Panhandle Championships

Date: Oct 23, 1999

Site: Marianna (3 miles, wheel-measured, mostly grass & dirt road)

Conditions: Dry, cool; perfect for fast times

(Gary Droze)



Led by wire to wire winner, Philip Laird (15:03), Niceville HS  successfully 

defended their title of FL Panhandle champions.



BOYS' TEAMS

1   Niceville   43 (15:03/15:35/15:53/15:56/16:03 ave 15:42)

2   Maclay      60 (15:34/15:49/16:02/16:03/16:14 ave 15:56)

3   Leon        131

4   Florida High    166

5   Lincoln     167

6   Pine Forest 168

7   Pensacola Cath  171

8   Ft Walton Beach 230

9   Marianna    310

10  Port St Joe 341

11  Bay     382

12  Gulf Breeze 402

13  Wewahitchka 402

14  Apalachicola    418

15  Choctaw     423

16  Escambia    459

17  N FL Christian  470

18  Navarre     497

19  Chiles      527

20  Mosely      575

BOYS TOP FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS

1   Phillip Laird       Niceville   15:03

2   Michael Joanos      Leon        15:24

3   Ryan Deak       Maclay      15:34

4   Ryan Albertson      Pine Forest 15:34

5   Sean Patterson      Niceville   15:35

6   Brent Schneider     Washington  15:39

7   Rod Givens      Port St Joe 15:43

8   AJ Wilson       Pine Forest 15:45

9   Thure Caire     Maclay      15:49

10  Ben Contratto       Niceville   15:53

11  Chris Emnett        Niceville   15:56

12  Ted Terry       Florida High    15:58

13  Larry Rivers        Leon        16:01

14  Matt Katz       Maclay      16:02

15  Joel Serna      Maclay      16:03

***TOP EIGHT BOYS NAMED TO THE ALL-PANHANDLE TEAM***



Ft. Walton Beach HS, lead by 1st place finisher katie DeVaux (18:35), upset 

the  regionally ranked(ninth SO) Maclay,  in capturing 

the Panhandle championship for the girls.



GIRLS' TEAMS

1   Ft Walton Beach 55 (18:35/18:46/19:40/19:55/20:04 ave 19:16)

2   Maclay      70 (18:42/18:57/19:20/20:24/20:24 ave 19:33)

3   Pensacola Cath  91

4   Niceville   99

5   Choctaw     200

6   Florida High    224

7   Washington  225

8   Navarre     226

9   Gulf Breeze 242

10  Escambia    270

11  Lincoln     271

12  Mosely      296

13  Chiles      312

14  Marianna    428

GIRLS TOP FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS

1   Katie DeVaux        Ft Walton Beach 18:35

2   Nicole Posey        Maclay      18:42

3   Adrienne Magdic     Ft Walton Beach 18:46

4   Amy Coburn      Leon        18:48

5   Trisha Devalcourt   Escambia    18:49

6   Kara Newell     Maclay      18:57

7   Haley Hoffman       Pensacola Cath  19:10

8   Allie Hunter        Lincoln     19:16

9   Jennifer Emo        Maclay      19:20

10  Alanna Woojdyla     Pensacola Cath  19:26

11  Jennifer Lynch      Niceville   19:28

12  Meghan Relihan      Navarre     19:33

13  Kara Chamberlin     Niceville   19:37

14  Sarah Biggs     Ft Walton Beach 19:40

15  Summer Forester     Pine Forest 19:47

*** TOP EIGHT GIRLS NAMED TO THE ALL-PANHANDLE TEAM***