Olivia Celiscar finished second in the state in Class 4A at the shot put last season as a sophomore to Sarasota Riverview’s Susan Lowther, who has since graduated. With the district coming up in two weeks, Celiscar is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and looking to grab her first state title next month.
Celiscar won the shot put by a wide margin without it being anywhere close to her best mark on Saturday at the Polk County Track and Field Championships at George Jenkins High School. Her toss of 11.99 was well off her personal-best 12.63 but it easily beat runner-up Taylor Gibson’s mark of 10.40.
With her goal of winning a state title, Celiscar has her sights on another personal record and expects to have better throws in the upcoming postseason meets.
“I need a PR,” she said “That's what I need. I need to throw 13 meters, but it's just counties. I'm waiting for districts and regionals.”
Celiscar is the younger sister of former football standout Joshua and former basketball standout Isaac. She also played basketball as a freshman along with track and field but gave up basketball to focus on track and field last year. She has continued to work on her technique and has continued to improve.
“I’m trying to be more aggressive coming from the back of the circle because I'd be too slow coming from the back of the circle and then I pull its full strength from my arm,” she said. “So I’m trying to like use my legs because it’s the strongest part of your body.”
Celiscar knew she ...
