FHSAA 2A Region 3 preview for Thursday at Holloway Park in Lakeland: Berkeley Prep's Cole Galuski and Lily Ghavami, a Calvary Christian boys pack that scored 32, and Lillian Lampitt from District 6. Every qualifier checked against FHSAA's list.
FHSAA Class 2A Region 3 | Thursday, November 12 | Holloway Park, Lakeland
Berkeley Prep brings both district champions from Tampa. Cole Galuski (Jr.) won 2A District 5 in 16:33.4, and Lily Ghavami (Jr.) won the girls race in 19:39.4 while Berkeley's girls scored 27. Both are the picks on Thursday morning in Lakeland.
The boys team race is a different story. Calvary Christian of Clearwater beat Berkeley at district, 32 to 51, without a single runner in front of Galuski. Its top five crossed 33 seconds apart, first to fifth.
This is home turf for a lot of this field. Holloway Park is the same 5K course as the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2, where Galuski was seventh in the Roc race in 16:37.5 and Ghavami eighth in 19:51.9.
Know before you go
- When: Thursday, November 12. 2A girls at 8:10 a.m., 2A boys at 9:25 a.m., mixed in with the 1A Region 2 and 3 races. Gates open at 6 a.m.
- Where: Holloway Park, Lakeland. Spectators use 3050 Lakeland Highlands Rd. Hosted by Lakeland Christian.
- Getting in: $12, parking included. Tickets on GoFan.
- Course: the same 5K used all season, including the Jim Ryun and Flrunners.com Invitationals.
- Awards: 10:30 a.m. at the stage. Medals to the top 15 runners, trophies to the top two teams in each race.
- Live results: ASP Timing, asptiming.com.
What's at stake
The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams go to the FHSAA state meet, Friday, November 20, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. FHSAA posted its regional qualifier list on November 9, and every team and individual below matches it. Each team is entered with the seven runners who finished first for it at district. A coach can swap in a substitute on race day, but a substitute runs for team points only.
Our order follows our Class 2A region rankings: inside a district, last week's result stands, and across the two districts our latest rankings, head-to-head results and season bests decide it. When a slower time sits above a faster one, the note under the table says why.
Girls: 8:10 a.m.
Who qualified
From 2A District 5 (November 3): Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 2A (1st, 27), Holy Names (Tampa) 2A (2nd, 74), Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 2A (3rd, 81), Angeline Academy (Land O'Lakes) 2A (4th, 123), Dunedin 2A (5th, 148), Tarpon Springs 2A (6th, 178), Countryside (Clearwater) 2A (7th, 199), St. Petersburg Catholic 2A (8th, 234). Individuals: Alina Bradshaw (Wendell Krinn, 14th), Serena Wolfinger (Anclote, 20th), Emma Garcia (Clearwater Central Catholic, 24th), Allie-Jo Wolfinger (Anclote, 25th).
From 2A District 6 (November 6): Wellen Park (North Port) 2A (1st, 40), Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) 2A (2nd, 51), Oasis (Cape Coral) 2A (3rd, 80), Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 2A (4th, 86), Hardee (Wauchula) 2A (5th, 132), Indian River Charter (Vero Beach) 2A (6th, 184), DeSoto County (Arcadia) 2A (7th, 207), Lincoln Park Academy (Fort Pierce) 2A (8th, 229). Individuals: Sadie Walters (Sarasota Military Academy, 22nd), Aislin Hannon (Cypress Lake, 34th), Jean Taylor (Frostproof, 41st), Novalee Morales (Somerset College Prep, 43rd).
The team race
Berkeley Prep 2A scored 27 at District 5 with a 1-2-3 front: Ghavami, Molly Taylor (Jr.) and Alex Louie (Jr.). Evelyn Liever (8th grade) was ninth and Spencer Mischen (Sr.) 12th. Berkeley is No. 4 on our last 2A list and the clear pick.
Holy Names 2A was second at District 5 with 74 and is second here, a pack team with no runner in the top nine there. Wellen Park 2A won District 6 with 40 points behind Lexie Walder (Jr.), third there, and comes in third because the two districts are close. Calvary Christian 2A (third at District 5), Bishop Verot 2A, Oasis 2A and Angeline Academy 2A follow.
Dunedin 2A is eighth. The last state spot looks like Dunedin against Cardinal Mooney 2A. Mooney went 12th, 13th and 14th at District 6, all within eight seconds, but has no one up front. Dunedin has Caitlyn McCutcheon (Jr.), sixth at District 5, and needs its back end to hold.
All 16 qualifying teams in our order. The shaded row is the eighth and last state spot.
The individual race
Lily Ghavami (Jr.) of Berkeley Prep is the pick. She ran 18:43.0 at New World, the fastest time in this field, and won District 5 in 19:39.4.
Lillian Lampitt (So.) of Bishop Verot is the challenger. She won District 6 in 19:24.1 and has a best of 19:19.8 from the North Port Invite on September 19. That was the one time they met this fall, and Ghavami won it, 19:03.4 to 19:19.8.
Madison Easton (Jr.) of Oasis, second at District 6, is third on our list, then Berkeley's Taylor and Louie. Taylor was 18th at state last fall. Malina Bunwat (Fr.) of Angeline Academy, fourth at District 5, has a 19:31.4 from the SAC West Championships.
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Ghavami (Jr.) | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 18:43.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 19:39.4 |
| 2 | Lillian Lampitt (So.) | Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) | 19:19.8 | North Port Invite | 1st, 19:24.1 |
| 3 | Madison Easton (Jr.) | Oasis (Cape Coral) | 19:58.2 | Lehigh Senior High Invite | 2nd, 20:14.3 |
| 4 | Molly Taylor (Jr.) | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 19:19.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 20:02.1 |
| 5 | Alex Louie (Jr.) | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 19:02.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 20:04.1 |
| 6 | Malina Bunwat (Fr.) | Angeline Academy (Land O'Lakes) | 19:31.4 | SAC West Championships | 4th, 20:35.0 |
| 7 | Kai Ellis (Fr.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 20:30.0 | North Port Invite | 5th, 20:40.0 |
| 8 | Caitlyn McCutcheon (Jr.) | Dunedin | 19:58.9 | PCAC Championship | 6th, 20:55.5 |
| 9 | June Booe (Sr.) | Tarpon Springs | 19:54.8 | PCAC Championship | 7th, 21:03.8 |
| 10 | Ava Abady (So.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 20:34.1 | Tampa Bay Private School Championship | 8th, 21:12.9 |
Our top ten, the same order as our Class 2A region rankings. Every time is the best that runner actually ran this fall. Medals go to the top 15.
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Lillian Lampitt (19:19.8): beat Molly Taylor at the North Port Invite on September 19, 19:19.8 to 19:41.8; beat Molly Taylor at the North Port Invite on September 19 and Taylor beat Alex Louie at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3 (Louie had beaten Lampitt at the North Port Invite on September 19).
- Madison Easton (19:58.2): Molly Taylor's 19:19.0 and Alex Louie's 19:02.0 came at New World, a faster course; Malina Bunwat's 19:31.4 came at the SAC West Championships, a faster course; June Booe's 19:54.8 came at the PCAC Championship, a faster course.
- Molly Taylor (19:19.0): beat Alex Louie at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3, 20:02.1 to 20:04.1.
- Kai Ellis (20:30.0): beat Caitlyn McCutcheon and June Booe at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3.
- Caitlyn McCutcheon (19:58.9): beat June Booe at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3, 20:55.5 to 21:03.8.
The four individual spots
Our projected individual qualifiers: June Booe (Sr.) of Tarpon Springs, seventh at District 5; Alina Bradshaw (Fr.) of Wendell Krinn; Allie Edwards (So.) of Tarpon Springs; and Tatiana Sanchez-Appell (Fr.) of Lincoln Park Academy, ninth at District 6. First one out is Esmeralda Ramos (Jr.) of Hardee, tenth at District 6.
Projected to state: Berkeley Prep, Holy Names, Wellen Park, Calvary Christian, Bishop Verot, Oasis, Angeline Academy, Dunedin; individuals June Booe (Tarpon Springs), Alina Bradshaw (Wendell Krinn), Allie Edwards (Tarpon Springs), Tatiana Sanchez-Appell (Lincoln Park Academy).
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Boys: 9:25 a.m.
Who qualified
From 2A District 5 (November 3): Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 2A (1st, 32), Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 2A (2nd, 51), Dunedin 2A (3rd, 64), Kirkland Ranch (Wesley Chapel) 2A (4th, 123), Angeline Academy (Land O'Lakes) 2A (5th, 137), Countryside (Clearwater) 2A (6th, 172), Wendell Krinn (New Port Richey) 2A (7th, 226), Brooks DeBartolo (Tampa) 2A (8th, 227). Individuals: Aydin Ahmed (Bell Creek, 16th), Wyatt Crowe (Chamberlain, 18th), Hayden Brasher (Chamberlain, 26th), Chris Liebel (Clearwater Central Catholic, 33rd).
From 2A District 6 (November 6): Hardee (Wauchula) 2A (1st, 65), Wellen Park (North Port) 2A (2nd, 81), Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 2A (3rd, 97), Frostproof 2A (4th, 119), DeSoto County (Arcadia) 2A (5th, 160), Clewiston 2A (6th, 163), Oasis (Cape Coral) 2A (7th, 186), Avon Park 2A (8th, 200). Individuals: Jedidiah Cobb (Indian River Charter, 10th), Christian Ginart (Bishop Verot, 11th), Noel Vega (Lake Placid, 12th), Davontay Richey (Sarasota Military Academy, 22nd).
The team race
Calvary Christian 2A of Clearwater won District 5 with 32 points: Luke LaHaye (Jr.) second, Nathan Sauer (So.) fifth, Eden Seagraves (Jr.) sixth, Maximus Brown (Sr.) ninth and Logan Milo (Jr.) tenth. It is No. 3 on our last 2A list and the pick.
Berkeley Prep 2A is second, with Galuski and Adrian Nel (Sr.), fourth at district. Dunedin 2A, No. 5 on our 2A list, was third at District 5 with a pack: Carson Bews (Jr.) eighth, then 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th. Hardee 2A won District 6 with 65 behind freshman Eli Valdez, second there in 16:43.0, and is fourth. Wellen Park 2A, Kirkland Ranch 2A and Angeline Academy 2A follow.
The last state spot looks like Cardinal Mooney 2A against Frostproof 2A. Mooney beat Frostproof at District 6, 97 to 119, behind Isaiah Leake (Fr.) fifth and Matthew Hill (Sr.) eighth. Frostproof has the District 6 champion but not the depth behind him.
| Rank | Team | District | Top five (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 2A | 1st in District 5 (32) | Luke LaHaye 16:15.0, Nathan Sauer 17:00.0, Eden Seagraves 16:34.0, Maximus Brown 16:37.0, Logan Milo 16:54.0 |
| 2 | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 2A | 2nd in District 5 (51) | Cole Galuski 15:40.0, Adrian Nel 17:13.0, Rai Mehta 17:16.0, Colin Maloney 17:47.4, Tim Paige 17:51.0 |
| 3 | Dunedin 2A | 3rd in District 5 (64) | Carson Bews 17:10.2, Braden Workman 16:49.1, Jeffery Tanner Turley 17:11.1, Owen Kalshoven 16:49.2, Jack Greene 16:52.8 |
| 4 | Hardee (Wauchula) 2A | 1st in District 6 (65) | Eli Valdez 16:43.0, Asa Slager 16:53.5, Victor Molina-Perez 18:10.2, Luciano Guevara-Guerrero 18:31.2, Antonio Gutierrez 18:53.4 |
| 5 | Wellen Park (North Port) 2A | 2nd in District 6 (81) | Chase Marshall 16:44.4, Larry Stubbings 17:01.9, Zane Clark 17:25.1, Josh Myers 18:26.1, Kolton Kozlowski 18:34.5 |
| 6 | Kirkland Ranch (Wesley Chapel) 2A | 4th in District 5 (123) | Micah Oliver 16:43.2, Zealand Sanders 17:16.3, Jesiah Williams 18:37.8, Cole Davenport 19:03.7, Abbott Murphy 19:05.4 |
| 7 | Angeline Academy (Land O'Lakes) 2A | 5th in District 5 (137) | Dominic Sadonis 17:18.1, Andrew Quinlan 17:46.7, Julian Novak 19:02.1, Abhay Lingala 19:44.3, William Stone 19:52.0 |
| 8 | Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 2A | 3rd in District 6 (97) | Matthew Hill 17:05.5, Isaiah Leake 17:08.6, Mason Leake 18:49.4, Dixon Reith 19:00.4, Weston Taylor 19:00.3 |
| 9 | Frostproof 2A | 4th in District 6 (119) | Dominic Martinez 16:39.2, Richard Taylor 18:46.0, Jose Moralez 18:42.0, Yovoni Aquirre Sanchez 20:07.4, Kermit Romero 20:16.1 |
| 10 | DeSoto County (Arcadia) 2A | 5th in District 6 (160) | JeZyan Shine 17:49.8, Trace Barrera 18:10.5, Brandon Sanchez 19:12.5, Jose Mendieta 20:00.0, Yair Zuniga 19:55.0 |
| 11 | Clewiston 2A | 6th in District 6 (163) | Alvaro Segura 18:23.6, Richard Exilhomme 18:54.8, Michael Bussott 18:52.5, Xavier Hernandez 20:06.2, Tryston Sandoval 21:03.8 |
| 12 | Countryside (Clearwater) 2A | 6th in District 5 (172) | Tathan Friedle 17:26.1, Mason Kearnes 18:27.4, Liam Marte 18:28.3, Devin Anderson 19:41.2, Elliot Bazemore 20:13.5 |
| 13 | Oasis (Cape Coral) 2A | 7th in District 6 (186) | Andru McCarthy 17:50.9, Adrian Sosa 18:25.8, Oscar Olsen 19:36.3, Vincent King 21:13.4, Marlon Martell 20:48.3 |
| 14 | Avon Park 2A | 8th in District 6 (200) | Joaquin Villalobos 16:56.9, Brandon McGuire 18:39.5, James Scott 20:20.8, Nelvyn Santos-Diaz 21:18.5, Jaylen Medrano 20:56.2 |
| 15 | Wendell Krinn (New Port Richey) 2A | 7th in District 5 (226) | Alejandro Cruz-Torres 18:14.1, Leonardo Schaus 19:28.4, Landon Reusch 19:25.3, Orin Mondelli 19:50.1, Alex Luna 20:39.2 |
| 16 | Brooks DeBartolo (Tampa) 2A | 8th in District 5 (227) | Jake Moyer 18:52.6, Hayden Peck 19:37.7, Jeremiah Padgett 20:22.2, David Slade 21:09.4, Kellan Peters 20:59.7 |
All 16 qualifying teams in our order. The shaded row is the eighth and last state spot.
The individual race
Cole Galuski (Jr.) of Berkeley Prep is the pick. He ran 15:40.0 in the New World elite race, won District 5 by 25 seconds over LaHaye, and was 15th at state last fall.
LaHaye is second on our list, with a 16:15.0 from New World. Micah Oliver (So.) of Kirkland Ranch was third at District 5 and sits third here.
Dominic Martinez (Jr.) of Frostproof won District 6 in 16:39.2, ahead of Valdez and Wellen Park's Chase Marshall (Sr.). He was 43rd at state last fall and is seventh on our list.
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Galuski (Jr.) | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 15:40.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 16:33.4 |
| 2 | Luke LaHaye (Jr.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 16:15.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 16:58.9 |
| 3 | Micah Oliver (So.) | Kirkland Ranch (Wesley Chapel) | 16:43.2 | Stampede Sprint Invitational | 3rd, 17:13.7 |
| 4 | Adrian Nel (Sr.) | Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 17:13.0 | Tampa Bay Private School Championship | 4th, 17:17.5 |
| 5 | Nathan Sauer (So.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 17:00.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 17:19.5 |
| 6 | Eden Seagraves (Jr.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 16:34.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 6th, 17:23.4 |
| 7 | Dominic Martinez (Jr.) | Frostproof | 16:39.2 | 2A District 6 | 1st, 16:39.2 |
| 8 | Dominic Sadonis (Fr.) | Angeline Academy (Land O'Lakes) | 17:18.1 | SAC West Championships | 7th, 17:27.6 |
| 9 | Carson Bews (Jr.) | Dunedin | 17:10.2 | PCAC Championship | 8th, 17:28.5 |
| 10 | Maximus Brown (Sr.) | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 16:37.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 9th, 17:30.8 |
Our top ten, the same order as our Class 2A region rankings. Every time is the best that runner actually ran this fall. Medals go to the top 15.
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Micah Oliver (16:43.2): beat Eden Seagraves and Maximus Brown at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3; Dominic Martinez's 16:39.2 came at the 2A District 6 meet, a faster course.
- Adrian Nel (17:13.0): beat Nathan Sauer, Eden Seagraves, Carson Bews and Maximus Brown at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3; beat Jeffery Tanner Turley at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3, and Turley's best is the stronger mark than Martinez's once courses are evened out.
- Nathan Sauer (17:00.0): beat Eden Seagraves and Maximus Brown at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3; beat Jeffery Tanner Turley at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3, and Turley's best is the stronger mark than Martinez's once courses are evened out.
- Dominic Martinez (16:39.2): Maximus Brown's 16:37.0 came at New World, a faster course.
- Dominic Sadonis (17:18.1): beat Carson Bews and Maximus Brown at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3.
- Carson Bews (17:10.2): beat Maximus Brown at the 2A District 5 meet on November 3, 17:28.5 to 17:30.8.
The four individual spots
Our projected individual qualifiers: Martinez; Joaquin Villalobos (Jr.) of Avon Park, fourth at District 6; Jedidiah Cobb (Sr.) of Indian River Charter; and Christian Ginart (Jr.) of Bishop Verot. If Frostproof gets in as a team, Martinez goes with it and the fourth spot opens.
Projected to state: Calvary Christian, Berkeley Prep, Dunedin, Hardee, Wellen Park, Kirkland Ranch, Angeline Academy, Cardinal Mooney; individuals Dominic Martinez (Frostproof), Joaquin Villalobos (Avon Park), Jedidiah Cobb (Indian River Charter), Christian Ginart (Bishop Verot).
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How we did it
- The field is FHSAA's 2026 regional qualifier list, posted November 9. We checked every team and individual against the district results in our database, and they match.
- Meet times, sites, tickets and parking come from the host school's meet sheet, linked from FHSAA's region page.
- Rankings are the ones in our Class 2A region rankings. Head-to-head results decide pairs, the most recent meeting standing, so last week's district finish holds inside each district.
- Times are the best each runner actually ran this fall. Courses run fast or slow, so the order puts every race on one scale before head-to-heads and our lists settle it.
- Last fall's state places are from the 2025 FHSAA state meet results in our database.
We will get one or two of these wrong. That's why they run the races. Results go into the database as soon as they are posted.