It was a good night for several area track and field athletes — and a very good night for the Bolles girls.
The Bulldogs won four events and used their depth to pull away to win back-to-back Class 2A championships on Thursday at the University of Florida.
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On the boys side, Bolles distance runner Aidan Ryan had a double-gold day, winning the 1600 (4 minutes, 14.53 seconds) and the 3200 (9:21.34) to help the Bulldogs finish as state runner-up to Montverde (90-66). Ryan was also part of the state champion 3200 relay squad.
The Bolles girls stole the show.
Emily Rohan won a state title in the javelin and teammate Zee Curtis went gold in the discus. Jillian Candelino won the 3200-meter run and took runner-up in the 1600, and also contributed to the Bulldogs’ state champion 3200 relay team. Presley Wolfe was runner-up in the pole vault.
When the dust settled, the Bulldogs had 68 points, just in front of Montverde (62) to win cap back-to-back state titles and the fifth in program history.
Palatka’s Torryence Poole had a stellar day, winning the shot put (42-10.75) and taking fifth in the discus.
It was an excellent day for local athletes. The Bishop Kenny girls 1600 relay team (3:55) edged Berkeley Prep (3:55.66) to win the next-to-last event of the night. Jackson was third.
The Class 3A (Friday) and 4A (Saturday) meets follow.
In Class 1A a day earlier, St. Johns Country Day’s Matthew Stratton was the lone individual state champ, winning the 3200 in 9:15.62.
Class 2A
Local athletes who finished in the top six are shown
Pole vault
2. Presley Wolfe (Bolles), 10-10.
Javelin
1. Emily Rohan (Bolles), 135-1.
Triple jump
3. Tristen Evatt (Yulee), 37-7.25.
Discus
1. Zee Curtis (Bolles), 123-11; 5. Torryence Poole (Palatka), 113-9; 6. Maggie Stoll (Bolles), 110-4.
Shot put
1. Torryence Poole (Palatka), 42-10.75.
3200 relay
1. Bolles, 9:20.77.
1600
2. Jillian Candelino (Bolles), 4:58.10.
400 relay
4. Paxon, 48.72; 5. Bishop Kenny, 49.14; 6. Episcopal, 49.26.
400
4. Ka’Myya Haywood (Bishop Kenny), 57.29; 5. Rose-Esther Saint-Germain (Paxon), 57.51; 6. Kennedy Hill (Jackson), 57.78).
800
5. Leila Bata (Bolles), 2:15.06; 6. Kennedi Proctor (Baldwin), 2:15.75.
200
4. Skyler Watts (Episcopal), 24.62; 6. Janay Moorer (Bolles), 24.73.
3200
1. Jillian Candelino (Bolles), 10:44.41.
1600 relay
1. Bishop Kenny, 3:55; 3. Jackson, 3:57.55.
Boys
Shot put
3. Garrison Butler (Bolles), 51-0.25; 4. Dylan Freet (Tocoi Creek), 51-0.25.
Javelin
2. Garrison Beach (Suwannee), 170-4.
Long jump
4. TJ Derico (Suwannee), 22-6.25; 5. Noah Straley (Bishop Kenny), 22-3.5; 6. Jonathan Lorbeer (Bolles), 22-1.75.
Discus
6. Cooper Crowell (Paxon), 145-11.
3200 relay
1. Bolles, 7:50.43.
110 hurdles
3. Jeffrey Ashby (Bolles), 14.87; 4. Garrison Beach (Suwannee), 15.01.
100
3. Traunard Folson (Jackson), 10.60; 4. Jaymodd Ruise (Baker County), 10.67.
1600
1. Aidan Ryan (Bolles), 4:14.53.
400 relay
4. Bolles, 42.04; 5. Jackson, 42.09; 6. Baker County, 42.17.
400
4. Kavon Miller (Bolles), 48.83; 5. Brian Johnson (Jackson), 48.86.
300 hurdles
5. Garrison Beach (Suwannee), 39.48.
800
2. Colin Duhnoski (Bolles), 1:55.22; 4. Michael Officer (Episcopal), 1:55.65.
3200
1. Aidan Ryan (Bolles), 9:21.34.
1600 relay
2. Jackson 3:20.18.
Class 1A results
Local athletes who finished in the top six are shown
Boys
High jump
4. Omarr Dixon (Providence), 6-1.5.
Shot put
2. Michael Trimble (Trinity Christian), 52.3.75.
Javelin
6. Samuel Hayward (Providence), 152-2.
Pole vault
2. Jonah Casey (Providence), 14-3.25; 3. Jacob Tarantelli (Snyder), 13-9.25.
3200 relay
6. St. Johns Country Day, 8:15.73.
1600
5. Victor Farfan (St. Joseph), 4:25.78.
3200
1. Matthew Stratton (St. Johns CD), 9:15.62; 2. Graham Myers (St. Johns CD), 9:26.84.
Girls
Shot put
2. Anayah Brunson (Providence), 35-7.25; 5. Jocelyn Pringle (Providence), 35-2.5.
200
6. Skyy Dixon (Providence), 25.16.