Decatur Track Teams Solid In Regionals

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in solid performances this week in the state 3A-East Regional meet in Prince George’s County with top 10 finishes in a handful of events.

The top finish by any Decatur athlete in the 3A-East Regional meet was a second-place finish by Alyssa Romano in the pole vault. Kevin Beck finished fourth in the 800. Gabrielle Izzett finished 23^rd in the 1,600 and 22^nd in the 800. In the 300, Romano finished 17^th and Jabria Lewis was 20^th. Beck also finished 19^th in the 1,600, while Eric Bontempo was 16^th in the shot put.

In the final Bayside Conference meet of the season last week, the Seahawks turned in solid performances in several events. On the boys’ side, in the 1,600, Kevin Beck finished sixth and Carter McClendon finished 10^th. In the 300, Kashif Reyes was fifth and Tyler Bernal finished 18^th. Jack Reimer finished ninth in the 3,200. In the 500, Decatur’s best finish was Chad Fischer at 11^th. The Seahawks did well in the 55-meter hurdles with Hunter Wolf finishing 11^th, Kyle Stubblebine finishing 12^th and Andrew Ball finishing 13^th.

Beck finished first in the 800, while George Cheynet was sixth and Fischer was 11^th. Reyes finished eighth in the 55-meter dash. John James finished 12^th in the pole vault. Eric Bontempo was fifth in the shot put, while Tyler Cook was 11^th.

On the girls’ side in the 1,600, Decatur’s Caroline Gardner finished 11^th. Alyssa Romano finished fourth in the 300, while Emma Stubblebine was 17^th. In the 500, Raeghan Flynn was 11^th and Giana Cauble was 17^th. In the 800, Gabrielle Izzett was fifth and Erica Hicks was 11^th. Romano finished 11^th in the pole vault and Kinsie Runkle was 14^th in the shot put.