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With a busy week of track and field that included the Penn Relays in the books, athletes from all corners of the state put up solid marks in April's final weekend of competition.
Here's a look at 10 of the many athletes who stood out this past week.
Top Performers:
Amaris Pope (Elizabeth Seton, 2026):
Pope led all girls in the 800m at 2:15.02 at the Devin Brewer Invitational last week, the fastest mark posted by any girl in the state through the weekend by more than three seconds.
Jai Nettles (Dulaney, 2026):
Nettles led all boys in the 110mH at 14.82 and the 300mH at 39.50, both at the Hereford 12 Team Challenge last week. He's the top hurdler in the state across both events through the weekend.
Lotus Wise (Stephen Decatur, 2026):
Wise led all girls in the triple jump at 38-10 and the long jump at 17-6, both at the Decatur Home Meet last week, giving her the top horizontal jumps profile among all girls in the state over the weekend.
Maqil Ibrahim (Sherwood, 2027):
Ibrahim's 45-6 in the triple jump at the Mountain Bash leads all boys in the state last week, the top mark in that event posted by any boy through the weekend.
Jecolia Traore (James M. Bennett, 2026):
Traore led all girls in the discus at 126-1 at the Decatur Home Meet and finished second in the shot put at 38-3 at the same meet, backing up her status as a dual throwing threat.
Arthur Wester (Clarksburg, 2027):
Wester's 166-9 in the discus at the Watkins Mill and Clarksburg at Seneca Valley meet leads all boys in the state last week by more than three feet, bolstering one of the more dominant throws resumes in Maryland this season.
Madeline Quirion (Sherwood, 2026):
Quirion led all girls in the 3200m at 11:23.39 at the Mountain Bash and also posted a 5:23.46 in the 1600m at the same meet, giving her one of the stronger distance doubles in the state over the weekend.
Kendall Hall (Long Reach, 2026):
Hall led all girls in the 400m at 56.67 at the Mountain Bash last week and also posted a 25.34 in the 200m at the same meet - there aren't many Maryland sprinters who had as consistently solid a weekend.
Fabiola Lawani (Seneca Valley, 2026):
Lawani led all girls in the long jump at 19-1 and finished second in the triple jump at 37-7, both at the Watkins Mill and Clarksburg at Seneca Valley meet last week.
Jack Morey (Kent Island, 2026):
Morey leads all boys in the pole vault at 15-0 at the Kent Island Home Meet last week, the top mark in that event among all boys in the state through the weekend.
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