Brevard athletes head to FHSAA state track and field this week
FHSAA state track and field begins Wednesday with the Class 1A championship, followed by 2A on Thursday and then 3A Friday and 4A Saturday.
Cocoa hurdler Tavon Simmons-Roberts has qualified in both hurdle events: the 110 meters and the 400. His 110 time of 14.24 from last week's Region 2-2A meet ranks him as the No. 6 performer from all classes this season.
"Probably the Cape Coast (Conference meet) is where I really started opening up my season with really fast times," Simmons-Roberts said. "And just from there Cape Coast, to district, to regionals; that's where I started to keep it going, and I'm really grateful I was able to execute."
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This will be the Tigers senior's final shot at the state event, and he's one of many from the area competing at the University of North Florida. Follow the results of Brevard athletes daily here at 321preps.com.
Here is a list of Brevard County qualifiers.
More FHSAA Class 1A track and field notes
∎ Justin Woulard of MCC is a qualifier in four individual events: the 100 meters, 200, long jump and triple jump. His long jump of 24-1 1/2 at the Region 2-1A meet last week made him the No. 4 performer this year in the FHSAA.
∎ Evelyn VanZwieten of Merritt Island Christian has a season best of 137-2 in the javelin, making her the state's No. 5 performer of the year.
∎ Holy Trinity's teams won both the boys and girls regional titles last week.
FHSAA Class 2A track and field notes
∎ Titusville's Ralph Smith is a qualifier in three individual events: the high jump, long jump (where his 24-foot, 1 3/4 mark from the Cape Coast Conference meet ranks him the No. 3 statewide performer) and triple jump.
∎ Cocoa's Alayezia Williams is an individual qualifier in three events: 100-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump.
FHSAA Class 3A track and field notes
∎ Deaven McDonald of Heritage has the best discus throw in the state for all classes this season, 184-1 at last week's Region 4-3A championship. He also qualified in the shot put.
∎ The 6-11 3/4 high jump of Bayside's Nickiah Wilkinson's at the Region 4-3A meet last week is tied for the highest in the FHSAA in 2024, and Demond Scott of Rockledge is one spot back with a 6-9 1/2 at the District 13-3A meet the previous week.
∎ Jaida Williams-Goins of Rockledge ran a 100 hurdles time of 13.64 seconds that ranks her the No. 4 performer in that event this season.
∎ Two locals, Keira Merrick of Satellite and Jordana Nunez of Bayside are the No. 2 (2:09.73) and No. 3 (2:09.91) performers in the 800 meters for all classes this season. Merrick also runs on the Scorps 4x800 relay squad that's ranked No. 6 in that event.
FHSAA Class 4A track and field notes
∎ Jayden McPherson's 100 meters time of 10.35 seconds makes him the No. 3 performer in the state for all classes.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Brevard County athletes in FHSAA state track and field
