Suwannee Democrat All-Area track teams
Published 9:34 am Friday, June 25, 2010
Boys
First team
1. John Perry, Sr., Branford-Sixth in the Long Jump, seventh in the Triple Jump and eleventh in the 100 dash at the Class 1A state meet.
2. Anthony Ingram, Jr., Hamilton-Versatile athlete competed in the High Jump, Long Jump (sixth), 100 dash and 200 dash at regionals.
3. Antonio Turner, Jr., Hamilton-Second place finish in the Triple Jump at the Class 1A state meet.
4. Ryan Horn, Sr., Branford-Versatile athlete competed in the 4×800 and 4×400 relays at regionals as well as a fifth place finish in the 800 run at regionals.
5. Davis Bass, Jr., Branford-Fourteenth place finish in the 1600 run at the Class 1A state meet. Was domninant in the both the 1600 and 3200 not losing a race until the regional meet.
6. Raphael Holmes, Sr., Suwannee-Fourteenth place finish in the Triple Jump at the Class 2A state meet.
7. Josh Martin, Sr., Suwannee-Sixteenth place finish in the 300 hurdles at the Class 2A state meet and eleventh place finish in the Long Jump at regionals.
8. Terry Humphrey, Sr., Hamilton-Sixteenth place finish in the 1600 run at the Class 1A state meet and tenth in 3200 and 800 runs at regionals.
4×100-Suwannee (Xavier Perry, Felton Zanders, Keith Cherry, Josh Martin)
4×400-Suwannee (Josh Baker, Ja’Quan Devore, Trevort Fort, Keith Cherry)
4×800-Branford (Ryan Horn, Jon Hudson, Cole Lamb, David Bass, Cameron Daughtry)
Athlete of the Year-John Perry, Sr., Branford: Perry dominated the area on the track qualifying for three events at the state meet, finishing in the top eleven in all of them.
Second team
1. Felton Zanders, Jr. Suwannee-Twelfth in the High Jump at regionals and also a key part of 4×100 relay team that finished fifth at regionals.
2. Xavier Perry, Sr., Suwannee-Ninth place finish in the 200 dash at regionals and valuable member of 4×100 relay (fifth).
3. Keith Cherry, Sr., Suwannee-Ninth place finish in the 400 dash at regionals and ran second leg of the 4×100 and final leg of the 4×400 relays.
4. Deonte Simmons, Jr., Hamilton-Sixth in the Triple Jump and Eighth in the Discus at regionals.
5. Austin Anderson, Sr., Lafayette-Eighth in the 800 run at regionals and contributor in the 4×800 relay team that finished sixth.
6. Carlos Negrete, Jr., Lafayette-Eighth in the 1600 run at regionals and contributor in the 4×800 relay team that finished sixth.
7. Kavin Dobson, Sr., Hamilton- Tenth in 400 at regionals, 4×100 relay
8. Daniel Harris, Jr., Hamilton-Twelfth in 110 Hurdles at regionals and sixteenth in 300 Hurdles at regionals.
4×100-Hamilton (Antonio Turner, Will Hill, Charles Marine, Kavin Dobson)
4×400-Branford (Laz Hernandez, Vincent Ruiz, Alex Lamb, Ryan Horn)
4×800-Suwannee (Tiawan Williams, Trevor Fort, Jordan Harmon, Adam Carter)
Honorable Mention
Branford-William Clemmons (Sr.), Sebastian Smith (Soph.), Laz Hernandez (Fr.), Aubrey Sapp (Fr.), Billy Peck (Sr.), Garrett Herrin (Sr.), Matt Thody (Jr.), Jon Hudson (Sr.), Alec Lamb (8th)
Lafayette-Octavio Escamalia (Soph.), Devin McCarter (Sr.), Arturo Negrete (Soph.)
Suwannee-Ja’Quan Devore (Sr.), Shane Sellars (Sr.), Austin Collins (Sr.), Tiawan Williams (Soph.)
Hamilton County-Walter Jones (Sr.), Chester Bristol (Sr.), Gerald Bristol (Jr.), Will Hill (Soph.)
Criteria
Athletes were selected based on how they performed first at state, regionals and then districts in several events. Emphasis was put on athletes who competed in multiple events over single events.
Girls
First team
1. Stephani Copeland, 8th, Branford-Fourth in the Discus and ninth in the shot put at the Class 1A state meet.
2. Ashley Horn, 7th, Branford- Sixteenth in the 3200 run at the Class 1A state meet and sixth in the 1600 run at regionals.
3. Olivia Boney, Fr., Branford-Ninth in the Long Jump, sixteenth in the 100 dash, tied for fourteenth in 200 dash and helped 4×100 relay finish tenth at regionals.
4. Logan Boss, 8th, Branford-Fifth in the Pole Vault. seventh in the High Jump and tenth in 300 hurdles at regionals.
5. Tiffany Williams, Sr., Branford-Seventh in the Triple Jump and eleventh in the Shot Put and helped 4×100 relay team finish tenth.
6. Tanisha Wheeler, Jr., Suwannee-Eighth in the Pole Vault at regionals, helped 4×100 relay tie for thirteenth and 4×400 relay finish fifteenth at regionals.
7. Bria Davis, Jr., Hamilton-Thirteenth in Long Jump and helped 4×100 relay finish ninth at regionals.
8. Jasmine Dobson, Jr., Hamilton-Ninth in Triple Jump and helped 4×100 relay finish ninth at regionals.
4×100-Hamilton County (Jasmine Jackson, Bria Davis, Jasmine Dobson, Ken’Taicha Anderson)
4×400-Suwannee (Tanisha Wheeler, Amberlyn Morgan, Marissa Morgan, Shakinna Jones)
4×800-Branford (Kendall Hall, Haley Hall, Katrina Hale, Montana Bailey)
Athlete of the Year-Stephani Copeland, 8th, Branford: Despite her youthfullness, Copeland dominated her two field events capping the season off with a fourth place finish in the Discus and ninth in the Shot Put.
Second team
1. Montana Bailey, Soph., Branford-Eleventh in the High Jump, ninth in the 800 run and helped 4×800 relay team finish fifth at regionals.
2. Kaley Koon, 8th, Lafayette-Fourth at districts in 1600 run and qualified for regionals but sat out due to an illness.
3. Laura Menezes, Jr., Suwannee-Twelfth in the 100 dash and sixteenth in the 3200 run at regionals.
4. Jasmine Jackson, Soph., Hamilton-Eleventh in the High Jump and helped 4×100 relay finish ninth at regionals.
5. Melissa Dingus, Sr., Branford-Fourteenth in 400 dash and helped 4×400 relay finish eleventh at regionals.
6. Kristel Sanders, 7th, Branford-Fifteenth in 400 dash and helped 4×400 relay finish eleventh at regionals.
7. Amanda McManaway, Sr., Suwannee-Fifteenth in the 800 run at regionals and helped 4×800 relay finish tenth at regionals.
8. Amberlyn Morgan, Soph., Suwannee-Helped 4×100 relay tie for thirteenth and 4×400 relay finish fifteenth at regionals.
4×100-Branford (Olivia Boney, Tiffany Williams, Stephani Copeland, Tylnn Bailey)
4×400-Branford (Kristel Sanders, Lauren Suggs, Melissa Dingus, Traci Delong)
4×800-Suwannee (Linsey Michal, Karen Watson, Amanda McManaway, Amberlyn Morgan)
Honorable Mention
Suwannee-Cary Winstead (Fr.), Marissa Morgan (Fr.), Amanda McCall (Soph.), Linsey Michal (Jr.)
Branford-Shanteena Cruz (Sr.), Kendall Hall (Fr.), Tylnn Bailey (8th), Traci Delong (Soph.), Katrina Hale (Jr.), Claudia Chance (Fr.)
Hamilton-Ken’Taicha Anderson (Jr.), Samantha Marcano (7th), Shelby Dedge (8th), Jasmine Daniels (Soph.)
Lafayette-Lauren Solano (8th), Ashlin Morgan (8th)
Criteria
Athletes were selected based on how they performed first at state, regionals and then districts in several events. Emphasis was put on athletes who compete in multiple events over one single event.