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Meet Recap
It was a cold and windy day out at Godby High School for the 9th Annual Jesse Forbes Invitational, but that didn't stop athletes from posting some nation leading times and new meet records. Doug Covert was on hand braving the elements as well to capture photos of this event.
(Photos by Doug Covert)
The biggest splash came in the field events. Darrielle McQueen of North Florida Christian came into the long jump with a seed of 19-02.00 and she shattered that mark with a personal best and US#1 leap of 19-08.50. McQueen won the long jump in 2011 and has won the triple the past two years. Not to be out done she posted a US#2 jump of 39-1.5. Very, very impressive for the beginning of the 2013 season. Also, impressive was Maclay senior Stefanie Kurgatt. A week after her performance at the Brooks PR Invitational she broke the meet record in the 800 with a time of 2:20, won the 1600 in 5:23, and anchored Maclay's winning 4x400 meter relay in a time of 4:09.00.
Elite Performances
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Jazmyn Evans (Godby HS) 15.54;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay School) 5:23.17 SB;
- 200 Meter Dash - Caitlin Wilson (Godby HS) 25.63 SB;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Kristin Sweeney (Maclay School) 11:58.49 SB;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Godby HS 49.79;
- 800 Meter Run - Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay School) 2:20.90 SB; Madison Harris (Wakulla HS) 2:23.69 SB;
- Discus - Bernicia Holifield (Godby HS) 129-2 SB;
- Long Jump - Darrielle McQueen (North Florida Christian) 19-8.5 SB; Ma'Rhea Everheart (Florida High School) 18-0 SB; Caitlin Wilson (Godby HS) 17-7.5;
- Pole Vault - Kelley Breeden (Florida High School) 9-0 SB;
- Shot Put - Bernicia Holifield (Godby HS) 38-0 SB; Samaria Martin (Jefferson County MS/HS) 37-4; Nakedra Williams (Florida High School) 35-6 SB;
- Triple Jump - Darrielle McQueen (North Florida Christian) 39-1.5 SB; Ashley Giacomucci (Taylor County HS) 36-9.5 SB; Cynekia Bostic (Rutherford HS (Springfield)) 36-3.5 SB;
Boys Highlights
- High Jump - Keith Gavin (Wakulla HS) 6-4 SB;
- Pole Vault - Kyle Weaver (Maclay School) 13-0 SB;