Your votes picked Andres Arroyo on the boys side in a landslide with 77% of the vote. On the girls it was much closer with Lily Williams eeking out the last minute win over Erica Sergeant 42% to 38% of the 267 votes.
Your votes picked Andres Arroyo on the boys side in a landslide with 77% of the vote. On the girls it was much closer with Lily Williams eeking out the last minute win over Erica Sergeant 42% to 38% of the 267 votes.
Boyd Anderson junior Kali-Davis White and Bartram Trail junior Nick Uruburu are this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Davis-White finished runner-up in both the 100 and 200 meter dash at the 4A State Finals, as well as being a member of the state championship 4x1 team. Her 26 point contribution was a major factor in the Lady Cobras winning their first state title in school history. Uruburu took home gold in the 400 with a blistering US#6 time of 46.75 and followed that up with a gold in one of the most exciting races all season as he came from behind in the 4x400 and propelled Bartram Trail to the 3A team title.
This week we discuss some of the top performers from the 3A/4A state meet with the mission to decide upon who will be this week's Warrior!
Dade Christian senior Aklesso Agama and Miami Jackson senior Robin Reynolds are this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Agama took two golds at the 1A State Finals winning the long jump (22-11.75) and triple jump (47-04.50). He was also a member of the fourth third place 4x1 relay team and runner-up 4x4 team. Reynolds became the winningest female track and field athlete picking up her 14th gold medal of her career. She won the long jump with a nation leading mark of 20-06.25, 100 (11.79), 400 (52.59), and lost in the 200 by a thousand of a second.
Todd and Jason debate about who should be the Warrior of the Week. Our weekly ritual... now a show.
Gulf Breeze junior Austin Droogsma and Rockledge sophomore Danielle Phillips our this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Droogsma picked up district championships in both the shot put and discus unleashing the implements 179-10 and 56-7. Both marks rank in the top three in the state. Phillips picked up three wins at the 2A Region 3 Championships by placing first in the long jump, triple jump and 100 hurdle. Her long jump of 19-11.5 is tops in the state and currently ranks sixth in the nation.
Lakeland senior Josh McDaniel and Ferguson senior Natalie Concepcion our this week's Warrior of the Week winners. McDaniel cleared a new personal best and state leading vault of 15-6.00 to win the Brian Jaeger Classic. Concepcion proved her versatility for the Falcons by scoring points in four events. She won the 800 and 1600 meter runs, finished third in the long jump, and was a part of the schools' third place 4x4 team.
Daesha Rogers is one of the top mid distance runners in the country and she's only a seventh grader. The American Heritage star posted state best and nationally ranked times in the open 800, 4x4, and 4x8 at the Pepsi Florida Relays. Whitfield a junior at Jones sprinted his way to a blazing time of 10.21 (wind-aided) at the Pepsi Florida Relays. The mark is second best in the state and third nationally.
Spruce Creek freshman Xavier Atkins and Plantation American Heritage sophomore Deja Parrish are this week's Warrior of the Week. Atkins proved he was one of the top sprinters in the class of 2015 at the Five Star Conference Championships. Atkins won the 100 meter dash in a blazing time of 10.45 one of the fastest in state history at that age. Plantation American Heritage sophomore Deja Parrish continued her South Florida dominance by winning the 400 at the Miramar Invitational in 53.34. The mark is the seventh fastest time in Florida history.
Colonial junior Andres Arroyo and Chiles senior Lily Williams are this week's Warrior of the Week. Arroyo started his week with a 1:51 split on Colonial's winning 4x800 relay team at the Metro Conference Championships. Two days later he blasted a state leading and US#2 time of 9:10.37. He capped the weekend off with a meet record, state leading and US#4 4:11.76 in the 1600 meters. Williams broke a new FSU Relays meet record with her state-leading and US#2 time of 10:30.53 in the 3200.
Maclay junior Stefanie Kurgatt and Miami Northwestern junior Artie Burns are this week's Warrior of the Week. Kurgatt proved her sub five minute times in the 1600 were legit by running a personal best 4:49.62 at the Coaches Invitational in Georgia. The mark is the fifth fastest all-time in Florida. Burns ran blazing US#1 times in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles at the Bob Hayes Invitational.
Nease junior Ceolamar Ways and Cocoa Beach senior Shelby Davidson are this week's Warrior of the Week. Ways finished with three new personal bests in the 100, 400, and long jump at the Bolles Bulldog Classic. He won the 400 and finished second in the 100 and long jump. Davidson ran an impressive 10:40.03 for two miles at New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York City. The senior placed ninth which was the highest finish of any Florida girl in any event.
Lake Brantley senior Otniel Teixeira and Boyd Anderson senior Shayla Sanders are this week's Warrior of the Week. Teixeira remained undefeated in both the 800 and 1600 meters running season best times of 1:54.15 and 4:19.85. Sanders continued her marvelous senior year by posting three US#1 times at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational.
Hillsborough junior Jeremiah Green and Miami Northwestern sophomore Lloydricia Cameron are this week's Warriors of the Week. Green unleashed a monster jump of 50-6.5 to win the Charles Johnson Invitational. Cameron won both the shot put and discus at the Louie Bing Classic with season best marks of 40-11 and 135-4.