Athletics News

With more than 100 teams in attendance at the prestigious Oatlands Invitational, Charlie Ortmans ’23 crossed the finish line first to lead Potomac’s boys team to an overall finish of 32nd. The team was the second-highest placing independent school. Other notable performances: Zach Dalva-Baird ’25 earned a medal for his top-10 performance in the varsity B race, and Zach Lighthammer ‘24 and Trip Moser ’26 both broke 19 minutes in the 5K distance for the first time.

 

The girls team was led by Kate Tuttle ’24, Arielle Kouyoumdjian ’25, and Genevieve Harris ’23, who ran as a close pack, finishing within 15 seconds of one another. They placed 91st, 93rd, and 110th, respectively, in a field of 551 runners in the varsity A race. Additionally, Potomac’s team had three athletes run their first races of the season: Abby Fields ’26, Sally Bedell ’24, and Josephine Stump ’24.