Liberty wins Class 3A 4x100 meter relay.

JACKSONVILLE Kissimmee Liberty needed something to brighten a dreary day, and they found it in their boys 4 x 100-meter relay team.

The Chargers got their first state champions Saturday afternoon during the Class 3A track and field meet at the University of North Florida when anchor Devarius Turner zipped past the finish line in 41.33 seconds. That concluded an undefeated run this season for the group of Justin Winkler, Joshua Wilson, Kyle Sharman and Turner

Liberty, which opened in 2007, entered the meet with a solid opportunity of finishing among the top three teams and possibly winning but the Chargers had some disappointing finishes during the preliminaries

"The wheels fell off the truck, but we put them back on," Liberty coach Robert Pauley said. "It's sure going to make the ride back home feel a little better with some medals dangling from our necks."

Tallahassee Lawton Chiles won the boys meet with 38 points, Lake Nona tied for 10th with 19 points, and Liberty finished 12th with 17.

Miami Northwestern's girls dominated the meet, winning with 154 points. Lake Nona finished in a three-way tie for 20th with nine points, and Edgewater was 23rd with eight.

Much of the meet was held in rainy, cool conditions, but the sun began to shine before Liberty took to the track for the 4 x 100.

Area highlights during the boys meet came from relay teams including Lake Nona's 4 x 800-meter team, whose school-record time of 7:51.76 earned the Lions a silver medal. That showing is the 10th-fastest time ever by an area team and also the area's fastest time of the season.

The Lions finished the meet with a fourth in the 4 x 400 (3:20.48).

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