Top 20 Club: Here are Southwest Florida's top track and field athletes before regionals begin

Dustin B Levy, Fort Myers News-Press

May 8, 2023 at 10:56 AM·3 min read

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.

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

Will Montanye, Gulf Coast High School, Cross Country, All Area, Fall 2022

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

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Bernardo Barnhart

Alexander Camarca

Shamoya Clemetson

Kaiden Crossdale

Ezarya Dale

Mackenzie De Lisle

Raven Gadson

Jonathan Grant

Sanaa Geter

Reece Guttery

Kayla Hopkins

V'Davrielle Johnson

Ansley Kelley

Tyler Kelly

Julia Lemmon

Thiago Lopes

Dorian Mallary

Luther Mogelvang

William Montanye

Nedgine Morancy

Ava Povich

Alex Thelusma

McKenzie Travis

Tara Watkins

Wyatt Whalen

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