- October 5, 2026
Matanzas junior Peyton Cerasi won the girls race at the DeLand Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand.
Cerasi finished with a time of 18:53.0, nearly a minute ahead of runner-up Rachel Judy of Master’s Academy, who finished in 19:49.1.
Seabreeze’s Karly Rybicki ran a personal-record 23:21.7 to place 47th. Matanzas’ Noemi Malinowski placed 50th in 23.35.4.
In the boys race, Seabreeze’s Joseph Davis placed 19th in 18:03.6. Davis’ teammate, Barrett Jones was 42nd in 18:48.3, and Mainland’s Terris Gaines was 49th with a PR time of 19:03.0.
Flagler Palm Coast’s boys cross country team placed second behind state cross country power Miami Belen Jesuit Prep at the Florida Horse Park Invitational in Ocala on Sept. 5.
Belen Jesuit, which has won nine consecutive Class 3A state championships, compiled 63 points with five runners placing among the top 24, including the first- and second- place finishers. FPC had 231 points.
FPC sophomore Douglas Seth placed fourth with a time of 15:52.7. Sophomore Dylan Ciardi placed 15th with a personal-record time of 16:12.3. Enzo McGovern also set a PR with a 16:51.0 to place 57th. Mateo Almeida was right behind in 58th place with a 16:51.2 and Owen Stackpole was 104th in 17:20.5.
A total of 544 runners finished the race with 66 schools compiling team scores on a brutally hot and humid day.
The Bulldogs are currently ranked second in the state behind Belen Jesuit in the Run Florida rankings. They defeated two other top-five teams at the meet in Bolles and Gulliver Prep, which placed third and fourth, respectively. FPC has yet to run against Nease, which FPC coach David Halliday said is the team to beat in Class 4A.
FPC’s girls placed 21st with senior Anna Grigoruk leading the way with a time of 19:54.3 to finish 29th. Freshman Avery Wisniewski was 58th with a PR time of 20:41.3. FPC’s other team scorers were Everly Mucciolo (96th, 21:26.5), Lauren Rutledge (200th, 23:09.8) and Summer McKinney (231st, 23:38.5).
“It was a solid day,” Halliday said. “We’re making some improvements. Of our 27 runners (varsity and JV), 21 either set their season-best time or their overall PR.”
Aidan Moylan of the Imagine School At Town Center club team placed third in the Florida Horse Park Invitational’s Middle School race. Moylan ran a 3-kilometer time of 10:05.3. Korbin Purdy (11:04.9) and Bradley Stckpole (11:05.9) placed 28th and 29th.
Mia Kopcikova placed fourth in the girls middle school race in 11:27.2, leading Imagine School to the team runner-up finish. Mia Moore (12:31.6) and Aspen Lester (12:32.6) placed 18th and 19th.
Junior running back Dennis Murray Jr. scored two touchdowns and totaled 85 yards of offense in Georgia State’s 59-10 win over North Carolina A&T. The former Mainland and FPC quarterback scored on a 14-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown reception.
Ohio Weselyan safety Jordan Mills had four tackles in his first college football game as the Battling Bishops defeated Bluffton 68-9. Mills played at Matanzas High School.
Two former FPC soccer goalies recorded clean sheets in their first college seasons. Men’s goalie Teagan Paulo had seven saves in Andrew College’s 2-0 win over Florida College. Women’s goalie Natalie Neal had three saves for two-time defending national champ Daytona State College in a 4-0 win over Mottow State College. DSC’s goalies have yet to give up a goal this season for the 5-0 Falcons.
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