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