St. Cloud hosted the St. Cloud XC invitational this Saturday. There were over 25 teams from central Florida as well as one from central Georgia. The weather was actually pleasant when you compare it to the rain soaked races we have had the past few weeks.
On-Site Coverage
- Complete Results & Meet Coverage
- FEATURE PHOTO ALBUM BY DONALD LAMB (1318 Photos)
- RACE VIDEOS/INTERVIEWS BY DONALD LAMB
The girl’s varsity kicked off the festivities bright and early. With George Jenkins making the trip east, this was going to be a nice preview for the district meet taking place in a few weeks against St. Cloud. It turned out to be just that with them trading top places back and forth. Titusville and Chattahoochee (GA) were not to be left out and made sure to make their presence felt.
Emily English of George Jenkins lead from start to finish. Only a freshman, she finished with a time of 20:11. Grace Miller of St. Cloud was second and Alexandra Baba of Freedom rounded out the top three. The win by English boosted George Jenkins to the team title with 41 points, second place was St. Cloud (running without leader Karissa Solorzano) with 73 points. Titusville scored 91 points to finish third.
The boy’s race also had a wire to wire leader in Titusville’s Xavier Walton (cover photo), who is having a great senior season. He crossed the line today in 16:32. That win was Walton’s second this year, and 5th time in the top seven. The only race he didn’t make the top ten was the flrunners.com Invitational ROC where he ran a personal best of 16:00 and finished 21st. His teammate, freshman Mason Jones took second with a time of 17:05. Rogelio Araiza of Liberty High School took 3rd. The 1-2 punch propelled Titusville to an easy victory over 2nd place George Jenkins. Liberty took 3rd over rivals St. Cloud and Harmony.
Elite Performances
Girls Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Emily English (George Jenkins HS) 20:11.13; Grace Miller (St. Cloud HS) 20:22.82; Alexandria Baba (Freedom HS (Orlando)) 20:36.86; Hannah Flemming (Titusville HS) 20:38.71;Victoria Jung (George Jenkins HS) 20:41.59; Skye Zeller (Space Coast HS) 20:56.28; Charity Starkes (Chattahoochee High School) 20:59.99; Amanda Beach (Melbourne Central Catholic HS) 21:02.48 SB; Ruby Lewis (George Jenkins HS) 21:21.27;
Boys Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Xavier Walton (Titusville HS) 16:32.53; Mason Jones (Titusville HS) 17:05.19; Rogelio Araiza (Liberty High School) 17:10.82; Jonathan Hulzebos (Lakeland HS) 17:13.30; Logan Cundiff (Bayside HS) 17:32.65; Landon Schneider (George Jenkins HS) 17:33.68 SB; Jonathan Pugh (Titusville HS) 17:35.97; Harvey Ferriera (St. Cloud HS) 17:42.86;
