Early this past decade, Bobby Ennis started cross country at the Ed Radice Soccer Complex and dubbed the races there the "Night of Champions". Through the years after, the course hosted some legendary races and competitors through the years it hosted flrunners.com Invitational and the state championship. It became known as a "speedway" in those drier years with cool temperatures and fast times when it raced at night. Cross country is back at Ed Radice this season, after a few year lapse.
This year though, meet director Mike Boza warns that reputation is deceiving! The darkness will cool down temperatures, sure, but it will also obscure mud pit after mud pit. Boza says the course is the wettest that he's ever seen it and he should know... he's been to every race ever held on the course. Thanks to Bob Cooke for doing a three-part video walk through of the course with Mike. We will have a coverage team on site for flrunners.com tonight at Ed Radice with Jeff Adams taking the photos and former flrunners.com journalist, Jeff Berlinicke, back on the rotation for the first time in a few years (welcome back, Jeff!).
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Team Entry List
Elite Girls Teams
1. Academy of Holy Names - 2A #6
2. Bolles - 2A #1
3. Boone - 4A #12
4. Canterbury School - 2A #11
5. Charlotte - 3A #14
6. Dr. Phillips - 4A #5
7. Estero - 2A #10
8. Gulf
9. HB Plant - 4A #3
10. Holy Trinity Academy - 1A #1
11. King - 3A #9
12. Our Lady of Lourdes - 4A #1
13. Northside Christian - 1A #10
14. Ransom Everglades - 2A #7
15. Sarasota Riverview - 4A #7
16. Sickles
17. South Fork - 3A #8
18. The Geneva School - 1A #7
19. Titusville - 2A #3
20. Wharton - 4A #10
21. Winter Park - 4A #12
22. Wiregrass Ranch - 3A #6
Elite Boys Teams
1. Belen Jesuit- 3A #2
2. Berkeley Prep - 2A #1
3. Boone - 4A #7
4. Chamberlain
5. Charlotte - 3A #1
6. Columbus - 4A #1
7. Dr. Phillips - 4A #2
8. Estero - 2A #3
9. HB Plant - 4A #3
10. Holy Trinity Academy - 1A #2
11. King
12. Lake Region
13. Land O Lakes
14. Lehigh
15. Mount Dora Bible School - 1A #6
16. Northside Christian
17. Ransom Everglades - 2A #5
18. Robinson
19. Seminole - 4A #12
20. Tampa Jesuit - 2A #2
21. Timber Creek
22. Winter Park - 4A #9
23. Wiregrass Ranch - 3A #5
Open Girls Teams
1. Berkeley Prep
2. Boca Ciega
3. Chamberlain
4. Circle Christian School
5. George M. Steinbrenner
6. Ida S. Baker
7. Indian Rocks Christian
8. Lake Highland Prep
9. Land O Lakes
10. Lehigh
11. Manatee
12. Mariner
13. Mount Dora Bible School
14. North Fort Myers
15. North Port
16. Northeast (St. Petersburg)
17. Ocala Vanguard
18. Olympia
19. Osceola (Seminole)
20. Palm Harbor University
21. Robinson
22. Rockledge
23. Seminole
24. Springstead
25. St. John Neumann
26. St. Petersburg Catholic
27. Strawberry Crest
28. Timber Creek
Open Boys Teams
1. Boca Ciega
2. Bolles
3. Circle Christian School
4. George M. Steinbrenner
5. Gulf
6. Ida S. Baker
7. Indian Rocks Christian
8. Lake Highland Prep
9. Largo
10. Manatee
11. Mariner
12. North Fort Myers
13. North Port
14. Northeast (St. Petersburg)
15. Ocala Vanguard
16. Olympia
17. Osceola (Seminole)
18. Palm Harbor University
19. Rockledge
20. Sarasota Riverview
21. Sickles
22. South Fork
23. Springstead
24. St. John Neumann
25. St. Petersburg Catholic
26. Strawberry Crest
27. The Geneva School
28. Wharton