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Flagler County middle school cross country champs honored

Indian Trails' Peyton Ceraci and Buddy Taylor's Douglas Seth each placed second at the state championships

By Brent Woronoff
| 7:00 a.m. January 3, 2024

Middle school cross country runners Douglas Seth and Peyton Ceraci were honored at the Dec. 19 Flagler County School Board meeting. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Palm Coast Observer
Sports

Two Flagler County middle school cross country runners were runners-up at the middle school state championships in Lakeland this season. Buddy Taylor Middle School's Douglas Seth and Indian Trails Middle School's Peyton Ceraci were honored at the Dec. 19 Flagler County School Board meeting.

Seth set goals during summer team camp of breaking 10 minutes in the 3-kilometer distance and winning the state championship. At state, he placed second with a time of 9 minutes, 58 seconds. While he achieved one of his goals, he'll have the opportunity to reach the other at next year's state championships when he will be an eighth grader.

During the season, Seth won two meets, including the county championship, finished among the top five in seven meets and among the top two in four meets. He finished the season ranked fifth in the nation among seventh grade boys.

Ceraci won the girls county championship and finished second at state. She set a personal record of 11:08. She finished in the top four in all seven of her races, winning three times. She finished the season ranked 27th in the nation among eighth grade girls.