News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Awards: Boys field
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Here are the News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Award winners for boys field.
Our large school boys award goes to one of the best high jumpers in the nation!
This junior is his school's record holder in the high jump for both indoor and outdoor seasons.
His regular season featured a 15th place finish at the New Balance Nationals.
He finished 4th in the high jump at sectionals, but turned it on for the state competitions. He was first in the state qualifying event with a jump of 6-foot-9. He took that up an inch at the state finals, clearing 6-foot-10 to finish number two in New York.
That height placed this athlete among the top 15 high jumpers in the country this winter.
Our large school boys field athlete Elite Award winner is Beckham Taylor from Pittsford Sutherland.
Our small school winner is another two-time Elite Award winter champ.
This junior had a dominant regular season which featured a variety of event wins including a long jump and triple jump championship at the Virginia Showcase, which invites the best high school athletes in the country.
At sectionals he won the long jump by five feet, and the triple jump by seven feet!
He was first in both events at the state qualifier as well, but elected not to compete in the state championships.
His long jump of 24 feet, 10.75 inches was the second-best distance of any jumper in the country.
His best triple jump, at 50 feet and 8.5 inches, was number one in the country, by more than five inches.
The Elite Award for the best boys field athlete at a small school once again goes to Aiden Bryant at Midlakes High School.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Scott Metcalfe, Amerks Hall of Famer and Calder Cup champion, dies at 56
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Scott Metcalfe, a former Rochester Amerks player and Calder Cup champion, has passed away. He was 58 years old. The Amerks confirmed Metcalfe's passing, which happened Friday morning. They expressed their sympathies in a statement. Metcalfe, a native of Toronto, played in Rochester for nine seasons, from 1987 through 1991 and 1993 through 1998. He was a three-time 20-goal scorer. Metcalfe was a member of the Amerks' last Calder Cup championship team in 1996, was inducted into the Amerks Hall of Fame in 2006, and won multiple awards, including the McCulloch Trophy three times for community service. Metcalfe leaves behind his wife, two sons, and a daughter. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Associated Press
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Edmonton Oilers win Game 1 vs. Florida Panthers
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Paint project gives Civic Arena first-ever exterior makeover
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Painting crews are making headway on a long-awaited exterior makeover for St. Joseph's premiere Downtown indoor venue, the first in its 45-year history. Downtown travelers will see the long-held white-colored Civic Arena now dawning new shades of black and grey, a type of gradient paint job that will cover almost the entire structure. It's been a long time coming. This is the first paint job that the arena has seen in its 45 year history," St. Joseph Civic Facilities Manager Mary Robertson said. "It's modernizing the look of the building. It gives it an industrial look." Exterior painting is scheduled to be complete in approximately three weeks. The $542,000 paint project includes both the exterior and interior, the later of which is largely complete. The project is funded by a combination of Capital Improvements, American Rescue Plan Act and Parks Tax funds. "The large panels on each of the sides are done. They're doing the trim work, the detail work and now that really finishes off the overall look of the building," Robertson said. "We went with the blacks and whites, give contrast to it that complements the landscape, complements the buildings around the arena." The project marks the latest improvement effort for the venue, which has undergone a complete transformation in recent years with close to $12 million in renovations already carried out or planned, from new seating, lighting and scoreboards to restrooms, locker rooms and HVAC. Civic Arena renovations and efforts from the St. Joseph Sports Commission have allowed the city to attract a large and growing number of high-profile sporting events, a list the city hopes to continue to grow and expand. "If you look over the history of the Civic Arena, George Strait has performed here. The list of entertainers, the list of events that we've had here. we want to bring back that look," Robertson said. The project also comes at a special time for the arena and the city, which will host the home opener for St. Joseph's all-new Arena League Football team the St. Joseph Goats this Saturday at 7 p.m. against the Duluth Harbor Monsters. It was announced last week that Kansas City sports royalty — brothers Travis and Jason Kelce — had acquired part-ownership of the team through their beer company Garage Beer. "We do want to bring new, creative and fun entertainment ideas for the community to enjoy, but also for tourists to come in from outside the city to come in and enjoy the amenities here in Saint Joseph, Robertson said. A painter uses a roller to cover the south side of the Civic Arena building in May with a specific shade of grey, a type of gradient paintwork. | Cameron Montemayor | News-Press NOW
