Class 3A Region 3 runs Wednesday at Ed Radice in Tampa. Isaiah Howdeshell and Katelin Wilcox are the runners to beat, Fort Myers leads the boys, and the girls title is a triangle.
FHSAA Class 3A Region 3: Wednesday, November 11, Ed Radice Sports Complex, Tampa. Hosted by Hillsborough. Girls at 8:00 a.m., boys at 8:55 a.m.
Region 3 goes first. Hillsborough hosts it Wednesday morning at Ed Radice Sports Complex in Tampa, where the Pinellas and Hillsborough schools of District 5 meet the Lee, Collier and Charlotte schools of District 6. 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 boys race has the clearest favorite in the region, Largo's Isaiah Howdeshell, and the best team, Fort Myers. The girls race has a senior who ran 45 seconds faster than anyone else at districts, and a team title that turns on a head-to-head triangle.
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 Wednesday is for.
Girls, 8:00 a.m.: Osceola first, and a triangle behind it
Osceola won District 5 with 40 points. Luna Mehltretter, a freshman, was second behind Katelin Wilcox, and Lina Logar and Ashlynn Clements were fourth and seventh. Osceola is the only team in this race on our 3A list (No. 7), and it beat Fort Myers the one time they met, at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2. It is our pick.
Behind Osceola it gets tangled. In that same Flrunners race, Estero beat St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg beat Fort Myers. Then on November 4 at District 6, Fort Myers beat Estero by 43 points. Somebody has to give, and we have gone with the newest result: Fort Myers second, then Aubrey Rogers and Estero, the two teams it just beat, then St. Petersburg. Fort Myers also has the best five on season bests, led by Halle Moss, a sophomore who won District 6.
District 6 ran deep. Its fourth, fifth and sixth teams, Barron Collier, Charlotte and Naples, scored 153, 154 and 163 there, and we have all three going to state. That squeezes District 5's East Lake and Freedom, third and fourth last week, to ninth and tenth. Naples against East Lake is the race for the last spot. Naples has two freshmen up front, Kendyl Boutilier (19:46.9) and Lorelai Barone (20:47.4). East Lake has Wilcox, and its next-best runner this fall has run 20:56.9.
3A Region 3 girls team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola (Seminole) 3A | 1st in District 5 (40) | Luna Mehltretter 19:07.5, Lina Logar 19:25.9, Ashlynn Clements 19:46.9 |
| 2 | Fort Myers 3A | 1st in District 6 (54) | Halle Moss 18:59.9, Kayden Smutney 20:41.5, Lyla Parker 20:20.3 |
| 3 | Aubrey Rogers (Naples) 3A | 2nd in District 6 (71) | Brooks Lyons 20:33.1, Addison Farr 21:25.2, Caroline Weidenmiller 20:40.9 |
| 4 | Estero 3A | 3rd in District 6 (97) | Hailey Reinike 19:16.0, Addison Matthews 20:56.0, Sophia Abokoora 20:53.2 |
| 5 | St. Petersburg 3A | 2nd in District 5 (73) | Isla Trunk 19:13.1, Caitlin Williams 20:08.3, Lucy Hammond 20:57.0 |
| 6 | Barron Collier (Naples) 3A | 4th in District 6 (153) | Khloe Wilder 19:59.0, Jessica Zamudio Ramos 21:51.8, Anna Zamudio-Ramos 23:32.0 |
| 7 | Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 3A | 5th in District 6 (154) | Misganu Severin 20:19.1, Tianna Childs 19:59.9, Tara White 20:45.3 |
| 8 | Naples 3A | 6th in District 6 (163) | Kendyl Boutilier 19:46.9, Lorelai Barone 20:47.4, Madison Von Holtz 21:08.3 |
| 9 | East Lake (Tarpon Springs) 3A | 3rd in District 5 (89) | Katelin Wilcox 18:22.1, Loubani Leila 20:56.9, Karina McSoley 22:10.0 |
| 10 | Freedom (Tampa) 3A | 4th in District 5 (95) | Madelyn Ammirati 19:31.7, Sophia Douglas 20:43.8, Mridini Surendran 22:45.3 |
| 11 | Robinson (Tampa) 3A | 5th in District 5 (128) | Brennan Baryza 20:27.0, Harper Scheu 20:54.7, Norah Jeffers 22:01.8 |
| 12 | North Fort Myers 3A | 7th in District 6 (175) | Aurelia Sciandra 18:48.0, Cay Stevens 20:59.5, Madelyn Sanders 23:11.7 |
| 13 | Dunbar (Fort Myers) 3A | 8th in District 6 (202) | Gabriella Vazquez 18:45.0, Alyssa Liu 22:41.0, Gudalupe Nato-Ocampo 24:06.9 |
| 14 | Hillsborough (Tampa) 3A | 6th in District 5 (151) | Hazelle Pulizzano 19:13.3, Audrey Burke 21:07.9, Sydney Schupay 21:20.8 |
| 15 | Manatee (Bradenton) 3A | 7th in District 5 (201) | Mackenzie Cohen 22:46.4, Paige Lindner 23:42.9, Sarah Graham 24:19.1 |
| 16 | Gaither (Tampa) 3A | 8th in District 5 (214) | Ainsley McDonald 21:53.1, Addison Crowder 22:46.9, Victoria Poetzi 24:05.2 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Katelin Wilcox is the one to beat. The East Lake senior won District 5 in 18:22.1, the fastest time anyone in this race has run all fall, 45 seconds ahead of Mehltretter. If East Lake misses the top eight, she goes to state on one of the four individual spots, and she should not need to think about it.
District 6 was slower across the board, and its top four finished inside 31 seconds: Moss in 19:57.4, then Aurelia Sciandra of North Fort Myers (Sr.), Hailey Reinike of Estero (Fr.) and Gabriella Vazquez of Dunbar (Fr.). Sciandra and Vazquez own the fastest bests in that group, 18:48.0 and 18:45.0 at the LCAC championships, and both run for teams we have outside the top eight, so both project to state as individuals.
The fourth individual spot could come down to a lean. Madelyn Ammirati of Freedom (Sr.) holds it on our list. She beat Hazelle Pulizzano of Hillsborough (Jr.) by three-tenths of a second at District 5, 19:49.6 to 19:49.9, and Pulizzano is next in line. Oriah Valenti of Port Charlotte (Jr.), fifth at District 6 and 19:36.6 at the Tri County championship, is right behind them.
3A Region 3 girls individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katelin Wilcox (Sr.) | East Lake (Tarpon Springs) | 18:22.1 | 3A District 5 | 1st, 18:22.1 |
| 2 | Luna Mehltretter (Fr.) | Osceola (Seminole) | 19:07.5 | 3A District 5 | 2nd, 19:07.5 |
| 3 | Isla Trunk (So.) | St. Petersburg | 19:13.1 | PCAC Championship | 3rd, 19:27.2 |
| 4 | Halle Moss (So.) | Fort Myers | 18:59.9 | LCAC Championships | 1st, 19:57.4 |
| 5 | Aurelia Sciandra (Sr.) | North Fort Myers | 18:48.0 | LCAC Championships | 2nd, 20:06.0 |
| 6 | Hailey Reinike (Fr.) | Estero | 19:16.0 | LCAC Championships | 3rd, 20:16.4 |
| 7 | Gabriella Vazquez (Fr.) | Dunbar (Fort Myers) | 18:45.0 | LCAC Championships | 4th, 20:28.4 |
| 8 | Lina Logar (Sr.) | Osceola (Seminole) | 19:25.9 | PCAC Championship | 4th, 19:46.3 |
| 9 | Madelyn Ammirati (Sr.) | Freedom (Tampa) | 19:31.7 | North Port Invite | 5th, 19:49.6 |
| 10 | Hazelle Pulizzano (Jr.) | Hillsborough (Tampa) | 19:13.3 | Hillsborough County Championships | 6th, 19:49.9 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Luna Mehltretter (19:07.5): beat Halle Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2, 21:16.8 to 21:35.8; beat Isla Trunk at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4, Trunk beat Halle Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2 and Moss beat Aurelia Sciandra at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4; beat Madelyn Ammirati at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4, Ammirati beat Hailey Reinike at the North Port Invite on September 19 and Reinike beat Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4.
- Isla Trunk (19:13.1): beat Halle Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2, 20:58.4 to 21:35.8; beat Halle Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2 and Moss beat Aurelia Sciandra at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4; beat Halle Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2 and Moss beat Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4.
- Halle Moss (18:59.9): beat Aurelia Sciandra and Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4.
- Aurelia Sciandra (18:48.0): beat Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4, 20:06.0 to 20:28.4.
- Hailey Reinike (19:16.0): beat Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4, 20:16.4 to 20:28.4; beat Gabriella Vazquez at the 3A District 6 meet on November 4 and Vazquez beat Hazelle Pulizzano at the Don Bishop Invitational on October 3.
- Lina Logar (19:25.9): beat Hazelle Pulizzano at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4, 19:46.3 to 19:49.9.
- Madelyn Ammirati (19:31.7): beat Hazelle Pulizzano at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4, 19:49.6 to 19:49.9.
Projected to state: Osceola (Seminole) 3A, Fort Myers 3A, Aubrey Rogers 3A, Estero 3A, St. Petersburg 3A, Barron Collier 3A, Charlotte 3A, Naples 3A. Individuals: Katelin Wilcox (Sr.) of East Lake, Aurelia Sciandra (Sr.) of North Fort Myers, Gabriella Vazquez (Fr.) of Dunbar, Madelyn Ammirati (Sr.) of Freedom (Tampa).
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 5 (November 4): Osceola (Seminole) (1st, 40), St. Petersburg (2nd, 73), East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (3rd, 89), Freedom (Tampa) (4th, 95), Robinson (Tampa) (5th, 128), Hillsborough (Tampa) (6th, 151), Manatee (Bradenton) (7th, 201), Gaither (Tampa) (8th, 214). Individuals: Ava Fergerson (Largo, 13th), Marie Lauten (Clearwater, 29th), Pilar Coley (Spoto, 38th), Lacey Harrison (Hollins, 41st).
- District 6 (November 4): Fort Myers (1st, 54), Aubrey Rogers (Naples) (2nd, 71), Estero (3rd, 97), Barron Collier (Naples) (4th, 153), Charlotte (Punta Gorda) (5th, 154), Naples (6th, 163), North Fort Myers (7th, 175), Dunbar (Fort Myers) (8th, 202). Individuals: Oriah Valenti (Port Charlotte, 5th), Briana Watson (Island Coast, 6th), Dovelyn Thelisma (Palmetto Ridge, 20th), Renona Potter (Lemon Bay, 23rd).
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Boys, 8:55 a.m.: Howdeshell up front, Fort Myers behind him
Fort Myers is the team pick. It is No. 5 statewide and No. 2 in 3A on our lists, and it won District 6 with 39 points without a runner in the top two: Ben Moss third, then Trae Britton, Elijah Brown and Reed Hagen fifth, sixth and eighth. Hagen owns the team's fastest best, 15:30.3 at the North Port Invite.
Naples, second at District 6 with 51, is next, and Osceola, which won District 5 with 46, is third. North Fort Myers is fourth with three runners within three seconds of each other on their bests: Martin Garcia, Nicholas Garcia and William Santana. St. Petersburg beat East Lake by eight points at District 5 and sits fifth. East Lake has three Houks, Theodore, Truman and Winston, and then a long gap.
The last state spot is Gulf Coast against Golden Gate, two Naples schools that were fifth and sixth at District 6, 164 to 206. Largo, fourth at District 5, is tenth here: after Howdeshell and Grant Elliott, its next runner has a best of 17:38.7.
3A Region 3 boys team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Myers 3A | 1st in District 6 (39) | Ben Moss 15:58.0, Trae Britton 16:05.8, Elijah Brown 15:58.1 |
| 2 | Naples 3A | 2nd in District 6 (51) | Jeb Bremerman 15:39.0, Ziyon Jones 16:53.5, Benjamin Turner 16:38.4 |
| 3 | Osceola (Seminole) 3A | 1st in District 5 (46) | Spencer Mehltretter 15:41.8, Sebastian Laviano 16:09.9, Duncan Mehltretter 16:11.4 |
| 4 | North Fort Myers 3A | 3rd in District 6 (112) | Martin Garcia 16:26.6, Nicholas Garcia 16:26.8, William Santana 16:29.4 |
| 5 | St. Petersburg 3A | 2nd in District 5 (71) | Justin Garbowicz 15:58.6, Aiden Mosall 16:39.1, Liam Oliver 17:23.4 |
| 6 | East Lake (Tarpon Springs) 3A | 3rd in District 5 (79) | Theodore Houk 15:37.9, Truman Houk 15:30.0, Winston Houk 16:40.8 |
| 7 | Lemon Bay (Englewood) 3A | 4th in District 6 (145) | Alex Skadal 17:18.9, Nolan Davel 17:19.0, Logan Woike 17:23.5 |
| 8 | Gulf Coast (Naples) 3A | 5th in District 6 (164) | Timothy Kutz 17:11.0, Daniel Justus 17:53.0, Arian Justus 18:24.9 |
| 9 | Golden Gate (Naples) 3A | 6th in District 6 (206) | Robert Gerardo 17:39.6, Yahir Garcia 17:55.3, Wayne Curry 18:26.8 |
| 10 | Largo 3A | 4th in District 5 (113) | Isaiah Howdeshell 15:01.0, Grant Elliott 16:29.0, Apurva Patel 17:38.7 |
| 11 | Robinson (Tampa) 3A | 5th in District 5 (126) | Jacob Sackenheim 15:37.1, Hawthorne Murphy Phillips 17:44.6, Jarrett Ahrens 17:24.8 |
| 12 | Aubrey Rogers (Naples) 3A | 7th in District 6 (223) | Cade Magers 17:11.9, Max Dejthai 18:03.7, Luke Bolinger 18:09.9 |
| 13 | Dunbar (Fort Myers) 3A | 8th in District 6 (231) | Eddy Tomas Felipe 16:57.8, Alfredo Yate-Us 18:26.6, Mauricio Manuel 17:54.8 |
| 14 | Jesuit (Tampa) 3A | 6th in District 5 (138) | Austin Boyle 16:42.0, Garrett Teeling 17:12.6, Noah Franks 18:30.1 |
| 15 | Hillsborough (Tampa) 3A | 7th in District 5 (160) | Jayden Cobb 17:39.6, Joshua Vignona 17:50.2, Isaac Dodard 17:38.2 |
| 16 | Freedom (Tampa) 3A | 8th in District 5 (253) | Miles Crafton 18:18.3, Dean Carcifi 19:26.6, Alex Carcifi 18:55.1 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Isaiah Howdeshell is the best runner in Region 3 by a wide margin. The Largo senior ran 15:01.0 at New World in October, is No. 4 on our statewide list, and won District 5 last week in 15:21.2, almost 17 seconds clear of East Lake's Theodore and Truman Houk, who finished two-tenths of a second apart. With Largo outside the top eight, he heads to Tallahassee as an individual.
The rest of the front is a pack. Spencer Mehltretter of Osceola (Sr.) was fourth at District 5 in 15:41.8. Jacob Sackenheim of Robinson (Sr.) has the fastest best of the group, 15:37.1 at the North Port Invite in September, where he beat Dylan Macias-Buenrostro of Mariner (Jr.) by 1.4 seconds and Jeb Bremerman of Naples (So.) by 1.9. Macias-Buenrostro won District 6 in 16:09.4, nearly 34 seconds ahead of Bremerman.
Our four individuals to state: Howdeshell, Sackenheim, Macias-Buenrostro and Jackson Winkler of Charlotte (Jr.), who was fourth at District 6 and ran 16:27.8 at the Tri County championship.
3A Region 3 boys individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Howdeshell (Sr.) | Largo | 15:01.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 15:21.2 |
| 2 | Theodore Houk (Sr.) | East Lake (Tarpon Springs) | 15:37.9 | 3A District 5 | 2nd, 15:37.9 |
| 3 | Truman Houk (Sr.) | East Lake (Tarpon Springs) | 15:30.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 15:38.1 |
| 4 | Spencer Mehltretter (Sr.) | Osceola (Seminole) | 15:41.8 | 3A District 5 | 4th, 15:41.8 |
| 5 | Jacob Sackenheim (Sr.) | Robinson (Tampa) | 15:37.1 | North Port Invite | 5th, 15:55.1 |
| 6 | Dylan Macias-Buenrostro (Jr.) | Mariner (Cape Coral) | 15:32.5 | LCAC Championships | 1st, 16:09.4 |
| 7 | Jeb Bremerman (So.) | Naples | 15:39.0 | North Port Invite | 2nd, 16:43.3 |
| 8 | Justin Garbowicz (Jr.) | St. Petersburg | 15:58.6 | North Port Invite | 6th, 16:12.8 |
| 9 | Ben Moss (So.) | Fort Myers | 15:58.0 | LCAC Championships | 3rd, 17:15.1 |
| 10 | Jackson Winkler (Jr.) | Charlotte (Punta Gorda) | 16:27.8 | Tri County Championship | 4th, 17:20.4 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Theodore Houk (15:37.9): beat Truman Houk and Jacob Sackenheim at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4; beat Jacob Sackenheim at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4 and Sackenheim beat Dylan Macias-Buenrostro at the North Port Invite on September 19.
- Spencer Mehltretter (15:41.8): beat Jacob Sackenheim at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4, 15:41.8 to 15:55.1; beat Jacob Sackenheim at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4 and Sackenheim beat Dylan Macias-Buenrostro at the North Port Invite on September 19; beat Jacob Sackenheim at the 3A District 5 meet on November 4 and Sackenheim beat Jeb Bremerman at the North Port Invite on September 19.
- Jacob Sackenheim (15:37.1): beat Dylan Macias-Buenrostro at the North Port Invite on September 19, 15:37.1 to 15:38.5.
- Justin Garbowicz (15:58.6): beat Ben Moss at the Flrunners.com Invitational on October 2, 16:44.5 to 17:39.1.
Projected to state: Fort Myers 3A, Naples 3A, Osceola (Seminole) 3A, North Fort Myers 3A, St. Petersburg 3A, East Lake 3A, Lemon Bay 3A, Gulf Coast 3A. Individuals: Isaiah Howdeshell (Sr.) of Largo, Jacob Sackenheim (Sr.) of Robinson, Dylan Macias-Buenrostro (Jr.) of Mariner, Jackson Winkler (Jr.) of Charlotte.
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 5 (November 4): Osceola (Seminole) (1st, 46), St. Petersburg (2nd, 71), East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (3rd, 79), Largo (4th, 113), Robinson (Tampa) (5th, 126), Jesuit (Tampa) (6th, 138), Hillsborough (Tampa) (7th, 160), Freedom (Tampa) (8th, 253). Individuals: Anderson Sears (Middleton, 9th), Aiden Moore (Northeast (St. Petersburg), 16th), Michael Garcia (Middleton, 30th), Allen Walker (Gaither, 35th).
- District 6 (November 4): Fort Myers (1st, 39), Naples (2nd, 51), North Fort Myers (3rd, 112), Lemon Bay (Englewood) (4th, 145), Gulf Coast (Naples) (5th, 164), Golden Gate (Naples) (6th, 206), Aubrey Rogers (Naples) (7th, 223), Dunbar (Fort Myers) (8th, 231). Individuals: Dylan Macias-Buenrostro (Mariner, 1st), Jackson Winkler (Charlotte, 4th), James Alley (Barron Collier, 11th), Emilio DelaCruz (Palmetto Ridge, 13th).
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Results go into the database as soon as the timer posts them, and we will have the Region 3 recap up Wednesday. 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.