Chiles is first in the Class 3A girls team rankings after New World, Bishop Moore second at full strength, Lourdes and Ponte Vedra move up, and Bishop Kenny drops to fifth without Camila Giles.
Florida Class 3A 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.
Chiles was fourth in the Girls Elite race with 267, the first 3A team across, and moves up from third to first. Bishop Moore had Annabella Tomasic second in 17:04 but ran with six finishers and without Carolyn Susnis, its No. 5, and scored 360. With Susnis placed at 20:12 it scores 288, eight points behind Chiles, and it is second.
Lourdes and Ponte Vedra were seventh and eighth, four points apart, and are third and fourth. Bishop Kenny, first last week, ran without Camila Giles for the second straight week and was 17th with 470. With Giles placed at 18:10 it scores 343, two points behind Ponte Vedra, and it is fifth. Vanguard was 14th with 394, with Lyla Hallick seventh in 17:55, and is sixth. The first five are in the same order as on our statewide list.
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 3A 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 3A girls individuals are here, and last week’s edition of this list is here. The other classes this week: 3A boys, 1A girls, 2A girls, 4A girls.
1. Chiles (Tallahassee): 126 points
Converted average 19:59.4 · 1-5 spread 1:43.9 · finished 6-17-22-32-49 in the class · This week: 4th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (267).
Emma-Claire Tanenbaum 19:04.2; Kaia Ables 19:43.7; Charlotte Sikes 20:05.7; Chloe Molen 20:15.3; Madeline Brockmeier 20:48.1.
Fourth at New World with 267, the first 3A team: Emma-Claire Tanenbaum 15th in 18:14, Kaia Ables 36th, Charlotte Sikes 64th, Chloe Molen 79th, Madeline Brockmeier 121st. Won the Race of Champions at the flrunners.com Invitational on October 3 with 48. Up from third to first.
2. Bishop Moore (Orlando): 126 points
Converted average 19:45.4 · 1-5 spread 2:58.6 · finished 1-11-29-30-55 in the class · This week: 11th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (360).
Annabella Tomasic 17:56.2; Ella Valentina Valenzuela 19:29.3; Caroline Byrnes 20:12.8; Lauren Susnis 20:14.0; Carolyn Susnis 20:54.8.
Eleventh at New World with 360, with six finishers and without Carolyn Susnis, its No. 5: Annabella Tomasic second in 17:04, Ella Valentina Valenzuela 24th, Caroline Byrnes 65th, Lauren Susnis 100th, Ella Volkerson 230th. With Carolyn Susnis placed at 20:12, it scores 288 at full strength. Second.
3. Lourdes (Miami): 216 points
Converted average 20:33.7 · 1-5 spread 1:27.8 · finished 19-27-28-69-73 in the class · This week: 7th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (322).
Sofia Jimenez 19:51.2; Alessandra Perez 20:09.0; Marisa Mantecon 20:12.5; Ava Barrera 21:16.6; Emilia Volz 21:19.0.
Seventh at New World with 322: Alessandra Perez 35th in 18:47, Sofia Jimenez 45th, Marisa Mantecon 57th, Ava Barrera 104th, Graziella Gerstl 135th. Won the 305 Classic on October 9 with 19. Up from sixth to third.
4. Ponte Vedra: 185 points
Converted average 20:22.6 · 1-5 spread 1:40.9 · finished 9-25-37-52-62 in the class · This week: 8th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (326).
Piper Ross 19:23.9; Olivia Kaminsky 20:08.5; Savannah LaVasser 20:24.5; Rio Ossi 20:51.6; Cailyn Douglas 21:04.8.
Eighth at New World with 326, four points behind Lourdes: Piper Ross 25th in 18:36, Olivia Kaminsky 58th, Savannah LaVasser 73rd, Cailyn Douglas 101st, Phoebe Litwack 124th. Won its own Speziale Invitational on October 3 with 30. Fourth.
5. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville): 128 points
Converted average 19:53.0 · 1-5 spread 1:41.3 · finished 4-7-35-40-42 in the class · This week: 17th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (470).
Camila Giles 18:52.9; Jillian Jakab 19:07.6; Rebecca McEnany 20:20.1; Taylor Lawhon 20:30.0; Alexandra Lumpkin 20:34.3.
Seventeenth at New World with 470, without Camila Giles, its No. 1, for the second straight week: Jillian Jakab 17th in 18:19, Alexandra Lumpkin 97th, then Rebecca, Emily and Grace McEnany. With Giles placed at 18:10, it scores 343 at full strength, two points behind Ponte Vedra. Second at JAC on October 10. Fifth.
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6. Vanguard (Ocala): 199 points
Converted average 20:07.3 · 1-5 spread 3:23.9 · finished 2-16-18-51-112 in the class · This week: 14th of 45 at the New World Fall Spectacular (394).
Lyla Hallick 18:27.1; Reese Cartwright 19:43.6; Cierra Mills 19:45.2; Annalise Hallick 20:49.5; Natalie Lammens 21:51.0.
Fourteenth at New World with 394: Lyla Hallick seventh in 17:55, Cierra Mills 63rd, Reese Cartwright 76th, Annalise Hallick 106th, Natalie Lammens 203rd. Second to Ponte Vedra at Speziale on October 3. Sixth, behind the five 3A teams ahead of it at New World at full strength.
7. Osceola (Seminole): 336 points
Converted average 21:01.7 · 1-5 spread 2:20.5 · finished 20-45-48-80-143 in the class
Quynh Tollon 19:55.5; Lina Logar 20:42.0; Luna Mehltretter 20:46.7; Ashlynn Clements 21:28.1; Kennedy Hummer 22:16.0.
Did not race at New World. Won the Todd Howsare Memorial on September 26 with 29 and was seventh at the flrunners.com Invitational on October 3, Quynh Tollon leading. Holds seventh.
8. Tavares: 402 points
Converted average 21:18.0 · 1-5 spread 1:37.4 · finished 36-60-61-120-125 in the class
Isabella Neal 20:23.8; Laken Hartley 21:03.9; Jimena Nava Garcia 21:04.7; Cheyenne Thomas 21:56.3; Sophia Maldonado 22:01.2.
Did not race. Ninth at the flrunners.com Invitational on October 3, Isabella Neal leading. Holds eighth.
9. Fort Walton Beach: 486 points
Converted average 21:27.8 · 1-5 spread 2:22.9 · finished 15-107-113-124-127 in the class
Mia Jucha 19:38.7; Charlotte Ibsen 21:45.9; Lyla Scott 21:51.9; Brooklynne Sansom 22:00.9; Leilani Lichlyter 22:01.6.
Did not race. Won the Argonaut Invitational on September 26 with 36, Mia Jucha leading. Holds ninth.
10. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale): 538 points
Converted average 21:29.6 · 1-5 spread 5:03.1 · finished 5-63-67-136-267 in the class
Raejanae Ebanks 18:58.4; Shynah Collins 21:06.1; Peyton Williams 21:11.9; Miley Gill 22:10.1; Ayanna Bryant 24:01.5.
Third at the BCAA/MSAA Championship on October 9 with 96, Raejanae Ebanks leading. Holds tenth.
Just missed
Estero ran part of its lineup at Lee County Under The Lights on Friday and is 11th. Aubrey Rogers (Naples) won the Riverdale Invite on October 3 and is 12th. St. Petersburg won the St. Pete city meet on Thursday with 19, Isla Trunk first in 20:05.3, and is 13th.
Where the virtual race disagrees with this list
- Chiles over Bishop Moore: 280 to 288 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
- Ponte Vedra over Bishop Kenny: 341 to 343 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
- Lourdes over Ponte Vedra: 338 to 341 at the New World Fall Spectacular, scored at full strength.
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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 3A team, scored the way cross country is scored. 96 3A 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.
- Bishop Moore and Bishop Kenny are ranked on their full-strength New World scores: Carolyn Susnis went in at 20:12 and Camila Giles at 18:10. Without her, Bishop Kenny scored 470 on the day, behind Vanguard.
- Osceola, Tavares, Fort Walton Beach and Dillard 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.
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