FHSAA Class 3A Region 2: Saturday, November 14, New Smyrna Beach High School. Hosted by New Smyrna Beach. Girls at 7:30 a.m., boys at 8:00 a.m.
New Smyrna Beach hosts Region 2 on Saturday, the last of the four 3A regionals. District 3 (Ocala, Lake County, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus) meets District 4 (Orlando, the Space Coast, Polk and Highlands). The top eight teams in each race and the top four runners not on those teams go to the state meet in Tallahassee on November 20.
The girls race has the top-ranked 3A girl on our list, Annabella Tomasic of Bishop Moore, and one big question about her. The boys race has a Vanguard team that keeps winning and a District 3 individual race that came down to eight seconds for five runners.
FHSAA posted its official regional qualifier list on November 9. Every team and individual below is on it, and every runner we rank is on their team's declared seven. We will miss one or two. That is what Saturday is for.
Girls, 7:30 a.m.: Bishop Moore, Vanguard and the Tomasic question
Bishop Moore (No. 5 statewide, No. 2 in 3A) won District 4 with 31 points without Tomasic in its scoring five. Vanguard (No. 6 in 3A) won District 3 with 33 behind Lyla Hallick, Reese Cartwright (Sr.), Cierra Mills (Sr.) and a freshman, Annalise Hallick. If Tomasic runs anything like her New World race, this is Bishop Moore's title, and it is our pick.
Tavares (No. 8 in 3A), second at District 3, is third. Satellite, Cypress Creek, Mount Dora and New Smyrna Beach, racing on its home course, follow. The last spot is Winter Springs against Edgewater: Winter Springs beat Edgewater by five points at District 4, 127 to 132, and we have it eighth. Lecanto, fifth at District 3, is tenth.
3A Region 2 girls team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Moore (Orlando) 3A | 1st in District 4 (31) | Annabella Tomasic 17:04.0, Ella Valentina Valenzuela 18:35.0, Lauren Susnis 19:21.0 |
| 2 | Vanguard (Ocala) 3A | 1st in District 3 (33) | Lyla Hallick 17:55.0, Reese Cartwright 19:05.1, Cierra Mills 18:49.9 |
| 3 | Tavares 3A | 2nd in District 3 (76) | Laken Hartley 20:12.7, Isabella Neal 20:32.2, Jimena Nava Garcia 20:23.7 |
| 4 | Satellite (Satellite Beach) 3A | 2nd in District 4 (58) | Olivia Davis 18:56.3, Zuzanna Galant 19:59.7, Sanoe Leibman 21:53.0 |
| 5 | Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) 3A | 3rd in District 3 (95) | Emma Poekert 18:23.2, Alexandria Bane 20:18.3, Allison Wells 20:53.3 |
| 6 | Mount Dora 3A | 4th in District 3 (105) | Cecelia Lear 19:12.4, Emma Vu 21:14.8, Makayla Bauch 21:48.1 |
| 7 | New Smyrna Beach 3A | 3rd in District 4 (84) | Alex Hansen 19:59.5, Lillian Shallow 20:23.9, Lilah Fusco 21:29.9 |
| 8 | Winter Springs 3A | 4th in District 4 (127) | Tiffany Paolicelli 21:13.2, Olivia Gomrad 21:59.0, Lydia Grau 22:50.6 |
| 9 | Edgewater (Orlando) 3A | 5th in District 4 (132) | Ella Bichanich 21:49.1, Grace James 20:45.7, Eloise Wenrich 21:18.8 |
| 10 | Lecanto 3A | 5th in District 3 (142) | Adrianna Miller 21:01.6, Annabella Henson 21:59.9, Harper Webb 21:43.1 |
| 11 | Sebring 3A | 6th in District 4 (137) | Margaret Stephens 20:09.9, Karina Ramos Negron 21:55.9, Hopelynn Clogston 21:59.8 |
| 12 | Springstead (Spring Hill) 3A | 6th in District 3 (150) | Lainee Mercer 18:24.7, Avery Brewer 22:50.0, Annabelle Carr 23:50.9 |
| 13 | Citrus (Inverness) 3A | 7th in District 3 (178) | Rachael Chiles 21:02.6, Kathryn Budd 21:52.0, Lillia Campbell 24:15.8 |
| 14 | River Ridge (New Port Richey) 3A | 8th in District 3 (190) | Lenix Brown 20:24.5, Madelyn Mounts 21:55.5, Lily Dobbins 22:58.5 |
| 15 | Lake Region (Eagle Lake) 3A | 7th in District 4 (192) | Isabella Rios 22:02.0, Kallie Santos 23:00.9, Emely Lopez 23:23.8 |
| 16 | Mulberry 3A | 8th in District 4 (194) | Kennedy McDonald 19:11.7, Adalynn Tributino 21:45.2, Audriana Gillan 24:33.8 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Annabella Tomasic is No. 1 in 3A on our list and No. 2 statewide. The Bishop Moore sophomore ran 17:04.0 at New World, nearly a minute faster than anyone else in this field has run. At District 4 on November 7 she finished 76th in 28:22.2 while her teammates won the team title. That was not a race, and we have not moved her for it. She is on Bishop Moore's declared seven for Saturday.
Lyla Hallick of Vanguard (So.), No. 8 statewide, won District 3 in 18:28.0 and beat Lydia Vincent of Zephyrhills (Sr.) by 10.6 seconds. Vincent ran 17:58.0 at New World. Zephyrhills did not qualify as a team, so she is running for one of the four individual spots, and she is the clear favorite for the first. Emma Poekert of Cypress Creek (Jr.) and Lainee Mercer of Springstead (Jr.) were third and fourth at District 3, and Mercer, No. 4 on our 3A list, projects as the second individual. Ella Valentina Valenzuela (Jr.) won District 4 for Bishop Moore in 18:48.3.
The other two individual spots go, on our list, to Kennedy McDonald of Mulberry (Jr.), third at District 4 in 19:11.7, and Lenix Brown, a River Ridge freshman. River Ridge was eighth at District 3 but projects 14th here.
3A Region 2 girls individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annabella Tomasic (So.) | Bishop Moore (Orlando) | 17:04.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 76th, 28:22.2 |
| 2 | Lyla Hallick (So.) | Vanguard (Ocala) | 17:55.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 18:28.0 |
| 3 | Lydia Vincent (Sr.) | Zephyrhills | 17:58.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 18:38.6 |
| 4 | Emma Poekert (Jr.) | Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) | 18:23.2 | North Port Invite | 3rd, 18:47.1 |
| 5 | Lainee Mercer (Jr.) | Springstead (Spring Hill) | 18:24.7 | 2nd Wild Bulldog Invitational | 4th, 18:58.5 |
| 6 | Ella Valentina Valenzuela (Jr.) | Bishop Moore (Orlando) | 18:35.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 18:48.3 |
| 7 | Reese Cartwright (Sr.) | Vanguard (Ocala) | 19:05.1 | Rockledge Raider Classic | 5th, 19:13.7 |
| 8 | Cierra Mills (Sr.) | Vanguard (Ocala) | 18:49.9 | Rockledge Raider Classic | 6th, 19:24.7 |
| 9 | Cecelia Lear (Jr.) | Mount Dora | 19:12.4 | St. Cloud Invitational | 7th, 19:26.7 |
| 10 | Olivia Davis (Fr.) | Satellite (Satellite Beach) | 18:56.3 | Cape Coast Conference Championship | 2nd, 19:11.5 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Reese Cartwright (19:05.1): beat Cierra Mills at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4, 19:13.7 to 19:24.7; beat Olivia Davis at the Rockledge Raider Classic on September 18, 19:05.1 to 19:25.9.
- Cecelia Lear (19:12.4): beat Olivia Davis at the Harmony Longhorn Invitational on October 3, 19:18.5 to 19:29.4.
Projected to state: Bishop Moore 3A, Vanguard 3A, Tavares 3A, Satellite 3A, Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) 3A, Mount Dora 3A, New Smyrna Beach 3A, Winter Springs 3A. Individuals: Lydia Vincent (Sr.) of Zephyrhills, Lainee Mercer (Jr.) of Springstead, Kennedy McDonald (Jr.) of Mulberry, Lenix Brown (Fr.) of River Ridge.
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 3 (November 4): Vanguard (Ocala) (1st, 33), Tavares (2nd, 76), Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (3rd, 95), Mount Dora (4th, 105), Lecanto (5th, 142), Springstead (Spring Hill) (6th, 150), Citrus (Inverness) (7th, 178), River Ridge (New Port Richey) (8th, 190). Individuals: Lydia Vincent (Zephyrhills, 2nd), Lea-Marie Salentin (Gulf, 20th), Kayla Blakey (North Marion, 26th), Mateya Quick (Fivay, 28th).
- District 4 (November 7): Bishop Moore (Orlando) (1st, 31), Satellite (Satellite Beach) (2nd, 58), New Smyrna Beach (3rd, 84), Winter Springs (4th, 127), Edgewater (Orlando) (5th, 132), Sebring (6th, 137), Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (7th, 192), Mulberry (8th, 194). Individuals: Cora Cummings (Lyman, 10th), Samantha Innocencio (Rockledge, 14th), Rylee Spagnola (Heritage, 27th), Anna Keshtmand (Sebastian River, 30th).
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Boys, 8:00 a.m.: Vanguard, and eight seconds for five runners
Vanguard (No. 4 in 3A) won District 3 with 42 points behind Trevor Berquist and Christopher Taylor, two sophomores, and is our pick. Tavares (No. 8) was second there with 59. Rockledge (No. 10) won District 4 with 54 and is third, and Bishop Moore, six points behind Rockledge at districts, is fourth.
River Ridge, Mount Dora and Belleview follow, all from District 3. Mount Dora beat Belleview by ten points at districts, so it is sixth even though Belleview scores better on season bests. The last state spot is Winter Springs, third at District 4, against Cypress Creek, sixth at District 3. If Cypress Creek misses, Skylar Manatt still goes as an individual.
3A Region 2 boys team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard (Ocala) 3A | 1st in District 3 (42) | Trevor Berquist 16:02.3, Christopher Taylor 15:56.0, Lachlan Bryniarski 16:16.0 |
| 2 | Tavares 3A | 2nd in District 3 (59) | Liam Ilea 16:00.6, Navid Lozano 16:33.9, Emiliano Lozano 16:37.6 |
| 3 | Rockledge 3A | 1st in District 4 (54) | Brody Johnson 15:47.3, Noah Childrey 15:39.0, Jaxon Carter 16:39.0 |
| 4 | Bishop Moore (Orlando) 3A | 2nd in District 4 (60) | Timothy Volkerson 16:20.0, Scott Newsom 16:39.0, Ryan Blakley 16:56.0 |
| 5 | River Ridge (New Port Richey) 3A | 3rd in District 3 (122) | Andrew McKay 15:57.6, Daniel Williams 16:10.0, Gavin Hurtado 16:47.7 |
| 6 | Mount Dora 3A | 4th in District 3 (154) | Gavin Douglas 16:42.2, Josue Herrera 17:17.7, Austin Brown 18:06.3 |
| 7 | Belleview 3A | 5th in District 3 (164) | Asher Inman 16:00.0, Kaden Fernandez 16:41.0, Chapman Stewart 16:58.0 |
| 8 | Winter Springs 3A | 3rd in District 4 (106) | Taj Hermani 17:15.8, Lukas Williams 16:52.7, Kellen Blair 17:33.7 |
| 9 | Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) 3A | 6th in District 3 (169) | Skylar Manatt 15:55.5, Leonardo Medina 17:07.1, Freddy Penella 17:27.3 |
| 10 | Sebring 3A | 4th in District 4 (139) | Maxime Morton 17:31.3, Abner Diaz Silva 17:31.4, Jovany Anton Gomez 18:08.3 |
| 11 | New Smyrna Beach 3A | 5th in District 4 (152) | Maddox Kokin 17:19.6, Landon Secomski 17:26.4, Burkeley Smith 18:18.5 |
| 12 | Satellite (Satellite Beach) 3A | 6th in District 4 (182) | Grayson Frantz 16:32.6, Lincoln Zederkof 17:50.9, Laughlin Van Dam 18:25.2 |
| 13 | Lyman (Longwood) 3A | 7th in District 4 (196) | Damian Brautigam 18:05.0, Aban Kamalzadeh 18:05.6, Joseph Doherty 18:15.3 |
| 14 | Lake Wales 3A | 8th in District 4 (198) | Gabriel Harris 15:25.0, Max Zellers 17:04.4, Sam Zellers 18:31.0 |
| 15 | Lecanto 3A | 7th in District 3 (187) | Michael Williams 17:35.2, Jake Bahner 17:36.4, William Permenter 17:53.4 |
| 16 | Springstead (Spring Hill) 3A | 8th in District 3 (192) | Theodore Toler 16:39.1, Avery Smith 17:21.2, Garrison Carr 18:18.0 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Gabriel Harris of Lake Wales (Sr.) has the best time in this race, 15:25.0 at New World, and won District 4 by nine-tenths of a second over Rockledge's Brody Johnson (Sr.), 15:48.9 to 15:49.8. Johnson's teammate Noah Childrey (Sr.) was third in 16:03.8 and owns a 15:39.0 from New World. Lake Wales was eighth at District 4 and projects 14th here, so Harris is running for an individual spot.
District 3 came down to eight seconds for five runners. Skylar Manatt of Cypress Creek (Sr.) won in 16:24.1, ahead of Berquist, Liam Ilea of Tavares (Jr.), Brooklyn Smith of North Marion (Jr.) and Taylor, who ran 16:32.2. Expect the same pack Saturday, with Johnson and Childrey in it.
Our four individuals to state: Harris, Manatt, Smith and Brian Boyle of Pine Ridge (Sr.), sixth at District 4 in 16:49.9.
3A Region 2 boys individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Harris (Sr.) | Lake Wales | 15:25.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 15:48.9 |
| 2 | Skylar Manatt (Sr.) | Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) | 15:55.5 | North Port Invite | 1st, 16:24.1 |
| 3 | Brody Johnson (Sr.) | Rockledge | 15:47.3 | Cape Coast Conference Championship | 2nd, 15:49.8 |
| 4 | Noah Childrey (Sr.) | Rockledge | 15:39.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 16:03.8 |
| 5 | Timothy Volkerson (So.) | Bishop Moore (Orlando) | 16:20.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 4th, 16:46.6 |
| 6 | Trevor Berquist (So.) | Vanguard (Ocala) | 16:02.3 | Rockledge Raider Classic | 2nd, 16:27.5 |
| 7 | Liam Ilea (Jr.) | Tavares | 16:00.6 | Whispering Pines Invitational Hosted by Citrus High | 3rd, 16:30.0 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Smith (Jr.) | North Marion (Citra) | 16:13.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 4th, 16:31.6 |
| 9 | Christopher Taylor (So.) | Vanguard (Ocala) | 15:56.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 16:32.2 |
| 10 | Navid Lozano (Fr.) | Tavares | 16:33.9 | Hawk's Last Chance Open | 6th, 16:34.2 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Skylar Manatt (15:55.5): Brody Johnson's 15:47.3 came at the Cape Coast Conference Championship, a faster course; Noah Childrey's 15:39.0 came at New World, a faster course.
- Brody Johnson (15:47.3): beat Noah Childrey at the 3A District 4 meet on November 7, 15:49.8 to 16:03.8.
- Timothy Volkerson (16:20.0): beat Trevor Berquist at New World on October 17, 16:20.0 to 16:21.0; beat Trevor Berquist at New World on October 17 and Berquist beat Liam Ilea at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4 (Ilea had beaten Volkerson at the Florida Horse Park Invitational on September 5); beat Trevor Berquist at New World on October 17 and Berquist beat Brooklyn Smith at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4 (Smith had beaten Volkerson at New World on October 17); beat Trevor Berquist at New World on October 17 and Berquist beat Christopher Taylor at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4 (Taylor had beaten Volkerson at New World on October 17).
- Trevor Berquist (16:02.3): beat Liam Ilea and Christopher Taylor at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4.
- Liam Ilea (16:00.6): beat Christopher Taylor at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4, 16:30.0 to 16:32.2.
- Brooklyn Smith (16:13.0): beat Christopher Taylor at the 3A District 3 meet on November 4, 16:31.6 to 16:32.2.
Projected to state: Vanguard 3A, Tavares 3A, Rockledge 3A, Bishop Moore 3A, River Ridge 3A, Mount Dora 3A, Belleview 3A, Winter Springs 3A. Individuals: Gabriel Harris (Sr.) of Lake Wales, Skylar Manatt (Sr.) of Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel), Brooklyn Smith (Jr.) of North Marion, Brian Boyle (Sr.) of Pine Ridge.
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 3 (November 4): Vanguard (Ocala) (1st, 42), Tavares (2nd, 59), River Ridge (New Port Richey) (3rd, 122), Mount Dora (4th, 154), Belleview (5th, 164), Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (6th, 169), Lecanto (7th, 187), Springstead (Spring Hill) (8th, 192). Individuals: Brooklyn Smith (North Marion, 4th), Mason Pappas (Weeki Wachee, 17th), Tyler Boucher (Weeki Wachee, 19th), Logan Newland (Fivay, 23rd).
- District 4 (November 7): Rockledge (1st, 54), Bishop Moore (Orlando) (2nd, 60), Winter Springs (3rd, 106), Sebring (4th, 139), New Smyrna Beach (5th, 152), Satellite (Satellite Beach) (6th, 182), Lyman (Longwood) (7th, 196), Lake Wales (8th, 198). Individuals: Brian Boyle (Pine Ridge, 6th), Dwayne Rhymes (Heritage, 10th), Ethan Cooper (Pine Ridge, 15th), Justin Gregoire (Merritt Island, 22nd).
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Results go into the database as soon as the timer posts them, and the Region 2 recap follows Saturday. State is Friday, November 20, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
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How we did it
- The field is FHSAA's official 2026 Regional Qualifier List, posted November 9. We checked every team and individual on it against the district results in our database, and every runner we rank is on their team's declared seven.
- Who goes to state: the top eight teams in each region and the top four individuals not on those teams (FHSAA policy 4.5.2.2.4).
- The order is our 3A region rankings. Every time shown is the best that runner actually ran this fall, and where. The latest head-to-head result between two runners or two teams stands until they meet again, and our statewide and 3A lists hold unless a newer result says otherwise.
- Only 2026 races count. Roy Griak is left out.
Every district result is in the Florida XC results database, and the full class view is in our 3A region rankings.
