Maryland has made its mark on the national 500 meter dash leaderboards throughout the decade, and nobody made a bigger impact than 2012 Wise graduate Champ Page. His 1:03.71 mark was the 11th-fastest by any runner in the country since the 2010-11 season; only Largo's Marcelle Preston joined him in running sub-1:04 this decade. (Photo by Marleen Van den Neste)
Eight boys remain in our athlete of the decade tournament! These third-round polls will typically remain open for three days, and this particular set of polls will close at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, August 26!
Matchup 37: (1) Eric Allen, Jr. v. (7) Diego Zarate
Eric Allen, Jr.
Name
Diego Zarate
Bullis
School
Northwest
2018
Class
2015
Def. (4) Kyle Lund, 58-42
Round Two
Def. (3) Maxwell Willis, 91-9
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
8x IAC champion
Competed seven times at New Balance nationals, finishing second in 200 at 2018 indoor nationals
Member of two national championship relays
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 in mile at 2015 New Balance nationals and Penn Relays
Matchup 38: (2) Champ Page v. (5) Camden Gilmore
Champ Page
Name
Camden Gilmore
Lackey/Wise
School
Loyola-Blakefield
2012
Class
2019
Def. (3) Ronald Darby, 50-50 (higher seed)
Round Two
Def. (1) William Henderson, 58-42
1:03.71 500 (MD #1 all-decade, US #11 all-decade)
46.96 400 (MD #2 all-decade)
33.93 300 (MD #6 all-decade)
11.07 100, 21.54 200
6x state champion, 2x runner-up
Competed three times at New Balance nationals, finishing third in 400 at 2011 indoor nationals
Won 400 at 2012 Arcadia Invitational
Accolades
9:03.86c indoor 3200 (MD #2 all-decade, US #13 2019)
4:14.66 1600, 1:54.27 800
7x MIAA champion, 2x runner-up
Competed three times at New Balance nationals
Competed twice in 3000 at Penn Relays
Matchup 39: (3) Kieran McDermott v. (8) Aaron Robinson
Kieran McDermott
Name
Aaron Robinson
Bel Air
School
Oxon Hill
2018
Class
2017
Def. (2) Ashton Allen, 61-39
Round Two
Def. (4) Ryan Lockett, 60-40
1:49.80 800 (MD #1 all-decade, US #6 2018)
4:08.18c 1600 (MD #4 all-decade)
48.36 400, 9:37.00 3200
4x state champion
Won mile at 2018 Penn Relays
Finished third in 800 at 2018 New Balance nationals
