By Kyle Coppola
First Academy-Leesburg Cross-Country Boys Team Make History
LEESBURG, FL — Both the boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams from First Academy-Leesburg are heading to regionals after an impressive performance at the district championships, with standout runners Noah Mauriell and Annabelle Saxton securing top-10 finishes in their divisions.
This marks a historic milestone for the boys’ team, as they advance to regionals for the first time in school history. Led by junior Noah Mauriell, who placed within the top 10, the team showed their depth and determination throughout the race, earning a spot at regionals in a highly competitive field.
On the girls’ side, the Eagles continue to thrive, making it to regionals for the fourth consecutive year. Annabelle Saxton, a senior, placed in the top 10 in her division, and has been great all year long for FA-Leesburg.
Both teams will compete at regionals next week, with high hopes of building on their season’s success and possibly advancing to the state championships. Good luck to each and every member! Way to go!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
