Class 4A Boys Cross Country District Preview 2026: All Eight FHSAA Districts

FHSAA Class 4A boys cross country district meets, November 2-7, 2026

District 1 on Saturday at Santa Fe College has three of our statewide top seven teams: Nease second, Niceville fourth and Flagler Palm Coast seventh. Bryant Olson of Niceville, eighth on our statewide list, leads the individuals.

Axel Sallault of East Ridge and Quentin Thompson of Lake Minneola meet again in District 3 on Saturday. Jaxon Kiper of Strawberry Crest, ninth statewide, runs District 5 on Wednesday at the Ed Radice Sports Complex.

The state series starts this week. Class 4A has eight districts, two feeding each of the four regions, and the top eight teams in each district plus the top four individuals who are not on one of those teams move on. Regionals are November 11-14 and the state meet is Friday, November 20, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.

Every school FHSAA assigned to each district is listed, with the teams and runners we expect up front. The order comes from putting everyone's best race this fall on the same course, then lining it up with our latest rankings and head-to-head results. Teams enter their district rosters, not us, so a runner on these lists may not be on the line. This is data plus judgment, and we will miss somebody. How we did it is at the bottom.

About the times: each runner's time is one they actually ran this fall. The bold time beside it is our projection for the state meet. New World is our benchmark: every race this fall is put on the New World scale, and then we add what runners lost between New World and State last year, about half a minute (36 seconds for the boys, 27 for the girls). The order matters more than the exact second.

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District 1-4A: Saturday, 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 7, boys at 9:00 a.m., Santa Fe College, hosted by Buchholz (Gainesville). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 1-4A at West End Park (Saturday, November 14).

Teams (18): Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), Bartram Trail (St. Johns), Beachside (St. Johns), Buchholz (Gainesville), Creekside (St. Johns), Crestview, Flagler Palm Coast, Fletcher (Neptune Beach), Mandarin (Jacksonville), Matanzas (Palm Coast), Navarre, Nease (Ponte Vedra), Niceville, Oakleaf (Orange Park), Pace, Sandalwood (Jacksonville), Tate (Cantonment), Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine).

Nease is the clear favorite, 42 points ahead of Niceville on season form. Eighteen of the eighteen schools have five runners with a time this fall. The last team spot looks like Mandarin against Crestview, 15 points apart.

Bryant Olson of Niceville (So.) is the one to beat: best of 15:11.0 at New World Fall Spectacular, and he won Okaloosa County Championship on October 20 in 15:34.5. Next on paper: Matthew Ishee of Nease (15:13.0 at New World Fall Spectacular) and Douglas Seth of Flagler Palm Coast (15:20.7 at The Southern Showcase (Hs)).

Projected to regionals: Nease, Niceville, Flagler Palm Coast, Creekside, Buchholz, Bartram Trail, Fletcher, Mandarin; individuals Tucker Sheldon (Crestview), Peter Curet (Atlantic Coast), Carter Colitzas (Tocoi Creek), Caleb Reed (Pace).

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District 2-4A: Friday, 9:00 a.m.

Friday, November 6, boys at 9:00 a.m., Winter Park Pines Golf Course, hosted by Winter Park. Winter Park's own meet sheet lists 9:00 for the girls and 9:30 for the boys. The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 1-4A at West End Park (Saturday, November 14).

Teams (20): Apopka, Colonial (Orlando), DeLand, Evans (Orlando), Forest (Ocala), Hagerty (Oviedo), Lake Brantley, Lake Howell (Winter Park), Lake Mary, Mainland (Daytona Beach), Ocoee, Oviedo, Seminole (Sanford), South Marion (Ocala), Spruce Creek (Port Orange), Timber Creek (Orlando), University (Orange City), University (Orlando), West Port (Ocala), Winter Park.

Hagerty is the clear favorite, 53 points ahead of Seminole (Sanford) on season form. Nineteen of the twenty schools have five runners with a time this fall. The last team spot looks like Timber Creek against Apopka.

Daniel Georgiev of Lake Brantley (Jr.) is the one to beat. His best is his latest: he won Seminole Athletic Conference Championships on October 17 in 16:01.0. Next on paper: Reid Henson of Hagerty (16:01.6 at Seminole Athletic Conference Championships) and Levi Mollica of Oviedo (16:10.9 at Seminole Athletic Conference Championships). Nate Winslow has not finished a 5K since September 19.

Projected to regionals: Hagerty, Seminole (Sanford), Oviedo, Lake Brantley, West Port, Spruce Creek, Lake Mary, Timber Creek; individuals Jackson Palk (Winter Park), Mason Taylor (Ocoee), Connor Rivera (University (Orange City)), Blake Lawton (Apopka).

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District 3-4A: Saturday, 8:20 a.m.

Saturday, November 7, boys at 8:20 a.m., on campus at Osceola (Kissimmee). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 2-4A at South County Regional Park (Thursday, November 12).

Teams (22): Boone (Orlando), Celebration, Cypress Creek (Orlando), Dr. Phillips (Orlando), East Ridge (Clermont), East River (Orlando), Freedom (Orlando), Gateway (Kissimmee), Harmony, Horizon (Winter Garden), Innovation (Orlando), Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Lake Minneola, Lake Nona (Orlando), Oak Ridge (Orlando), Olympia (Orlando), Osceola (Kissimmee), South Lake (Groveland), St. Cloud, Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee), West Orange (Winter Garden), Windermere.

Lake Minneola, ninth on our 4A list, beat East Ridge at the Lake County championship on October 21, 41 to 70, and gets the nod. East Ridge had three of its top five there, and its No. 2 on paper, Jonahel Vazquez, has not raced since September 26. With everyone back, the two are three points apart. Twenty-one of the twenty-two schools have five runners with a time this fall, and the last spot looks like West Orange against Windermere.

Axel Sallault of East Ridge (Sr.), fifth on our statewide list, beat Quentin Thompson of Lake Minneola (Sr.) at the Lake County championship on October 21, 16:16.1 to 16:57.5, and that is the order here. Thompson's 15:16 at Cecil Field in August is still the second-best time in the district. Luis Rivera of St. Cloud (Sr.) won the OBC championship on October 28 in 16:07.6.

Projected to regionals: Lake Minneola, East Ridge, St. Cloud, Gateway (Kissimmee), Horizon, Boone, Celebration, West Orange; individuals Riley Ramirez (Harmony), Ethan Tasior (Windermere), Malik Muhammad (Cypress Creek (Orlando)), Noah Perkins (Dr. Phillips).

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District 4-4A: Thursday, 4:40 p.m.

Thursday, November 5, boys at 4:40 p.m., South County Regional Park, Boca Raton, hosted by Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 2-4A at South County Regional Park (Thursday, November 12).

Teams (22): Bayside (Palm Bay), Boca Raton, Centennial (Port St. Lucie), Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth), Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens), Fort Pierce Central, John I. Leonard (Greenacres), Jupiter, Lake Worth, Martin County (Stuart), Melbourne, Palm Beach Central (Wellington), Palm Beach Gardens, Park Vista (Lake Worth), Royal Palm Beach, Santaluces (Lantana), Seminole Ridge (Westlake), Spanish River (Boca Raton), Vero Beach, Viera (Melbourne), Wellington, West Boca Raton.

Spanish River is the pick, 7 points ahead of Jupiter on season form. Twenty of the twenty-two schools have five runners with a time this fall. The last team spot looks like Martin County against Park Vista, 98 points apart.

Myles Jefferson of Dwyer (Sr.) is the one to beat. His best is his latest: he was 2nd at Palm Beach County Championship on October 28 in 16:20.6. Next on paper: Casey Sangely of Spanish River (15:32.8 at Snake Bite Invite) and Dylan Stacey of Centennial (16:06.0 at New World Fall Spectacular).

Projected to regionals: Spanish River, Jupiter, Melbourne, Dwyer, Centennial, Viera, Vero Beach, Martin County; individuals Giovanni Sorgente (Park Vista), Elijah Aguilar (Bayside), Derrick Phanor (Fort Pierce Central), Jeremy Arrieta (Park Vista).

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District 5-4A: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, November 4, boys at 8:00 a.m., Ed Radice Sports Complex, hosted by Alonso (Tampa). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 3-4A at the Ed Radice Sports Complex (Wednesday, November 11).

Teams (20): Alonso (Tampa), Armwood (Seffner), Bartow, Davenport, George Jenkins (Lakeland), George Steinbrenner (Lutz), Haines City, Lakeland, Land O Lakes, Mitchell (New Port Richey), Palm Harbor University, Plant City, Ridge Community (Davenport), Sickles (Tampa), Strawberry Crest (Dover), Sunlake (Land O'Lakes), Tampa Bay Tech, Wharton (Tampa), Winter Haven, Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel).

Wiregrass Ranch is the pick over George Steinbrenner. Seventeen of the twenty schools have five runners with a time this fall. The last team spot looks like Plant City against Strawberry Crest, 1 points apart.

Jaxon Kiper of Strawberry Crest (Sr.), ninth on our statewide list, has the fastest time in the district, 15:10 for seventh at New World. He did not finish the Hillsborough County championship on October 21, his second DNF in three races. Landon Watkins of Sickles (Jr.) won that race in 15:36.9, and Bogdan Anghel of Wiregrass Ranch (Sr.) won SAC East on October 24 in 15:32.3.

Projected to regionals: Wiregrass Ranch, George Steinbrenner, George Jenkins, Sunlake, Palm Harbor University, Wharton, Sickles, Plant City; individuals Jaxon Kiper (Strawberry Crest), Vivir Mathur (Alonso), Julian Smith (Mitchell), Keagan Roy (Mitchell).

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District 6-4A: Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 4, boys at 5:00 p.m., Al Lopez Park, hosted by Plant (Tampa). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 3-4A at the Ed Radice Sports Complex (Wednesday, November 11).

Teams (20): Bloomingdale (Valrico), Cape Coral, Durant (Plant City), East Lee County (Lehigh Acres), Gateway (Fort Myers), Ida Baker (Cape Coral), Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton), Lehigh (Lehigh Acres), Lennard (Ruskin), Newsome (Lithia), North Port, Palmetto, Parrish, Plant (Tampa), Riverdale (Fort Myers), Riverview (Riverview), Riverview (Sarasota), Sarasota, Sumner (Riverview), Venice.

Newsome is the clear favorite. Gateway beat Cape Coral at the LCAC championship on October 24, 98 to 120, so Gateway is second here even though Cape Coral and Plant score better on season form. All twenty schools have five runners with a time this fall, and the last spot looks like Venice against Riverview.

Jonas Williams of Newsome (Sr.) is the one to beat: best of 15:27.0 at Raider Open-East Hillsborough, and he was 2nd at Hillsborough County Championships on October 21 in 16:02.1. Next on paper: Antonino Pipia of Plant (15:54.1 at North Port Invite) and Gregory Spinney of Riverview (Riverview) (16:36.2 at Spartan Invite).

Projected to regionals: Newsome, Gateway (Fort Myers), Cape Coral, Plant, Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, Riverdale, Venice; individuals Gregory Spinney (Riverview (Riverview)), Sebastian Velazquez-Rodriguez (North Port), Ethan Millet (Bloomingdale), Jordan Carriera (Lennard).

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District 7-4A: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, November 4, boys at 8:00 a.m., South County Regional Park, Boca Raton, hosted by Taravella (Coral Springs). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 4-4A at South County Regional Park (Thursday, November 12).

Teams (17): Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes), Cooper City, Coral Glades (Coral Springs), Coral Springs, Cypress Bay (Weston), Deerfield Beach, Douglas (Parkland), Flanagan (Pembroke Pines), Fort Lauderdale, Monarch (Coconut Creek), Nova (Davie), Piper (Sunrise), South Broward (Hollywood), South Plantation, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), Taravella (Coral Springs), Western (Davie).

Flanagan beat Cypress Bay and St. Thomas Aquinas at the BCAA/MSAA championship on October 9 and gets the nod, though both of them score better on season form. This is the most open team race in 4A. Fifteen of the seventeen schools have five runners with a time this fall, and the last spot looks like South Plantation against Fort Lauderdale.

David Lazo of South Plantation (Sr.) is the one to beat: best of 16:00.1 at Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual, and he won BCAA Oct 20 at Markham Park on October 20 in 16:00.88. Next on paper: Malcolm Spence IV of Flanagan (16:12.7 at Spanish River Invitational, 44th Annual) and Grant Evans of South Plantation (16:47.1 at Lee County Under The Lights). Sabastien Gonzalez has not finished a 5K since October 9. Carlo Baylon has not finished a 5K since October 9.

Projected to regionals: Flanagan, Cypress Bay, St. Thomas Aquinas, Coral Glades, Taravella, Douglas, Cooper City, South Plantation; individuals Marcus Gentilhomme (Coral Springs), Jack Miller (Deerfield Beach), Kyle LaFrance (Fort Lauderdale), Ephraim LaFrance (Fort Lauderdale).

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District 8-4A: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, November 4, boys at 8:30 a.m., Larry and Penny Thompson Park, hosted by Braddock (Miami). The top eight teams and the top four individuals not on those teams move on to Region 4-4A at South County Regional Park (Thursday, November 12).

Teams (17): Braddock (Miami), Columbus (Miami), Coral Gables, Coral Reef (Miami), Doral Academy, Everglades (Miramar), Ferguson (Miami), Goleman (Miami), Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Palmetto, Miami Southridge, South Dade (Homestead), Southwest Miami, West Broward (Pembroke Pines).

Columbus is the pick, 19 points ahead of Doral Academy on season form. Fourteen of the seventeen schools have five runners with a time this fall. The last team spot looks like Homestead against South Dade, 2 points apart.

Martin Fernandez of Doral Academy (Sr.) is the one to beat. His best is his latest: he was 11th at New World Fall Spectacular on October 17 in 15:12. Next on paper: Nicholas Garcia of Columbus (15:40.0 at New World Fall Spectacular) and Lundin Steven of Columbus (15:58.0 at New World Fall Spectacular).

Projected to regionals: Columbus, Doral Academy, Braddock, West Broward, Coral Reef, Miami Palmetto, Coral Gables, Homestead; individuals Liam Platt (Miami Beach), Braden Baute (Hialeah Gardens), Anderson Ruano (Miami Beach), Javier Holguin (Everglades).

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How we did it

• District assignments are FHSAA's own, from its 2026-27 classification page, pulled November 2. District sites and start times are from the FHSAA district sites page, last updated October 20.
• Every result in our Florida database this fall goes in. Each runner keeps the best race they have run, put on the New World scale using the runners who raced both courses, plus last year's New World-to-State gap (boys 36.4 seconds, girls 27.2, from 2025 New World and State results on TFRRS).
• Each district is run as one race with every assigned school, scored the normal way: top five score, the sixth and seventh can push other teams back.
• Runners and teams on our latest statewide and class lists keep that order. Head-to-head results since September decide the rest, with the most recent meeting standing. For teams, a meeting counts only when both teams had at least four of their top five there.
• Roy Griak is left out. Only 2026 races count.

Every result is in the Florida XC results database, and you can build any race yourself in the simulator.