FIRST TEAM
Isabella Garito, Pole vault, Park Vista junior: Former 12-year gymnast broke the school record in the pole vault twice and got her PR at state (10 feet, 4 inches) and finished 10th; most proud of going to state and getting her PR.
Tavis Holman, 800, West Boca Raton senior: School’s female record holder in 800 meters (2:21.57); most proud of setting records in her first year of track and was .003 seconds away from qualifying for the state; also plays soccer; ran 400 (1:03.61), and was a member of the 4×800 (10:01.98).
Dakota Johnson, Javelin, Dr. Joaquin Garcia junior: Captured county, district, and regional championships en route to a fourth-place finish and personal-best throw in the javelin (116-6) at the Class 3A state meet; also holds school records in discus (96-7) and shot put (32-6.5); competed for girls weightlifting team.
Aaliyah Lacey, Discus, Dwyer junior: Set a school record in the discus (112.50) and finished 16th at the Class 4A state meet; is also a member of the girls weightlifting team.
Taylor Nicole Overton, 100/200/400, Boca Raton freshman: Broke three school records in the 100 (12.00), 200 (24.16), and 400 (53.92); her 200 time broke a 15-year-old mark; finished second at Class 4A state meet in the 400; 6th in the 200 and 14th in the 100; qualified to run 400 at Nike Outdoor Nationals at the University of Oregon and USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships.
Aryanna Paulena, High jump, John I. Leonard senior: Committed to Goucher College in Baltimore; placed ninth at the Class 4A state meet in the high jump, after winning districts and regionals; holds school records for high jump (5-1.75) and pole vault (9-4.25); most proud of top-10 finish at state.
Franchesca Verdecia Perez, 400 hurdles, Dwyer sophomore: Won the Palm Beach County championships in the 400 hurdle event with a personal-best time of 1:07.76; named season’s top hurdler at her school and won every 400 hurdle race during the season except for regionals where she finished sixth; also ran cross country.
Janae Roberts, Triple jump, Wellington junior: Two-time state qualifier finished second at the county meet, won district, and third at regionals with a personal-best jump (37-5.75); finished ninth at state; also did long jump (16-9.75), 400 (1:07.39), and 400 hurdles (1:12.12) where she finished fourth in district; set multiple PRs in all of her events.
Cameron Shelby, 800/1,600, Wellington junior: Finished 12th at Class 4A state meet in the 1,600 and has a personal best of 5:06.17, which was a 17-second improvement from last season; won district, second in the regional and also had a PR of 2:21.71 in the 800; finished second in both events at the county meet; also ran cross country.
Laney Williams, 3,200, Spanish River senior: In just her second year running track, she placed sixth at the Class 4A state meet with a PR in the 3,200 (11:06.14); finished fourth in the county championships (5:16.64) in 1,600; also ran the 800 (2:26.07); most proud of trimming nearly 40 seconds in the 3,200 during the season; attending FSU Honors college and hopes to run for school.
Sativa James, High jump, Seminole Ridge senior: Took first place at Palm Beach County and district meets in the high jump; was third at regionals and finished 15th at the state meet; she has a personal-best jump of (5-1.75).
Brielle Mindley, 100, Palm Beach Central junior: Finished fourth at the Palm Beach County meet in the 100; won district and was fourth in the regional before taking 10th at state; her personal best in the event is 11.82.
Valencia Jean, Shot put, Palm Beach Central senior: Finished second in the Palm Beach County championships with a throw of 34-2.75 in the shot put; captured districts and finished third in the regional meet.
Relays
4×100: Atlantic (Janaria Austin, Jamiyah Murray, Rachael Monestime, Thalia Waters), 48.20
4×400: Dwyer (Jaice Harper, Jeanissa Jean, Sariyah McCalla, Franchesca Verdecia Perez), 4:08.11
4×800: Spanish River (Jenna Falkins, Katelyn Sadorf, Connelly Wallace, Laney Williams), 9:37.35
SECOND TEAM
Aliyah Boltnott, 400 hurdles, Palm Beach Lakes sophomore
Tracy Heard, Javelin, Jupiter senior
Ellie Jordan, High jump, Spanish River junior
Gracy Joseph, Shot put, Lake Worth junior
Kirsten Maarsingh, 1600/3200, Wellington sophomore
Rachel Monestime, 400, Atlantic sophomore
Jamiyah Murray, 100/LJ, Atlantic sophomore
Sabrina Norzea, Long jump/Triple jump, Jupiter senior
Katherine Odita, 100 hurdles, Palm Beach Gardens junior
Ashley Rejouis, 100/200, Palm Beach Central sophomore
Kara Stepanenko, Pole vault, Dwyer senior
Gianna Wrathell, 800, Park Vista senior
Skye Zwirner, Discus, Royal Palm Beach junior
Relays
4×100: Seminole Ridge (Aliyah Garced, Dana Gordon, Sativa James, Rachelle Touma), 48.97
4×400: Jupiter (Gianna Granda, Aria Johnson, Pamela Monterroso, Sabrina Norzea), 4:09.65
4×800: West Boca Raton (Leah Forman, Tori Goldblatt, Tavis Holman, Victoria Stern), 10:01.98
HONORABLE MENTION
Boca Raton: Sabrina Antoine, Katelyn O’Brien, Geneveve Story
Boynton Beach: Angelina Bryan, Kalani Lewis, Lane Lockhart, Christina Rameau
Dwyer: Autumn Gay, Madeline Kerbs, Aaliyah Lacey
John I. Leonard: Ketteline Augustin
Jupiter: Trinitee Chandler, Katherine Hanssen, Natalia Palan
Palm Beach Gardens: Acaria Higgins
Palm Beach Lakes: Tiffany Newman
Park Vista: Kariana Harrington, Jannelle Hernandez, Mya Love, Katelyn Nuzzolo
Spanish River: Alexia Popescu, Gianna Vitello
Seminole Ridge: Nyssa Cesar, Rachelle Touma
Suncoast: Helina Horn
Wellington: Danielle Baig, Hannah Pahl, Trinity Smoot
West Boca Raton: Eranaelle Julien-Jeune
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kara Weber, Wellington: Guided a young Wolverines girls team to a district runner-up and the top girls final at regional; “I’m very proud of the progress made by all athletes throughout the season. The team grew a lot this season, and the athletes stepped up and tried new events, leading to more events being covered. The team is relatively young and wants to be successful.”
