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Highlightstext by Ricky Quintana, photos by Mike Leary
Boys Shot Put Beau Burroughs- Tampa Jesuit, Shot put and Discus Champion: "The competition was here. Mother nature decided that it wasn’t going to be a super day of competition. She made in hard on everybody. Everybody got tired from the delays. When the rain stopped, the humidity tackled everybody. It was like a punch in the face. It was hard to regroup after the delays. Still the competition was here, but it just was going to be an ugly day, not matter what. "It (discus) was the closest competition since Stockbarger whipped me at the Florida Relays (laughing). The final rounds, I brought myself together and made a decent day out of nothing. No one was going to throw far here. Even Stockbarger last year didn’t throw well. For some reason, this place does not have big throws in the disc. Stockbarger threw 167 last year and Garret (Johnson. Now at Florida State) never threw over 180. It’s like unholy ground or something. "At Golden West, there are going to be some studs there. East coast, west coast. 60 feet isn't going to do anything. You’re going to have to throw 64 plus to just make an impact at that meet. The California boys are just going to be coming off their state meet. Same with the New York and Pennsylvania kids. Everyone is going to be in tiptop shape. I’ve been off since the state meet over a month ago. I’m going to have to really tune in and focus on that meet. "It was hard to stay in shape after the state meet. After the season, your inner drive goes down. It’s hard to maintain that intensity in that layoff over the month. During the season, you have meet after meet after meet. You look forward to things. After the state meet, you just take time off and don’t have the same intensity. You don’t go after it every day."
4 x 100m Girls 4 x100m Evans 41.61, Olympia 41.68, Gainesville Striders 41.70 Heavily favored Olympia got a challenge from local rival, Evans. 3K Women 100m H Simone Clark 14.18 110m H Andre Reid 14.35, Martez Brown 14.36 The Westside trio got out best leading through 8 hurdles. FL’s fastest Andre Reid, in lane 6, then came up over the final two hurdles to nip them. Coach Brown of Westside: “ We underestimated him.” Andre Reid- Flanagan, 110m hurdles winner: "I got a slow start through the first three hurdles, but I guessed I fixed it during the race and everything turned out all right. Girls Shot Put Misti Barber-Miami, Carol City, Shot Put and Discus Champ" "Once the ring dried, I was ok. In the shot put, I struggled a little bit. I guess I had high expectations from state. 49.... I felt I had to get a PR today. I’m content. God’s blessed me. I threw 43 feet. I think I made the World Youth team this year. I’m going to be going to Texas. Boys Pole Vault Ben Dickens- Stoneman Douglas Pole Vault Champ" "I was running a little slow through at the beginning. After the rain and everything, it ended up pretty good. I started feeling a lot better in the end. I got some good jumps in. "I’m usually pretty clean through the competition[ He had no misses until 16 feet]. There were a couple of close calls, but no misses. "I had some pretty good tries at 16 feet. My goal now is 16. I tired it at state and I tried it here.
Boys High Jump Raymond Newell- Pearl, MS High Jump Champ: " It wasn’t my best, but it will do for today. I had some tendonitis in my knee. I think I did the best to my ability considering my injury. Ever since my state meet in early May, I’ve had this problem. It still hasn’t gotten better so I may have to go see a doctor and see what he has to say about it. "I know I still have 7 feet in me. I’m planning on going to AOC. I just have to compete with them. "Yes, my coach is George Kersh [former 800m high school sensation]. He gives me a lot of good tips. He keeps me motivated and I’ve seen where he came from. I hope I can go to the same places he did. He’s from Pearl and I’m from Pearl too. We’re just two Pearl boys. It’s a very competitive city and when we got out for anything, it’s really strong. "No[ about Coach Kersh talking him into the 800m], he knows my best event is the high jump."
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