When it rains, Kyla reigns: St. Cloud's Kyla Perez put on a show Wednesday, winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter runs and running a leg on the winning 4x800 relay team. (Photo/Taylor McFee)
Freshman Ziannah Gooden swept the 100 and 200 meters and ran a winning legs on both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams as Osceola High piled up 199 teams to win its first girls Orange Belt Conference track championship since 2019.
On the boys’ side, St. Cloud distance runner senior Brody Ansbaugh won the 800, 1600 and ran a leg on the winning 4x800 relay, and finished third in the 3200 meters run as the Bulldogs defended their boys championship – outdistancing second place Celebration (198.50-137).
“Really proud of the way our girls performed tonight,” Osceola coach Eric Pinellas said. “They’ve worked hard all year and they didn’t take anything for granted.”
Pinellas added that he was particularly excited about the future of the girls’ program, as only one senior scored points for the Lady Kowboys.
It was a dominating Osceola performance, who went 1-2-3 in five different events, including the 100, 200, and 400 meters, long jump and triple jump, and won the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Other Osceola gold medalists came from Alanna Smith (100 hurdles, long jump), Norelena Forde (400 meters), Cheyenne Pryce (triple jump) and Bailey Devries (Discus).
St. Cloud’s Kyla Perez, the 2025 Osceola News Gazette’s Girls Track Athlete of the Year, put on a show Wednesday – winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter runs and running a leg on the winning 4x800 relay team. St. Cloud’s Brooke Bonesteel repeated as OBC pole vault champion.
On the boys’ side, Ansbaugh had plenty of help from his teammates as Danzel Hawkins (110 hurdles) and Santiago Ochoa (100 meters) also won individual events while the Bulldogs took the 4x800 and 4x400 relays. Anderson Olea won the 3200 meters for Gateway.
Gateway’s Maxwell Garcon won three individual events, taking the long jump, triple jump and high jump; while teammate Ethan Antle took the pole vault and javelin and picked up third place points in the long jump and triple jump.
Osceola’s football wide receiver Amir Davis, who is projected to start in the defensive backfield for the Kowboys this fall, ran 50.20 seconds to win the 400.
“This was the last regular season meet where we were worried about team scores,” Pinellas added. “From this point forward, our sole concern is putting our athletes in the best position to advance in the post-season, starting with districts in 10 days.”
2026 Orange Belt Conference Track and Field Championships
Girls team scores: Osceola 199, St. Cloud 135, Celebration 103, Gateway 97. Harmony 96.5; Tohopekaliga 37.5; Poinciana 11, Liberty 3
Events
4x800 Relay: 1. St. Cloud (Allison Sandoval, Ameera Kasmi, Kaliani Escalera, Kyla Perez) 10:26.88; 2. Harmony 10:32.91; 3. Celebration, 11:44.61)
100 Hurdles: 1. Alanna Smith (Osceola) 15.93; 2. Rylie Kieran (Celebration) 16.43; 3. Melina Figueroa (Gateway) 16.46
100 Meters: 1. Ziannah Gooden (Osceola) 12.29;2. Nicole Oliveira (Osceola) 12,63; 3. Norelena Forde (Osceola) 12.67
1600 Meters: 1. Kyla Perez (St. Cloud) 5:28.59; 2. Evelyn Juden (Celebration) 5:35.83; 3. Lauren Allen (Gateway) 5:52.61
4x100 Relay: 1. Osceola (Mikaela Evans, Nicole Oliveria, Alanna Smith, Ziannah Gooden) 48,71; 2. St. Cloud 52.51; 3. Tohopekaliga 52.91
400 Meters: Norelena Forde (Osceola) 58.17; 2. Cheyenne Price (Osceola) 1:00.11; 3. MaKenzie Moore (Osceola) 1:01.24
400 Meter Hurdles: Rylie Kieran (St. Cloud) 1:07.64; 2. Alanna Smith (Osceola) 1:12.46; 3. Alisson Sandoval (St. Cloud) 1:14.60
800 Meters: 1. Kyla Perez (St. Cloud) 2:28.42; 2. Evelyn Juden (Celebration) 2:34.56; 3. Jalissa Yarborough (Gateway) 2:35.64
200 Meters: 1. Ziannah Gooden (Osceola) 25.45; 2. Nicole Oliveira (Osceola) 25.94; 3. Norelena Forde (Osceola) 26.09
200 Meters: 1. Kyla Perez (St. Cloud) 13:04.38; 2. Lauren Allen (Gateway) 13:28.44; Cailyn Matchak (St. Cloud) 13:48.71
4x400 Relay: 1. Osceola (Ziannah Gooden, Cheyenne Pryce, MaKenzie Moore, Norelena Forde) 4:00.96; 2. Celebration 4:24.83; 3. St. Cloud 4:32.07
High Jump: 1. Sanaa Charles (Tohopekaliga) 5-1 ¾, 2. Rylie Kieran (Celebration) 4-11 ¾, 3. Analiese Ramos (St. Cloud) 4-11 ¾
Pole Vault:1. Brooke Bonesteel (St. Cloud) 9-2 ¼, 2. Jiana Gonzalez (St. Cloud) 8-8 ¼’, 3. Sarah Diaz (Gateway) 8-8 ¼
Long Jump: 1 Alanna Smith (Osceola) 18-1; 2. Nicole Oliveira (Osceola) 17-11 ¾; 3. Cheyenne Price (Osceola) 17-5 ½
Triple Jump: 1. Cheyenne Price (Osceola) 37-5 ¼;2. Korbyn Jones (Osceola) 36-0 ¼; 3. Melina Figueroa (Gateway) 35-4
Discus: 1. Bailey Devries (Osceola) 98-4; 2. Alexis Frias (St. Cloud) 93-7; 3. Bianca Serrano (Harmony) 84-0
Shot Put: 1. Evana Rivers (Gateway) 31-11 ¾. 2.Erin Lally (Harmony) 30-1 ¾; 3. Alexys Frias (St. Cloud) 29-2 ½
Javelin: 1. Sophia Meadows (Celebration) 115-0; 2. Julie Green (Harmony) 84-9; 3. Kendall Tucker (Harmony) 81-6
Boys team scores: St. Cloud 198.50; Celebration 137; Gateway 133.50; Harmony 86.50; Osceola 72; Tohopekaliga 49.50; Poinciana 9; Liberty 9
Events
4x800 Meter Relay: 1. St. Cloud (Yossiel Rodriguez, Carson Devlin, Luis Rivera, Brody Ansbaugh) 8:29.90; 2. Celebration 8:36.44; 3. Gateway 8:38.47
110 Hurdles: 1. Denzel Hawkins (St. Cloud) 14.64, 2. Tony Doss (Osceola) 15:09; 3. Kaseem Shelley (Celebration) 15:37
100 Meters: 1. Santiago Ochoa (St. Cloud) 11.30; 2. Amir Davis (Osceola) 11.34; 3. Gabriel Lee (Celebration) 11.35
1600 Meters: 1. Brody Ansbaugh (St. Cloud) 4:38.47; 2. Luis Rivera (St. Cloud) 4:38.65; 3. Nicholis Gordils (Gateway) 4:43.71
4x100 Relay: 1. Harmony (Jamarious Billups, Jordan Fallon, Jonathan Quinn, Ethan Moyon) 42.90, 2. St. Cloud 43.42; 3. Osceola 43.49
400 Hurdles: 1. Denzel Hawkins (St. Cloud) 56.34, 2. Malechi Vongphrachanh (Celebration) 58.08, 3. Elias Torres (St. Cloud) 1:00.24
400 Meters: 1. Amir Davis (Osceola) 50.20, 2. Gabriel Lee (Celebration) 51.00, 3. Sean Nuzzi (Celebration) 51.42
800 Meters: 1. Brody Ansbaugh (St. Cloud) 2:03.19; 2. Langston Carry (Gateway) 2:05.34; 3. Luis Rivera (St. Cloud) 2:06.57
200 Meters: Gabriel Lee (Celebration) 22.92; 2. Amir Davis (Osceola) 23.23; 3. Jaden Taylor (St. Cloud) 23.36
3200 Meters: Anderson Olea (Gateway) 10:08.91; 2. Luis Rivera (St. Cloud) 10:20.56; 3. Brody Ansbaugh (St. Cloud) 10:23.34
4x400 Relay: 1. St. Cloud (Jaden Taylor, Denzel Hawkins, Jeremidave Velez, Yossiel Rodriguez) 3:26.32; 2. Celebration 3:28.66; 3. Tohopekaliga 3:33.90
High Jump: 1. Maxwell Garcon (Gateway) 5-11 ¾; 2. Nathan Thompson (St. Cloud) 5-9 ¾, 3. Quianel Reyes (Harmony) 5-7 ¾
Pole Vault: 1. Ethan Antle (Gateway) 13-11 ¼, 2. Gabriel Centeno (Tohopekaliga) 12-7 ½; 3. Evan Prather (Harmony) 10-2
Long Jump: Maxwell Garcon (Gateway) 21-9; 2. Elias Torres (St. Cloud) 21-6 ¼; 3. Ethan Antle (Gateway) 20-8
Triple Jump: Maxwell Garcon (Gateway) 45-8; 2. Kaseem Shelley (Celebration): 42-1 ½; 3. Ethan Antie (Gateway) 40-9 ¼
Discus: 1. Dashawn Reese (St. Cloud) 130-10; 2. Mekhi Ealy (Harmony) 130-0; 3. Ryland Perez (Harmony) 114-6
Shot Put: Jason Lewis (Osceola) 45-10; 2. Dashawn Reese (St. Cloud) 45-2; 3. Mekhi Ealy (Harmony) 42-3
Javelin: Ethan Antle (Gateway) 156-11; 2. Cameron Bizzack (Celebration) 148-4; 3. Jayden Rodriguez (Celebration) 144-2
