Class 3A Region 4 runs Thursday at South County Regional Park. Belen Jesuit and Lourdes both scored 15 at districts, and the girls individual title is a three-way knot.
FHSAA Class 3A Region 4: Thursday, November 12, South County Regional Park, Boca Raton. Hosted by Pine Crest. Girls at 9:30 a.m., boys at 10:00 a.m.
Pine Crest hosts Region 4 on Thursday at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, where District 7 (the Treasure Coast, Palm Beach and Broward) meets District 8 (Miami-Dade and south Broward). 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.
Lourdes and Belen Jesuit each scored a perfect 15 at District 8 last week. Belen has the three fastest boys in Florida on our list. Lourdes has three of the four best girls in this race, and Jensen Beach has the one who beat two of them.
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 Thursday is for.
Girls, 9:30 a.m.: Lourdes as a team, a knot up front
Lourdes (No. 8 statewide, No. 3 in 3A) put its first five across the line before anyone else at District 8 and scored 15. Sofia Jimenez (So.) won in 19:33.2, Alessandra Perez (Sr.) was 4.6 seconds back, and Marisa Mantecon (So.) was third. It is our pick.
Jensen Beach won District 7 with 45 behind Madelyn Fischer, Annabel DeTure (Sr.) and Allie Morris (Sr.) and is second. South Fork, second at District 7, is third, and Dillard, No. 10 on our 3A list, is fourth after finishing third at District 7 behind both of them.
Only seven District 8 teams scored, so 15 teams are entered and seven go home. The last spot is Mater Lakes, third at District 8, against Archbishop McCarthy, fourth there.
3A Region 4 girls team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lourdes (Miami) 3A | 1st in District 8 (15) | Sofia Jimenez 18:58.0, Alessandra Perez 18:47.0, Marisa Mantecon 19:08.0 |
| 2 | Jensen Beach 3A | 1st in District 7 (45) | Madelyn Fischer 18:54.0, Annabel DeTure 19:34.0, Allie Morris 20:09.0 |
| 3 | South Fork (Stuart) 3A | 2nd in District 7 (62) | Andi Laird 19:21.8, Khloe Rodgers 20:35.2, Sophia Ragazzon 21:17.9 |
| 4 | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 3A | 3rd in District 7 (77) | Raejanae Ebanks 19:29.7, Shynah Collins 20:13.9, Peyton Williams 21:04.8 |
| 5 | American Heritage (Plantation) 3A | 4th in District 7 (89) | Luisa Krauss Almonacid 21:18.6, Emilia Lugones 22:06.3, Juliana Jones 21:28.8 |
| 6 | Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) 3A | 2nd in District 8 (59) | Natalia Moreno 21:07.1, Andrea Vasquez 21:49.2, Marioska Escobar 22:24.8 |
| 7 | Okeechobee 3A | 5th in District 7 (118) | Julieanne Bautista 20:18.4, Gabrielle Bautista 21:37.5, Maeve Sullivan 22:59.6 |
| 8 | Mater Lakes (Hialeah) 3A | 3rd in District 8 (83) | Isabella Mejia 21:46.3, Isabella Perez 24:21.4, Daniela Gomez 24:23.8 |
| 9 | Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) 3A | 4th in District 8 (113) | Reagan Milam 21:49.3, Cassandra Henriquez 22:34.0, Carson Coffin 24:41.2 |
| 10 | Pompano Beach 3A | 6th in District 7 (125) | Giulia Campos 20:43.5, Olivia Peers 22:14.3, Naomi Cherson 20:43.7 |
| 11 | Dreyfoos (West Palm Beach) 3A | 7th in District 7 (164) | Cathryn Murray 22:46.6, Ana Blashki 23:21.0, Maria Cannon 25:30.8 |
| 12 | Legacy (Port St. Lucie) 3A | 8th in District 7 (195) | Aaliyah Applebaum 24:00.3, Anna Wilhelm 23:09.9, Abigail Mishler 26:21.9 |
| 13 | TERRA Institute (Miami) 3A | 5th in District 8 (137) | Samantha Urbanik 23:35.6, Angelica Gualda 25:09.4, Lisa Dunkerjoya 25:40.8 |
| 14 | Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) 3A | 6th in District 8 (172) | Summer Heitieband 25:11.8, Gabriela Gonzalez 27:00.9, Brianna Torres 31:46.8 |
| 15 | Miami Norland 3A | 7th in District 8 (184) | Analesia Moss 29:23.3, Sophia Eugene 30:28.1, Tranessa Petithomne 31:15.8 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
The individual title is a three-way knot. Madelyn Fischer of Jensen Beach (Jr.) won District 7 in 19:19.0 and beat Jimenez by four seconds at New World on October 17. Perez beat Fischer by seven seconds in that same race and has the fastest best in the field, 18:47.0. Jimenez beat Perez at districts. Our order is Fischer, Jimenez, Perez, then Mantecon.
Raejanae Ebanks, a Dillard freshman, was third at District 7, 3.2 seconds ahead of South Fork's Andi Laird (So.). Our four individuals to state: Giulia Campos of Pompano Beach (So.), 20:43.5 at Tradewinds Park, Alayah Samuel of Pembroke Pines Charter (Sr.), eighth at District 8, and, if Archbishop McCarthy misses, its two front-runners, Reagan Milam (Sr.) and Cassandra Henriquez (Jr.).
3A Region 4 girls individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madelyn Fischer (Jr.) | Jensen Beach | 18:54.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 19:19.0 |
| 2 | Sofia Jimenez (So.) | Lourdes (Miami) | 18:58.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 19:33.2 |
| 3 | Alessandra Perez (Sr.) | Lourdes (Miami) | 18:47.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 19:37.8 |
| 4 | Marisa Mantecon (So.) | Lourdes (Miami) | 19:08.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 20:00.5 |
| 5 | Annabel DeTure (Sr.) | Jensen Beach | 19:34.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 19:40.1 |
| 6 | Ava Barrera (Jr.) | Lourdes (Miami) | 19:48.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 21:43.1 |
| 7 | Raejanae Ebanks (Fr.) | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) | 19:29.7 | BCAA Week Four - Quiet Waters | 3rd, 19:55.9 |
| 8 | Andi Laird (So.) | South Fork (Stuart) | 19:21.8 | Jensen Beach Fleet Feet Invitational | 4th, 19:59.1 |
| 9 | Allie Morris (Sr.) | Jensen Beach | 20:09.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 20:13.6 |
| 10 | Shynah Collins (So.) | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) | 20:13.9 | 3A District 7 | 6th, 20:13.9 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- Madelyn Fischer (18:54.0): beat Sofia Jimenez at New World on October 17 and Jimenez beat Alessandra Perez at the 3A District 8 meet on November 4 (Perez had beaten Fischer at New World on October 17).
- Sofia Jimenez (18:58.0): beat Alessandra Perez at the 3A District 8 meet on November 4, 19:33.2 to 19:37.8.
- Annabel DeTure (19:34.0): beat Raejanae Ebanks and Andi Laird at the 3A District 7 meet on November 6.
- Ava Barrera (19:48.0): beat Raejanae Ebanks and Andi Laird at the Spanish River Invitational on September 18.
- Raejanae Ebanks (19:29.7): beat Andi Laird at the 3A District 7 meet on November 6, 19:55.9 to 19:59.1.
Projected to state: Lourdes 3A, Jensen Beach 3A, South Fork 3A, Dillard 3A, American Heritage (Plantation) 3A, Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) 3A, Okeechobee 3A, Mater Lakes 3A. Individuals: Giulia Campos (So.) of Pompano Beach, Alayah Samuel (Sr.) of Pembroke Pines Charter, Reagan Milam (Sr.) of Archbishop McCarthy, Cassandra Henriquez (Jr.) of Archbishop McCarthy.
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 7 (November 6): Jensen Beach (1st, 45), South Fork (Stuart) (2nd, 62), Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (3rd, 77), American Heritage (Plantation) (4th, 89), Okeechobee (5th, 118), Pompano Beach (6th, 125), Dreyfoos (West Palm Beach) (7th, 164), Legacy (Port St. Lucie) (8th, 195). Individuals: Markaylia Brown (Northeast (Oakland Park), 25th), Anastasiia Fetisova (Northeast (Oakland Park), 30th), Adriana Lara (Suncoast, 33rd), Melaina Corazon Santiago (Suncoast, 37th).
- District 8 (November 4): Lourdes (Miami) (1st, 15), Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) (2nd, 59), Mater Lakes (Hialeah) (3rd, 83), Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) (4th, 113), TERRA Institute (Miami) (5th, 137), Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) (6th, 172), Miami Norland (7th, 184). Individuals: Alayah Samuel (Pembroke Pines Charter, 8th), Alyssa Salmon (Pembroke Pines Charter, 16th), Elysia Wong (Pembroke Pines Charter, 27th), Nacinthia Joseph (McArthur, 33rd).
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Boys, 10:00 a.m.: Belen, and who can break up the pack
Belen Jesuit is No. 1 in the state on our list, and so are its runners: Marcelo Mantecon (Sr.), Armando Cruz (Sr.) and Jack Michalak (Jr.) are Nos. 1, 2 and 3 statewide. At District 8 Belen scored 15 without much of a hurry. Mantecon won in 16:00.7, and Nicholas Veloso (Jr.), David Jaramillo (So.), Davi Bodoh (Sr.) and Cruz filled the next four places.
Jensen Beach won District 7 with 41 points and is second. Mater Lakes, second at District 8, is third, then South Fork and American Heritage, whose freshman Willie Mckenney won District 7 in 16:27.9. The last state spot is Archbishop McCarthy against Dreyfoos. Pembroke Pines Charter and Somerset Academy beat McCarthy at District 8, and Dreyfoos was fourth at District 7.
3A Region 4 boys team rankings
| Rank | Team | District | Top three (fastest time this fall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen Jesuit (Miami) 3A | 1st in District 8 (15) | Marcelo Mantecon 14:24.0, Armando Cruz 14:50.0, Jack Michalak 14:55.0 |
| 2 | Jensen Beach 3A | 1st in District 7 (41) | Grant Belville 16:34.0, Owen Beck 17:14.1, Wesley Crews 17:25.0 |
| 3 | Mater Lakes (Hialeah) 3A | 2nd in District 8 (68) | Kevin Aguilar 15:40.0, Manny Cid 17:55.7, Lehonatan Rosales 18:15.4 |
| 4 | South Fork (Stuart) 3A | 2nd in District 7 (77) | Erik Nogueira 17:13.9, Thomas Sihvola 17:56.5, Connor McDermott 18:10.7 |
| 5 | American Heritage (Plantation) 3A | 3rd in District 7 (102) | Willie Mckenney 16:06.3, Raiden Thompson 17:01.0, Brandon Koch 18:51.9 |
| 6 | Pembroke Pines Charter 3A | 3rd in District 8 (81) | Adam Stewart 16:30.2, Jaden Perez 18:44.5, Isaac Ramos 18:56.0 |
| 7 | Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) 3A | 4th in District 8 (129) | Alejandro Sancerni 18:11.5, Brandon Loperfido 19:04.4, David Andrews 19:20.7 |
| 8 | Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) 3A | 5th in District 8 (144) | Nicolas Guerrero 16:31.5, Mattheus Pullin Covre 17:47.3, Sebastian Barrera 18:37.7 |
| 9 | Dreyfoos (West Palm Beach) 3A | 4th in District 7 (139) | Zachary Fischetti 17:24.5, Maximus Cannon 17:46.5, Roby Kovas 19:21.7 |
| 10 | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 3A | 5th in District 7 (141) | Ryu Young-Sang 17:50.2, Jadon Chin 20:25.0, Peyton Baker 19:49.4 |
| 11 | Pompano Beach 3A | 6th in District 7 (158) | Steven Joseph 16:49.7, Schneider Jean-Louis 18:21.3, Andrew Long 19:54.4 |
| 12 | Okeechobee 3A | 7th in District 7 (174) | Isaiah Phillips 17:54.0, Jorge Zuniga 18:45.7, Andrew Bennett 18:10.6 |
| 13 | Northeast (Oakland Park) 3A | 8th in District 7 (182) | Andre Ambroise 16:52.9, Fernando Galindo 17:15.7, Tyler Wason 21:24.4 |
| 14 | TERRA Institute (Miami) 3A | 6th in District 8 (181) | Brandon Zelada 19:15.2, Jovanny Roque 19:35.6, Daniel Agudelo 20:11.5 |
| 15 | Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) 3A | 7th in District 8 (201) | Franklin Arancibia 18:53.6, Jayson Mendez 19:13.8, Marcus Betancourt 21:17.0 |
| 16 | Mourning (Miami) 3A | 8th in District 8 (223) | Jose Briceno 18:01.8, Noah Ferguson 20:02.7, Santiago Cortez 20:32.8 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Mantecon ran 14:24.0 at New World. Cruz ran 14:50.0 and Michalak 14:55.0 in the same race. Thursday's question is how many of Belen's seven finish before the first runner from another school. Kevin Aguilar of Mater Lakes (Sr.), 15:40.0 at New World, is the most likely to break it up. He was seventh at District 8, 3.6 seconds behind Belen's Dominic De Armas.
Our four individuals to state: Miguel Gutierrez Guzman of Suncoast (So.), second at District 7 in 16:51.0, Zachary Fischetti of Dreyfoos (Sr.) if Dreyfoos misses, and two Northeast juniors, Andre Ambroise and Fernando Galindo, tenth and 11th at District 7.
3A Region 4 boys individual rankings
| Rank | Runner | School | Best this fall | Where | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Mantecon (Sr.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 14:24.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 1st, 16:00.7 |
| 2 | Armando Cruz (Sr.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 14:50.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 5th, 16:45.4 |
| 3 | Jack Michalak (Jr.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 14:55.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 10th, 17:46.8 |
| 4 | Nicholas Veloso (Jr.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 15:32.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 2nd, 16:18.7 |
| 5 | David Jaramillo (So.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 15:41.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 3rd, 16:36.8 |
| 6 | Davi Bodoh (Sr.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 15:47.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 4th, 16:38.9 |
| 7 | Dominic De Armas (So.) | Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 15:46.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 6th, 16:58.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Aguilar (Sr.) | Mater Lakes (Hialeah) | 15:40.0 | New World Fall Spectacular | 7th, 17:01.6 |
| 9 | Willie Mckenney (Fr.) | American Heritage (Plantation) | 16:06.3 | Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual | 1st, 16:27.9 |
| 10 | Miguel Gutierrez Guzman (So.) | Suncoast (Riviera Beach) | 16:28.5 | Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual | 2nd, 16:51.0 |
Why some slower times rank higher:
- David Jaramillo (15:41.0): beat Kevin Aguilar at the 3A District 8 meet on November 4, 16:36.8 to 17:01.6.
- Davi Bodoh (15:47.0): beat Dominic De Armas and Kevin Aguilar at the 3A District 8 meet on November 4.
- Dominic De Armas (15:46.0): beat Kevin Aguilar at the 3A District 8 meet on November 4, 16:58.0 to 17:01.6.
Projected to state: Belen Jesuit 3A, Jensen Beach 3A, Mater Lakes 3A, South Fork 3A, American Heritage (Plantation) 3A, Pembroke Pines Charter 3A, Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) 3A, Archbishop McCarthy 3A. Individuals: Miguel Gutierrez Guzman (So.) of Suncoast, Zachary Fischetti (Sr.) of Dreyfoos, Andre Ambroise (Jr.) of Northeast (Oakland Park), Fernando Galindo (Jr.) of Northeast (Oakland Park).
Who qualified (FHSAA list):
- District 7 (November 6): Jensen Beach (1st, 41), South Fork (Stuart) (2nd, 77), American Heritage (Plantation) (3rd, 102), Dreyfoos (West Palm Beach) (4th, 139), Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (5th, 141), Pompano Beach (6th, 158), Okeechobee (7th, 174), Northeast (Oakland Park) (8th, 182). Individuals: Miguel Gutierrez Guzman (Suncoast, 2nd), Timothy Wint Jr. (Blanche Ely, 21st), Chance Garson (Olympic Heights, 22nd), Jayden Arrue (Legacy (Port St. Lucie), 30th).
- District 8 (November 4): Belen Jesuit (Miami) (1st, 15), Mater Lakes (Hialeah) (2nd, 68), Pembroke Pines Charter (3rd, 81), Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) (4th, 129), Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) (5th, 144), TERRA Institute (Miami) (6th, 181), Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) (7th, 201), Mourning (Miami) (8th, 223). Individuals: Daniel Rueda (American, 33rd), Alejandro Alonso (American, 34th), Anse-Daniel Caton (Dr. Krop, 35th), Arias Carlos (Miami Coral Park, 40th).
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Results go into the database as soon as the timer posts them, and the Region 4 recap follows Thursday. 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.