2021 SUN Preps All-Area Athletes & Teams
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Page 54 www.yoursun.com First Team 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-inch- es — 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-meter 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 — finish- ing 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-champi- on Tar pons. 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 Tippman, Buckle among the top girls SUN PREPS ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD FIRST TEAM By VINNIE PORTELL SPORTS WRITER O n 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 championship 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. SUN FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS BLAKE Venice's Jacey Tippman clears the bar during the girls pole vault event during the Charlotte Invitational Track and Field meet at Charlotte High School. Tippman cleared the bar at a height of 6' 10 and 3/4." SEE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD,55