Varsity Coed Track & Field

The Potomac track team set 25 personal bests this past weekend at Chantilly High School's XBC Invitational. In the 800m Alex Mathews '24 ran 2:03, Noah Altschuler '25 ran 2:12 and Ella Lu '25 ran 2:38. For the 2 miler, Sasha Minsky ‘24 ran 9:44 while Arielle Kouyoumdjian '25 and Kate Tuttle '24 both broke 12 minutes, with Emmy Holland ('24) breaking 13 minutes. Nasir Yankey '26 improved by over 10 feet in the discus. Michele Horton '26 improved by over 6 feet in the triple jump and placed third overall. We compete next at the Dogwood Invitational at UVA on May 6.

The Potomac track team recently competed at South Lakes and Arcadia in California. Charlie Ortmans ‘23 was our sole representative at the Arcadia Invitational where he set a school record in the 2 mile (8:54). At South Lakes, Mackenzie Fulgham ‘24 posted the third and fourth fastest times in Potomac School history in the 200m (25.97) and 400m (58.42). Reagan Exley ‘24 ran a 5:03 mile, the third fastest in school history, and Genevieve Harris ‘23 clocked a 5:22 mile. Michele Horton ‘26 broke 15 feet in the long jump and Kate Tuttle ‘24 finished sixth place with an impressive 2:19 in the 800m. For the boys, Sasha Minsky ‘24 ran 9:50 for 2 miles. Luke Carter broke 5 minutes in the mile as a freshman and Graham La Force ‘25 threw over 100 feet in the discus.