Isaiah Renn of Leon and Rashida Reinhardt of IMG Academy lead Florida's ninth graders. The top 10 freshman boys and girls in the state, with Willie McKenney's South Fork win and Joanie Webb still unbeaten.
Florida freshmen, high school 5K, cross country season through October 8, 2026
Isaiah Renn of Leon is still the top freshman boy in Florida. He has two races and two wins, at the Dueling Summits in August and the St. John Paul II Panther Invite on September 26. Willie McKenney of American Heritage is right behind him after winning the South Fork Invitational on October 3, ahead of Emilio Tobon and Summit Yannotta.
Rashida Reinhardt of IMG Academy leads the girls. She was fourth of 160 in the championship race at the Southern Showcase in Alabama, and she beat Lola Jackson there. Joanie Webb of Donahue Academy has three races and three wins.
Our September freshman list is here. The other grades are linked at the bottom.
A missed meet never counts against anyone, and we use data plus our own eyes, so we will miss one or two along the way.
About the times: every runner is listed with a time they actually ran. The number in parentheses is what we think that run is worth on the Cecil Field course in Jacksonville, the same scale as our weekly rankings, so a fast course and a slow course can be compared. When two runners on a list have raced each other, the finish decides it, and a loss stands until they meet again.
Freshman Boys Top 10
1. Isaiah Renn, Leon (Tallahassee) 3A - 17:09.8 at the Dueling Summits (16:13.4)
Won the Dueling Summits in 17:09.8, first of 170, on a course that runs about a minute slow, then won the St. John Paul II Panther Invite in 16:20.1. Nobody on this list has raced him.
2. Willie McKenney, American Heritage (Plantation) 3A - 16:51.1 at the South Fork Invitational (15:57.1)
Won the South Fork Invitational on October 3 in 16:51.1, first of 195, ahead of Tobon and Yannotta. He was 11th in the Race of Champions at the Spanish River Invitational in 16:06.3 and second of 339 at King of the Hill. Every freshman on this list he has raced has finished behind him.
3. Noah Lefko, Fort Myers 3A - 17:09.6 at the Fort Myers XC Invite (16:05.7)
Ran 16:01.1 for 11th of 184 in the elite race at the North Port Invite, the fastest 5K by a Florida freshman this year. On October 3 he was 11th of 153 in the Race of Champions at the flrunners.com Invitational, ahead of both Lozanos and Collin Langston.
4. Peter Curet, Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 4A - 16:16.5 at Bale-N-Trail (16:40.9)
Ran 16:16.5 for ninth of 95 in the elite race at Bale-N-Trail and 16:34.1 for fourth of 203 at the Buchholz Bobcats Classic.
5. Emilio Tobon, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 2A - 17:05.9 at the South Fork Invitational (16:11.9)
Second at South Fork in 17:05.9, behind McKenney and ahead of Yannotta. He was 21st in the Spanish River Race of Champions in 16:31.8, ahead of Joaquin Cogo.
6. Navid Lozano, Tavares 3A - 16:55.2 at the Whispering Pines Invitational (16:41.0)
Seven races, and he has beaten his teammate Emiliano Lozano in six of them, including 18th at the FLRunners meet on October 3 in 17:04.0. Lefko beat him there.
7. Summit Yannotta, Jupiter 4A - 17:20.6 at the South Fork Invitational (16:26.6)
Won the Jupiter Invite No. 2 on October 7 in 16:53.6, first of 81. Four days earlier he was sixth at South Fork, behind McKenney and Tobon.
8. Joaquin Cogo, Doral Academy (Miami) 4A - 16:39.7 at the Spanish River Invitational (17:07.5)
Ran 16:39.7 for 27th in the Spanish River Race of Champions, behind McKenney and Tobon, and was 74th of 549 at the Florida Horse Park Invitational.
9. Collin Langston, Sunlake (Land O' Lakes) 4A - 17:18.4 at the Lecanto Invitational (16:56.3)
Won the Lecanto Invitational and was second of 98 at the Nature Coast Shark Invitational in 16:24.6. At the FLRunners meet he was 23rd, behind Lefko and Navid Lozano and ahead of Emiliano Lozano.
10. Emiliano Lozano, Tavares 3A - 17:05.2 at the Coach Joe McKinney Classic (16:42.1)
Beat his teammate once this year, for fourth at the Coach Joe McKinney Classic in 17:05.2. He was 24th at the FLRunners meet, right behind Langston.
Next up: Pedro Rodriguez (Doral Academy, 4A) was ninth of 406 at the Pine Crest meet in 16:48.6. Gabriel Perez (Belen Jesuit, 3A) ran 16:42.0 at the Great American XC Festival. Grayson Frantz (Satellite, 3A), Will Irby (Spanish River, 4A) and Aiden Martinez (Belen Jesuit, 3A) are next.
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Freshman Girls Top 10
1. Rashida Reinhardt, IMG Academy (Bradenton) - 18:16.1 at the IMGA XC Summit Challenge (18:24.8)
Third at the IMGA XC Summit Challenge in 18:16.1, the fastest 5K by a Florida freshman this year, then fourth of 160 in the championship race at the Southern Showcase, ahead of Lola Jackson. She ran the COROS Race of Champions at the Great American XC Festival on October 3 and was 90th of 324.
2. Joanie Webb, Donahue Academy (Ave Maria) 1A - 20:07.5 at the Fort Myers XC Invite (19:25.0)
Three races, three wins: the Lehigh Invite in 19:42.8, first of 203, the Fort Myers XC Invite in 20:07.5, first of 205, and the MIA Invitational on October 3.
3. Lola Jackson, Niceville 4A - 18:56.9 at the Southern Showcase (19:27.8)
Ran 18:56.9 for 11th of 160 at the Showcase, behind Reinhardt and ahead of teammates Anais Almonte and Sophie Clapp. Almonte beat her at the Wildcat Invitational on October 3. Jackson is seventh on our published 4A list and Almonte is not on it, so Jackson stays ahead for now.
4. Analyse St. John, Lennard (Ruskin) 4A - 19:46.1 at the Seffner Christian Invitational (19:02.4)
Won the Don Bishop Invitational on October 3 in 19:23.0, first of 115, and won the Spartan XC Invite in 18:39.0 the week before. She was second of 240 at the Seffner Christian Invitational.
5. Emma Godfrey, Creekside (St. Johns) 4A - 19:03.3 at the Florida Horse Park Invitational (19:07.5)
Eighth of 411 at the Florida Horse Park Invitational in 19:03.3 and third of 95 in the elite race at Bale-N-Trail in 18:53.5. She beat Piper Ross at the Horse Park and the Katie Caples Invitational.
6. Piper Ross, Ponte Vedra 3A - 19:23.5 at the Craig Speziale Invitational (18:36.6)
Won the Spikes & Spurs Classic in August and was second of 97 at the Craig Speziale Invitational on October 3 in 19:23.5, the best run of her season. Godfrey has beaten her twice.
7. Kelly Geraghty, Holy Trinity (Melbourne) 1A - 19:23.5 at the Great American XC Festival (19:35.5)
Ran 19:23.5 for 21st of 357 in an invitational race at the Great American and was fourth in the 1A-2A race at the Spanish River Invitational.
8. Estefania Capriles, Doral Academy (Miami) 4A - 19:47.8 at the Pine Crest meet (19:44.0)
Eighth of 152 in the Race of Champions at Spanish River in 19:34.5, ahead of Adriana Perrette and Raejanae Ebanks. She was seventh of 325 at the Pine Crest meet.
9. Adriana Perrette, Spanish River (Boca Raton) 4A - 20:04.2 at the Pine Crest meet (20:00.4)
Sixteenth in the Spanish River Race of Champions, ahead of Ebanks, and 155th in the COROS Race of Champions in North Carolina.
10. Raejanae Ebanks, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 3A - 19:29.7 at the BCAA meet at Quiet Waters (17:16.8)
Three Broward wins, including 19:29.7 at the BCAA meet at Quiet Waters. On those times she would rank near the top of the state, but we have few runners to measure that course against. The one race against this group was the Spanish River Race of Champions, where she was 26th, behind Capriles and Perrette.
Next up: Olivia Davis (Satellite, 3A) won the Indian River Fairgrounds Invitational and was second at the Harmony Longhorn Invitational. Mia Jucha (Fort Walton Beach, 3A) won the Jason Byrne race at the FLRunners meet in 20:04.7. Anais Almonte and Sophie Clapp (Niceville, 4A) and Quynh Tollon (Osceola, 3A) are next.
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How we ranked them
- Freshman only (Class of 2030), and high school 5Ks only. We checked every runner's grade against the result files.
- Every 5K is weighed against how that course ran, the same way as our weekly rankings, with Cecil Field as the yardstick. A runner's whole season counts, the most recent race the most, and a race a runner won never counts against them.
- Where runners are already placed on our published week 7 statewide or class lists, that order holds here too.
- A head-to-head loss stands until the two runners meet again. Races on September 12 and earlier no longer order anyone, though their times still count. When results go in a circle, the newest race decides. Where no race settles it, the season figures do.
- Results through October 8, 2026. Meets outside Florida count only for Florida runners. Only runners who have raced this fall are ranked, and a missed meet is never held against anyone.
The other grades: sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, sophomores, juniors, seniors. This week's statewide lists are in the rankings section, and every result is in the Florida XC results database.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Through October 8, 2026, Noah Lefko of Fort Myers has the fastest 5K by a Florida freshman boy (16:01.1 at the North Port Invite) and Isaiah Renn of Leon is No. 1 on our list. Rashida Reinhardt of IMG Academy has the fastest by a freshman girl, 18:16.1, and is No. 1.