SNOW HILL — Kent County senior Gavin Larrimore and junior Ke’yare Hawkins are building on their successes of 2023-24, when they qualified for the Class 1A state indoor track championships in the shot put.
In their first meet of the new season, Dec. 5 at the Worcester County Recreation Center, Larrimore placed second with a throw of 40 feet, 6 inches and Hawkins, who holds the school record of 35-3.25, was fourth with a throw of 30-0.25.
On the boys side, Kent Island junior Josh Fuller (44-1.25) was the winner and Easton senior Khalil Colbert (38-5.5) was third.
For the girls, Hawkins, the defending 1A East Region champion, trailed Parkside senior Alana King (37-3), Queen Anne’s junior Makena Fellows (31-6.5) and Washington senior Mikyla Bailey (30-1.75).
Kent County’s Laila Johnson (23-6.5) was 10th.
As a rule, the winter indoor meets draw a lot of schools of varying enrollments and a lot of competitors.
In last week’s season opener, there were 16 public high schools from the Eastern Shore and as many as 40 competitors in some events. In the shot put for example, there were 23 boys and 26 girls.
Kent County High School has a modest roster of nine boys and six girls. They include senior sprinter Tyrell Fennell, a state qualifier and region bronze medalist in the 55 meters last year; he is recovering from an injury suffered late in the football season. Fennell also was a New Balance Nationals qualifier last year.
Printed here are KCHS’ results from the first meet. Top 10 place-finishes are noted.
GIRLS
55 meters: Tess Fuchs, 8.51.
300 meters: Fuchs, 51.25.
1600 meters: Delilah Markovic, 7:06.98.
Shot put: Ke’yare Hawkins, 30-0.25, fourth; and Laila Johnson, 23-6.5, 10th.
BOYS
55 meters: RJ Peterson, 6.97, ninth; and Bennett Harris, 7.68.
500 meters: Trent Johnson, 1:18.59, ninth; and Joshua Na-El, 1:46.18.
800 meters: Johnson, 2:28.76.
1600 meters: Joey Homyack, 6:19.97.
3200 meters: Homyack, 12:54.04.
Shot put: Gavin Larrimore, 40 feet, 6 inches, second.