Boys 1A Individual Rankings — Week 5

Eleventh of 250 in the Southern Showcase championship race in 15:15.7, worth about 15:41 at Cecil Field, ahead of Barton in 31st. A week earlier he won the Coach Hope Invitational in 16:42.7 out of 91, 41 seconds clear of John William Martin of Fernandina Beach 2A, and that win is not held against him. He opened with 16:23.0 for 34th at Cecil Field, eight places behind Arterburn, and that is the one result on this list that runs against him. First on a call: the rule would keep Arterburn above him, we are ranking the Huntsville run, and the call ends the day they meet.

Did not race. His season is one run, second at the Pace Patriot Invitational on September 5 in 16:28.3, 20 seconds behind Bryant Olson of Niceville 4A, on a course that reads slow, worth about 15:49 at Cecil Field. Only Cunningham's Huntsville run is a better leveled mark in the class. Two weeks since he ran, not four, and a missed week is never held against anybody. He has not met anyone on this list, so he sits second on figure, behind Cunningham on the call explained above.

Thirty-first in the Southern Showcase championship race in 15:51.5, worth about 16:17 at Cecil Field, the second-fastest time by a 1A boy this fall, and Maclay finished 24th of 28 in that race. He ran 16:15.0 for 24th at Cecil Field, two places ahead of Arterburn, and 16:21.1 for 21st at the Horse Park, ahead of Kline and Manderson. His only loss this season is to Cunningham on Saturday. Fourth to third, and above Arterburn on the August result until the two meet again.

Ninth in the Spanish River Race of Champions in 16:02.5, three places and eight seconds ahead of Francis, on a course that reads about half a minute fast. Four rated races, all of them good: 16:19.0 at Cecil Field, second at Pine Crest in 16:16.9 behind Martin Fernandez of Doral 4A, the Dr. Garcia Bulldog Invite win in 16:23.9. He beat Cunningham at Cecil Field, and the rule alone would keep him above the boy who is now first. Second to fourth on that call, behind Barton on the Cecil Field result, and he takes the top spot back the day he beats Cunningham again.

Did not race. His season is one run, the Buchholz Bobcats Classic on September 12, which he won in 16:17.9 out of 203, nine seconds clear of Evan Kirby of Fletcher 4A and Luke Engels of Eastside 2A. Buchholz reads a shade fast, so the run is worth about 16:30 at Cecil Field. A junior, and he has not met anybody on this list. Fifth for a second week, on figure.

Did not race. Twenty-third at the Horse Park in 16:23.7, two places behind Barton and four ahead of Manderson, after 16:33.0 for 46th at Cecil Field. He beat Kirwan at Cecil Field, 46th to 50th, and that result holds him above his Circle Christian rival until they meet again. Sixth for a second week, and the first man on a Cornerstone Classical team that is third on the team list.

Won the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday in 17:39.2 out of 60, six seconds ahead of his teammate Jonah Lehman-Saba, on a course that reads about a minute slow for boys. A win never lowers a figure, so he is ranked on his 16:34.0 for 50th at Cecil Field in August. Cunningham, Barton, Arterburn and Kline all beat him that night, and each of those results stands. A sophomore. Ninth to seventh: he has not met Francis or Burns, and both of them ran leveled figures a shade slower on Friday.

Twelfth in the Spanish River Race of Champions in 16:10.4, three places behind Arterburn, on a course that reads fast, so the run is worth about 16:38 at Cecil Field. Fifth at Pine Crest in 16:36.2, one place ahead of Burns, and fourth at Dr. Garcia in 16:53.4 behind Arterburn's win. Three races, each inside the top twelve of a big South Florida field. Eighth for a second week, above Burns on the Pine Crest result.

Second of 379 in the Spanish River 1A-2A race in 16:18.7, five seconds behind Michael Gomez of FAU High 2A and ahead of Lukas Arrojo of True North and Nash Akers of Southwest Florida Christian. The course reads about half a minute fast, so the run is worth about 16:46 at Cecil Field. Fourth at King of the Hill in 17:14.4 out of 339 on a course that reads slow, sixth at Pine Crest in 16:37.1, one place behind Francis. A sophomore with three races inside 16:47 leveled. Seventh to ninth, behind Francis on Pine Crest and behind Kirwan on figure; the two have not met.

Won the Daphne Invitational at Historic Blakeley State Park in Alabama on Saturday in 15:42.0, first of 217, two seconds ahead of Owen Tucker of Gulf Breeze 3A, who had beaten him at the Gulf Coast Stampede a week earlier, and eleven ahead of Frederick Gunther of Pensacola Catholic 2A. His first win of the year and his fastest time by 46 seconds. Blakeley reads about a minute fast for boys on a sample whose readings disagree, so the run levels to about 16:46, and a race a runner won never lowers his figure. Sixth at the Stampede in 16:35.0 out of 258. Twenty-seventh at the Horse Park in 16:28.4, four places behind Kline and six behind Barton, and both of those results stand. Tenth for a second week, and the front man for the team that is first on the 1A team list.