Fort Myers High's Tyler Bennett and Emily Edwards named All-Area runners of the year

 

10:54 AM, Jan 4, 2013   |  

 

Fort Myers High's Tyler Bennett and Emily Edwards / Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com

Tyler Bennett - Wave junior places second at 3A state meet

This award could have gone two ways with Bennett and teammate Aesop Brown dueling in the postseason.

Bennett finished first in the county (16:00.76) and first in his district (15:44.90), but came in third at the Region 3A-3 meet in 16:18.40. Brown finished second and rival Carlos Miranda of Palmetto Ridge took first.

The Green Wave won the 3A-3 title for the second year in a row but Bennett wasn’t happy with his individual performance.