Week In Review September 17-23, 2012

Florida Week in Review - XC 2012
Todd Grasley

2012 Gulf Coast Cross Country Stampede

On-Site Coverage

FWB Boys Post 15 Seconds Split, Capture Stampede Team Title

The Escambia Equestrian Center in Pensacola wasn't just home to horses on Saturday morning. Teams from Northwest Florida, Georgia and Alabama, put their thoroughbred runners on display at the 2012 Gulf Coast Cross Country Stampede. It was a great atmosphere as well as the event boasted t-shirt customization, a Running Wild retail area, a graffiti artist, customized spikes, a dance off, and a designated cool down zone! 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Alligator Lake XC Invitational Presented by Half-Mile Timing

On-Site Coverage

Alligator Lake XC Invitational Recap

Fast times as always were the norm at Alligator Lake, but the competition was extra competitive this year with the addition of some Georgia competition that led the way. Garrett Westlake of PK Yonge (2nd place, 16:09) and Elizabeth Mulford of Ocala Vanguard (3rd place, 19:31) were the top Floridians.

Alligator Lake XC Invitational Preview

The Alligator Lake Invitational will have over a thosand athletes and dozens of teams in attendance from across the state and even in Georgia. Joe Mizereck will be out there providing on-site coverage and hundreds of photos from the event. Complete results will be posted soon after completion of the meet. Check out or vitual meet preview and course preview so you know what to expect for the weekend.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Embry-Riddle Asics Cross Country Meet

On-Site Coverage

Embry-Riddle Asics Classic Coverage

Due to the recent completion of an extensive athletic complex reconfiguration,  the Asics-ERAU Classic took flight with yet another course change (designed through the partnership of Rosolino and Hopfe, Inc.), proving, once again, that variety is the spice of cross country. Featuring more trips up "the hill", sharper turns, and enough wood chips to light Orlando for a week, the course was--if anything--tougher than ever, as times will show.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Fleet Feet Invitational presented by Saucony

Key West XCursion

On-Site Coverage

Key West XCursion Preview: A Course To Tough To Tame

Key West has often been called the Gibraltar of the west, as it sits at the southern most point of the continent overlooking the Florida Straits. Originally the tiny island that only measures 7.4 sq. miles was the home to immigrants known as Conchs who came to the island from the Bahamas. 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Mitchell Invitational

Meet Results

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

North Port XC Invitational

On-Site Coverage

Edwards and Bennett lower the BOOM at North Port Invite

With its flat mixed surface course the North Port Invite can splash out some really good times. Add good weather conditions and you get great times, but this edition saw some times that will cause ripples throughout the state all the way to Tallahassee.  

North Port Invite Preview

The 2011 North Port Invitational was besieged by a Virginia storm named Lake Braddock that sucked up all the big hardware and left in it’s wake a bunch of shell-shocked Florida teams. The forecast for this year doesn’t include any such foreign weather system but not to worry there should be plenty of running thunder & lightning quickness on the course nonetheless.

Videos

North Port XC Invitational Large School Boys 9/22/12 North Port XC Invitational Large School Girls 9/22/12 North Port XC Invitational Small School Boys 9/22/12 North Port XC Invitational Small School Girls 9/22/12
North Port XC Invitational Boy's JV 9/22/12 North Port XC Invitational Girls JV 9/22/12 Aesop Brown Fort Myers HS Canaan Meester Kitterman Bayshore HS
Courtland Bernard Sarasota HS Emily Edwards Fort Myers HS Estero Girls Interview Girls Large School 1 mile
Girls Large School 2 mile Girls Large School Grace Casagrande Cardinal Mooney HS Hannah Schroeder Sebring HS
Julia Rodriguez HB Plant HS Katy G Solis Estero HS Kristin Zarrella Lakewood Ranch HS Mitch Arnold Lakewood Ranch HS
Plant HS Interview Sal Sebring HS Sarah Candiano Evangelical Christian School Sebring HS Girls
Tyler Bennett Fort Myers HS Coach HarrisonPlant HS

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

Overbay-Monte Carlo Invitational

On-Site Coverage

Marquez Shines In Freshman Debut, Blake Picks Up Win Number Two

You shouldn't always trust what you read. Let's just say my preview was hit or miss in some aspects. I thought some kids might not run and they did. I predicted a team to win, and their top four didn't run. Needless to say, it was a great turnout for the Overbay-Monte Carlo Invitational at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs. Check out tons of meet coverage from the event sponsored by Track Shack. 

Overbay-Monte Carlo Invitational Preview

Nearly two dozen teams and hundreds of athletes from around Central Florida will head to Central Winds Park in Winter Springs for the Overbay-Monte Carlo Invitational on Saturday. Todd Grasley will provide our on-site coverage sponsored by Track Shack. So stay tuned for race highlights, interviews, and much more!

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights