Hereford kept its championship streaks alive Tuesday night.
The No. 3 Hereford girls had little trouble winning their fifth straight Baltimore County indoor track and field chamampionship, and the seventh-ranked Hereford boys breezed to their second consecutive title in the meet held at the Fifth Regiment Armory.
Hereford's girls finished with 105.33 points to beat Western Tech (84), winning five of the night's 13 events.
"All of our kids stepped up tonight," said first-year coach Brad Duvall. "We have depth and breadth. We were consistent across the board."
Emily VandeWater won the 800 (2 minutes, 28 seconds) and Erin Causey took the 3,200 (12:11.2). VandeWater and Causey also finished second and third, respectively, in the 1,600. The Bulls got a victory in the 3,200 relay (10:25.3) as well.
They also scored victories in two field events. Jessica Gee took the high jump (4 feet, 10 inches), and Jordana Lehmann won the pole vault (9-9). In addition, Hereford got a second-place finish from Bailey Wilhelm in the 500.
The boys turned in a similar effort. Hereford's 88 points gave the Bulls an easy victory over Dulaney (54). The Bulls won three events — with Mason Rivera getting two of the victories.
"Our program really has grown a lot in cross country and track, both boys and girls," said Rivera. "It's come a long way."
Rivera won the 1,600 in 4:46.2, edging teammate Jon Luckin (4:46.6). The senior also took the 3,200 in 10:27.5.
Brendan Martello earned Hereford's other win, which came in the pole vault (11-0). The Bulls swept the top three spots in that event as Kevin Payne finished second, and Kyle Passmore took third.
In the girls pole vault, Pikesville's Sasha Smallwood — who has won five state titles in the event (indoor and outdoor combined) — finished third (9-0) after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee while cheerleading in the fall.
The senior had surgery in late October but made it back just three months later to compete for the first time in this meet. Smallwood, who holds both the title meet and all-time Baltimore County records for the pole vault (both 11 feet, 7 inches) cleared three heights.
"I'm just so happy to be back," said Smallwood, who recently committed to Bethune-Cookman. "I was crying after I finished — and those were tears of joy."
Racquel Moses was the only girl to win two events, as the Milford Mill junior took both the 55 dash and the 55 hurdles.