Spanish River’s Preston Sangely wins school’s first boys cross country title

Heading into the FHSAA state cross country meet, Spanish River senior Preston Sangely said there were nerves, but they were tempered. “I was a little nervous,” said Sangely, who finished 53rd at the Class 4A state meet last year. “I would say the nerves left me around the 2-mile mark of the race. I was just waiting for the wall and when I saw no one close to me, I knew I got this.” Sangely 15: 22. 50 won state meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee on Saturday morning by five seconds over East Ridge junior Axel Sallault to help the Sharks finish third with 197 points. Western was the top Broward boys finisher in 25th place. Sangely joins Sara Darling (1998) as Spanish River runners to capture an individual state championship. Spanish River senior Ryan Cook (16: 25. 90) was 28th, freshman Avery Rand (16: 36. 00) was 39th and junior Casey Sangely was 55th (16: 51. 70). South Plantation junior David Lazo (16: 07. 01) finished 16th. Flanagan junior Malcolm Spence IV was 27th (16: 24. 50). Western senior Lara Santiago (16: 59. 00) was 63rd, while Wildcats junior Sebastian Nunez-Silva (16: 59. 7) was 65th. Jupiter junior Matthew Ward was 66th (16: 59. 8). O’Brien takes fourth in girls 4A state meet Boca Raton senior Katelyn O’Brien was fourth at the state meet with a 18: 10. 90 clocking. Riverview sophomore Madison Muller won the race with a time of 17: 37. 70. “My race was pretty solid,” said O’Brien, who ran 19: 02 on the same course last year at the state meet. “I had the big time drop. Of course, I would have liked to win it, but my performance and my team qualifying was very gratifying.” O’Brien is headed to the University of North Florida next year. Spanish River junior Alba Antunez-Perez was sixth in 18: 20. 30, while teammate Lailani Levy, a freshman, was 11th (18: 42. 20). Spanish River freshman Makaela Morilla (19: 41. 50) was 21st. Spanish River sophomore Juilia D’Emic (20: 03. 80) was 50th, just ahead of St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Elise Brown (20: 04. 1) The Sharks finished second as a team with 139 points, just three points behind Creekside. St. Thomas Aquinas was the top Broward finisher with 253 points to finish sixth overall. Boca Raton was 11th (358 points). “We were in sixth place at the two-mile mark,” Sharks coach Doug Horn said of his girls. “We really closed the gap in the last mile. It was also the first time that the girls made the podium in 27 years (1998).” Antunez-Perez, who moved to Boca Raton from Spain in the offseason, said she was proud of her race strategy. She also said her team provides a lot of competition and motivation. “We are very happy,” she said. “In training we just push each other. Today it was really hot, but I got used to it. In the summer it was 96 degrees training in Florida and it was like 70 in Spain.” Boca Raton senior Geneveve Story (19: 34. 60) was 26th; St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Kendall Parrott was 44th (19: 54. 40); and Wellington senior Kirsten Maarsingh was 12th (18: 48. 90). Dillard finishes fifth in girls 3A Dillard was fifth with 153 points as Chiles won the girls 3A championship with 107 points ahead of defending state champion Ponte Vedra (119). Dillard freshman Shynah Collins led the Panthers by finishing 12th (19: 08. 40). Dillard senior Abigail Richards (19: 12. 00) was 15th. Dillard freshman Miley Gill was 45th (20: 01. 30), while Dillard junior Peyton Williams (20: 08. 50, 51st), and Dillard junior Kelly Green (20. 09. 9) finished 55th. Dillard coach Davidson Gill was disappointed with the outcome. Several of his runners missed time during the season due to injury and Gill felt that played a role. “I know what we have talent-wise and I felt we had a shot,” Gill said. “We had a rough year as far as injuries and trying to keep everyone together. With the adversity we went through and the kids coming back (from injury) late and not being able to compete, it just wasn’t enough to compete (today). It is disappointing, but I hope this motivates them for the future. It still is a pretty young team.” Freshman helps Westminster Academy get fifth in 1A Westminster Academy wound up fifth overall in the 1A girls race with 171 points, one point behind Holy Trinity. Providence won tiebreaker over Oak Hall after both teams tied with 132 points. for the state title. Benjamin was 20th overall (477). Westminster freshman Avery Carvell (19: 35. 2) was 10th, while Lions junior Noelle Richardson was 13th (19: 41. 00). Westminster Academy senior Eugenia Fantoni (20: 48. 20) was 42nd. South Florida HEAT senior Naomie Debomy was 15th (19: 50. 60). Teammate Grace Dorn, a freshman, was 40th (20: 45. 40), and Sheridan Hills Christian senior Mireille Gomez (20: 46. 4) was 41st. “We had two girls medal and I was very pleased with their performance,” said Westminster coach Brad Lindbergh by phone. “It was a hot morning, and with the hills and such, it is not a race where you go in expecting fast times. It’s a championship course.” Carvell said she put in the work this season and it paid off. “I was definitely hoping to medal and get on the podium,” said Carvell, who finished 112th last year at the meet. “After last year, I told myself I wanted to make the podium. I wasn’t expecting 10th place. next year I am hoping to her top-3.” Westminster Academy also fifth in 1A boys Westminster Academy was sixth in the Class 1A boys race with 231 points. Providence easily won the division with 60 points. Sheridan Hills Christian (375) and the South Florida HEAT (408) were 14th and 14th respectively. Jupiter Christian was the top Palm Beach finisher taking 17th (468 points). Highlands Christian junior Benjamin Francis (16: 35. 90) was the top local finisher from South Florida taking 15th with a clocking of 16: 35. 90. Westminster Academy junior Lucas Latimore was 17th (16: 43. 70), while senior teammate Scott Sanok (17: 16. 80) finished 30th. South Florida HEAT senior Joseph Dorn ran 17: 09. 70 and finished 28th. Cardinal Gibbons girls top 10 in Class 2A Cardinal Gibbons sophomore Claire Chanon, who finished 20th in the state last season, finished 23rd this year with a 19: 29. 70 clocking to help the Chiefs to an impressive finish in the Class 2A girls race, finishing ninth with 350 points. Coral Springs Charter (387) placed 12th, while Cardinal Newman was the top Palm Beach County team finisher at 15th with 444 points. Cardinal Gibbons junior Molly Murphy was 25th (19: 33. 40), and Chiefs’ junior Allison Albrecht was 35th (19: 48. 9). Other top local finishers: St. John Paul II Academy freshman Barbarita Jedlicka (22nd, 19: 27. 80, 22nd), Calvary Christian freshman Heather Thomerson (33rd, 19: 45. 4) and Cardinal Newman sophomore Tessa Brown (47th, 20: 04. 60). Gillis, North Broward surprise in Class 2A boys race North Broward Prep senior Wills Gillis helped the North Broward boys finish sixth in their state competition debut. His finish of third individually was also a bit of surprise. “I couldn’t be happier with my finish,” Gillis said. “I went in seeded 10th and I had a goal of top 5 and making the podium. In previous times on this course, I have died out at the end, and this time I didn’t. This was a really great year for both me and my team.” FAU High junior Michael Gomez also turned in a stellar performance. “Throughout this season, I tried out a different racing strategy, but I decided to stick with what worked the best for me in the past,” said Gomez, who finished sixth overall with a 16: 18. 60. “I hung out in the back of the pack for the first half of the race, and then slowly picked people off until he final kick. So, I studied that plan every night leading up to the race, with mental notes at different parts of the course. “The goal for me was placement, not necessarily time,” Gomez added. “Since the end of last track season, I made it my goal to get on the podium.” Other top local finishes in 3A boys included Pine Crest senior Ryan Frawley (16: 48. 80, 23rd); Cardinal Newman’s Kenneth Wagner (16: 48. 80, 24th); King’s Academy senior Timothy Gast (16: 51. 30, 27th), and King’s Academy junior Joseph Schiro (16: 56. 10, 35th). American Heritage’s Lungescu 7th in boys 3A American Heritage senior Stefan Lungescu was seventh with a 16: 01. 70 to pace the Patriots to a 22nd-place finish (Belen Jesuit won its ninth straight boys title), while Pembroke Pines junior Adam Stewart (16: 35. 40) was 36th.
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