Florida Week In Review For October 24-30, 2011

Todd Grasley


Florida Week In Review For October 24-30, 2011


There were a lot of meets and plenty of great competition around the state this week many of which we have coverage from. See who put up great numbers, plus tons of photos, videos, and articles in our Week In Review.
 

ACC Championships

On-Site Coverage

Clemson to host ACC Cross Country Championships

The Tigers will play host to the ACC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Musser Farms course. It will be the first time since 2001 that Clemson has held the ACC's cross country championship meet, and it will also be the first time the event will be held at Clemson's new course. The men's 8,000-meter race will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the women's 6,000-meter competition at 11:00. The awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of the women's race. (via www.clemsontigers.com)

Five Star Conference Championship

On-Site Coverage

Spruce Creek completes “Super Sweep 2”

Conference championships are all about bragging rights for the coming year, and for the 5 Star it’s all about as close to a border war as you can have.  On the south side of the border are all the Volusia county schools, and just to the north the very formidable Flagler county powerhouse of Flagler Palm Coast High School.  A trip down memory lane can’t be complete without talking about the cast of characters that has made this event what it is now.  For Flagler Palm Coast the tradition was started with current Embry Riddle Coach Peter Hopfe, and continues under Coach Dave Halliday proudly counting as its own a cast of who’s who in Florida high school distance runners.  

Boys Highlights

GMAC Championship

On-Site Coverage

Ferguson Girls Dominate At GMAC

Columbus’ boys are hoping to be ready to challenge for a fourth consecutive state cross-country championship next month. The Ferguson girls looked like they were ready to win it Friday morning. (via The Miami Herald)

Lee County Championships

On-Site Coverage

LCAC: Rojas, Smith Win Easily As Estero Sweeps Individual Honors

The Lee County Athletic Conference, held for the first time ever at Dunbar HS went great last night.  The weather was hot to say the least which would indicate slow times to come right? Incorrect the times were as blazing as it was hot out. To no one’s surprise the girls race was all Kacy Smith from start to finish.  

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Metro Conference West Championship

On-Site Coverage

Olympia Overpowers Field At Metro Conference West Championships

A warm evening at West Orange High School set the stage for the Metro Conference West Championships on Wednesday. To start the meet off, a combined JV race was held that features both boys and girls. In first for the boys was Olympia’s Kevin Knox with a time of 17:47.81. To demonstrate the amazing depth of Olympia’s team, the top 8 finishers for the JV boys’ race were all from Olympia High School and they all went under 20 minutes, the only 8 in this race to do so. Leading for the girls was Mason Kite from Olympia with her winning time of 22:48.85.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Metro East Championships

On-Site Coverage

Arroyo, Colonial Boys Capture Metro East Crown

Colonial junior Andres Arroyo continues to be dominant. Arroyo won his first Metro Conference Championship and led the Grenadiers to the team title. Boone senior Heather Classe also won her first conference title and guided the Braves to a team championship as well.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Okaloosa County Championship

On-Site Coverage

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Seminole Athletic Conference Championships

On-Site Coverage

SAC: Ankli Leads Hagerty, Anderson Guides Greyhounds

Lake Mary hosted the 2011 Seminole Athletic Conference Championship. The varsity races looked like they would be close in the beginning but in the end it was a pair of seniors coming away with the win. Hagerty's Amy Ankli took home individual honors and led the Huskies to the team trophy while Lyman's Brian Anderson accomplished the same feats.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

 

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