Craig, florian, and wilson are running a long-distance race. their coach tracks each runner’s progress by recording a positive number if the runner is past the checkpoint, a negative number if the runner has not reached the checkpoint, and a zero if the runner is exactly at the checkpoint.

after $90$ minutes have passed, their coach records the progress of the three runners in the table below.

runner progress relative to the checkpoint (in miles)
craig $-3$
florian $2.5$
wilson $-2.25$

part a
who is leading the race? who is in second place? who is in third place? justify your answers.

respond in the space provided.