South Lakes High Wins Liberty Conference Championships

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Multiple event victories by sophomore Devyn Jones and domination of the relays, led the South Lakes High School indoor track teams to Liberty Conference championships in both the boys and girls divisions Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex Landover, MD.

SLHS girls team scored 147 points for its fourth consecutive title. James Madison was second with 86 while Langley and McLean tied for third with 54.50 points each. The Seahawks boys team won its seventh consecutive title, massing 195 points with McLean second (68) and James Madison and Washington-Lee tied at third (48).

Jones teamed with fellow sophomore Jessica Lister, junior Golden Kumi-Darfour and senior Claire Nieusma in winning the girls 4x400 relay in 4:09.63. Jones finished fourth in the triple jump (33-07.00) and sixth in the 500 meters (1:23.64). On Day 1 of the championship (Jan. 22), she led a SLHS sweep of the girls 55 meter hurdles, winning the event in 8.85. Seniors Maya Rodriguez (9.44) and Nieusma (9.88) finished second and third, respectively, Jones also won the long jump (16-08.50).

Senior Comfort Reed, who finished third in the long jump (16-03.50) won the triple jump with a leap of 34-11.25. Reed and seniors Ozioma Chinaka, Samantha Webb and sophomore Nikayla Hoyte finished third in the girls 4x200 meter relay (1:48.83). Chinaka also finished third in the pole vault (8-03.00).

Senior Delaney Wickman finished second in both the 300 meters (41.96) and 500 meters (1:18.52). Kumi-Darfour was third in the 1,000 meters (3:07.82).

SLHS juniors, led by Eric Kirlew, dominated the boys triple jump. Kirlew won the event with a jump of 44-06.50. Skander Ballard was second (41-08.75), Anas Fain finished third (41-06.00) and Alex Rudison took fourth (39-10.00). Kirlew also led the SLHS boys’ long jumpers on Day 1 with a winning distance of 19-10.00. Ballard was second (19-06.00) and Fain finished third (19.-05.00).

Fain also contributed to the boys’ championship finishing tied for second in the high jump (5-11) and winning the 55 meter hurdles in 7.94 on Day 1.

Kirlew, third in the 55 meters (6.84), sophomore Timiebi Ogobri, who was second (6.68) on the first day of competition, teamed with Ballard and Rudison on Day 2 to win the boys 4x200 relay in 1:35.66.

The 4x400 team of senior Sam Arpee, juniors John LeBerre, Nikolai Waithe and Ballard won the event in 3:35.59. Arpee also won the 500 meters in 1:08.81 and Waithe was second 1:09.58 in that event. In the 300 meters, Ballard finished second (36.73), Arpee was third (37.21) and Waithe finished fourth (38.21).

Highlights from Day 1 of the competition include:
**Senior Nathan Stone, second in the 55 meter hurdles (8.01).
**Senior Jordan Lozama won the 55 meters (7.45) and finished fourth in the shot (27-01.50).
**Senior Ozioma Chinaka won the shot put with a throw of 28-04.50. Senior Natalie Schauer was second (28-01.50).
**In the boys 3,200 meters, senior Andrew McCool ran a 10:04.65 for second and teammate Sean Miller, also a senior, took third (10:11.99).
**Sophomores John Swecker, Ashton Reinhold, juniors Connor Smith and LeBerre finished second in the 4x800 meter relay (8:33.16) .
**Freshman Olivia Beckner, Kumi-Darfour, junior Monica Lannen and senior Augusta Durham were third in that event with a 10:00.09.

The top six finishers in each event and the top three relays advance to the Northern 6A Regional Championship Feb. 19 at the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, MD.

South Lakes High School Indoor Track performances at the Liberty Conference Championship Jan. 22 and 29, 2015 at Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex

Jan. 22 Results
*advance to Region Championship
FIELD EVENTS
Long jump:
*Devyn Jones 16-08.50 1st
*Comfort Reed 16-03.50 3rd
Samantha Webb 13-06.00 9th

*Eric Kirlew 19-10.00 1st
*Skander Ballard 19-06.00 2nd
*Anas Fain 19-05.00 3rd

Shot put:
*Ozioma Chinaka 28-04.50 1st
*Natalie Schauer 28-01.50 2nd
*Jordan Lozama 27-01.50 4th

*Jeremiah Norman 44-00.25 4th
*Kevin Swecker 42-03.00 5th
Isaac Mensah 38-09.00 7th

Pole vault:
*Alex Rudison 11-06.00 3rd
*Skander Ballard 11-00.00 5th
Kristian Gendron 10-00.00 9th

RUNNING EVENTS
55 meter Hurdles:
*Devyn Jones 8.98 prelims 8.85 finals 1st
*Maya Rodriguez 9.42 prelims 9.44 finals 2nd
*Claire Nieusma 9.81 prelims 9.88 finals 3rd

*Anas Fain 8.22 prelims 7.94 finals 1st
*Nathan Stone 8.17 prelims 8.01 finals 2nd
Berket Beyene 9.28 prelims 10th

55 meter Dash:
*Jordan Lozama 7.54 prelims 7.45 finals 1st
*Comfort Reed 7.67 prelims 7.61 finals 5th
*Nikayla Hoyte 7.67 prelims 7.63 finals 6th
Samantha Webb 7.64 prelims 7.65 finals 7th
Ozioma Chinaka 7.75 prelims 9th

*Timiebi Ogobri 6.76 prelims 6.68 finals 2nd
*Eric Kirlew 6.80 prelims 6.84 finals 3rd
Timothy Logan 7.09 prelims 11th

3200 meter Run
Morgan LaRow 12:24.39 14th
Erin Bidwell 12:33.46 15th
Katie Martin 12:57.99 17th

*Andrew McCool 10:04.65 2nd
*Sean Miller 10:11.99 3rd
Owen Walker 10:43.66 9th

4x800 meter Relay:
*Olivia Beckner 2:27.8
*Monica Lannen 2:32.9
*Augusta Durham 2:33.0
*Golden Kumi-Darfour 2:26.0 - 10:00.09 3rd

*John Swecker 2:06.9
*Connor Smith 2:07.4
*Ashton Reinhold 2:15.2
*John LeBerre 2:03.2 - 8:33.16 2nd

JAN. 29
FIELD EVENTS
High jump:
*Anas Fain 5-11.00 2nd
Eric Kirlew 5-05.00 7th
*Nathan Stone 5-07.00 4th

Triple jump:
*Devyn Jones 33-07.00 4th
*Comfort Reed 34-11.25 1st

*Skander Ballard 41-08.75 2nd
*Anas Fain 41-06.00 3rd
*Eric Kirlew 44-06.50 1st
Khoa Nguyen 38-11.00 7th
*Alex Rudison 39-10.00 4th

Pole vault:
*Ozioma Chinaka 8-03.00 3rd
Mckenzie Walsh 6-03.00 11th
Abby Wickman 6-03.00 8th

RUNNING EVENTS
4x200 meter Relay:
*Ozioma Chinaka 27.9
*Comfort Reed 26.9
*Samantha Webb 27.1
*Nikayla Hoyte 26.5 - 1:48.83 3rd

*Timiebi Ogobri 24.1
*Skander Ballard 24.0
*Alex Rudison 24.0
*Eric Kirlew 23.4 - 1:35.66 1st

1600 meter Run:
Puja Basnet 5:52.62 17th
Monica Lannen 5:45.52 15th

*Andrew McCool 4:39.79 6th
Sean Miller 4:46.15 10th
John Swecker 4:43.66 7th

500 meter Run:
*Devyn Jones 1:23.64 6th
Jessica Lister 1:25.55 10th
*Claire Nieusma 1:22.05 4th
*Delaney Wickman 1:18.52 2nd

*Sam Arpee 1:08.81 1st
*Anas Fain 1:12.45 5th
*Nikolai Waithe 1:09.78 2nd

1,000 meter Run:
*Olivia Beckner 3:13.68 6th
*Augusta Durham 3:13.45 5th
*Golden Kumi-Darfour 3:07.82 3rd
Monica Lannen 3:23.05 16th
Seretha McHugh 3:16.69 10th
Sarah Wolfe 3:18.41 12th

*John LeBerre 2:44.16 4th
*Andrew McCool 2:44.48 6th
Connor Smith 2:48.79 9th

300 meter Dash:
Nikayla Hoyte 43.65 7th
Comfort Reed 44.79 11th
*Delaney Wickman 41.96 2nd

*Sam Arpee 37.21 3rd
*Skander Ballard 36.73 2nd
Eric Kirlew 39.05 8th
*Nikolai Waithe 38.21 4th

4x400 meter Relay:
*Claire Nieusma 62.3
*Devyn Jones 63.4
*Jessica Lister 64.5
*Golden Kumi-Darfour 59.2 - 4:09.63 1st

*John LeBerre 55.3
*Nikolai Waithe 52.8
*Skander Ballard 53.3
*Sam Arpee 53.7 - 3:35.59 1st