Seahawks Solid In Russo Invitational

SNOW HILL- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances last week at the Pat Russo Invitational, an annual holiday meet featuring teams from across Delmarva named for the program’s longtime coach.

This year marked the fourth annual Pat Russo Invitational, named for the Decatur track coach and legend who ran the program for 41 years before retiring. The event, which honors Russo for his long contribution to track and student-athletes on the Eastern Shore, was held on December 21 at the Worcester County Recreation Complex in Snow Hill. The Decatur boys finished eighth overall as a team among the 18 schools represented, while the Decatur girls finished 11^th among the 15 teams in its meet.

On the boys’ side, Kevin Beck had a strong meet with a first place finish in the 800 and a fourth in the 1,600. Jack Reimer finished 17^th in the 1,600 while Sam Rakowski finished 18^th. Montrel Moore finished 13^th in the 300. Reimer finished 11^th in the 3,200, while Liam Foley was 23^rd. Chad Fischer finished seventh in the 500.

In the 55-meter hurdles, Hunter Wolf was 16^th and Andrew Ball finished 21^st. Moore also finished 20^th in the 55-meter dash, while Kashif Reyes was 30^th. Beck finished first in the 800, while George Cheynet was 10^th.

In the field events, Omar Omar was 13^th in the pole vault, while John James finished 15^th. Eric Bontempo finished seventh in the shot put, while Tyler Cook was 24^th.

On the girls’ side, in the 1,600, Gabrielle Izzett finished fourth overall, while Lydia Woodley was 23^rd and Erika Hicks was 28^th. In the 300, Decatur’s Alyssa Romano finished ninth, while Jabria Lewis was 30^th and Emma Stubblebine was 33^rd. In the 500, Decatur’s best finish was Jenna Banks at 24^th. Decatur’s best finish in the 55-meter dash was Lewis at 35^th. Caroline Gardner finished ninth in the 800, while Dori Krasner was 11^th and Izzett finished 13^th.