Steinbrenner Invitational: Green Nation Leading 52-1 Triple Jump

Mar 17, 2013

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Jeremiah Green Triple Jump Extraordinaire

The biggest meet of the year so far in Tampa Bay, it was a great day in West Florida with a lot of elite performances. However, triple jumper Jeremiah Green stole the show.

Fresh off of his national indoor title in New York City last week (51-6.5), Green was back in business in the sunshine of the outdoor track. He wasted no time, grabbing the win on his first jump with a huge 52-1 personal best. He has been bagging those 50-footers like it's his job all winter/spring long, but with that 52-foot mark he is truly starting to join some elite company. Green joins 2010 South Dade alum Kentrell Sanders as pretty convincingly the best triple jumpers in Florida over the past decade. By seaon's end it's highly possible that Green could find himself the best ever in Florida. The national record of 54-10.25 is probably unlikely (but you never know!), but a state record of 53-4 (1993 by Andre Scott of Sanford Seminole) seems oddly quite in reach with the way Green is improving his technique. Let's hope if he does so there is a wind guage at that meet to make it official; there was none today.

Green also laid down a Florida #3 long jump with a 23-6 and a fourth place 21.79 200 meter dash for good measure.

Meet Recap by Olivia Ortiz

On the sprinters side, it was a close battle between King senior and Western Kentucky commit Carrol Hardy and Hallandale senior Regine Williams in the 100 meter dash. Hardy came out on top winning in a fast 11.855 and Williams very close behind in an 11.858. The 200 meter dash was another close battle between the two standout seniors. But with a different winner and runner-up. Williams got the 200 meter dash win in a 24.03 (Florida #2) over Hardy in a 24.59.

Hillsborough senior Jorian Ordway had quite the day of great performances as well. In the finals, Ordway took third place in the 200 meter dash in a 24.67 setting a new personal best. After, the Kent State commit won the 400 meter dash in a quick 55.64.

Fort Myers junior Emily Edwards and Lakewood Ranch senior and Southern Miss commit Kristin Zarrella ran an impressive 800 meter race. Neck to neck the two stars pushed each other to fast times. In the end, Edwards got the victory setting a new personal best running a 2:15.84 with Zarrella close behind in a 2:16.82.

Dr. Phillips senior and Florida State commit Bridget Blake finished the day with two strong wins in the distance races. In the 1600 meters, Blake ran a season best of an impressive 4:59.40. Sebring senior and University of Florida commit Taylor Tubbs ran a season best as well finishing second in a 5:06.64. Later, in the 3200 meters Blake ran another season best running a 10:49.60. While Wiregrass Ranch senior and Harvard commit Nikita Shah finished second running a new season best of a 10:55.21. Those two times are the second and third best in Florida for 2013.

On the hurdles side, one of the top hurdlers in the state Hallandale senior Lia King had a winning day. King won the 100 meter hurdles in a 14.19 over sophomore Brittany McGee from Admiral Farragut Academy in a 14.63. King then won the 300 meter hurdles and a new personal best running a 43.27 she was also victorious in the triple jump winning with a 38-8. McGee won the long jump with an 18 -0 leap.

In the field events, Freedom senior and Georgetown commit Faith Woodard in the high jump finished with a 5-6. While Osceola sophomore Jennifer Kistemaker won the pole vault with a 10-6. Chamberlain senior Andrea Aaron had a day filled with personal bests. In the shot put she finished first with a 43-0.5 and in the discus with a 124-5.

On the boys side, Gibbs senior and a standout sprinter in the state Trayvon Bromell won the 100 meter dash in a fast 10:44 after running and winning a new season best time of 10:42 (Florida #4) in the prelims. Then Bromell came back to win the 200 meter dash in a new season best running an impressive 21.07 (Florida #3). Dr. Phillips senior Reggie Glover won the 400 meter dash in a 48.14 after finishing second to Bromell in the 200 meter dash in a 21.28, setting a new personal best.

Tampa Jefferson senior Jonathan Moore ran to a victorious 1:59.34 over a close finish between Newsome senior Justin Martinez in a 1:59.80. Bloomingdale junior Andrew LeBlanc and Bayshore junior Canaan Meester-Kitterman ran a strong 1600 meter race. LeBlanc took the win in a 4:26.03 over Meester-Kitterman’s personal best with a 4:26.59. In the 3200 meters, Newsome senior Lars Benner won in a 9:40.20 setting a new personal best. Naples senior Lee Shearer finished in a close second, running a season best of 9:43.70 while teammate and New York University commit Buddy Gates placed third running a season best time of 9:53.52.

In the hurdles, Alonso senior William Taylor-Haynes won the 110 meter hurdles and setting a personal best in a quick 14.12 over Lakewood senior Timothy Holmes’s personal best of 14.34. Holmes came back to then win the 300 meter hurdles with another personal best of 38.10.

The Lakwood boys also had a great day in the relays blazing to a 41.11 4x1 and 3:19.40 4x4.

Springstead junior Bobby Harris won and jumped to a personal best in the high jump in a 6-7. St. Petersburg senior Cayman Ellis won the pole vault in a 14-6. Naples senior Zach Diacyznski won the shot put with a 54-8.75 and Lake Brantley senior Nathan Milch set a new season best and won the discus throwing a 161-1.