Leon County Teams Compete in Cross-Country State Meets

On Nov. 22nd, three different classifications of cross-country state meets took place at Apalachee Regional Park including multiple Leon County schools. The Chiles girls cross country team was the only Leon County team to win a state title placing first in the FHSAA 3A meet.

1A

Maclay and Community Christian (CCS) both had multiple runners compete in the FHSAA 1A boys meet. Maclay placed fifth as a team with two runners in the top 20 including David Barton who placed fifth with a time of 16:07.20 and Logan Phipps who placed 20th with a time of 16:59.90. The Marauders had an average run time of 17:30. CCS entered two runners as individuals in Luke Mel who placed 46th with a time of 17:42.00 and Jeremy Collier who placed 47th with a time of 17:42.30.

2A

Florida High placed 31st as a team in the boys meet with an average time of 19:12. The best performance from the Seminoles included Lawson Phillips who placed 63rd out of 234 runners with a time of 17:26.00. Godby entered one runner in the boys meet in Erick Garcia who placed 51st with a time of 17:15.80.

3A

In the boys meet, Chiles and Lincoln both entered teams to compete in the FHSAA 3A state meet while Rickards entered one runner as an individual. Chiles placed third overall as a team with an average run time of 16:23 with two runners finishing in the top 5. FSU signee Joshua Hicks medaled, placing third with a time of 15:21.10 and Jonathan Kiros placed fourth with a time of 15:46.40. Lincoln placed 14th overall as a team with an average run time of 17:24. Notable performances from the Trojans included Trent parsons placing 59th with a time of 16:51.60 and Kingsley Knispel placing 90th with a time of 17:20.40. Another notable performance by a Leon County runner included Rickards’ Jamarin Lane who placed 65th with a time of 16:57.20

The Chiles girls cross country team won the FHSAA 3A state championship, with all runners finishing inside the top 31 out of 229 competitors. The team was made up of runners Emma-Claire Tanenbaum, Kaia Ables, Madeline Brockmeier, Charlotte Sikes and Maddie Morris. Notable performances from the Timberwolves included Emma-Claire Tanenbaum placing fifth with a time of 18:33.70 and Kaia Ables placing 21st with a time of 19:23.80.