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Trinity Catholic's Cedric McFadden tops Ocala runners in Bobcat Classic cross country meet

ricky quintana
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Buchholz High School hosted the Bobcat Classic Invitational on Saturday at Santa Fe College.

For Cedric McFadden, it was his second trip to Gainesville in three days. He played on Thursday night with the Trinity Catholic football against host Gainesville High on a rainy night.

He took sloppy conditions all in stride again Saturday morning and finished eighth at the cross country meet in a time of 17:36.1, a new seasonal best.

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“I felt amazing. There was a lot of pushing and it was really hard, but that’s no excuse,” said McFadden, who plays wide receiver and caught a touchdown pass in Thursday night’s 48-3 victory against GHS at Citizens Field. “I love the competition in these big meets. There’s always someone there to help me push myself. It really benefits me because I'm not the upper dog and can cruise. I have to work to get my place.”

West Port senior Mia White was the top Ocala runner in the girls race. She finished 16th in a time of 21:33.2.

Bobcat Classic Invitational boys results

Distance: 5.0K

Team Scores

1. BHS, 28; 2. Mandarin, 52; 3. Oak Hall, 127; 4. St. Francis, 155; 5. Eastside, 160; 6. University, 169; 7. Forest, 190; 11. West Port, 290; 12. Trinity Catholic, 300; 13. Columbia, 315; 14. P.K. Yonge, 427; 15. GHS, 439; 16. Redeemer Christian, 448; 17. Santa Fe, 459; 18. Peniel Baptist, 498; 19. Newberry, 546. (Bell, North Marion and Branford did not score because they did not have five athletes finish.)

Individuals

1. Emerson Miller, BHS, 16:04.6; 2. Caden Montini, Oak Hall, 16:40.0; 3. Mason Kawaja, BHS, 16:47.1; 4. Gavin Nelson, Mandarin, 16:54.2; 5. Quinten Dragstedt, Oak Hall, 17:07.2; 6. Evan Flemming, BHS, 17:29.3; 7. Samuel Freas, BHS, 17:36.1; 8. Cedric McFadden, Trinity Catholic, 17:36.1; 11. Riley Smith, 17:52.9; 12. DeCaln Dwyer, EHS, 18:08.9; 15. Landen Turley, St. Francis, 18:13.2; 18. Ryan Effing, Forest, 18:16.5; 22. Philip Matchev, BHS, 18:23.2; 24. Peter Peloso, 18:31.5; 25. Sam Stone, St. Francis, 18:38.7; 26. Jose Rodriguez, Columbia, 18:43.3; 27. Saylor Basko, St. Francis, 18:43.9; 28. Clement Weiler, GHS, 18:44.3; 29. Ethan Walsh, EHS, 18:46.2; 30. Zach Vickerman, Forest, 18:48.8; 31. Calum Watson, BHS, 18:51.1; 32. Carlos Alvarez, EHS, 18:52.8; 35. Luke Gutierrez, Forest, 18:59.3; 36. Nicholas Barnett, BHS, 19:01.4; 38. Jude Parker, St. Francis, 19:03.8; 39. Christian Hicks, Forest, 19:06.1; 40. Benjamin Gallogly, Oak Hall, 19:10.4; 41. Alan Qui, BHS, 19:11.9; 42. August McDaniel, EHS, 19:22.1; 45. Aaron Young, Santa Fe, 19:31.5; 49. Amir Entemadi, EHS, 19:49.7; 50. Caleb Baker, Peniel Baptist, 19:50.3

Bobcat Classic Invitational girls results

Distance: 5.0K

Team Scores

1. Oak Hall, 65; 2. Fleming Island, 80; 3. Mandarin, 99; 4. Buchholz, 103; 5. Spruce Creek, 133; 6. GHS, 191; 7. P.K. Yonge, 205; 10. St. John Lutheran, 258; 11. St. Francis, 264; 12. West Port, 283; 13 Santa Fe, 304; 14. Forest, 346; 15. Eastside, 397; 17. Bell, 485; Redeemer Christian, 528. )Trinity Catholic, Columbia, Forth White, North Marion, and Peniel Baptist did not have the required five scorers to post a team score.)

Individuals

1. Olivia Niewald, Spruce Creek, 19:51.9; 2. Delaney Stephens, Spruce Creek, 20:00.7; 3. Sydney Miller, Oak Hall, 20:03.3; 4. Kate Drummond, BHS, 20:09.2; 5. Eleanor Whisler, BHS, 20:14.9; 7. Valeria Beaver, Oak Hall, 20:50.9; 12. Lola Murfree, Oak Hall, 21:20.4; 13. Mackenzie Klein, Oak Hall, 21:21.3; 16. Mia White, West Port, 21:33.2; 20. Cat Romero, St. Francis, 21:49.3; 21. Paulina Cervantes, PKY, 21:54.5; 25. Nicole Webber, GHS, 22:18.7; 26. Kaitlyn Goslinga, BHS, 22:27.2; 31. Annika Caedington, BHS, 23:11.1; 33. Karsyn Goslinga, Oak Hall, 23:19.8; 34. Natalie Nelson, West Port, 23:30.0; 36. Mya Forbes, GHS, 23:33.7; 38. Payton Nazzari, St. John Lutheran, 23:35.1; 40. Audrey Fender, Columbia, 23:37.2; 41. Katie Webber, GHS, 23:42.9; 43. Reese Beaser, St. John Lutheran, 23:50.4; 44. Emma Reese, St. John Lutheran, 23:53.3; 46. Kaeden Roselle, GHS, 24:08.7; 48. Leila Ceilley, Santa Fe, 24:09.3.

This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: High school cross country: Results from Bobcat Classic Invitational