Royal Runners Excel at ESCAROSA Invitational

Jay High Girls took 2nd place for Santa Rosa schools at the cross country meet at Pace. Jorja Agrait led the girls with a 21:30, her personal best. Micah Kemp led the boys with a 17:56.  this was a cross country 5K. Way to go Royal runners!

The Lady Royals of Jay High placed 4 ^th  overall at  the EscaRosa County Championship meet. The Royals came in second in Santa Rosa County. In a field of more than 110 runners three of the Royals placed in the top 15, they were 8 ^th grader Jorja Agrait(12 ^th ), senior Allison Blair(14 ^th ), and 9 ^th grader Jessica Thornton(15 ^th). Only one other school(Catholic) had more  than Jay did in the top 15 runners. Six of the eleven Royals  who ran on Saturday set  new personal records.

Girl team finishes were as follows:

1. 1.        Catholic
2. 2.        Pace
3. 3.        West Florida Tech
4. 4.        Jay
5. 5.        Navarre
6. 6.        PCA
7. 7.        Gulf Breeze
8. 8.        Pine Forest
9. 9.        Milton
10. 10.    Escambia

Top 7  Lady Royal Times and Places were:

1. 1.        Jorja Agrait 12 ^th 21:34
2. 2.        Allison Blair 14 ^th 21:50
3. 3.        Jessica Thornton 15 ^th 21:56
4. 4.        Savannah Brown 41 ^st 23:08
5. 5.        Jenna Thornton 42 ^nd 23:09
6. 6.        Ally Settle 43 ^rd 23:10
7. 7.        Shelby Thomas 53 ^rd 23:39

The Royals only dressed out 2 boys in the race, Micah Kemp 24 ^th overall with a time of 17:56 and  Mark Foley 102th overall with a time of 21:29. The Royals have had several meets with boys sick or suffering from injuries.  The hope all the boys can be a the District meet and run well.