Top 20 Club: Here are Southwest Florida's top track and field athletes before regionals begin
District track and field meets are in the books.
With regional and states on the horizon, we took a look at some of the best efforts over the course of the season so far.
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The athletes below ranked in the top 20 in the state, among all classes, for a performance during the season through April.
Bernardo Barnhart
School: Palmetto Ridge
Year: Senior
Event: 3200 meters
PR: 9:22.36, Class 4A-District 8 meet
Alexander Camarca
School: Canterbury
Year: Senior
Event: Javelin
PR: 176' 8'', FBA Lions Invitational
Shamoya Clemetson
School: Barron Collier
Year: Junior
Event: Long jump
PR: 19' 6.75'', Class 3A-District 12 meet
Kaiden Crossdale
School: Ida Baker
Year: Senior
Event: High jump
PR: 6' 5.5'', Class 3A-District 11 meet
Ezarya Dale
School: Dunbar
Year: Senior
Events: Discus, Shot put
PR: 126' 6'', Class 3A-District 11 meet (discus); 39' 8'' Class 3A-District 11 meet (shot put)
Mackenzie De Lisle
School: Bishop Verot
Year: Sophomore
Event: 3200 meters
PR: 10:51.86, FSU Relays
Raven Gadson
School: Bishop Verot
Year: Senior
Event: Triple jump
PR: 37' 10.75'', CSN Invitational
Jonathan Grant
School: Riverdale
Year: Senior
Event: Pole vault
PR: 14' 11'', Pepsi Florida Relays
Sanaa Geter
School: Lehigh
Year: Junior
Event: Long jump
PR: 19' 4.25, Pepsi Florida Relays
Reece Guttery
School: ECS
Year: Senior
Event: Pole vault
PR: 14' 4.5'', Spring Break Invitational
Kayla Hopkins
School: Dunbar
Year: Junior
Event: 100 meters
PR: 11.73, Dunbar Tigers Guy Thomas Memorial Classic
V'Davrielle Johnson
School: Fort Myers
Year: Sophomore
Event: High jump
PR: 5' 7'', Wally Keller Invitational
Ansley Kelley
School: Riverdale
Year: Junior
Event: 3200 meters
PR: 10:57.69, Pepsi Florida Relays
Tyler Kelly
School: Bishop Verot
Year: Senior
Event: Javelin
PR: 174' 8'', Class 2A-District 12 meet
Julia Lemmon
School: Fort Myers
Year: Sophomore
Event: Discus, Shot put
PR: 141' 8'', North Port Invite (discus); 40' 4.75, Dunbar Tigers Guy Thomas Memorial Classic (shot put)
Thiago Lopes
School: Fort Myers
Year: Junior
Event: 110 hurdles
PR: 14.60, Class 3A-District 11 meet
Dorian Mallary
School: Lehigh
Year: Sophomore
Event: 400 meters
PR: 47:48, Class 4A-District 8 meet
Luther Mogelvang
School: Naples
Year: Junior
Event: Pole vault
PR: 15' 3'', Class 3A-District 12 meet
William Montanye
School: Gulf Coast
Year: Junior
Events: 1600 meters, 3200 meters
PR: 4:17.82, Pepsi Florida Relays (1600); 9:23.91, Class 4A-District 8 meet
Nedgine Morancy
School: Lely
Year: Senior
Event: Triple jump
PR: 38' 11.75'', Class 3A-District 12 meet
Ava Povich
School: ECS
Year: Senior
Event: 3200 meters
PR: 10:51.11, FSU Relays
Alex Thelusma
School: Fort Myers
Year: Junior
Event: High jump
PR: 6' 5.5'', South Fort Myers Wolf Pack Invitational
McKenzie Travis
School: ECS
Year: Junior
Events: 100 meters, 200 meters
PR: 11:39, Dunbar Tigers Guy Thomas Memorial Classic (100); 23:15, Dunbar Tigers Guy Thomas Memorial Classic (200)
Tara Watkins
School: Naples
Year: Sophomore
Event: 800 meters
PR: 2:16.54, Pepsi Florida Relays
Wyatt Whalen
School: Bishop Verot
Year: Senior
Events: Discus, Shot put
PR: 158' 1'', Dunbar Tiger Classic (discus); 57' 2.75'', Wally Keller Invitational (shot put)
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: FHSAA Track and Field: Here are the SWFL athletes at the top of the heap
