Max del Monte

The FLRUNNERS.COM Invitational: 27 Years of Florida XC Tradition. An Historical Preview.

A look at the Top 500 Florida high school boys XC 5K's of All-Time.

A look at the All Time Top 500 FL Boy & Girl Times From Foot Locker South.

A list of the top 100 high school boys 5K performances all-time at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.

Check out the top 1,000 Florida boys performances all-time at the Champs (formerly Foot Locker) South Regional in Charlotte.

Check out the top 100 boys times run in the FACA All-Star Senior Meet since 2002 at the 5K distance.

Check out the top 500 high school boys 5K times ever run at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

Check out the top 50 high school boys performances by event in the MileSplit database all-time from the Florida Relays.

Jimmy Clark and Ryan Pickering's epic battle in 2010 produced the top two times ever in meet history, 14:53.29 and 14:55.48, one year after Matt Mizereck and Armando DelValle went 14:56.21 and 14:56.84. That quartet are the only athletes to ever break 15 minutes while 29 have gone under 15:30 in the past 17 years. We take a look at the top 500 all-time best boys times at the flrunners.com Invitational. 

The Florida State track & field program has fortified its distance and field event lineups with the addition of five new signees announced by head coach Bob Braman.

An enormous weight was lifted off Chamberlain senior Max del Monte's shoulders when he called Florida State Head Coach Bob Braman and verbally committed to the Seminoles.

We conclude our 2011 cross country coverage by honoring the top male harriers of the season. Congratulations to our 2011 All Flrunners Boys Cross Country Team.

Few breakthrough seasons have been this stunning. Snyder, who essentially didn’t train over the summer, won her first meet of the year — the Seffner Christian Invitational — in late September, then really took off.  (via www.tampabay.com)

Chamberlain senior Max del Monte capped off a stellar cross country career by placing 19th at the Foot Locker South regional in 15:22.00. Olympia's Emily Headley continued a strong freshman campaign with a new personal best by 15 seconds at Foot Locker South placing 35th in 18:10.00.

While the team titles probably will not offer any drama, the Hillsborough County Cross Country Championships today at Lake Park certainly offer some potential intrigue among individuals vying for top-10 finishes. (via TBO.com)

Lots of coverage of the flrunners.com Invitational 12 Presented by Nike to come.

Wesley Frazier (NC) left little doubt as to who the best runner in the country is after the 2011 outdoor track season.  The Ravenscroft harrier created her own form of history at the 2011 NBON meet by winning two events and finished an impressive third in another.  Frazier won the 5000 meter run with a sophomore record of 16:24.83 after taking control of the race late.  She then came back in the 2 mile and finished third with an impressive 10:10.86 clocking.  She could have stopped right there and cemented her legacy as a super-soph, but Frazier was also entered in the mile.

The top four finishers from the 2011 4A Cross Country Championships graduated. Chamberlain's Max del Monte finished fifth, but if you ask the senior who his biggest competition for a state title is, there is none.  He's not being arrogant either. He is simply focused on being the best that he can.

With all of the fast times going on up there in Jacksonville at the Bob Hayes Classic, let's not forget the excellent goings-on in Tampa. At the George Steinbreener Invitational, with over 2000 athletes entered, there were some great performances. The to best of the day were Tynia Gaither who bettered Octavious Freeman for the new US #1 200 time of 23.17 (to go with a 11.5 100) and Robin Reynolds of Miami Jackson with a US #1 54.21 in the 400.

Hey, it's the off-season. So while we kill time and get ready to kick off our track & field coverage next week, let's look back at cross country season one last time! So here are the award winners for the 2010 season. Highest emphasis was placed on the end of the year performances; however, also factored in were consistency throughout the year and the contribution the athlete made to their team. I'm sure there will be some good arguments for others who should have made third team... so go ahead, speak up for your favs!

When Max del Monte crossed the finish line in fifth place at the state cross country championships his jersey read Chamberlain. However, he is not a student there, just an athlete. From an early age del Monte has been homeschooled.