Tri State
Vannoy, TJ boys among slew of local champs
By Greg Swatek
News-Post Staff
LANDOVER -- Emily Vannoy's greatness is not measured by her victories, but rather her reactions to them.
That's why the Thomas Johnson senior, after breaking her own state record in the indoor shot put Tuesday at the Prince George's County Sports and Learning Complex, basically shrugged her shoulders and wished she threw better.
"I was trying to throw over 48 (feet)," said Vannoy, who instead settled for something closer to mortal -- 47-101Ú4 -- to win her third straight Class 4A indoor title in the shot and eclipse her old state record by more than 2 feet.
Vannoy was one of eight champions from Frederick County in the 4A-3A meet.
TJ's Erick Artusio nearly broke the state record in the pole vault on his way to winning the 4A crown with a height of 15 feet, which helped the TJ boys earn a share of the 4A team title with Gaithersburg. Both teams finished with 38 points.Read More
By Greg Swatek
News-Post Staff
LANDOVER -- Emily Vannoy's greatness is not measured by her victories, but rather her reactions to them.
That's why the Thomas Johnson senior, after breaking her own state record in the indoor shot put Tuesday at the Prince George's County Sports and Learning Complex, basically shrugged her shoulders and wished she threw better.
"I was trying to throw over 48 (feet)," said Vannoy, who instead settled for something closer to mortal -- 47-101Ú4 -- to win her third straight Class 4A indoor title in the shot and eclipse her old state record by more than 2 feet.
Vannoy was one of eight champions from Frederick County in the 4A-3A meet.
TJ's Erick Artusio nearly broke the state record in the pole vault on his way to winning the 4A crown with a height of 15 feet, which helped the TJ boys earn a share of the 4A team title with Gaithersburg. Both teams finished with 38 points.Read More
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Melville flies to title: NC sophomore bests 4A field in state high jump
By Patrick Stoetzer, Times Staff Writer
LANDOVER — Amber Melville left the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex with something to build on for the upcoming outdoor track and field season.
She also came home with another state championship.
Melville won the Class 4A indoor high jump Tuesday by clearing 5 feet, 6 inches, earning the North Carroll sophomore her second career state title.
She won the outdoor state crown last spring as an unknown freshman by surpassing 5-06 and sending a message to the rest of Maryland’s competitors. North Carroll now had a perennial state title contender for the next four years.
Melville, a former AAU national champion, stormed through the winter season with county, conference and regional championships. Along the way she also cleared 5-08, one inch shy of tying the state’s indoor record. Read More
By Patrick Stoetzer, Times Staff Writer
LANDOVER — Amber Melville left the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex with something to build on for the upcoming outdoor track and field season.
She also came home with another state championship.
Melville won the Class 4A indoor high jump Tuesday by clearing 5 feet, 6 inches, earning the North Carroll sophomore her second career state title.
She won the outdoor state crown last spring as an unknown freshman by surpassing 5-06 and sending a message to the rest of Maryland’s competitors. North Carroll now had a perennial state title contender for the next four years.
Melville, a former AAU national champion, stormed through the winter season with county, conference and regional championships. Along the way she also cleared 5-08, one inch shy of tying the state’s indoor record. Read More
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Dylan Slagle/Staff Photo
North Carroll sophomore Amber Melville clears 5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump during the Class 4A state track and field championships in Landover Tuesday.
North Carroll sophomore Amber Melville clears 5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump during the Class 4A state track and field championships in Landover Tuesday.
Westminster senior places 3rd in shot put
By Patrick Stoetzer, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2009
LANDOVER — Brendan Morales was on his game Tuesday at the Class 4A indoor track and field state meet.
His mental game, that is.
Although the physical part was pretty successful, too.
Morales finished third in the shot put after a throw of 53 feet, 2.5 inches in the preliminary rounds. His effort wasn’t enough to top Quince Orchard’s Marcus Brown (56-07.75) or Gaithersburg’s Sean Stanley (56-0.5), but the Westminster senior was pleased with his performance.
Both in the circle and in the psyches of his opponents.
“The biggest thing is I got into these guys’ heads,” said Morales, who placed second last year. “Sean didn’t have a very good day and, until the end, Marcus didn’t either. Me walking around, just staring at them ... I probably could have won but I just didn’t get the mark.”
Morales said he might have lost a little distance on his final throw of the event by human error, officially measured by meet officials at 51-07. Brown used his second-to-last throw to win and Stanley’s first finals throw counted for his best. Stanley came in as the reigning indoor state champion.
“I think Sean had an off day and I competed with the best of them,” Morales said. Read More
By Patrick Stoetzer, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2009
LANDOVER — Brendan Morales was on his game Tuesday at the Class 4A indoor track and field state meet.
His mental game, that is.
Although the physical part was pretty successful, too.
Morales finished third in the shot put after a throw of 53 feet, 2.5 inches in the preliminary rounds. His effort wasn’t enough to top Quince Orchard’s Marcus Brown (56-07.75) or Gaithersburg’s Sean Stanley (56-0.5), but the Westminster senior was pleased with his performance.
Both in the circle and in the psyches of his opponents.
“The biggest thing is I got into these guys’ heads,” said Morales, who placed second last year. “Sean didn’t have a very good day and, until the end, Marcus didn’t either. Me walking around, just staring at them ... I probably could have won but I just didn’t get the mark.”
Morales said he might have lost a little distance on his final throw of the event by human error, officially measured by meet officials at 51-07. Brown used his second-to-last throw to win and Stanley’s first finals throw counted for his best. Stanley came in as the reigning indoor state champion.
“I think Sean had an off day and I competed with the best of them,” Morales said. Read More
2009 State Championships Meet
Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex
State Championships Heat Sheets List
3A/4A Results 3A 4A
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State Championships Heat Sheets List
3A/4A Results 3A 4A
Despite Cimino, Hereford falls short
By Jeff Seidel | Special to The Baltimore Sun
LANDOVER - Jenna Cimino tried to push No. 3 Hereford to a Class 3A state indoor track and field title last night, but the Bulls girls came up a little short.
Cimino won two events and ran on two more point-scoring relays to help Hereford finish second in the state championship meet at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex. Paint Branch edged the Bulls by three points to take the title.
Paint Branch (54) rallied late in the meet to win the 800- and 1,600-meter relays - two of the night's last three events - to beat Hereford (51) and No. 5 Western (45).
Cimino won the 800 (2 minutes, 21.40 seconds) and 1,600 (5:15.94). She also ran on the 3,200 relay team that finished second to No. 5 Western (9:39.81) and a fifth-place 1,600 relay. She had a hand in 30 of the team's 51points. Read More
By Jeff Seidel | Special to The Baltimore Sun
LANDOVER - Jenna Cimino tried to push No. 3 Hereford to a Class 3A state indoor track and field title last night, but the Bulls girls came up a little short.
Cimino won two events and ran on two more point-scoring relays to help Hereford finish second in the state championship meet at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex. Paint Branch edged the Bulls by three points to take the title.
Paint Branch (54) rallied late in the meet to win the 800- and 1,600-meter relays - two of the night's last three events - to beat Hereford (51) and No. 5 Western (45).
Cimino won the 800 (2 minutes, 21.40 seconds) and 1,600 (5:15.94). She also ran on the 3,200 relay team that finished second to No. 5 Western (9:39.81) and a fifth-place 1,600 relay. She had a hand in 30 of the team's 51points. Read More
Smith Falls Short of Record
By Carl Little
Special to The Washington Post
Wednesday, February 18, 2009; Page E06
Thousands of spectators and a handful of camera crews descended on Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex in Landover yesterday to witness Devon Smith run faster than any boy in history, and he could barely stand upright.
Moments after his worst performance of the season in the 55-meter dash, the glassy-eyed Westlake senior stood doubled over in a corner. His coaches took him into a room in the bowels of the building, rubbed his weary body with ice and stretched him out.
It was the worst possible time to suffer dehydration. Yesterday's Maryland 4A/3A championships were Smith's last crack at the national high school record in the 55 meters -- a mark he had launched an assault on all season -- but he rebounded well, winning three state titles and sparking Westlake to the team title.
Got to end with a bang," Smith said.
The Wolverines, runners-up in each of the last two seasons, won the 3A championship ahead of Atholton and Meade. Gaithersburg and Thomas Johnson tied for the boys' 4A title, C.H. Flowers was second and Quince Orchard took third.
The girls from Paint Branch won the 3A title, followed by Hereford and Western. Eleanor Roosevelt won the 4A crown, well ahead of Oxon Hill and Flowers. Read More
By Carl Little
Special to The Washington Post
Wednesday, February 18, 2009; Page E06
Thousands of spectators and a handful of camera crews descended on Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex in Landover yesterday to witness Devon Smith run faster than any boy in history, and he could barely stand upright.
Moments after his worst performance of the season in the 55-meter dash, the glassy-eyed Westlake senior stood doubled over in a corner. His coaches took him into a room in the bowels of the building, rubbed his weary body with ice and stretched him out.
It was the worst possible time to suffer dehydration. Yesterday's Maryland 4A/3A championships were Smith's last crack at the national high school record in the 55 meters -- a mark he had launched an assault on all season -- but he rebounded well, winning three state titles and sparking Westlake to the team title.
Got to end with a bang," Smith said.
The Wolverines, runners-up in each of the last two seasons, won the 3A championship ahead of Atholton and Meade. Gaithersburg and Thomas Johnson tied for the boys' 4A title, C.H. Flowers was second and Quince Orchard took third.
The girls from Paint Branch won the 3A title, followed by Hereford and Western. Eleanor Roosevelt won the 4A crown, well ahead of Oxon Hill and Flowers. Read More
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Westlake's Devon Smith, right, posted his worst 55-meter performance of the season Tuesday, but still won the event.
Paint Branch high jumper defends state title at 4A/3A meet
by Kent Zakour | Staff Writer
Brian Lewis/The Gazette
Sherwood's Solomon Haile led the field throughout his 1600-meter dash victory at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. Haile also won the 3200 dash in a time of 4 minutes, 18.74 seconds, breaking the former state record by over 10 seconds.
Jules successfully defended her title at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. After Jules and Largo's Shaunte Boney easily cleared 5-feet-6-inches, both failed to clear the bar at 5-8. Jules injured her shin and fell awkwardly on her back during the botched attempt.
In the ensuing playoff, both jumpers were unsuccessful at 5-7, 5-6 and 5-5. Jules was finally to flop over the re-lowered bar height of 5-4. As Boney knocked the bar off in her final attempt, Jules knelt to the floor of the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex and could not contain her smile. Or tears, for that matter. Read More
by Kent Zakour | Staff Writer
Brian Lewis/The Gazette
Sherwood's Solomon Haile led the field throughout his 1600-meter dash victory at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. Haile also won the 3200 dash in a time of 4 minutes, 18.74 seconds, breaking the former state record by over 10 seconds.
Jules successfully defended her title at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. After Jules and Largo's Shaunte Boney easily cleared 5-feet-6-inches, both failed to clear the bar at 5-8. Jules injured her shin and fell awkwardly on her back during the botched attempt.
In the ensuing playoff, both jumpers were unsuccessful at 5-7, 5-6 and 5-5. Jules was finally to flop over the re-lowered bar height of 5-4. As Boney knocked the bar off in her final attempt, Jules knelt to the floor of the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex and could not contain her smile. Or tears, for that matter. Read More
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Brian Lewis/The Gazette
Sherwood's Solomon Haile led the field throughout his 1600-meter dash victory at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. Haile also won the 3200 dash in a time of 4 minutes, 18.74 seconds, breaking the former state record by over 10 seconds.
Sherwood's Solomon Haile led the field throughout his 1600-meter dash victory at the 4A/3A indoor track and field state championship meet in Landover. Haile also won the 3200 dash in a time of 4 minutes, 18.74 seconds, breaking the former state record by over 10 seconds.
Leah L. Jones/The Gazette
Flowers' Corryn Hurrington runs in the 300 meter dash during the Class 4A Indoor State Track and Field Championships at Prince George's County Sports & Learning Complex
Flowers' Corryn Hurrington runs in the 300 meter dash during the Class 4A Indoor State Track and Field Championships at Prince George's County Sports & Learning Complex
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Eleanor Roosevelt girls wins state indoor championship
Charles H. Flowers boys just miss title
The Eleanor Roosevelt girls' track and field team easily won the Class 4A state championship Tuesday night at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex. The Charles H. Flowers boys' narrowly missed out on a state title.
The Raiders' ran away from the remaining pack of teams as the meet was never in doubt and the 95 points scored were nearly double that of runner-up Oxon Hill (59).
Raiders' coach Greg Johnson said the team has actually been slowed somewhat in the past week due to illness that spread to many of the team's athletes.
"For us, this was a little uneven in comparison to how we ran in last week's regionals," Johnson said. "Several girls had to battle the flu and but came out today and stepped up."
In one of the most watched showdowns between individual runners on the evening, Raiders' junior Aurieyall Scott faced Wotton High School sophomore star Olivia Ekpone for the first time this season.Read More
Charles H. Flowers boys just miss title
The Eleanor Roosevelt girls' track and field team easily won the Class 4A state championship Tuesday night at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex. The Charles H. Flowers boys' narrowly missed out on a state title.
The Raiders' ran away from the remaining pack of teams as the meet was never in doubt and the 95 points scored were nearly double that of runner-up Oxon Hill (59).
Raiders' coach Greg Johnson said the team has actually been slowed somewhat in the past week due to illness that spread to many of the team's athletes.
"For us, this was a little uneven in comparison to how we ran in last week's regionals," Johnson said. "Several girls had to battle the flu and but came out today and stepped up."
In one of the most watched showdowns between individual runners on the evening, Raiders' junior Aurieyall Scott faced Wotton High School sophomore star Olivia Ekpone for the first time this season.Read More
Boys
55 Dash
55 Hurdles
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3200
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1600 Relay
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High Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
55 Dash
55 Hurdles
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1600 Relay
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Pole Vault
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Girls
55 Dash
55 Hurdles
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1600 Relay
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Combined Results
2009 Indoor Track State Championship Meet Summary
Results by County
Results by County
Meade's title run comes to end
Mustangs dethroned at state indoor meet
By MIKE PETERS, Staff Writer
LANDOVER - Nigel Holder knew this wasn't going to be easy.
After graduating seven seniors, including four Division I athletes, Meade's boys battled back to cap their winter season with a third-place finish at the Class 3A state championships last night at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Center.
"We gave up too much stuff early in the day," Holder said. "But it's a young team. After graduating seven seniors last year, it was great for these guys to come out here and do this."
The Mustangs' relay teams place second in the 800 meters and third in the 1,600 and 3,200 events to inch closer. Aaron Williams, Teldrick Morgan, Christian White and Corey Robinson nearly edged out Westlake and Tuscarora in the 1,600, but fell short.Read More
Mustangs dethroned at state indoor meet
By MIKE PETERS, Staff Writer
LANDOVER - Nigel Holder knew this wasn't going to be easy.
After graduating seven seniors, including four Division I athletes, Meade's boys battled back to cap their winter season with a third-place finish at the Class 3A state championships last night at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Center.
"We gave up too much stuff early in the day," Holder said. "But it's a young team. After graduating seven seniors last year, it was great for these guys to come out here and do this."
The Mustangs' relay teams place second in the 800 meters and third in the 1,600 and 3,200 events to inch closer. Aaron Williams, Teldrick Morgan, Christian White and Corey Robinson nearly edged out Westlake and Tuscarora in the 1,600, but fell short.Read More
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Meade’s Demterius Anderson leads the pack in the 3200-meter run at Tuesday’s state finals. He finished third to help Meade’s team to third.
Meade’s Demterius Anderson leads the pack in the 3200-meter run at Tuesday’s state finals. He finished third to help Meade’s team to third.
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King's speedy recovery helps TJ boys earn crown
By Joshua R. Smith
News-Post Staff
Kevin King says he's usually a pretty healthy guy.
"I've had some pretty wicked fevers, but I don't get sick often," the Thomas Johnson senior sprinter said. "I just happen to get them at the worst times."
It couldn't have been much worse than Tuesday -- the day of the Class 4A state indoor track and field championships. King, a key relay runner for the title-contending Patriots, woke up with a 103-degree temperature.
Getting to school on time would be a chore. Making it through classes would be draining.
Running in two relays at the state meet and being a linchpin for a groundbreaking championship? Well, that bordered on impossible -- but it's exactly what happened. Read More
By Joshua R. Smith
News-Post Staff
Kevin King says he's usually a pretty healthy guy.
"I've had some pretty wicked fevers, but I don't get sick often," the Thomas Johnson senior sprinter said. "I just happen to get them at the worst times."
It couldn't have been much worse than Tuesday -- the day of the Class 4A state indoor track and field championships. King, a key relay runner for the title-contending Patriots, woke up with a 103-degree temperature.
Getting to school on time would be a chore. Making it through classes would be draining.
Running in two relays at the state meet and being a linchpin for a groundbreaking championship? Well, that bordered on impossible -- but it's exactly what happened. Read More
Artusio leads TJ boys to share of state title
By Darren J. Gendron | Staff Writer
Only 10 seconds and five yards separated two different records being set at the Class 4A and 3A State Championships at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover on Tuesday.
When Thomas Johnson's Erick Artusio wrapped up his Class 4A record pole vault, Emily Vannoy was stepping into the circle to finish her remastering of the state shot put record.
Artusio finished with a mark of 15 feet even, tying the 22-year-old Class 4A record. It also gave the Patriots just enough points to tie for the Class 4A state title.
Vannoy reached a maximum distance of 47-10.25, adding 2 feet and an inch to her state indoor record set last year. It was her third indoor state title, and her sixth state title overall (counting two shot put and one discus titles from the outdoor seasons).Read More
By Darren J. Gendron | Staff Writer
Only 10 seconds and five yards separated two different records being set at the Class 4A and 3A State Championships at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover on Tuesday.
When Thomas Johnson's Erick Artusio wrapped up his Class 4A record pole vault, Emily Vannoy was stepping into the circle to finish her remastering of the state shot put record.
Artusio finished with a mark of 15 feet even, tying the 22-year-old Class 4A record. It also gave the Patriots just enough points to tie for the Class 4A state title.
Vannoy reached a maximum distance of 47-10.25, adding 2 feet and an inch to her state indoor record set last year. It was her third indoor state title, and her sixth state title overall (counting two shot put and one discus titles from the outdoor seasons).Read More
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Johnson's Erick Artusio celebrates on his way down after vaulting over the bar in Tuesday's Class 4A state indoor meet. Artusio finished with a mark of 15 feet even, tying the 22-year-old Class 4A record. His efforts also gave the Patriots enough points to tie for the Class 4A state title with Gaithersburg of Montgomery County
Johnson's Erick Artusio celebrates on his way down after vaulting over the bar in Tuesday's Class 4A state indoor meet. Artusio finished with a mark of 15 feet even, tying the 22-year-old Class 4A record. His efforts also gave the Patriots enough points to tie for the Class 4A state title with Gaithersburg of Montgomery County
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