Outdoor track is here! Florida Highlights for Week One 2011

Feb 19, 2011

Embry-Riddle Last Chance

This is a college meet that is a last chance at hitting NCAA or NAIA indoor national qualifying times. However, a number of high schoolers jumped in.

Coverage

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Tyler Cue of Flagler Palm Coast showed that he is not only going to be a force in the state, but also on the national level. He beat the collegiate field with a blazing 21.01! He also took second place in the 60 meter dash in 6.85. Teammate Gilbert Absolu also ran an impressive 21.93 for fourth place. There was no wind guage at that 200, but reports say that it was definitely under 2.0 so it should be considered legal.
Kari Grippo, a freshman at Gulf High School (though not elligible for scholastic competition this year), took second in the 1600 (5:23.55) and third in the 5000m in 19:01.
Jose Santana of East River ran a 50.68 for fifth place in the 400, the first high school finisher.
The Jones girls ran a 4:12.66 in the 4x4, which was good enough for third place and the first team made up of high schoolers.
The Flagler Palm Coast boys took fourth place (first high school team) in 3:24.16.
Jazmyn Gilliam of Jones took third in the long jump with a 17-8.
Joy Gilmer, a senior at Winter Park High School, ran a quick 56.76 400 and 25.76 200.

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Briana Pulido of Archbishop Carroll opens her 2011 season with a bang, including three victories and two stadium record and meet records. She won the high jump in 5-4, won the long jump with just one attempt in 17-3, and followed that up with a big PR in the 300H in 45.93.
Aluntrea Davies of Suncoast sweeps the short sprints with a 13.07 and 26.42.
Nicole Golden (Pine Crest) and Caroline Pauls (Calvary Christian) battle it to the line... Golden wins in photo finish 2:27.27 to 2:27.29.
Ella Wurth of Pine Crest sets a new meet record with a 5:32.89 victory in the 1600 over Kimberly Schmutz of St. Andrews in 5:34.95.
Antwan Wright of Suncoast pockets a meet record in the 200 meter dash with a 21.95 victory that followed his 52.63 win in the 400.
James Paine of Dreyfoos gets a meet record in win in the 800 with a 2:04.71.
2A State Cross Country champion Bert Irigoyen of Ransom Everglades opens 2011 with a 4:30.28 victory (meet record) in the 1600.
Michael Miller of King's Academy was 2nd in the 1600 (4:35.35) and followed that up with a meet record 10:11.21 in the 3200 over Brian Diener of St. Andrews who ran a 10:18.06.
Davison Colimon of Suncoast sweeps the hurdles in 15.25 and 40.51.

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Freshman Deanna Hill of Lake Highland Prep sweeps all three sprints with a 100 meter time of 12.26, 25.79 in the 200, and 1:00.81 in the 400. That is a one heck of a way to open a freshman season!

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Vanderbilt University signee Rebecca Chandler of Bolles won the 1600 in 5:27.70 over Brittany Ollinger of Oak Hall (5:31.70) and Danielle Dunn of Providence (5:33.30).
Garrett Scantling of Episcopal wins big in triple jump with a 45-0 bound, also wins high jump in 6-4, and pole vault in 12-6!
Emily Smithwick of Episcopal clears 11-0 to win the pole vault, already equaling her personal best from last year.
Cammi Jackson of Providence takes 800 in 2:21.10 over Amelia Williams of Bolles (2:25.10).
Nicole Green of Episcopal gets over 5-4 in the high jump, two inches better than Stacy Drilling of Bishop Kenny.

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Destini Ogelsby of Admiral Farragut wins shot put in 35-11.75 and gets second in the discus (118-8). Tori Harris of Bishop McLaughlin took the discus in 118-8.
Asia Olds of Northside Christian won the long jump in 17-3.

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Caitlin Wilson of Godby won the 100 and 200 in 13.04 and 27.03.
Kristin Sweeney of Maclay wins the 1600 in 5:33.63.
Stepfanie Kurgatt of Maclay won the 3200 in 12:16.31.
Lillian Van Winkle of Maclay won the pole vault in 10-6.
Lachaddrick Ellis of Taylor County won the 100 and 200 in 11.02 and 22.82.
Kevin Potts of Gravevill won the 400 in 50.37.
Thurston Davis of Godby swept the hurdles in 14.96 and 41.61.
Kyle Weaver of Maclay vaulted a 14-0, beating out Billy Mueller of Godby (who also cleared 14-0) on misses.
Troy Durant of Sneads on the shot in 48-3.
Devin Screen of Godby won the discus in 147-4.

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3x defending 1A state champ in the 300H and Liberty University signee, Ansley Gebben of the First Academy won both hurdles with a 15.17 and a 45.63.
Lakeland Christian swept the distance events with Mallory White taking the 800 (2:29.67) and the 1600 (5:24.65) and teammate Rebecca Eaves winning the 3200 in 12:08. I have to add that on a personal note, having watched both of those girls growing up running since the third grade, it's hard to believe that White and Eaves are now sophomores and juniors, respectively!!!! Eaves was also third in the 1600 (5:44.09). White added a high jump victory in 4-8 for good measure.
Kelly Fahey of Trinity Prep took second in both the 800 (2:33.05) and 1600 (5:26.05).
The Trinity Prep boys took care of business in the boys distance events. Whitner Chase and Daniel Salas went 1-2 in the 800 (2:02 and 2:03). Salas, Griffin Jaworski, and Ryan Hopkins went 1-2-3 in the 1600 (4:31.13, 4:37.98, and 4:46.61). Jaworski and Sam Goldberg went 1-2 in the 3200 (9:59, 10:05).

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Villanova University signee Stephanie Schappert of Pope John Paul battled sixth-grade phenom Daesha Rogers of Plantation American Heritage. The defending 2A 1600 champ defeated Rogers, who won the FLYRA Middle School Cross Country championship in the fall, 5:05.20 to 5:14.91.
Diamond Spalding of American Heritage, just an eight grader, opened the season with a state leading 400 time of 59.17.
Christina Medina of Westminster Academy threw a state leading 122-0.

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Brittany Corbett of Florida High wins 300H in 49.44 and high jump in 5-0.
Jennifer Merrian (Rickards) and Samaria Martin (Jefferson County) start year off throwing strong, Berrian 35-7 and Martin 35-1 in the shot. They trade positions in the discus with Martin throwing 95 feet even.
Rickards boys relay team wins 4x100 in 43.32.

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Christina Medina of Westminster wins discus in 112-2.
Victoria Camargo, an 8th grader at Florida Christian, earns victory in 1600 (5:49), 3200 (12:38), and helps team to 10:35 4x8 win.
Karmen Bosket (Westminster) wins 400 in 1:01.40, triple jump in 34-6.