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:
David Lazo, South Plantation HS (Florida): Ran 16:20.04 for 1st place among 165 finishers in the 5K at BCAA _MSAA Championship. The mark is No. 19 of 3,488 athletes overall in MileSplit's database at this course since 2002 and was 18.7 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course. It is also No. 14 of 1,342 senior athletes in MileSplit's database at this course since 2002.
Emmanuel Caceres, Mater Brickell Academy (Florida): At the Lightning Invites 6 Series, this sophomore took first place out of 112 finishers, running 17:45.38 for the 5K and winning by 19.4 seconds. That clocking ranks No. 4 of 1,268 athletes in MileSplit's database at Ives Estates Park since 2018, and No. 3 among sophomores on the same course. The result also marks a significant drop from a prior time of 19:30.96 on this course, an improvement of 105.6 seconds.
Dylan Macias-Buenrostro, Mariner HS (Florida): The Bulldog Invitational came down to little suspense once this junior broke away, finishing the 5K in 16:41.70 to take first place among 86 finishers by a 73.7-second margin. The performance ranks No. 5 of 3,172 athletes in MileSplit's database at Mount Dora Bible School since 2004, and No. 3 among juniors in that same database.
Riley Ramirez, Harmony HS (Florida): First across the line at the Osceola (Kissimmee) XC Festival, this senior ran 16:58.06 over 5K to win a 129-runner field by 13.4 seconds, taking first place in the process. The time ranks No. 95 of 2,235 athletes in MileSplit's database at Osceola High School (Kissimmee) since 2000, and No. 62 among senior athletes on this course. It also improves on a previous time of 17:05.94 on this course by 7.9 seconds.
Jack Kline, Cornerstone Classical Academy (Florida): Crossed first out of 85 finishers at the 2026 JAC Cross Country Invitational, covering 5K in 16:29.10 with a 3.1-second margin. The time is the fastest in MileSplit's database at William F. Sheffield Regional Park since 2023 among 358 athletes, and the fastest junior mark there among 119 juniors.
*** 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.
