Second meet: `You should have seen the look on her face'

At B-CC indoor track and field team’s second meet of the season, held Wednesday at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, one of the most impressive performances came from an unlikely source – the girls B 4 X 400 relay team.

The girls A 4 X 400 team had run well. Paige Donnelly, Hannah Levin, Julia Hardgrove, and Owyn Manson ran 4:37 to finish second in their heat.

The B team’s race, though, had more drama, said Head Coach Chad Young. Alison Thomas, a sophomore, set the tone in her leg of the race, the coach said.

``Another girl was trying to blow by her, but Alison would not let her pass,’’ Young said. ``You should have seen the look on her face. She was so determined.’’

Melissa Jaskiewicz, a junior, ran a similarly competitive race. ``She ran the last leg and from the beginning had to fend people off. Melissa stayed on the inside, and fought off a girl until the last straight away when she couldn’t hold her any longer,’’ Young said. ``They showed more competitiveness today than anyone on the track. When it’s one person against one person, you learn a lot about them.’’

The other two members of the 4 X 400 girls relay team were Ava Farrell and Laila Shehata. Their time was 4:42.

In other highlights, the boys A 4 X 400 team made its debut with a strong race, finishing in 3:43, the school’s fastest 4 X 400 time in the last two years, Young said. The team consisted of Alex Barrett, Terrence James, Ben Gold, and Brendan McClafferty.

Also, Donnelly placed highest for B-CC in the competition, finishing second in the girls’ 3200 meter race in 12:10. She led most of the race, relinquishing the lead in the final lap.

For Young and fellow coach Nathan Herchenroeder, one of the best moments of the competition was senior Max Dudek’s first indoor relay race; Dudek ran on the boys’ 4 X 200 and 4 X 400 teams. ``He was a little anxious about it, but after he competed, he loved it,’’ Young said. ``It was fun watching him.’’

Wednesday’s meet was a developmental competition and the scores were not official. The squad’s third developmental meet is scheduled for next Tuesday at Georgetown Prep from 4-6:30 p.m. It will include several area public and private high schools.