Rachel Bowden is Seacrest's first state qualifier and medalist in any sport. She has qualified for the state meet 2 years in a row in 3 different events.
Her first trip to the state meet was as an 8th grader (2006). She qualified in both the Long Jump and 300 meter Intermediate Hurdles. She placed 13th in Long Jump in the morning and later that evening qualified for the finals in the hurdles where she placed 8th to receive Seacrest's first State Medal! The very next week she traveled to St. Petersburg, FL where she ran the 200 meter hurdles and won the Middle School State Championship.
In 2007 she went to the state meet in the High Jump. She soared through the heights until 5'2". On her final attempt she nailed the height for a 5th place finish and her second state medal.
In 2008 Rachel returned to the state meet as the number 1 seed in High Jump. She cleared all the heights on her first attempt. When the bar reached 5'4" she also cleared that on her first attempt, winning her first, and the schools first, state championship.
This past year Rachel was once again ranked number 1 in the state with a jump of 5'5" at our very own Stingray Invitational. She cleared 5'2" on her final attempt to grab a 5th place finish. This is Rachel's 5th state medal.
James Meyers is the only athlete in school history to qualify for the state finals in two sports.
2007 Cross Country season was James' qualified for his first state meet appearance. He made the 1st Team All-District and All-Region teams on his way to Dade City where he finished 136th with a time of 20:03.
In the 2007 track season, James ran what was, at the time, the race of his life to place 4th at the Regional Championships to grab the final qualifying spot for the State Championships. At the state meet he ran an even better race, lowering his PR and school record to 4:39 to place 9th, missing a state medal by 1 place.
In Cross Country 2008 he qualified for the State Championship in Cross Country. Traveling all the way to Dade City, FL he raced around a horse track, passing 7 people in the final strides to place 40th in 17:39, beating his long time rival, Taylor Peliska, for the first time.
Katherine Boll is on the same track (no pun intended) as Rachel Bowden. Qualifying for her first state meet as an 8th grader! She placed 4th at Districts with a time of 2:28.89, and 4th at Regionals, leading the pace for the first half of the race, with a time of 2:26.47 to qualify for states. At state's she fought hard against a tough field, placing 7th in her heat, but 10th overall with a time of 2:26.87.
Chelsey Boll is an extremely diverse athlete, running the 4x100, 100 meter hurdles, long jump, and high jump. Her first state appearance is in High Jump. At regionals, she jumped a PR tying 5'0" and won the jump off competition to grab the final spot for states. At the State Finals she cleared 4'10 to earn a 10th place finish. That marks Seacrest having two of the top 10 state finishers in the same event!
Annie is our first female Cross Country athlete to qualify for the state finals. She's improved her 5k PR by almost 3 minutes this year. Annie finished top 10 in multiple Invitationals this year, including a 3rd place finish at the Lely Invitational. She capped off her season with a 8th place finish at Districts with a time of 20:28.20, and further improved her own school record at Regionals with a 13th place finish and a time of 20:21.43. Annie will compete next at the State Finals in Dade City.