Leon County cross-country teams and runners turned in several notable performances at the New World Fall Spectacular cross country meet held in Jacksonville, FL on Oct. 17, highlighted by Chiles’ fourth-place finish in the Elite girls division, Leon’s 18th-place finish in the Elite boys division and Florida High’s runner-up finish in Division B girls.
Chiles’ Emma-Claire Tanenbaum placed 15th in the Elite girls race in 18:14, while Jonathan Kiros led local boys runners with a 17th-place finish in the Elite boys race in 15:24. Florida High’s Lawson Phillips placed second in Division B boys in 15:54, and Godby’s Erick Garcia won the Division C boys race in 16:53.
Boys
Elite Division
Leon led the local boys teams in the Elite division, finishing 18th with 512 points and a team average of 16:26. The Lions recorded a 53-second spread between their first and fifth scorers.
Chiles finished 34th with 891 points and a 17:03 average. Lincoln placed 35th with 903 points and a 17:05 average, while Maclay finished 37th with 909 points and a 17:10 average. Chiles’ Jonathan Kiros was the top local finisher, placing 17th overall in 15:24. Maclay’s David Barton followed in 52nd at 15:54, and Leon’s Isaiah Renn placed 57th in 15:56.
Leon’s other top finishers included Carson Weiss in 97th at 16:17, Asher McGrew in 130th at 16:28, Fife Duncan in 160th at 16:43 and Andrew Barnes in 173rd at 16:49.
Chiles also received finishes from Noah Olson, 224th in 17:08; Emerson Gandy, 257th in 17:26; Camp Andrews, 261st in 17:27; Lowell Mick, 308th in 17:52; Cy Stanley, 339th in 18:13; Dylan Baker, 354th in 18:24; Jack Getman, 384th in 18:53; Liam Wheeler, 392nd in 19:03; and Jason Barber, 401st in 19:27.
Maclay’s remaining finishers included Logan Phipps, 192nd in 16:56; Will Cintron, 235th in 17:15; Beau May, 292nd in 17:41; Ben Lawson, 328th in 18:04; Benton Belcher, 386th in 18:54; Wesley Seise, 407th in 19:39; Luke Jackson, 413th in 20:13; and Reed Theriot, 414th in 20:16.
Lincoln’s Bryan Duff placed 170th in 16:47, followed by Emari Thomas in 196th at 16:57, Trent Parsons in 209th at 17:02, Spencer Parsons in 233rd at 17:13, Oliver Trager in 260th at 17:27, Stokes Bryan in 284th at 17:36 and Cooper Rideout in 368th at 18:37.
Leon’s other finishers were Sam Ito, 230th in 17:10; Chase Sims, 258th in 17:26; Oscar Umana, 301st in 17:49; Henry Combs, 388th in 18:56; and Jacob Stribling, 390th in 18:59.
Division B
Florida High’s Lawson Phillips produced one of the top local performances of the meet, finishing second in the Division B boys 5,000-meter race in 15:54. With this time Phillips set a Florida High (FSUHS) school record.
Florida High placed 18th in the boys team standings with 532 points. The Seminoles recorded a team average of 17:54 and a spread of 3:05.
Yoshi Hutt finished 70th in 17:29. Christian Acree and Elijah Rhodes crossed the line in 157th and 159th, respectively, both in 18:36. Grant Phillips placed 192nd in 18:59, while Shane Moore and Austin Stanford finished 248th and 249th in 19:50. Conner Fleming placed 261st in 19:57.
Division C
Godby’s Erick Garcia won the Division C boys 5,000-meter race, finishing first in 16:53.
Rickards’ Princeton Pace led the Rams, placing 16th in 18:44. Josh Agbali followed in 56th in 20:21.
Godby’s David Angeles Perez finished 65th in 20:48, while Jarray Hollis placed 143rd in 24:53.
Rickards’ remaining finishers were Jayden Clemons, 151st in 25:39, and Antonio Brown, 173rd in 31:51.
Girls
Elite Division
Chiles turned in the strongest local girls team performance of the meet, placing fourth in the Elite division with 267 points. The Timberwolves posted a team average of 19:09 and a spread of 1:51.
Emma-Claire Tanenbaum led Chiles with a 15th-place finish in 18:14. Kaia Ables placed 36th in 18:48, Charlotte Sikes finished 64th in 19:11, Chloe Elizabeth Molen placed 79th in 19:29 and Madeline Brockmeier finished 121st in 20:05.
Chiles’ additional finishers included Savannah Stanley, 140th in 20:20; Katherine Baker, 156th in 20:31; Haley Heitmeyer, 218th in 21:07; Alexis Auter, 245th in 21:28; and Andi Vilardo, 274th in 21:56.
Maclay finished 34th in the Elite girls team standings with 864 points. The Marauders recorded a 21:04 team average and a 2:45 spread.
Madison McVay led Maclay, placing 112th in 19:59. Ava Wenleder finished 162nd in 20:34, followed by Marguerite Miller in 206th at 21:02 and Lilly Bell in 209th, also at 21:02. Abigail Stephens placed 312th in 22:44, Mackenzie McVay finished 338th in 23:11 and Mary Price placed 370th in 24:12.
Division B
Florida High earned a second-place finish in the Division B girls team standings with 135 points. The Seminoles posted a 21:12 team average and a 2:12 spread.
Leah Boutwell led Florida High, finishing 19th overall in 20:30. Vera Vanlandingham followed in 21st in 20:32, while Maie Moody placed 30th in 21:04 and Emma Whittington finished 34th in 21:12.
Florida High’s additional finishers included Blakely Newlin, 88th in 22:42; Linnea Whittington, 125th in 23:42; Elin Quisenberry, 127th in 23:45; Shelby Tucker, 132nd in 23:51; Stella Quisenberry, 161st in 24:54; and Emma Boutwell, 170th in 25:11.
Leon finished sixth in the Division B girls team standings with 226 points. The Lions recorded a 21:51 team average and a 3:00 spread.
Tatum Hendon led Leon with an 11th-place finish in 20:07. Emma Swanson placed 52nd in 21:46, Elaine Ungru finished 58th in 21:53 and Reagan Kingsley placed 75th in 22:25.
Leon’s other finishers were Ella Augustyniak, 101st in 23:07; Brixton Menendez, 102nd in 23:08; Catherine Kelcham, 110th in 23:22; Paige Cohen, 126th in 23:43; and Madison Thompson, 162nd in 24:56.
Division C
Rickards placed 10th in the Division C girls team standings with 240 points. The Rams recorded a team average of 26:45 and an 11:28 spread.
Miyoko Inouye led Rickards with a fourth-place finish in 20:57. Darci Bohling followed in 11th in 21:44, giving the Rams two runners in the top 11.
Gwenyth Gray placed 82nd in 27:17, Casseau Thomas finished 118th in 31:25, Bri’shawnty McKinney placed 127th in 32:25, Camrin Jenkins finished 133rd in 34:40 and Larose Knight placed 135th in 34:45.
Lincoln finished fifth in the Division C girls team standings with 142 points. The Trojans recorded a 23:54 team average and a 3:38 spread.
Sadie Blake led Lincoln with a ninth-place finish in 21:31. Lydia Kennett placed 26th in 23:34, Olivia Osborn finished 46th in 24:29, Grace Bergstresser placed 51st in 24:51 and Logan Brumfield finished 56th in 25:09.
Lincoln’s additional finishers included Isabel Puig, 61st in 25:28; Sahni Myers, 80th in 27:07; Madalyn Bendewish-Mosley, 110th in 30:20; Addyson White, 113th in 30:42; Nora Duff, 120th in 31:27; Serenity Nelson, 128th in 32:34; and Miasia Harden, 134th in 34:41.
Godby’s Anastasia Brown finished 31st in the Division C girls race in 23:58.
Across the three divisions, local runners recorded individual victories, top-20 finishes and several strong team results. Chiles’ fourth-place Elite girls finish, Florida High’s runner-up Division B girls finish and the individual wins by Godby’s Erick Garcia highlighted the Tallahassee-area performances at the Oct. 17 meet.
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