The FHSAA State Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday, May 9, at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville with Class 4A.
Viera sophomore Michal Paul collected two of the team’s three state medals. Paul earned bronze in the long jump after a mark of 7.22 meters. In the 400-meter dash, Paul sprinted to a sixth-place time of 47.98 seconds.
Viera senior Michael Girard stood on the podium after a fifth-place time of 9:11.32 in the 3200.
Melbourne junior Jeremiah Thomas tied for fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.92 meters.
Heritage senior Nathaniel Owens capped his track and field career with a sixth-place medal in the long jump. Owens leapt 7.05 meters.
Bayside junior Devin Kennedy raced in the 400 and clocked in at 59.41 seconds for 17th place.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Flanagan 77.5, 2. Spanish River 53, 3. Columbus 47, 4. Ocoee 31, 5. Park Vista 30, 6. Flagler Palm Coast 29, 7. Largo 27, 8. Lakeland 26, 9. Vero Beach 21, T-10. Buchholz/Lake Minneola/Oviedo 16, T-13. Oakleaf/Viera 13, 15. Braddock 12, T-16. Creekside/St. Cloud 11, T-18. Fletcher/Gateway/Parrish/South Dade 10, 22. Spruce Creek 8.5, T-23. Riverview/Tocoi Creek 8.33, T-25. Centennial/Fort Lauderdale/Miami Southridge/Nova/St. Thomas Aquinas/Wharton 8, 31. Lennard 7, T-32. Atlantic Coast/Homestead/John I. Leonard/Lake Brantley/Palmetto 6, 37. Sickles 5.5, T-38. Coral Springs/Lake Howell/Land O’Lakes/Mandarin/Palm Beach Central/South Broward/Western/Horizon 5, 46. Melbourne 4.5, T-47. Bartram Trail, DeLand, Haines City, Piper, Seminole 4, T-52. Cypress Creek/Dwyer/Heritage/Lake Mary/Monarch/Nease/Strawberry Crest/Taravella 3, 60. Oak Ridge 2, T-61. East River/Evans/First Coast/George Jenkins/Hagerty/Wellington 1, 67. West Orange 0.33
400: 1. Devin Matthews (Ocoee) 47.24, 2. Jordan Haymon (Flagler Palm Coast) 47.82, 3. Shedner Gerilus (John I. Leonard) 47.86, 4. Jace Kemp (Mandarin) 47.89, 5. Jaidyn Haywood (Fletcher) 47.91, 6. Michal Paul (Viera) 47.98, 7. Anthony Ayala (Lake Brantley) 48.23, 8. Omaree Baptiste (East River) 48.44
1600: 1. Preston Sangely (Spanish River) 4:09.98, 2. Aiden Aysun (Oviedo) 4:11.71, 3. Andrew Sides (Buchholz) 4:12.55, 4. Jacob Finch (Horizon) 4:13.80, 5. Davis Garrett (Buchholz) 4:14.22, 6. Casey Sangely (Spanish River) 4:14.24, 7. Landon Watkins (Sickles) 4:14.34, 8. Jackson Lafser (Creekside) 4:14.54, 17. Colby Thompson (Viera) 4:25.38
3200: 1. Andrew Youssef (Vero Beach) 9:01.99, 2. Isaiah Howdeshell (Largo) 9:02.031, 3. Preston Sangely (Spanish River) 9:02.033, 4. Samuel Freas (Buchholz) 9:07.64, 5. Michael Girard (Viera) 9:11.32, 6. Diego Eseverri (Columbus) 9:12.53, 7. Rishi Chopra (Nease) 9:13.11, 8. Landon Watkins (Sickles) 9:15.82, 18. Carson Groh (Viera) 9:54.73
4×400 relay: 1. Flagler Palm Coast 3:14.342, 2. Columbus 3:14.35, 3. Homestead 3:15.29, 4. Largo 3:16.43, 5. Oakleaf 3:17.99, 6. Ocoee 3:18.26, 7. Flanagan 3:19.00, 8. Evans 3:19.14, 9. Viera (Alexander Tud, Slade Pulliam, Dimitri Jean, Michal Paul) 3:19.80
High jump: 1. Jeremiah Lysius (Park Vista) 2.02m, 2. Justice Jones (Park Vista) 1.97, 3. Wesly Morisseau (Lake Minneola) 1.97, T-4. Allan Harris (Flanagan)/Jeremiah Thomas (Melbourne) 1.92, T-6. Daviss Jones (Sickles)/Logan Whitehurst (Spruce Creek) 1.92, T-8. Luke Robbins (Riverview)/Elijah Dailey (Tocoi Creek)/Tucker Crawley (West Orange) 1.87
Long jump: 1. Raymond Hawkins (Flanagan) 7.33m, 2. Taylor Royster (Oviedo) 7.31, 3. Michal Paul (Viera) 7.22, 4. Elijah Dailey (Tocoi Creek) 7.12, 5. Kamahj Walker (Seminole) 7.11, 6. Nathaniel Owens (Heritage) 7.05, 7. Caelen Bailey (Lakeland) 6.92, 8. Yvenerson Elizee (Haines City) 6.80
Triple jump: 1. Riley Michaud (Parrish) 14.91m, 2. Jayden Jones (Miami Southridge) 14.76, 3. Jalani Thomas (Fletcher) 14.39, 4. Benjamin Joeseph (Coral Springs) 14.25, 5. Isaiah Cummings (Vero Beach) 14.11, 6. Curtis Crowder-Woods (Lake Mary) 13.93, 7. Keishawn Pestano (Lennard) 13.91, 8. Tristan Pierre-Louis (Wellington) 13.91, 12. Nathaniel Owens (Heritage) 13.61
Girls
Team scores: 1. Creekside 47, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 45, 3. Plant City 30, 4. Spanish River 29, T-5. Coral Springs/East Lake 25, T-7. Doral Academy/Vero Beach 23, T-9. Largo/Sickles/Winter Haven 20, T-12. Boone/Spruce Creek 19, T-14. Flagler Palm Coast/Lake Minneola/Venice 18, T-17. Osceola/Seminole 17, 19. Armwood 16, 20. Bartram Trail 15.5, 21. Plant 15, 22. Riverview 14, T-23. Flanagan/Lake Nona/Parrish 12, T-26. Tampa Bay Tech/Wekiva 11, T-28. Lyman/Miami Southridge 10, T-30. Lake Brantley/Oakleaf 9, 32. George Jenkins 8.5, T-33. Fletcher/Goleman/Nease/Taravella 8, T-38. Ocoee/Royal Palm Beach/Wiregrass Ranch 6, T-41. Celebration/Lennard/Newsome/Horizon 5. T-45. DeLand/Dwyer 4, 47. St. Cloud 3.5, T-48. Oviedo/Sandalwood 3, T-50. George Steinbrenner/Lake Mary 2, 52. East Ridge 1.5, T-53. Atlantic Coast/Riverview/West Port/Wharton 1
400: 1. Taylor-Nicole Overton (Vero Beach) 52.84, 2. Lenee Barbary (Flanagan) 53.87, 3. Zyaire Thomas (Fletcher) 54.62, 4. Layla Williams (Horizon) 55.00, 5. Jada Hawkins (Spruce Creek) 56.10, 6. Keira Long (Tampa Bay Tech) 56.28, 7. Vanessa Lowery (Seminole) 56.47, 8. Milica Gobec (Creekside) 56.64, 17. Devin Kennedy (Bayside) 59.41
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Viera, Melbourne, Heritage athletes earn state track and field medals
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