With PG closed, the normal big Maryland invites have not happened this season. Instead, some teams have been traveling out of state to find invites in VA, PA, or NY. Other teams are competing in venues such as the Baltimore Armory or Hagerstown Community College. Some teams may just be training till January till PG opens. Below we list links to find the top performers so far this season, including by grade level and by classification. We also list some of the top performances that have occurred and some notable transfers that have occurred that are sure to shake up team rankings and championship aspirations.
Maryland Leaderboard: BOYS | GIRLS
Top Performances by Grade: BOYS: 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Top Performances by Grade: Girls: 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Top Performances by Classification: BOYS: 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | Private
Top Performances by Classification: GIRLS: 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | Private
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Top Boys Individuals Performances so far this 2023 Season.
300 - Nick Spikes (Paint Branch) 33.57 - Currently #1 in the USA and #2 All-Time in Maryland
55m Hurdles - Anthony Waterman (DeMatha) - 7.37 - #2 in the USA
500 - Nicholas Steed (Bishop McNamara) - 1:05.31
500 - Furious Trammel (Catoctin) - 1:05.64
500 - Jordan Tuck (Northern) - 1:05.78
1600 - Joseph Ensor (Howard) - 4:22
3200 - Joseph Ensor (Howard) - 9:33
800 - Stephen Gonzalez (Calvert Hall) 1:58.58
Long Jump - Furious Trammel (Catoctin) - 22-05
Top Girls Individual Performances so far this 2023 Season.
55m - Elise Cooper (McDonogh) 6.95 - Currently #1 in USA
300 - Elise Cooper (McDonogh) - 38.44 - Currently #1 in USA
300 - Kennedy Brown (Bullis) - 39.53
500 - Morgan Rothwell (Bullis) 1:13.92 - Currently #1 in USA
500 - Amber Wimbish (Bishop McNamara) - 1:16.15
500 - Elena Cooper (McDonogh) - 1:18:07
1600 - Lauren Virmani (River Hill) - 5:10
3200 - Elena Blodnikar (Leonardtown) 11:06
Pole Vault - Ava Allen (Middletown) - 13-0
Long Jump - Brooklyn Lyttle (Elizabeth Seton) - 18-8.25
Long Jump - Aniyah Toppin (Long Reach) - 18-06
High Jump - Sierra Swangin (James Blake) - 5--06
ShotPut - Gabby Cope - (Northern) - 40-11
Triple Jump - Janine Amefia (Urbana) - 37-11
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Notable Transfers
Arayana Ladson: Currently Attends Woodlawn, ran for Mt. Hebron Last year. She has PRs of 8.34 in the 55m Hurdles, and 7.14 in the 55m Dash
Shania Staats: Currently Attends Oakland Mills, ran for Wilde Lake last year. She has PR's of 19-6 in the long jump and 7.39 in the 55m Dash.
Colin Abrams: Currently Attends Bullis, ran for Magruder last year. He has Prs of 1:52 in the 800 and 4:15 for 1600.
Matthew Goines: Currently runs for Bullis, ran for Mt. St. Joe last year. He has PR's of 35.45 in the 300 and 6.58 in the 55m Dash
Kenya Merritt: Currently runs for Woodlawn. Ran for Digital Harbor last year. She has PRs of 1:18 for 500, and 40.5 in the 300.
