On the nicest day of the cross country season and the fastest course in Hillsborough County, the county cross country championships at Al Lopez Park in Tampa, made for some eye-popping times and the Tampa powerhouse Steinbrenner swept both varsity races and both JV races.
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Riverview junior Bailey Hertenstein clocked her 4th sub 18 minute time of the season, running a new state leading time of 17:30.7, and defend her Hillsborough County Championship crown. Watch all the race videos and interviews to see the best of the best from the Tampa area.
District tiles are great, regional titles, are nice too, but there is something about a county championship that screams bragging rights. Andy Warrener caught this photo of the boy's varsity race at the Hillsborough County Championships as runners go all out from the gun. This photo plus over 800 more from the meet.
Over three dozen teams will head to Al Lopez Park in Tampa for the site of the Hillsborough County Championships. County pride is on the line as is an undefeated win streak for Riverview's Bailey Hertenstein, and a battle of four girls teams ranked in our latest Flo 50 rankings. On the boy's side Haftom Fliegelman of Durant looks to break 16 minutes and improve on his 4th place showing from 2015 while Steinbrenner and Newsome duke it out for the team title. We preview all the action and don't forget to stay tuned to flrunners.com for race videos, interviews, photos, recaps, and results of this meet.
The Hillsborough County Championship on Thursday will feature the state's top ranked runner in Riverview junior Bailey Hertenstein. Undefeated this season, it is doubtful anyone will be able to catch Hurricane Hertenstein. The real question becomes who will nab that runner-up spot. We decided to compare King's Micaela Torres and Plant's Laura Jones using statistical data throughout their careers.