The second annual Leslie Sherman Invitational, an event created remembering the former West Springfield runner who was tragically killed in the Virginia Tech shootings several years ago, was held on Thursday as a meet opportunity for Northern Region schools with athletes still in town during spring break to compete. The meet produced a state leading time in the 800 meter run from West Potomac junior Sarah Jane Underwood (pictured above by Dave Watt), who rocked a time of 2:13.45. Underwood's time was a full second PR improvement from her All-State 2:14.61 performance last spring.
Leslie Sherman Memorial Invitational
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Nailed it! Toni O'Boyle of West Potomac wins in 16.62, trailed by Aya Abdelhalim of South Lakes and her 17.16, Jackie Bacon of Paul VI Catholic (17.30), Cali Hutson of Paul VI Catholic (17.49)
- 1600 Meter Run - Carolyn Hennessey of Herndon got it done, winning in 5:09.59, just over Caroline Alcorta of West Springfield 5:10.27. After that was Meghan Blackstone of Paul VI Catholic at 5:18.46
- 200 Meter Dash - Genamarie McCant of James W. Robinson smoked a 25.93 to win
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Toni O'Boyle of West Potomac hurdled to a 46.88 win, trailed by Cynthia Hughell of Thomas Edison and her 49.68, Chioma Onyekwere of James W. Robinson (49.95), Jessica Mejiaof Centreville (50.41)
- 3200 Meter Run - Dale Lescher of West Potomac hustled to a 11:18.66 win and next was Sami Miller of West Potomac (12:17.17), Lisa Williams of West Springfield (12:28.83)
- 400 Meter Dash - Genamarie McCant of James W. Robinson took it home in 57.27, followed by Toni Duvall of Thomas Edison in 1:00.29, Molly Kulbaski of James W. Robinson (1:01.56), Lindsey Taitano of James W. Robinson (1:01.78), Elizabeth Roberson of James W. Robinson (1:01.84)
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Thomas Edison 4:09.59;
- 800 Meter Run - Sarah Jane Underwood of West Potomac got it done, winning in 2:13.45 and next was Kyannah Calhoun of South Lakes (2:16.87), Carolyn Hennessey of Herndon (2:26.54), Leah Hart-finlayson of Thomas Edison (2:27.92), Marlena Allen of West Springfield (2:28.14), Sophia Passacantando of West Potomac (2:28.33), Belle Burgess of Herndon (2:28.49)
- Discus - Chioma Onyekwere of James W. Robinson threw a 101-2 to win
- Long Jump - Anna Williams of Thomas Edison lept 16-11 to get first
- Shot Put - Chioma Onyekwere of James W. Robinson launched it 37-10 to earn the top spot on the podium, followed by: Lena Nelson of West Springfield (35-11.5)
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Rajee Dunbar of Gonzaga College High School sprinted 11.24 for the victory just out-kicking the 11.28 by Sean Price of South Lakes
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Eric Pittman of Gonzaga College High School sailed past the barries for a 15.24 win and next was Armando Drain of South Lakes (15.90), Randall Mitchell of Gonzaga College High School (16.16), Devin Butler of Gonzaga College High School (16.20)
- 1600 Meter Run - Jimmy Luehrs of Herndon ran a 4:33.61 that earned him the W and next was Brady Corum of West Potomac (4:37.10), Ben Aleixo of West Potomac (4:38.23)
- 200 Meter Dash - Impressive top speed helped Sean Price of South Lakes win in 22.64 just out-kicking the 22.70 by Rajee Dunbar of Gonzaga College High School
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Armando Drain of South Lakes cleared 'em clean in 39.69 for the gold and next was Sean Daugherty of Lake Braddock (41.13), Dedrick Arnold of Thomas Edison (41.51), Andrew Ma of West Springfield (41.72), Eric Pittman of Gonzaga College High School (42.62), Victor Brew of West Springfield (42.72)
- 3200 Meter Run - Jeffrey Edmondson of Westfield held strong for a winning time of 9:46.74, followed by Nicholas Guarnaccia of South Lakes in 9:59.57, Luke Levan of Lake Braddock (10:00.11), Patrick Spahn of James W. Robinson (10:04.57), Will Sickenberger of South Lakes (10:19.66)
- 400 Meter Dash - Tyrone Walker of Westfield smoked a 50.43 to win, followed by Nathan Kiley of Westfield in 51.00, Jamison Hart of Thomas Edison (51.02), Marshall Findley of Herndon (51.86)
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Westfield 3:27.13;
- 800 Meter Run - Great race for Max Chambers of Westfield who won in 2:00.13 with Ali Kazmi of West Springfield in tow at 2:00.31. After that was Louis Colson of Thomas Edison at 2:01.78, Austin Leggett of South Lakes (2:03.44)
- Discus - Thomas Lynch of Gonzaga College High School launched it 137-3 to earn the top spot on the podium
- High Jump - With the bar at 6-2, Joey Muzzio of James W. Robinson gets the gold, followed by: Ali Kazmi of West Springfield (6-0)
- Long Jump - Sean Price of South Lakes lept 21-10.25 to get first
- Pole Vault - With the bar at 12-6, Michael Lohr of James W. Robinson gets the gold
- Shot Put - Thomas Lynch of Gonzaga College High School hurled a victorious 48-0.5
- Triple Jump - Jamison Hart of Thomas Edison lept 43-5 to get first, followed by: Corey Gilmore of South Lakes (43-4), Randall Mitchell of Gonzaga College High School (42-7)