SYDNEY PHILLIPS WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SHOTPUT

from Cecil County Sports Weekly Vol 3 Issue 8

ELKTON AND RISING SUN SWIMMERS COMPETE IN STATE FINALS

CECIL ATHLETES SHINE AT MPSSAA INDOOR TRACK STATE FINALS

By Amanda Callaghan and Katie Callaghan

LANDOVER, MD - On Tuesday, February 21st, over 80 teams from MPSSAA regions 1A and 2A arrived at the PG County Sports and Learning Complex to run at this year’s 1A and 2A MPSSAA State Championships. Athletes competed with the top high schoolers in the state. Cecil Country athletes performed extraordinarily, setting new personal records and earning medals and ribbons in their events.

1A Championships

Perryville and Bo Manor competed in the 1A State Championships with much success. In the sprint events, Rocky Ramsland of Perryville took home a bronze medal earning third place with a time of 6.63 seconding in the 55m dash. His time was a personal record. Perryville’s Evan Beynon placed 11th in the 300m dash, running a time of 39.25 seconds (PR). Ty Stiffler of Perryville placed 5th in the 55m hurdles, with a time of 8.19 seconds.

Dain Lenz, also in the 55m hurdles, placed 9th running a time of 8.82 seconds. Both hurdlers left with new personal records. Brady Martin of Perryville ran a 2:08 in the 800 placing 8th and earning a personal record, while his teammate Michael Young ran a 5:14.80 placing 9th in the 1600. Robert Heinzelman (5:21.01) and Jason Wolfenden (5:31.38) followed in 10th and 12th place from Bo Manor. In the 3200, Bo Manor boys earned 6th, 7th, and 10th, with Ethan Dell (11:05.77), followed by John Conley (11:14.98) and Leighton Dell (12:17.13).

Perryville’s boys 4x200 of Zach Ayers, Rocky

Ramsland, Ty Stiffler and Evan Beynon placed 5th, running a time of 1:36.19. Their 4x400 placed 9th, running a time of 3:49.47 with a team of Evan Beynon, Zach Ayers, Ty Stiffler, and Brady Martin. Perryville’s 4x800 of Brady Martin, Anthony Thompson, Aidan Willis, and Rowan Gatch placed 7th with a time of 9:22.25.

In the 1A boy’s field events, Sydney Phillips of Perryville won the shot put, making him the 1A MPSSAA State Champion in the event. He threw a whopping 44’ 6.5”, stunning competition and clinching his title. This distance was a new personal record for him. Teammate Thomas Kilby placed 8th in the event, throwing 38’ 8.” Deyshawn Henderson also of Perryville, placed 7th in the high jump, jumping a height of 5’ 6.” Michael Young and Rocky Ramsland placed 4th and 5th in the pole vault, both jumping 10’ 3” for Perryville. For 1A girl’s events, Katie Scott of Bo Manor placed 5th in the 1600, running a time of 5:42.70.

Sister Lauren Scott ran a time of 14:08.55 in the 3200, Skylar Pizzulli placed 6th in the 3200, running a time of 12:52.64. Both girls made personal records. Jaelyn

Strand of Perryville placed 10th in the 55m hurdles, running a time of 10.67. In relays, Bo Manor’s 4x200m relay of Hannah Beck, Gracie Nelsen, Paige Racine, and Colleen Nelsen placed 8th, running a time of 2:02.61. Bo Manor’s 4x400 placed 9th, running a time of 4.47.11, the team included Paige Racine, Colleen Nelsen, Katie Scott, and Skylar Pizzulli. Bo Manor’s 4x800m relay of Colleen Nelsen, Katie Scott, Lauren Scott, and Skylar Pizzulli placed 5th, earning a time of 11:10.14. They continued on B-2

Cecil Athletes Shine At Mpssaa Indoor Track State Finals

were followed by Perryville’s 4x800 team in 12th, running a time of 13:30.83; the team consisted of Julia Biggers, Taylor Young, Rosi Diaz, and Hayden O’Brien.

For 1A girl’s field events, Samaya Burley of Perryville threw a distance of 22’ 8.5” earning 12th in the shot put. Bo Manor’s Hannah Beck vaulted 6’ 9” to earn 8th in the pole vault, a new PR.

2A Championships

Rising Sun, Elkton, and North East raced in the 2A championships. In the 2A races, the Rising Sun Girl’s 4x800 kicked off the meet. The team of Anna Callaghan, Emily Wishart, Savannah Lacey, and Amanda

Callaghan took 6th in the 4x800 (10:32.9). Shortly thereafter, North East’s Leanna Rogers earned 7th in the 1600, running a 5:31.09. Amanda Callaghan of Rising Sun finished 7th in the 500, with a time of 1:23.35. Katie Callaghan of Rising Sun earned 13th in the 55m hurdles (11.01).

Katie Callaghan, Leanna Rogers, and Amanda Callaghan all returned later in the meet to run in the 800.

Katie Callaghan took 9th in the event (2:30.14) with Amanda Callaghan coming in 11th (2:32.05), and Leanna Rogers finishing 12th (2:34.38). The Rising Sun girls 4x400 of Anna Callaghan, Bella Chavis, Amanda Callaghan, and Katie Callaghan closed out the meet with an 11th-place fin- ish (4:38.71).

In 2A girl’s field events, Caroline Mercer of Rising Sun earned third in the shot put with a throw of 31’ 9.” Brin Khanjar of North East earned 15th in the high jump, clearing 4’ 6.” Her teammate, Alyssa Snyder, earned 14th in the pole vault clearing 7’ 6.”

The 2A boy’s teams also performed well! Rising Sun’s 4x800 of John Ferry, Logan Meadows, Matt McKay, and Nik Haraldsson took 8th in the event (9:00.18).

Isaiah Huffstutler of Elkton earned 9th in the 55-meter dash (6.68). Huffstutler also ran the 4x200, where Elkton’s relay of Isaiah Huffstutler, Allan Tate, Taino Jurry, and Joshua Brill took 11th (1:38.23). John Ferry of Rising Sun earned 9th in the 1600 (4:50.86) and 9th in the 3200 (10:22.52). He set personal records in both races. All athletes performed amazingly at the state meet and represented Cecil County well. As the indoor track season comes to a close, athletes can look forward to the outdoor track season! The first outdoor meets are Rising Sun vs. Joppatowne and North Harford (at Rising Sun High School), Bo Manor and North East vs. Fallston (at Bo Manor High School), Perryville vs. Harford Tech and Patterson Mill (at Patterson Mill High School), and Elkton vs. Aberdeen and Edgewood (at Edgewood High School) all at 3:30 on March 22nd. It is sure to be an exciting season!

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5. Kathryn Scott