By Brent Vaughn

The Tavares Patriots dominated the 2025 FLYRA Middle School State Cross-Country Championships on Saturday, November 1, at Holloway Park in Lakeland, capturing both the boys and girls Public School state titles.

The Tavares girls continued their unprecedented run with a fifth consecutive state championship, while the boys earned their third consecutive state title, a feat previously matched only by private-school powerhouse Belen Jesuit. Individually, Alice Ilea , a 7th grader, won the girls’ race in 10:42.2, marking the fifth straight year a Tavares runner has captured the girls’ individual state title. Navid Lozano took the boys’ crown in 9:41.4, setting a new school course record and achieving Tavares Middle School’s first individual boys’ state title.

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