Horizon cross country tops area teams at 4A state meets

The Lady Hawks finished 12th, while the Horizon boys finished 13th — both of which are the highest team placements in school history.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. November 28, 2024

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Horizon High’s boys and girls cross-country teams led all West Orange and Southwest Orange teams at the Class 4A state championship meets, with the Lady Hawks finishing 12th and the boys finishing 13th — both of which are the highest team placements in school history.

The girls also set a new school team time record, 101:46.10, and were led by Abigayle White, who finished in 20th with a time of 18:53.20. Olympia High’s Emily Knopfle was the second-fastest finisher from the area at the meet, finishing 30th with a time of 19:12.90. Windermere High’s girls had the second-best team finish, ending up in 15th.

On the boys side, Jacob Finch led the way for Horizon, finishing 17th with a time of 16:05.90.

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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.