Maryland State Indoor Track Championships – 3A
Maryland State Indoor Track Championships in Landover, MD February 2014 … author’s photo
Maryland State Indoor Track records continued to fall for the second consecutive day this past week as the four divisions of the MPSSAA gathered in Landover for the annual meet. Multiple records were set in division 2A on Monday, and the trend continued as the larger schools convened on Tuesday.
3A Girls Summary
The closest of all eight boys and girls meets was the 3A girls where Huntingtown narrowly defeated Milford Mill by a score of 67.5 to 67. The margin for Huntingtown going into the final race was a mere 2.5 points. The Milford Mill girls crushed the previous 3A record in the 1600 by posting a blazing 3:56.03 – more than four seconds under the previous best by Douglas in 2005. But the Huntingtown girls managed a second-place position in the race by one second over Seneca Valley in third, thus securing the team victory. The extra half-point for Huntingtown was by freshman Harleigh White who tied for sixth in the high jump.
An all-time Maryland state record in the pole vault was set by Olivia Gruver of Franklin High School at 13’ even. It broke the previous mark of 12’7” which was set 24 hours earlier by Jackie McNulty of Oakdale in the 2A meet (the featured picture on our post from that contest).
Other 3A records were set by Shania Collins of Huntingtown in the 300-meter run at 39.29 and by Emily Mulhern of Urbana in the 3200 with a record-crushing time of 10:59. This broke a 20-year-old record of 11:23 by Sally Glynn of Walter Johnson HS.
3A Girls Team Standings
1. Huntingtown – 67.5; 2. Milford Mill – 67; 3. Reservoir – 38; 4. Urbana – 34; 4. Franklin – 34; 6. Seneca Valley – 29; 7. Tuscarora – 23; 8. River Hill – 20; 8. Long Reach – 20; 10. North Hagerstown – 19.
3A Individual Girls State Champions
55-meter hurdles – Mary Mowoe – Tuscarora – 8.19
55-meter dash – Shania Collins – Huntingtown – 7.01
300-meter dash – Shania Collins – Huntingtown – 39.29
500-meter run – Adaeze Amaefule – Milford Mill – 1:18.44
800-meter run – Karli Smiraglia – Reservoir – 2:20.93
1600-meter run – Karli Smiraglia – Reservoir – 5:16.46
3200-meter run – Emily Mulhern – Urbana – 10:59.21
800-meter relay – Milford Mill – 1:34.64
1600-meter relay – Milford Mill – 3:56.03
3200-meter relay – Albert Einstein – 10:05.88
Shot Put – Amber Logan – Huntingtown – 37-0.25
High Jump – Tabitha Pyatt – Baltimore Poly – 5-4
Pole Vault – Olivia Gruver – Franklin – 13-0
3A Boys Summary
The six-point margin of victory for Long Reach over Centennial by 42-36 came in the 1600-meter relay, where Long Reach took third place while Centennial had not qualified for the event.
Tosin Oyewole, a Long Reach senior, put up 19 points for the team with a win in the 300, fourth in the 55 dash, and a leg in the first-place 4×200 and third-place 4×400. His teammate Robert Carter added 14 points by joining Tosin on the two relays and winning the state title in the hurdles.
Half of Centennial’s points came in one event from a 1-2 finish in the 3200 by seniors Alec Font and Hutson Baumann in 9:41 and 9:48. They both also ran legs of the second-place 4×800.
The only new state record was a Division 3A record time of 4:17.50 in the 1600 by Christopher Heydrick of River Hill. This broke a 2008 time of 4:21.35 by Joey Thompson of Howard.
3A Boys Team Standings
1. Long Reach – 42; 2. Centennial – 36; 3. Urbana – 32; 4. Reservoir – 29; 5. Wilde Lake – 27; 5. Mt. Hebron – 27; 7. Atholton – 25; 8. Baltimore City College – 24; 8. Henry E. Lackey – 24; 10. River Hill – 22.
3A Individual Boys State Champions
55-meter hurdles – Robert Carter – Long Reach – 7.55
55-meter dash – Bryan Sosoo – Reservoir – 6.45
300-meter dash – Tosin Oyewole – Long Reach – 34.98
500-meter run – Nicolas Nobile – Urbana – 1:07.26
800-meter run – Christopher Heydrick – River Hill – 1:57.84
1600-meter run – Christopher Heydrick – River Hill – 4:17.50
3200-meter run – Alec Font – Centennial – 9:41.18
800-meter relay – Long Reach – 1:31.00
1600-meter relay – Franklin – 3:31.00
3200-meter relay – Mt. Hebron – 8:23.99
Shot Put – Collin McKenny – Huntingtown – 57-4.75
High Jump – Tanguy Bukasa – Frederick – 6-4
Pole Vault – Calvin Pitney – Glenelg – 13-0