2023 Girls Outdoor Track Ranking

The Bulldogs have picked up right where they left off during the Indoor season as the most dominant team in the state. Earlier this season they competed in the Florida Relays and dropped a 44.6 in the 4x100, 1:35 in the 4x200, and 3:37 in the 4x400. Those times are either first or second in the nation and likely won't be touched by a Maryland team all year. They have incredible depth in the sprints and field and will look to show that off at their home invite on 4/15 and at the Penn Relays later this month.

Blake brings a well-balanced team into the Spring season. Brooke Cochran is one of the top sprinters in the state and has run 25.1 in the 200 and 57.6 in the 400. Gabrielle Franklin is an excellent 300m Hurdler, Mame Diop has jumped over 37 feet in the Triple and Emilie Creighton has shown she is an excellent middle-distance runner. These individuals coupled with solid relays make Blake a strong team to beat and one of the favorites for the 4A classification.

McDonogh returns a very strong team this season. The Cooper sisters are two of the top sprinters in the state and will score points at any meet they compete at. Elise Cooper ran 23.5 and 11.7 in the 200 and 100 respectively at the Pikesville Classic last week. Mary Gorsky will look to improve on her indoor season as one of the top distance runners in the state. She ran 5:15 this indoor season but has run 5:06 last spring. Katelyn Wilhelm and Adrianna Thomas also help the Eagles score points in the Pole Vault and Triple Jump respectively.

The 4A Indoor state champions will look to add an outdoor title this spring. Their top athlete may be Samantha Heyison who has the top mark in the discus at 127 feet as well as one of the top marks in the shot at 35 feet. Urbana also fields very strong relays and has a chance to score big points in all of them when loaded up.

The defending 2A Indoor State champs bring a strong team into the spring season. Oluwasemilori Olakunle is one of the top sprinters in the state. She showed that during the Indoor season breaking the 2A state 55m record. Alicia Hall can score in multiple field events as she has jumped over 16 feet in the Long Jump, over 37 feet in the triple, and has high jumped 5-2 this season. The Scorps are also expecting to get distance runner Frankie Moore back from injury soon, which will make them even stronger.

Jaelynn Blackwell and Nina Pitt are two of the best hurdlers in the state and with the addition of the 300m Hurdles in the spring season, they will help the Jaguars even more. Both can also score big points all in the Long, Triple, and High as well. Ji’Mie Womack can jump 5-0 in the High jump and Skye Mitchell has run 15.01 in the 100m Hurdles already this season.

Jalaia Creary has emerged as one of the top sprinters in the state as she just ran 12.05 for 100m at the Scorpion Classic. Spalding may have the best trio of long and triple jumpers in the state. Creary has long jumped 17-8, Athena Stith has long jumped over 19 feet and has triple jumped over 37 and Chayse Mitchell has jumped 17-2 and 35-2 in the Long and Triple Respectfully. With these 3, along with strong relays, Spalding will be a tough team to beat.

The Owls are very strong in the High Jump and Pole Vault. They have 3 girls who can jump 5 feet in the High Jump and Sarah Glassman has jumped 11-0 in the vault this season. Emma Reaves has one of the top marks in the disc this season as she has thrown 116 feet. The Owls will also lean heavily on Hannah Toth, one of the top distance runners in the state, who will be trying to run under 2:15 and 5:00 in the 800 and 1600 this season.

The Patriots always produce a strong well balanced team. Their strength this season is their distance runners and throwers. Gabby Cope and Annie Campbell are two of the top throwers in the state and will score big points at all meets they attend. Trinity Maurice can score big points in both the 300m Hurdles and High Jump, and Gentry Bowie is one of the top 3A distance runners.

Lexi Ensor has emerged as one of the top distance runners in the state over the last few months. She has the capability to run under 2:15 for the 800 and under 5:05 for 1600. Salley Honeywell is one of the top 300m Hurdlers in the state and Julian Zukley is one of the best throwers. If the Falcons can get their usual dose of strong distance points and get help in a few other events along the way, they will be a contender for the 4A state meet.