Track & Field Top 100: Boys Discus: Shelikoff Part Of Senior Laden Group Todd Grasley Jan 21, 2017

Niceville senior Edward Shelikoff set a new personal best of 170'2" at the Okaloosa County Championship in 2016, the second best returning mark behind only Jarez Parks of Sebastian River and his monster throw of 190'1". We take a look at the 100 best boys discus throwers heading into the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls Shot Put: Ransom's Ajagbe Looking For Revenge After Runner-Up Finish Todd Grasley Jan 20, 2017

Ransom Everglades senior Debbie Ajagbe finished 5th in the shot put at the state meet as a sophomore and runner-up in 2016. Ajagbe, a University of Miami signee owns a personal best of 42'3" the 4th best regardless of class. Take a look at the top 100 girls shot put returners for the 2017 track season. 

Track & Field Top 100: Boys Shot Put - Two Sport Star Jarez Parks Pushing 60 Feet Todd Grasley Jan 20, 2017

Sebastian River senior Jarez Parks is one of the top football recruits in the country and he's also the number one ranked thrower in the state of Florida in the shot put with his personal best of 59'7". Can he cross the 60 foot plateau? We take a look at the top 100 boys in the event as we head into the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls Pole Vault - Winter Springs Haidyn Turner Sole Returner Over 12 Feet Todd Grasley Jan 19, 2017

Winter Springs senior Haidyn Turner, seen here with her vault coach Bill Cashman, is the lone pole vault returner with a personal best of 12 feet or higher. Five girls have cleared 11 feet including 1A state champion Morgan Brown and middle school state record holder Laine Roberts. We take a look at the 100 best girls pole vaulters heading into the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys Pole Vault - Winter Park's Skage Soaring Towards 16 & State Championship Todd Grasley Jan 19, 2017

Only two pole vaulters cleared 16'0 in 2016 and both graduated. So who will be Florida's newest member of the club? Look no further than Winter Park senior Gregory Skage. Skage started off the season with the top returning 15'9, but was unable to compete at the state meet. Take a look at the top 100 returners in the boys pole vault. 

Track & Field Top 100: Girls High Jump - STA Transfer Zatoria Thompson Threat For 4A Title Todd Grasley Jan 18, 2017

St. Thomas Aquinas landed a major transfer in freshman Zatoria Thompson. Thompson, formerly of American Heritage, is a three-time middle school state champion in the high jump and her personal best of 5'6" is the fourth best mark of any returner regardless of classification. Can she leap her way to a high school title? We take a look at the 100 best girl high jumpers heading into the 2017 season

Track & Field Top 100: Boys High Jump: Bolles Kirksey Soared 6'9 As Freshman Todd Grasley Jan 18, 2017

Bryson Kirksey is only a sophomore, but he comes in with the best high jump of any returner in 2017. Last year, Kirksey cleared 6'09" to win the Episcopal Invitational. 56 of the top 100 boys have jumped over 6'0. We look at the top high jumpers heading into the spring.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls Triple Jump - Southern Miss Signee Mitchell One Of Eight Over 39 Feet Todd Grasley Jan 17, 2017

Florida High School senior and Southern Miss signee Adrianna Mitchell is the reigning 2A state champion in the triple jump and owns the 5th best mark coming into the 2017 season at 39-1.5. All four state winners are back with New Balance Nationals champion Sophia Falco and Miami Northwestern's Taranique Alexander having all cleared the 40 foot plateau. We look at the 100 best girls triple jumpers heading into the spring.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys Triple Jump - Pine Crest's Bridges Leads Talented Upperclassmen Todd Grasley Jan 17, 2017

Pine Crest junior Tony Bridges won the 2A Region 4 Championship triple jump with a personal best leap of 47-10.5 and finished third at the state meet. Three other returners have gone 47 feet including Tariq Evans, Kani Falconer, and Trevon Laidler. Of the top 100 returners only four are underclassmen. See where you stack up against the best heading into the 2017 season?

Track & Field Top 100: Girls Long Jump - Sophia Falco, MNW's Alexander Best Of The Bunch Todd Grasley Jan 16, 2017

Miami Northwestern senior Taranique Alexander looks to close out her track and field career with a win in the long jump after finishing as the 3A runner-up in 2016. Her personal best of 19'9.25" is the second best mark of any returner behind only Sophia Falco of Lakewood Ranch who cleared 20'5" to win Flo Golden South. We take a look at the 100 best girls long jump marks heading into 2017.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys Long Jump - 1A State Champion Jacore Irving Eyes 24 Feet Todd Grasley Jan 16, 2017

Florida has six long jumpers over 23 feet heading into the 2017 season including 1A state champion Jacore Irving of Sneads (pictured above) and Reed Service of Riverview who are knocking on the door of 24 feet. We take a look at the top 100 returners in the boys long jump.

Track & Field Top 100: The Best Boys & Girls Distance Runners Heading Into 2017 Todd Grasley Jan 13, 2017

Florida might make the national spotlight more frequently with our stable of sprinters and hurdlers, but the Sunshine State has it's fare share of distance standouts. Over the past month we've ranked the top 100 returners in the sprints, hurdles, and now the 800, 1,600, and 3,200m runs. See who's Florida's best are and where you stack up.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 3,200m Run - Delay, Gibbons, Hertenstein All Under 10:45, Oh My Todd Grasley Jan 13, 2017

One of the best 3,200m races all year had to be the for the 4A state championship. Kayley Delay, Rafaella Gibbons, Bailey Hertenstein all head to head for eight laps. The result three times under 10:45 including Delays state leading 10:30.30, a race one college coach in attendance said was the best he'd seen in a long time. Take a look at the top 100 girls returners in the 3,200m for the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 3,200m Run - 2A Returns Five Of The Top Ten Todd Grasley Jan 13, 2017

FSU signee Caleb Pottorff is the defending 2A state champion at 3,200m and comes into 2017 with the fastest time of any returner. His 9:11.85 at the Arcadia Invitational makes him a top contender to repeat , but he's in a loaded classification that includes five of the top ten. We take a look at the 100 best 3,200m marks heading into the spring.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 1,600m Run - Five Sub Five Todd Grasley Jan 12, 2017

Ft. Myers senior Krissy Gear is one of the top uncommitted distance runners in the state of Florida. Gear is the defending 3A state champion in the 1,600m and comes into 2017 with the third fastest returning time of 4:57.01 from her runner-up performance at the FSU Relays. Five girls have run under the five minute barrier. Will that change this season? We take a look at the top 100 returners.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 1,600m Run: Freedom's Doyle Leads Four Lap Group Todd Grasley Jan 12, 2017

Freedom's Timothy Doyle had a monster sophomore season. He won his first state title in the 1,600m at a loaded 4A state meet with a time of 4:15.42 and clocked the fastest class of 2018 time in the 800m in a postseason meet running 1:53.64.  He returns along with 40 others who have run sub 4:30 for the four lap event. We look at the top 100 boys in the 1,600m run for the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 800m Run - Bolles' Caitlin Collier In Class Of Her Own Todd Grasley Jan 11, 2017

Florida has 47 girls under 2:20 for 800 meters, but none are in the same class as Bolles junior Caitlin Collier. Collier swept the distance events in 2016 winning the 800, 1,600, and 3,200m outdoors and following it up with a cross country state championship this fall. Her 2:04.89 at USATF Junior Nationals had her on the cusp of making her first ever national team in which she says is probably her favorite event. We take a look at the top 100 girls returners in the half lap event.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 800m Run - Creekside Senior Writing His Own 'Storey' Todd Grasley Jan 11, 2017

Creekside senior Joseph "Jackson Storey" is the defending 3A state champion at 800 meters. Storey, one of the top uncommitted distance runners in the state of Florida, also comes into the 2017 season with the best time of 1:52.59 in the half lap event from his third place finish at the UF Pepsi Relays. We look at the 100 fastest boys returners. 

Track & Field Top 100 - Girls 300mH - De'Andreah Young Yearns For Second State Title In Senior Year Todd Grasley Jan 10, 2017

Miami Northwestern senior De'Andreah Young is one of many talented athletes on the Lady Bulls roster. Young ran a new personal best of 41.85 to win the 3A state championship in the 300m hurdles in 2016 and looks to win her second title and go out on top in 2017. We take a look at the top 100 girls marks heading into the outdoor season.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 300mH - Miami Northwestern's Burns Continues Family Hurdle Trend Todd Grasley Jan 10, 2017

Miami Northwestern junior Thomas Burns has finished second and third the last two seasons respectively in the 300m hurdles at the state meet, is 2017 his year to finally bring home a title? Burns, the younger brother of Pittsburgh Steeler Artie Burns, is the only returner heading into the spring with times under 37s. We look at the top 100 boys 300m hurdlers.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 100mH - Tiara McMinn One Of Three GIrls Under 14s Todd Grasley Jan 10, 2017

Miami Jackson senior Tiara McMinn showed her versatility last year at the state meet winning both the high jump and 100m hurdles. McMinn is one of three girls joining Kenya Dillon of Olympia and Jamiah Jackson who has a personal best of under 14s coming into the 2017 season. We take a look at the top 100 girls 100m hurdlers.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 110mH - State Champions Thomas, Lingard Return Todd Grasley Jan 10, 2017

Two of the four state champions from 2016 return in 2017. 3A champion Damion Thomas, an LSU signee, and Lorenzo Lingard, the 4A state champion, and one of the top two-sport athletes in the country look for another chance at the top of the podium. Thomas, was undefeated in 2016 including wins at the Carifta Games, state meet, Flo Golden South, and in the  prelims at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships where he ran 13.48s. Take a look at the top 100 marks for boys 110m hurdlers heading into the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: The Best Boys & Girls Sprinters Heading Into 2017 Todd Grasley Jan 09, 2017

Over the next three weeks we will take a look at the top 100 returners in every event. Haines City senior and University of Miami signee Amuru Patterson is the reigning 4A state champion in both the 100 and 200m dash. Who are the best boys and girls sprinters in the state of Florida? See where you rank and what it takes to be number one in the speed capital of the United States.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 400m Dash - Northeast's Ford Looks To Duplicate 2016 Success Todd Grasley Jan 06, 2017

Different event. Same story. Florida is as deep with talent in the quarter-mile as it is the 100 and 200 meter dash. Northeast sophomore Jan'Taijah Ford won the 3A title in 2016 in 54.01s and followed that up with a PR of 53.77 to win Flo Golden South.  Ford is one of five girls returners to have gone faster than 54 seconds. Take a look at the top 100 performances led by Maiah Walkers 53.27s to win the 2A Region 3 Championship.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 400m Dash - Can Anyone Catch Tyrese Cooper? Todd Grasley Jan 06, 2017

Tyrese Cooper picked up the trifecta winning the AAU Junior Olympic Games 100,200, and 400m dash in 2016. He also set freshman national records in those respective events making him one of the most successful youngsters in Florida and nationally. His personal best of 45.23 is the fastest returning time and a second faster than former MGX teammate Jamal Walton. Take a look at the 100 best boys quarter milers returning for 2017.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 200m Dash - Six Under 24s, That's Moving Todd Grasley Jan 05, 2017

Six of the top ten girls in our top 100 returning 200m dash rankings have personal bests under 24 seconds led by Katia Seymour's 23.26. That's moving. Twanisha Terry, pictured above, is a Southern Cal signee and one of four 200m state champions that return for the 2017 season.

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 200m Dash- Columbus' Henderson Showcases Speed On Track & Gridiron Todd Grasley Jan 05, 2017

Christopher (CJ) Henderson of Columbus is one of the top football prospects in the class of 2017, but the speedster is also one of the best track athletes in the state of Florida. His PR of 21.24 in the 200m dash is ranked 4th. We rank the 100 best 200m returners for 2017 led by sophomore sensation Tyrese Cooper and his freshman record time of 20.46.

Track & Field Top 100: Girls 100m Dash -Seymour Is Nation's Best, Patterson Owns Head To Head Battles Todd Grasley Jan 04, 2017

Florida boasts some of the best 100m girls in the country led by the nation's top returner in FSU signee Katia Seymour with a time of 11.26

Track & Field Top 100: Boys 100m Dash - Smart, Schwartz Are Two Of Nation's Fastest Todd Grasley Jan 04, 2017

FSU signee Chauncy Smart was the top sprinter in the state of Florida for a long time with his 10.30w mark from the Pepsi Florida Relays. Anthony Schwartz, a junior at American Heritage bettered that time running 10.26w to win the 2A Region 4 Championship. Both are two of the fastest sprinters not just in Florida, but the country. Take a look at the top 100, 100m dash sprinters, for the upcoming season.