The Smithsburg boys track & field team won the MPSSAA Class 1A West region championship on its home track on Friday, May 15.
Washington County’s seven public-school track & field teams have participated across four region championship meets this week. As of Friday evening, only 3A West still had to be completed. The second day of the 3A West meet is Saturday, May 16, at Frederick.
Smithsburg’s boys are attempting to complete a year-long sweep of the 1A state titles, having captured the cross country crown last November and the indoor track & field title last February.
Here are Washington County’s top-three region finishes this week (with Day 2 of 3A West to be added Saturday evening):
Region champions
- Daniel Apiou, Clear Spring, 1A West boys 110 hurdles, 14.98, high jump, 6-4, and triple jump, 45-1 1/2
- Chloe Gietka, South Hagerstown, 4A North girls triple jump, 37-6
- Dylan Herbst, Smithsburg, 1A West boys 800, 1:56.70, and 1,600, 4:25.41
- Skyla Mastronardi, Smithsburg, 1A West girls high jump, 5-2
- Torin Sitter, South Hagerstown, 4A North boys 400, 49.74
- Byron Snyder, Williamsport, 2A West boys long jump, 22-3
- Sidney Turner, Boonsboro, 1A West girls discus, 119-4
- Michael Wynkoop, Smithsburg, 1A West boys 3,200, 9:50.30
- South Hagerstown, 4A North boys 4×200 relay (Myles Clottey, Jameir Simms, Clinton Otinkorang, Torin Sitter), 1:28.99
- Smithsburg, 1A West boys 4×800 relay (Camilo Mellott, Gavin Gross, Dylan Lowe, Dylan Herbst), 8:13.54
Region second-place finishers
- Naythan Bwana, Boonsboro, 1A West boys 100, 11.18, and triple jump, 40-8
- Austin Dinsmore, Boonsboro, 1A West boys shot put, 46-8 3/4
- Hadley Elwood, Clear Spring, 1A West girls high jump, 5 feet
- Emily Franko, Boonsboro, 1A West girls 3,200, 12:30.88
- Lilian Hade, Smithsburg, 1A West girls pole vault, 9 feet (tied)
- Dylan Herbst, Smithsburg, 1A West boys 3,200, 9:55.85
- Trevor Jessup, Smithsburg, 1A West boys discus, 136-5
- Sarah Mohler, Boonsboro, 1A West girls shot put, 35-1 1/2, and discus, 117-2
- Clinton Otinkorang, South Hagerstown, 4A North boys 200, 23.12
- Harley Paugh, Boonsboro, 1A West boys pole vault, 12 feet
- Caroline Philp, North Hagerstown, 3A West girls 3,200, 10:55.24
- Audrey Roberts, Clear Spring, 1A West girls pole vault, 9 feet (tied)
- Byron Snyder, Williamsport, 2A West boys 100, 11.16
- Jacob Tyler, Smithsburg, 1A West boys high jump, 6-2
- Boonsboro, 1A West boys 4×100 relay (Nathan Bosnick, Nikita Khyzhniak, Naythan Bwana, Wyatt Hegedus), 44.67
- Smithsburg, 1A West girls 4×100 relay (Acasia Todd, Melyssa Bard, Lilian Hade, Skyla Mastronardi), 50.13
- Smithsburg, 1A West girls 4×200 relay (Acasia Todd, Lilian Hade, Skyla Mastronardi, Melyssa Bard), 1:46.77
Region third-place finishers
- Ish Badaki, Boonsboro, 1A West boys 300 hurdles, 43.29
- Naythan Bwana, Boonsboro, 1A West boys 400, 51.87
- Dean Edwards, Clear Spring, 1A West boys pole vault, 11-6
- Abigayle Fluharty, Boonsboro, 1A West girls 200, 26.32
- Odyssey Herron, Williamsport, 2A West girls 100 hurdles, 17.81
- Juliet Hodge, Clear Spring, 1A West girls 400, 1:00.32, and 800, 2:22.86
- Clinton Otinkorang, South Hagerstown, 4A North boys 400, 51.12
- Mackenzie Philp, North Hagerstown, 3A West girls 3,200, 11:06.54
- Rittenhouse Shuster, Smithsburg, 1A West boys triple jump, 40-6
- Byron Snyder, Williamsport, 2A West boys 200, 22.93
- Sidney Turner, Boonsboro, 1A West girls shot put, 35 feet
- Kareem Walton, South Hagerstown, 4A North boys high jump, 5-10 (tied)
- Grayson Wynkoop, Smithsburg, 1A West boys 3,200, 9:59.51
- North Hagerstown, 3A West girls 4×200 relay (Dayanah Brunson, Anna Chamberlin, Annabelle Schaberl, Taraji Nartey), 1:47.77
- Smithsburg, 1A West boys 4×400 relay (Dylan Lowe, Camilo Mellott, Dylan Herbst, Jacob Tyler), 3:35.99
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Washington County track & field athletes shine in MPSSAA region meets