Area athletes fared well in individual events, earning top eight spots on the podium Friday at the FHSAA Track and Field Championships at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus.
Eastside junior Tyesha Smith placed fourth in the Class 3A triple jump with a leap of 37 feet,10 inches in the girls’ triple jump. Smith came in seeded eighth and improved 2¼ inches over her previous best.
A year after finishing 15th in the 100-meter dash, Union County sophomore Amia Bethea turned the tables to finish fourth in the Class 2A 100 with a personal best of 11.87 seconds and seventh in the 200 in 25.14…