TAMPA -- With grayness overhead and gusts at his back Friday, Anclote junior Jamaree Ried stared down the same straightaway in the same stadium at which he had struggled miserably only seven days before.
In that meet, the Berkeley Tailgate, Ried hit the first hurdle and stepped on the second en route to a fifth-place finish in the 110-meter version of the event. One Friday later, at the Class 2A, District 9 meet, he found himself flanked by several of the same foes.
Redemption came with a ribbon.
Ried prevailed in 15.39 seconds -- nearly two full seconds faster than the prior week's effort -- to provide one of the handful of Pasco County highlights in the nine-team event. If the week before wasn't an inspiration to Ried, the wind was.
"I felt like I came back and did what I had to do," said Ried, who also finished second in the 300 hurdles. "I was like, 'I've got to run fast, and if I don't, the wind will carry me.'"
The top four finishers in each event qualified for Thursday's Region 3 meet in Titusville. Joining Ried on the trip east will be 6-foot-6 teammate Spencer Guerette, who won the 1,600 for his second career district title; and Sharks high jump champ Andrew Janus (6 feet).
Wearing Blues Brothers-style shades, Guerette (pictured) ripped off the eyewear and flung it at the end of Lap Three, shortly after being overtaken by Berkeley Prep sophomore Max Borland. With 250 meters remaining, he found another gear and pulled away.
"Around 300 (meters to go), that's when you put in that little turbo gear you have," said Guerette, who placed second in the 800. "When I had to do that I knew it was time to go, and I knew if I didn't, I'd lose my district championship and I wasn't going to lose it."
On the girls side, Sharks freshman Emily Gauvey pulled off one of the meet's major upsets, winning the high jump with a personal-best-tying 5-6 effort. Reigning district champ Courtney Prengaman of Wesley Chapel was second (5-2).
By also placing second in both the 100-meter dash (12.53) and 300 hurdles (48.35), Gauvey individually accounted for 26 of Anclote's 50 team points, good enough for a fifth-place finish. Anclote's boys also were fifth (73).
Class 2A, District 9
(at Berkeley Prep)
Boys team results: Jesuit (J) 163, Robinson (R) 127, Middleton (M) 95, Tampa Catholic (TC) 91, Anclote (A) 73, Berkeley Prep (BP) 56, Fivay (F) 31, Wesley Chapel (WC) 18, Weeki Wachee (WW) 5
Boys individuals: 4x800 relay_Robinson 8:10.38, Middleton 8:16.80, Tampa Catholic 8:35.80, Jesuit 8:43.79; Pole vault_Nick Catchur (J) 12-6, John McDonald (BP) 12-6, Adam Wolf (BP) 12-0, Jack Hughes (J) 11-6; Discus_Jack Taylor (J) 141-5, Cameron Ruff (J) 136-4, Jacob Rios (TC) 131-6.75, Bruce Hector (R) 128-2.75; Shot put_Jack Taylor (J) 50-11, Vincent Jackson (J) 45-11, Cameron Ruff (J) 44-9, Marcus Applefield (WW) 42-10; High jump_Andrew Janus (A) 6-0, Jonte Scott (A) 6-0, Jahrvis Davenport (R) 5-10, Dante Newberg (J) 5-10; Long jump_Brandon Peters (R) 21-9, James Hambrick (M) 20-9.5, Willie Conley (TC) 20-5, Jahrvis Davenport (R) 20-2.5; Triple jump_Damon Willis (R) 42-2.25, Trevon Hosley (R) 40-8, Preston Mackabee (R) 40-3.25, Devonte Luis (A) 39-8.5; 100_T.J. Harrell (TC) 10.96, Carlos Duclos (R) 11.07, Jordan Algere (M) 11.15, Jahrvis Davenport (R) 11.20; 110 hurdles_Jamaree
Ried (A) 15.39, Nahum Hill (J) 15.64, Dante Newberg (J) 15.88, Danny Weldon (TC) 16.40; 1,600_Spencer Guerette (A) 4:29.12, Max Borland (BP) 4:34.71, Daniel Dean (M) 4:43.44, Kenneth Walker (F) 4:46.46; 4x100 relay_Robinson 43.23, Tampa Catholic 44.40, Middleton 44.42, Jesuit 45.35; 400_Brown Cassell (M) 50.76, Brandon Peters (R) 51.51, Justin Motlow (TC) 52.44, Reggie Brown (J) 53.32; 300 hurdles_Nahum Hill (J) 40.75, Jamaree Ried (A) 40.87, James Hambrick (M) 41.07, Brandon Brooks (M) 41.49; 800_Jack Rogers (R) 1:58.97, Spencer Guerette (A) 2:00.74, Frankie Wamsley (J) 2:02.33, Nathan Nammour (TC) 2:03.07; 200_James Hambrick (M) 22.31, T.J. Harrell (TC) 22.86, Justin Motlow (TC) 23.14, Jordan Algere (M) 23.26; 3,200_Max Borland (BP) 10:04.70, Daniel Dean (M) 10:16.51, Kenneth Walker (F) 10:28.27, Vasilis Vasiloudes (BP) 10:32.81; 4x400 relay_Robinson 3:27.99, Middleton
3:30.94, Jesuit 3:32.51, Tampa Catholic 3:32.90
Girls team results: Academy of the Holy Names (AHN) 217.5, Berkeley Prep (BP) 102.5, Robinson (R) 71, Middleton (M) 52, Anclote (A) 50, Tampa Catholic (TC) 50, Fivay (F) 48, Wesley Chapel (WC) 40, Weeki Wachee (WW) 9
Girls individuals: 4x800 relay_Holy Names 9:55.82, Robinson 10:09.26, Berkeley Prep 10:47.63, Anclote 12:40.57; Pole vault_Nicole Carroll (TC) 11-0, Emily Vaughan (R) 10-0, Abby Hudak (WC) 9-6, McKenzie Miller (AHN) 5-6; Discus_Addi Harden (BP) 117-10.5, Alli
Hudson (F) 104-5.5, Valley Joseph (AHN) 98-0.5, Alina Ossi (AHN) 85-1; Shot put_Addi Harden (BP) 35-8, Valley Joseph (AHN) 30-0, Alli Hudson (F) 29-10, Chelsea Jemerigbe (WC) 26-3.5; High jump_Emily Gauvey (A) 5-6, Courtney Prengaman (WC) 5-2, Amber Malas (F) 5-0, Rachel Anderson (AHN) 4-8; Long jump_Siobhan Lynch (AHN) 16-3.5, Moriah Sipizki (A) 15-9.5, Anna Duclos (R) 15-9, Sakari Worrels (WC) 15-7; Triple jump_Jazmyne McCloud (AHN) 32-7, Vickie Lozano (BP) 32-4, Haley Ratchford (AHN) 29-9, Rachael Bradley (F) 29-9; 100 hurdles_Ryann McEnany (AHN) 14.59, Rachael Bradley (F) 16.81, Vickie Lozano (BP) 16.86, Jazmyne McCloud
(AHN) 17.26; 100_Deja Rodgers (M) 12.10, Emily Gauvey (A) 12.53, Jalesa Lara (M) 12.97, Victoria Metzger (AHN) 13.07; 1,600_Claire Snyder (AHN) 5:25.21, Colleen Doherty (AHN) 5:42.80, Hilleary Gramling (BP) 5:51.11, Arielle Ellis (R) 5:55.43; 4x100 relay_Middleton
51.22, Tampa Catholic 53.69, Weeki Wachee 54.29, Anclote 55.10; 400_Betia Washington (TC) 59.90, Aaliyah Gordon (R) 1:00.90, Becca Patterson (AHN) 1:01.32, Gillian Anthony (AHN) 1:02.99; 300 hurdles_Ryann McEnany (AHN) 47.13, Emily Gauvey (A) 48.35, Haley Ratchford (AHN) 49.73, Siobhan Lynch (AHN) 49.87; 800_Georgette Price (BP) 2:23.23, Julia DeYoung (R) 2:29.37, Melissa Mainzer (AHN) 2:30.98, Natalie Hahn (AHN) 2:32.52; 200_Deja Rodgers (M) 25.85, Betia Washington (TC) 26.30, Becca Patterson (AHN) 26.54, Jalesa Lara (M) 27.23; 3,200_Claire Snyder (AHN) 11:45.37, Maddy Hull (R) 11:57.50, Colleen Doherty (AHN) 12:29.22, Gillian Cline (BP) 12:31.86; 4x400 relay_Holy Names 4:13.23, Robinson 4:18.76, Berkeley Prep 4:20.21, Middleton 4:48.36