WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016 | THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST SPORTS | D3

Runner of the Year Field Athlete of the Year JAIDA SMITH DELIA SIPE FREDERICK SOPHOMORE SPRINTS, JUMPS URBANA JUNIOR THROWS Q Claimed a pair of state titles in the Class 3A state champi- Q Her consistently strong performances in the shot put and onships and nearly two more. discus provided valuable points all season for the Hawks on their way to the Class 3A team championship, the i rst state Q Won the 100-meter dash at states in 12.03 seconds, team title in school history for girls track and i eld. anchored the i rst winning relay for the Frederick girls in the state meet since 2010 with a winning 4x100 relay in a Q Claimed her i rst state title in the discus with a winning school-record 47.76 seconds. throw of 131 feet, 10 inches.

Q Narrowly missed out on state titles in the 200 dash and Q Followed her discus title the next morning with her i rst the long jump. She was nipped by one hundredth of a second state title in the shot put. Her winning mark was 39 feet, 1 in the 200 and was less than two inches short of taking the inch. long jump. Q Improved on both of her marks from the state meet on Q Achieved one of the highest honors in her young career June 19 at the New Balance National Outdoor meet. She when she won the 100 dash on June 19 at the New Balance placed third in the discus with a mark of 138 feet, 1 inch and National Outdoor meet in 11.67 seconds. She also placed third surpassed 40 feet in the shot put for the i rst time to place in the 200 (23.95) and 20th in the long jump (17-6) at the 16th with a mark of 40 feet, 1/2 inch. New Balance meet. FIRST TEATEAMM

SUSANNAH AUDERSET CAMRYN BLAKE REILLY CALDWELL ROSIE CICMANEC FELICIA CLEMENTS ABBY GRABOWSKI FRESHMAN, MID-DISTANCE, RELAYS JUNIOR, SPRINTS, RELAYS JUNIOR, DISTANCE SOPHOMORE, JUMPS SENIOR, JUMPS JUNIOR, HURDLES, RELAYS URBANA TUSCARORA MIDDLETOWN BRUNSWICK MIDDLETOWN URBANA Q In her i rst season of high school track, Q Sacrii ced individual acclaim for the good Q Enjoyed another season as the top Q Successfully defended her Class 1A state Q Closed her high-school career in i ne Q A true team leader for the Hawks, who qualii ed for states individually in the of her team and was a dominant force as a distance runner in the county by winning title in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, style by winning her second state title in the won the i rst state team championship in 400 and 800, and ran legs for the Hawks’ relay anchor, leading the Titans to county and the 1,600 and 3,200, and placing second in 6 inches, which is a personal best for an Class 2A high jump with a winning leap of 5 school history. Placed third at the state winning 4x800 relay and third-place regional titles in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays the 800 at the county meet. Posted her best outdoor meet. In just two seasons, she has feet, 5 inches, her best mark in an outdoor meet in the 300-meter hurdles for Class 3A 4x400 relay, as they claimed the state team as well as a second-place i nish in the 4x400 times of the season (5:05.61 in the 1,600 and two outdoor state titles in the high jump meet. Overcame injuries along the way to and was seventh in the 100 hurdles. Ran a title for Class 3A. in the Class 3A state meet. 11:05.14 in the 3,200) at counties as well. and an indoor state championship. achieve the feat. leg for the 4x400 relay, which placed third.

MAKENZIE KEEPERS CHARLOTTE KOWALK ALAINA MCCRACKEN ANNA MILLER KELCIE ROBERTSON HANNAH WALASIK SENIOR, POLE VAULT SENIOR, MID-DISTANCE SENIOR, HURDLES, JUMPS JUNIOR, MID-DISTANCE, RELAYS JUNIOR, POLE VAULT SOPHOMORE, POLE VAULT THOMAS JOHNSON OAKDALE OAKDALE URBANA WALKERSVILLE URBANA Q Produced the best vaulting day of her Q Closed a terrii c high school career with Q A versatile athlete who claimed the Q Provided a formidable presence for the Q Set a new personal record in the pole Q Continued to make huge improvement life to win the Class 3A state title with a a dominant season in both the 800- and Frederick County title in the 100-meter hur- Hawks in the 400- and 800-meter runs vault with a height of 10 feet, 6 inches to in the pole vault, hitting a personal-best personal-best height of 10 feet, 7 inches. 1,600-meter runs. Won her i rst state dles and the triple jump. Went on to place in on their way to their i rst state team title in win the Frederick County title. Went on to mark of 10 feet, 6 inches to claim the Class Prior to the state meet, her best mark was title in the 1,600 for Class 3A and claimed the Class 2A state meet in the 100 and 300 school history. Also ran a leg for Urbana’s place second at both the Class 2A West 3A West regional title. Went on to place 10 feet, which she used to place second in county and regional titles in the 800 before hurdles and qualii ed in the long jump. winning 4x800 relay at the state meet in regional meet and the state meet. third at the state meet. the county championships. placing second at states. Class 3A.

JULIEN WEBSTER JUNIOR, DISTANCE CATOCTIN HONORABLEHONORABLE MENTIMENTIONON Q Enjoyed another terrii c season for the Cougars in the distance races, placing sec- Brunswick—Knicki Bergman, Emma Damazo, Loretta Donoghue, Alayna Grossnickle, Sveta Je ers, Audrey Lee, ond at the state meet in the 1,600-meter Elly McGillivray, Kori Payne, Hannah Ropp, Isabelle Stepler run and third in the 3,200 for Class 2A. Also helped the Cougars win regionals and place Catoctin—Julia Cool, Jasmine Herman, Bella Kreiner, Lillie Perella third at states in the 4x800 relay. Frederick—Kennedy Chaney, Hannah Meredith, Hillary Nkrumah, Dorcas Nyakiti, Ayress Stewart, Chandler Thomas Linganore—Kayla Harner, Morgan Mathews, Olivia Wolfe Maryland School for the Deaf—Emelia Beldon, Malika Canada, Rajena Guettler, Cassidy Perry Middletown—Isabella Hati eld, Kassie Roberts, Brooke Thompson, Aubrey Troop, Allie Watt, Coralynn Wells, Renee Wilkinson Oakdale—Addison Reno, Kristen Spadaro, Alexa Tarzy, Katelyn Trumble Thomas Johnson—Sophia Ford, Jaydra Grant, Jessica Hoult, Ainsley Jeter, Marie-Ange Kasende, Abigail Pinto, Jasmyn Tulloch Tuscarora—Kimberly Hammond, Ryanna Kimbembe, Dardlie Lefevre, VerShonn Majett, Natalie Marko , Lauryn Reamy Urbana—Maria Carberry, Mallory Holson, Kayley Milor, Lily Morrell, Maddie Sarro Walkersville—Valerie Coleman, Joana Haizel-Cobbina, Ayanna Hill, Alexa Johnson, Mara Leuciuc, Kayla Neher, Chidera Ogwulu, Autumn Parson, Jennifer Simmons, Gabriela Warnert, Symbria Woodley

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