Week 9 Class 2A Girls Team Top 10: Florida Cross Country Rankings

Florida Class 2A girls cross country team rankings through nine weeks: August 21-October 17, 2026

Most of the state's best teams met at the New World Fall Spectacular in Jacksonville on Saturday, the deepest meet of the Florida season so far. Where two teams met there, that result orders them. Some teams were missing a top runner, so we also scored the race as if every team had its full top five, the same way our statewide lists did, and that full-strength result is the one we use. How we placed the missing runners is at the bottom.

Bolles was second in the Girls Elite race with 208, behind only IMG Academy, and the first Florida team across. Sofie Stam was ninth in 17:56. Carrollton ran without Daniela Hernandez, its No. 1, and was fifth with 311. With Hernandez placed at 18:30, slower than her season says she runs, Carrollton scores 223, five points behind Bolles' 218. Bolles won the race and gets the nod.

Episcopal did not run a team at New World; Kate Brice ran as an individual and was 37th in 18:50. It has the best season figures of any 2A team and won JAC on October 10, but it has not met Bolles or Carrollton, and our statewide list has those three first, second and seventh in the state. It is third. Berkeley Prep was the next 2A team at New World, 16th with 431, and holds fourth.

A team is ranked on its whole season, with the most recent race counting most, and a meet it won never counts against it. A team that sat out the weekend is not marked down for it. The virtual race behind these scores contains only Class 2A teams, so a team's place here and on the statewide list can differ. As always, this is data plus judgment, and we will miss somebody along the way. A (P) beside a team means it has not put its returning five on a starting line and is entered on what they ran last November. How we sorted it out is at the bottom.

About the times. The average on each line is the converted season figure the scoring uses, in Cecil Field terms, and so are the times beside each runner's name. Times in the write-ups are what the kids actually ran that day; the race log for every runner is on the rankings page.

The statewide lists: Week 9 girls team top 10 and Week 9 boys team top 10. The 2A girls individuals are here, and last week’s edition of this list is here. The other classes this week: 2A boys, 1A girls, 3A girls, 4A girls.

1. Bolles (Jacksonville): 90 points

Converted average 19:56.4 · 1-5 spread 1:42.1 · finished 1-9-19-30-31 in the class · This week: 2nd of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (208).

Sofie Stam 18:49.8; Palmer Edwards 19:42.1; Kavya Patel 20:08.5; Peyton Hoover 20:29.7; Valentina Bouras 20:31.9.

Second at New World with 208, the first Florida team: Sofie Stam ninth in 17:56, Palmer Edwards 28th, Kavya Patel 47th, Valentina Bouras 78th, Peyton Hoover 85th. Its second group won the HS Girls B race. At full strength it is 218 to Carrollton's 223. Up from third to first.

2. Carrollton (Miami): 87 points

Converted average 19:59.8 · 1-5 spread 1:12.6 · finished 3-13-16-27-28 in the class · This week: 5th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (311).

Daniela Hernandez 19:12.9; Gabriella Socarras 19:51.0; Eva Martinez-Lejarza 20:05.3; Paola De La Iglesia 20:24.5; Antonia Beltran 20:25.5.

Fifth at New World with 311, without Daniela Hernandez, its No. 1: Gabriella Socarras 38th in 18:51, Eva Martinez-Lejarza 46th, Antonia Beltran 74th, Paola De La Iglesia 75th, Lauren Martinez-Lejarza 132nd. With Hernandez placed at 18:30, it scores 223 at full strength. Second.

3. Episcopal (Jacksonville): 68 points

Converted average 19:51.3 · 1-5 spread 1:24.0 · finished 4-5-7-12-40 in the class

Stella Krueger 19:27.9; Holland McKinney 19:29.4; Whitney Morgan 19:38.6; Kate Brice 19:48.5; Graziana Gowdy 20:51.9.

Did not run a team at New World; Kate Brice ran as an individual and was 37th in 18:50. Won JAC on October 10 with 43, Kate Brice, Whitney Morgan and Holland McKinney second through fourth. The best season figures in the class; third behind Bolles and Carrollton, the order of our statewide list.

4. Berkeley Prep (Tampa): 244 points

Converted average 20:47.6 · 1-5 spread 2:40.7 · finished 10-17-26-72-119 in the class · This week: 16th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (431).

Lily Ghavami 19:42.2; Alex Louie 20:05.9; Molly Taylor 20:20.0; Evelyn Liever 21:27.2; Spencer Mischen 22:22.9.

Sixteenth at New World with 431: Lily Ghavami 33rd in 18:43, Alex Louie 50th, Molly Taylor 71st, Evelyn Liever 123rd, Spencer Mischen 225th. Third at the flrunners.com Invitational on October 3. Holds fourth.

5. Montverde Academy: 290 points

Converted average 21:06.6 · 1-5 spread 2:18.1 · finished 18-33-53-63-123 in the class

Lyla McMillen 20:06.8; Amaris Munya 20:34.9; Angelica Wolfe 21:07.3; Alafair Scelfo 21:19.5; Federica Perez 22:24.8.

Did not race. Fifth at the flrunners.com Invitational on October 3 with 190, ahead of Cardinal Gibbons, Lyla McMillen leading. Holds fifth.

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6. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale): 252 points

Converted average 20:55.2 · 1-5 spread 1:58.4 · finished 24-25-35-57-111 in the class · This week: 20th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (651).

Claire Chanon 20:15.5; Giuliana Serra 20:19.4; Molly Murphy 20:38.9; Allison Albrect 21:08.7; Sofia Licata 22:13.9.

Twentieth at New World with 651, without Sofia Licata, its No. 5: Allison Albrect 61st in 19:10, Claire Chanon 67th, Giuliana Serra 141st, Molly Murphy 144th, Ashley Friedman 365th. With Licata placed at 21:31 it scores 595, ahead of Ransom Everglades. Second at the BCAA/MSAA Championship on October 9. Up from ninth to sixth.

7. Ransom Everglades (Miami): 280 points

Converted average 21:07.8 · 1-5 spread 1:58.6 · finished 15-34-43-92-96 in the class · This week: 24th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (732).

Julianna Hart 20:04.4; Gillian Carvalho 20:37.6; London Ross 20:55.2; Nina Lazo 21:58.6; Amelia Gonzales 22:03.0.

Twenty-fourth at New World with 732, without Nina Lazo, its No. 4: Julianna Hart 62nd in 19:11, Gillian Carvalho 109th, London Ross 129th, Amelia Gonzales 208th. With Lazo placed at 21:16 it scores 665. Third at Snake Bite on October 10, ahead of Cardinal Newman. Seventh.

8. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach): 229 points

Converted average 20:53.6 · 1-5 spread 1:50.2 · finished 14-37-46-48-84 in the class · This week: 3rd of 11 at the Dwyer XC Meet (112).

Tessa Brown 19:58.5; Daniella Hidalgo 20:42.8; Lucy Burkly 20:58.3; Vicki Burkly 20:59.6; Elisa Kate Stroup 21:48.7.

Did not race at New World and ran a partial lineup at Dwyer on Thursday. Fourth at Snake Bite on October 10, behind Ransom Everglades, which keeps it behind Ransom. Tessa Brown leads. Eighth.

9. West Shore (Melbourne): 478 points

Converted average 21:40.8 · 1-5 spread 4:25.5 · finished 2-38-108-156-174 in the class · This week: 29th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (811).

Selah Vignier 18:58.9; Elliana Falls 20:42.9; Makayla Horst 22:12.9; Emma Mika 23:05.0; Amelia Boyle 23:24.4.

Twenty-ninth at New World with 811, without Makayla Horst, its No. 3: Selah Vignier 12th in 18:10, Elliana Falls 51st, then Amelia Boyle, Harper Richardson and Emma Mika. Ahead of Calvary Christian Academy on the day and at full strength. Up from tenth to ninth.

10. Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale): 477 points

Converted average 21:58.5 · 1-5 spread 2:03.9 · finished 44-54-90-138-151 in the class · This week: 35th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (869).

Harper Thomerson 20:57.0; Reese Burnham 21:07.6; Lois Johnson 21:56.9; Victoria Lima 22:50.1; Victoria Clark 23:00.9.

Thirty-fifth at New World with 869: Reese Burnham 130th in 20:11, Harper Thomerson 158th, Lois Johnson 217th, Victoria Lima 224th, Victoria Clark 277th. Tenth.

Just missed

Calvary Christian (Clearwater) was second at the Clearwater Central Catholic meet on Saturday and is 11th. Edgewood (Merritt Island) ran the HS Girls C race at New World, with Rebecca Lee first in 19:50, and is 12th. Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) is 13th.

Where the virtual race disagrees with this list

Bolles over Carrollton: 218 to 223 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
Ransom Everglades over Cardinal Newman: 3rd and 4th at the Snake Bite Invite, and they have not met since.
Berkeley Prep over Ransom Everglades: 448 to 665 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
Cardinal Gibbons over Ransom Everglades: 595 to 665 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
Montverde Academy over Cardinal Gibbons: 5th and 16th at the flrunners.com Invitational, and they have not met since.
West Shore over Calvary Christian Academy: 806 to 905 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
Bolles and Carrollton over Episcopal: the order of our statewide list (Bolles No. 1, Carrollton No. 2). A class list never runs against the statewide one.

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How we ranked them

Every mark is converted to a Cecil Field equivalent through the runners who ran both that course and last year's state meet.
Each runner is scored 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 never lowers that figure, and a meet a team won never lowers the team's. A school's five best runners on that basis are its team.
Those five, with a sixth and seventh where they exist, go into one virtual race against every other Class 2A team, scored the way cross country is scored. 93 2A girls teams cleared the bar; none of them is a projection. Points climb as more teams enter and are not comparable to last week's; compare the order.
Where two teams in this class have raced each other with at least three of their scoring seven, the team that won ranks ahead of the team it beat until they meet again. Where results go round in a circle, the newest meeting decides. A race run without a team's No. 1 or without two of its scoring five is not held against it.
Results from September 12 and earlier no longer order teams. The times still count in the figures.
New World is read at full strength, the same way as on the statewide list: for every Florida team there missing one of its season top five, we put the missing runner back at her season figure converted to the New World course, added 19 seconds to be conservative, and re-scored the whole race. Those added times are estimates, not results.
These lists follow the statewide team list: a team ranked on it is ahead of every team in its class that is not, and teams on both lists are in the same order. A team that did not race this weekend holds its place.
A team whose returning five have not raced is entered on last November's state times and marked (P).
Classes are 2026-27, resolved against the FHSAA classification documents.
Carrollton, Cardinal Gibbons, Ransom Everglades and West Shore are ranked on their full-strength New World scores: Daniela Hernandez went in at 18:30, Sofia Licata at 21:31, Nina Lazo at 21:16 and Makayla Horst at 21:30.
Episcopal did not run a team at New World, and Montverde and Cardinal Newman did not race there; all three hold their places against the teams they have not met.

Every result behind this list is in the rankings section, and the full weekend is in the weekend recap.

Logos: The Bolles School; Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart; Episcopal School of Jacksonville. Card art: Run Florida Run.

The week 9 class team lists for girls: 1A · 2A · 3A · 4A.