JACKSONVILLE — Stormy climate and a 4 hour delay didn’t do something to maintain Tanner Schick from reaching excessive hopes in Saturday’s Class 1A state monitor discipline meet.
The Mount Dora Christian senior repeated his 2024 excessive bounce state championship, clearing 6 ft 7½ inches (2.02 meters) to win by a giant margin.
“The delay didn’t actually trouble me,” Schick stated. “I stored shifting, ate some protein bars, had some sports activities drinks.”
His third clearance of the day, 6-5½, would even have received. But it surely was an important make at 6-3½ that stored him on monitor for the title. Had he not made that top on his third and closing try he would have positioned third.
“Successful twice is fairly superior,” he stated. “You anticipate your self to win. You additionally really feel assured and that’s a very good factor.”
Schick, the highest excessive jumper within the Orlando space, took three robust makes an attempt at 6-9, which might have eclipsed the career-best of 6-7¾ he reached to win at this yr’s Bob Hayes Invitational — additionally in Jacksonville.
Basis Academy junior Lee Peters ran away from her competitors within the 1A ladies 100 meter sprint, profitable in a career-best 11.60-second time.
“I simply instructed my coach I’ve by no means run that onerous in my life,” Peters stated afterward. “Once I pray, God delivers. I’m a giant believer.”
She clocked one other massive private document time within the 200 (23.97) to complete second behind Tampa Prep’s Cai Culpepper (23.69).
Geneva College senior Loralei Flores cleared 11-3¼ for second within the ladies pole vault. And Geneva sophomore Duke Carpenter was third within the boy discus (165-0) and fourth within the shot put (48-0), and one other Knights sophomore, Julia Cotto completed fourth within the ladies shot (36-3).
Orangewood Christian ninth grader David Gammichia was fourth within the boys discus (166-7).
MDCA junior Avery Hicks was the women triple bounce runner-up (37-1¾). Eighth grader Gianna Landri of The First Academy completed fifth within the 400 hurdles at 57.45.
MDCA senior soccer standout Frank Hicks ran 14.59 for fourth within the boys 110 hurdles. Sophomore teammate Tanner Faden was fourth within the pole vault (13-3½).
Class 3A
Tavares sophomore Cheyenne Thomas medaled in three occasions for the second yr in a row. The realm ladies 800 chief ran a quick 2:11.92 to put second in that occasion. She was fourth within the 1,600 at 4:59.92 and ran on the Bulldogs’ 4×800 relay, which completed third with a 9:20.72 time that’s No. 1 for the Orlando space.
Thomas was additionally a 3A cross nation runner-up in November.
Tavares tied for ninth within the ladies standings — the perfect end for an space crew within the 1A, 2A and 3A meets.
Lightning halted Friday’s 3A meet in its early phases. That pressured the FHSAA to squeeze three championship meets into in the future on Saturday, together with 1A and a late 4A meet. The revamped rolling occasion schedule began at 7:30 a.m. However one other lightning delay pressured one other stoppage at 8:35.
The all-clear announcement got here at 12:10 p.m., permitting athletes and spectators to return to the monitor and bleachers. From that time on officers started occasions as shortly as attainable with extra ominous climate projected.
The 4A meet, which is heavy on Orlando space excessive schoolers, acquired began simply after 4:30.
Varsity content material editor Buddy Collings may be contacted by e-mail at bcollings@orlandoSentinel.com.
