FIRST TEAM
Max Cescato, 800, Spanish River junior: Most proud of winning county and districts in the 800; finished second in the regional with PR of 1:57.72; shaved five seconds off previous long-standing 4×800 relay time (7:55.49) to take fourth at state.
Ethen Cook, 110 hurdles/400 hurdles, Spanish River senior: Four-year varsity member holds school records in all three relays; ran a 14.5 in the 110 hurdles and 55.73 in the 400 hurdles; finished 13th at states in 110 hurdles; won county title in the 110 and was third In 400 hurdles; also has personal best of 50.59 in 400 dash; plays lacrosse and volleyball.
Mark Fyffe, Long jump, Wellington senior: Team captain finished third at the 4A state meet with a personal-best and school-record 23-7 ¼ in the long jump after entering state meet ranked 14th out of 18 and set a PR by more than a foot and a half.
Jonathan Gary II, Shot put/Discus, Palm Beach Gardens sophomore: Had personal bests of 42-½ (shot) and 142-8 (discus), which helped him get third at regionals; was third at county meet in the discus; member of wrestling and football teams.
Rodney Green, 400/long jump, Dwyer senior: County long jump champ had personal-best effort (23-3 ¼) in the event; finished 12th in the 400 (49.25), a PR at state; won district and second in regional; has a PR of 22.13 (200).
Devonte Hanson, Triple jump, Wellington senior: Two-sport star was a two-time district champion in the triple jump (44-10 ½); placed third at county meet in the event; other top times included 53.86 (400), 59.79 (400H), 16.41 (110H); and 21-4 (long jump).
Maccabee Harad, 3,200, Spanish River junior: Won county championship in the 3,200 and recorded best times in the 800 (2:03.49), 4:37.62 (1,600), and 9:48.37 (3,200), which came in the Pepsi Florida Relays where he finished 20th.
Thomas Horner, Javelin, Suncoast sophomore: Threw the javelin over 165 feet each time at state, including a personal-best and school-record throw of 173-6, which was good enough for sixth place; took second in district, fourth in regional.
Christopher Morinvil, 400, Boynton Beach senior: Talented Tiger is a three-time state qualifier who finished in 11th place in the 400 dash at state; had personal bests of 10.99 (100), 22.18 (200), 49.01 (400), 22 ¼ (long jump), 1:59.85 (800) and 43-6 (triple jump).
Preston Sangely, 1,600/3,200, Spanish River sophomore: Sun Sentinel 2023 Palm Beach boys cross country runner of the year had a best time of 15:49; ran 4:24.84 in 1,600 and 9:45.33 in 3,200, which is a personal best and school record; member of the school-record 4×800 relay team that placed fourth at state.
Jayson Smith, High jump, Dwyer sophomore: Improved his high hump by 10 inches over his freshman year; finished fifth in the region; season-best 6-3 ½ in winning the district title; second at county meet in high jump; also did triple jump (41-3 ¼).
Deandre Desinor, 100/200, Atlantic junior: Finished fourth in the county championships in the 100 and fifth in the 200; had best times of 10.97 (100) and 22.62 (200); the standout football player for the Eagles and had seven TDs and 485 all-purpose yards in one game.
Benjamin Malcolm, Pole vault, Dwyer senior: The Palm Beach State commit jumped a personal-best 13-9 ¼ in the pole vault at the Class 4A state meet; won district, second in regional, third in county; helped team finish second place at the regional meet.
Relays
4×100: Jupiter (Jayden Baker, Jayden Jackson, William Owens, Carter Simonson), 42.65
4×400: Royal Palm Beach (Jameire Holmes, Bennie Murvin, Ethan Thomas, Riley Valuntas), 3:21.97
4×800: Spanish River (Max Cescato, Daniel Reyes, Casey Sangely, Preston Sangely), 7:55.48
SECOND TEAM
Bernard Blanks, Shot put, Boynton Beach sophomore
William Connors, 1600/3200, Wellington junior
Justin Dewar, 400, Park Vista senior
Miche Estime, 110 hurdles, Palm Beach Gardens senior
Manny Fernandez, 200, Seminole Ridge senior
Mac Hunt, Pole vault, Spanish River sophomore
Nico Piatt, Javelin, Palm Beach Gardens senior
Tristan Pierre-Louis, Triple jump, Wellington sophomore
Dylan Reiman, Discus, Dwyer senior
Daniel Reyes, 800, Spanish River junior
Garrett Rimes, Long jump, Seminole Ridge junior
Kelvin Smith, 800, Wellington junior
Kenyon Wells, 400 hurdles, Atlantic senior
Relays
4×100: Seminole Ridge (Olivier Christian, Manny Fernandez, Kamar Gilling, I-Jah Marseille), 42.82
4×400: Dwyer (Corrado DeSantis, Derkkentz Geffrard, Rodney Green, Miguel Martinez), 3:22.03
4×800: Wellington (William Connors, Aubyn Gopie, Davon’tey Oliver, Kelvin Smith), 8:15.12
HONORABLE MENTION
Atlantic: David Calixte, Shamar Scruggs
Boca Raton: Ryan Vladimir
Boynton Beach: Bernard Blanks, Brandon Humphreys
Dr. Joaquin Garcia: Valbrun Vazhan
Dwyer: Wilthin Alcime, Corrado DeSantis, Tabari Mason, Tyler Nichols, Jalyn Price, Jordan Quince, Jayson Smith
John I. Leonard: Karlvin Montelus
Lake Worth: Andy Pompilus
Olympic Heights: Caio Miyake
Palm Beach Central: David Harmon, Antoine Sharp, Austin Wright
Palm Beach Gardens: Kevion Grant
Park Vista: Lucas Gambetta, Chris Gunterman, Justin Dewar
Santaluces: Dylan Michel, Jason Mompremier
Seminole Ridge: Zane Gordon, Darren Wingate
Spanish River: Elijah Rand, Anthony Toscano, Blake Wallace
Suncoast: Max Arthay
Wellington: Michael Guido, Tyree Pearson, Darryl Wrox
West Boca: Michael Gonzales
COACH OF THE YEAR
Doug Horn, Spanish River: Helped Sharks win the district title. “What may have first been considered a rebuilding year turned out to be a very strong season with a lot of balance between middle distance, hurdles, and pole vault. I credit our success this season to a great group of event coaches who developed young athletes into real competitors.”
