Lauren Allam
Chesapeake-AA, senior
• Won Class 4A discus and took second in shot put
• Throw of 150 feet, 1 inch gave her edge of 29 feet over second-place finisher
• Took second in shot put with toss of 39-9.75
• Finished second in discus, third in shot put in last year's state meet
Kristen Brown
McDonogh, senior
IAAM's most dynamic track and field athlete
• Led Eagles to easy win in IAAM title meet, winning 100-meter hurdles, long jump
• Took third in 100 at IAAM
• Will run at Virginia Tech next year
Jessica Caldwell
McDonogh, sophomore
• Helped McDonogh win IAAM championship meet
• Won triple jump with a leap of 37-7
• Finished second in long jump (41/2 inches short of Brown at 17-91/2), second in 300 hurdles (46.16 seconds)
• Finished first with Eagles teammates in hurdle relay at Nike Indoor Championships in Boston
Madeline Dulac
McDonogh, junior
• One of the state's top distance runners
• Set a meet and personal record in 3,200 at IAAM championships (11:08.06)
• Won the 1,600 and ran on winning 3,200 relay team
• Swept the 1,600, 3,200 at IAAM indoor meet
Alexis Franklin
Old Mill, sophomore
• Competed in four events at Class 4A state meet
• Won 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles at state meet
• Took second in 400, ran on second-place 400 relay team
• Won three races as Old Mill won first county championship meet in 12 years
Ashley Hayes
Severna Park, sophomore
• Came up just short in 800, 1,600 at Class 4A meet
• Took second in 1,600 with time of 5:00.57 behind Wootton's Jessie Rubin (5:00.17)
• Finished second in 800 at 2:14.61 behind Oxon Hill's Deseree King (2:13.54)
• Swept the 800 and 1,600 in Anne Arundel County and region meets
Alyssa McClure
Digitial Harbor, senior
• Helped Rams finish second in Class 2A state meet by winning 400, anchoring winning 400, 800 and 1,600 relay teams
• Won 400 at region meet, ran on two winning relays
• Bounced back in region and state meets after bad stomach virus forced her out of city title meet
• Will run at Miami next year
Brinae Robinson
Western, junior
• Won the 800 and ran on 1,600 (second) and 3,200 (third) relays at state meet
• Helped Doves repeat as Class 3A state champions
• At region meet, won the 800, finished second in 1,600, anchored 3,200 relay (first) and 1,600 relay (second)
• Won the 800 in Baltimore City, region and state meets
Aneesha Scott
Long Reach, junior
• Helped Long Reach finish second in county meet, first in region championship, third in Class 2A state meet
• Finished second in 100, first in 200, fourth on 400 relay team in state meet
• Was one of the area's top sprinters
Won the 100, 200 at Howard County title meet, region championships
Lacey Shuman
Maryvale, senior
• Won IAAM outdoor title with leap of 5-8
• Jumped 5-10 during indoor season, competed in long and triple jumps
• Took third in triple at IAAM indoor meet
• One of the state's best high jumpers
Sasha Smallwood
Pikesville, junior
• Won Class 1A state title outdoors with vault of 11-6
Has claimed outdoor state title three years in a row, plus indoor Class 1A title two straight years
• Turned her ankle and came up short at 11-7
• Focuses on vaulting, but also runs occasionally
Chelsea Walker
Digital Harbor, senior
• Won the 100 at city, region meets before taking third in Class 2A state meet
• Ran on 400 and 800 relay teams that finished first in state meet
• Helped Rams finish second overall in Class 2A
• Will run at Cheyney University (Pa.) in the fall
Zoey Whittington
Catonsville, junior
• Skipped indoor season to play basketball, but didn't miss a beat outdoors
• Took second in 200, third in 100, won the 400 and 1,600 relay at Class 3A state meet
• Accounted for 34 of Catonsville's 47 points at state meet
• Won the 100, 200, 400 and ran on winning 1,600 relay at county title meet
Becky Yep
Mount Hebron, senior
• Concluded career with huge performance at Class 3A state meet
• Captured 1,600 and 3,200 titles, in Class 3A, one of the few distance runners to win more than one event.
• Won 800, 1,600 and 3,200 at region championships
• A first-class runner, team leader, one of Howard County's best