The Bishop Kenny girls continued their cross country dominance, winning their third consecutive state championship on a blockbuster morning in Tallahassee for local teams.
The Crusaders were one of five local teams to bring home state titles. They joined the Providence boys and girls who swept Class 1A, the Bolles boys in Class 2A, and the Creekside girls in 4A.
Bishop Kenny’s Taylor Lawhon was state runner-up in 18:26, with teammates Camila Giles (18:48.1), Alexis Wilson (18:49), and Olivia Lumpkin (18:59.9) joining her inside the top 10. Bolles was runner-up to Bishop Kenny, with eighth-place finisher Kavya Patel (18:59.9) the top Bulldogs runner. Episcopal was third as a team, led by third-place individual Kate Brice (18:36.8).
The Bolles boys won their third team championship since 2022 and ninth overall, moving in front of Bishop Kenny for the most titles by a local team in state history. The Bulldogs got a seventh-place individual finish from Arrian Sharma (16:19.3)
The Creekside girls won their second straight team title and third overall. Eva Delaney (18:21.1) was the top Creekside finisher in seventh. For the Providence girls, Sara Palmer’s 19:57.5 led the Stallions. She finished in 19th place overall. The Providence boys got a state runner-up finish from Sean Cunningham (15:47.8), a third from Charles Loftin (15:50), and a fourth from Harrison Kozlowski (15:54.9) to power their first team title.
State cross country championship results
Apalachee Regional Park (Tallahassee)Class 4A, girls
Local team results: 1. Creekside, 136; 7. Bartram Trail, 290; 19. Nease, 453; 20. Flagler Palm Cost, 468; 24. Atlantic Coast, 553.
Local top 20 individual results: 2. Avery Hartley (Bartram Trail), 18;00.3; 7. Eva Delaney (Creekside), 18:21.1; 10. Arianna Slaughter (Flagler Palm Coast), 18:40.4; 17. Allison Austin (Atlantic Coast), 19:00.
Boys
Local team results: 4. Nease, 221; 10. Creekside, 326; 15. Bartram Trail, 429.
Local top 20 individual results: 13. Douglas Seth (Flagler Palm Coast), 16:01.1.
Class 3A, girls
Local team results: 2. Ponte Vedra, 119; 8. Beachside, 311; 16. Matanzas, 474; 17. Fleming Island, 488.
Local top 20 individual results: 4. Samantha Gore (Ponte Vedra), 18:30.8; 11. Peyton Cerasi (Matanzas), 19:00.4.
Boys
Local team results: 6. Ponte Vedra, 247; 7. Fleming Island, 255; 9. Matanzas, 324; 13. St. Augustine, 397.
Local top 20 individual results: 6. Miles Wicks (Ponte Vedra), 15:57.9; 10. Luke Ross (Ponte Vedra), 16:05.2; 20. JP Strombeck (Fleming Island), 16:17.3.
Class 2A, girls
Local team results: 1. Bishop Kenny, 32; 2. Bolles, 78; 3. Episcopal, 94; 14. Fernandina Beach, 420; 20. Stanton, 527; 21. Wolfson, 540; 28. Suwannee, 630.
Local top 20 individual results: 2. Taylor Lawhon (Bishop Kenny), 18:26; 3. Kate Brice (Episcopal), 18:36.8; 5. Camila Giles (Bishop Kenny), 18:48.1; 6. Alexis Wilson (Bishop Kenny), 18:49; 8. Olivia Lumpkin (Bishop Kenny), 18:59.9; 8. Kavya Patel (Bolles), 18:59.9; 10. Sofie Stam (Bolles), 19:02.4; 11. Jillian Jakab (Bishop Kenny), 19:07.8; 12. Graziana Gowdy (Episcopal), 19:08.9; 15. Charlotte Joseph (Bolles), 19:13.5; 19. Paulina Becker (Bolles), 19:26.4; 20. Holland McKinney (Episcopal), 19:27.2.
Boys
Local team results: 1. Bolles, 62; 2. Bishop Kenny, 124; 7. Episcopal, 321; 19. Suwannee, 488; 23. Wolfson, 523.
Local top 20 individual results: 7. Arrian Sharma (Bolles), 16:19.3; 11. Logan Haley (Suwannee), 16:24.4; 12. Aaron Ches (Episcopal), 16:26.1; 14. JP Bracamontes (Bolles), 16:27.4; 17. Thomas Milton (Bishop Kenny), 16:35.0; 18. Ethan Reid (Bishop Kenny), 16:36.5; 20. Brian Martinez (Bishop Kenny), 16:41.3.
Class 1A, girls
Local team results: 1. Providence, 132; 13. St. Johns Country Day, 426.
Local top 20 individual results: 19. Sara Palmer (Providence), 19:57.5.
Boys
Local team results: 1. Providence, 60; 22. Harvest Community, 557; 23. St. Johns Country Day, 557; 26. St. Joseph, 608.
Local top 20 individual results: 2. Sean Cunningham (Providence), 15:47.8; 3. Charles Loftin (Providence), 15:50; 4. Harrison Kozlowski (Providence), 15:54.9
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