With the close to September, we're now about halfway through the 2021
cross country season. Which means it's time to start discussing one of Florida's most prestigious events of the year, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Classic! 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 competition.
For the fifth consecutive year this competition will be held at Holloway Park in Lakeland. This venue has been the home to more than a dozen cross country competitions, including the flrunners.com Invitational and the FLYRA MS State Championship. This year's competition will be held on Friday, November 19th, with the festivities starting on Thursday the 18th. That weekend is one week after the FHSAA State Championship, and one week before the Foot Locker South and Nike Cross Southeast Region races.
FACA Senior All-Star Classic Meet Page: http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/438617/info
For all of those earning the honor of competing for their respective geographical locations from around the state, the selected seniors will be honored at the event in a variety of fashions. All competing seniors have received a variety of gifts over the years such as: official FACA team jerseys, FACA commemorative t-shirts, FACA drawstring shoe bags, and more! 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!
The 2020 top ten male All-Star finishers with their award medals and championship plaque.
Even through the pandemic riddled year, last year was a great event which saw the West girls team winning for the fourth time in the last five years, while the North boys team picked up the narrow 3 point win over the West boys team preventing a three-peat. Individually, Jacquelyn Abanses picked up the narrow 1 second victory for the West girls, marking the fourth consecutive individual champion for the West, and on the boys side Aiden Arnold brought home the individual championship for the East boys!
2020 FACA Senior All-Star Results: https://fl.milesplit.com/meets/402361/results
2020 FACA Senior All-Star North Boys Champs Video: https://fl.milesplit.com/videos/452689/
Looking ahead to the 2021 edition of this event, here is a preliminary listing of all of the top male and female seniors from the geographical locations around the state: East, North, South, and West. We will continue to post watch lists throughout the remainder of the season and won't make final selections for each team (top 8 per team) until after the FHSAA State Championship. Although the selections are more heavily decided with State Series results, overall season performance does count as well. So here's a first look at which seniors have performed well this season through the end of September...
Girls FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #1:
East Girls - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16:40.20 |
Winter Springs HS
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 18:55.00 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 19:29.62 |
Circle Christian School
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 19:35.05 |
West Orange HS
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 19:42.26 |
Harmony HS
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 19:45.62 |
Lake Wales HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 19:58.10 |
Winter Springs HS
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 19:58.53 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 19:58.70 |
Titusville HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 19:59.97 |
Olympia HS
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 20:05.00 |
Winter Park HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 20:08.84 |
Bishop Moore HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 20:09.90 |
Titusville HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 20:28.30 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 20:36.20 |
George Jenkins HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 20:42.60 |
Lake Mary HS
|
2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
14th
|
| 17 | 20:43.93 |
Dr. Phillips HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 20:45.97 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 20:47.57 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 20:48.00 |
Winter Park HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 20:50.49 |
Seabreeze HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 20:51.05 |
Hardee HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 20:51.50 |
Jensen Beach HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 20:51.80 |
Fort Pierce Westwood HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 20:55.00 |
Sanford Seminole HS
|
2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
18th
|
| 26 | 21:02.00 |
Spruce Creek HS
|
2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
20th
|
| 27 | 21:12.74 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
The Southern Showcase
165th
|
| 28 | 21:15.64 |
West Orange HS
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 21:28.00 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 21:29.70 |
Winter Springs HS
| 2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
27th
|
North Girls - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:02.00 |
Oak Hall School
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 19:03.00 |
St. Augustine HS
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 19:18.00 |
Flagler Palm Coast HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 19:22.00 |
Ponte Vedra HS
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 19:35.00 |
Pedro Menendez High School
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 19:43.00 |
University Christian School
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 19:49.00 |
South Walton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 19:57.70 |
Bolles HS
|
2022 |
adidas XC Challenge
34th
|
| 9 | 20:01.31 |
Choctawhatchee HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 20:03.00 |
Bolles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 20:05.00 |
Chiles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 20:09.00 |
Chiles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 20:11.00 |
Nease HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 20:15.00 |
Bishop Kenny HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 20:18.00 |
Mandarin HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 20:28.00 |
Mandarin HS
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 20:30.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 20:33.00 |
Fleming Island HS
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 20:37.00 |
Mandarin HS
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 20:39.80 |
Gainesville HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 20:41.00 |
Mandarin HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 20:44.60 |
Choctawhatchee HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 20:45.50 |
Gulf Breeze HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 20:47.00 |
Fletcher HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 20:47.30 |
Pensacola Christian Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 20:49.90 |
Flagler Palm Coast HS
|
2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
17th
|
| 27 | 21:00.00 |
Wakulla HS
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 21:06.60 |
Choctawhatchee HS
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 21:12.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 21:12.32 |
Eastside HS
| 2022 |
|
South Girls - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:02.00 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 19:37.90 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 19:46.00 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 19:49.80 |
The King's Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 20:01.99 |
Gulliver Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 20:12.48 |
Miami Sunset HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 20:13.50 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 20:53.60 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)
|
2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
28th
|
| 9 | 21:02.96 |
Gulliver Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 21:04.22 |
Ransom Everglades School
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 21:10.24 |
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 21:11.71 |
Miami Southridge HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 21:13.70 |
Coral Reef HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 21:15.62 |
Cardinal Gibbons HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 21:20.80 |
Mater Academy Charter MS/HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 21:28.30 |
Dillard HS
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 21:30.48 |
Gulliver Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 21:32.98 |
Benjamin School
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 21:36.60 |
American Heritage MS/HS (Boca Delray)
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 21:45.08 |
FAU High School
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 21:54.65 |
Gulliver Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 21:54.80 |
Douglas HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 21:55.37 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)
|
2022 |
King of the Hill
11th
|
| 24 | 21:58.00 |
Boca Raton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 22:17.90 |
St. John Paul II Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 22:18.00 |
Key West HS
|
2022 |
Marathon meet 1
1st
|
| 27 | 22:18.15 |
Coral Reef HS
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 22:20.93 |
Miami Country Day School
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 22:21.80 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 22:24.20 |
G. Holmes Braddock HS
| 2022 |
|
West Girls - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17:51.48 |
Cambridge (Christian) School
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 18:04.82 |
Cambridge (Christian) School
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 18:42.22 |
Wharton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 18:48.90 |
IMG Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 18:51.55 |
Lakewood Ranch HS
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 18:55.63 |
Lake Minneola HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 18:55.92 |
Newsome HS
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 19:04.17 |
Newsome HS
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 19:25.60 |
Venice HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 19:38.30 |
Tampa Bay HEAT
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 19:43.68 |
Berkeley Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 19:43.90 |
IMG Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 19:45.94 |
Newsome HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 19:46.70 |
Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 19:54.10 |
South Fort Myers HS
|
2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
11th
|
| 16 | 19:56.11 |
Osceola HS (Seminole)
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 19:59.50 |
Fort Myers HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 20:01.20 |
Palmetto Ridge HS
|
2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
13th
|
| 19 | 20:02.16 |
HB Plant HS
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 20:13.95 |
Wharton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 20:18.75 |
HB Plant HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 20:26.48 |
Lakewood Ranch HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 20:26.68 |
HB Plant HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 20:30.00 |
First Academy of Leesburg
|
2022 |
Wildwood Open
1st
|
| 25 | 20:31.55 |
Cambridge (Christian) School
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 20:34.07 |
Sunlake HS
|
2022 |
|
| 27 | 20:34.90 |
Estero HS
|
2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
20th
|
| 28 | 20:36.70 |
Cape Coral HS
|
2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
21st
|
| 29 | 20:36.90 |
St. Petersburg HS
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 20:37.40 |
Robinson HS
| 2022 |
|
Boys FACA Senior All-Star Watch List #1:
East Boys - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:08.70 |
Viera HS
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 15:26.00 |
Trinity Prep
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 15:36.71 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 15:52.98 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 15:56.00 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 15:59.90 |
Viera HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 16:07.46 |
Foundation Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 16:11.70 |
Martin County HS
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 16:13.90 |
Viera HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 16:20.43 |
Celebration HS
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 16:39.00 |
Circle Christian School
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 16:41.00 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 16:47.60 |
Lake Highland Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 16:48.50 |
Winter Park HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 16:55.50 |
St. Cloud HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 16:58.30 |
South Fork HS
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 16:59.65 |
St. Cloud HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 17:00.38 |
The Master's Academy (Oviedo)
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 17:07.50 |
Seabreeze HS
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 17:08.00 |
Lake Mary HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 17:09.90 |
Timber Creek HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 17:10.32 |
Heritage HS - Palm Bay
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 17:12.85 |
Satellite High School
|
2022 |
The Southern Showcase
174th
|
| 24 | 17:15.75 |
Olympia HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 17:18.00 |
Sebring HS
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 17:20.38 |
The Geneva School
|
2022 |
|
| 27 | 17:21.41 |
West Shore HS
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 17:21.60 |
DeLand HS
|
2022 |
Hagerty Invitational
13th
|
| 29 | 17:22.48 |
Lakeland Christian School
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 17:24.15 |
West Orange HS
| 2022 |
|
North Boys - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:12.00 |
Nease HS
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 15:21.00 |
St. Johns Country Day School
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 15:40.00 |
Chiles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 15:58.00 |
Bolles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 16:05.00 |
Pensacola Christian Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 16:07.00 |
Bolles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 16:11.30 |
Belleview High School
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 16:15.00 |
Fort Walton Beach HS
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 16:19.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 16:29.70 |
Ocala Vanguard HS
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 16:31.00 |
Chiles HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 16:31.70 |
West Port HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 16:33.00 |
Buchholz HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 16:36.00 |
Buchholz HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 16:38.00 |
Nease HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 16:42.00 |
Creekside HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 16:42.00 |
Niceville HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 16:43.00 |
Oak Hall School
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 16:45.60 |
Choctawhatchee HS
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 16:45.90 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 16:46.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 16:47.00 |
Ridgeview HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 16:48.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 16:49.70 |
St. Francis Catholic HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 16:51.03 |
North Marion HS
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 16:53.00 |
Oak Hall School
|
2022 |
|
| 27 | 16:53.20 |
Ponte Vedra HS
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 16:55.00 |
Bartram Trail HS
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 16:55.20 |
Gainesville HS
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 16:59.00 |
St. Augustine HS
| 2022 |
|
South Boys - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:57.70 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 15:57.50 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 16:02.50 |
West Boca Raton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 16:07.40 |
G. Holmes Braddock HS
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 16:10.40 |
Christopher Columbus HS
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 16:11.40 |
Saint Andrew's HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 16:12.20 |
Boca Raton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 16:30.80 |
Palmer Trinity School
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 16:31.60 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 16:37.90 |
Flanagan HS
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 16:38.30 |
Saint Andrew's HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 16:41.90 |
Miami Sunset HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 16:44.30 |
Miami Palmetto HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 16:46.30 |
Western HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 16:50.80 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 16:51.80 |
Christopher Columbus HS
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 16:57.14 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 17:06.44 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 17:09.20 |
Ransom Everglades School
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 17:10.40 |
Boca Raton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 17:11.60 |
Boca Raton HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 17:11.90 |
Cypress Bay HS
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 17:13.43 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 17:20.50 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 17:21.50 |
Christopher Columbus HS
|
2022 |
|
| 26 | 17:23.90 |
Coral Reef HS
|
2022 |
|
| 27 | 17:24.22 |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 17:25.00 |
Spanish River HS
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 17:25.70 |
Gulliver Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 17:26.00 |
Palmer Trinity School
| 2022 |
|
West Boys - Initial Watch List
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:29.12 |
Berkeley Prep HS
|
2022 |
|
| 2 | 15:31.80 |
IMG Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 3 | 15:54.70 |
HB Plant HS
|
2022 |
|
| 4 | 15:54.90 |
Fort Myers HS
|
2022 |
|
| 5 | 15:56.90 |
IMG Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 6 | 15:58.73 |
Alonso HS
|
2022 |
|
| 7 | 15:59.00 |
Newsome HS
|
2022 |
|
| 8 | 16:00.22 |
Out of Door Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 9 | 16:06.45 |
Indian Rocks Christian
|
2022 |
|
| 10 | 16:07.65 |
Seffner Christian
|
2022 |
|
| 11 | 16:08.70 |
Port Charlotte HS
|
2022 |
|
| 12 | 16:11.00 |
Sunlake HS
|
2022 |
|
| 13 | 16:13.00 |
Lehigh HS
|
2022 |
|
| 14 | 16:16.57 |
East Lake HS
|
2022 |
|
| 15 | 16:18.01 |
East Ridge HS
|
2022 |
|
| 16 | 16:18.60 |
Naples HS
|
2022 |
|
| 17 | 16:21.91 |
Palmetto Senior HS
|
2022 |
|
| 18 | 16:23.87 |
Sunlake HS
|
2022 |
|
| 19 | 16:25.60 |
Osceola HS (Seminole)
|
2022 |
|
| 20 | 16:29.60 |
Dunedin HS
|
2022 |
|
| 21 | 16:30.00 |
Naples HS
|
2022 |
|
| 22 | 16:31.40 |
IMG Academy
|
2022 |
|
| 23 | 16:31.94 |
Estero HS
|
2022 |
|
| 24 | 16:32.00 |
Newsome HS
|
2022 |
|
| 25 | 16:35.90 |
Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
|
2022 |
IRCS Invite
2nd
|
| 26 | 16:36.99 |
South Lake HS
|
2022 |
|
| 27 | 16:39.07 |
Dunbar HS
|
2022 |
|
| 28 | 16:39.70 |
Ida S. Baker HS
|
2022 |
|
| 29 | 16:40.53 |
Riverview HS
|
2022 |
|
| 30 | 16:40.70 |
North Fort Myers HS
| 2022 |
Fort Myers XC Invite
11th
|
* Please note that these lists will change throughout the season and all final selections will not be until after the FHSAA State Finals. Although many athletes run great performances at the beginning of each season, we'll be looking for which seniors are performing the best at the end of the season, particularly during the state series, although performances throughout the season will be taken into consideration. Please remember that each geographical region will only have eight individuals selected to represent their team, so keep working hard to make that top-eight, seniors!
If you have any questions, please contact...
Bonnie Fleming, FACA Cross Country State Chair - bfleming@thepineschool.org
and/or Ryan Raposo, FACA All-Star Selection Coordinator - ryanraposo@gmail.com
With the close to September, we're now about halfway through the 2021
cross country season. Which means it's time to start discussing one of Florida's most prestigious events of the year, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Classic! 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 competition.
For the fifth consecutive year this competition will be held at Holloway Park in Lakeland. This venue has been the home to more than a dozen cross country competitions, including the flrunners.com Invitational and the FLYRA MS State Championship. This year's competition will be held on Friday, November 19th, with the festivities starting on Thursday the 18th. That weekend is one week after the FHSAA State Championship, and one week before the Foot Locker South and Nike Cross Southeast Region races.