Saints break Fork Union’s 21-year stranglehold on VIS track title

Winning six events and scoring in nine others, St. Christopher's amassed 156 points to win the Virginia Independent Schools boys track and field championship yesterday at Sports Backers Stadium.

Fork Union, whose 21-year state meet victory streak came to an end, was second with 83.5.

Collegiate placed third (60) and Woodberry Forest fourth (57).

"FUMA has always been the team in the state meet," said Saints' coach Marshall Ware.

"Our guys knew that to really make a mark, they had to beat the best.

"Last week (when St. Christopher's won the Prep League title), we did as well as we did because of our depth.

"We won this week with our range. We had someone pretty good in almost every event."

Norfolk Academy took the VIS girls' championship with 115.5 points. Collegiate (101) placed second and St. Catherine's (91.5) third.

Trinity Episcopal (46) was sixth.

St. Christopher's got first-place performances from Kurt Fleming (11.37 in the 100), Hiter Harris (22.76 in the 200), Ben Katz (meet record 6-8½ in the high jump), and Alex James (55-9¾ in the shot put).

The team of Harris, Katz, Fleming, and Edward Rives captured the 400 relay in a meet record 42.98.

Harris, who also placed second in the 100 in 11.45, was the meet's outstanding running event performer.

Katz, also second in the long jump (22-0½), shared outstanding field-event-performer honors with Norfolk Collegiate's Jeronimo Smith.

Collegiate's Alieu Sillah defended his state 400 title in 49.79 and ran the anchor leg (following Graham Glass, Robert Mertens, and David Allen) in the victorious 3200 meter relay (8:08.66).

The Cougars' Will Wright took the discus with a heave of 142-6.

Trinity Episcopal's Barbara Strehler won the 1,600 in 5:11.01 and the 3,200 in 11:35.03 and placed second in the 800 in 2:20.04. She was named outstanding running event performer.

Lissie Baker of St. Catherine's took the pole vault in 8-6.

Collegiate challenged Norfolk Academy for the girls' title until the final events.

The Cougars' Chloe Jefferson won the discus with a throw of 95-1, and the 3,200 relay team of Liza Crenshaw, Margaret Barton, Chloe Coates and Jasmine Turner finished second in 10:14.46. Collegiate's Dominique Meeks placed second in the shot put (37-0 ½).

VISAA BOYS RESULTS

Team scores: 1. St. Christopher's (SC) 156; 2. Fork Union (FUMA) 83.5; 3. Collegiate (Col) 60; 4. Woodberry Forest (WF) 57; 5. Liberty Christian (LC) 40; T6. Southside Baptist Christian (SBC) 32; Norfolk Collegiate (NCOL) 32; 8. Norfolk Academy 31; 9. Blue Ridge (BR) 20; 10. Bishop Sullivan (BS) 19; 11. Roanoke Catholic (RCA) 18; 12. Virginia Episcopal School (VES) 17; 13. Flint Hill (FH) 15; T14. Greenbrier Christian (GC) 13; Randolph-Macon Academy (RMA) 13; 16. Benedictine (BEN) 11; 17. Hampton Christian (HC) 8; 18. Potomac (POT) 6; 19. Carlisle (CAR) 5; 20. Nansemond-Suffolk (NS) 4.5; T21. Calvary (CAL) 4; Walsingham Academy (WALS) 4; Denbigh Baptist (DB) 4; 24. Eastern Mennonite (EM) 3; 25. Hampton Roads Academy (HRA) 2; 26. Peninsula Catholic (PC) 1.

Long jump : 1. John Karpinski (BS) 22.01; 2. Ben Katz (SC) 22.00; 3. Tyler Douglas (SC) 21-10; 4. Alex Lubsey (SBC) 21-08 ½; 5. Laron Dexter (FUMA) 21-04; 6. Kenny Rice (NS) 21-03 ½; 7. Jeronimo Smith (NCOL) 20-10 ½; 8. Edward Rives (SC) 20-07 ½.

Shot put : 1. Alex James (SC) 55-09 ¾; 2. Tevin Jefferson (VES) 51-09 ¾; 3. Russell Bodine (FUMA) 50-09 ¼; 4. Jake Pierce (VES) 48-00; 5. Turner Blake (SC) 47-01; 6. Damilare Sonoiki (WF) 46-00; 7. Mark Shuman (FUMA) 45-05; 8. Scott DesMarais (SC) 45-03 ¼.

High jump : 1. Ben Katz (SC) 6-08 ½ (meet record, surpasses mark of 6-08 ¼, Nelson, FUMA, 1978); 2. Jeronimo Smith (NCOL) 6-02; 3. A.J. Williams (BR) J6-02; 4. Alex Lubsey (SBC) 6-00; 5. Tyreak Murray (CAL) J6-00; 6. Pat Butler (BS) 5-10; T7. Luke McCabe (FUMA) 5-08; T7. Brock Barbeau (NS) 5-08.

Discus: 1.Will Wright (Col) 142-06; 2. Trent Patterson (LC) 142-03; 3. Skyler Allen (FUMA) 139-10; 4. Scott DesMarais (SC) 138-05; 5. Zach Johnson (NA) 133-0; 6. Tevin Jefferson (VES) 126-02; 7. Corey Kibwe (HRA) 113-10; 8. Jake Pierce (VES) 113-05.

Triple jump : 1. Terence Scott (LC) 45-01 ¼; 2. Jeronimo Smith (NCOL) 44-06; 3. Keenan Terry (HC) 44-02 ¼; 4. Akeem Garnett (FUMA) 43-03 ½; 5. Landrus Lewis (WF) 42-09; 6. Kyle Smalkowski (Col) 42-04; 7. Laron Dexter (FUMA) 41-09 ½; 8. John Karpinski (BS) 41-07 ¾.

Pole vault : 1. Cody Bingham (LC) 14-06; 2. Daniel Farmer (SC) 12-06; 3. Philip Parmly (FUMA) J12-06; 4. Taylor Powell (SC) 12-00; 5. Brandon Faison (DB) 10-00; 6. Jason Arias (NA) J10-00.

3,200 relay : 1. Collegiate (Graham Glass, Robert Mertens, David Allen, Alieu Sillah) 8:08.66; 2. St. Christopher's 8:08.74; 3. Roanoke Catholic 8:37.16; 4. Woodberry Forest 8:41.03; 5. Norfolk Academy 8:42.24; 6. Liberty Christian 8:43.05; 7. Benedictine High School 8:48.24; 8. Peninsula Catholic 9:19.79.

110 hurdles : 1. David Coe (BR) 15.50; 2. Darren Wilkins (BEN) 15.66; 3. Jacob Huesman (SC) 15.83; 4. Jeronimo Smith (NCOL) 15.97; 5. Landrus Lewis (WF) 15.98; 6. Cody Bingham (LC) 16.10; 7. Nick Buseck (Col) 16.55; 8. Matt Anderson (FUMA) 16.70.

100 : 1. Kurt Fleming (SC) 11.37; 2. Hiter Harris (SC) 11.45; 3. Jordan Cyrus (NA) 11.48; 4. Victor McCoy (RMA) 11.66; 5. Jason Smith (SBC) 11.74; 6. J.D. Furber (Col) 11.75; 7. Keenan Terry (HC) 11.78.

1,600 : 1. Caleb Haney (FUMA) 4:27.33; 2. Max Anderson (WF) 4:27.40; 3. Cabell Willis (Col) 4:29.45; 4. Michael Bailey (GC) 4:29.91; 5. Patrick Hayes (FUMA) 4:33.67; 6. Harrison Tucker (SC) 4:35.85; 7. Aaron Zook (EM) 4:35.88; 8. Scott Newton (Col) 4:38.35.

400 relay : 1. St. Christopher's (Hiter Harris, Ben Katz, Edward Rives, Kurt Fleming) 42.98 (meet record, surpasses mark of 43.24, St. Christopher's 1988); 2. Norfolk Academy 44.31; 3. Woodberry Forest 44.38; 4. Fork Union 44.44; 5. Blue Ridge 45.71; 6. Southside Baptist 45.73; 7. Collegiate 45.88; 8. Benedictine 46.16.

400 : 1. Alieu Sillah (Col) 49.79; 2. Jason Smith (SBC) 49.89; 3. Clarence Turpin (RCA) 50.36; 4. Eric Saleh (FH) 50.52; 5. Connor McGregor (WALS) 50.59; 6. Tyler Douglas (SC) 51.69; 7. Alex Gannon (SC) 51.70; 8. Drew LaMartina (LC) 51.72.

300 hurdles: 1. Nathan Woods (WF) 40.80; 2. Matt Anderson (FUMA) 40.98; 3. Jeronimo Smith (NCOL) 41.05; 4. Cody Bingham (LC) 42.18; 5. Stanley Campbell (POT) 42.78; 6. Zach Fitzpatrick (BS) 43.73; 7. Alex Shipley (FH) 44.27; 8. Clayton Wickham (Col) 44.74.

800 : 1. Jay Weisbrod (SC) 1:59.79; 2. Caleb Haney (FUMA) 2:00.24; 3. Nick Molloy (SC) 2:01.85; 4. Sean Flynn (RCA) 2:02.25; 5. Johnny Lane (FH) 2:04.55; 6. Max Anderson (WF) 2:04.78; 7. Ben Constable (SC) 2:05.10; 8. Graham Glass (COL) 2:05.68.

200 : 1. Hiter Harris (SC) 22.76; 2. Victor McCoy (RMA) 22.81; 3. Kurt Fleming (SC) 23.01; 4. Jordan Cyrus (NA) 23.13; 5. Alex Lubsey (SBC) 23.63; 6. Quintin Watkins (CAR) 23.64; 7. Chris Graves (CAR) 23.73; 8. Marquis Evans (NA) 24.08.

3,200 : 1. Patrick Hayes (FUMA) 9:41.17; 2. Michael Bailey (GC) 9:47.39; 3. Harrison Tucker (SC) 9:51.96; 4. Cabell Willis (Col) 9:54.60; 5. Kevin Bennert (WF) 9:55.86; 6. Brendin Leavitt (NCOL) 10:01.29; 7. Campbell Ross (POT) 10:10.94; 8. Aaron Zook (EM) 10:15.57.

1,600 relay : 1. Woodberry Forest (Danny Martinez, Carter Saunders, Nathan Woods, Max Anderson) 3:26.58; 2. St. Christopher's 3:28.05; 3. Collegiate 3:30.15; 4. Fork Union 3:32.10; 5. Flint Hill 3:32.75; 6. Southside Baptist Christian 3:37.40; 7. Bishop Sullivan 3:38.18; 8. Roanoke Catholic 3:39.32.

Most Valuable Performer, running events : Hiter Harris (SC)

Most Valuable Performer, field events : Ben Katz (SC), Jeronimo Smith (NCOL)

VISAA GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores: 1. Norfolk Academy (NA) 115.5; 2. Collegiate (Col) 101; 3. St. Catherine's (SC) 91.5; 4. Liberty Christian (LC) 54.5; 5. Norfolk Collegiate (NCOL) 48; 6. Trinity Episcopal (TRIN) 46; 7. Potomac (POT) 44; 8. St. Stephen's-St. Agnes (SSSA) 39.5; 9. Flint Hill (FH) 32; 10. Roanoke Catholic (RCA) 22; 11. Virginia Episcopal School (VES) 18; 12. Hampton Roads Academy (HRA) 11; 13. Greenbrier Christian (GC) 8; 14. Bishop Sullivan (BS) 6; T15. Southside Baptist Christian (SBC) 5; Peninsula Catholic (PC) 5; Norfolk Christian (NCH) 5; StoneBridge (SB) 5; 19. Denbigh Baptist (DB) 3; 20. St. Gertrude (SG) 2.

Long jump : 1. Nefertiti Smith (NCOL) 17-07 ½; 2. Dana Mercer (LC) 17-06 ¾; 3. Shandell Scott (NA) 17-03 ½; 4. Michelle Sutherland (NA) 16-03 ½; 5. Laura Kerr (SC) 16-02 ¼; 6. Chloe Grishaw (POT) 15-08; 7. Tanja Leyh (HRA) 15-03 ¾; 8. Polly Ukrop (SC) 15-03 ¼.

Shot put: 1. Kori Penick (VES) 40-00; 2. Dominique Meeks (Col) 37-0 ½; 3. Madelyn Peery (Col) 31-01 ½; 4. Candance Johnson (POT) 30-11; 5. Tressan Gordon (SBC) 30-03 ¾; 6. Katie Keating (DB) 29-03 ½; 7. Bria Bryant (FH) 28-00; 8. Kate McDowell (SC) 27-08 ½.

High jump : 1. Nefertiti Smith (NCOL) 5-00; 2. Michelle Sutherland (NA) J5-00; 3. Chloe Rappaport (FH) 4-10; 4. Kate McDowell (SC) J4-10; 5. Laura Kerr (SC) 4-08; 6. Elizabeth Jessee (Col) J4-08; T7. Mya Reid (SSSA) 4-06; T7. Corbin Blackwell (SC) 4-06.

Discus: 1. Chloe Jefferson (Col) 95-01; 2. Kori Penick (Ves) 90-05; 3. Candance Johnson (Pot) 85-10; 4. Rachael Thompson (NCH) 85-07; 5. Brianna Jones (LC) 84-01; 6. Sarah Arnold (Col) 81-00; 7. Elizabeth Newcomb (Col) 77-01; 8. Kelsey Bixler (NA) 76-04.

Triple jump : 1. Nefertiti Smith (NCOL) 34-08; 2. Mimi Savage (TRIN) 33-07 ¼; 3. Khadijah Ameen (NA) 33-06; 4. Michelle Sutherland (NA) 33-05 ¾; 5. Chloe Grishaw (POT) J33-05 ¾; 6. Shandell Scott (NA) 33-03 ½; 7. Elizabeth Jessee (Col) 32-11 ¾; 8. Chrystl Glasgow (SBC) 32-07.

Pole vault : 1. Lissie Baker (SC) 8-06; 2. Kellie Glynn (LC) 8-00; 3. Meredith Armstrong (Col) J8-00; 4. Liza White (SC) 7-06; 5. Elizabeth Newcomb (Col) 6-06; 6. Owen McMillan (NA) 6-00; T7. Sara Edwards (NA) J6-00; Kayla Corriveau (LC) J6-00.

3,200 relay: 1. Roanoke Catholic (Juliana Sorrentino, Patricia Sorrentino, Emily Strelka, Brennan Long) 10:00.40; 2. Collegiate 10:14.46; 3. Norfolk Academy 10:36.07; 4. Peninsula Catholic 10:40.09; 5. Hampton Roads Academy 10:46.70; 6. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 10:53.21; 7. St. Catherine's 10:58.88.

100 hurdles : 1. Nefertiti Smith (NCOL) 16.02; 2. Michelle Sutherland (NA) 16.37; 3. Madelyn Perry (Col) 17.21; 4. Chloe Rappaport (FH) 18.07; 5. Hannah Myers (Col) 18.10; 6. Asja Jenkins (SC) 18.99; 7. Kaitlyn Wyatt (GC) 19.05; 8. Khadijah Ameen (NA) 19.35.

100: 1. Danielle Williams (SSSA) 12.42; 2. Shandell Scott (NA) 13.11; 3. Dana Mercer (LC) 13.25; 4. Sarah Katz (SC) 13.68; 5. Bridgette Williams (Col) 13.74; 6. Sarah Davenport (SC) 13.82; 7. Ashley Ramey (SG) 13.86; 8. Elizabeth Jessee (Col) 13.87.

1,600 : 1. Barbara Strehler (TRIN) 5:11.01; 2. Anneka Wilson (POT) 5:17.08; 3. Anna Blackwood (NA) 5:26.44; 4. Hannah Lieberman (TRIN) 5:29.53; 5. Taryn Schrader (BS) 5:31.35; 6. Stephanie Lee (GC) 5:34.69; 7. Olivia Werner (FH) 5:43.09; 8. Juliana Sorrentino (RCA) 5:46.03.

400 relay : 1. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Lauren Martin, Mya Reid, Briana Richardson, Danielle Williams) 49.49 (meet record, surpasses mark of 50.28, St. Catherine's 2007); 2. St. Catherine's 51.14; 3. Liberty Christian 52.55; 4. Norfolk Academy 53.53; 5. Collegiate 54.46; 6. Trinity Episcopal 54.79; 7. Flint Hill School 55.28; 8. Potomac 55.53.

400 : 1. Meghan Burggraf (LC) 58.63; 2. Sarah Katz (SC) 1:00.23; 3. Bridgette Williams (Col) 1:00.82; 4. Patricia Brandt (POT) 1:01.54; 5. Polly Ukrop (SC) 1:01.58; 6. Kirsten Daniels (Col) 1:01.60; 7. Britt Savage (FH) 1:01.78; 8. Alex Long (FH) 1:02.00.

300 hurdles : 1. Michelle Sutherland (NA) 48.23; 2. Madelyn Peery (Col) 51.40; 3. Chloe Rappaport (FH) 51.87; 4. Hannah McCormick (SB) 51.92; 5. Kirsten Daniels (Col) 51.98; 6. Alexandra Carpenter (HRA) 52.04; 7. Kaitlyn Wyatt (GC) 52.04; 8. Asja Jenkins (SC) 52.88.

800 : 1. Brennan Long (RCA) 2:19.84; 2. Barbara Strehler (TRIN) 2:20.04; 3. Meghan Burggraf (LC) 2:20.14; 4. Heather Clagett (NA) 2:23.82; 5. Anna Blackwood (NA) 2:24.82; 6. Katy Colas (FH) 2:24.83; 7. Jennifer Caughey (NA) 2:27.42; 8. Stephanie Lee (GC) 2:28.27.

200 : 1. Danielle Williams (SSSA) 25.26 (meet record, surpasses mark of 25.74, Miller, St. Gertrude 1994); 2. Ashley Ellick (NCOL) 26.29; 3. Shandell Scott (NA) 26.61; 4. Dana Mercer (LC) 27.05; 5. Alex Coleman (SC) 27.74; 6. Laura Kerr (SC) 28.09; 7. Page Kelly (BS) 28.10; 8. Sarah Davenport (SC) 28.15.

3,200 : 1. Barbara Strehler (TRIN) 11:35.03; 2. Anneka Wilson (POT) 11:36.81; 3. Anne Finley Vaughan (SC) 11:59.64; 4. Sophie Wolfe (NA) 12:06.91; 5. Mamie Robertson (SC) 12:11.22; 6. Jasmine Turner (COL) 12:31.34; 7. Elisabeth Greenwood (TRIN) 12:35.74; 8. Owen McMillan (NA) 12:45.17.

1,600 relay : 1. Norfolk Academy (Heather Clagett, Michelle Sutherland, Jennifer Caughey, Anna Blackwood) 4:08.91; 2. St. Catherine's 4:12.02; 3. Collegiate 4:13.92; 4. St. Stephen's-St. Agnes 4:14.36; 5. Potomac 4:20.81; 6. Flint Hill 4:21.66; 7. Hampton Roads Academy 4:28.61; 8. Roanoke Catholic 4:29.70.

Most Valuable Performer, running events : Barbara Strehler (TRIN)

Most Valuable Performer, field events : Nefertiti Smith (NCOL)