Pride is on the line. We all want to win. Who wants it more? This anticipated conference meet had all the drama and met every expectation. This was the time track became a team sport and not an individual. Athletes competed as one to be named the best private schools in the WCAC!

The Archbishop Carroll boys vs. DeMatha and Seton vs. St. John's girl's rivalry were the reason this meet was worth a conversation! Every team was driven by their opponents and it showed on the track. Everyone has respect for each other but when the time comes it's all business. We'll be uncovering all of the drama!

Boys Sprints

Carroll had a point to prove to be seen as the sprint powerhouse! Nyckoles Harbor led his team to a sweep in the 100m and 200m giving them big points. Harbor took gold in both running 10.47 and 20.77. Marcus Brown earned both silvers with 10.74 and 21.41. Dezmone Starks fought for 3rd in both with 10.74 and 21.47. With those performances alone, Carroll had 48 points! Damill Bostic gets another 10 points for Carroll with his 48.90 400m win. Connor Redfield got silver with 48.93 while Nicholas Steed took bronze with 49.39.

Girls Sprints

Lailah King took gold in the 100m for St. John's with her 12.18 performance. Jasmine Sharps had a close second of 12.18 and Alexis Brown earned her first bronze with 12.35. Cymia Yourish and Justice McDaniel had a head-to-head battle on the track! Both go sub 25 for gold and silver, Yourish won the 200 with her 24.62 and McDaniel goes 24.92. Alexis Brown gets her 2nd bronze medal in the 200 with her 25.05. Yourish and Mcdaniels take the podium again in the 400m. Yourish shocks the crowd with a meet record and US #23 time of 54.29. McDaniels came close with her 55.79! Jada Armstrong kept the momentum going with her 56.93.

Boys Hurdles

Anthony Waterman had a great day at the oval office! He walked away with 2 meet records in the 110mH and 300mH gaining DeMatha 20 points alone! Waterman ran a US #13 time of 13.69 for an easy win. Antwan James 14.28 and Larry Hawkins 14.81 took 2nd and 3rd for Carroll. Waterman blew away the teams with a US #10 time of 36.87 for the 300mH title. The Carroll duo Hawkins 38.77 and James 39.26 came back for more points taking silver and bronze.

Girls Hurdles

We had 3 sub-15 performances in the 100mH led by Isabella Castillo! She ran a DC leading time of 14.84 with Mikayla Wills at 14.88 from Seton and Laila Smith at 14.96 of Carroll behind her. Layla Hasan ran a DC #1 300mH race, winning with 44.15 from McNamara. Mikayla Wills earned her second silver medal with 45.80 followed by Anilla Castro 47.13.

Boys Distance

Never forget how distance can up the score! There were 3 sub-2-minute runners in the 800m. Keenan Frisby ran to the gold with 1:57.73. Brandon Morrow 1:58.92 and Marc Luchtefeld 1:59.04 fought for silver and bronze. Paul Robinson 4:25.26 and Daden Grogan 4:26.00 had a battle for gold in the 1600m. Jack Garvey earns 3rd with 4:27.29. Lucas Rohde won the 3200 by 3 seconds with 9:40.35. Anthony Lenzini 9:43.44 and Cregan Cahill 9:44.27. 

Girls Distance

The 800m was a close one from 1st to 6th place with a 1-second difference! Amber Wimbish leads the pack with her win of 2:18.10. Evelyn Rogers took silver at 2:18.90. Kendall Robinson comes close for 3rd at 2:19.17. Evelyn Rogers had a special day. She ran a 1600m meet record of 4:58.86 winning by 8 seconds. Cecelia Pugsley ran 5:06.83 and Molly Weithman ran 5:07.54. Evelyn Rogers got her 2nd meet record of 10:43.47 in the 3200m by herself, she won by 21 seconds! Pugsley earned another silver 11:04.87 and Weithman got another bronze 11:04.94.

Boys Field

Michael Hansford did what he needed to do for Dematha! He earned 20 points alone in the long and triple jump. He jumped to a MD #1 and new meet record of 23-03.50 for gold. Camren Williams 23-00.50 and Drew Dillard 22-09.25 were not far behind. Nobody was coming close to Hansford's triple jump mark. He took a jump of 47-02.50 to win by over 3 meters. Grant Boykin 43-10.00 and Brendan Lee 42-04.50 take 2nd and 3rd. Drew Dillard came for another medal in high jump with a jump of 6-01.00 followed by Kristian Tate of DeMatha 5-11.00 and Langston Davis 5-09.00. Donovan Tyler takes shot put with a throw of 51-11.50. Jayden Hayman 49-11.00 and Marcus Jenkins 49-05.25 took silver and bronze. Hayman got another medal in discus throw with 123-08! Jeremy Brooks 121-09 and Michael McGiffin 116-02 follow.

Girls Field

Alauna Rutland took the long jump win with 18-03.50. Brooklyn Lyttle of Seton earns silver with 18-01.75. Jalyn Hayes-Moore follows with 17-03.50. Brooklyn got a second medal to win the triple jump with a mark of 37-03.00! Her teammate Sanáa Virgil took silver 35-11.00. Isabella Castillo earned bronze with 35-05.00. Alauna Rutland wins another gold in the high jump with 5-02.00. Nadia Wynn also jumps 5-02.00 for silver. Kendal Jones jumped 5-00.00 for bronze. Liora Sheh won the shot put with a throw of 35-05.00 leading Sydney Johnson 34-08.50 and 33-03.50. Grace Pressley won gold in discus throw with 92-06 followed by Kayla Augustin 89-11. Liora Sheh earned her 2nd medal with 85-07.

Relays

Carroll boys silenced everyone with a meet record 4x1 of 41.21 for the win! St. John's girls were not to be denied in any relay setting a 4x100 meet record of 46.97. DeMatha wasn't losing their 4x4000 with a win of 3:22.22! St. John's girls ran another meet record 4x400 of 3:48.99. Carroll had to bring out the horns and bells for the boys 4x200 when they set a meet record win of 1:24.60. No surprise St. John's girls set their 3rd meet record in the 4x200 with 1:39.14!

Carroll boys took the team title and big trophy with 160.5 points. Dematha held their ground to make up 109 points just barely beating St. John's 101.5 points. St. John's girls won their 3rd consecutive team title to add to the trophy case with 176 points. Elizabeth Seton with a surprising 2nd gained 128.5 points after they were estimated to come in 4th place. McNamara fought hard for 3rd with 108.5 points.

Grit is the answer to these results. Athletes gave their all not just for themselves but for their team, coaches, supporters, and schools. It's impossible to ignore the talent coming from these private schools. They don't need a state meet to be the best in the state! When the time came they put it all on the line and we're lucky to witness. Nationals are around the corner and these competitors aren't done just yet. Watch out!