Words: Joey Sedlacko

Photo contributed by: Thomas Altman

On Tuesday, January 15, the Centennial boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams competed in the Howard County Championships at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. Overall, the boys’ team finished in fifth place with 64 total points, while the girls’ team finished in sixth place after scoring 54 points. However, numerous Centennial athletes were able to finish in the top three of their respective events.

In the girls 1,600 meter race, junior Katerina Talanova finished first with a time of 5:18. Also, senior Thomas Altman placed first in the boys 500 meter dash with a time of 1:06.70.

“I feel great about the way I performed at counties, it was a major step up from what I did a couple weeks ago the first time I ran the 500,” Altman said. “I managed to PR by about three seconds and put myself in the number one spot going into regionals as well as top four in Maryland and top 15 in the U.S.”

At the meet, Centennial shined in the field events. Junior Cherakie Pierre came in third in the girls’ triple jump, sophomore Liv Ragonese finished second in the girls’ shot put, junior Atharv Ananth placed second in the boys pole vault, and senior Jack Ragonese earned third place in the boys’ shot put.

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