GAINESVILLE - In a massive show of raw speed, led by Ammarion Grant, Evan Brown, Josber Stimphil and Devin Collins power, the Oakleaf High boys 4 x 100 relay team, blasted a wicked fast split to finish fifth in the finals at Saturday’s Pepsi Relays in Gainesville.

Oakleaf, with a 41.82 split, was running elbows with the likes of Florida powerhouses Miami Northwestern (40.79), Vero Beach (41.21), American Heritage (41.22) and Miami Columbus (41.28) in the exciting final with Tampa Armwood the sixth finisher in 42.24.

Oakleaf entered the high-powered meet with just a 42.22 seed split with American Heritage, the record holder for the event with a 40.17 split in 2017, in as the top seed at 41.21.

Oakleaf got into the final as the eighth seed with a 42.22 qualifier.

In the boys 100 meters, Brown was ninth overall in 10.78 for a tick off of his string of 10.8 splits in recent weeks. Winner Issamade Asinga of Montverde clocked an astounding 10.10 for the win.

In the long jump, Grant was 26th at 19-3.25.

In other relays, Oakleaf’s girls and Orange Park’s girls finished at 19th and 20th in 1:49.53 and 1:49.71 to winner Bullis High of Washington DC in 1:35.16 by four seconds over Miami Southridge.

In the distance events, Fleming Island got top five finishes in the 1600 and 3200 while Oakleaf senior Sierra Barrera battled in the elite 1600.

For Fleming Island’s Graham Myers, yet another downtick on his growing list of school records with a 4:14.11 split for fourth place in the 1600 with winner Braxton Legg of Cambridge Christian outkicking Alex Pena of Sunlake to win 4:12.64 to 4:13.08. Myers led with a long surge in the backstretch of the third lap, but could not hold the effort. Mandarin’s Gavin Nelson finished next to Myers for a second week for a third place time of 4:13.63.

“I tried to be courageous with a surge further out to try and get away from the sprinters, but they caught me,” said Myers. “It’ll work one day and I’ll will keep testing myself.”

Barrera, who has also attacked her personal bests in the both the 800 and 1600, bested in both with a 10th place 2:17.93 in the 800 and a 5:13.96 for 16th in the 1600. Fleming Island’s Katie Thompson was 26th in the 1600 in 5:22.27.

In the 3200, Fleming Island’s John Keester IV is getting his race legs back into hard competition shape after a few sub-10 efforts in the past weeks; one a Bob Hayes title, this one a fifth place in 9:31.03.

In the hurdles, Orange Park freshman Nethan Verger was 22nd in 15.44 with Oakleaf’s Ca’Mari Davis 25th in 15.74. Winner at 14.24 was Jabari Armstrong of George Steinbrenner.

In the 400, former Doctors Inlet Elementary track standout Kavon Miller, a senior at Bolles, was fourth in the 400 in 47.27. Miller is slated to play football at Princeton University in the fall.

In discus, the sibling Underwoods; Madison and Wyatt, of Middleburg High, finished 10th in 114-11 and eighth in 152-00 in their events.

Also in discus, Clay’s Annalee Harbison was 14th at 113-02. Harbison was also 11th in shotput at 35-1.25 with Clay teammate Kenya Tinajero 13th at 35-.25. Orange Park’s Mychalea Parker was 18th in 33.-10.75.

In boys high jump, Ridgeview’s T’Vario Willis was fourth at 6’-6.25.