Daily sports memories: May 5

More track and field accomplishments lead the day's history.

By Ryan Kohn
| 1:50 p.m. May 5, 2020

In 2019, Karen Kay Lyvers, a senior, took gold in the girls pole vault (3.76 meters; 12.36 feet) at the state track and field championships at the University of North Florida.Â

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Daily Sports Memories is a new feature celebrating our area's great athletic achievements of the past while sports remain sidelined in the present. The below accomplishments all happened on May 5 of their given year.

Booker High: In 2006, the Tornadoes boys 100-meter relay team (41.77 seconds) took gold at the state championship meet, hosted by Winter Park High. The relay team featured future NFL defensive back Sam Shields, then a senior.

Lakewood Ranch High: In 2019, Karen Kay Lyvers, a senior, took gold in the girls pole vault (3.76 meters; 12.36 feet) at the state track and field championships at the University of North Florida.

The Out-of-Door Academy: In 2019, Saraiah Walkes, a freshman, won the 100- (12.18 seconds), and 400-meter (57.51) races at the state track and field championships at the University of North Florida.

Riverview High: In 2015, the Rams baseball team defeated Alonso High 2-1 to advance to the regional finals.

Sarasota High: In 2015, the Sailors baseball team defeated Lakewood Ranch High 9-3 to advance to the regional finals. Sailors pitcher Nick Long, then a junior, threw his first complete game in the win.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.