Edgewood's Jonas Dowdell, Cocoa girls 4x100 win Class 2A state titles

Class 2A stepped into the spotlight on Thursday, May 7, at the FHSAA State Track and Field Championships at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.

Brevard County athletes won 2 state titles and 2 silver medals. In the boys 3200-meter run, Edgewood senior Jonas Dowdell claimed gold with a time of 9:31.07.

The Edgewood girls 4x800 relay brought home an eighth-place medal.

The Cocoa girls 4x100 relay team of senior I’Yana Barnes, junior Diamond Bryant, senior Jayla Edgecombe and senior La’Nija Thomas raced to the top of the podium, recording a time of 47.38 seconds. Bryant collected silver in the 100 and eighth in the 200.

Cocoa senior Malik Evans placed fourth in the 200 and the boys 4x100 relay team finished eighth.

West Shore junior Landon Plechaty finished as the state runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 54.32 meters.

Cocoa Beach senior Rylan Reyes placed fifth in the 1600. The boys 4x400 and 4x800 relays also recorded the fifth-fastest time. Minutemen junior Frank Venzara finished the 400 in seventh.

Astronaut senior Noah McCollam and junior Kaylee Edwards earned medals in the 3200 and long jump, respectively. McCollam ended in sixth and Edwards leapt to seventh.

Titusville senior Alexander Christian brought home the lone medal with an eighth-place mark in the long jump.

Boys

Team scores:1. Raines 83, T-2 Calvary Christian (Ft. Lauderdale)/Palatka 34, T-4. Andrew Jackson/Cardinal Newman/West Florida 26, 7. Bishop Verot 24, 8. Pensacola 23, 9. Montverde Academy 19, 10. Lakewood 18. T-11. Gulliver Prep/South Walton 16, 13. Villages 15.14. Cocoa Beach 14,15. Wakulla 13, T-16. Bolles/King/King’s Academy 12, 19. Windermere Prep 11,T-20.Aubrey Rogers/Eastside/Edgewood/Florida High/Immaculata-LaSalle/Lemon Bay/Mater Lakes/North Bay Haven/Somerset Canyons/Tenoroc10, T-30. Booker/Lake Highland Prep 9,T-32.Atlantic/Chamberlain/Miami Jackson/West Shore 8, 36. Key West 7,T-37.Calvary Christian (Clearwater)/Cocoa/FAU High/Miami Killian/Angeline Academy6,T-42. Bay/Bishop Kenny/Episcopal/Keys Gate/North Broward Prep/North Miami Beach/Stanton/Stranahan 5, T-50. Baldwin/Crystal River/Nature Coast 4, 53. Godby 3.5,T-54. Astronaut/Bozeman/Chaminade-Madonna/Pensacola Christian/Wolfson3,T-59. Cardinal Mooney/St. Andrew’s/Suwannee 2,T-62.McKeel/Miami Central/Tarpon Springs/Titusville1, 66. Trinity Catholic 0.5

100:1. Kedric Wright Jr. (Palatka) 10.60, 2. Kelvin Brown Jr. (Raines) 10.62, 3. Zamarii Sanders (Cardinal Newman) 10.66, 4. Owen Kaye (Raines) 10.75, 5. Addeson Winns (Chamberlain) 10.78, 6. Dane Elliott (West Florida) 10.82, 7. Kaden Howard (Keys Gate) 10.84, 8. Zachary Reed (Eastside) 10.85,12. Malik Evans (Cocoa) 10.96

200:1. Owen Kaye (Raines) 20.87, 2. Zachary Reed (Eastside) 21.03, 3. Jadrien Carmo (Bishop Verot) 21.13,4. Malik Evans (Cocoa) 21.22,5. Dane Elliott (West Florida) 21.37, 6. Kaden Howard (Keys Gate) 21.46, 7. Michael Webb (Lakewood) 21.70, 8. Addeson Winns (Chamberlain) 21.76,11. Jaylen Daley (Cocoa) 22.08

400:1. Kedric Wright Jr. (Palatka) 46.07, 2. Jadrien Carmo (Bishop Verot) 46.63, 3. Connor Allen (Lake Highland Prep) 47.59, 4. Aariz Rahman (Stanton) 47.61, 5. Zydon Furbert (Montverde Academy) 47.91, 6. Jacobey Mobley (Booker) 47.93,7. Frank Venzara (Cocoa Beach) 48.18,8. Jonathan Downer-Barrett (Raines) 48.37

800:1. David Probola (Villages) 1:51.95, 2. Joe Licata (Cardinal Newman) 1:53.24, 3. Jonathan Anthony (Calvary Christian) 1:54.83, 4. Brandon Webb (Andrew Jackson) 1:54.97, 5. Christian Humphrey (Andrew Jackson) 1:55.88, 6. Bryson Lewis (Raines) 1:55.93, 7. Nathaniel Wilson (Bay) 1:56.29, 8. Rick Schultz (Episcopal) 1:57.11,14. Rylan Reyes (Cocoa Beach) 2:00.10

1600:1. Mason LaBlance (King) 4:18.91, 2. Adrian Iziliaev (Gulliver Prep) 4:21.01, 3. Kevin Aguilar (Mater Lakes) 4:25.31, 4. Donovan Carmichael (West Florida) 4:26.75,5. Rylan Reyes (Cocoa Beach) 4:27.18,6. Noah Carpenter (Nature Coast) 4:27.90, 7. Aidan Chandler (Bolles) 4:28.17, 8. Robert Joines (FAU High) 4:28.40

3200: 1. Jonas Dowdell (Edgewood) 9:31.07,2. Aaron Ches (Bolles) 9:35.02, 3. Kayaan Ghaffar (Gulliver Prep) 9:38.00, 4. Michael Gomez (FAU High) 9:42.09, 5. Kevin Aguilar 9:47.89,6. Noah McCollam (Astronaut) 9:49.67,7. Mason LaBlance (King) 9:52.69, 8. Samuel Merritt (Bay) 9:53.55

110 hurdles:1. Iason Williams (Raines) 14.21, 2. Antanious McClendon (Miami Jackson) 14.42, 3. Akai Tonge (Windermere Prep) 14.55, 4. Raheim Roberts (Raines) 14.56, 5. Tony Fields (Palatka) 14.77, 6. Arinthius Stevens (Godby) 14.81, 7. Jack Whelchel (St. Andrew’s) 14.91, 8. Jeremiah Daniels (Miami Central) 14.92,11. Nicko McNeil (Cocoa) 15.18, 15. Eric Williams (Titusville) 15.58

4x100 relay:1. Tenoroc 40.57, 2. Raines 40.85, 3. Cardinal Newman 40.96, 4. West Florida 41.38, 5. Lakewood 41.64, 6. Chamberlain 41.81, 7. Cardinal Mooney 41.82,8. Cocoa (Raymond Mcoy, Malik Evans, Jaylen Daley, Nicko McNeil) 41.91

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4x400 relay:1. Raines 3:12.82, 2. Andrew Jackson, 3. West Florida 3:17.22, 4. Villages 3:18.78,5. Cocoa Beach (Jovan Jackson, Rylan Reyes, Gage Stanley, Frank Venzara) 3:18.81,6. Calvary Christian 3:20.21, 7. Lakewood 3:20.68, 8. Eastside 3:20.80

4x800 relay:1. Aubrey Rogers 7:52.26, 2. Andrew Jackson 7:52.52, 3. Cardinal Newman 7:55.93, 4. Bishop Kenny 7:56.95,5. Cocoa Beach (Lars Manning, Elijah Daly, Asher Cerveny, Rylan Reyes) 7:58.62,6. Lake Highland Prep 8:01.92, 7. Bolles 8:05.53, 8. McKeel 8:06.11

High jump:1. Khylen Eccles (Pensacola) 2.14m, 2. Mekhi Yan (Atlantic) 2.02, 3. Tristan Richards (Calvary Christian) 1.97, 4. Emmanuel Decembre (North Miami Beach) 1.92, 5. Jayden Smith (North Broward Prep) 1.92, 6. Raheim Roberts (Raines) 1.87, 7. Kamari Saunders (Bay) 1.87, T-8. Mikkel Butler (Godby)/Mike Neal (Trinity Catholic) 1.87,10. Khamari Fletcher (Titusville) 1.87

Pole vault:1. Grant Williams (Montverde Academy) 4.50m, 2. Pierce Williams (South Walton) 4.50, 3. Taylor Leidel (Angeline Academy) 4.35, 4. Max Georgiev (Montverde Academy) 4.35, 5. Thomas Coppedge (Episcopal) 4.20, 6. Cameron Kelley (West Florida) 4.20, 7. Aidan Reilly (South Walton) 4.20, 8. Henry Mosley (South Walton) 4.05,13. Asher Krizmanich (Astronaut) 3.75

Long jump:1. Khylen Eccles (Pensacola) 6.93m, 2. Hamire Walker (Raines) 6.84, 3. Donovan Samuels (Miami Killian) 6.54, 4. David Whitaker (Wakulla) 6.46m, 5. Dequan Jackson (Palatka) 6.43, 6. Jonathan Showers (Pensacola Catholic) 6.42, 7. Jeef Dejean (Key West) 6.42,8. Alexander Christian (Titusville) 6.37

Triple jump:1. Devontey Oliver (Somerset Canyons) 15.02m, 2. David Whitaker (Wakulla) 14.80, 3. Sheldon Brown (Palatka) 13.88, 4. Kevin Carter Jr. (Stranahan) 13.86, 5. Raheim Roberts (Raines) 13.76, 6. Khylen Eccles (Pensacola) 13.68, 7. Jyair Wilson (Lakewood) 13.09, 8. Boston Nguyen (North Broward Prep) 12.95,9. Alexander Christian (Titusville) 12.94

Shot put:1. Micah Deem (Florida High) 16.59m, 2. Liam Marley (Calvary Christian) 16.46, 3. Tyler Murzyn (North Bay Haven) 16.06, 4. Leandro Batista (Key West) 15.92, 5. Edshawn Edouard (King’s Academy) 15.64, 6. David Diez (Calvary Christian) 15.51, 7. Johdeem Jones (Raines) 15.16, 8. Sawyer Fuchs (Calvary Christian) 14.62,9. Trenten Kelly (Titusville) 14.22, 18. Tommy Hay (Astronaut) 13.33

Discus:1. William Schafer (Lemon Bay) 53.57m, 2. Liam Marley (Calvary Christian) 53.13, 3. Maleek Lee (Booker) 48.28, 4. David Diez (Calvary Christian) 47.38, 5. Tyler Murzyn (North Bay Haven) 46.23, 6. Jarret Gay (Bozeman) 45.48, 7. Gabe Ellis (Gulliver Prep) 45.33, 8. Isaiah Watts (Tarpon Springs) 45.30,10. Trenten Kelly (Titusville) 43.95

Javelin:1. Aaron Kluener (Bishop Verot) 58.95m,2. Landon Plechaty (West Shore) 54.32,3. Jack Miller (King’s Academy) 50.21, 4. Preston Hernandez (South Walton) 49.80, 5. Lane Komara (Crystal River) 48.34, 6. John Quinn (Wolfson) 47.81, 7. Frank Brookins (Suwannee) 47.56, 8. Joseph Lizor (Nature Coast) 46.82

Girls

Team scores:T-1. Bolles/Montverde Academy 84, 3. Carrollton 42, 4. American Heritage 36, 5. Andrew Jackson 32, 6. Bishop Kenny 30, 7. Glades Central 28, 8. Episcopal 25, 9. Palatka 23, T-10. Pine Crest/Tampa Catholic 20,12. Cocoa 19,13. Gulliver Prep 18, 14. Pompano Beach 15, 15. Villages 14, 16. Key West 13, 17. Suwannee 12, 18. Oasis 11, 19. Calvary Christian (Ft. Lauderdale) 10, T-20. Florida High/Lake Highland Prep/Ransom Everglades 9, T-23. Boca Ciega/Cardinal Gibbons/Cardinal Newman/Miami Carol City/North Broward Prep 8, T-28. King’s Academy/South Walton 7, 30. St. John Paul II 6, T-31. Chaminade-Madonna/Coral Springs Charter/Immaculata-LaSalle/Paxon/Somerset College Prep/Union County/West Florida 5, T-38. Interlachen/Pensacola Catholic/SLAM/South Sumter 4, T-42. Lemon Bay/North Bay Haven 3,T-44. Astronaut/Berkely Prep/Calvary Christian (Clearwater)/Eastside/Fernandina Beach/NSU University/Pensacola/St. Andrew’s2, T-52.Aubrey Rogers/Edgewood/Marianna/Mater Lakes/Ribault/Tenoroc1

100:1. E’tesia Forbes (Glades Central) 11.57,2. Diamond Bryant (Cocoa) 11.80,3. Danielle Hagans (Andrew Jackson) 11.81, 4. Jewel Domingue (American Heritage) 11.82, 5. DaQuana Howell (Montverde Academy) 11.97, 6. Amia Bethea (Union County) 11.97, 7. Alexcia Liverpool (Chaminade-Madonna) 12.00, 8. Jordynn Tucker (Ribault) 12.03,11. Jayla Edgecombe (Cocoa) 12.30

200:1. E’tesia Forbes (Glades Central) 23.46, 2. DaQuana Howell (Montverde Academy) 24.08, 3. Jewel Domingue (American Heritage) 24.20, 4. Nakira Hudson (Montverde Academy) 24.25, 5. Adriana Rodriguez (Montverde Academy) 24.55, 6. Alexcia Liverpool (Chaminade-Madonna) 24.56, 7. Amia Bethea (Union County) 24.79,8. Diamond Bryant (Cocoa) 24.93, 11. Jayla Edgecombe (Cocoa) 25.12

1600:1. Ryleigh Hermanson (Suwannee) 5:01.00, 2. Sofie Stam (Bolles) 5:04.08, 3. Kate Brice (Episcopal) 5:07.26, 4. Whitney Morgan (Episcopal) 5:08.14, 5. Jazlyn Forbes (Oasis) 5:10.52, 6. Charlotte Joseph (Bolles) 5:12.73, 7. Maya Kovalcik (Fernandina Beach) 5:13.06, 8. Ingrid Astrom (Eastside) 5:13.71,10. Selah Vignier (West Shore) 5:16.12, 15. Rebecca Lee (Edgewood) 5:28.63

100 hurdles:1. Arianna Garcia (Carrollton) 14.05, 2. Jizelle Holland (Montverde Academy) 14.30, 3. Idorenyin Essiet (Pompano Beach) 14.42, 4. Aaliyah Olsen (American Heritage) 14.64, 5. Nijah Garnes (Andrew Jackson) 15.28, 6. Isabel Dawkins (Cardinal Newman) 15.33, 7. Synia Hughley (Pensacola) 15.34, 8. Ari Walker (Bolles) 15.58,11. I’Yana Barnes (Cocoa) 15.67, Raine Fludd (Astronaut) DQ

4x100 relay: 1. Cocoa (I’Yana Barnes, Diamond Bryant, Jayla Edgecombe, La’Nija Thomas) 47.38,2. Calvary Christian 47.94, 3. Boca Ciega 48.14, 4. Cardinal Newman 48.37, 5. Pensacola Christian 48.68, 6. Villages 48.70, 7. Florida High 49.05, 8. Coral Springs Charter 49.22,16. Titusville (Kori Freeman, Madison Ray, Saniig Harrell, Makayla McKenzie) 50.03

4x800 relay:1. Bishop Kenny 9:14.30, 2. Bolles 9:21.17, 3. Cardinal Gibbons 9:28.69, 4. Carrollton 9:31.19, 5. Episcopal 9:38.35, 6. Montverde Academy 9:38.37, 7. Calvary Christian 9:43.99,8. Edgewood (Wiktoria Gividen, Lily Myers, Rebecca Lee, Kendall Ratliff) 9:44.92, 15. Cocoa Beach (Ava Scaglione, Mairyn Mullins, Kylee Fitzpatrick, Esther Dobbin) 9:58.26

Long jump:1. Evie Freeman (Bolles) 6.16m, 2. Jewel Domingue (American Heritage) 5.81, 3. E’tesia Forbes (Glades Central) 5.63, 4. Nayo Wright (Somerset College Prep) 5.51, 5. Mya Shivers (Interlachen) 5.48, 6. Makiyah Mchenry (Florida High) 5.42,7. Kaylee Edwards (Astronaut) 5.39,8. Jashonna Mathis (Marianna) 5.35

Triple jump:1. Jewel Domingue (American Heritage) 12.51m, 2. Michayla Griffin (Villages) 11.74, 3. Destiny Williams (Palatka) 11.54, 4. Krystal Inhoof (Immaculata-LaSalle) 11.48, 5. Wynter Green (Bolles) 11.45, 6. Jizelle Holland (Montverde Academy) 11.41, 7. Amira Bryant (Boca Ciega) 11.38, 8. Tyesha Smith (Eastside) 11.23,17. Kaylee Edwards (Astronaut) 10.53

This article originally appeared on Florida Today:Six Brevard County schools medal at 2A state track and field meet