Category: VSN Running/Track Feature

Greyhounds have now won six titles in last nine years

Gilman School, which also won the 2018 MIAA Track & Field Dual Meet title, repeated as champion at the MIAA Track & Field Championships, Saturday at Calvert Hall, and the Greyhounds have now won this event two of the last three years and six times since 2009.

The hounds won six events and scored 171 points to easily defeat second-place Mount St. Joseph (149 points) and third-place Calvert Hall (131). In the B Conference, St. Paul’s topped St. Vincent Pallotti, 162-145 to win the team title.

Gilman got individual titles from Keith Roberts, who won the 800 meters (1:56.26), Eric Gibson, who claimed the 3,200 meters (9:27.97) and Thomas Booker, who threw the shot put 47-04.00, as well as two from Mason Freeman, who cleared 6-00 in the high jump and let 22-05-00 in the long jump. The Greyhounds also won the 4x800 relay (8:08.35) with Beck Wittstadt, Max Stern, Roberts and Gibson doing the honors.

Second place St. Joe had just two individual winners as Joseph Brooks captured the 110 hurdles (15.51) and Dallas Ector took the pole vault (13.06.00).

Calvert Hall’s Sean Tucker dominated the sprints with victories in the 100 meters (10.77) and 200 meters (21.65). He also ran a leg for the Cardinals in two winning relays. In the 4x100 relay (42.57), he was joined by Isaiah Watson, Brayden Lewis and Chris Lewis, and in the 4x200 (1:28.98), he won with Lewis, Amondo Lemmon and Watson. Lemmon also picked an individual win for the Cardinals, taking the with a 400 meters (49.17).

In addition, Calvert Hall’s Luke Whitty won the discus (141-02), giving the Cardinals six individual titles, tying Gilman for the most by any team.

Camden Gilmore in 1,600 meters (4:19.33), Garner Randazzo in the 300 hurdles (40.30) and Kai Richards in the triple jump (43-09.50) were all winners for Loyola.

The McDonogh 4x400 relay team of De’Angelo Thompson, Will Eisner, Spencer Pett and Jordan Ross was the meet’s other individual champion in the A Conference.

In claiming the B Conference crown, St. Paul’s got an individual event title from Timmy Knott in the 800 meters (2:06.00), and three from Everette McDuffie, who won the 110 meter hurdles (16.47), 300 meter hurdles (41.71) and the triple jump (40-04.50).

St. Vincent Pallotti had the most individual champions in the B Conference with seven, including three relay teams. Nicholas Eggleston won the 400 meters (50.75) for the Panthers and joined David Meyers, Evan Ellington and Carol Hicks in winning the 4x200 relay (1:32.09), as well as Aaron Carter, Chris Barnes and Therry Enoh in winning the 4x400 relay (3:41.78). Barnes also won with the 4x100 relay team (45.04) with Jalen McNair, Jarren Wallace and Jason Scott.

Also winning for Pallotti were Malcolm Mayo in the shot put (40-03.75) and Trent Herbert in the high jump (5.08.00) and long jump (21-00-00).

John Carroll got wins from Alexander Kirkland in the 3,200 meters (9:58.68) and David Pajerowski in the pole vault (11-00-00) and Severn also won twice with Rob Dubinski in the 1,600 meters (4:36.96) and the Admirals’ 4x800 relay team (8:29.92) of Jake Van Gibson, Dubinski, Daniel Babalola and Tate Taczak.

Andre Carr of St. Frances was also a double winner, taking the 100 meters (10.88) and 200 meters (20.02), while St. John’s Catholic Prep’s Dalton Nichols won the discus (172-08).

Picture above: Gilman’s Keith Roberts, who won the 800 meters and ran on the winning 4x800 relay team.

Here  the complete team scores and top individual results:

Team Scores

A CONFERENCE
1. Gilman 171
2. Mount St. Joseph 149
3. Calvert Hall 131
4. Loyola Blakefield 106
5. McDonogh 54
6. Archbishop Spalding 46
7. Archbishop Curley 34

B CONFERENCE
1. St. Paul's 162
2. St. Vincent Pallotti 145
3. John Carroll 111
4. Severn 92
5. St. John's Catholic Prep 41
6. St. Mary's 40
7. Glenelg Country 23
8. St. Frances 20
9. Friends School 9
10. Concordia Prep 1

Full Results

Mens Varsity "A" 100 Meters

Mens Varsity "B" 100 Meters

Mens Varsity "A" 200 Meters

Mens Varsity "B" 200 Meters