Decatur Runners Solid In Regional Meet

Nov 09,2017 by Shawn Soper

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity cross country teams turned in solid performances at last week’s state regional meet with the girls’ team finishing fifth overall.

Decatur sent several runners to the state 3A-East regional meet last week in Ellicott City. The Decatur girls finished fifth overall as a team among the schools represented from all over the state, while the Seahawk boys finished eighth overall.

For the Decatur girls, Kailey Andrews finished 27^th, Mary Mergott finished 30^th, Mikayla Denault finished 31^st, Dori Krasner came in 35^th, Maya Knepp finished 37^th and Elizabeth Dutton finished 43^rd. For the Decatur boys, Jack Reimer finished 29^th, George Cheynet was 38^th, Chad Fischer finished 45^th, Sam Rakowski was 46^th, Richard Poist was 49^th and John James was 51^st.

About The Author: Shawn Soper

Shawn Soper has been with The Dispatch since 2000. He began as a staff writer covering various local government beats and general stories. His current positions include managing editor and sports editor. Growing up in Baltimore before moving to Ocean City full time three decades ago, Soper graduated from Loch Raven High School in 1981 and from Towson University in 1985 with degrees in mass communications with a journalism concentration and history.