Decatur Harriers Strong In Bayside Meet

Nov 01,2018 by Shawn Soper

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity cross country teams acquitted themselves well at the Bayside Championship meet in Cambridge last week with top five finishes in team scores and several top individual finishes.

The Decatur girls finished third among the eight Bayside schools represented in the championship meet. Kailey Andrews was Decatur’s top finisher at eighth, while Mary Mergott finished 11^th, Dori Krasner finished 15^th, Mikayla Denault finished 17^th, Elizabeth Dutton came in 35^th, Erica Hicks came in 39^th and Avery Braciszewski finished 40^th.

The Decatur boys finished fourth overall among the 14 Bayside schools represented. Sam Rakowski was the top finisher at 14^th, while George Cheynet finished 21^st, Shamar Barnes was 24^th, Tristan Dutton was 25^th, Sam Woodley was 31^st, Carter McClendon was 35^th and James Parana was 47^th.

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.