity Academy | (NR) | 21:14 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 24. | Bobbi LaBrant, 11 - Indian Rocks Christian | (NR) | 21:17 @ Holloway Park Jamboree |
| 25. | Paige Ward, 11 - Father Lopez Catholic HS | (NR) | 21:19 @ Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 2A Girls Rankings | |||
| By: Mike Becker, Ransom Everglades, mbecker@ransomeverglades.org | |||
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| Commentary: Not many schools opened up during a hot, and (in some places wet) rainy, muddy weekend. So it is IMPOSSIBLE to shuffle rankings much. However, some teams strutted their feathers. Bolles put 7 runners under 21:00 That is certainly going to be a big "ouch" for the rest of the state. Also giving solid openers were Carrollton, Bishop Kenney, Eastside, Rockledge and Titutsville. Lemon Bay and Kenney appears to have opened up without some returning runners? Other than adding Rockledge and Titusville who excelled on fast Wickham Park Course, not much to do yet. The next update will be a big one of course. I believe strongly in head to head and NOT COMPARING times. But please email me with any comments and input. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Bolles | (1) | Seven under 21:00 is trouble for the pack of teams chasing |
| 2A | Pine Crest | (2A) | Off |
| 2B | Lemon Bay | (2B) | Ran at Lemon Bay without top returners? |
| 2C | Ransom Evereglades | (2C) | Off |
| 5. | Carrolton | Opened well and finsihed third at slow….. Make it a Very slow… Estero course where only the winner broke 20:00 | |
| 6. | Bishop Kenney | Opened on slow Ridgeview Course without some top returners? | |
| 7. | Eastside | Opened at Slow Ridgeview Course | |
| 8. | Titusville | Wickham Park | |
| 9. | Rockledge | Wickham Park | |
| 10. | Robinson | Off and probably better than this ranking | |
| 11. | Lake Highland Prep | ||
| 12. | Immokalee | ||
| 13. | West Florida Tech | ||
| 14. | Nature Coast | ||
| 15. | Berkeley Prep | ||
| 16. | Academy of Holy Names | ||
| 17. | Bishop John Snyder | ||
| 18. | Wakulla | ||
| 19. | West Shore | ||
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| Commentary: Very few teams opened up so head to head matchups are missing. Despite others' attempts to compare runners by times ( a very error prone method to say the least), the only way to compare is head to head. Thus there is likely still to be a lot of disagreement and/or confusion over matchups. Controversy improves ratings :) However, certainly some notable additions are required including Madison Harris ( state 800 medalist) and some more Bolles runners. I am not gonna move runners down far who haven't opened yet. I am also not gonna move down teammates who packed together yet beat each other by only a couple of seconds. Also gonna keep 21:00 ( last year or this year) as a breaking point to make the cut for now. I love input | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Julia Montgomery - Pine Crest | (NR) | Off |
| 2. | Mackenzie Wilson - Bolles | (NR) | Opens with 18:56 |
| 3. | Daesha Rogers - Jackson | (NR) | Now At Miami Jackson |
| 4. | Michaela Ashley -Arnold | (NR) | Off |
| 5. | Claire Snyder- Academy of Holy Names | (NR) | Off |
| 6. | Lauren Archer- Ransom Everglades | (NR) | Off |
| 7. | Nicole Mia- Lemon Bay | (NR) | Apparently team ran with Mia? |
| 8. | Abigail Weinfled - Lemon Bay | (NR) | Apparently ream ran without Weinfield |
| 9. | Ally Hadja Bolles | (NR) | 2nd Bolles runner |
| 10 | Rachel Shapiro - Bolles | (NR) | In Bolles pack |
| 11. | Lily Arnold - Bolles | (NR) | In Bolles pack |
| 12 | Kaysi Roberts- West Florida Tech | (NR) | Off |
| 13. | Claire Castillo - Titusville | (NR) | ran well on relatively fast Wickham park course |
| 14. | Maleia Sterum- Cocoa Beach | (NR) | Off |
| 15. | Anita Munoz - Immokalee | (NR) | Off |
| 16. | Sofie Miguez- Carrolton | (NR) | opened on tough Estero course |
| 17. | Rachel Stockton - Lake Highland Prep | (NR) | Off |
| 18. | Madison Harris - Wakulla | (NR) | 2nd female runner in coed time trial- could be a lot higher |
| 19. | Aoife Oriordan | (NR) | Bolles 4th runner last week |
| 20. | Megan Giddeo- Taylor County | (NR) | 21:05 opener coming from A |
| 21. | Annie Pentaieri- Bolles | (NR) | Bolles runners just keep coming |
| 22. | Sofia Fernandez- St Brendans | (NR) | Off |
| 23. | Katherine Jovanovic- Pine Crest | (NR) | Likely MUCH higher but hasn't opened |
| 24. | Macey Kaczorowski- Bishop Kenny | (NR) | Team opened without Macey? Is this Macey May? |
| 25. | Raleigh Nesbitt- West Florida Tech | (NR) | Off |
| 26. | Mackenzie Baysinger- Rockledge | (NR) | 20:49 opener |
| 27. | Hannah Fleming - Titusville | (NR) | 20:53 opener |
| 28. | Katarina Jernebrg- Rockledge | (NR) | 20:53 opener |
| 29. | Ash DeHechevarria - Bolles | (NR) | 20:55 opener |
| 30. | Hannah Brookover- Cavalry | (NR) | Off |
| 31. | Bridget Reid - Bishop Kenny | (NR) | Team ran without Reid? |
| 32. | those newcomers | I know there are newcomers but they need to put in a time | |
| 3A Girls Rankings | |||
| By: John Stevenson, Sarasota HS, john.stevenson@sarasotacountyschools.net | |||
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| Commentary: This is tough because many teams didn't run at full strength and some didn't run at all, but Estero dominated their invite at a tough course. But good suprises so far include Pace, Seabreeze, and Ocala Vanguard. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Estero, 3 | (1) | Solid start the the season with the additon of Araceli Leon |
| 2. | Fort Walton Beach, 1 | (2) | Took first at the Pace Invite with a great performance by Emma Rudman. Ran without their #2, Autumn White. |
| 3. | Creekside, 1 | (3) | Talk about pack running. 1-5 split was 37 seconds at the Spikes and Spurs Classic. |
| 4. | Nease, 1 | (14) | Great start for Nease! Clear victory at Bob Hans Invite. |
| 5. | Gulf Coast, 3 | (4) | Didn't run many of their studs last week |
| 6. | Seabrezze, 2 | NR | Averaged just over 21 minutes at the Deland Invite…good surprise for 2013 |
| 7. | Pace, 1 | NR | Took 2nd place at Pace Invite, right behind Fort Walton Beach |
| 8. | Fort Myers, 3 | (5) | Managed a 5th place finish at Estero Invite. |
| 9. | Ocala Vanguard. 2 | NR | Solid start! Took 3rd place at Bob Hans. |
| 10. | Niceville, 1 | (6) | 3rd place the Pace Invite |
| 11. | Lakewood Ranch, 3 | (7) | Ran at Estero Invite without Michelle Last. Has a nice freshman Andrew McDonald who was 2nd on the team at Estero. |
| 12. | Stanton Prep, 1 | (8) | Idle for week 1 |
| 13. | Merritt Island, 4 | (9) | Got rained out at Trinity Prep Invitation |
| 14. | Robinson, 3 | (10) | Idle for week 1 |
| 15. | Sarasota, 3 | (11) | Missing their top runners, but took first at the Lemon Bay Invite led by freshman Sage Lyons. |
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| Commentary: Some of the previous top 25 ran last week, but solid start to Xiang at the Bob Hans Invite and Edwards taking on the tough Estero course. Looking forward the next coming weeks. A lot of fast times at Bob Hans which is consistent to previous years as well as slow times at Estero. Halloway produced a lot more quicker times than last year. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Karen Xiang, 12, Nease | 12 | Dominated the Bob Hans Invite with lowest time of the year with 18:42 |
| 2. | Emily Edwards, 12, Ft. Myers | 1 | Took the vicotry at the always tough Estero course with 19:50 |
| 3. | Araceli Leon, 12, Estero | NR | Taken 2nd place at Estero Invite with 19:59, just 9 seconds behind Edwards |
| 4. | Caroline Barlow, 12, Gulf Coast | 2 | Idle |
| 5. | Emma Rudman, 10, Fort Walton | 5 | 19:26 at pace Invite taking 3rd place |
| 6. | Devin Molloy, 9, Barron Collier | NR | 20:25 at Estero. Great start for the freshman. |
| 7. | Hannah Giangaspro, 12, Bartram Trail | 10 | 19:40 at Bob Hans |
| 8. | Audrey Carpenter, 11, Ocala Vanguard | NR | Huge race to start the season at Bob Hans with 19:43 |
| 9. | Bethany Hardcastle, 11, South Fork | 24 | 20:01 at Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 10. | Rachel Kling, 11, Pace | 3 | 20:02 at Pace Invite |
| 11. | Adair Lyden, 10, Lake Nona | 7 | 20:04 at Halloway |
| 12. | Bethany Jenkins, 12, Estero | 8 | 20:46 at Estero |
| 13. | Kianna Bonnet, 10, Seebreeze | NR | 20:04 at DeLand Invite |
| 14. | Maggie Parrish, 10, Chamberlain | NR | Solid 20:11 at Holloway Park |
| 15. | Alexandra Wallace, 10, Chlies | NR | 20:19 at Bob Hans |
| 16. | Elizabeth Mulford, 11, Ocala Vanguard | 4 | 20:22 at Bob Hans |
| 17. | Sarah Hammond, 11, Merritt Island | 11 | Idle |
| 18. | Alyssa Rodale, 12, Nease | 15 | 20:34 at Bob Hans |
| 19. | Ashton McMurray, 12, Chiles | 16 | 20:19 at Bob Hans |
| 20 | Elizabeth Murray, 10, Seebreeze | NR | 20:31 at Deland |
| 21. | Daley Cline, 10, Estero | 14 | 21:22 at Estero Invite |
| 22. | Katie Slater, 12, Estero | 6 | 21:31 at Estero Invite |
| 23. | Colleen Openshaw, 11, Creekside | NR | 20:52 at Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 24. | Breeana Salcedo, 10, Cypress Lake | 13 | Idle |
| 25. | Sage Lyons, 9, Sarasota | NR | Dominated the Lemon Bay Invite by winning over 1 minute with 20:58 |
| 4A Girls Rankings | |||
| By: Ryan Raposo, John A. Ferguson HS, ryanraposo@gmail.com | |||
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| Commentary: Not too many teams raced this opening weekend, particularly in the bottom half of the state, so there was very little shifting. Expect a much bigger update in the next set two weeks from now! | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | St. Thomas Aquinas, 4 | (1) | IDLE |
| 2. | John A. Ferguson, 4 | (2) | IDLE |
| 3. | Lourdes Academy, 4 | (3) | IDLE |
| 4. | Lake Mary, 1 | (4) | 20:40 Team Avg (3-mile race) @ Mike Gibson Summertime Run (1st place) |
| 5. | Plant, 2 | (5) | IDLE |
| 6. | Wharton, 2 | (6) | IDLE |
| 7. | Winter Park, 1 | (9) | 22:14 JV Team Avg (3-mile race) @ Mike Gibson Summertime Run; varsity rested |
| 8. | Fletcher, 1 | (NR) | 21:14 Team Avg @ University of North Florida 110% (3rd place) |
| 9. | Sarasota Riverview, 2 | (T-15) | 21:28 Team Avg @ Holloway Park Jamboree (1st place) |
| 10. | George Jenkins, 2 | (NR) | 21:34 Team Avg @ Harmony Invitational (1st place) |
| 11. | Mandarin, 1 | (7) | 21:35 Team Avg @ Spikes and Spurs Classic (2nd place) |
| 12. | Palm Harbor University, 2 | (NR) | 21:40 Team Avg @ Holloway Park Jamboree (2nd place) |
| 13. | Coral Reef, 4 | (11) | IDLE |
| 14. | Parc Vista, 3 | (12) | IDLE |
| 15. | Buchholz, 1 | (14) | 22:04 Team Avg @ Spikes and Spurs Classic (3rd place) |
| 16. | North Port, 2 | (NR) | 22:24 Team Avg @ Estero DDD Invitational (4th place, hard course) |
| 17. | Fleming Island, 1 | (NR) | 22:29 Team Avg @ Ridgeview Bob Hans Invite (7th place) |
| 18. | Spanish River, 3 | (18) | IDLE |
| 19. | Cypress Bay, 4 | (19) | IDLE |
| 20. | Vero Beach, 3 | (20) | IDLE |
| 21. | Jupiter, 3 | (21) | IDLE |
| 22. | Dwyer, 3 | (22) | IDLE |
| 23. | Douglas, 3 | (23) | IDLE |
| 24. | Miami Sunset, 4 | (24) | IDLE |
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| Newsome, 2 | (8) | 22:13 Team Avg @ Hit the Trails Classic | |
| Freedom, 2 | (NR) | 22:14 Team Avg @ Halloway Park Jamboree (3rd place) | |
| St. Cloud, 2 | (NR) | 22:18 Team Avg @ Harmony Invitational (2nd place) | |
| Lake Brantley, 1 | (T-16) | 22:32 Team Avg @ DeLand Invitational (2nd place) | |
| Orange City University, 1 | (NR) | 22:34 Team Avg @ DeLand Invitational (3rd place) | |
| West Orange, 1 | (10) | 22:48 Team Avg @ DeLand Invitational (4th place) | |
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| Commentary: Same as with the team rankings, not too many girls raced this weekend. If a new girl ran fairly well, I added her to the list. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Alexa Cruz, 10 - St. Thomas | (1) | IDLE |
| 2. | Katherine MacNeal, 12 - Cypress Bay | (2) | IDLE |
| 3. | Lourdes Brea, 12 - Lourdes | (3) | IDLE |
| 4. | Christian Kalis, 12 - St. Thomas | (4) | IDLE |
| 5. | Emily Headley, 11 - Olympia | (5) | IDLE |
| 6. | Brianna Rischar, 11 - St. Thomas | (8) | IDLE |
| 7. | Emily Nix, 10 - Winter Park | (9) | IDLE |
| 8. | Courteney Zboyan, 11 - Jupiter | (10) | IDLE |
| 9. | Anna Montgomery, 12 - Plant | (11) | IDLE |
| 10. | Danielle Van Liere, 10 - Fletcher | (13) | IDLE |
| 11. | Kayley DeLay, 9 - Fletcher | (NR) | 19:52 @ University of North Florida 110% |
| 12. | Isabella Torres-Padin, 10 - Fletcher | (NR) | 19:58 @ University of North Florida 110% |
| 13. | Kaley Schmick, 11 - Cypress Creek | (7) | 20:03 @ DeLand |
| 14. | Olivia Pigg, 12 - Fletcher | (NR) | 20:14 @ University of North Florida 110% |
| 15. | Alexandra Sclafani, 12 - Martin County | (NR) | 20:17 @ Wickham Park Jamboree |
| 16. | Isabella Whelan, 10 - Buchholz | (NR) | 20:20 @ Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 17. | Kerstin Sosa, 12 - Hagerty | (14) | 20:29 @ DeLand |
| 18. | Ania Grzeszczak, 10 - Mandarin | (NR) | 20:30 @ Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 19. | Sarah Edens, 10 - Buchholz | (NR) | 20:37 @ Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 20. | Emily Hernandez, 12 - Ferguson | (NR) | IDLE |
| 21. | Katrina Santiago, 12 - Ferguson | (6) | IDLE |
| 22. | Sarah Raymond, 12 - Palm Harbor Univ. | (NR) | 20:40 @ Holloway Park Jamboree |
| 23. | Aylwyn Hernandez, 11 - Ferguson | (18) | IDLE |
| 24. | Lauren Gavulic, 11 - Ferguson | (30) | IDLE |
| 25. | Victoria Jung, 10 - George Jenkins | (NR) | 20:47 @ Harmony Invitational |
| 26. | Jessica Lonas, 11 - Sarasota Riverview | (NR) | 20:49 @ Holloway Park Jamboree |
| 27. | Meaghan Slack, 9 - Mandarin | (NR) | 20:57 @ Spikes and Spurs Classic |
| 28. | Bailey Sullivan, 12 - Plant | (17) | IDLE |
| 29. | Marina Braynon-Moore, 12 - St. Thomas | (19) | IDLE |
| 30. | Margaret Schloss, 11 - St. Thomas | (20) | IDLE |
| 31. | Morgan Hull, 12 - Palm Beach Central | (21) | IDLE |
| 32. | Sarah Carrion, 12 - Lake Mary | (23) | IDLE |
| 33. | Mariah Henderson, 12 - Wharton | (24) | IDLE |
| 34. | Amber Pierce, 10 - Jupiter | (25) | IDLE |
| 35. | Olivia Nicholson, 12 - Boca Raton | (26) | IDLE |
| 36. | Jade Fungquee, 12 - Monarch | (27) | IDLE |
| 37. | Catherine Vinale, 12 - Spanish River | (29) | IDLE |
| 38. | Autumn Bartlett, 11 - University | (12) | 21:15 @ DeLand |
| 39. | Jayden Davila-McClarry, 11 - West Orange | (22) | 21:16 @ DeLand |
| 40. | Sinclaire Johnson, 10 - Lake Brantley | (16) | 21:22 @ DeLand |
| 41. | Stephanie de la Guarda, 12 - Ferguson | (28) | IDLE |
Boys State Rankings by Classifications:
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| By: Mark Caulfield, The Geneva School, markscaul@aol.com | |||
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| Commentary: Not a whole lot of movement in our second poll as many teams are just getting started and others who chose to skip the first week of competition. The most significant move though comes at #1 where Holy Trinity jumps ahead of Maclay School. Coach Butler of HTA has his kids ready for a repeat run with an impressive opening start. P.K. Younge also started out strong running a pre-season meet averaging 18:02 for their first 4 finishers. Look for teams to begin revealing their fitness, talent, depth, and strength levels over the next few weeks. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Holy Trinity Academy | (2) | Opens up the season winning their own Wickham Park Jamoboree placing four athletes in the top 8 (all under 17:00). Fifth runner sets a nice PR as well. But, big gap to 5th, 6th and 7th runners could still leave them vulnerable if someone in the top 4 goes down. |
| 2. | Maclay School | (1) | Losing one of their top 3 runners to soccer bumps Maclay down a notch in the early season polls but look for Coach Droze and the Mauraders to fill that gap fast. Freshman Jake Mazziotta looks to help with a nice PR at the pre-season Miller Landing race. |
| 3. | Shorecrest Prep | (3) | No meet performances this past week. Getting ready to launch their season opener at the Indian Rocks Invitational on September 5. |
| 4. | Pensacola Christian Acad. | (4) | No meet performances reported this past week as the Warriors are sticking close to home getting ready for a big season. |
| 5. | P.K. Younge School | (7) | The Blue Wave look to be a team ready to make a big splash. In the pre-season Bucholz Jamboree on last years Region course, their number 1 opened at 16:48 and 2-4 ran together in 18:27-18:28. No results on number 5, but this team is clearly ready. |
| 6. | Indian Rocks Christian | (5) | 7th place finish in the elite race at the Holloway Park Jamboree (18:49 team average). Team looks to have good depth with nine boys competing for a varsity spot which could help push them to improve. |
| 7. | The Geneva School | (6) | Got rained out at their season opener at the Trinity Prep Twilight Invitational. Looking forward to see where they are at this week at Katie Caples. |
| 8. | St. Petersburg Catholic | (8) | No meet performances this past week. Getting ready to open at the Indian Rocks Invitational this upcoming week. |
| 9. | North Florida Christian | (9) | Opened up their season at Cougar XC Challenge with a third place finish. Missing some returners from last years State team but picked up a newcomer at #3 who will help. |
| 10. | Admiral Farragut Academy | (10) | The Blue Jacketes began their season with an 11th place finish at the Holloway Park Jamboree (19:44 team average). Their #1 seems to have returned in great shape while 2-5 may need a little more time to get ready. Still a team to keep an eye on. |
| 11. | Father Lopez Catholic High School | (NR) | Opened up their season with a 7th place finish at the Spikes and Spurs Classic with a tight 1:12 pack through the top 5 that averaged 19:14 over the 5K race. |
| 12. | Oak Hall School | (NR) | Finished 14th at the Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational with a 19:28 team average. |
| 13. | Brevard Heat | (NR) | Finished 12th at the Wickham Park Jamboree with a 19:28 team average. |
| 14. | Seffner Christian Academy | (12) | Opened up at the Holloway Park Jamboree with a 12th place (19:48 team average). Look for team to continue to improve through the season. |
| 15. | Circle Christian School | (15) | Got rained out at their season opener at the Trinity Prep Twilight Invitational but did run the Ted Benz pre-season meet averaging 20:00 for their top 5 on a slow muddy course. |
| 16. | Miami Country Day | (11) | No meet performances reported this past week as they prepre to open up their season at the Fort Myers Optimist Invitational on September 7. |
| 17. | Seacrest Country Day | (13) | Began the season competing in the Estero DDD Invitational. Seems to have held out some of the top returners from last season. |
| 18. | Westminster Academy | (14) | No meet performances this past week. Top program with a strong 1-2. |
| 19. | Melbourne Central Catholic | (NR) | Finished 9th at the Harmony Invitational where the top 5 avereaged 20:29. |
| 20. | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | (NR) | Finished 2nd in the open division of the Holloway Park Jamboree averaging 20:31 through the top 5. |
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| Commentary: In the early season there is generally a lot of movement in the polls. Rest assured talent will rise to the top as the season progresses. It is often exciting though at the start to see some surprises and who put in the work over the summer. This years early season surprise include Patrick McNamara from Admiral Farragut Academy (2nd at the Holloway Park Jamboree) and Franco Martins from Windermere Prep (1st at the Mike Gibson Summertime Run) who both exploded out of the gates with great efforts this past week. The top spot on the poll though belongs to Holy Trinity's Junior Andrew Cacciatore who moves up from the 3rd spot with the fastest season opener (16:13) in 1A and the second fastest time in the State in winning the Wickham Park Jamboree. Good luck to all the teams over the next few weeks as we get a chance to see the early season work and progress begin to take shape. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Andrew Cacciatore, Junior - Holy Trinity | (3) | Cacciatore's opened up some eyes with his 16:13 season opener win at the Wickham Park Jamboree. Coach Butler called him "one of the most talented Juniors I have ever had". Big summer has him ready early. |
| 2. | Troy Clark, Senior - Mount Dora Bible | (2) | Winning your season opener is always an enjoyable start to your Senior year as Clark captures the Deland Invitational in 16:50. |
| 3. | Griffith Rutherford, Senior - North Florida Christian | (1) | Opened up with a solid 17:14 second place finish at the Cougar XC Challenge. Big talent will be ready when it counts. |
| 4. | Patrick McNamara, Junior - Admiral Farragut Academy | (13) | A huge season opening 16:25 (0:30 PR) and second place finish at the Holloway Park Jamboree propels him all the way to number 4. We need to keep an eye on this one! |
| 5. | Nicholas Gonzalez, Junior - The Geneva School | (4) | Opening meet got rained out. Ran 16:30 in July 4 road race and is excited to get started at Katie Caples this week. |
| 6. | Joseph Janson, Senior - P.K. Younge | (6) | A 16:48 opener on the Sante Fe Region 2 course in winning the Bucholz Jamboree shows he is ready for a great season. |
| 7. | Trevor Kattenberg, Freshman - Holy Trinity | (7) | A 16:39 (PR) fourth place finish in his season opener at the Wickham Park Jamboree has this talented freshman on the early season rise |
| 8. | Ross Porter, Senior - Shorecrest Prep | (5) | No meets last week. Coming off an injury during the track season, Porter is eager to get started this week to test him fitness and progress. |
| 9. | Franco Martins, Junior - Windermere Prep | (15) | Opened with a 3 mile 15:50 win at the Mike Gibson Summertime Run. Looks like a big improvement and could be the early season surprise. |
| 10. | James Daughton, Senior - Maclay School | (9) | Ran 17:21 in the pre-season Miller Landing Madness (2nd place) followed up by a 17:41 at the Cougar XC Challenge (3rd place). |
| 11. | Isak Davis, Junior - The Geneva School | (10) | No meets last week. Looking forward to Katie Caples this week and showing what he's got coming off a nice 4:32 / 9:56 track season. |
| 12. | Egan Kattenberg, Freshman - Holy Trinity | (NR) | His 16:56 (PR) seventh place finish at the Wickham Park Jamboree moves him up on to the list giving a big boost to HTA. |
| 13. | Michael Wilson, Freshman - Holy Trinity | (18) | A 16:57 (PR) eighth place finish at the Wickham Park Jamboree shows he is ready to compete for a top 15 spot. |
| 14. | Jack Rutledge, Senior - Maclay School | (8) | Ran 18:09 in the pre-season Miller Landing Madness followed up by a 17:45 at the Cougar XC Challenge. Slow start but big talent. |
| 15. | Trevor Quandt, Senior - Indian Rock Christian | (21) | Opens up the season with a fifth place finish at the Holloway Park Jamboree in 17:03 (just missing his PR) shows he is ready to move up. |
| 16. | Brandon Bejarano, Senior - Westminster Academy | (12) | No meets last week but a big summer and 16:51 PR last season has him ready to get started. |
| 17. | Casey McCracken, Junior - Westminster Academy | (16) | No meet last week. Last seasons 17:05 PR and 10th place finish at the State 3200m has him eager to get going. |
| 18. | Luke Peterson, Sophomore - Shorecrest Prep | (17) | No meet last week but his 17:01 Cross Country PR and 4:35 Track PR warrants a top 20 spot. |
| 19. | Joshua Balentine, Senior - Pensacola Christian Academy | (19) | No meet last week. Ran 16:51 last season and finished in 44th place at the CC State Meet. |
| 20. | Jeremy Carlson, Senior - Pensacola Christian Academy | (20) | No meet last week but 30th place finish in last years State CC meet with a 17:04 PR shows the talent. |
| 21. | Peter Runge, Senior - Out of Door Academy | (22) | Did not run with team in season opener at Lemon Bay. Finished in 35th place at the State CC Meet last season and has a 17:00 PR. |
| 22. | Andrew Lemay, Senior - Seacrest Country Day School | (23) | No meet last week. Finished in 37th place State at CC Meet with a 17:03 PR. |
| 23. | Devon Bradford, Junior - Jupiter Christian | (25) | No meet last week. Ran 17:09 PR at the 2012 State CC Meet for 42nd place. State Qualifier in the 3200m in Track. |
| 24. | Noah Perkins, Sophomore - Seffner Christian Academy | (NR) | Ran 17:22 at the Holloway Park Jamboree finishing 9th. |
| 25. | Matthew Robbins, Sophomore - Brevard Heat | (NR) | Finsihed 12th at the Wickham Park Jamboree with a 17:30 PR. |
| Looking to Make the Top 25 List Soon | |||
| Joseph Ault, Senior - Circle Christian | (NR) | Got rained out at Trinity Prep Twilight Meet or he probably would be on the list. Big summer and big talent has his primed to make a top 15 jump. | |
| Dylan Scott, Senior - Baker Senior High | (NR) | 17:14.89 PR at State CC Meet (47th); 4:34.24 (8th) at State Track Meet. | |
| Micah Kemp, Junior - Jay High School | (NR) | Ran 17:00 PR mid-season and finished 51st at 2012 State CC Meet. | |
| Austin Perry, Junior - Oak Hall School | (NR) | 17:40 (19th) at Bob Hans Invitational and has a 10:01 3200m PR. | |
| Nima Beheshti, Senior - Admiral Farragut Academy | (14) | Opened up with a dissapointing 18:53 at the Holloway Park Jamoboree but his 16:53 PR last season shows the talent. | |
| Braden Mattingly, Senior - Aucilla Christian Academy | (24) | Opened up with an 18:59 at the Cougar XC Challenge. Ran 17:08 PR at the State CC Finals last season for 34th place. | |
| 2A Boys Rankings | |||
| By: Doug Nowlin, Pine Crest School, doug.nowlin@pinecrest.edu | |||
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| Commentary: I have 16 teams ranked this week and they are almost exactly the same as last week. I added McKeel because I never should have left them out. Nine teams participated in races this weekend … but not really. Lots of asterisks. Some teams ran their JV teams, or only partial Varsity teams, and one of the races was less than 5k. So I'm not going to adjust the team rankings this week. I would like to recognize the Titusville Boys team who finished 2nd at the Wickham Park Jamboree with a team average of 17:21. I'm confident they will make the rankings in my next poll. Thank you for your understanding, and thank you for your e-mails about 2a teams and individuals. Looking forward to this next weekend of racing. I'll be at Katie Caples with my team. If you can find me, hope you say hello. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Bishop Kenny, R1 | (1) | Bishop Kenny did not run their varsity runners in the Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational. Congratulations to other members of their team for stepping up and placing 5th out of 24 teams with an average of 18:22. |
| 2. | Trinity Prep, R2 | (2) | The Trinity Prep varsity runners were not able to get their race in before the thunderstorms hit at their season opening Twilight Meet. However, the Trinity Prep JV team ran admirably and lost a tie breaker to Timber Creek to finish 2nd with an average of 20:14. |
| 3. | Immokalee, R3 | (3) | Immokalee ran at less-than-full strength in the Estero DDD Invitational finishing 5th with an average of 19:13. |
| 4. | Tampa Jesuit, R3 | (4) | |
| 5. | Ransom Everglades, R4 | (5) | |
| 6. | Berkeley Prep, R3 | (6) | |
| 7. | Nature Coast Tech, R2 | (7) | |
| 8. | Lake Highland Prep, R2 | (8) | Lake Highland Prep Boys finished 3rd at the Mike Gibson Run with a team average of 17:34. The Meet Director has confirmed that the course was 3 miles (not 5k), so a future 5K team average will be used in the next rankings. |
| 9. | Bolles, R1 | (9) | Congratulations to the Bolles Boys for their 1st Place finish at the North Florida 110% Cross-Country Invitational. Team average was 17:47. |
| 10. | McKeel Academy | (NR) | My apologies to the Boys of McKeel Academy. I did not recognize that this team had moved up from 1a. McKeel finished 7th at last years 1a State Championship with an average of 17:37 -- and all 7 boys are returning. Welcome to 2a, McKeel !! |
| 11. | Pine Crest, R4 | (10) | |
| 12. | Bishop Moore, R2 | (11) | Bishop Moore Boys finished 5th at the Mike Gibson Run with a team average of 17:54. The Meet Director has confirmed that the course was 3 miles (not 5k), so a future 5K team average will be used in the next rankings. |
| 13. | LaBelle, R3 | (12) | LaBelle Boys placed 13th at the Estero DDD Invitational with a team average of 20:56. Haven't heard from them, but I'm guessing they were not at full-strength. |
| 14. | West Florida Tech, R1 | (13) | |
| 15. | Pensacola Catholic, R1 | (14) | |
| 16. | Key West, R4 | (15) | |
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| Commentary: I mentioned in my Pre-Season Poll that I hope to be fair -- so I've decided not to make any changes to the Individual Rankings this week. Of the 25 ranked runners in 2a, only 5 competed in the first week. I don't think it would be fair to adjust the rankings if most of the athletes (20/25) did not have an opportunity to prove themselves. The 5 athletes who did run got the 2a action off to a great start! I would also like to recognize Mason Jones, a Titusville Freshman who ran 16:48 at Wickham Park Jamboree, placing 6th. I'm sure Mason will crack the top 25 in the next poll. Thank you for your understanding, and thanks for the e-mails providing information about 2a runners and teams. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | David Yarborough, Sr., Bishop Kenny | (1) | |
| 2. | Tim O'Loughlin, Sr., Tampa Jesuit | (2) | 3rd at the Red Mule Run (Pre-season Community Run) |
| 3. | Austin Decker, Sr., Bolles | (3) | Congratulations, Austin! First Place at North Florida 110% Cross-Country Invitational; SB = 16:13 |
| 4. | Leonel Delacruz, Sr., Immokolee | (4) | 3rd place at Estero DDD Invitational; SB = 17:25 |
| 5. | Jonathan (Jack) Klumpp, Sr., North Broward Prep | (5) | |
| 6. | Gabriel Correa, Soph., Ransom Everglades | (6) | |
| 7. | Jesse Millson, Soph., Trinity Prep. | (7) | |
| 8. | Max Borland, Jr., Berkeley Prep. | (8) | |
| 9. | Nic Jacobsen, Soph., Saint Andrews | (9) | |
| 10. | Donovon Mundy, Sr., Andrew Jackson | (10) | |
| 11. | Canaan Meester-Kitterman, Sr., Bayshore | (11) | |
| 12. | Dalton Shelton, Sr., Lake Placid | (12) | |
| 13. | Xavier Walton, Sr., Titusville | (13) | 2nd Place at Wickham Park Jamboree; SB = 16:28 |
| 14. | Joel Lacy, Soph., Calvary Christian, Ft. Lauderdale | (14) | |
| 15. | Chas Cook, Soph., Trinity Prep | (15) | |
| 16. | Sam Millson, Sr., Trinity Prep | (16) | |
| 17. | Alyx Gonzalez, Sr., Gateway Charter | (17) | 27th Place at Estero DDD Invitational; SB = 17:26 |
| 18. | Michael Remich, Sr., Pensacola Catholic | (18) | |
| 19. | Drew Denson, Sr., Astronaut | (19) | 11th Place at Wickam Park Jamboree; SB = 17:26 |
| 20. | Hunter Revord, Jr., Tampa Jesuit | (20) | |
| 21. | James Harkless, Sr., Nature Coast Tech. | (21) | |
| 22. | Jordan Lance, Jr. Arnold | (22) | |
| 23. | Urias Velasquez, Jr. Immokalee | (23) | |
| 24. | Alec Sharpe, Sr., Bishop Kenny | (24) | |
| 25. | James Harrison, Sr., Lemon Bay | (25) | |
| 3A Boys Rankings | |||
| By: Ryan Lowe, Lake Nona HS, ryan.lowe@ocps.net | |||
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| Commentary: Region 1 is scary but unfortunately only 6 will make it out; Florida race on 9/14 will help clear up some of the rankings. | |||
| Team Name, Region | (Prev.) | Comments: | |
| 1. | Belen Jesuit, R4 | (1) | Got off to a good start as they cruised to victory on a hot South Florida morning. |
| 2. | Fort Walton Beach, R1 | (2) | No times from the race but they did win the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 3. | Chiles, R1 | (3) | Stats have them at #1 right now but let's give it a few more races to see how they maintain |
| 4. | Creekside, R1 | (7) | 1-2 got off to a good start but almost a 2 minute gap between 1 and 5 |
| 5. | Niceville, R1 | (5) | No times from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 6. | Land O Lakes, R2 | (6) | 1-2 looked good on tough Holloway Park course but 4-5 need to improve |
| 7. | St. Augustine, R1 | (8) | less than a 54 second split between top 5, if they keep it up then watch out |
| 8. | Bartram Trail, R1 | (NR) | nice pack running as evidenced by 47 second split from 1 to 5 |
| 9. | Ocala Vanguard, R2 | (13) | 1-4 started well but 5-7 need to improved |
| 10. | Pace, R1 | (10) | No times from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 11. | Ponte Vedra, R1 | (NR) | Ran well in a fast race but must improve to make it out of the region |
| 12. | Leon, R1 | (4) | only one runner ran faster than 18 minutes in Cougar XC Challenge |
| 13. | Melbourne, R4 | (NR) | 2-minute split will need to improve but they are looking good in region 4 |
| 14. | Osceola Seminole, R2 | (NR) | 18:21 team average at Holloway Park bodes well for region 2 |
| 15. | South Fork, R4 | (NR) | 3rd team from region 4 to make the rankings but it's still early |
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| Commentary: After one regular season race, and no times reported from the 3rd Annual Pace Patriot Invitational, the rankings will not have much of a shake-up. There were a few impressive performances but the first week of racing held pretty much to form. | |||
| Athlete Name, Grade – Team | (Prev.) | Time, Comments: | |
| 1. | Thomas Howell, 12 - Niceville | (1) | No time reported from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 2. | Tyler Bennett, 12 - Fort Myers | (2) | No time reported from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 3. | Nicholas Morken, 12 - Niceville | (3) | No time reported from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 4. | Travis Nichols, 12 - Land O Lakes | (9) | 16:20, impressive run on a very tough course at Holloway Park |
| 5. | David Cash Tampa, 11 - Creekside | (NR) | 16:18, great way to start the season |
| 6. | Cade Zimmerman, 12 - Chiles | (5) | 16:26, decisive 23 second win at Ridgeview Bob Hans |
| 7. | Tyler Stahl, 12 - Land O Lakes | (12) | 16:44, ran with his teammate for most of the race at Holloway Park |
| 8. | Zack Bias, 11 - Creekside | (NR) | 16:39, gives Creekside a potent 1-2 punch |
| 9. | Sukhi Khosla, 11 - Leon | (6) | 16:46, won the Cougar XC Challenge by almost 30 seconds |
| 10. | David Rood, 12 - Ocala Vanguard | (NR) | 16:49, good time at a fast race at Ridgeview |
| 11. | Dominic Williams, 10 - Robert E Lee | (NR) | 16:51, finished 3rd at Ridgeview |
| 12. | Fabian Thomas, 12 - Belen | (7) | 16:55, lead runner for the best team as they cruised to victory |
| 13. | Ryan Rodriguez, 11 - Belen | (NR) | 16:58, followed Thomas through the finish line as they should all season |
| 14. | Mark Robertson, 12 - Pensacola Booker T | (14) | No time reported from the Pace Patriot Invitational |
| 15. | Avery Bartlett, 11 - Chiles | (NR) | 16:58, part of a tight pack for Chiles at Ridgeview |
| 16. | Sean Turner, 12 - Chiles | (NR) | 16:59, 3rd runner for Chiles under 17 at Ridgeview |
4A Boys Rankings
Not yet submitted. - Jorge Fleitas, Dr. Phillips HS, jfleitas28@gmail.com
*Please remember that all of these rankings are done by volunteers and are meant to increase the overall enjoyment of the sport for athletes, coaches, parents, and fans. They are just for fun and should not have a lot of weight put on them. But if you have issues (such as a missed athlete or team), please email the individual pollster for your classification / gender, or direct major concerns to Flrunners Administrator / FACA Rankings Representative: Coach Ryan Raposo- ryanraposo@gmail.com