FIRST TEAM
Kyara Belfort, 200, Calvary Christian freshman: Team MVP is the school-record holder in the 100 (12.10), 200 (25.05), and the 4×100, 4×200, and 4×400 relays; helped the Eagles girls team win the team’s first district and regional championships.
Claire Chanon, 800/1,600, Westminster Academy eighth grader: School-record holder in 1,600 (5:08.50) rebounded from an early-season injury to reach the 1A state meet for a second straight year; finished 8th with a season-best of 5:21; ran a PR (2:25) for her leg of the 4×800 relay; ran 1,600 PR (5:08.50) at the 2023 state meet; 4×800 team also ranked 15th with a time of 10:14; and finished seventh at last year’s state meet in 1,600.
Rebekah Christie, 100, Pompano Beach junior: School 100-meter record holder (11.98), ran personal-best 200 (25.06); School’s female sprinter of the year and most outstanding female athlete (2022-2024); state medalist in both 100m and 4×100 relay; All-American in the 4×100; national qualifier for the 100, 200, 4×100, and 4×400 relays; finished 8th in 100 at state; 4.8 GPA.
Sophia Elmer, High jump, Westminster Academy junior: Team captain and former competitive gymnast for 12 years; cleared 5 feet in her first year of competing in high jump and finished 13th at 1A state meet; won districts in high jump and helped 4×100 relay top Chaminade-Madonna to win district title.
Idorenyin Essiet, 100 hurdles, Pompano Beach sophomore: Named All-American and qualified for Class 2A state meet in all four events – 100 hurdles (14.27), 4×100 relay (47.86), 4×400 (4:05.99); school record-holder for triple jump (35-1 ¾); finished 11th at state for long jump, 15th for the 100 hurdles, 8th in the 4×100 and 9th for 4×400.
Adrianna Harris, Shot put/discus, Coral Springs Charter junior: Qualified for state in her first year of track in shot (33-0 ¼); and discus (100-1), finishing 15th and 12th respectively; won district titles in both events and was second in both at regionals; also plays basketball.
Victoria Hickox Almengor, 400, Cardinal Gibbons senior: School’s scholar-athlete award winner; placed 12th at 2A state meet in the 400 (58.93) and fifth in the 4×400 (3:58.08); also ran 100 (12.89), and 4×100 (48.85); proud of substantial improvements this year enabling her to qualify for state in three events for the first time.
Brooke Hooper, 1,600/3,200, Pine Crest senior: The team captain and FSU commit recovered from an early-season injury and placed third at the 2A state meet in the 1,600 (5:01.13); won 2023 state title in 1,600; career-best times in the 1,600 (4:56.86) and 3,200 (10:35.78); also excelled in cross country with PR (18:11.50).
Hannah Manger, Pole vault, Coral Springs Charter senior: School-record holder in the pole vault (7-10 ½); most proud of setting record after doing the event for two years.
Ella Munoz, Long jump/triple jump, North Broward Prep sophomore: Swept four events at district, winning long jump, triple jump and 400 hurdles with a personal best (1:08.47), and was a member of the 4×100 relay (47.71); also ran 200 (27.21); had PRs and school records in long jump (17-10 ¼) and triple jump (37-3 ¼); school-record holder in 4×100; also plays soccer.
Janiyah Smith, Shot put, Somerset Prep senior: District and regional champion finished 12th at state with a school record throw of 37-1 ¾; also competed in the discus (33-2); finished either first or second in nine other meets this season in the shot put; was the first athlete to qualify for state from her school; East Georgia State College commit for basketball.
Morgan Smith, Triple jump, Calvary Christian senior: The FAMU commit is a two-time most outstanding player and 2024 Eagle Award winner; placed 5th at Class 2A state championship in triple jump; district and regional champion in triple jump; third in regional for long jump; has best jumps of 37-9 1/4 in triple jump and 17-2 ¼ in long jump; overcame strained hip flexor and ankle sprain to reach state.
Rowan Sundevall, Javelin, Pine Crest sophomore: Seventh at state as a freshman in the javelin (111-7) and improved to third at state (119-3) this year; has personal bests of 122-11 (javelin), 112-8 (discus), both school records; All-American for javelin; has a PR of 118-4 (hammer throw); plays basketball and volleyball.
Kaiden O’Neill, 400 hurdles, North Broward Prep freshman: First-year track athlete placed 12th at the state meet in 400 hurdles (1:06.73), setting a school record; main sport is soccer; also ran 100, 100 hurdles, 400, high jump, javelin and triple jump.
Relays
4×100: Calvary Christian (Kayla Atkinson, Kyara Belfort, Abigail Hamilton, Clara Romelus), 47.11
4×400: Pompano Beach (Rebekah Christie, Idorenyin Essiet, Sade Franco, Alanna Richardson), 4:05.99
4×800: South Florida HEAT (Olivia, Diez, Grace Dorn, Kayley Dorn, Elisa Sancho), 9:59.86
SECOND TEAM
Lucia Casacci, 800, North Broward Prep seventh grader
Bella Del Busto, 3200, Calvary Christian senior
Ivory Edgecomb, 100, North Broward Prep junior
Amethyst Folk-Arnaud, Shot put/discus, Pompano Beach junior
Nayda Grayson, 100 hurdles, Chaminade-Madonna senior
Alicia Liverpool, 200, Chaminade-Madonna sophomore
Lynn-Sinthis Louis, Triple jump/Pole vault, Highlands Christian sophomore
Katherine Metellus, 400/400 hurdles, Chaminade-Madonna senior
Ysamar Pimentel, High jump, North Broward Prep freshman
Elizabeth Sauby, Javelin, Pine Crest freshman
Harper Thomerson, 1600, Calvary Christian seventh grader
Tanita Westley, High Jump, Cardinal Gibbons junior
Samaryah White, 100/LJ, Highlands Christian junior
Relays
4×100: North Broward Prep (Alana Amsterdam, Ivory Edgecomb, Madelyn Kunz, Ella Munoz), 47.71
4×400: Calvary Christian (Hope Anthony, Kyara Belfort, Christal Mitchell, Clara Romelus), 4:08.21
4×800: Calvary Christian (Hope Anthony, Bella Del Busto, Victoria Malden, Harper Thomerson), 10:12.54
HONORABLE MENTION
Calvary Christian: Bella Del Busto, London Claxton, D’Anna Kelley, Sadie Merriman, Ciara Romelus, Jessica Rotger
Cardinal Gibbons: Allison Albrecht, Faith Hardy, Pilar LaCaria
Chaminade-Madonna: Cassidy Tate
Coral Springs Charter: Trinity Dorvil, Sarah Manigat, Kendall Parrott, Lily Richardson, Frankie Schirripa
Highlands Christian: Pricilla Oliveira
North Broward Prep: Alana Amsterdam, Madelyn Kunz, Nina Sanquino, Saleyah Turner, Chelsea Ventura, Destiny Wiggins
Pine Crest: Lila Feeley, Jordana Friedman, Michaela Lang
Pompano Beach: Sade Franco
Sheridan Hills Christian: Jasmine Cummings, Melody Gomez, Olivia Virgile
Somerset Prep (NL): Eliana De La Rosa, Alana Wilcox
South Florida HEAT: Grace Dorn, Kayley Dorn, Ariana Sosa, Skylar Sweet
University School: Amyiah Brennan, Myla Lassiter, Tea Starks
Westminster Academy: Eugenia Fantoni, Skylar Freas, Noelle Richardson, Markeli Jones Tynes
COACH OF THE YEAR
Paul Baur, Pine Crest: Led the Panthers to their first top-10 finish at state since 2019 and had all state qualifiers make the podium, including becoming the first school to put three girls from the same team in the top 8 in the javelin. “I was most proud of helping guide Brooke Hooper through a season-ending injury during the cross country season, back to challenge for the 1,600-meter state title…all our girls that qualified for the state came home with medals. They handled the pressure well, took risks, and overcame the odds to stand on the podium.”
