FHSAA 2A Region 4 preview for Thursday at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton: Carrollton's girls, Kayaan Ghaffar against Michael Gomez, and a Gulliver boys team that scored 21. Every qualifier checked against FHSAA's list.
FHSAA Class 2A Region 4 | Thursday, November 12 | South County Regional Park, Boca Raton
Carrollton's girls are No. 2 in the state on our latest statewide list, and Gulliver Prep's boys are No. 8. Both won District 8 last week, and both are the picks in Boca Raton on Thursday.
The individual races carry the drama. Kayaan Ghaffar (Jr.) of Gulliver ran 15:19.0 in the New World elite race, the fastest time anyone in this field has run. Michael Gomez (Sr.) of Florida Atlantic was sixth at state last fall and won District 7 on this course last week. Ghaffar beat him at New World, 15:19 to 15:44.
District 7 ran its meet on this course on November 3. District 8 ran in Homestead.
Know before you go
- When: Thursday, November 12. 2A girls at 7:30 a.m., 2A boys at 8:30 a.m. Sunrise is 6:40.
- Where: South County Regional Park, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton. Use Sunset Cove Amphitheater for directions and come in off Glades Road. Hosted by Pine Crest.
- Getting in: $12 admission and parking, on GoFan. Spectators park in the asphalt lot toward the amphitheater, not near the dog park.
- Course: the traditional 5K, two laps around the lake.
- Awards: after the JV/open race starts. Medals to the top 15 runners, trophies to the top two teams in each race.
- Live results: Pure Gold Timing, pgtiming.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: 7:30 a.m.
Who qualified
From 2A District 7 (November 3): Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (1st, 60), Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 2A (2nd, 63), Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (3rd, 87), Coral Springs Charter 2A (4th, 113), Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) 2A (5th, 163), St. Andrews (Boca Raton) 2A (6th, 198), Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) 2A (7th, 199), Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (8th, 215). Individuals: Hannah Dohler (St. John Paul II (Boca Raton), 13th), Barbarita Jedlicka (St. John Paul II (Boca Raton), 15th), Klara Nelson (NSU University School, 20th), Alexa Ergas (Don Soffer, 26th).
From 2A District 8 (November 4): Carrollton (Miami) 2A (1st, 33), Ransom Everglades (Miami) 2A (2nd, 39), Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) 2A (3rd, 105), Palmer Trinity (Miami) 2A (4th, 143), Mater Brickell (Miami) 2A (5th, 161), Miami Arts 2A (6th, 183), Key West 2A (7th, 187), Florida Christian (Miami) 2A (8th, 194). Individuals: Ali Wheatley (Coral Shores, 9th), Mia Mancilla (St. Brendan, 13th), Catalina Munoz (Downtown Doral, 23rd), Guillermina Quinteros (Immaculata-La Salle, 24th).
The team race
Carrollton 2A won District 8 with 33 points, all five scorers between fourth and tenth: Eva Martinez-Lejarza (Fr.), Antonia Beltran (So.), Lauren Martinez-Lejarza (Fr.), Paola De La Iglesia (Fr.) and Gabriella Socarras (Sr.). Four of them broke 19:26 at New World. That depth is why Carrollton is the pick.
Cardinal Gibbons 2A won District 7 on this course with 60 points, and it did it with four runners in the top five: Allison Albrect (Sr.) first, Claire Chanon (Jr.) third, Molly Murphy (Sr.) fourth and Giuliana Serra (Sr.) fifth. Its fifth scorer was 48th. Gibbons is second here. Ransom Everglades 2A, six points behind Carrollton at District 8, is third, and Cardinal Newman 2A, three points behind Gibbons at District 7, is fourth.
Calvary Christian 2A of Fort Lauderdale, Gulliver Prep 2A and Coral Springs Charter 2A are next. The last state spot looks like Florida Atlantic 2A against St. Andrews 2A. Florida Atlantic was 35 points clear of St. Andrews at District 7.
| Rank | Team | District | Top five (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrollton (Miami) 2A | 1st in District 8 (33) | Eva Martinez-Lejarza 19:00.0, Antonia Beltran 19:22.0, Lauren Martinez-Lejarza 19:58.5, Paola De La Iglesia 19:25.0, Gabriella Socarras 18:51.0 |
| 2 | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 1st in District 7 (60) | Allison Albrect 19:08.3, Claire Chanon 19:16.0, Molly Murphy 19:56.0, Giuliana Serra 19:30.4, Sofia Licata 22:17.8 |
| 3 | Ransom Everglades (Miami) 2A | 2nd in District 8 (39) | Julianna Hart 19:11.0, Lia Kamar 19:56.1, London Ross 20:10.0, Nina Lazo 21:51.3, Amelia Gonzales 21:02.0 |
| 4 | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 2A | 2nd in District 7 (63) | Tessa Brown 19:07.0, Lucy Burkly 20:13.0, Vicki Burkly 20:14.7, Elisa Kate Stroup 20:57.4, Lily Kissel 21:00.7 |
| 5 | Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 3rd in District 7 (87) | Reese Burnham 20:11.0, Harper Thomerson 19:59.3, Lois Johnson 20:58.4, Victoria Lima 21:12.0, Victoria Clark 21:57.0 |
| 6 | Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) 2A | 3rd in District 8 (105) | Aleah Sawyer 20:10.0, Carlota Portela Ramos 20:30.0, Carolina Aizemberg 21:18.0, Stella Breidert 22:00.6, Gabriella Sanders 22:27.3 |
| 7 | Coral Springs Charter 2A | 4th in District 7 (113) | Lily Richardson 20:18.0, Alyson Thomas 20:50.2, Sydney McDougall 21:58.5, Taylor Hartley 22:24.0, Hailey Lockwitz 23:02.8 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) 2A | 5th in District 7 (163) | Amelia Camilo 20:57.0, Ania Guijarro Maria 21:53.7, Leah Forman 22:13.6, Karolina Childs 22:20.6, Anna Ryabova 23:36.8 |
| 9 | St. Andrews (Boca Raton) 2A | 6th in District 7 (198) | Erin Cabrera-Hock 20:37.2, Megan Farrell 23:06.8, Ana Munoz 23:15.9, Ella Gayron 23:36.2, Rose Cochrane 23:37.5 |
| 10 | Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) 2A | 7th in District 7 (199) | Maddie Lemanski 20:57.8, Elle Travers 21:51.3, Tedjinia Himmich 21:57.4, Ziva Garaj 23:56.2, Zeta Kujawa 23:43.1 |
| 11 | Palmer Trinity (Miami) 2A | 4th in District 8 (143) | Valentina Sarcos 19:49.2, Isabella Navas 22:35.0, Nadia Julian 23:22.4, Isabella Perowne 23:16.1, Lily Marthinsson 24:29.1 |
| 12 | Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 8th in District 7 (215) | Sarah Montague 20:42.4, Ava Stone 22:23.7, Gabriella Roppolo 23:19.0, Bella Staffen 24:22.9, Nora Voltz 25:38.4 |
| 13 | Mater Brickell (Miami) 2A | 5th in District 8 (161) | Emmie Palacios 21:45.2, Gabriella Gonzalez 22:44.5, Alexia Maquia 23:24.1, Sebreena Rodriguez 23:48.6, Sophie Bonilla 25:00.5 |
| 14 | Miami Arts 2A | 6th in District 8 (183) | Adriana Coto 22:37.1, Sophia Cardenas 23:08.6, Arianna Roldan 22:56.6, Katerina Reyes 23:32.1, Alyssa Garrido 24:10.2 |
| 15 | Key West 2A | 7th in District 8 (187) | Violet Jangraw 22:03.3, Lynn Noah 21:24.2, Hazel Matarazzo 23:10.3, Emma Bradshaw 24:31.8, Ryah Bushey 25:16.3 |
| 16 | Florida Christian (Miami) 2A | 8th in District 8 (194) | Andrea Del Valle 23:19.7, Emma Gomez 24:31.8, Audrey Rubio 25:04.6, Valerie Rodriguez 24:52.9, Chloe Alleyne 25:25.2 |
All 16 qualifying teams in our order. The shaded row is the eighth and last state spot.
The individual race
Allison Albrect (Sr.) of Cardinal Gibbons is the pick. She won District 7 here in 19:08.3, beat Tessa Brown (Jr.) of Cardinal Newman by 20 seconds, and beat Julianna Hart at New World by one second.
Brown's 19:07.0 at New World is a hair faster than Albrect's best. Hart, a freshman at Ransom Everglades, won District 8 in 19:53.7. Behind her at District 8 were two middle schoolers: Valentina Sarcos (8th grade) of Palmer Trinity and Lia Kamar (7th grade) of Ransom. They are fourth and fifth on our list.
Gabriella Socarras of Carrollton owns the fastest time in the field, 18:51.0 at New World, but was tenth at district in 21:29.7. Our list goes by the latest result, so she sits 17th.
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allison Albrect (Sr.) | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 19:08.3 | 2A District 7 | 1st, 19:08.3 |
| 2 | Tessa Brown (Jr.) | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) | 19:07.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 19:28.5 |
| 3 | Julianna Hart (Fr.) | Ransom Everglades (Miami) | 19:11.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 19:53.7 |
| 4 | Valentina Sarcos (8th grade) | Palmer Trinity (Miami) | 19:49.2 | Palm League Conference Championships | 2nd, 19:56.0 |
| 5 | Lia Kamar (7th grade) | Ransom Everglades (Miami) | 19:56.1 | 2A District 8 | 3rd, 19:56.1 |
| 6 | Eva Martinez-Lejarza (Fr.) | Carrollton (Miami) | 19:00.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 4th, 20:11.1 |
| 7 | Claire Chanon (Jr.) | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 19:16.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 19:31.0 |
| 8 | Antonia Beltran (So.) | Carrollton (Miami) | 19:22.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 20:23.3 |
| 9 | Molly Murphy (Sr.) | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 19:56.0 | Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual | 4th, 19:59.3 |
| 10 | Giuliana Serra (Sr.) | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 19:30.4 | Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual | 5th, 20:10.8 |
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:
- Allison Albrect (19:08.3): beat Tessa Brown at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3, 19:08.3 to 19:28.5; beat Julianna Hart at New World on October 17 and Hart beat Eva Martinez-Lejarza at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 (Martinez-Lejarza had beaten Albrect at New World on October 17).
- Tessa Brown (19:07.0): beat Julianna Hart at New World on October 17 and Hart beat Eva Martinez-Lejarza at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 (Martinez-Lejarza had beaten Brown at New World on October 17).
- Julianna Hart (19:11.0): beat Eva Martinez-Lejarza at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4, 19:53.7 to 20:11.1.
- Valentina Sarcos (19:49.2): beat Eva Martinez-Lejarza and Antonia Beltran at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4; beat Gabriella Socarras at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 and Socarras beat Claire Chanon at New World on October 17; beat Paola De La Iglesia at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 and De La Iglesia beat Giuliana Serra at New World on October 17.
- Lia Kamar (19:56.1): beat Eva Martinez-Lejarza and Antonia Beltran at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4; ran her best at the 2A District 8 meet, a slower course than where Molly Murphy ran hers; beat Gabriella Socarras at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 and Socarras beat Claire Chanon at New World on October 17; beat Paola De La Iglesia at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 and De La Iglesia beat Giuliana Serra at New World on October 17.
- Molly Murphy (19:56.0): beat Giuliana Serra at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3, 19:59.3 to 20:10.8.
The four individual spots
Our projected individual qualifiers: Sarcos; Ali Wheatley (Jr.) of Coral Shores, ninth at District 8; Erin Cabrera-Hock (Jr.) of St. Andrews, if her team misses; and Hannah Dohler (So.) of St. John Paul II, 13th at District 7.
Projected to state: Carrollton, Cardinal Gibbons, Ransom Everglades, Cardinal Newman, Calvary Christian Academy, Gulliver Prep, Coral Springs Charter, Florida Atlantic; individuals Valentina Sarcos (Palmer Trinity), Ali Wheatley (Coral Shores), Erin Cabrera-Hock (St. Andrews), Hannah Dohler (St. John Paul II (Boca Raton)).
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Who qualified
From 2A District 7 (November 3): Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) 2A (1st, 96), Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (2nd, 104), Kings Academy (West Palm Beach) 2A (3rd, 113), NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (4th, 139), American Heritage (Delray Beach) 2A (5th, 162), Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (6th, 174), Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 2A (7th, 182), North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) 2A (8th, 210). Individuals: Logan Simpson (Cardinal Newman, 7th), Padraig Irish (Benjamin, 9th), Miguel Machado (Miami Country Day, 14th), Joaquin Taulis (Reagan, 18th).
From 2A District 8 (November 4): Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) 2A (1st, 21), Ransom Everglades (Miami) 2A (2nd, 68), Palmer Trinity (Miami) 2A (3rd, 104), Keys Gate (Homestead) 2A (4th, 118), Mater Brickell (Miami) 2A (5th, 135), Immaculata-La Salle (Miami) 2A (6th, 194), Coral Shores (Tavernier) 2A (7th, 196), Miami Arts 2A (8th, 205). Individuals: Sawyer Hill (Key West, 31st), Alejandro Caridad (Key West, 36th), Jacob Gonzalez (Westminster Christian, 42nd), Rafael Ambrosino (Westminster Christian, 43rd).
The team race
Gulliver Prep 2A scored 21 at District 8: Ghaffar and Emilio Perez-Garcia (Sr.) first and second, then Aston Conrad (Jr.), Christopher Arana (Jr.) and Tyler Keating (Jr.) fifth, sixth and seventh. Its sixth and seventh, Adrian Iziliaev (Sr.) and Nicolas Altaba (Sr.), have both run 16:18 or faster this fall. Iziliaev won the Palm League Conference meet on October 22. Gulliver is the pick.
Florida Atlantic 2A won a 21-team District 7 on this course with 96 points and is second. Gomez won, Robert Joines (Sr.) was sixth, and two middle schoolers, Thomas Carrizo (7th grade) and Abel Roque (8th grade), were among its scorers. Pine Crest 2A, the host school, was eight points behind Florida Atlantic and is third. Kings Academy 2A, Ransom Everglades 2A, NSU University School 2A and American Heritage (Delray Beach) 2A follow.
The last state spot looks like Cardinal Gibbons 2A against Calvary Christian 2A of Fort Lauderdale. Gibbons beat Calvary at District 7, 174 to 182, behind freshman Job DeOjeda, fifth there.
| Rank | Team | District | Top five (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) 2A | 1st in District 8 (21) | Kayaan Ghaffar 15:19.0, Emilio Perez-Garcia 15:49.0, Aston Conrad 16:41.0, Christopher Arana 17:01.5, Tyler Keating 16:29.0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) 2A | 1st in District 7 (96) | Michael Gomez 15:41.6, Robert Joines 16:28.0, Thomas Carrizo 17:29.6, Abel Roque 18:23.4, Aiden Newton 18:46.5 |
| 3 | Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 2nd in District 7 (104) | Eyad Koleilat 17:28.9, Edward Wang 17:29.8, Cooper Baylis-Gaba 17:25.4, Emilio Tobon 16:07.0, Connor Albanese 18:50.1 |
| 4 | Kings Academy (West Palm Beach) 2A | 3rd in District 7 (113) | Joseph Schiro 17:13.8, Colton Osterberg 17:37.6, Tyler Gast 18:02.3, Matthew Wallace 18:46.1, Brent Diaz 18:52.4 |
| 5 | Ransom Everglades (Miami) 2A | 2nd in District 8 (68) | Ivan LeFrak 16:50.5, Connor Wiggins 18:07.9, Arthur Barrington 18:03.6, Merritt Perlyn 18:50.6, Auguste Houlle 18:35.0 |
| 6 | NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 4th in District 7 (139) | Noah Carter 16:48.5, Valentino Ferris 17:21.3, Michael Bridges 17:39.2, Nasir Sayani 17:43.1, Miles Kavall 19:23.7 |
| 7 | American Heritage (Delray Beach) 2A | 5th in District 7 (162) | Anthony Barajas 17:30.5, Tyler Schiff 17:50.5, Lucas Serino 17:24.9, Dean Sincavage 18:54.0, Jonah Coby 19:26.1 |
| 8 | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 6th in District 7 (174) | Job DeOjeda 16:48.0, Nicholas Ruthemeyer 17:58.0, Kristian Raes 17:45.0, Matt McBride 19:12.5, Harper Maloney 19:24.1 |
| 9 | Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 2A | 7th in District 7 (182) | Elliot Macki 17:51.0, Tristan Van Tine 17:54.0, Daniel Hage 17:30.0, Michael Woodstock 17:59.0, Ethan Macki 18:36.0 |
| 10 | North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) 2A | 8th in District 7 (210) | Caden Nassar 16:43.0, Jackson Rivers 18:34.5, Levi Bekker 18:25.1, Ari Arbel 18:51.9, Lucas Wiley 20:36.1 |
| 11 | Palmer Trinity (Miami) 2A | 3rd in District 8 (104) | Alejandro Herrera 18:16.4, Harrison Fry 18:08.0, Dale Dowlen 18:23.9, Oliver Collard 19:17.5, Axel Marthinsson 19:23.4 |
| 12 | Keys Gate (Homestead) 2A | 4th in District 8 (118) | Darian Rodriguez 17:08.4, Juan Huete 18:03.4, Mark Leguizamon 18:12.2, Aaran Contreras 19:11.5, Elier Padilla 18:46.8 |
| 13 | Mater Brickell (Miami) 2A | 5th in District 8 (135) | Emmanuel Caceres 17:33.5, Mario Casas 18:52.5, Axell Garcia 18:58.2, Eden Albertse 19:06.5, Michael Marx 20:21.1 |
| 14 | Immaculata-La Salle (Miami) 2A | 6th in District 8 (194) | Felipe Garcia-Correa 17:01.7, Andrew Brito 17:34.7, Benjamin Pieri 18:33.8, Jacob Fleitas 21:46.8, Noah Broder 21:32.1 |
| 15 | Coral Shores (Tavernier) 2A | 7th in District 8 (196) | Wyatt Meyers 18:23.3, Victor Lopez 18:25.6, Will Thies 20:31.7, Tristan Sanchez 20:09.0, Garrett Gomila 19:49.1 |
| 16 | Miami Arts 2A | 8th in District 8 (205) | Malachi Chain 19:11.2, Diego Rivas 18:47.8, Ethan Vazquez 20:00.5, Isaac Lafaurie 19:39.3, Carlos Martinez 22:56.6 |
All 16 qualifying teams in our order. The shaded row is the eighth and last state spot.
The individual race
Kayaan Ghaffar (Jr.) of Gulliver is the pick. His 15:19.0 at New World is the fastest time in the field, and he won District 8 in 17:04.5 with Perez-Garcia four seconds back.
Gomez is second on our list. He won District 7 here in 16:33.8 and has a 15:41.6 from the Snake Bite Invite. Perez-Garcia, 21st at state last fall, is third.
Caden Nassar (So.) of North Broward Prep was second to Gomez at District 7 and is fourth on our list, the best runner in this race not on one of our top eight teams.
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayaan Ghaffar (Jr.) | Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) | 15:19.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 17:04.5 |
| 2 | Michael Gomez (Sr.) | Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) | 15:41.6 | Snake Bite Invite | 1st, 16:33.8 |
| 3 | Emilio Perez-Garcia (Sr.) | Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) | 15:49.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 17:08.5 |
| 4 | Caden Nassar (So.) | North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) | 16:43.0 | Palm League Conference Championships | 2nd, 16:57.1 |
| 5 | Ivan LeFrak (So.) | Ransom Everglades (Miami) | 16:50.5 | Snake Bite Invite | 3rd, 17:19.7 |
| 6 | Noah Carter (Sr.) | NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) | 16:48.5 | Scheck Hillel Invitational #2 | 3rd, 17:06.3 |
| 7 | Joseph Schiro (Sr.) | Kings Academy (West Palm Beach) | 17:13.8 | 2A District 7 | 4th, 17:13.8 |
| 8 | Job DeOjeda (Fr.) | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 16:48.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 17:15.9 |
| 9 | Robert Joines (Sr.) | Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) | 16:28.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 6th, 17:23.6 |
| 10 | Darian Rodriguez (Jr.) | Keys Gate (Homestead) | 17:08.4 | Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual | 4th, 17:42.5 |
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:
- Caden Nassar (16:43.0): beat Robert Joines at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3, 16:57.1 to 17:23.6.
- Ivan LeFrak (16:50.5): beat Noah Carter at the Palm League Conference Championships on October 22, 16:58.4 to 16:59.7; Job DeOjeda's 16:48.0 came at New World, a faster course; beat Nicolas Altaba at the 2A District 8 meet on November 4 and Altaba beat Robert Joines at New World on October 17.
- Noah Carter (16:48.5): beat Job DeOjeda and Robert Joines at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3.
- Joseph Schiro (17:13.8): beat Job DeOjeda and Robert Joines at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3; Darian Rodriguez's 17:08.4 came at the Spanish River Invitational, a faster course.
- Job DeOjeda (16:48.0): beat Robert Joines at the 2A District 7 meet on November 3, 17:15.9 to 17:23.6.
The four individual spots
Our projected individual qualifiers: Nassar; Darian Rodriguez (Jr.) of Keys Gate, fourth at District 8; Logan Simpson (So.) of Cardinal Newman, seventh at District 7; and Padraig Irish (So.) of Benjamin, ninth at District 7. First one out is Miguel Machado (So.) of Miami Country Day, 14th at District 7.
Projected to state: Gulliver Prep, Florida Atlantic, Pine Crest, Kings Academy, Ransom Everglades, NSU University School, American Heritage (Delray Beach), Cardinal Gibbons; individuals Caden Nassar (North Broward Prep), Darian Rodriguez (Keys Gate), Logan Simpson (Cardinal Newman), Padraig Irish (Benjamin).
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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.