- April 25, 2024
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Zach Spooner ran a personal-record 16:52 to win the boys varsity race at the Katie Caples Invitational. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas junior Zach Spooner won the boys varsity race at the Katie Caples Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville.
Spooner led the Pirates to a third-place finish out of 23 schools. He finished first out of 185 runners with a personal record of 16:52. Teammate Andrew Hatten also medaled, finishing 13th.
The Matanzas girls finished eighth out of 16 schools with Nina Rodriguez leading the Pirates with a time of 22:50 to finish 36th.
There were four divisions at the meet: middle school 3K, junior varsity 5K, varsity 5K and elite 5K with a boys and girls race in each division.
Matanzas will return to Jacksonville on Oct. 1 for the New World Fall Spectacular Invitational.
