BRONX, N.Y. (FPCSports.com) — Flagler Palm Coast Cross Country turned in a strong showing at the Manhattan Invitational presented by HOKA on Saturday, October 10 at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City, with the boys placing third out of 25 teams in the Boys B race and the girls finishing eighth among 30 teams in the Girls A race.

Competing over the meet’s 2.5-mile distance, the Bulldogs earned three individual top-25 finishes across the two races.

Boys Take Third Behind Two Top-10 Finishers

Sophomore Douglas Seth and junior Mateo Almeida led the way for FPC, both finishing inside the top 10. Seth placed fourth in 13:08.2, while Almeida crossed ninth in 13:17.1.

Sophomore Dylan Ciardi followed in 26th place with a time of 13:39.9. Senior Enzo McGovern finished 43rd in 14:00.1, and junior Owen Stackpole rounded out the Bulldogs’ scoring five in 46th at 14:04.3.

FPC’s top five finished within 56.2 seconds of one another, helping the Bulldogs secure third place with 123 points and a team average of 13:37.9.

Senior Evan Johnson added an 86th-place finish in 14:44.1, while sophomore Brayden Murray finished 115th in 15:06.2.

Girls Earn Top-Eight Team Finish

Senior Anna Grigoruk paced the Bulldog girls with a 21st-place finish in 16:30.2. Freshman Avery Wisniewski followed in 36th place, completing the course in 16:55.4.

Sophomore Everly Mucciolo and senior Audrey Bowman finished just over two seconds apart, giving FPC a closely matched middle of the scoring lineup. Mucciolo placed 54th in 17:31.9, with Bowman taking 56th in 17:34.2.

Sophomore Summer McKinney completed the Bulldogs’ scoring five in 133rd place with a time of 19:47.3.

The girls totaled 287 points and averaged 17:39.8 across their five scorers to claim eighth place in the 30-team field.

With a top-three boys finish and a top-eight girls finish, the Bulldogs represented Flagler Palm Coast well on their trip to New York, testing themselves against competition beyond Florida.