FIRST TEAM
Jonathan Anthony, 400/800, Calvary Christian sophomore: School-record holder as a member of the 4×400 relay team which finished fourth in the Class 1A state meet; set a PR in the 800 (1:56.8); said 4×800 relay was 0.02 seconds away from school record; also ran cross country.
James Bernatek, Pole vault, South Florida HEAT junior: School-record holder in pole vault and finished fourth in the 1A meet (14 feet, 3 inches); broke pole vault record by a foot at the Pine Crest relay; favoring USF, or any schools looking to give scholarships for pole vault.
Stone Bureau, Triple jump, Calvary Christian senior: The North Georgia signee (basketball) placed second in the 2A state championships with a PR in the triple jump (45-8 ½); sixth in the long jump (22-3 ½), and eighth in the high jump (5-11 ½); took first in districts and regionals and became the first person from his school to win three state medals.
Julian Granville, 400, University School senior: Despite being the last seed entering the 2A competition, ran a personal-best 49.06 to place 10th; also a member of the sixth-place 4×400 relay team; top high jump was 5-11 ½; captain of the school’s basketball team; committed to NSU.
Eric Kontos, Javelin, North Broward Prep junior: The captain of the football team finished 15th in the 2A state meet in the javelin throw; his career-best throw is 158-10; won districts and finished fourth at the regionals; holds third best throw in school history; also made winning catch in homecoming football game.
Liam Marley, Shot put/Discus, Calvary Christian sophomore: School-record holder in the discus (168-9) and finished fourth in the state in both the discus and shot put; had PR at state in the shot put (52-1); competed in track for three years and also plays football.
Jonathan Pena, 1,600/3,200, Westminster Academy junior: Named the school’s athlete of the year; finished second in 1,600 with a school record (4:18.79) at 1A state meet; and was seventh in 4×800 (8:08.59) another school record; career highlight was second at state and third for cross country.
Ryan Sims, Triple jump, Calvary Christian junior: Proud of eclipsing 43 feet in the triple jump (43-9 ¾) and qualifying for the state where he placed ninth; was the city of Fort Lauderdale triple jump champion the past two years; plans to enlist in the Florida National Guard upon graduation.
Darius Smith, 100/200, Chaminade-Madonna junior: Team captain and member of the school-record 4×100 relay (41.42); set PRs and placed third at Class 2A state meet in 100 (10.64) and 200 (21.56) and won the 4X100; also plays football.
Tyson Waters, 110 hurdles/400 hurdles, Chaminade-Madonna senior: Team captain set PRs in finishing third in both of his events at state – 110 hurdles (15.00) and 400 hurdles (55.65) and was 10th as a member of the 4×400 relay; committed to run track at United States Air Force Academy; also played football.
DJ Wimbley, High jump, Westminster Academy junior: Three-sport star and team captain holds nearly 30 offers between football and basketball; finished fourth in the Class 1A state in the high jump (6-1 ½) for a second time; also threw 38-0 in in the shot put, a PR; all-county selection six times between football, track, and basketball.
Derrek Cooper, Long jump, Chaminade-Madonna sophomore: Competed in four events at the 1A state championships; was a member of the winning 4×100 team (41.42); 11th in the long jump, 12th in the 200, and 15th in the 100; had best performances of 10.88 (100), 22.21 (200), 22-7 ¾ (long jump) and 38-11 ½ (triple jump); also plays football.
Daniel Hubner, 100, Calvary Christian senior: Ran in three events at Class 2A state meet – 100 (13th), 200 (16th) and 4×100 relay (7th); set PRs in winning the 100 (10.78), and finishing third in the 200 (22.26); also, was on the winning 4×100 relay; captured district titles in all three events.
Relays
4×100: Chaminade-Madonna (Darius Smith, Troy Waters, Jacob Thomas, Derrek Cooper), 41.42
4×400: University School (Josiah Sinclair-Bergin, Julian Granville, Landon Kelly, Carlos Avila-Lopez), 3:21.96
4×800: Calvary Christian (Dylan Crowers, Mason Morin, Matteo Maldonado, Jonathan Anthony), 7:59.84
SECOND TEAM
Luke Cichoski, 110 hurdles, Cardinal Gibbons sophomore
Dylan Crowers, 800, Calvary Christian senior
Antonio Feacher, Long jump, Cardinal Gibbons senior
David Harvin, 400 hurdles, Westminster Academy senior
Yohan-Li Louis, 100/200, Calvary Christian junior
Sean Nagle, Javelin, Pine Crest junior
Tanner Pritchard, 1600/3200, Westminster Academy junior
Gareth Redway, Pole vault, South Florida HEAT junior
Ryan Sims, Triple jump, Calvary Christian junior
Josiah Sinclair-Bergen, 400, University School sophomore
Jayden Smith, High jump, North Broward Prep sophomore
Jacob Thomas, 100/200, Chaminade-Madonna freshman
Brandon Tobias, Shot put/discus, Cardinal Gibbons senior
Relays
4×100: Cardinal Gibbons (Jeremiah Chalmers, Tyler Jackson, Jamarcus Pierre, Brian Williams), 42.19
4×400: Calvary Christian (Jonathan Anthony, Tyson Danheiser, Yohan-Li Louis. Micah Williams), 3:24.04
4×800: Westminster Academy (Jonah Nowicki, Jonathan Pena, Tanner Pritchard, Tyler Pritchard), 8:03.86
HONORABLE MENTION
Abundant Life Christian: Emery Jackson, Christopher Roker
Calvary Christian: Sawyer Fuchs, Troy Ganter, Matthias Gooden, Stephen Hamilton, Micaiah McIntyre, Mason Morin, Lucas Yalale
Cardinal Gibbons: Tyler Jackson, Jamarcus Pierre, Dominic Tironi
Chaminade-Madonna: Jabari Brady, Jeremiah Adras, Koby Howard, Troy Waters
Coral Springs Charter: Beylian DeJesus, Preston Griffin
Highlands Christian: Jadon Clarke, Benjamin Francis, Hopeny Louis
North Broward Prep: Christopher Baker, Matthew Fullerton, Caleb Makovsky,
Pine Crest: Lucien Brett, Will Davila, Ryan Frawley, Erick Villan
Somerset Prep (NL): McKeylan Albert
South Florida HEAT: Augusto Caceres, David Diez, Joseph Dorn, Morgan Hunter, Jackson Stanton
University School: Landon Kelly
Westminster Academy: Fisher Blake, Nicolas Kostelidis, Devin Pierce, Tyler Pritchard, Scott Sanok
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Scott Sherrod, Calvary Christian: Guided the Eagles to a fourth-place finish at state with 35.35 points. “I am very proud of the team and the great season we had. The boys and girls team both went above expectations because we haven’t competed this well throughout the season in years.”
Steven Payne, Chaminade-Madonna: Led the Lions boys team to the district title, regional runner-up, and a third-place finish at the state finals. “I’m most proud of the team coming together to attain the level of success that was achieved with the group being so young and inexperienced. Seeing their confidence, morale, and sportsmanship grow while competing was my favorite part.”
