Woodland Wins Regional Title in 300

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams turned in solid team and individual performances last week at the state 3A-East region meet including a regional championship in the 400 for sprinter Tahjeem Woodland.

Woodland, who racked up first-place finishes all season in the short distance sprints, was strong again in the regional meet, finishing first in the 400, third in the 200 and ninth in the 100. In the 800, Decatur’s Richard Poist finished 23^rd. Javier Hernandez was 21^st in the 1,600, while Carlos McClendon was 28^th and Brandon Juarez was 29^th. Jack Reimer was 18^th in the 3,200, while Hernandez finished 21^st. Sam Rakowski was 17^th in the 110 hurdles and 19^th in the 300 hurdles, while Andre Andrews was 22^nd in the 300 hurdles.

The Decatur boys were strong in the field events. Jared Massey was fourth in the pole vault, while Poist was eighth. Massey also finished fifth in the triple jump, while Andrews was 14^th. Spencer Carbaugh was 10^th in the high jump, while Wyatt Davy finished 11^th. In the discus, Gavin Payne was ninth, while Patrick Miller finished 14^th. Payne was also ninth in the shot put, while Kevin Voyles finished 13^th and Miller was 14^th. Avonte Purnell was 16^th in the long jump, while Montrel Moore finished 22^nd.

On the girls’ side, Claire Billings was fifth in the 800. Adrianna Serpe was 11^th in the 100 hurdles and 14^th in the 300 hurdles. Caela Berrie was seventh in the high jump, while Bridget Buxbaum finished ninth. Bethany Williams was 10^th in the triple jump and 16^th in the long jump. Khalin Wise was 13^th in the triple jump and 17^th in the long jump.