Track and Field: Graceville's Williams, PSJ vaulters eye medals

Graceville standout Mychea Williams and a pair of Port St. Joe pole vaulters appear to be the leading candidates to bring home statewide medals in the Class 1A track and field meet Friday in Winter Park.

Williams is the lone area female with the top qualifying performance in any event, leading all girls who advanced in the 200 meters. She also had the second-fastest time in the 100, second-best high jump and runs a leg on Graceville’s 4x100 relay which qualified second fastest.

Port St. Joe pole vaulter Brandon Peak also heads the class in his specialty, his effort of 14 feet, 6 inches the best among all boys in Class 1A. His Tiger Sharks’ counterpart on the girls team, Megan Walker, qualified second in the pole vault.

Jessica McClendon of Graceville has the third-best shot put qualifying total, and Port St. Joe’s Fanequa Larry met state standards in the triple jump and 100 and 200.

A list of area qualifiers, including where their region total ranks on heat sheets:

Girls

• Mychea Williams, Graceville, 2. high jump, 2. 100 meters, 1. 200 meters; Megan Walker, Port St. Joe, 2. pole vault; Fanequa Larry, Port St. Joe, 11. triple jump, 12. 100 meters, 10. 200 meters; Jessica McClendon, Graceville, 3. shot put; Michell Pryor, Port St. Joe, 10. shot put; Maya Robbins, Port St. Joe, 5. 100 meters, 3. 200 meters; Brittany Smith, Graceville, 16. 100 meters; Alyssa Parker, Port St. Joe, 16. 100 hurdles, 15. 300 hurdles.

Boys

• Alex Marlowe, Liberty County, 11. high jump, 10. long jump; Brandon Peak, Port St. Joe, 1. pole vault;  Charles Ford, Graceville, 9. discus, 6. shot put; N’Namdi Davis, Port St. Joe, 6. 200 meters; Kevin Potts, Graceville, 4. 400 meters, 13. 800 meters; Colton Price, Wewahitchka, 13. 400 meters.