Florida athletes brought their a-game this weekend at the VA Showcase. With several of the state's top ranked outdoor athletes competing this weekend, we caught a glimpse of what the 2021 outdoor season will look like in a few weeks.
Among the top girl performers this week were Eddiyah Frye and Lucheyona Weaver who clocked US No. 1 and No. 2 marks in the 55mH going 7.81 and 7.92. Alyssa Jones won the high jump with her 5-8 jump, and the South Dade Express track club took the win in the 4x200m relay with their 1:37.41 performance. For girls distance, Caroline Lehman stole the show with her 10:27 two mile run -- surpassing her 3200m outdoor time by 20 seconds.
The Florida boys top VA showcase performers featured a US No. 2 all-time 300m win from IMG junior Jaylen Slade, 1:53 US No. 1 800m run from UF commit Samuel Austin, and a dominating finish in the 55mH from Leonard Mustari with his 7.19 performance. South Dade Express' Brandon Pottinger captured the high jump win with a 6-10 mark, while Cole Piotrowski battled in a fight to the line for the 1k victory with a 2:31.21.
Take a look at all the elite performances from Florida athletes at the VA Showcase.
Elite Performances
| Girls (42) | |||||
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| 55m | F 1 6th | 7.07 | Jassani Carter | West Pembroke Pines Optimist Track Club | |
| 55m | p 18 6th | 7.06 | Jassani Carter | West Pembroke Pines Optimist Track Club | |
| 55m | p 1 8th | 7.09 | Hannah Douglas | IMG Elite | |
| 55m | p 19 10th | 7.16 | Eddiyah Frye | Unattached - FL | |
| 55m | p 1 11th | 7.18 | Cynteria James | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 55m | p 20 13th | 7.24 | Somiyah Braggs | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 55m | p 12 14th | 7.26 | Meara Rasul | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 55m | p 3 17th | 7.29 | Endeyah Lane | Unattached - FL | |
| 55m | p 8 20th | 7.33 | Morgan Crockett | Unattached - FL | |
| 200m | F 5 6th | 24.47 | Alyssa Jones | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 200m | F 6 8th | 24.70 | Jassani Carter | West Pembroke Pines Optimist Track Club | |
| 200m | F 2 9th | 24.77 | Cynteria James | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 200m | F 2 15th | 25.12 | Somiyah Braggs | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 300m | F 4 2nd | 39.01 | Hannah Douglas | IMG Elite | |
| 300m | F 8 1st | 39.69 | Jassani Carter | West Pembroke Pines Optimist Track Club | |
| 300m | F 2 3rd | 39.96 | Cha'iel Johnson | FLYTAF | |
| 500m | F 2 3rd | 1:15.12 | Cha'iel Johnson | FLYTAF | |
| 500m | F 16 8th | 1:18.15 | Jaden Francis | IMG Elite | |
| 500m | F 1 10th | 1:19.48 | Emilia Puskas | IMG Elite | |
| 500m | F 13 14th | 1:19.55 | Sara Oi | IMG Elite | |
| 1000m | F 1 5th | 2:54.93 | Carly McNatt | IMG Elite | |
| 1000m | F 4 19th | 3:09.77 | Kate Drummond | Unattached - FL | |
| 1000m | F 5 21st | 3:09.96 | Allison Drummond | Unattached - FL | |
| 3200m | F 6 2nd | 10:45.42 | Carly McNatt | IMG Elite | |
| 3200m | F 3 35th | 11:46.13 | Kate Drummond | Unattached - FL | |
| 2Mile | F 1 7th | 10:27.16 | Caroline Lehman | Unattached - FL | |
| 55H | F 1 1st | 7.81 | Eddiyah Frye | Unattached - FL | |
| 55H | F 1 2nd | 7.92 | Lucheyona Weaver | Dunbar HS | |
| 55H | p 4 3rd | 8.09 | Lucheyona Weaver | Dunbar HS | |
| 55H | p 8 6th | 8.13 | Eddiyah Frye | Unattached - FL | |
| 55H | p 10 49th | 8.95 | Trinity Adams | Dunbar HS | |
| 55H | p 11 50th | 8.99 | Paris Baker | Unattached - FL | |
| 4x200m | F 2 1st | 1:37.41 | South Dade Express Track Club | ||
| 4x200m | F 1 3rd | 1:40.88 | IMG Elite | ||
| 4x400m | F 1 4th | 3:51.14 | IMG Elite | ||
| 4x400m | F 2 7th | 3:57.92 | South Dade Express Track Club | ||
| HJ | F 1 6th | 5-4 | Natalia Madison | Unattached - FL | |
| HJ | F 1 1st | 5-8 | Alyssa Jones | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| LJ | F 5 17th | 17-4.75 | Brianna Rawlings | IMG Elite | |
| LJ | F 1 4th | 19-2 | Eddiyah Frye | Unattached - FL | |
| TJ | F 3 2nd | 38-5.75 | Natalia Madison | Unattached - FL | |
| PV | F 1 2nd | 11-6 | Natalia Illieva | IMG Elite | |
| Boys (38) | |||||
| 55m | p 13 4th | 6.38 | Jaylen Slade | IMG Elite | |
| 55m | p 15 14th | 6.56 | Ethan Exilhomme | Unattached - FL | |
| 55m | p 11 21st | 6.60 | Aaron Bell | Top End TC | |
| 55m | p 17 22nd | 6.61 | Shamar Morgan | Unattached - FL | |
| 55m | p 15 35th | 6.68 | Obinna Okoli | IMG Elite | |
| 55m | p 8 36th | 6.70 | Lebron Williams | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| 55m | p 19 42nd | 6.73 | Jaiden Reed | Unattached - FL | |
| 300m | F 6 1st | 32.77 | Jaylen Slade | IMG Elite | |
| 300m | F 5 8th | 34.57 | Aaron Bell | Top End TC | |
| 300m | F 1 9th | 34.80 | Mekhi Gammons | Unattached - FL | |
| 300m | F 3 1st | 34.82 | Adam Landen | IMG Elite | |
| 500m | F 2 2nd | 1:02.67 | Ashton Schwartzman | IMG Elite | |
| 500m | F 1 5th | 1:04.80 | Samuel Austin | Unattached - FL | |
| 500m | F 1 10th | 1:06.39 | Mekhi Gammons | Unattached - FL | |
| 500m | F 15 13th | 1:07.84 | Kenton Kirkland | Top End TC | |
| 500m | F 12 16th | 1:08.01 | Isaac Carney | IMG Elite | |
| 800m | F 1 1st | 1:53.30 | Samuel Austin | Unattached - FL | |
| 1000m | F 1 1st | 2:31.21 | Cole Piotrowski | IMG Elite | |
| 1000m | F 9 7th | 2:38.11 | Vince Mwangi | IMG Elite | |
| 1600m | F 9 53rd | 4:39.45 | Alex Weekes | IMG Elite | |
| Mile | F 1 6th | 4:17.45 | Gabriel Montague | Unattached - FL | |
| Mile | F 1 8th | 4:21.94 | Joe Wester | Unattached - FL | |
| Mile | F 1 14th | 4:34.63 | Justin Wilson | Unattached - FL | |
| 3200m | F 5 51st | 10:01.87 | Alex Weekes | IMG Elite | |
| 55H | F 1 1st | 7.19 | Leonard Mustari | Dunbar HS | |
| 55H | F 1 3rd | 7.41 | Jerry Philippe | Plantation HEAT | |
| 55H | p 7 1st | 7.21 | Leonard Mustari | Dunbar HS | |
| 55H | p 6 2nd | 7.32 | Jerry Philippe | Plantation HEAT | |
| 55H | p 4 9th | 7.59 | Desmyn McCall | Top End TC | |
| 55H | p 11 13th | 7.64 | Ethan Exilhomme | Unattached - FL | |
| 55H | p 11 20th | 7.81 | Claude Campbell | FLYTAF | |
| 4x200m | F 2 3rd | 1:28.88 | IMG Elite | ||
| 4x400m | F 1 1st | 3:16.98 | IMG Elite | ||
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| HJ | F 1 1st | 6-10 | Brandon Pottinger | South Dade Express Track Club | |
| LJ | F 4 1st | 22-5.25 | Claude Campbell | ||
| LJ | F 1 5th | 23-2 | Kyvon Tatham | West Pembroke Pines Optimist Track Club | |
| LJ | F 1 2nd | 23-11.5 | Leonard Mustari | Dunbar HS | |
| PV | F 1 5th | 13-0 | Jason Olivera Jr | Unattached - FL |