Bruins Send 23 To State Meet

Broadneck’s indoor track and field team will send almost two dozen athletes to the 4A state meet, following an impressive showing at the 4A Central Region championship meet on February 5.

From that meet, the Bruins earned state meet berths in 10 individual events and three relays by virtue of a top-three finish. Four others also hit state qualifying marks and will advance despite not placing in the top three at regionals. Pending the other 4A regional meets, it’s possible more Bruins could receive entry into the state meet.

On the boys side, Evan Whitford and Max Marinello qualified in the boys 3,200. Whitford smashed his personal best by 18 seconds to win the race by a quarter-second, outkicking Crofton’s Scott Cunningham with a stunning sub-32-second final lap to win by a quarter-second. Marinello finished third, setting a personal best by five seconds.

Matt Allen finished second in the 55-meter dash, while Christian Schlauch was second in the boys shot put.

In the girls’ competition, Raleigh Kerst qualified in two events, winning the girls 1,600 meters and finishing third in the girls 800. Annabelle Hall won the girls 3,200, while Dana Doubek won the girls pole vault. Breanna Brown finished second in the girls shot put, and Nkechi Streete finished third in the girls high jump.

By hitting the minimum qualification standards at regionals, Lexi Gibb and Sedona Clarke (girls high jump), Cooper Rivas (boys pole vault) and Sophie Clements (girls pole vault) also qualified for the state meet.

The team also will send entries in the girls 4x400 (Katelyn Curley, Nya Williams, Natalie Crooks, Ashtyn Coates) and 4x800 (Williams, Crooks, Lexi Britton, Sophia Hickey), as well as the boys 4x800 (David Gibb, Jonah Collins, Windsor Gwo, Adam Jackson).

Broadneck finished third in the team standings. The regional qualifying meets continue across all qualifications through February 10.