Sofia Bushkell (Ponte Vedra)
The front runner for the 3A girls state champions Ponte Vedra, Sofia Bushkell was a huge boost and difference-maker for the program's first state championship. It started to click for her in the mid-season when she finished 4th at the elite Katie Caples Invitational race and followed that performance up with a huge PR run of 18:17 to win the New World Fall Spectacular. An 18:27 sixth-place finish in the elite race at FSU Pre-State Invitational was the fastest run by any freshmen in the meet. Buskhell would then go on to win the first of likely many future district and regional track titles before finishing 5th (18:34) for All-State honors in the 3A state race.