Senior Gino Palazzolo led the Buchholz boys all season. He is one of the eight nominees for this year's FL MileSplit Boy's XC Athlete of the Year.
Photo: Nancy Scott/MileSplit Florida
The 2024 cross-country season has come to a close in Florida. Cast your vote for The MileSplit FL Boy's XC Athlete of the Year. Below are the nominees.
Sophomore Marcelo Mantecon of Belen Jesuit
What more can be said about the sophomore's season? He leads the state with a 14:40.20. He was the 3A state champion. He won the Great American and was 5th at NXR, leading the Belen boys to a second-in-a-row team title and a trip to Portland. Perhaps the best sophomore in Florida history.
14:55.52
5th
Finals
Nov 23, 2024
14:57.80
1st
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
16:10.50
5th
Finals
Nov 09, 2024
15:31.00
1st
Finals
Oct 30, 2024
14:49.00
1st
Finals
Oct 19, 2024
14:40.20
1st
Finals
Oct 04-05, 2024
15:00.20
3rd
Finals
Sep 13-14, 2024
15:06.60
1st
Finals
Sep 07, 2024
15:01.00
1st
Finals
Aug 23, 2024
Senior Blake Young of Indian Rocks Christian
Blake Young had an excellent senior year. He was the 1A state champion. He raced eight times with six wins.
15:37.80
1st
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
16:17.80
1st
Finals
Nov 07, 2024
16:23.59
1st
Finals
Oct 29, 2024
16:00.57 1st
Finals
Oct 04-05, 2024
15:31.10
2nd
Finals
Sep 20-21, 2024
16:24.60
1st
Finals
Sep 14, 2024
16:03.70
1st
Finals
Sep 07, 2024
15:58.00
16th
Finals
Aug 23, 2024
Senior Liam Jordan of Berkeley Prep
Liam Jordan is ranked #2 in the state with a 14:57 and one of only two boys that ran sub-15:00 this season.
15:44.40
2nd
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
16:02.99
1st
Finals
Nov 07, 2024
16:14.50
1st
Finals
Oct 29, 2024
15:14.00
7th
Finals
Oct 19, 2024
14:57.70
1st
Finals
Sep 20-21, 2024
15:13.60
2nd
Finals
Sep 07, 2024
16:13.61
1st
Finals
Aug 31, 2024
Senior Jonathan Pena of Westminster Academy
The senior from Westminster Academy had an outstanding season. In his eleven outings, he ran sub-16 six times with a PR of 15:14.00.
15:47.00
3rd
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
15:58.00
1st
Finals
Nov 08, 2024
15:54.20
1st
Finals
Oct 29, 2024
16:14.70
1st
Finals
Oct 22, 2024
15:14.00
6th
Finals
Oct 19, 2024
17:51.00
2nd
Finals
Oct 16, 2024
15:17.30
18th
Finals
Oct 04-05, 2024
16:02.34
2nd
Finals
Sep 20-21, 2024
16:38.70
2nd
Finals
Sep 04, 2024
16:03.70
1st
Finals
Aug 31, 2024
15:24.00
2nd
Finals
Aug 23, 2024
Sophomore Andrew Beroset of Gulf Breeze
The sophomore continues to improve. He was second at state in the 3A race to Marcelo Mantecon and in his 10 races this season, he ran sub-16 in eight with a 15:03.69 best.
15:21.80
2nd
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
15:03.69
1st
Finals
Nov 07, 2024
15:32.90
1st
Finals
Oct 29, 2024
15:36.10
1st
Finals
Oct 24, 2024
15:05.00
4th
Finals
Oct 19, 2024
15:17.20
1st
Finals
Oct 12, 2024
16:49.60
1st
Finals
Sep 21, 2024
16:15.97 33rd
Finals
Sep 13-14, 2024
15:41.80 1st
Finals
Sep 07, 2024
15:32.00
3rd
Finals
Aug 23, 2024
The Bolles senior only raced six times this season. In his five regular season races he lost once at the Great American. He ran sub-16 in five of his races, including his 15:24.60 win in the 2A state championship.
15:06.11
13th
Finals
Nov 23, 2024
15:24.60
1st
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
15:51.80
1st
Finals
Nov 08, 2024
15:30.00
1st
Finals
Oct 28, 2024
15:59.20
70th
Finals
Oct 04-05, 2024
16:09.50
1st
Finals
Sep 14, 2024
Senior Gino Palazzolo of Buchholz
The Florida State commit was the 4A state champion and had the third fastest time in the state with a 15:01.
15:07.21
15th
Finals
Nov 23, 2024
15:23.60
1st
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
15:33.62
1st
Finals
Nov 08, 2024
16:24.80
5th
Finals
Nov 02, 2024
15:01.00
2nd
Finals
Oct 19, 2024
15:35.46
2nd
Finals
Sep 21, 2024
16:16.70
19th
Finals
Sep 07, 2024
Senior Jayden Santos-Gonzalez of Oak Ridge
Jayden Santos-Gonzalez raced eight times in-state, recording six wins and two seconds. He was second in the 4A state championship and had only lost once before the state meet.
15:44.72
68th
Finals
Nov 23, 2024
15:33.00
2nd
Finals
Nov 16, 2024
15:23.20
1st
Finals
Nov 09, 2024
16:01.84
1st
Finals
Nov 02, 2024
15:46.34
1st
Finals
Oct 16, 2024
15:35.90
1st
Finals
Oct 05, 2024
15:31.21
1st
Finals
Sep 20-21, 2024
16:31.70
2nd
Finals
Sep 14, 2024
16:49.06
1st
Finals
Aug 24, 2024
VOTING ENDS SATURDAY (11/30) AT MIDNIGHT
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