Meet the 2022 TCPalm Girls Track and Field All-Area Team
June 14, 2022 • Bryan Cooney Treasure Coast Newspaper
Kicking off our All-Area teams for the spring across the Treasure Coast are the girls track and field athletes who represented the area well in 2022.
A total of 41 Treasure Coast participants represented their schools at the state tournament with a mixed bag of sprinters, distance runners, pole vaulters and throwers all showing out among the state's elite.
Several top athletes excelled in multiple events for their respective schools to separate themselves from the pack receiving the distinction of First Team and Honorable Mention All-Area.
At the top of the list is Fort Pierce Central junior Richelle Williams, who was the class of the field locally all season as a sprinter all the way out to 400 meters. Continuously breaking school records throughout the season in the 400, Williams should be expected to only continue improving with another year to come for the Cobras.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Richelle Williams, Fort Pierce Central
Year: Junior
Highlights: Few sprinters along the Treasure Coast got the better of Williams all season as the Cobra junior dominated in the 100, 200 and in her best event, the 400-meter dash. Williams swept the Treasure Lake Conference Championships in those events, won the 400-meter and was second in the 100 and 200 at the District 10-4A Championship, was the Region 3-4A runner-up in the 400 and broke a program record at the 4A FHSAA Championships in the 400 with a time of 57.66 to finish 11th.
FIRST TEAM
Addison Boyer, South Fork
Year: Sophomore
Highlights: This year's Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year had a great track season to round out the year as Boyer early in the year was 10th at the Florida Relays in the 3,200-meter run. In the postseason, Boyer finished second at both the District 14-3A and Region 4-3A Championships in the 3,200 and at the 3A FHSAA Championships ran a personal best time of 10:59.95 to finish in sixth.
Katie Hirt, South Fork
Year: Senior
Highlights: After finishing her junior year with a personal best of 2.58 meters in the pole vault, Hirt upped her game with steady progression all season. Hirt won the Treasure Lake Conference Championship and District 14-3A Championship, finished third at the Region 4-3A Championship and cleared 3.30 meters to take 10th at the 3A FHSAA Championships.
Erin Craig, South Fork
Year: Senior
Highlights: Craig was neck and neck with her teammate Hirt all season long, finishing second at the District 14-3A Championship, was fifth at the Region 4-3A Championship and cleared 3.30 meters, finishing 11th at the FHSAA 3A Championships.
Emerson Brinn, Pine School
Year: Eighth grade
Highlights: After a standout cross country season, Brinn had a great spring on the track. Excelling in relays, she helped the 4x800 and 4x400 teams take second and third at the District 13-1A Championships, helping the 4x800 make state and score a sixth place finish at the 1A FHSAA Championship. Brinn was a district and regional champion in the pole vault and finished 12th at state with a mark of 2.55 meters.
Brianna Carter, Vero Beach
Year: Junior
Highlights: Carter had a steady season in the pit but also was one of Vero's top overall athletes. Helping the 4x100 relay team throughout the year, Carter helped that quartet finish second at the District 10-4A Championship and fourth at the Region 3-4A Championship. Carter won the triple jump at districts, was fourth at regionals and jumped 11.32 meters to finish ninth at the 4A FHSAA Championships.
Viviandra Phinizee, Vero Beach
Year: Freshman
Highlights: Phinizee had a terrific all-around first year, excelling as one of the area's best hurdlers. At the District 10-4A Championship, she won the 300-meter hurdles, was second in the 110 and grabbed top five finishes in both races at regionals. At the 4A FHSAA Championships, Phinizee ran 46.32 to take 12th. She also won the 200-meter dash at districts, helped the 4x400 relay team win regionals and take 15th at state.
Davionne Stinson, Vero Beach
Year: Freshman
Highlights: Stinson was a strong all-around performer for Vero in her first high school season as a sprinter and jumper. At the District 10-4A Championship, she was third in the long jump, third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200 and helped the 4x100 relay team take second. She was fourth in the long jump at regionals and had a best jump of 5.38 meters to take 10th at the 4A FHSAA Championships.
Paige Lalicon, John Carroll Catholic
Year: Sophomore
Highlights: Lalicon had a steady season throwing the javelin, posting a number of high finishes during the regular season. She finished runner-up in both the District 13-1A and Region 4-1A Championships before finishing 14th in the 1A FHSAA Championships with a best throw of 29.22 meters.
Claire Betz, Sebastian River
Year: Junior
Highlights: Betz was another top javelin thrower for the area, and won the Treasure Lake Conference title in event in April. She finished fourth at district, fifth at regionals and finished 18th at the 3A FHSAA Championships with a throw of 27.61 meters.
Amber Clark, Lincoln Park Academy
Year: Senior
Highlights: Clark had a strong all-around season for the Greyhounds, specializing in the long jump and 400 meter-dash. She finished second in the 400 and fourth in the long jump at the District 8-2A Championship, helped Lincoln Park's 4x400 relay team take second at regionals and at the 2A FHSAA Championships helped the relay team finish 16th and she was 15th in the long jump with a mark of 5.15 meters.
Aiyana Harrington, Vero Beach
Year: Senior
Highlights: Harrington had a strong year as one of the area's top throwers, finishing fourth in both the shot put and discus at the District 10-4A Championship. Finishing as a runner-up at the Region 3-4A Championship in the shot put, Harrington had a toss of 10.95 meters to place 16th at the 4A FHSAA Championships.
La'Nia Rogers, Port St. Lucie
Year: Senior
Highlights: Rogers was one of the area's best hurdlers and jumpers during the season, winning the 100-meter hurdles at the Treasure Lake Conference Championship. At the District 13-3A Championship, she was third in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the high jump and finished sixth in the high jump at the Region 4-3A Championship.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kayla Woulard, Vero Beach
Highlights: Under the direction of Woulard, who also guided the girls basketball team to a Final Four appearance, Vero Beach’s track and field team won the District 10-4A championship, finished third at the Region 3-4A meet and had 10 state qualifiers.
HONORABLE MENTION
Shanteria Washington, Fort Pierce Westwood junior
Camryn Reid, Vero Beach sophomore
Nikayia Wilder, Fort Pierce Central sophomore
Ratajah Dawson, Vero Beach junior
Gina Fuca, Martin County senior
Madeline Weiler, South Fork senior
Mollie McCain, Vero Beach junior
Natalie Evans, Jensen Beach senior
Sofia Tovar, Fort Pierce Westwood senior
Abby McLaughlin, South Fork freshman
Amelie Galbraith, Pine School sophomore
Adriana Jackson, South Fork freshman
Emma Dresser, South Fork senior
Shakirra Singleton, Treasure Coast senior
Alana Veal, Fort Pierce Central sophomore
