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Community School of Naples' Kathryn Fluehr, left, and her sister, Erika, are alone in the lead as they pass the grandstand early in the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kathryn, a junior, won the individual state title in 16:59. Erika, also a junior, earned second place (17:35) in a field of 176 runners. Community School finished third in the team competition that was won by Holy Trinity of Melbourne. Kevin Johnson/Staff

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Community School of Naples' Kathryn Fluehr, left, and her sister, Erika, are alone in the lead as they pass the grandstand early in the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kathryn, a junior, won the individual state title in 16:59. Erika, also a junior, earned second place (17:35) in a field of 176 runners. Community School finished third in the team competition that was won by Holy Trinity of Melbourne. Kevin Johnson/Staff

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  • Community School of Naples' Kathryn Fluehr, left, and her sister, Erika, are alone in the lead as they pass the grandstand early in the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kathryn, a junior, won the individual state title in 16:59. Erika, also a junior, earned second place (17:35) in a field of 176 runners. Community School finished third in the team competition that was won by Holy Trinity of Melbourne. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Colin Barker, of Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), holds off Estero senior Erick Montoya 10 yards from the finish line at the Class 2A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Barker, son of former NFL punter Bryan Barker, won the title by less than two seconds over Montoya, who finished runner-up for the second consecutive year. Cocoa Beach's Tyler Davidson (bib #504) finished third. The race for the team title was also close as Bishop Kenny edged Estero by three points. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples senior Max Shumake, center, battles Choctawhatchee's Hakeem Tarpley, left, and Wiregrass Ranch's Delonzo Sharp during the Class 3A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009. Shumake was the first Golden Eagle to cross the finish line in 16:45, good for 38th overall in a field of 186. Naples finished 10th as a team. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero's Maria Frank (555) and Katy G. Solis (558) are on their way to Top 20 finishes at the Class 2A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Solis finished 18th followed by Frank in 20th. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • The Estero boys cross country team saddles up on a horse structure at Little Everglades Ranch after the Wildcats earned a runner-up plaque for their performance at the Class 2A cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009. Estero finished three points behind Bishop Kenny. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Community School of Naples' Kia Heller-Spencer (72) passes the grandstand in the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Heller-Spencer finished 29th as CSN earned a third place finish as a team. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Community School of Naples junior Lauren Raskauskas (73) is in tight quarters as runners bunch up during the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Raskauskas finished 58th in a field of 176. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero freshman Kacy Smith, left, and Bolles eighth grader Lily Arnold vie for position in the final few yards of the Class 2A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Smith fought off Arnold to finish 10th, which was Estero's top finish. The Wildcats finished third as a team. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Community School of Naples' junior Kathryn Fluehr is all alone as she cross the finish line to win the Class 1A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Fluehr finished in 16:59. She was the only female runner to finish under 17 minutes in any of the four classes. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • St. John Neumann junior Connor McCaffrey races down the backstretch in the Class 1A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. McCaffrey finished 75th in a field of 187 with a time of 18:15. St. John finished 19th out of 24 teams in the field. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • The field in the Class 3A boys cross country final makes its first turn at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City on Nov. 21, 2009. Leon High of Tallahassee won the title. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Fort Myers junior Sarah Spann heads toward the finish line and a sixth place finish in the Class 3A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero junior Jesse Littlefield (562) turns a corner during the Class 2A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Littlefield's time of 16:35 placed him 29th as the Wildcats captured second place in the team competition. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero's Aaron Rojas (564) and Jose Farnot (560) try to move up in the field alongside Titusville's Tommy Taurasi during the Class 2A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Farnot finished 16th followed by Rojas in 17th place as the Wildcats earned runner-up honors out of 24 teams in the team competition. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • A concerned Estero cross country coach Jeff Sommer looks on as Wildcat runner Aja Curth is loaded into a Pasco County ambulance after she suffered a leg injury during the Class 2A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Curth, the team's No. 2 runner, was injured in a fall with about one mile left in the 5K race. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Ida Baker (Cape Coral) senior Darlene Hanlon, center, battles Niceville's Marcel Mosley (1042) and Wiregrass Ranch's Nikita Shah (1161) during the final few yards of the Class 3A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Hanlon was the top runner for Baker with a 16th place finish in 19:32. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples' Thomas Swingley (1022) and Jovanie Martinez (1018) pass the grandstand during the Class 3A boys cross country final at Little Everglades Ranch on Nov. 21, 2009. Swingley finished 67th; Martinez finished 102nd. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples freshman Herbert Gates, center, is in a throng of runners early in the Class 3A boys cross country final at Littler Everglades Ranch on Nov. 21, 2009. Gates finished 45th in the field of 186. Naples finished 10th as a team. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples junior Oona Watkins is in front of Oviedo's Natalie Shepherd (1074) and Vanguard's Katelyn Osborne during the final few yards of the Class 3A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Watkins finished 95th. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Cocoa Beach's Tyler Davidson leads the field early in the Class 2A boys cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples' Courtney Hogrefe sprints toward the finish line in the Class 3A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Hogrefe was Naples' top runner with a time of 20:25 and a 43rd place finish. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero senior Alex Chura (552) tries to get past a trio of runners from Cardinal Gibbons near the finish line of the Class 2A girls cross country final on Nov. 21, 2009 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Chura finished 69th in the field of 175. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Photos from the FHSAA state championship meet, held Nov. 21 in Dade City.

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