FACA Senior All-Star Info and Watch List #1

Florida XC 2013: FACA Rankings

Oct 02, 2013

Now that we're halfway through this 2013 cross country season, here's some information pertaining to one of Florida's most prestigious events of the year. That of course would be the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Meet! Every year during the post season, after the FHSAA State Championship, the F-A-C-A extends official invitations to the top 64 senior athletes from around the state (32 boys and 32 girls) to be able to participate in an intimate, fun, and entertaining meet that is traditionally held in Tallahassee.

Besides earning the honor of competing for their respective geographical locations from around the state, the selected seniors of 2013 will be honored at the event in a variety of fashions. All competing seniors will receive official FACA team jerseys (as seen below), FACA commemorative t-shirts, FACA drawstring shoe bags, all-star gold medallions, and the winner of each gender race will receive an individual championship plaque! The FACA wants to ensure that all of our state's top seniors come home with many great memories and keepsakes from this great annual event!

This year's FACA Senior All-Star Meet will be hosted on Saturday, November 23rd, which is two weeks after the FHSAA State Championship and a week before the Foot Locker South and Nike Cross Southeast Region races. The meet will be held at Apalachee Regional Park course, which is the FSU home course that is used for the FSU / Pre-State Invitational and for the FHSAA State Finals. This year with the help and sponsonships of flrunners.com, the Gulf Winds Track Club, Capital City Bank, Miles and Minutes Timing, and distancepreps.com, this year's event looks to be even better than last years! Here's a look at this year's coaching staff from around the state...

The 2013 FACA Senior All-Star Coaching Staff:

East Boys Coach: Bill Buonanni, Merrit Island HS
East Girls Coach: Kristin McWilliams, Winter Park HS

North Boys Coach: Jim Schmitt, Mandarin HS
North Girls Coach: Lissette Fields, Fort Walton Beach HS

West Boys Coach: Kris Keppel, Land O Lakes HS
West Girls Coach: Paul Opitz, Sarasota Riverview HS

South Boys Coach: Mark Formosa, Miami Coral Park HS
South Girls Coach: Ryan Raposo, John A. Ferguson HS

Last year's FACA Senior All-Star girl's individual champion (18:43.60) from the South Team: Ellyn Snider of Spanish River HS.

Now that we know a little bit about the event, here's how you can make the cut to participate. Simply put, just keep racing strong all year long and as these Senior All-Star Watch Listings come out, working hard enough to ensure you're one of the top 8 athletes in your area. After the FHSAA State Championship, we will release the fourth and final Watch List which will determine which athletes have made the team. But don't worry if you're not one of the top 8, because many athletes have other commitments sometimes, and it's not uncommon for us to slide down the list and take other athletes.

But as of now, here's the top 12 athletes in each region from around the state!

Current All-Star Watch List:

East Girls – Initial Watch List

1.	19:03.70	Claire Castillo	Titusville HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	19:07.40	Kerstin Sosa	Hagerty HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	19:18.48	Charlotte Stephens	Winter Park HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
4.	19:33.24	Alexandra Sclafani	Martin County HS	- 2014 -	Martin County Under the Lights Invite
5.	19:34.70	Brenna Johnson	Hagerty HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
6.	19:42.20	Sierra Middleton	Dr. Phillips HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
7.	19:42.60	Sarah Carrion	Lake Mary HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
8.	19:43.60	Karissa Solorzano	St. Cloud HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
9.	19:47.60	Morgan Morris	Winter Park HS	- 2014 -	41st Astronaut-Rotary Invitational
10.	19:51.10	Rachel Singer	Winter Springs HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
11.	19:52.60	Rebecca Fleeman	Eau Gallie HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
12.	19:55.90	Sarah Deibner	Brevard HEAT	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational

East Boys – Initial Watch List

1.	15:46.57	Connor Ferrentino	Freedom HS (Orlando)	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
2.	16:00.90	Xavier Walton	Titusville HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	16:11.00	Sam Millson	Trinity Prep	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
4.	16:13.60	Anthony O'Neill	University HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
5.	16:14.55	Keneth Pineiro	DeLand HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
6.	16:17.20	Adam Lawrence	Dr. Phillips HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
7.	16:18.20	Tyler O'brien	Martin County HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
8.	16:23.50	Jonathan Hulzebos	Lakeland HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	16:26.40	Paul Reggentin	Trinity Prep	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
10.	16:32.70	James Nance	Oviedo HS	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite
11.	16:41.40	Carlos Ramos	Timber Creek HS	- 2014 -	Manasota Track Club Invite
12.	16:42.30	Parker Place	Trinity Prep	- 2014 -	Overbay-Monte Carlo Invite

North Girls – Initial Watch List

1.	17:52.20	Karen Xiang	Nease HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	18:46.90	Brittney Olinger	Oak Hall	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	18:53.90	Hannah Giangaspro	Bartram Trail HS	- 2014 -	Ponte Vedra XC Invitational
4.	19:00.20	Eden Meyer	Providence	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
5.	19:08.86	Madison Harris	Wakulla HS	- 2014 -	Mosley Dolphin Dash
6.	19:31.20	Emily Stallings	Providence	- 2014 -	North Florida 110% Invitational
7.	19:31.73	Isabella Poole	Ponte Vedra HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
8.	19:46.30	April Polite	Fort Walton Beach HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	19:46.72	Ashton McMurray	Chiles HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
10.	19:59.49	Rhianna Moller	Fort Walton Beach HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
11.	20:01.10	Cheyenne Andrew	Pace HS	- 2014 -	Gulf Coast Stampede
12.	20:10.00	Ashley Carpenter	Ponte Vedra HS	- 2014 -	Ponte Vedra XC Invitational

North Boys – Initial Watch List

1.	15:16.60	Nicholas Morken	Niceville HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	15:31.45	Thomas Howell	Niceville HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
3.	15:35.93	Mark Robertson	Pensacola Washington HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
4.	15:49.26	Cade Zimmerman	Chiles HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
5.	15:51.33	Noah Kemp	St. Augustine HS	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
6.	15:57.37	Joseph Janson	P.K. Yonge	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
7.	15:57.41	Eric Tallbacka	Stanton Prep	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
8.	15:58.40	Charles Shackelford	Fort Walton Beach HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	16:03.20	Wesley Norton	Stanton Prep	- 2014 -	Alligator Lake Invitational
10.	16:11.44	John Weaver	Mandarin HS	- 2014 -	Lecanto Panther Invitational
11.	16:13.10	Sam Mack	Mandarin HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
12.	16:13.83	Austin Decker	Bolles HS	- 2014 -	North Florida 110% Invitational

West Girls – Initial Watch List

1.	18:04.40	Emily Edwards	Fort Myers HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	18:14.40	Grace Casagrande	Cardinal Mooney HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	18:21.90	Araceli Leon	Estero HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
4.	18:27.87	Bethany Jenkins	Estero HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
5.	18:29.00	Caroline Barlow	Gulf Coast HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
6.	18:40.80	Katie Slater	Estero HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
7.	18:51.90	Bailey Sullivan	HB Plant HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
8.	18:58.93	Alex Eaton	Shorecrest Prep	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
9.	19:01.80	Anna Montgomery	HB Plant HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
10.	19:10.94	Christina McKinney	Mount Dora Bible	- 2014 -	Lecanto Panther Invitational
11.	19:34.30	Maddy Hull	Robinson HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
12.	19:41.90	Emily Harding	Sarasota HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational

West Boys – Initial Watch List

1.	15:22.50	Tyler Bennett	Fort Myers HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	15:44.70	Troy Clark	Mount Dora Bible	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	15:49.50	Tyler Stahl	Land O Lakes HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
4.	15:50.70	Alex Pedraza	Golden Gate HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
5.	15:55.80	Travis Nichols	Land O Lakes HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
6.	15:59.40	Leonel Delacruz	Immokalee HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
7.	16:07.00	Adam Sommer	Estero HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
8.	16:08.70	Kolin Ashbacher	Palmetto Ridge HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	16:20.00	Jake Poore	Land O Lakes HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational
10.	16:25.50	Fredrick Stanford	Robinson HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
11.	16:27.50	Canaan Meester-Kitterman	Bayshore HS	- 2014 -	Manasota Track Club Invite
12.	16:28.70	Bryce Vokus	Sarasota Riverview HS	- 2014 -	North Port Invitational

South Girls – Initial Watch List

1.	18:50.10	Katrina Santiago	John A. Ferguson HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
2.	18:54.10	Katherine MacNeal	Cypress Bay HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	18:56.70	Lourdes Brea	Lourdes Academy	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
4.	19:02.90	Dana Thomas	Westminster Christian	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
5.	19:21.40	Kaley Doyle	Park Vista HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
6.	19:25.20	Emily Hernandez	John A. Ferguson HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
7.	19:34.31	Morgan Hull	Palm Beach Central HS	- 2014 -	Spanish River Invitational
8.	19:51.00	Catherine Vianale	Spanish River HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	20:00.30	Marina Braynon-Moore	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
10.	20:04.50	Cristina Figueras	Lourdes Academy	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
11.	20:16.30	Stephanie de la Guarda	John A. Ferguson HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
12.	20:23.89	Christina Kalis	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	- 2014 -	Ft Lauderdale City Championship

South Boys – Initial Watch List

1.	15:42.85	Manuel Velasquez	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
2.	15:44.20	Fabian Tomas	Belen Jesuit Prep	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
3.	16:00.10	Ronny Greenup	Miami Sunset HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
4.	16:02.80	Andrew Iglesias	Pembroke Pines Charter HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
5.	16:06.90	Alex Isaac	Belen Jesuit Prep	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
6.	16:11.60	Alexander Haugen	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
7.	16:15.80	Anthony Deleva	Coral Glades HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
8.	16:16.10	Kenneth Castro	Miami Sunset HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
9.	16:19.30	Carlos Lopez	Coral Reef HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational
10.	16:25.53	Matthew Butler	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
11.	16:26.15	Michael Sonderegger	Park Vista HS	- 2014 -	UF Mt. Dew Invitational
12.	16:28.10	Jonathan Klumpp	North Broward Prep HS	- 2014 -	flrunners.com Invitational

*Please note that these lists will change throughout the season and the top seniors will not be selected until after the FHSAA State Finals. Each geographical region will only have eight members selected to represent their team, so keep working hard to make that top-eight, seniors!

If you have any questions, please let us know!

Please contact...
Kristin McWilliams, FACA Cross Country Chair - kristin.mcwilliams@ocps.net
or
Ryan Raposo, FACA Rankings Representative - ryanraposo@gmail.com