Mary Summers and Emma Wilkinson hold the top two in Class 1A, Charlotte Roy ran 18:00 at New World, and Emma Akhundjanov of Providence comes into the ten.
Florida Class 1A girls cross country through nine weeks: August 21-October 17, 2026
Most of the state's best runners met at the New World Fall Spectacular in Jacksonville on Saturday, the deepest race of the Florida season so far. Where two runners met there, that result orders them. A runner who did not race is not marked down for it.
Mary Summers of Seven Rivers Christian and Emma Wilkinson of Lakeland Christian did not race and hold first and second. Charlotte Roy of All Saints', an eighth grader, was 11th in the Girls Elite race in 18:00 and holds third. Taylor Geraghty of Holy Trinity was 20th in 18:28 and holds fourth.
Emma Akhundjanov of Providence was 49th in 19:01, eight seconds ahead of Naeha Akella of St. Stephen's Episcopal, and comes in at sixth. Noelle Richardson of Westminster Academy, tenth last week, drops out; Faith Dykens of Cornerstone Classical and Natalie Kay of Oak Hall beat her there.
A runner is ranked on her whole season, with the most recent race counting most, and a race she won never counts against her. This is data plus judgment, and we will miss somebody along the way. How we sorted everybody out is at the bottom.
The statewide lists: week 9 girls top 10 and week 9 boys top 10. The 1A girls team rankings are here. Last week's version of this list is here. The other class lists this week: 1A boys, 2A girls, 3A girls, 4A girls.
1. Mary Summers, Seven Rivers Christian, So.
Did not race. Won the Lecanto meet in August in 18:32.9 and was fourth at Whispering Pines on August 29. First.
2. Emma Wilkinson, Lakeland Christian, Jr.
Did not race. Second in the flrunners.com Race of Champions on October 3 in 18:58.1, and second at the Raider Open on September 19. Second.
3. Charlotte Roy, All Saints', 8th grade
Eleventh at New World in 18:00, the first 1A runner, as an eighth grader. Won the SSAA meet on September 19. Third.
4. Taylor Geraghty, Holy Trinity, 8th grade
Twentieth at New World in 18:28. Second in the Blue Invitational at the Great American on October 3 in 18:34.3, and won the Spanish River 1A-2A race on September 18. Fourth.
5. Joanie Webb, Donahue Academy, Fr.
Did not race. Won the MIA meet on October 3 in 21:23.3 and the Fort Myers Invitational on September 12. Fifth.
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6. Emma Akhundjanov, Providence, So.
Forty-ninth at New World in 19:01, eight seconds ahead of Akella and nine ahead of Faith Dykens. Eighth at Katie Caples on September 19 in 19:20.0. New to the ten at sixth.
7. Naeha Akella, St. Stephen's Episcopal, Sr.
Fifty-ninth at New World in 19:09. Second to Roy at the SSAA meet on September 19. Down from sixth to seventh.
8. Brianna Bergin, Carrollwood, Sr.
Won the Clearwater Central Catholic meet on Saturday in 19:23.8 out of 122. Second at Weeki Wachee on September 26. Eighth.
9. Emily Del Mazo, Community School (Naples), 7th grade
Did not race. Second to Webb at the Fort Myers Invitational on September 12. Ninth.
10. Alexandra Middleton, Indian Rocks Christian, Jr.
Did not race. Third at the Don Bishop Invitational on October 3 in 19:33.0, and seventh at North Port on September 19. Tenth.
Just missed
Faith Dykens (Cornerstone Classical) was 60th at New World in 19:10 and Natalie Kay (Oak Hall) 82nd in 19:30. Noelle Richardson (Westminster Academy), tenth last week, was 89th in 19:34, and Grace Dorn (South Florida HEAT) 91st in 19:35. Kelly Geraghty (Holy Trinity) did not race at New World; Dorn beat her at Spanish River on September 18.
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How we ranked them
- Courses do not all run the same speed, so we do not compare raw times. Cecil Field is the yardstick; for other meets we use runners who raced both that course and last year's state meet to work out what a time was worth.
- A runner is ranked on her whole season, weighted toward the most recent race: this week counts nine times, last week eight, and so on back to opening weekend, which counts once. A race she won is never allowed to lower that figure.
- A head-to-head loss stands until the two runners meet again, whatever either has run elsewhere since. Where results form a loop, the most recent meeting decides. A runner who beat someone ranked above her moves up to that runner's spot.
- Head-to-heads from September 12 and earlier no longer order runners. Those races are a month old, and kids have changed since. The times still count in the season figure.
- This list follows our statewide top 10: a runner on it is ahead of every runner in this class who is not, and runners on both lists are in the same order.
- A missed week is never held against anyone.
- Grades and classes are 2026-27, resolved against the FHSAA classification documents.
- Summers, Wilkinson, Webb, Del Mazo and Middleton did not race at New World and hold their places.
Every result behind this list is in the rankings section, and the full weekend is in the weekend recap.
Logo: Seven Rivers Christian School (Lecanto)