Indoor Track Season sends local teams on the road for events

some games we probably shouldn’t have lost. The girls came together and worked really well,” Sherrod said. “We ran the 2-3 last year, so they were comfortable with it. It’s something we get a lot of engagement from. We have some cool toys that we work with in practice that help us. We have this bungee cord that ties them together and makes them work as one unit.”

By Amanda Callaghan

CATONSVILLE, MD - On Friday, December 16th, runners from Rising Sun and Elkton gathered with teams from Harford County, Montgomery County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City to race at CCBC Catonsville’s indoor track.

It was a picturesque 4-lane 160 meter track with a great spectating area and grand domed ceiling. Around every corner of the track, runners could hear cheers from their team and other fans.

Elkton and Rising Sun performed spectacularly in their first meets of the indoor track season! Rising Sun found great success in the mid distance and distance events, with their “A” relay teams winning first place in the girl’s 4x800 and third place in the boys 4x800. They took second and third place in the girls and boys 1600 (Savannah Lacey, Emily Wishart and Matt McKay, John Ferry) as well as second in the boys 3200 (John Ferry) and third in the girls 3200 (Kaitlin Perry). The Rising Sun girls swept the 800 taking places first, second, and third (Amanda Callaghan, Bella Chavis, Isabelle Griffith). The Rising Sun girls 4x400 earned first, and the girls team also took second and third in the 500 (Katelyn Lacey, Emily Wishart).

Elkton did very well in the sprint events! Elkton’s girls team took third and fifth in the girls’ 300 (MyAven Ewing, Sage North), and 9th and 10th in the boys’ 300 (Taino Jurry, Isaiah Huffstutler), where both races were very competitive events. Elkton’s girls and boys 4x160 “A” teams took fourth place in their races, both finishing first out of the Harford and Cecil schools at the meet. Elkton also took 8th in the boys’ 500 (Damon Brooks).

The meet was a great start to the season for Elkton and Rising Sun! Buckle up Cecil County, because this meet has proved that this indoor track season may be the fastest one yet.

See photos and Results on Page B-6