New Girls 200m US Leader - Krystal Sparling (St. Thomas Aquinas FL) 23.35
Photo by Jonathan Calderon
The St. Thomas Aquinas girls are proving themselves early in the 2014 outdoor season to be one of the nation's best high school track & field programs currently. No better proof than their recent results from the Broward County (BCAA) Championships meet on Saturday at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A total of three US #1 performances were record from their program in the single meet with Krystal Sparling rolling out a swift and wind legal US #1 23.35 clocking in the 200 meter dash, teammate Kendall Ellis becoming the first girl in the country under 54 seconds in the open 400 for the 2014 outdoor season at 53.93, and their 4x100 meter relay featuring Sparling and Ellis bolting for a nation's best 45.97 for the quartet in the finals of the event.
Their dominance was exhibited through all three relays with victories in the 4x100 (45.97) and 4x800 (9:37.57) and close second in the 4x400 meter relay (3:47.59) to a Daeshon Gordon-led Northeast High School squad (3:47.00). The 200 meter dash finals was a power display as well for the St. Thomas Aquinas girls sweeping the top four places with Sparling (1st, 23.35), Diamond Spaulding (2nd, 24.17), Khalifa St. Fort (3rd, 24.34), and Ellis (4th, 24.50). Spaulding and St. Fort also went 1-2 clocking times well under 12 seconds in the 100 dash finals. Most teams are lucky and fortunate to have one girl that can dip into the 24 second range for 200 meters, but St. Thomas Aquinas is loaded with at least four girls easily capable of running such a quick time.
The boys' program at St. Thomas Aquinas is not too shabby themselves. They also swept the relays at the BCAA Championships with stellar times as well between 41.27 in the 4x100, 3:16.34 in the 4x400, and 7:58.52 in the 4x800. Ryan Crozier was their top individual performer with a 179'10" mark in the boys discus.
The meet as a whole was loaded with national caliber performances including a 13.76 clocking in the girls 100 meter hurdles and 42.04 performance in the girls 300 meter hurdles by Daeshon Gordon (Northeast HS), which both rank among the top 5 fastest in the country. Hallandale's Kimani Rushing remains a steady leaper over 40 feet in the girls triple jump as the current US #5 ranked (41'0" season best) Rushing won the competition this weekend with a mark of 40'6.50".
Boyd Anderson junior Javon Patterson went to work in the boys 800 from the gun and his efforts earned him a US #3 time of 1:52.53. After watching Daeshon Gordon run a US top 5 time in the girls 300 hurdles, Antwuan Musgrove of Hallandale decided to replicate in the boys' race with a US #4 clocking of 37.63.
More Coverage:
- BCAA Championships MileSplit Meet Page
- Meet Results
- National Elite Performances (125 total)
- MileSplit US National Rankings: Girls 200m Dash - Girls 400m Dash - Girls 4x100m Relay
- St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) team's season best performances
BCAA Championships (FL) 
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Daeshon Gordon (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 13.77; Kimani Rushing (Hallandale HS) 14.29; Marissa Oglesby (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 14.72; Nastolgia Smith (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 14.73; Lamisha Simmons (Hallandale HS) 14.78; Daeshon Gordon(Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 14.17; Kimani Rushing (Hallandale HS) 14.56; Nastolgia Smith (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 14.58;
- 100 Meter Dash - Diamond Spaulding (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 11.88; Khalifa St. Fort (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 11.91; Aberdeen Williams (Piper HS) 12.11; Deja Bush (Flanagan HS) 12.24; Diamond Spaulding (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 11.85; Krystal Sparling (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 11.91; Khalifa St. Fort (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 12.12; Aberdeen Williams (Piper HS) 12.24;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Katherine MacNeal (Cypress Bay HS) 5:06.03; Alexa Cruz (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 5:07.03;
- 200 Meter Dash - Krystal Sparling (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 23.35; Diamond Spaulding (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 24.17; Khalifa St. Fort (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 24.34; Kendall Ellis (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 24.50; Diamond Spaulding (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 24.69;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Daeshon Gordon (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 42.04; Kimani Rushing (Hallandale HS) 43.32; Lamisha Simmons (Hallandale HS) 44.43; Tamara Style (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 45.49; Devin D'Olivera (Flanagan HS) 45.92; Marissa Oglesby (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 46.08; Edquisha Alvin (Hallandale HS) 46.21; Daija Rivera (Miramar HS) 46.31; Daeshon Gordon (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 43.56; Kimani Rushing (Hallandale HS) 44.22; Lamisha Simmons (Hallandale HS) 44.64; Tamara Style (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 45.14; Daija Rivera (Miramar HS) 45.57; Edquisha Alvin (Hallandale HS) 45.87; Marissa Oglesby (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 45.60; Devin D'Olivera (Flanagan HS) 46.15; Kalin Houston (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 46.21;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Alexa Cruz (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 11:05.89;
- 400 Meter Dash - Kendall Ellis (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 53.92; Symone Lindsay (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 56.21; Chyna-Joi Staton (Boyd Anderson HS) 56.50; Kendall Ellis (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 56.29; Isabella Howerton (Western HS) 57.84;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - St. Thomas Aquinas HS 45.97; St. Thomas Aquinas HS 46.78 (prelims);
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Northeast HS (Oakland Park) 3:47.00; St. Thomas Aquinas HS 3:47.59;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - St. Thomas Aquinas HS 9:37.57;
- 800 Meter Run - Christina Kalis (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 2:18.43;
- Discus - Camora Sanders (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 135-0; Nicole Windross (McArthur HS) 123-0; Ariela Slutsky (Cypress Bay HS) 121-0;
- High Jump - Alyssa Young (South Plantation HS) 5-5; Aisha Nelson (Nova HS) 5-4; Edquisha Alvin (Hallandale HS) 5-4; Gillian Morrison (Douglas HS) 5-4;
- Long Jump - Makeda Elliott (Hallandale HS) 17-6;
- Pole Vault - Brianna Thaler (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 10-6;
- Shot Put - Camora Sanders (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 41-9.5; Terrisa Russel (South Broward HS) 37-2;
- Triple Jump - Kimani Rushing (Hallandale HS) 40-6.5; Tierra Lacey (Hallandale HS) 37-9.5; Kimlie Fleurima (Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 36-3.5;
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Andre Ewers (Piper HS) 10.52; Isaiah Taylor (West Broward HS) 10.71; Lamark Campbell (Fort Lauderdale HS) 10.71; Andre Ewers (Piper HS) 10.65; Isaiah Taylor (West Broward HS) 10.77;
- 110 Meter Hurdles - John Battle (Hallandale HS) 14.20; Antwuan Musgrove (Hallandale HS) 14.44; Bobby Cooks (McArthur HS) 14.62; Jordan A. Washington (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 14.68; John Battle (Hallandale HS) 14.57; Antwuan Musgrove (Hallandale HS) 14.67; Damion Thomas(Northeast HS (Oakland Park)) 14.69;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Andrew Iglesias (Pembroke Pines Charter HS) 4:20.73; Carlos Penaranda (Pembroke Pines Charter HS) 4:24.37;
- 200 Meter Dash - Andre Ewers (Piper HS) 21.48; Brandon Mosley (Dillard HS) 21.85; Jabari Hill (Miramar HS) 21.87; James Oliphant (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 21.93;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Antwuan Musgrove (Hallandale HS) 37.63; Trevon Grimes (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 37.91; Jayson Francois (Pompano Beach HS) 38.76; John Battle (Hallandale HS) 38.85; Bobby Cooks (McArthur HS) 39.39; Trevon Grimes (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 38.40; Antwuan Musgrove (Hallandale HS) 38.65; Bobby Cooks (McArthur HS) 39.49;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Andrew Iglesias (Pembroke Pines Charter HS) 9:37.29;
- 400 Meter Dash - Jabari Hill (Miramar HS) 48.20; Rasheed Tatham (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 48.22; Jaquez Wilson (Hallandale HS) 48.25; Markevious Roach (Blanche Ely HS) 49.20; Jabari Hill (Miramar HS) 48.07; Markevious Roach (Blanche Ely HS) 48.48; Jaquez Wilson (Hallandale HS) 48.88; Christopher Keel (Flanagan HS) 49.42; Devonte Fisher (Plantation HS) 49.12; Oliver Alexandre (Hallandale HS) 49.47; Rasheed Tatham (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 49.43;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - St. Thomas Aquinas HS 41.27; South Plantation HS 41.39; Fort Lauderdale HS 41.73; South Plantation HS 41.61 (prelims); St. Thomas Aquinas HS 41.78 (prelims); Miramar HS 42.25 (prelims); Fort Lauderdale HS 41.63 (prelims);
- 4x400 Meter Relay - St. Thomas Aquinas HS 3:16.34; Miramar HS 3:18.97; Boyd Anderson HS 3:19.66;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - St. Thomas Aquinas HS 7:58.52; Cardinal Gibbons HS 8:09.62;
- 800 Meter Run - Javon Patterson (Boyd Anderson HS) 1:52.53; Matthew Butler (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 1:54.54; Sergeneno Rankin (South Plantation HS) 1:57.00;
- Discus - Ryan Crozier (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 179-10; Samuel Clausman (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 153-7;
- Shot Put - Zachary Mathurin (Douglas HS) 56-1.5; Gerald Nesbitt (Fort Lauderdale HS) 54-0.5;
- Triple Jump - Marcus James (Blanche Ely HS) 45-9; George Louisaint (Flanagan HS) 45-5;