West Potomac vs. Wakefield, South County: Girls Win, Boys Second!

Girls Scores:       1. WP-45                                 2. SC-41                  3. Wakefield-0

Boys Scores:      1. Wakefield-38                     2. WP-36               3. SC-29

The West Potomac Track Teams got their Winter Break started off with a victory for the girls’ and a close runner-up performance for the boys.  While the squad was split this weekend between two meets, the Wolverines fared well in their tri-meet against Wakefield and South County.

There were a total of 5 individual victories for the Lady Wolverines, who were able to claim first place despite not fielding a single relay.  Nikki Amico was a double winner, as she claimed victories in the 1600m and 3200m, doubling back to run a very strong race and new personal best in the 3200.  Senior Marjorie Woods took first in the 300m and also was second place in the 55m dash.  Sophomore Anna Lorentzen won the 500m and freshman Meredith Barber came in first in the 1000m.

In the 55m hurdles the Lady Wolverines took the 2^nd and 3^rd place spot with Tanah Kaisa (2^nd) and Kirsteen Bueno (3^rd).  In the girls 1600m West Potomac swept the first three places, after Amico were Kelsey O’Hern (2^nd) and Zoe Smith (3^rd).  Freshman Laura Powell had the strongest race of her season and placed second in the girls 1000m.  In the girls shot put Martha Bervell (2^nd) and Sarah Strizalka (4^th) placed well to score for the team.

On the boys side West Potomac came away with two individual victories: Nick McCobb in the 55m hurdles and Joseph Leonard in the 3200m.  McCobb led the way for a 1-2 finish in the 55m hurdles with Dominic Osafoh placing second.  The boys 3200m also saw a 1-2 finish with freshmen Carter Sibley moving up during the second half to finish runner-up to Leonard. 

The boys 500m had the Wolverines finish 2-3-4 with Samuel James, Tyler McCobb and Moises Romero all running strong and score.  James also placed 3^rd in the 300m.  In the 1600m sophomore Shreyak Khanal was 2^nd, just ahead of 3^rd place finisher freshman John Whitney.  Junior Brian Spitnale came in 2^nd in the 1000m, with teammate Jeff Ryscavage closing fast to take the 4^th place spot.