Bolles senior and Stanford signee Caitlin Collier didn't compete during the 2017 cross country. Instead, she opted for her specialty outdoor and putting the best senior season together she possibly could. Collier ran the 200 at the Bolles Pre-Season Mini Meet as well as some relays, but Friday night she opened up in the 800 and 1,600m run.
At the East Coast Classic, she dropped a US#1 4:53.86 to win the 1,600 by nearly twenty-five seconds over her nearest competitor. The mark was the fourth fastest she'd ever run in that event for her career. A short time later, she ran the two-lap 800 meters, covering the distance in another national leader, 2:09.63 to edge out Jatana Folston who set the state record in the 600m and US#2 all-time this month. Collier ran 2:09.37 to win the meet last year and ended 2017 with a personal best of 2:03.93.
"It was fine," said Coach Dan Dearing. "We only had about 30 minutes between races and she's been sick all week. I'm glad she ran though because it was a good experience for her. I'm hoping she can run a little better next week."
Other Elite Performances Included:
| Girls (29) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | F 1 1st | 12.41 | Jada Williams | Columbia HS | |
| 200m | F 1 1st | 25.66 | Summer Wells | Flagler Palm Coast HS | |
| 400m | F 1 1st | 58.56 | Courtney Gales | Flagler Palm Coast HS | |
| 400m | F 1 2nd | 58.91 | Namiah Simpson | Flagler Palm Coast HS | |
| 400m | F 1 3rd | 59.45 | Rebecca Duffy | Bolles HS | |
| 400m | p 1 1st | 59.86 | Courtney Gales | Flagler Palm Coast HS | |
| 800m | F 1 1st | 2:09.63 | Caitlin Collier | Bolles HS | |
| 800m | F 1 2nd | 2:13.84 | Jatana Folston | Cocoa HS | |
| 800m | F 1 3rd | 2:24.06 | Reagan Darrah | Ponte Vedra HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 4:53.86 | Caitlin Collier | Bolles HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 2nd | 5:17.10 | Camryn Cooney | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 3rd | 5:20.48 | Naila Etique | Nease HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 4th | 5:21.18 | Samantha Gayton | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 5th | 5:21.34 | Catherine Kunz | Bolles HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 1st | 10:59.85 | Grace Blair | Oak Hall School | |
| 3200m | F 1 2nd | 11:07.91 | Claire Moritz | Ponte Vedra HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 3rd | 11:29.78 | Camryn Cooney | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 4th | 11:39.83 | Samantha Gayton | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 100H | F 1 1st | 15.75 | Elijuanz Heard | Ocala Forest HS | |
| 100H | F 1 2nd | 15.81 | Gabriela Fasanelli | Ponte Vedra HS | |
| 300H | F 1 1st | 47.79 | Jordan DiVerniero | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 4x400m | F 2 1st | 4:04.85 | Flagler Palm Coast HS | ||
| 4x800m | F 1 1st | 10:00.79 | Spruce Creek HS | ||
| 4x800m | F 1 2nd | 10:07.57 | Oak Hall School | ||
| HJ | F 1 1st | 5-3.75 | Gabriela Fasanelli | Ponte Vedra HS | |
| TJ | F 1 1st | 36-3 | Asherah Collins | Columbia HS | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 11-9 | Laine Roberts | Bolles HS | |
| PV | F 1 2nd | 9-9 | Abigail Owens | Ocala Forest HS | |
| PV | F 1 3rd | 9-3 | Kalee Thigpen | Spruce Creek HS | |
| Boys (16) | |||||
| 100m | F 1 1st | 10.92 | Dexter Brown | St. Augustine HS | |
| 800m | F 1 1st | 1:59.55 | Payne Meyer | New Smyrna Beach HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 4:28.12 | Payne Meyer | New Smyrna Beach HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 2nd | 4:34.98 | Luke Kathman | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 1st | 9:25.76 | Andrew Miller | Fleming Island HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 2nd | 9:37.31 | Logan Horning | New Smyrna Beach HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 3rd | 9:50.66 | Evan Fuller | Fleming Island HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 4th | 9:54.65 | Luke Kathman | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 5th | 9:55.45 | Kameron Wallizada | Fleming Island HS | |
| 300H | F 1 1st | 38.49 | Manny Phoulom | St. Augustine HS | |
| 300H | F 1 2nd | 38.67 | Nathan Farrell | Spruce Creek HS | |
| 300H | F 1 3rd | 39.64 | Yancey Guest | Ocala Forest HS | |
| 300H | p 1 1st | 38.99 | Manny Phoulom | St. Augustine HS | |
| 300H | p 2 2nd | 38.99 | Nathan Farrell | Spruce Creek HS | |
| D | F 1 1st | 144-10 | Vann Meadows | Spruce Creek HS | |
| D | F 1 2nd | 142-2 | Mack Davis | Nease HS | |