A group that doesn't wilt under pressure, Maryland's underclassmen turned in some of their strongest performances of the season this past week across a busy slate of championship meets.
Here's a look at four freshmen and sophomores who stood out when the stakes were the highest.
At the ISL/IAC/MAC Championships, Dwyer ran 11.89 in the 100m and 24.37 in the 200m. Both times were new lifetime bests for the freshman, as she finished runner-up and third behind fellow Bullis Bulldogs Aida Joseph (100m) and Mya Arrendell (200m).
The top 100m and 200m marks among all underclassmen boys in Maryland last week belonged to Davis, who ran 10.88 and 21.70 at the IAAM/MIAA Outdoor Championships. His sub-22 showing in the 200m was more than enough for a new PB, and also earned him a third-place finish behind a pair of juniors.
At her first MCPS Outdoor County Championships, Finnegan ran 5:02.93 in the 1600m and 10:46.27 in the 3200m, the fastest marks in both events among all underclassmen girls in the state this past week. She finished as runner-up in both races while lowering her PBs in each. Finnegan is the second-fastest underclassman statewide in the 1600m this spring, and the fastest over 3200m.
Elliott put the state on notice in both hurdle events at the ISL/IAC/MAC Championships, running 14.70 for the win in the 110mH and 40.44 in the 300mH, where he placed second. After just the third meet of his freshman outdoor campaign, Elliott ranks No. 8 and No. 31 in the 110mH and 300mH, respectively, among all Maryland athletes, and No. 1 and No. 2 in the freshman class.
