Justin Hatch

The top ranked Boys performers for All Events in FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Boys performers in the Miami Metro for All Events during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Girls performers for All Events in FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Boys performers for All Events in FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Girls athletes for All Events in the Miami Metro during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Boys athletes for All Events in the Miami Metro during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Girls performers for all events in FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 this season.

Ranking the top Boys performers for all events in FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 this season.

Ranking the top returning Boys athletes in the Miami Metro area for the 2026 Outdoor Track and Field Season.

The top Florida boys' performances from week one's competition in the 2026 Track & Field outdoor season.

A statewide roundup of the best boys FHSAA T&F 4A District 16 performers in advance of the 2026 Outdoor Track and Field Season.

Here are the all-time rankings on the boys side for 5K

Check out the Virginia boys' all-time performances at McAlpine Park.

Here are the top 1,000 times from Great Meadow's non-state course.

Here are the all-time best times from Sugar Hollow

This year at the indoor state meet, one very familiar face will be missing. As the best of the best line up for the mile and 2 mile, many will notice the absence of a major competitor, Justin Hatch. After winning the "AA" cross country state meet this past November, and receiving a full ride to High Point University in North Carolina, everyone seemed anxious to see what he would do during his last indoor and outdoor seasons. However, it seems that Justin has had enough; during the two-week winter break he made up his mind to throw in the towel and graduate early.

The Maymont Cross Country Festival kicked off in it's inaugrual year with flying colors, while previously established meets such as Bristol Cross, Great American, and Lee-Davis Invitational had plenty of action happening this past weekend.

In the wake of Hurricane Isabel\'s destruction, many weekend invitationals were cancelled or postponed, but several invites in the Southwestern part of the state were able to go off as the area was not hit terribly hard by the storm.

The first true weekend of racing action for high schoolers kicked off with several in-state invitationals with plenty of top teams and individuals squaring off with one another in early season contests.

With over 800 cross -country runners competing in various varsity and developmental races, Radford University

There appears to be eight elite runners that should make All-State. However, the next seven spots are wide open. The race for the top spot looks to be a two-man race unless a dark horse emerges.