Class 4A track: Florida's top high school athletes compete in FHSAA meet at UNF (2024)

Madison Linscomb (3317) of Oakleaf throws in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Colby Cronk (2971) of Flagler Palm Coast makes a warm-up throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Colby Cronk of Flagler Palm Coast prepares to throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Cronk won with a distance of 63 feet and three-quarters of an inch. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Colby Cronk of Flagler Palm Coast lines up his throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Colby Cronk of Flagler Palm Coast stands atop the podium with his medal after winning the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Yahli Salzman (2905) of Creekside prepares to throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Shelby Plasier (3287) of Niceville throws in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Nathaniel Krider (3280) of Niceville prepares a warm-up throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Olivia Ennis (3413) of Plant City throws in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Dashanique Henry (3697) of Winter Haven lands in the girls long jump pit during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Chelsi Williams (3064) of George Jenkins lands in the girls long jump pit during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Sanaii Gaines (3483) of Spruce Creek lands in the girls long jump pit during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Omaria Gordon of Olympia watches the electronic scoreboard for her distance after her final leap of 20 feet, 9 inches in the girls long jump during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Omaria Gordon of Olympia lands in the girls long jump pit with the winning leap of 20 feet, 9 inches during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Ava Myers of Bartram Trail smiles while clearing the bar at 11 feet, 3 3/4 inches in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Ava Myers of Bartram Trail falls to the mat after clearing the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Kylie Neira of DeLand races up the runway in the girls pole vault on her way to the winning attempt during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Landon Isbell of Niceville throws in the boys javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Elijah Thero (2993) of Flagler Palm Coast throws in the boys javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Creekside's Maya Till holds her diploma after her mid-meet graduation, flanked by Camille Andrews of Creekside and Ava Myers of Bartram Trail, during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Maya Till of Creekside holds her diploma at the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. The senior participated in Creekside's graduation at the adjacent UNF Arena during the meet. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Mackenzie Roy (3489) of Spruce Creek and Natalie Nelson (3664) of Ocala West Port lead the first lap of the girls 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Arianna Roy (3488) carries the baton for Spruce Creek in the girls 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Arianna Roy (3488) of Spruce Creek and Maniah Kendrick (3661) of Ocala West Port race in the girls 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Alyson Johnson (2894) of Creekside, Kayla Feeney (2820) of Braddock and Lexi Roberts (3292) of Niceville race in the girls 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Seamus Hodge (3272) of Niceville and Alexavier Davis-Medina (3076) of Oviedo Hagerty race in the boys 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Andrew Cernansky (3589) of Venice carries the baton during the boys 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Levi Hayworth (2978) of Flagler Palm Coast throws in the boys javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Evan Fleming (2829) of Gainesville Buchholz leads a chase pack of runners in the boys 1,600-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Mackenzie Roy (3489) of Spruce Creek, Alyson Johnson (2894) of Creekside, Arianna Roy (3488) of Spruce Creek and Grace Finneran (3503) of St. Thomas Aquinas race in the girls 1,600-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Tanner Cauley Bennett of Flagler Palm Coast comes up short of the bar in a boys pole vault attempt during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Chase Magee of Flagler Palm Coast races down the runway in the boys pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Olivia Sterling (2776) of Seffner Armwood, Keira Long (3554) of Tampa Bay Tech and Janay Moorer (2901) of Creekside race in the girls 100-meter dash during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Keira Smalls (3321) of Oakleaf clears a hurdle in the girls 100-meter hurdles during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Susan Lowther (3429) of Sarasota Riverview prepares to throw in the girls shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Cade Swart (2851) of Tallahassee Chiles clears a hurdle on the way to victory in the boys 400-meter hurdles during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Janay Moorer (2901) of Creekside and Taylor Nicole Overton (2804) of Boca Raton race down the stretch in the girls 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Takoda Brown of Oakleaf runs through the boys triple jump pit in warm-ups during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Matt Ryan (3239) of Nease leads the pack in the boys 1,600-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Maya Tyson of Flagler Palm Coast (2994) prepares to throw in the girls shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Sarah Rose of Creekside leads Jaa'Ln McBride (3058) of George Jenkins in the girls 800-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Finn Thomas (3240) of Nease pursues Jonathan Leon (3079) of Oviedo Hagerty in the boys 3,200-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Thomas passed Leon late in the final lap to win in 9:02.07. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Arianna Roy (3488) and Mackenzie Roy (3489) of Spruce Creek lead a chase pack in the girls 3,200-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Alyson Johnson of Creekside leads the field in the girls 3,200-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Running five-wide, Evan Fleming (2829) of Gainesville Buchholz, Lucas Oliveira (2878) of Coral Reef, Mason Spearin (3730) of Wiregrass Ranch, Dawson Isbell (3276) of Niceville and Rashad Hemissi (2760) of Apopka sprint for the line in the boys 800-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Fleming won in 1:54.50. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Jaylen Lewis (3174) of Mandarin pulls ahead to win the boys 200-meter dash during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Calonnie Holmes (3087) of Haines City throws in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Anthwone Montgomery of Vero Beach throws in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Landon Campbell (3256) of Niceville prepares to throw in the boys shot put during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Olivia Ennis (3413) of Plant City throws in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Elaina Perkins (3286) of Niceville throws on her way to victory in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Hayden Higgins (2941) of Tarpon Springs East Lake lands in the girls long jump pit during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Camille Andrews (2883) of Creekside clears the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Payton Kanis (3377) of Pace comes up short of the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Selena Gregory (3234) of Nease comes up short of the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Maya Till (2908) of Creekside reacts after clearing the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Angelina Stabile (3490) of Spruce Creek clears the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Camille Andrews (2883) of Creekside dislodges the bar on a girls pole vault attempt during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Maya Till (2908) of Creekside dislodges the bar in a girls pole vault attempt during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Ava Myers (2787) of Bartram Trail dislodges the bar in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Emily Kate Longmire (2896) of Creekside races in the girls 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Rilyn Crawford (2847) of Tallahassee Chiles races up the runway in the girls pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Teryn Lane (3172) of Mandarin races up the runway in the boys long jump during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Mac Hunt (3470) of Spanish River attempts to clear the bar in the boys pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Elijah Smith (3221) of Miramar races up the runway in the boys pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Zyaire Thomas (3028) of Fletcher races in the girls 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Chase Graziadei (3593) races up the runway in the boys pole vault during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Graziadei's pole failed during this vault and he scratched his subsequent attempts. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Terrance Williams (3700) of Winter Haven races in the boys 100-meter dash during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Brittney Jennings (2893) of Creekside races in the girls 100-meter dash during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Arianna Allen (3496) of St. Thomas Aquinas clears a hurdle in the girls 400-meter hurdles during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Chelsi Williams (3064) of George Jenkins races in the girls 400-meter hurdles during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Amelia Thomas (2789) of Bartram Trail races in the girls 400-meter hurdles during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Miami Columbus runners Adrian Cardero (2854) and Jancent Wallace (2872) race in the boys 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Connor Freeland (3169) of Mandarin races in the boys 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Boys triple jump winner Takoda Brown of Oakleaf and runner-up Anim Gyamfi of Bartram Trail react on the awards podium during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

From left, Dontae Morris Jr. of Tampa Bay Tech, Jaden Gardner of Winter Park, Avery McCray (3206) of Miami Southridge, Keith Edwards (3459) of South Dade and Jeremiah Sanders (3691) of Windermere race in the boys 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Kyla Skinner (3177) of Mandarin races in the girls 200-meter dash during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Josber Stimphil (3323) of Oakleaf races in the boys 400-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Nease teammates Matt Ryan (third place) and Finn Thomas (first place) stand on the boys 3,200-meter podium during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Gino Palazzolo (2835) of Gainesville Buchholz races in the boys 3,200-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Nate Corkran (3232) of Nease and Jack Girard (3630) of Viera race in the boys 3,200-meter run during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Dawson Isbell (3276) of Niceville strains for the line on the anchor leg of the boys 4x400-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Niceville placed second, securing a tie with Miami Columbus for the overall championship. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Jaden Gardner (3706) of Winter Park, Christian Miller (2899) of Creekside and Jonathan Carter (2999) of Pembroke Pines Flanagan await their baton exchanges in the boys 4x400-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Jamorian Harris (3198) of Miami Southridge leads Robert Stith (3295) of Niceville in the third leg of the boys 4x800-meter relay during the FHSAA Class 4A high school track and field meet in Jacksonville on May 18, 2024. Southridge won with Niceville second and Columbus third, leaving Niceville and Columbus in a rare exact tie. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Creekside athletes and coaches celebrate on the podium after winning the FHSAA Class 4A girls high school track and field championship on May 18, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]