Highlights of the FHSAA 1A State Championship

FHSAA Outdoor State Finals
Mark Stonecipher

The 1A boys and girls races had some great performances by the girls and the boys despite the rain delays. Here are a few of the highlights from Friday's and Saturday's races.


1A State Championship Highlights

Boys

Team Scores

1Holy Trinity59
2Benjamin School53
3Indian Rocks Christian44


(Sorry there were not team photos of the team champions as the awards were moved off of the field after the rain delay.)

Photo by Cedric Gillette

The boy's 1A 3200m went to Holy Trinity junior Evan Spreitzer.  Speitzer set the pace for the first 1600m. Indian Rock's senior Blake Young took the lead with Spreitzer and Cambridge (Christian) School junior Mark Meister in tow until the last 400. With 300 to go, Spreitzer took the lead and finished in 9:09.4. Meister was second in 9:12.74 and Young third in 9:16.48.

WATCH The last 400 of the 1A Boys 3200m



In the 1A boys 4x800m, the team from Holy Trinity took the lead early and dominated the race, running a 7:48.24.



Justin Woulard of Melbourne Central Catholic won the 100m, the 200m, and the Long Jump. He took the 100m title in 10.71, the 200m in 21.42 and the long jump with a leap of 7.35m - 24' 1.5".

WATCH The 1A Boys 100m


Junior Charles Loftin of the Providence School won the 1A boy's 1600m in with a 4:20.15 in a battle with Cambridge (Christian) School senior Ethan Esposito. Esposito was second in 4:20.46.

WATCH the Last 500 of the 1A Boys 1600m

The Benjamin School's Michael Winfield led four boys under 49.00 in winning the 400m with a time of 48.38. Second went to Dakota Brower of Oak Hall in 48.38, third to Da'Corrian Jones of Pahokee in 48.53 and fourth to Asher Black of Blountstown in 48.83.

WATCH The Boys 1A 400m


Brian Exume of Atlantic Christian and Julian Luiz of the Benjamin School battled over the last several hurdles in the boys 400mH with Exume gettng the win in 53.97 and Luiz the runner-up spot in 53.87.


Cambridge (Christian) School senior Kai Martin struggled with an injury during most of the outdoor season, but came back to win the boy's 1A 800m title with a 1:53.46.


Blountstown and Pahokee battled in the 1A 4x400m with Blountstown taking the win with a 3:22.3. Pahokee ran 3:22.80

WATCH the Finish of the Boys 4x400m





Girls

Team Scores

1Benjamin School61
2Maclay45
3Pahokee37


(Sorry there were no team photos of the team champions as the awards were moved off of the field after the rain delay.)


Eighth grader Mary Summers of Seven Rivers Christian dominated from start to finish the 1600m in 5:01.84, and the 3200m in 10:52.87. In the 800m, she was leading with less than 200m to go, and finished in third with a 2:14.47. 

WATCH The Finish of the 1A Girls 1600m.



Benjamin's School, Sofia Balistreri, won the 1A girls' 800m in one of the closest races of the day. The junior won in 2:14.47, just nipping junior Estella Collante of Oak Hall, who was second in 2:14.91.girls'

WATCH The Finish of the 1A Girls 800m.



Junior Lee Peters of the Foundation Academy had an outstanding day winning the 100m in 11.60 and placing second in the 200m with a 23.79.


WATCH The 1A Girls 100m


Freshman Cai Culpepper of Tampa Prep won the 400/200 double. She won the 400 in 52.92 and the 200m in 23.69.

WATCH The 1A Girls 400m



Junior Keymani Dillingham of St. Stephens Episcopal won the 100mH, the 400mH, and was third in the Shot Put!

WATCH The 1A Girls 100mH