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TCPalm's 2023 All-Area girls cross-country: Meet the fall's fastest distance runners!

eric j. wallace, treasure coast newspapers
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It's time to meet the fastest cross-country runners from the Treasure Coast area!

TCPalm's Girls Cross-Country All-Area team continues a celebration of the best high school student-athletes from Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties.

Check back each day for our latest postseason superlative winners. Find a full schedule for the 2023 Fall All-Area awards at the bottom of this story.

Here's a look at the top runners from the fall high school girls cross-country season:

Player of the Year

Addison Boyer, Sr., South Fork

South Fork senior Addison Boyer took the victory running a time of 18:57 at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
South Fork senior Addison Boyer took the victory running a time of 18:57 at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

An Achilles injury brought an early end to Boyer's high school cross-country career, but there's no question she was the fastest distance runner on the Treasure Coast this fall. Boyer was the only local runner to break 19 minutes this season, doing so in four of five events before the injury. She established a season-best (18:29.48) at the Spanish River XC Invitational in Boca Raton and won the South Fork Invitational (18:57.30). Boyer has committed to Florida State University.

First Team

Emerson Brinn, So., South Fork

South Fork's Emerson Brinn competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
South Fork's Emerson Brinn competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

12th-place finish (19:05.30) in a season-best time at Class 3A state championships in Tallahassee, the best state finish by a local runner this season; finished 11th (19:52.60) at regionals; finished runner-up (19:06.50) at districts; broke 20 minutes in six of nine races.

Anna Cobb, Jr., Vero Beach

34th-place finish at Class 4A state championships in personal-best time (19:48.10); finished ninth (20:02.9) at regionals; finished fifth (19:55.90) at districts.

Annabel DeTure, Fr., Jensen Beach

98th-place finish (21:03.9) at Class 2A state championships at Tallahassee; finished 35th at regionals in personal-best time (21:08.9); finished 28th (22:41.53) at districts.

Emma Ensor, Fr., South Fork

South Fork's Emma Ensor competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.
South Fork's Emma Ensor competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.

115th-place finish (21:51.10) at Class 3A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 42nd (22:36.50) at regionals; finished 14th (21:17.10) at districts; personal best at Spanish River XC Invitational in Boca Raton 20:37.33.

Amelie Galbraith, Sr., Pine School

Pine School's Amelie Galbraith competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
Pine School's Amelie Galbraith competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

90th-place finish (21:55.90) at Class 1A state championships; finished 11th (20:59.60) at regionals; finished sixth (21:06.60) at districts; won the Benjamin XC Invitational (21:49.70); season best 20:55.84.

Emma Giesing, Sr., Jensen Beach

Jensen Beach's Emma Giesing competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.
Jensen Beach's Emma Giesing competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.

134th-place finish (21:49.90) at Class 2A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 33rd at Class 2A regionals in personal-best time (21:03.9); finished 21st (22:18.19) at districts.

Seleny Martinez, Jr., John Carroll

John Carroll Catholic's Seleny Martinez competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
John Carroll Catholic's Seleny Martinez competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

104th-place finish (22:10.10) at Class 1A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 14th at regionals in personal-best time (21:17.40); finished 10th (22:04.60) at districts; St. Lucie County runner-up (23:20.30).

Kaitlynn Moore, Jr., Treasure Coast

Treasure Coast's Kaitlynn Moore competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds. Moore came in sixth with a time of 20:20.93.
Treasure Coast's Kaitlynn Moore competes in the 5K race during St. Edward's XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds. Moore came in sixth with a time of 20:20.93.

1st-place finish in three races this fall: Wayne Cross Invitational (20:25.30), St. Lucie County XC Championship (21:07.50) and SLW Centennial XC Invite in a personal-best time (19:44.30); finished 69th (23:02.89) at regionals; finished 16th at districts (21:12.40).

Ada Robinson, Fr., South Fork

South Fork's Ada Robinson competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
South Fork's Ada Robinson competes at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

84th-place finish (21:07.40) at Class 3A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 25th (20:56.80) at regionals; finished seventh at districts in personal-best time (20:16.10).

Sawyer Spatara, So., South Fork

South Fork's Sawyer Spatara and Jensen Beach's Emma Giesing compete at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.
South Fork's Sawyer Spatara and Jensen Beach's Emma Giesing compete at the South Fork Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Martin County.

98th-place finish (21:28.50) at Class 3A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 39th (22:11.10) at regionals; finished 15th at districts in a personal-record time (21:26.30).

Honorable Mention

  • Carrington Brown, Sr., St. Edward's — Winner of the SSAC Championship (21:25.30); runner-up at Centennial Invite in season-best time (21:10.90).

  • Riley Butterfield, Sr., John Carroll — 125th-place finish (22:39.20) at Class 1A state championships; finished 26th at regionals in season-best time (22:28.90); finished 35th (24:06.40) at districts.

  • Anna Diffley, Sr., Martin County — 32nd-place finish at Class 4A regionals in personal-best time (21:29.08); finished 23rd (21:49.10) at districts.

  • Aubrey Dunham, So., Vero Beach — 154th-place finish (22:11.50) at Class 4A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 41st (21:47.5) at Class 4A regionals; finished 24th (21:52.90) at districts; won the St. Edward’s XC Invitational; season and personal best 21:47.48.

  • Zoe Gozdz, Sr., Jensen Beach — 127th-place finish (21:45.00) at Class 2A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 40th at regionals in personal-best time (21:25.3); finished 16th (21:42.78) at districts.

  • Jacey Lane, Jr., Lincoln Park Academy — Top 10 finishes at the Centennial Invite and St. Edward's Invitational; season best 21:10.40.

  • Sindy Moncada, Jr., Vero Beach — 159th-place finish (22:13.00) at Class 4A state championships; finished 44th at Class 4A regionals in season and personal-best time (21:58.2); finished 24th (22:08.30) at districts.

  • Alexis Moore, Jr., John Carroll — 136th-place finish at Class 1A state championships in Tallahassee in season-best time (22:49.80); finished 29th (22:38.10) at regionals; finished 29th (23:41.20) at districts.

  • Savannah Sadley, Sr., Sebastian River — 61st-place finish (24:37.5) at Class 3A regionals; finished 38th at districts; season and personal best 21:11.10.

  • Ava Vancour, Jr., Jensen Beach — 140th-place finish (21:55.60) at Class 2A state championships in Tallahassee; finished 42nd (21:30.8) at Class 2A regionals; finished 17th (21:49.52) at districts; season best 21:08.70.

Coach of the Year

Kyle Gorton, South Fork

Gorton's Bulldogs overcame an injury to the team's top runner to finish as district runner-up and sixth at the regional championships. At Class 3A state, South Fork placed 16th overall. The Bulldogs were the highest-finishing team from the Treasure Coast in each round of the cross-country postseason.

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for Treasure Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.

2023 Fall All-Area Schedule

  • Dec. 12 – Boys Golf

  • Dec. 13 – Girls Golf

  • Dec. 14 – Girls Volleyball

  • Dec. 15 – Boys Bowling

  • Dec. 17 – Girls Bowling

  • Dec. 18 – Boys Swimming

  • Dec. 19 – Girls Swimming

  • Dec. 20 – Boys Cross-Country

  • Dec. 21 – Girls Cross-Country

  • Dec. 22 – Football Offense

  • Dec. 24 – Football Defense

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Meet TCPalm's 2023 Girls Cross-Country All-Area Team