After 10 weeks of rigorous training, the largest-ever Potomac Valley Track Club Young Flyers team was ready for competition.
Liam Malakoff, 11, Alexandria VA, led the 800-meter race walk from the first stride, finishing in 5:50, just ahead of Ezti Elena Fricano, 10, Arlington VA.
Liam also won the mile in 7:07, just a step ahead of Amanda Nyquist, 9, of Arlington VA.
Later, Amanda turned the tables at 800m, winning in 3:10.4 to Liam's 3:25.3.
In the 55m, Kierra Terry, 13, Alexandria VA, outsprinted Jasmin Peterson-Hassan, 14, Woodbrige VA, 7.71 to 7.97.
Their matchup at 200m ended similarly, with Kierra at 30.2 and Jasmin at 32.8.
In the 400m, Melonie Wright, 14, Stafford VA, overtook Jasmin, winning in 1:06.5 to 1:07.3.
The four-man Clark Family team turned in the best 4x200m relay in 2:55.9.
In the field events, shotputter Mariah Blankendal, 12, Bethesda MD, threw 26'8" ; discus thrower Robert Troiano, 13, Arlington VA, spun 43'03.5" ; and long jumper Liam Malakoff leaped 11'04" .
A high point of the meet was a visit by U.S. Olympic Trials marathoner Michael Wardian of Arlington, who ran a world record 2:23:58 for 26.2 miles on a treadmill the previous day. He signed autographs and served as official starter for one of the 200-meter dashes.
Throughout the season, Mario's Pizza House donated pizzas every week. On this day, athletes and their parents signed a giant thank-you note, now on display in the window at Mario's. Gloria Peterson brought a glorious gingerbread house, ready to eat.
Senior USATF official Sandie Lovelace served as starter; volunteers included Duane Clark, Larry Hart, Tommy Lovelace, Kimya Moore, Liza Recto, and Jay Wind.
Bib ## Name Age G City State Time
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800 Meter RaceWalk
146 1 Liam Malakoff 11 M Alexandria VA 5:50.0
165 2 Ezti Elena Fricano 10 F Arlington VA 6:01.9
140 3 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 6:23.0
183 4 Anna Janetos 8 F Arlington VA 6:24.9
149 5 Kierra Terry 13 F Alexandria VA 6:27.1
169 6 Dorothy Winter 9 F Arlington VA 6:31.5
147 7 Lelia E. Troiano 10 F Arlington VA 6:37.6
124 8 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA 6:41.6
188 9 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 6:43.0
162 10 Genamarie McCant 10 F Fairfax Station 6:44.0
173 11 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 6:45.7
195 12 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 6:52.5
138 13 Mitch Housman 12 M Falls Church VA 6:54.1
163 14 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA 6:55.2
174 15 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 6:58.7
117 16 T'Andra Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 7:02.6
191 17 Aliah Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 7:04.3
115 18 Will Buckley 7 M Washington DC 7:05.0
2292 19 Maia Werbos 10 M Arlington VA 7:05.8
118 20 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA 7:10.6
171 21 Diego J Ramos 10 M Rockville MD 7:12.2
197 22 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD 7:14.0
164 23 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 7:15.9
119 24 Sierra Moore 5 F Laurel MD 8:05.7
One Mile
146 1 Liam Malakoff 11 M Alexandria VA 7:06.3
188 2 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 7:06.7
132 3 Rachel Kappel 10 F Arlington VA 7:54.5
165 4 Ezti Elena Fricano 10 F Arlington VA 9:17.3
55 Meter
139 1 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 10.07
140 2 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 10.22
118 3 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA 10.34
169 4 Dorothy Winter 9 F Arlington VA 10.34
163 5 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA 10.47
174 6 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 10.90
55 Meter
2290 1 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA 9.71
117 2 T'Andra Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 10.50
115 3 Will Buckley 7 M Washington DC 11.45
191 4 Aliah Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 13.61
119 5 Sierra Moore 5 F Laurel MD 14.83
164 6 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 15.47
55 Meter
171 1 Diego J Ramos 10 M Rockville MD 9.34
197 2 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD 9.92
188 3 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 10.16
183 4 Anna Janetos 8 F Arlington VA 10.95
193 5 Alex Nyquist 7 F Centreville VA 11.20
195 6 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 12.53
55 Meter
162 1 Genamarie McCant 10 F Fairfax Station 8.05
132 2 Rachel Kappel 10 F Arlington VA 8.89
147 3 Lelia E. Troiano 10 F Arlington VA 9.17
173 4 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 11.17
124 5 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA 12.24
174 6 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 12.47
55 Meter
149 1 Kierra Terry 13 F Alexandria VA 7.71
156 2 Jasmin Peterson-Hassan 14 F Woodbrige VA 7.97
2289 3 Melonie Wright 14 F Stafford VA 8.15
143 4 Mariah Blankendal 12 F Bethesda MD 8.31
400 Meter
114 1 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 1:34.6
163 2 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA 1:35.5
139 3 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 1:35.6
183 4 Anna Janetos 8 F Arlington VA 1:49.0
169 5 Dorothy Winter 9 F Arlington VA 2:00.0
140 6 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 2:02.3
195 7 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 2:03.5
124 8 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA 2:10.0
400 Meter
128 1 Robert Troiano 13 M Arlington VA 1:23.4
129 2 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 1:24.2
2290 3 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA 1:24.7
188 4 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 1:29.9
138 5 Mitch Housman 12 M Falls Church VA 1:30.5
132 6 Rachel Kappel 10 F Arlington VA 1:33.9
193 7 Alex Nyquist 7 F Centreville VA 1:37.1
118 8 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA 1:51.3
164 9 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 1:51.8
400 Meter
2289 1 Melonie Wright 14 F Stafford VA 1:06.5
156 2 Jasmin Peterson-Hassan 14 F Woodbrige VA 1:07.3
143 3 Mariah Blankendal 12 F Bethesda MD 1:11.1
2292 4 Maia Werbos 10 M Arlington VA 1:11.9
171 5 Diego J Ramos 10 M Rockville MD 1:22.5
147 6 Lelia E. Troiano 10 F Arlington VA 1:27.6
197 7 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD 1:31.1
174 8 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 2:44.4
200 Meter
2290 1 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA 37.5
129 2 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 38.1
132 3 Rachel Kappel 10 F Arlington VA 39.8
114 4 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 40.2
188 5 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 40.2
139 5 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 40.7
140 6 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 43.4
117 7 T'Andra Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 54.5
191 8 Aliah Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 55.2
200 Meter
149 1 Kierra Terry 13 F Alexandria VA 30.2
156 2 Jasmin Peterson-Hassan 14 F Woodbrige VA 32.8
162 3 Genamarie McCant 10 F Fairfax Station 33.2
143 4 Mariah Blankendal 12 F Bethesda MD 33.5
165 5 Ezti Elena Fricano 10 F Arlington VA 42.1
118 6 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA 45.5
173 7 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 48.2
164 8 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 1:08.7
200 Meter
129 1 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 38.8
197 2 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD 39.2
114 3 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 39.6
163 4 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA 41.6
183 5 Anna Janetos 8 F Arlington VA 43.6
169 6 Dorothy Winter 9 F Arlington VA 46.3
195 7 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 50.1
174 8 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 1:09.7
800 Meter
188 1 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA 3:10.4
146 2 Liam Malakoff 11 M Alexandria VA 3:25.3
138 3 Mitch Housman 12 M Falls Church VA 3:58.5
4x200m Relay
114 1 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 2:55.9
2290 1 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA
124 1 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA
129 1 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA
171 2 Diego J Ramos 10 M Rockville MD 2:59.3
197 2 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD
174 2 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA
163 2 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA
140 3 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 3:12.3
139 3 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC
183 3 Anna Janetos 8 F Arlington VA
188 3 Amanda Nyquist 9 F Centreville VA
173 4 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 3:19.3
164 4 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA
147 4 Lelia E. Troiano 10 F Arlington VA
162 4 Genamarie McCant 10 F Fairfax Station VA
169 5 Dorothy Winter 9 F Arlington VA 3:22.8
193 5 Alex Nyquist 7 F Centreville VA
195 5 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA
118 5 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA
Discus Throw
128 1 Robert Troiano 13 M Arlington VA 43'03.5"
143 2 Mariah Blankendal 12 F Bethesda MD 39'04"
2290 3 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA 37'10.5"
2292 4 Maia Werbos 10 M Arlington VA 31'07.5"
138 5 Mitch Housman 12 M Falls Church VA 30'02"
129 6 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 25'02"
139 7 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 22'11"
114 8 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 18'05.5"
173 9 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 16'10.5"
140 10 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 12'04.5"
Shot Put
143 1 Mariah Blankendal 12 F Bethesda MD 26'8"
128 2 Robert Troiano 13 M Arlington VA 23'11.5"
114 3 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 16'9"
138 4 Mitch Housman 12 M Falls Church VA 16'1.5"
129 5 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 15'10"
139 6 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 11'9"
140 7 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 08'7.5"
115 8 Will Buckley 7 M Washington DC 08'11"
195 9 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 07'2"
173 10 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 07'11"
124 11 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA 05'10.5"
119 12 Sierra Moore 5 F Laurel MD 04'9"
117 13 T'Andra Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 03'9.5"
191 14 Aliah Stoute 5 F Alexandria VA 03'10"
164 15 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 02'7"
Long Jump
146 1 Liam Malakoff 11 M Alexandria VA 11'04"
128 2 Robert Troiano 13 M Arlington VA 10'05"
2290 3 Richard Marsh 9 M Falls Church VA 10'00"
163 4 Gawan Fiore 10 M Arlington VA 09'05"
197 5 Alejandra F. Ramos 8 F Rockville MD 09'03"
2292 6 Maia Werbos 10 M Arlington VA 09'02"
171 7 Diego J Ramos 10 M Rockville MD 08'05"
173 8 Cullen Boone 6 M Arlington VA 07'10"
114 9 William Blair Bollinger 9 M McLean VA 07'08"
129 10 Robbie Clark 10 M Falls Church VA 07'07"
118 11 Stephen Russell Randle 10 M Arlington VA 07'06"
195 12 Alex Cavoli 6 M Arlington VA 07'05"
139 13 Mike McShane 8 M Washington DC 07'03"
124 14 Scott Clark 7 M Falls Church VA 06'06"
193 15 Alex Nyquist 7 F Centreville VA 05'07"
140 16 Memuna McShane 8 F Washington DC 05'06"
127 17 Ryan Burchman 10 M Arlington VA 03'10"
164 18 Finian Boone 5 M Arlington VA 03'10"
174 19 Christopher Werbos 6 M Arlington VA 03'08"