Monroe County’s boys monitor athletes made the many of the 2025 season, setting private bests, breaking college information and amassing a formidable haul of medals. Coral Shores had one district champion and set a number of new information whereas Marathon despatched two athletes to the highest spot on the podium. Key West had 4 district champs and swept the gold medals in throwing occasions. The Fins despatched two boys monitor athletes to states whereas the Conchs crammed the vans with seven, all competing in discipline occasions.
MVP
Ian Newton
Senior, Key West
Pole Vault
Ian Newton positioned tenth in pole vault his junior 12 months, then went on a mission to turn into the strongest and most refined he presumably may. His arduous work and dedication to the game’s most technical occasion paid off. Newton struck gold 3 times this 12 months – first at districts, the place he outjumped the closest competitor by effectively over a foot. Subsequent, he received at regionals by besting the second-place finisher by over three toes. For his grand finale, Newton captured a state championship by clearing the bar at 15’3”, a private finest for the senior and half a foot higher than anybody else within the meet.
Shane Lavallee
Senior, Key West
Javelin/Sprinting
Senior Shane Lavallee was Key West’s quickest 100-meter man this season, however it was a throwing occasion at which he excelled most. Lavallee introduced dwelling a silver medal from districts in javelin, then did the identical at regionals, qualifying for states together with his finest toss. The proficient senior received a bronze medal at states in javelin to finish his last season in fashion.
Jeremiah Harvey
Senior, Key West
Javelin
Senior Jeremiah Harvey positioned fourth in javelin at districts and introduced dwelling the identical medal at regionals. His regional end was ok to qualify for the state championships with an at-large bid. At states, Harvey stepped as much as the rostrum in sixth place, securing a medal and a formidable end to his senior marketing campaign.
Peyton Zubieta
Senior, Key West
Throwing Occasions
Senior Peyton Zubieta captured a bronze medal at districts in javelin and matched that place every week later at regionals. His prime throw earned him a bid to states, the place he introduced dwelling a seventh-place medal to finish his highschool profession on a excessive be aware.
Noah Mercer
Junior, Key West
Throwing Occasions
Junior Noah Mercer received a district championship in discus and added a bronze medal in shot put, qualifying for regionals in each occasions. There, he positioned third in discus and fifth in shot put. Mercer made the lower for states in discus and completed fourth within the occasion, for which he holds Key West’s college file.
Josh Johnson
Sophomore, Key West
Throwing Occasions
Key West’s Josh Johnson earned a district title his sophomore season and completed out with the college file as effectively. He completed third within the discus for a pair of district medals. Johnson was second at regionals in shot put, cracked the highest 10 at states, and has two extra seasons to realize energy and technical abilities to go for the gold within the coming years.
Vance Bursa
Senior, Marathon
Distance
Distance specialist Vance Bursa capped off his highschool working profession with one last journey to states. Whereas nearly all of his rivals centered on one of many longest races, the relentless runner not solely ran each, however certified for states within the 1,600 and three,200, the place he completed sixteenth and 14th, respectively. Bursa struck gold at districts within the 3,200 and silver within the 1,600. At regionals he positioned third and fifth within the occasions.
Mikail Marshall
Marathon, Senior
Sprinter
Mikail “Jay” Marshall added a district championship within the 100-meter sprint to his monitor credit this season, then positioned fifth at regionals. Marshall’s time earned him a bid to states, the place he completed thirteenth. Marshall holds the college file in each the 100- and 200-meter races.
Malachi Telisma
Senior, Key West
Excessive Leap
Senior excessive jumper Malachi Telisma capped off his highschool monitor profession with a visit to states. His third-place regional bounce was excessive sufficient for an at-large bid to Jacksonville, and Telisma was only a half-inch shy from the college file. He completed in second place at districts, incomes a silver medal.
Alaric Rodriguez
Junior, Coral Shores
Center Distance
Coral Shores junior Alaric Rodriguez has confirmed to be an all-purpose athlete on the monitor squad, posting respectable occasions in races from the 200 to the three,200. Rodriguez completed third within the 800-meter run at districts, then positioned fourth in regionals, narrowly lacking a bid to states. Rodriguez broke the college’s 1,600-meter file final season and is a part of the school-record 4×400 relay group. This 12 months, he tried his luck on the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and broke that file, too.
Xavier Johnson
Junior, Coral Shores
Hurdles
Xavier Johnson’s 110-meter hurdle time didn’t simply earn him a district title; he now owns the Hurricane file in that occasion. The junior hurdler’s clean type helped him cruise to a end almost two seconds quicker than the silver medalist within the excessive hurdle race.
Lucian Burns
Eighth Grade, Marathon
Distance
Although nonetheless an eighth-grader, Marathon’s Lucian Burns isn’t any stranger to postseason racing. Burns earned a silver district medal within the 1,600 and a fifth-place end within the 3,200. At regionals, Burns positioned seventh, then went on to compete on the center college state occasion, the place he introduced dwelling an eighth-place medal within the 3,000-meter race and sixth within the 1,500.