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ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK TEAM All-Area First Team
Zach Burrows
Keith Demons
Charles Ivory
Austin Cox
Jonathan Henriste
Tyai Jackson
Salvatore Masciello
Justin Nathaniel
Joey Ryan
Sean Matheson
Alex Roberts
Justin Simmons
Yveneld Toussaint
Justin Williams
Jerandious Works
ZACH BURROWS
Martin County senior sprinter Season bests: 10.99 in the 100 (Region 4-3A), 22.76 in the 200 (District 14-3A) Postseason finishes: District 14-3A runner-up in the 100 and 200, 6th in Region 4-3A in the 100, 14th in Region 4-3A in the 200, member of Martin County’s 4x100 relay team (seventh in Class 3A)
AUSTIN COX
Lincoln Park senior distance runner Season bests: 4:31.85 in the 1,600 (Region 4-2A), 10:12.01 in the 3,200 (Holy Trinity Elite Classic) Postseason finishes: District 13-2A champion in the 1,600, third in District 13-2A in the 3,200, fourth in Region 4-2A in the 1,600, 6th in Region 4-2A in the 3,200, 13th in Class 2A in the 1,600
KEITH DEMONS
Vero Beach senior distance runner Season bests: 4:29.80 in 1,600 (Region 2-4A), 10:18.30 in the 3,200 (Astronaut Invitational) Postseason finishes: District 8-4A champion in the 1,600 and 3,200, fourth in Region 2-4A in the 1,600, 13th in Region 4-2A in the 3,200, ninth in Class 4A in the 1,600
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR JAKE BURTON
Honorable Mention
Potential achieved
LAMONT BAILEY Fort Pierce Central senior hurdler
■■Martin County senior caps career as state runner-up in 800
LOUIS D’AVINO Lincoln Park sophomore hurdler/mid-distance runner
By Jon Santucci
KEENAN DIXON John Carroll senior hurdler
Special to Treasure Coast Newspapers
MARTIN COUNTY — If there was a signature moment for Jake Burton this spring, it came during the 4x800 race in the District 14-3A meet. By the time Burton — who was running the anchor leg for Martin County High School — got the baton, the Tigers trailed Jensen Beach by at least 60 meters. Most runners would have been content to cruise through the two laps and finish second. Burton, however, isn’t your typical high school athlete. The senior sprinted out to a 1-minute, 53-second time in the first 400-meter lap and caught up to the Jensen Beach runner on the second lap. Burton would win the race by more than 30 meters. “I don’t have the mentality of coming in second in a district race,” Burton said. “I know I can get first and my mind goes over the limits of my body. When I do that, I can catch whoever I need to — within reason.” Burton caught almost anyone who dared try to beat him this season and finished second in Class 3A in the 800-meter run at the Florida High School Athletic Association Finals. For his efforts, Burton is the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers All-Area Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. “I’m just so happy he finally reached his potential,” Martin County assistant coach Mike Lehning said. “I’m extremely happy. It took four years, but it was worth it. “It was a great ending to a high school career.” Burton was always considered a talented, but not elite runner. That changed this year. He made the decision to give up soccer, a sport he played for 13 years, so he could focus solely on running. “I knew I had to (give up soccer) to get to the next level,” Burton said. “It definitely was hard, but it was what I needed to do. “I had to drop the sport and just do offseason conditioning.” Burton’s turnaround began the summer before his senior year. He started running
KELLY ETIENNE Port St. Lucie senior distance RESHAWD FYNE Martin County senior sprinter KARUS HUNTER Fort Pierce Central, junior, sprinter DEION JONES Sebastian River sophomore hurdles TRAVIS MCHALE Jensen Beach junior mid-distance MEKENDY MEDOR Fort Pierce Westwood sophomore sprinter CHRISTIAN MOORE Jensen Beach junior mid-distance ISRAL NELSON Treasure Coast senior hurdler TYLER O’BRIEN Martin County sophomore distance COLE RIPPLE Vero Beach junior thrower DERRICK WILLIAMS Fort Pierce Central senior hurdler DRAVIOUS WRIGHT Vero Beach junior sprinter
Coach of the Year
ALEX BOERNER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS
Martin County High School’s Jake Burton is the 2012 Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers All-Area Boys Track and Field Player of the Year.
The Team
Athlete of the Year
The 2012 All-Area Boys Track Team was compiled by Jon Santucci.
Jake Burton
Martin County senior mid-distance runner Season best: 1:52.83 in the 800 (Pepsi Florida Relays) Season highlights: Burton was the District 14-3A and Region 4-3A champion in the 800 meters and was the Class 3A state-runner up. He posted a personal-best 1:52.83 at the Florida Relays, which was one of the fastest times in the nation this year. Burton has signed with Florida State. Assistant coach Mike Lehning: “His talent is incredible. He was born with a gift to run. If you were to design a runner, it would look like Jake – long, thin, strong, smart. What else can you say? To be honest, he is more talented than the people who beat him. It’s just that Jake didn’t work as hard the first three years. When he gets into college and starts working, look out. Jake has more potential to do something in college than any kid I ever coached.”
more than he had in the past, and ran cross country to primarily prepare for the track season. Lehning told the senior that logging mileage is the way to get better and Burton did just that. The result was one of the best performances in the nation at the Florida Relays, when he ran a 1:52.83. Burton followed that up with district and regional titles. His shot at a state
JONATHAN HENRISTE
Lincoln Park senior jumper Season bests: 23-0 in the long jump (Holy Trinity Elite Classic), 45-6 in the triple jump (Holy Trinity Elite Classic) Postseason finishes: District 13-2A champion in the long jump and triple jump, Region 4-2A champion in the long jump, fifth in Region 4-2A in the triple jump, runner-up in Class 2A in the long jump
CHARLES IVORY
Vero Beach senior jumper Season bests: 21-4.5 in the long jump (District 8-4A), 42-0 in the triple jump (District 8-4A), 22.79 in the 200 (District 8-4A) Postseason finishes: District 8-4A champion in the long jump, District 8-4A runner-up in the triple jump, third in District 8-4A in the 200, 9th in Region 2-4A in the triple jump and 200, 13th in Region 2-4A in the long jump, member of Vero Beach’s 4x100 relay team (16th in Class 4A)
TYAI JACKSON
Jensen Beach senior mid-distance Season best: 50.29 in the 400 (Jensen Beach Invitational) Postseason finishes: District, 14-4A champion in the 400, 10th in Region 4-3A in the 400, member of Jensen Beach’s 4x800 relay team (eighth in Class 3A)
Anthony Simmons
championship came up short when he felt his hamstring tighten down the stretch. “I realized after (the
SALVATORE MASCIELLO
Lincoln Park junior thrower Season best: 140-6 in the discus (St. Lucie County Championships) Postseason finishes: District 13-2A runner-up in the discus, fourth in Region 4-2A in the discus, 14th in Class 2A in the discus
SEAN MATHESON
Martin County senior pole vault Season best: 12-0 in the pole vault (Martin County Invitational/Jensen Beach Falcon Classic) Postseason finishes: District 14-4A champion in the pole vault, 5th in Region 3-4A in the pole vault
JUSTIN NATHANIEL
Sebastian River senior jumper Season bests: 6-3 in the high jump (Region 4-3A), 41-9 in the triple jump (District 13-3A) Postseason finishes: District 13-4A champion in the high jump and triple jump, fifth in Region 4-3A in the long jump, 11th in Region 4-3A in triple jump
ALEX ROBERTS
Community Christian junior sprinter Season best: 10.84 in the 100 (Conrad Classic) Postseason finishes: District 13-1A champion in the 100, Region 4-1A champion in 100, fourth in Class 1A in 100
Florida Relays) that I’m one of the top in the state,” Burton said. “This is what my calling is and this is where I need to be.”
School: Vero Beach Years with team: 7 This season: Vero Beach was dominant in the District 8-4A meet, winning 12 of the 16 events. The Fighting Indians, despite having just a handful of seniors on the roster, had nine athletes advance to the Class 4A state meet. Quotable: “I think we had a successful season. We were very young; we have just about everybody coming back except Keith Demons and Charles Ivory. Some of the football players made a difference on the team. They all put out and tried to do their best.”
YVENELD TOUSSAINT
First Team JOEY RYAN
John Carroll senior sprinter Season bests: 22.30 in the 200 (Class 1A), 49.73 in the 400 (Class 1A) Postseason finishes: District 13-1A runner-up in the 100 and 200, Region 4-1A runner-up in the 200, third in Region 4-1A in the 400, fourth in Class 1A in the 400, seventh in Class 1A in the 200
JUSTIN SIMMONS
Martin County senior jumper Season bests: 45-6 in the triple jump (Jensen Beach Invitational), 6-3 in the high jump (Martin County Invitational), 20-11.25 in the long jump (Jensen Beach Invitational) Postseason finishes: District 14-3A champion in the triple jump and high jump, fourth in District 14-3A in the long jump, Region 4-3A runner-up in the triple jump, fourth in Region 4-3A in the high jump, ninth in Class 3A in the high jump, 13th in Class 3A in the triple jump
Season review Check the meet results from the season at PrepZone.
Vero Beach junior hurdler Season bests: 15.08 in the 110 hurdles (District 8-4A), 41.02 in the 300 hurdles (Region 2-4A) Postseason finishes: District 8-4A champion in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, fourth in Region 2-4A in the 110 hurdles, sixth in Region 2-4A in the 300 hurdles, Class 4A state qualifier in the 110 hurdles
JUSTIN WILLIAMS
Treasure Coast junior sprinter Season best: 10.88 in the 100 (Region 2-4A), 22.50 in the 200 (St. Lucie County Track & Field Championship) Postseason finishes: District 8-4A champion in the 100 and 200, fourth in Region 2-4A in the 200, Region 2-4A qualifier in the 100 (did not run due to injury), Class 4A state qualifier in the 200 (did not run due to injury)
JERANDIOUS WORKS
Fort Pierce Central junior thrower Season best: 47-1.5 in the shot put (Class 4A) Postseason finishes: District 8-4A champion in the shot put, fourth in Region 2-4A in the shot put, ninth in Class 4A in the shot put
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