Florida high school athletes shine in first Floirda indoor meet of the
season.
Gainesville, FL- Several Florida high school girls had outstanding marks
competing against collegiate in open athletes at the Florida Intercollegiate
Indoor Track and Field meet Saturday in the O'Connell Center on the
University of Florida campus in Gainesville, FL.
Defending 4A state PV champ and Tampa Wharton senior, Natalie Moser claimed
an indoor best of 11 feet 2.25 inches to place ninth. The mark was shy of
her outdoor best of 12 feet 6 inches set at last year's state championship,
but was a best indoors.
1A state 110m hurdle champ and Gainesville PK Yonge HS sophomore, Valerie
Flournoy took 12th in the 55 m hurdles with a time of 8.36.
Oviedo transfer and Oak Ridge senior, Lauren Austin ran a tremendous triple
running 7.02( a national high school best) for 55 m dash to place 3rd,
55.85(3rd fastest in the nation) in the 400m to place 6th, and 24.84( a
national best) to place 6th in the 200m.
4A 800m state champ and Oak Ridge senior teammate, Lavera Morris, ran
2:14.86(2nd fastest in the nation) to place 4th in the 800m.
Event 5 Women Pole Vault
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NCAA AUTO: % 4.20m
NCAA PROV: # 3.95m
O'Connell: $ 13-09.25 2003 Lacey Janson, Florida State
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 4976 Kubishta, Lesa Unattached 4.36m 3.96m#
12-11.75
2 4971 Janson, Lacy Unattached 4.26m 3.86m
12-08.00
3 4621 VanWagner, Dana Florida 12-00.00 3.71m
12-02.00
3 4593 Altman, Dara Florida 12-04.00 3.71m
12-02.00
5 4610 Lacombe, Chandra Florida 12-06.00 3.56m
11-08.00
6 4895 Matson, Betsy South Florid 3.50m 3.41m
11-02.25
6 4893 Malone, Megan South Florid 3.60m 3.41m
11-02.25
8 4909 West, Kristina South Florid 3.66m J3.41m
11-02.25
9 4847 Moser, Natalie New Tampa TC 3.81m J3.41m
11-02.25 <------Tampa Wharton
10 4981 Stern, Jessica Unattached 3.50m 3.26m
10-08.25
11 4810 Koutrelakos, Laure Miami 3.21m 3.11m
10-02.50
12 4883 Chandler, Lindsay South Florid 3.00m J3.11m
10-02.50
13 4898 Newcomb, Blair South Florid 3.20m J3.11m
10-02.50
Event 16 Women 55 Meter Hurdles
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NCAA AUTO: % 7.61
NCAA PROV: # 7.87
O'Connell: $ 7.34 1992 Michelle Freeman, Florida
Name Year School Prelims Finals H#
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Finals
1 4955 Bates, Joyce Unattached 7.64 7.61% 2
2 4595 Bliss, Andrea Florida 7.81 7.65# 2
3 4975 Kirkland, Anjanett Unattached 7.67 7.66# 2
4 4784 McCray, Yolanda Holyfield Intern 7.77 7.74# 2
5 4775 Gerance, Fanny France 7.75 7.77# 2
6 4974 Jones, Kim Unattached 7.74 7.84# 2
7 4735 McColumn, LaKendra Florida Stat 8.44 8.23 1
8 4732 Lane, Deanna Florida Stat 8.25 8.25 2
9 4973 Johnson, Sheena Unattached 8.37 J8.25 1
10 4822 Williams, Amber Miami 8.25 8.27 2
11 4563 Daniels, Ranada Fiu 8.32 8.28 1
12 4965 Flournoy, Valerie Unattached 8.44 8.36 1
<-----PK Yonge HS
13 4910 Whittaker, Symone South Florid 8.48 8.43 1
14 4912 Williams, Alishia South Florid 8.42 8.47 1
15 4896 McGaffagan, Alexis South Florid 8.43 8.48 1
16 4929 Culver, Roxanne Ucf 8.27 8.49 2
17 4560 Bastien, Marieva Fiu 8.56 8.52 1
18 4911 Wilkins, Austrea South Florid 8.40 8.74 1
Event 18 Women 55 Meter Dash
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NCAA AUTO: % 6.79
NCAA PROV: # 6.93
O'Connell: $ 6.60 1987 Gwen Torrence, Georgia
Name Year School Prelims Finals H#
============================================================================
Finals
1 4962 Downing, Tasha Unattached 6.91 6.86# 2
2 5042 Neal, Tangela Unattached 7.04 6.99 2
3 4954 Austin, Lauren Unattached 7.08 7.02 2
<----Oak Ridge HS
4 4746 Walker, Kimberly Florida Stat 7.13 7.10 2
5 4800 Wright, Tiffany Jacksonville 7.15 7.13 2
6 4776 Okori, Reina-Flor France 7.16 7.15 2
7 4805 Davis, Chinela Miami 7.14 7.18 2
8 4897 Morris, Valquisha South Florid 7.23 7.22 1
9 4817 Ransom, India Miami 7.19 7.24 2
10 4727 Brown, Sharneka Florida Stat 7.27 J7.24 1
11 4717 McCoy, Daquia Florida Atla 7.21 7.25 2
12 4839 Shinkins, Karen New Balance 7.23 J7.25 1
13 4903 Rich, Devon South Florid 7.31 7.26 1
14 4889 Hall, Jequita South Florid 7.28 7.27 1
15 4722 Stephens, Marilyn Florida Atla 7.25 J7.27 1
16 4672 Smith, Brittney Florida A&M 7.30 7.41 1
-- 4714 Jones, Jian Florida Atla 7.27 DNF 1
Event 21 Women 400 Meter Dash
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NCAA AUTO: % 52.90
NCAA PROV: # 54.50
O'Connell: $ 52.42 1999 Jearl Miles-Clark, Reebok
Name Year School Seed Finals H#
============================================================================
1 4624 Williams, Novlene Florida 52.00 53.10# 1
2 4614 Ponteen, Tiandra Florida 55.00 54.24# 2
3 4807 Etienne, Ginou Miami 53.74 54.41# 1
4 4804 Darden, Dominique Miami 54.16 55.36 2
5 4801 Carter, Kitoya Miami 53.95 55.78 2
6 4954 Austin, Lauren Unattached 53.52 55.85 1
<-----Oak Ridge HS
7 4728 Campbell, Tamara Florida Stat 54.82 56.43 3
8 4813 Moore, Wiande Miami 54.83 57.51 3
9 4726 Adams, Kimberly Florida Stat 55.42 57.86 4
10 4975 Kirkland, Anjanett Unattached 54.70 58.45 3
11 4608 Hickman, Amber Florida 57.00 58.46 6
12 4902 Ragot, Claire South Florid 57.55 58.70 7
13 4724 Wilson, Helenor Florida Atla 58.07 58.92 8
14 4565 Doyley, Yanique Fiu 56.90 59.09 5
14 4734 Massiah, Dana Florida Stat 56.25 59.09 4
16 4657 Daniels, Nakia Florida A&M 57.50 59.13 7
17 4669 Peterson, Analeta Florida A&M 57.89 59.38 8
Event 23 Women 800 Meter Run
=========================================================================
NCAA AUTO: % 2:05.65
NCAA PROV: # 2:09.00
O'Connell: $ 2:01.66 1993 Joetta Clark, Foot Locker TC
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 4501 King-Foster, Tamar Alpha Om 2:11.26 2:09.31
2 4596 Bratton, Kamille Florida 2:09.00 2:09.68
3 4618 Schommer, Amanda Florida 2:14.00 2:13.70
4 4978 Morris, Lavera Unattached 2:10.08 2:14.96
<-----Oak Ridge HS
5 4607 Heyens, Jodi Florida 2:14.40 2:17.93
6 4706 Beitel, Claudia Florida Atla 2:15.81 2:18.40
7 4599 Cathey, Mason Florida 2:14.50 2:18.79
8 4939 Jones, Christina Ucf 2:15.55 2:19.72
9 4609 Johnson, Kecia Florida 2:15.00 2:19.86
10 4737 Mondragon, Sydney Florida Stat 2:16.00 2:20.72
11 4675 Thomas, Lindsay Florida A&M 2:18.00 2:21.26
12 4815 Pascual, Zullymari Miami 2:12.75 2:26.21
13 4667 McKinney, Crystal Florida A&M 2:18.00 2:26.76
14 4985 Zieminski, Kristen Unattached 2:21.00 2:27.63
15 4659 Dorcelin, Jeanna Florida A&M 2:24.00 2:29.02
16 4796 Pressley, Andrea Jacksonville 2:30.00 2:30.29
17 4720 Saridakis, Artemis Florida Atla 2:21.00 2:30.78
18 4857 Lindsey, Rebekah North Florid 2:35.00 2:32.71
19 4712 Grabowiecka, Monik Florida Atla 2:16.00 2:33.15
20 4956 Bayley, Sherise Unattached 2:10.00 2:35.93
21 4710 Foster, Antoinette Florida Atla 2:32.98 2:36.02
22 4729 Jackson, Marla Florida Stat 2:25.00 2:37.19
23 4572 McKay, Vanessa Fiu 2:28.00 2:37.65
24 4721 Springer, Amy Florida Atla 2:18.00 2:37.91
25 4519 Strickland, Katrin Bethune-Cook 2:20.00 2:38.42
26 4561 Cardenas, Katherin Fiu 2:28.00 2:40.33
27 4508 Gordon, Tiffany Bethune-Cook 2:30.00 2:42.50
28 4573 Navarro, Milvia Fiu 2:30.00 2:45.08
-- 4616 Regan, Christina Florida 2:30.00 DNF
-- 4741 Pettus, India Florida Stat 2:18.00 DNF
Event 25 Women 200 Meter Dash
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NCAA AUTO: % 23.50
NCAA PROV: # 24.00
O'Connell: $ 22.99 1999 Peta-Gaye Dowdie, Louisiana State
Name Year School Seed Finals H#
============================================================================
1 4809 Greggs, Charlette Miami 23.37 24.32 1
2 4839 Shinkins, Karen New Balance 24.12 24.45 3
3 4963 Evans, Cara Unattached 24.30 24.52 3
4 4804 Darden, Dominique Miami 23.94 24.63 1
5 4977 Miles - Clark, Jea Unattached 24.50 24.72 4
6 4954 Austin, Lauren Unattached 24.42 24.84 4
<-----Oak RIDGE hs
7 4739 Niako, Cynthia Florida Stat 24.52 24.93 4
8 4801 Carter, Kitoya Miami 24.39 25.00 2
9 4746 Walker, Kimberly Florida Stat 24.68 25.10 5
10 4728 Campbell, Tamara Florida Stat 24.75 25.20 6
10 4843 Jones, Teneesha New Era Sprint C 25.20 4
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