DIAA Meet of Champs Girls Recap

Jun 02, 2026

Photo by: Jackson Polin

We are just over a week past the DE Meet of Champions, and we wanted to look back at some of the top performances and highlight some of the state's best on the girls' side of things.

Krissa Woods of Tatnall ran 2:14.16 to win the 800m state title by just over 3 full seconds. The sophomore won her first state title in the event.

The most impressive performance from the meet has to come from Anna Bockius of Padua Academy where she ran 4:44.71 in the 1600m and won the state title by just under 20 full seconds over 2nd place.

Padua Academy seemed to have a field day at the meet, with it looking like they put up points in almost every event and won tons of events as well.

Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	WIND	HEAT
1	Aaliyah Turpin	12	Smyrna High School	11.96	+0.0	1
2	Samantha Weinert	12	Ursuline Academy	12.24	+0.0	1
3	Nyah Ballard	12	Polytech High School	12.32	+0.0	1
4	Jada Campbell	12	Mount Pleasant High School	12.48	+0.0	1
5	Makayla Wilkins	12	Odessa High School	12.64	+0.0	1
6	Audrey Howard	9	Odessa High School	12.80	+0.0	1

Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	WIND	HEAT
1	Devon Craig	10	Dover High School	24.77	0.1	1
2	Samantha Weinert	12	Ursuline Academy	24.86	0.1	1
3	Nyah Ballard	12	Polytech High School	25.01	0.1	1
4	Mariyah Riggins	11	Hodgson Vo-Tech	25.25	0.1	1
5	Jada Campbell	12	Mount Pleasant High School	25.85	0.1	1
6	Jada Walker	9	Howard Tech High School	25.88	0.1	1

Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Micahlena Cotton	10	Smyrna High School	55.86	1
2	Cereniti Johnson	12	Tatnall	57.73	1
3	Krista Byrd	12	Smyrna High School	58.26	1
4	Addison Barker	11	Odessa High School	59.36	1
5	Ryleigh White	11	Odessa High School	59.74	1
6	Bria Motley	9	Mount Pleasant High School	1:00.04	1
7	Malaya McMillan	11	Newark Charter	1:00.43	1
8	Shea Lowman	11	Padua Academy	1:01.06	1

Girls 800 Meter Run Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Krissa Woods	10	Tatnall	2:14.16	1
2	Teresina DeAscanis	12	Padua Academy	2:17.37	1
3	Allison Chi	12	Tower Hill School	2:18.03	1
4	Virginia Hendrixson	12	Charter School of Wilmington	2:20.18	1
5	Alaina Thomas	11	Archmere Academy	2:21.86	1
6	Shayla Kluizenaar	11	Newark Charter	2:21.97	1
7	Valencia Esaka	11	Tatnall	2:22.15	1
8	Arianna Biddle	9	Odessa High School	2:22.23	1
9	Maile Godwin	11	Cape Henlopen High School	2:23.77	1
10	Hailey Allen	11	Tower Hill School	2:24.62	1
11	Mia Thayer	12	Ursuline Academy	2:28.59	1
12	Chloe Stephens	10	Smyrna High School	2:31.78	1

Girls 1600 Meter Run Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Anna Bockius	12	Padua Academy	4:44.71	1
2	Riley Horsey	10	Archmere Academy	5:04.26	1
3	Morgan Thompson	10	Caesar Rodney High School	5:09.35	1
4	Brianna Dempsey	11	Wilmington Christian School	5:15.23	1
5	Sadie Coyle	9	Tower Hill School	5:19.35	1
6	Elliana Levin	10	Charter School of Wilmington	5:47.64	1
7	Bianka Thornton	11	Polytech High School	5:48.44	1

Girls 3200 Meter Run Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Paige Ballinger	10	Padua Academy	10:38.66	1
2	Lauryn Leech	9	Tatnall	10:54.97	1
3	Izzy Daniel	11	Tower Hill School	11:08.85	1
4	Emerson Guerke	11	Ursuline Academy	11:11.41	1
5	Scarlett Russell	11	Conrad Schools of Science	11:40.04	1
6	Alli Cassel	12	Wilmington Christian School	11:40.51	1
7	Paige Hills	10	Wilmington Christian School	11:42.05	1
8	Molly Felice	11	Archmere Academy	11:44.64	1
9	Emily Wilson	12	Tatnall	12:05.56	1
10	Claire Schaedler	10	Ursuline Academy	12:05.71	1
11	Lia Catalina	9	Padua Academy	12:08.74	1

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	WIND	HEAT
1	Jada Boothe	9	Tatnall	15.48	+0.0	1
2	Kaylee Williams	9	Delcastle High School	15.92	+0.0	1
3	Dakota Thomas	10	Padua Academy	15.94	+0.0	1
4	Marlise Harris	11	Archmere Academy	16.02	+0.0	1
5	Chynna Williams	12	Odessa High School	16.70	+0.0	1

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Marlise Harris	11	Archmere Academy	46.37	1
2	Jada Boothe	9	Tatnall	46.38	1
3	Kaylee Williams	9	Delcastle High School	47.24	1
4	Gianna Ganges	10	Delcastle High School	48.72	1
5	Jahan Minter	12	Dickinson (John) High School	48.88	1
6	Malyn Bennett	9	Hodgson Vo-Tech	49.04	1
7	Taliah Jamiu	12	Hodgson Vo-Tech	49.13	1
8	Kylee Beverly-Davis	12	William Penn High School	52.70	1

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Finals

PLACE	TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Padua Academy	49.59	1
2	Odessa High School	49.68	1
3	Polytech High School	50.62	1
4	Ursuline Academy	51.46	1
5	Hodgson Vo-Tech	51.67	1
6	Dickinson (John) High School	52.05	1
7	Milford High School	52.89	1

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay Finals

PLACE	TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Odessa High School	1:43.61	1
2	Howard Tech High School	1:45.03	1
3	Hodgson Vo-Tech	1:45.23	1
4	Delcastle High School	1:46.20	1
5	Mount Pleasant High School	1:46.27	1
6	Polytech High School	1:46.87	1

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

PLACE	TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Padua Academy	3:54.61	1
2	Odessa High School	4:00.06	1
3	Tatnall	4:08.12	1
4	St. Mark's High School	4:12.26	1
5	Cape Henlopen High School	4:12.72	1
6	Polytech High School	4:35.17	1

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Finals

PLACE	TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Padua Academy	9:37.73	1
2	Charter School of Wilmington	9:40.68	1
3	Wilmington Christian School	9:44.64	1
4	Newark Charter	9:56.11	1
5	Cape Henlopen High School	10:20.24	1
6	St. Mark's High School	10:24.52	1
7	Ursuline Academy	10:26.55	1
8	Odessa High School	10:45.25	1

Girls High Jump Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Annamay Hendrixson	11	Padua Academy	5-0	1
1	Katya Geyer	12	Sussex Academy	5-0	1
3	Julia Lundgren	12	Ursuline Academy	4-10	1

Girls Long Jump Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	WIND	HEAT
1	Arianna Montgomery	12	Tatnall	18-3.5	+0.0	1
2	Kaprice Pointer	11	Dover High School	17-7.5	0.6	1
3	Tatiyanna Davis	12	Caesar Rodney High School	16-6	+0.0	1
4	Magenta Desaussure	12	Odessa High School	16-4.5	-0.1	1
5	Sydnei Sheridan	12	Mount Pleasant High School	16-3.5	0.2	1
6	Favour Amadi	12	Dover High School	15-9.75	+0.0	1
7	Sydney Fletcher	12	Brandywine High School	15-8.25	+0.0	1
8	Sophia Montee	10	St. Mark's High School	15-1.25	+0.0	1

Girls Triple Jump Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	WIND	HEAT
1	Kaprice Pointer	11	Dover High School	37-2.75	+0.0	1
2	Magenta Desaussure	12	Odessa High School	35-6.75	+0.0	1
3	Tatiyanna Davis	12	Caesar Rodney High School	34-11	+0.0	1
4	Sydnei Sheridan	12	Mount Pleasant High School	34-7.75	+0.0	1
5	Jayla McCove	12	Polytech High School	33-6.25	+0.0	1
6	Favour Amadi	12	Dover High School	33-4.25	+0.0	1
7	Katya Geyer	12	Sussex Academy	33-3	+0.0	1

Girls Pole Vault Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Aziza Prince	12	Tatnall	9-6	1
2	Elisabeth Brooks	11	Charter School of Wilmington	9-0	1
3	Virginia Hendrixson	12	Charter School of Wilmington	8-6	1
4	Sienna Sylves	11	Charter School of Wilmington	8-0	1

Girls Discus Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Amirah Laster	12	Padua Academy	128-10	1
2	Macy Pritt	11	St. Mark's High School	119-7	1
3	Ada Stuardi	10	Padua Academy	117-3	1
4	Mallory Kauffman	12	Cape Henlopen High School	116-4	1
5	Sophia Rosanio	12	Padua Academy	107-9	1
6	Kindred Ballard	12	Archmere Academy	106-9	1
7	Morgan Noel	12	Tatnall	87-7	1
8	Autumn Moore	10	Cape Henlopen High School	81-1	1

Girls Shot Put Finals

PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	MARK	HEAT
1	Amirah Laster	12	Padua Academy	41-9	1
2	Sophia Rosanio	12	Padua Academy	36-10.5	1
3	Mallory Kauffman	12	Cape Henlopen High School	36-1	1
4	Kindred Ballard	12	Archmere Academy	35-11.75	1
5	Kenzie McGrisken	10	Tatnall	35-2	1
6	Ada Stuardi	10	Padua Academy	33-10	1
7	Janaye Widner-brown	12	Hodgson Vo-Tech	33-7.75	1
8	Morgan Noel	12	Tatnall	27-3	1

Photo by: Jackson Polin

We are just over a week past the DE Meet of Champions, and we wanted to look back at some of the top performances and highlight some of the state's best on the girls' side of things.

Krissa Woods of Tatnall ran 2:14.16 to win the 800m state title by just over 3 full seconds. The sophomore won her first state title in the event.

The most impressive performance from the meet has to come from Anna Bockius of Padua Academy where she ran 4:44.71 in the 1600m and won the state title by just under 20 full seconds over 2nd place.

Padua Academy seemed to have a field day at the meet, with it looking like they put up points in almost every event and won tons of events as well.