There’s no greater feeling for a high school track & field athlete than to compete against the best on the highest stage of track & field and win the gold medal signifying state champion. Well for twelve local athletes, that euphoric feeling of triumph came true as they won state championships in their own backyard at the University of North Florida. We highlight the Top 8 State Finalist in every class in a series of stories next featuring Class 3A.
Girls 100M
Makailah Mills, Creekside, 11.66- 1st Place
Boys 100M
Alex Collier, Orange Park, 10.75- 3rd place
Girls 200M
Makhaila Mills, Creekside, 23.91- 2nd place
Alex Collier ( Orange Park) 
Makhaila Mills (Creekside)
Boys 200M
Joseph Brown, Terry Parker, 22.07- 6th Place4
Boys 200M Adaptive
Elijah Williams, Ed White, 52.32 -2nd place
Jericho Burroughs, Ed White, 1:01.33- 3rd place
Boys 400M
Alex Collier, Orange Park, 46.33-1st Place
Zack Nelson, Bartram Trail, 48.47-5th Place
Aaron Bell, Terry Parker, 49.18- 7th Place
Boys 800M
Kyle Reinheimer, Ponte Vedra, 1:53.80- 4th Place
Boys 800M Adaptive
Elijah Williams, Ed White, 3:56.93 -1st place
Jericho Burroughs, Ed White, 5:40.81- 2nd place
1600M Girls
Elizabeth LLiff, 5:05.45, 7th Place
1600M Boys
Rheinhardt Harrison, Nease, 4:19.03 -2nd Place
Kyle Reinheimer, Ponte VEdra, 4:24.80- 7th Place
John Bear, Orange Park, 4:25.64, 8th Place
Girls 3200M
Claire Openshaw, Creekside, 10:58.06, 5th Place
Boys 3200M
Jahari White, Bartram Trail, 9:42.00- 7th Place
Justin Tackling, Nease, 9:42.08- 8th Place
Boys 110M Hurdles
Cyrus Ways, Nease, 15.08- 8th Place
Boys 300M Hurdles
John Abate, Orange Park, 38.62 7th- Place
Boys 4X400 Relay
Orange Park:3:18.76-4th place
( John Abate, Sean Dixon, Diego Soto, Alex Collier)
Bartram Trail, 3:19.15- 5th place
(Chase Ruskin, Ethan Howell, Joshua Zalkan, Zack Nelson)
4X800M Relay Girls
Paxon, 9:29.13- 5th Place
(Majani Perryman, Leah Pelham, Lauren Wilkerson, Danielle Gill)
Creekside, 9:33.41- 6th place,
(Claire Openshaw, Blake Petrick, Emma Rose, Elizabeth LLif)
4x800M Relay Boys
Creekside, 7:55.99,- 3rd Place
(Nicholas Marescot, Jesse Benavides, Matthew Ortiz, Owen Taylor)
Ed White, 8:01.37 , 7th Place
(Nigel Brown, Adrian Alexander,Allen Alexander III, Mike Francois)
Bartram Trail, 8:02.00, 8th Place
(Chase Ruskin, Ralph Jacob Kauzlarich, Drew Keener, Jalani White)
Girls High Jump
Hanah Klein- Bartram 5″1.75-5th Place
Boys High Jump
John Abate, Orange Park- 6″5.5- 3rd place
Bryce Quiett, Middleburg- 6″3.5- 4th Place
William Shepeard, Bartram- 6″3.5- 5th place
Boys Pole Vault
Matthew Quintal, Ponte Vedra, 14″3.25- 3rd place
Jack Vranicar, Bartram Trail, 13″9.25- 6th place
Boys Long Jump
Craig Sinclair, Bartram Trail, 21″11- 8th Place
Girls Triple Jump
Asherah Collins , Columbia, 41″3.75- 1st Place
Asherah Collins, Columbia H.S 
Asherah Collins, Columbia H.S
Asherah Collins, a first place triple jump at the State Track & Field Meet
Girls Shot Put
Qua’liyyah Taylor, Bartram Trail, 41″10.75 – 2nd Place
Boys Shot Put Adaptive
Jerricho Burroughs, Ed White, 19″0.5- 1st place
Blake Donnelly, Creekside, 13″7.5- 2nd Place
Elijah Williams, Ed White, 12″7.5- 3rd place
Girls Discus Throw
Qua’liyyah Taylor, Bartram Trail, 148″10 – 1st Place
Boys Discus Throw
Zane Humphreys, Bartram Trail, 156″9- 5th place
Boys Javelin
Cory Grossman- Creekside
Congratulations to all 3A Track & Field State champions and participants.
