By Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School

November 29, 2025-Charlotte, North Carolina

This past Saturday the Brooks Cross Country South Regional was held at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earlier this year Footlocker, the sponsor of the South Regional for the past 45 years, announced that this year’s race was cancelled. Thankfully, a few weeks later Brooks stepped in and took over the sponsorship for the South Regional, so that the race could happen.

Now, for 46 years the South Regional has been one of the four regional qualifiers for the Nationals held at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The South Regional takes runners from fourteen different states, including Florida, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana and US territories. There is an array of events on the day of the South Regional, including high school grade level races for boys and girls and the boys and girls championship races, for runners seeking to qualify for the Nationals in San Diego. The top ten runners from the championship races qualify for San Diego and ultimately compete with thirty other elite runners from the other three regions. The South Regional is also an event that college coaches regard as a race and course that provides results for recruiting prospective runners. The longevity of the event, the competition year after year, and the challenging cross country course give results that college coaches have come to trust in their recruiting endeavors.

This year, the East Ridge High School Girls Cross Country team had seven runners participate in the South Regional at McAlpine. All seven girls ran in the combined girls grade level race, which started promptly at 9:30 AM in frigid temperatures. The course at McAlpine Park begins with a long near one kilometer straightaway. The course then u-turns and takes the runners through a wooded area and up a steep hill at the midpoint. The course then descends and the runners circle a pond before running most of the third mile in another wooded area of the park. Once the runners re-emerge to circle the pond one last time there is approximately a quarter mile to reach the finish line. Awards were earned by grade level – top ten grade level finishers received gold medals, 11-20 grade level finishers received silver medals, and 21-30 grade level finishers received bronze medals. Out of a field of 137 runners, each of East Ridge’s athletes earned medals for their performances at Brooks!

Here are the results for the East Ridge High School runners who participated in Brooks:

Rhyen Foley; nineteenth overall; finished in 19:42; earned a gold medal in the twelfth grade division

Hortance Sallault; 26th overall; finished in 19:56; earned a gold medal in the ninth grade division

Jessie Volz; 29th overall; finished in 20:01; earned a gold medal in the eleventh grade division

Taylor Walker; 48th overall; finished in 20:58; earned a silver medal in the eleventh grade division

Helen Robertson; 49th overall; finished in 20:59; earned a silver medal in the tenth grade division

Lexi Whitehead; 75th overall; finished in 21:54; earned a bronze medal in the eleventh grade division

Jamie Volz; 85th overall; finished in 22:36; earned a silver medal in the ninth grade division

Full results for the Brooks Cross Country South Regional can be found here: https://nc.milesplit.com/meets/712760-brooks-xc-championships-south-2025/results.

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  Photos contributed by Quiana Peterson.

 

November 22, 2025 – Tallahassee, Florida

On Saturday morning, the East Ridge High School girls cross country season came to an end with the conclusion of the Class 4A State Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. The meet was a showcase of all of the elite female runners in the entire state of Florida.  This was the fourth consecutive season that the Knights have qualified for the state championships and the fifth time in the school’s 24 year history. This year’s team made program history over the past couple of weeks when they earned their fourth consecutive district championship and secured the program’s first regional team runner-up trophy. At this year’s state championships, with the Class 4A competition better than it has ever been, the Knights sought one more opportunity to make some school history! 

The Course: The venue for the state championships was Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. This has been the venue for the state championships since 2012. The Knights actually competed at Apalachee for the Pre-State Meet back in October. The park has a challenging cross country course with a diversity of terrains and undulating hills.  About half of the course is grass, which has some flat straightaways and some gradual downhills.  The other half of the course is tightly packed gravel on sand, and it features a lengthy uphill, affectionately known as “the Wall,” that runners must complete twice within the course.  Runners get a scenic view through some wooded areas and spectators and coaches get multiple great views of their athletes with the course’s two loops.  In the middle of the loop is a cut-through for coaches and spectators to move along in order to see their athletes multiple times throughout the race.  The fog began to lift and the sun began to show itself right as the Class 4A girls race was starting. The humidity was thick and the temperature climbed quickly into the 70s.

Girls from 32 different state-qualifying teams and sixteen qualifying individuals competed Saturday morning in the Class 4A State Championships.  The girls race went off at 9:00 AM – the fifth of eight races of the day.  Assigned in box 34, left of the course’s right boundary, East Ridge’s girls team made final preparations by stretching, striding, and sipping water, before the race.  The official called the runners to their marks, and fired the starting pistol.  With that, the Knights, amidst 233 elite runners, took off across the grassy straightaway into a rising sun.

East Ridge’s Pink Wave stormed the starting area and put themselves in the top 20% of the large field of runners! In fact, through the first mile, East Ridge was in second place – just a few points behind Creekside, the defending 4A champions. Senior Rhyen Foley and freshman Hortance Sallault led East Ridge’s Pink Wave for the entirety of the race! Racing in close proximity to familiar District 3 and Region 2 rivals, the duo settled into their second mile pace in an effort to secure their favorable positions. In the third mile, separated by a few seconds, both Foley and Sallault rushed “the Wall” for the second time of the race. They hit the long straightaway and charged the finish line trying desperately to catch girls and also trying to not be caught. Foley, racing in her fourth and final state championship race, and Sallault, racing in her first state championship race, claimed finishing positions 38 and 39, respectively! Foley finished in 19:46 – the eighth fastest state performance by a Knight in East Ridge’s 24 year history!

Sallault finished in 19:50 – the ninth fastest state performance by a Knight in East Ridge’s history! For Sallault, her 19:50 on Saturday tied the fastest state performance by a freshman in East Ridge’s history – a record she now co-holds with her senior teammate Veronica Peterson!

Speaking of Peterson, she was next up for the Pink Wave! In fact, her and junior Jessie Volz raced near each other and kept themselves in close proximity to Foley and Sallault. Peterson and Volz were separated by just a few seconds at each of the mile checkpoints throughout the race. In the third mile, the separation widened to ten seconds and nine positions between the two. Peterson, racing in her fourth and final state championship race, placed 53rd overall and finished in a time of 20:05. Peterson’s performance on Saturday is now the tenth fastest state performance by a Knight in the school’s history! In fact, Peterson currently owns four of the top ten state performances in the school’s history!

Volz secured the 62nd place and finished in a time of 20:15 – the now eleventh fastest state performance by a Knight in the school’s history! Furthermore, Volz’s performance on Saturday was just over a minute faster than her performance at the state championships last year!

Sophomore Helen Robertson and juniors Taylor Walker and Lexi Whitehead were the closers for the Pink Wave on Saturday. Robertson, who nearly matched her performance at Pre-State which was raced in far better weather conditions, secured the fifth scoring position for the Knights! She placed 96th overall and finished in a time of 20:57! Robertson’s performance on Saturday is now the fifteenth fastest state performance by a Knight!

Walker pushed herself as hard as she could down the long straightaway to the finish line. She placed 105th overall and finished in a time of 21:01.

Whitehead placed 138th overall and finished in a time of 21:46.

East Ridge High School took fourth place out of 32 complete teams at Saturday’s FHSAA Class 4A State Championships in Tallahassee!  This was the highest team finishing position at the state meet for the Knights in the school’s history! Creekside High School out of St. John’s County won the state championship – their second consecutive state title.  Spanish River High School out of Boca Raton was the team runner up. The overall individual state champion was sophomore Madison Muller from Riverview (Sarasota) High School. Muller finished the state race in a swift time of 17:37.

For full results for the Class 4A Girls State Championships race visit: https://fl.milesplit.com/meets/698030-fhsaa-cross-country-state-finals-2025/results/1242849/formatted/.  

Continuing to look ahead, East Ridge’s lone varsity sophomore, Helen Robertson had a fantastic debut season as a Knight! Robertson earned herself three medals this season, including two individual championships at the junior varsity level at Whispering Pines Invitational and the Ocoee Invitational. She also earned a place medal at the varsity level at the Green Monster Invitational. Robertson improved by nearly three minutes from her first race this season. She ended her sophomore season as the fourteenth fastest girl in school history with a personal best of 20:26, which she set at the Region 2 Championships in Boca last week. Helen will join her teammates at Brooks next Saturday.

East Ridge’s junior runners, who had stellar performances this season, will carry the torch to lead next season’s team. Lexi Whitehead, who medaled at the Green Monster Invitational, had more than a three minute improvement from her first race this season! She ended her junior season as the eleventh fastest girl in school history with a personal best of 20:17, which she set at the Hawks Last Chance in October. Taylor Walker medaled in four races this season, including the FCA Preseason Meet, the Whispering Pines Invitational, and both of East Ridge’s home meets, SSG Hammond and Green Monster. Taylor improved by more than two and a half minutes since her first race of the season. She ended her junior season as the seventh fastest girl in school history with a personal best time of 19:48, which she set at the Region 2 Championships last week. Taylor is one of just eight girls in the school’s history to break the twenty minute mark. Jessie Volz also medaled in four meets in her junior year, including both home meets, Hawks Last Chance, and the Region 2 Championships. She improved by more than four minutes from her first race this season. Jessie ended her junior season as the fifth fastest girl in school history with a personal best of 19:14.65, which she set at the Region 2 Championships last week. Jessie, Taylor, and Lexi are all set to race at Brooks next Saturday, as well.

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Written by Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit tells the hilarious story of Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife, Ruth. Seeking inspiration for his next book, Charles invites the eccentric medium Madame Arcati to their home to conduct a séance. What begins as an innocent research experiment takes an unexpected turn when Charles’ first wife, Elvira, is accidentally summoned back from the afterlife! Elvira is visible only to Charles to make matters even more chaotic, creating a ghostly love triangle filled with mischief and mayhem.

The talented East Ridge High School cast and crew are hard at work bringing this classic comedy to life. With plenty of laughs, surprises, and a touch of the supernatural, it’s a performance you won’t want to miss!

Performance Schedule:

• Evening Shows: January 23-25 @ 7 PM
• Matinee Show: Saturday, January 25 @ 2 PM

All performances will take place at East Ridge High School’s theatre.

Tickets are available now and are expected to sell quickly, so don’t wait! Secure your seats today at TeachTix. For additional details, visit the East Ridge Theatre Department’s website at www.ERHSTheatre.com.

Bring your family and friends for an evening of entertainment that’s full of laughter and charm. Don’t miss out—get your tickets before they vanish!

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The East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed on Saturday morning, October 26, in the Lake County Championships. East Ridge hosted the county championships for the third consecutive year.  Last season, the Knights won the county championships, and were sought to defend their title this season.Today’s county championships were the second home meet for the Knights this season, as they had hosted the SSG Hammond Invitational at the school last month. Also, today’s meet was the last meet of the regular season for the Knights, as they will soon begin making their final preparations for the postseason. The start of the race took the girls across the football field and out of the stadium and onto the grassy and hilly campus of East Ridge. The course ran the perimeter of a lot of the campus, and ascended a large hill affectionately known as the “Green Monster.” Then the course normalized with some flat straightaways, making one big loop around a portion of the campus. The field of runners merged back into the “Green Monster,” but this time to descend it, and re-ran the perimeter, and back into the football stadium, and then ended with an approximately 300M track finish.

Girls from five teams participated in the Lake County Championships on Saturday.  The varsity girls’ race started at 8:00 am.

Junior Rhyen Foley led the Knights, as she has done in each of the meets throughout the season, and had her sights on an individual championship. Foley has gone head to head with several elite runners throughout the season, and yesterday’s County Championships pinned her against Tavares’s top girl, Cheyenne Thomas. Foley and Thomas had gone head to head in four races prior to yesterday’s County Championships, and to add to the rivalry, they had split, two wins each in those four races.  Foley had gotten the better of Thomas in the FCA Preseason Invitational and the Whispering Pines Invitational back in August. However, Thomas had gotten the better of Foley at FLRunners in Lakeland and at the SSG Hammond Invitational, which was hosted at Foley’s home course. Thomas took off early to lead the field, and Foley kept her within striking distance through the first mile. However, as the lead runners closed in on the halfway point of the race, Foley had bridged the gap between herself and Thomas and took the lead. Foley’s lead, by the time she reached the two-mile mark, had grown to an approximately 25-second lead ahead of Thomas.

This time around, emerging first at the top of the final hill of the course was Foley, who continued to push the throttle! She was able to put more distance between herself and Thomas, and when Foley hit the track, she amped up her speed even more! Foley crossed the finish line in a new course record time of 18:33 to secure her first individual Lake County Championship! 

Senior Hanna Warren was the second Knight to cross the finish line at the County Championships yesterday morning. Warren, running in her last regular season meet of her highly decorated high school cross country career, placed third overall and finished in a time of 19:51 – a more than a minute improvement from her performance last season at the county championships! Warren is now just one of two Knights to have broken the twenty-minute mark on East Ridge’s modern course!

Sophomore Taylor Walker- and junior Adriana Mustin ran close to each other for the entirety of the race. They both hit the track and found themselves in a tight finish with two opponents from Tavares. Walker, who overcame one of those opponents, was the third Knight to cross the finish line yesterday morning. She placed seventh overall and finished in a time of 21:21 – a more than a minute improvement from her time at last season’s County Championships! Mustin, the Knights’ fourth scorer, took ninth place, and finished in a time of 21:26 – a near-minute improvement from her performance at last year’s County Championships!

Rounding out the scoring positions for the Knights was freshman Kori Lindley. Lindley, who has put together a string of great races for herself, added one more great one to that string. Lindley placed tenth overall and finished in a time of 21:39 – her second fastest performance of the season, as well as a more than two-minute improvement from her performance at SSG Hammond Invitational last month!

Sophomore Jessie Volz was the sixth Knight to cross the finish line yesterday. Volz, who has improved immensely from last year, was able to secure the twelfth spot and finished in a time of 22:17 – her second fastest time of the season and more than a four-minute improvement from her performance at last season’s Lake County Championships! Volz’s performance enabled her to join her teammates in the medal line.

Senior Neelyanis Lugo was the seventh finisher for the Knights, as she placed sixteenth overall and finished in a time of 23:00 – a nine-second improvement from her performance last season at the Lake County Championships!

Junior Avery Post placed seventeenth overall and finished in a time of 23:23. Freshman Sara Garzon, followed Post closely throughout the track finish, and placed eighteenth overall and finished in a time of 23:25 – a more than one-minute improvement from her performance at SSG Hammond Invitational last month! Sophomore Lexi Whitehead placed 24th overall and finished in a time of 24:15 – a more than thirty-second improvement from her performance at last season’s County Championships! Senior J’Mariana Douglas placed 31st overall and finished in a time of 25:02 – a near four-minute improvement from her performance at last year’s County Championships and her second-fastest performance of the season! Freshman Daniela Garzon placed 35th overall and finished in a time of 26:22 – her second-fastest time of the season! Senior Allie McCleary placed 38th overall and finished in a time of 27:17 – her second-fastest time of the season! Junior Alyssa Schacht placed 40th overall and finished in a time of 27:42 – a near thirty-second improvement from her performance at the County Championships last season! Sophomore Yeidy Diaz placed 42nd overall and finished in a time of 28:55 – a near three-minute improvement from her performance at last season’s County Championships and her second-fastest time of the season!

The Knights successfully defended their title at yesterday’s Lake County Championships!  They were able to defeat the other county rivals by placing their first six finishers in the top fifteen positions! East Ridge edged out Tavares High School by just two position points. 

Kahlil Tucker and Godspeed Timing managed scoring and timing for the county championships, and they did a wonderful job.

For full results for the girls’ varsity race at the Lake County Championships visit: https://milesplit.live/meets/608462. 

The girls’ cross country team will be gearing up for the Class 4A District 2 Championships on Saturday, November 2nd, which will be held at Osceola High School in Kissimmee. The girls’ race is scheduled to begin at 7:45 am that morning.

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The Knights will not be in action for two weeks when they participate once again in the FLRUNNERS.COM Invitational at Holloway Park in Lakeland, Florida. The start times are still yet to be determined as the hosts of the meet have still not decided which race the East Ridge teams will be in.

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Article by Coach Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School
and photos by South Lake Photography

The East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed in the West Orange High School Invitational in Winter Garden on Saturday morning. This annual tradition has often brought the Knights both team and individual success. Last season, the Knights took the top honors, placing first out of seventeen complete teams, so this season, they sought to successfully defend their title.  This morning’s high level of humidity along with some course changes did not help the large field of runners make a lot of improvements in timed results. However, the Knights charged the foggy athletic fields of West Orange High School, and when the fog lifted, it was the Knights who stood above all the rest. 

Girls from nineteen complete teams throughout Central Florida participated in the West Orange High School Invitational today.  The varsity girls’ race started at 7:15 AM. The start of the race took the girls across some athletic fields near the football stadium. Then, the course took the runners around two loops around the back end of the campus, rounding some soccer fields, and through a small wooded area.

For the fifth time this season, junior Rhyen Foley was the first Knight to cross the finish line!  After a narrow start, the race normalized, and Foley found herself amidst opposing elite runners – specifically Olympia’s Emily Knophle and Viera’s Addison Elwell.  At the first mile mark, Foley and Knophle were neck and neck, with Elwell trailing by about three seconds.

Shortly into the second mile, the pace became a bit much for Knophle, as she dropped back, and Elwell pulled up to join Foley at the front. Rounding mile marker two, Foley and Elwell were, as they had been at Astronaut last week, in near lockstep with each other.  The two front runners created a lot of space from the rest of the field in the final mile, and when both runners entered the finish area, Elwell was just a few seconds in front of Foley. Last week at the Astronaut Invitational, Elwell was able to defeat Foley by twenty seconds. However, this morning at West Orange, Foley narrowed the gap considerably. She finished as the meet’s runner up in a time of 18:57, merely six seconds behind Elwell!

Junior Veronica Peterson was the second Knight to finish at West Orange.  She placed fourth overall and finished in a time of 20:03. Senior Hanna Warren was the third Knight to finish this morning.  Warren placed fifth overall and finished in a time of 20:13. Peterson and Warren found themselves in no man’s land for most of the race, so they had to compete with each other rather than nearby opponents. Peterson was able to pull ahead of Warren in the third mile, as both runners rushed the finish area and helped to secure those coveted top five positions!

Junior Adriana Mustin, sophomore Taylor Walker, and senior Neelyanis Lugo claimed finishing spots 17th, 21st, and 22nd, respectively. The three Knights stayed in close proximity throughout the race, overtaking opponent after opponent, and pushing the Knights closer and closer to a victory. In the last mile, the three broke apart and overcame even more opponents in the final turns of the finish area. Mustin finished in 21:56, Walker finished in 22:02, and Lugo finished in  22:06, pushing the Knights to victory! The seventh Knight to cross the finish line was Junior Avery Post. Post finished in 34th place and clocked a swift time of 22:46, her second fastest time of the season!

For the second year in the row, the Knights won the West Orange Invitational. Additionally, this was the third time the Knights have won an invitational this season!  The Knights were able to outperform all of the Class 4A District 3 rivals that competed at West Orange this morning! East Ridge defeated six District 3 teams, including Windermere, Viera, Olympia, West Orange, Boone, and Lake Nona! Windermere High School was the team runner up, as they placed their top two scorers within the first twelve positions. The overall individual winner for the girls varsity race was junior Addison Elwell from Viera High School. Elwell finished today’s race in a swift time of 18:51.

The Knights also had seven runners participate in the girls junior varsity race this morning at West Orange High School. Freshman Kori Lindley made her return today, and was the individual champion of the junior varsity race – a race that had 98 total runners! Lindley finished in a time of 23:25 – which was a new career personal best! Sophomore Jessie Volz, the second Knight to finish, placed third overall and clocked a time of 24:18.

Sophomore Lexi Whitehead, the third Knight to finish, placed tenth overall and finished in 25:37. Junior Thirsa Cnossen, the fourth scorer for the Knights junior varsity team, finished in fourteenth place in a time of 26:10.  Senior J’Mariana Douglas, the junior varsity’s fifth scorer, placed eighteenth overall and finished in a time of 26:42 – an improvement of fourteen seconds from her performance at West Orange last season! Junior Alyssa Schacht placed 24th overall and finished in a time of 27:26 – a new career personal best performance!

Sophomore Yeidy Diaz placed 46th overall and finished in a time of 29:47 – also a new career personal best performance! The Knights’ junior varsity team also took the team top honors, as they defeated seven other junior varsity teams at West Orange this morning!

For full results for the girls varsity and junior varsity races at the West Orange High School Invitational visit: http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Elite_Timing_and_Event_Management/West_Orange_Invitational_2024/. 

East Ridge will host its first of two home meets next week. The Second Annual SSG Hammond Invitational will be on Saturday September 21st, with the girls’ varsity race starting promptly at 8:00 am.

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Kaitlyn, an East Ridge High School student, holds a remarkable academic record, boasting a GPA of 4.5. She has earned the highest honors, including Summa Cum Laude and the President’s Outstanding Academic Excellence Award, setting a stellar example of scholastic dedication. 

She has played a pivotal role in organizing school events and initiatives in the Student Government and serving as Class Secretary. As editor-in-chief of the school’s yearbook, she demonstrates her adeptness in managing and leading a team to create a cherished commemoration that truly embodies the essence of school spirit. 

Her leadership extends into her community service endeavors as well. Inducted as the Vice President of the National Honor Society, she has led numerous service projects, from cleanups to organizing a dance marathon that rallied her peers and contributed significantly to the community spirit. 

Furthermore, she has held an officer position in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, through which she has worked tirelessly to share the gospel of Jesus Christ on campus. 

Kaitlyn has also dedicated her time to nurturing younger minds at the Littlest Knights Preschool, assisting with lesson-planned activities that enrich and engage preschool-aged students. 

She has demonstrated her spirit and leadership in athletics as a member of the junior varsity and varsity cheerleading teams and the varsity dance team. She has performed in both spring and fall recitals, proving her dedication and teamwork. 

One of her most notable leadership roles was at the UF Shands Children’s Hospital Dance Marathon event, where she led her peers in raising over $34,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network, showcasing her ability to inspire and mobilize for a noble cause.

While managing these responsibilities, she also worked at The Rustic Bubble, further balancing her academic and extracurricular commitments with professional responsibilities.

Looking ahead, she aspires to study child psychology and hopes to open her practice to serve children and families in need, continuing her commitment to positively impacting the world.

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To register to participate in the parade, bring an unwrapped toy which will be given to Christmas Around South Lake. 

If you are unable to participate in the parade, you can still join in the fun by casting your vote for the best-decorated entry.

East Ridge High School is located at 13322 Excalibur Rd. Clermont.

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The East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed in the Lake County Championships on Saturday morning. East Ridge hosted the county championships for the second consecutive year, and what a competitive meet Lake County showcased today! Last season, the Knights placed third as a team at the county championships and were destined to raise the bar this season.

Today’s county championships was the second home meet for the Knights this season, as they had hosted the SSG Hammond Invitational at the school just two weeks ago. Also, today’s meet was the last meet of the regular season for the Knights, as they will soon begin making their final preparations for the postseason.

The start of the race took the girls across the football field and out of the stadium and onto the grassy and hilly campus of East Ridge.

The course ran the perimeter of a lot of the campus, and ascended a large hill affectionately known as the “Green Monster.” Then the course normalized with some flat straightaways, making one big loop around a portion of the campus. The field of runners merged back into the “Green Monster,” but this time to descend it, and re-ran the perimeter, and back into the football stadium, and then ended with an approximately 300M track finish.

Girls from six different schools participated in the Lake County Championships on Saturday.  The varsity girls race started at 8:00 AM. Sophomore Rhyen Foley toppled both the Green Monster and all of the competition that Lake County had to offer! Foley’s finish time of 19:35 set a new course record at East Ridge High School! Furthermore, Rhyen’s result was more than a three-and-a-half minute improvement from her finish time at the Lake County Championships held at East Ridge last season! This was also the fifth time this season that Foley led her team as the first scorer for the Knights!

Sophomore Veronica Peterson was the second Knight to cross the finish line at the county championships this morning. Peterson placed fifth overall and finished in a time of 20:22 – a near minute improvement from her performance last season at the county championships!’

Junior Hanna Warren was the third Knight to cross the finish line this morning, as she finished in a time of 21:04 – a forty-two second improvement from her time at last season’s county championships! Warren secured eighth place overall, helping her team raise the bar at counties!

The fourth finisher for the Knights was sophomore Adriana Mustin. Mustin finished twelfth overall and in a time of 22:25 – a forty-one second improvement from her time at the county championships last season!

Adriana led a pack of Knights that collectively helped the team to raise the bar this morning, as freshman Taylor Walker, the Knights’ final scorer, followed her teammate in, claiming thirteenth place at counties today. Walker finished in a swift time of 22:36. Junior Madi McCormack was the sixth finisher for the Knights. McCormack placed fourteenth overall and finished in a time of 22:40 – a more than twenty second improvement from her performance at counties last season and a new season personal best! Junior Neely Lugo was the seventh finisher for the Knights. Lugo placed fifteenth overall and finished in a time of 23:09 – an improvement of nearly a minute-and-a-half from her result at the county championships last season!

Senior Lina Maldonado took twentieth place overall, and finished in a time of 23:55 – a forty-four second improvement from her result at counties last season! Freshman Lexi Whitehead finished in 23rd place overall and in a time of 24:49 – a near thirty second improvement from her time at SSG Hammond on the same course two weeks ago! Freshman Jessie Volz finished in 31st place in a time of 26:50 – a near minute-and-a-half improvement from her result at SSG Hammond! Senior Sarah Tingler placed 35th overall and finished in a time of 28:02 – more than a minute faster than her result from counties last season! Sophomore Alyssa Schacht finished in 36th place overall and in a time of 28:09 – more than a minute faster than her result from at SSG Hammond two weeks ago! Junior J’Mariana Douglas finished in 41st place and in a time of 28:51. Senior Karlie Saintlot came in 43rd place and finished in a time of 29:06 – more than a minute improvement from her time at counties last season!

Sophomore Shane George placed 46th overall and finished in a time of 30:20. Senior Kayden Page placed 48th overall and finished in a time of 30:52. Freshman Yeidy Diaz finished in 51st place in a time of 31:41. Junior Bianca Brauti-Heidemann finished in 53rd place with a time of 32:58 – more than a minute improvement from her time at SSG Hammond two weeks ago! Freshman Nicolly Silva finished in 62nd place with a time of 37:30 – a near three minute improvement from her result at SSG Hammond two weeks ago!

Raising the bar at the county championships this season, the Knights took the top team honors, and were crowned the new Lake County Champions!  The Knights were able to defeat the other district rivals by placing their first seven finishers in the top fifteen positions – securing nearly half of the individual medals at counties today!

East Ridge ousted Lake Minneola High School, last season’s county champion, who was this season’s team runner-up. Running unattached was Mary Kate Summers, who runs for Seven Rivers Christian School out of Lecanto. Summers took first place overall, finishing in a swift time of 19:24.

East Ridge’s Rhyen Foley took second overall and finished as Lake County’s top female runner for 2023 – defeating all other Lake County runners at the meet this morning!

Scoring and Timing was managed by Kahlil Tucker and Godspeed Timing who did a wonderful job in managing the county championships.

For full results for the girls varsity race at the Lake County Championships visit: http://milesplit.live/meets/557959. 

The girls cross country team will have one more bye week, but will be back in action for the Class 4A District 2 Championships on Saturday, November 4th, which will be held at Hagerty High School in Oviedo. The girls race is scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM that morning.

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