PALM BEACH COUNTY – Last week the South, Central, West, and the North conferences held track meets to crown their own champions.
North Conference: The meet was held at Palm Beach Gardens High School with Dwyer, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Palm Beach Lakes, Cardinal Newman, and Suncoast in attendance to compete.
Dwyer’s girls team would dominate as they posted a score of 199, while the next closest team would be Suncoast with 130 points.
The Palm Beach Gardens and Dwyer boys track teams would tie for first place, as both teams posted scores of 107. Jupiter was a close third, posting a score of 101.
Women – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Dwyer HS 199
2) Suncoast 130
3) Palm Beach Lakes 87
4) Palm Beach Gardens 50
5) Jupiter 42
6) Cardinal Newman 14
Men – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Palm Beach Gardens 107
1) Dwyer 107
3) Jupiter 101
4) Palm Beach Lakes 86
5) Suncoast 84
6) Cardinal Newman 4
Central Conference: The meet would be held at Park Vista High School, with Santaluces, Park Vista, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Forest Hill, and John I. Leonard in attendance to compete
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Park Vista would continue with its consistency as both the boys and girls teams took home first place to hoist the conference trophy.
The Park Vista girls posted a score of 189, and the next closest team would be John I. Leonard with 119 points. Park Vista’s boys would also have a large margin of victory with a score of 193, and the next closest would be Forest Hill with 98 points.
Women – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Park Vista 189
2) John I. Leonard 119
3) Boynton Beach 81
4) Santaluces 64
5) Lake Worth 37
6) Forest Hill 9
Men – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Park Vista 193
2) Forest Hill 98
3) Boynton Beach 97
4) John I. Leonard 95
5) Lake Worth 31
6) Santaluces 30
West Conference: The meet would be held at Glades Central High School, with Pahokee, Seminole Ridge, Royal Palm Beach, Glades Central, Wellington, and Palm Beach Central in attendance to compete.
The Wellington girls team would take home first place with a score of 179, while the next closest team would be Glades Central with 125 points.
Palm Beach Central’s boys team would take home first place with a score of 137, while the next closest team would be Glades Central with a score of 111.50.
Women – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Wellington 179
2) Glades Central 125
3) Pahokee 111
4) Royal Palm Beach 34
5) Palm Beach Central 28
6) Seminole Ridge 21
Men – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Palm Beach Central 137
2) Glades Central 111.50
3) Seminole Ridge 85.75
4) Royal Palm Beach 81
5) Pahokee 77
6) Wellington 31.75
South Conference: This meet was held at Atlantic High School, with Boca Raton, West Boca, Olympic Heights, Atlantic, and Spanish River in attendance to compete.
Boca Raton’s boys and girls teams posted dominating performances as they took home first place in conference play.
Boca’s boys posted a score of 192, while the next closest team would be Atlantic with 157. Boca’s girls posted a score of 194, while the next closest team would be Spanish River with 135.
Women – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Boca Raton 194
2) Spanish River 135
3) Atlantic (Delray) 89
4) Olympic Heights 31
5) West Boca Raton 28
Men – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
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1) Boca Raton 192
2) Atlantic (Delray) 157
3) Spanish River 80
4) West Boca Raton 29
5) Olympic Heights 25
Boca Raton head coach Meg Wells would speak on her track and field program’s conference championship.
“I think that this year my team had more drive and commitment than prior years,” Wells said.
“It is my fourth year as head coach for the boys and girls, and we are still in the building phase of the program. But we are getting better and better. This is their second time winning the conference since I have been head coach. Last year our girls’ team missed it by two points. We were runner-up in the district last year.”
Winning the conference was especially rewarding this year since both teams won.
“We have a lot of depth in the team and a good mixture of ages,” Wells said. “Although we switched to a different district this year, I expect to have a lot of success and a lot of personal records set. I measure my success as a coach by school records we make. I hope to continue to set new standards and break school records as we come into the competition phase of the season.”
Wells went on to give some special recognition to some of her developing athletes, starting with Carson Lyttle.
“I am very impressed with the performance of Carson this season in the 1600 & 3200,” she said. “He has gotten out of his comfort zone and now realizes there is no holding him back. He is a force to be reckoned with as we enter the districts. Carson is a senior and would like to run in college. He has always excelled in running but has taken it to a new level this year. I would tell any college coach that has a spot left on their squad to snatch him up. Not only is he an excellent athlete, but he is a stellar academic student as well.”
Wells raved about Carson’s brother, Cade Lyttle.
“Cade, a freshman, is fast on his brother’s heels,” the Boca Raton track coach said. “He and Sergio Esquivel are my up and coming freshman boys distance standouts.”
It wasn’t all about the boys.
“On the girls team I’d like to recognize Likendia Desire, Amelia Zook, Lauren Miller and Pia Beaulieu,” Wells said. “Pia is a freshman who is one of those rare athletes with exceptional natural ability, drive, and determination to win. You will see her at states this year, I’m sure. In all my years of coaching, I’ve not met any as gifted as she is.”
NOTE: All track times were made available to New Era Prep by www.mogotiming.com
