Alonso Track and Field/Cross Country

The 2023 Invitational season started strong for the Ravens who took part in the Wildcat Invite at Wharton High School on Saturday, Feb 25. The Ravens had many distinguished moments. Here is a brief run down of some of our noteworthy efforts..

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1. Up, up and away: Sophomore Krisangel Arce captured the high jump title in fine style. His PR leap of 1.92M (6ft-4) moves him to No.4 in Class 4A in the state. Arce was a regional qualifier last year as a freshman.

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2. The Grateful 8: The girls 4x800 team of Maria Ortiz, Skyler Gillett, Anneka deVries and Nathalia Mallo delivered a stunning performance capturing the first place title with a time of 10:34. They finished 25 seconds ahead of second place. The boys 4x800 squad of Ryan Winslow, Adrian Sanchez, Preston Cooper and Asher Pollard came in second with a time of 8:34. 

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3. The Magic Mark: Sophomore Patty Kilkelly is starting to make a claim as a legitimate 400M runner. Kilkelly's time of 1:00 brings her to the edge of the 59-second threshold, considered a measuring stick for elite 400M runners. Only four other Ravens girls sprinters have run under the 1:00 mark - Quatasia Fantroy, Shaniya Benjamin, Megan Wetzel and Stephanie Sandborn. Now that's elite company.

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4. On Your Marks. Speaking of elite company, pay close attention to sophmore sprinter Akyla Loyd who PR'ed in the 100M (12:50) and the 200M (26.17), finishing fifth in both races. In only her second official race of her high school track career, the basketball player turn sprinter continues to proove the value of being a two-sport athlete.

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5. Launching it: Girls javelin record holder Kaitlyn Donohue has picked up where she left off with a strong throw of 20.99M. Donohue holds the school mark of 23.00 M set last year. Sophomore Alizee Grazier and freshman Kayma Colon are right on her heals. Grazier's toss of 19.69M and Colon's throw of 16.44M set up for some competitive practices over the next few weeks.

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6. Jump, Jump: A tip of the hat goes out to girls high jumpers Jada Hodge (1.37M) and Ashlyn Fisher (1.32M), who finished second and third to score 14 points for the girls team.

7. Notable PRs: There were several other Ravens who produced noteworthy PRs at the Wildcat. Here's a brief rundown: Isabella Quinlan (800M, 2:46; 1600M, 5:57); Kailey Hardee (3200M, 15:29); Sharlin Morel (400H, 1:11); Victor Prieto (400M, .54.67); Benjamin Cole (400M, .57.14); Ryan Winslow (1600M, 4:43); Asher Pollard (1600M, 4:50); Devin Vaughter LJ, 6.25M); Ethan Fisher (TJ, 11.05M); Huy Nguyen (Jav, 21.97M).

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8. Distance Debutantes: Now's a good time to acknowledge our girls who made their debut as distance runners in the 1600M. Isabella Phillips (7:25), Grace Lemon (7:38), Eva-Maria Rodriguez (8:31), Ella Twiss (8:47) and Claire Manzanero (9:32) all shook off common pre-race jitters to complete their first ever distance race. Fantastic effort ladies!

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9. Camp rules, again!: We have very strict camp rules. Our camp is to be kept clean as best as possible and is not a place for inappropriate behavior/language. As well, we are in the spirit of respectful competition with everyone, but do you see members of other teams sitting on the bench of the opponent during basketball games, baseball games? Do you see fans/parents on the sidelines of football games? The camp, like the bench, is for members of the team. It is not our policy to allow non-team members to be in our camp. We repeat, it is not our policy to allow non-team members in our stands. Should something go missing, or some situation arise, we have no control over non-team members. Please, treat our team camp as sacred ground. If someone is not a member of our team, they should not be hanging out in the team camp.

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10. Stands. The home bleachers/stands are for fans, not for athletes. Athletes belong with their team. Fans belong in the stands. Keep that in mind. Again, this is an issue of control. During meets, the coaching staff is responsible for you. We know and can monitor you in the team camp, not in the stands.

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11. Grades. Please note several of our athletes missed the meet because they were taking the ACT. We applaud them for putting academics first. Starting last week, we began checking the gradebooks of our team and some of you were given due notice. We will continue with that this week. Remember the Alonso TnF policy is clear, Ds put you on a short leash, Fs sit you down.

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12. Other team sports. Please note, non-Alonso athletic pursuits - such as club sports and/or private workouts, have no baring on Alonso's track and field program and cannot take precedence over our practice schedule. Absences from our workouts to participate in other such pursuits are disrespectful to the program and will not tolerated.

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This is the official 2023 schedule. The Ravens have a few key travel dates, so review the schedule carefully. As always, the County reserves the right to alter dates due to other sporting or weather-related events. 

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Feb 11 - Kincaid Classic @ Alonso (Pre-Season)

Feb 20 - @ Leto (multi-meet)

Feb 25 - Wildcat Invite @ Wharton

March 4 - Nash Higgins Relays @ Leto

March 11 - Freedom Invitational @ Freedom HS

March 18 - Raven Invite @ Alonso

March 25 - FSU Relays

March 25 - Manuel Griffin Relays

March 31/April 1 - UF Relays

April 1 - Steinbrenner Invite

April 5 - American Divisionals @ Alonso

April 12 - County Championships @ Wharton

April 14 - Senior Night @ Alonso

April 25 - Districts @ East Lake HS, 8 am

May 5 - Regionals @ Sumner HS (Riverview)

May 20 - State Finals @ UNF, J'ville

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