BCPS League Meet #1

(Dec. 7, 2021): 

Meet Page I Results

Eight different teams across Baltimore County came together for the first BCPS League Meet of the indoor season. The meet was hosted by Baltimore County Public Schools at the Fifth Regiment Armory. The meet kicked off the Maryland indoor track and field season after becoming one of the first meets for the week. 

Sprints

55 Meter Dash

Owings Mills' Kenneth Wilson dominated the event after a time of 7.07. Behind him, it was a tie for second between Kenwood's Fred-Morgan Iheanacho and Dundalk's Qaiyon Prioleau. Both athletes finished with a time of 7:16. Iheanacho and Prioleau placed second and third, respectively. 

On the girls' side, Woodlawn's Denisha McLaurin smoked the competition with a time of 8.07. McLaurin has already been adding to her resume. Just recently, McLaurin ran a 7.85 at the 2022 VA Beach Club Opener, which sits at #15 in the state. Next, Pikesville's Camille McCall placed second with a time of 8.22. Behind her was Owings Mills' Sophia Edington in third with 8.35.

300 Meter Dash

Kenwood's Fred-Morgan Iheanacho makes another appearance with a top performance at the meet. Iheanacho placed second during the 55m event and ended up placing first for the 300m event. For the 300m event, he ran a time of 40.00, becoming the only male athlete at the meet to run sub-41. Dundalk's Javier Vincent finished second with 41.42. Owings Mills' Kenneth Wilson managed to get another top 3 performance at the meet. This time it was third place in the 300m event with a time of 41.67.

For the girls, Hereford's Lizzie Lopez set the bar. Lopez ran a time of 44.13, which granted her a lead of over 3 seconds. Her next competitor was Woodlawn's Evangel Oshegbo in second with a time of 47.56. Owings Mills' Sophia Edington took another third-place finish for the meet after a time of 48.12 in the 300m event. 

500 Meter Dash

It was a close battle for first between Woodlawn's Nicholas Saddler and Parkville's Aiden Patrick. However, Saddler managed to outkick Patrick for the win. Saddler finished first with a time of 1:19.65, just barely edging out Patrick who finished second with a time of 1:19.96. The third-place finisher was Hereford's Hudson Jones with 1:21.68.

On the girls' side, it was a far different story. The Hereford girls ended up going 1-2-3-4 (and almost 5!). Piper Lentz kicked off the Hereford domination with a first-place finish of 1:25.27, and an incredible seven-second lead. Her teammate, Camryn Kauffman, followed behind in second with 1:32.92. Then, Maya Antonakas took third with a time of 1:34.96. The last athlete that was a part of their sweep was Lindsey Moneymaker, finishing in fourth with a time of 1:36.36.

Distance

800 Meter Run

Dundalk's Tristan Paulding was victorious in the 800m event with a winning time of 2:18.04. Woodlawn's Nicholas Saddler finished in second with 2:19.63, which was his second top 3 performance of the day. Right behind Saddler was Parkville's Montre Harris in third place with 2:19.99. 

Once again, the Hereford girls swept another event. They had previously gone 1-2-3-4 in the 500m event. Now, they had repeated their success, going 1-2-3-4 in the 800m event. Like last time, Piper Lentz led the squad with a first-place finish with a time of 2:30.64. She had another lengthy lead, this time with almost 20 seconds to spare. Her teammate, Scarlett Seitz, finished second in 2:49.45. Then, Ava Mays finished third in 2:55.02. Their fourth runner was Sophie McGee with a time of 2:56.30. 

1600 Meter Run

Parkville's Carter Sparwasser completely dominated the 1600m event. Sparwasser finished in a time of 5:01.32, very close to breaking the sub-5 barrier. To add, he had an incredible lead of 47 seconds. Dundalk's Moses Ojulu finished second in 5:48.35. Close behind him was Hereford's Grant Gobell in 5:49.30. 

For the girls' mile, only three girls ran, all of which were from Hereford. Scarlett Seitz led the way with a first-place finish in 6:15.92. Her teammates, Charlotte Levis (6:26.99) and Alison Klein (6:38.99), finished in second and third, respectively. 

3200 Meter Run 

Parkville's Carter Sparwasser took his second win of the meet in the 3200m event. Once again, Sparwasser completely dominated his competitors, and it wasn't close. He finished in a blistering 10:39.37, which made him the only athlete to run sub-11 at the meet. The next two finishers were both from Hereford. Liam McCue (11:35.75) and Justin Gasparini (11:39.82) finished second and third, respectively.

On the girls' side, only two girls competed in the event, both of which were from Hereford. Madison Ward took first place with a time of 12:58.11, while her teammate, Delaney Klein finished third in 13:22.92. 

Hurdles

55 Meter Hurdles

Dundalk's Justin Forbes finished first in the boys' 55m hurdles event in a time of 9.64. Behind him in second was Parkville's Jesutofunmi Okuseinde. However, the overall winner came from the girls' side. Hereford's Lizzie Lopez won the 55m hurdles event overall after a fast time of 9.23. She was one of three competitors to run under 10, and the only girl to do so. To add, this was her second win for the day. Her teammate, Sarah Lime, finished in a time of 10.02, which was second for girls and fourth overall. 

Field Events

High Jump 

Dundalk's Justin Forbes finished first for the boys in the high jump event after reaching a mark of 5-02.00. Once again, Hereford's Lizzie Lopez came for the overall win. She won the event after reaching a mark of 5-04.00, which was the best mark for anyone at the meet. This was Lopez's third win at the meet. To add, this is the second-best performance in the state of Maryland and ranks fourth nationally. 

Pole Vault

Hereford's Zack Kralec took the win in the pole vault event after a height of 13-00.00. Previously, Kralec was ranked second in the state for top returners in the event. It is clear he is meeting these expectations already as his performance from the meet is an MD #2 at the moment. 

Dundalk's Julia Beatty was first for the girls after a height of 7-00.00. This ended up being a top 20 performance in the state.

Shot Put

Hereford's Matthew Daw threw a 32-09.50, which was the winning distance for the event. Close behind was Owings Mills' Zahiyan Bryant who threw 32-04.00. 

Owings Mills' Destiney Solomon won on the girls' side after a distance of 25-03.00. Dundalk's Savannah Kelly was second after a distance of 24-01.50.

Team Scores

It was a very close meet on the boys' side. Dundalk took home the top honors with 99 points, while Hereford was short by 1 point. However, Hereford was able to make this up on the girls' side where they completely swept the scores. The Hereford girls scored a total of 187 points, which was 4x the points of the second-place team. 

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