South Fork's Boyer, Martin County's Matthew score top 10 finishes at state cross country

Bryan Cooney, Treasure Coast Newspapers
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South Fork sophomore Addison Boyer took seventh in the 3A race and Martin County senior Anthony Matthew placed eighth in the 4A race at Friday's FHSAA Cross Country State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.

Boyer ran a time of 18:41 after going out quick during the first mile among the lead pack, trailing Winter Springs senior and eventual state champion Caroline Wells.

South Fork's Addison Boyer competes in the Florida High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Boyer finished seventh overall in the 3A girls race.
South Fork's Addison Boyer competes in the Florida High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Boyer finished seventh overall in the 3A girls race.

Matthew ran inside the top 10 the entire race and went under 16 minutes for the second straight race, going in 15:56.0 to finish his high school career strong.

John Carroll Catholic junior Grace Reed scored a 15th place finish in the 1A race, chopping off over 16 seconds from her prior personal best with a time of 19:36.6.

Pine School eighth grader Emerson Brinn also broke her personal record, running 20:05.5 to take 22nd overall in 1A.

Jensen Beach junior Justin Cannata finished in 38th overall in the 3A race, blowing away his prior personal best time by over 15 seconds with a time of 16:49.3.

Pine School eighth grader Fripp Stringfellow took 40th place in 1A, running a time of 20:54.3.

South Fork senior Jack Burgener finished 53rd overall in 3A, running a time of 16:59.5.

Sebastian River freshman Colton Russano and sophomore Caleb Wilkinson each ran personal best times with Russano going in 17:07.3 to finish 61st in 3A and Wilkinson running 17:09.3 to take 64th.

Fort Pierce Westwood senior Sofia Tovar closed out her season setting a new personal best time of 20:31.7 to finish 64th overall.

Pine School's girls cross country team, who qualified for states for the first time in program history, finished 12th as a team at the 1A FHSAA Championship in Tallahassee on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.
Pine School's girls cross country team, who qualified for states for the first time in program history, finished 12th as a team at the 1A FHSAA Championship in Tallahassee on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.

Pine School's girls had the highest team finish of any local program, taking 12th in 1A, where John Carroll finished in 25th.

Sebastian River's boys, who were led by Russano, Wilkinson and Noah McMann all running personal best races, took 15th in 3A. South Fork came in 18th and Jensen Beach finished in 30th.

South Fork's girls brought home a 19th place finish in 3A.

Team-by-team results

Pine School girls 12th in 1A

22. Emerson Brinn 20:05.5, 40. Fripp Stringfellow 20:54.3, 50. Amelie Galbraith 21:07.1, 160. Clover DiLillipis 24:02.3, 177. Elizabeth Bassion 24:39.5, 178. Mia Vein 24:39.9, 201. Isabel Bongino 26:39.5

Pine School's Fripp Stringfellow heads toward the finish line during the Florida High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Stringfellow finished in 40th overall in 1A.
Pine School's Fripp Stringfellow heads toward the finish line during the Florida High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Stringfellow finished in 40th overall in 1A.

Sebastian River boys, 15th in 3A

61. Colton Russano 17:07.3, 64. Caleb Wilkinson 17:09.3, 91. Noah McMann 17:28.8, 96. Jake Kramer 17:31.1, 197. Javon Dawkins 19:05.1, 209. Holden Fuchs 19:26.6, 218. Logan Schaffner 19:47.8

South Fork boys, 18th in 3A

53. Jack Burgener 16:59.5, 85. Maxum Kornilov 17:25.9, 119. Nathan Pinto 17:56.5, 128. Vince Zaccheo 18:05.2, 158. Parker Layman 18:24.0, 195. Carter Vigneri 19:00.4, 202. Richie Paluszek 19:12.

South Fork girls, 19th in 3A

7. Addison Boyer 18:41.0, 100. Madeline Weiler 21:00.5, 148. Tori Mills 22:01.5, 155. Avalon McDonald 22:07.8, 163. Kailee Hemann 22:19.1, 176. Erin Craig 22:53.1, 214. Emma Fariello 24:40.5

John Carroll Catholic girls, 25th in 1A

15. Grace Reed 19:36.6, 97. Riley Butterfield 22:23.3, 132. Seleny Martinez 23:21.3, 183. Gabby Funderlich 24:53.5, 202. Kaitlyn Cristaldi 26:45.7

Jensen Beach boys, 30th in 3A

38. Justin Cannata 16:49.3, 147. Ryan Molnar 18:15.9, 182. Conner Strom 18:46.6, 201. Alex Petry 19:09.4, 205. Max Rousseau 19:19.6, 224. Brooks Seidman 20:20.4, 227. Parker Chambers 20:29.0

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