Bridget Blake

The best collegiate harriers in the country will compete in Terre Haute, Indiana this weekend for the chance to be crowned NCAA Champions. Eight of those athletes are Florida alumni and ironically enough all of them earned their NCAA berths coming out of the South Regional in Tallahassee. 

Records are meant to be broken. If those records are broken today, tomorrow or not for five years is the big question. In this series we take a look at the top twenty five times marks in our flrunners.com database, which current runners are on the list, how far they can move up, and if the top times are in jeopardy. Today we will look at the distance events with the field events coming tomorrow.

2013 has come and gone with some major performances as we ring in 2014 we will be taking you back throughout the year to commemorate some of the bigger runs of the year! Thank you for making this year our best to date. Without your support we wouldn't be able to provide the level of coverage we do on a weekly basis. Look for more videos, photos, articles, and even new features in 2014!

And so it begins-a week of anticipation that will culminate in 10 athletes from four different regions being sent to the sunny San Diego, CA for the granddaddy of them all, the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships. And who wouldn’t want to go? The weekend is set to backdrop of the storied Hotel Del Coronado( Marilyn Monroe’s “Some Like it Hot”) and Balboa Park which has seen so many great high schoolers clash to earn bragging rights as the nation’s top high school athlete.

A look at how our Florida high school alums fared in collegiate meets around the country August 26, 2013 -September 1, 2013.

Florida State's women's cross country team is most definitely one of the elite programs in the country.  Year in and year out Karen Harvey's squads are consistently good during the season and have tons of talent. (via FloTrack)

There is no doubt Florida is one of the most talented states in the country when it comes to track and field. We wanted to honor the best of the best with our 2013 Track & Field Athlete of the Year awards. Bridget Blake of Dr. Phillips is our winner in the Girls Distance Event category. Blake won all but four races this season including her third consecutive state championships in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs.

We have a preview show we shot in the studio with our friends from TrackSmack, plus virtual meets, heat sheets, and a look towards our weekend coverage!

In their final appearances at storied Showalter Field, dominating distance runners Andres Arroyo and Bridget Blake shared the stage as they successfully started their quests to make state history on Friday. Both hope to vie for state meet triples in two weeks in Jacksonville and both won 800-, 1,600 and 3,200-meter district races. (via OrlandoSentinel.com)

Lots of great races but 3200s are best of day, Carmen Carlos (AL) meet record 10:15.70; boys race is a burner, three under 9:10. Our team of Todd Grasley, Rob Settle, and Joe Mizereck are on-site in Tallahassee.

The biggest meet of the year so far in Tampa Bay, it was a great day in West Florida with a lot of elite performances. However, triple jumper Jeremiah Green stole the show.

Bridget Blake is the most heralded in-state distance runner Karen Harvey has landed. Hannah Walker continues UK pipeline. Men add Illinois star Grant Nykaza and Darfur refugee Abdin Fator to fold. (via www.seminoles.com)

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We conclude our 2012 cross country coverage by honoring the top female harriers of the season. Congratulations to our 2012 All Flrunners Girls Cross Country Team.  

Where do I even begin? What an absolutely amazing experience. After a long seven hours of air time I finally arrived in San Diego with many other runners from across the nation. The first thing they give you is a giant bag full of all kids of gear and shoes from Asics. It's basically an early Christmas! The whole time you are treated like royalty.

Bridget Blake of Dr. Phillips finished off her senior cross country season with a bang! In her second appearance as a Foot Locker National finalist, she improved upon last year's 38th place to finish in 15th to gain third team All-American status.

Are you the best freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior? Where do you stack up against your peers? We've tallied up the times and have found out who is at the Head of the Class for the 2012 cross country season. (Rankings are as of 12/3/2012)

Dr. Phillip's senior Bridget Blake will take part in her second straight Foot Locker National Championship this weekend in San Diego, California. Blake, a three time state champion in cross country, and four time state champion in track and field, punched her ticket by finishing sixth at the Foot Locker South Regional two weeks ago. She will be blogging for us throughout the weekend and sharing her awesome experience.

Back to sunny San Diego we go! While you wait check out the profiles of the 40 qualifiers who will make this epic journey together. (Photo by Aaron Rich)

On the blue walls of Bridget Blake's room are memories, medals and motivation. (via OrlandoSentinel.com)

Dr. Phillips' senior Bridget Blake will go down as one of the most decorated high school distance runners in Florida history. Blake has won three consecutive 4A cross country state championships and has won four state titles outdoors as well. She is a two-time Foot Locker National finalist. Recently, the standout announced she will continue her running career at Florida State University and run for the nationally ranked Seminoles.