Montverde Academy girls cross country finished second among 18 teams, while boys cross country runner Will Moss earned his second consecutive individual victory Saturday morning at the Lake Minneola Last Chance Invitational at Lake Minneola High School.
The meet marked the Eagles' final regular-season competition before the FHSAA district championships.
Lyla McMillen led the MVA girls, placing sixth among 131 runners in 19:34.4. Angelica Wolfe gave the Eagles two top-10 finishers, taking 10th in 19:43.7.
Amaris Munya followed in 16th place with a time of 20:08.1. Alafair Scelfo finished 31st in 20:50.7, and Federica Perez rounded out MVA's top five in 37th place at 21:15.7. Alon Scelfo placed 75th in 22:57.3.
On the boys side, Moss topped a field of 164 runners with a winning time of 15:56.0, securing first place for the second race in a row.
Torr Scelfo was MVA's second finisher, placing 30th in 17:32.5. Nicolas Ardigo finished 49th in 18:09.9, followed by Jason Metzger in 84th at 18:44.2.
Montverde Academy returns to action Wednesday, November 4, at the FHSAA district championships at Sand Hill Scout Reservation in Brooksville. Moss will pursue his third consecutive individual district championship, while the girls will seek their first district team title since 2020 after finishing as runners-up each of the past two years.