Saturday Track Finals Highlights
Girls 4x800m Relay
The Dillard girls won in a US #2 time of 9:00.52. The team was composed of Shynah Collins, Latiah Gore, Kelly Greene, and Abigail Richards. The girls split 2:17.33, 2:13.25, 2:14.09 and 2:15.87. Creekside was second with a 9:08.65 and moved into the Florida #2 ranking, and the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart was third in 9:09.93, taking over the number three ranking in the
state.
Spanish River, Dillard, and Cardinal Newman went US #1 7:42.52, 2 7:42.95, and 3 7:43.78! Everyone was anticipating the boys' 4x400, but the boy's 4x800 was incredible and had an exciting finish. Daniel Reyes and Joshua Gammage duelled for the last 200 meters of the race. Gammage led coming off the last turn. Reyes passed Gammage with a bout thirty meters to go and held on for the win. The Spanish Reiver team was made up of Max Cescato, Daniel Reyes, Casey Sangely and Preston Sangely. The Spanish River boys split 1:56.36, 1:55.73, 1:54.53, and 1:55.92. The Dillard squad was Johsua Gammage, Deshawn Hamilton, Ryan Joseph and Andre Sewel. Cardinal Newman was composed of Jake Kissel, Lucas Hernandez-Trujillo, Joe Licata and Johsua Flynn.
Girls 4x200m Relay
In a race that is not often one and in one of the most exciting races of the day, the Miami Northwestern team of Sanaa Foster, Leanna Rose, Alexis Sutton, and Tyra Cox won in a Florida number one 1:36.37. Dillard had the lead with around ten meters to go, but unfortunately, the "bear" got the anchor leg runner, and she went down; as a result, Miami Northwestern went on to win. St. Thomas Aquinas was second in 1:36.83.
The Miami Northwestern team of Travarous Bain, Tywan Cox, Terrance Harrell, and J'Vari Flowers took the win in 1:24.21. The other two teams that went sub_1:25 were second place Flanagan with a 1:24.58 and third place Mandarin with a 1:24.66.
The Bullis Girls ran a 44.95 in the 4x100m relay. It was a US #3 for the team composed of Kennedy Brown, Sydney Sutton, Payton Payne, and Kassidy Hopkins. Montverde was second with a 45.64. Archbishop Carroll (DC) third in 45.81.
Boys 4x100m Relay
No one joined the sub-40 club yesterday. Archbishop Carroll (DC) composed of Jake Odey-Jordan, Chase DeJesus, Niles Briggman, and Elijah Amenra ran a tied for US #4 40.23. American Heritage ran a 40.32 for a Florida number two ranking. The squad was Amare Nugent, Brandon Bennett, Cayden Smith, Braylen Bennett. Bullis was third in 40.61
The Bullis girls left no doubt who was the top 4x400m team, rolling to a US #1 time of 3:35.44. Sydney Sutton, Morgan Rothwell, Tatum Lynn, and Kennedy Brown made up the Bullis squad. Miami Northwestern composed of Tyra Cox, Antionna Ford, Sanaa Foster, and Kahalia Hoo moved into the nation's number two spot with a 3:38.47. Dillard was third in 3:42.78. They already hold down the US #3 with a 3:42.57.
Boys 4x400m Relay
To close the meet, the boys' 4x400m relay could not have been more exciting. The anticipation was high for a new National Scholastic record with Bullis running a 3:09.98, without Quincy Wilson on the anchor in the prelims on Friday. The 3:07.40 record was set in 1985 by Hawthorne (CA) at the Texas Relays. Tywan Cox of Miami Northwester was second to Wilson on Friday in the 400m. He got the baton in second place about 4m back of Wilson. The two ran stride for stride until about 180 left when Cox pulled up on Wilson's shoulder, and with just over 100m left, Cox took the lead and held on to power Miami Northwestern to a 3:08 74, running a 45.14 split. Miami Northwestern was composed of Makhii Fleming, Marckenzy Joseph, J'Vari Flowers, and Tywan Cox . Bullis finished second with a 3:09.97.
The Miami Northwestern time is a new Florida All-Time 4x400m Relay. Another Miami Northwestern team held the previous record of 3:10.56 that was set in 2017 at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
Watch the Last 400m of the Pepsi Florida Boys 4x400m Relay