Oakleaf Girls Track & Field Wins 5th Consecutive NEFAC Championship (Meet Results)

Clay County- For the fifth consecutive year, the Oakleaf girls track & field team are champions of the NEFAC. Their performance has been the benchmark of excellence in track & field in Clay County as both the girl’s and boys have achieved a decade of dominance for Oakleaf.

“As always, it was a complete team effort from the field to the track”said head coach Merlin Smith. He attributed consistency in their approach as their longevity of success. “We teach discipline and respect for themselves and others”.

Rayna Autry started Oakleaf off in a big way by winning the shot put (32’2”) and placing second in the discus with a PR of 80’4” The rest of the team took the baton from her lead.

Brooke Linscomb is their Swiss Army knife, as she qualified for the state championship in five different events. (Shot put, 100m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and the 4×100).

Skylar Smith is another versitile athlete that has been willing to do what ever the team needs to win. Whether it was the 4x800m relay, the 4x400m relay, the open 400m, or even stepping in to anchor the 4x100m relay in the championship. This is what makes her and the entire team so special.

“These young ladies are willing to do whatever it takes for the team”, Said Smith, when asked what he attributes his success as Oakleaf’s track & field coach year in and year out to he says, “they train like you actually want to be better tomorrow than you were today, the rest was taken care of when their mommy met daddy”.

Oakleaf NEFAC Champions

Skylar Smith – 400m

Dylan Fogle – 800m

Brooke Linscomb – 100m Hurdles & Long Jump (4.57m)

Tamia Yarns,Timia McMillan,Brooke Linscomb,Skylar Smith – 4x100m Relay

Time: Oakleaf Junior High 52.51

Haylee Alford-Ranson,Dylan Fogle,Lily Craig,Skylar Smith – 4x400m Relay

Time: Oakleaf Junior High 4:43.73

Dylan Fogle,Malia Mazerac,Jillian Nichter,Jaylin Camacho – 4x800m Relay

Time: Oakleaf Junior High A 11:46.49

Rayna Autry – Shot Put (32′ 2″)

As the Oakleaf girls team were crowned champions for 2023, the boys team finished as runners up to Lakeside Junior High. Mike Conner solidified himself as the fastest man in Clay County winning the 100 and 200 meters. Here are some other boys notable results.

Mike Conner-200 1st place (26.36), 100 1st place (12.27)

JP Strombeck -1600 1st place, 4×800 1st place

Jacoby Kelly -1600 5th place, 4×800 1st place

Luke Janke – 1600 4th place, 4×800 1st place

Julian Hodgerson -800 5th place

Jaylin Camacho – 4×800 1st place, 1600 3rd place, 800 9th place

Previous Oakleaf Championships

State Champions: 2010, 2015, 2021 State Runner up: 2016, 2021

NEFAC/County Champions: 2010,2016,2018,2019,2021

NEFAC/County Runner up: 2013,2014,2015,2017

NEFAC Top Championship results

Full Meet Results HERE

Boys 100 Meters

1 CONNER, MIKE Oakleaf Junior High 12.27 NW 1 (1) 10
2 WATKINS, Antonio Lakeside Junior High 12.28 NW 1 (2) 8
3 GILBERT, Evan Lake Asbury Junior H 12.32 NW 1 (3) 6

4 MIHALIK, Jake Lake Asbury Junior H 12.54 NW 3 (1) 4
5 WASHINGTON, LEANDRE Oakleaf Junior High 12.56 NW 1 (4) 2
6 DEGER, Robert Lakeside Junior High 12.90 NW 1 (5) 1

Girls 100M

1 ADDISON, Braniyah Lake Asbury Junior H 12.84 NW 1 (1) 10
2 RIGGS, Oja Wilkinson Junior Hig 13.23 NW 1 (2) 8
3 PHILLIPS, Skii Lakeside Junior High 13.24 NW 1 (3) 6
4 MCMILLAN, TIMIA Oakleaf Junior High 13.45 NW 1 (4) 4
5 HINTON, Kyahna Lakeside Junior High 14.03 NW 1 (5) 2
6 MIXON, Jayla Green Cove Springs J 14.19 NW 2 (1) 1

Boys 200M

1 CONNER, MIKE Oakleaf Junior High 26.36 NW 1 (1) 10
2 MANGOME, RYAN Oakleaf Junior High 26.41 NW 1 (2) 8
3 GILBERT, Evan Lake Asbury Junior H 26.96 NW 1 (3) 6
4 ALLEN, Tacori Lakeside Junior High 27.27 NW 1 (4) 4
5 JONES, Marcus Lake Asbury Junior H 27.42 NW 3 (1) 2
6 ISAAC, Josiah Oakleaf Junior High 27.63 NW 1 (5) 1

Girls 200M

1 ADDISON, Braniyah Lake Asbury Junior H 28.25 NW 2 (1) 10
2 RIGGS, Oja Wilkinson Junior Hig 28.95 NW 1 (1) 8
3 MCMILLAN, TIMIA Oakleaf Junior High 29.00 NW 1 (2) 6
4 LINSCOMB, Brooke Oakleaf Junior High 29.66 NW 1 (3) 4
5 HINTON, Kyahna Lakeside Junior High 30.48 NW 1 (4) 2

Boys 400M

1 BALLIE, Gavin Lake Asbury Junior H 55.35 1 (1) 10
2 TENGA, Gavin Lake Asbury Junior H 55.65 1 (2) 8
3 JANDA, Tyson Lakeside Junior High 56.36 1 (3) 6
4 GHISOLFI, Camden Green Cove Springs J 56.39 1 (4) 4
5 MCCOLLOUGH, Josh Wilkinson Junior Hig 56.79 1 (5) 2
6 SWAIN, QASIM Oakleaf Junior High 58.45 1 (6) 1

Girls 400M

1 SMITH, SKYLAR Oakleaf Junior High 1:03.76 1 (1) 10
2 STEEVES, Halle Lakeside Junior High 1:04.52 1 (2) 8
3 JAMES, JANNILYAH Oakleaf Junior High 1:05.74 1 (3) 6
4 TOPP, Lauren Green Cove Springs J 1:06.04 1 (4) 4
5 GRAHAM, Taniah Lakeside Junior High 1:08.18 3 (1) 2
6 JAMES, ANNIYAH Oakleaf Junior High 1:08.41 1 (5) 1

Boys 800M

1 EMILE, Gavin Lakeside Junior High 2:19.03 10
2 MEMRICK, ALEX Oakleaf Junior High 2:27.30 8
3 RUEDA, ALEJANDRO Oakleaf Junior High 2:30.41 6
4 SNYDER, Carson Lakeside Junior High 2:31.26 4
5 HODGERSON, JULIAN Oakleaf Junior High 2:31.28 2
6 BERNDT, AIDEN Oakleaf Junior High 2:31.75 1

Grls 800M

1 FOGLE, DYLAN Oakleaf Junior High 2:51.96 10
2 MAZERAC, MALIA Oakleaf Junior High 2:52.71 8
3 LOU, Karissa Lakeside Junior High 2:56.07 6
4 PU, Emma Lake Asbury Junior H 2:57.94 4
5 MYERS, Eleanor Lake Asbury Junior H 2:59.37 2
6 NICHTER, JILLIAN Oakleaf Junior High 3:01.50 1

Boys 1600M

1 STROMBECK, JACK Oakleaf Junior High 5:06.86 10
2 STEWART, Cooper Lakeside Junior High 5:07.06 8
3 SHOESMITH, Will Green Cove Springs J 5:11.10 6

Girls 1600M

1 LOU, Karissa Lakeside Junior High 5:55.49 10
2 MAZERAC, MALIA Oakleaf Junior High 6:17.97 8
3 CAMACHO, JAYLIN Oakleaf Junior High 6:25.73 6

Boys 100M Hurdles

1 JANDA, Tyson Lakeside Junior High 15.07 NW 1 (1) 10
2 GREEN, Jayvain Lakeside Junior High 15.21 NW 1 (2) 8
3 FRANCIS, Miles Lake Asbury Junior H 15.87 NW 1 (3) 6
4 MANGOME, RYAN Oakleaf Junior High 16.16 NW 1 (4) 4
5 RIVERA, John Green Cove Springs J 16.28 NW 1 (5) 2
6 MURPHY, SYNCERE Oakleaf Junior High 16.60 NW 2 (1) 1

Girls 100M Hurdles

1 LINSCOMB, Brooke Oakleaf Junior High 16.71 NW 1 (1) 10
2 MARTIN, Amira Green Cove Springs J 17.59 NW 1 (2) 8
3 BURNS, Mikayla Wilkinson Junior Hig 17.89 NW 2 (1) 6
4 CROWE, Ella Lakeside Junior High 18.16 NW 1 (3) 4
5 YARNS, TAMIA Oakleaf Junior High 18.36 NW 1 (4) 2
6 STEEVES, Halle Lakeside Junior High 19.00 NW 1 (5) 1

Other Girls results:

Girls High Jump, 1st place- WILSON, Ariana, Green Cove Springs, distance 4′ 6″

Girls Discus,1st place UNDERWOOD, Annabelle- Wilkinson Jr High, distance 84′ 8.50

Jillian Nichter- 4×800 1st place, 1600 8th place, 800 6th place

Tamia Yarns- 4×100 1st place, 100mH 5th place, High Jump 8th place