Gymafi Wins and State Qualifies in the Discus at Nike Spring Invitational

West Potomac placed 7^th in the girls team scores and 10^th in the boys team competition at this year’s Nike Spring Invitational.  The Wolverines made the most of the evening meet, with athletes continuing to improve as the team gears up for the championships season in less than two weeks.  Mychael Gyamfi led the way as he became the first member of both teams to qualify for states this season, winning the Discus with a new personal best of 153-00.

Mychael Gyamfi wins the discus at the Nike Spring Invitational

Leading the way for the girls team was Katie Genuario, who almost became the second member of the team to qualify for states.  Genuario lowered her regional qualifying time down to 11:15 and was only 2 seconds shy of states.  Ke’Shaun Davis was 2^nd in the 100m and also lowered her regional mark down to 12.60 and came back to finish 4^th in the 200m.

Placing in the top six for the boys team was freshmen Brad Schaefer, who was second in the Freshmen 100m.  Lozie Goolsby was second in the High Jump as he improved his regional mark to 6’2” and also placed fourth in the 400m.

Full results for the Nike Spring Invitational can be found here. 

Up next for the Wolverines will be the Southern Track Classic in Richmond, VA, where the accepted entries for West Potomac are Mychael Gymafi in the Discus and the girls and boys 4x800m relays.  The last invitational is May 11, the TJ Penultimate, which will serve as a last chance qualifier before Districts.