Rockledge track & field sweeps Cape Coast Conference meet for 2024
TITUSVILLE That's a baker's dozen of domination for the Rockledge High girls track and field team, and the boys were pretty good, too.
At the 2024 Cape Coast Conference track and field meet, both won team championships by comfortable margins, the girls claiming the trophy for the 13th consecutive year.
The Raiders took first place in eight girls events and had a total of 214 points, followed by second-place Satellite with 102.
Jaida Williams-Goins won two individual events for Rockledge, the 100-meter hurdles in 13.96 seconds, and the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 3 1/4 inches. Teammate Leigha Clark won the 100 in 12.10 seconds and the 200 in 25.2.
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Astronaut's Alana Gibbons was another double winner of individual events, taking the shot put at 36-7 and the discus (103-9). Viera's Addison Elwell won the 1,600 in 5:07.4 and the 3,200 in 11:23.57.
On the boys side of the meet, the Raiders finished first with 147 points, and Viera claimed second with 108.
Josiah Allen's 188-foot javelin throw was a Brevard County record and made him ninth among performers from all of Florida's four classifications this season. Ralph Smith's long jump of 24 feet, 1 3/4 inches for Titusville ranked him second in the FHSAA this year, and the 23-9 of Palm Bay's Camren Williams was No. 4.
The girls 4x800-meter relay included two teams who became top-10 FHSAA all-classification performers for the year: Satellite's 9:27.95 (run by Keira Merrick, Braelyn Wahy, Reagan Cancro and Celina Coryell), which is sixth; and Rockledge's 9:44.77 (Laila Dupuch, Ava Quattrocchi, Malinda Underwood and Nia Singleton) at No. 10.
Other statewide-top-10 performances came in the girls 4x100 relay by Rockledge (Clark, Diarri Hardison, Shadae Hawkins and Estella Allen) at 47.15 seconds to reach No. 7; and Tavon Simmons-Roberts of Cocoa in the boys 110 hurdles with a 14.56, making him No. 9.
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Here are more complete results from Friday's meet at Astronaut High.
Cape Coast Conference Track and Field meet
Astronaut, April 19
Girls team scores: 1. Rockledge 214; 2. Satellite 102; 3. Cocoa 86; 4. Astronaut 53; 5. Viera 52; 6. Heritage 47; 7. Bayside 33; 8. Merritt Island 27; 9. West Shore 26; 10. Edgewood 18; 11. Eau Gallie 12; 12. Melbourne 10; 13. Cocoa Beach 9; 14. Space Coast 6; 15. Titusville 5; 16. Palm Bay 2.
Girls event winners: High Jump: Lorelai Filosa (Satellite) 5-3.75; Pole Vault: Perisa Williams (Merritt Island) 10-0; Long Jump: Jaida Williams-Goins (Rockledge) 18-3.25; Triple Jump: Alayezia Williams (Cocoa) 36-11.5; Shot Put: Alana Gibbons (Astronaut) 36-7; Discus: Alana Gibbons (Astronaut) 103-9; Javelin: Daphne Aravena (Rockledge) 104-3; 4x800 Relay: Satellite (K. Merrick, B. Wahy, R. Cancro, C. Coryell) 9:27.95; 100 Hurdles: Jaida Williams-Goins (Rockledge) 13.96; 100: Leigha Clark (Rockledge) 12.10; 1600: Addison Elwell (Viera) 5:07.4; 4x100: Rockledge (L. Clark, D. Hardison, S. Hawkins, E. Allen) 47.15; 400: Nia Singleton (Rockledge) 57.30; 400 Hurdles: Jayleigh Melendez (Heritage) 1:08.09; 800: Keira Merrick (Satellite) 2:20.72; 200: Leigha Clark (Rockledge) 25.28; 3200: Addison Elwell (Viera) 11:23.57; 4x400: Rockledge (S. Hawkins, K. Vereen, L. Dupuch, N. Singleton) 4:03.39.
Boys team scores: 1. Rockledge 147; 2. Viera 108; 3. Astronaut 99; 4. Cocoa 78; 5. Heritage 56; 6. Titusville 52; 7. Bayside 30; 8. Satellite 25; 9. Palm Bay 23; 10. Eau Gallie 19; T11. Cocoa Beach 15; T11. Melbourne 15; T13. Edgewood 12; T13. Space Coast 12; 15. West Shor 6; 16. Merritt Island 2.
Boys event winners: High Jump: Demond Scott Jr. (Rockledge) 6-10; Pole Vault: Conner Walsh (Astronaut) 11-3.75; Long Jump: Ralphel Smith (Titusville) 24-1.75; Triple Jump: Elijah Peters (Astronaut) 43-10.5; Shot Put: Brandon Brown (Eau Gallie) 50-6.25; Discus: Malik Gay (Palm Bay) 152-7; Javelin: Josiah Allen (Rockledge) 188-0; 4x800: Astronaut (B. Faris, Sh. Kinsey, Sa. Kinsey, C. Jackson) 8:14.74; 110 Hurdles: Tavon Simmons-Roberts (Cocoa) 14.56; 100: Chase Cromartie (Viera) 10.71; 1600: Jack Girard (Viera) 4:29.81; 4x100: Viera (C. Cromartie, B. Meyer, E. Nelson, J. McPherson) 41.91; 400: Christopher Gordon (Rockledge) 50.51; 400 Hurdles: Logan Bass (Cocoa) 56.37; 800: Keyshawn Williams (Heritage) 2:00.57; 200: Jayden McPherson (Viera) 21.56; 3200: Brandon Faris (Astronaut) 9:50.59; 4x400: Rockledge (Key. Carter, Ken. Carter, Am. Freeman, Aa. Freeman) 3:27.22.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Rockledge sweeps 2024 Cape Coast Conference track and field
