Meet Preview & Individual Virtual Projection: North Port Inv


Boys Preview


Berkeley Prep Sr. Liam Jordan was 2nd to Marcelo Mantecon at the Florida Horse Park Invitational and is ready to run and has shown he is ready to run fast.  He is currently ranked #2 in the State.  Indian Rocks Sr. Blake Young is the defending champion.  He won last year with a 15:18.  Sr. Caden Baker of George Jenkins was 5th last year in 15:34.  Watch for Jordan, Young, and Baker  to push the pace early.  Young was just off of the meet record 15:15.83 last year and with the dry course conditions, and the competition, we could see the record fall.  The other sub-16 returners from last years race are #11, Sr. Andrew Marino of Bishop Verot who was 11th i 15:43.81, Jr. Mark Meister of the Cambridge School who was 13th in 15:53.28, #15 Sr. Jack Marshall of Naples who went 15:57.81, Naples Jr. Reece Lolly who was 17th in 15:58.69, and So. Martin Mendoza of Immokalee who was 18th in 15:58.97.

VIRTUAL TOP 20

1 Liam Jordan 2025 Berkeley Prep HS 15:13.60 
2 Mark Meister 2026 Cambridge (Christian) School 15:49.20 
3 Blake Young 2025 Indian Rocks Christian 15:58.00 
Andrew Marino Bishop Verot HS
4 Caden Baker 2025 George Jenkins HS 16:06.70 
5 Hayden Clark 2025 Palmetto Ridge HS 16:11.00 
6 Trey Mortensen 2025 First Baptist Academy 16:12.20
7 Samuel Otero 2025 George Jenkins HS 16:19.70
8 Martin Mendoza 2027 Immokalee HS 16:20.28 
9 Derek Robinson 2025 Lakewood Ranch HS 16:21.50
10 Reece Lolly 2026 Naples HS 16:25.00 
11 Jacob Garces 2027 George Jenkins HS 16:27.10 
12 Santiago Foster 2025 Newsome 16:28.70
13 Charles Eggimann 2025 St. Petersburg HS 16:29.70 
14 Ben Skaggs 2025 Sarasota Riverview HS 16:32.50 
15 Michael Brewer 2025 Naples HS 16:32.80 
16 Hudson Casto 2026 Community School of Naples 16:33.40 
17 Zachary Glover 2025 Sickles HS 16:35.00 
18 Cooper Chesser 2025 Sickles HS 16:35.40 
19 Ben Goldberg 2025 Plant 16:36.70 
20 Brody Waltz 2026 Palm Harbor University HS 16:36.90 


TEAM PREVIEW

Bishop Verot  has not competed yet this season, but they were 4th in the 4A State Championships last year and return all five scorers.  10+27+28+52+58  (Average Time:16:59  1-5 Split: 16:59)

1) Andrew Marino
2) Dennis Olsen 
3) Zachary Zielke 
4) Thomas Eichten 
5) Zachary Engel 

1) Caden Baker 16:06.70 
2) Samuel Otero 16:19.70 
3) Jacob Garces 16:27.10 
4) Colin Hagner 16:38.40 
5) Steven Twiss 17:29.80 
Average Time: 16:36.34 1-5 Split: 1:23.10


Naples HS (FL)

1) Reece Lolly 16:25.00
2) Michael Brewer 16:32.80
3) Jack Marshall 16:48.80 
4) Cooper Kummer 17:35.00 
5) Jonathan Rosas Santiago 17:39.90 
Average Time: 17:00.30  1-5 Split: 1:14.90


Watch for Cambridge (Christian) School to be in the hunt for the Team Championship if they are healthy.  On paper they are very good, but have not been at full strength this year.


WATCH:  Race Video from 2023 North Port Invitational