These FL Athletes Could Win at The VA Showcase

Mark Stonecipher


16 National Records That Might Fall at VA Showcase

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Florida will be well represented at the VA Showcase this weekend, sending a deep group of elite sprinters, middle-distance runners, relay squads, and field event standouts north for one of the season's first major indoor tests. With meet records in play and national contenders spread across multiple events, several Florida athletes are poised to make a major early-season statement.

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Boys 55 Meter Dash

If all of the top entries move through to the finals, the boys' 55m shapes up as one of the marquee events of the meet, and one Florida athlete is right at the center of the conversation. Zamarii Sanders of Cardinal Newman should be a major contender. Sanders ran a 6.71 last season in winning the Florida High School Indoor Championships and went on outdoors to win the NBNO 100m and 200m. The meet record is 6.68 by Jayden Finley of Texas in 2024, and with the field assembled, this record may be in jeopardy. In addition to Sanders, the field includes Tate Taylor, who ran 7.71 in 2025, Jake Odey-Jordan, who currently leads the nation with a 6.64, and Alijah Monroe, who has run 6.25 (55m) this season and sits at US #1 in the 55m.

Boys 300 Meter Dash

Sanders will be busy and just may be better at the 300m, but he's proven he can handle the load on the biggest stages. He's run 33.59.


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Boys 4x200m Relay

Florida will be well represented in a relay that could be historic. Representing Florida is a team from Flanagan that ran 1:25.46 outdoors at NBNO last season and returns its entire quartet. Indoors may be a challenge, but the boys from Flanagan are young and have plenty of speed. Set to run for Flanagan are: Mekhi Chamberlain, Ronald Daniels, Jordan Evans, Allan Harris, Raymond Hawkins, and Jacob Thomas. The meet record is 1:24.37. Along with Flanagan, watch for Archbishop Carroll, the three-time defending champions and the current national record holders, and Bullis, which ran 1:24.64 indoors last year and is always loaded with talent.


Girls Sprints

Florida's girls are loaded across multiple events, with Taylor-Nicole Overton (Vero Beach HS) entering as a contender in both the 55 meters (7.12), 300m (38.17), and 500 meters (1:12.21). She is the current state leader in all three of those events. Outdoors last spring, she was the 4A State 400m champion, running a 53.19. She was 2nd in the 200m with a 23.99. 


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Montverde Academy arrives with one of the deepest rosters at the meet. The Florida squad features standouts like Dasia Reed (23.30 in the 200m), Arima Turner, DaQuana Howell, and Jizelle Holland, while also fielding loaded relay teams in the 4x200, 4x400, and sprint medley relay. Montverde's versatility across the sprint and middle-distance events puts them in the mix for podium finishes.

Reed is just a junior, and last year she was 2nd in the VA showcase 200m with a 24.29, won the Florida High School Indoor Championships 60m in 7.35, and was 2nd in the NBNI in the 200m with a 23.30. Outdoors, she was 2nd in the 2A 100m at State (11.52), and won the 200m in 23.89.


IMG Academy Leads the Way in Distance Relays


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Girls 4x800 Meter Relay

The IMG Academy (Ascender Elite) girls are the defending indoor champions and set the meet record last year with an 8:46.04. All four members return this season; however, Danielle Graham, according to the registration, is not scheduled to run. In her place will be Mia Dunavant. 

Anyla Robinson - 2:14.66, 
Aurora Bertelsen del Solar - 2:09.70,
Mackenzie Winning - 2:12.67, 
Danielle Graham - 2:09.01

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 

IMG Academy (Ascender Elite)

The boys ran 7:34 outdoors at Penn Relays last spring and finished 3rd at NBNO, returning three of four athletes. With Benjamin Henry having graduated, the team's cross-country results suggest they're ready to run a fast 4x800m. The meet record is 7:36.99 by Albemarle of VA in 2009. Registered to run are: Lucas Brighty, Juan Moncayo, Ezechiel Bowe, Hayden Bearden, and Matthew Dodds. The key for the Ascenders is a healthy Matthew Dodds. Dodd was injured early in the fall XC season and did not race in the XC postseason.

Girls Shot Put

J'Nia Simpson of Tampa Catholic brings national-level credentials to the shot put, entering with a throw of 48-4.32 (14.74m), currently ranked US #3. 

J'Nai Simpson's 14.74m Toss is US #3 in the Shot Put


It's a big weekend ahead for Florida T&F athletes as we head into the meat of the 2026 Indoor season. Florida's presence at the VA Showcase will be impossible to ignore. As one of the first major indoor meets of the season, the event offers a proving ground, and several of Florida's athletes are arriving ready to prove they belong among the nation's best.

If momentum from this weekend carries forward, don't be surprised if many of these names become fixtures atop national rankings as the indoor season unfolds.












Florida Girls Sprints & Field

Vero Beach HS

  • Taylor-Nicole Overton

    • 55m - 7.15

    • 500m - 1:12.21

Tampa Catholic - Shot Put

  • J'Nia Simpson - 48-4.32 (14.74m), US #3

Montverde Academy - Loaded Across the Board

Sprints & Middle Distance

  • Arima Turner - 55m (7.20), 200m (25.17)

  • Dasia Reed - 200m (23.30)

  • Jizelle Holland - 300m (40.80)

  • DaQuana Howell - 300m (39.00)

  • Nakira Hudson - 500m (1:13.5)

  • Adriana Rodriguez - 500m (1:13.5)

  • Angelica Wolfe - 500m (1:16.8)

Distance

  • Amaris Munya - 1000m (3:05.0)

  • Angelica Wolfe - 1000m (2:55.0)

Relays

4x200m Relay - 1:35.90h Hudson, Rodriguez, Howell, Reed, Turner, Holland

4x400m Relay - 3:40.00 Rodriguez, Hudson, Reed, Howell, Wolfe, Turner

Sprint Medley Relay - 4:12.00h Turner, Holland, Wolfe, Munya, Howell, Hudson, Rodriguez, Reed

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There are some big names running in the 60 including Mr. 9.89 Tate Taylor. Or you have but the one who we think Cardinal Newman's Zamarii Sanders who is the defending NBNO 100 and 200 champion. Don't forget US #1 in the 60 (6.64) Jake Odey-Jordan. Combine them with current US #1 Alijah Monroe who's gone 6.25 (55) this season and you got yourself a few chances at the record. 


  • Boys 55 Meter Dash
    • Zamarii Sanders
      6.05
  • Boys 300 Meter Dash
    • Zamarii Sanders
      33.59


The current meet record is 6.68 set last year by Jayden Finley (Texas) and nine boys have broken 6.80 at this meet. 


Boys 4x200m Relay


Flanagan HS: They ran 1:25.46 last outdoor season at NBNO and return their entire quartet. Indoors is very different from outdoors but speed is speed. 


Here are some of the teams entered though that we think could come close, if not break, the record of 1:24.37...

Archbishop Carroll: Three-time defending champions and current national record holders. Head Coach Victor Blackett will certainly have them prepared and ready to run. 

The Bullis School: They have had some recent transfers that put them back in contention to break the record after they ran a brutally close 1:24.64 last indoors. We have yet to receive confirmation if they will fully load it but if they do, they certainly have a shot. 


  • Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
    Team A
    • 1:24.58
      Mekhi Chamberlain
      Ronald Daniels
      Jordan Evans
      Allan Harris
      Raymond Hawkins
      Jacob Thomas
  • Boys Distance Medley Relay
    • Team A
      10:00.00
      Mekhi Chamberlain
      Jordan Evans
      Jeremiah Holassie
      Malcolm SPENCE IV
      Jacob Thomas
      Ronald Daniels
      Allan Harris
      Raymond Hawkins
  • Boys 55 Meter Dash
    • Raymond Hawkins
      6.72
  • Boys 300 Meter Dash
    • Mekhi Chamberlain
      35.89
    • Ronald Daniels
      34.73
    • Jordan Evans
      35.11
    • Allan Harris
      34.06
    • Raymond Hawkins
      34.54
  • Boys 500 Meter Dash
    • Mekhi Chamberlain
      1:10.10h
    • Ronald Daniels
      1:09.00h
    • Jordan Evans
      1:05.6



Girls 4x800m Relay


There is one team here who could do something very special and that is IMG Academy of Florida. They set the record last indoors running 8:46.04 and could go after it again. Their record setting quartet was Anyla Robinson (2:14.66), Aurora Bertelsen del Solar (2:09.70), Mackenzie Winning (2:12.67), and Danielle Graham (2:09.01). 

Of those four, all four return. That means if they are fit and ready to run we could be in for something special. If XC times are an indication, they looked strong throughout and had some PR's so all the signs are looking good. 


  • Team A
    8:46.00h
    Anyla Robinson
    Mia Dunavant
    Mackenzie Winning
    Aurora Bertelsen Del Solar


  • Girls 3200 Meter Run
    • Sydney Johnson
      11:00.00


  • Girls 4x200 Meter Relay

    • Team A
      1:40.00h
      Destiny Robinson
      Cameron Bruce
      Taryn Augustine
      Mia Dunavant
      Nyah Watkins


Boys 4x800m Relay

Ascender Elite

Similarly to the girls' race, IMG Academy of Florida enters the meet loaded and ready to go fast. They went 7:34 outdoors at Penn and finished 3rd at NBNO. Their team of Pedro Abreu, Benjamin Henry, Lucas Brighty, Matthew Dodds returns three of their four. They are looking to replace Benjamin Henry and if XC was an indication, they should have something in store for us there. 

This record is going to be fun to chase considering it was set by a Virginia team, Albemarle, back in 2009. The time to beat is 7:36.99. It is the oldest relay record by a margin of eight years on the boys' side. 


  • Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
    1 Entry
    • Team A
      7:43.00h
      Lucas Brighty
      Juan Moncayo
      Ezechiel Bowe
      Hayden Bearden
      Matthew Dodds


  • Vero Beach HS  Girls 55 Meter Dash
    • Taylor-Nicole Overton
      7.15
  • Girls 500 Meter Dash
    • Taylor-Nicole Overton
      1:12.21


  • Tampa Catholic Girls Shot Put
    • J'Nia Simpson
      48-4.32 14.74 US #3


  • Montverde Academy  Girls 55 Meter Dash

    • Arima Turner
      7.20
  • Girls 200m Dash

    • Dasia Reed
      23.30
    • Arima Turner
      25.17
  • Girls 300 Meter Dash

    • Jizelle Holland
      40.80
    • DaQuana Howell
      39.00
  • Girls 500 Meter Dash

    • Nakira Hudson
      1:13.5
    • Adriana Rodriguez
      1:13.5
    • Angelica Wolfe
      1:16.8
  • Girls 1000 Meter Run

    • Amaris Munya
      3:05.0
    • Angelica Wolfe
      2:55.0


  • Girls 4x200 Meter Relay

    • Team A
      1:35.90h
      Nakira Hudson
      Adriana Rodriguez
      DaQuana Howell
      Dasia Reed
      Arima Turner
      Jizelle Holland
  • Girls 4x400 Meter Relay

    • Team A
      3:40.00
      Adriana Rodriguez
      Nakira Hudson
      Dasia Reed
      DaQuana Howell
      Angelica Wolfe
      Arima Turner
  • Girls Sprint Medley Relay

    • Team A
      4:12.00h
      Arima Turner
      Jizelle Holland
      Angelica Wolfe
      Amaris Munya
      DaQuana Howell
      Nakira Hudson
      Adriana Rodriguez
      Dasia Reed