FHSAA Class 3A Region 2 cross country, Saturday, November 14, 2026, New Smyrna Beach High School.
Bishop Moore won the Class 3A Region 2 girls title at New Smyrna Beach High School on Saturday morning with 58 points, 38 ahead of Vanguard. Vanguard won the boys with 67, 37 ahead of Rockledge.
Both individual winners go to Tallahassee without their teams. Springstead junior Lainee Mercer won the girls in a season-best 17:59.7, 20.5 seconds ahead of Lydia Vincent of Zephyrhills. Lake Wales senior Gabriel Harris won the boys in 15:41.0, 5.6 seconds ahead of Rockledge's Noah Childrey.
The closest finish was for third in the girls race. Cypress Creek scored 120 and Tavares 121.
- Top eight teams and the top four runners not on those teams advance to the FHSAA state meet, Friday, November 20, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
- Full results for every finisher: 3A Region 2 results.
- What we expected: our 3A Region 2 preview.
Girls: Bishop Moore by 38, Mercer by 20 seconds
Bishop Moore had no runner in the top six and still won by 38. Junior Ella Valentina Valenzuela was seventh in 18:58.4, then Caroline Byrnes and Annabella Tomasic crossed together in 19:25.6 for 10th and 11th. Carolyn Susnis (16th) and Lauren Susnis (19th) closed it out for 58.
Tomasic, No. 1 on our 3A list, was back in the scoring five a week after her 28:22.2 at District 4. Vanguard was second with 96 behind Cierra Mills in sixth. District 3 winner Lyla Hallick is listed as a DNF.
Cypress Creek took third with 120 on Emma Poekert in third, one point ahead of Tavares. Satellite, New Smyrna Beach and Mount Dora were next. Lecanto took the last spot with 210, 39 points ahead of Winter Springs, which we had eighth.
3A Region 2 girls team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Moore 3A | 58 | 7, 10, 11, 16, 19 |
| 2 | Vanguard 3A | 96 | 6, 14, 15, 27, 42 |
| 3 | Cypress Creek 3A | 120 | 3, 26, 32, 33, 38 |
| 4 | Tavares 3A | 121 | 12, 20, 23, 30, 46 |
| 5 | Satellite 3A | 161 | 5, 18, 34, 59, 60 |
| 6 | New Smyrna Beach 3A | 185 | 9, 13, 48, 63, 68 |
| 7 | Mount Dora 3A | 195 | 4, 25, 35, 65, 83 |
| 8 | Lecanto 3A | 210 | 24, 41, 44, 56, 64 |
| 9 | Winter Springs 3A | 249 | 45, 50, 53, 54, 70 |
| 10 | Sebring 3A | 250 | 17, 39, 40, 77, 96 |
| 11 | Edgewater 3A | 253 | 37, 52, 58, 62, 67 |
| 12 | Springstead 3A | 302 | 1, 73, 80, 81, 90 |
| 13 | River Ridge 3A | 322 | 21, 71, 76, 87, 91 |
| 14 | Mulberry 3A | 339 | 8, 57, 94, 95, 110 |
| 15 | Citrus 3A | 352 | 36, 47, 79, 106, 111 |
| 16 | Lake Region 3A | 403 | 74, 78, 88, 92, 100 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Mercer ran 17:59.7 and led from Vincent (18:20.2) and Poekert (18:43.8). Mount Dora junior Cecelia Lear was fourth in a season-best 18:52.2, and Satellite freshman Olivia Davis fifth in a season-best 18:55.7.
Mercer and Vincent go to state as individuals. So do Mulberry junior Kennedy McDonald (eighth, 19:13.3) and Sebring sophomore Margaret Stephens (17th, a season-best 19:55.5).
River Ridge freshman Lenix Brown was the first runner out. She finished 21st in a season-best 20:24.1. We had her going.
3A Region 2 girls, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lainee Mercer * | Jr. | Springstead | 17:59.7 |
| 2 | Lydia Vincent * | Sr. | Zephyrhills | 18:20.2 |
| 3 | Emma Poekert | Jr. | Cypress Creek | 18:43.8 |
| 4 | Cecelia Lear | Jr. | Mount Dora | 18:52.2 |
| 5 | Olivia Davis | Fr. | Satellite | 18:55.7 |
| 6 | Cierra Mills | Sr. | Vanguard | 18:56.7 |
| 7 | Ella Valentina Valenzuela | Jr. | Bishop Moore | 18:58.4 |
| 8 | Kennedy McDonald * | Jr. | Mulberry | 19:13.3 |
| 9 | Alex Hansen | Sr. | New Smyrna Beach | 19:16.6 |
| 10 | Caroline Byrnes | So. | Bishop Moore | 19:25.6 |
| 11 | Annabella Tomasic | So. | Bishop Moore | 19:25.6 |
| 12 | Laken Hartley | So. | Tavares | 19:28.7 |
| 13 | Lillian Shallow | Fr. | New Smyrna Beach | 19:42.9 |
| 14 | Reese Cartwright | Sr. | Vanguard | 19:43.0 |
| 15 | Annalise Hallick | Fr. | Vanguard | 19:45.7 |
| 17 | Margaret Stephens * | So. | Sebring | 19:55.5 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams). Individual qualifiers below 15th are listed after the top 15.
Going to state: Bishop Moore 3A, Vanguard 3A, Cypress Creek 3A, Tavares 3A, Satellite 3A, New Smyrna Beach 3A, Mount Dora 3A, Lecanto 3A. Individuals: Lainee Mercer (Springstead, 1st), Lydia Vincent (Zephyrhills, 2nd), Kennedy McDonald (Mulberry, 8th), Margaret Stephens (Sebring, 17th).
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Boys: Vanguard by 37, Harris by 5.6 seconds
Vanguard won with a pack. Sophomore Trevor Berquist was eighth in 16:24.5, and Jacob Rogers (14th), Christopher Taylor (15th), Lachlan Bryniarski (19th) and Cooper Gumpert (20th) were all across within 21.1 seconds of him for 67.
Rockledge was second with 104 on Childrey and Brody Johnson (fourth). Tavares was third with 108 behind junior Liam Ilea in third, and Bishop Moore and River Ridge were fourth and fifth.
Belleview was sixth on sophomore Asher Inman in sixth. Cypress Creek, ninth on our list, was seventh with 221 behind Skylar Manatt in fifth. Winter Springs took the last spot with 225, without a runner in the top 40, 18 points ahead of New Smyrna Beach. Mount Dora, sixth in our preview, finished 11th.
3A Region 2 boys team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard 3A | 67 | 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 |
| 2 | Rockledge 3A | 104 | 2, 4, 18, 41, 51 |
| 3 | Tavares 3A | 108 | 3, 9, 21, 36, 52 |
| 4 | Bishop Moore 3A | 116 | 10, 23, 25, 30, 39 |
| 5 | River Ridge 3A | 130 | 11, 16, 27, 38, 53 |
| 6 | Belleview 3A | 198 | 6, 24, 44, 69, 77 |
| 7 | Cypress Creek 3A | 221 | 5, 31, 45, 73, 89 |
| 8 | Winter Springs 3A | 225 | 43, 47, 48, 58, 59 |
| 9 | New Smyrna Beach 3A | 243 | 28, 33, 61, 70, 79 |
| 10 | Sebring 3A | 255 | 42, 60, 62, 63, 64 |
| 11 | Mount Dora 3A | 273 | 22, 50, 65, 83, 85 |
| 12 | Springstead 3A | 284 | 13, 17, 78, 97, 107 |
| 13 | Lake Wales 3A | 307 | 1, 37, 92, 102, 103 |
| 14 | Satellite 3A | 339 | 26, 75, 82, 91, 99 |
| 15 | Lecanto 3A | 353 | 32, 76, 84, 87, 108 |
| 16 | Lyman 3A | 401 | 68, 72, 94, 95, 112 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Harris ran 15:41.0. Childrey was second in 15:46.6, Ilea third in a season-best 15:51.7 and Johnson fourth in 16:00.2.
Harris goes to state as an individual with North Marion junior Brooklyn Smith (seventh, 16:20.1), Pine Ridge senior Brian Boyle (12th, a season-best 16:27.6) and Springstead senior Avery Smith (13th, a season-best 16:28.2).
The first runner out was Avery Smith's teammate Theodore Toler, 17th in a season-best 16:38.0.
3A Region 2 boys, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Harris * | Sr. | Lake Wales | 15:41.0 |
| 2 | Noah Childrey | Sr. | Rockledge | 15:46.6 |
| 3 | Liam Ilea | Jr. | Tavares | 15:51.7 |
| 4 | Brody Johnson | Sr. | Rockledge | 16:00.2 |
| 5 | Skylar Manatt | Sr. | Cypress Creek | 16:03.1 |
| 6 | Asher Inman | So. | Belleview | 16:15.6 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Smith * | Jr. | North Marion | 16:20.1 |
| 8 | Trevor Berquist | So. | Vanguard | 16:24.5 |
| 9 | Nicholas Alvarez | So. | Tavares | 16:24.6 |
| 10 | Timothy Volkerson | So. | Bishop Moore | 16:24.6 |
| 11 | Andrew McKay | Sr. | River Ridge | 16:26.5 |
| 12 | Brian Boyle * | Sr. | Pine Ridge | 16:27.6 |
| 13 | Avery Smith * | Sr. | Springstead | 16:28.2 |
| 14 | Jacob Rogers | Sr. | Vanguard | 16:29.7 |
| 15 | Christopher Taylor | So. | Vanguard | 16:30.2 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams).
Going to state: Vanguard 3A, Rockledge 3A, Tavares 3A, Bishop Moore 3A, River Ridge 3A, Belleview 3A, Cypress Creek 3A, Winter Springs 3A. Individuals: Gabriel Harris (Lake Wales, 1st), Brooklyn Smith (North Marion, 7th), Brian Boyle (Pine Ridge, 12th), Avery Smith (Springstead, 13th).
How our preview did
Girls: seven of our eight teams made it (Lecanto in, Winter Springs out). Three of our four individuals went; Lenix Brown was one spot short. Our top pick, Tomasic, finished 11th and goes with her team.
Boys: seven of eight teams (Cypress Creek in, Mount Dora out). Three of our four individuals made it, and the fourth, Manatt, goes with Cypress Creek. Our top pick, Harris, won.
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About these results
- Times and places are as Elite Timing posted them on its MeetPro results page. FHSAA posts the official state qualifier list after the region meets.
- Team scores count each team's top five finishers; the sixth runner breaks a tie.
- A season best here means faster than any 5K that runner has in our database this fall.
Every finisher is in the full results, and every runner's season is a click away in the Florida XC results database. See you in Tallahassee.
