Seashore Classic 5K, Half Marathon set for May 1
The Beacon Middle School track and field team traveled north to Smyrna to take on the Eagles April 20. Both Beacon teams were victorious with identical scores of 66.5 -42.5.
The highlight of the day was the boys’ team that broke three school records and tied a fourth record on its way to winning 10 events over Smyrna’s three.
Eighth grade distance runner Jake Bamforth remains undefeated in the 1,600 meters as he broke his own record again with a new time of 5:14.3. He also won the 800 meters in 2:27.2 and took third in the triple jump at 28-feet-11 1/2-inches.
Amir Conley won three events for 15 points as he tied the school record in the 100 in 12.3, won the long jump at 16-1, and won the 400 in 57.4, just missing the school record of 57.0 set in 2004.
Dylan Brown won the triple jump in 33:10 1/2 for a new school record, while J.C. Ashby set a new discus school record with a toss of 99-4.
Other event winners for the boys were Dylan Alves in the 110-meter hurdles, Nester Bermudez in the 200 in 26.4, and Sam Young with a 4-10 high jump.
The girls won eight events to Smyrna’s five, led by Madison MacElrevey’s triple win for the fourth meet in a row. Madison won the 1,600 in 6:06.7, the 800 in 2:50.0, and the triple jump in 25-3 3/4 for another fine day.
Other event winners for the girls are the following: Rachel Carey in the 400 in 1:10.0, Keoshia Frazier in the 200 in 30.6, Kirsten Anderson in the long jump in 12-11 1/2, Cloye Winchester in the shot in 26-2 1/2, and Mozella Matthews in the discus with a toss of 54-6.
The Beacon team will be off for spring break and will return to action Tuesday, May 3, against Milford.
Mariner track
The Mariner Middle School track team hosted Georgetown Middle April 20, with the Mariner boys winning 53-38 and the girls 61-27. Highlighting Mariner Middle was Jordan Howell with two personal bests in the jumps. Howell jumped 17-8 in the long jump and 38-4 in the triple jump. Anshe Boyer won the 100- and 200- meter sprints with good times of 13.0 and 27.1 seconds, while Brice Ayers was second in the discus with a personal best of 89-0. Liam Kelly was second in the 800 in 2:40, while Jerry Harden won the 1,600 in 5:55. Madison Bada won the mile in 6:53, while the boys won the 800-meter relay in a time of 1:59.0 with the team of Jean Allen, Carl Diaz, Leigh Griffin, and Rodney Jones. Kayla Clavette won the shot put in 27-7 and the discus in 62-0 for the girls. The Mariner team will be off for spring break and will return to action against Smyrna.
Boston Marathon
The popular and historic Boston Marathon was held in Beantown April 18 with thousands of runners taking to the streets, including several from the Cape area. Elite runner Enos Benbow of Georgetown ran a tough 2:45:43, while Holly Wilson of Rehoboth Beach, a former Lake Forest cross country standout, ran 3:28:45. Dennis Toner of Rehoboth Beach turned in a 3:34:38. Part-time local Matt Dunn ran a personal best 3:00:18 in his first Boston.
Mud Run wrap
By now everyone is cleaned up from last week’s Downstate Delaware Dirty Dozen Mud Run held in Milton where 375 rough and tough participants took to the 4.77-mile course for challenges that left them muddy, bruised, wet, and in some cases, bloody. Most people would hate the event, but the participants loved the whole experience. The Seashore Striders received more than 100 emails, 800 Facebook friend requests, 3,200 web picture page hits and 50 text messages before the weekend was over. My boss, Fredman, headlined his column that I lost my mind after he received a personal pre-race tour of the course on the back of the Jerry Medd quad. What a great event that several people outside the Seashore Striders and Quest Fitness family volunteered for and helped make happen. Thanks to all of you and keep an eye out for Mud Run II.
Seashore Classic
The annual New Balance Seashore Classic 5K and Half Marathon will be held Sunday, May 1, taking off from Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes with packet pick-up the night before at the Greene Turtle in Lewes.
Applications can be picked up at the New Balance store on Route 1, or register online at seashorestriders.com.
Upcoming races
• Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m., Oxford Day 10K, Oxford, Md.
• Sunday, May 1, 8 a.m. Seashore Classic Half Marathon/5K, Lewes.
• Saturday, May 7 - 9 a.m., Roady 5K Run, Del Tech, Georgetown.
