Jordan Christensen, Victory Christian, 50.32, 3. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 49.06, 2. Marlon McClendon, Victory Christian, 22.29, 3. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 21.83, 2. Janius Taylor, Victory Christian, 11.20 200: 1. Dontrevious Jackson, Zephyrhills Christian, 11.14, 3. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 11.07, 2. First Baptist 82, Indian Rocks Christian 71ġ00: 1. John Neumann’s Benjamin Lysiak competes in the boys pole vault during the FHSAA Class 1A-Region 3 track and field meet, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Community School of Naples in Naples, Fla. “Last year we were staying state runners up both guys and girls, and they don't want to have that happen again, they want to win it.” “They want to go on a business trip, which is pretty cool,” said Ryan Mitchell about his team mentality headed into the state meet. USF signee Jacob Panzarella shined again for the Lions, placing first in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dash, including the final leg of the 4x400, where he eked out a win by 0.11 seconds. To come away with being runners up on both sides is a hard thing to do.” “I'm so proud of our team, I mean they work really hard. “It came down on the wire both teams there at the end, but ECS got us on the girls’ side and Victory got us on the boys,” Ryan Mitchell said. On the boys' side, Ryan Mitchell and his First Baptist team fell just short of a regional title, placing second behind Victory Christian by three points. The future is really bright for both of them.”įirst Baptist Academy’s Andrew Azunque competes in the boys high jump during the FHSAA Class 1A-Region 3 track and field meet, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Community School of Naples in Naples, Fla. “Both of them have the drive, they have the spirit, they have the family set up at home to really nurture what God gave them as far as talent and they see the big picture of it all. “The Lord has blessed these girls with a tremendous level of talent,” said Mitchell. Mitchell also spoke highly of sophomore McKenzie Travis and junior Ava Povich, who qualified for states in all their events. When you have a team that is player-led, and not coach-driven, it's just a recipe for great things to happen.” They get up at six o'clock in the morning to go to practice and sometimes they come in after school and work. “It's like every single meet, they're breaking a personal record, I'm really just proud of them. “'It’s a special group of girls,” Mitchell said about his 4x100 relay team. Despite only placing first in one event, the 4x100 relay, Mitchell’s team picked up crucial points in events throughout the day to secure the win. The Sentinels left CSN with the regional title after scoring 89.5 points, besting second-place FBA (80).
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