Adriana Rodriguez of Montverde Academy (left center)was just behind Sickle's Nia Armstrong (right center) coming off the final curve in last year's 4A state meet 400mH. Rodriguez won in 58.98. Armstrong was second in 59.79. Armstrong leads the state in the 100mH and Rodriguez in the 400mH setting up another great 4A state girls hurdles matchup.
A comparison of the top-ranked Florida Girls by Classification in the Sprints & Hurdles
Florida's girls sprint and hurdle scene is just as deep-and just as competitive-as the boys side. Here is a comparison of the #1-ranked girls performers in 1A through 4A across the 100m, 200m, 400m, and both hurdle events, and how each classification stacks up event-by-event against each other
100m
Top Times by Division:
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1A: Lee Peters (Foundation Academy, 2026) - 11.74
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2A: E'tesia Forbes (Glades Central HS, 2028) - 11.65
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3A: Janeya Jones (Miami Northwestern HS, 2026) - 11.40
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4A: Taylor-Nicole Overton (Vero Beach HS, 2027) - 11.43
200m
Lake Minneola's Vanessa Waite leads a tightly packed group of classification leaders. With three girls already sub-24.00 this season, expect the slim .23 margin to get even smaller as the season progresses.
Top Times by Division:
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1A: Akari Marshall (Benjamin School, 2026) - 24.03
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2A: Antanyiah Brown (North Miami HS, 2026) - 23.91
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3A: Arianna Woolcock (Everglades HS, 2028) - 23.80
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4A: Vanessa Waite (Lake Minneola HS, 2028) - 23.62
400m
Dillard's Desiree Frazier is the only girl under 54.00 this season. The seniors' 53.66 is more than a second ahead of the next closest by 1.1 seconds.
Top Times by Division:
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1A: Jamaria Richardson (Pahokee Middle-High School, 2027) - 54.94
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2A: Adriana Rodriguez (Montverde Academy, 2026) - 54.76
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3A: Desiree Frazier (Dillard, 2026) - 53.66
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4A: Zyaire Thomas (Fletcher HS, 2026) - 55.08
100mH
Sickles' Nia Armstrong is the only athlete under 14 seconds. She was the state runner-up last year. Miami Northwestern's Janeya Jones shows incredible versatility, appearing as one of the top hurdlers in the state as well as one of the top 100m sprinters. It's a tough double, however.
Top Times by Division:
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1A: Gabriella Smith (St. Stephens Episcopal School, 2028) - 14.15
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2A: Idorenyin Essiet (Pompano Beach HS, 2026) - 14.07
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3A: Janeya Jones (Miami Northwestern HS, 2026) - 14.04
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4A: Nia Armstrong (Sickles HS, 2028) - 13.88
400mH
Cypress Creek's Alondra Rodriguez leads the state in this event. Last year, 6 girls dipped under 1:00, including Rodriguez, who ran 58.98 in her 4A state championship win, and Nia Armstrong of Sickles, who was second to her in the 4A championship with a 59.79.
Top Times by Division:
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1A: Emma Lewis (Benjamin School, 2027) - 1:04.28
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2A: Jahzara Fields (Palatka HS, 2026) - 1:03.39
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3A: Saylor Tolbert (Niceville HS, 2027) - 1:01.38
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4A: Alondra Rodriguez (Cypress Creek, 2026) - 1:00.17