Flagler Palm Coast Sweeps Five Star Conference Titles
The school secured both boys and girls team cross-country championships at the meet in Port Orange.
Updated on Oct. 24, 2026 in Track & Field
Flagler Palm Coast High School captured the boys and girls team titles at the Five Star Conference cross-country meet held at the Spruce Creek baseball field. Individual runners Douglas Seth and Anna Grigoruk led the way by winning the boys and girls races respectively.
Why it matters
These victories reinforce the dominance of the Flagler Palm Coast program within the conference as they set their sights on a top-three finish in the upcoming state competition.
Douglas Seth finished the boys course in 17:00.4 to secure his second consecutive title, while Anna Grigoruk crossed the line in 20:06.8 to win the girls race.
The players
Douglas Seth
He is a cross-country runner for Flagler Palm Coast High School who secured his second consecutive individual boys title.
Anna Grigoruk
She is a cross-country runner for Flagler Palm Coast High School who won the individual girls title at the conference meet.
Flagler Palm Coast High School
This is a secondary school that maintains a competitive cross-country program and captured both team titles at the conference meet.
New Smyrna Beach
This high school athletics program placed second in both the boys and girls team competitions.
The details
Flagler Palm Coast runners utilized a coordinated pack-running strategy before surging ahead at the one-mile mark to clinch the win. Anna Grigoruk maintained her position at the front of the field for the entire duration of the girls race to secure her championship victory.
Timeline
The Five Star Conference cross-country meet took place on October 24, 2026.
Season Trajectory
This dominant performance at the conference level establishes a strong momentum for Flagler Palm Coast as they prepare for the Florida High School Athletic Association state cross-country competition. The team is now positioning itself as a primary contender to place in the top three at the state event.
Flagler Palm Coast's 27-point boys team score and 37-point girls team score represent significant margins of victory over runner-up New Smyrna Beach. These results clarify the current hierarchy within the Five Star Conference as teams transition toward regional and state-level qualifying events.
The takeaway
Maintaining a strong pack-running strategy allowed Flagler Palm Coast to secure their fifth consecutive conference title. Their disciplined team performance serves as a key indicator of their readiness for tougher competition at the state level.
Further reading
Find more local coverage of the sport in the Track & Field section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
