The Boca Warriors had a busy weekend, with races Friday (2/24) & Saturday (2/25)
The David Bowden Middle School Meet 2023 | Friday night
Friday we had some stellar performances, led by Alex Palakar & Makaela Morilla both qualifying for the FLYRA Middle School State Meet in May.
2 Runners Qualify for States
Alex ran the 1600m in 5:37.90, easily beating the 5:51.00 qualifying mark needed to make States and took 1st in the 1600m.
In the 800m, Makaela's 2:30.91 handily beat the 2:34.00 standard to make States, and took 1st Place in the 800m.
Great job Ladies !!
The Girls' Middle School Team was 2nd out of 6 teams, while the Boys placed 3rd out of 7 teams.
Some other notable performances, include these Top 3 Placements
Girls
Noelle Barthelette:
2nd Place - 400m (1:06:14)
Gianna Gallego:
2nd Place - 1600m (5:56:89)
Adriana Perrette:
3rd Place - 1600m (6:03:07)
Ek Stroup:
1st Place - Long Jump (11-07.50)
Boys
Mason Polonia:
2nd Place - 800m (2:41:45)
Erik Moss:
2nd Place - 1600m (5:33:81)
3rd Place - 800m (2:44:74)
The Boys' 4x800m Team:
2nd Place (10:30:52)
Full results here for the David Bowden Race
Speed Capitol South Florida | Saturday
On Saturday, some of our younger runners participated in the Speed Capital's Invitational.
The Elementary Team continues to improve race-to-race. Many new PRS and overall improvements for our atheletes.
Some of the Top 3 placements included:
Girls
Ana Lucia Barba:
2nd Place Girls 1500m (6:07.03), 9 year-old Division
Hayden Frey:
3rd Place - Girls 800m (2:51.39), 10 year-old Division
Faith Gladstone:
2nd Place - Girls 800m (2:51.37), 10 year-old Division
3rd Place - Girls 1500m (6:16.14), 10 year-old Division
Arielle Gorlovetzky:
1st Place - Girls 1500m (5:55.57), 9 year-old Division
3rd Place - Girls 800m (3:02:13), 9 year-old Division
Mila Valderrama:
1st Place - Girls 1500m (7:12.19), 7-8 year-old Division
Boys
Mark Barba:
1st Place - Boys 1500m (7:42.10), 10 year-old Division
Michael Morilla:
2nd Place - Boys 80 Meter Hurdles (18:88), 12 year-old Division
See complete results here