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Forestville High School senior Ekundayo Sogbesan accounted for more than half of the county's victories at the Class 2A/1A Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex on Monday.

Sogbesan set a new state Class 1A record in the girls' 300 meters, as her time of 40.67 seconds beat the former mark of 40.91 seconds that had stood since 2006.

Sogbesan followed with an easy victory in the 500 meters. She won both the 300 and 500 by about 3 seconds each. And she wasn't done. Sogbesan won the 800 and helped the Knights to a second-place finish in the 1,600 relay.

Determined to succeed, Sogbesan did not let the inclement weather that hit the area hard in the past few weeks derail her training efforts.

"[On Sunday], I looked at the heat sheets and felt that I could do really well," Sogbesan said.

Knights' coach Austin Gibbs has had a quiet confidence in Sogbesan all season.

"I would not have put her in the races if I didn't think she could win," Gibbs said. "I told her that if the 800 was close that she was going to win because she is just faster than the rest of the girls."

Meanwhile, the county's other two victories on Monday came from Frederick Douglass seniors Delainey Price and Gloria Roberts.

Price won the first state championship of her career when she took the girls' Class 2A 500. She was all smiles for the rest of the night.

"I feel great and it's just been wonderful for me today," Price said.

Roberts, meanwhile, medaled in each of her three races. She displayed her range as a runner as she won the Class 2A 800 title, then took second in the 1,600 run and third in the 3,200.

The senior said she found ways to train despite the heavy snow, which canceled school and practices for more than a week this month.

"The treadmill has been my best friend for the past two weeks," Roberts said.

On the boys' side, the day didn't go as well for the county, which was shut out of the winner's circle. The county's best finish of the day came from Fairmont Heights sophomore Perryison Henry, who finished second in the Class 1A shot put, and Yaw Adeji of Fairmont Heights, who took second in the 300. Andrew Boseman of Gwynn Park took second in the Class 2A 300 meters.

The state indoor track season concludes today with the Class 4A/3A meet, starting at 4 p.m. at the Sports and Learning Complex.

Here are the winning times and top-four finishes from the Class 2A/1A meet:

Girls 1A 3,200 Relay

1. Western Tech – (10 minutes, 28.14 seconds)

2. Loch Raven

3. Williamsport

4. Smithsburg

Boys 1A 3,200 Relay

1. Walkersville – (8:17.98)

2. Parkside

3. Edmondson-Westside

4. Winters Mill

Girls' 1A 300

1. Ekundayo Sogbesan – Forestville (40.67 seconds/new state Class 1A record)

2. Imani Daye – Northwestern – Balt.

3. Chancelle Ndomfeng – Fairmont Heights (43.69 seconds)

4. Mykael Dixon - Pikesville

Boys' 1A 300

1. Deven Patterson – Catoctin (35.60 seconds)

2. Yaw Adjei – Fairmont Heights (36.13 seconds)

3. Coby Gussio – Boonesboro

4. Corey Cutler - Pikesville

Girls' 1A 1,600

1. Jennifer Cleary – North Hagerstown (5:29.41)

2. Niema Eaves – Western Tech

3. Leah Stone – Catoctin

4. Lauren Johnson – Smithburg

Boys' 1A 1,600

1. Blake Stein – Pikesville (4:33.27)

2. Evan Hardy – Williamsport

3. Evan Moser – Boonesboro

4. Kevin Janz – Crisfield

Girls' 1A 500

1. Ekundayo Sogbesan – Forestville (1:18.80)

2. Ashley Linton – Western Tech

3. Brittany Weaver – Williamsport

4. Shannon Monger – Western Tech

Boys' 1A 500

1. Miguel Narine – Northwestern-Balt. (1:09.02)

2. Jerome Hill – Northwestern-Balt.

3. Corey Cutler – Pikesville

4. Brian Brown – Carver Vo-Tech

Girls' 1A 55 Hurdles

1. Amanda Gates – Manchester Valley (9.06 seconds)

2. Diandra Hendricks – Northwestern-Balt.

3. Cierra Singleton – Harford Tech

4. Kierra Turner – Carver Vo-Tech

Boys' 1A 55 Hurdles

1. Christoper Jackson – Forest Park (7.72 seconds)

2. Justin Bowie – Williamsport

3. Yosef Jackson – Western Tech

4. Joshua Huddleston – Carver Vo-Tech

Girls' 1A 55 Dash

1. Erika Hurd – Manchester Valley (7.51 seconds)

2. Marietta Corbin – Harford Tech

3. Mia Cardone – Smithsburg

4. Imani Daye – Northwestern-Balt.

Girls' 1A 3,200

1. Jennifer Cleary – Bohemia Manor (12:18.00)

2. Becca Ports – Perryville

3. Jessica Peters – Bohemia Manor

4. Becky Kaler – Brunswick

Boys' 1A 3,200

1. David Wilson – Smithsburg (9:31.42/new state Class 1A record)

2. Evan Hardy – Williamsport

3. Nick Hanifee – Bohemia Manor

4. Evan Moser – Boonesboro

Girls' 1A 800 Relay

1. Harford Tech (1:52.07)

2. Manchester Valley

3. Northwestern-Balt.

4. Western Tech

Boys' 1A 800 Relay

1. Carver Vo-Tech – (1:33.02)

2. Forest Park

3. Fairmont Heights: Yaw Ajei, Jonathan Parish, Daryl Hall and Aquantre Hunter – (1:34.96)

4. Catoctin

Girls' 1A 800

1. Ekundayo Sogbesan – Forestville (2:27.68)

2. Niema Eaves – Western Tech

3. Margaret Glassmen – Loch Raven

4. Ashley Linton – Western Tech

Boys' 1A 800

1. Mark Oliver – Williamsport (2:04.04)

2. Donald Salmond – Northwestern-Balt.

3. Dane Powell – Western Tech

4. Robert Arrington – Carver Vo-Tech

Boys' 1A 1,600 Relay

1. Northwestern-Balt. – (3:32.68)

2. Loch Raven

3. Western Tech

4. Carver Vo-Tech

Girls' 1A Shot Put

1. Paige Shirk – Clear Spring (38 feet, 5.50 inches)

2. Brandi Hurtt – Pikesville

3. Chelsea Selby – Forestville (31-1)

4. Colleen Black – Smithsburg

Boys' 1A Shot Put

1. Grant Smith – Brunswick (53-2.25)

2. Perryison Henry – Fairmont Heights (46-3)

3. Howard Rice – Northwestern-Balt.

4. Bernard Brandford – Carver Vo-Tech

Girls' 1A High Jump

1. Erika Hurd – Manchester Valley (5-6)

2. Hannah Stone – Catoctin

3. Sophie Grizzle – Brunswick

4. Jonelle Jerwick – Smithsburg

Boys' 1A High Jump

1. Xavier Stinson – Perryville (6-2)

2. Tavon Barnes – Carver Vo-Tech

3. Micaiah Jessie – Boonesboro

4. Kenny Kopp – Boonesboro

Boys' 1A Pole Vault

1. Johnny Karroll – Smithsburg (12 feet)

2. Nathan Diaz – Brunswick

3. Jake Shriver – Smithsburg

4. Jonathan Myers – Williamsport

Team Results

Girls' 1A

1. Western Tech (62 points)

2. Forestville and Smithsburg (44 points)

3. Manchester Valley (42 points)

12. Fairmont Heights (16 points)

15. Surrattsville (8 points)

Boys' 1A

1. Carver Vo-Tech (69.83 points)

2. Northwestern-Balt (63 points)

3. Williamsport (60 points)

4. Boonesboro (46.66 points)

5. Fairmont Heights (34 points)

17. Surrattsville (6 points)

20. Forestville (4 points

Girls 2A 3,200 Relay

1. Century – (9:52.53)

2. Winters Mill

3. Liberty

4. Walkers Mill

Boys 2A 3,200 Relay

1. Walkersville – (8:17.98)

2. Parkside

3. Edmondson-Westside

4. Winters Mill

Girls 2A 300

1. Aneesha Scott – Long Reach (41.64 seconds)

2. Cody Mezebish – South Carroll

3. Chelsea Walker – Digital Harbor

4. Alyssa McClure – Digital Harbor

Boys' 2A 300

1. Jose Depadua – Walkersville (36.26 seconds)

2. Andrew Boseman – Gwynn Park (36.47 seconds)

3. Chris Patrice – Liberty

4. Ben Raver – North Carroll

Girls' 2A 1,600

1. Maura Linde – Century (5:13.17)

2. Gloria Roberts – Frederick Douglass (5:15.09)

3. Hannah Oneda – Winters Mill

4. Alison Harrell – North Hagerstown

Boys' 2A 1,600

1. Robbie Creese – Glenelg (4:22.21)

2. Luke Arbuckle – Elkton

3. Ryan Spangler – Winters Mill

4. Nick Pezza – Century

Girls' 2A 500

1. Delainey Price – Frederick Douglass (1:19.87)

2. Amber Ownes – Central (1:20.01)

3. Brittany Coppa – North Carroll

4. Kristina Kendrick – Patuxent

Boys' 2A 500

1. Gage Ealey – Oakland Mills (1:08.52)

2. Taylor Edwards – Edmondson-Westside

3. Tommy Scott – Patuxent

4. Jared Thomas – Lake Clifton

Girls' 2A 55 Hurdles

1. Jacqueline Tape – Long Reach (8.58 seconds)

2. Tayler Wheeler – Oakland Mills

3. Amina Smith – Patuxent

4. Beth Wagner – North Hagerstown

Boys' 2A 55 Hurdles

1. Austin Strine – Middletown (7.85 seconds)

2. Oye Eyegoukun – Randallstown

3. Nick Aldana – Middletown

4. Morris Wigfall (Wicomico)

Girls' 2A 55 Dash

1. Alyssa McClure – Digital Harbor (7.17 seconds)

2. Renee Phillips – North Hagerstown

3. Chelsea Walker – Digital Harbor

4. Melody Woody – Gwynn Park (7.49 seconds)

Boys' 2A 55 Dash

1. Kevin Swann – Lake Clifton (6.59 seconds)

2. Joseph Depadua – Walkersville

3. Anthony Winter – North Hagerstown

4. Jonathan Coker – Randallstown

Girls' 2A 3,200

1. Maura Linde – Century (11:27.79)

2. Hannah Oneda – Winters Mill

3. Gloria Roberts – Frederick Douglass (11:45.27)

4. Madeline Masucci – Kent Island

Boys' 2A 3,200

1. Robbie Creese – Glenelg (9:56.66)

2. Tip Worob – North Caroline

3. Luke Arbuckle – Elkton

4. Austin Clark – Glenelg

Girls' 2A 800 Relay

1. Long Reach – (1:47.49)

2. North Hagerstown

3. North Carroll

4. Patuxent

Boys' 2A 800 Relay

1. Oakland Mills (1:35.62)

2. McDonough

3. Lake Clifton

4. Randallstown

Girls' 2A 800 Run

1. Gloria Roberts – Frederick Douglass (2:23.30)

2. Maura Linde – Century

3. Rachel McCluskey – Walkersville

4. Erica Diffendal – Winters Mill

Boys' 2A 800 Run

1. Robbie Creese – Glenelg (1:58.11/new state Class 2A record)

2. Stephen Keith – Walkersville

3. Ryan Spangler – Winters Mill

4. Taylor Edwards – Edmondson-Westside

Girls' 2A 1,600 Relay

1. Long Reach – (4:09.29)

2. North Carroll

3. Glenelg

4. Liberty

Boys' 2A 1,600 Relay

1. Poolesville – (3:36.16)

2. Walkersville

3. Edmondson-Westside

4. Randallstown

Girls' 2A Shot Put

1. Meghan Rose – Eastern Tech (36-5.25)

2. Melissa Shirley – Middletown

3. Kadain Wallace – Walkersville

4. Inez Smith – Digital Harbor

Boys' 2A Shot Put

1. Lucas Dayhoff – Walkersville (49-7.25)

2. Donald Phillips – Oakland Mills

3. Michael Lanni – Century

4. Anthony Winter – North Hagerstown

Girls' 2A High Jump

1. Amina Smith – Patuxent (5-8/ties Smith's state Class 2A record)

2. Amber Melville – North Carroll

3. Beth Wagner – North Hagerstown

4. Evan Campbell – Fallston

Boys' 2A High Jump

1. Tommy Butler – Francis Scott Key (6-6)

2. Austin Strine – Middletown

3. Darian Wilson – Digital Harbor

4. Chris Thomas – Francis Scott Key

Girls' 2A Pole Vault

1. Elizabeth Glorioso – Walkersville (9 feet)

2. Jamie Russell – Liberty

3. Amber Elliott – North Hagerstown

4. Shelby Gardiner – Parkside

Boys' 2A Pole Vault

1. Ryan Sullivan – Southern AA (13-6)

2. Paul Hinton – Kent Island

3. Dominic Sink – North Hagerstown

4. Ashton Poist – North Carroll

Team Results

Girls' 2A

1. Century (47.50 points)

2. North Hagerstown (45 points)

3. Long Reach (44 points)

4. Digital Harbor (41 points)

5. Frederick Douglass (38 points)

17. Central (11 points)

22. Gwynn Park (5 points)

Boys' 2A

1. Walkersville (62 points)

2. Oakland Mills (38 points)

3. Glenelg (36 points)

4. Middletown (29.50 points)

23. Gwynn Park (4 points)