FACA Senior All-Star Watch List - Round 1

FACA Senior All-Star Meet
Ryan Raposo

As we have approached the midway mark of the season, it's time to take a little look into one of the big annual post season events for cross country in the state of Florida, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Meet! Every year after the FHSAA State Championship, the F-A-C-A extends official invitations to the top 64 senior athletes from around the state (32 boys and 32 girls) to be able to participate in an intimate, fun, and entertaining meet that is traditionally held in Tallahassee.

This year's Senior All-Star Meet will be hosted on Saturday, December 1st and will be run on the Apalachee Regional Park course, which is the FSU home course that was used for the Pre-State Invitational and will be used for the FHSAA State Finals later this season. This year, along with the help of Jason Byrne of flrunners.com and the Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, the event looks to be the best one yet! Besides earning the honor of competing for their respective geographical locations from around the state, the selected seniors of 2012 will be honored at the event in a variety of fashions. All competing seniors will receive official team jerseys, FACA commemorative t-shirts, FACA drawstring shoe bags, all-star gold medallions, and the winner of each gender race will receive an individual championship plaque!

The FACA wants to ensure that all of our state's top seniors come home with many great memories and keepsakes from this great annual event.

All-Star Coaching Staff:

This year's all-star coaches from around the state include...

North Boys Coach: Andrew Wills, Leon HS
North Girls Coach: Jeff & Lisette Fields, Fort Walton Beach HS

West Boys Coach: Gail Battone, Sickles HS
West Girls Coach: Orlando Greene, Newsome HS

East Boys Coach: Dennis Kozub, Winter Park HS
East Girls Coach: Nancy Buonanni, Merrit Island HS

South Boys Coach: Don Kappelman, Ransom Everglades School
South Girls Coach: Ryan Raposo, John A. Ferguson HS

 

Current All-Star Watch List:

Here are the current top seniors from around the state based on current 5k performances...

North Boys Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 15:58.10 -

 Michael Barr

 Bishop Kenny HS

- 2013 -

 Great American Cross Country Festival

2.

 16:05.60 -

 Garrett Westlake

 P.K. Yonge School

- 2013 -

 Lecanto Invitational

3.

 16:12.50 -

 Alex Godfrey

 Fort Walton Beach HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

4.

 16:12.80 -

 Tim Bulger

 Fort Walton Beach HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

5.

 16:25.00 -

 Thomas Carroll

 Flagler Palm Coast HS

- 2013 -

 Spikes and Spurs Classic

6.

 16:26.00 -

 Cameron Allen

 Matanzas HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

7.

 16:30.94 -

 Will Henderson

 Leon HS

- 2013 -

 The Lion's Roar

8.

 16:34.25 -

 Will Spiers

 Chiles HS

- 2013 -

 Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational

9.

 16:36.06 -

 Hunter Potts

 Graceville HS

- 2013 -

 Lincoln Invitational

10.

 16:36.20 -

 Zachary Perry

 Bishop Kenny HS

- 2013 -

 Great American Cross Country Festival

11.

 16:37.60 -

 Carsten Thue-Bludworth

 Eastside HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

12.

 16:38.98 -

 Andrew Smith

 Ridgeview HS

- 2013 -

 Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational

North Girls Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 18:52.50 -

 Ivy Chastain

 Fort Walton Beach HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 19:06.15 -

 Rachel Givens

 Chiles HS

- 2013 -

 Jesse Owens Classic

3.

 19:26.20 -

 Hannah Loder

 Matanzas HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

4.

 19:36.19 -

 Sara Lane

 Chiles HS

- 2013 -

 Jesse Owens Classic

5.

 19:39.31 -

 Catherine Blaney

 Belleview HS

- 2013 -

 The Villages Invitational

6.

 19:40.30 -

 Sarah Heisner

 Creekside HS

- 2013 -

 Ponte Vedra XC Invitational

7.

 19:44.70 -

 Rachael Ingoldsby

 Bartram Trail HS

- 2013 -

 Ponte Vedra XC Invitational

8.

 19:51.99 -

 Kristin Sweeney

 Maclay School

- 2013 -

 Lincoln Invitational

9.

 20:02.00 -

 Alexis Parnell

 Gulf Breeze HS

- 2013 -

 JD Mac Invitational

10.

 20:14.00 -

 Melody Yero

 Belleview HS

- 2013 -

 Land O' Lakes Gator Invitational

11.

 20:15.70 -

 Mary Kate Thyfault

 Bishop Kenny HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

12.

 20:20.58 -

 Danielle Dunn

 Providence School

- 2013 -

 Ridgeview Bob Hans Invitational

 

West Boys Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 15:07.90 -

 Carlos Miranda

 Palmetto Ridge HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 15:34.70 -

 Aesop Brown

 Fort Myers HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

3.

 15:46.00 -

 Buddy Herbert Gates

 Naples HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

4.

 15:57.50 -

 Lee Shearer

 Naples HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

5.

 15:58.40 -

 Courtland Bernard

 Sarasota HS

- 2013 -

  

 North Port XC Invitational

6.

 16:01.50 -

 Bobby Ormsby

 Cypress Lake HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

7.

 16:02.00 -

 Zainelabdin Fator

 Sickles HS

- 2013 -

  

 West Hillsborough Invitational

8.

 16:08.40 -

 Jose Cartagena

 Estero HS

- 2013 -

  

 North Port XC Invitational

9.

 16:08.60 -

 Josh Keenan

 Seffner Christian Academy HS

- 2013 -

  

 North Port XC Invitational

10.

 16:11.60 -

 Paul McKenna

 Countryside HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

11.

 16:11.90 -

 Lars Benner

 Newsome HS

- 2013 -

  

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

12.

 16:14.40 -

 Miguel Casiano

 Lehigh HS

- 2013 -

  

 North Port XC Invitationa

West Girls Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 17:48.50 -

 Nikita Shah

 Wiregrass Ranch HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 18:04.80 -

 Kacy Smith

 Estero HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

3.

 18:28.50 -

 Katy G Solis

 Estero HS

- 2013 -

 North Port XC Invitational

4.

 18:28.50 -

 Julia Rodriguez

 HB Plant HS

- 2013 -

 North Port XC Invitational

5.

 18:57.80 -

 Brianna Jackson

 Newsome HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

6.

 19:16.60 -

 Kristin Zarrella

 Lakewood Ranch HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

7.

 19:17.10 -

 Scarlett Fox

 HB Plant HS

- 2013 -

 North Port XC Invitational

8.

 19:18.00 -

 Amanda Spring

 Northeast HS (St. Petersburg)

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

9.

 19:26.30 -

 Claudia Cancello

 Mitchell HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

10.

 19:26.50 -

 Caroline Gibson

 HB Plant HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

11.

 19:28.60 -

 Stephanie Cajas

 Newsome HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

12.

 19:44.00 -

 Natalie Novak

 Lakewood Ranch HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

 

East Boys Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 15:17.60 -

 Daniel Salas

 Trinity Prep

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 15:19.80 -

 Andres Arroyo

 Colonial HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

3.

 15:53.50 -

 Alex Brown

 Holy Trinity Academy

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

4.

 15:55.60 -

 Tristan Kattenberg

 Holy Trinity Academy

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

5.

 16:02.60 -

 Raul Ramirez

 Colonial HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

6.

 16:09.30 -

 Costa Stathi

 Cocoa Beach HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

7.

 16:15.10 -

 John Lindsey

 Winter Park HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

8.

 16:20.50 -

 Caleb Licht

 Colonial HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

9.

 16:22.30 -

 Justin Schanze

 Oviedo HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

10.

 16:26.00 -

 Dylan Taylor

 Cocoa Beach HS

- 2013 -

 Wickham Park Jamboree

11.

 16:31.00 -

 Cory Sayyeau

 Cocoa Beach HS

- 2013 -

 Wickham Park Jamboree

12.

 16:33.50 -

 Cole Oliver

 Holy Trinity Academy

- 2013 -

 Great American Cross Country Festival

East Girls Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 18:00.80 -

 Bryce Seymour

 Hagerty HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 18:14.40 -

 Sarah Day

 West Shore HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

3.

 18:18.20 -

 Kelly Fahey

 Trinity Prep

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

4.

 18:41.10 -

 Bridget Blake

 Dr. Phillips HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

5.

 18:53.10 -

 Taylor Tubbs

 Sebring HS

- 2013 -

 North Port XC Invitational

6.

 18:59.10 -

 Amber Johnson

 Dr. Phillips HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

7.

 19:05.90 -

 Kaitlyn Campo

 Olympia HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

8.

 19:14.80 -

 Mackenzie Dummer

 Holy Trinity Academy

- 2013 -

 Great American Cross Country Festival

9.

 19:21.70 -

 Holly Wooley

 Brevard HEAT

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

10.

 19:47.00 -

 Elizabeth Harper

 Merritt Island HS

- 2013 -

 Wickham Park Jamboree

11.

 19:48.60 -

 Alycia Loriz

 Spruce Creek HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

12.

 19:51.30 -

 Mallory White

 Lakeland Christian School

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

 

South Boys Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 15:13.20 -

 Avery Lopez

 Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 15:51.00 -

 Daniel Fernandez

 Christopher Columbus HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

3.

 16:19.20 -

 Salvador Medrano

 John I. Leonard HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

4.

 16:25.93 -

 Charles Bengtson

 John I. Leonard HS

- 2013 -

 TKA Lions Cross Country Invitational

5.

 16:32.49 -

 Fabian Delgado

 Miami Killian HS

- 2013 -

 UF Mt. Dew Invitational

6.

 16:33.80 -

 Daniel Linares

 Christopher Columbus HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

7.

 16:37.40 -

 Giovanni Herrera

 John A. Ferguson HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

8.

 16:37.48 -

 Scott Simpson

 Kings Academy

- 2013 -

 Spanish River Cross Country Invitational

9.

 16:39.35 -

 Matan Ozery

 Douglas HS

- 2013 -

 Spanish River Cross Country Invitational

10.

 16:43.40 -

 Jan Bergengruen

 Ransom Everglades School

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

11.

 16:47.21 -

 William Fay

 Atlantic HS (Delray)

- 2013 -

 Spanish River Cross Country Invitational

12.

 16:47.93 -

 Tyler Bell

 Coral Springs HS

- 2013 -

 Spanish River Cross Country Invitational

South Girls Current Senior Watch List:

1.

 18:54.60 -

 Courtney Filliben

 Our Lady of Lourdes Academy

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

2.

 19:33.90 -

 Ella Wurth

 Pine Crest HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

3.

 19:43.70 -

 Ellyn Snider

 Spanish River HS

- 2013 -

 FSU Invitational (Pre-State)

4.

 20:04.20 -

 Samara Taylor

 Coral Reef HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

5.

 20:04.94 -

 Lea Tardanico

 Felix Varela HS

- 2013 -

 Varela Viper XC Invitational

6.

 20:07.90 -

 Rachelle Alexander

 American Heritage MS/HS (Plantation)

- 2013 -

 Spanish River Cross Country Invitational

7.

 20:13.50 -

 Melissa Westmoreland

 Jupiter HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

8.

 20:28.70 -

 Rachel Licea

 John A. Ferguson HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

9.

 20:31.50 -

 Laurel Brennan

 Park Vista HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

10.

 20:32.33 -

 Barbra Vilson

 South Dade HS

- 2013 -

 Ferguson Falcons CC Invitational

11.

 20:39.20 -

 Molly Price

 Our Lady of Lourdes Academy

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

12.

 20:53.90 -

 Christine Sullivan

 Pope John Paul II HS

- 2013 -

 flrunners.com Invitational 13

*Please note that these lists will change throughout the season and the top seniors will not be selected until after the FHSAA State Finals. Each geographical region will only have eight members selected to represent their team, so keep working hard to make that top-eight, seniors!*

If you have any questions, or are definitely interested in participating for this year's FACA Senior All-Star Meet, please let us know!

Please contact...
Kristin McWilliams, FACA Cross Country Chair - kristin.mcwilliams@ocps.net
or
Ryan Raposo, FACA Rankings Representative - ryanraposo@gmail.com