Class 4A: Local Athletes Crowned State Champions in Track & Field

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 4A.

Boys 100M

Darius Lewis- First Coast, 11.29 -8th place

Boys 200M

Darius Lewis- First Coast, 21.68- 3rd place

Boys 200M Adaptive

Andrew Motley – Sandalwood, 49.58- 4th place

Boys 800M Adaptive

Andrew Motley – Sandalwood, 4:01.57- 4th place

Fleming Island’s Glenn Rodgers ran a 14.20 in the 110M to capture the Class 4A State Title! “ I feel great! I made history for my school!” @DuvalSports @fleaglesports pic.twitter.com/mXOgLvj2OU

— Andre' Ellis🗯 (@andreellis55) May 6, 2019

Boys 110M Hurdles

Glenn Rodgers- Fleming Island, 14.20- 1st Place

Nathan Farrell- Flagler Palm Coast, 14.69- 5th place

Desmyn McCall- Sandalwood, 14.88- 7th place

Desmyn McCall Sandalwood 110M Hurdles Finalist! pic.twitter.com/HWyVaLZpTW

— Duval Sports ™️ (@DuvalSports) May 4, 2019

Boys 300M Hurdles

Jadon Canady- Fletcher, 38.52-4th place

Ken’Deric Morton, Flagler Palm Coast, 38.76- 6th place

Fletcher’s Jadon Canady placed fourth place in the 300 m hurdles at the FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/GaT2nhw5QV

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 6, 2019

Boys 4x100M Relay

First Coast- 41.22, 1st place (Tyree Saunders, Darius Lewis, Jonathan Gaines, Maurice Dawson)

2019 4x100M 4A STATE CHAMPIONS ARE THE FIRST COAST BUCS💙💍 @DariusKelo @ShowtimeTyree @_RunReese pic.twitter.com/r2GjnngPaS

— First Coast Track & Field (@fchstracknfield) May 6, 2019

Girls 4x100M Relay

Oakleaf, 47.62- 3rd place (Hadassah Davis,Arianna Eason, Vivica Fitzgerald, Tahja Peoples)

Flagler Palm Coast Shawn Gordon, Dearrell Thomas , JT Dahlberg and Jacob Miley compete in the 4×800 FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/E4UOapcBBO

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Boys 4x400M

Flagler Palm Coast, 3:15.54- 2nd place (Darrell Thomas,Nathan Farrell,Ken’Deric Morton, Jacob Miley

Mandarin’s Daquez Robinson, Jordan Perkins, Jacques Guillaume and Connell Mosley compete in the 4×4 FHSAA FL STATE TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/BgmTZMKXvm

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 5, 2019

Mandarin, 3:19.67- 7th place (Jordan Perkins,Daquez Robinson, Connell Mosley,Jacques Guillaume)

Fleming Island High School’s Jacob Ashe, Jarrod Ashe , Tristian Ayers and Landon Opp compete in the 4×800 FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/OwSfKp2hEP

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Fleming Island’s Robbie Jones , Jared Ashe, Jacob Ashe and Austin St.Laurent compete in the 4×4. FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/XGT3xsqCgs

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 5, 2019

Boys 4×800

Flagler Palm Coast,7:56.09 3rd place (Shawn Gordon,Darrell Thomas,John Dahlberg,Jacob Miley)

Jack Hayes , Ben Koppman, Bela Schein, and Josh Hett of St. Augustine compete at the FHSAA State Finals in the Boys 4×800 @sahs_athletics @SAHSJacketTrack pic.twitter.com/zr0yB8mWXC

— Duval Sports ™️ (@DuvalSports) May 4, 2019

Girls 4×800

Mandarin, 9:30.98- 6th place (Mikaela Brown, Katherine Harland,Alyssa Wyatt,Ajmone Myers)

Mandarin’s Mikaela Brown, KAtherine Harland, Alyssa Watts and Ajmone Myers compete in the 4×800 FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS. @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/haNEMlkgno

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Boys Pole Vault

Jhaylin Embry, Sandalwood, 13″3.5- 8th place

Boys Long Jump

Jhaylin Embry, Sandalwood, 21″11.75- 7th place

Girls Long Jump

Loren Johnson, Oakleaf, 18:2.25- 4th place

Girls Triple Jump

Prosperity Wright, Flagler Palm Coast, 36″9- 8th place

Fleming Island’s Marisa Kortright, Aubrey Burke, Lilly Amsden and Aubrey Milligan compete in the 4×4 FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/9vAJ7kIxz7

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Boys Shot Put 4A Adaptive

Andrew Motley, Sandalwood 20″7.25- 1st place

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Boys Shot Put 4A

Jalen Rivers, Oakleaf, 54″4′-1st place

Oakleaf’s Jalen Rivers competed and won first place in the shot put FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/N9JkpiibT4

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Nelson Paul, Flagler Palm Coast, 53″11.25-2nd place

Girls Shot Put

Damoni Kelly, Mandarin, 39″4.5-5th place

Mandarin’s Damoni Kelly competed in the Girls Shot put placing 5th @DuvalSports FHSAA FL ST TRACK AND FIELD FINALS pic.twitter.com/4LXeb2h50q

— Makeda Lawton (@adekam1976) May 4, 2019

Boys Discus

De’Shaun Hugee, Flagler Palm Coast, 155″2′- 5th place

Girls Javelin

Camilla May, Fleming Island, 30.30m, 99’5″-7th place

Camilla May of Fleming Island competes in the FHSAA State Finals of the Girls Javelin pic.twitter.com/xzQ5tAtmM0

— Duval Sports ™️ (@DuvalSports) May 4, 2019

Congratulations to the Class 4A State Track & Field champions and participants.