It’s the End of An Era: West Po Athletes Excel in the Last Northern Region Championship Meet; Girls 4 x 800, Genuario, Davis, Goolsby and Gyamfi Compete at States!

The West Potomac Outdoor Track and Field squad finished up the season with some great performances in the last Northern Region Championship meet – and the final AAA state competition. Next year, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) will be reorganized, meaning those “Northern Region Champions” banners will likely be available for fire sale prices!

Northern Region Champions Banners - Available for Fire Sale Prices!

The Northern Region meet - held May 23-24 at Robinson High School – was both exhilarating and heartbreaking for our West Po competitors. The girls 4 x 800 relay of Sophia Passacantando, Lauren Price, Katie Genaurio and Meredith Barber qualified for the State Meet with a 3^rd place finish and a season best time of 9:43:04. The boys 4 x 800 of Luca Halladay, Cullen O’Boyle, Corey Rosenberg and Crispin Bernier just missed qualifying for States by finishing fourth, despite a very quick time of 8:05.74, close to the state auto qualifying standard.

In the individual events, Katie Genuario qualified for States with a third place finish in the 3200 meter run. Ke’Shaun Davis punched her ticket to States with a sixth place finish in the 100 yard dash.

Complete results for the Northern Region Championships can be found here. 

The girls 4 x800, Genaurio and Davis joined Lozie Goolsby  (high jump) and Mychael Gyamfi (discus) – who had previously qualified to compete at the last Virginia AAA Track and Field Championships.

Todd Stadium in Newport News VA was hot and humid this past weekend but our athletes gave it their all. Leading the way for the Wolverines was Katie Genaurio who finished 13th in the 3200m run. The Girls 4 x 800 finished 16th. Lozie Goolsby was 19th in the high jump. Mychael Gyamfi was 19th in the discus, and Ke'Shaun Davis was 24th in the 100m dash preliminary round. 

Complete results for the State Meet can be found here. 

Congratulations to all the West Potomac athletes who competed in the Northern Region and Virginia AAA State Championships!

Ke'Shaun Davis (Coach Dena in the background)

Meredith Barber

Lauren Price and Sophia Passacantando

Katie Genuario

Lozie Goolsby

Melanie Bomberg

West Po Track and Field Sends 13 Individuals, 4 Relays to Regionals

The weather last week was beautiful for the Patriot District championship meet, and the West Potomac squad responded in kind with a number of standout performances. Altogether 13 individual athletes and four relays will be making the trip to Robinson Secondary later this week for the Northern Region championships, one of the most elite regional meets in Virginia.

Leading the way for the Wolverines was Ke'Shaun Davis who finished 3rd in the 100m dash. Lozie Goolsby tied for 3rd in the long jump with a mark of 6-01. Lauren Price marked her best time of the season in the 800m run where she dueled with Lake Braddock runner Aly Robinson around the last turn and then passed to finish third with a time of 2.21.71.

Mychael Gyamfi rounded out the third place finishes for the Wolverines with a discus throw of 140-07. 

Lauren Price finished third in the 800m run

Mychael Gyamfi finished fourth in the long jump

Gyamfi also finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 20-01. Olubunni Rotimi was fourth in the shot put with a mark of 44-06. Katie Genuario rounded out the fourth place finishes in the 1600m run with a time of 5.16.84.

Lozie Goolsby finished fifth in the 400m run

Goolsby also finished fifth in the 400m dash. Other 5th place finishes were Sophia Passacantando (1600m), Kristi Snow (400m), and Corey Rosenberg (800m).

Sixth place finishes included Katie Murray (3200m), Diemorney Pierson-El (100m), Glenn Rushing (400m), and Kelly O'Meara (300m hurdles). 

West Potomac will be sending four relays to the regional meet. The girls 4x100m squad of Mychelle Gyamfi, Aniya Taylor, Rhoda Takyi and Ke’Shaun Davis finished third. 

Mychelle Gyamfi in the 4 x100m relay

Meredith Barber

The girls 4x800m of Sophia Passacantando, Lauren Price, Katie Genuario and freshman Meredith Barber finished third. 

Sophia Passacantando and Katie Genuario  

The boys 4 x 400m team of Lozie Goolsby, Glenn Rushing, Corey Rosenberg and Crispin Bernier finished third. In a fast race, the boys 4 x 800m team of Bernier, Luca Halladay, Cullen O'Boyle and Rosenberg finished fourth in a time well under the regional meet automatic qualifying time, thus punching their ticket to Robinson Secondary this coming Thursday night. 

The boys 4 x 800m relay after qualifying for Regionals
 with a time very close to the State automatic qualifying time

Congratulations to the athletes who competed in the District Championship and good luck to our team at the Regional meet this week!

All-District Individuals

Lauren Price, 3^rd, 800m

Ke’Shaun Davis, 3^rd, 100m

Mychael Gyamfi, 3^rd Discus & 4^th Long Jump

Lozie Goolsby, 3^rd High Jump & 5^th 400m

Katie Genuario, 4^th, 1600m

Olubunni Rotimi, 4^th, Shot Put

Sophia Passacantando, 5^th, 1600m

Kristi Snow, 5^th, 400m

Corey Rosenberg, 5^th, 800m

Katie Murray, 6^th, 3200m

Diemorney Pierson-El, 6^th, 100m

Glenn Rushing, 6^th, 400m

Kelly O’Meara, 6^th, 300m hurdles

Relays qualified for Regionals

Girls 4x800m: Sophia Passacantando, Lauren Price, Katie Genuario, Meredith Barber

Girls 4x100m: Mychelle Gyamfi, Aniya Taylor, Rhoda Takyi, Ke’Shaun Davis

Boys 4x800m: Luca Halladay, Crispin Bernier, Cullen O’Boyle, Corey Rosenberg

Boys 4x400m: Lozie Gooslby, Glenn Rushing, Corey Rosenberg, Crispin Bernier

Goolsby jumps his way to state qualifying mark at TJ Penultimate!

Lozie Goolsby led the way this past weekend at the TJ Penultimate with a winning high jump of 6’3 to make the States automatic qualifier. He joins Mychael Gyamfi as the two state qualifers thusfar for the spring track and field season. Goolsby also placed 5^th in the 400. Michael Gyamfi won another invitational, throwing the disc 138’7. Other members scoring team points were the Girls 4x100 Michelle Gyamfi, Ke’Shaun Davis, Aniya Taylor and Rhoda Takyi finishing fourth, Allison Mcnulla finishing 5^th in the girls 1600 meters in a time of 5:32.62 and Boomi Rotimi finishing 6^th in the shot with a throw of 41’1.