Local winners at state track meets
There were a number of great performances in this week’s state track championships. On the team side, it was the first championship for each of the four schools who won -- the girls from Century, Western and Western Tech plus the boys from Carver.
Here’s a list of the athletes (and relay teams) who won state titles in the four classes.
Class 1A
Erika Hurd (Manchester Valley, 55 meters and high jump)
Amanda Gates (Manchester Valley, 55 hurdles)
Sasha Smallwood (Pikesville, repeats as pole vault champion)
Western Tech girls win the 1,600 and 3,200 relays (and the state title)
Harford Tech girls take 800 relay
Jawan Parker (Carver, 55; he also ran on the winning 800 relay).
Miguel Narine (Northwestern, 500 plus running on 1,600 and 3,200 relays. Donald Salmon and Devin Shaw ran on both of those also).
Blake Stein (Pikesville, 1,600)
Christopher Jackson (Forest Park, 55 hurdles)
Class 2A
Alyssa McClure (Digital Harbor, 55)
Aneesha Scott (Long Reach, 300)
Jacqueline Tape (Long Reach, 55 hurdles; Scott and Tape also ran on the winning 800 and 1,600 relays. Shay Scott and Nicole Vanagas also ran on both.)
Maura Linde (Century, 1,600, 3,200 and 1,600 relay).
Meghan Rose (Eastern Tech, shot put)
Kevin Swann (Lake Clifton, 55)
Gage Ealey (Oakland Mills, 300; he also ran on the winning 800 relay)
Robbie Creese (Glenelg, 800, 1,600, 3,200; sets class record in the 800)
Tommy Butler (F.S. Key, high jump)
Ryan Sullivan (Southern-AA, pole vault)
Class 3A
Brinae Robinson (Western, 500)
Becky Yep (Mount Hebron, 3,200)
Western girls wins 800 relay.
Eryn Donaldson (Mount Hebron, high jump)
Jordanna Lehmann (Herford, pole vault)
Kikanae Punyua (Wilde Lake, 3,200)
Chris Yamoah (Reservoir, high jump)
Yao Adantor (Reservoir, shot put)
Poly boys win 1,600 relay.
Class 4A
Lauren Allam (Chesapeake-AA, shot put)
Megan Wall (Dulaney, pole vault)
-- Jeff Seidel





