5. Charles Hicks Over Flo50 No. 7 Jacob McLeod
In a showdown between two of the top distance talents in Florida and Georgia, it was the Sunshine State's Charles Hicks of Jacksonville Bolles School who took the win on Saturday on a familiar course at the Bale-N-Trail Cross Country Original meet.
The junior recruit out-kicked Trinity Christian School (Georgia) senior Jacob McLeod, ranked No. 7 in MileSpit's preseason Flo50 boys rankings, to take the tape in 15:26.90, less than a second before McLeod crossed in 15:27.10.
The win also was satisfying in other ways for Hicks, whose team took the overall meet title with 54 points.
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| 1 | Charles Hicks | 11 Bolles HS | 15:26.90 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jacob McLeod | 12 Trinity Christian School | 15:27.10 | -- | |
| 3 | Joey Fitzpatrick | 12 Ocala Vanguard HS | 15:40.20 | 2 | |
| 4 | Nathan Jubran | 12 Bishop Kenny HS | 15:40.60 | 3 | |
| 5 | Andrew Miller | 12 Fleming Island HS | 16:10.80 | 4 | |