Riley Novack, a senior at Montverde Academy in Florida, discusses being the first athlete in school history to advance to the Champs Sports Cross Country Championships at Balboa Park's Morley Field in San Diego, Calif. Novack is the only competitor representing Florida after securing sixth place Nov. 26 at the South Regional by covering the 5-kilometer layout in 14:59.3 at McAlpine Greenway in Charlotte, N.C.