The entry deadline is coming up in less than a week (Sunday, September 26) and so far we have 175 schools signed up! Here is the "final" list of the Race of Champions teams.
The only reason final is in quotes is that while we cap the race at 25 teams max... we are a couple of teams shy. So there is a chance that if some last minute entry comes in from strong enough team or someone has an incredible weekend coming up then we'll consider adding. But we will not fill it just for the sake of filling it. Our other races are plenty competitive... so there is a certain standard that makes a ROC team... as a rough guide 17:30 boys or 21:15 girls team average... or another way to look at it would be top ten 2A, 3A, 4A caliber team or top five caliber 1A team.
Most of you know this, but as a reminder if a team has one or two strong individuals but the team isn't ROC strength then we do allow those runners to "race up". But the requirement there is even more strict... the individual needs to be showing the potential to break 16 minutes for boys or 19 minutes for girls.
We will publish the enry lists for the other races later this week... the other varsity divisions are the Invitational and Open on Saturday. And then Large School and Small School on Friday. We have Junior Varsity races on both days, along with a middle school race on Saturday and college races on Friday.
Let me know if you have any other questions or any teams here want to drop to the Invitational. You can contact me via email (jason@flrunners.com) or comment to this article.
BOYS
Archbishop McCarthy - 2A #6
Astronaut - 2A #9
Belen Jesuit - 3A #2
Boone - 4A #7
Charlotte - 3A #1
Cocoa - 2A #8 (opted for the Invitational)
Cypress Lake - 2A #10
Dr. Phillips - 4A #2
Estero - 2A #3
Ft. Myers - Been having a good year
Ft. Walton Beach - 3A #6
HB Plant - 4A #3
John I. Leonard - 4A #4
Leon - 3A #3
Miami Columbus - 4A #1 (will race A squad at Great American)
Niceville - Great opening week!
Norcross, GA - One of the top teams in Georgia, opened season strong
Okeechobee - 3A #9 (opted for Invitational)
Olympia - Great race at Mount Dora
Ransom Everglades - 2A #5
Rockledge - 2A #7 (opted to drop to Invitational)
Sarasota - 4A #6
Spruce Creek - Great race at Astronaut
St. Thomas Aquinas - 4A #8
Tampa Jesuit - 2A #2
Trinity Prep - 1A #1 (will race A squad at Great American)
Vero Beach - Have been looking solid all season
Woodstock, GA - One of the top teams in Georgia, looking solid so far this year
ONE SLOT LEFT!!!
GIRLS
Boone - Solid race at UF
Cocoa Beach - 2A #2
Community School of Naples - 1A #2
Dr. Phillips - 4A #5
Estero - Suddenly one of the best in the state
Ferguson - Looking much improved this year
Ft. Myers - 3A #5
Ft. Walton Beach - 3A #3
Geneva School - 1A #7
King - 3A #9
Hargerty - 4A #7
HB Plant - 4A #3
Lakeland Christian - 1A #6
Lakewood Ranch - 3A #1
Lourdes - 4A #1
Melbourne - 4A #2 (Sending top two girls to Great American)
Niceville - 3A #7
Oak Hall - 1A #8
Ransom Everglades - 2A #7
Sarasota - 4A #10
South Fork - 3A #8
Spruce Creek - Nicely done at Astronaut
Titusville - 2A #3
Vero Beach - 4A #4
MEET INFO AND HOW TO ENTER
If you haven't already, enter your team in this event. It is a one-of-a-kind experience... one of the largest meets in the country, an absolute great time and celebration of the sport, and it is also a vital fund-raiser for this site. Without teams supporting this meet, this web site would cease to exist. So thank you for supporting us through this meet.
Meet Page and Online Entry...
