REVISED: State championship round-up

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recently wrapped up its state championship meets for the sports of golf, cross country and swimming & diving.

Here is a closer look at how local schools and athletes fared from the Laker/Lutz News coverage area:

2018 FHSAA Golf State Championships results
Meets held at Mission Inn Resort & Club, in Howey-in-the-Hills

Notables:

—Gaither junior Tyler Wilkes registered the lowest score among all boys in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area, carding a 5-over-par 149 (77-72) at the Class 3A meet, where he finished in a tie for 12th place. Outside of high school, Wilkes, a University of Florida golf commit, was recently named the Florida State Golf Association’s Boys Player of the Year after winning the state’s junior amateur championship (boys 16-18 division) and notching five top-five finishes on the Florida Junior Tour.

—The Sunlake varsity girls golf team celebrated the program’s second state championship appearance, finishing 13th out of 16 schools in the Class 2A meet. A return trip is again likely, with just one senior among its top five scorers. Meanwhile, the program captured its first regional title in October.

Class 3A
Boys
Individual qualifier(s)
Tyler Wilkes, junior, Gaither (Tied 12th) (77-72—149)

Girls
Individual qualifier(s)
Norah Catlin, sophomore, Wiregrass Ranch (Tied 27th) (80-77—157)

Steinbrenner—14th place (351-352—703)
Posie Farrelly, sophomore (Tied 25th) (78-78—156)

Mckenzie Kane, sophomore (Tied 30th) (80-78—158)

Jackie Figueredo, junior (Tied 82nd) (101-96—197)

Alyssa McKee, junior (Tied 84th) (99-99—198)

Alexis Castillo, junior (Tied 84th) (95-103—198)

Class 2A
Boys
Sunlake—11th place (364-348—712)

Jordan Sarhaddi, senior (Tied eighth) (78-73—151)

Max Barile, sophomore (Tied 43rd)  (83-87—170

Brady Nipps, freshman (Tied 59th) (93-85—178)

Colton Bilett, junior (89th) (110-103—213)

Andre Corredor, freshman (93rd) (121-119—240)

Zephyrhills—14th place (386-373—759)
Tristan Charter-McCool, senior (Tied 43rd) (84-86—170)

Roddy Kight, junior (Tied 48th) (87-84—171)

Christian Hupp, sophomore (Tied 84th) (112-95—207)

Trevor Myers, sophomore (86th) (103-108—211)

John Helms, freshman (95th) (119-147—266)

Girls
Individual qualifier(s)
Emillie Alderman, senior, Zephyrhills (Tied 51st) (92-93—185)

Sunlake—13th place (406-387—793)
Taylor Zachary, freshman (43rd) (89-88—177)

Madison Wagner, junior (Tied 58th) (97-97—194)

Sofia Clark, junior (Tied 73rd) (105-104—209)

Helena Potter, freshman (76th) (115-98—213)

Morgan Boudreau, senior (87th) (128-121—249)

Class 1A
Boys
Individual qualifier(s)
Christian Gillitzer, junior, Carrollwood Day (47th place) (81-79—160)

Girls
No schools or athletes represented in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area

2018 FHSAA Cross-Country State Championships
Meets held at Apalachee Regional Park, in Tallahassee

Notables:
—The Steinbrenner High varsity boys cross-country team finished state runner-up for the second straight year, but posted a better score this time around (109 points compared to 154 points in 2017) as its top five runners all finished in the top 30, for an average time of 16:37.41.

—Wharton High senior Tre Rivers posted the best individual performance of all runners from The Laker/Lutz News coverage area, finishing third overall in the Class 3A meet with a blistering time of 15:52.17 — the only local runner to break the 16-minute mark.

Class 4A
Boys

Teams

Steinbrenner—second place
Gabriel Lara, junior (17th —16:26.36)

Ryan Gorman, senior (19th—16:26.64)

Davis Bly, senior (34th —16:42.51)

Zachary Harrigan, sophomore (38th—16:44.21)

Blake Walker, junior (42nd—16:47.31)

Paul Foreman, junior (55th—16:58.12)

Nicholas Sowell, junior (102nd—17:31.12)

Wharton—13th place
Tre Rivers, senior (third—15:52.17)

Anthony Stephens, senior (94th—17:23.12)

Josue Reyes, senior (101st—17:30.50)

Thomas Walter, sophomore (105th—17:33.78)

Jackson Blanchard, junior (130th—17:49.83)

Nash Robinson, senior (164th—18:34.13)

Alexander Olson, junior (182nd—19:33.29)

Girls
Teams
Wharton—11th place
Nia Rivers, junior (48th—19:56.48)

Amanda Brake, senior (50th—20:05.43)

Nicolina Otero, senior (53rd—20:08.33)

Jinia Johnson, junior (83rd—20:36.13)

Michelle Sullivan, junior (106th—21:11.14)

Callie Zach, sophomore (137th—22:03.36)

Vanessa Lopez, junior (157th—22:38.39)

Steinbrenner—16th place
Alexandra Straumann, senior (24th—19:19.53)

Sarah Magee, senior (58th—20:13.42)

Anne Sullivan, junior (101st—21:03.06)

Anna Breede, freshman (119th—21:23.87)

Katie, Wisniewski, sophomore (155th—22:35.40)

Ayden Krueger, junior (163rd—22:57.64)

Kaitlyn Arko, junior (172nd—23:50.18)

Class 3A
Boys
Teams
Sunlake—fourth place
Dominic Burleson, senior (25th—16:37.60)

Gavin Kennedy, junior (38th—16:46.79)

Edward Scheid, junior (43rd—16:49.53)

Colby Robbins, freshman (76th—17:14.32)

Drew Knobl, junior (90th—17:25.26)

Cade Whitfield, sophomore (113th—17:44.08)

Albert Lared, junior (119th—17:55.95)

Land O’ Lakes—24th place
Brandon Castillo, sophomore (73rd—17:12.27)

Joseph Pineda, senior (102nd—17:33.52)

Adam Hahn, senior (112th—17:43.03)

Josiah Pineda, senior (160th—18:17.97)

Braden Mitchell, sophomore (174th—18:44.25)

Maxwell Twitmyer, junior (179th—18:53.52)

Elijah Ferreira, junior (182nd—18:58.87)

Individual qualifier(s)
Alex Quesada Perez, senior, Gaither (22nd—16:34.66)

Girls
Sunlake—10th place
Liina Wiborn, junior (sixth—18:06.57)

Shannon Gordy, sophomore (50th—20:23.22)

Ashley Spires, sophomore (79th—20:49.26)

Justine Ruhlman, senior (93rd—21:00.99)

Emma Burleson, freshman (129th—21:35.52)

Cathryne Newport, sophomore (156th—22:33.04)

Destiny Saltzman, junior (158th—22:42.79)

Individual qualifier(s)
Natalie Abernathy, senior, Land O’ Lakes (14th—18:59.12)

Class 2A
No schools or athletes represented in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area

Class 1A
No schools or athletes represented in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area

2018 FHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships results
Meets held at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center, in Stuart

Notables:
—In the Class 3A girls swim meet, Sunlake junior Chloe Grimme added several medals to her ever-growing collection with two first-place finishes (50 yard free, 200 yard medley relay) and two second-place finishes (200 yard free, 200 yard free relay). Last year, the swimming sensation placed first in the 50-yard free and second in the 100-yard free, and, was part of the 200-yard free relay and 200-yard medley relay teams that finished first and third, respectively.

—In Class 2A, the Land O’ Lakes boys and girls varsity swimming & diving teams combined to earn 11 medals, including five place finishes (boys 200-yard medley relay, boys 50-yard free, boys 200-yard free relay, boys 400-yard free relay, girls 500-yard free).

Class 4A
Boys
Steinbrenner—14th place
Placed events:
200-Yard Medley (sixth place, 1:38.42)—Shane MacGregor, sophomore; Bradley Stoker, junior; Max Martino, junior; Matthew Ross, freshman

50-Yard Free (ninth place, 21.59)— Max Martino

100-Yard Fly (13th place, 52.21)—Max Martino

100-Yard Back (16th place, 54.71)—Shane MacGregor

400-Free Relay (15th place, 3:18.57)—Jacob Hall, senior, Bradley Stoker, Shane MacGregor, Matthew Ross

Wiregrass Ranch–46th place
Placed events:
100-Yard Fly (15th place, 52.91)—Patrick Frain, senior

Girls
Steinbrenner—12th place
Placed events:
200-Yard Medley Relay (16th place, 1:52.20)— Abigail Green, freshman; Taylor Holmes, junior; Mabry Bishop, sophomore; MacKenzie Hall, sophomore

50-Yard Free (second place, 22:83)—Alexis Mulvihill, sophomore

100-Yard Fly— Alexis Mulvihill  (eighth place, 55:90)

200 Free Relay (fifth place, 1:36.78) — Alexis Mulvihill, Justine Answeeney (sophomore), Mabry Bishop, Abigail Greene

400 Free Relay: (sixth place, 3:32.91) — Alexis Mulvihill, Mabry Bishop, Justine Answeeney, Abigail Greene

Class 3A
Boys
Sunlake—19th place
Placed events:
200 Yard Medley Relay (14th place, 1:42.10)—Jay Jay Fonnotto, junior; Brendon Thai, senior; Colin Wilkins, junior; Dominic Ortanez, junior

50-Yard Free—Dominic Ortanez (eighth place, 21.62)

100-Yard Fly— Jay Jay Fonnotto (14th place, 52.86)

100-Yard Free— Dominic Ortanez (16th place, 48.94)

200-Yard Free Relay (13th place, 1:32.22)—Colin Wilkins, Sammy Grimme (freshman), Brendon Thai, Dominic Ortanez

100-Yard Back—Jay Jay Fonnotto (eighth place, 53.90)

Freedom—Tied 42nd place
Placed events:
200-Yard Free— Zachary Kopel, sophomore (15th place, 1:47.14)

Girls
Sunlake—sixth place
Placed events:
1-Meter Diving— Isabella Monegas, sophomore (12th place, 366.85 score)

200 Medley Relay (Tied first place, 1:46.03)—Amber Ewald, freshman; Elise Ballash, senior; Hanna Barton, senior; Chloe Grimme, junior

50-Yard Free—Chloe Grimme (first place, 23.04); Alex Sprague, sophomore (15th place, 24.97)

100-Yard Free — Chloe Grimme (second place, 50.43)

200-Yard Free Relay (second place, 1:37.09)—Tori Eurell (junior), Hanna Barton, Alex Sprague, Chloe Grimme

100-Yard Breast — Elise Ballash (third place, 1:03.68)

400-Yard Free Relay (15th place, 3:43.06)—Tori Eurell, Elise Ballash, Audrey Ballash, Alex Sprague

Freedom—eighth place
Placed events:
200 Medley Relay (sixth place, 1:49.41)—Michelle Morgan, freshman; Abigail Leisure, junior; Hannah Labohn, sophomore; Carley Joerin, freshman

200-Yard Intermedley—Michelle Morgan (third place, 2:04.88); Abigail Leisure (fifth place, 2:08.40); Carly Joerin (seventh place, 2:12.33)

500-Yard Free— Michelle Morgan (third place, 4:51.38); Carly Joerin (13th place, 5:06.02)

100-Yard Breast—Abigail Leisure (fourth place, 1:04.97)

400-Yard Relay (seventh place, 3:35.14)—Michelle Morgan, Carly Joerin, Hannah Labohn, Abigail Leisure

Class 2A
Boys
Land O’ Lakes—third place
Placed events:
200 Yard Medley Relay (13th place, 1:45.41)—Ravidu Idippili, junior; Griffin Sutek, sophomore; Zachary Smith, senior; Jack Kaatze, junior

50-Yard Free: Patryk Pilkowski, senior (first place, 20.87); Zuri Ramsey, sophomore (second place, 20.98)

100-Yard Free: Zuri Ramsey (third place, 46.71)

200-Yard Free Relay (first place, 1:25.68)—Patryk Pilwoski, Ravidu Idippili, Jack Kaatze, Zuri Ramsey

100-Yard Back: Patryk Pilkowski (second place, 50.97)

100-Yard Breast: Griffin Sutek (14th place, 1:01.52)

400 Free Relay (first place, 3:11.39)— Patryk Pilkowski, Ravidu Idippili, Jack Kaatze, Zuri Ramsey

Girls
Land O’ Lakes—fifth place
Placed events:
200-Yard Free: Taylor Ward, senior (third place, 1:51.35)

50-Yard Free: Romina McCloskey, senior (third place, 24.17)

100-Yard Free: Romina McCloskey (second place, 52.36)

500-Yard Free: Taylor Ward (first place, 4:57.21)

200-Yard Free Relay (third place, 1:39.28)—Taylor Ward, Margarita Czupryn (senior), Amaya Henry (junior), Romina McCloskey

400-Yard Free Relay (fourth place, 3:37.60)—Taylor Ward, Margarita Czupryn, Amaya Henry, Romina McKloskey

Wesley Chapel — No points/place
Placed events:
1-Meter Diving — Tifani Farquhar, sophomore (18th place, 198.85)*

Class 1A
Boys
Cypress Creek — 26th place
Placed Events:
200 Yard Free—Clyde Crouse, sophomore (17th place, 1:44.08)*

500 Yard Free—Clyde Crouse (10th place, 4:37.04)*

Girls
Academy at the Lakes—18th place
Placed events:
50-Yard Free—McKenna Smith, sophomore (second place, 23.29)

100-Yard Free—McKenna Smith (fourth place, 50.59)

Published November 21, 2018

NOTE: This story was revised to include the names of Clyde Crouse* and Tifani Farquhar*, who were inadvertently omitted.