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Spring 2023 Highlights
The NCISAA DIII Track & Field State Championships on May 19-20, 2023 was a huge success! Every Woodlawn athlete scored points and set new personal records.
New Woodlawn Record: Running the 4 x 800M Relay, Asher H. ’27, Will M. ’25, Fenris C. ’26, and Russell J. ’26 set new PRs for each leg of the race, finishing 3rd and setting a new Woodlawn School record of 8:57.63, breaking the old school record by 12 seconds!
1600M: Asher H. ’27 – Asher set a new PR to finish under 5 minutes for the time in 4:58:38 in 9th place. His performance ranks him 9th among all 8th graders in North Carolina!
400M: Jessie W. ’28 (7th) 1:04:18 – Jessie’s performance ranks her 6th among all 7th graders in North Carolina! She is now 2nd in the Woodlawn track and field records for the event.
800M: Adina J. ’23 (11) 2:32.18 – Adina solidified her 2nd place standing in the Woodlawn track and field records for 800M; an excellent finish to 6 years of awards and great success in the Woodlawn program!
Triple Jump: Jessie W. ’28 – 26-06.50
Coach Wilson & Coach Wrenholt
MEET OUR Coaches
Boys Varsity
NICK Wilson
The Varsity Boys Track & Field team is coached by Nick Wilson.
“I have been coaching Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track and Field for ten years. I started coaching after I graduated high school. I graduated college from UNCC with degrees in biology and philosophy.” – Coach Wilson
Girls Varsity
Valerie Wrenholt
“I love track and field since there is truly an event for everyone.”
The Varsity Girls Track & Field team is coached by Valerie Wrenholt. Coach Wrenholt is a lifelong runner who has competed in cross country running, Nordic skiing, and track since middle school.
In high school, in Colorado, she won numerous individual and team state titles. She was also a competitive Nordic skier and was a 4-year All-American. She ran cross country for one season at Dartmouth College and competed for four years in Nordic skiing at Dartmouth, including captaining the team during her senior year.
She previously coached varsity girls cross country at Providence Day School in Charlotte.
“Sport is a microcosm of life; it teaches many valuable lessons, such as persistence, dedication, and teamwork. As a coach, I want to help athletes reach their personal best and meet their goals, even if that doesn’t always mean winning. Further, I want to help athletes find running rewarding for the rest of their lives.” — Coach Wrenholt
Team & INdividual
Awards
Boys
17th at the NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#3 out of 1A teams)
2022
21st at the NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#5 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Champions
SPAA All-Conference: RJ Klein, Zachary Gilpin, Gael Garza, Liam Gilpin, Matthew Reed
2021
7th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Champions
SPAA All-Conference: Jackson McGeough, RJ Klein, Gael Garza, Aiden Lemons, Mark Cummings
2019
9th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#3 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Dylan White, Jackson McGeough
2018
20th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#4 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Tripp Berini
2017
3rd at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#1 out of 1A teams)
NCISAA 1A/2A All-State: Quinn Schneider (3200m, 1600m, 800m)
NCISAA 1A Athlete of the Year (Quinn Schneider)
NCISAA 1A Coach of the Year (Dwayne Bowman)
SPAA Champions
SPAA All-Conference: Quinn Schneider, Jake Johnson, Zach Lorch
2016
11th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
NCISAA 1A/2A All-State: Quinn Schneider (3200m)
SPAA All-Conference: Quinn Schneider
2015
#7 out of 1A teams at NCISAA 1A/2A State Meet
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Quinn Schneider, Austen Castellano
girls
2022
13th at the NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Adina Jacobson
2021
9th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Natalie Boyle, Adina Jacobson, Elise Wrenholt
2019
5th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
NCISAA 1A/2A All-State: Megan Dailey (Triple Jump), Natalie Boyle (Pole Vault)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Megan Dailey, Natalie Boyle, Adina Jacobson
2018
7th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Megan Dailey, Natalie Boyle
2017
7th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
NCISAA 1A/2A All-State: Hadley Zucker (Pole Vault)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Megan Dailey
2016
15th at NCISAA 1A/2A Meet (#2 out of 1A teams)
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Amelia Woodall, Natalie Boyle, Anne Cunningham
2015
SPAA Runners-Up
SPAA All-Conference: Amelia Woodall, Rebecca Coutinho
Honor Roll
Varsity Boys
3200M
1. Quinn Schneider ’17 – 9:31.53 – North Raleigh Christian 5/20/2016
2. David Hager ’14 – 9:47.6 – Providence Day 11/17/2012
3. Sawyer Bowman ’11 – 9:54.37 – Providence Day 11/20/2010
4. Jackson McGeough ’21 – 11:00.81 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
5. Tripp Berini ’18 – 11:02.21 – Woodlawn 3/27/2018
1600M
1. Quinn Schneider ’17 – 4:15.80 – Univ. of Virginia 5/6/2017
2. David Hager ’14 – 4:19.64 – Charlotte Country Day 4/27/2013
3. Sawyer Bowman ’11 – 4:30.4 – Bishop McGuinness 6/4/2011
4. Jackson McGeough ’21 – 4:48.66 – Gaston Christian 5/1/2021
5. Tripp Berini ’18 – 4:49.50 – Woodlawn 3/27/2018
800M
1. Quinn Schneider ’17 – 1:57.21 – Northwestern H.S. 5/27/2017
2. David Hager ’14 – 1:58.48 – Bishop McGuinness 6/1/2013
3. Sawyer Bowman ’11 – 2:00.69 – Cannon 4/26/2011
4. Tripp Berini ’18 – 2:05.73 – Charlotte Country Day 5/5/2018
5. Jackson McGeough ’21 – 2:08.4 – Woodlawn 5/6/2021
400M
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 51.51 – Woodlawn 5/11/2017
2. Jesse Jacobson ’20 – 52.71 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
3. RJ Klein ’22 – 52.86 – Gaston Christian 5/15/2021
4. Tanner Atkins (11th) – 53.01 – Gaston Christian 5/15/2021
5. David Hager ’14 – 53.96 – Cannon 4/26/2011
200M
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 22.88 – Woodlawn 5/11/2017
2. RJ Klein ’22 – 23.54 – Woodlawn 5/9/2022
3. Jesse Jacobson ’20 – 23.89 – Woodlawn 4/30/2019
4. David Keener ’13 – 24.17 – Victory Christian 3/28/2013
5. Ethan Mason ’20 – 24.19 – Woodlawn 3/27/2018
100M
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 11.27 – Woodlawn 5/3/2017
2. RJ Klein ’22 – 11.58 – Woodlawn 4/20/2022
3. Jesse Jacobson ’20 – 11.71 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/6/2019
4. Drew Hedrick ’16 – 11.80 – Victory Christian 4/5/2016
5. Ethan Mason ’20 – 11.84 – Victory Christian 3/20/2018
300M IH
1. Zach Lorch ’17 – 44.79 – Campbell Univ. 5/19/2017
2. Fenris Chuprevich (8th) – 51.43 – Univ. of Mt. Olive – 5/21/2022
110M HH
1. Zach Lorch ’17 – 18.47 – Campbell Univ. 5/19/2017
4 x 800M Relay
McGeough/Lemons/Garza/Neal – 9:09.50 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
4 x 400M Relay
Berini/Klein/Mason/Johnson – 3:36.90 – Campbell Univ. 5/20/2017
4 x 200M Relay
J.Hager/Mason/Klein/W.Hedrick – 1:37.08 – Woodlawn 5/10/2018
4 x 100M Relay
J.Hager/Mason/Klein/Jacobson – 45.41 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/18/2019
Long Jump
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 20-06.50 – Campbell Univ. 5/19/2017
2. James Folds ’19 – 18-01 – Campbell University 5/18/2018
3. Jesse Jacobson ’20 – 17-03 – Woodlawn 5/1/2018
4. Mark Cummings (9th) – 16-11.75 – Gaston Christian 5/15/2021
5. Matt Childers ’17 – 16-07.5 – Victory Christian 3/17/2015
Triple Jump
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 38-03 – Lenoir-Rhyne 4/28/2017
2. Jesse Jacobson ’20 – 36-05.5 – Woodlawn 5/1/2018
3. Reilly Milburn ’15 – 34-10 – Victory Christian 5/7/2015
4. Hank Grzeszczak ’19 – 33-02 – Cannon 3/16/2016
5. Mark Cummings (9th) – 32-04.75 – Gaston Christian 5/15/2021
Discus
1. Matt Childers ’17 – 110-03 – Victory Christian 5/12/2016
2. Dylan White ’19 – 101-01 – Woodlawn 3/28/2019
3. Ben Leach (10th) – 99-06 – Victory Christian 5/12/2016
4. Ethan Essex ’20 – 90-07 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/6/2019
5. Ethan Mason ’20 – 89-07 – Victory Christian 4/6/2017
Shot Put
1. James Folds ’19 – 38-01 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
2. Dylan White ’19 – 38-00.50 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
3. RJ Klein ’22 – 36-00 – Corvian 4/8/2022
4. Matt Childers ’17 – 33-08.5 – Woodlawn 5/3/2017
5. Ethan Essex ’20 – 32-08,75 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
High Jump
1. Jake Johnson ’17 – 5-02 – Woodlawn 3/23/2017
2. Austen Castellano ’17 – 4-10 – Victory Christian 5/7/2015
Pole Vault
1. Zach Lorch ’17 – 9-00 – Woodlawn 4/19/2017
Varsity Girls
3200M
1. Kathleen Elkins ’10 – 11:44.60 – Providence Day 11/15/2008
2. Sydney Bowman ’14 – 12:08.3 – Providence Day 11/23/2013
3. Elise Wrenholt (8th) – 12:54.11 – Woodlawn 3/30/2022
4. Adina Jacobson (8th) – 13:03.22 – Cannon 4/3/2019
5. Anne Cunningham ’19 – 13:04.15 – Cannon 4/14/2016
1600M
1. Elise Wrenholt (8th) – 5:27.40 – Univ. of Mt. Olive 5/21/2022
2. Sydney Bowman ’14 – 5:37.7 – Forsyth Country Day 4/23/2014
3. Kathleen Elkins ’10 – 5:44.0 – Cannon 4/29/2010
4. Adina Jacobson (8th) – 5:53.81 – Woodlawn 3/28/2019
5. Anne Cunningham ’19 – 6:00.83 – Charlotte Country Day 4/20/2016
800M
1. Elise Wrenholt (8th) – 2:30.09 – Woodlawn 4/6/2022
2. Adina Jacobson (10th) – 2:34.6 – Woodlawn 5/6/2021
3. Sydney Bowman ’14 – 2:35.94 – Charlotte Country Day 4/9/2014
4. Kathleen Elkins ’10 – 2:36.11 – Cannon 4/29/2010
5. Kasey Price ’19 – 2:37.40 – Cannon 4/3/2019
400M
1. Kasey Price ’19 – 1:02.67 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
2. Gabby Edwards (9th) – 1:04.72 – Woodlawn 5/10/2018
3. Elise Wrenholt (8th) – 1:05.84 – Woodlawn 4/27/2022
4. Zoe Milburn ’18 – 1:06.56 – Woodlawn 5/11/2017
5. Annie Wacker (9th) – 1:07.25 – Cannon 4/29/2010
200M
1. Megan Dailey ’19 – 26.80 – Woodlawn 4/9/2019
2. Carmen Lolla ’21 – 28.21 – Campbell University 5/18/2018
3. Gabby Edwards (9th) – 28.68 – Woodlawn 3/27/2018
4. Amelia Woodall ’17 – 29.6 – Victory Christian 5/7/2015
5. Madison Berini (7th) – 29.71 – Charlotte Country Day 4/20/2016
100M
1. Megan Dailey ’19 – 12.27 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/18/2019
2. Carmen Lolla ’21 – 13.37 – Victory Christian 3/20/2018
3. Clare Robinson ’15 – 13.74 – Victory Christian 3/17/2015
4. Taylor Scott ’16 – 13.86 – Victory Christian 3/17/2015
5. Madison Berini (7th) – 14.15 – Victory Christian 4/5/2016
300M IH
1. Amelia Woodall ’17 – 51.97 – North Raleigh Christian 5/20/2016
2. Natalie Boyle ’21 – 54.17 – Charlotte Country Day 4/20/2016
3. Elizabeth Robinson (8th) – 54.36 – Woodlawn 4/6/2022
4. Elise Wrenholt (8th) – 54.55 – Woodlawn 4/20/2022
100M HH
1. Natalie Boyle ’21 – 19.19 – Woodlawn 5/11/2017
2. Elizabeth Robinson (8th) – 20.71 – Woodlawn 4/6/2022
4 x 800M Relay
Fleming/Milburn/Jacobson/Price – 11:13.90 – Campbell University 5/18/2018
4 x 400M Relay
Price/G. Edwards/Fleming/Milburn – 4:37.75 – Woodlawn 5/10/2018
4 x 200M Relay
Lolla/Z.Edwards/Fleming/G.Edwards – 1:57.73 – Woodlawn 5/10/2018
4 x 100M Relay
Woodall/Lolla/Dailey/Berini – 53.93 – North Raleigh Christian 5/21/2016
Long Jump
1. Megan Dailey ’19 – 17-02.75 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/17/2019
2. Madison Berini (8th) – 14-04 – Woodlawn 5/11/2017
3. Kasey Price ’19 – 14-00.5 – Victory Christian 3/21/2019
4. Taylor Scott ’16 – 13-05.25 – Victory Christian 5/12/2016
5. Elizabeth Robinson (8th) – 12-06.5 – Woodlawn 3/30/2022
Triple Jump
1. Megan Dailey ’19 – 35-05.75 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/18/2019
2. Kasey Price ’19 – 30-02.25 – Campbell University 5/19/2018
3. Morgan Klein ’19 – 26-00.50 – Victory Christian 5/12/2016
High Jump
1. Natalie Boyle ’21 – 4-11 – Victory Christian 4/5/2016
2. Amelia Woodall ’17 – 4-10 – Victory Christian 5/12/2016
3. Rebecca Coutinho ’15 – 4-08 – Asheville School 4/24/2015
4. Adina Jacobson (11th) – 4-04 – Woodlawn 5/9/2022
5. Ginger Jacobson (10th) – 4-00 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/6/2019
5. Elizabeth Robinson (8th) – 4-00 – Woodlawn 4/6/2022
Discus
1. Gabby Polsky (8th) – 80-05 – Lenoir-Rhyne 4/28/2017
2. Jessi Dickerson (9th) – 75-11 – Woodlawn 5/10/2018
3. Aubrey Dantzler ’21 – 75-00 – Victory Christian 3/21/2019
4. Natalie Boyle ’21 – 74-02 – Gaston Christian 5/1/2021
5. Rebecca Coutinho ’15 – 72-00 – Victory Christian 5/7/2015
Shot Put
1. Aubrey Dantzler ’21- 26-11 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/6/2019
2. Ella Williams ’19 – 25-03.50 – Lenoir Rhyne 5/18/2019
3. Rachel Coutinho ’15 – 24-07 – Victory Christian 5/7/2015
4. Carmen Lolla ’21 – 23-09 – Woodlawn 4/30/2019
5. Gabby Polsky (8th) – 23-06 – Lenoir-Rhyne 4/28/2017
Pole Vault
1. Hadley Zucker (9th) – 10-0 – Campbell Univ. 5/20/2017
2. Natalie Boyle ’21 – 7-0 – Woodlawn 5/3/2019
PAST RESULTS
Varsity Track & Field - NCISAA 1A/2A State Championship
View full results on athletic.net.
View day 1 and day 2 photos from the meet.
Boys Team Results
1. Victory Christian Center - 106
2. Westchester Country Day - 96.5
3. Trinity Academy of Raleigh - 69.5
4. Northside Christian - 51
5. Trinity School of Durham - 49
6. O'Neal - 43
7. Trinity Christian - 42
8. Hickory Christian Academy - 35
9. Woodlawn - 34
10. Burlington Christian Academy - 33
11. Gaston Day - 27
12. Davidson Day - 26
13. University Christian - 21
14. American Hebrew Academy - 19
15. Carolina Friends - 10
15. Rocky Mount Academy - 10
17. Epiphany - 6
18. Northwood Temple Academy - 3
19. United Faith Christian Academy - 2
Girls Team Results
1. Victory Christian Center - 157
2. O'Neal - 89.5
3. Burlington Christian Academy - 52
4. Trinity Academy of Raleigh - 49
5. Woodlawn - 47
6. St. Thomas More Academy - 43
7. Gaston Day - 30.5
8. Trinity Christian - 29
9. Wayne Country Day - 28
10. Trinity School of Durham - 24
11. Northside Christian - 23
12. Westchester Country Day - 20
12. Fayetteville Academy - 20
14. Davidson Day - 17
14. United Faith Christian Academy - 17
16. The Burlington School - 9
17. University Christian - 6
18. Epiphany - 5
19. Northwood Temple Academy - 2
NCISAA 1A/2A All-State Athletes (individual event winners):
Megan Dailey - triple jump (new school record) - (plus 2nd places in 100m and long jump)
Natalie Boyle - pole vault (plus 5th place in high jump)
There were plenty of Trailblazer highlights in this state meet - seven new school records were set despite the hot conditions on both days. Our girls were led once again by senior Megan Dailey, who saved her best meet for last. She set a new school record in each of the three events she entered, and earned a first place (triple jump) as well as two second places (long jump and 100m dash) for a total of 26 points. Sophomore Natalie Boyle was also impressive, racking up 14 points by clearing seven feet to win the pole vault and four and a half feet to place 5th in the high jump. 8th grader Adina Jacobson scored in two different events, taking 5th place in the 1600m and 7th place in the 800m. Sophomore Aubrey Dantzler placed 8th in the discus to complete the scoring for our girls team. Additionally, Ella Williams set a PR in the shot put, placing her at #2 on the all-time Woodlawn list. Kasey Price broke her own school record in the 400m to qualify for the finals in the #2 spot, but was unable to compete on the second day due to injury.
On the boys side, our relay teams took the spotlight. On the first day, our 4x800m relay squad of Wes Neal, Aiden Lemons, Gael Garza, and Jackson McGeough took 5th place with a new school record time. Then on day two, the 4x100m team of Jack Hager, Ethan Mason, RJ Klein, and Jesse Jacobson took 3rd place with another school record performance. And in the final event of the meet, an exhausted 4x400m relay team of RJ, Ethan, Jack, and Wes ran an epic race to finish in 2nd place. RJ and Jesse both scored in the 400m finals, taking 5th and 7th places respectively. Jackson set a huge PR in the 3200m run to finish in 4th place, and then came back the next day to take 7th place in the 1600m. Aiden set a new PR in that 1600m race, while Gael also improved his personal best in the 3200m run. Jack set a PR in the final 200m race of his Woodlawn career. Our throwers also had an excellent meet, with Dylan White and Ethan Essex scoring in the 7th and 8th spots in the discus competition. In the shot put, both Dylan and Ethan set personal bests, but James Folds unleashed a heave of 38 feet 1 inch, improving on his PR by almost two feet and setting a new school record.
Varsity Track & Field - SPAA Conference Championship
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Boys Team Results
1. Victory Christian - 103
2. Woodlawn - 92
3. University Christian - 73
4. Hickory Christian - 54
5. United Faith Christian - 11
Girls Team Results
1. Victory Christian - 177
2. Woodlawn - 68
3. Hickory Christian - 26
4. United Faith Christian - 22
5. University Christian - 16
SPAA All-Conference Athletes (individual event winners):
Dylan White - shot put (new school record by over 9 inches) and discus
Megan Dailey - long jump (new school record) and triple jump (plus 2nd place in the 100m)
Jackson McGeough - 1600m (plus 4th in the 800m and part of two winning relays)
Adina Jacobson - 800m (plus 2nd in the 1600m)
Natalie Boyle - pole vault (plus 3rd in the high jump)
Our boys team nearly pulled off a huge upset, falling just 11 points short of dethroning perennial powerhouse Victory Christian in the team standings. In addition to the heroics from Dylan and Jackson, the Blazers took wins in three relays and made the podium in the shot put (James Folds), 200m (RJ Klein), 400m (RJ and Jesse Jacobson), 800m (Wes Neal), and 3200m (Aiden Lemons and Gael Garza). On the girls side, Aubrey Dantzler crushed the school record in the shot put, and Kasey Price made the podium twice (400m and triple jump).
Varsity Track & Field - vs. 6 teams at Home
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Highlights
- Girls scored 71 points to place 3rd in the team standings out of 7 schools!
- Boys scored 61 points to place 3rd in the team standings out of 7 schools!
- We honored our 8 seniors tonight and they really stepped up in both the girls and boys divisions.
- Megan Dailey broke her own school record in the long jump, placing 1st. She also placed 1st in the 100m and triple jump, scoring 34 points total in the meet.
- Dylan White crushed his own school record in the shot put, placing 3rd. James Folds was right behind him in 4th place with a state-qualifying throw that takes him to #2 on the all-time Woodlawn list.
- Jack Hager, Ethan Mason, RJ Klein, and Jesse Jacobson won the 4x100m relay with a new school record time.
- Ally Fleming won the 800m with a huge PR, good for #5 on the all-time Woodlawn list.
- Kasey Price placed 2nd in the 400m with her second best time ever, and 3rd in the triple jump with her second best jump ever.
- Wes Neal placed 2nd in the 800m with a brand new PR.
- Jesse placed 2nd in the 200m with a state-qualifying PR time, taking him to #2 on the all-time Woodlawn list.
- Syedgull Noor Ali, Carmen Lolla, and Alyssa Verratti set PRs in the shot put.
- Aiden Lemons set a PR in the 1600m.
- Gael Garza set a PR in the 3200m.
- Ginger Jacobson set a first-time PR in the high jump.
