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Seabreeze javeline thrower Zeli Hayworth finishes second after his final throw at the Class 3A State Championship at Hodges Stadium. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Khalil Wilmore (second from left) runs a leg of the 4x800 relay at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze javelin athlete Chandler Mitzo throws in the final round at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Jack Mathis runs in the 4x800 meter relay at the Class 3A State Championship meet. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze javeline thrower Zeli Hayworth finishes second after his final throw at the Class 3A State Championship at Hodges Stadium. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze javelin athlete Chandler Mitzo throws in the final round at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze javeline athletes Chandler Mitzo and Zeli Hayworth wait for their medals at the Class 3A State Championship meet. Mitzo placed third and Hayworth took second. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland discus thrower Demond Noelien prepares to compete at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Tim Beauchamp of New Smyrna Beach places third in discus at the 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Seth Sawyer (2468) runs the lead leg of the boys 4x800 meter relay at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Zavier Mincey competes in the high jump event at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Seabreeze 4x800 meter relay team-Nickole Dane, Arianna Roy, Mackenzie Roy and Kirsten Glaenzer--celebrates after placing fifth at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mackenzie Roy crosses the finish line after running the anchor leg of the 4x800 meter relay. Seabreeze finishes fifth at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mackenzie Roy runs the anchor leg for Seabreeze's 4x800 relay team. Seabreeze finishes fifth at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze javeline thrower Zeli Hayworth finishes second at the Class 3A State Championship at Hodges Stadium. Photo by Michele Meyers
Arianna Roy passes to her sister Mackenzie Roy in the 4x800 meter relay at the Class 3A State Championship where Seabreeze places fifth in the event. Photo by Miochele Meyers
Tim Beauchamp of New Smyrna Beach places third in discus at the 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Zavier Mincey competes in the high jump event at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland discus thrower Demond Noelien celebrates his seventh place finish at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland discus thrower Demond Noelien finishes seventh at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
FHSAA Class 3A State Championship discus athletes pose for photos on the podium after accepting their medals. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Emmanual Yisrael (center) places ninth in the 110 meter hurdles at the Class 3A State Championship. Nathan Washington of Miami Northwestern places seventh (left) and Keshawn Porter of Westside places 14th (right). Photo by Michele Meyers
Jonathon Williams said the mistake on the last hurdle cost him a first at the state championship in the 110 meter hurdles. Willimas finishes second as Rance Grace of Lincoln (left) finishes third. Photo by Michele Meyers
Lake Minneola's Kai Evans (left), fourth; Lincoln's Rance Grace, third; and Mainland's Jonathon Williams, second; run in the 110 meter hurdles at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Class 3A State Championship 110 meter hurdle finishers--Matthew McKnight, first and Jonathon Williams, second. Photo by Michele Meyers
Class 3A State Championship 110 meter hurdle top finishers. Photo by Michele Meyers
Kirsten Glaenzer passes the baton to Arianna Roy in the 4x800 relay at the Class 3A State Championship. Seabreeze placed fifth in the event. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Zavier Mincey competes in the high jump event at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
New Smyrna Beach runner Olivia Gardner and Seabreeze athlete Mackenzie Roy stay ahead of the pack in the 1600 meter run at the Class 3A State Championship. Roy placed fourth and Gardner 12th. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Cameron Boatright starts the 400 meter dash at the Class 3A State Championship. Boatright took third at the meet. Photo by Michele Meyers
American Heritage's Mehki Hoo, Jesuit's Donovan Terry, Gainesville's Tyjah Edwards and Mainland's Cameron Boatright run down the final stretch of the 400 meter dash at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneer Cameron Boatright places third in the 400 meter dash at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Cameron Boatright sprints down the back stretch in the 4x400 meter relay. Mainland places first in their heat and seventh overall at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Joshua Dorestin of Dunbar and Seabreeze's Klellan Lubbe start their second lap of the 800 meter run at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze senior Nickole Dane battles Miami Northwestern during the lead leg of the 4x800 meter relay. Seabreeze places fifth in the event at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Logan Camara (2458) takes off on the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the Class 3A State Championship. Mainland finishes seventh overall. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's Drayden Wood passes the baton to Cameron Boatright for the final leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland's 4x400 relay team--Seth Sawyer, Drayden Wood, Cameron Boatright and Logan Camara--celebrate their seventh place medals at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Zion Noralus of Mainland shared a three-way tie for third in the high jump at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Sandcrab Chandler Mitzo warms up for the javelin throw at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
New Smyrna Beach's MaKenna Estes takes second in the pole vault at the Class 3A State Championship. She said her technique could have been a little better. She is going to work on it for next year and come back even better and stronger to hopefully take first place. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneer Zion Noralus places third in the high jump at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Buccaneer Zion Noralus places third in the high jump at the Class 3A State Championship. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mainland and Seabreeze track and field athletes gathered at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium on Saturday, May 19, for the Class 3A state championships. Both teams represented their schools by recording personal bests and bringing home multiple medals.
Thirteen Buccaneers qualified to compete at state, with eight bringing home medals in their events. Seven Seabreeze athletes also went to the meet and earned seven medals.
The Mainland boys climbed to the podium in five events: Jonathan Williams was second in 110 hurdles, Cameron Boatright was third in the 400 meters, Zion Noralus was third in high jump, the 4x400 relay team was seventh and Demond Noelien was seventh in discus.
Seabreeze athletes placed in four events: Zeli Hayworth and Chandler Mitzo were second and third in boys javelin, Mackenzie Roy was fourth in the girls 1,600 and the 4x800 relay team was fifth.
Mainland head track coach and athletic director Terrence Anthony said the Bucs are ready to build on their success for next year.
“I’m just so proud of these guys,” he said. “These guys have worked their butts off all year. It’s a testament to the hard work that they have put in. There is more to come.”
Williams led Mainland with his runner-up finish, running a 14.31 in the 110-meter hurdles — a mere 0.19 seconds behind the winner. Teammate Emmanuel Israel finished ninth in the event, with Damarcus Creecy placing 11th in the 110 hurdles and 14th in the 400 hurdles. Coming into the meet, Williams tried to take it all in as a senior and embrace his last race with the Buccaneers.
“I tried to make it as fun as possible for them,” he said. “All day I had been anxious, ready and excited. It’s a great opportunity to be considered the best of the best. I had a mishap on the last hurdle that cost me the race. It’s just mental mistakes — got to go back to the drawing board and hopefully get a ride to college.”
He is looking at South Carolina State, but his options are still open. He vowed to keep watching his teammates from wherever he attends college.
“To all y’all boys, I love you all with everything in my heart,” Williams said. “I did this for you. I tried to make it the best experience for y’all. I tried to push you all to limits that you couldn’t even see yourself. I’m proud of you.”
It was great to be back at states and on the podium for the second year in a row. There’s always good competition, which helped me compete harder. Was hoping for first place, but happy to hit a PR third meet in a row and take the podium at second. I look forward to my senior year and making big progress. — Zeli Hayworth, Seabreeze javelin thrower
After stumbling out of the blocks, Boatright wrapped up the 400-meter dash in third with a 48.25. He also ran the anchor leg in the 4x400-meter relay, with Seth Sawyer, Logan Camara and Drayden Wood, finishing first in their heat and seventh overall in 3.21.47.
“It felt great running the anchor leg and making the top eight for medalists,” Boatright said. “Shout out to my teammates. We all dogs. We work hard.”
Noralus jumped to third place in the boys high jump event with 1.92 meters (6 feet, 3.5 inches) and Noelien finished seventh in discus with a 45.29-meter toss (148 feet, 7 inches).
“I wasn’t really nervous,” Noralus said. “I just treated it like a normal track meet. I was pretty happy. Making it to states is pretty hard — just getting here (is hard). I treat it as a normal day, but I do eat oatmeal in the morning before track meets.”
Seabreeze javelin throwers Hayworth and Mitzo, both juniors, finished second and third in the event following a season vying for the top spot. After a 57-meter first-place throw by Ponte Vedra’s Vincent Jackson, Hayworth launched a 55.14-meter personal best (180 feet, 11 inches) for the second spot on the podium. Last season, he went to the state meet with Flagler Palm Coast and finished eighth with a 51.15-meter throw.
“It was great to be back at states and on the podium for the second year in a row,” he said. “There’s always good competition, which helped me compete harder. Was hoping for first place, but happy to hit a PR third meet in a row and take the podium at second. I look forward to my senior year and making big progress.”
Mitzo threw 51.02 meters (167 feet, 5 inches).
Seabreeze's Mackenzie Roy ran the anchor leg in the girls 4x800 relay with teammates Nickole Dane, Kirsten Glaenzer and Arianna Roy. The team ran a season best time of 9:36.31 for fifth place with Dane, a senior, running a PR split. Their third runner, Arianna Roy, passed six people, and sister Mackenzie overtook one more runner to give the team fifth place.
“I’m just so grateful for them for always pushing themselves to do their best,” Mackenzie Roy said. “They’re the best teammates anyone could ever ask for.”
Mackenzie Roy placed fourth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:06.93.
Seabreeze coach Jenna Meyers-Sinett was proud of Roy’s performance. Meyers-Sinett said Roy trusted her race strategy and listened to the pointers given prior to the race. She was also excited to watch Hayworth have his best day ever at the state meet. She expressed pride in all of her athletes.
“I try to encourage an atmosphere of train hard, do your best and support one another, if the results aren’t there,” she said. “I see the athletes who went to states this year returning next year and am excited for the athletes’ futures in the sport. We have many athletes this year I know will be competing at the next level in college in the future, and I know they will be successful moving forward.”
