Three area athletes win individual state track championships

Foundation Academy’s Lee Peters and Windermere High’s C.J. Bronaugh and Jozef Miesak led all West Orange and Southwest Orange track-and-field athletes as the only individual state champions from the 2025 FHSAA meets. 

Peters, the lone female state-title winner, claimed the gold in the Class 1A girls 100-meter dash in dominant fashion with a 11.60 time, the only sub-12 second time in the event. The junior sprinter also finished second in the 200-meter dash, just one-tenth of a second slower than the first place finisher.

On the boys side, the Windermere track team claimed two state individual 4A state titles. Junior sprinter C.J. Bronaugh — defending 1A state champion in both the 100 and 200 — added a third state sprinting title to his collection by posting a time of 10.34 in the boys 100. In the boys 400-meter dash, Wolverines senior Jozef Miesak joined Bronaugh and Peters in claiming a gold medal after posting a personal best time of 46.68.

Along with the three state title winners, the area had a handful of podium finishers across the state championship meets. Ocoee High’s Devin Matthews finished second in the boys 4A 800-meter dash and helped lead the 4x800-meter relay team — along with Cameron Gilreath, Rodgy Prosper and Cameron Harrington — to a third place finish while Knights senior Diego De Pina claimed the bronze in the shot put. 

Dr. Phillips High’s Maran Harris finished tied for second in the girls 4A pole vault and Olympia High's Tajhana South finished second in the girls 4A triple jump event.