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Girls Highlights
Story by Andy Warrener / Photos by Jeff Adams
The girls Class A team title was never in doubt. The Holy Trinity girls were heavy favorites coming in and their studs delivered. National long jump leader Daryth Gayles braved the rainy runway Friday, winning the girls long jump at 19-2.5. It was off her earth-shattering 20-0 from regionals but she was happy with the result.
"I was hoping for a PR but considering everything I'm pretty happy," Gayles said. "I was a little off, having water on the board makes it less springy and I didn't want to tire myself out."
Gayles followed it up by taking second in the 100m (12.16), just behind a blazing fast Teahna Daniels of First Academy. Both Gayles sisters helped the 4x100m relay to a state title in 49.04.
Gabrielle Gayles then took her turn. Gaby won the 400m in 54.60, smashing her regional time of 55.97. Then she took second in the 200m in 24.50 behind Daniels of First Academy. Daniels won both sprint events for the Royals.
Evangelical Christian girls came in second, helped by Sarah Candiano winning the 1600m in 5:04.79 and taking third in the 3200m. Teammate and sixth-grader Sierra Oliveira second place in the girls 800m in 1A in 2:19.44. Oliveira also ran a leg on the runner-up 4x400m relay. Evangelical Christian's Drew McMichael out-jumped all other boys in the Class 1A pole vault. McMichael was off even his regional mark but he was able to clear 14-6 in the soaked conditions.
The Oak Hall girls came in third with 42. The Eagle girls led by senior Brittney Olinger clipped top-seeded Holy Trinity and shattered their regional time of 9:50.87 by going 9:35.22 in the 4x800m. Olinger grabbed sixth in the girls 3200m in 11:23.91.
"We knew what we were capable of, we had a workout Friday that gave us confidence for this race," Olinger said.
Individually there were some fantastic accomplishments. Shorecrest Prep freshman Katie Barnett claimed fourth with a jump of 18-2.25. Second-seeded Admiral Farragut's Brittany McGee settled for third in the long jump at 18-3.25 after only logging two jumps. McGee took it out on the hurdles winning the 100m hurdles in 14.83 and the 300m hurdles in 46.44 even after twisting her ankle in the starting blocks.
In the girls pole vault, Indian Rocks Christian's Bobbi LaBrant cleared 10-0 to claim the 1A state title. Top-seeded Karin Sastre, who cleared 10-6 at regionals, failed to clear any height on the soaked runway.
Boys Highlights
Story by Andy Warrener / Photos by Jeff Adams
Westminster Academy edged First Academy 96.5 to 90 to take the team title.
"We knew it would come down to these points (in the 4x400m) with triple jump still going, we knew we had to have that score," Lions coach Doria Yeaman-Rickel said.
Yeaman-Rickel commended junior Andrew Carrie's lead leg, running what she called his best split of the season. Teammate Andrew James was second in the open 400m, third in the 200m, and anchored the relay. Terrel Phillips won the boys high jump for the Lions at 6-2 and Chris Miller topped his regional mark by more than two feet winning the boys shot at 53-9.5. Westminster's Mitchell Etienne finished second behind him with 50-8 and Luke Miseyko was third for the Lions.
As it was, First Academy finished in front of the Lions in 3:19.69 in the event but Westminster had the points. Michael Taylor won the 110m hurdles for First Academy in 14.67 and the 330m hurdles in 39.74. Armand Woodley cleared 14 feet in the pole vault to take second. Teammate Michael Timpson Jr. won the 100m in 11.01 and teammate Jahquez Durham was second. The First Academy boys also won the 4x100m. Timpson Jr. was also second in the 200m to Christian Philpott of North Florida Christian. Philpott also won the 400m in 48.17.
Windemere Prep's Franco Martins was dominant in the distance events, winning both, the 1600m in 4:22.33 and the 3200m in 9:26.01, setting down his regional marks in both events.
In boys discus, Alan McFarland of Father Lopez braved a throwing ring that was actually a puddle to win the event with a throw of 167-9.
"I've been throwing on a wet surface all season," McFarland said. "I switched to a different pair of shoes with more grip."
Maclay School clipped top-seed Holy Trinity in the boys 4x800m winning in 8:09.03.
Heights were hard to clear in the high jump. In 1A on the boys side, Terrel Phillips won it at just 6-2, after having cleared 6-4 at regionals.
Elite Performances
Girls
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Brittany McGee (Admiral Farragut Academy) 14.83;
- 100 Meter Dash - Teahna Daniels () 11.74; Daryth Gayles (Holy Trinity Academy) 12.16;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Sarah Candiano (Evangelical Christian School) 5:04.79; Emily Stallings (Providence School) 5:07.40; Denae Chapman(Circle Christian School) 5:10.80; Grace Casagrande (Cardinal Mooney HS) 5:12.75;
- 200 Meter Dash - Teahna Daniels () 23.68; Gabrielle Gayles (Holy Trinity Academy) 24.50; Deterrica Simpkins (Northside Christian) 24.87;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Brittany McGee (Admiral Farragut Academy) 46.44;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Grace Casagrande (Cardinal Mooney HS) 11:01.54; Emily Chapman (Brevard HEAT) 11:05.70; Sarah Candiano(Evangelical Christian School) 11:12.49; Rebecca Clark (Mount Dora Bible School) 11:14.03;
- 400 Meter Dash - Gabrielle Gayles (Holy Trinity Academy) 54.60;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Oak Hall School 9:35.22; Holy Trinity Academy 9:42.52;
- 800 Meter Run - Emily Stallings (Providence School) 2:17.67; Sierra Oliveira (Evangelical Christian School) 2:19.44; Caroline Willis(Maclay School) 2:19.63;
- Long Jump - Daryth Gayles (Holy Trinity Academy) 19-2.5; Darrielle McQueen (North Florida Christian) 18-6; Brittany McGee (Admiral Farragut Academy) 18-3.25; Katie Barnett (Shorecrest Prep) 18-2.25;
- Triple Jump - Darrielle McQueen (North Florida Christian) 38-6.25;
Boys
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Michael Taylor () 14.67;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Franco Martins (Windermere Prep) 4:22.33;
- 200 Meter Dash - Christian Philpott (North Florida Christian) 21.59; Michael Timpson Jr. () 21.69; Andrew James () 21.71; Jahquez Durham () 21.99;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Franco Martins (Windermere Prep) 9:26.01; Troy Clark (Mount Dora Bible School) 9:34.73; Andrew Cacciatore (Holy Trinity Academy) 9:36.82; Trevor Kattenberg (Holy Trinity Academy) 9:39.33;
- 400 Meter Dash - Christian Philpott (North Florida Christian) 48.17; Andrew James () 48.55;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - First Academy (Orlando) 3:19.69; Westminster Academy 3:22.36;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Maclay School 8:09.03;
- 800 Meter Run - Daniel Welch (Holy Trinity Academy) 1:56.96; Oscar Skjaerpe (Tampa Prep) 1:57.00; James Connor Daughton (Maclay School) 1:57.20; Brandon Bejarano () 1:57.88;
- Discus - Alan McFarland (Father Lopez Catholic HS) 167-9; Jamari Johnson (Seffner Christian Academy HS) 153-9;
- Pole Vault - Drew McMichael (Evangelical Christian School) 14-6; Armand Woodley () 14-0;
- Shot Put - Chris Miller () 53-9.5;
