{"id":161232,"date":"2026-02-19T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161232\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:33:14","slug":"jacksonville-area-high-school-top-performers-for-feb-18-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161232\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville area high school top performers for Feb. 18 | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the area\u2019s top high school sports performers for Feb. 18. Top performers are based on the results sent in by the coaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Feb. 18<\/p>\n<p>BOYS INDOOR TRACK &amp; FIELD<\/p>\n<p>Atticus Brown, Croatan: The junior was fourth in the 1,000 in 2:36.81 as the Cougars finished in third place as a team in the NCHSAA 5-A championship meet at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Carlson, Croatan: The senior was fifth in the pole vault at 14-0.<\/p>\n<p>Bryson Caulder, Croatan: The senior was eighth in the pole vault at 12-6.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Guerrero, Croatan: The sophomore was eighth in the 1,600 in 4:31.03.<\/p>\n<p>Heath Hartman, Croatan: The senior won the high jump state title at 6-4 and was fifth in the 55 hurdles in 7.94.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Hughes, Croatan: The junior was fifth in the 500 in 1:08.21.<\/p>\n<p>Ashton Kirkwood, Croatan: The senior placed second in the pole vault at 14-6.<\/p>\n<p>Croatan\u2019s 4&#215;400: The relay of Liam Ondrak, William Reyes, Chase Murphy and Ethan Hughes was sixth in 3:35.64.<\/p>\n<p>Croatan\u2019s 4&#215;800: The team of Atticus Brown, Evan Quigley, Landon Taylor and Zach Guerrero ended fourth in 8:20.62.<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel White, Northside: The senior placed third in the high jump at 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>Northside\u2019s 4&#215;200: The relay of Gavin Davis, Andrew Frazier, Eric Stewart and Jamian Johnson placed sixth in 1:34.65.<\/p>\n<p>Northside\u2019s 4&#215;400: The relay of Xavier Lewis, Jaylin Jackson, Destin Rodriguez and Andrew Frazier was fourth in 3:31.87.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GIRLS INDOOR TRACK &amp; FIELD<\/p>\n<p>Lela Besemer, Croatan: The junior placed third in the 55 dash in 7.21 and was third in the 300 in 41.06 as the Cougars finished in third place as a team in the NCHSAA 5-A championship meet at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.<\/p>\n<p>Reagan Clifton, Croatan: The sophomore won the state 3,200 title in 11:05.94 and was sixth in the 1,600 in 5:12.99.<\/p>\n<p>Joli Rossi, Croatan: The junior placed fourth in the 500 in 1:20.56.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Salas, Croatan: The junior placed fourth in the high jump at 5-0.<\/p>\n<p>Lexi Tripp, Croatan: The senior won the 55 hurdles state title in 8.34 and was third in the 500 in 1:19.16.<\/p>\n<p>Croatan\u2019s 4&#215;200: The relay of Victoria Salas, Kaitlyn Sickle, Lexi Tripp and Lela Besemer placed third in 1:45.54.<\/p>\n<p>Croatan\u2019s 4&#215;400: The relay of Joli Rossi, Kaitlyn Sickle, Lexi Tripp and Lela Besemer won the state title in 4:02.30.<\/p>\n<p>Croatan\u2019s 4&#215;800: The relay of Maisey Stephens, Reagan Clifton, Ella Richardson and Joli Rossi was third in 9:59.83.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Cooper, Northside: The junior was third in the long jump at 16-5.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Miller can be contacted via email at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdnews.com\/sports\/jacksonville-area-high-school-top-performers-for-feb-18\/mailto:cmiller@jdnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cmiller@jdnews.com<\/a>. 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