Girls 400m Dash
The last time that we saw Western freshman Skyler Franklin run 400 meters, she amazed us with a 53.37 season opener at the Louie Bing Invitational in early February.
That time still remains as the national lead.
What can she do for an encore at the Florida Relays? Maybe a meet record or a 52 second performance?
Franklin will have plenty of competition with her in the fast section of the event to keep her honest with a pack of girls capable of running 55 seconds or faster in the event in the top section and beyond. Four of the top seven ranked in Florida will be in the race, including Chaminade-Madonna sophomore Tyra Cox (54.71 PR) and Creekside junior Janay Moorer (54.72), who have both have broken 55 seconds this spring.
Bullis School, a national powerhouse program from Maryland, will have one of their top quarter milers entered in the race in sophomore Sydney Sutton with her 55.02 best as well as Sage Hinton.
Other out-of-state competitors to watch in the field include Jayla Johnson, a sophomore from Montford Academy in New York with a 55.30 personal best as well as another sophomore in Malia Campbell from Landmark Christian in Georgia with a 55.49 best.
Two athletes from Florida that might be ready for their first 54 second races include Montverde Academy junior Alivia Williams (55.02 PR) and Dr. Phillips freshman Nakira Hudson (55.27 PR).
Jaellen Burgess of Coral Reef appears to be trending in the right direction towards her PR of 54.29 from several years ago as a eighth grader with a season best time of 55.93 this spring as a high school senior.
- Skyler Franklin 9 Western 53.37
- Jaellene Burgess 12 Coral Reef 54.29
- Tyra Cox 10 Chaminade-Madonna 54.71
- Janay Moorer 11 Creekside 54.78
- Sydney Sutton 10 Bullis 55.02
- Alivia Williams 11 Montverde Academy 55.02
- Nakira Hudson 9 Dr. Phillips 55.27
- Jayla Johnson 10 Montford Academy 55.30
- Sage Hinton 12 Bullis 55.38
- Malia Campbell 10 Landmark Christian 55.49
- Rachel Bethke 12 Maclay School 56.12
- Kyla Skinner 9 Mandarin 56.14
- Olicia Lucas 12 Nation Ford 56.50
- Skyy Dixon 11 Providence 56.77
- T'Sheylah Moore 12 Olympic 56.79
- Tamia Waters 12 Atlantic (Delray) 57.04
- Amaya Pleas 11 Miami Southridge 57.12
- Emani Perry 12 Miami Northwestern 57.22
- Jaa'Ln McBride 11 George Jenkins 57.31
- Courtney Green 11 Miami Southridge 57.34
- Alexia Jones 10 Largo 57.66
- McKenzie Travis 11 Evangelical Christian 57.76
- Sanai Gaines 10 Spruce Creek 58.00
- Ellise Dickinson 9 Montverde Academy 58.02
- Ariana Julmiste 11 Miami Norland 58.17
- Torri Gary 11 Lehigh 58.18
- Journee Gordon 11 Olympic 58.23
- Nauti'ka Robinson 12 Olympia 58.39
- Anika Vidrine 9 Lake Highland Prep 58.39
- Ava Maki 9 Creekside 58.45
- Aniyah Mosley 12 Cardinal Gibbons 58.55
- Sa'nijah Houston 12 West Port 58.56
- Kenzie Tanico 10 East Lake 58.63
- Callia Harris 11 Flanagan 58.65
- Kayla Kinsey 12 Northeast (Oakland Park) 58.97
- Nia Randell 12 Hillsborough 58.97