Katie Caples Invitational – 9/13/14
The Panthers ran in Jacksonville over the weekend at the Katie Caples Invitational on the campus of Bishop Kenny. The Panthers had a great showing improving their times on the flat course with some panthers even running personal records. The girls were lead by sophomore Julia Rose Travis with a 34th place finish out of 151 girls in a time of 23:11. The boys were lead by Matthias Laywell with a 55th place finish in a time of 20:35.
Complete Girls Results:
Julia Rose Travis, 34, 23:11
Emma Ravis, 50, 23:57
Kelly Kolman, 86, 26:19
Margaret Hollis, 117, 27:56 PR
Natasha Manos, 121, 28:23 PR
The Panther Ladies finished 13th out of 18 teams.
Complete Boys Results:
Matthias Laywell, 55, 20:35 SB
Rick Bessey, 88, 21:39 PR
Nathan Rabideau, 128, 22:54
Sean Mangan, 24:17 SB
James DiMarco, 25:58 SB
Our boys finished 20th out of 24 teams.
Bainbridge Bearcat Invitational – 9/20/14
The Panthers had a great turnout on Saturday at the Bainbridge Bearcat Invitational in Georgia. The overcast weather and early run turned out some season bests for the Panthers. The Panther ladies finished 10th out of 20 teams with a score of 283 beating Aucilla Christian Academy (291), Florida High (401), and Bainbridge High School (318). Julia Rose Travis lead the panther pack with a 23rd place finish. Matthias lead the boys pack with a season best time of 20:22 on the Bainbridge course. Julia Rose Travis, Emma Travis, Kelly Kolman, Natasha Manos, Rick Bessey, Nate Rabideau and Sean Mangan all had season bests.
Complete Girls Results (214 total female finishers):
Julia Rose Travis 23rd, 22:46 SB
Emma Travis, 32nd, 23:16 SB
Natasha Manos, 110th, 27:17 PR
Margaret Hollis, 134th, 28:14
There were 290 total runners on the boys side rounding out 23 teams.
Rick Bessey 127, 21:08 PR
Nate Rabideau, 138, 21:23 SB
Sean Mangan, 210, 23:55 SB
James DiMarco, 260, 26:44
Open City Cross Country Championships – 9/27/14
It was a great Saturday for some true Cross Country! The Panthers competed at Silver Lake Recreational Center just outside of Tallahassee City Limits. The course was challenging with sugar sand, obstacles and hills. The morning started with an open race where members of the Gulf Winds Track Club and other members of the community raced the 5k course. Immediately after this community race, the panthers took the course against local high schools, Maclay, Godby, Wakulla, Aucilla Christian Academy, and North Florida Christian School. This was a great test for our District competition in October. The Panthers finished well and are looking forward to some PR’s at their next race, the Disney Cross Country Classic in Orlando.
Girls Complete Results:
Julia Rose Travis, 10, 24:28
Emma Travis, 11, 24:48
Kelly Kolman, 16, 26:32
Margaret Hollis, 27, 28:59
Taylor Bickett, DNF
Boys Complete Results:
Matthias Laywell, 29, 21:44
Nate Rabideau, 43, 22:42
Rick Bessey, 50, 23:17
Jose Torres, 74, 25:10
James DiMarco, 100, 28:03
