Caroline Wells
Winter Springs, senior
It was hardly noticeable while Wells kept racking up distance event victories, but she was in less-than-perfect condition. Glute issues forced the Stanford signee to do physical therapy (without running at all) between her district meet and the FHSAA finals. But nothing stopped her from preserving a 41-race, in-state winning streak. That dates 2½ years to her runner-up finish in a 2019 state cross country final. Wells gutted out repeat state meet victories in the 1,600 (4 minutes, 50.56 seconds) and 3,200 (10:32.22).
All-Area athletes AMAYA BIEN-AIME Edgewater, sophomore
Buzz: Second-year Eagles basketball starter high jumped for the first time and placed second in Class 3A with 5-feet, 7¾-inches clearance. That was second best for all four classifications.
ALISHA BOYER Evans, junior
Buzz: District 800 champ ran personal record of 2:15.42 to place second in 4A state meet. Also ran on Trojans’ state championship 4x800 relay and won district 1,600 (5:19.14).
MAKALA DAVIS Ocoee, junior
Buzz: Tripled jumped 38 feet, 8¼ inches to place third in the Class 3A state meet. Davis also long jumped 18-6¼ and high jumped 4-11¾ and scored major points in the Metro Conference and postseason meets.
D’ASIA DUNCAN Geneva School, eighth-grader
Buzz: Youngest member of the All-Area team clocked 14.37-second time to place second in the Class 1A 100-meter hurdles final. She also high jumped 5 feet, 1¾ inches as region champion.
CATALINA EDWARDS Celebration, junior
Buzz: Storm standout ranked third in the area for the 800 (2:16.43) and 1,600 (5:05.04).
LILY HENNE
Lake Minneola, senior
Buzz: Alabama signee ran personal-best times in the 1,600 (4:52.74) and 3,200 (10:35.87) to finish second to Wells in the 3A state meet.
VICTORIA HILL Trinity Prep, freshman
Buzz: Class 2A state champ in the long and triple jump. Her PRs of 18-11¾ inches in the state meet and 38-10½ in her regional victory topped the area. Also high jumped 5-1¾.
LEILANY LAUREANO Ocoee, senior
Buzz: Area’s best in two throws placed third in the discus (138 feet, 3 inches) and fourth in the shot put (42-9) in the Class 4A state meet.
ARBRIEL SCOTT Evans, junior
Buzz: She’s recovered from a ninth-grade thigh bone fracture and ran her season-best time
(44.00) to place fourth in the 4A 300 hurdles. Also ran on Trojans winning 4x400 relay.
AVA WYANT
Master’s Academy, sophomore
Buzz: In impressive 1A state meet display, Wyant won the 800 in 2:18.27 and clocked the area’s third-best 1,600 time (4:53.39) for a third place.
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.