On Monday, January 24, 2006, the Montgomery County Championships and Baltimore County Championships took place. Many athletes did extremely well, and represented their schools with great times. mdrunners.com would like to recognize the \"Athletes of the Meet\", followed by a recap of both championships in the main article.
Montgomery County Champs:
Girls Athlete of the Meet: Audrey Gariepy of Winston Churchill
Audrey Gariepy completed a feat many of us only dream of: Winning four out of four events you enter in any meet, let alone the County Championship meet. Gariepy won the 55 hurdles (8.54), High Jump (5 feet, 4 inches), Long Jump (16 feet, 4 inches), and the Triple Jump (34 feet, 3.25 inches, also a county meet record). Gariepy scored 40 points, contributing almost 40% of her teams points en route to their victory.
Boys AotM: Bret Ligon of RM
Bret Ligon competed in 3 individual events, winning two and barely placing second in the other. Ligon won the 500m in a smoking 1:05.98 (4th on the entire Milesplit network), the 800m in 2:03.55, and got 2nd in the 300 by a hundredth of a second (35.5). Ligon helped his team win the team title by scoring 28 points.
Baltimore County Champs:
Girls AotM: Kristen Malloy (Hereford)
Kristen Malloy competed in 3 individual events, winning 2 of them and placing in another. Malloy won the 1600m run in 5:17.4, then won the 3200m in 11:33.7. She then scored 2 more points for her team in the 800m, placing 5th in 2:37.9.
Boys AotM: Dwight Parker (Woodlawn)
Dwight Parker continued his fantastic season on Monday by winning 3 individual county crowns, and leading his team to the Baltimore County crown. Parker won the 800m in 2:06.1, the 1600m in 4:44.2, and the 3200m in 10:26.3. All are fantastic times for the not-so-lovely Armory flooring.
Montgomery County Championships Review:
The best performer on the girls side was Audrey Gariepy of Churchill, winning all four of the individual events she entered (55H, HJ, LJ, and TJ). Halsey Sinclair of Blair also ran some great races, winning the 1600 in 5:11.6, the 3200m in 11:23.6, and placing 3rd in the 800m (2:24.86). Leslie Morrison of Whitman won the 500m in a county meet record time of 1:16.87, and also won the 800m in 2:21.8. Whitman\'s 4x8 also set a county meet record with a stellar time of 9:43.71.
The boys side of the championships was dominated by Bret Ligon, who won the 500m and 800m, and placed 2nd in the 300m. Michael Tousley of BCC placed 2nd in the 800m and 1600m, posting a 2:05 800 and a great time of 4:28.4 in the 1600m, losing by only 2 tenths of a second to Chris Moen of WJ (4:28.2). Will Palmer of Walt Whitman set a county meet record of 9:45.9. Tarell Williams also set a county meet record of 21 feet, 3 inches in the Long Jump.
Baltimore County Championships Review:
The Championship meet took place at the Baltimore Armory this past Monday. Woodlawn took home the boys team title with 66 points, while Dulaney took the girls team title with 68 points. On the girls side, Courtney Williams of Loch Raven and Kristen Malloy shined the brightest, both winning 2 events. Williams won the 500m and 800m, while Malloy won the 1600m and 3200m. Ryan Hill of Randallstown scored 15 points for her team by placing second in the Shotput and tieing for second in the High Jump. Michelle Donadio of Franklin also did a fantastic job, scoring 24 points by placing 2nd in the 800, 1600, and 3200.
On the boys side, Dwight Parker scored 30 points by winning the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in great times for the Armory floor. Garnell Hall of Catonsville also continued his terrific season by triumphing in the 55 dash (6.5) and 300m (37.6). Adam Sierakowski of Perry Hall scored 14 points for his team by placing 2nd in the 1600 (4:47) and 2nd in the 3200 (10:33.3). Davon Love of Parkville also did a fantastic job by winning the High Jump in 6 feet flat and placing 2nd in the 55 Hurdles in 8 flat.