FHSAA Class 3A Region 4 cross country, Thursday, November 12, 2026, South County Regional Park, Boca Raton.
Belen Jesuit won the Class 3A Region 4 boys title at South County Regional Park on Thursday with 17 points, 99 ahead of Jensen Beach. Lourdes won the girls with 26, 62 ahead of Jensen Beach.
Marcelo Mantecon led a Belen one-two-three-four in 15:12.1, 21.6 seconds ahead of teammate Armando Cruz. Lourdes sophomore Sofia Jimenez won the girls race in a season-best 18:19.7, 43.5 seconds ahead of teammate Alessandra Perez.
The last girls team spot was a tie. Mater Lakes and Pompano Beach both scored 233, and Mater Lakes goes to state on the sixth-runner tiebreak.
- 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 4 results.
- What we expected: our 3A Region 4 preview.
Girls: Lourdes by 62, Jimenez by 43 seconds
Lourdes put Jimenez first, Perez second and sophomore Marisa Mantecon fourth. Ava Barrera (ninth) and Carlota Tamayo (10th, a season best) closed it out for 26.
Jensen Beach was second with 88 behind Madelyn Fischer, Annabel DeTure and Allie Morris (third, seventh and 11th). American Heritage was third with 99 without a runner in the top 15: its five finished between 16th and 25th, all in season bests. South Fork was fourth and Dillard fifth.
Mater Academy and Okeechobee were sixth and seventh. Mater Lakes and Pompano Beach tied at 233, and Mater Lakes's sixth runner finished ahead of Pompano's. Mater Lakes is eighth and going; Pompano Beach is ninth. These are the eight teams we picked.
3A Region 4 girls team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lourdes 3A | 26 | 1, 2, 4, 9, 10 |
| 2 | Jensen Beach 3A | 88 | 3, 7, 11, 29, 41 |
| 3 | American Heritage (Plantation) 3A | 99 | 16, 17, 20, 23, 25 |
| 4 | South Fork 3A | 113 | 8, 13, 22, 26, 49 |
| 5 | Dillard 3A | 128 | 5, 6, 28, 45, 50 |
| 6 | Mater Academy 3A | 131 | 15, 18, 27, 35, 39 |
| 7 | Okeechobee 3A | 205 | 12, 33, 38, 60, 75 |
| 8 | Mater Lakes 3A | 233 | 24, 52, 53, 56, 62 |
| 9 | Pompano Beach 3A | 233 | 30, 36, 47, 55, 79 |
| 10 | Archbishop McCarthy 3A | 270 | 32, 34, 70, 77, 78 |
| 11 | Dreyfoos 3A | 284 | 31, 42, 71, 73, 88 |
| 12 | TERRA Institute 3A | 312 | 54, 57, 61, 81, 83 |
| 13 | Legacy (Port St. Lucie) 3A | 315 | 44, 46, 76, 80, 94 |
| 14 | Somerset Academy 3A | 378 | 65, 66, 91, 92, 93 |
| 15 | Miami Norland 3A | 420 | 85, 86, 89, 97, 98 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Jimenez ran 18:19.7 and won alone. Perez was second in 19:03.2 and Fischer third in 19:05.0. Mantecon was fourth, and Dillard freshman Raejanae Ebanks was fifth in a season-best 19:28.3, just ahead of teammate Shynah Collins.
Four individuals go to state: Pembroke Pines Charter senior Alayah Samuel (21st, a season-best 21:19.2), Pompano Beach sophomore Giulia Campos (30th, 21:59.4), Dreyfoos's Cathryn Murray (31st, 22:00.1) and Archbishop McCarthy senior Reagan Milam (32nd, 22:04.7).
Milam's teammate Cassandra Henriquez was the first runner out in 34th, 22:12.3.
3A Region 4 girls, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Jimenez | So. | Lourdes | 18:19.7 |
| 2 | Alessandra Perez | Sr. | Lourdes | 19:03.2 |
| 3 | Madelyn Fischer | Jr. | Jensen Beach | 19:05.0 |
| 4 | Marisa Mantecon | So. | Lourdes | 19:19.7 |
| 5 | Raejanae Ebanks | Fr. | Dillard | 19:28.3 |
| 6 | Shynah Collins | So. | Dillard | 19:35.6 |
| 7 | Annabel DeTure | Sr. | Jensen Beach | 19:50.8 |
| 8 | Andi Laird | So. | South Fork | 20:00.9 |
| 9 | Ava Barrera | Jr. | Lourdes | 20:08.6 |
| 10 | Carlota Tamayo | Sr. | Lourdes | 20:25.7 |
| 11 | Allie Morris | Sr. | Jensen Beach | 20:32.8 |
| 12 | Julieanne Bautista | So. | Okeechobee | 20:45.4 |
| 13 | Khloe Rodgers | So. | South Fork | 20:53.8 |
| 14 | Graziella Gerstl | So. | Lourdes | 20:58.1 |
| 15 | Natalia Moreno | 7th grade | Mater Academy | 20:59.1 |
| 21 | Alayah Samuel * | Sr. | Pembroke Pines Charter | 21:19.2 |
| 30 | Giulia Campos * | So. | Pompano Beach | 21:59.4 |
| 31 | Cathryn Murray * | Jr. | Dreyfoos | 22:00.1 |
| 32 | Reagan Milam * | Sr. | Archbishop McCarthy | 22:04.7 |
* 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: Lourdes 3A, Jensen Beach 3A, American Heritage (Plantation) 3A, South Fork 3A, Dillard 3A, Mater Academy 3A, Okeechobee 3A, Mater Lakes 3A. Individuals: Alayah Samuel (Pembroke Pines Charter, 21st), Giulia Campos (Pompano Beach, 30th), Cathryn Murray (Dreyfoos, 31st), Reagan Milam (Archbishop McCarthy, 32nd).
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Boys: Belen 1, 2, 3, 4 and 17 points
Belen put Mantecon, Cruz, Nicholas Veloso and Jack Michalak in the first four places. Kevin Aguilar of Mater Lakes was fifth and American Heritage freshman Willie Mckenney sixth in a season best, and then Davi Bodoh closed out Belen's 17 in seventh. Dominic De Armas was ninth and Andrew Lima 17th.
Jensen Beach was second with 116 on Grant Belville in 12th. Mater Lakes was third with 127 behind Aguilar. Pembroke Pines Charter came from sixth on our list to fourth with 131 behind senior Adam Stewart, eighth in a season best. South Fork, American Heritage and Archbishop McCarthy followed.
Dreyfoos took the last spot with 268, 11 points ahead of Pompano Beach. Senior Zachary Fischetti led them in 18th. Somerset Academy, seventh on our list, was 10th with 281.
3A Region 4 boys team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen Jesuit 3A | 17 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 |
| 2 | Jensen Beach 3A | 116 | 12, 14, 24, 30, 41 |
| 3 | Mater Lakes 3A | 127 | 5, 23, 26, 34, 43 |
| 4 | Pembroke Pines Charter 3A | 131 | 8, 27, 28, 32, 40 |
| 5 | South Fork 3A | 166 | 20, 29, 33, 42, 47 |
| 6 | American Heritage (Plantation) 3A | 172 | 6, 13, 38, 64, 65 |
| 7 | Archbishop McCarthy 3A | 176 | 10, 31, 35, 37, 72 |
| 8 | Dreyfoos 3A | 268 | 18, 22, 59, 88, 103 |
| 9 | Pompano Beach 3A | 279 | 21, 39, 74, 84, 86 |
| 10 | Somerset Academy 3A | 281 | 49, 51, 56, 70, 75 |
| 11 | Dillard 3A | 283 | 19, 60, 69, 78, 83 |
| 12 | Okeechobee 3A | 311 | 25, 58, 80, 87, 90 |
| 13 | Northeast 3A | 326 | 15, 16, 102, 107, 112 |
| 14 | Mourning 3A | 327 | 36, 68, 71, 89, 92 |
| 15 | TERRA Institute 3A | 345 | 53, 62, 82, 85, 94 |
| 16 | Mater Academy 3A | 424 | 67, 76, 99, 109, 110 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Mantecon ran 15:12.1, Cruz 15:33.7, Veloso 15:35.1 and Michalak 15:43.1. Aguilar was the first runner from another school, fifth in 15:52.0.
Suncoast sophomore Miguel Gutierrez Guzman was 11th in 16:32.7 and goes to state as an individual. So do two Northeast juniors, Andre Ambroise (15th, 17:11.9) and Fernando Galindo (16th, a season-best 17:14.1), and Dillard sophomore Ryu Young-sang (19th, a season-best 17:20.8).
Pompano Beach senior Steven Joseph was the first runner out, 21st in 17:27.8.
3A Region 4 boys, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Mantecon | Sr. | Belen Jesuit | 15:12.1 |
| 2 | Armando Cruz | Sr. | Belen Jesuit | 15:33.7 |
| 3 | Nicholas Veloso | Jr. | Belen Jesuit | 15:35.1 |
| 4 | Jack Michalak | Jr. | Belen Jesuit | 15:43.1 |
| 5 | Kevin Aguilar | Sr. | Mater Lakes | 15:52.0 |
| 6 | Willie Mckenney | Fr. | American Heritage (Plantation) | 15:54.2 |
| 7 | Davi Bodoh | Sr. | Belen Jesuit | 16:08.5 |
| 8 | Adam Stewart | Sr. | Pembroke Pines Charter | 16:09.3 |
| 9 | Dominic De Armas | So. | Belen Jesuit | 16:21.1 |
| 10 | Nicolas Guerrero | Jr. | Archbishop McCarthy | 16:23.4 |
| 11 | Miguel Gutierrez Guzman * | So. | Suncoast | 16:32.7 |
| 12 | Grant Belville | Jr. | Jensen Beach | 16:49.8 |
| 13 | Raiden Thompson | Fr. | American Heritage (Plantation) | 17:01.3 |
| 14 | Wesley Crews | So. | Jensen Beach | 17:09.8 |
| 15 | Andre Ambroise * | Jr. | Northeast | 17:11.9 |
| 16 | Fernando Galindo * | Jr. | Northeast | 17:14.1 |
| 19 | Ryu Young-sang * | So. | Dillard | 17:20.8 |
* 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: Belen Jesuit 3A, Jensen Beach 3A, Mater Lakes 3A, Pembroke Pines Charter 3A, South Fork 3A, American Heritage (Plantation) 3A, Archbishop McCarthy 3A, Dreyfoos 3A. Individuals: Miguel Gutierrez Guzman (Suncoast, 11th), Andre Ambroise (Northeast, 15th), Fernando Galindo (Northeast, 16th), Ryu Young-sang (Dillard, 19th).
How our preview did
Girls: all eight of our teams made it, though we had Mater Lakes in and it got there only on the tiebreak. Three of our four individuals made it; Henriquez was one spot short. Our top pick, Fischer, was third, and Jimenez, our No. 2, won.
Boys: seven of eight teams (Dreyfoos in, Somerset Academy out). Three of our four individuals made it, and the fourth, Fischetti, goes with Dreyfoos. Our top pick, Mantecon, won.
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About these results
- Times and places are as they were posted on TFRRS. 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.
