FACA Senior All-Star Selections

Listed below are the selections for the 2015 F.A.C.A. Cross Country Senior All Star Classic.

Main Info: There will be up to eight athletes per geographical location, per gender, that are selected for this competition. Traditionally the top 7 selections are based on the process that has been listed, and there is a certain amount of allowance utilized for the final 8th (non-scoring) position, sometimes allowing for a borderline athlete that might come from the home school of the Senior All-Star Coach.

This is a very long and tricky process which takes multiple hours in researching for all four geographical locations and both genders. Yes, sometimes there is human error, or even computer glitch, so if there is an athlete missing or there is another major issue, please contact Coach Kristin McWilliams (kristin.mcwilliams@ocps.net) and Coach Ryan Raposo (ryanraposo@gmail.com) immediately to let us know so we can fix the problem and this article.

Selection Process Notes: Please realize that these lists are put together objectively, primarily looking at the State Championship results and by comparing the four Watch Lists that were published throughout the season (Watch List 1, Watch List 2, Watch List 3, Watch List 4). And although throughout the season there are various course difficulties, different racing strategies, and a variety of other reasons, it is virtually impossible to be able to verify weekly head-to-head results and every theoretical situation for the more than hundred plus athletes listed below.

In the end, the F.A.C.A. Selection Committee does the best it can in putting together these lists in an unbiased manner and in a timely fashion, considering the amount of paperwork involved and considering how close we are to the competition. We thank everyone in advance for their understanding that certain selections are not always indisputable, but selections must still be made. If you have a suggestion on how to improve this process for the future, please let us know.

Alternates Info: If you have not been officially selected but are listed as an alternate and are interested, please make sure to let Coach McWilliams and Coach Raposo know even if you find yourself further down on the listing, and even if it appears that all 8 positions have already been selected. There have been plenty of times where a person drops out last minute, OR the 9th or 10th athlete in one geographical location has been used to fill the 7th or 8th positions on another team.

Important information pertaining to the listings below and the selection process:

For all athletes who are listed as Attending from the Selection Lists, you should have received an email from Coach McWilliams or Coach Raposo giving you your Final Instructions and competition paperwork. If you have not, please get in contact with us as soon as possible. Second, for athletes listed in the Alternates List, please email us so we can listed you as Interested! Please keep the faith that many of you WILL BE selected within the next couple of days, so make sure to be in contact with us and keep training just in case! If there is a Decline from the current top eight selections, and you are next on the list, you will be contacted to see if you still wish to compete.

Finally, and most important of all, in order to properly allow all interested athletes a fair opportunity to be able to compete, we please ask that all officially selected athletes send in their race confirmations or rejections by Friday, November 13th. Starting Saturday, if we do not have a final confirmation from those currently selected, regardless of who they are, then we will open the race selections to the alternate and/or other interested athletes. We thank everyone for their interest in the competition, their understanding of their process, and their desire to compete! Now on to the selections!

For more info pertaining to the competition, please see the end of this article.

Athletes who are Attending will be highlighted in GREEN, Maybes will be in YELLOW, Declines will be in RED, Is Interested in Orange!

Please realize this is a living article that will be updated dozens of times throughout this week. Please look at it regularly to be up to date with everything. This article was last updated on Thursday, 11/19/15 @ 11:18pm

Girls FACA Senior All-Star Selections:

East Girls Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Victoria Jung - George Jenkins HS
Elizabeth Cobb - Winter Springs HS
Karah Hammontree - Circle Christian School
Shannon Grace - Lyman HS
Tyra Boyd - Pine Ridge HS
Camila Murphy - Circle Christian School
Hannah Baker - Lake Highland Prep HS
Ashley Castro - Colonial HS
Katherine Kuhn - Winter Park HS
Emily Nix - Winter Park HS
Janet ANNIKA Sison - Dr. Phillips HS
Skye Zeller - Space Coast HS
Veronica Jackson - Dr. Phillips HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Alicia Chavez - Martin County HS
Kashia Darville - Martin County HS
Shelby Smith - Holy Trinity Academy
Naomi Similus - Oak Ridge HS
Alison Johnson - West Orange HS
Alexandra Sublette - Boone HS
Brooke Butterfield - Winter Springs HS
Ashley Blanchard - Melbourne HS
Sydney Smith - Holy Trinity Academy
Lauren Roberts - Melbourne HS
Emily Ludwig - Winter Springs HS
Kianna Bonnet - Seabreeze HS
Elizabeth Murray - Seabreeze HS
Caleigh King - Vero Beach HS
Alexandra Miller - West Orange HS
Jenycha Rivera - Gateway HS (Kissimmee)

North Girls Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Emma Tucker - Chiles HS
Kelly Aponte - St. Augustine HS
Alexandra Wallace - Chiles HS
Maddie Fulmer - Fort Walton Beach
Abby Reimer - Ponte Vedra HS
Anna Grzeszczak - Mandarin HS
Claudia Howes - Niceville HS
Kaitlin Rocker - Creekside HS
Mackenzie Wilson - Bolles HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Nicole Morse - Columbia HS
Kristie Albano - Matanzas HS
MaryBeth Rowland - Mandarin HS
Meghan Stevens - Mandarin HS
Suzanne Dannheim - Bolles HS
Emma Rudman - Fort Walton Beach
Brooke Crane - Fort Walton Beach
Kenlynn Berg - Eastside HS
Michaela Scurti - Bishop Snyder HS
Alexis McClung - Bishop Snyder HS
Maggie Rice - Newberry HS
Carter Page - Gainesville HS
Kathleen Whitworth - Maclay School
Michaela Ashley - Arnold HS
Sabrina Yser - Ocala Forest HS
Amanda McCawley -- Epis. School of Jax
Isabella Whelan - Buchholz HS

West Girls Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Emma Grantges - Osceola HS (Seminole)
Daley Cline - Estero HS
Claire Farnsworth - Lecanto HS
Stephanie Fries - Calvary Christian
Delsie Borgen - Newsome HS
Selina Velasquez-morales - Immokalee
Leah Thompson - Mitchell HS
Kylyn Burbine - Brooksville Central HS
Hannah Brookover - Calvary Christian
Maggie Parrish - Chamberlain HS
Allison Wright - Sarasota HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Rachel Van Wart - The Villages HS
Julia Siegel - East Lake HS
Payton Sabin - Sarasota Riverview HS
Michaelie Grajalez - Sarasota Riverview
Robyn Natherson - Sarasota Riverview
Fatima Abu-Rumman - Osceola (Sem)
Emily Curran - Calvary Christian
Taylor Morrello - Fort Myers HS
Abigail Crowder - HB Plant HS
Sofia Wajner - Palmetto Ridge HS
Abigayle Weinfeld - Lemon Bay HS
Wednesday Terry - East Lake HS
Sophie Barry - Comm. Sch. of Naples
Ekaterina Loshkareva -- Comm. Sch. of Naples
Lindsay Tomaini -- Comm. Sch. of Naples
Caroline Brown - Berkeley Prep HS

South Girls Selections: - Team is Finalized! (1 dropout)

Athlete - Team
Alexa Cruz - St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Andrea Zumpano - Westminster Christian
Julia Montgomery - Pine Crest HS
Nicole Kolisch - Carrollton School
Lily Kloepfer - St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Kali Hazera - St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Melissa Melchor - John A. Ferguson
Alyssa Pujals - Pine Crest HS
Lauren Archer - Ransom Everglades
Nicole Bello - Fort Lauderdale HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Kat Smith - Ransom Everglades
Brittany Gill - Dillard HS
Anna Opalinski - Cardinal Gibbons HS
Andrea Gongora - Lourdes Academy
Maddie Beaubien - Wellington HS
Lauren Garcia - Lourdes Academy
Shiree Hinds - Miami Northwestern HS
Nicole Katzarkov - Riviera Preparatory
Arion Span - Royal Palm Beach HS
Tenka Stringer - Miami Killian HS
Andrea Peterson - St. Brendan HS
Sofia Fernandez - St. Brendan HS
Erica Scott - Ransom Everglades School
Ashley Campis - St. Brendan HS
Barbara Prol - Park Vista HS
Jessica Bango - G. Holmes Braddock
Lily Rucci - Dwyer HS
Amber Pearce - Jupiter HS

Boys FACA Senior All-Star Selections:

East Boys Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Andrew Stivers - Hagerty HS
John Lyons - Lake Mary HS
Joel Santiago - Winter Springs HS
Jan Figueroa - Lake Howell HS
Ryan Yarde - Liberty High School
Joseph Granberg - Vero Beach HS
John Bobo - Lake Highland Prep HS
Mateo Villa - Creekside HS
Chas Cook - Trinity Prep
Jordan Armstrong - Lyman HS
Jean M. D'Haiti - Dr. Phillips HS
Steven Cross - Merritt Island HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Jesse Millson - Trinity Prep
Johns Volmar - Freedom HS (Orlando)
Ian Reesh - Melbourne HS
Zane Bryan - Lake Region HS
Sam Shaffer - Viera HS
Joshua Jacques - Lyman HS
Paul Edwards - Martin County HS
William Field - Lake Mary HS
Tyler Roberts - Melbourne HS
Shad McGrew - New Smyrna Beach HS
Sheridian Foster - Freedom HS (Orlando)

North Boys Selections: - Team is Finalized! (1 dropout)

Athlete - Team
Justin Pacifico - Flagler Palm Coast
Dominic Williams - Robert E. Lee
Trenton Liberty - Mandarin HS
Jason Nodjomian - Niceville HS
Michael Cassette - Mandarin HS
Jackson Neri - Bishop Snyder HS
Eric Chiotti - Bishop Kenny HS
Redondo Beauplan - Belleview
Mason Gerry - Bishop Kenny HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Beau Butler - Bishop Kenny HS
Jordan Bubar - Bartram Trail HS
Thomas Lowery - Gainesville HS
Brendon Urban - Creekside HS
Teig Hennessy - Ocala Vanguard
Ethan Mines - Mosley HS
James Dodson - Leon HS
Nickolas Hubner - Ocala Vanguard
Adam Wallenfelsz - Leon HS
Sem Zhdanov - Mandarin HS
Austin Dodson - Chiles HS
Aaron Deese - Ocala Vanguard HS
Brig Merritt - North Marion HS
Jake Crumpacker - Chiles HS
Jonathan Jackson - Nease HS

West Boys Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Luke Peterson - Shorecrest Prep
Rob Leverone - HB Plant HS
Quasan Markowski - HB Plant HS
Marshall Dillon - Charlotte HS
Brady Hill - Sarasota HS
Dannys Marrero - Robinson HS
Allen Keister - Springstead HS
Andonet Thermidor - Immokalee HS
Adam Bradtmueller - Sarasota HS
Noah Perkins - Seffner Christian
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Alejandro Ruiz - Immokalee HS
Abimael Jimenez - Osceola HS (Sem.
Warran Grajalez - Sarasota Riverview
Hunter McCann - Admiral Farragut
Ian Campbell - Steinbrenner
Andrew Myers - Steinbrenner
Enrique Jimenez - LaBelle HS
James Benik - Bloomingdale HS
Stephen Fedec - Fort Myers HS
Paris Williams - Sickles HS
Justin Reyes - LaBelle HS
Dalton Hyser - LaBelle HS
Omar Figueroa - LaBelle HS
Josue Arandia - Land O' Lakes HS
Miles Rittenhouse - Lemon Bay HS
Daniel Dean - Middleton HS
Robert Garcia - Lely HS

South Boys Selections: - Team is Finalized!

Athlete - Team
Ilio Sanchez - John I. Leonard HS
Ryan Welch - Pine Crest HS
Darian Adriano - St. Thomas Aquinas
Joshua Clethen - Miami Monsignor Pace
Leonardo Rodriguez - John A. Ferguson
Jake Gilbert - Pine Crest HS
Brandon Williams - Chaminade-Madonna
Nicholas Evans - Boca Raton HS
Tucker Hindle - Boca Raton Christian
Gabriel Correa - Ransom Everglades
Carlin Berryhill - Coral Reef HS
Derwin Moultrie - Coral Reef HS
Jaime Lopez - Belen Jesuit
Thomas Morin - Cypress Bay HS
Alternates (In No Particular Rank):
Adrian Crespi - John A. Ferguson
Daniel Verdecia - John A. Ferguson
Samek Tekie - Cypress Bay HS
Alex Caldwell - Pine Crest HS
Rafael Rubiera - Cypress Bay HS
Nicolas Roca - Belen Jesuit
Daniel Areces - Christopher Columbus
Michael Noltion - Dillard HS
Guilherme Pereira - Divine Savior
Cameron Berryhill - Coral Reef HS
Joel Lacy - Calvary Christian Academy
Bruno Zayas - Belen Jesuit Preparatory
Carlos Aguerri - Christopher Columbus
Humberto Freire - Christopher Columbus

Important Information for potential Senior All-Stars:

Listed below are the competition requirements as stipulated by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (F.A.C.A.) for all high school sports and their F.A.C.A. Senior All-Star games, tournaments, and competitions. If you have any questions about the information listed, please contact Coach Kristin McWilliams (kristin.mcwilliams@ocps.net), the F.A.C.A. Cross Country Chair.

Senior All-Star Selection Requirements:

1) Your high school coach must be a member of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association.
- This is a requirement set forth by the F.A.C.A. Boards of Directors. If your high school coach is a member, then you're good to go! If your high school coach is not a member, then have your high school coach sign up! If you are unsure of your coach's status, contact your high school coach directly and ask them, or contact the F.A.C.A. Executive Director: Shelton Crews (sheltoncrews@yahoo.com) and he can verify for you.

- Florida Athletic Coaches Association Website , - F.A.C.A. 2015-16 Online Membership Registration Page , - F.A.C.A. Membership Benefits Page

2) You and/or your HS coach will need to secure a $75 sponsorship fee for yourself to help cover the cost of the event.
- The $75 sponsorship fee will help cover the cost of everything that goes on with the meet (excluding your personal traveling costs); this includes: Hotel costs, the Friday night banquet, F.A.C.A. commemorative t-shirts, F.A.C.A. drawstring bags, All-Star gold medallions, and a plaque for each individual race champion.
- The sponsorship fee should try to be obtained by a team's booster club, the athlete's school, through a parent's work place, or even by a local business or local running store. All athletes that make the final selection process will receive a sponsorship donation request form to help all athletes obtain the donation fee.

Once again, after reading and understanding all of the information posted above, if you wish to Accept or Decline your participation status for this year's F.A.C.A. Senior All-Star Meet, please let us know as soon as possible. Once confirmed, participation information will be emailed out to you with all of the requirements for being able to compete. Also, In order to allow all interested athletes a fair opportunity to be able to compete, we please ask that all officially selected athletes send in their race confirmations or rejections by Friday, November 13th. Starting Saturday, if we do not have a final confirmation, then we will open the race selections to the alternate and/or other interested athletes.

If you have any questions, please ask us! Thank you!

Kristin McWilliams, F.A.C.A. Cross Country Chair - kristin.mcwilliams@ocps.net
and
Ryan Raposo, F.A.C.A. Rankings Representative - ryanraposo@gmail.com