Vanguard (Ocala)

Cecil Field, one point back. Average 16:59.0, spread 1:29.0. Trevor Berquist 16:31, Christopher Taylor 16:43, Lachlan Bryniarski 16:45, Jacob Rogers 16:56, Aidan Bone 18:00, then Cooper Gumpert 18:01.

Four runners inside 16:56 and a 64-second hole to the fifth. The front four is better than Leon's and better than Ponte Vedra's; the fifth man is the whole difference. Bone and Gumpert ran within a second of each other, so this is not one runner having a bad day — it is where the roster currently ends.

Eleventh in the state, and the highest-ranked 3A team that actually beat other ranked 3A teams head to head: they were in the same Cecil field as Fort Myers, Fleming Island and Chiles and finished ahead of all three.

Cecil Field. Average 20:22.4 — a tenth of a second better than Ponte Vedra's — spread 3:21.0, the widest in this top ten. Lyla Hallick 18:37, Cierra Mills 19:23, Reese Cartwright 20:39, Annalise Hallick 21:15, Natalie Lammens 21:58, then Anya Bryniarski 22:56 and Trista Carter 25:01.

Projected at 20:43.7 off their returning five; they ran 20:22.4, twenty-one seconds a runner faster, the biggest gain of any team in this top ten. Lyla Hallick transferred in from a 4A school and immediately became one of the four fastest girls in the class — she is why Vanguard is here at all, and the 3:21 spread is why they are seventh rather than fourth.

Their fifth scorer converts to 21:58. Five of the six teams ahead of them have a fifth scorer under 21:16.

5-man average 16:43.7 · 1-5 spread 1:13.4 · finished 16-23-30-33-79 · Whispering Pines

Trevor Berquist 16:34.1 (16:20.0); Lachlan Bryniarski 16:43.6 (16:29.5); Christopher Taylor 16:50.5 (16:36.3); Jacob Rogers 16:53.4 (16:39.2); Cooper Gumpert 17:47.5 (17:33.4). Then Alexander Lammens 18:09.0 (17:54.8); Aidan Bone 18:26.2 (18:12.1).

5-man average 20:10.4 · 1-5 spread 3:27.5 · finished 2-13-22-64-112 · Whispering Pines

Lyla Hallick 18:25.4 (18:30.6); Cierra Mills 19:20.2 (19:25.4); Reese Cartwright 19:46.2 (19:51.4); Annalise Hallick 21:01.2 (21:06.4); Natalie Lammens 21:52.9 (21:58.1). Then Anya Bryniarski 22:39.7 (22:44.9); Ivygrace Guadagno 24:46.4 (24:51.6).

The biggest riser in the top ten and the shakiest placement in it. Vanguard won Whispering Pines with 59 points and a 16:43.7 converted average, spread 1:13.4 — Trevor Berquist 16:34.1 raw, then Lachlan Bryniarski, Christopher Taylor and Jacob Rogers inside twenty seconds of each other. That is a better team number than their Cecil race a week earlier (16:59.0), and they beat Tavares 59-75 to get it.

The caution: Whispering Pines is rated +14.1 from 42 pairs, and its own median says +4.1. Swing it and Vanguard drops from sixth to eleventh. Take the week-two drift out and they drop to eleventh as well. They are the team on this list whose ranking depends most on a number we are least sure of.

Season average 16:59.3 · 1-5 spread 1:37.9 · finished 21-32-34-54-131 in the class · Horse Park · This week: 11th at Horse Park (388).

Trevor Berquist 16:15.2 (16:20.4); Lachlan Bryniarski 16:42.1 (16:47.3); Jacob Rogers 16:44.9 (16:50.1); Christopher Taylor 17:28.5 (17:33.7); Cooper Gumpert 18:12.1 (18:17.3). Then Alexander Lammens 18:00.2 (18:05.4); Aidan Bone 18:43.4 (18:48.6).

Eleventh at their own meet with 388: Trevor Berquist 16:15.2, the best of his three races, Lachlan Bryniarski 16:42.1, Jacob Rogers 16:44.9, Christopher Taylor 17:28.5, Cooper Gumpert 18:12.1. Three meets with the same five, and the figures have barely moved: 16:59 season average, 1:38 spread. Second to third, because Ponte Vedra beat them by 90 points on Saturday.

Season average 20:19.9 · 1-5 spread 3:40.3 · finished 1-16-24-87-123 in the class · Horse Park · This week: 9th at Horse Park (289).

Lyla Hallick 18:22.5 (18:26.8); Cierra Mills 19:45.3 (19:49.5); Reese Cartwright 19:31.1 (19:35.3); Annalise Hallick 21:49.5 (21:53.8); Natalie Lammens 22:17.7 (22:22.0). Then Anya Bryniarski 23:21.9 (23:26.2); Trista Carter 24:44.8 (24:49.0).

Ninth at their own meet with 289. Lyla Hallick 18:22.5 was second overall, the best of her three races; Reese Cartwright 19:31.1, Cierra Mills 19:45.3, and then Annalise Hallick 21:49.5 and Natalie Lammens 22:17.7. A 3:40 spread, the widest in the ten, and three races with the same five that all say the same thing. Fifth to seventh, behind the three teams that beat them on Saturday.

Season average 16:59.3 · 1-5 spread 1:37.9 · finished 21-35-36-60-139 in the class

Trevor Berquist 16:22.0; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:41.0; Jacob Rogers 16:47.5; Christopher Taylor 17:06.1; Cooper Gumpert 18:00.0.

Did not race. Three meets with the same five and the same figures: Trevor Berquist 16:22.0, Lachlan Bryniarski 16:41.0, Jacob Rogers 16:47.5, Christopher Taylor 17:06.1, Cooper Gumpert 18:00.0, a 16:59.3 average on a 1:37.9 spread. Third, where they were, and ranked ahead of a team with a better figure because they beat it: Vanguard 351, Fort Myers 358 at Cecil Field on August 21, and the two have not met since.

Season average 20:19.9 · 1-5 spread 3:40.3 · finished 1-16-22-90-126 in the class

Lyla Hallick 18:29.7; Cierra Mills 19:37.1; Reese Cartwright 19:51.3; Annalise Hallick 21:31.5; Natalie Lammens 22:10.0.

Did not race. Lyla Hallick 18:29.7, Cierra Mills 19:37.1, Reese Cartwright 19:51.3, and then Annalise Hallick 21:31.5 and Natalie Lammens 22:10.0. A 3:40.3 spread, the widest in the ten, and a team that would be top three with a fourth runner under 20:30. Seventh, where they were.

Season average 16:50.5 · 1-5 spread 1:25.6 · finished 14-29-34-42-103 in the class · This week: 1st of 13 at the Rockledge Raider Classic (22).

Trevor Berquist 16:16.5; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:36.3; Jacob Rogers 16:44.0; Christopher Taylor 16:53.5; Cooper Gumpert 17:42.0.

Won the Rockledge Raider Classic with 22 over Rockledge's 71 in a 13-team field: Trevor Berquist second in 16:02.3, four tenths behind Brody Johnson, Lachlan Bryniarski third in 16:23.1, Christopher Taylor fourth in 16:30.9, Jacob Rogers fifth in 16:32.3, Cooper Gumpert eighth in 17:13.1, and the sixth and seventh men fifteenth and seventeenth. Third to second, and ahead of Fort Myers on the standing call: Vanguard beat Fort Myers by seven points at Cecil Field on August 21 and they have not met since.

Season average 20:07.2 · 1-5 spread 3:52.9 · finished 2-10-13-67-133 in the class · This week: 1st of 9 at the Rockledge Raider Classic (40). Won in week 2; that run is not held against them.

Lyla Hallick 18:23.0; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:29.6; Annalise Hallick 21:10.0; Natalie Lammens 22:16.0.

Won the Rockledge Raider Classic with 40 in a nine-team field: Lyla Hallick first in 18:10.8, Cierra Mills third in 18:49.9, Reese Cartwright fifth in 19:05.1, Annalise Hallick ninth in 20:35.5, Anya Bryniarski 23rd in 22:20.2 as the fifth. Three girls inside 19:06 and a 3:52.9 spread on the season, the widest in the ten; a fourth runner under 20:30 would make this a top-three team. Seventh to fifth, above Dillard: the projection scores three points better in the virtual race, and a raced five outranks a projection that close, the rule since week 3. Won in week 2 too, and that run is not held against them.

Season average 16:50.5 · 1-5 spread 1:25.6 · This week: 1st of 13 at the Rockledge Raider Classic (22).

Trevor Berquist 16:16.5; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:36.3; Jacob Rogers 16:44.0; Christopher Taylor 16:53.5; Cooper Gumpert 17:42.0.

Won the Rockledge Raider Classic with 22 against 13 teams: Berquist 16:02.3, Bryniarski 16:23.1, Taylor 16:30.9, Rogers 16:32.3, four in the top five. Tenth on figure, and holds its Cecil Field win over Fort Myers, which sits directly behind it. Ranked on the runners it has entered.

Converted average 16:50.5 · 1-5 spread 1:25.6 · finished 14-30-34-42-102 in the class

Trevor Berquist 16:16.5; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:36.3; Jacob Rogers 16:44.0; Christopher Taylor 16:53.5; Cooper Gumpert 17:42.0.

Did not race. Won the Rockledge meet on Sept. 18 with 22, after 11th at the Horse Park. Trevor Berquist, Lachlan Bryniarski, Jacob Rogers and Christopher Taylor are inside 37 seconds on the season; the fifth man is the gap. Fort Myers scores better in the virtual race, but Vanguard beat Fort Myers at Cecil Field and the two have not met since. Second.

Converted average 20:07.2 · 1-5 spread 3:52.9 · finished 2-10-13-68-140 in the class

Lyla Hallick 18:23.0; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:29.6; Annalise Hallick 21:10.0; Natalie Lammens 22:16.0.

Did not race. Won the Rockledge meet on Sept. 18 with 40. Lyla Hallick is one of the best in 3A, and Cierra Mills and Reese Cartwright have been dropping time. The fourth and fifth are the gap. Fifth, behind Ponte Vedra, which beat it at the Horse Park.

Season average 16:50.5 · 1-5 spread 1:25.6

Trevor Berquist 16:16.5; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:36.3; Jacob Rogers 16:44.0; Christopher Taylor 16:53.5; Cooper Gumpert 17:42.0.

Did not race. Won the Rockledge Raider Classic on Sept. 18 with 22. Holds tenth, and holds its Cecil Field win over Fort Myers, which sits directly behind it. (A Vanguard at the Lake Wales Invitational on Saturday was the Vanguard School of Lake Wales, not this one.)

Converted average 16:36.9 · 1-5 spread 0:57.9 · finished 22-23-24-28-72 in the class · This week: 2nd of 11 at the Craig Speziale Invitational (29).

Trevor Berquist 16:22.9; Jacob Rogers 16:24.2; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:27.0; Christopher Taylor 16:29.6; Cooper Gumpert 17:20.8.

Second at Speziale with 29. Christopher Taylor, Jacob Rogers, Lachlan Bryniarski and Trevor Berquist were second, fourth, sixth and eighth. The front four are seven seconds apart on the season. Third.

Converted average 19:50.4 · 1-5 spread 3:34.4 · finished 2-11-12-50-96 in the class · This week: 2nd of 9 at the Craig Speziale Invitational (46).

Lyla Hallick 18:06.8; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:19.2; Annalise Hallick 20:47.5; Natalie Lammens 21:41.2.

Second at Speziale with 46, without Cierra Mills, its No. 2. Lyla Hallick won by 43 seconds and Reese Cartwright was third. Fifth, behind Ponte Vedra on our call.

Season average 16:36.9 · 1-5 spread 0:57.9

Trevor Berquist 16:22.9; Jacob Rogers 16:24.2; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:27.0; Christopher Taylor 16:29.6; Cooper Gumpert 17:20.8.

Second at Speziale with 29: Christopher Taylor second in 16:38.93, Jacob Rogers fourth, Lachlan Bryniarski sixth, Trevor Berquist eighth. A four-man spread of seven seconds on the season, the tightest front four in the ten. Behind Ponte Vedra on Saturday's result.

Season average 19:50.4 · 1-5 spread 3:34.4

Lyla Hallick 18:06.8; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:19.2; Annalise Hallick 20:47.5; Natalie Lammens 21:41.2.

Second at Speziale with 46, without Cierra Mills, its No. 2. Lyla Hallick won by 43 seconds and Reese Cartwright was third. Tenth, behind Ponte Vedra on our call.

Converted average 16:36.9 · 1-5 spread 0:57.9 · finished 21-22-25-29-75 in the class

Trevor Berquist 16:22.9; Jacob Rogers 16:24.2; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:27.0; Christopher Taylor 16:29.6; Cooper Gumpert 17:20.8.

Did not race. Second at Speziale on October 3 with 29. Christopher Taylor, Jacob Rogers, Lachlan Bryniarski and Trevor Berquist are seven seconds apart on the season.

Converted average 19:50.4 · 1-5 spread 3:34.4 · finished 2-11-12-51-98 in the class

Lyla Hallick 18:06.8; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:19.2; Annalise Hallick 20:47.5; Natalie Lammens 21:41.2.

Did not race. Second at Speziale on October 3 with 46, without Mills. Lyla Hallick won by 43 seconds. Back above Ponte Vedra on our call.

Season average 16:36.9 · 1-5 spread 0:57.9

Trevor Berquist 16:22.9; Jacob Rogers 16:24.2; Lachlan Bryniarski 16:27.0; Christopher Taylor 16:29.6; Cooper Gumpert 17:20.8.

Did not race. Second at Speziale with 29: Christopher Taylor second in 16:38.93, Jacob Rogers fourth, Lachlan Bryniarski sixth, Trevor Berquist eighth. A four-man spread of seven seconds on the season, the tightest front four in the ten. Behind Ponte Vedra on that result.

Season average 19:50.4 · 1-5 spread 3:34.4

Lyla Hallick 18:06.8; Cierra Mills 19:17.5; Reese Cartwright 19:19.2; Annalise Hallick 20:47.5; Natalie Lammens 21:41.2.

Did not race. Second at Speziale with 46 on October 3, without Cierra Mills, its No. 2; Lyla Hallick won by 43 seconds and Reese Cartwright was third. Tenth here, holding its place by our call; it is 11th in the virtual race.