Who were the Most Improved Runners from 2023-2024 at State?

Nov 19, 2024

A list of the most improved boys and girls runners from the 2023 FHSAA Cross Country State meet to the 2024.

To make the list, the athlete had to be in the top 100 in both the 2023 and 2024 State meets. The list does not include athletes who did not run in 2023 and who ran slower in 2024 than in 2023.

Creekside Jr.Jackson Lafser was 5th in this years 4A race with a 15:40.70. That is a 1:03.00 improvement from his 2023 73rd place finish in 16:43.70.

Note: After publishing, it was pointed out that Jr. Mason Lablance of King was 6th in the 2A race this year and 73rd in the 3A race in 2023. Running 17:12.00 in 2023 and 16:06.60 in 2024. That would be a difference of 1:04.40. I am not sure why the software does not pick this up. It may be in the switch from 3A in 2023 to 2A in 2024. Hats off to Mason for a great improvement.

BOYS

Athlete	2023	2024	Difference
Jackson Lafser - Creekside HS	16:43.70	15:40.70	1:03.00
Parker Banzhaf - Vero Beach HS	16:37.40	15:34.60	1:02.80
Diego Magarino - Belen Jesuit Preparatory School	16:47.40	15:46.80	1:00.60
Alejandro de Bastos - Pembroke Pines Charter HS	16:42.80	15:45.30	57.5
Parker Adams - Bolles HS	16:21.50	15:24.60	56.9
Jonathan Kiros - Chiles HS	16:45.70	15:49.10	56.6
Noah Mott - Hagerty HS	16:49.10	15:56.10	53
Reece Lolly - Naples HS	16:39.50	15:46.80	52.7
Tanner Pritchard - Westminster Academy	16:46.90	15:56.10	50.8
Colin Aysun - Oviedo High School	16:38.30	15:52.90	45.4
Gavin Voils - Nease HS	16:48.50	16:05.50	43
Jayden Santos-Gonzalez - Oak Ridge HS	16:14.20	15:33.00	41.2
Jacob Finch - Horizon High School	16:46.80	16:05.90	40.9
Levi Mollica - Oviedo High School	16:52.20	16:14.70	37.5
Luke Thomas - Holy Trinity Academy	16:51.20	16:14.00	37.2
Joshua Hicks - Chiles HS	16:23.90	15:47.50	36.4
Kenan Willard - Vero Beach HS	16:19.30	15:43.50	35.8
Matthew Hauser - Lincoln HS	16:23.60	15:48.00	35.6
Anthony Scarcello - Christopher Columbus HS	16:37.50	16:03.90	33.6
Gabriel Edwards - Chiles HS	16:45.10	16:12.70	32.4
Lucas Rupp - Tampa Jesuit HS	16:45.50	16:13.50	32
Martin Mendoza - Immokalee HS	16:12.00	15:41.40	30.6
Augusto Caceres - South Florida HEAT	16:29.30	15:59.90	29.4
Jacob Wellons - Lake Highland Prep HS	16:51.20	16:25.60	25.6
Andrew Marino - Bishop Verot HS	16:21.60	15:59.50	22.1
Gino Palazzolo - Buchholz HS	15:45.10	15:23.60	21.5
Diego Eseverri - Christopher Columbus HS	16:29.30	16:08.10	21.2
Casey Sangely - Spanish River HS	16:51.70	16:31.60	20.1
Jack Liuzzo - Bishop Kenny HS	16:30.30	16:10.30	20
Joushua Gammage - Dillard HS	15:56.00	15:37.10	18.9
Cooper Chesser - Sickles HS	16:44.20	16:25.30	18.9
Brady Peifer - George Steinbrenner	16:35.40	16:17.40	18
Justin Ruiz - Belen Jesuit Preparatory School	15:49.30	15:34.40	14.9
Mauricio Escalona - G. Holmes Braddock HS	16:11.80	15:57.00	14.8
Michael Girard - Viera HS	16:25.90	16:12.40	13.5
Mark Meister - Cambridge (Christian) School	16:17.90	16:04.70	13.2
Jack Fuller - Chiles HS	16:52.30	16:39.30	13
David Barton - Maclay School	16:22.10	16:09.40	12.7
Marcelo Mantecon - Belen Jesuit Preparatory School	15:09.90	14:57.80	12.1
Blake Young - Indian Rocks Christian	15:48.70	15:37.80	10.9
Jorge Munoz - George Steinbrenner	16:41.70	16:31.00	10.7
Jonathan Pena - Westminster Academy	15:57.00	15:47.00	10
Tanner Andrade-Brinsko - Ponte Vedra HS	16:10.90	16:00.90	10
Jake Officer - Episcopal School of Jacksonville	16:34.90	16:25.00	9.9
Sawyer Kinsey - Astronaut HS	16:31.50	16:23.00	8.5
Daniel Reyes - Spanish River HS	16:39.90	16:32.20	7.7
Calum Watson - Buchholz HS	16:42.80	16:36.70	6.1
Caden Baker - George Jenkins HS	15:59.00	15:54.20	4.8
Alexander Lopez - Christopher Columbus HS	16:15.00	16:10.90	4.1
Jack Girard - Viera HS	16:19.90	16:15.80	4.1
Cade Culpepper - Sunlake HS	16:10.90	16:07.40	3.5
Andrew Beroset - Gulf Breeze HS	15:25.00	15:21.80	3.2
Henry Lewis - Wakulla HS	16:04.20	16:02.30	1.9
Jaiden Mckee - West Orange HS	16:08.40	16:06.80	1.6