The Cape boys finished second in both the 3,200-meter relay and the 400-meter relay at the May 25 Meet of Champions, as the distance foursome ran 8:14.59 and the sprint foursome ran 43.43. Sophomore Bailey Fletcher finished off an incredible season where he started vaulting for the first time in the fall and has become the second-best vaulter in the state. Fletcher cleared a season and personal best of 13-feet.
Junior Ryan Baker ran a season and personal best in the 1,600 with a time of 4:21.89, as the top three finishers were less than a second apart. Sophomore Joey DeGregory finished eighth in the 3,200 in a season best of 10:15.11, while senior Julian Callaway was 12th in the 800 meters in 2:05.22. Senior Brian Sponaugle finished ninth in the 800 meters in 2:00.52, while junior Liam O’Donnell was fifth in the 1,600 in 4:34.48.
On the girls’ side, the Vikings competed in just one relay, as the team of Alexa Dougherty, Anna Kucharik, Ella Ruppert and Emma Duffield finished eighth in the 1,600 relay in a time of 4:21.54.
Senior Tia Jarvis finished third in the 300 hurdles, running a season and personal best time of 46.80. Junior Alexa Dougherty was seventh in a time of 49.34.
Addison Bowman, just a freshman, was seventh in the pole vault, clearing 8-feet in her first Meet of Champions competition.
Open track & field nights
Legends Stadium will host open track & field nights beginning Tuesday, June 14, for all ages from elementary to senior citizens. They will run every Tuesday through July 26. Come out and enjoy the sport of track & field, or get ready for your cross country season. For more information, contact coach Tim Bamforth at tim@seashorestrider.com.
Sewell wins Oy Vey 5K
Longtime runner Mike Sewell of Lewes, a masters runner who has done just about every race in the state, won the eighth annual Oy Vey 5K May 22 at the Seaside Jewish Community Center in Rehoboth Beach.
Sewell, 52, hit the finish in a time of 19:12, while Daniel Weile of Newark was second in 21:01 to win the masters championship. Mardiny Ung, 55, of Elizabethtown, Pa., won the female overall title in 23:29, while Debra Isser, 67, of Milton ran 25:28 to win the masters title. The race attracted 82 runners and 40 walkers with proceeds benefitting the educational programs at Seaside Jewish Community. This past fall, the students were able to attend an educational day at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in D.C. The race had plenty of famous kugel to nosh and treats to tempt every palate. If there is something the Jewish community knows how to do, it’s cook and feed the masses. Congratulations to all the finishers.
Masser 5-Miler this Sunday
Join the Seashore Striders for one of its longest-running events at the shore – the 29th annual Masser 5-Miler, set for 7:30 a.m., Sunday, May 29. Kicking off the Seashore Striders Summer Championship Series, this year's Masser 5-Miler will be a live event. The race is named after one of the founders of the Summer Championship Series, the late Dr. Lee Masser of Crofton, Md. The five-miler is a flat and fast course run mostly on bike trails through the City of Lewes. The race will start and finish at Cape Henlopen High School inside Legends Stadium. Come celebrate what Doc Masser has done for running and racing at the beach. Go to seashorestriders.com for race information.
Packet pickup will be at the New Balance Store on Route 1, 18798 Coastal Highway #1, Rehoboth Beach, from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 28.
