BOYS
800 Meter Run
We included Joseph Socarras 1:48.92 800m performance last week as it was breaking news for the week and a US #1. It i still at number one this week.
The standard for this week was lowered to 1:56.00. Including Socarras, nine others went sub-1:56 last week. Zack Gunderson of Holy Trinity and Marcelo Mantecon of Belen both went under 1:55 with runs of 1:53.70 for Gunderson and 1:54.95 for Mantecon. Gunderson is off to a fast start this season. Indoors in early February, he ran 1:54.99 in a second-place finish to Kai Martin of the Cambridge (Christian) School in the Florida High School Indoor Championships. Martin won in 1:51.05. His previous PR was a 1:56.26 run in a third-place finish in the 1A Regional championships last year. He was 7th in the 1A state championships with a 1:57.90.
Mantecon's time is the number one time in the US by a sophomore this season. Mantecon's previous PR was a 1:56.69 run last February in the Belen Pre-Season meet.
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:48.92 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Home Meet 1 1st F |
| 2 | 1:53.70 | Holy Trinity Academy | 2025 | |
| 3 | 1:54.95 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2027 | Belen Home Meet 1 2nd F |
| 4 | 1:55.10 | Coral Springs HS | 2025 | |
| 5 | 1:55.12 | Vero Beach HS | 2025 | |
| 6 | 1:55.49 | The Villages HS | 2026 | |
| 7 | 1:55.56 | Spanish River HS | 2025 | Belen Home Meet 1 3rd F |
| 8 | 1:55.73 | Spanish River HS | 2027 | Belen Home Meet 1 4th F |
| 9 | 1:55.87 | Apopka HS | 2025 | |
| 10 | 1:55.91 | Flanagan HS | 2027 |
1600 Meter Run
The boy's standard was lowered by one second this week to 4:24 and 13 young men make the list led by senior Alejandro de Bastos of Pembroke Pines who just missed going sub-4:10 with a 4:10.28 at the Ellis Elite 16 meet. His time is Fla. #2 behind the current state leader Andrew Beroset of Gulf Breeze's 4:08.52. Bersoet did not run the 1600 this week but split a 1:53 on his leg in the 4x800 at the Running Wild Invitational.
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Complete list of those who are under this week's standard.
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:10.28 | Pembroke Pines Charter HS | 2025 | |
| 2 | 4:20.16 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Home Meet 1 1st F |
| 3 | 4:20.57 | Ponte Vedra HS | 2026 | |
| 4 | 4:21.04 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Home Meet 1 2nd F |
| 5 | 4:22.58 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2028 | Belen Home Meet 1 3rd F |
| 6 | 4:22.91 | Cambridge (Christian) School | 2026 | |
| 7 | 4:23.42 | Spanish River HS | 2026 | Belen Home Meet 1 4th F |
| 8 | 4:23.48 | Cambridge (Christian) School | 2025 | |
| 9 | 4:23.56 | Palm Harbor University HS | 2026 | |
| 10 | 4:23.81 | Mariner HS | 2026 | |
| 11 | 4:23.84 | Geneva Classical Academy | 2026 | |
| 12 | 4:23.92 | Miami Sunset HS | 2025 | |
| 13 | 4:23.98 | Bloomingdale | 2025 | Riverview Meet 2nd F |
The standard of 9:40 remained the same this week, with seven boys going sub-9:40. Mason Lablance of King led this week's sub-9:40 runners with a Fla. #6 9:27.64. It was a 10.25 second improvement for Lablance, whose previous PR was a 9:37.89 at the George Steinbrenner Invitational last year.
The only other sub-9:30 run for the week came from Senior Blake Young of Indian Rocks, who had the second best time of the week in his season opening 3200, of 9:29.54. Young has a PR of 9:21.91.
Watch for the times to drop significantly across the state in the upcoming weeks, especially the last week of the month at the FSU Relays. MileSplit FL will be livestreaming the event of the 28th and 29th. Last year, the Invitational Boys 3200 saw 61 boys go sub-9:40, including 13 sub-9:10 and 4 sub-9:00.
Complete list of those who are under this week's standard.
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:27.64 | King | 2026 | Riverview Meet 1st F |
| 2 | 9:29.54 | Indian Rocks Christian | 2025 | |
| 3 | 9:31.75 | Cambridge (Christian) School | 2026 | |
| 4 | 9:32.44 | Geneva Classical Academy | 2026 | Riverview Meet 2nd F |
| 5 | 9:35.81 | Cambridge (Christian) School | 2026 | |
| 6 | 9:35.94 | Fleming Island HS | 2025 | |
| 7 | 9:38.56 | West Port HS | 2025 |