MD #1 Performances, 2017 vs. 2018: Boys Distance

Mount St. Joseph senior Hunter Petrik quietly joined the ranks of the state's elite milers this winter, winning the North Shore Pre-Nationals Invitational and placing 11th at indoor nationals. (Photo by Anthony Alvarez)

1600 Meter Run

RANKTIMEATHLETE/TEAMGRADEMEET DATEPLACE
14:08.04
McDonogh School
2018
24:11.94
Bel Air High School
2018
34:14.40
St. Maria Goretti High School
2017
44:16.65
Poolesville High School
2018
54:18.89
Richard Montgomery High School
2017
64:19.68
Severna Park High School
2018
74:19.72
Richard Montgomery High School
2019
84:22.00
Middletown High School
2018
94:22.12
Howard High School
2018
104:22.20
McDonogh School
2017

Many of the top milers from last spring are back, with only three graduations and one transfer among 2017's top ten. Bel Air's Kieran McDermott made the jump from good (4:22 personal best) to great (4:11 personal best) in a matter of two weeks last spring and, along with Ryan Lockett, give Maryland two runners who enter the spring having run under 4:12.

1600 Meter Run

RANKTIMEATHLETE/TEAMGRADEMEET DATEPLACE
14:08.04
McDonogh School
2018
24:11.94
Bel Air High School
2018
34:16.65
Poolesville High School
2018
44:19.68
Severna Park High School
2018
54:19.72
Richard Montgomery High School
2019
64:22.00
Middletown High School
2018
74:22.12
Howard High School
2018
84:22.68
Gilman School
2018
94:23.70
Loyola-Blakefield High School
2019
104:24.72
Southern Garrett High School
2018

Others to watch: Richard Montgomery's Garrett Suhr was one of Maryland's top milers this winter, running under 4:20 while finishing third in the Emerging Elite section at indoor nationals; Mount St. Joe's senior Hunter Petrik's converted 1600 time from the same race was nearly under 4:20 (4:20.08) and good for fourth in the state; Gaithersburg's Peter Antonetti broke out in a huge way, finishing sixth on the Maryland state leaderboard with his runner-up finish at the 4A indoor state meet.