Sofie Stam of Bolles moves to first in Class 2A after the Manhattan Invitational, and Episcopal's Kate Brice, Whitney Morgan and Holland McKinney move ahead of Stella Krueger after JAC.
Florida Class 2A girls cross country through eight weeks: August 21-October 10, 2026
The FSU Pre-State Invitational, the biggest meet of the fall, was canceled for Hurricane Isaias, so most of the state sat out the weekend. Nobody here is marked down for a race they could not run.
Sofie Stam of Bolles went to the Manhattan University Invitational in the Bronx and was 11th of 136 in the Eastern States Championship, the top race of the meet, in 15:07.2. The Manhattan course is 2.5 miles, so we convert those times to a 5K before we price the course. Her run converts to 18:28 on our numbers, one of the best marks by a 2A girl this season, and she moves to first. Stam was second to Stella Krueger in the Class 2A 3200 at state in May.
At the JAC Invitational, Episcopal's home meet, Kate Brice was second in 19:42.3, Whitney Morgan third and Holland McKinney fourth, all ahead of their teammate Stella Krueger, who was sixth. A loss stands until they race again, so the three move ahead of her, and Episcopal won the team race with 43. Selah Vignier of West Shore did not race and holds second.
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 8 girls top 10 and week 8 boys top 10. Last week's version of this list is here. The other class lists this week: 2A boys, 1A girls, 3A girls, 4A girls.
1. Sofie Stam, Bolles, So.
Eleventh of 136 in the Eastern States Championship at Manhattan on Saturday in 15:07.2 for 2.5 miles (18:28 in our 5K terms), the first Florida girl across. Eighth in the adidas championship race in North Carolina on September 19 in 18:20.1. Second to Krueger in the Class 2A state 3200 in May. Ninth statewide.
2. Selah Vignier, West Shore, Jr.
Did not race. Second at the Rockledge Raider Classic on September 18 in 18:36.3, behind Lyla Hallick of 3A. Won Kowboy in August. She and Stam have not met this season.
3. Kate Brice, Episcopal, Jr.
Second at the JAC Invitational on Saturday in 19:42.3 out of 131, two-tenths of a second ahead of Morgan, with McKinney fourth and Krueger sixth. One hundred fifty-sixth in the Great American Race of Champions on October 3 in 20:07.3.
4. Whitney Morgan, Episcopal, Sr.
Third at JAC on Saturday in 19:42.5, a step behind Brice and ahead of McKinney and Krueger. One hundred third in the Great American Race of Champions in 19:28.5, the best race of her season.
5. Holland McKinney, Episcopal, So.
Fourth at JAC on Saturday in 19:46.3, ahead of Krueger. One hundred twelfth in the Race of Champions in 19:36.7. Fourth at Katie Caples on September 19 in 18:56.0.
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6. Stella Krueger, Episcopal, Jr.
Sixth at JAC on Saturday in 19:54.5, behind her teammates Brice, Morgan and McKinney. Eighty-second in the Great American Race of Champions on October 3 in 19:13.9, ahead of all three. The reigning Class 2A state champion at 3200 meters (10:54.29, ahead of Stam, on May 7).
7. Lily Ghavami, Berkeley Prep, Jr.
Did not race. Eighth in the flrunners.com Race of Champions on October 3 in 19:51.9, ahead of McMillen, Louie and Bunwat. Fifth in the North Port Invite elite race in 19:03.3.
8. Lyla McMillen, Montverde Academy, Jr.
Did not race. Twelfth in the flrunners.com Race of Champions on October 3 in 20:12.6, behind Ghavami and ahead of Louie and Bunwat.
9. Alex Louie, Berkeley Prep, Jr.
Did not race. Fifteenth in the flrunners.com Race of Champions in 20:17.6, behind McMillen. Eighth at North Port in 19:17.2.
10. Malina Bunwat, Angeline Academy, Fr.
Did not race. Won the River Ridge Invitational on September 26 in 19:55.8, and was 17th in the flrunners.com Race of Champions on October 3 in 20:24.5. A freshman.
Just missed
Palmer Edwards (Bolles, Sr.) was the second Bolles girl at Manhattan, 32nd in 15:51.6 (19:24 in our 5K terms). Lauren Murphy (Trinity Catholic, Jr.) won the Weeki Wachee Invitational on September 26. Gabriella Socarras (Carrollton, Sr.) and Esther Dobbin (Cocoa Beach, 8th grade) are next. Tessa Brown (Cardinal Newman, Jr.) was third at Snake Bite on Saturday in 19:14.4, ahead of Julianna Hart of Ransom Everglades.
Up next
Most of the state's top teams race this weekend at the New World Fall Spectacular, October 16-17 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. Next week's lists will lean heavily on it.
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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 eight times, last week seven, 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.
- The FSU Pre-State Invitational, the biggest meet of the fall, was canceled for Hurricane Isaias. Nobody is marked down for a race they could not run.
- A missed week is never held against anyone.
- Grades and classes are 2026-27, resolved against the FHSAA classification documents.
- Manhattan is counted: Stam's time is converted from 2.5 miles to a 5K and priced like any other course.
- Brice, Morgan and McKinney ahead of Krueger is the head-to-head rule: they beat her at JAC, and the loss stands until they race again. Krueger beat all three in Cary a week earlier; JAC is the newer result.
Every result behind this list is in the rankings section, and the full weekend is in the weekend recap.
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