Forsyth’s 3200m Championship Highlights SP Performance At States

Ryan Forsyth, shown above at the county championships at Northeast High School this May, captured the 3200m Maryland championship at the 4A state meet at Morgan State University on May 24.

Posted Monday, June 9, 2014 10:20 am

Colin Murphy

Severna Park’s Ryan Forsyth capped a storybook senior year on May 24, winning the 3200m state final race in a time of 9:14.53 at Morgan State University.

Forsyth’s time was the fastest of all four 3200m winning times in each of the state classifications—1A, 2A, 3A and 4A—and earned him his third individual state championship in three seasons this year. He also won the individual state cross country championship this past fall and the indoor 3200m championship this past winter.

Together with the Severna Park cross country program’s team state championship in the fall season, the latest title is the perfect closing chapter in a high school career that has helped raise Severna Park running to heights never before reached in the history of the program.

“I think what makes me most proud of our program is just the hard work and dedication I see,” said Forsyth of the elite statewide and nationwide status of Severna Park distance running. “They’ve gotten up every morning in the summer, every morning over holidays and just really worked hard and pushed themselves, and that gives our team incredible depth. Even though we are graduating five guys from our varsity, we have so many talented guys just waiting and ready to step up to take our place… I just love to tell all those eighth and ninth graders out there that cross country is an amazing sport and amazing team, and we’re doing big things. It’s a great group of guys and a great group of coaches.”

State Meet Notable Results

For the Severna Park boys, Danny Stringer placed third in pole vault at states, jumping 13’0”. Kevin Hines placed eighth in the 3200m. Jack Kiely ran a 4:22.51 to take sixth in the 1600m.

On the girls side, Fionna Schoener vaulted 9’6” to take second place in pole vault.

For the Broadneck boys, Nathaniel Bullock jumped 6’4” to take second in high jump. The 4x800m relay team of Connor Joyce, Ben Eckley, William Parker and Laurence Jaross placed fourth. Quinn Lemmon tied for eighth in pole vault.

For the Broadneck girls, Lauren Costello vaulted 8’0” to take sixth in pole vault.