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Satellite's Celina Coryell and Rockledge's Gordon win state titles at the FHSAA Class 3A track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Satellite's Celina Coryell pulls ahead of Bishop Moore's Annabella Tomasic on her way to victory in the girls 3,200 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge's Christina Jones (2784) and Auburndale's Wizly Payoute (2016) race in the girls 200 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge's Christopher Gordon (2780) races to victory in the boys 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Satellite's Keira Merrick races to the line to win the girls 800 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Celina Coryell from Satellite won the girls 3,200 at the FHSAA Class 3A championships.
The FHSAA Class 3A track and field championships were held in Jacksonville, Florida.
The FHSAA Class 3A championships took place on May 8, 2026.
Gordon from Rockledge won a state title at the FHSAA Class 3A championships.

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Rockledge's Estella Allen (2770) receives the baton from Reyna Gaines in the girls 4x100 relay during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge's Laila Dupuch (2777) races in the girls 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Satellite's Bailey Madsen prepares her throw in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge's Kalaijah Baker lands in the girls long jump during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge's Michael Gonzalez lands in the boys long jump during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Satellite's Celina Coryell (2798) races in the girls 4x800 relay during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Satellite's Keira Merrick (2804) and Naples Gulf Coast's Kiara Rakes (2311) lead the pack in the girls 800 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Celina Coryell pulls ahead of Bishop Moore's Annabella Tomasic on her way to victory in the girls 3,200 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Celina Coryell pulls ahead of Bishop Moore's Annabella Tomasic on her way to victory in the girls 3,200 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Christina Jones (2784) and Auburndale's Wizly Payoute (2016) race in the girls 200 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Christopher Gordon (2780) races to victory in the boys 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Keira Merrick races to the line to win the girls 800 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Estella Allen (2770) receives the baton from Reyna Gaines in the girls 4x100 relay during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Laila Dupuch (2777) races in the girls 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Bailey Madsen prepares her throw in the girls javelin during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Kalaijah Baker lands in the girls long jump during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Rockledge's Michael Gonzalez lands in the boys long jump during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Celina Coryell (2798) races in the girls 4x800 relay during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championship in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
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Satellite's Keira Merrick (2804) and Naples Gulf Coast's Kiara Rakes (2311) lead the pack in the girls 800 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge, Satellite and Merritt Island competed at the FHSAA Class 3A State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 8, at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.
Satellite seniors Keira Merrick and Celina Coryell won state titles, Merrick in the 800 and Coryell in the 3200. Merrick clocked in at 2:10.04 in the 800 and Coryell posted a 3200 time of 10:36.24.
Satellite's Keira Merrick (2804) and Naples Gulf Coast's Kiara Rakes (2311) lead the pack in the girls 800 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Satellite senior Bailey Madsen claimed silver in the javelin with a throw of 42.52 meters. The girls also took home a fourth-place medal in the 4x800 relay. Overall, the Satellite girls posted a fifth-place finish with 33 points.
Satellite sophomore Levi Mumme was the lone boy state qualifier and took home a fifth-place medal in the pole vault.
Rockledge senior Christopher Gordon brought home the medal collection, winning the state title in the 400 with a time of 47.18 seconds. Gordon captured silver in the 200 and bronze in the 100.
Rockledge's Christopher Gordon (2780) races to victory in the boys 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Rockledge junior Demond Scott Jr. finished as the high jump state runner-up with a mark of 2.02 meters. Junior Noah Childrey in the 3200 and the boys 4x800 relay team placed seventh and eighth, respectively, to round out the medal haul for the boys team. Rockledge finished fifth with 35 points.
The Rockledge girls took home medals in all three relays, including bronze in the 4x800 relay with a time of 9:21.65. Senior Kalaijah Baker placed sixth in the long jump and senior Laila Dupuch crossed the finish line in seventh in the 400.
Rockledge's Laila Dupuch (2777) races in the girls 400 during the FHSAA Class 3A high school track and field championships in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 8, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Merritt Island senior Zachary Olson raced in the 400 hurdles and placed 11th with a time of 56.68 seconds.
Team scores: 1. Niceville 88, 2. Belen Jesuit Prep 76, 3. Lincoln 52, 4. Rickards 36, 5. Rockledge 35, 6. Dillard 32, 7. Dunbar 24, T-8. Northeast OP/Pine Forest 22, 10. Ponte Vedra 20, T-11. Bishop Moore/Chiles/Gateway 16, T-14. Riverdale/Wesley Chapel 14, 16. Plantation 13, 17. Miami Northwestern 11, T-18. Choctawhatchee/Citrus/Hillsborough/New Smyrna Beach/North Miami 10, T-23. Leon/Manatee 8, T-25. Pace/St. Augustine 7, T-27. Beachside/Fleming Island/Orange Park/Washington 6, T-31. Blanche Ely/Charlotte/Hudson/Mariner/Northeast SP/Sebastian River/South Fort Myers 5, T-38. East Bay/Escambia/Jesuit/Jones/North Fort Myers/River Ridge/Satellite 4, T-45. American Heritage/Atlantic/Miami Norland/Riverside/Southeast 3, T-50. Mainland/Miramar/Navarre/Vanguard 2, T-54. Gulf Breeze/Clearwater/Countryside/Fort Walton Beach/Pembroke Pines Charter 1
100: 1. Davion Crumitie (Rickards) 10.30, 2. Brady Pineo (Wesley Chapel) 10.52, 3. Christopher Gordon (Rockledge) 10.52, 4. Trenton McClendon (Northeast) 10.64, 5. Jaiden Quintana (River Ridge) 10.66, 6. Kabran Paul (Lincoln) 10.73, 7. Levi Mckenzie (Riverdale) 10.73, 8. Trevor Jacobs (Lincoln) 10.74
200: 1. Davion Crumitie (Rickards) 20.79, 2. Christopher Gordon (Rockledge) 21.14, 3. Levi Mckenzie (Riverdale) 21.26, 4. Isaiah Bernadel (South Fort Myers) 21.33, 5. Bryan Labardy (North Miami) 21.42, 6. Omari St. Fort (Atlantic) 21.53, 7. Oshane Parke (Northeast) 21.54, 8. Kaleb Smith (Jesuit) 21.59, 11. Michael Gonzalez (Rockledge) 21.75
400: 1. Christopher Gordon (Rockledge) 47.18, 2. Elijah Cantero (Bishop Moore) 47.57, 3. Levi Mckenzie (Riverdale) 47.76, 4. Marckenzy Joseph (Miami Northwestern) 47.87, 5. Josiah Long (Leon) 47.97, 6. Jahfari Farrell (Dillard) 48.09, 7. Ka’Nard Boucard (Miramar) 48.30, 8. Isaih Cook (Countryside) 48.37
800: 1. Marcelo Mantecon (Belen Jesuit Prep) 1:51.40, 2. Brendan Cutler (Choctawhatchee) 1:51.87, 3. Chancey Alexander (Dunbar) 1:51.88, 4. Jack Michalak (Belen Jesuit Prep) 1:52.21, 5. Bradford Jeoboham (Dillard) 1:53.64, 6. Antwan Hamm (Rickards) 1:53.99, 7. Prince Valbrun (Northeast) 1:54.24, 8. Eric Dennard (Escambia) 1:54.41, 10. Brody Johnson (Rockledge) 1:54.58
1600: 1. Marcelo Mantecon (Belen Jesuit Prep) 4:17.38, 2. Jack Michalak (Belen Jesuit Prep) 4:18.26, 3. Miles Wicks (Ponte Vedra) 4:18.51, 4. Cole Swesey (St. Augustine) 4:21.34, 5. Luke Ross (Ponte Vedra) 4:21.71, 6. Stefan Lungescu (American Heritage) 4:23.96, 7. Matthias Murrle (Belen Jesuit Prep) 4:24.53, 8. Adam Stewart (Pembroke Pines Charter) 4:25.32, 15. Lucas Raymundo-Wulf (Rockledge) 4:31.64
3200: 1. Marcelo Mantecon (Belen Jesuit Prep) 8:56.02, 2. Joshua Hicks (Chiles) 8:56.84, 3. Matthew Hauser (Lincoln) 9:17.64, 4. Angel Cruz (Mariner) 9:20.21, 5. Jonathan Kiros (Chiles) 9:23.85, 6. Gabriel Garcia (Jesuit) 9:28.00, 7. Noah Childrey (Rockledge) 9:29.06, 8. Bryant Olson (Niceville) 9:31.08
400 hurdles: 1. Anthony Gee (Pine Forest) 52.18, 2. Kobe Johnson (Dunbar) 53.58, 3. Anthony Vail (Lincoln) 53.77, 4. Carlos Rodriguez-Novoa (Belen Jesuit Prep) 54.70, 5. Aaden Fields (North Fort Myers) 55.44, 6. Willie Goldsby (Dillard) 55.45, 7. Demetrius Outten (Charlotte) 55.60, 8. Cornelius Parker (Clearwater) 56.20, 11. Zachary Olson (Merritt Island) 56.68
4x800 relay: 1. Belen Jesuit Prep 7:51.30, 2. Dillard 7:52.90, 3. Fleming Island 7:53.14, 4. Lincoln 7:53.66, 5. Chiles 7:56.00, 6. Northeast 7:57.16, 7. Niceville 7:58.20, 8. Rockledge (Brody Johnson, Logan Crouch, Lucas Raymundo-Wulf, Noah Childrey) 7:59.34
High jump: 1. Braelin Cobb (Citrus) 2.07m, 2. Demond Scott Jr. (Rockledge) 2.02, 3. Tylan Chambers (Washington) 1.97, 4. Jaxon Doty (Hudson) 1.97, 5. Shondray Dixon (East Bay) 1.92, 6. Daniel McDaniel (Escambia) 1.92, 7. Roshard Saintilus (Dillard) 1.92, 8. Caden White (Fort Walton Beach) 1.92
Pole vault: 1. Asa Loicano (Niceville) 4.80m, 2. Jacob Kincaid (Niceville) 4.65, 3. Nathan Williams (Beachside) 4.65, 4. Caleb Hurtado 4.59, 5. Levi Mumme (Satellite) 4.35, 6. Jack Jones (Niceville) 4.35, 7. Ethan Antle (Gateway) 4.35, 8. Paul Arthur (Pace) 4.20
Long jump: 1. Derrell Hines (Hillsborough) 7.60m, 2. Chandler Johnson (Manatee) 7.43, 3. Nethan Verger (Orange Park) 7.30, 4. Max Lusky Petit Monsieur (Plantation) 7.27, 5. Maxwell Garcon (Gateway) 7.22, 6. Jaylen Lindsey (Southeast) 7.14, 7. O’hara Tommie (Northeast) 7.01, 8. Jaiden Cunningham (Lincoln) 6.88, 12. Michael Gonzalez (Rockledge) 6.49
Discus: 1. Colin Butler (Ponte Vedra) 56.48, 2. Charlie Perkins (Niceville) 56.32, 3. Timothy Koonce (North Miami) 52.90, 4. Kason Scott (Lincoln) 52.86, 5. Joshua Henry (Wesley Chapel) 50.34, 6. Logan Wheatley (Charlotte) 49.65, 7. Michael London (Mainland) 49.47, 8. Demari Kendrick (Lincoln) 47.64, 12. Tory Love (Rockledge) 43.32, 13. Everett Taylor (Rockledge) 42.15
Team scores: 1. Dillard 69, 2. Niceville 64, 3. Rickards 44, 4. Miami Northwestern 40, 5. Satellite 33, 6. Beachside 30, 7. Bishop Moore 26, 8. Lourdes 22, T-9. Chiles/Hillsborough 21, 11. Sebastian River 20, T-12. Fleming Island/Rockledge 19, 14. Plantation 18, 15. Lincoln 17, T-16. Bayshore/Miami Norland/North Miami 16, 19. Gulf Coast 15, 20. Washington 13.5, 21. Dunbar, T-22. Barron Collier/Everglades 12, T-24. Charlotte/Zephyrhills 11, 26. Springstead 10, T-27. Mosley/North Fort Myers 8, 29. Matanzas 7, T-30. Ed White/Lely 6, 32. Gainesville 5, T-33. River Ridge/Innovation 3, 35. Tate 3.5, T-36. Blake/Fort Myers/Jones/Menendez/Riverside/South Fork/St. Augustin/Vanguard 3, T-44. Auburndale/Fort Walton Beach/McArthur/Osceola/Wesley Chapel/Morgan 2, T-50. New Smyrna Beach/Ponte Vedra 1.5, T-52. Choctawhatchee/Golden Gate/Lecanto 1
100: 1. Sanii Shield (Bayshore) 11.63, 2. Sacori Gardner (Rickards) 11.64, 3. Journee Belcher (Rickards) 11.70, 4. Keviana Dickenson (Dillard) 11.70, 5. Arianna Woolcock (Everglades) 11.72, 6. Antanyiah Brown (North Miami) 11.74, 7. Talisse Patterson (Riverside) 11.76, 8. Kala Valarias (Gulf Coast) 11.80, 13. Christina Jones (Rockledge) 11.98
200: 1. Journee Belcher (Rickards) 23.60, 2. Arianna Woolcock (Everglades) 23.84, 3. Sanii Shield (Bayshore) 23.86, 4. Antanyiah Brown (North Miami) 24.11, 5. Kala Valarias (Gulf Coast) 24.17, 6. Desiree Frazier (Dillard) 24.19, 7. Lola Hayes (Beachside) 24.50, 8. Wizly Payoute (Auburndale) 24.61, 9. Christina Jones (Rockledge) 24.76
400: 1. Journee Belcher (Rickards) 53.19, 2. Desiree Frazier (Dillard) 53.33, 3. Lola Hayes (Beachside) 54.84, 4. Kala Valarias (Gulf Coast) 54.87, 5. Rellniyah Jones (Dillard) 55.30, 6. Victoria Pringle (Blake) 56.11, 7. Laila Dupuch (Rockledge) 56.14, 8. Amerie Carry (Gulf Coast) 56.64
800: 1. Keira Merrick (Satellite) 2:10.04, 2. Marisa Mantecon (Lourdes) 2:12.65, 3. Shynah Collins (Dillard) 2:13.55, 4. Keira Forbes (Gainesville) 2:14.11, 5. Abigail Richards (Dillard) 2:15.31, 6. Kelly Greene (Dillard) 2:15.46, 7. Antionna Ford (Miami Northwestern) 2:16.57, 8. Kiara Rakes (Gulf Coast) 2:17.94, 12. Azaria Waller (Rockledge) 2:18.48
1600: 1. Annabella Tomasic (Bishop Moore) 4:53.25, 2. Marisa Mantecon (Lourdes) 4:54.84, 3. Lydia Vincent (Zephyrhills) 4:55.11, 4. Peyton Cerasi (Matanzas) 4:55.78, 5. Lainee Mercer (Springstead) 5:00.27, 6. Maggie Pocklington (Fort Myers) 5:02.81, 7. Emerson Brinn (South Fork) 5:07.01, 8. Miah Galban (Golden Gate) 5:08.12, 18. Hannah Harris (Satellite) 5:24.02
3200: 1. Celina Coryell (Satellite) 10:36.24, 2. Annabella Tomasic (Bishop Moore) 10:44.47, 3. Lainee Mercer (Springstead) 10:49.48, 4. Lydia Vincent (Zephyrhills) 10:52.19, 5. Emma-Claire Tanenbaum (Chiles) 10:56.53, 6. Emma Curtis (Vanguard) 11:00.64, 7. Peyton Cerasi (Matanzas) 11:03.41, 8. Isabel Harter (Choctawhatchee) 11:07.24
100 hurdles: 1. Kaitlyn Brown (Beachside) 13.77, 2. Nyla Christian (Plantation) 13.82, 3. Janae Jones (Miami Northwestern) 14.08, 4. Alexis Sutton (Dillard) 14.09, 5. Saylor Tolbert (Niceville) 14.33, 6. Pache’ Strachan (Miami Northwestern) 14.36, 7. Janae Beresford (Miami Norland) 14.46, 8. Sariah Kee (Riverside) 14.70, 11. Reyna Gaines (Rockledge) 14.83
400 hurdles: 1. Saylor Tolbert (Niceville) 59.82, 2. Lamayah Howard (Miami Northwestern) 1:02.48, 3. Ayanna Bryant (Dillard) 1:02.67, 4. Maddison Simpson (Dillard) 1:03.11, 5. Kaitlyn Brown (Beachside) 1:03.34, 6. Heaven Ferguson (St. Augustine) 1:03.58, 7. Karinah Lovett (Hillsborough) 1:03.70, 8. Adrianna Miller (Lecanto) 1:04.13, 14. Jazylle Bradley (Rockledge) 1:06.52
4x100 relay: 1. Miami Norland 47.13, 2. Dunbar 47.20, 3. Niceville 47.22, 4. Lincoln 47.33, 5. Miami Northwestern 47.62, 6. Rockledge (Jayla Brown, Christina Jones, Reyna Gaines, Estella Allen) 47.65, 7. Wesley Chapel 47.96, 8. Fleming Island 48.05
4x400 relay: 1. Dillard 3:45.71, 2. Miami Northwestern 3:46.85, 3. Beachside 3:52.09, 4. Rockledge (Azaria Waller, Laila Dupuch, Christina Jones, Kahleina Vereen) 3:54.17, 5. Hillsborough 3:54.74. 6. Gulf Coast 3:54.90, 7. Niceville 3:55.37, 8. Chiles 3:59.06, 12. Satellite (Faith Kephart, Hannah Harris, Keira Merrick, Reese Williams) 4:00.69
4x800 relay: 1. Dillard 9:05.93, 2. Bishop Moore 9:16.05, 3. Rockledge (Azaria Waller, Isabella Pinto, Kahleina Vereen, Laila Dupuch) 9:21.65, 4. Satellite (Celina Coryell, Reese Williams, Hannah Harris, Keira Merrick) 9:22.03, 5. Niceville 9:26.14, 6. Miami Northwestern 9:26.25, 7. Beachside 9:27.65, 8. South Fork 9:31.37
Pole vault: 1. Allison Davenport (Chiles) 3.60m, 2. Giovanna Molloy (North Fort Myers) 3.45, 3. Lelia Jones (Chiles) 3.45, 4. Katelyn LaGrosse (Niceville) 3.30, 5. Loxley Sheldon (Niceville) 3.30, 6. Faith Hessinger (Charlotte) 3.15, T7. Molly Brock (New Smyrna Beach)/Hollis Keebaugh (Ponte Vedra) 3.15, 17. Addison Green (Satellite) 2.85
Long jump: 1. Nyla Christian (Plantation) 6.10m, 2. Mikayla Shavers (Fleming Island) 5.89, 3. Jayce Miller (Hillsborough) 5.83, 4. Gianna Hutto (Charlotte) 5.67, 5. Mariah Turner (Innovation) 5.67, 6. Kalaijah Baker (Rockledge) 5.57, 7. Jayla Payton (Morgan) 5.47, 8. Mikayla Eugene (Hillsborough) 5.40
Triple jump: 1. Mikayla Shavers (Fleming Island) 13.09m, 2. Jayce Miller (Hillsborough) 12.39, 3. Celestina Francois (Lely) 11.64, 4. Orriyah Randall (Washington) 11.60, 5. Talya Cochran (Miami Norland) 11.57, 6. Jessie Duverny (North Miami) 11.54, 7. Gracie Dennison (Niceville) 11.53, 8. Olivia Bersh (Barron Collier) 11.40, Sanau Jhagroo (Rockledge) FOUL
Javelin: 1. Shelby Plasier (Niceville) 45.23m, 2. Bailey Madsen (Satellite) 42.52, 3. Katerina Chacon (Lourdes) 40.66, 4. Lilly Dennison (Niceville) 38.48, 5. Kirsten Stubbendick (River Ridge) 38.46, 6. Marquesha Oxendine (Menendez) 37.47, 7. Gianna Rumore (Osceola) 37.09, 8. Siena Mikota (Lincoln) 36.89
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: See how Brevard County athletes fared at Class 3A state track meet