The Hagerty Huskies made program historical past with a state runner-up exhibiting in Saturday’s Class 4A cross nation championship meet. And so did Oak Ridge senior Jayden Santos-Gonzales.
The Huskies, led by senior Jacob Leon and junior Noah Mott with prime 10 performances on the group scoring record, totaled 160 factors. Gainesville Buchholz gained with a 143 rating at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. Oviedo was fourth at 208.
“We had been actually excited as a group that we had been in a position to carry out and run effectively at states,” mentioned Leon, who ran a time of quarter-hour, 44.5 seconds. Mott ran 15:56.1 and Hagerty was the one group to have 4 in prime 40 group scoring with senior Connor Stromberg (16:15.6) and junior Ricardo Hernandez (16:22.1) on that record.
“The boys ran nice,” mentioned Hagerty coach Jay Getty, who celebrated the best FHSAA finals group end in his 34-year profession. “Jacob and Noah out entrance set the tone. The 2 of them actually turned our leaders within the again half of the season.
“These guys all obtained alongside. They picked one another up. That’s an enormous key. They had been enjoyable to teach.”
Getty, who has been to the state meet 27 instances with group or particular person qualifiers and eight of Hagerty’s 10 varsity runners are due again.
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The one Orlando space 4A group to beforehand place within the prime two since Lyman gained the big-school title in 2014 was Oviedo’s 2017 championship squad.
Santos-Gonzales crossed the road at 15:33.0 behind first place Gino Palazzolo (15.23.6) of Buchholz to grow to be the realm’s first particular person prime two 4A boys runner since Matthew Doyle of Winter Springs was the 2016 champion.
The one earlier Oak Ridge boy to complete second on the state meet was Elias Gonzalez in 1995.
Axel Sallault sophomore was eighth with a 15:50.6 time. Oviedo junior Colin Aysun was ninth at 15:53.0. And Lake Howell sophomore Robert Gallagher was thirteenth at 15:59.3.
Oviedo was the solely group aside from Buchholz to complete forward of Hagerty this season. The Huskies gained 5 of their six common season meets — inserting second to Oviedo within the Seminole Athletic Convention meet.
East Ridge junior Rhyen Foley ran 18:07.8 for fourth in ladies 4A.
Tavares sophomore Cheyenne Thomas was the ladies 3A runner-up with a private greatest 18:17.4.
Lake Highland Prep eighth grader Annabella Tomasic ran 18:15.2 for third in ladies 2A.
Grasp’s Academy sophomore Rachel Dudy completed fourth in ladies 1A, main the Eagles to ninth place within the group standings.
Bishop Moore’s ladies completed fifth in 3A.
Mount Dora’s ladies had been sixth in 2A.
State swimming
Windermere Prep junior Addison Bitel positioned second within the 100-yard breaststroke ladies state closing on the FHSAA 1A meet in Ocala on Saturday. Her time was 1:02.65.
Montverde Academy’s ladies 200 free relay foursome of Ivanka Bukele, Mariana Bustamante Garcia, Layla Busby and Alejandra Ordonez turned in a 1:36.88 time for second behind powerhouse Jacksonville Bolles.
Varsity content material editor Buddy Collings may be contacted by electronic mail at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.