On April 19, Key West hosted Marathon and Archbishop McCarthy in a late-season trimeet. The Conch girls won the meet with 79.5 points. Marathon was third with 31. The boys of Key West came in second to Archbishop McCarthy but edged out the Fins 74-24.
Key West’s girls had seven first-place finishers in their final home meet of the season. Dazmine Jenkins closed out her regular-season career with a win in the 100-meter dash. Alyssandra Camargo was first in the 400, Caylaa Makimaa was first in the two-mile race, and Sophia Powell won the 100-meter hurdles.
In field events, Audrey Smith won the javelin competition, Anabel Portuondo won pole vault and Kaylee Matas Cabezuelo won the triple jump. Matas Cabezuelo was second in long jump and third in discus for a very productive day of events. Colleen Barter was second in high jump and third in the 400. The Lady Conchs’ second-place finishers included Naima Thomas in the 800, Valeria Juarez in the 400 hurdles and Riley Richard in pole vault. Claiming third-place finishes were Lilia Mook in the 200, Emerson Jackson in the 800, Claire Boysen in shot put and Gemma Nesgaard in high jump.
The Conch boys had plenty of strong finishes, particularly in the field events. Anthony Jenner won the 110 high hurdles, took second in the 400 hurdles and discus and was fourth in javelin to win points in every event he entered. Shane Lavallee was first in javelin, followed by Peyton Zubieta then Jeremiah Harvey. Noah Mercer won the discus competition and took third in shot put. Teammate Jean Louis was second in shot put. Malachi Telisma and Brondson Etienne tied for third in the high jump event. Jeef Dejean had a pair of seconds in the 100 and 200; Clerf Alexandre was right behind him to place third in the 100. In the distance events, Colbin Hill was second in the two-mile and third in the one-mile race. Andrew Fedor was second in the one-mile and Rayan Barrios was third in the 800-meter race.
Marathon’s boys had three first-place finishes, with two coming from Jay Marshall. Marshall set a new personal and school best in the 100 and matched his own personal record, which just happens to be the school record as well, in the 200. Tony Bursa won the two-mile race for Marathon’s other first place. Caleb Shelar was second in the 400, with Fabbianho Louis Jeune one place behind him. Thomas Torres finished third in the 110 high hurdles for the Fins’ final top-three finishes on the boys side.
The Lady Fins had three wins, all in field events. Daysi Williams won the high jump event. Caylie Globe was first in the long jump and second in the 100 hurdles. Justice Lee was first in shot put, setting a new school record. She set another Dolphin record in discus, in which she placed second. Lee was also second in javelin with teammate Marti Kilbourne claiming third place. Ava Merryman was third in the pole vault, and Shilo Yeider was third in the 100 hurdles.
Coral Shores had an intrasquad meet on April 19 to get in some final practice prior to districts. The ’Canes did see some competition on April 17 when they traveled to Barbara Goleman High School to compete against Goleman and Miami Palmetto. Coral Shores took second place in the girls and boys events behind the Goleman Gators. Coral Shores’ boys proved to be strong in the distance events, with all three of their first-place finishes coming from there. Adrik Gadea won the 800, Alaric Rodriguez won the one-mile and Lochlain James was first in the two-mile race. Danny Malagon was second in the 200-meter race with Uriel Gutierrez right behind him in third. Ambrose Sanchez was second in the 400 hurdles while Xavier Johnson was third in the 110s. Nick Calderon was the only top-three placer in field events, claiming a third-place finish in the discus competition.
Lady ’Canes athletes saw their greatest success in Sammy Bates’ first-place finish in the 800. They had a trio of second places with Brooke Mandozzi in the 100, Mira Jones in the 400 and Hayden Teal in the one-mile race. Julieanna Oddo was third in the 100 hurdles and Susan Mendoza was two places behind Bates in the 800 event to round out the Hurricanes’ top finishers.
All three teams have now completed their regular seasons. Key West and Coral Shores competed on April 24 for the FHSAA 2A District Championships held at Tropical Park (results not available at press time). Marathon and the rest of the 1A competition have their meet at Palmer Trinity School May 1.
