PCHS Bulletin - Kylie Bouchard
Published Date – May 1, 2026
The PCHS Track and Field team competed in the Class 4A District 11 Championship meet on Friday, April 17 at Riverview High School (Tampa). The girls took third place overall.
Going into the post season, Coach Antwan Wright highlighted athletes Bianca Grindo, Alana Price, McKayla Kvapil, Riley Michaud as impact athletes. They are ranked in the top 25 in the state and within the top 150 in the country.
All four will advance to regionals in addition to others who secured a first or second place finish in their event.
First Place
800m – McKayla Kvapil
Girls 4x800 relay – Kayla Hawk, Madison Shatkus, Stella Joseph, McKayla Kvapil
Shot Put – Bianca Grindo
400m – Fredrick Andrew
Long Jump – Riley Michaud
Triple Jump – Riley Michaud
The girls 4x800 relay also set a new school record.
Second Place
100m – Alana Price
200m – Alana Price
3200m – Kayla Hawk
Girls 4x400 relay – Giselle Barahona, McKayla Kvapil, Tamea Gibson, Alana Price
Triple Jump – Greta Backes
Discus – Biance Grindo
200m – Derwins Simeus
Boys 4x100 Relay – Derwins Simeus, Riley Michaud, Fredrick Andrew, Aiden Byers
High Jumps – Riley Michaud
Additionally, Gamar’Riya Howell will advance in the shotput and discus events. The team will also bring their Boys 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams. The Regional Championship will take place May 2 at Charlotte High School.
“Individually, we had some kids do a great job at Districts,” said senior Fredrick Andrew.
Andrews is seeded first in the 400m for regionals.
“There is some pressure as the first seed. My goal is to get to states and to get there I either need to win or place in top four to have a chance,” Andrews said.
Prior to districts, the team competed in the Mantee County Championship meet on April 10 at Manatee High School. The girls won for the second year in a row, and the boys took second place.
The team placed first in 16 events including:
Girls:
4 x 800m relay - Kayla Hawk, Madison Shatkus, Stella Joseph, McKayla Kvapil
Alana Price 100m
Kayla Hawk 1600m
Madison Shatkus - 800m
McKayla Kvapil - 3200m
Giselle Barahona – long jump
Bianca Grindo - Discuss
Boys:
4 x 800m relay - Logan Goelz, Kai Minteer, Vance Porter, Caleb Gibbs
Derwins Simeus 100m
4 x 100m relay - Derwins Simeus, Riley Michaud, Frederick Andrew, Aiden Byer
Frederick Andrew - 400m
Caleb Gibbs - 400m hurdles
Derwins Simeus 200m
4 x 400m relay - Caleb Gibbs, Derwins Simeus, Taeghen Mitchell, Frederick Andrew
Riley Michaud – triple jump
Riley Michaud – high jump
Derwins Simeus’s events also set the new school record with a time of 10.54 in the 100m and 21.60 in the 200m.