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Page 54 www.yoursun.com Jacey Tippman (Venice senior) A district and re gional champion in the javelin throw, Tippman dominated the field in re gionals when she out-threw the field by 8-feet, 2-inches — going on to finish fourth in the 4A state championships. Autumn Coyle (North Port senior) Coyle won her district with a vault of 10-feet, 7-inches and made it all the way to the state meet. Coyle finished as a runner-up at the re gional meet and then 10th at states. Juliana Courville (Venice junior) One of Venice's most versatile runners on the track, Courville competed in the 800-meter sprint and the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 relay races in the postseason. She won a district title in the 800-meter — coming in sixth at re gionals and ninth at states — and also placed third in the 4x400 relay at district and re gionals on the way to a 12th place finish at the state meet. Aleecia Collins (Charlotte senior) A fourth-year varsity track athlete who scored points for the district champion Lady Tar pons squad in four events — the 800-me- ter sprint, 1600-meter sprint and the 4x400 and 4x800 relay races. A versatile distance runner who recently committed to run for the University of South F lorida, Collins also competed in four events for Charlotte at the re gional meet — finishing as high as sixth in the 4x400 relay race. Alex Council (Venice freshman) Council made a big impact despite being just a freshman. She finished in sixth in the high jump at the district meet and competed in the javelin throw in districts, re gionals and states — finishing 4th, 3rd and 15th, respectively. Her best performance in the postseason came when she placed third in re gionals in the javelin throw with a distance of 95-feet, 7-inches. Adriana Iorfida (Charlotte sophomore) Iorfida didn't make it to the state meet, but was one of the area's most versatile athletes nonetheless as she competed in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, triple jump and the 4x400 relay team through re gionals for the district-champion Tar pons. Lauren Ragazzone (Lemon Bay senior) A multi-sport athlete — golf, soccer, track and field — at Lemon Bay, Ragazzone was one of the Mantas top jumpers this year. The senior won a district title in the high jump (5-feet, 1.75-inches) and finished in second place in both the long jump and triple jump — going on to compete in re gionals in all three events. Second Team Brenda Smith (North Port freshman) Smith competed in three post- season events as a freshman — the 100-meter and 400-meter sprints and the 4x400 relay race that placed ninth at the state meet. Abby Leggett (Port Charlotte junior) Le ggett hardly had time to compete in all of the events she participated in — the 100-hurdles, 300-hurdles, triple jump and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay races. She won district titles in both the 100-hurdles and triple jump as she put her versatility on full display. Wildyana St. Jean (North Port senior) A jumper and sprinter, St. Jean competed in the long jump and 100-meter dash in districts while winning the district title in the triple jump — going on to finish in third place at re gionals. Christlove Lauture (Port Charlotte junior) Lauture was best in the triple jump — finishing second at dis- tricts and eighth in re gionals — but was also a strong competitor in the 100-hurdles, 300-hurdles and the 4x400 relay race at the district meet. Kareena Legare (Venice senior) Le gare was one of the most active runners in the area. She competed in the 100-hurdles, 300-hurdles, 100-meter dash and 4x100 relay race at the district meet — finishing top three in the 100-hurdles, 300-hurdles and 4x100 relay. Hanna Martin (Charlotte freshman) Martin impressed in her fresh- man season as she won a district title in the 3200-meter sprint while finishing as a runner-up in the 4x800 relay race and fourth in the 1600-meter spring at districts. Natalee Brown (Lemon Bay sophomore) Brown was a top jumper for Lemon Bay as she finished top-four in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at the district meet — going on to finish third in the high jump at re gionals. Sidney Rootz (Charlotte freshman) A freshman sensation who broke the school record in the javelin throw with a personal best of 99-feet, 7-inches, Rootz went on to win the district tile while also advancing to re gionals in the dis- cus event, placing fourth and 13th, respectively. Player of the year Kylah Buckle (North Port junior) Buckle won three district titles — in the 200 meter sprint, 400 meter sprint and 4x400 relay — before going on to excel in all three of those events in both the regional and state meets. Not only was Buckle a dominant sprinter in the area, but she was also tough to beat at states, winning the area's only state championship — in the 400 meter sprint — while placing in the top 10 in her other two events. BUCKLE Here's how the area broke down this year: SUN PREPS ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD FIRST TEAM ALL-AREA On the girls' side, Jacey Tippman of Venice, Kylah Buckle of North Port and Adriana Iorfida of Charlotte were each Athlete of the Year finalists as well. Tippman won a re gional title and competed at states in the javelin throw. Buckle, a sprinter, won a state cham- pionship while competing in multiple events. Iorfida, a multi-faceted athlete, competed in several events for the district champion Tar pons. Bobcats coach Phu Nguyen, the Sun Track and Field Coach of the Year, led an area-high 15 athletes to the state championships while his athletes won district, re gional and one state title along the way.