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Coach of the Year
Beth Muehl
Northwest
Behind strength of relay teams, county coaching stalwart guided consistent Jaguars to second-place finish at county, region, state meets.

First team
Katie Wolf
Churchill, Sr.,
300 meters
In final indoor season, her fastest time (40.61) came as runner-up at counties. Also placed second at regionals, fourth at states.

Britt Eckerstrom
Northwest, Jr.,
500 meters
Middle-distance standout earned county, regional championships while proving to be area's fastest (1:17.07). Finished second at 4A states.

Maryam Fikri
Churchill, Sr.,
800 meters
County, region meet victor saved best performance for last, breaking 2-minute, 20-second mark at states (2:19.99) in fourth-place finish.

Alyssa Henshaw
Northwest, Sr.,
1,600 meters
County champion was one of only two local runners to break 5:20. Ran 5:16.93 at counties. Placed fourth at regionals, seventh at states.

Alexandra Giedd
Churchill, Sr.,
3,200 meters
Recorded area's fastest time of season by nearly 7 seconds en route to county meet victory (1:32.86). Placed third at regionals, 4A states.

Teju Adewole
Good Counsel,
Jr., 55 hurdles
Arguably county's most consistent hurdler over course of season, recorded best mark (8.26 seconds) at Mid-Atlantic Track Classic in Landover.

Thea LaFond
Kennedy, Jr.,
high jump
Dynamic leaper emerged victorious at counties, 3A West Region meet. Placed second at 3A states with season-best leap of 5 feet, 2 inches.

Leah Lang
Quince Orchard,
Sr., shot put
County champion led Cougars in field events. Best throw came at 3A state championship meet (34-04.5), good for third-place finish.

Naami Wagner
Northwood,
Sr., pole vault
In event not highly publicized nor widely practiced, Wagner was at her best at 3A West regional, clearing 9-6. Placed third at states.

Relays
Northwest, 4x200 relay
Britt Eckerstrom, Jr.; India Knight, Soph.; Alana Rule, Sr.; Olivia Ekponé, Jr.
Dominant in setting several meet records. Fastest time came in state championship win (1:42.86).

Northwest, 4x400 relay
Britt Eckerstrom, Jr.; India Knight, Soph.;
Alyssa Henshaw, Sr.; Olivia Ekponé, Jr.
Swept all postseason events while nearly breaking 4-minute mark at states (4:00.17).

Northwest, 4x800 relay
Britt Eckerstrom, Jr.; India Knight, Soph.; Achangkang Achamorfaw, Soph.; Alyssa Henshaw, Sr.
Just like their counterparts, quartet swept all postseason events with season-best 9:30.67 at states.

Honorable mention
-Rachel Watkins, Magruder, Soph., 55 meters
-Le'quisha Parker, Northwood, Jr., 300 meters
-Udeme Akpaete, Springbrook, Soph., 500 meters
-Grace Corbett, Wootton, Soph., 800 meters
-Abbey Daley, Clarksburg, Fr., 1,600 meters
-Camille Bouvet, Walter Johnson, Jr., 3,200 meters
-Gwen Shaw, Wootton, Fr., 55 hurdles
-Rachel Osnos, Whitman, Sr., high jump
-Rachel Porzel, Blake, Jr., shot put
-Erin Parker, Damascus, Jr., pole vault

Relays
-Paint Branch, 4x200 relay
Mary Ayegbusi; Madina Diao; Jasmine Jones; Felicia Grizzle

-Churchill, 4x400 relay
Maryam Fikri; Katie Wolf; Alejandra Martinez; Jenna Cantor

-Walter Johnson, 4x800 relay
Camille Bouvet; Sydney Calas; Jennifer Spencer; Jenna Willett