The Spartans bought that Friday morning as Lexi Stein, Kenza Elakari, Chloe Miller and Aidan MacGrath received the occasion in 9 minutes 16.16 seconds, simply forward of Yorktown (9:18.75).
“Really satisfying,” mentioned Elakari, whose second leg put West Springfield forward as she made her break on the backstretch of her second lap and opened a three-second lead earlier than handing the baton to Miller.
Miller, a sophomore, delivered the decisive lap, taking the baton on the third leg and doubling her group’s result in six, which was the plan, in accordance with Coach Chris Pellegrini.
“Her instructions were to go out hard,” mentioned Pellegrini, whose group has dominated this relay on the state stage over the previous decade, successful 12 VHSL Class 6 boys’ and women’ championships between the indoor and outside seasons. This was the ladies’ first outside win since 2013.
MacGrath acquired a scare on the ultimate lap as Yorktown’s Anna Macon Corcoran, a Duke commit, closed the result in two seconds heading into the ultimate flip, a reality unknown to the Spartans senior.
“I felt like I was going slow,” MacGrath mentioned. “With about 150 [meters] to go, I saw a bunch of Yorktown runners cheering for Anna, heard her and realized that she was right there.”
Holding to type, the Spartans boys additionally received, with Kyle LaJoye, Nasir Banks, Sean Cochran and John O’Donnell clocking a meet file time of 7:44.42 — greater than seven seconds forward of runner-up South Lakes. Cochran’s closing break up of 1:55.2 added six seconds to the margin of victory.
Friday’s efficiency was the boys’ sixth consecutive win within the relay, counting indoor seasons.
Many discipline occasions had been held on Friday — the meet continues Saturday — however there have been no winners amongst Northern Virginia athletes.
Battlefield’s Brian DiBassinga scored eight key factors along with his second-place end within the triple bounce (47 toes 4.25 inches) to assist the Bobcats’ bid for a Class 6 boys’ group championship. The Battlefield boys are in second place with 14 factors, with West Springfield (12), South Lakes (11) and Potomac (11) shut behind.
Viviana Rodriguez of Osbourn Park was the runner-up within the Class 6 pole vault, clearing 10-3. The Osbourn Park women sit in fourth place with 11 factors.
Reigning indoor monitor All-Met Athlete of the Year Wisdom Williams of Alexandria City was second within the women’ discus with a throw of 139 toes 5 inches.