Cape’s Josiah Miller wins shot put state title

Cape senior Josiah Miller wins the shot put state championship. DAN COOK PHOTOS

Tim Bamforth

March 5, 2021

The Cape boys’ winter track team finished third in the state with 72.5 points, behind state champion Sallies with 117 points and runner-up Smyrna with 86 points.

The Cape girls’ team finished fifth with 38 points. Padua took home the trophy with 178 points, followed by Ursuline with 82, Smyrna with 61 and Tatnall with 59 points.

Cape thrower Josiah Miller won his first state individual title in the shot put with a toss of 46-feet-10-inches. Sophomore Ryan Baker ran his season and personal best in the 3,200 meters with a time of 10:02.96, good for second place. Junior John Small was third in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.72, while in the 200-meter dash, Ja’on Harris was fifth in 23.68 and Konner Knarr was seventh in 23.87. Andrew Wolak finished fifth in the 400 meters in a time of 53.12, while the Vikings were third in the 4-by-200 relay in a season-best time of 1:35.80 and eighth in the 4-by-400 relay in 3:47.04. In the 4-by-800 relay, the Vikings finished sixth in 9:03.88.

In the boys’ high jump, Barritt Ross was fourth with a clearance of 5-feet-8-inches, while Daniel Saez was sixth in 5-2. Jakob Hayes jumped 8-6 for fifth in the pole vault, while Small was second in the long jump with a season-best jump of 21-0, just over one inch from winning the gold medal. Small was also fourth in the triple jump at 39-0.

“The meet didn’t go the way we would have liked, but I am very proud of this group of young men,” said Cape boys’ coach Ellis Gaulden. “They came together as a team and put out some great performances. Overall, great season for the boys’ winter track team, and we are looking to continue our development into the spring season.”

In girls’ action, the Vikings are loaded with freshman, and they were led by freshman Montana Jones, who finished fifth in the 55-meter dash in 7.73, seventh in the 200-meter dash in 28.72 and led off the 4-by-200 relay team of sophomore Lexi Dougherty, freshman Hannah Maney and freshman Lainey Shockro that finished fourth in a season-best time of 1:53.76. Jones was also part of the 4-by-400 relay team of Maney, Shockro, and junior Tia Jarvis, where Jones ran a competitive third leg in a personal-best time of 1:06.50 and the team ran a season-best of 4:26.21. Maney ran a personal-best time in the 400 meters in 1:05.14 for sixth overall, while Jarvis was fourth in 1:04.24.

The Vikings led off the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 4-by-800 relay, as the team of Dougherty, Katie Kuhlman, Shockro and Jarvis finished in a season best of 10:31.05, while Kuhlman returned to finish ninth in the 1,600 meters in 5:58.6. Jarvis was sixth in the long jump at 15-1, while freshman Lindsey D’Ambrogi was seventh in the triple jump at 28-9. Thrower Hailey Archambault was fourth in the shot put with a 26-5 throw.

“Overall with all the young kids we have, we have to be pleased, but we also know we left points on the track in all three relays and in the jumps,” said coach Gilbert Maull. “We should have been right in the mix with Smyrna and Tatnall battling for that third team spot.”

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Cape’s John Small runs the 55-yard hurdles. He garnered the bronze for his time of 8.72.

Cape’s Joey DeGregory receives the baton in the relay.

Sussex Central senior Asher Timmons clears 11-feet-3-inches and wins the pole vault state championship.

Cape’s Julian Callaway takes the baton in the relay.

Cape’s John Small clears the bar in the high jump.

Cape’s Daniel Saez clears the bar in the high jump.

Cape’s Barritt Ross clears the bar in the high jump.

Sussex Academy’s Jackson Basile takes the handoff from teammate William Ducote.

Cape’s Hunter Jones, No. 4, stays near the front in a distance race.

Central’s Tyler Sosnoski takes the baton in the 4-by-200 relay.

Sussex Central’s Skylar McVicker runs through the 55-yard hurdles.

Central’s David Wooten, left, and Tyler Sosnoski bookend Cape’s Julian Callaway in the 800 meters.

Cape junior Tia Jarvis bears down on her Tower Hill opponent.

Cape sophomore Cailyn Bledsoe puts the shot for the Lady Vikings.

Cape sophomore Haley Archambault puts the shot.

Milford senior Emanuelle Carranza wins the long jump state championship.

Cape sophomore Barritt Ross runs the 55-meter dash.

Central sophomore Thomas Williams wins the bronze with a jump of 5-feet-8-inches.

Central sophomore Tatiana Kelsic placed third in the 200-meter dash.

Cape placed third in the 4-by-200 relay. Shown are (l-r) Ja’on Harris, Konnor Knarr, Daniel Saez and Ruben Lourenco.

Cape placed fourth in the 4-by-200 relay. Shown are (l-r) Lainey Shockro, Montana Jones, Hannah Maney and Alexa Dougherty. They finished with a time of 1:53.76.