BOYS
800 Meter Run
21 boy's went sub-2:00 last week. Two went sub-1:55. None were better than Belen senior Joseph Socarras, who made an early season statement running a 1:51.45. He made it look easy and sub-1:50 is just around the corner. Socarras has a PR of 1:51.32, which he ran last year at his 3A district meet. He leads the returners in the 1600 rankings with a 4:04.53. The only sub-1:50, sub-4:00 by an athlete in Florida came in 2022 when Nease's Rheinhardt Harrison ran a 1:48.05 and a 3:57.94 converted 1600m.
Joining Socarras under 1:55 was Daniel Reyes of Spanish River, who led the field at the Louie Bing Invitational with a 1:54.84 PR. Reyes led 8 other boys at Louie Bing to sub-2:00's. Reyes's previous best was a 1:57.45 4th place finish last May at the Superfly Athletics Meet of Champions by PUMA.
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:51.45 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 1st F |
| 2 | 1:54.84 | Spanish River HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 1st F |
| 3 | 1:55.37 | Flanagan HS | 2027 | Louie Bing Invitational 2nd F |
| 4 | 1:55.80 | Boyd Anderson HS | 2026 | Louie Bing Invitational 3rd F |
| 5 | 1:56.39 | Christopher Columbus HS | 2026 | Louie Bing Invitational 4th F |
| 6 | 1:56.43 | Poinciana HS | 2025 | |
| 7 | 1:56.77 | Dillard HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 5th F |
| 8 | 1:56.82 | Ocala Vanguard HS | 2025 | Bob English Invitational 1st F |
| 9 | 1:57.25 | Westminster Academy | 2025 | |
| 10 | 1:57.44 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 2nd F |
| 10 | 1:57.44 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2028 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 3rd F |
| 11 | 1:58.04 | Cardinal Newman HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 6th F |
| 12 | 1:58.20 | Ocala Vanguard HS | 2027 | Bob English Invitational 2nd F |
| 13 | 1:58.43 | Spanish River HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 2nd P |
| 14 | 1:58.50 | Southwest Florida Christian Academy HS | 2025 | |
| 15 | 1:58.54 | Spanish River HS | 2027 | Louie Bing Invitational 7th F |
| 16 | 1:58.70 | St. Thomas Aquinas HS | 2027 | Louie Bing Invitational 8th F |
| 17 | 1:58.82 | Strawberry Crest | 2027 | |
| 18 | 1:59.45 | Oviedo High School | 2026 | Hagerty Pre-Season 1st F |
| 19 | 1:59.53 | Cardinal Newman HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 5th P |
| 20 | 1:59.54 | Strawberry Crest | 2026 | |
| 21 | 1:59.90 | Fort Myers HS | 2025 |
Ten boys went under 4:25, and three were under 4:20, led by Marcelo Mantecon of Belen. The sophomore demonstrated why he was the best in the state in XC, running a 4:15.28 in his outdoor opener. His PR is 4:10.88 that he ran in a third-place finish in last year's 3A state meet. Just behind him in that race was another freshman, Andrew Beroset of Gulf Breeze in 4:11.27. Bersoset has yet to run this outdoor campaign but ran a Florida #1 All-Time 8:21.77 indoor 3,000m at the Boston Univ. John Thomas Terrier Classic a few weeks ago.
Levi Lee of Poinciana ran a 4:17.37 at the Hawks Relays. It's not listed below (?), but the senior has been running well so far after a 13th place 4:23.38 finish in last years 4A state finals.
1600 Meter Run
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:15.28 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2027 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 1st F |
| 2 | 4:17.37 | Dillard HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 1st F |
| 3 | 4:21.81 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 2nd F |
| 4 | 4:22.35 | Bolles HS | 2025 | Bolles Mini Meet 1st F |
| 5 | 4:22.64 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 3rd F |
| 6 | 4:22.88 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 4th F |
| 7 | 4:23.70 | Poinciana HS | 2025 | |
| 8 | 4:24.18 | Spanish River HS | 2026 | Louie Bing Invitational 2nd F |
| 9 | 4:24.73 | Bolles HS | 2025 | Bolles Mini Meet 2nd F |
| 10 | 4:24.94 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2025 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 5th F |
Montverde sophomore Will Moss overtook Dillard's Joshua Gammage, running an impressive last 400m, and took the win at the Louie Bing Invitational with a 9:26.41.Gammage finished in 9:34.73. Gammage had gone out to almost a 40m lead and Moss cut away at the lead, running a strong last 1,000m, passing Gammage with just over 200m to go.
In 2024, the state had six boys run sub-9:00, led by Leon's Patrick Koon who ran 8:31.77. Two of the boys return this season. Sophomore Marcelo Mantecon of Belen was the No. 4 ranked boy with an 8:50.02. Bolles senior Parker Adams was ranked sixth with an 8:58.00. Mantecon and Adams have not run 3,200s yet this outdoor season.
Complete list of those who are under this week's standard.
3200 Meter Run
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:26.41 | Montverde Academy | 2027 | Louie Bing Invitational 1st F |
| 2 | 9:33.18 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | 2027 | Belen Pre-Season Meet 1st F |
| 3 | 9:34.73 | Dillard HS | 2025 | Louie Bing Invitational 2nd F |
| 4 | 9:35.36 | Spanish River HS | 2026 | Louie Bing Invitational 3rd F |
| 5 | 9:35.92 | Cambridge (Christian) School | 2026 | |
| 6 | 9:37.63 | Mariner HS | 2026 |