Windermere girls, Horizon boys cross country teams win Ocoee Invitationals

Olympia High's Emily Knopfle finished first in the individual girls race, Horizon duo placed second.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 p.m. August 30, 2024

Sports
High Schools

The Windermere girls and Horizon High boys cross country teams won the 2024 Ocoee XC Invitational Saturday, Aug. 24 — with the Wolverines’ boys team and Horizon girls finishing second, while Olympia High's girls and boys teams finished third.

Horizon’s Jacob Finch finished second, best among the area’s boys runners, as did fellow Hawk Abigayle White. Only Olympia High’s Emily Knopfle finished ahead of White, winning the individual title at the event, while teammate Aubrey Frost finished third.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.