WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
KLMNO
Track & field
COMPILED BY THE POST’S CARL LITTLE
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Billy Ledder
Gonzaga / Sr.
Ledder’s winning time in the 500 (1:05.10) at the Hoxton Invitational ranks fourth in the country, as does the 1:52.81 he ran to win the 800 at the Mid-Atlantic Track Classic. He clocked a 4:13.42 in the 1,600 at the D.C./Maryland Private Schools championship, sparking the Eagles to the team title. Will compete for Georgetown.
The moment I cracked the code was . . .
“ . . . my last race of sophomore year when I ran a big personal best in the 800.”
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Lorraine Graham
C.H. Flowers / Sr.
Graham won the long jump at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships with a leap of 20 feet 21
⁄2 inches, the second-best mark in the country.
She also sparked the Jaguars to their first Maryland 4A championship by placing first in the 55-meter hurdles (8.19), second in the 4x200 relay (1:45.16), third in the 55 (7.18) and fourth in the high jump, 5-2.
The moment I cracked the code was . . .
“ . . . my junior year when I went to the World Youth Trials and I was really close to making it to the World Youth team.”
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FIRST TEAM
Julian Blair
Westlake / Sr.
Won the 55 at the DCIAA Invite and at Maryland 3A West in 6.41 seconds. Won again at states (6.46) and was second in the 300 (35.32).
Robby Creese
Glenelg / Jr.
Owned season bests of 1:56.92 in the 800 and 4:18.76 in the mile. Won Maryland 2A titles in 800 (1:58.11), 1,600 (4:22.21) and 3,200 (9:56.66).
Matt Hazelgren
Stafford / Sr.
Had undefeated regular season in pole vault and went 15 feet 3 inches to win the Va. AAA Northwest Region.
FIRST TEAM
Sophie Chase
Lake Braddock / Fr.
Won the freshman mile at NSIC in a meet-record 5:01.67. Came from behind to win Virginia AAA 3,200-meter title in 10:48.39.
Olivia Ekponé
Northwest / Jr.
Placed fourth in the 60 (7.55) and 200 (24.50) at Nike Indoors. Also was runner-up in the 55 (6.97) and in the 300 (39.05) at Md. 4A meet.
Brelyn Finley
C.H. Flowers / Sr.
Won the Prince George’s County shot put
championship (area-best 40-13
⁄4 states (39-21⁄2
). Was runner-up at ).
William Kellogg
DeMatha / Sr.
Won the 500 at Montgomery Invitational in 1:05.35 and again at the D.C./Md. Private Schools meet in 1:05.14, second fastest in the U.S.
Ben McKinzie Jr.
Largo / Sr.
Swept the postseason in the 300 and the 500. Was fastest at Maryland 3A states where he ran 35.10 and 1:06.17, respectively.
Ryan O’Connor
Northern / Jr.
Won SMAC titles in the 800 and the 1,600 before repeating at Maryland 3A meet. Set personal bests in the 800 (1:53.57) and 1,600 (4:25.85).
Ariel Karabinus
Osbourn Park / Sr.
Won the 1,000 (2:59.56) and placed second in the 1,600 (4:59.01) at states. Also won the mile at the Montgomery Invitational (5:02.29).
Desereé King
Oxon Hill / Sr.
Won Prince George’s County, region and state titles in the 500 (1:14.89 at states) and county and state titles in the 800 (2:18.60 at states).
Thea LaFond
Kennedy / Jr.
Won four events, setting meet records in triple jump (38-23
⁄4
(17-33 ), at the Montgomery County championships.
⁄4 ) and long jump
Sean Price
South Lakes / Jr.
Won Va. AAA Liberty District championships in the long jump (22-1) and triple jump (45-8.25). Also won both at Northern Region meet.
Aaron Shepperd
Gonzaga / Sr.
Won the hurdles at the Montgomery Invitational in a meet-record 7.50 before winning at the DCIAA Invitational in 7.56.
Isaiah Simmons
Woodbridge / Jr.
Northwest Region shot put champ had three throws over 60 feet at the Virginia AAA meet and won with 63-3, sixth best in the country.
Riley Louden
Falls Church / Sr.
Was the top area finisher in the pole vault at the Virginia AAA championships with 9 feet 6 inches. Went 10-6 to win the Northern Region.
Genamarie McCant
Robinson / So.
Won the 300 (40.83) and 500 (1:18.53) at Virginia AAA Northern Region. Was second in the 500 (1:14.46) at the AAA championships.
Adenike Pedro
Elizabeth Seton / Sr.
Outdoor All-Met won the 55 meters (7.18) and the long jump (18-43
⁄4 ) at the
D.C./Maryland Private Schools championship.
Joseph Woiwode
Georgetown Prep / Sr.
Won the 800 at NSIC (1:52.86). Also was a key part of the Little Hoyas’ winning 4x800 relay and their third-place sprint medley relay (3:31.25).
Yazid Zouaimia
Centreville / Sr.
Runner-up in the mile (4:18.16) at the Montgomery Invitational. Won the 3,200-meter title at the Va. AAA championships in 9:15.67.
TOP RELAY TEAMS
4x200: Coolidge (Josh Ford, Dominic Harden, Demetrius Lindo, Eyong Oma), 1:28.75 4x400: DeMatha (Thomas Gaither, Jordan Lomax, Christopher Walker, Michael Williams), 3:17.57 4x800: Georgetown Prep (Joey Chapin, Russell Hornsby, Nick Letourneau, Joseph Woiwode), 7:48.99
COACH OF THE YEAR
Anthony Brown
Suitland
In his 24th season, Brown guided the Rams to the
Prince George’s County and Maryland 4A East titles. They were second at the state meet.
HONORABLE MENTION
Yao Adantor, Reservoir, Sr.; Ryan Allen, Suitland, So.; Thomas Arias, Damascus, Sr.; Deangelo Boomer, Dunbar, Sr.; Jeff Butler, Wise, Sr.; Nigel Crawley, Bishop McNamara, Jr.; Ron Darby, Potomac, So.; Chris Foley, Chantilly, Sr.; Josh Ford, Coolidge, Sr.; Thomas Gaither, DeMatha, Jr.; Efosa Guobadia,
Langley, Jr.; Jerimah Hendy, Bowie, Jr.; Derek Holland, Meade, Jr.; Matt Hoogland, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Alston Johnson, Gar-Field, Fr.; Sequan Johnson, Suitland, Jr.; Devin Joyce, Severna Park, Sr.; Alimamy Kallay, Gaithersburg, Sr.; Imani Kelly, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr.; Andrew King, Atholton, Sr.;
Mohamed Labor-Koroma, Chantilly, Jr.; Nick Letourneau, Georgetown Prep, Sr.; Natnael Meseret, Lee, Sr.; Sean O’Leary, Walter Johnson, Sr.; Cory Puffett, DeMatha, Jr.; Kikanae Punyua, Wilde Lake, Sr.; Ryan Sullivan, Southern, Sr.; Adrian Vaughn, South Lakes, Sr.; Anthony Williams, Potomac, Jr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Teju Adewole, Good Counsel, Jr.; Lauren Allam, Chesapeake, Sr.; Dominique Anderson, Dunbar, Sr.; Katie Bannon, Centreville, Sr.; Angela Bonham, Dunbar, Sr.; Shavon Briscoe, North Point, Sr.; Taylor Butler, Oxon Hill, Sr.; Daquanya Byrd-West, Westlake, Jr.; Afia Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr.; Megan Clark, Hayfield, So.; Kaitlyn
Davis, Mountain View, Sr.; Britt Eckerstrom, Northwest, Jr.; Jessica Gass, Leonardtown, Sr.; Dominique Graham, McLean, Sr.; Myah Hicks, Edison, Jr.; Corryn Hurrington, C.H. Flowers, Sr.; Amira Idris, C.D. Hylton, Jr.; Ambrosia Iwugo, Elizabeth Seton, Sr.; Mercedes Jackson, Huntingtown, Jr.; Amirah Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr.; Paige
Kvartunas, West Springfield, Sr.; Hannah Lowery, Stafford, Fr.; Charlise Morgan, Largo, Sr.; Evann Slaughter, Oxon Hill, Sr.; Ekundayo Sogbesan, Forestville, Sr.; Alex Straton, Oakton, Sr.; Alexis Stroman, Bishop McNamara, Jr.; Katherine Walker, Brooke Point, Sr.; Katie Wolf, Churchill, Sr.
Aurieyall Scott
Eleanor Roosevelt / Sr.
Captured titles in the 55 (6.92p) and in the 300 (38.83) at the Maryland 4A
championships. Also won both races at 4A East.
Amina Smith
Patuxent / Sr.
Won SMAC and state titles in the high jump, both with meet records, and finished the season tied for the third-best mark in the country (5-10).
TOP RELAY TEAMS
4x200: Elizabeth Seton (Ambrosia Iwugo, Adenike Pedro, Asha Roper, Briana Young), 1:41.47 4x400: Robinson (Audrey Barry, Liz Roberson, Jensen Smith, Genamarie McCant), 3:57.10 4x800: Lake Braddock (Sophie Chase, Liana Epstein, Kelly Hagan, Casey Lardner), 9:19.90
COACH OF THE YEAR
Robert Youngblood
Damascus
An expert motivator in his 12th year as
girls’ coach, he led a team that finished fourth in the county, but won the region title and came within a point of the state championship.
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