Historically speaking, 4A is where stars from Florida are born. Jennifer Barringer-Simpson<\/strong>, 1500m world champion, ran for Oviedo in the early 2000\u2019s where she won 4A XC state titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Barringer-Simpson was a multi-time Footlocker qualifier and top 3 finisher as a junior. She placed 10th in the country as a senior, before going on to Colorado. In her career she has been a world champion, American Record holder, and multi time Olympic qualifier.<\/p>\n Immediately following Barringer, was Ashley Brosovan<\/strong> of Wellington, who won state all four years of her high school career. Brosovan was a Footlocker National Champion and went on to run at Duke. As a pro for Hoka One One she is currently dominating on the trails and in longer distances.<\/p>\n Another familiar name is Bailey Hertenstein<\/strong>. She won 3 xc state title while at Newsome. She also qualified for Footlocker twice. After high school she went on to be a 2x All-American in cross country<\/a> for Indiana, before transferring to Colorado where she again gained All-American status with her 6th place finish at NCAAs in 2022.<\/p>\n Alyssa Hendrix<\/strong> won two state title in 2018 and 2019, she is currently in on a powerhouse NC State team that won nationals last year and is currently ranked #2 in the nation going into Nationals next weekend.<\/p>\n Other notable names from 4A include NCAA individual favorite, Parker Valby<\/strong> who was runner-up to Hendrix in 2019. Valby placed 2nd at NCAAs for Florida in 2022, and won a national title in the 5000m on the track. She is the favorite going into NCAAs after dominating the regional championships where she ran under 18 minutes for 6k.<\/p>\n Also coming from 4A is 2022 USATF 1500m National Champion, Sinclair Johnson<\/strong>. While in high school, her best finish in cross country was 2nd in 2014 where she lost to Rafaella Gibbons<\/strong> of Winter Park. Johnson\u2019s real strength was on the track where she won multiple state titles in the 800 and 1600. She went on to Oklahoma State where she won a 1500m national title and followed that up 3 years later with a 6th place finish at the world championships in the same event.<\/p>\n On May 20th, 2023 a new star in class 4A was born as 9th grader Alyson Johnson<\/a><\/strong> of Creekside won 2 golds at the 4A State Championships, one in the 1600 and one in the 3200. During her sophomore cross country season, she has won 6 out of the 9 races she has competed in, she has gone under 18 four separate times, she in on a 4 race win streak and she has not lost to another 4A competitor all season. She is looking to capture her first xc state title on Friday.<\/p>\n Mackenzie Roy<\/strong> of Spruce Creek and Gianna Del Pizzo<\/strong> of Lehigh will be the favorites hoping to upset Johnson. Roy has won 8 of the 11 races she has competed in the season, with a best of 18:05 at the FHSAA 4A District 2 Championships. She placed 2nd to Johnson in the Region. Del Pizzo has a PR of 17:50 from the North Port Invitational and followed it up with an 18:50 at FLRunners. In comparing the 2 courses it is likely that she is a solid 18:20 athlete, which would have won a state title in 2022 as O\u2019Day from Boca Raton won in 18:23.<\/p>\n Other girls to watch are Ava Schmitt<\/strong> of Wiregrass Ranch, Reese Anderson<\/strong> of Newsome, Annabella Cardona<\/strong> of Braddock, Addison Ellwell<\/strong> of Viera, and Eleanor Whisler<\/strong> of Buchholz.<\/p>\n 1) Alyson Johnson 1A GIRLS TEAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 1A GIRLS INDIVIDUAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 1A BOYS TEAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 1A BOYS INDIVIDUAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 2A GIRLS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2A GIRLS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2A BOYS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2A BOYS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 3A GIRLS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 3A GIRLS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 3A BOYS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 3A BOYS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4A GIRLS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4A GIRLS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4A BOYS TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4A BOYS INDIVIDUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Historically speaking, 4A is where stars from Florida are born. Jennifer Barringer-Simpson, 1500m world champion, ran for Oviedo in the early 2000\u2019s winning multiple state titles before becoming an Olympic qualifier. 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Our Predictions<\/h2>\n
2) Mackenzie Roy
3) Reese Anderson
4) Gianna Del Pizzo
5) Annabella Cardona
6) Ava Schmitt
7) Eleanor Whisler
8) Addison Ellwell<\/p>\nCombined Regional Results<\/h3>\n
4A Regional Results<\/h3>\n
4A Region 1<\/a><\/h2>\n
4A Region 2<\/a><\/h2>\n
4A Region 3<\/a><\/h2>\n
4A Region 4<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"