Florida Youth on Top: Gammons Goes Sub 50 in 400m at ERAU

Apr 03, 2019

Miami Gardens Xpress eighth grader, Mekhi Gammons, held his own this weekend in the collegiate/open 400m at the Embry Riddle Spikes Classic. The eighth grader ran a new huge outdoor 400m PR of 49.63 to finish 10th overall in finals against athletes nearly 5 years older than him.

Gammons also tried his hand at the 800m this past weekend for the first time this season, racing a very strong 2:05. Gammon's sub 50 second 400m performance not only makes him the top eighth grader in the state, but in the country. To put this in perspective, Gammons would be amongst the top 50 athletes in the state of Florida in the 400m -- an incredible accomplishment for the middle schooler.

Florida has one of the most impressive groups of middle school athletes in the nation. This past week, hundreds of elite performances were hit by youngsters all over the state. Here is a look at Florida's fastest youth.

Independent MS Conference Championship (IMSC)

Providence School of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL

Mar 29, 2019

Full Meet Results

409 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (30)
100m	F 7 1st	13.17	Janay Moorer	Bolles HS
200m	F 5 1st	27.35	Janay Moorer	Bolles HS
400m	F 3 1st	1:02.56	Annalise Cannada	Bolles HS
400m	F 3 2nd	1:03.02	Nia Atcherson	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
800m	F 1 1st	2:28.35	Peyton Skoglund	Fruit Cove Middle School
800m	F 1 1st	2:36.64	Leila Bata	Bolles HS
1500m	F 1 1st	5:13.31	Isabella Cardenas	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 2nd	5:15.87	Chloe Iliff	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 3rd	5:27.21	Elena Coles	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 4th	5:29.32	Jessica Dodd	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 1st	5:30.27	Suki Burgstiner	Bolles HS
1500m	F 1 5th	5:33.50	Valeria Tafurt	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 6th	5:34.43	Kayla Kastor	Fruit Cove Middle School
100H	F 1 1st	18.33	Melina Kehres	Saint Paul's Catholic School
100H	F 2 1st	18.61	Atlantic Diebenow	Bolles HS
200H	F 1 1st	34.08	Atlantic Diebenow	Bolles HS
200H	F 2 2nd	34.71	Isabella Lewis-Tubre	Providence Middle School
4x400m	F 1 1st	4:35.71		Bolles HS
HJ	F 1 1st	4-6	Melina Kehres	Saint Paul's Catholic School
LJ	F 1 5th	15-0.25	Cathlynn Schultz	Providence Middle School
LJ	F 1 4th	15-0.75	Atlantic Diebenow	Bolles HS
LJ	F 1 1st	15-0.75	Ella Averitt	Saint Paul's Catholic School
LJ	F 1 3rd	15-4.75	Olivia Wells	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
LJ	F 1 2nd	15-5	Chloe Selmer	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
LJ	F 1 1st	15-6.25	Natalie Martinez	Providence Middle School
TJ	F 1 2nd	29-10.75	Melina Kehres	Saint Paul's Catholic School
TJ	F 1 1st	30-3.5	Janai Jordan	Providence Middle School
TJ	F 1 1st	30-7	Ella Averitt	Saint Paul's Catholic School
PV	F 1 2nd	6-6	Adeline Ezzell	Bolles HS
PV	F 1 1st	7-11.5	Lilly Simonsen	Providence Middle School
Boys (15)
100m	F 3 1st	11.92	Gabriel Coleman	Bolles HS
800m	F 1 1st	2:17.75	Miles Rivera	San Jose Catholic School
1500m	F 1 1st	4:44.36	Miles Rivera	San Jose Catholic School
1500m	F 1 2nd	4:46.36	Mac Williams	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 3rd	4:49.90	Hudson Finocchio	Fruit Cove Middle School
3000m	F 1 1st	10:40.29	Aidan Ryan	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 2nd	10:47.15	Andrew McGraw	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 3rd	10:48.50	Matthew Thomas	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 4th	10:54.16	Cole Breuer	Bolles HS
100H	F 1 1st	14.83	Jeff Ashby	Bolles HS
200H	F 1 1st	27.66	Jeff Ashby	Bolles HS
4x400m	F 1 1st	3:59.81		Fruit Cove Middle School
LJ	F 1 1st	18-4.75	Kemani Wilson	Bolles HS
TJ	F 1 1st	34-1.5	Emmett Grzebin	Saint Paul's Catholic School
D	F 1 1st	107-7	Colin Kirk	Bolles HS

Providence Invite 3

Providence School of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL

Mar 29, 2019

Full Meet Results

406 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (19)
100m	F 7 1st	13.17	Janay Moorer	Bolles HS
200m	F 5 1st	27.35	Janay Moorer	Bolles HS
400m	F 3 1st	1:02.56	Annalise Cannada	Bolles HS
400m	F 3 2nd	1:03.02	Nia Atcherson	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
800m	F 1 1st	2:36.64	Leila Bata	Bolles HS
1500m	F 1 1st	5:30.27	Suki Burgstiner	Bolles HS
4x400m	F 1 1st	4:35.71		Bolles HS
HJ	F 1 1st	4-6	Melina Kehres	Saint Paul's Catholic School
LJ	F 1 5th	15-0.25	Cathlynn Schultz	Providence Middle School
LJ	F 1 4th	15-0.75	Atlantic Diebenow	Bolles HS
LJ	F 1 1st	15-0.75	Ella Averitt	Saint Paul's Catholic School
LJ	F 1 3rd	15-4.75	Olivia Wells	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
LJ	F 1 2nd	15-5	Chloe Selmer	Episcopal School of Jacksonville
LJ	F 1 1st	15-6.25	Natalie Martinez	Providence Middle School
TJ	F 1 2nd	29-10.75	Melina Kehres	Saint Paul's Catholic School
TJ	F 1 1st	30-3.5	Janai Jordan	Providence Middle School
TJ	F 1 1st	30-7	Ella Averitt	Saint Paul's Catholic School
PV	F 1 2nd	6-6	Adeline Ezzell	Bolles HS
PV	F 1 1st	7-11.75	Lilly Simonsen	Providence Middle School
Boys (13)
100m	F 3 1st	11.92	Gabriel Coleman	Bolles HS
800m	F 1 1st	2:17.75	Miles Rivera	San Jose Catholic School
1500m	F 1 1st	4:44.36	Miles Rivera	San Jose Catholic School
1500m	F 1 2nd	4:46.36	Mac Williams	Fruit Cove Middle School
1500m	F 1 3rd	4:49.90	Hudson Finocchio	Fruit Cove Middle School
3000m	F 1 1st	10:40.29	Aidan Ryan	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 2nd	10:47.15	Andrew McGraw	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 3rd	10:48.50	Matthew Thomas	Bolles HS
3000m	F 1 4th	10:54.16	Cole Breuer	Bolles HS
4x400m	F 1 1st	3:59.81		Fruit Cove Middle School
LJ	F 1 1st	18-4.75	Kemani Wilson	Bolles HS
TJ	F 1 1st	34-1.5	Emmett Grzebin	Saint Paul's Catholic School
D	F 1 1st	107-7.25	Colin Kirk	Bolles HS

Bay County MS Championship

Tommy Oliver Stadium Panama City, FL

Mar 26, 2019

Full Meet Results

366 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (5)
100m	F 2 1st	13.25	Ayonnie Houston	Bay Haven Charter Academy
1600m	F 1 1st	5:56.94	Rory Clausen	University Academy
HJ	F 1 2nd	4-6	Rilee Gamboa	Mowat Middle School
HJ	F 1 1st	5-2	Shakirah Edwards	Everitt Middle School
LJ	F 1 1st	15-1.5	Shakirah Edwards	Everitt Middle School
Boys (23)
100m	F 3 1st	11.84	Hunter Burke	Bay Haven Charter Academy
100m	F 3 2nd	11.96	Kenneth Hucherson	Mowat Middle School
100m	F 1 3rd	11.96	Jayden Callaway	University Academy
100m	F 3 4th	11.99	Lakieyan Suddeth	Bay Haven Charter Academy
200m	F 3 1st	24.27	Isaac Paul	Bay Haven Charter Academy
200m	F 3 2nd	24.36	Will Smiley	Mowat Middle School
4x100m	F 1 1st	48.64		Mowat Middle School
HJ	F 1 7th	5-0	Markeis Gaither	Jinks Middle School
HJ	F 1 7th	5-0	Chris Noble	Surfside Middle School
HJ	F 1 4th	5-2	Ramero Black	Merritt Brown Middle School
HJ	F 1 4th	5-2	Will Smiley	Mowat Middle School
HJ	F 1 6th	5-2	Jamarion Johnson	Jinks Middle School
HJ	F 1 3rd	5-4	Cree Ross	Merritt Brown Middle School
HJ	F 1 2nd	5-5	Eddie Kepran	Surfside Middle School
HJ	F 1 1st	5-6	Randy Pittman	Mowat Middle School
LJ	F 1 2nd	17-9	Kenneth Hucherson	Mowat Middle School
LJ	F 1 1st	17-11.5	Isaac Paul	Bay Haven Charter Academy
D	F 1 1st	113-2.5	Hunter Burke	Bay Haven Charter Academy
S	F 1 5th	40-0	Phillip Peters	Merritt Brown Middle School
S	F 1 4th	40-5	Jacob Ogden	Mowat Middle School
S	F 1 3rd	40-7	Brandon Burnham	North Bay Haven
S	F 1 2nd	45-1	Hunter Burke	Bay Haven Charter Academy
S	F 1 1st	50-5	Randy Pittman	Mowat Middle School

Calvary Christian & Pine Crest MS & JV Combo Meet

Ft. Lauderdale Calvary Christian Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Mar 26, 2019

Full Meet Results

346 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (3)
100H	F 1 1st	18.37	Eden Vega	South Florida HEAT
200H	F 1 1st	34.16	Eden Vega	South Florida HEAT
D	F 1 1st	80-0	Lilly Weiss	Pine Crest HS
Boys (7)
1600m	F 1 1st	5:00.07	Lucca Casacci	North Broward Prep HS
100H	F 1 1st	16.76 w	Elijah Hibbert	South Florida HEAT
200H	F 1 1st	28.54 w	Elijah Hibbert	South Florida HEAT
HJ	F 1 2nd	5-3.75	Taylor Jean	Highlands Christian Academy
HJ	F 1 1st	5-5.75	Christian Geter	Pine Crest HS
TJ	F 1 2nd	32-9.75	Elijah Hibbert	South Florida HEAT
TJ	F 1 1st	32-11.75	Tate Rowland	North Broward Prep HS

Embry Riddle Spikes Classic

Embry Riddle University Daytona Beach, FL

Mar 29, 2019 Mar 30, 2019

Full Meet Results

9 Total Performances

Elite Performances

400m	F 1 10th	49.63	Mekhi Gammons	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
400m	F 2 29th	51.89	Jeremiah Toussaint	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
400m	F 3 30th	52.06	Shamar Morgan	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
400m	F 3 36th	52.53	Dominick Grullon	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
400m	F 5 37th	53.82	Peter Baldie	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
800m	F 2 27th	2:03.98	Jeremiah Toussaint	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
800m	F 1 30th	2:05.32	Mekhi Gammons	Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
4x100m	F 1 9th	44.60		Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club
4x400m	F 1 4th	3:27.59		Miami Gardens Xpress Track Club

Osceola County Middle School Invitational @ Poinciana HS

Poinciana High School Poinciana, FL

Mar 27, 2019

Full Meet Results

217 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (7)
200m	F 4 1st	27.19	Amela Johnson	Saint Cloud Prep
100H	F 4 1st	18.61	Jeniah Massey	Neptune Middle School
200H	F 3 1st	33.82	Jeniah Massey	Neptune Middle School
200H	F 3 2nd	34.64	Jesenia Roberts	Horizon Middle School
HJ	F 1 1st	4-7	Karin Camacho Diaz	Horizon Middle School
TJ	F 1 1st	28-9.25	Jeniah Massey	Neptune Middle School
S	F 1 1st	30-10.5	De'Asia Abrams	Horizon Middle School
Boys (1)
200m	F 4 1st	23.89	Jolaney Quinones	Neptune Middle School

Bradford/Green Cove/Lake Asbury Tri Meet

Bradford County HS Track Starke, FL

Mar 28, 2019

Full Meet Results

72 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (2)
D	F 1 1st	76-2	Kenya Tinajero	Green Cove Springs Junior High
S	F 1 1st	30-9	Jayla Reed	Bradford Middle School
Boys (4)
HJ	F 1 1st	5-0	Taylen Bader	Lake Asbury Junior High
D	F 1 2nd	107-6	Dejon McBride	Bradford Middle School
D	F 1 1st	117-3	Garrison Butler	Green Cove Springs Junior High
S	F 1 1st	44-11	Dejon McBride	Bradford Middle School