FHSAA Class 4A Region 4 cross country, Thursday, November 12, 2026, South County Regional Park, Boca Raton.
St. Thomas Aquinas won the Class 4A Region 4 girls title at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton on Thursday afternoon with 38 points, three ahead of Doral Academy. Columbus won the boys with 45, six ahead of Braddock.
Nicole Lewis of Doral Academy won the girls race in 18:25.3, 22 seconds ahead of St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Elise Brown. David Lazo of South Plantation won the boys race in 15:33.7, a season best and 12.5 seconds ahead of Columbus junior Nicholas Garcia.
The boys state cut came down to two points. St. Thomas Aquinas took eighth with 245. West Broward scored 247.
- 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: 4A Region 4 results.
- What we expected: our 4A Region 4 preview.
Girls: St. Thomas Aquinas by three
St. Thomas Aquinas and Doral split the two district titles, and the region came down to the back of the scoring five. St. Thomas Aquinas scored with Brown second, Kendall Parrott fifth, Taylor Gold eighth, Charlotte Lee 10th and Angelica Cardenas 13th. Doral had Lewis first, Madison Chin third and Estefania Capriles sixth, but its fifth runner was 23rd.
Coral Reef was third with 111 on Teagan Thompson (seventh) and Fara Pages (ninth), both season bests. Taravella was fourth with 120 behind Camila Castillo in fourth. Douglas (165) and Cooper City (191) were next.
Braddock took seventh with 211 and Coral Gables eighth with 212. Cypress Bay, eighth on our list, scored 219 and finished ninth, seven points out.
4A Region 4 girls team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas Aquinas 4A | 38 | 2, 5, 8, 10, 13 |
| 2 | Doral Academy 4A | 41 | 1, 3, 6, 11, 23 |
| 3 | Coral Reef 4A | 111 | 7, 9, 28, 30, 47 |
| 4 | Taravella 4A | 120 | 4, 14, 18, 40, 53 |
| 5 | Douglas 4A | 165 | 27, 29, 37, 42, 46 |
| 6 | Cooper City 4A | 191 | 19, 39, 45, 51, 54 |
| 7 | Braddock 4A | 211 | 12, 44, 48, 57, 74 |
| 8 | Coral Gables 4A | 212 | 21, 35, 38, 68, 78 |
| 9 | Cypress Bay 4A | 219 | 32, 33, 36, 72, 75 |
| 10 | South Dade 4A | 236 | 26, 34, 69, 70, 73 |
| 11 | Fort Lauderdale 4A | 319 | 49, 52, 79, 86, 92 |
| 12 | West Broward 4A | 322 | 41, 71, 76, 87, 91 |
| 13 | Hialeah Gardens 4A | 331 | 25, 82, 83, 88, 97 |
| 14 | Goleman 4A | 398 | 77, 90, 93, 94, 98 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Lewis ran 18:25.3. Brown was second in 18:47.3, Chin third in 18:56.6 and Castillo fourth in 19:05.5, a season best. Lewis was third in the combined race with 4A Region 2.
Four individuals go to state: Coral Springs senior Olivia Higgins (15th, 20:38.9), and South Plantation's Shirley Mullins (16th, 20:46.2) and Cristiana Souto Luzzi (22nd, 21:16.7), and Hialeah Gardens freshman Jayda Jagessar (25th, 21:35.2). Mullins, Souto Luzzi and Jagessar all ran season bests.
South Dade junior Taraji Dixion was the first runner out, 26th in 21:42.5, 7.3 seconds behind Jagessar.
4A Region 4 girls, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Lewis | Jr. | Doral Academy | 18:25.3 |
| 2 | Elise Brown | So. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 18:47.3 |
| 3 | Madison Chin | Sr. | Doral Academy | 18:56.6 |
| 4 | Camila Castillo | Jr. | Taravella | 19:05.5 |
| 5 | Kendall Parrott | So. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 19:09.8 |
| 6 | Estefania Capriles | Fr. | Doral Academy | 19:25.4 |
| 7 | Teagan Thompson | So. | Coral Reef | 19:27.4 |
| 8 | Taylor Gold | Jr. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 19:27.7 |
| 9 | Fara Pages | Sr. | Coral Reef | 19:28.8 |
| 10 | Charlotte Lee | Jr. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 20:07.3 |
| 11 | Lauren Avila | Sr. | Doral Academy | 20:18.5 |
| 12 | Martina Buitrago | Sr. | Braddock | 20:31.3 |
| 13 | Angelica Cardenas | Sr. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 20:33.6 |
| 14 | Valentina Castillo | Jr. | Taravella | 20:36.5 |
| 15 | Olivia Higgins * | Sr. | Coral Springs | 20:38.9 |
| 16 | Shirley Mullins * | Fr. | South Plantation | 20:46.2 |
| 22 | Cristiana Souto Luzzi * | Sr. | South Plantation | 21:16.7 |
| 25 | Jayda Jagessar * | Fr. | Hialeah Gardens | 21:35.2 |
* 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: St. Thomas Aquinas 4A, Doral Academy 4A, Coral Reef 4A, Taravella 4A, Douglas 4A, Cooper City 4A, Braddock 4A, Coral Gables 4A. Individuals: Olivia Higgins (Coral Springs, 15th), Shirley Mullins (South Plantation, 16th), Cristiana Souto Luzzi (South Plantation, 22nd), Jayda Jagessar (Hialeah Gardens, 25th).
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Boys: Columbus by six, West Broward out by two
Columbus put five runners in the top 15: Garcia second, Lundin Steven sixth, Bryce Barger 10th, Thomas Stanley 12th and Jeremiah Elington 15th, for 45 points. Braddock beat Columbus at District 8 and had its five in the top 14 here: Jacob Castanedo fourth, then Lucas Knight, Ian Vicente, Liano Lacayo and Yanliet Gomezdelafe between ninth and 14th. Columbus won it by six.
Doral Academy was third with 66 behind Martin Fernandez in third. Then a long gap to Coral Reef (183), Cypress Bay (190), Flanagan (210) and Douglas (222).
St. Thomas Aquinas took the last spot with 245, with all five scorers between 38th and 68th. West Broward, fifth on our list, scored 247. Its top two, Leonardo Ponce (20th, a season best) and Miguel Casiano (23rd), go to state as individuals.
4A Region 4 boys team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus 4A | 45 | 2, 6, 10, 12, 15 |
| 2 | Braddock 4A | 51 | 4, 9, 11, 13, 14 |
| 3 | Doral Academy 4A | 66 | 3, 8, 16, 17, 22 |
| 4 | Coral Reef 4A | 183 | 19, 24, 35, 54, 60 |
| 5 | Cypress Bay 4A | 190 | 21, 30, 32, 53, 65 |
| 6 | Flanagan 4A | 210 | 5, 40, 44, 63, 69 |
| 7 | Douglas 4A | 222 | 39, 42, 45, 50, 56 |
| 8 | St. Thomas Aquinas 4A | 245 | 38, 49, 51, 55, 68 |
| 9 | West Broward 4A | 247 | 20, 23, 41, 86, 90 |
| 10 | Taravella 4A | 265 | 33, 36, 67, 72, 74 |
| 11 | Cooper City 4A | 297 | 43, 58, 59, 75, 82 |
| 12 | South Plantation 4A | 307 | 1, 7, 103, 109, 111 |
| 13 | Miami Palmetto 4A | 322 | 26, 37, 70, 104, 107 |
| 14 | Coral Glades 4A | 356 | 31, 47, 89, 101, 113 |
| 15 | South Dade 4A | 363 | 61, 66, 77, 85, 102 |
| 16 | Coral Gables 4A | 374 | 34, 83, 91, 94, 100 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Lazo ran 15:33.7 and won by 12.5 seconds. Garcia was second in 15:46.2, Fernandez third in 15:51.4 and Castanedo fourth in 16:00.2. Flanagan's Malcolm Spence IV was fifth in 16:02.6, a season best.
The four individual qualifiers are Lazo, his South Plantation teammate Grant Evans (seventh, 16:08.5, a season best), Ponce and Casiano.
Miami Palmetto's Hector Brown was the first runner out, 26th in 17:19.9.
4A Region 4 boys, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lazo * | Sr. | South Plantation | 15:33.7 |
| 2 | Nicholas Garcia | Jr. | Columbus | 15:46.2 |
| 3 | Martin Fernandez | Sr. | Doral Academy | 15:51.4 |
| 4 | Jacob Castanedo | Sr. | Braddock | 16:00.2 |
| 5 | Malcolm Spence IV | Sr. | Flanagan | 16:02.6 |
| 6 | Lundin Steven | Jr. | Columbus | 16:03.7 |
| 7 | Grant Evans * | Sr. | South Plantation | 16:08.5 |
| 8 | Rafaele D'Agostino | Jr. | Doral Academy | 16:17.2 |
| 9 | Lucas Knight | Jr. | Braddock | 16:19.7 |
| 10 | Bryce Barger | So. | Columbus | 16:22.5 |
| 11 | Ian Vicente | So. | Braddock | 16:23.0 |
| 12 | Thomas Stanley | So. | Columbus | 16:26.4 |
| 13 | Liano Lacayo | Sr. | Braddock | 16:35.0 |
| 14 | Yanliet Gomezdelafe | So. | Braddock | 16:38.5 |
| 15 | Jeremiah Elington | Jr. | Columbus | 16:38.8 |
| 20 | Leonardo Ponce * | Sr. | West Broward | 16:48.9 |
| 23 | Miguel Casiano * | Jr. | West Broward | 17:06.1 |
* 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: Columbus 4A, Braddock 4A, Doral Academy 4A, Coral Reef 4A, Cypress Bay 4A, Flanagan 4A, Douglas 4A, St. Thomas Aquinas 4A. Individuals: David Lazo (South Plantation, 1st), Grant Evans (South Plantation, 7th), Leonardo Ponce (West Broward, 20th), Miguel Casiano (West Broward, 23rd).
How our preview did
Girls: seven of our eight teams made it (Coral Gables in, Cypress Bay out). Higgins and Jagessar made it as individuals, and Alexandra Morfova goes with Coral Gables; Dixion was the first runner out. Our top pick, Lewis, won. We had St. Thomas Aquinas first and they won by three.
Boys: seven of eight teams (Douglas in, West Broward out by two points). Two of our four individuals made it, Lazo and Evans. Coral Springs' Marcus Gentilhomme was 28th and Deerfield Beach's Jack Miller 46th. We had Braddock first and Castanedo as the individual pick; Columbus won the team title and Castanedo was fourth.
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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.
- The 4A Region 2 and Region 4 girls ran one combined race in Boca Raton and were scored separately. Places here count only Region 4 runners, so they differ from the combined places on the timer's sheet.
- 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.
