On Thursday night, East Lake junior, Parker Valby, made her outdoor debut at the East Lake Early Bird Invitational in a 5:00.01 1600m and 10:34 outdoor debut -- two huge PRs and a current US no. 1 in the 3200m for this young standout.
Valby, Taylor Stone of Osceola, Jacquelyn Abanses of Steinbrenner, and Meadow Millett of Mitchell HS battled it out in the 1600m with Stone going 5:06.65, Abanses 5:09.24, and Millet 5:10.24 to kick off their seasons.
Mary Ellen Eudaly, had a stellar high school track debut on Tuesday running a 5:05.94 1600m to kick off her freshman season with a strong win at the Jesuit Tri-Meet.
The HB Plant young talent led her varsity girls cross-country team to their eleventh team state title in early November, and this performance demonstrates Eudaly will be a new force in the 4A girls distance world.
Read: Hot Diggity Dog: Harrison, Plant Girls Bring Home 11th Title
According to championship coach, Roy Harrison, Eudaly ran the entire race all out front pushing the pace the entire race, wind and all affecting the four lap distance.
Valby and Eudaly are taking the west side by storm and we expect to see some very spectacular distance performances out of these West Florida athletes.
Here is the weekday roundup of all the elite performances from earlier this week.
Jesuit Tri-Meet
Elite Performances
| Girls (5) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800m | F 1 1st | 2:22.42 | Megan Hughes | Academy of Holy Names | |
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 5:05.94 | Mary Ellen Eudaly | HB Plant HS | |
| PV | F 1 2nd | 9-0 | Heaven Mcmillian | Wharton HS | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 10-4 | Marley Derigo | Wharton HS | |
| S | F 1 1st | 36-9 | Bailey Watson | Wharton HS | |
| Boys (4) | |||||
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 4:34.26 | Ryan Maney | HB Plant HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 2nd | 4:34.83 | Lee Gibson | HB Plant HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 3rd | 4:34.88 | Lawson McLeod | Tampa Jesuit HS | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 13-0 | Anson Rowe | Tampa Jesuit HS | |
Trinity Prep Invitational
Elite Performances
| Girls (7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | F 1 1st | 12.42 | Jaqual Bush | Sanford Seminole HS | |
| 200m | F 1 1st | 25.66 | Jaqual Bush | Sanford Seminole HS | |
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 5:19.49 | Brooke McEwen | Circle Christian School | |
| 3200m | F 1 1st | 11:47.39 | Claire McDonnell | Father Lopez Catholic HS | |
| 4x100m | F 1 1st | 48.63 | Jones HS | ||
| LJ | F 1 1st | 17-6 | Samarah Hill | Trinity Prep | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 10-0 | Miah Gonzalez | Winter Park HS | |
| Boys (2) | |||||
| TJ | F 1 1st | 44-0.75 | Za'Keus Moore | Sanford Seminole HS | |
| D | F 2 1st | 153-8 | Luke Barrett | Trinity Prep | |
Westminster Academy MS Meet 1
Elite Performances
| Girls (4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800m | F 2 1st | 2:38.57 | Johanna Velez | Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale) | |
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 5:48.96 | Johanna Velez | Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale) | |
| 4x800m | F 1 1st | 11:26.11 | Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale) | ||
| 4x800m | F 1 2nd | 11:29.77 | The King's Academy | ||
| Boys (3) | |||||
| 1600m | F 1 1st | 4:59.95 | Chuli Serra | Ransom Everglades School | |
| 100H | F 2 1st | 15.54 | Jailen Sinclair | University School of NSU | |
| HJ | F 1 1st | 5-4.5 | Jailen Sinclair | University School of NSU | |
St. John Neumann Mini Meet
Elite Performances
| Girls (3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | F 7 1st | 56.74 | Moriah Oliveira | Evangelical Christian School | |
| 800m | F 3 1st | 2:20.94 | Sierra Oliveira | Evangelical Christian School | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 9-4.25 | Jackie George | Gulf Coast HS | |
| Boys (2) | |||||
| 400m | F 8 1st | 49.54 | Fazion Johnson | Island Coast HS | |
| S | F 3 1st | 49-1 | Kenneth Martin | Gulf Coast HS | |
Pace Home Meet #1
Elite Performances
| Girls (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | F 1 1st | 10-0 | Trinity Nguyen | Pace HS | |
| S | F 1 1st | 35-7 | Ashelynn Jackson | Milton HS | |
Spoto Quad Meet #1
Elite Performances
| 800m | F 1 1st | 2:17.99 | Keleigh Scallon | Newsome HS | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 9-10 | Kylie Clark | Newsome HS |
Lecanto High School Early Bird Invitational
Elite Performances
| Boys (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | F 5 1st | 10.97 | Tayvon Brown | Brooksville Central HS | |
| D | F 2 1st | 143-1 | ty caldwell | Citrus HS | |
Spruce Creek Black and Orange Time Trials
Elite Performances
| Girls (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300H | F 1 1st | 47.97 | Paige Cooksey | Spruce Creek HS | |
Benjamin Invite
East Lake Early Bird Invitational
Elite Performances
| Girls (18) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | F 6 1st | 25.95 | Zayne Jack | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| 800m | F 3 1st | 2:21.60 | Meadow Millett | Mitchell HS | |
| 1600m | F 2 1st | 5:00.01 | Parker Valby | East Lake HS | |
| 1600m | F 2 2nd | 5:06.65 | Taylor Stone | Osceola HS (Seminole) | |
| 1600m | F 2 3rd | 5:09.24 | Jacquelyn Abanses | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| 1600m | F 2 4th | 5:10.14 | Meadow Millett | Mitchell HS | |
| 1600m | F 2 5th | 5:18.95 | Andrea Ballestero | Osceola HS (Seminole) | |
| 1600m | F 2 6th | 5:20.25 | Liina Winborn | Sunlake HS | |
| 1600m | F 2 7th | 5:24.93 | Sarah Magee | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 1st | 10:34.77 | Parker Valby | East Lake HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 2nd | 11:22.43 | Taylor Stone | Osceola HS (Seminole) | |
| 3200m | F 1 3rd | 11:22.51 | Natalie Abernathy | Land O' Lakes HS | |
| 3200m | F 1 4th | 11:34.60 | Lydia Friedman | Citrus Park Christian School | |
| TJ | F 1 2nd | 35-9.25 | Sara Gofter | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| TJ | F 1 1st | 36-4.5 | Harmony Shellman | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| PV | F 1 2nd | 9-0 | Ryleigh McElroy | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| PV | F 1 1st | 9-8 | Rebekah Hurwitz | George M. Steinbrenner HS | |
| S | F 1 1st | 41-8 | Lauryn Beacham | Sunlake HS | |
| Boys (2) | |||||
| 1600m | F 2 1st | 4:26.93 | Reed Legg | Citrus Park Christian School | |
| 3200m | F 1 1st | 9:39.90 | Reed Legg | Citrus Park Christian School | |
Elite Performances
| Boys (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJ | F 1 1st | 6-4 | Nate Gramentine | Saint Andrew's HS | |