The varsity boys' and girls' track and field teams both placed 5th in the 2024 MAPL Championships held at The Lawrenceville School this past Saturday.
Leading the way for both teams was seniors Isaac Greene '24 and Petra Taylor '24, both earning All-MAPL honors. Isaac placed 1st in the 1600 meter run and 800 meter run. Petra placed 1st in the 400 meter run and 200 meter run.
There were other notable performances for the Bucs. Jaiveer Chauhan '26 placed 3rd in long jump with a distance of 19-10. Willam Antunes '25 placed 2nd in the 1600 meter run and 3rd in the 800 meter run. Morgan Frame '24 placed 3rd in the 400 meter dash. Cheyenne Joachim '25 placed 5th in discus. Courtney Payne '25 placed fourth in pole vault.
In the relay events, Blair placed 2nd in the girls' 4x400 relay, consisting of Petra, Courtney, Morgan, and Sasha Gershman '25. In the boys' 4x400 relay, they placed 3rd. That team consisted of Isaac, Will, Grant Krueger '24, and Andrew Zhang '26.
The 4x100 boys' relay team of Grant, Jaiveer, Parker Lee '27, and Mayan Muchugia '26 earned 3rd place.