Emerging star Sameena Mathew (left) beat out her own outdoor personal best with a 56.25 performance in the finals of the 15-16 400-meter dash, edging out Idaho's Mia Brahe-Pedersen for second place. (Photo by Mary Ann Magnant)
An unforgettable 2021 indoor track season wrapped up this past weekend at the AAU Indoor National Championships in Virginia Beach. We pulled together Maryland's top performances on the high school level!
17-18 Boys
Baidy Ba and Aiden Neal went 1-2 in an impressive showing in the 17-18 3000-meter run. The Oakland Mills and Manchester Valley boys, both competing for Bullseye Running, both ran times equivalent to around 9:15 in the 3200. (Photo by Mary Ann Magnant)
Boys 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- Justice Quainoo (Senior, DuVal): 52.52, 17th place
Boys 800 Meter Run
- Joseph Raudabaugh (Junior, Howard): 1:57.76, 3rd place
- Timothy Boyce (Senior, Northwood): 2:00.27, 6th place
- Sadou Sow (Junior, Gaithersburg): 2:02.36, 14th place
Boys 1500 Meter Run
- Joseph Raudabaugh (Junior, Howard): 4:03.32, 3rd place
- Hayden Hebert (Senior, Century): 4:09.62, 9th place
- Lamar Wilson (Junior, Northwood): 4:11.62, 12th place
- Nathaniel Davis (Junior, Project Creek): 4:15.69, 13th place
Boys 3000 Meter Run
- Baidy Ba (Senior, Oakland Mills): 8:36.36, 1st place
- Aiden Neal (Junior, Manchester Valley): 8:36.86, 2nd place
- Hayden Hebert (Senior, Century): 9:12.65, 10th place
17-18 Girls
Anyae Lindsay set a personal best in the long jump to finish fifth place in the 17-18 girls division. (Photo by Mary Ann Magnant)
Girls 60 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- Sanaa Virgil (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 8.06, 18th place
Girls 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- Madison Parham (Junior, Mercy): 59.70, 14th place
Girls 800 Meter Run
- Anaiya Bobo (Senior, Northwood): 2:21.60, 7th place
Girls 1500 Meter Run
- Ella Zeigler (Junior, James H. Blake): 5:04.49, 16th place
Girls 60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
- Spencer Settle (Senior, Elizabeth Seton): 9.34, 8th place (8th in finals)
Girls Long Jump
- Anyae Lindsay (Senior, Elizabeth Seton): 18'4.00, 7th place
- Sanaa Virgil (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 16'11.00, 19th place
Girls Triple Jump
- Anyae Lindsay (Senior, Elizabeth Seton): 36'11.00, 6th place
15-16 Boys
Freshman James Long came within just two hundredths of a second of catching North Carolina's Jamel Brown for the runner-up spot in the 15-16 division of the 400-meter dash. (Photo by Mary Ann Magnant)
Boys 60 Meter Dash (Finals)
- Tarique Wright (Freshman, USA-JA): 7.43, 5th place (6th in prelims)
Boys 200 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- James Long (Freshman, DeMatha): 23.00, 3rd place (6th in finals)
Boys 400 Meter Dash (Finals)
- James Long (Freshman, DeMatha): 50.86, 3rd place (1st in prelims)
- Nikko Webb (Sophomore, Speed Unlimited): 53.69, 11th place
Boys 800 Meter Run
- Nikko Webb (Sophomore, Speed Unlimited): 2:04.60, 7th place
Boys 1500 Meter Run
- Ethan Aidam (Sophomore, Long Reach): 4:18.14, 3rd place
- Nikko Webb (Sophomore, Speed Unlimited): 4:27.39, 8th place
Boys 3000 Meter Run
- Ethan Aidam (Sophomore, Long Reach): 9:15.47, 4th place
15-16 Girls
Part of Elizabeth Seton's impressive young core, both Jade Ofotan (left) and JaNiya Glass (right) placed in the finals of the 15-16 200-meter dash. (Photos by Mary Ann Magnant)
Girls 60 Meter Dash (Finals)
- Jade Ofotan (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 7.87, 3rd place (3rd in prelims)
Girls 200 Meter Dash (Finals)
- Jade Ofotan (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 25.36, 2nd place (3rd in prelims)
- JaNiya Glass (Freshman, Elizabeth Seton): 25.76, 6th place (7th in prelims)
Girls 200 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- Sameena Mathew (Freshman, Unattached): 25.86, 8th place (7th in finals)
- Shiane Heiber (Freshman, Elizabeth Seton): 26.67, 17th place
Girls 400 Meter Dash (Finals)
- Sameena Mathew (Freshman, Unattached): 56.25, 2nd place (3rd in prelims)
Girls 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)
- JaNiya Glass (Freshman, Elizabeth Seton): 59.36, 4th place (6th in finals)
Girls 60 Meter Hurdles (Finals)
- Mikayla Wills (Freshman, Elizabeth Seton): 9.31, 3rd place (3rd in prelims)
Girls Long Jump
- Kacey Marshall (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 16'3.00, 12th place
Girls Triple Jump
- Kacey Marshall (Sophomore, Elizabeth Seton): 32'1.50, 4th place
Girls Shot Put
- Sytieia Brown (Freshman, Baltimore White Knight Track Club): 37'2.50, 3rd place