A Preview Of HS Distances Races On Friday At Florida Relays

Boys 3200m Run


Expect a great duel in the boys 3,200m between two guys inching closer and closer to sub-9 in Fleming Island junior Graham Myers and Cypress Creek senior Zack Poekert.

Poekert was the runner-up to Patrick Koon at the Bolles Bulldog Classic earlier this season with a 9:09 personal best, while Myers finished third in the race at 9:12.

The Naval Academy commit Poekert was the Florida indoor state champion in the mile at 4:15 this past February. 

Then Myers was third to Koon at the FSU Relays last weekend with a 9:03 personal best while Poekert finished 6th in 9:09.

Myers was the FHSAA Class 1A state runner-up last spring in the 3,200m while at St. Johns Country Day before transferring over to Fleming Island. 

There will be a pack of runners who have all run in the 9:20 range that will try to keep up with Myers and Poekert and work their way into the 9:10s, including Grant Doherty of Ponte Vedra, Wyatt Townsend of Chiles, Zach Spooner of Flagler Palm Coast, Clayton Knight of Ocala Vanguard, Alejandro Romagosa of Columbus, and John Keester IV of Fleming Island. 

1. Graham Myers 11 Fleming Island 9:03.45
2. Zack Poekert 12 Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) 9:09.45
3. Grant Doherty 12 Ponte Vedra 9:21.22
4. Wyatt Townsend 12 Chiles 9:21.58
5. Zach Spooner 12 Flagler Palm Coast 9:22.64
6. Cameron Raney 12 Viera 9:24.41
7. Clayton Knight 11 Ocala Vanguard 9:24.94
8. Alejandro Romagosa 11 Columbus 9:25.17
9. John Keester IV 11 Fleming Island 9:27.68
10. Jack Dravo 12 Creekside 9:30.94
11. Miles Wicks 9 Ponte Vedra 9:36.01
12. Shamar Henry 11 Flanagan 9:38.38
13. Evan Crane 12 North Port 9:39.44
14. Jackson Rowe 11 Chiles 9:39.59
15. Dylan Nolan 12 Clearwater Central Catholic 9:40.15
16. Gino Palazollo 10 Buchholz 9:42.48
17. Henry Stark 11 Palmer Trinity 9:42.84
18. Johan Camacho 12 Tohopekaliga 9:43.22
19. Will Jetton 12 Niceville 9:43.69
20. Hudson Finocchio 12 Creekside 9:44.14
21. Nickolas Forbes 11 St. Petersburg 9:45.96
22. Hector Toro 11 Naples 9:46.21
23. Sean Perry 12 Lemon Bay 9:46.41
24. Kenan Willard 10 Vero Beach 9:49.98
25. Joseph Garcia 12 Spanish River 9:50.26
26. Dillon Mantei 12 St. Augustine 9:50.37
27. Joseph Koraya 11 Fort Myers 9:51.63
28. Anthony Stuart 11 Canyon 9:51.83
29. Dylan Torres 11 Lake Nona 9:52.08
30. Declan O'Dwyer 11 Eastside 9:52.33
31. Gehrig Gesch 12 Niceville 9:52.49
32. Braedyn Wormeck 10 Flagler Palm Coast 9:52.85
33. Evan Dunham 11 Vero Beach 9:54.16
34. Craig Allard 10 Fort Myers 9:51.14
35. Samuel Freas 9  Buchholz 9:52.04
36. Josh Davis 12 Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 9:52.76