Gammage, Harris, Henry, James, Pleas and more excel at AAU track qualifier. Plus tennis info

Summer track & field in South Florida included an AAU Region 10 Qualifier at the prestigious Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar.

Some very good high school and middle school athletes in South Florida competed in the event.

Here are some of the results from that competition.

GIRLS: 3000 Run: 17-18: 1. Gabriela Latorre-Lagos (Unattached) 12:05.55. 15-16: 1. Kirsten Maarsingh (Impact Speed Athletics) 11:50.86; 2. Addison White (Impact Speed Athletics) 13:40.34. 14: 1. Aleah Sawyer (Tacolcy Raiders) 11:56.05. 3000 Race Walk: 17-18: 1. Ciara Brooks (Blazing Glory TC) 26:10.95. 14: 1. Seforah Valcin (GSXPRESS) 25:44.32. 13: 1. Emani Maylor (Unattached) 23:37.14; 2. Sophia Jacobi (Unattached) 23:37.31. Shot put: 17-18: 1. Qamara Pinkston (Im Fit Xpress Club) 30-5 1/2; 2. Cocoanna Mack (Relentless TC) 29-5 1/2; 3. Janaia Shannon (Blazing Glory TC) 24-9. 15-16: 1. Curshay Horne (Coconut Grove Opt) 27-1 1/4; 2. Le’Zariah Jenkins (Im Fit Xpress) 26-10; 3. Skye Zwirner (Fast Lane TC) 22-9. 14: 1. Shakilah Woodside (South Dade Express TC) 35-6 3/4; 2. Kaliyah Burton (Fort Lauderdale TC) 28-6 1/4; 3. Tashara Connell (Swiffers TC) 26-1 3/4.

High Jump: 17-18: 1. Callia Harris (West Pembroke Pines Optimist) 5-foot-3. 15-16: 1. Kishma Fleurigene (Fast Lane Track Club) 4-3 1/4. 13: 1. Rodajah Patillo (Running Fire TC) 4-1 1/1.

3200 Relay: 17-18: 1. Fast Lane TC (Angelina Howard, Briana Taylor, Fania Delva, Mya Love, Zakilya Zeigler) 12:44.21. 400 Relay: 15-16: 1. Lauderhill Cheetahs TC (Astaryia Augustin, Jadavea Thorpe, Kemorrah Jones, Summer-Rae Gibbons) 51.09. 14: 1. Lauderhill Cheetahs TC (Kameryn Sloan, Layla Naves, Leilani Mckenzie, Teagan Jackson) 54.56.

Long Jump: 17-18: 1. Amaya Pleas (Unattached) 18-1 1/2; 2. Thalia Waters (Fast Lane TC) 17-10 3/4; 3. Janae Roberts (Impact Speed Athletics) 16-1. 15-16: 1. Trinitee Chandler (Impact Speed Athletics) 16-3; 2. Nenna Steward (Sweatshop NBS) 15-10 1/2; 3. Reagan Ross (Fast Lane TC) 15-9 1/2. 14: 1. Indya Mcknight (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 15-6; 2. Jordan Johnson (Pahokee Elite Athletics) 14-7 3/4; 3. Tori Dumas (Five Star General Athletics) 13-4 1/4. 13: 1. Jewel Domingue (Fast Lane TC) 17-6; 2. Etesia Forbes (Sweatshop NBS) 16-11 1/4; 3. Tiana Dubuisson (Unattached) 14-1 3/4.

Triple Jump: 17-18: 1. Janae Roberts (Impact Speed Athletics) 34-1 1/2. 15-16: 1. Trinitee Chandler (Impact Speed Athletics) 34-9; 2. Jessie Duverny (Honest Runners of North Miami) 34-7 1/2; 3. Reagan Ross (Fast Lane TC). Discus: 17-18: 1. Qamara Pinkston (Im Fit Xpress Club) 91-8; 2. Evie Perea (Unattached) 84-0; 3. Jasmyne Ferguson (Unattached) 71-0. 15-16: 1. Jasmin Morgan (Unattached) 108-6; 2. Sariyah Lewis (Fort Lauderdale TC) 107-10; 3. Rowan Sundevall (Unattached) 97-5. 14: 1. Unique Watson (Fort Lauderdale TC) 64-8; 2. Kaliyah Burton (Fort Lauderdale TC) 57-9; 3. Tashara Connell (Swiffers TC) 45-3. 200 Hurdles: 14: 1. Jada Thelwell (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 31.23; 2. Isabella Adamson (Coral Springs Blazers TC) 35.95. 400 Hurdles: 17-18: 1. Meaghan McKernan (Beacons TC) 1:11.06; 2. Janae Roberts (Impact Speed Athletics) 1:15.86. 15-16: 1. Kashia Hoo (Five Star General Athletics) 1:05.73; 2. Kahalia Hoo (Five Star General Athletics) 1:06.66; 3. Janae Jones (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 1:11.06.

400: 17-18: 1. Cynteria James (Down South Xtreme) 55.55; 2. Amaya Pleas (Unattached) 59.15; 3. Briauna Morency (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 1:00.96. 15-16: 1. Kashia Hoo (Five Star General Athletics) 59.06; 2. Julia Aere (Unattached) 59.53; 3. Brianna Mcdonald (Swiffers TC) 1:05.12. 14: Jordan Johnson (Pahokee Elite Athletics) 1:00.30; 2. Lenee Barbary (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 1:01.01; 3. Miah Alveranga (South Dade Express TC) 1:03.38. 1500: 17-18: 1. Mya Love (Fast Lane Track Club) 5:19.37; 2. Angelina Howard (Fast Lane TC) 5:39.93. 15-16: 1. Kishma Fleurigene (Fast Lane TC) 5:15.64; 2. Ja’Liah Gammage (Fort Lauderdale TC) 5:34.35; 3. Addison White (Impact Speed Athletics) 5:51.59. 14: 1. Emiliana Anzures (Coral Springs Blazers) 5:21.90; 2. Aleah Sawyer (Tacolcy Raiders) 5:31.33; 3. Miah Alveranga (South Dade Express TC) 5:36.36. 100 Hurdles: 17-18: 1. Thalia Waters (Fast Lane TC) 14.46. 15-16: 1. Kahalia Hoo (Five Star General Athletics) 15.16; 2. Janae Jones (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 15.45; 3. Hollie Dixon (Unattached) 17.10. 14: 1. Jada Thelwell (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 19.00.

100: 17-18: 1. Callia Harris (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 12.20; 2. Aylannah Baker (Panther Elite) 12.62; 3. Chrislande Nelson (Honest Runners of North Miami) 13.07. 15-16: 1. Antaniayah Brown (Honest Runners of North Miami) 12.35; 2. Julia Aere (Unattached) 12.47; 3. Zacoria Anestal (Run It Sports) 12.66. 14: 1. Arianna Woolcock (Five Star General Athletics) 12.37; 2. Indya Mcknight (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 13.04; 3. Lenee Barbary (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 13.06.

BOYS: High Jump: 15-16: 1. Allen Harris (West Pembroke Pines Optimist) 5-foot-3; 2. Timothy Koonce (Honest Runners of North Miami) 5-1; 3. Tristan Pierre-Louis (Impact Speed Athletic) 5-1. 13: 1. Jaheim Predelus (GSXPRESS) 3-11 1/4.

3000 Run: 17-18: 1. Shamar Henry (RunAdic) 9:22.07; 2. Layken Nungester (Goulds Panthers TC) 9:23.56; 3. Yosef Gilbert (Impact Speed Athletics) 10:40.16. 15-16: 1. Elijah Arterburn (Fast Lane TC) 10:00.48; 2. Aubyn Gopie (Fast Lane TC) 10:08.73; 3. Malcolm Spence (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 10:34.11. 13: Jett Weitzen (Fast Lane TC) 11:20.31. 3000 Race Walk: 13: 1. Jeramie Hunter (Running Fire TC) 22:35.43; 2. Jaheim Predelus (GSXPRESS) 26:10.59. Shot Put: 17-18: 1. Shiloh Campbell (Fast Lane TC) 32-1; 2. Raymond Howard (Team Elam Elite) 29-2. 14: 1. Jeaniko Hyacinthe (Fort Lauderdale TC) 29-3 3/4.

3200 Relay: 17-18: 1. Fast Lane TC (Joshua Jules, Kelvin Smith, Kenyon Wells, King Bridgett, Maxwell Beltran, Pyno Jean-Philippe) 8:45.76; 2. Impact Speed Athletics (Jonah Monahan, Kyle Feaman, Yosef Gilbert, Alexander Guaglione, Mark Fyffe) 9:14.56. 15-16: 1. Fast Lane TC (Aubyn Gopie, David Chukwu, Elijah Arterburn, Gabriel Izequilla, Joshua Destefano, Michael Winfield, Nathan Riegler) 9:35.76. 14: 1. Fast Lane TC (Aiden Newton, Jahari Williams, Jett Weitzen, Micah Baker, Michal Baker) 1:23.41. 400 Relay: 15-16: 1. Lauderhill Cheetahs TC (Antonio Smith, Camari Coffee, Rashard Flowers, Roy Mccutcheon, Samuel Compere) 44.82; 2. Fort Lauderdale TC (Carew Campbell, Jeremiah Adras, Joshua Gammage, Kevin Peeples, Leonidas Merisme, Tristen Clark) 46.48; 3. Honest Runners of North Miami (Christian Black Jr., Jacob Gittens, Sebastien Fleuridor, Wayne Charlie) 47.52. 14: 1. South Dade Express TC (Ajavion Willis, Jermain Kelson, Melvin Screen, Zamarion Lawson) 47.26; 2. Lauderhill Cheetahs TC (Alexander Pinder Jr., Jamear Innocent, Jayson Jones, Kamal King) 47.82; 3. Fort Lauderdale TC (Jeanajay Hyacinthe, Jeaniko Hyacinthe, Kendrick Mcrae, Khaliel Harrison) 50.78.

Long Jump: 17-18: 1. Christopher Lumpkin (Five Star General Athletics) 19-8 3/4; 2. Tabari Mason Jr. (Team Elam Elite) 19-2 1/2; 3. Dikhi Kee (Im Fit Xpress Club) 17-11. 15-16: 1. Jeremiah Adras (Fort Lauderdale TC) 19-2; 2. Boston Nguyen (Unattached) 17-10 3/4; 3. Sebastien Fleuridor (Honest Runners of North Miami) 17-9. 14: 1. Mekhi Chamberlain (Unattached) 17-6 1/4; 2. Raymond Hawkins (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 14-3 1/4. 13: 1. Khaliel Harrison (Fort Lauderdale TC) 16-5; 2. Kai Bailey (Five Star General Athletics) 14-1 1/4; 3. Vicktor Zochinov (Honest Runners of North Miami) 13-9 1/2.

Triple Jump: 17-18: 1. Vazhan Valbrun (Fast Lane TC) 42-2; 2. Tabari Mason Jr. (Team Elam Elite) 41-8 3/4; 3. Christopher Lumpkin (Five Star General Athletics) 39-1 1/4. 15-16: 1. Jeremiah Adras (Fort Lauderdale TC) 40-4 3/4; 2. Quincy Walker (Unattached) 38-1 1/2; 3. Tristan Pierre-Louis (Impact Speed Athletics) 37-10 1/2. Discus: 17-18: 1. Raymond Howard (Team Elam Elite) 78-11. 15-16: 1. Timothy Koonce (Honest Runners of North Miami) 111-1; 2. Valsen Noel (Swiffers TC) 60-0. 14: 1. Jeaniko Hyacinthe (Fort Lauderdale TC) 86-10. 400 Hurdles: 17-18: 1. Jonathan Carter (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 56.01; 2. Kenyon Wells (Fast Lane TC) 56.19; 3. Jabril Mitchell (Im Fit Xpress Club) 1:00.09. 15-16: 1. Brian Exume (Fast Lane TC) 59.39; 2. Jeremiah Adras (Fort Lauderdale TC) 1:03.01; 3. Roy Mccutcheon (Lauderhill Cheetahs TC) 1:03.28. 400: 17-18: 1. Mekhi Hoo (Five Star General Athletics) 49.21; 2. Caleb Appolon (Im Fit Xpress Club) 49.76; 3. Eric Collins (Five Star General Athletics) 50.80. 15-16: 1. D’Andre Ward (South Dade Express TC) 51.66; 2. Ronald Daniels (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 53.11; 3. Dacorrian Jones (Elite Speed Training) 53.25. 14: 1. Jordan Evans (SoFlo Elite) 51.57; 2. Zamarion Lawson (South Dade Express TC) 51.93; 3. Jayson Jones (Lauderhill Cheetahs TC) 52.07.

1500: 5-16: 1. Joshua Gammage (Fort Lauderdale TC) 4:08.50; 2. Jeremiah Holassie (RunAdic) 4:26.90; 3. Malcolm Spence (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 4:30.20. 17-18: 1. Shamar Henry (RunAdic) 4:07.99; 2. Layken Nungester (Goulds Panthers TC) 4:18.19; 3. Joshua Jules (Fast Lane TC) 4:30.46. 14: 1. Jordan Evans (SoFlo Elite) 4:39.08; 2. Aiden Newton (Fast Lane TC) 5:02.85. 110 Hurdles: 17-18: 1. Jonathan Carter (West Pembroke Pines Opt) 15.78; 2. Dikhi Kee (Im Fit Xpress Club) 16.06; 3. Jabril Mitchell (Im Fit Xpress Club) 17.98. 15-16: 1. Brian Exume (Fast Lane TC) 16.03; 2. Tristan Pierre-Louis (Impact Speed Athletics) 18.43. 100 Hurdles: 14: 1. Mekhi Chamberlain (Unattached) 14.75; 2. Malachi Howard (Five Star General Athletics) 17.26.

100: 17-18: Rennie Gittens (Im Fit Xpress Club) 10.79; 2. Tylor Miller (Im Fit Xpress Club) 11.21; 3. Julian Donaldson (Goulds Panthers TC) 11.211. 15-16: 1. Antonio Smith (Lauderhill Cheetahs TC) 11.19; 2. Samuel Compere (Lauderhill Cheetahs TC) 11.42; 3. Kevin Peeples (Fort Lauderdale TC) 11.47. 14: 1. Travarous Bain (Five Star General Athletics) 11.66; 2. Brendon Simmons (Five Star General Athletics) 11.76; 3. Alexander Pinder Jr. (Lauderhill Cheetahs TC) 11.77.

Tennis

The USTA Billie Jean King National Championships, which runs through Aug. 13, is one of the most prestigious junior tennis tournaments for girls.

With more than 350 players participating, there are some locals competing in that stellar event at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California.

In addition to winning a national championship, the top finishers will earn some additional prizes, like a spot in the US Open, which starts on Aug. 28.

USTA Florida is well represented in San Diego, with 34 girls on the entry list. Of those 34, 18 of them are in the 16s Draw, while the other 16 will compete in the 18s Division. Many of the athletes will be playing in singles and doubles.

Locals: Age Group: 18s: Akasha Urhobo, Fort Lauderdale; Natalie Block, Plantation; Taly Licht, Hollywood. 16s: Alba Martinez, Weston; Lauren Kettlewell, Doral; Daniela Chica, Miami.

Block and Kettlewell are former Bobby Curtis winners.

More tennis

The 2023 American Tennis Association (ATA) National Championships were at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona.

Players from across the nation gathered at the venue to compete for a national championship.

Founded in 1916, the ATA is the oldest African American Sports organization in the United States. For more than 100 years, the goal of the organization has been to drive diversity, inclusion and equity in the game of tennis.

Junior champions and finalists from the area are: Boys’ 12U Singles Champion: Aleksander Denisov (Sunny Isles Beach). Boys’ 12U Singles Finalist: Gabriel Marino (Miami).

Submit summer sports info

For coaches and teams in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have high school level athletes competing in summer leagues, events and programs, email hssports@miamiherald.com.

They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.

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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com