Congratulations to senior Armando Cruz of Belen Jesuit for his at-the-time state-leading win at the Cecil Field Summer Classic. He received your votes for POTW for Week One.
Congratulations to seniorOctavio Blandon of Belen Jesuit, who got your vote for the Week 2 Florida Boys XC Performer of the Week for his PR win at the Pine Crest Cross Country Meet.
Senior Martin Fernandez of the Doral Academy Charter HSwas runner-up.
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:
Lucian Burns, Marathon MS/HS (Florida): Crossing the line first out of 171 finishers at the FNU Invitational, a 5K time of 17:10.39 was enough to win by nearly 48 seconds, with the runner-up trailing by 47.9. The clocking also represents major progress on this course, coming in 163.7 seconds faster than a previous mark of 19:54.10 there, and it slots in at No. 136 of 3,536 athletes in MileSplit's database at Larry & Penny Thompson Park CC since 2019.
Jp Bracamontes, Bolles HS (Florida): A 5K time of 17:00.19 at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational was good for first place among 442 finishers, with a winning margin of 15.4 seconds. The mark ranks No. 271 of 3,055 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ocala-Florida Horse Park since 2019.
Jacob Sackenheim, Robinson (Florida): First place among 98 finishers at the 3rd Grayling Memorial Invitational came via a 5K clocking of 16:25.50, good for a 16.7-second margin. The run also chopped 55.9 seconds off a previous mark on this course, a prior time of 17:21.40, and now stands at No. 5 of 814 athletes in MileSplit's database at Withlacoochee River Park since 2019.
Marcelo Mantecon, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School (Florida): Out of 537 finishers at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational, a 5K time of 15:22.04 was enough for first place, edging the runner-up by just 2.3 seconds. The time ranks No. 2 of 3,054 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ocala-Florida Horse Park since 2019.
Luis Rivera, St. Cloud HS (Florida): First place out of 188 finishers at the St. Cloud XC Invitational came down to three-tenths of a second, with a 5K clocking of 15:43.41 holding off the field. That time stands as the fastest in MileSplit's database at St. Cloud High School Track since 2019 among 1,621 athletes, and it improved a previous mark of 17:10.58 on this course by 87.2 seconds.
*** If a Boy wins one of the weekly polls, they will not be considered in subsequent polls until the end of the season FL MileSplit Cross Country Athlete of the Year poll.
Congratulations to senior Armando Cruz of Belen Jesuit for his at-the-time state-leading win at the Cecil Field Summer Classic. He received your votes for POTW for Week One.
