Three Plant City High runners had a great Thursday, March 30, at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville.
Luke Whitmore, Noah Booz and Cassie Highsmith traveled to the University of Florida to compete in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, respectively. Whitmore placed 50th overall in the 800, with a time of 2:03.10, and Booz placed 19th in the 1,600 with a time of 4:37.74.
Highsmith, who finished 20th in the girls 3,200 run, set a new school record with a time of 11:45.25. The previous record, which she had set in 2016, was 12:24. It was the third time in two seasons that Highsmith broke the record, and the first time in 2017 — last season, Highsmith broke it twice in seven days.