The Bishop Kenny, Creekside and Ponte Vedra girls cross country teams racked up team state championships and Bolles runner Parker Adams took home an individual title on Saturday at the high school state meet in Tallahassee.
Adams was the lone individual state champ for the area, clocking a time of 15 minutes, 24.6 seconds on the 5K course to help the Bulldogs finish as the Class 2A team state runner-up. Bishop Kenny’s Jack Liuzzo (16:10.3) also broke into the top 10 with a seventh.
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The local girls teams were the story of the day.
For the Crusaders, who won the Class 2A meet with 88 points, it was the 10th team championship in school history, a number that ranks third in state history behind only Bolles (14) and Tampa Plant (12). Bolles had 114 points to finish as the team state runner-up. Kenny’s Tessa Massa led the way for the champion Crusaders with a sixth (18 minutes, 41.8 seconds on the 5K course). Stephanie Grden (19:04.4, 12th) and Taylor Lawhon (19:16.2, 16th place) gave the Crusaders strong presence in the top 20. Bolles’ Estella Bruneau was tops for the Bulldogs in seventh (18:43.4).
Ponte Vedra won its second team state crown, bringing home the 3A title with 63 points. It was the school’s second team title in three years. Daisy Ross took fourth in 18:28.7 to lead the way for the Sharks. Teammate Samantha Gore was 13th (18:56.1) followed by Olivia Kaminsky (19:13) and Sofia Bushkell (19:13.2) in 19th and 20th, respectively.
Creekside won the 4A title, its second in school history, earning 70 points to finish well in front of runner-up Buchholz (153). Freshman Sydney Johnson was third (18:03.7) and Alyson Johnson, a two-time All-News4JAX runner of the year, took eighth in 18:22.7. Alyson Johnson was the state champ last year. Flagler Palm Coast, which finished third as a team, was led by seventh-place runner Peyton Cerasi (18:19.2).
For the boys in 4A, Creekside’s Jackson Lafser (15:40.7) was seventh.
Class 4A
Girls
Local team results: 1. Creekside, 70; 3. Flagler Palm Coast, 194; 8. Nease, 329; 21. Tocoi Creek, 500; 26. Bartram Trail, 583.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 3. Sydney Johnson (Creekside), 18:03.7; 7. Peyton Cerasi (Flagler Palm Coast), 18:19.2; 8. Alyson Johnson (Creekside), 18;22.7; 14. Sarah Rose (Creekside), 18:34.3; 23. Hadleigh Roberts (Creekside), 19:00.1; 26. Eliza Hutton (Fletcher), 19:04.2; 32. Arianna Slaughter (Flagler Palm Coast), 19:15.3; 38. Melissa Berger (Tocoi Creek), 19:20.1; 43. Emily Kate Longmire (Creekside), 19:22.2; 44. Kendall Wampler (Nease), 19:22.3; 45. Shannon Fischer (Nease), 19:23.8.
Boys
Local team results: 6. Creekside, 239; 8. Nease, 259; 11. Bartram Trail, 365; 26. Flagler Palm Coast, 599.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 5. Jackson Lafser (Creekside), 15:40.7; 15. Gavin Voils (Nease), 16:05.5; 27. Eli Scharf (Creekside), 16:12.7; 30. Bryce Motycka (Bartram Trail), 16:14.4; 36. Jack Reich (Nease), 16:16.6; 43. Braden Motycka (Bartram Trail), 16:19.4; 48. Ishir Jha (Creekside), 16:24.9.
Class 3A
Girls
Local team results: 1. Ponte Vedra, 63; 9. Fleming Island, 270; 14. St. Augustine, 373.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 4. Daisy Ross (Ponte Vedra), 18:28.7; 13. Samantha Gore (Ponte Vedra), 18:56.1; 16. Ava Hendrix (Fleming Island), 19:03.5; 19. Olivia Kaminsky (Ponte Vedra), 19:13; 20. Sofia Bushkell (Ponte Vedra), 19:13.2; 21. Lauren Voutour (St. Augustine), 19:15.2; 23. Savannah LaVasser (Ponte Vedra), 19:16.2; 25. Brooke Reynolds (Fleming Island), 19:19.9; 40. Jeniffer Fagan (Fleming Island), 19:46.8; 41. Ella McGowan (Ponte Vedra), 19:50.8.
Boys
Local team results: 3. Ponte Vedra, 203; 7. Fleming Island, 304.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 11. Cole Swesey (St. Augustine), 15:46.2; 17. Tanner Andrade Brinsko (Ponte Vedra), 16:0.9; 18. Andrew Boyer (Fleming Island), 16:05.6; 27. Miles Wicks (Ponte Vedra), 16:27.6; 35. Jacob Campbell (Fleming Island), 16:36.8; 37. Luke Ross (Ponte Vedra), 16:38.7; 44. Blaine Vogel (Matanzas), 16:40.8.
Class 2A
Girls
Local team results: 1. Bishop Kenny, 88; 2. Bolles, 114; 3. Episcopal, 135; 19. Fernandina Beach, 495; 23. Suwannee, 527.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 6. Tessa Massa (Bishop Kenny), 18:41.8; 7. Estella Bruneau (Bolles), 18:43.4; 9. Sofie Stam (Bolles), 18:58.5; 11. Lucrezia Gowdy (Episcopal), 19:03.8; 12. Stephanie Grden (Bishop Kenny), 19:04.4; 16. Taylor Lawhon (Bishop Kenny), 19:16.2; 17. Kate Brice (Episcopal), 19:19.1; 22; Elizabeth McClure (Bolles), 19:38.7; 23. Brooke McCoy (Episcopal), 19:40.5; 24. Jillian Jakab (Bishop Kenny), 19:42.1; 26. Stella Krueger (Episcopal), 19:44; 29. Olivia Hermanson (Suwannee), 19:47.7; 31. Olivia Lumpkin (Bishop Kenny), 19:49; 33. Charlotte Joseph (Bolles), 19:51.7; 37. Ryleigh Hermanson (Suwannee), 20:02.8; 47. Shakira Agatha Wigham (Interlachen), 20:14.6.
Boys
Local team results: 2. Bolles, 89; 4. Bishop Kenny, 164; 7. Episcopal, 250; 23. Stanton, 608; 31. Suwannee, 659.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 1. Parker Adams (Bolles), 15:24.6; 7. Jack Liuzzo (Bishop Kenny), 16:10.3; 11. Jake Officer (Episcopal), 16:25; 17. Aidan Chandler (Bolles), 16:34.5; 20. Julian Barre (Bolles), 16:42.5; 23. Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (Bishop Kenny), 16:46.9; 32. Kiran Parekh (Bolles), 16:57.2; 33; Alexander Ruge (Bolles), 16:57.3; 40. Aaron Ches (Episcopal), 17:01.3; 47. Dayne Kimball (Bishop Kenny), 17:10.1.
Class 1A
Girls
Local team results: 3. Providence, 147; 17. St. Johns Country Day, 482; 28. Trinity Christian, 664.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 10. Emma Akhundjanov (Providence), 19:39.2; 18. Katie Cunningham (Providence), 20:02; 19. Paige Brammer (St. Joseph), 20:03; 35. Sara Palmer (Providence), 20:31.8; 42. Rebecca Stratton (St. Johns CD), 20:41.8; 43. Kate Staten (St. Johns CD), 20:43.8; 47. Lauren McInnis (Bishop Snyder), 20:48.9.
Boys
Local team results: 3. Providence, 104; 24. St. Joseph, 583; 26. Harvest Community, 680.
Top local individual finishers in top 50: 11. Sam Loftin (Providence), 16:11.9; 12. Sean Cunningham (Providence), 16:12.2; 26. Harrison Kozlowski (Providence), 16:40.9; 28. Ellis Halton (Providence), 16:42.9; 32. Donovan Drake (Providence), 16:52.2; 44. Jordan Guthrie (St. Joseph), 17:08.6.