Miami-Dade teams dominate track event

Miami-Dade County athletes dominated the prestigious Bob Hayes Track and Field Invitational in Jacksonville this weekend -- a meet that featured more than 75 of the state's top schools.

Although no team title was awarded, six individual event records were broken by Southridge athletes, and three-time defending Class 4A girls' state champion Northwestern set a meet record in the 3,200-meter relay -- the event it broke a state record in last season when it won its third consecutive state title.

The Bulls' squad of Skyler Wallen, Brianna Streeter, Brittany Pringley and Keisha Richburg ran a 9:16.84. Wallen led Northwestern individually with victories in the 800 (2:16.28) and the 1,600 (5:15.60).

Southridge's Ebony Eutsey set records in the 200 meters in 23.67 seconds, and in the 400 meters with a time of 54.99. Eutsey, Marcia Williams, Jennifer Estime and Ywkema Jackson led Southridge to a 1,600-meter relay win in 3:51.16.

Also for the Spartans, Zakeya Stinson, a two-time state champion in the shot put and discus, won both events and set a record in the shot put with a throw of 49-7 ½ feet. Monique Gracia won the 100 hurdles in 14.30.

For the Southridge boys, Brandon O'Connor eclipsed his best times from last season in the 200 meters with a winning time of 20.63. O'Connor also broke the meet record in the 400 with a time of 46.50. Senior Eric Adeyemi won both hurdles events and set a record in the 300 hurdles with a time of 36.85.

Other winners included Booker T. Washington's Benedick Hyppolite, who won the 800 meters in 2:00.76.

Northwestern's 1,600 meter relay team of Tommy Streeter, Corvin Lamb, Michaelee Harris, Hugh Graham, Jr. edged Booker T. Washington with a time of 3:24.51. Defending Class 2A state champion Belen, led by Guillermo Echarte, Gabriel Loret-De Mola, Larry Duran and Robert Aran, won the 3,200-meter relay in 8:11.95.

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

BASEBALL

Varela at Southridge, 3:30

Ronald Reagan at Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 3:45

Ransom Everglades at Gulliver, 4

University School vs. LaSalle (Tamiami Park), 4

Miami Christian at Westwood Christian, 4

Stranahan vs. Booker T. (Gibson Park), 5

Palmetto at South Dade, 7

Miami High vs. Hialeah (Alex Fernandez Field), 7

Miami Central vs. Miami Beach (Flamingo), 7

Princeton C. vs. Brito Miami (J.D. Redd Park), 7

SOFTBALL

South Miami at Coral Park, 3:30

Killian at Southridge, 3:30

Braddock at Ferguson, 4

Miami Beach at Central, 4

Mater Academy Charter at Jackson, 4

Westminster C. vs. Coral Reef (Pal. Bay Park), 4

Ransom Everglades at Archbishop Carroll, 4

Archbishop Curley at Dade Christian, 4

Redland Christian at Greater Miami Academy, 4

Miami Christian at Westwood Christian, 4

Lourdes vs. Southwest (FIU), 7

Coral Gables at South Dade, 7

Monsignor Pace at Doral Academy, 7

VOLLEYBALL

American at Pace, 3:30

Braddock at South Miami, 3:30

Ransom at Ferguson, 7:15

Florida Christian at Sunset, 7:15

BOYS' TENNIS

Miami High at Coral Gables, 1:30

Killian at Ferguson, 2:30

Northwestern at Jackson (Ashe-Buccholz), 3

GIRLS' TENNIS

Sunset at Coral Gables (Biltmore), 1:30

Killian at Ferguson, 2:30

Northwestern at Jackson (Ashe-Buccholz), 3

BOYS' WATER POLO

Gulliver at Palmetto, 8:30 (MDC-South)

GIRLS' WATER POLO

Gulliver at Palmetto, 3 (MDC Kendall)

BADMINTON

Coral Reef, South Miami at Killian, 3

Southwest at Palmetto, 3

Coral Park at Sunset, 3

LACROSSE

Palmer Trinity at Ransom, 4

Boys Latin (MD) at Gulliver, 5