Not many prep athletes are fortunate enough to make the state finals, let alone earn a third straight visit. But Mitchell’s 5-foot-2, 105-pound Leah Thompson isn‘t just a bundle of energy. Thompson, 17, will be competing in first of eight races in Saturday’s Class 3A cross country state finals for a third straight year at Tallahassee’s Apalachee Regional Park. Race time is 7:30 a.m. The Tampa-born Thompson placed 136th as a first-year sophomore distance runner in 2013 and 120th overall last fall. Her 27th and final prep race is the one she’s been focused on all...
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