Leon County Hosts 25 Teams for High School Cross Country Meet

On Aug. 23rd, the first cross country meet of the high school season took place at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee featuring ten schools from Leon County. Those schools included Leon, Lincoln, Maclay, St. JPII, Rickards, Godby, Christ Classical Academy (CCA), Community Leadership Academy (CLA), Tallahassee Classical School (TCS) and Community Christian School (CCS).

Notable Leon County results from the varsity boys 5000-meter race included Rickards’ Jamarin Lane (Sr.) finishing 6th with a time of 17:52.30, Godby’s Erick Garcia (Jr.) finishing 7th with a time of 17:56.90 and CCS’s Jeremy Collier (Sr.) finishing 11th with a time of 18:24.00. Notable team finishes included Leon in 4th place with 96 points and CCS in 5th place with 104 points.

Notable Leon County results from the varsity girls 5000-meter race included Leon’s Tatum Hendon (So.) finishing 6th with a time of 23:16.80, Leon’s Clifton Lewis (Sr.) finishing 9th with a time of 23:30.40 and Brixton Menendez (Fr.) finishing 17th with a time of 24:32.50. Notable team finishes included Leon placing 3rd with 105 points.