- November 27, 2024
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As temperatures continued to drop and the wind picked up at the East Coast Classic track meet on Friday, Feb. 27, at Flagler Palm Coast High School, Mainland’s fast man Adrian Killins assumed he wouldn’t do too well.
Most of the athletes in attendance wore extra clothes as they competed in their events, but that didn’t stop the junior speedster from setting a new mark in the Classic’s history.
Killins broke the East Coast Classic’s 100M dash record and set a new Mainland school record with a 10.53, which is also the best time in Florida this season.
“I was actually shocked that I did well at the meet because it was very cold,” Killins said. “I prepared my body well and got the right treatment, and after I got a 10.80 in preliminaries, I knew it was going to be pretty good. I didn’t expect a great result to come so early in the season.” Killins also won the 200M dash and helped Mainland, who placed third overall, upset FPC in the 4X100M relay.
Other notable Mainland finishes include Alex Mack and Demarcus Adams who placed second and third, respectively, in the 110M hurdles. Tyree Bostick finished fifth in the 400M dash, and Bryan Gregory placed fourth in the triple jump. Adams also placed fourth in the high jump, and Mainland’s 4X200 and 4X400 relay teams finished second and third, respectively.
Mainland will next compete at the Lake Brantley Invitational Saturday, Mar. 7, at Lake Brantley. With fair weather, Killins expects to improve on his historic time. Florida’s state record is 10.19 in the 100M run.
“Everyone keeps asking me if I could’ve done better had the weather not been so bad,” he said. “I’m going to continue to train harder, and I’m looking to get around 10.20 when everything is said and done.”
