Alex Brown

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Holy Trinity senior Alex Brown, is the reigning 1A Cross Country Finals Champion, and has been an integral part of the Tigers' success over the past few years. Recently, Brown followed in the footsteps of another HT alumni, Kyle Cooke, when he decided to continue his running career at Columbia University.

Alex Brown has been going to the state cross country meet since he was in the seventh grade. (via www.floridatoday.com)

The state championships have come and gone and now Florida's top runners will see how they fare against runners from across the southern United States. McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte, North Carolina the site of Foot Locker South Cross Country Championships. The Sunshine State has been well represented the past few years sending multiple runners to Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego, California. This year looks to be no different with the strongest hopefuls coming in 4A state champions Andres Arroyo and Bridget Blake.

Holy Trinity senior Alex Brown and Dr. Phillips senior Bridget Blake are this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Brown won the 1A state championship in a new personal best time of 15:37.69 and led Holy Trinity to the team championship. Blake won her third consecutive 4A state championship in 17:53.04.

The Holy Trinity cross country team left Tallahassee with more gold on Saturday morning. (via www.floridatoday.com)

Daniel Salas is a big favorite individually, but his Trinity Prep team will have their hands full with their arch rivals from Holy Trinity yet again.

For me, it was my first trip to the ‘Bourne-ies. So if you’re wondering why there are no photos of the Girls’ Varsity, you can blame it on my distance run. (184 miles, round trip; ouch! But at least gas had just gone down some, to $3.33 a gallon.)