Athlete of the Year
Olivia Ekpone
Northwest, Sr., sprints
Helmed county’s first-ever 4A state champion squad with gold medals in all four events entered; set state record in 400-meter dash (53.15 seconds) and anchored record-setting 4x400 relay.
Coach of the Year
Kevin Monroe
Kennedy
Has drawn increasing interest in program; second-place finish at states was best of any county 3A program.
First team
Teju Adewole
Good Counsel, Sr., sprint/hurdles
County-best in 100 hurdles (14.23) good for silver at competitive WCAC meet.
Anna Bosse
Walter Johnson, Jr., distance
Dropped 12.17 seconds to win 3,200 state title.
Camille Bouvett
Walter Johnson, Sr., distance
Won 1,600 at regionals and states; won regional 3,200.
Taylor Caulk
Churchill, Jr., jumps
Won state title in triple jump, finished second in long jump.
Britt Eckerstrom
Northwest, Sr., mid-distance
Heart and soul of Jaguars won 800 state title and led three gold-medal relays.
Chelsea Harris
Gaithersburg, Soph., jumps
Won regional titles in long and high jumps, finished top three in both at states.
Alexandra Holston
Sherwood, Soph., jumps
State high jump winner tied for county’s best mark (5-04)
Thea LaFond
Kennedy, Sr., hurdles/jumps
Multifaceted athlete won gold in 100 hurdles, high, long and triple jumps at state championships.
Le’Quisha Parker
Northwood, Sr., sprints
Had three top-three performances at states, including win in 200 dash.
Northwest 4x100 relay
Kendra Meredith, Fr.; Sheridan Allen, Sr.; Hayley Henshaw, Soph.; Camry Torian, Jr.
First of four state relay titles helped Jaguars inch closer to team title.
Northwest 4x200 relay
Sheridan Allen, Sr.; Britt Eckerstrom, Sr.; India Knight, Jr.; Camry Torian, Jr.
Edged second-place Magruder by 1.05 seconds for state gold.
Northwest 4x400
Tiara Wellman, Fr.; Britt Eckerstrom, Sr.; India Knight, Jr.; Olivia Ekpone, Sr.
Shaved 10 seconds off their seed time to shatter state record (3:46.22) on way to title.
Northwest 4x800
Achankeng Acha-Morfaw, Jr.; India Knight, Jr.; Naomi Sheppard, Fr.; Britt Eckerstrom, Sr.
Dominated competition with 16.45-second advantage over second-place B-CC.
Second team
Alex Carroll
Damascus, Sr., middle distance
Grace Corbett
Wootton, Jr., middle distance
Shannon Dwyer
Quince Orchard, Sr., hurdles
Erin Parker
Damascus, Sr., pole vault
Virginia Owusu-Mainoo
Seneca Valley, Jr., throws
Rachel Porzel
Blake, Sr., throws
Anna Ryba
Whitman, Jr., distance
Camry Torian
Northwest, Jr., sprints
Brittney Wade
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, middle distance
Rachel Watkins
Magruder, Jr., sprints
Good Counsel 4x100 relay
Magruder 4x200 relay
Wootton 4x400 relay
Bethesda-Chevy Chase 4x800 relay