South Lakes High Track Teams Sweep Conference Championships

By South Lakes High School

Junior Olivia Beckner won both the 1,000 meters (2:55.67) and 1,600 meters (5:04.44) in meet record times while seniors Timiebi Ogobri and Don’ta Whitely had outstanding performances to the lead the South Lakes High School track teams to the Liberty Conference Championships Saturday, January 28 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, MD.

It’s the sixth consecutive conference title for the girls’ team and the ninth for the boys squad.

Beckner won and broke conference records in every race she competed in during the championships. Along with the 1,000 meters and 1,600, she also won the 3,200 meters on Day 1 of the championships January 19.

Senior Devyn Jones won the 300 meters in 42.72 and finished third in the 500 meters (1:20.52) and fifth in the triple jump (33-08.75). She won the 55 meters hurdles in conference record time on the first day of the championships as will as finish second in the long jump and sixth in the high jump that day.

Jones was part of a SLHS sweep of the 500 meters which was won by junior Aly Rayle (1:19.62), and followed by freshman Mary Gregory’s second place finish of 1:19.69. Rayle and Gregory teamed with sophomores Sophie Halkett and Cara Hutson to win the 4x400 meter relay in 4:09.53.

The Seahawks also won the top three spots in the 1,000 meters with Beckner leading the way, followed by Halkett (3:05.81) and sophomore Jordan Anderson (3:07.76).

Ogobri, who successfully defending his 55 meters title on Day 1, won the 300 meters in 36.54. Sophomore Stevie Jones was third (37.19) and Whitley finished fifth (37.43). Ogobri was also fifth in the triple jump (39-04.00) and teamed with Jones, sophomore Nicky Napolitano and junior Carson Frutchey for third in 4x200 meter relay (1:35.34). Whitley was second in the triple jump (42-01.75), second in the 500 meters (1:08.61), sixth in the high jump (5-08.00) and teamed with seniors Dimarcus Vilcheck and juniors John Eggeman and Houston Nelson for third in the 4x400 meter relay (3:38.21).

Senior Peter Sepulveda was third in the 1,600 meters (4:36.57), followed by juniors Alex Loukili (4:37.35, 4th) and Sean Casey (4:38.76, 5th). Loukili ran a 2:40.55 for third in the 1,000 meters while Casey finished fifth with a 2:46.85.

South Lakes will compete in the 6A North Region Indoor Championship Wednesday, February 15 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, MD.

For more information, please contact South Lakes High School Head Track and Field Coach Scott Raczko at swraczko@fcps.edu.

SLHS RESULTS FROM DAY 1 OF THE LIBERTY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (JANUARY 19, 2017)
**Region qualifier
***State qualifier
#School record
$Liberty Conference record
DAY 1 (January 19, 2017)
FIELD EVENTS
Girls Shot Put
**Megan Allison 31-10.75 3rd
Jessica Lister 24-01.25 16th
**Jessica Rice 32-01.25 2nd

Boys Shot Put
**Ronak Cuthill 47-04.00 3rd
Anshul Paripati 32-04.50 14th
Ashton Reinhold 36-06.00 10th

Girls High Jump
Arika Fields 4-04.00 10th
**Devyn Jones 4-06.00 6th (tie)

Girls Long Jump
Cara Hutson 12-06.75 14th
**Devyn Jones 16-06.50 2nd
Aly Rayle 15-00.00 9th

Boys Long Jump
Stevie Jones 18-09.75 10th
**Timiebi Ogobri 19-11.50 5th
**Don’ta Whitley 19-11.50 6th

Boys Pole Vault
**Jacob Hataway 10-00.00 5th
Asher Levy-Myers 9-00.00 9th
Jonathan Luu 9-00.00 9th

RUNNING EVENTS
4x800 Meter Relay
**Jordan Anderson 2:24.50
**Aly Rayle 2:27.00
**Sarah Wolfe 2:27.50
**Sophie Halkett 2:26.30 - 9:46.17 1st

**Dimarcus Vilcheck 2:07.50
**Jack Watkins 2:05.70
**Josh Umbrell 2:12.30
**Alex Loukili 2:03.00 - 8:28.66 1st

55 Meter Hurdles
**$Devyn Jones 8.62 prelims, 8.62 finals 1st
**Abby Wickman 9.60 prelims, 9.86 finals 5th
Kristen Williams 10.13 10th

Caelan Nzamba 9.30 10th

55 Meter Dash
Megan Allison 8.03 14th
**Rhema Konadu 7.62 prelims, 7.67 finals 1st
Alyssa Smith 7.89 9th

**Stevie Jones 6.71 prelims, 6.73 4th
***Timiebi Ogobri 6.53 prelims, 6.51 1st
Nicky Napolitano 7.05 prelims 15th

3,200 Meter Run
Marissa Banga 12:17.39 10th
***#$Olivia Beckner 10:47.17 1st
Katie Bidwell 12:06.14 8th
Morgan LaRow 12:57.09 12th

**Sean Casey 10:24.05 6th
Peter Delmolino 11:11.68 15th
**Peter Sepulveda 10:15.23 3rd

STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
Boys
Langley 55
South Lakes 42
Fairfax 35
Madison 30
Hayfield 27
Washington -Lee 26
Yorktown 2
McLean 0
Girls
South Lakes 64.50
McLean 43
Langley 27.50
Madison 24
Fairfax 23
Washington-Lee 14
Yorktown 13
Hayfield 8

SLHS RESULTS FROM DAY 2 OF THE LIBERTY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (JANUARY 28, 2017)
FIELD EVENTS
Boys High Jump
Ashton Reinhold 5-04.00 9th
**Don’ta Whitley 5-08.00 6th

Girls Triple Jump
**Devyn Jones 33-04.75 5th
Katherine Lannen 29-09.50 10th
Aly Rayle 31-06.75 9th

Boys Triple Jump
**Timiebi Ogobri 39-04.00 5th
Ashton Reinhold 33-00.50 15th
**Don’ta Whitley 42-01.75 2nd

Girls Pole Vault
**Megan Allison 7-09.00 6th
Mary Gregory 6-03.00 9th
Abby Wickman 7-03.00 7th

RUNNING EVENTS
4x200 Meter Relay
**Megan Allison 28.8
**Rhema Konadu 28.4
**Katherine Lannen 27.5
**Cara Hutson 26.8 - 1:51.64 2nd

**Timiebi Ogobri 23.3
**Nicky Napolitano 24.1
**Carson Frutchey 24.5
**Stevie Jones 23.3 - 1:35.34 3rd

1,600 Meter Run
***$Olivia Beckner 5:04.44 1st
Isabelle Gulgert 5:40.15 9th
**Sarah Wolfe 5:26.37 6th

**Sean Casey 4:38.76 5th
**Alex Loukili 4:37.35 4th
**Peter Sepulveda 4:36.57 3rd

500 Meter Dash
**Mary Gregory 1:19.69 2nd
**Devyn Jones 1:20.52 3rd
**Aly Rayle 1:19.62 1st

**John Eggeman 1:09.51 6th
Houston Nelson 1:14.5 13th
**Don’ta Whitley 1:08.61 2nd

1,000 Meter Run
**Jordan Anderson 3:07.76 3rd
***$Olivia Beckner 2:55.67 1st
**Sophie Halkett 3:05.81 2nd
Emily McGrath 3:22.03 14th
Brooke Tobias 3:14.64 8th
Sarah Wolfe 3:19.31 12th

**Sean Casey 2:46.85 5th
**Alex Loukili 2:40.55 3rd
Peter Sepulveda 2:53.63 10th
Dimarcus Vilcheck 2:51.50 8th

300 Meter Dash
**Mary Gregory 43.10 3rd
**Devyn Jones 42.72 1st
**Cara Hutson 44.33 3rd

John Eggeman 37.72 9th
**Stevie Jones 37.19 3rd
**Timiebi Ogobri 36.54 1st
Nicky Napolitano 38.28 11th
**Don’ta Whitley 37.43 5th

4x400 Meter Relay
**Sophie Halkett 62.5
**Mary Gregory 59.7
**Cara Hutson 64.2
**Aly Rayle 62.8 - 4:09.53 1st

**Dimarcus Vilcheck 55.9
**John Eggeman 53.0
**Houston Nelson 56.2
**Don’ta Whitley 52.9 - 3:38.21 - 3rd
Final Team Rankings
Boys
South Lakes 111.50
Hayfield Secondary 82
Langley 72
James Madison 63.50
Fairfax 63
Washington-Lee 33
McLean 20
7. Yorktown 20

Girls
South Lakes 161.50
Langley 98.50
McLean 65
James Madison 49
Washington-Lee 34
5. Fairfax 34
7. Yorktown 13
8. Hayfield Secondary 9

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