NXR Maryland Recap
Hundreds of athletes from Maryland made the trip this weekend to Cary, North Carolina to compete in the NXR Southeast Regional. The big highlight of the meet was James Partlow's (Thomas Johnson) 4th place finish in a new state record time of 14:47. Since he was top 5 he earned a trip to the national championship in 2 weeks in Portland Oregon. Read all about the top performances below!
Top 20 Maryland Girls Performances (Across All Races)
1 - 17:45 - Evelyn Rogers (Elizabeth Seton)
2 - 17:46 - Emma Patrick (Severn)
3 - 17:53 - Elena Blodnikar (Leonardtown)
4 - 18:25 - Claire Sivitz (Howard)
5 - 18:28 - Carter Brotherton (Great Mills)
6 - 18:31 - Emilie Creighton (Blake)
7 - 18:33 - Amelia Avala (Good Counsel)
8 - 18:34 - Katie Greenwald (Walt Whitman)
9 - 18:35 - Katerine Morey (Winston Churchill)
10 - 18:39 - Mackenzie Raue - 18:39 - (Walter Johnson)
11 - 18:45 - Ani Bailin (Bethesda Chevy Chase)
12 - 18:45 - Lauren Stine (North Hagerstown)
13 - 18:53 - Audrey Wychulis (Northwest)
14 - 18:57 - Megan Raue (Walter Johnson)
15 - 18:59 - Josephine Kamas (Severna Park)
16 - 19:06 - Jocelyn Diangelo (Severna Park)
17 - 19:12 - Riley Herdson (Centennial)
18 - 19:13 - Ella Werkman (Walt Whitman)
19 - 19:15 - Frankie Moore (Oakland Mills)
20 - 19:23 - Kathryn Murphy (Severna Park)
Top Team Performances - Based on 1-5 Averages.
*These averages include the top 5 runners from a team, regardless of what race they were in.
Walter Johnson - 19:27
Severna Park - 19:30
Centennial - 19:44
Walt Whitman - 20:06
Good Counsel - 20:28
Winston Churchill - 20:31
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Top 20 Maryland Boys Performances (Across All Races)
1 - 14:47 - James Partlow (Thomas Johnson)
2 - 15:02 - Cameron Davis (Calvert Hall)
3 - 15:25 - Eric Penkala (Southern -AA)
4 - 15:35 - Cort Schroder (Calvert Hall)
5 - 15:40 - Mateo-Gros Slovinsky (Walt Whitman)
6 - 15:42 - Joey Ensor (Howard)
7 - 15:43 - Jack Sulivan (Georgetown Prep)
8 - 15:44 - Kieran Mischke (Towson)
9 - 15:46 - Nathaniel Swanson (Winston Churchill)
10 - 15:50 - Justin Banks (Tuscarora)
11 - 15:52 - Caleb Tenney (St. Vincent Pallotti)
12 - 15:56 - Jackson Steinbrenner (Winters Mill)
13 - 15:56 - Henry Hopper (Wilde Lake)
14 - 15:57 - Evan Cline (Towson)
15 - 15:59 - Tsedeke Jakovics (Old Mill)
16 - 16:00 - Nathan Szubin (Charles E Smith)
17 - 16:01 - Bryce Robinson (Loyola Blakefield)
18 - 16:03 - Santiago Gutierrez (Winston Churchill)
19 - 16:05 - Calix McCormick (Walter Johnson)
20 - 16:08 - Alexander Risso (Montgomery Blair)
21 - 16:09 - Patrick Mozden (Albert Einstien)
Top Boys Team Performances - Based on 1-5 Averages.
*These averages include the top 5 runners from a team, regardless of what race they were in.
Calvert Hall - 15:59
Towson - 16:16
Loyola Blakefield - 16:29
Winston Churchill - 16:32
Howard -16:36
Albert Einstien - 16:49
Thomas Wootton - 16:55
Wilde Lake - 16:55
Walt Whitman - 16:57
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Boys Rising Stars Top Performances
5th - 16:28 - Thomas Sewell (Century)
6th - 16:30 - Lucas Archer (Calverty Hall)
20th - 16:48 - Cameron Parker (Calvert Hall)
Calvert Hall looked strong in the Rising Stars Boys race as they placed 2nd overall behind Miami Havana. They were led by Lucas Archer who ran 16:30 and Cameron Parker who ran 16:48. Thomas Sewell from Century was the top Maryland runner who placed 5th with a time of 16:28. Urbana placed 8th overall and Northern placed 12th
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Girls Rising Stars Top Performances
1st - 18:53 - Audrey Wychulis (Northwest)
2nd - 18:59 - Josephine Kamas (Severna Park)
3rd - 19:06 - Jocelyn Diangelo (Severna Park)
6th - 19:23 - Kathryn Murphy (Severna Park)
15th - 20:11 - Sonia Patel (St. Timothy's)
Maryland athletes dominated the girl's Rising Stars race. Audrey Wychulis (Northwest) won with a time of 18:53. She led for the entire race. She was followed by two of Severna Park's top runners Josephine Kamas who ran 18:59 and Jocelyn Diangelo who ran 19:06. Kathryn Murphy from SP also had a strong run with a time of 19:23. Since the Falcons put several of their Varsity runners in this race, they easily took home the team win with 27 points over the other 4 schools.
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Girls Invitational Top Performances
1st - 18:31 - Emilie Creighton (Blake)
2nd - 18:33 - Amelia Avala (Good Counsel)
3rd - 18:34 - Katie Greenwald (Walt Whitman)
4th - 18:39 - Mackenzie Raue (Walter Johnson)
5th - 18:45 - Ani Bailin (Bethesda Chevy Chase)
9th - 18:57 - Megan Raue (Walter Johnson)
11th - 19:12 - Riley Herdson (Centennial)
14th - 19:13 - Ella Werkman (Walt Whitman)
18th - 19:15 - Frankie Moore (Oakland Mills)
Maryland represented very well in the girl's invitational race! Walter Johnson and Centennial were the top two teams in the deep field of 22 schools. Walter Johnson took home the win with a team score of 77 and a 1-5 average of 19:27. Centennial ran strong too with a 1-5 average of 19:44. Their top 5 runners all return next year!
Individually it was all Maryland up front The top 5 runners were all Maryland athletes and ran some blistering fast times. Emile Creighton took home the win with a time of 18:31, followed by Alexa Avila, Katie Greenwald, Mackenzie Rau, and Ani Balin who all ran under 19 minutes. It's been a great end of the season for Greenwald as she has improved each race this year and looks to be back to her former fitness level heading into the track season!
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Boys Invitational Race (Combined Sections) Top Performances
1st - 15:25 - Eric Penkala (Southern -AA)
3rd - 15:42 - Joey Ensor (Howard)
5th - 15:43 - Jack Sullivan (Georgetown Prep)
6th - 15:44 - Kieran Mischke (Towson)
10th - 15:50 - Justin Banks (Tuscarora)
13th - 15:56 - Jackson Steinbrenner (Winters Mill)
14th - 15:56 - Henry Hopper (Wilde Lake)
15th - 15:57 - Evan Cline (Towson)
22nd - 16:00 - Nathan Szubin (Charles E Smith)
23rd - 16:01 - Bryce Robinson (Loyola Blakefield)
25th - 16:03 - Santiago Gutierez (Winston Churchill)
27th - 16:05 - Calix McCormick (Walter Johnson)
33rd - 16:08 - Alexander Risso (Montgomery Blair)
35th - 16:09 - Patrick Mozden (Albert Einstien)
41st - 16:11 - Sean Gravell (Sherwood)
42nd - 16:11 - David Hertzberger (Centennial)
Towson continued its strong season finishing second in the combined Invitational race. They were only 3 points behind the winner, Wilmington HS. Mischke and Cline ran very well as they both broke 16 minutes. Erik Penkala probably wishes he was in the Championship section as he easily won the race with a 15:25 performance, 17 seconds ahead of Joey Ensor from Howard who placed 2nd.
Loyola Blakefield also ran well, placing 3rd overall. Howard placed 7th. Albert Einstein looked strong coming off their 4A State win as they placed 2nd in the first section and placed 10th overall in the combined results.
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Boys Championship
4th - 14:47 - James Partlow (Thomas Johnson)
12th - 15:02 - Cameron Davis (Calvert Hall)
47th - 15:35 - Cort Schroder (Calvert Hall)
58th - 15:40 - Mateo-Gros Slovinsky (Walt Whitman)
74th - 15:46 - Nathaniel Swanson (Winston Churchill)
83rd - 15:52 - Caleb Tenney (St. Vincent Pallotti)
101st - 15:59 - Tsedeke Jakovics (Old Mill)
134th - 16:17 - Weston Carr (Chopticon)
150th - 16:25 - Ryan Hartranft (Century)
191st - 16:48 - Zaiden Lane (Arundel)
Alejandro Berrio (Seneca Valley)
James Partlow made Maryland proud as he finished in 4th place and earned a trip to Oregon to compete in the National Championships. His time of 14:47 is a new Maryland state record! Cameron Davis was in position at the 2-mile park but faded over the last mile to place 16th with a time of 15:02. Calvert Hall was the top Maryland team of the day as they placed 8th overall in the Championship race.
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Girls Championship
15th - 17:45 - Evelyn Rogers (Elizabeth Seton)
16th - 17:46 - Emma Patrick (Severn)
22nd - 17:53 - Elena Blodnikar (Leonardtown)
50th - 18:25 - Claire Sivitz (Howard)
54th - 18:28 - Carter Brotherton (Great Mills)
63rd - 18:35 - Katerine Morey (Winston Churchill)
77th - 18:45 - Lauren Stine (North Hagerstown)
138th - 19:31 - Genevieve Cowan (St. Timothy's)
140th - 19:33 - Taylor Colson (Century)
With no teams in the Championship Race, it was the individuals that were the focus for Maryland. Evelyn Rogers was the top Maryland finisher with a time of 17:45. Right behind her was Emma Patrick, the sophomore from Severn running 17:46 and has emerged as one the best runners in Maryland over the last few weeks. Elena Blodnikar also joined those two going under 18 minutes with a time of 17:53.