FHSAA Class 3A Region 3 cross country, Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Ed Radice Sports Complex, Tampa.
Osceola (Seminole) left Ed Radice Sports Complex on Wednesday morning with both Class 3A Region 3 team titles. The girls scored 70 points, 50 clear of Fort Myers. The boys scored 69, seven ahead of Fort Myers again.
The individual titles went to two seniors whose teams stay home. Katelin Wilcox of East Lake won the girls race in 18:39.5, 27 seconds clear of the field. Isaiah Howdeshell of Largo won the boys race in 15:38.4, 4.5 seconds up on Dylan Macias-Buenrostro of Mariner. Both go to Tallahassee as individuals.
The hardest line of the morning was the boys state cut. Golden Gate took the eighth and last team spot with 221 points. Gulf Coast scored 222.
- 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 3 results.
- What we expected: our 3A Region 3 preview.
Girls: Osceola by 50, Wilcox by 27 seconds
Osceola had freshman Luna Mehltretter in third and then put four more runners across the line between 14th and 26th. That pack is why the gap to Fort Myers was 50 points. Fort Myers was second with 120 behind Halle Moss in seventh.
St. Petersburg took third with 143, two spots higher than we had them, on Isla Trunk in fourth and a season best from Caitlin Williams (19:55.2, 10th). Aubrey Rogers (172) and Estero (178) were next. Robinson came from 11th on our list to sixth with 192. Naples was seventh.
Charlotte took the last team spot with 204, four points ahead of East Lake (208). Tianna Childs led Charlotte in 11th with a season best of 19:58.4. Barron Collier, sixth in our preview, finished 14th.
3A Region 3 girls team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola 3A | 70 | 3, 14, 16, 22, 26 |
| 2 | Fort Myers 3A | 120 | 7, 23, 24, 29, 50 |
| 3 | St. Petersburg 3A | 143 | 4, 10, 43, 46, 54 |
| 4 | Aubrey Rogers 3A | 172 | 27, 33, 39, 42, 48 |
| 5 | Estero 3A | 178 | 9, 36, 40, 51, 59 |
| 6 | Robinson 3A | 192 | 21, 30, 37, 45, 80 |
| 7 | Naples 3A | 195 | 13, 32, 35, 60, 75 |
| 8 | Charlotte 3A | 204 | 11, 19, 31, 74, 90 |
| 9 | East Lake 3A | 208 | 1, 18, 47, 81, 84 |
| 10 | Freedom 3A | 218 | 17, 25, 52, 69, 79 |
| 11 | Hillsborough 3A | 244 | 5, 34, 67, 72, 89 |
| 12 | North Fort Myers 3A | 264 | 2, 44, 63, 88, 93 |
| 13 | Dunbar 3A | 286 | 6, 55, 73, 87, 92 |
| 14 | Barron Collier 3A | 293 | 20, 66, 70, 82, 86 |
| 15 | Gaither 3A | 407 | 64, 71, 99, 103, 106 |
| 16 | Manatee 3A | 416 | 68, 85, 91, 98, 112 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee. Incomplete teams (fewer than five finishers): Spoto, Lemon Bay, Largo, Palmetto Ridge, Island Coast, Port Charlotte, Clearwater, Hollins.
Wilcox ran 18:39.5 and nobody got close. Aurelia Sciandra of North Fort Myers was second in 19:06.9, then Mehltretter (19:14.1), Trunk (19:20.3) and Hazelle Pulizzano of Hillsborough (19:22.2).
Four individuals go to state. Wilcox and Sciandra were the top two finishers. Pulizzano was fifth and Dunbar freshman Gabriella Vazquez was sixth in 19:25.8.
Port Charlotte junior Oriah Valenti finished eighth overall in 19:42.2 and still missed. She was the fifth runner across the line who was not on a qualifying team, one spot short.
3A Region 3 girls, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katelin Wilcox * | Sr. | East Lake | 18:39.5 |
| 2 | Aurelia Sciandra * | Sr. | North Fort Myers | 19:06.9 |
| 3 | Luna Mehltretter | Fr. | Osceola | 19:14.1 |
| 4 | Isla Trunk | So. | St. Petersburg | 19:20.3 |
| 5 | Hazelle Pulizzano * | Jr. | Hillsborough | 19:22.2 |
| 6 | Gabriella Vazquez * | Fr. | Dunbar | 19:25.8 |
| 7 | Halle Moss | So. | Fort Myers | 19:37.4 |
| 8 | Oriah Valenti | Jr. | Port Charlotte | 19:42.2 |
| 9 | Hailey Reinike | Fr. | Estero | 19:43.4 |
| 10 | Caitlin Williams | Sr. | St. Petersburg | 19:55.2 |
| 11 | Tianna Childs | Sr. | Charlotte | 19:58.4 |
| 12 | Briana Watson | Sr. | Island Coast | 20:05.3 |
| 13 | Kendyl Boutilier | Fr. | Naples | 20:08.6 |
| 14 | Ashlynn Clements | Jr. | Osceola | 20:08.8 |
| 15 | Ava Fergerson | Fr. | Largo | 20:09.6 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams).
Going to state: Osceola 3A, Fort Myers 3A, St. Petersburg 3A, Aubrey Rogers 3A, Estero 3A, Robinson 3A, Naples 3A, Charlotte 3A. Individuals: Katelin Wilcox (East Lake, 1st), Aurelia Sciandra (North Fort Myers, 2nd), Hazelle Pulizzano (Hillsborough, 5th), Gabriella Vazquez (Dunbar, 6th).
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Boys: Osceola holds off Fort Myers, Golden Gate gets in by a point
We had Fort Myers first, Naples second and Osceola third. Osceola beat both. Spencer Mehltretter (8th), Sebastian Laviano (10th), Landen Whiteley (15th) and Stone Gildner (16th) ran within 22 seconds of each other, and Duncan Mehltretter closed it out in 32nd for 69 points.
Fort Myers had the tightest pack in the race, five runners between 9th and 23rd, but no one up front: Elijah Brown was their first finisher in ninth. They scored 76. Naples was third with 91 behind sophomore Jeb Bremerman in fifth.
East Lake was fourth on the Houks: Truman third and Theodore sixth. North Fort Myers, St. Petersburg and Lemon Bay followed. Then came the cut. Golden Gate scored 221 and is going to state. Gulf Coast scored 222 and is not. Gulf Coast's freshman Timothy Kutz ran a season best of 16:39.7 in 12th, and that gets him to Tallahassee as an individual.
3A Region 3 boys team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola 3A | 69 | 8, 10, 15, 16, 32 |
| 2 | Fort Myers 3A | 76 | 9, 17, 19, 21, 23 |
| 3 | Naples 3A | 91 | 5, 11, 14, 20, 54 |
| 4 | East Lake 3A | 170 | 3, 6, 25, 77, 79 |
| 5 | North Fort Myers 3A | 175 | 27, 33, 35, 39, 70 |
| 6 | St. Petersburg 3A | 206 | 7, 30, 44, 69, 82 |
| 7 | Lemon Bay 3A | 211 | 41, 42, 47, 55, 56 |
| 8 | Golden Gate 3A | 221 | 34, 36, 38, 59, 85 |
| 9 | Gulf Coast 3A | 222 | 12, 46, 49, 67, 73 |
| 10 | Aubrey Rogers 3A | 224 | 24, 45, 48, 63, 72 |
| 11 | Robinson 3A | 234 | 4, 43, 51, 74, 89 |
| 12 | Largo 3A | 242 | 1, 31, 76, 80, 81 |
| 13 | Jesuit 3A | 256 | 28, 50, 62, 68, 78 |
| 14 | Hillsborough 3A | 279 | 40, 53, 57, 71, 90 |
| 15 | Dunbar 3A | 385 | 58, 87, 91, 92, 95 |
| 16 | Freedom 3A | 477 | 93, 100, 105, 106, 113 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee. Incomplete teams (fewer than five finishers): Gaither, Middleton, Mariner, Northeast, Palmetto Ridge, Barron Collier, Charlotte.
Howdeshell went 15:38.4 to win it. Macias-Buenrostro, a junior from Mariner, stayed close and finished 4.5 seconds back. Truman Houk was third in 15:59.4 and Robinson senior Jacob Sackenheim fourth in 16:05.8.
The four individual qualifiers are Howdeshell, Macias-Buenrostro, Sackenheim and Kutz.
Charlotte junior Jackson Winkler was the first runner out. He finished 13th in 16:42.7, three seconds behind Kutz. We had him going.
3A Region 3 boys, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Howdeshell * | Sr. | Largo | 15:38.4 |
| 2 | Dylan Macias-Buenrostro * | Jr. | Mariner | 15:42.9 |
| 3 | Truman Houk | Sr. | East Lake | 15:59.4 |
| 4 | Jacob Sackenheim * | Sr. | Robinson | 16:05.8 |
| 5 | Jeb Bremerman | So. | Naples | 16:11.8 |
| 6 | Theodore Houk | Sr. | East Lake | 16:11.9 |
| 7 | Justin Garbowicz | Jr. | St. Petersburg | 16:25.1 |
| 8 | Spencer Mehltretter | Sr. | Osceola | 16:28.0 |
| 9 | Elijah Brown | So. | Fort Myers | 16:30.8 |
| 10 | Sebastian Laviano | Jr. | Osceola | 16:37.5 |
| 11 | Togio Meza | Fr. | Naples | 16:37.7 |
| 12 | Timothy Kutz * | Fr. | Gulf Coast | 16:39.7 |
| 13 | Jackson Winkler | Jr. | Charlotte | 16:42.7 |
| 14 | Benjamin Turner | Sr. | Naples | 16:47.2 |
| 15 | Landen Whiteley | Jr. | Osceola | 16:48.2 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams).
Going to state: Osceola 3A, Fort Myers 3A, Naples 3A, East Lake 3A, North Fort Myers 3A, St. Petersburg 3A, Lemon Bay 3A, Golden Gate 3A. Individuals: Isaiah Howdeshell (Largo, 1st), Dylan Macias-Buenrostro (Mariner, 2nd), Jacob Sackenheim (Robinson, 4th), Timothy Kutz (Gulf Coast, 12th).
How our preview did
Girls: seven of our eight teams made it (Robinson in, Barron Collier out). Three of our four individuals made it; Freedom's Madelyn Ammirati finished 25th. Our top pick, Wilcox, won.
Boys: seven of eight teams again (Golden Gate in, Gulf Coast out by the one point). Three of four individuals, with Winkler one spot short. Our top pick, Howdeshell, won. We had Osceola third; they won.
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About these results
- Times and places are as TRC Race Management posted them on RunSignUp on Wednesday morning. 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.
