Verot’s Whalen claims shot put title at state track & field meet
Prep Report
Thursday
Track & Field
An early report from the FHSAA Track & Field State Meet at the University of Florida in Gainesville, in the Class 2A competition, Bishop Verot’s Wyatt Whalen has captured the tile in the shot put with a toss of 16.32m (53 feet, 6 1/2 inches). Later in the day, Whalen finished third in the discus competition.
Also, Raven Gadson of Bishop Verot finished 8th in the triple jump competition.
Class 3A
Friday
Area qualifiers
Boys
100 meters: Dandre Morrison, Ida Baker
200 meters: Dandre Morrison, Ida Baker
800 meters: Jacob Fritz, Ida Baker
3200 meters: Declan Ziomek, Ida Baker; Matthew Speruta, Ida Baker
4×800 relay: Ida Baker
Shot put: Keon Anderson, Island Coast
Discus: Keon Anderson, Island Coast
High jump: Kaiden Crossdale, Ida Baker
Pole vault: Dustin Castagna, North Fort Myers
Javelin: Ofil Ramos, Island Coast; Zach Malpica, Ida Baker
Girls
Pole vault: GiGi Malloy, North Fort Myers; Anika Homolka, North Fort Myers
Javelin: Avery Brincat, Island Coast