Mocorunning.com conducted an open online poll between April 27 through May 3 to determine who the local track fans think will win each event at the upcoming Montgomery County Track & Field Championship Meet. One hundred and twenty nine valid votes were collected during the given time frame. Below you will find a table of the poll winners and five expert picks. The first column on the left is the name of the event. The second column is the athlete that the majority of fans picked to win each event. The third column is the percentage of fans who voted for the poll-winning athlete. The five columns on the right of the table are the selections of five real moco fans who do excellent in prediction competitions season after season. Their true identities will remain concealed. **All Votes & Predictions Were Made Before the Release of a Performance List**
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|
Majority Vote Winner |
|
% Vote |
|
|
Simon |
|
Paula |
|
Kara |
|
Randy |
|
Hasselhoff |
| Boys 100 |
|
Avery Graham, Clarksburg |
|
59.6% |
|
Graham |
|
Graham |
|
Graham |
|
Graham |
|
Ezekoye |
| Boys 200 |
|
Avery Graham, Clarksburg |
|
59.3% |
|
Haughton |
|
Graham |
|
Graham |
|
Graham |
|
Haughton |
| Boys 400 |
|
Antonio Palmer, Gaithersburg |
|
25.0% |
|
Ant. Palmer |
|
Bartholomew |
|
Ant. Palmer |
|
Bartholomew |
|
Blair |
| Boys 800 |
|
Wayne Bartholomew, Q. Orchard |
|
50.5% |
|
Ant. Palmer |
|
Bartholomew |
|
Bartholomew |
|
Ant. Palmer |
|
Bartholomew |
| Boys
1600 |
|
Solomon Haile, Sherwood |
|
58.4% |
|
And Palmer |
|
Haile |
|
And Palmer |
|
Haile |
|
And Palmer |
| Boys
3200 |
|
Solomon Haile, Sherwood |
|
88.4% |
|
Haile |
|
Haile |
|
Haile |
|
Haile |
|
Haile |
| Boys 110
Hurdles |
|
Owen Cain, Gaithersburg |
|
67.5% |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
| Boys 300
Hurdles |
|
Malcolm Wyche, Paint Branch |
|
37.0% |
|
Wyche |
|
Wyche |
|
Wyche |
|
Raheem |
|
Rodriguez |
| Boys
4x100 |
|
Clarksburg |
|
30.2% |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Northwest |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Clarksburg |
| Boys
4x200 |
|
Northwest |
|
27.4% |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Blair |
|
Blair |
| Boys
4x400 |
|
Northwest |
|
47.7% |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
| Boys
4x800 |
|
Churchill |
|
60.9% |
|
Churchill |
|
Churchill |
|
Churchill |
|
Walter Johnson |
|
Churchill |
| Boys
High Jump |
|
Owen Cain, Gaithersburg |
|
56.8% |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Taylor |
| Boys
Long Jump |
|
Owen Cain, Gaithersburg |
|
38.8% |
|
Graham |
|
Wiseman |
|
Wiseman |
|
Cain |
|
Graham |
| Boys
Triple Jump |
|
Owen Cain, Gaithersburg |
|
45.6% |
|
Willacy |
|
Willacy |
|
Willacy |
|
Cain |
|
Willacy |
| Boys
Shot Put |
|
Sean Stanley, Gaithersburg |
|
51.9% |
|
Brown |
|
Stanley |
|
Brown |
|
Stanley |
|
Brown |
| Boys
Discus |
|
Marcus Brown, Q. Orchard |
|
44.2% |
|
Brown |
|
Brown |
|
Brown |
|
Stanley |
|
Brown |
| Pole
Vault |
|
Ryan Schorer, Churchill |
|
37.2% |
|
Schorer |
|
Schorer |
|
Schorer |
|
Schorer |
|
Schorer |
| Boys Top
Scorer |
|
Owen Cain, Gaithersburg |
|
55.7% |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Cain |
|
Bartholomew |
| Tie Breaker: Winning 4x400 Time |
|
3:23.81 |
|
3:23.88 |
|
3:23.93 |
|
3:22.23 |
|
3:21.78 |
|
3:23.50 |
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|
Majority Vote Winner |
|
% Vote |
|
|
Simon |
|
Paula |
|
Kara |
|
Randy |
|
Hasselhoff |
| Girls
100 |
|
Olivia Ekpone, Northwest |
|
49.4% |
|
Wolf |
|
Wolf |
|
Wolf |
|
Ekpone |
|
Wolf |
| Girls
200 |
|
Olivia Ekpone, Northwest |
|
70.4% |
|
Ekpone |
|
Ekpone |
|
Ekpone |
|
Ekpone |
|
Statham |
| Girls
400 |
|
Olivia Ekpone, Northwest |
|
57.3% |
|
Wolf |
|
Ekpone |
|
Statham |
|
Wolf |
|
Ekpone |
| Girls
800 |
|
Maryam Fikri, Churchill |
|
58.1% |
|
Fikri |
|
Fikri |
|
Other |
|
Fikri |
|
Fikri |
| Girls
1600 |
|
Jessie Rubin, Wootton |
|
41.9% |
|
Tousley |
|
Fikri |
|
Fikri |
|
Tousley |
|
Tousley |
| Girls
3200 |
|
Jessie Rubin, Wootton |
|
48.1% |
|
Rubin |
|
Rubin |
|
Rubin |
|
Rubin |
|
Rubin |
| Girls
110 Hurdles |
|
Olivia Durr, Poolesville |
|
53.1% |
|
Salke |
|
Salke |
|
Salke |
|
Durr |
|
Salke |
| Girls
300 Hurdles |
|
Olivia Durr, Poolesville |
|
53.3% |
|
Durr |
|
Polite |
|
Duval |
|
Polite |
|
Durr |
| Girls
4x100 |
|
Paint Branch |
|
47.3% |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
| Girls
4x200 |
|
Paint Branch |
|
44.4% |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Paint Branch |
| Girls
4x400 |
|
Northwest |
|
47.9% |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
| Girls
4x800 |
|
Northwest |
|
35.5% |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Walter Johnson |
|
Northwest |
| Girls
High Jump |
|
Vanessa Jules, Paint Branch |
|
58.7% |
|
Jules |
|
Jules |
|
Jules |
|
Jules |
|
Jules |
| Girls
Long Jump |
|
Page Harris, Clarksburg |
|
37.8% |
|
Harris |
|
Harris |
|
Harris |
|
LaFond |
|
Harris |
| Girls
Triple Jump |
|
Arielle Statham, Paint Branch |
|
58.3% |
|
Statham |
|
Statham |
|
Statham |
|
Statham |
|
Statham |
| Girls
Shot Put |
|
Octavia King, Blake |
|
39.4% |
|
Johnson |
|
Johnson |
|
Johnson |
|
King |
|
Johnson |
| Girls
Discus |
|
Octavia King, Blake |
|
67.7% |
|
King |
|
King |
|
King |
|
King |
|
King |
| Pole
Vault |
|
Lauren Rose, Gaithersburg |
|
27.7% |
|
Rose |
|
Rose |
|
Rose |
|
Canter |
|
Rose |
| Girls
Top Scorer |
|
Olivia Ekpone, Northwest |
|
53.5% |
|
Statham |
|
Ekpone |
|
Statham |
|
Ekpone |
|
Tousley |
| Tie Breaker: Winning 4x400 Time |
|
3:57.38 |
|
3:54.38 |
|
4:04.67 |
|
3:54.82 |
|
4:02.51 |
|
3:55.00 |
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Combined Poll Ranking |
|
Poll Points |
|
|
Simon |
|
Paula |
|
Kara |
|
Randy |
|
Hasselhoff |
| #1 Boys
Team |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
395 |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Clarksburg |
| #2 Boys
Team |
|
Clarksburg |
|
311 |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Q. Orchard |
|
Gaithersburg |
| #3 Boys
Team |
|
Northwest |
|
269 |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
| #4 Boys
Team |
|
Churchill |
|
236 |
|
Q. Orchard |
|
Churchill |
|
Springbrook |
|
Churchill |
|
Churchill |
| #5 Boys
Team |
|
Quince Orchard |
|
192 |
|
Whitman |
|
WJ |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Q. Orchard |
| #6 Boys
Team |
|
Damascus |
|
141 |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Whitman |
|
Whitman |
|
Sherwood |
|
Blair |
| #7 Boys
Team |
|
Paint Branch |
|
137 |
|
Damascus |
|
Damascus |
|
Churchill |
|
WJ |
|
Damascus |
| #8 Boys
Team |
|
Whitman |
|
134 |
|
Blair |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Damascus |
|
Whitman |
|
Sherwood |
| #9 Boys
Team |
|
Blair |
|
111 |
|
Churchill |
|
R. Montgomery |
|
Blair |
|
Blair |
|
WJ |
| #10 Boys
Team |
|
Richard Montgomery |
|
102 |
|
Springbrook |
|
Sherwood |
|
WJ |
|
Damascus |
|
Whitman |
| Tie Breaker: Winning Team Score |
|
82 |
|
78 |
|
62 |
|
84 |
|
91 |
|
90 |
|
|
| #1 Girls
Team |
|
Northwest |
|
341 |
|
Churchill |
|
Churchill |
|
Churchill |
|
Northwest |
|
Churchill |
| #2 Girls
Team |
|
Churchill |
|
324 |
|
Northwest |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
|
B-CC |
|
Paint Branch |
| #3 Girls
Team |
|
Paint Branch |
|
288 |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Northwest |
|
Paint Branch |
|
Northwest |
| #4 Girls
Team |
|
Clarksburg |
|
180 |
|
Wootton |
|
Wootton |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Churchill |
|
Wootton |
| #5 Girls
Team |
|
Wootton |
|
162 |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Wootton |
|
WJ |
|
Clarksburg |
| #6 Girls
Team |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
161 |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
WJ |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Clarksburg |
|
WJ |
| #7 Girls
Team |
|
B-CC |
|
134 |
|
B-CC |
|
B-CC |
|
B-CC |
|
Gaithersburg |
|
Blair |
| #8 Girls
Team |
|
Walter Johnson |
|
110 |
|
Poolesville |
|
Damascus |
|
WJ |
|
Damascus |
|
Gaithersburg |
| #9 Girls
Team |
|
Damascus |
|
94 |
|
WJ |
|
Clarksburg |
|
Poolesville |
|
Q. Orchard |
|
Whitman |
| #10
Girls Team |
|
Poolesville |
|
72 |
|
Kennedy |
|
Whitman |
|
Damascus |
|
Poolesville |
|
Kennedy |
| Tie Breaker: Winning Team Score |
|
80 |
|
108 |
|
75 |
|
88 |
|
84 |
|
90 |
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| Tie Breaker: # of records broken in 2009 |
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4.94 |
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4 |
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7 |
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