- October 31, 2024
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Mainland didn’t win an event at the Region 2-3A track and field championships on May 8. But the Buccaneer boys got contributions from a host of athletes to win the team title at Plant City High School.
The Mainland boys have qualifiers in seven events for the Class 3A state championships on May 17 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
Flagler Palm Coast, Seabreeze and Matanzas each boasts an individual champ at regionals.
FPC’s Colby Cronk, who has been the top shot putter in Class 4A all season, heads into the 4A state championships on May 18 at UNF with a mark that is more than five feet farther than his closest competitor.
The junior won the Region 1-4A title at UNF with a personal record throw of 17.96 meters (58 feet, 11.25 inches). Cronk also qualified for state in discus and has the third longest discus throw among 4A state qualifiers.
Seabreeze senior Chandler Mitzo won the Region 2-3A javelin title with a throw of 51.27 meters (168 feet, 2 inches). Mitzo placed third at state last season.
Matanzas’ senior Sierra Howard won the girls 800-meter title with a time of 2:18.24 in Region 1-3A at UNF.
Mainland’s boys qualified athletes in three jumping events with Marquis McCants placing second in long jump and third in triple jump and Zion Noralus placing third in high jump. Noralus placed third at state last year with a height of 6 feet, 3.5 inches, which he matched at last week’s regional.
Other state qualifiers for the Mainland boys team include Emmanuel Yisrael in 110 hurdles, Demond Noelien in discus and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. Yisrael placed second at region and has the third best time in Class 3A this season at 14.38 seconds in an April 19 meet.
Kiera Williams placed second in the girls 400-meter run (58.67 seconds) to qualify for state along with the 4x400 relay team.
Also qualifying for the FPC boys were Tanner Cauley-Bennett and Chase Magee in pole vault, Elijah Thero, Zeli Hayworth and Jacob Stevenson in javelin and the 4x800 relay team. Hayworth placed second in the Class 3A meet last year when he was throwing for Seabreeze.
Maya Tyson qualified in both shot put and discus for the FPC girls. Olivia Gaines qualified in triple jump. FPC’s girls team also qualified in the 4x100 and 4x800 relays.
Matanzas’ Jordan Youngman qualified in the 400 hurdles placing second at regional. The Pirates also qualified in the girls 4x400 relay.
