Girls Top Athletes to Watch
SPRINTS
Heat 2 of the Girl's 100m is loaded with talent and speed. Sr. Kyndal Turner of the Paxon School is the leading returner. She was 2nd last year in 11.82. Watch for her to challenge Montverde Academy Fr. Dasia Reed for the title. Hodge has run 11.45. Watch for Sr. Kennidra Spigner of Miami Carol in lane 6 to get one of the top three spots as well. She has run 12.00.
Eight girls come in with seed times in the
200m under 25.00. Only Montverde Sr.
Alivia Williams and her teammate Fr.
Dasia Reed have run sub-24. Williams has run 23.67 and Reed 23.81. Montverde may go 1,2 and 3 with So.
Nakira Hudson coming in with the 3rd fastest time of 24.24. Don't count out Sr.
Skyler Watts of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville or another Montverde girl, So.
Ellise Dickinson from being in the mix and getting one of the top spots on the podium.
In the
400m, everyone will be chasing a trio of Montverde girls down the straightaway. Sr.
Alivia Williams of Montverde was 2nd last year in 54.84. She is undefeated in the 400m outdoors this season. Her only loss in the 400 comes with a 2nd place finish and indoor PR of 53.03 at the NBNI. Outdoors she has run 52.30 this season. Right behind her are her teammates Sophomores
Nakira Hudson (53.83) and
Ellise Dickinson (54.82).
The girl's 400mH will be the Montverde Sr. Michelle Smith show. The University of Georgia commit comes in with a State leading 56.82 and is the top seed.
DISTANCE RACES
In the 800m, the top 5 2A-ranked girls are also your top seeds. Bets are on Kennedy Hill.
So.
Brooke McCoy of Episcopal School of Jacksonville (2:16.84)
The girl's
1600m should be one of the best of the day. Throw out the Seed times. Sr. and Florida State Commit,
Brooke Hooper of Pine Crest is the defending Champion. She ran 4:56.86 to win her title. Bishop Verot Jr.
Mackenzie De Lisle has run 4:58.06. These two should battle each other and the winner will once again go under 5:00. The only other girl in the field that has been under 5:00.00 is 7th Grader
Annabella Tomasic of Lake Highland Prep who ran 4:59.50 last season. Tomasic was the 2A State XC champion last fall running 17:32.90. We haven't seen her much this spring, but I wouldn't count her out of the mix if she is healthy.
Cardinal Mooney Sr.
Addison Dempsey is the #2 ranked girls in the State All Divisions in the
3200m this season. She has run 10:31.97. She is 11 seconds faster than the #3 ranked girl, Jr.
Margaret Bartlow of North Bay Haven. Bishop Verot Jr.
Mackenzie De Lisle is ranked #6 All Division with a 10:44.38. All of these girls know each other. Dempsey likes to take the pace out and only has one speed. She should press the field and it will be a matter of who wants to go with her after the first 1600. All of the girls will be doubling so we will see who still has the legs. The unknown again is 7th grader
Annabella Tomasic of Lake Highland Prep.
FIELDS EVENTS
Sr. Presley Wolfe of Bolles is the 2A State leader in the Pole Vault. She has vaulted 3.8 (12-05.50) this season. She was 2nd last year and has continued to improve. She should be ther 2A State PV Champion.
Fr. Destiny Williams of Palatka is the #1 seed in the High Jump. She comes in with a jump of 1.62m (5-03.75). Six girls come in at 1.57m (5-01.75) including Trinity Prep So. Victoria Hill who was 2nd last year and Jr. Mariana Lopez Del Valle of Berkeley Prep. The title is up for grabs and it is difficult to choose who will be atop the podium.
Six girls are seeded in the Long Jump with leaps over 5.58 (18-03.75). The #1 seed is Trinity Prep Jr. Victoria Hill. Hill comes in with a 5.86m jump (19-02.75). She is the top returner from last year when she placed 5th with a jump of 17-09.00.
In the Triple Jump, here are the top three seeds. Presley Wolfe of Bolles and Victoria Hill of Trinity Prep have gone 11.82 (38-09.50) and 11.83 (38-09.75). Montverde Academy's Jizelle Holland has the only jump over 39'. She comes in at 11.97 (39-03.25).
So. J'Nia Simpson is the defending State Shot Put champion. She threw 44-02.50 last year. She lads the 2A state rankings with a throw of 13.68 (44-10.50). The other girl over 40' is Bolles So. Terrell McCoy who has gone 12.67 (41-10.25). One good throw and Simson should have her 2nd state title in the Shot Put.
In the Discus, Sr. Zee Curtis of Bolles is the defending champion. She threw 143-11.00 last year. This season she is ranked 2A #2 with a 42.24 (138-07.50) behind J'Nia Simpson of Tampa Catholic. Simpson has thrown 43.94 (144-02.00) this season. Simpson was 2nd at State last year with a 143-03.00. The girls will go at it again on Thursday in what should be another close competition.Jr.
Alexa Schwartz of North Broward Prep is by far the favorite in the
Javelin. She leads the 2A State rankings with a throw of 44.88m (147-03.00). She was runner-up last year with a throw of 127-02.00.
RELAYS
4x800
The top five seeds in the 4x800m Relay are all under 10:00. They are also the top 5 ranked teams in 2A. Bolles went #1 last year and Bishop Kenny was #2. This year, Bishop Kenny finds itself atop the rankings with a 9:31.77 and Bolles is #2 with a 9:45.50. The Carrollton School is ranked #3 with a 9:46.47 but if they load up, they could go sub-9:20! The Episcopal School of Jacksonville #4 with a 9:48.65 and Ransom Everglades is #5 with a 9:51.31. Bolles will have its hands full in trying to make up 14 seconds to defend it title.
4x100
The top 8 teams in the State, along with #10 all are in Heat 2 of the girls 4x100m Relay. This should be a fun one to watch as the top 7 teams are separated by only .86 seconds.
4x400
To close out the girls events, the Montverde Girls will put a stamp on their Team title with a 4x4 Championship. They are ranked #2 in Flo All Divisions and have run 3:37.94. Behind the Montverde girls is the race for 2nd and it will be a good one. The #2-4 Ranked 2A teams are less than 1 1/2 seconds apart. The Carrolton School comes in with a 3:55.29, Andrew Jackson with a 3:55.58, and the Episcopal School of Jacksonville with a 3:56.77.
