Disclaimer: The predictions below are based on the cumulative season and how the following athletes have performed throughout the year. Other factors taken into consideration are how they ran at the state meet last year, regional/district performances, etc. These are my opinions and mine alone. Consider this a follow-up to the pre-season outlook I wrote. Please enjoy!
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*Qualifiers are listed with their regional marks
Team Preview
(G) 3 months ago this battle was looking really intriguing with upstart Episcopal and powerhouse Florida High. However, reality has struck and injuries have plagued some key members of the Episcopal squad. Yet, they are still in the hunt despite missing their 18.5 points from last year in Emily Ingham (stress fracture). Florida High remains at the top with the Kayla Parker and Kellie Morrison duo leading the way. The combo will likely score between 38-45 points ALONE and they will have some outside help some strong field event + relay performances. One thing that separates the two teams is the unpredictability of sprints/relays. Count on Episcopal getting their points from the pole vault (16-18), 800 (8-10), 1600 (10), 3200 (18-23), and 4x800m (8-10) relay. Also, they have the \"homecourt advantage\" factor playing in their corner. If everyone is on, then anything could happen. The rest of the top 5 is pretty hectic but expect to see Pope John Paul, Woodham, Bishop Kenny and some others in there.
(B) 3 months ago Godby and Glades Central's looked like a runaway 1 and 2…until the season started. Slowly but surely, Tampa Jesuit has splashed onto the radar with their awesome distance group and a couple throwers. It's a shame they don't have the 4x1mile and DMR as scored events at the state meet but they do have the 4x800m, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m which is where Jesuit is likely to acquire anywhere from 38-50 points. Add in 400m stud Hunter Classen and some valuable points in the shot and we have a state champion. Glades will not go down without a fight however as they always seem to save their best for last. Somehow they are always the only team who keeps a low profile all year then explodes onto the scene. I like their points from the hurdles and relays. Godby has weapons across the board from soph sensation Joe Franklin (800, 1600, 4x4) to pole-vaulter Lavon Downs (15-00) to thrower Frank Grimes (shot and disc). Orlando Jones, a sleeper in many books, has a strong crop of 400/800 guys and relay teams that will be able to make some noise as well. As usual, the 4x400m relay will decide our champion. Winner scores 58+ points.
Event Previews
4x800m- (G)- Unlike last year, no team has put a stamp out in this event. Pope John Paul leads the way with their season best of 9:42 @ the Disney Relays followed closely by Episcopal's at 9:47.30 performance at their regional meet. With open 2:19,2:21, and 2:22 legs; PJP is the clear favorite despite having lost to Jensen Beach @ Regionals. Challengers come by way of Bishop Kenny, Jensen Beach, and Bishop Moore filling out part of the podium. Remember, all it takes is a couple of breakout legs and 2 other good days.
Qualifiers*:
R1: Episcopal (Jacksonville) 9:47.30
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 9:55.53
Gulf Breeze HS 9:56.30
Bolles (Jacksonville) 9:57.62
R2: Bishop Moore 9:58.11
Lake Highland Prep 10:10.31
Crystal River 10:13.01
Trinity Catholic High School 10:18.14
R3: Immokalee High School 10:11.60
Berkeley Preparatory School 10:11.74
Academy of the Holy Names 10:25.11
Golden Gate High School 10:33.66
R4: Jensen Beach 9:55.40
Pope John Paul 9:58.64
Lincoln Park 10:00.47
Cardinal Newman 10:05.56
4x800- (B)- The race is for 2nd place in this one with Tampa Jesuit already establishing themselves as one of the top track distance programs in Florida history with their top 10 national performances in the relays. Jesuit easily has 7:47-7:50 capability if all legs have a "state-meet" kind of day. Look for the chase pack to be led by those guys in purple jerseys; Hernando. But wait..wasn't there a team that placed in the top 3 last year and returned all their legs? Yes, my friends. Cocoa Beach, led by the Gates brothers will be back with a vengeance and look to improve on their 8:05 regional mark and third place finish from a year ago. The Martucchi brothers of Hernando form a strong 1-2 punch that could give Jesuit a small scare…for a little while. After that look for Jones, Belen Jesuit, Woodham, Godby, and others to all fall into place.
Qualifiers
R1: Woodham (Pensacola) 8:18.72
Godby (Tallahassee) 8:21.36
Bolles (Jacksonville) 8:25.98
Fsu (Tallahassee) 8:26.09
R2:Crystal River 8:19.55
Jones High 8:25.32
Bishop Moore 8:25.71
Crooms Academy of I.T. 8:30.16
R3: Jesuit High School 8:04.02
Hernando High School 8:17.21
Berkeley Preparatory School 8:24.31
Tampa Catholic High School 8:34.21
R4: Cocoa Beach 8:05.67
Belen Jesuit 8:11.07
Glades Central 8:22.44
Jensen Beach 8:26.52
100m High Hurdles- Like her 1A counterpoint, Kayla Parker begins her farewell tour here aiming for her 1st ever state title in this event. Somehow it has eluded her during her illustrious career. After Parker, will come high-jump standout Dina Emde who ran 15.12 last week.
Qualifiers:
R1: Parker, Kayla Fsu (Tallahassee 14.77
Jones, Noelle 9 Woodham 16.10
Spurling, Lillian 11 Bishop Kenny 16.12
Burke, Carla Godby (Tallahass 16.30
R2: Bowen, Michaela 10 Lake Highland 15.62 Loper, Jennell 11 Jones 15.77
Wellen, Audrey T 12 Trinity Catholic 16.14
Jordan, Virginia 9 South Sumter 17.27
R3: hall, loutishia 11 Immokalee 15.14
Carithers, Quayona 11 Haines City 15.20
Parkinson, andrea 10 Hardee 16.35
Wooden, Kysi 11 Avon Park 16.43
R4: Emde, Dina 11 Pope John Paul 15.12
Adams, Sarah 11 Archbishop McCar 15.86
DeVocht-Patel, Ahsya 09 St. Andrew\'s 16.02
McFadden, Jenicia 9 Cocoa Beach 16.39
110m Hurdles- Damarius Carroll, the defending champion in this event, made a HUGE statement at region one crossing the line with a new PR in 14.22 indicating a possible sub 14 performance at the state meet. The Glades Central crew always turn on the jets @ state so don't be too shocked if C. Cross steals the show.
Qualifiers:
R1: Carroll, Damarius Godby (Tallahass 14.22
Harris, Nathaniel Paxon 14.65
Wilder, Tre Raines 15.01
King, Ramel 12 Pine Forest 15.21
R2: Johnson, Dezaree 12 Jones 14.67
Dennis, Sidney 11 SAFE 15.30
Young, Desmond T 10 Trinity Catholic 15.38
Jordan, John 10 Harmony 15.62
R3: david, jeff 12 Golden Gate 14.89
charles, fanfan 11 Immokalee 15.04
saintervil, nesly 12 Immokalee 15.28
pope, Richard 12 Clewiston 15.41
R4: Stallworth, Marcus 12 Suncoast High Sc 14.44
Cross, Curtis 11 Glades Central 14.49
Taylor, Garnett 12 Pompano Beach 14.73
Pidermann, Peter 12 Belen Jesuit 14.80
100m Dash (G)- Kellie Morrison + Scottesha Miller= a barn burner. Both have only run up to their competition and won. The two come in with the fastest times among their 2A competitors and are 2nd and 10th in the state rankings. Miller moved down from 3A and will look to add to her collection with another 100m title, this time in 2A.
Qualifiers:
R1: Morrison, Kellie Fsu (Tallahassee 11.94
James, Salydia 11 Bishop Kenny 12.23
Elliott, Lisa 10 Woodham 12.31
Wilk, Sarah 9 Bolles 12.35
R2: Miller, Scottesha 12 Atlantic 11.57
Ward, Lequenda * 12 Chiefland HS 12.13
Mcminns, Faith * 11 Chiefland HS 12.31
Armstrong, Kinisha 10 INTL 12.35
R3: Davis, Erica 11 Haines City 12.77
andre, naomi 9 Golden Gate 12.82
brown, stephanie 11 Bishop Verot 12.93
ford, kamisha 10 Dunbar 13.00
R4: Brown, Lecia 12 Suncoast High Sc 12.06
Smith, Stacia 11 West Shore 12.32
Smith, Shannon 10 Cocoa 12.37
Rivers, Shambrya 11 Chaminade 12.42
100m Dash (B)- CJ Who? Clifford Spiller, one of the top running back recruits in the country, comes in with the fastest season time (10.44) and looks poised to pick up where he left off last year and collect his first state title. Will anyone catch this speedster heading to Clemson? The most viable candidate will be someone from region 4. Times spread 10.60-10.77 down there and anyone of those guys could rise atop the podium. All are viable candidates to knock the king of his throne.
Qualifiers:
R1: Gee, Desmond 12 Madison County 10.73
Manns, Donald 12 Bolles 10.80
Crim, Rudell Rickards 10.82
Smith, Darian 12 Pine Forest 10.87
R2: Spiller, Clifford 12 UNIO 10.46
Demps, Jeffery 10 South Lake 10.78
Pinckney, Lewis 10 Atlantic 10.79
Harris, Robert 10 BRDF 10.88
R3: knight, jhermel 11 Dunbar 10.93
Thomas, Bryan 12 Zephyrhills 10.95
davis, III, george 12 Immokalee 10.98
mccollum, marcus 12 Dunbar 10.99
1600m Run (G)- Maggie Traylor,Laura Hempel, and Katherine Carrington come in here with identical season bests (5:11). The latter just having a big PR @ regionals winning by 15+ sec. Traylor got the upper hand against Hempel in their regional match up and carries the faster PR (5:06.xx) of the three. Hempel may be poised for a breakout however as she seems to save her best for last. The three should provide a very entertaining race if everything plays out like it should.
Qualifiers:
R1: Traylor, Margaret 10 Episcopal 5:11.69
Hempel, Laura Rickards (Tallah 5:16.81
Heuertz, Alexandra 9 Bishop Kenny 5:22.29
Sicilia, Elizabeth 11 Bishop Kenny 5:22.95
R2: Reen, Lauren 10 Bishop Moore 5:26.18
Prendergast, Jessica 8 Lake Highland 5:30.73
Wellborn, Tawsha T 12 Trinity Catholic 5:34.30
Sell, Catherine 10 Bishop Moore 5:41.83
R3: pierre, joanne 9 Immokalee 5:22.28
Rios, Linda 10 Haines City 5:25.60
Donahue, Kristin 12 Zephyrhills 5:28.96
Martin, Janey 10 Newsome 5:34.31
R4: Carrington, Katherine North Broward 5:11.97
Houston, Emily 11 Jensen Beach 5:23.39
Cuervo, Isabella 7 Ransom Everglade 5:28.09
Preston, Allie 09 Jensen Beach 5:30.92
1600m Run (B)- Times change but people don't. Joe Franklin and James Osborne are still the clear favorites here. We got a little taste of things to come when Osborne and Franklins dueled at the Bob Hayes Invite w/ Franklin closing in 59.xx, running 4:16, and beating Osborne by a couple ticks. Osborne will likely try to run away from Franklin and ensure a fast pace in order to take a little bit from Franklin's deadly kick. Yes, there are other people in this race…like freshman All-American Connor Revord who will be right in the mix along with Moeller of Bishop Moore and triathlete-turned runner Will Pearce of Bolles as well as McCarthy of B. Jesuit who\'s having a breakout season. Lots of guys may choose to drop the mile (last year saw FIVE runners do so for other events). This year's club will likely include L. Russel.
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R1: Franklin, Joseph Godby (Tallahass 4:27.42
Russell, Luke 12 Bishop Kenny 4:27.98
Pearce, Will 12 Bolles 4:31.10
Drilling, Brian 12 Bishop Kenny 4:34.48
R2: Moeller, Phillip 12 Bishop Moore 4:32.41
Smith, Jeremy 12 Atlantic 4:37.70
Treblicock, Christopher 11 SAFE 4:38.36
Allen, Lee 12 Lake Highland 4:41.30
R3: Osborne, James 12 Jesuit 4:23.10
Martucci, Benjamin 11 Hernando 4:29.32
Revord, Connor 9 Jesuit 4:31.84
hamernik, jaeden 11 Golden Gate 4:35.39
R4: McCarthy, Conor 11 Belen Jesuit 4:29.25 Echarte, Guillermo 10 Belen Jesuit 4:30.61
Gillespie, Harry 11 Jensen Beach 4:31.51
Fulcher, Chris 12 Lincoln Park 4:32.27
4x100m Relay (G)- Florida High. Then everybody else.
Qualifiers:
R1: Fsu (Tallahassee) 47.81
Woodham (Pensacola) 48.62
Raines (Jacksonville) 48.75
Godby (Tallahassee) 49.70
R2: Atlantic High School 48.10
Wildwood High School 49.77
Jones High 49.90
Trinity Catholic High School 51.01
R3: Haines City High School 48.67
Immokalee High School 49.73
Pasco High School 50.40
Golden Gate High School 51.47
R4:
Pahokee High School 49.91
Glades Central Community H.S. 50.36
Chaminade College Preparatory 50.49
Suncoast High School 50.75
4x100m Relay (B)- Common sense says Rickards will win if everything goes smoothly having posted the fastest time in 2A (41.60) @ their City Championship meet but my gut feeling says Glades Central will be back to claim what is theirs and defend their title. Handoffs here are pretty much 75% of the relay and anything could happen on any given today. If so then throw in Raines, Madison County, and Dunbar as outside challengers.
Qualifiers:
R1: Rickards (Tallahassee) 41.88
Raines (Jacksonville) 42.12
Madison County 42.43
Godby (Tallahassee) 42.60
R2: Bradford High School 42.84
Trinity Catholic High School 42.99
South Lake High 43.20
South Sumter High School 43.56
R3: Dunbar High School 42.37
Immokalee High School 42.68
T.R. Robinson High School 42.76
Lake Wales High School 42.81
R4: Glades Central Community H.S. 41.57
Chaminade College Preparatory 41.93
Monsignor Edward Pace H.S. 42.14
Pahokee High School 42.54
400m Dash (G)- Lecia Brown of Suncoast has blipped back onto the radar after her triple crown victory at regionals (100,200,400) and her 56.95 performance. The defending champion looks ready to roll. Like the boys, the girls 400 should be very deep with the majority coming from the "Region of Death" in Region 1. Look for Rollins of Rickards, followed by long-strider Danielle Griffin of Ribault, Emde of Pope John Paul and a few others between 56-59 for what could provide for the deepest 400m race of all the classifications combined.
Qualifiers
R1: Griffin, Daniela 11 Ribault 55.96
Rollins, Dayonne Rickards (Tallah 55.96
Davis, Teresia Godby (Tallahass 56.75
Johnson, Cinnamon Fsu (Tallahassee 56.92
R2: Ward, Lequenda 12 Chiefland HS 1:00.25
Durden, Simone 9 NEWB 1:01.19
Haftmann, Caitlin 9 Bishop Moore 1:02.10
Dancy, Tarmika 12 Eustis 1:02.55
R3: Spear, Tomika 12 Haines City 56.23
brown, stephanie 11 Bishop Verot 59.06
Livingston, Alicen 11 Clearwater Centr 59.35
tavernier, asha 10 Golden Gate
R4: Brown, Lecia 12 Suncoast High Sc 56.95
Emde, Dina 11 Pope John Paul 58.00
Chambers, Kayann 12 Pompano Beach 59.04
Jones, Elizabeth 11 Suncoast High Sc 59.10
400m Dash (B)- Another very exciting race here on tap with 12 of the 16 qualifiers having already posted sub 50 second marks. The most consistent of the bunch has been Mario Pickett of Jones who has 6 marks between 48.6 to 49.6 this year. Senior Trent Harrigan of Florida High could have something to say before things are said and done as well with his 48.46 posted last week right along with Mr. Ferguson of Suncoast. The rest of this quality group of guys contains Pickett's teammate Jonathan Marks, breakout talent H. Classen of Jesuit, Dunbar of Raines, Teter of Bishop Kenny, and Lumpkin of East Gadsen and then some. Medaling in this race will be an honor!
Qualifiers:
R1: 1 261 Harrigan, Trent Fsu (Tallahassee 48.46
Lumpkin, Remond East Gadsden (Ha 48.99
Teeter, Kyle 11 Bishop Kenny 49.95
Dunbar, Rashad 12 Raines 50.21
R2: Pickett, Mario 12 Jones 48.71
Marks, Jonathan 12 Jones 49.75
Moore, Dane * 12 Citrus 50.09
Martin, Earic 11 Mount Dora 51.67
R3: Clasen, Hunter 11 Jesuit 48.48
Walton, Josh 11 Robinson 49.97
putmon, Sim 11 Clewiston 50.76
taylor, travon 11 Dunbar 51.05
R4: Ferguson, Joseph 11 Suncoast High Sc 48.61
Walker, Joe 11 Cocoa Beach 48.83
Marius, Lawrence 12 Key West 49.53
Haynes, Chris 12 Suncoast High Sc 50.00
300m Low Hurdles: Kayla Parker, party of 1. Find me someone who can beat her here, and I'll give you a dollar. In other words; doubtful. Parker won this event last year in dominating fashion, but may be challenged this year (at least for a little while) by Jones of Woodham,
Qualifiers:
R1: Parker, Kayla Fsu (Tallahassee 44.81
Jones, Jacquelyn 11 Woodham 46.69 Thigpen, Brooke 9 Bolles 46.98
Burke, Carla Godby (Tallahass 47.33
R2: Bowen, Michaela 10 Lake Highland 46.90
Loper, Jennell 11 Jones 46.98
Sedacca, Danielle 12 Atlantic 50.28
Huver, Amber 12 Citrus 50.98
R3: hall, loutishia 11 Immokalee 46.97
Parkinson, andrea 10 Hardee 47.65 jacques, merline 10 Golden Gate 48.20
frankel, jean 12 riverdale 48.51
R4: Anthony, Vanessa 09 Glades Central 47.52
Gratz, Christina 09 Archbishop McCar 48.37
DeVocht-Patel, Ahsya 09 St. Andrew\'s 49.18
McFadden, Jenicia 9 Cocoa Beach 49.23
300m Intermediate Hurdles As usual, Belen Jesuit has pulled another strong 300m hurdler out of the word-work. This time in the form of Peter Piedman who comes in with a season best of 38.59. Carroll, the defending champ, of Godby is still here and cannot be left out of the picture. Also, put Stallworth of Suncoast, fellow Belen Jesuit hurdler Andrew Jacobs, and Curtis Cross of Glades Central in the hunt as well.
Qualifiers:
R1: Carroll, Damarius Godby (Tallahass 38.56
Wilder, Tre Raines 39.84
Jones, Joshua 11 Woodham 39.94
King, Ramel 12 Pine Forest 41.17
R2: Dennis, Sidney 11 SAFE 40.48
Spivey, Kevin 11 Crystal Rive 40.63
Young, Dominic T 10 Trinity Catholic 40.87
Johnson, Dezaree 12 Jones 41.69
R3: charles, fanfan 11 Immokalee 39.44
williams, jarvis 12 riverdale 40.47
wood, Warren 12 Clewiston 40.69
saintervil, nesly 12 Immokalee 40.74
R4: Cross, Curtis 11 Glades Central 37.91
Jacobs, Andrew 11 Belen Jesuit 38.85
Taylor, Garnett 12 Pompano Beach 39.12
Pidermann, Peter 12 Belen Jesuit 39.56
800m Run (G)- Ironic how things have turned out here. 3 of the top 4 returnees from last year; Tiarra Harrell from Bolles, Jenna Redfearn from Pope John Paul, and Laura Steele from Episcopal have all been setback someway this season through injury or illness (Achilles, illness, IT Band). No one had separated themselves from the pack….until Laura Steel popped a 2:18 off at Regionals. Look for another tight race here. The youngster from Jensen Beach, Kayla Conrad, comes in with the 2nd fastest time in 2A (2:19.60) and could sneak up on these seasoned veterans for her first state title. Conrad placed 8th last year at the state meet…in the 400 (58.99 speed)! If a fast past is set, I like Conrad's chances. Tossup: Kayla Conrad/Laura Steel
Qualifiers:
R1: Steel, Laura 10 Episcopal 2:18.93
Harrell, Tiaira 12 Bolles 2:21.06
Austin, Whitney Rickards (Tallah 2:21.36
Davidson, Jobenita 10 Woodham 2:24.65
R2: Lugo, Monica 11 Bishop Moore 2:20.90
Reen, Lauren 10 Bishop Moore 2:24.36
Menton, Sara 10 Villages 2:25.46
Compher, Shannon 9 Hagerty 2:27.38
R3: knapp, stephanie 12 Lemon Bay 2:22.80
Darby, Kristina 12 Holy Names 2:23.07
Price, Janet 10 Berkeley Prep 2:23.99
Bibbs, Jalisa 11 Lake Wales 2:25.41
R4: Conrad, Kayla 10 Jensen Beach 2:20.50
Redfearn, Jenna 12 Pope John Paul 2:20.97
Mascaro, Andrea 11 Pope John Paul 2:21.96
Chong, Sianne 11 Pope John Paul 2:22.51
800m Run (B) - Akins from Jesuit will likely be cheering for teammate Osborne to not only beat Joseph Franklin but to ensure a fast race. Why? Because Franklin has yet to complete a fast double in the 1600m/800m and would be doing so for the first time here. Mike Akins comes in with the 2nd fastest time to Joe, 1:54.75, but will be fresh for this race. The most talented of the bunch outside of Franklin is easily Pierre Jeanty who is coming off a region 3 win over Akins and a 1:54.79 performance. Anyone who witnessed Franklin's region performance (1:52.74) will tell you he will be almost impossible to beat. This is an unusually deep year in 2A as 13 of the 16 qualifiers have posted sub 2 min times so look for a close spread from 1st-8th (3-5 sec). Those looking from the outside in, include the Gates brothers of Cocoa Beach, Calvin Hayes who placed 6th year as a sophomore, Harley from St. Pete Catholic, and then everybody else.
Qualifiers:
R1: Franklin, Joseph Godby (Tallahass 1:52.74
Gayle, Tyrone 12 Episcopal 1:58.02
Arnold, Stephen Rickards (Tallah 2:00.44
Sharpe, Wade 12 Gulf Breeze 2:02.94
R2: Hayes, Calvin 12 Jones 1:57.87
Shoup, Brandon 11 UNIO 2:00.54
Miller, Demetrius 11 Crooms 2:00.90
Beeler, Blair * 10 Crystal Rive 2:01.01
R3: jeanty, pier alex 11 Immokalee 1:54.79
Akins, Michael 12 Jesuit 1:55.85
harley, kevin 11 St. Petersburg C 1:56.60
Revord, Connor 9 Jesuit 1:58.86
R4: Gates, Wes 12 Cocoa Beach 1:57.29
Gates, Aaron 12 Cocoa Beach 1:57.68
Woerner, Philip 11 Gulliver Prep 1:57.98
Oliver, Jason 11 Belen Jesuit 1:58.72
200m Dash (G) - Part 2 of the Miller/Morrison duel and it should be just as good if not better then the first. Miller has the faster PR, 23.99 to Morrison's 24.25, but Morrison will be depended on by teammates to help secure their state title run. Also, Lecia Brown (24.42) will be coming into likely what will be her 5th race of the night but can not be counted out either. Daniela Griffin should also be mentioned with that space-eating stride.
Qualifiers:
R1: Morrison, Kellie Fsu (Tallahassee 24.35
Griffin, Daniela 11 Ribault 24.74
James, Salydia 11 Bishop Kenny 25.21
Elliott, Lisa 10 Woodham 25.23
R2: Miller, Scottesha 12 Atlantic 24.25
Ward, Lequenda * 12 Chiefland HS 25.53
Mcminns, Faith * 11 Chiefland HS 25.82
Kelley, Lakeisha 09 Wildwood 26.00
R3: brown, stephanie 11 Bishop Verot 26.11
andre, naomi 9 Golden Gate 26.26
weston, tequilla 11 Clewiston 26.52
Lovely, Rikka 9 Robinson 26.84
R4: Brown, Lecia 12 Suncoast High Sc 24.42
Smith, Shannon 10 Cocoa 25.18
Smith, Stacia 11 West Shore 25.40
Brown, Vionni 10 Glades Central 25.49
200m Dash (B) - CJ Spiller is fast in the 100m, and even faster in the 200m. He's already completed one sweet double this year (10.44/21.25) and will look to do it again here. Standing in his way this time will be Monal of Glades Central..again! Tony Mitchell of Chaminade jumped onto the scene with his 21.97. 400/200 specialist Remond Lumpkin of East Gadsen is a threat with his 400 strength along with anybody else from region 4.
Qualifiers:
R1
Lumpkin, Remond East Gadsden (Ha 21.94
Whetsel, Tradelvan 11 Taylor County 22.11
Wilson, Chris 12 Ribault 22.18
Slater, Jamal 11 Woodham 22.37
R2: Spiller, Clifford 12 UNIO 21.56
Pickett, Mario 12 Jones 21.93
Harris, Robert 10 BRDF 22.29
Butler, Jason T 12 Trinity Catholic 22.38
R3: knight, jhermel 11 Dunbar 22.40
Walton, Josh 11 Robinson 22.56
davis, III, george 12 Immokalee 22.62
Alexander, Chad 11 Lake Wales 22.73
R4: Monal, Duronal 12 Glades Central 21.47
Van Dyke, Demarcus 11 Monsignor Pace 21.60
Robinson, Patrick 12 Gulliver Prep 21.73
Tolbert, Hoover 12 Glades Central 21.79
3200m Run (G)- Maggie Traylor comes in with a season best of 10:48 posted at the Mobile Meet of Champions, but she will be coming back from a tough 4x800m/1600m double. This may leave the window of opportunity open for Emily Houston of Jensen Beach (11:12) and Maggie's sister Katie Traylor to come in. M. Traylor will also be depended on and motivated to pick up those 10 pts towards a team title. If Traylor completes the 1600m/3200m double a star will be born. Stay tuned!
Qualifiers:
R1: Traylor, Margaret 10 Episcopal 11:15.84
Traylor, Kathleen 8 Episcopal 11:18.99
Hempel, Laura Rickards (Tallah 11:31.74
Blackshear, Leslie 8 Episcopal 11:32.84
R2: Prendergast, Jessica 8 Lake Highland 11:55.16
Wellborn, Tawsha T 12 Trinity Catholic 12:28.35
O`neill, Casey 7 Lake Highland 12:31.81
Prendergast, Allie 10 Lake Highland 12:45.18
R3: pierre, joanne 9 Immokalee 12:08.64
hiott, Asbley 12 Newsome 12:20.10
palmer, jillian 9 Bishop Verot 12:28.36
Fletcher, Aileen 12 Holy Names 12:30.43
R4: Houston, Emily 11 Jensen Beach 11:29.50
Carrington, Katherine North Broward 11:38.72
Peterson, Michelle 10 Jensen Beach 12:07.08
Irizarry, Susan 11 John Carroll 12:11.05
3200m Run (B)- James. Matthew. Luke. No, this isn't a scripture from the Bible it's the 2A 3200m final. This time the James Osborne v. Luke Russell battle picks up where it left off during cross-country. Russell of BK will likely be coming in fresh and facing a guy who just ran a tough 1600m race. He will likely latch onto Osborne from the get-go hold on (déjà vu). A pre-season injury set him back but Russell is determined to close his career out on top. Matt Hensley, another fellow senior, will also be going toe to toe with Luke and James. Echarte, a soph of Belen Jesuit, looks poised for one of those race-of-their-lives kind of performances. That is if he drops the 1600m. Scrivner from Tampa Jesuit, Martucci of Hernando, and soph Blake of Berkely Prep are medal candidates as well.
Qualifiers:
R1: Russell, Luke 12 Bishop Kenny 10:04.13
Blackshear, Samuel 12 Episcopal 10:05.43
Whitman, Kenny 10 Pine Forest 10:07.45
Jorgensen, Paul 11 Episcopal 10:10.99
R2: Greer, Joe 11 Crystal Rive 10:07.44
Moeller, Michael 10 Bishop Moore 10:08.70
Hughes, Eric * 10 Crystal Rive 10:18.87
Hannah, Chadwick J 12 Dunnellon 10:25.65
R3: Osborne, James 12 Jesuit 9:34.93
Martucci, Benjamin 11 Hernando 9:54.28
Blake, Richard 10 Berkeley Prep 9:56.09
Scrivner, Phillip 12 Jesuit 10:08.74
R4: Echarte, Guillermo 10 Belen Jesuit 9:52.81
Hensley, Matt 12 Lincoln Park 9:56.42
Hensley, Jeff 11 Lincoln Park 10:03.32
Dorfman, Joesph 09 Gulliver Prep 10:04.20
4x400m Relay (G)- Surprise, surprise…Florida High enters with the fastest time in 2A this year with a 3:58.04 posted more than a MONTH ago. Think they'll be faster by Saturday? Me too. A terrible handoff gave Woodham the upset over them at regionals, but don't expect them to fall off again. PJP will give them a run for their money along with Woodham…again and Ribault.
Qualifiers:
R1: Woodham (Pensacola) 3:59.39
Fsu (Tallahassee) 3:59.41
Ribault (Jacksonville) 4:05.59
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 4:07.32
R2: Wildwood High School 4:07.93
Trinity Catholic High School 4:12.97
Lake Highland Prep 4:14.92
Bishop Moore 4:17.80
R3: Golden Gate High School 4:09.46
Haines City High School 4:12.34
Lemon Bay High School 4:15.42
Dunbar High School 4:16.41
R4:Pope John Paul II High School 4:03.10
Lincoln Park Academy 4:07.44
Monsignor Edward Pace H.S. 4:10.45
Pahokee High School 4:10.82
4x400m Relay (B)- Godby. Jones. Glades Central. Jesuit. Suncoast. Archbishop McCarthy. The BIG 6 here will likely finish in the top 6. Not sure in which order but Glades, as usual, is the defending champion. Ironic as it is, Godby, Jones, Glades, and Jesuit will all be depending on this race to clinch or pick up some desperation points towards the team title. Also, does anyone else remember last year when Jones entered as one of the top seeds but was later disqualified? I'm sure they do, and will definitely be motivated by it. I just hope someone tells them all what the team scores are going into the race!
Qualifiers:
R1: Fsu (Tallahassee) 3:23.67
Godby (Tallahassee) 3:23.86
Raines (Jacksonville) 3:25.37
Woodham (Pensacola) 3:27.74
R2: Jones High 3:20.78
Trinity Catholic High School 3:27.61
South Sumter High School 3:30.22
Crystal River 3:30.77
R3: Jesuit High School 3:22.95
Immokalee High School 3:26.33
Dunbar High School 3:28.10
Clewiston High School 3:29.88
R4: Suncoast High School 3:20.52
Glades Central Community H.S. 3:21.23
Monsignor Edward Pace H.S. 3:21.56
Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy 3:22.
Long Jump (G)
Qualifiers:
R1: Lewis, Traci East Gadsden (Ha 18-09.50
Parker, Kayla Fsu (Tallahassee 18-06.00
Jones, Jacquelyn 11 Woodham 17-05.00
Samaila, Aiesha Fsu (Tallahassee 16-11.00
R2: Miller, Scottesha 12 Atlantic 18-04.00
williams, alexis 11 Atlantic 17-01.50
Durden, Simone 9 NEWB 17-01.00
Mitchell, Nastashia 11 Wildwood 17-00.00
R3: Carithers, Quayona 11 Haines City 17-10.00
Barthle, Molly 12 Pasco 17-05.75
Ranson, Isaria 12 Pasco 17-05.25
jean, mardalaine 12 Immokalee 17-03.25
R4:
McFadden, Jenicia 9 Cocoa Beach 17-07.50
Adams, Sarah 11 Archbishop McCar 17-00.00
Gratz, Christina 09 Archbishop McCar 16-05.00
Brown, Vionni 10 Glades Central 16-04.75
(B)Qualifiers: R1: Harrigan, Trent Fsu (Tallahassee 22-09.00
Hunter, Markese 10 Suwannee 22-06.50 McDaniels, Deandre Godby (Tallahass 22-04.00
Merkerson, David 12 Woodham 22-01.00
R2: Burns, Stony 10 Jones 21-05.00
Nichols, Kwamane 10 INTL 21-02.75
Whitehead, Larry 12 NEWB 20-09.00
Allred, Logan 11 South Lake 20-08.75
R3: Thomas, Bryan 12 Zephyrhills 23-03.50
henry, aaron 11 Immokalee 22-05.50
anderson, markihe 12 Dunbar 22-03.00
Thomas, Carlton 10 Frostproof 22-03.00
R4: Marius, Lawrence 12 Key West 22-05.00
McKinley, Tarus 11 Glades Central 22-03.00
Robinson, Andrew 10 Lincoln Park J22-03.00
Lang, Sherman 12 Florida Air 22-01.25
Triple Jump (G)
R1: Tryon, Kim 12 Gulf Breeze 34-03.00
Ash, Kayla 11 West Florida 33-10.00
Jones, Dominque 9 Andrew Jackson 32-09.50
Jones, Noelle 9 Woodham 32-02.00
R2: Bonds, Natalie 12 Tavares 36-04.00
Collins, Courtney 11 Bishop Moore 35-08.25
Sedacca, Danielle 12 Atlantic 35-02.25 Davis, Amika 12 UNIO 34-11.00
R3: Carithers, Quayona 11 Haines City 36-11.00
Ranson, Isaria 12 Pasco 35-09.00
Louisjeune, postenea 10 Hardee 35-06.00
Parkinson, andrea 10 Hardee 34-08.00
R4: Smith, Brittany 12 Lincoln Park 36-00.00
McFadden, Jenicia 9 Cocoa Beach 35-08.25
Davis, Sheree 11 Space Coast 35-05.00
Adams, Sarah 11 Archbishop McCar 34-01.25
(B)
R1: Powell, Clarence Marianna 47-05.00
Manns, Donald 12 Bolles 46-00.75
Merkerson, David 12 Woodham 45-08.50
McDaniels, Deandre Godby (Tallahass 45-04.00
R2: Burns, Stony 10 Jones 45-00.00
Mcdonald, Dominic * 12 West Port 44-03.00
Handcock, Quintin 12 SAUG 43-04.50
Lecorn, Dion T 11 Trinity Catholic 43-04.00
R3: Kursteiner, Mike 12 Nature Coast 46-02.25
gary, deon 11 Golden Gate 44-05.50 henry, aaron 11 Immokalee 44-01.00
nilson, Jamos 10 Lemon Bay 43-05.00
R4: Robinson, Andrew 10 Lincoln Park 44-04.00
Alexander, Malcolm 12 Lincoln Park 44-00.25
Lee, Thomas 12 Glades Central 43-07.25
Terry, Jeremy 12 Glades Central J43-07.25
High Jump (G)
Qualifiers: R1: Flowers, Tambrika 12 Taylor County 5-04.00
Teschel, Dana 11 Gulf Breeze 5-00.00
Eddy, Celia 9 Gulf Breeze 4-10.00
Holloman, Frederic Godby (Tallahass 4-10.00
R2: Carney, Monica 10 South Lake 5-03.00
Wellen, Audrey T 12 Trinity Catholic 5-00.00
Durden, Simone 9 NEWB 4-10.00
breen, caitlyn 10 Harmony 4-10.00
R3: hall, loutishia 11 Immokalee 5-08.00
Potito, Gina 10 Hernando 5-02.00
McCarthy, Ashley 11 Clearwater Centr 5-02.00
tavernier, asha 10 Golden Gate 5-00.00
R4: Emde, Dina 11 Pope John Paul 5-06.00
Gratz, Christina 09 Archbishop McCar 5-04.00
Smith, Shannon 10 Cocoa 5-02.00
Makofske, Jessica 11 West Shore 5-00.00
(B)
Qualifiers:
R1: Gant, Bryant Godby (Tallahass 6-04.00
Wilson, Kion 12 Raines 6-04.00
Walker, Demetris Fsu (Tallahassee 6-04.00
Hunt, Stephen 11 Bishop Kenny 6-04.00
R2: R2: Stevens, Toshman 10 Crescent City 6-04.00
Baldner, Ronnie * 10 Crystal Rive 6-02.00
Whitehead, Larry 12 NEWB 6-02.00
Oats, Gregory 11 INTL 6-00.00
R3: Kursteiner, Mike 12 Nature Coast 6-08.00
Coleman, Gerrard 12 Avon Park 6-02.00
Menzies, Patrick 12 Avon Park 6-00.00
Miller, Jamel 11 Haines City 6-00.00
R4: Franklin, Qwenton 12 Lincoln Park 6-06.00
Fitzgerald, Jack 11 John Carroll 6-04.00
Bachelor, Andrew 12 Coral Springs 6-02.00
Smith, Ian 11 Chaminade J6-02.00
Shot Put (G)
Qualifiers: Dollinger, Katie 12 Gulf Breeze 40-00.00
Coleman, Caila Fsu (Tallahassee 37-00.50
Hinton, Jessica 12 Raines 34-07.75
Jones, Shayla Godby (Tallahass 34-00.00
R2: Garrison, Chonderia 9 SAFE 34-08.00
Kirton, Charmille 10 Jones 34-04.25
Jackson, Patricia 10 Wildwood 34-02.25
Strickland, Kayla 12 Crescent City 33-11.25
R3: pope, nicole 11 Clewiston 36-09.00
Blount, Valerie 12 Hernando 36-01.50
Heidenreich, Marta 12 Zephyrhills 36-00.00
romelis, melissa 9 Golden Gate 35-08.50
R4: Hall, Ronnisha 12 Pahokee HS 39-06.00
Bryant, Shexnieavia 11 Chaminade 38-10.50
Joseph, Nashay 10 Glades Central 36-07.75
Everett, Deasha 10 Glades Central 34-07.75
(B)
Qualifiers: R1
Grimes, Frank Godby 51-01.00
Morris, Patrick 11 Fort White 49-03.50
Van Rensburg, Ryan 11 Bolles 48-11.50
Clark, Jeremy 12 Raines 48-11.00
R2: Highland, Francis 12 UNIO 49-09.25
Joseph, Linval 11 SAFE 49-07.00
Ward, Rashad 11 South Lake 49-03.50
Priester, Damien 12 Jones 47-04.00
R3: vaughn, Vince 12 Clewiston 50-06.00
Piccirilli, David 11 Jesuit 49-09.50
pope, David 11 Clewiston 49-03.50
Smith, Andrew 11 Zephyrhills 48-01.50
R4: Delancy, Joshua 12 Jensen Beach 48-07.00
West, Grant 12 American Heritag 48-02.75
Regis, Micanor 10 Pahokee HS 47-09.00
Rowley, Jamal 12 Glades Central 47-08.00
Discus (G)
R1: Coleman, Caila Fsu (Tallahassee 111-01
Gibson, Sara 12 Pensacola Cathol 109-07
Brown, Jenise 11 Woodham 109-00.50
Smith, Danielle 12 Suwannee 106-03
R2: Kirton, Charmille 10 Jones 110-01
breen, caitlyn 10 Harmony 108-06
Miller, Deidra * 12 Citrus 104-11
Morelli, Sarah * 12 Citrus 96-04
R3: Heidenreich, Marta 12 Zephyrhills 111-02
jackson, teadra 12 Clewiston 108-07.75
edwards, chasity 12 Dunbar 106-07.50
Blount, Valerie 12 Hernando 99-09
R4: Bryant, Shexnieavia 11 Chaminade 125-06
Downey, April 10 Melbourne C.C. 106-04.50
Marsicano, Lauren 12 Archbishop McCar 99-05
Holubar, Caitlin 12 Key West 98-00.50
(B)
Qualifiers:
R1: Grimes, Frank Godby (Tallahass 151-09
Wilson, Kion 12 Raines 143-02
Morris, Patrick 11 Fort White 143-01
Clark, Jeremy 12 Raines 141-01.50
R2: Joseph, Linval 11 SAFE 153-00
Highland, Francis 12 UNIO 146-05 Maxwell, Timothy 12 South Lake 145-11
Smith, Kendall 11 South Sumter 143-07
R3: Broaders, Walter 12 Haines City 152-00
choute, kenley 11 palmetto ridge 139-01
Drake, Luke 11 Newsome 134-06.50 ogden, cody 11 palmetto ridge 132-10.50
R4: Theriac, Joe 12 Cocoa Beach 147-02
Sneed, Cornell 10 American Heritag 144-08
Hartman, Andy 12 American Heritag 139-01.50
Similien, Ron Inlet Grove 135-10
Pole Vault (G)
Qualifiers:
R1: Glasser, Daisy 11 Episcopal 12-06.00
Hered, Katherine 10 Episcopal 11-01.00
Mabry, Lizzy 12 Gulf Breeze 10-06.00
Spurling, Lillian 11 Bishop Kenny 9-06.00
R2: Lauten, Victoria 12 Lake Highland 10-00.00
Romaszewski, Lindsey 11 Lake Highland 10-00.00
Reid, Cara 10 Tavares 9-06.00 Rentschlar, Jessica * 10 Crystal Rive 9-00.00
R3: Rowles, Mary Beth 12 Frostproof 9-00.00
Woodham, Jen 12 Holy Names 8-06.00
Rechtoris, Sarah 11 Berkeley Prep 8-06.00
noak, andrea 12 Bishop Verot 8-06.00
R4: Adams, Sarah 11 Archbishop McCar 11-00.00
Adams, Katie 11 Archbishop McCar 10-06.00
Hirschl, Heidi 12 Ransom Everglade 10-06.00
Lombardi, Hali 11 Key West 9-06.00
(B)Qualifiers:
R1: Downs, Lavon Godby (Tallahass 13-00.00
Whibbs, Joey 12 Pensacola Cathol 12-00.00
Curd, Trevor 10 Woodham 12-00.00
Young, Alex 12 Woodham 12-00.00
R2: Henderson, Sean 11 Bishop Moore 13-00.00
Pyle, Michael 11 SAUG 13-00.00
Allred, Logan 11 South Lake 12-06.00 Perez, Peter 10 Harmony 12-06.00
R3: erwin, chad 11 riverdale 11-06.00
Sultenfuss, Tyler 11 Jesuit 11-06.00
luna, carlos 10 palmetto ridge 11-06.00
Westfall, Kyle 12 Berkeley Prep 11-00.00
R4: Fain, Michael 12 Key West 13-06.00
Ingram, Brian 11 John Carroll J13-06.00
Moore, Robert 11 Chaminade 12-06.00
Kunz, Christopher 11 Archbishop McCar J12-06.00
Disclaimer: The predictions below are based on the cumulative season and how the following athletes have performed throughout the year. Other factors taken into consideration are how they ran at the state meet last year, regional/district performances, etc. These are my opinions and mine alone. Consider this a follow-up to the pre-season outlook I wrote. Please enjoy!
Bolded name/team=Flrunners Pick
*Qualifiers are listed with their regional marks
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