2021 SUN Preps All-Area Athletes & Teams
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www.yoursun.com Page 55 Lauren Ragazzone (Lemon Bay senior) A multi-sport athlete — golf, soc- cer, 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 postseason 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-me- ter 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 districts 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-me- ter 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 freshman season as she won a district title in the 3200-meter sprint while finishing as a run- ner-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 discus event, placing fourth and 13th, respectively. GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD FROM PAGE 54 WEIGHTLIFTING FROM PAGE 45 Damon Wilson — Venice sophomore (5th in 238 for 3A) The Venice sophomore stood out for his impressive ability to bench press — lifting 370 pounds for the second best lift in his weight class at the state meet, where he fi nished fi fth. Wilson won his district by 45 pounds and his region by fi ve pounds on the way to the state meet. Okten Logue — Port Charlotte junior (6th in 199 for 2A) A fairly even lifter — with a bench of 300 pounds and a clean and jerk of 290 — Logue fi nished in sixth at states in a highly competitive weight class. He fi nished in second at both districts and regionals. Rylan Kriska — Venice sophomore (7th in 119 for 3A) A standout lifter as a sophomore, Kriska won his district by 35 pounds and fi nished as a runner up in regionals before placing at the state meet with a 355-pound total lift. Henry Schouten — Lemon Bay senior (7th in 199 for 1A) The star linebacker for Lemon Bay posted even numbers — 275 pounds — in both the bench press and the clean and jerk to place at the state meet. He won the district meet by 45 pounds and also won a regional title. Abel Marquez — Port Charlotte senior (9th in UNL in 2A) The Pirates senior put up a 340 pound bench press and a 315 pound clean and jerk to fi nish as a top-10 lift- er at the state meet. Marquez was a runner-up at the district meet and a third-place fi nisher in regionals. Blas Cervantes — DeSoto County junior (10th in 238 for 2A) Cervantes lifted 340 pounds in the bench press to fi nish just inside the top 10 lifters for his weight class in 2A. The junior was a runner-up at districts and a third-place fi nisher in regionals. SUN PHOTO BY CHRIS BLAKE Port Charlotte's Lyndsey Hamsher runs the rst leg of the girls 4x800 meter relay during the FHSAA Class 3a Region 3 track and eld event held at Charlotte High School.