Track & Field: Patriots Compete at 19th Annual Hoka/Bryn Mawr Running Co. Henderson Invitational
WEST CHESTER -- Members of Germantown Academy's boys and girls track teams took to West Chester Henderson High School on May 3 to compete at the 19th Annual Hoka/Bryn Mawr Running Co. Henderson Invitational. GA was one of 104 schools in attendance. There was no team scoring for the meet.
Boys Track & Field
- Blake Brown '24 won the Long Jump with a 22' 1.50" leap. He edged out the second-place finisher by just one inch.
- Robert Bright '25 and Adrian Diem '25 went 1-2 in the Pole Vault, going 14' 6" and 13' 6", respectively.
- Evan Badami '26 took sixth in the 800m in 1:54.56. He was the second-fastest sophomore in the race. Luke Philip '24 crossed the finish line in 2:02.22.
- Ellis Johnson '25 took 12th in the 110m Hurdles, finishing the event in 16.42. Johnson finished 20th in the 300m Hurdles in 42.83.
- Jet Dickerson '26 ran 11.68 in the 100m Dash Finals. He finished 24th out of 72 runners.
- Brady McDonough '26 went 23.61 in the 200m to finish 33rd out of 73 runners. McDonough also ran 11.94 in the 100m.
- Tyler Benson '27 was the fifth-fastest freshman to run the Varsity Boys 1600m, finishing in 4:39.48.
- Ethan Na '26 and Walter Mulroy '26 finished the Novice Boys 1600m in 4:51.16 and 4:51.40, respectively.
- Gavin Fountain '24 recorded a 46' throw in the Shot Put to secure 12th place. CJ Mersky '24 and Mario Toscano '24 threw 45' 6.5" and 41' 6", respectively.
Girls Track & Field
- Layla Gentile '25 threw 36' 11" in the Shot Put to take second place.
- Nieve Keitel '27 ran the Varsity Girls 1600m in 5:14.21 to finish 10th overall. Her time was the second fastest among freshman. She also took 22nd in the 800m in 2:24.87.
- Isabella Munski '27 took sixth in the Novice Girls 1600m, finishing the event in 5:42.24. Abby Durkin '24 and Sanya Bandekar '25 also ran the race, going 5:54.29 and 6:04.16, respectively.
- Gabby Colucci '24 went 13.74 in the 100m Dash Final.
- Lyla Perry '26 went 28.21 in the 200m.
- Arden Silver '27 finished the 400m in 1:04.16, finishing 27th overall.
- Lorelai Fortman '25 cleared 10' in the Pole Vault to take seventh, while Zoe Hellman '25 took ninth by clearing 9' 6".