Florida Girls Cross Country Performer of the Week (Aug. 31-Sep. 6)

Here are your winners from Week One and Two.  

Week One

Congratulations to junior Arabella Duffell of Lake Nona HS for her at-the-time state-leading win at the Cecil Field Summer Classic. She received your votes for POTW for Week One.

The girls' runner-up was Piper Ross of Ponte Vedra HS.

Week Two

Congratulations to Junior Alexandra Prado of the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, who got your vote for the Week 2 Florida Girls XC Performer of the Week for her PR win at the Pine Crest Cross Country Meet.

 7th grader Emily Del Mazo of the Community School of Naples was runner-up for her varsity win at the Cape Coral Seahawk Invitational

The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.

Note:  Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.

This Week's Nominees:

Peyton Cerasi, Matanzas HS (Florida): At Deland Invitational 2026, a 56.1-second winning margin tells part of the story, but the number that matters most is 18:52.93, the time that carried this junior to the top of a 186-runner field in the 5K at the Deland Invitational. That clocking now ranks No. 2 in MileSplit's database at Sperling Sports Complex since 2019.

Clara Thiessen, Canterbury School (Fort Myers) (Florida): The 2026 3D Sommer Invitational ended with a win in 20:15.67 for the 5K, crossing 31.3 seconds clear of the rest of a 105-runner field. That effort was 89.3 seconds faster than a prior mark of 21:45.00 on this course, and it now ranks No. 10 of 1,187 athletes in MileSplit's database at Estero Community Park since 2019.

Lydia Vincent, Zephyrhills HS (Florida): Covering the 5K in 18:40.00 at the 3rd Grayling Memorial Invitational produced a win by 106.4 seconds among 77 finishers. The time edged a prior mark of 18:44.70 on this course by 4.7 seconds and sits at No. 2 of 667 athletes in MileSplit's database at Withlacoochee River Park since 2019.

Grace Dashiell, Creekside HS (Florida): Out of 264 finishers at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational, a 5K time of 21:38.92 was enough to win by 25.1 seconds. The result marks a jump of 251.0 seconds faster than a previous clocking of 25:49.90 on this course, placing No. 353 of 2,224 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ocala-Florida Horse Park since 2019.

Lyla Hallick, Ocala Vanguard HS (Florida): A 5K time of 18:22.48 placed second among 397 finishers at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational. The performance improved a prior mark of 20:07.00 on this course by 104.5 seconds and ranks No. 4 of 2,224 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ocala-Florida Horse Park since 2019.