FIRST TEAM
Samara Bruce, LJ, Dillard senior: School-record holder in the long jump (17 feet, 10.25 inches), and ran a 12.32-second time in the 100-meter dash; helped school win first girls state title since 1978; considering LSU; also participated in volleyball and cheerleading.
Anya Carey, TJ, Somerset Academy senior: Team captain won five district championships in the triple jump; won Class 3A state championship in triple jump (39-5 3/4) and also did the long jump (17-7 1/2) and both are school records.
Sienna Alvarez-Coia, 1,600/3,200, American Heritage senior: Captain of the distance team for track and set school record in the 1,600 at state (4:57.39) in finishing third; took third at state in the 3,200 and had a best time of (11:00.42); first-time state qualifier dropped 31 seconds in the 1,600 and one minute in the 3,200.
Patchnalie Compere, 100/200, Northeast junior: Team captain won the BCAA track meet in both the 100 (11.65) and the 200 (23.83); finished second in the 200 and third in the 100 at the Class 3A state meet; set two personal marks in the events; also played basketball at the school.
Raquel Edwards, 800, Dillard senior: The UCF signee said career highlight was being on the school-record 4×400 and 4×800 relay; ran 800 (2:13.92); finished fifth at state in the 800 and helped her team to state title.
Desiree Frazier, 400 hurdles, Boyd Anderson sophomore: Owns the school record in the 400 (54.41) where she finished second at the state 3A meet; also finished sixth in the 100 (11.83).
Callia Harris, HJ, Flanagan senior: The Ohio State commit recovered from an injury to become the school-record holder in the high jump (5-1 3/4); also competed in the 100 (12.08), 200 (24.38), 400 (57.08); most proud of the progress she made since her freshman year.
Alayna Herring, Javelin, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: School-record holder, 3-time state qualifier, 4-time district champion; placed 11th at Class 4A state meet with a throw of 109-5; also, a weightlifter.
Ashlyn Hubbard, PV, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Best pole vault was 10-9; finished 12th at state; won pole vault at Louis Bing invitational, Sam Burley invitational, Walter Dix Relays, Districts and Regionals; also did long jump with a PR of 14-4.
Lauren Kirby, Discus, Somerset Academy junior: Class 3A state champ in shot put and discus; has PRs of 43-9 (shot) and 158-8 (discus); won state in discus last year; won Nike Indoor Nationals Shot Put Showcase; ranked No. 2 high school shot putter in nation; also competes in basketball, and martial arts.
Alexia Reid, 100 hurdles/400 hurdles, Dillard junior: Claimed school record in the 100 hurdles (13.72) at state meet where she finished second and ran a 1:02.24 in the 400 hurdles in winning the BCAA meet; also placed second at the state in the 400 hurdles; has nation’s fourth-best time in 400 hurdles.
Lauren Thomas, Discus/Shot, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Finished third at state in the discus (139-7), and also won the district and second in the region; had personal-best throws in the discus (147-4) and shot put (35-2); top three finishes all four years at state, including a win in the 2021 Class 4A state meet.
Grace Finneran, 800/1,600, St. Thomas Aquinas junior: Finished sixth at Class 4A state championships in the 1,600 and 13th at state in the 800; was second in the 1,600 at BCAA meet; won the region 1,600 and runner-up in the 800; best marks were 5:00.74 (1,600), and 2:15.65 (800).
Relays
4×100: St. Thomas Aquinas (Arianna Allen, Jordyn Downing, Kelyse Jackson, Shanel Morgan), 47.01
4×400: Dillard (Darianne Christian, Shynah Collins, Raquel Edwards, Alexia Reid), 3:45.30
4×800: Dillard (Christiana Coleman, Shynah Collins, Raquel Edwards, Abigail Richards), 8:49.73
SECOND TEAM
Zayan Adrien, High jump, Somerset Academy junior
Ajah Arscott, 100, Taravella senior
Shynah Collins, 400, Dillard seventh grader
Miley Gil, 3200, Dillard seventh grader
Kelyse Jackson, 400 hurdles, St. Thomas Aquinas junior
Skye Jackson, 200, South Plantation
Gah’Laysia King, Triple jump, Somerset Academy seventh grader
Regan Morrall, 1600, Western senior
Abigail Richards, 800, Dillard sophomore
Amaiya Samuel, 100 hurdles, American Heritage senior
Elizabeth Sauby, Javelin, Pine Crest freshman
Jade Shakir, Shot put/discus, Dillard senior
Riana Wilford, Pole vault, Dillard senior
Relays
4×100: Dillard (Aylannah Baker, Jamaya Cobb, Jakayla Mckennie, Princess Webb), 47.09
4×400: St. Thomas Aquinas (Arianna Allen, Aisha Hane, Kelyse Jackson, Shanel Morgan), 3:48.75
4×800: Flanagan (Kylee Louis, Briauna Morency, Melania Hernaiz Narvaez, Emma Schubert), 9:47.15
HONORABLE MENTION
American Heritage: Rachari Wildgoose
Archbishop McCarthy: Helen Ribas
Boyd Anderson: Briana McDonald
Cooper City: Madeleine De Lacoste,
Coral Springs: Shaquilea Alvaranga, Za’coria Anestal, Trinety Dajuste, Olivia Higgins
Coral Glades: Camille Camper, Zion Tomlin
Cypress Bay: Fabiana Bello, Hannah Compton
Deerfield Beach: Larrisa Francois
Dillard: Darianne Christian, Princess Webb
Flanagan: Lenee Barbary, Janae Jones, Kylee Louis, Melania Hernaiz Narvaez
Fort Lauderdale: Sariyah Lewis, Makayla King, Taylor Powell, Amaia Vadillo
Miramar: JoJo Modile
Northeast: Ri’Niya Jean-Baptiste, Isabel Solcombe
St. Thomas Aquinas: Alexi Arocho, Ariyanna Griggs, Aisha Hane, Kelyse Jackson
Jasmine Morgan, Shanel Morgan, Faith Bennett-Page, Gabrielle Pridgen, Simone Souvenir
Somerset Academy: Rhema Cruse-Chipman, Shanoya Reid
Stoneman Douglas: Sophia Zengotita
Northeast: Miashie Jean, Abigail Mullings
Taravella: Qyrah Spann-Pierre
Western: Aaysia Williams
COACH OF THE YEAR
Davidson Gill, Dillard: Guided Panthers to girls state track championship for the first time since 1976 and 1978, and in the process ended the 14-year stranglehold that Miami Northwestern had at state. “We overcame adversity daily and pushed forward to accomplish the biggest goal in team history. I am proud of everything coming together for my senior class to win the state championship.”
