BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances last week at the Pat Russo Invitational, a meet named for the program’s longtime coach.
This year marked the second annual Pat Russo Invitational, named for the Decatur track coach and legend who ran the program for 41 years before retiring last year. The event honors Russo for his long contribution to track and student athletes on the Eastern Shore.
The Decatur girls finished fifth overall and turned in several strong individual performances. Smyrna was first, followed by Caesar Rodney, Kent Island, North Caroline and Decatur. In the girls’ 55 hurdles, Decatur’s Emily Cook was fifth and Emily Kolarik was eighth. In the 300, Layla Fowler was fourth and Christina Romano was seventh.
Fowler was second in the 500, while Lauren Bodolus was eighth and Katie Hofman was 10th. Allison Alvarado finished sixth in the 3,200. The Decatur girls were third in the 4×400 and sixth in the 4×800. In the field events, Katie Collins was third in the pole vault, while Kacie Moore was sixth. Romano was fifth in the high jump, while Takia Long was 10th and Allison Purnell was 11th in the shot put.
On the boys’ side, Decatur finished 10th overall in the meet. James Phillips was fourth in the 55 hurdles, while Jackson Mumford was fourth in the 500. The Decatur boys were solid in the relays, finishing fourth in the 4×400, sixth in the 4×200 and eighth in the 4×800.