The Regional championship stage is officially set as Florida's top cross country teams and individuals put the finishing touches on the District postseason. Across Class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A, elite programs and standout runners delivered statement performances-from historic, sweep-heavy team dominance by powerhouse Belen Jesuit and its sister school Lourdes Academy to down-to-the-wire tactical battles and a course-record run by Lake Nona Jr. Arabella Duffell in the 4A District 3 race at Osceola HS (Kissimmee). The Regional qualifiers are locked as we head further into postseason, with the Regionals slated for November 11 - 14.
Regional Calendar
District 1A-2: Providence and Cornerstone Lead the Way
Girls Individual: Emma Akhundjanov (Providence) won in 19:16 (1A No. 9).
Girls Team: Oak Hall took 1st place with 35 pts (1:40:36 total time, 20:07 avg) (Ranked No. 2), followed by St. Johns Country Day with 78 pts (1:45:15 total time, 21:03 avg) (Ranked No. 6).
Boys Individual: Sean Cunningham (Providence) won in 15:34 (1A No. 1), followed by Jack Kline (Cornerstone Classical Academy) in 16:09 (Ranked 1A No. 3).
Boys Team: Cornerstone Classical Academy took 1st place with 74 pts (1:27:21 total time, 17:28 avg) (Ranked No. 1), followed by Oak Hall with 81 pts (1:28:24 total time, 17:40 avg) (Ranked No. 5). Maclay was 3rd with 81 pts (1:28:22 total time, 17:40 avg) on tiebreakers, and Providence in 4th with 101 pts. Story of the day. With eight teams qualifying, St. Francis finished in the No. 7 spot and was DQ'd moving, Jacksonville Classical Academy from 8th to 7th and Community Christian into 8th.
District 1A-6: Community School and Southwest Florida Christian Prevail
Girls Individual: Joanie Webb (Ave Maria Catholic Academy, Fr.) won in 19:08.5, followed by Emily Del Mazo (Community School Naples, 7th) in 19:20.8.
Girls Team: Community School (Naples) took 1st place with 42 pts (1:43:42 total time, 20:44 avg) (Ranked No. 8), followed by Southwest Florida Christian with 66 pts (1:47:36 total time, 21:31 avg).
Boys Individual: Ty Piper (Southwest Florida Christian, Jr.) won in 16:54.7, followed by Gabe Milliken (Sarasota Christian, Jr.) in 16:58.7. (No top-ten-ranked boys)
Boys Team: Southwest Florida Christian took 1st place with 29 pts (1:28:15 total time, 17:39 avg) (Ranked No. 7), followed by Classical Academy (Sarasota) with 87 pts (1:33:58 total time, 18:47 avg).
District 2A-1: Pensacola Christian Academy Breezes Through
Girls Individual: Lorelai Williams (Rutherford, Fr.) won in 21:34.1, followed by Vera Vanlandingham (Florida High, Fr.) in 21:44.4.
Girls Team: Florida High took 1st place with 31 pts (1:53:40 total time, 22:44 avg), followed by Pensacola Catholic with 46 pts (1:56:59 total time, 23:23 avg).
Boys Individual: Frederick Gunther (Pensacola Catholic, So.) won in 16:31.0 (2A No. 6)
, followed by Lawson Phillips (Florida High, So.) in 16:58.2(2A No. 9). Boys Team: Pensacola Catholic won with 39 pts (1:34:03 total time, 1
8:48 avg), closely followed by Florida High with 44 pts (1:34:05 total time, 18 :49 avg).
District 2A-4
Girls Individual: Selah Vignier (West Shore, Jr.) won in 18:23.2 (2A No. 2)
Girls Team: Edgewood took 1st place with 42 pts (1:42:49 total time, 20:33 avg), followed closely by West Shore with 52 pts (1:42:53 total time, 20:34 avg) and Lake Highland Prep with 55 pts (1:45:19 total time, 21:03 avg).
Boys Individual: Aidan Alam (McKeel, So.) won in 16:09.0.
Boys Team: Cocoa Beach to
ok 1st place with 63 pts (1:27:57 total time , 17:3 5 avg), just ahead of Lake Highland Prep with 66 pts (1:27:58 total time, 17:35 avg) and McKeel with 72 pts (1:27:30 total time, 17:30 avg).
District 2A-6: Bishop Verot and Wellen Park Highlight the Southwest
Girls Individual: Lillian Lampitt (Bishop Verot, So.) won in 19:24.1, followed by Madison Easton (Oasis, Jr.) in 20:14.3.
Girls Team: Wellen Park High School took 1st place with 40 pts (1:50:04 total time, 22:00 avg), followed by Bishop Verot
with 51 pts (1:49:59 total time, 21:59 av g). Boys Individual: Dominic Martinez (Frostproof, Jr.) won in
16:39.2. Boys Team: Hardee took 1st place with 65 pts (1:30
:18 total time, 18:03 avg).
District 3A-1: Chiles and Leon Command the Panhandle
Girls Individual: Emma-Claire Tanenbaum (Chiles, So.) (3A No. 4) won in 18:44.7 (3A No. 4), followed by No. 23-ranked Mia Jucha (Fort Walton Beach, Fr.) in 19:51.0.
Girls Team: No. 2-ranked Chiles took 1st place with 23 pts (1:40:44 total time, 20:08 avg), followed by Fort Walton Beach
with 49 pts (1:46:28 total time, 21:17 av g). Boys Individual: Jonathan Kiros (3A tied No. 6) (Chiles, Sr.) won in 1
6:10.7. Boys Team: 3A No. 8-ranked Leon took 1st plac
e with 36 pts (1:25:33 total time, 17:06 a vg).
District 3A-4: Bishop Moore and Rockledge Showcase Depth
Girls Individual: Ella Valentina Valenzuela (Bishop Moore, Jr.) won in 18:48.3. 3A No. 1 ranked Annabella Tomasic of Bishop Moore was 76th in 28:22.2, advancing with her team.
Girls Team: 3A No. 3 Bishop Moore took 1st place with 31 pts (1:39:50 total t
ime, 19:58 avg), followed by 3A No. 9 Satellite with 58 pts (1:45:0 4 total time, 21:00 avg). Boys Individual: Gabriel Harris (Lake Wales, Sr.) (3A No. 8) won i
n 15:48.9, closely followed by Brody Johnson (Rockledge, Sr.) (3A No. 26) in 15:49.8. Boys Team: Rockledge took 1st place with 54 p
ts (1:24:16 total time, 16:51 avg), followed by Bishop Moore with 60 pts (1:26:25 total time, 17:17 avg).
District 3A-7
Girls Individual: Madelyn Fischer (Jensen Beach, Jr.) won in 19:19.0, followed by teammate Annabel DeTure (Jensen Beach, Sr.) in 19:40.1.
Girls Team: Jensen Beach took 1st place with 45 pts (1:43:54 total time, 20:46 avg), followed by South Fork with 62 pts (1:4
6:58 total time, 21:23 avg). Boys Individual: Willie Mckenney (American Heritage, Fr.) (3A tied No. 17) won in 16:27.9.
Boys Team: Jensen Beach took 1st
place with 41 pts (1:27:56 total time, 17:35 avg).
District 3A-8:
Girls Individual: Sofia Jimenez (Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, So.) won in 19:33.20.
Girls Team: No. 4-ranked Our Lady of Lourdes Academy scored a flawless 15 pts, sweeping the top 5 spots (20:23 avg, 2:09 spread), followed by Mater Academy Charter with 59 pts (23:23 avg).
Boys Individual: Marcelo Mantecon (Belen Jesuit, Sr.) won in 16:00.68, leading a complete top-5 sweep for Belen Jesu
it. Boys Team: Belen Jesuit (Ranked No. 1 in Florida across all classifications and No. 5 in the U.S.) scored a perfect 15 pts (16:28 avg, 0:44 spread) to capture their 24th consecutive district title and 46th in program histo
ry, followed by Mater Lakes Academy with 68 pts .
District 4A-1: Niceville and Nease Edge Tight Competitions
Girls Individual: Eva Delaney (Creekside, So.) (4A. No. 10) won in 17:59.8, followed by Allison Austin (Atlantic Coast, So.) (4A No. 8) in 18:31.4 and Avery Hartley (Bartram Trail, So.) (4A No. 9) in 18:45.6.
Girls Team: Niceville took 1st place on a tiebreaker with 85 pts (1:38:33 total
time), matching Creekside's 85 pts (1:37:38 total time), while Nease finished 3rd with 87 pts. Boys Individual: Andrew Sides (Buchholz, Jr.) won
in 15:11.5, followed by Bryant Olson (Niceville, So.) (4A No 4) in 15:13.1 and Matthew Ishee (Nease, Jr.) (4A No. 5) in 15:23.9. Boys T
eam: Nease (No. 1) took 1st place with 54 pts (1:20:14 total time), follow ed by Buchholz (No. 2) (126 pts) and Flagler Palm Coast(132 pt s). Creekside (No. 8) was 4th, and Niceville (No. 2) was 5th.
District 4A-2:
Girls Individual: Kate Ryan (Winter Park HS, So.) won in 19:56.90.
Girls Team: Lake Mary HS took 1st place with 55 pts (21:11 avg), followed by Hagerty HS with 60 pts (21:25 avg).
Boys Individual: Levi Mollica (Oviedo High School, Sr.) (4A No. 55) won in 16:44.6
0. Boys Team: Hagerty HS took 1st place with 44 pts (1
7:29 avg).
District 4A
Girls Individual: 4A No. 2, Arabella Duffell (Lake Nona) won in 18:12.83, setting a new course record at the OHS venue.
Girls Team: Boone (No. 9) took 1st place with 65 pts, followed by Lake Minneola with 80 pts.
Boys Individual: 4A No. 1 Axel Sallault (East Ridge) wo
n in 15:49.64, followed by 4A No. 6 Quentin Thompson (Lake Minneola) i n 15:57.67 and 4A No. 8 Luis Rivera (St. Cloud) in 1 6:09.79. Boys Team: No. 5 Lake Minneola took 1st pla
ce with 38 pts, followed by St. Cloud with 79 pts.
District
Girls Individual: 4A No. 5 Alba Antunez-Perez (Spanish River, Sr.) won in 18:02.0, followed by 4A No. 6 Eva McMenemy-Hoang (Viera, Sr.) in 19:04.2.
Girls Team: No. 3-ranked Spanish River took 1st place with
37 pts (1:40:15 total time), followed by Jupiter with 68 pts (1:45: 42 total time). Boys Individual: Myles Jefferson (Dwyer, Sr.) won in 16:0
9.5, followed by 4A No. 14 Casey Sangely (Spanish River, Sr.) in 16:21 .4. Boys Team: No. 10-ranked Spanish River took 1st place w
ith 53 pts (1:24:48 total time), followed by Jupiter with 68 pts ( 1:25:49 total time).
District
Girls Individual: Elise Brown (4A No. 15) (St. Thomas Aquinas, So.) won in 19:08.9, followed by teammate Charlotte Lee (St. Thomas Aquinas, Jr.) in 19:43.7.
Girls Team: No. 4-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas took 1st place with 19 pts (1:40:40 total time).
Boys Individual: David Lazo (South Plantation, Sr.) won in 16:11.6.
Boys
Team: Cypress Bay took 1st place with 71 pts (1:30:09 total time), followed by Flanagan with 80 pts (1:30:35 total time) and St. Thomas Aquinas with 90 pts (1:31:37 total tim e).
The Regional championship stage is officially set as Florida's top cross country teams and individuals put the finishing touches on the District postseason. Across Class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A, elite programs and standout runners delivered statement performances-from historic, sweep-heavy team dominance by powerhouse Belen Jesuit and its sister school Lourdes Academy to down-to-the-wire tactical battles and a course-record run by Lake Nona Jr. Arabella Duffell in the 4A District 3 race at Osceola HS (Kissimmee). The Regional qualifiers are locked as we head further into postseason, with the Regionals slated for November 11 - 14.