Congratulations to Jp Bracomontes of Bolles HS. He received the most votes for the POTW for Week Three. The senior ran won the JV race at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational with a time of 17:00.19.
Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.
Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.
This Week's Nominees:
Nicholas Garcia, Christopher Columbus HS: Winning the King of the Hill Invitational outright required a 5K clocking of 16:43.10, enough to clear the 339-finisher field by 20.3 seconds. The time ranks No. 26 of 1,917 athletes in MileSplit's database at Tropical Park since 2019, and it also chopped 3.1 seconds off a previous 16:46.20 on this course.
Isaiah Howdeshell, Largo HS: Covering 5K in 16:07.11 at the Seffner Christian Invitational was enough to cross the line first among 311 finishers, 15.3 seconds ahead of the runner-up. That effort ranks No. 43 of 8,860 athletes in MileSplit's database at Holloway Park since 2019.
Liam Ilea, Tavares HS: A 5K in 16:21.46 was the difference-maker at Astronaut Invitational 2026, putting away a 201-runner field by 11.3 seconds for first place. That effort now checks in at No. 22 of 1,788 athletes in MileSplit's database at Chain of Lakes Park since 2019.
Ryder Dempsey, Geneva Classical Academy: The Frostproof Invitational 5K ended with a 16:33.25 victory, 26.7 seconds ahead of the next finisher across a 106-runner field. Compared to a prior showing of 16:56.80, this course produced a 23.6-second improvement, and the time now sits at No. 3 of 115 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ben Hill Griffin Elementary since 2024.
Reed Hagen, Fort Myers HS: At the 2026 Fort Myers Invite, a 5K time of 16:26.60 was good for first place among 187 finishers, 8.7 seconds up on the runner-up. It marks a 27.2-second gain over a previous 16:53.80 on this course, moving the mark to No. 9 of 1,484 athletes in MileSplit's database at Kelly Road Soccer Complex since 2019.
*** 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 Jp Bracomontes of Bolles HS. He received the most votes for the POTW for Week Three. The senior ran won the JV race at the 13th Florida Horse Park Invitational with a time of 17:00.19.
