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by Ricky Quintana
Boys - Columbia rides sprints, middle
distance to title
Girls - St. Thomas Aquinas wins 5th straight
title behind six wins from senior sensation Sanya Richards and freshman
Jenna Utecht.
Photos by Bill Ward, Tampa Tribune
Boys
Columbia used it’s sprints and middle distance runners to propel
them to
it’s first state championship under Coach David Halliday. In
4 short years,
Coach Halliday provided the guidance to the program which now has
a
district, region and state champ trophy.
Not to be outdone, Flagler Palm Coast used it’s five entrants
to take a
surprising second place.
===========================FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1) COLUMBIA 41 2) FLAGLER PALM COAST 36
3) LAKEWOOD (ST. PETE) 34 3) GLADES CENTRAL 34
5) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 30 6) WOODHAM 28
7) PALM BAY 25 7) CHILES 25
9) LINCOLN 20 9) DIXIE HOLLINS 20
11) VANGAURD (OCALA) 18 11) WASHINGTON (MIAMI) 18
13) LELY 16 13) LARGO 16
Event 2 Boys High Jump
Entering the competition, I failed to mention 6’10” jumper
Dewayne Jenkins
of Flagler Plam Coast despite watching him clear his best at the
Eye of the
Tiger Invite a month ago. Coach Hopfe made sure I knew of my mistake
and
used it as bulletin board material during the week to inspire his
explosive
jumping charge.
Jenkins entered the competition at 6’4” and proceeded
to make that height
and each successive height through 6’10” on his first
attempt. A physically
imposing Sullivan of Aquinas was able to equal Jenkins clearence
at 6’10”
and left fans asking the question, “How?!”
Jenkins had one good attempt on his third jump and Sullivan needed
the
clearence to win as he had more misses at lower heights. He didn’t
and the
victorious Jenkins pumped his fist at his coach who celebrated in
the
stands.
Jenkins: “ I was kind of nervous coming in because there were
three guys who
had jumped 6’10” and I was one of them. I knew I had to
at least PR or jump
7’0” which I almost did, so I’m not surprised at
all[with the victory]. I’m
done [for the year].”
1 DeWayne Jenkins 12 Flagler Palm 6-10.00 10
2 Rashard Sullivan 12 St. Thomas A J6-10.00 8
3 Roberto Rodriguez 12 Boca Ciega 6-08.00 6
4 Gary Mays 12 Woodham J6-08.00 5
Event 4 Boys Pole Vault
1 Shawn Turk 12 Rutherford 14-00.00 10
2 Jacob Peacock 12 Woodham J14-00.00 8
Event 6 Boys Long Jump
 Kevin
Marion (left) has been on a tear this year. He won the national
indoor meet
and then backed up his huge 25’ jump at last week’s region
with a state
record 25’5” in a legal wind(+1.7).
Sporting his national indoor championship ring, Marion was matter
of fact
regarding his record jump.“ Temporary. Records are meant to
be broken. I
gave my best. I felt good today. I conquered something I wanted
to do since
the 9th grade.”
He passed after his big jump and said he would have continued to
jump had
rival Dermillo Wise beat his jump.
“ I’ll compete at the National Outdodors meet in Raleigh.
I’ll run the 100m
and 200m,but I’ll focus on the long jump.”
He said his next goal is to break 26’.
1 Kevin Marion 11 Dixie Hollin 25-05.00$ 1.7 10
2 Dermillo Wise 12 Lakewood (St 24-01.50 1.0 8
Event 8 Boys Triple Jump
1 Brandon Marshall 12 Lake Howell 48-06.75 2.0 10
2 Colin Colson 12 Andrew Jacks 48-00.00 1.3 8
3 Dermillo Wise 12 Lakewood (St 47-05.75 0.7 6
4 Ricardo Argro 12 Lyman 47-02.00 1.2 5
Event 10 Boys Discus Throw
Entering the final throw Octavien had the best throw. Stockbarger,
runner-up
last year as a freshman and also sporting a 16-0 tennis record at
#4 (at over
6’ and weighing in the 220’s, he has to be the largest
tennis player in high
school) stepped up and popped a 170’ and 170’2” throw
on his 4th and 5th to
put some pressure on Octavien. Octavien responded on his 5th throw
launching the platter 178’6” to secure the victory.
Octavien: “Today was a good day. About 15 or 20 minutes before
they called
first call for the discus, me and my coach we went out and did a
couple of
drills for about 5 minutes. Things have been going good ever since
regionals. Last year I threw 150 something for sixth place. Me and
my coach
have been working hard. I was in first place the whole way. I got
worried some before the finals
because I know they can throw.Stockbarger has been beating me all
year and
Tavares beat me at regionals so I knew they could throw. They did
a good job
today. Yes, it feels good to win.”
1 Steven Octavien 11 Lely 178-06 10
2 Bryan Seaborn 11 Chiles 173-05 8
3 Westley Stockbarger 10 Charlotte 170-02 6
4 Steffen Nerdal 10 Chiles 167-01 5
5 Jeffery Hoffman 12 Atlantic (Po 166-07 4
6 Tavares Gooden 11 St. Thomas A 164-06 3
Event 12 Boys Shot Put
1 Jr., Russell Tyson 12 Northeast (S 57-11.50 10
2 Westley Stockbarger 10 Charlotte 57-06.50 8
Event 14 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
Columbia began their state title run by putting it together for
a great
victory here, but Coach Halliday was hoping for more.” They
need someone to
push them. They just haven’t been pushed yet.”
Vazquez eased through the finish line with a 1:56.4 split to place
2nd in
the second section, but Sean Burris of Rockledge, rebounding from
sickness
last week, ran well to win the first heat as his team’s time
held up for 2nd
place overall.
1 Columbia 'A' 7:53.73 2 10
1) Marcus Marshall 11 2) Phillip Daniels 12
3) Robert Cooper 12 4) Dusty Smith 12
2 Rockledge 'A' 7:59.44 1 8
1) Jesse Caesar 11 2) Peter Kaus 12
3) Mark Kaus 12 4) Sean Burris
3 Flagler Palm Coast 'A' 8:01.94 2 6
1) Kevin Meinburg 10 2) Bryan Anderson 10
3) Clint Bentley 10 4) Matt Breidenstein 11
5) Marvin Moore 10 6) Sam Vazquez 11
Event 16 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles (High)
Dermillo Wise
Wise came in seeking four victories, but ended up with two. Here,
he ran
away with it shaking his arms in triumph.
WISE: “ After that I went back and sat down and relaxed for
a while. I had
to come and get it in the 1 and the 3. That was the only way I was
going
make up for it. I wanted to be champion in all four. But sometimes,
you
can’t have your way. I’m glad for Kevin. It was a good
meet. I guess when
you want something too bad, it doesn’t come true. “
“ Yes. I haven’t decided yet[ on a college]. I’m
going to those[Golden South
and National Scholastic].”
1 Dermillo Wise 12 Lakewood (St 14.19 -2.2 10
2 Arsinio Corbin 12 Largo 14.45 -2.2 8
3 Antonio Cromartie 12 Lincoln 14.56 -2.2 6
Event 18 Boys 100 Meter Dash
The compact Robinson got out quickly and held off the late run
by the what
seemed like the entire field to eeke out the victory.
Frederick Robinson: “Starting out. I jumped out in front of
the pack. 40m
into the race, I felt the pain and I laid back a little bit and
started
running with the pack. But after awhile, at 70m or 80m, the pain
went away
and I gave it all I had in the end. It was so close at the finish,
I didn’t
know who won until we got to the awards stand. If you asked me then
exactly
after the 100 who won, I couldn’t tell you. To hear my name
called to the
award stand was even better because the longer the wait, the better.”
“Our school has a rich tradition[ they have produced state
100m champ Fred
Taylor and Reidel Anthony who are both now in the NFL] in sports.
But in
track and field, no one had ever won state back to back.. two years
consecutive. I won the 100. I was the first to do that in our school.”
Finals
1 Fredrick Robinson 12 Glades Centr 10.65 0.8 10
2 Corey Richardson 12 Booker 10.68 0.8 8
3 Robin Edwards 12 South Browar 10.69 0.8 6
4 David Marrero 11 St. Thomas A 10.74 0.8 5
5 Derek Fulton 10 Columbia 10.83 0.8 4
6 Aaron James 12 Bayside 10.84 0.8 3
7 Kevin Marion 11 Dixie Hollin 10.85 0.8 2
8 Andre Caldwell 11 Jefferson 10.87 0.8 1
9 Julius McClellen 12 Kathleen 11.07 0.8
Event 20 Boys 1600 Meter Run
 Vazquez
(left) and Hassen have been dueling it out all season and
with the other entrants the field was the strongest of all the classifications.
Lakewood Ranch’s Walsh led the first 200m before Hassen took
over for the next 100m. Hassen lost the lead and at the first lap,
61, was moving up
again. Hassen regained the lead and led through 800m in 2:07 with
Vazquez right on his heels.
600 to go and Vazquez took the lead for 100m as Hassen challenged
on the outside finally getting back the lead at the bell(3:09.90).
Vazquez covered the move and on the second curve struck charging
into the lead. Hassen fought to hold on, but Vazquez continued to
accelerate and by 200m was in full flight and still pulling away.
With 50m to go Vazquez looked back
seeing that Hassen would not catch him and then eased up on the
throttle
crossing the line with a new state record. His 58.9 last 400m and
29.4 last
200m splits were the fastest of all the classifications thus far.
Vazquez: “The first thing in my mind was Steve Hassen, of
course. He’s a
good friend of mine. We talk. But then on the track it comes down
to
business. It’s great to race against him. It was very hard
to win. It’s not
very easy. It was, honestly,very hard to beat him, but it paid off.”
ON HASSEN TAKING THE EARLY LEAD
“ He’s done it before. I’ve raced him plenty of times
before so I kind of
know how he races. I’m sure he knows how I race too. It really
didn’t
surprise me too much, but I still had to chase him. It was hard.”
ON THE STATE RECORD
“ That’s exciting. I was not planning on getting ths state
record, but it
just happened to be that way. So it’s very exciting.”
ON MOISE JOSPEH, THE FORMER STATE 1600M RECORD HOLDER.
“ I’ve never met him. I’ve seen him up close before,
but when I go to
college... so he’s a great runner as well.”
Hassen: “Coming into the state meet, that was the race I was
really focusing
on, the mile. I knew that Sam Vazquez was a great runner and I knew
I was
going to get the best competition in the mile. I knew that in order
to beat
Sam, I was going to have to push the pace. So I took the lead after
the
first 200m. I came through my first spilt in 62. And then in the
second lap
I wanted to keep the pace up. And I came through in 2:07 which was
a little
slower than what I wanted to do. Then the third lap , Sam passed
me on the
backstretch. I just relaxed. We came through three laps at about...
I’m not
really sure. Then I passed Sam back with one lap to go to try to
really
hammer him so that his kick was gone. So when we came up to the
200m, he got
the lead. And that guy is an incredible runner. He’s got incredible
speed
and he just got me the last 200m. He was really able to pour it
on and my
legs were a little tired. I just didn’t have it at the end.
Sam deserves
all the credit in the world. “
1 Sam Vazquez 11 Flagler Palm 4:09.44$ 10
2 Steven Hassen 11 Vangaurd (Oc 4:12.38 8
3 Alexander Stewart 11 Satellite 4:17.13 6
4 Eric Beights 12 Lely 4:18.14 5
5 Kevin Cook 12 Lyman 4:18.73 4
6 Anthony Wilson 12 Pine Forest 4:22.08 3
Event 22 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
Glades Central came in with high hopes, but poor times. In the
prelims, they
again ran poorly qualifying in the final position and drawing lane
1.
Riding a high off his 100m victory and drawing inspiration from
the rich
school track tradition, Robinson powered his way to victory.
Robinson: “ We came in as the underdogs. But like I told everyone...
they
had their heads down because we had lane 1. Like I told them, lanes
didn’t
matter. As long as we were close, we were going to win it in the
end.”
Finals
1 Glades Central 'A' 41.59 10
1) Timothy Sims 11 2) Deshawnta Williams 12
3) Fredrick Robinson 12 4) Joe Whitest 11
2 St. Thomas Aquinas 'A' 41.73 8
1) Tommie Stephen 12 2) Roland Dasilva 11
3) David Marrero 11 4) troy Peterson 12
3 Gainesville 'A' 42.23 6
1) Emmitt Brown 2) Michael Davis 12
3) Marcus McRae 4) Teco Wright
4 Columbia 'A' 42.24 5
1) Derek Fulton 10 2) Cliff Magby 12
3) Nathan Williams 11 4) George Timmons 10
Event 24 Boys 400 Meter Dash
Defending 4A state champ, Carter takes his first of two track victories
by
taking the lead early and pinning a loss on 3A defending state champ,
soph
Mario Hughley.
Carter: “ I was going to run my race either way[ referring
to a possible
challenge from fellow soph Hughley]. Somewhat[ pleased], I could
have done
better.”
Hughley: “ In the end I just kind of faded back. I was trying
to keep up
with him until. I was coming for him in the end, but he just pulled
away. I
was coming for him. I ran my hardest race.I was trying to get it
down to a
46. I’m happy with it[my time].”
Finals
1 Xavier Carter 10 Palm Bay 46.90 10
2 Mario Hugley 10 Ribault 47.72 8
3 Michael Glaspy 10 Escambia 47.95 6
Event 26 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles (Interm)
Finals
1 Dermillo Wise 12 Lakewood (St 37.45 10
2 Arsinio Corbin 12 Largo 38.08 8
Event 28 Boys 800 Meter Run
Vazquez had run a state record and his fastest 1600m 55 minutes
earlier and
had run few competitive 800m races this year.Columbia teammates
Phil Daniels
and Robert Cooper’s 800m and 4x400m speed provided the setting
for an
intriguing match up.
Vazquez raced to the lead hitting the 400m mark in a reported 54.
Daniels
tried valiantly to make contact and pass Vazquez, but Vazquez responded
down
the backstretch to keep Daniels at bay. Cooper lying back the first
lap
began to move on the leaders down the backstretch.
200m to go and Vazquez put his head down and looked for more from
his tiring
legs. Daniels relying on his late race finish which has worked well
this
season kept charging, but was never able to pull up on Vazquez.
Vazquez
continued to drive for the finish as his legs began to fail him
and his face
showed the strain of the effort and the 1600m win run earlier. He
held on
smiling as he crossed the finish line.
Sam Vazquez( After his double): “Double. It’s the first
time ever to win in
the 1600m and the 800m. I’m very excited to have done that
today.
“ I know I wasn’t the favorite in that race. Phillip Daniels
was, of course,
the favorite there. I had a really bad lane at the beginning. I
was in lane
9. I just tried hard the whole way and it worked. It’s exciting
to win the
800m. That’s a hard race to win. Really hard.”
Phillip Daniels: “ I thought I had him ‘cause the the
first 200 of the last
lap, I picked it up and he picked it up, but so I just slowed down.
I know I
got a kick, but not as strong as his was. When I got over here[pointing
at
the last 200] I gave it all I had, but he was too far ahead of me.
No sir[I
didn’t expect him to be that fast].
“No sir, I usually don’t take the lead until the last
150 to go. If I was to
change something, I would have pushed it instead of waiting for
him.”
Robert Cooper: “I figured a 1:53 would win the whole thing,
but I got third.
Philip and Vazquez were just getting on it. I tried to go with them,
but
they pulled away the last 100. I was trying to push the last three,
but I
kind of fell behind a little bit. It was still a good race, It was
fun.”
1 Sam Vazquez 11 Flagler Palm 1:51.48 2 10
2 Phillip Daniels 12 Columbia 1:51.69 2 8
3 Robert Cooper 12 Columbia 1:53.58 2 6
4 Eric Speer 11 Blake 1:54.77 2 5
5 Joshua Shadle 12 Cypress Lake 1:54.94 2 4
6 Alcante Louis-Charles 12 Washington ( 1:55.92 2 3
Event 30 Boys 200 Meter Dash
Xavier Carter ran the turn hard and pulled away for the victory.
Carter: “ I planned to do better than I did. But the prelims,
I also ran
hard and that took a little energy away from me.”
Of note: Defending 2001 state 200m champion and 100m m runner-up,
Chasio
Thomas of Kathleen was competing in the 4x1, 100m, 200m and HJ and
stood at
the HJ pit finals during the 200m prelims. An official came over
and told
him he had his 200m prelim in 15 minutes and needed him to decide
to jump or
wait to jump afterwards.”I’ll jump,” he responded.
Taking his position he eyed the bar which was at 6’4”
for 5 seconds and
proceeded to clear it by 2-4 inches, getting off the pit and walking
away
nonchalantly towards the 200m start line. 10 minutes later, there
he was
charging down the homestretch to take third in his heat.
1 Xavier Carter 10 Palm Bay 21.44 -0.4 10
2 Nekey Metelus 11 Fort Lauderd 21.67 -0.4 8
3 Kevin Marion 11 Dixie Hollin 21.80 -0.4 6
4 Aaron James 12 Bayside 21.81 -0.4 5
5 Kadarius Jones 12 Washington 22.09 -0.4 4
6 Chasio Thomas 12 Kathleen 22.14 -0.4 3
7 David Clowney 11 Atlantic (De 22.23 -0.4 2
8 Mario Hugley 10 Ribault 22.63 -0.4 1
9 Julius McClellen 12 Kathleen 27.24 -0.4
Event 32 Boys 3200 Meter Run
Ryan Deak decided not to run in the days leading up th 3A state
final so the
favorite role landed squarely in Hassen’s lap.
Freshman Jeff Masterson led the first lap in 70. “ I looked
around and
thought, where is everybody?” Florida Southern College bound
Tyrone Bell
took the pacing chores hitting the 800m in 2:23 as the pack bunched
up
behind him. Favorites Bell, Hassen, Stewart,Wilson, Beights and
Cook hit the
1200 in 3:33. the next lap saw Stewart taking them through the 1600m
in
4:43.8. Looking to shake things up, Stewart surged and the field
was quickly
strung out. Hassen was the only one to cover the move and the race
was on.
The next lap found Stewart leading Hassen in 5:53 and continuing
to keep the
pace quick, but Hassen looked easy and in the next 100m passed Stewart
and
in typical fashion began his long unrelenting drive for home. He
hit the
next lap in 7:04 rolled out the last two laps in an effortless 2:14(4:35
last 1600m) to finish off the night with the fastest 1600m/3200m
double of
all the classications.
Tyrone Bell and AJ Wilson caught the struggling Stewart to take
the next two
places.
HASSEN:“ Because Ryan Deak wasn’t running, I knew I had
a good chance to
win. All the main competitors who were running in the two mile did
the
mile.
My coach told me to relax, go out with the leaders, and just when
I felt
good get the lead and put the hammer down. He didn’t really
want me to push
the pace in the beginning, relax too much and then have some guy
going after
me with two laps to go or something.
I went out with the leaders and sat behind whoever was in first
and with two
and half laps to go, I put a big move on and just kept trying to
push it
with two laps and I was able to win.
Not my fastest time, but I ran an incredible mile and I felt good
with it.
All I really wanted to do was come through with the win. I guess
that’s
pretty good.”
1 Steven Hassen 11 Vangaurd (Oc 9:19.36 10
2 Tyrone Bell 12 Ridgeview 9:32.13 8
3 Anthony Wilson 12 Pine Forest 9:34.47 6
4 Kevin Cook 12 Lyman 9:35.31 5
Glades Central relay team
Event 34 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
Ribault was the favorite as region 1 provided the most likely competition.
With it’s 3:16 at regions and Mario Hughley on the anchor,
they seemed
unbeatable.
Glades Central exploped to an early lead with a first leg of 49.7.
They
continued to lead down the backstretch of the second leg as the
others
chased unable to close the gap. Glades was able to maintain their
lead with
it’s 48.7 second leg.
The third leg had Glades in a comfortable lead, but St. Thomas’
Dasilva
made a charge down the backstrecth and brought the others with him.
Glades
49.9 was enough as their lead began to stretch again entering the
final
handoff.
Glades was now in the lead and Ribault was nowhere on the radar.
Lincoln and
St. Thomas tried to close the gap, but Glades closing 47. 4 leg
was good
enough for the win. Behind them, a hard charging Phil Daniels used
his 48.4
split to propel him into second place and seal Columbia’s state
title.
Xavier Carter got the stick and ran a 46.2 leg for his team falling
to the
track afterwards and receiving medical attention.
Carter: “ I caught a stomach cramp and in my chest.
MEET OVERALL
“ I’m happy with it.”
WHERE NOW
“ I’ve got football practice tomorrow morning. We’re
staying over and then
leaving in the morning. Practice is at like 12.
I’ll be doing a couple of meets. Golden South and Nationals.
I’ll run the
200 and 400m.
GOALS BY THE END OF THIS SUMMER
“To reach 45 and run 20 high.”
1 Glades Central 'A' 3:16.18 2 10
1) Robert Vickers 11 2) Joe Whitest 11
3) Albert Dukes 10 4) Santonio Holmes 12
5) Denorris Hodges 12 6)
2 Columbia 'A' 3:18.21 2 8
1) Terrell Griffin 12 2) Nathan Williams 11
3) Cliff Magby 12 4) Phillip Daniels 12
5) Robert Cooper 12 6) Dusty Smith 12
3 Lincoln 'A' 3:18.81 2 6
1) Pat Watkins 12 2) Antonio Cromartie 12
3) Brandon Bradley 11 4) Scott Poindexter 12
5) Jarel Edwards 10 6) Daniel Pitts 11
4 Boca Ciega 'A' 3:19.00 2 5
5 Palm Bay 'A' 3:20.37 2 4
1) Quenton Jefferson 2)
Girls
Senior sensation Sanya Richards coupled with freshman teammate Jenna
Utecht
combined for 6 wins to put up the bulk of their teams points as St.
Thomas
won their 5th consecutive team title.
========================== FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 96.50 2) CHARLOTTE 40
3) CHILES 36 4) OUR LADY OF LOURDES 31
5) ASTRONAUT 25 6) FLAGLER PALM COAST 24
Event 1 Girls High Jump
Utecht had a huge task for the day qualifying for two field events,
the high
jump and the long jump, one individual race, the 100m hurdles, and
one relay,
the 4x100m. After winning the long jump, Utecht shuttled between
the hurdles
qualifying, the high jump qualifying and finals and the 400m relay
qualifying. In a surprise, Kwonya Ferguson cleared 5’8”
to win the
title as the favored Utecht no heighted. Utecht was visibly upset
after her
miss and threw her shoe in disgust.
Utecht: “ The high jump. I really wanted to do good in that
the most. I ran the
hurdle race before and after that my legs were completely shot and
I could
not get up.”
1 Kwonya Ferguson 12 Rockledge 5-08.00 10
2 Katherine Wheeler 12 Lecanto 5-06.00 8
3 Mamie McKinney 12 Lincoln J5-06.00 6
-- Jenna Utecht 9 St. Thomas A NH
Event 3 Girls Pole Vault
Sara Reaves wins in an upset over favories Lauren Davis, Savery
and van
Wagner.
1 Sara Reaves 11 Astronaut 11-06.00 10
2 lauren Davis 12 St. Thomas A 11-00.00 8
3 Karla Savery 10 Chiles 10-06.00 6
Event 5 Girls Long Jump
Utecht gets the unexpected win in a mild upset on her first event
of the
state meet.
Utecht reflected after all her races were done:
“ The long jump. Wow! That was interesting. That was the event
I least
expected to.. like.. lead or place in. I go in there like 9th and
there are
four girls over 18’. One I was hoping I could jump 19’1”.
And I did.”
1 Jenna Utecht 9 St. Thomas A 19-01.25 NWI 10
2 Krenishia Smith 12 Choctawhatch 19-01.00 NWI 8
3 Ariel Davis 11 Booker 18-09.50 NWI 6
4 Crystal McDaniel 12 Lakewood Ran 18-06.00 NWI 5
5 Anita Perkins 11 Glades Centr 18-05.75 NWI 4
Event 7 Girls Triple Jump
Alyce Williams,the favorite, improves 12” over last week to win
outright.
1 Alyce Williams 12 Flagler Palm 40-03.50 2.0 10
2 Foluke Akinradewo 9 St. Thomas A 39-02.75 1.5 8
Event 9 Girls Discus Throw
Ariel James comes through big as ninth grade favorite Williams
can not
duplicate her 134 throw at regions.
1 Ariel James 12 Charlotte 135-09 10
2 Sarah Reed 12 Charlotte 125-09 8
3 Chinelo Ubaka 11 Chiles 121-01 6
4 Brittni Harris 11 Boca Raton 120-07 5
5 Rondaniell Williams 9 Astronaut 120-00 4
Event 11 Girls Shot Put
James throws 2 feet further than regions and upsets favored Reed
by more
than a foot.
1 Chelsia James 11 Charlotte 41-08.50 10
2 Sarah Reed 12 Charlotte 40-07.00 8
Event 13 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
Stellite and Plant are the early leaders, but Lourdes took over
on the first
lap of the third leg as Valeria Rodriguez cranked a 2:13 despite
a sore
throat and never looked back. A seasonal best.
Tampa Plant made it interesting, but came up one leg too short.
Still they
ran 10 seconds faster then their previous best.
1 Our Lady OF Lourdes 'A' 9:31.59 2 10
2 Plant 'A' 9:38.68 2 8
3 Satellite 'A' 9:41.93 2 6
1) Megan Kramer 12 2) Courtney Baines 12
3) Brittany Cushman 11 4) Shannon Miley 10
Event 15 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles (High)
Utecht gets tested late by Peterson, but still wins.
Utecht:“ That couldn’t have gone better, I got a good
start. It wasn’t a
perfect race, but it was pretty close. There’s no such thing
as a perfect
race.”
1 Jenna Utecht 9 St. Thomas A 14.39 -1.4 10
2 Cicely Peterson 11 Lakewood Ran 14.54 -1.4 8
Event 17 Girls 100 Meter Dash
Sanya Richards leads from start to finish with teammate Ingram
providing
some competition early. Her first of three sprint wins.
1 Sanya Richards 12 St. Thomas A 11.60 -1.0 10
2 Tolonda Ingram 12 St. Thomas A 11.94 -1.0 8
3 Lawona Davis 12 Centennial 12.11 -1.0 6
4 Alyce Williams 12 Flagler Palm 12.23 -1.0 5
Event 19 Girls 1600 Meter Run
Jenkins’ Gensiejewski led the pack through the first quarter
in 71 with the
favorites laying back in the pack.
Valeria Rodriguez took the pacing chores at 800m hit in 2:34 with
Hall,
Magloire, Devalcourt, and Miley following.
A slow 79 lap (3:54) found Devalcourt trying to get a jump, but
with 200m to
go Magloire led with Rodriguez and Hall trailing. At the top of
the
straight, Magloire was clear, Hall gaining, and Rodriguez fading.
Hall kept
charging and at the end she was able to pass and then pull away
from
Magloire. A huge win for Hall.
1 Cortney Hall 10 Bishop Kenny 5:03.94 10
2 Zita Magloire 12 Chiles 5:04.81 8
3 Valeria Rodriquez 10 Our Lady OF 5:06.45 6
4 Trisha Devalcourt 12 Escambia 5:09.40 5
Event 21 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
Aquinas’ was beaten in the final leg of the prelims and with
Richards
competing in three events, their chances at winning did not look
good. But a
change in the anchor leg in the finals resulted in a mild surprise
for this
track power.
Utecht: “We didn’t run our anchor leg [in the prelims].
We put in a new
girl. We had a pretty good idea of where we would be when we got
to our
anchor leg and it was just a matter of us keeping our first place
if we were
there. We didn’t quite know exactly what to expect, but we
thought we could
get in the top three. We’ve been actually training hard for
this all year,so
no, it wasn’t[ a surprise]. But we’re pretty excited about
it.”
Utecht collect her third gold medl and looks to the future.
“ Golden South. I think that’s the one I’m going
to do next.If do good in
that, I’ll probably get invited to the Golden West. And during
the summer,
I’ll do Junior Nationals and if I don’t do that, I’ll
do the Junior
Olympics. I’m very excited for[the World Youth Games]. I’m
really going to
try for that.”
1 St. Thomas Aquinas 'A' 47.36 10
1) Tolonda Ingram 12 2) Jenna Utecht 9
3) Rachel Taff 12 4) Emmanuelle Pierre-Jean 12
2 Raines 'A' 47.71 8
1) Michele Kee 11 2) Janitra Mathis 12
3) Natavia Covington 11 4) Arldreu Harris
Preliminaries
1 Raines 'A' 47.86Q 1
1) Michele Kee 11 2) Janitra Mathis 12
3) Natavia Covington 11 4) Arldreu Harris
2 Rickards 'A' 48.00Q 2
1) Loreal Smith 10 2) Jian Jones 12
3) Lashaunta Arnold 9 4) Malika Clary 12
3 Pensacola 'A' 48.58Q 1
1) Gerica Wicks 9 2) Angel Middleton 12
3) Charlene Norris 12 4) Stefanie Durant 11
5) Krystal McCorvey 10 6) Octabia Johnson 9
4 Hallandale 'A' 48.94Q 2
1) Tiffany Owens 11 2) Zikiya Sanders 9
3) Kia Raf 10 4) T'Ontea Lopez 12
5) Anisha Barr 9 6)
5 St. Thomas Aquinas 'A' 48.65Q 1
1) Tolonda Ingram 12 2) Jenna Utecht 9
3) Rachel Taff 12 4) Emmanuelle Pierre-Jean 12
5) Julia Taff 10 6)
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Event 23 Girls 400 Meter Dash
Sanya Richards had Williams in the lane outside of her. They ran
down the
backstretch, Richards running even with Williams. She continued
to run never
seeming to really dig down as she pulled away easily and hit the
tape in a
state record time. Defending 3A state champ Williams was able to
hold on for
second with 2A defending state champ Davis making a late run to
finish a
strong third.
1 Sanya Richards 12 St. Thomas A 52.51$ 10
2 Alycia Williams 12 Flagler Palm 54.71 8
3 Lawona Davis 12 Centennial 55.70 6
Event 25 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles (Low)
Brown looked effortless as she eased her way through the final
meters of the
prelims.In the finals, things didn’t go as planned for her,
but she still
came away with the win.
Brown: “ It was good. I wanted to do 42. But I guess I did
what I had to do.
I’m kind of disappointed about it. I’m just going to try....
and have to
train harder next year.
I’m going to do summer track. Try to get my time down. I’ll
practice for the
100 hurdles. In June, I’ll go to Auburn and check it out.”
1 Contrene Brown 11 Fort Lauderd 43.14 10
Event 27 Girls 800 Meter Run
Magloire and Rodriguez were both expecting to have a win entering
the 800m
final, but they would have to battle it out here for their first
title of
the night.
At 400m, Magloire had the lead in 66. Rodriguez followed behind
her as she
fought to keep her hopes alive. Magloire would not yield. A sore
throat
weakened Rodriguez faded and a late run by Hunter made it interesting,
but
Magloire was able to come away with a title.
Christina Clark of Gainesville High ran unchallenged in the 1st
section and
runs a 2:18.32 which would have possibly put her in contention had
she been
in the second faster heat.
1 Zita Magloire 12 Chiles 2:16.74 2 10
2 Allie Hunter 11 Lincoln 2:17.79 2 8
3 Valeria Rodriquez 10 Our Lady OF 2:18.21 2 6
4 Christina Clark 12 Gainesville 2:18.32 1 5
Event 29 Girls 200 Meter Dash
Williams jumped so the anticipated matchup with Richards didn’t
materialize.
Richards went unchallenged for her third victory of the night.
Finals
1 Sanya Richards 12 St. Thomas A 23.81 -0.5 10
2 Tolonda Ingram 12 St. Thomas A 24.57 -0.5 8
Event 31 Girls 3200 Meter Run
Last year, Clay’s Karen Edmonds ran a best of 21:15 minutes
for three miles
and finished 42nd at her region meet in xc. During track she broke
the 6
minute barrier for the 1600m for the first time with a 5:37 and
had personal
bests of 13:23, 3200m, and 2:34, 800m.
A new coach, Joe Ingallinera, convinced her to change her diet,
her training
and her outlook during the summer and the cast was set for a big
improvement.
Reflecting on how poor her eating habits were she said, “ I
can’t believe I
ate that way.” She lost 25 pounds as she upped her mileage
and had a dietary
nutritionist assist her with the proper diet her increased training
demanded.
In xc she ran 19:17 to place 5th in the 3A state meet and then early
in the
track season, she handed Footlocker xc finalist and 1600m state
leader Kara
Scanlin her first and only defeat of the season in the 1600m running
a 5:16
at the Bulldog Classic.
Before the state finals, she had a big dilemna. An injury after
her victory
over Scanlin at the Bulldog Classic left her unable to do the speedwork
needed for the mile. She had the strength, but with three others
capable of
running low 5’s, she had a big decision to make.
She made the right one as she pulled away late from a suprsingly
strong
Moffenbier to win the title. The reversal of fortune to titlist
was
complete.
Edmonds: “I went out the relaxed the first mile and then the
5th lap I went
a little crazy. I went a little too early, but that’s ok. It
was the first
time I had ever ran it[the two mile] hard. It was hard. That was
my best two
mile... EVER. I think I can go a lot faster.”
1 Karen Edmonds 12 Clay 11:29.05 10
2 Lindsay Moffenbier 11 East Bay 11:31.81 8
3 Kelley Marshall 10 Bishop Kenny 11:43.39 6
Event 33 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
Rickards was favored by a lot and won handily.
1 Rickards 'A' 3:51.77 2 10
1) Loreal Smith 10 2) Lashaunta Arnold 9
3) Jian Jones 12 4) Malika Clary 12
2 Ribault 'A' 3:56.39 2 8
1) Serana Anderson 12 2) Jamilia Butler 10
3) Raicka Hoover 12 4) Erica Gilmore 11
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Florida 3A-4A State Meet
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