- February 9, 2026
Fresh off setting new school indoor track records, Flagler Palm Coast sprinters Jordan Haymon and Logan Jacobelli finished first and second in two events in the first outdoor meet of the season on Friday, Feb. 6, at FPC’s 13th annual Flagler Pinnacle Preseason Classic.
Running into a fierce headwind of negative 4.4 meters per second on a chilly February day, Haymon won the 100 with a time of 11.25 seconds with Jacobelli finishing right behind in 11.35 seconds. Being a preseason meet, the times do not count. The season begins this weekend with the Bulldogs competing in the Louie Bing Invitational in Miami on Feb. 13-14.
FPC will host the 22-school East Coast Classic on Feb. 20.
Bulldogs coach David Halliday adds running events at the Pinnacle that are not run at meets throughout the season, including the 300, 600 and 1,200 meters.
“Preseason doesn’t count, so I like to throw the kids in weird events,” Halliday said. “I put my younger kids in the (regular races) and the older kids in the odd races. It’s a little more fun for them,” Halliday said.
Haymon and Jacobelli finished first and second in the 300 with times of 36.68 and 36.72 seconds, respectively, while FPC’s Will Roberts was third in 36.94.
FPC senior Arianna Slaughter won the girls 600 and (1:42.68) and 1,200 (3:57.14), while FPC freshman Douglas Seth won the boys 1,200 meters (3:22.03) with Seabreeze senior Hunter Shuler (3:26.55) placing second and Matanzas senior Blaine Vogel (3:26.66) finishing third.
Haymon broke FPC’s indoor record in the 200 with a time of 22.26 on Jan. 31 in his first indoor race. Jacobelli broke the school’s 60-meter indoor record earlier with a time of 7.0 seconds.
“Their fitness and technique are really good for this time of year,” Halliday said. “Jordan never had the chance to do a full preseason for us before because he played basketball as a sophomore and junior.”
Other local boys winners were: Seabreeze’s Drayton Brackett with a time of 1:00.54 in the 400 hurdles and FPC’s 4x400 relay team of Jacobelli, Haymon, Michael Najpaver and Rhett Opalewski (3:30.62).
Brackett finished second in the 110 hurdles in 17.08 seconds. Seabreeze’s Aidan O’Brien was second in the 200 with a personal-record time of 22.67 seconds. Seabreeze’s Alex Shargen (1:05.21) was second in the 400 hurdles. And FPC’s Conner Haysbrook (5 feet, 3.75 inches in high jump) and La’Darius Simmons (151 feet, 6 inches in javelin) also placed second.
Other local girls winners were: FPC’s Karina Marcelus in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.22 seconds, Seabreeze’s Tabitha Hick (1:15.43) in the 400 hurdles and FPC’s Taylor Jones (16 feet, 1/2 inch) in the long jump.
FPC’s Anna Grigoruk (3:58.10) placed second in the 1,200. FPC’s Ella Rose Mballescube (15 feet, 3.25 inches) placed second in the long jump.
“I give the kids credit for just going out and competing considering the ugly conditions,” Halliday said. “I’m really pleased how they came out and conducted themselves and competed.”
