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The two day format and beautiful weather in the upper 70's for much of the 2025 Montgomery County Championship Meet made for another record number of new entries into Mocorunning's County Championship Meet Record Book. There are 189 entries related to the year 2025 compared to 162 entries remaining from 2024, 134 entries remaining from 2014, 123 entries remaining from 2015, and 120 entries remaining from 2023. There has been a 13% turnover in Mocorunning's County Championship Meet Record Book in the last three years (versus an expected 7% turnover these three years).
Team Tidbits
Northwest won a record 5th boys team county title in meet history while Springbrook won its second girls team title in three years.
Northwest boys and runner-up Paint Branch boys maintained long active streaks of finishing in the top ten at the MCPS Championship Meet. Paint Branch has recorded top ten finishes in the last twelve county meets while Northwest has fifteen consecutive meets finishing in the top ten.
On the girls side, the Northwest girls (8th in 2025) are unrivaled in consecutive top ten finishes with fifteen consecutive meets finishing in the top ten. No other girls team has an active streak of more than four consecutive meets finishing in the top ten.
Seneca Valley girls had their highest team finish in meet history with a second place finish. Their previous best finish in the team standings was fifth. Seneca Valley also scored the most points it ever has at the MCPS Championship Meet, 62.5.
Sherwood boys had their highest team finish in meet history with a third place finish. Their previous best finish in the team standings was sixth. Sherwood also scored the most points it ever has at the MCPS Championship Meet, 63.
All-Time Performances
Four meet records were broken at the 2025 MCPS Championship Meet.
Ava Wilson of Whitman High School broke the old pole vault meet record of 10-07 with a mark of 11-feet even. The senior finished in the top 3 in the pole vault at the MCPS Championship Meet all four years of high school and holds three of the top seven pole vault marks in meet history.
Teagan Bandholz of Poolesville High School added over six feet to the previous meet record in the discus with a mark of 136'-11". The distance that she put between herself and the previous record holder, Claudia Ababio (130-01 from 2014), makes this one of the most dominant records in meet history. The new record is 5.25% better than the second best performance in meet history (see last year's article for a longer discussion of this).
Rahmise Jones of Northwest High School added three inches to Roberto Terrell, Jr. and Kendall Wideman's long jump meet record of 22-11.50. This meet record has been tied or broken each of the last three years. Five of the top six marks in meet history are from 2022 to 2025. MoCo boys really seem to have unlocked the long jump these last few years.
Paint Branch chopped three seconds off the meet record in the boys 4x400-meter relay. According to the splits on athletic.net, Jacob Martin split 48.4 after he had already won the open 400m and 800m in 48.87 and 1:53.21, respectively. It's safe to say this was the most loaded boys 4x400m relay in meet history. Aside from the huge meet record, the top five teams from 2025 were under 3:25 and are now ranked in the top 17 in meet history in the boys 4x400m relay.
Near Misses: B-CC's Ani Bailin missed the girls 3200-meter meet record by 0.56 seconds. Her time of 10:39.60 is the new #3 performance in meet history. Northwood's Jayden Apenteng missed the boys 300-meter hurdles meet record by 0.48 seconds. His time of 38.72 is the new #2 performance in meet history.
James DeMoss and Multi-Event Winners
The athlete of the meet award is named for an MCPS track coach from the 1960's through the 1980's, James DeMoss. The award is voted on by coaches during the MCPS Championship Meet. This year's male winner was Mateo Gros-Slovinsky of Whitman High School. The girls winner was Ruth Ayuk-Takor of Paint Branch High School.
Mateo Gros-Slovinsky won the boys 1600m and 3200m in 4:14.72 and 9:32.23, respectively. He was also runner-up in the 800-meter in 1:55.02, but he could not keep pace with Jacob Martin's blazing 1:53.21 800m. Gros-Slovinsky's 800m time was #7 in meet history, 1600m time was #4 in meet history, and 3200m time was #25 in meet history. Combined with 2024's triple victory in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m, he is the first distance runner in meet history to win five individual county titles and just the sixth boy to ever win five individual county titles (the others are sprinters, jumpers, and hurdlers).
Ruth Ayuk-Takor of Paint Branch won the girls 200m, 400m, and contributed to the winning 4x200 and third place 4x400. Her 400m time of 56.78 ranks #14 in meet history. Paint Branch's 4x200m time of 1:41.96 ranks #9 in meet history.
Jacob Martin of Paint Branch won the 400m, 800m, and broke the meet record in the 4x400-meter relay. His 400m time of 48.87 ranks #13 in meet history. His 800m time of 1:53.21 ranks #3 in meet history.
Elena Juarez of Gaithersburg High School won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.72 (#18 in meet history) and the 300-meter hurdles in 44.96 (#5 in meet history). She also contributed to the winning 4x100-meter relay in 48.14 (#6 in meet history). She won the 100-meter hurdles race for the third consecutive year giving her four individual outdoor county titles in her high school career.
Samuel Koiwood of Watkins Mill High School won the boys 100m and 200m in 10.95 and 22.09, respectively.
Megan Raue of Walter Johnson High School won the 800m in 2:16.71 (#10 in meet history) and 1600m in 5:00.81 (#9 in meet history).
Blake High School's Sierra Swangin won the high jump for the third consecutive year at the MCPS Championship Meet, this year in 5'-4".
New Top 25 in Meet History
GIRLS New Top 25 Performances in Meet History, Sorted by Event
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New Rank Name School Result Event
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14 Ruth Ayuk-Takor Paint Branch 56.78 400m
23 Kayla Gordon Gaithersburg 57.26 400m
10 Megan Raue Walter Johnson 2:16.71 800m
9 Megan Raue Walter Johnson 5:00.81 1600m
12 Katherine Morey Winston Churchill 5:01.16 1600m
16 Ani Bailin Bethesda Chevy Chase 5:02.93 1600m
3 Ani Bailin Bethesda Chevy Chase 10:39.60 3200m
5 Katherine Greenwald Walt Whitman 10:48.73 3200m
7 Katherine Morey Winston Churchill 10:52.10 3200m
9 Emma Colavito Richard Montgomery 10:52.66 3200m
11 Ella Werkman Walt Whitman 10:54.45 3200m
18 Elena Juarez Gaithersburg 14.72 100m Hurdles
24 Malak Fadlalla Springbrook 14.84 100m Hurdles
5 Elena Juarez Gaithersburg 44.96 300m Hurdles
13 Malak Fadlalla Springbrook 45.41 300m Hurdles
11 Sierra Swangin James H. Blake 5-04.00 High Jump
17 Chay Julien Damascus 17-09.25 Long Jump
20 Jaylin Harried Bethesda Chevy Chase 17-08.00 Long Jump
5 Shekinah Jamison Damascus 38-10.75 Triple Jump
11 Jaylin Harried Bethesda Chevy Chase 37-11.25 Triple Jump
15 Fabiola Lawani Seneca Valley 37-07.00 Triple Jump
18 Chay Julien Damascus 37-05.00 Triple Jump
4 Shakira Moumban Springbrook 39-10.25 Shot Put
5 Christella Leukeu Springbrook 39-09.00 Shot Put
15 Teagan Bandholz Poolesville 37-08.00 Shot Put
1 Teagan Bandholz Poolesville 136-11.00 Discus
1 Ava Wilson Walt Whitman 11-00.00 Pole Vault
3 Mira Kalra Richard Montgomery 10-06.00 Pole Vault
12 Jordyn Goldsmith Seneca Valley 9-00.00 Pole Vault
22 Jocelyn Chaney Seneca Valley 8-00.00 Pole Vault
6 Gaithersburg 48.14 4x100
16 Paint Branch 48.90 4x100
17 Springbrook 48.97 4x100
9 Paint Branch 1:41.96 4x200
14 Springbrook 1:42.57 4x200
15 Gaithersburg 1:42.65 4x200
17 Seneca Valley 1:42.88 4x200
6 Springbrook 3:57.90 4x400
16 Montgomery Blair 9:30.53 4x800
BOYS New Top 25 Performances in Meet History, Sorted by Event
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New Rank Name School Result Event
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13 Jacob Martin Paint Branch 48.87 400m
17 Etornam Agbonyitor Springbrook 48.97 400m
24 Tyler Hall Northwest 49.39 400m
25 Tyrese Oxendine Sherwood 49.43 400m
3 Jacob Martin Paint Branch 1:53.21 800m
7 Mateo Gros-Slovinsky Walt Whitman 1:55.02 800m
9 Darly Philogene Springbrook 1:55.11 800m
18 Oliver Sykora Sherwood 1:56.42 800m
4 Mateo Gros-Slovinsky Walt Whitman 4:14.72 1600m
25 Mateo Gros-Slovinsky Walt Whitman 9:32.23 3200m
23 Shiloh Bryant-Serrano Paint Branch 14.75 110m Hurdles
2 Jayden Apenteng Northwood 38.72 300m Hurdles
13 Bakari Taylor Winston Churchill 6-04.00 High Jump
13 De'Tavious Graves Bethesda Chevy Chase 6-04.00 High Jump
1 Rahmise Jones Northwest 23-02.50 Long Jump
11 Aiah Mbayo Bethesda Chevy Chase 22-03-75 Long Jump
15 Ryan Hall Northwest 22-03.25 Long Jump
15 Shiloh Bryant-Serrano Paint Branch 22-03.25 Long Jump
8 Ryan Hall Northwest 46-02.00 Triple Jump
14 Arthur Wester Clarksburg 150-10.00 Discus
17 Jefferson Serkfem Sherwood 148-05.00 Discus
9 David Meldorf Northwest 12-06.00 Pole Vault
10 Richard Montgomery 42.96 4x100
20 Winston Churchill 43.32 4x100
9 Winston Churchill 1:29.21 4x200
15 Paint Branch 1:29.66 4x200
24 Sherwood 1:30.27 4x200
1 Paint Branch 3:18.26 4x400
5 Northwood 3:22.26 4x400
9 Northwest 3:22.95 4x400
16 Montgomery Blair 3:24.01 4x400
17 Springbrook 3:24.11 4x400
4 Northwest 7:51.78 4x800
New Event Winners
The athletes and relays listed here were the first from their school to win the respective event at the MCPS Championship Meet.
First Time Event Champions From Their School
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Name School Event Won
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Shiloh Bryant-Serrano Paint Branch Boys 110m Hurdles
Bakari Taylor Winston Churchill Boys High Jump
Winston Churchill Boys 4x200m
Montgomery Blair Girls 4x800m
Event Dominance
Paint Branch took over sole possession of most wins in meet history in the girls 200m and 400m with 8 wins and 5 wins, respectively. Previously, Paint Branch was tied with Northwest with 7 wins in the girls 200m. Previously, Paint Branch was tied with Blake, Northwest, and Richard Montgomery with 4 wins in the girls 400m. Ruth Ayuk-Takor won the 200m in 24.88 and 400m in 56.78.
Gaithersburg took over sole possession of most wins in the girls 100m hurdles in meet history with 6 all-time wins. Previously, Gaithersburg was tied with Albert Einstein with 5 wins. Elena Juarez won the event for the past three years to make Gaithersburg the winningest team in meet history in that event.
Damascus took over sole possession of most wins in the girls triple jump in meet history with 5 all-time wins. Previously, there was a four-way tie between Damascus, Kennedy, Northwest, and Blair. Shekinah Jamison won the event in 38-10.75.
Paint Branch extended its dominance in the boys 400m with its 7th all-time win at the MCPS Championship Meet thanks to Jacob Martin's victory in 48.87.
Walter Johnson extended its dominance in the girls 1600m with its 11th all-time win at the MCPS Championship Meet thanks to Megan Raue's victory in 5:00.81.
B-CC extended its dominance in the girls 3200m with its 8th all-time win at the MCPS Championship Meet thanks to Ani Bailin's victory in 10:39.60. As a crazy side fact, B-CC is the winningest team in meet history in the girls 3200m but has never had an individual winner in the girls 1600m at the MCPS Championship Meet.
Walt Whitman moved into a tie with Quince Orchard with its 5th all-time win at the MCPS Championship Meet in the boys 3200m. Mateo Gros-Slovinsky won the event in 2025 in 9:32.23.
Gaithersburg extended its dominance in the girls 4x100-meter relay with its 16th all-time win at the MCPS Championship Meet thanks to its victory in 48.14. No team has been more dominant in any girls event over the history of the meet than the Gaithersburg girls in the 4x100.
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