MILESPLIT USA calls it, "One of the most exciting cross country races anywhere in the mid-Atlantic"
Our very own Spartan Moonlight Invite was listed as one of the top night meets in the country!
Preseason Schedule 2026.docxspartan moonlight showcase sponsor flyer (2).pdf
2026 Guest Speaker- Bella Walsh
Isabella Walsh holds hold the DELAWARE STATE RECORD in the High School 1-mile, running a blistering 4:43.39.
She also holds high school PRs of 2:09 for 800M and 10:15.24 for 3200M. Bella held the indoor state record in the 800M and 1600M at 2:09.22 and 4:44.61.
Isabella is going to be junior at Villanova. She focuses on the 1500M and the 3000M Steeplechase. She holds a collegiate PR of 2:06.27 for 800M and 4:13.56 for 1500M.
Thursday, June 4th- 2:45PM in the Library
Alec Jurgaitis capped off his season with an impressive win in the 800M at the Meet of Champions with a 1:53.98.
Macy Pritt took home the silver in the discus with a throw of 119-7! The 4x800M team of Landon Baker, Connor Wrinn, Chase Davis, and Ryan Brooks finished 2nd overall as well! The boys'
The boys' track and field team took home the team title for the third straight year and fourth time in five years at the DIAA State Meet in Dover, DE. The boys capped off an excellent weekend in walkoff fashion, taking the 4x400M title after being tied 87-87 going into the final event. The boys finished with 97 points.
The girls finished 3rd overall with 68.5 points, just 8 points shy of 2nd overall!
The team was led by state champ wins by Alec Jurgaitis (800M), Macy Pritt (discus) and Eli Burke (Shot Put). The team also took first overall in the boys' 4x200 and 4x400M relays!
Photos by Alex Rodriguez
The boys were 4th overall and 1st out of D2 schools at the New Castle County Championships. The boys kicked it off on Friday by winning the 4x800M relay in 7:52.30. That time is just off the school record of 7:51.9. The team of Paskevicius, Wrinn, Brooks, and Jurgaitis ran their fastest time of the season. Jurgaitis closed in an impressive 1:52 on Thursday. He came back Saturday to finish 2nd in the 1600M in 4:13.93 and 2nd in the 800M in 1:53.50. The 1600M is a new school record by 4 seconds! The 800 is #2 in school history.
The 4x400M team finished 3rd overall to also earn All-County honors. The team of Charles Davis, Tyler Hankins, Chase Davis, and Grant Thompson ran 3:26! Charles Davis also finished 2nd overall in the 300M hurdles.
The girls were led by Sophia Montee's 3rd place finish in the triple jump. Macy Pritt finished 4th in the discus and Gia Pelluzzi finished 4th in the high jump.
The team comes returns Friday and Saturday for the DIAA State Championship in Dover where the boys look to win their 3rd straight championship and the girls look for their 6th staight top 2 finish.
The team of Paskevicius, Wrinn, Brooks, and Jurgaitis took the County Championship 4x800m title with a near record-breaking performance of 7:52.30. They just missed the record set in 2024 by Yeager, Smith, Kemske, and Gebhardt at 7:51.89. The team is ranked #8 all time in Delaware and ran the 2nd fastest county meet performance in state history! This is the 3rd straight year that the Saint Mark's 4x800 team has broken 7:56.
Sophia Montee finished 3rd overall for All-County honors in the triple jump with a new PR of 34-8.75!
Macy Pritt finished 7th in the shot put, Sophia Nowell and Tyler Hankins earned 8th in pole vault, and the 4x800 team of Tessa Palm, Natalie Murillo, Mary Cantoran, and Reagan Bailey finished 8th overall.
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Spartan Summer Camps 2026.pdfBrian Yeager, Danni McGonigle, Sarah Hessler, and Reagan Garibaldi all won indoor collegiate events at their conference championship over the last two weekends.
Brian Yeager took first overall in the 800M and 4x400M for St. Peters University at the MAAC Conference Championship. His 800M win is a new school record in 1:50.64. He also came back to anchor the conference record 4x400M team in 3:14.54.
"Brian Yeager made a statement in his MAACs debut"
Reagan Garibaldi finished 2nd overall in the 400M finals and 1st overall in the 4x400M for the University of Rhode Island at the Atlantic 10 Championships over the weekend. She ran a new personal best of 55.74 in the 400M and helped the team win the 4x400M with a 3:47.37!
"Garibaldi collected eight points for Rhode Island"
Danni McGonigle took first overall for the second straight year for Florida International University in the Triple Jump at the Conference USA Championship! Her jump of 12.67 (41-5) is a new personal best! She also had a strong showing the pentathlon.
McGonigle Gold Highlights Day 2
Sarah Hessler won the indoor weight throw for Millersville at the PSAC Conference Indoor Championships in Lehigh over the weekend with a leading throw of 59-0! She competes again on Sunday!
"Sarah Hessler delivered a championship performance in the weight throw"
The teams competed Saturday at U Penn the 2026 Indoor Track and Field Championship, and came away with one individual champion, two runner-up finishes, and 4 school records!
Kiara Davis led the way by winning the long jump for the second consecutive year. Her jump of 18-2.5 is just 3 inches shy of her school record. Eli Burke ran 6.43 in the 55M dash to break Zion Glover's record of 6.50 from 2020. He went on to lower his own record in the 200M at 21.94. He finished 5th in both events, along with a 4th-place finish in the shot put. Charles Davis ran 7.99 in the 55M Hurdles to break his own school record!
The girl's 4x400M finished 6th overall and broke the school record by just one tenth of a second with a run of 4:13.56. The team of Tessa Palm, Kiara Davis, Sadie Trumbull. and Olivia Hardy broke the record which stood since 2010!
Both 4x800M relay teams finished 2nd overall and had amazing races in the process. The girls' team of Olivia Hardy, Sadie Trumbull. Tessa Palm, and Mari Cantoran led the race until the final lap, coming in with a 10:04.1. That is the 3rd fastest time in school history, and the team's highest ever finish at the state meet. The boys' team of Abner Murillo, Connor Wrinn, Evan Paskevicius, and Alec Jurgaitis ran an exhilerating race, finishing just .21 away from the win. They ran a gutsy race to try to pull off the victory.
Charles Davis ran 8.00 for 55M hurdles en route to his 60M Hurdle school record time of 8. at the Penn Relays Showcase. Davis broke the record, which stood since 1975. It is the oldest record in Indoor Track and Field history!
Saint Mark's XC and Track & Field had its most impressive year in team history in 2025, setting an astonishing 32 news school records! Since the board was in installed in 2017, the teams have combined to break 67 out of 99 possible school records! **They have also already broken 4 more records in 2026!
Indoor Boys Records set in 2025
60M Hurdles- Charles Davis. 8.87
200M. Eli Burke - 21.98
300M -Brian Yeager - 35.95
500M - Brian Yeager - 1:05.65 - STATE ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE
800M - Brian Yeager - 1:52.89 - STATE ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE
1600M/1-Mile - Alec Jurgaitis - 4:23.41
3000M - Abner Murillo - 9:11.93
Triple Jump - Ace Odumosu - 45-2.25
4x200M Relay - Burke, Davis, McClain, Yeager - 1:31.22
4x400M Relay - Davis, Jurgaitis, Lamb, Yeager - 3:28.10
4x800M Relay Wrinn, Jurgaitis, Hogate, Yeager - 7:56.01 -STATE RECORD
Indoor Girls Records set in 2025
60M - Alexis Donovan - 7.78
60M Hurdles - Kiara Davis - 9.27
200M - Reagan Garibaldi - 25.17
300M - Reagan Garibaldi - 41.06
400M - Reagan Garibaldi - 59.15
500M - Reagan Garibaldi - 1:22.56
Long Jump - Kiara Davis - 18-5.25
4x200M Relay - Alexis Donovan, Arianna Donovan, Kiara Davis, Reagan Garibaldi -1:42.66 STATE RECORD
Outdoor Boys Records set in 2025
200M. Eli Burke - 21.75
800M - Brian Yeager 1:51.66
1600M - Alec Jurgaitis 4:17.21
2000M Steeplechase - Evan Paskevicius - 6:34.83
Triple Jump - Ace Odumosu - 46-8.25
Pole Vault - Michael Burgos - 11-9
4x200M - Lamb, Yeager, Davis, Burke - 1:28.63
Swedish Medley - Burke, Lamb, Yeager, Hankins - 2:01.20
Outdoor Girls Records set in 2025
Long Jump - Kiara Davis -19-5
4x100M - Donovan, Donovan, Kavis, Garibaldi - 47.90
4x200M - Donovan, Davis, Donovan, Garibaldi - 1:40.88
Swedish Medley - Muzzi, Donovan, Davis, Garibaldi - 2:22.17
Cross Country Records set in 2025
Fastest 5-Runner Average - Jurgaitis, Wrinn, Murillo, Paskevicius, Plouffe- 16:20
Congratulations to the boys' XC team for earning the 2025 Delaware Team of the Year award at the N5CTA All-State Banquet held at Saint Mark's! The boys capped an incredible season with the team title at the DIAA Division II state meet. Congratulations to the coaching staff and Coach DiGennaro for earning State Coach of the Year and New Castle County Coach of the Year!
Alec Jurgaitis- 1st-Team All-State, All County
Connor Wrinn- 2nd-Team All-State, All County
Evan Paskevicius- 2nd-Team All-State, All County
Abner Murillo- 3rd-Team All-State, All County
Sadie Trumbull- 3rd-Team All-State, All County
Nathan Plouffe- 3rd-Team All-State, All County
Natalie Murillo- 3rd-Team All-State
Landon Baker- All County
The boys took first by 42 points to win the New Castle County Championship on Saturday! The team combined for 73 points to take the win! The Spartans placed 6 on All-County (Top 25) and 7 in the top 27 to take their first team title since 2002! Alec Jurgaitis, Abner Murillo, Evan Paskevicius, Connor Wrinn, Landon Baker, and Nate Plouffe all earned ALL-COUNTY honors, with Tanner Ehemann finishing 27th. Tanner is the first #7 runner in school history to break 17 minutes!
The girls finished 8th overall, tying them with Newark Charter in total points. The girls were led by Sadie Trumbull's 23rd-place finish, good for ALL COUNTY!! Natalie Murillo and Tessa Palm finished 27th and 41st to help lead the team!
The boys JV had their best meet of the season, finishing 4th overall and just 6 points away from 2nd! Ryan Brooks had a breakthrough race, finishing 3rd overall in 17:36! Taylor Cook and Grant Thompson finished in the top-20 to medal for the team in the top-20! The girls' JV finished 8th overall, with Ariana Flickinger leading the team!
Season-Best through Counties
All-Time at Bellevue (updating soon)
The Saint Mark's Spartans brought up the Joe O'Neill Invite boys' team title for the first time in school history. Since 2008, the boys have been racing the Joe O'Neill Invite in honor of our late XC Coach. This fall they brought home the hardware!! The team was led by Evan Paskevicius's 10th place finish, which tied his PR at 16:15. Seniors Alec Jurgaitis, Connor Wrinn, and Abner Murillo finished 18th, 20th, and 22nd, respectively to lead the team to a 95-point score. Juniors Nate Plouffe, Landon Baker, and Tanner Ehemann came in just 15 seconds apart to round out our top 7 runners!
The girls finished 9th overall, with Natalie Murillo again leading the charge in 24th overall at 20:02. Sadie Trumbull finished in 20:20 to come in 2nd for the team.
The JV boys and girls both came in 6th overall.
Results
Season-Best Times through Joe O'Neill
Cary, NC. The boys varsity team earned a spot on the line in the Race of Champions at the Great American XC Festival and placed 21st out of 40 teams in the Nationally competitive race. The top 5 averaged 16:28 on the day, good for #2 all time! Alec Jurgaitis led the team, finishing 47th overall and establishing a new Wake Med team course record in 15:41. Abner Murillo ran the 2nd fastest time in school history at 16:15. Connor Wrinn also ran the fifth fastest time in school history with a 16:21 on the hilly course. Evan Paskevicius (16:47) and Landon Baker (17:13) rounded out the top five.
The girls varsity team placed 24th out of 52 teams in the Blue race at the Great American Cross Country Festival. The top 5 averaged 21:00 on the hilly course. Natalie Murillo and Sadie Trumbull ran the 5th and 7th fastest times in school history on the course, with Tessa, Olivia, and Mari rounding out the top-5 for the Spartans.
Both boys and girls JV teams finished 35th overall in this highly competitive meet.
Overall, the boys and girls combined to sets 21 personal bests on the day!
The Saint Mark's boys continue their historic season with a big win at the Six Flags Invite in the Varsity C Race. The boys combined to average 16:30 for the top-5 runners, which is #2 in school history. Abner Murillo led the way by setting a new school record on the course, being the first Spartan to ever dip under 16 minutes. His 15:57 is #6 in school history for a 5K on any course.
Evan Paskevicius broke the junior school record with a time of 16:15 to finish 8th overall! He holds the #3 time in school history. Junior Nate Plouffe had a 1:10 improvement from last year to come in 12th overall in 16:35.
The girls finished 4th overall out of 25 schools in the Varsity C Race. Natalie Murillo, Sadie Trumbull, and Tessa Palm led the way to medal for the team!
The boys JV finished 3rd overall to earn a team trophy, and the JV girls came in 6th!
BOYS FINISH 3RD, GIRLS FINISH 5TH AT THE SPARTAN MOONLIGHT INVITE
Award pics from Moonlight (Don Paul Photography)
All-Time Top Moonlight
Cross Country Under the Lights
Live results provided by Fulton Accurate Timing on FAT.LIVE.
Race splits
The 4K will have 3 race splits and a finish split. We will split at the 1100M, 1600M, 3200M, and the finish result.
The 3200M course will also have 3 live race splits at 1100M,1600M, 2400M, and the finish result.
The 1.1 mile course will have live race splits at 1000M and the finish result.
Meet information Page for 2025
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UPDATED COURSE MAP- NEW FINAL 400M
**Note** any car that parks along the driveway up the campus will be immediately towed. It is a safety concern and we need the road clear for ambulance and fire trucks.
Live Results 2024
Delaware Online Article - by Brandon Holvec
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meet videos below
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The Spartan boys and girls both kicked off the 5K season with big wins over Cape Henlopen and Sussex Tech!
The boys defeated Cape 23-34, and also broke a new school record with the win. Alec Jurgaitis, Abner Murillo, Alec Jurgaitis, Evan Paskevicius, Connor Wrinn, and Nathan Plouffe averaged 16:20 to shatter the 5-runner record set last year at 16:35. Alec's 15:38 is #2 in school history and just 1 second off the school record. Abner's 16:14 is a new lifetime PR and is #10 in school history!
The girls win over Cape was capped off by Natalie Murillo's first place overall victory in 20:00! She was followed up by Sadie Trumbull (3rd) Tessa Palm (4th) Ally Kushkieva (9th) and Olivia Hardy (10th)!
Senior Abner Murillo led the Spartans by finishing 11th overall and setting a new senior record on Saturday at the Unionville 2-Mile Bash. Murillo covered the 2-mile course in 10:09 to break the existing senior record by 20 seconds. The current varsity boys now earn the top-4 spots all time and 7 of the top 13 times in school history! Abner, Evan,Nate, and Landon all medaled for the Spartans!
For the girls, Natalie Murillo and Tessa Palm lead the way with top finishes in their respective races. Natalie ran 12:56 to be the 5th fastest girl in school history on the course! Tessa finished 18th overall in her race to medal in the senior race! The breakout of the day was Olivia Hardy's 38th place finish in 13:41!
The team has the weekend off before returning next Tuesday to Sand Hill to take on Cape Henlopen High School!
Natalie Murillo #4 All Time for girls!
Click here for the complete 2025 Fall Racing Schedule
WEEK 3
Wed, Aug 27 3:15-5:00 at Saint Mark's
Thur, Aug 28. 7:00-9:00pm at Saint Mark's Track under the lights
****Races will be live streamed on Instagram and will be posted on our Youtube page!
Friday, Aug 29- On your own
Sat, Aug 30- On your own
Monday, Sept 1 On your own
The boys' team repeated on Saturday as Division II State Champions with 108 points! The girls finished 2nd overall for the 3rd straight year with 135.5 points! Congrats to both teams.
The senior class has combined to earn 4 State Championships and 3 Runner Up trophies in the last 4 years!
NATIONALS SCHEDULE
Boys- Boston, MA, at the New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Girls- New York, NY at the Nike Indoor Nationals
We are proud to send our finest athletes off to compete against the best athletes in the country at the National Championship meets this week. Please wish them luck as they look to represent our very own Pike Creek Track Club.
Thursday, March 13
New Balance Nationals 4x800M at 5:00pm (Wrinn, Jurgaitis, Hogate, Yeager)
Friday, March 14
New Balance Nationals 4x200M at 2:00pm (Burke, McClain, Davis, Yeager)
Nike Nationals 4x200M. 5:12PM (Al Donovan, Davis, Ar Donovan, Garibaldi)
Saturday, March 15
Nike Nationals 60M Dash at 10:55am Kiara Davis
New Balance Nationals 200M at 2:32PM Eli Burke.
Nike Nationals 400M at 3:56PM Reagan Garibaldi
New Balance Nationals 800M at 4:24PM Brian Yeager
Sunday, March 16
Nike Nationals Long Jump Championship at 12:30PM Kiara Davis
Congratulations to Eli Burke for running 21.98 at AAU Nationals on Saturday and breaking his own 200M indoor school record! He finished 2nd overall in the event down in Virginia Beach.
https://flashresults.com/2025_Meets/Indoor/03-07_AAU/040-2_compiled.htm
Saint Mark's girls finished 3rd overall and the boys came in 7th at the DIAA State Meet.
The Spartans stole the show at the state meet with two state relay records! The Boys' 4x800M and the girls 4x200M cracked state records and are nationally ranked athletes! The team of Connor Wrinn, Alec Jurgaitis, Patrick Hogate ran 7:56.01 to break the record by over 2 seconds! They are also ranked #16 in the nation! Alexis Donovan, Kiara Davis, Arianna Donovan, and Reagan Garibaldi broke their own state record in running 1:42.66! They are ranked #
Kiara Davis is also state champion and ALL STATE in the long jump, the first win in that event in state history! Eli Burke broke the school record in the 200M in finishing 4th in 22.16. The boys 4x400M finished 3rd overall in 3:28.10 to break the existing school record! Brian Yeager also finished 3rd overall in the 400M in a new PR of 49.88.
Freshman Sophia Montee also took home a 3rd place medal in the triple jump!
The boys finished 5th overall at the New Castle County Champs. They were led by Evan Paskevicius and Connor Wrinn who both earned All County! The girls were led by a trio of Sienna Trumbull (29th), Tessa Palm (30th) and Natalie Murillo (33rd).
The boys' JV took 2nd overall, placing 5 runners in the top 15! The girls rose to 5th overall in the JV race!
The Saint Mark's XC Team made history on Saturday at the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational. The boys became the fastest team in school history, eclipsing a record that stood since 2007! The 5-runner varsity average of 16:35 was shattered by over 12 seconds. The team also won the entire merged field race, which brought together over 140 schools!
Alec Jurgaitis (16:17) Brian Yeager (16:37) Connor Wrinn (16:37) Abner Murillo (16:41) Evan Paskevicious (16:44) Patrick Hogate (17:11) and Michael Witkowski (18:10) took first overall in the C Race and became the fastest team in the school's 55-year history. They also ran the 3rd, 5th,6th,7th, and 8th fastest times on the course in school history. Alec Jurgaitis broke the junior record, with Evan Paskevicious breaking the sophomore record along the way.
The boys' JV also took first overall and won the merged JV score as well. Sophomores Nate Plouffe (17:40) and Tanner Ehemann (17:41) took 2nd and 3rd overall to pace the team to victory!
The girls finished 9th overall in the varsity race and WON the JV C Race!
Sadie Trumbull (20:19) Tessa Palm (20:29) and Natalie Murillo (20:30) ran the 8th, 10, and 11th fastest times in school history on the course on Saturday. Mary Cantoran ran a 2-minute PR to finish in 22:20, with Ashley Geisewite, Katelyn Rybaltowski, and Paige Bienkowski rounding out our top 7. The JV team placed 4 girls in the top-20, with Ally Kushkieva finishing 2nd overall!
Girls varsity took 9th overall, with the JV girls taking home the C team Championship!
The first ever Spartan Moonlight Showcase kicked off on Saturday night with 13 races in 4 hours. The teams brought home 3rd in both races, and 1st in both JV races as well!
Results.-
The Spartans headed to Sussex County to take on Cape Henlopen, Milford, Sussex Academy, Sussex Tech, and Wilmington Christian at the beautiful Sand Hill Fields course.
The boys came away with a win and a near school record, as the top boys averaged 16:51 over 5K for the first five runners. That is just 4 seconds off the existing record of 16:47 set in 2008. They were led by Abner Murillo's 16:32 finish. The 1-5 split was under 30 seconds!
The girls finished 2nd overall. The Spartans were led by junior captain Tessa Palm who ran 20:26 for a 90 second personal best by 1:32! Freshmen Natalie Murillo (20:44) and Sadie Trumbull (21:18) finished 3rd and 7th, respectively.
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All changes to the schedule will be marked in RED. Our XC schedule with more information is also found on the tabs at the top (2024 XC Schedule)
Our 13th annual SMXC Summer Kickoff party will take place this Monday, June 17th, 6:00PM at Papermill Park. We will go for a short run, play games, eat food, and hear from our guest speaker.
the guest speaker for 2024 is Connor Nisbet. Connor was the state and county champion in 2016, 2016, and 2017 with Wilmington Friends. He holds the state record for 5000M with a 15:00 his senior year. He also ran 14:44 indoor his senior year. Connor just recently graduated from Princeton University.
Personal Bests High School:
1600M-4:12 (DE #3)
3200M-9:00 (DE #2)
5000M XC- 15:00 (State record) 4000M XC 12:28 (state record)
14:44 indoor 5000M (State all time #1)
Collegiate Personal Bests:
5000M Track -13:49
10000M- 28:56
Individual accomplishment:
DIAA Division II State Champion2016, 2017, 2018
New Castle County XC Champion 2016, 2017, 2018
3x DII state Champion at 3200M
NCAA Nationals Competitor in XC 2022, 2023
59th in USA at 2023 Nationals
High School Team Accomplishments:
2019 DIAA Division I State Champions
Congratulations to our boys track and field team for winning the DIAA State Championship on Saturday! Congratulations also to our girls for finishing runners up at states. The boys and girls combined to score 245 points over the weekend!
The Spartans had multiple state champions at the meet. The boys' 4x800 team finished 1st overall, set a new school record, broke the state meet record at 7:51, and ran the 89th fastest time in the nation! The girls' 4x200M finished 1st overall as well, just missing their school record, but ran a US nationally ranked time of 1:43.15.
Reagan Garibaldi broke the 200M outdoor record by 1/100th of a second in running 24.95! The record stood since 1993. Alexis Donovan won the 100M dash in 12.30, a new PR! Ava Malgiero took first in the triple jump with a mark of 34-5.5, and finally Ellie Brown concluded her career by winning the vault on Friday, clearing 8-6 for the win!
The team also had 8 2nd place finishes on the day!
The boys finished out the year as the #1 ranked team in all of Delaware after concluding an undefeated season!
Season-Best Through States BOYS
Season-Best Through States GIRLS
The boys track and field team took 1st out of over 40 schools at the 81st New Castle County Championship! The girls showed their strength as they claimed 3rd overall, their 4th straight top-3 finish!! The teams combined for 17 athletes on ALL COUNTY (top 3 in each event).
The teams also combined to win 5 events and set 2 new school records over the weekend.
Chad Dohl- 100M Champion
Max Batten- High Jump Champion
Tahj Johnson, Jude Rykaczewski, Keigan Barnes, Chad Dohl- 4x100M Champions and school record! 42.79
Matthew Cox, Brandon Smith, Connor Gehbardt, Brian Yeager- 4x400M Champions
Arianna Donovan, Alexis Donovan, Angel Rizzo, Reagan Garibaldi- 4x200M Champions and school record 1:43.03
Girls School Records
The Saint Mark's boys, led by Michael Burgos's new school record, defeated Salesianum on Tuesday in a close-fought Catholic Championships. The girls were led by 4x200M school record holders Arianna Donovan, Alexis, Donovan, Angel Rizzo, and Reagan Garibaldi!
The team had an epic day on Tuesday, qualifying 27 boys and 17 girls for the DIAA state meet on the same day. The Spartans had impressive double wins from Chad Dohl, Brian Yeager, and Arianna Donovan as both boys and girls cruised to 5-0 on the season.
Records Fall at the 2024 N5CTA Twilight Invitational
Saint Mark's broke 3 school records on Monday night at the 2024 Twilight Invitaitonal at Saint Mark's. Chad Dohl ran 10.97 to become the fastest runner in school history, breaking the record of 10.99 set by Scott Veri and Zion Glover. Michael Burgos pole vaulted 10-6 to tie the existing record set by Patrick Palm. Finally, the Distance Medley Relay team of Alec Jurgaitis, Sean Kemske, Connor Gebhardt, and Brian Yeager ran 10:46.07 to break the old record by 12 seconds. That record has stood since 1987!
The boys took 1st overall in 9 events on the evening!
The girls were led by big wins by Arianna Donovan (100h and 300H) and Hailey Isabell (1st in discus and 2nd in shot). They also took 1st overall in the distance medley relay!
The Spartans are 2-0 after wins on Wednesday at Newark Charter and Archmere. Logan Klein led the way with three wins. He took first in the shot put, discus, and 4x200M Relay.
Season-Best Performances (coming soon)
Brian Yeager, Connor Gebhardt, Brandon Smith, and Alec Jurgaitis ran 8:00.84 to finish first in their race and 15th overall. They ran the #2 time in STATE HISTORY. They shattered our school record this season by 21 seconds.
School Records
All-time in Delaware
You can watch their race live HERE.
Results are found HERE.
Friday, March 8 Practice 3:10-5:00
Saturday, March 9 No Practice
Monday, March 12 1:15-3:00pm (no school that day)
Tuesday, March 13 3:10-5:00
Wed< March 14 3:10-5:00
Thurs March 15 3:10-5:00
Friday, March 16 3:10-5:00
Saturday, March 17 10:00-11:45PM
