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Times-Dispatch: St. Catherine's claims ninth straight LIS track title
The Saints won the league title in track.
St. Catherine’s cruised to a ninth consecutive League of Independent Schools title and St. Christopher’s claimed victory in the Prep League, marking another track and field sweep for the Saints on Saturday at St. Christopher’s.
St. Catherine’s scored 201 points. Collegiate finished second in the LIS meet with 126.5.
Jailah Channer was named the overall MVP for the Saints, winning the 100-meter dash, long jump and anchoring the first-place 4x100-meter relay team. Hannah Ballowe was named the runner of the meet after winning the 1,600 and 800. Willa Shannon added victories in the 100-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles and 200-meter dash.
Veritas’ Katherine Pierre-Louis was a co-MVP in the field events after winning the shot put.
In the Prep League meet, St. Christopher’s totaled 137 points to runner-up Collegiate’s 105.
Elby Omohundro, the All-Metro indoor track athlete of the year in the winter, was named both the field events and overall MVP. He was the third leg in the winning 4x100-meter relay team and individually won the long jump and triple jump.
Collegiate’s Liam Bellamy was the runner of the meet, claiming the 800-meter title and boosting the Cougars in a pair of winning relays.
Prep League
Team scores: St. Christopher’s 137, Collegiate 105, Woodberry Forest 97, Fork Union 87, Norfolk Academy 81, St. Anne’s-Belfield 12, Trinity Episcopal 7
HJ: Alfred Stratford (Col) 6-6; PV: John Philip Mintz (Col) 13-6; LJ: Elby Omohundro (SC) 22-4; TJ: Elby Omohundro (SC) 45-8.25; SP: Mathieu Masse-Pelletier (WF) 48-6.5; Discus:Mathieu Masse-Pelletier (WF) 151-3; 4x800 relay: Collegiate (Sam Hart, Johnny White, Will Neuner, Liam Bellamy) 8:10.04; 110 hurdles: Duncan Harrison (FUMA) 14.88; 100 dash:Brian Moss (NA) 11.20; 1,600: Henry Singleton (WF) 4:31.76; 4x100 relay: St. Christopher’s (Meyann Avele-Eya, Elby Omohundro, Julian Taylor, Jayden Smith) 44.28; 400: Ian Smith (SC) 49.36; 300 hurdles: Cameron Lloyd (NA) 40.03; 800: Liam Bellamy (Col) 1:57.47; 200:River Robinson (WF) 22.58; 3,200: Johnny White (Col) 9:58.26); 4x400 relay: Collegiate (K.J. Rodgers, Brooks Moore, Will Neuner, Liam Bellamy) 3:30.32.
LIS
Team scores: St. Catherine’s 201, Collegiate 126.5, Norfolk Academy 92.5, Veritas 42, Trinity Episcopal 21, St. Gertrude 20, St. Anne’s-Belfield 17.
HJ: Eliza Stone (Col) 5-4; PV: Anjali Mead (SC) 11-6; LJ: Jailah Channer (SC) 17-2.25; TJ:Parker Longood (SC) 33-7.75; SP: Katherine Pierre-Louis (Ver) 33-10.25; Discus: Sadie Woodhouse (Col) 104-1; 4x800 relay: St. Catherine’s (Logan Thorne-Begland, Eva Green, Abby Armstrong, Charlotte Dudley) 10:20.21: 100 hurdles: Willa Shannon (SC) 15.11; 100:Jailah Channer (SC) 12.57; 1,600: Hannah Ballowe (SC) 5:10.60; 4x100 relay: St. Catherine’s (Hampton Turton, Parker Longood, Carolyn Pratt, Jailah Channer) 50.89; 400:Logan Carter (TE) 58.60; 300 hurdles: Willa Shannon (SC) 45.87; 800: Hannah Ballowe (SC) 2:20.00; 200: Willa Shannon (SC) 26.32; 3,200: Lana O’Flynn (Ver) 12:05.54; 4x400 relay:St. Catherine’s (Eliza Woodfin, Chelsea Brown, Hannah Ballowe, Archer Gurkin) 4:05.29
Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, St. Catherine’s School is a private, all-girls pre-K, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school. We provide a well-rounded educational experience for girls from communities across Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico and all of central Virginia. St.Catherine’s all-girls educational experience is rooted in more than a century of history and tradition. From our revolutionary past to our dynamic present, St. Catherine’s has always focused on preparing students for a boundless future.
