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Prep track and field: Class 3A-Region 3 meet

See larger Gulf Coast's Brandon Tirardo launches the discus during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Tirardo finished eighth. Kevin Johnson/Staff

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Gulf Coast's Brandon Tirardo launches the discus during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Tirardo finished eighth. Kevin Johnson/Staff

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  • The Palmetto Ridge boys 4X800 relay team embraces after winning the Class 3A-Region 3 race on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. The team consists of Jacob Yoder, Kolin Ashbacher, Carlos Miranda and Josh Pelletier. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples' Dieudonne Prudhomm, left, and Palmetto Ridge's Carlos Miranda compete in the boys 4X800 relay during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Palmetto Ridge senior Josh Pelletier reacts as he crosses the finish line in first place to win the Class 3A-Region 3 boys 4X800 relay race on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. The Bears' relay squad consists of Pelletier, Jacob Yoder, Kolin Ashbacher and Carlos Miranda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Palmetto Ridge senior Josh Pelletier reacts as he crosses the finish line in first place to win the Class 3A-Region 3 boys 4X800 relay race on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. The Bears' relay squad consists of Pelletier, Jacob Yoder, Kolin Ashbacher and Carlos Miranda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • South Fort Myers' Dennis Francisque, right, competes in a boys 100-yard dash heat during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Francisque missed qualifying for the regional final by one spot. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Gulf Coast's Bailey Nadeau soars near the bar in the girls pole vault during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Nadeau finished tied for fifth. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Barron Collier's Issac Fuller gets ready to compete in a 100-yard dash heat during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Fuller finished 13th. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Braden River's Bridget Lanier clears the bar in the girls pole vault during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • As his competitors look on, Naples High's Jules Dornevil prepares for landing in the boys triple jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Dornevil finished second. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Lely's Hannah Heidenreich clears the bar in the girls pole vault during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Heidenreich finished 12th. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Gulf Coast's Brandon Tirardo launches the discus during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Tirardo finished eighth. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Naples High's Jules Dornevil goes airborne in the boys triple jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Dornevil finished second. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Estero's Adam Sommer leads a pack of runners, including Palmetto Ridge's Kolin Ashbacher, in the boys 4X800 relay during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Gulf Coast's Aliyah Walker soars through the air in the girls triple jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • After receiving the baton from teammate Aaron Rojas, Estero's Steven Briner starts the final leg of the boys 4X800 relay during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • South Fort Myers' Theron Peterson, right, takes the baton from teammate Nate Dortch in the boys 4X100 relay heat during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. South finished seventh in the final. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • South Fort Myers' Brandon Rothhammer competes in the boys shot put during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Rothhammer finished 13th. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Lely's Stevens Beruplan competes in the boys 4X100 relay during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • South Fort Myers senior Nate Dortch, a University of Miami football recruit, soars in the boys triple jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Dortch finished seventh. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Lely's Shantoy Williams hands off to teammate Katleen Wilson in the girls 4X100 relay heat during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Lely won the final. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Fort Myers' Charles Brown soars in the boys long jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Brown finished second. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Lely's Hannah Heidenreich competes in the girls pole vault during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • Lely's Liciane St. Jean soars in the girls long jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorad. St. Jean won with a jump of 17 feet, 8 inches. She also won the triple jump. Kevin Johnson/Staff
  • South Fort Myers' Alex DeJesus takes off in the boys long jump during the Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet on April 26, 2012 at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorad. Kevin Johnson/Staff

The Class 3A-Region 3 track and field meet was held Thursday at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda.

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