CALVERT HALL DOMINATES AT MIAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Calvert Hall senior Ricardo Cooper holds up the MIAA A Conference outdoor track championship trophy Saturday. The Cardinals won their second straight championship after going 23 years without a title. (Derek Toney)
Calvert Hall senior Ricardo Cooper holds up the MIAA A Conference outdoor track championship trophy Saturday. The Cardinals won their second straight championship after going 23 years without a title. (Derek Toney)
May 15, 2023

CARDINALS RULE THE FIELD IN A RECORD SETTING REPEAT TITLE PERFORMANCE; PALLOTTI WINS THE B CONFERENCE

 by Derek Toney

Calvert Hall was disappointed after losing the MIAA indoor track and field championship meet by a mere two points. At the outdoor championship meet Saturday at Archbishop Spalding’s Whittles Field, the Cardinals left little doubt.

Calvert Hall (232.5 points) won its second consecutive MIAA A Conference outdoor title, distancing Mount St. Joseph (132.5) and Gilman (91). The 232.5 points is the most by a winning team in MIAA outdoor championship meet history.

“We were the favorites for indoor and came up short,” said Calvert Hall coach Scott Baker. “We were the favorites (outdoor) coming in and was impressed with how we performed.”

Cameron Davis collected first-place medals in the 1,600 (4 minutes, 16.39 seconds) and 3,200-meter run (9:22.21), and anchored the 1,600 relay. The junior won for the second straight year in the 1,600.

Antoine McNair (300 hurdles; 40.59) and Da’Shawn Keller (800; 1:55.65) captured individual running titles for the Cardinals, who swept the four relays with Davis, joining Ramon Valentine, Damon Ferguson and Caiden Newsome on the 1,600 relay (3:25.49). The quartet of McNair, Newsome, Jaiden Davenport and Noah Thomas combined to clock 42.38 in the 400 relay.


Calvert Hall’s Cameron Davis rolls through the second curve during the anchor leg of the Cardinals’ first place run in 1,600-meter relay team.

On the opening day Thursday, Calvert Hall won the 800 relay (1:27.11) with Davenport, Thomas, Newsome and Ferguson. Michael Kirby, Luke Doetschman, Ryan Warner and Court Schroeder led the Cardinals to victory in the 3,200 relay (7:57.59).

Calvert Hall collected 110 points inside of Russo Stadium Thursday. Evan Soriano (pole vault; 13-feet), Tyrin Bizzelle (high jump; 6-4), Ferguson (long jump; 22-0.5) and Chase Dorsey (shot put; 51-15) captured field event titles.

The Cardinals won the MIAA cross country team title and lost in the final event (1,600 relay) at the indoor championship to Mount St. Joseph at the Prince George’s Complex.

Taylor, a 2013 Calvert Hall grad who was a middle distance runner, believes the program is back among the elite in the state.

“Hopefully, we’re starting another dynasty,” said Baker.

Avery Jones (200; 21.86) and Bly Hill (triple jump; 43-6.5) collected victories for Mount St. Joseph. St. Vincent Pallotti (145 points) won the B crown over Concordia Prep (111) and Annapolis Area Christian (102).

The Panthers established new championship marks in the 200 (21.81) with Jake Odey-Jordan, Messiah McKinley (400; 49.84) and Robert Mitchell (shot put; 46-1.25) as well as the 800 (1:29.43) and 1,600 (3:27.31) relay.

John Carroll senior Andrew Brown was the B meet’s top performer, setting marks in the 800 (2:00.7), 1,600 (4:20.39) and 3,200 (9:50.06). Concordia Prep’s Vance Harris established a new mark in the high jump (6-2).


St. Vincent Pallotti shows off its hardware gained as the MIAA B Conference champion at the 2023 MIAA track and field championships.