JACKSONVILLE - Fleming Island High senior track runner John Keester IV kept his cool and achieved an unprecedented fourth straight track title at the prestigious Bob Hayes Invitational as Keester won his fourth 3200-meter race Saturday at the University of North Florida.

Along with Keester, teammate Roman Mollicone won the 800 and, for Oakleaf, triple jumper Takoda Brown, won his event by nearly two feet. Fleming Island triple jumper Mikayla Shavers won her event by three inches to keep her number one ranking state-wide.
Keester, who toys both the mile and 3200, has dominated the front of the 3200 since his freshman season with wins at Raines High School before the Bob Hayes was moved to UNF.
Keester's winning time was 9:42.36, just off his season best of 9:42.36 but well away from his personal best of 9:25.55, set at last year's Bob Hayes event at UNF.
Keester won over Bishop Kenny's Alejandro Vinas who split at 9:55.03 with Creekside's John Zurn third at 9:57.95. Fleming Island's Jacob Campbell finished ninth at 10:18.60.
In the 800 meters, Fleming Island senior Roman Mollicone complemented his very fast second-place finish last weekend at Flagler Palm in 1:55.92 with an even faster winning time at Bob Hayes with a 1:54.74 winning clock. Mollicone was ahead of Miami Northwestern's Devin Jones' in 1:55.38 and Episcopal's Jake Officer in 1:55.94.
Luke Melson was in the 800 field with a 2:02.11 split for 14th with Orange Park's Jacob Gaskin finishing 32nd in 2:07.35.
In the open 1600, Fleming Island got another distance win with Andrew Boyer winning in 4:31.00 with Oakleaf's JP Strombeck eighth in 4:45.41.
For the Fleming Island girls, miler Brooke Reynolds went solo without teammate Allie Knotts, out with illness, and finished 16th in the 800 in 2:25.77 and eighth in the elite 1600 with a 5:19.60, a season-best. Oakleaf's Morgan Wade was 12th in the 1600 in 5:33.58.
In the triple jump, Oakleaf's Takoda Brown leaped 47'-3.75" to win over Bartram Trail's Anim Gyamfi whose best was just 45'-6.25". Orange Park's Nethen Verger was 11th in 41'-7.25". Verger was third in long jump at 22'-3.5" with Isaiah Johnson of Choctawhatchee winning at 32'-1.75" and also Verger was fourth in the 110 hurdles in 15.12.
For the girls' triple jump, Fleming Island's Mikayla Shavers won by three inches at 38'-5" over Sanau Jhagroo of Rockledge and well ahead of chief state rival Shakynah Tresvant of Miami Northwester who was fourth at 37'-10".
In 100 hurdles, Oakleaf's Keira Smalls was eighth in 14.74 behind a winning time of 13.12 by Aleesa Samuel of Somerset Academy.
In the javelin, Oakleaf's Madison Linscomb was sixth at 103'-09".
In the triple jump, Fleming Island