It's State Championship week and only 24 teams remain in each of the four classifications. The battle for the fastest teams in Florida will be decided on Saturday at the Little Everglades Ranch. Let's see what our FACA Pollsters think as they breakdown each race.

Getting to the starting line for Saturday’s 2A state cross country championship race is Stephanie Schappert’s first goal. Staying on her feet through the two-loop, 5-kilometer course comes in a close second.

Those may seem like modest goals for the talented sophomore from Boca Raton Pope John Paul II, who enters the meet ranked third in the FACA 2A individual standings despite posting the fastest time (18:03), but they are very real.

It seems that most Florida teams who extend their season will continue to do so at their traditional post-season meet of choice: Footlocker South's McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC . But gathering their hopes of qualifying for NXN Nationals, a few of Florida's very best teams will be headed about 2.5 hours northeast of that destination to Cary, NC for NXN Southeast.

Here is the latest list of Florida entries to NXN Southeast.

This article contains links to every region's homepage, which has rankings, news, results, virtual meet, etc specific to your region.  Results are now posted from every region.

There is a uniqueness to Tallahassee that separates it from the rest of the Florida when it comes to distance running.

Couple an extraordinary network of running trails, an active and supportive community track club, a county-wide middle school cross country program more than 300-strong with a collection of the state’s most accomplished coaches and you have the blueprint for sustained success.

You could make a compelling argument - without the benefit of lobbyists - that the Capital City is the state seat for high school cross country running, per capita, at least since 1997.

Ashley Brasovan announced to friends today that she will be going to Duke University next year.  We talked with Ashley about her decision.

Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners. Featured this week are Michael Wallace (FL), Amanda Winslow (GA), Brian Shrader (AZ) and Megan Goethals (MI).