Eastmoor boys, Whetstone girls win City League track and field titles

On the girls side, Whetstone (111) won its fourth consecutive league title, edging runner-up Northland (107). The Braves secured the title by taking second in the final race, the 1,600-meter relay (4 minutes, 21.29 seconds), ahead of third-place Northland (4:22.19).

Eastmoor Academy boys win for Devon Biggs

Biggs’ memory motivated the Warriors, said senior Malachi Awale, who won the 300 hurdles (39.69) and finished second in the 110 hurdles (15.19).

“This means a lot to me,” Awale said. “We’ve been working four long years for this. We came close so many times and we finally got it. I just want to remember my friend Devon. We do it all for him. It was a team effort. It wasn’t just the sprinters or distance group. It was everybody together.”

Donovan Delph contributed to the title by winning the long jump (22 feet, 8½ inches), while Jaydyn Turner won the 800 (2:00.8) and Braylon Fayne won the 3,200 (10:32.84).

Delph, Turner, Dajon West and Willie Poindexter closed the meet by winning the 1,600 relay (3:26.95), and Turner, West, Brice Graham and Yuri West won the 3,200 relay (8:26.53).

Beechcroft’s Nehemiah Mills pulled off an impressive feat, winning the 100 (10.87), 200 (21.38) and 400 (49.26).

The Whetstone girls track and field team poses with the championship trophy after winning its fourth consecutive City League title May 14 at Africentric.

Whetstone girls continue City League reign

The Braves captured their fourth title in a row behind senior Miriam Rule, who won the 800 (2.26.7) and 1,600 (5:16.29) and joined Lyla McFadden, Madeleine Rubel and Rosa Shuman-Roth on the first-place 3,200 relay (10:36.88).

Rule, who will run at Johns Hopkins, transferred to Whetstone after attending West as a freshman.

“We have some great coaches, and our team culture is really great,” Rule said. “We have weekly pasta parties. We support each other outside of practice and that makes a huge difference in training.”

Shuman-Roth won the 400 (1:01.38) and McFadden won the 3,200 (13:44.67).

Beechcroft’s Celeste Hutchinson won the 100 (12.8) and 200 (26.19), and Northland’s Amirah Stewart finished first in the shot put (38-7) and discus (112-10).

Columbus City League track and field standings

BOYS: Eastmoor 139; Beechcroft 83; Walnut Ridge 81; South 73; Africentric 52; Independence 39; Linden-McKinley 37; Whetstone 29; Mifflin 27; West 25; Centennial 20; Northland 14; Marion-Franklin 1

GIRLS: Whetstone 111; Northland 107; Beechcroft 84; Eastmoor 74; South 63; Walnut Ridge 49.5; Linden 49; Mifflin 24; Independence 20.5; West 13; Africentric 6; East 4; Marion-Franklin 4; Centennial 3

High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.

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