Brendon Stewart beat fellow Maryland great Eric Allen in the 55 meter finals at the 2018 Millrose Games. DeMatha consistently produced top-end sprinters: Stewart, Darryl Haraway and Nick Cross all ran under 6.30 seconds in the event this decade. (Photo by Kyle Brazeil)
Voting is open for the first bracket of round one! Each day we will unveil a new section of the bracket and voting will typically last about five days. These polls close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, July 21!
Matchup 1: (1) Eric Allen, Jr. v. (8) Nick Neral
Eric Allen, Jr.
Name
Nick Neral
Bullis
School
Century
2018
Class
2015
32.84 300 (MD #1 all-decade, US #2 all-decade)
20.91 indoor 200 (MD #1 all-decade, US #5 all-decade)
10.43 100 (MD #6 all-decade)
6.32c 55 (MD #7 all-decade (w/ conversion))
48.28 indoor 400 (MD #7 all-decade)
8.06 55H, 14.50 110H, 40.68 300H
9x IAC champion
Competed seven times at New Balance nationals, finishing second in the 200 at 2018 indoor championships
Member of two New Balance championship relays
Accolades
15'5 indoor PV (MD #1 all-decade)
8.62 55H, 5'10 HJ
3x state champion, 1x runner-up
3x regional champion, 3x conference champion
Competed twice at New Balance nationals
Finished second in PV at 2014 Penn Relays
Matchup 2: (4) Kyle Lund v. (5) Nathaniel Moore
Kyle Lund
Name
Nathaniel Moore
Oakdale
School
South Hagerstown
2020
Class
2018
1:52.57 indoor 800 (MD #1 all-decade, US #6 2020)
1:06.73 500, 4:16.54 1600, 9:28.36 3200
6x state champion, 3x runner-up
7x regional champion, 8x conference champion
Competed at 2019 Memorial Barrientos in Havana, Cuba
Competed at 2019 New Balance nationals
Holds 2A indoor meet record (800)
Accolades
6'10 indoor HJ (MD #1 all-decade, US #11 2018)
48'0.00 TJ (MD #8 all-decade)
22'8.50 LJ
3x state champion, 2x runner-up
4x regional champion, 4x conference champion
Competed twice at New Balance nationals
Matchup 3: (3) Maxwell Willis v. (6) Elian Ahmar
Maxwell Willis
Name
Elian Ahmar
Bowie
School
Broadneck
2016
Class
2018
20.55 200 (MD #1 all-decade, US #4 2015)
10.40 100 (MD #4 all-decade)
47.74 400 (MD #9 all-decade)
6.38 55, 34.38 300
4x state champion, 1x runner-up
4x regional champion, 4x county champion
Competed four times at New Balance nationals
Won 100 at 2015 Great Southwest Classic
Accolades
62'6.50 SP (MD #1 all-decade, US #24 2018)
178'4 DT (MD #3 all-decade)
3x state champion
3x regional champion, 3x county champion
Competed twice at New Balance nationals and at 2018 Penn Relays
Matchup 4: (2) Brendon Stewart v. (7) Diego Zarate
Brendon Stewart
Name
Diego Zarate
Pallotti/DeMatha
School
Northwest
2018
Class
2015
6.21c 55 (MD #1 all-decade, US #15 all-decade)
33.86 300 (MD #5 all-decade)
10.69 100, 21.42 200, 1:08.59 500
2x WCAC champion
Competed twice at New Balance nationals
Won 55 at 2018 Millrose Games
Accolades
4:08.24c 1600 (MD #5 all-decade)
1:52.07 800, 9:18.16 3200
4x state champion
5x regional champion, 5x county champion
Competed at 2015 New Balance nationals and at 2015 Penn Relays
