Maclay (Tallahassee)
1A Region 1 · District 2 · also appears as: Maclay
#4 Preseason 1A Boys#2 Week 1 1A Boys#8 Week 1 1A Girls
David Barton (SR) 16:07.2; Logan Phipps (JR) 16:59.9; Will Cintron (JR) 18:36.9; Gavin McVay (JR) 18:49.5; Matthew Nowels (SO) 19:50.8
Current roster (26)
| Athlete | Class | This season (5k) | Last season (5k) | Races | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Lilly Bell | 2027 | 21:42.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Madison McVay | 2030 | 21:55.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Ava Wenleder | 2030 | 22:08.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Marguerite Miller | 2027 | 23:28.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Abigail Stephens | 2029 | 23:30.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Mackenzie McVay | 2030 | 23:47.0 | — | 1 |
| G | Mary Price | 2028 | 25:23.0 | — | 1 |
| B | David Barton | 2027 | 16:15.0 | 16:07.2 | 2 |
| B | Gavin McVay | 2028 | 17:15.0 | 18:49.5 | 2 |
| B | Beau May | 2029 | 17:36.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Will Cintron | 2028 | 17:50.0 | 18:36.9 | 2 |
| B | Logan Phipps | 2028 | 18:06.0 | 16:59.9 | 2 |
| B | Ben Lawson | 2029 | 19:07.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Benton Belcher | 2029 | 20:30.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Wesley Seise | 2029 | 20:49.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Luke Jackson | 2029 | 21:26.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Reed Theriot | 2030 | 21:34.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Mirko Usina | 2029 | 21:35.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Hudson Cheesborough | 2030 | 23:24.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Charlie Beaven | 2029 | 23:26.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Graham DeBelder | 2030 | 24:47.7 | — | 1 |
| B | Peter Nordby | 2029 | 25:11.3 | — | 1 |
| B | Bennett Howard | 2030 | 26:09.5 | — | 1 |
| B | Connor Redfield | 2030 | 27:02.7 | — | 1 |
| B | Tucker Couch | 2028 | 31:22.0 | — | 1 |
| B | Matthew Nowels | 2029 | — | 19:50.8 | 1 |
Team results
| Date | Meet | Race | Place | Score | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | Dueling Summits | Boys 5k Run CC Varsity | 13 | 359 | 26:54 |
| 2026-08-21 | Cecil Field Summer Classic | Boys Elite | 16 | 488 | 17:24 |
| 2026-08-21 | Cecil Field Summer Classic | Girls Elite | 37 | 785 | 22:32 |
Team ranking writeups
#2 — 1A Boys Week 1 · 87 points
Cecil Field. Five-man average 17:24.4, spread 1:51.0.
David Barton 16:15, Gavin McVay 17:15, Beau May 17:36, Will Cintron 17:50, Logan Phipps 18:06, Ben Lawson 19:07, Benton Belcher 20:30.
The best actual performance by a 1A boys team this month, and the biggest single move on the board. Maclay was fourth in the preseason returner rankings at a 18:04.9 average with a 3:43.6 spread — a good front and a hole behind it. At Cecil Field they averaged 17:24.4 and closed the spread to 1:51.0.
That is 40.5 seconds off the five-man average and nearly two minutes off the spread, on a course where the average boy ran level with his state time. Barton opened eight seconds up on Sean Cunningham, the top-ranked individual in the class. McVay, May and Cintron all ran inside 17:50, which is the part that actually matters: the preseason version of this team had one runner under 17:50 and now it has four.
Five points behind a team that has not raced. If you want to rank on evidence rather than arithmetic, Maclay is first and it is not particularly close.
#8 — 1A Girls Week 1 · 252 points
Cecil Field. Five-man average 22:32.6, spread 1:48.0.
Lilly Bell 21:42, Madison McVay 21:55, Ava Wenleder 22:08, Marguerite Miller 23:28, Abigail Stephens 23:30, Mackenzie McVay 23:47, Mary Price 25:23.
Zero returners from the 2025 state meet. Maclay's girls had no preseason team ranking, no projected score, and no presence in the returner data at all. They are eighth in Class 1A.
Their 1:48.0 spread is the third-tightest in the top ten, built on a three-girl block inside 26 seconds and no runner in the scoring five slower than 23:30. Seven finishers. This is a program that assembled a full team over the summer and it is not visible in any preseason document anywhere.