Merritt Island has a strong sports tradition with several state championship teams and individuals. Here is a look at Merritt Island’s team state championship history:
Mike Clark, wrestling, 1970
Football, 1972, Class 4A, Tallahassee, Doak Campbell Stadium
Football, 1978, Class 4A, Pensacola, Pine Forest HS
Paul Winston, wrestling, 1979, Class 4A, 98 pounds
Delight Chambers, T&F, 1979, Class 4A, 800-yard run
Football, 1979, Class 4A, Merritt Island HS
Stephanie Hopper, swimming, 1980, Class 4A, 100 fly
James Ham, T&F, 1982, Class 4A, shot put
Soloman Fleckman, wrestling, 1985, Class 4A, 126 pounds
Tony McCormick, wrestling, 1985, Class 4A, 167 pounds
Soloman Fleckman, wrestling, 1986, Class 4A, 155 pounds
Tony McCormick, wrestling, 1986, Class 4A, 167 pounds
Soloman Fleckman, wrestling, 1987, Class 4A, 155 pounds
Richard Jones, wrestling, 1987, Class 4A, 105 pounds
Edward Dailey, swimming, 1988, Class 4A, 100 fly and 200 IM
200 relay team, swimming, 1988, Class 4A
Daniel Valdes, swimming, 1989, Class 4A, 100 fly
Marcus Bailey, T&F, 1990, Class 4A, long jump
David Valdes, swimming, 1991, Class 3A, 100 fly
Aaron Jones, T&F, 1992, Class 3A, 110 hurdles
David Valdes, swimming, 1992, Class 3A, 100 fly
Shawntel Williams, T&F, 1998, Class 5A, 100 hurdles and triple jump
Kevin Rose, T&F, 1999, Class 5A, high jump
Christopher Vanderbrink, T&F, 1999, Class 5A, shot put
Baseball, 1999, Class 5A, Tampa, Legends Field
Baseball, 2000, Class 5A, Tampa, Legends Field
Mike Vani, T&F, 2009, Class 3A, pole vault
Boys soccer, 2009, Class 4A, Tampa, Pepin Stadium
Girls soccer, 2010, Class 4A, Tampa, Pepin Stadium
Cole Maffeo, diving, 2010, Class 2A
Volleyball, 2011, Class 5A, Kissimmee, Silver Spurs Arena
Shelton McLean, T&F, 2012, Class 2A, pole vault
Boys soccer, 2014, Class 3A, Melbourne, EFSC
Dani Keymont, 2014, swimming, Class 2A, 100 breaststroke
Girls soccer, 2017, Class 3A
Girls soccer, 2018, Class 3A
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