Nease's August five jogged the Buchholz JV race and is still ranked on Cecil, Columbus won King of the Hill with 22, Wiregrass Ranch was second at Astronaut, and East Ridge drops from sixth to out.
Florida Class 4A boys cross country team rankings through four weeks: August 21-September 12, 2026
Nease ran a second unit in the Buchholz varsity race, seventh with 187, while its August five ran the JV race together at 19:47. Neither result is scored, and Nease is still first on Cecil Field. Flagler Palm Coast and Hagerty sat. Niceville was on the line at Nights of Thunder when the varsity race was called off. Columbus won King of the Hill out of 29 teams with 22 points, five boys inside 17:29, and moves from seventh to sixth. Wiregrass Ranch was second at the Astronaut Invitational with 84, Avi Bhatia sixth in 16:57.8, and is seventh, up from outside the ten. St. Cloud is ninth over Creekside on a standing call. East Ridge, sixth a week ago, ran Astronaut with Axel Sallault winning and Aubin Sallault seventh, and then no fourth man under 20 minutes; the season figure weighted four to one against August drops them out of the ten entirely.
A team is ranked on its whole season, with the most recent race counting most, and a meet it won never counts against it. The virtual race behind these scores contains only Class 4A teams, so a team's place here and on the statewide list can differ. As always, this is data plus judgment, and we will miss somebody along the way. A (P) beside a team means it has not put its returning five on a starting line and is entered on what they ran last November. How we sorted it out is at the bottom. Races are not won until the kids have run. Enjoy.
About the times. The average on each line is the season figure the scoring uses, in Cecil Field terms. The times next to each runner are season figures too; the race log for every runner is on the rankings page.
The statewide lists: Week 4 boys team top 10 and Week 4 girls team top 10. The 4A boys individuals are here, and the week 3 edition of this list is here. The other classes this week: 4A girls, 1A boys, 2A boys, 3A boys.
1. Nease (Ponte Vedra) -- 85 points
Season average 16:09.8 · 1-5 spread 0:55.0 · finished 4-8-21-22-30 in the class · This week: 7th of 25 at the Buchholz Bobcats Classic (187).
Rishi Chopra 15:39.0; Matthew Ishee 15:54.0; Gideon Churchill 16:20.0; Joseph Morley 16:22.0; Colin Lasota 16:34.0.
Ran a second unit in the Buchholz varsity race, seventh with 187, while the August five, Ishee, Churchill, Massaglia and Lasota, ran the JV race together at 19:47 and Chopra sat. A group run is not a race and it is not scored. Nease is on Cecil Field: Rishi Chopra 15:39.0, Matthew Ishee 15:54.0, Gideon Churchill 16:20.0, Joseph Morley 16:22.0, Colin Lasota 16:34.0, a 16:09.8 average on a 0:55 spread, one real race from August 21.
2. Flagler Palm Coast -- 246 points
Season average 16:37.1 · 1-5 spread 1:25.8 · finished 7-18-52-55-114 in the class
Douglas Seth 15:51.4; Dylan Ciardi 16:18.0; Mateo Almeida 16:48.0; Enzo McGovern 16:51.0; Owen Stackpole 17:17.2.
Did not race. Second at the Horse Park with 231, the Spikes & Spurs win before it. Douglas Seth 15:51.4, Dylan Ciardi 16:18.0, Mateo Almeida 16:48.0, Enzo McGovern 16:51.0, Owen Stackpole 17:17.2. Second, by 66 points over third.
3. Niceville -- 312 points
Season average 16:44.4 · 1-5 spread 1:39.3 · finished 3-48-75-84-102 in the class
Bryant Olson 15:32.7; Sebastian Riemer 16:46.9; Brayden Riemer 17:03.6; Carson Jackson 17:06.7; Reid Sadowski 17:12.0.
Was on the line at Nights of Thunder when the varsity race was called off; the JV won with 30 and is not scored. Cecil Field eighth, the Pine Forest and Pace wins. Bryant Olson 15:32.7, then Sebastian Riemer 16:46.9, Brayden Riemer 17:03.6, Carson Jackson 17:06.7, Reid Sadowski 17:12.0. Third, where they were.
4. Hagerty (Oviedo) -- 317 points
Season average 16:51.2 · 1-5 spread 1:11.9 · finished 19-32-54-70-142 in the class
Nate Winslow 16:19.2; Camden Thompson 16:34.4; Reid Henson 16:50.8; Wesley Lizon 17:00.5; Elijah Lizon 17:31.1.
Did not race. Wins at Trinity Prep and DeLand and third at Spikes & Spurs: Nate Winslow 16:19.2, Camden Thompson 16:34.4, Reid Henson 16:50.8, Wesley Lizon 17:00.5, Elijah Lizon 17:31.1. Fourth, where they were, six points ahead of Doral.
5. Doral Academy -- 323 points
Season average 16:51.1 · 1-5 spread 1:03.5 · finished 11-47-78-90-97 in the class
Martin Fernandez 16:06.6; Rafaele D'Agostino 16:46.7; Pedro Rodriguez 17:04.2; Javier Parker 17:07.9; Joaquin Cogo 17:10.1.
Did not race. Fifth at the Horse Park with 282, tied with Gulliver and beaten on the sixth man, a week after winning Pine Crest: Martin Fernandez 16:06.6, Rafaele D'Agostino 16:46.7, Pedro Rodriguez 17:04.2, Javier Parker 17:07.9, Joaquin Cogo 17:10.1. Fifth, where they were.
6. Columbus (Miami) -- 330 points
Season average 16:52.6 · 1-5 spread 0:50.7 · finished 20-37-85-89-99 in the class · This week: 1st of 29 at King of the Hill (22).
Nicholas Garcia 16:19.7; Lundin Steven 16:37.9; Lucas Saenz 17:06.9; Jose Luis Cordero 17:07.9; Valerio Rodriguez 17:10.4.
Won King of the Hill out of 29 teams with 22 points on Thursday: Nicholas Garcia first in 16:43.1 out of 339, Lundin Steven third in 17:05.3, Jeremiah Elington fifth, Lucas Saenz sixth, Bryce Barger seventh. Seventh at the Horse Park with 335 the week before. A 0:50.7 spread, the tightest in the class top ten. Seventh to sixth.
7. Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) -- 404 points
Season average 17:01.4 · 1-5 spread 1:23.7 · finished 26-44-56-96-182 in the class · This week: 2nd of 32 at the Astronaut Invitational (84).
Avi Bhatia 16:29.1; Bogdan Anghel 16:44.1; Dominic Martin 16:51.2; Wade Pheffer 17:10.1; Christian Gonzalez 17:52.8.
Second at Astronaut with 84 behind Tavares 3A: Avi Bhatia sixth in 16:57.8, Bogdan Anghel tenth in 17:14.2 and Dominic Martin 18th in 17:21.3 in their first races of the season, Wade Pheffer 22nd in 17:36.1, Matthew Rodriguez 28th. Four meets, and this was the first with the whole group. From outside the ten to seventh.
8. Spanish River (Boca Raton) -- 415 points
Season average 17:04.0 · 1-5 spread 0:49.2 · finished 43-63-67-92-150 in the class
Erik Moss 16:43.8; Spencer Singerman 16:56.6; Will Irby 16:58.6; Aiden Sandmaier 17:08.2; Colton Langley 17:33.0.
Did not race. Won the Dr. Garcia Bulldog Invite with 57 two weeks ago, priced at the course's conservative reading: Erik Moss 16:43.8, Spencer Singerman 16:56.6, Will Irby 16:58.6, Aiden Sandmaier 17:08.2, Colton Langley 17:33.0, a 0:49.2 spread. Eighth.
9. St. Cloud -- 435 points
Season average 16:56.3 · 1-5 spread 1:55.5 · finished 5-66-94-113-157 in the class · This week: 4th of 11 at the JT Memorial (152).
Luis Rivera 15:40.8; Koda Harkema 16:58.4; Brody Ansbaugh 17:09.5; Carson Devlin 17:16.6; Marcos Quinones 17:36.3.
Sent a second group to the JT Memorial, fourth with 152, led by a 19:43. The five that won their own invitational with 55 rank them: Luis Rivera 15:40.8, Koda Harkema 16:58.4, Brody Ansbaugh 17:09.5, Carson Devlin 17:16.6, Marcos Quinones 17:36.3. Ninth, ahead of Creekside on a standing call: the same five in every race, and a win over a 24-team field.
10. Creekside (St. Johns) -- 449 points
Season average 17:05.3 · 1-5 spread 1:20.2 · finished 24-40-80-132-173 in the class
Eli Scharf 16:26.8; Samuel Cassiani 16:41.8; Bryce Cunningham 17:04.9; Chase Petrick 17:26.1; Spencer Halasz 17:47.1.
Did not race. Eighth at the Horse Park with 371, one place ahead of Lake Minneola, and neither has raced since. Eli Scharf 16:26.8, Samuel Cassiani 16:41.8, Bryce Cunningham 17:04.9, Chase Petrick 17:26.1, Spencer Halasz 17:47.1. Ninth to tenth.
Just missed
11. Lake Minneola, 417, has the fifth-best average in the class, 16:48.7, and a 2:54.6 spread, Quentin Thompson 15:43.0 up front and Joshua Ping 18:37.6 as the fifth; Creekside beat them by a place at the Horse Park. 12. Jupiter, 457, won the Benjamin Invite with 23 on Saturday on a course we could not rate, Matthew Ward first by four tenths in 17:10.2. 13. Braddock, 495, is on the Horse Park only. 14. Newsome, 505, has not raced since the Horse Park.
East Ridge, sixth a week ago, was eighth at Astronaut with 269: Axel Sallault won, Aubin Sallault was seventh, Anthony Murphy 24th in 17:37.0, and the fourth man was 115th in 20:12.9. Weighted four to one against August, the fourth man decides it, and they are out of the fourteen.
Where the virtual race disagrees with this list
- Creekside over Lake Minneola: 8th and 9th at the Horse Park, and neither has raced since.
- St. Cloud over Creekside: St. Cloud over Creekside and Lake Minneola: same five in every race, won its own meet, body of work (Darrin, 2026-09-06)
How we ranked them
- Every mark is converted to a Cecil Field equivalent through the runners who ran both that course and last year's state meet. The boys' field ran about a second slower in August than at state, and that is removed before a course is rated.
- Each runner is scored on his whole season, weighted toward the most recent race: this week counts four times, last week three, week two twice, opening weekend once. A race he won never lowers that figure, and a meet a team won never lowers the team's. A school's five best runners on that basis are its team.
- Those five, with a sixth and seventh where they exist, go into one virtual race against every other Class 4A team and are scored the way cross country is scored: top five count, sixth and seventh displace, five finishers required, low score wins. 114 4A boys teams cleared the bar; 2 of them are projections. Scores climb every week as more teams enter and are not comparable to last week's; compare the order and the averages.
- Where two teams in this class have raced each other with at least three of their scoring seven, and neither has raced since, the team that won ranks ahead of the team it beat. Those moves are listed above.
- A team whose returning five have not raced is entered on last November's state times and marked (P). A returner who has raced for another school this season is not projected at the old one.
- Classes are 2026-27, resolved against the FHSAA classification documents.