Ayalew Fantaw - Northwood
Photo by Matthew Hazdic
Northwood's team was deep enough last year that they finished second at the 4A State Championships without Lamar Wilson (who clocked a 9:46 3200 this spring as a freshman) and Ayalew Fantaw. Fantaw returned to the track this spring in a big way, clocking a 4:24 1600 at the Montgomery County Championships (and would have gotten a chance to drop that time had three faster teammates not run at regionals). Fantaw's re-emergence in the track season gives Northwood another strong returning group to try and stay on the podium at the state meet this fall.