Cape senior Josiah Miller wins the shot put state championship. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Tim Bamforth March 5, 2021
The Cape boys’ winter track team finished third in the state with 72.5 points, behind state champion Sallies with 117 points and runner-up Smyrna with 86 points.
The Cape girls’ team finished fifth with 38 points. Padua took home the trophy with 178 points, followed by Ursuline with 82, Smyrna with 61 and Tatnall with 59 points.
Cape thrower Josiah Miller won his first state individual title in the shot put with a toss of 46-feet-10-inches. Sophomore Ryan Baker ran his season and personal best in the 3,200 meters with a time of 10:02.96, good for second place. Junior John Small was third in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.72, while in the 200-meter dash, Ja’on Harris was fifth in 23.68 and Konner Knarr was seventh in 23.87. Andrew Wolak finished fifth in the 400 meters in a time of 53.12, while the Vikings were third in the 4-by-200 relay in a season-best time o
Tim Bamforth
John Small wins the long jump at 19-feet-8 ½-inches. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
The Cape Henlopen Vikings hosted their first tri-meet of the winter track season at Legends Stadium Feb. 24 against the Senators of Dover and the Eagles of Smyrna.
The meet attracted the best weather of the season with clear skies and temperatures in the high 50s. We saw some good performances from all three teams.
“It was good just to finally have a nice track day and see the kids finally put together some good performances,” said Cape girls’ assistant coach Gilbert Maull. “All three teams have some good-looking athletes who are going to score well at next week’s state championship meet.”
Tia Jarvis wins the long jump in 15-0.
I gotta be me! Lainey Shockro is exuberant in any event.
Elizabeth Melson anchors the 4-by-800 relay.
Gabriel Gumas of Caesar Rodney wins the 55-meter hurdles in 9.40.
Montana Jones wins the 55 meters in 8.10.
The Cape Henlopen Vikings hosted the Riders of Caesar Rodney in winter track & field action held outside at Legends Stadium in cold and windy conditions Feb. 16. The Vikings easily won both meets, with the boys’ score 88-20 and the girls’ score 98-8.
“The boys are coming along, and for the conditions, they ran well,” said coach Ellis Gaulden.
The Cape boys were led by Ryan Baker and Barritt Ross with 9.25 points each, as they each won an event, grabbed a second place and ran on a winning relay.