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September 2026: Sabrina Brennan of Georgetown Visitation Prep hands off to Abigail Anstett en route to smashing the XC Woodward Relays girls six mile meet record, 35:15.6. Anstett became a three-time Woodward XC Relays winner.

Photo by: Kevin Milsted

April 1974. "Jim Peterson of Wheaton, Sprint Medley Relay"

Photo by: Hoke Kempley and Michael Bredhoff, Montgomery Journal. Used with permission.

April 1980. "B-CC's Stacy Browne takes the handoff from teammate Jill Vialet en route to one of the Barons' seven victories in Saturday's Woodward Relays. B-CC easily won the girls title with 71 points."

Photo by: Linda White, Montgomery Journal. User with permission.

April 1980. "Blair's victory in the triple jump clinched the boys title at Woodward with Adrian Summers, Charles Saunders (above) and Andy Brizan combining for a leap of 123-feet 8 1/2-inches."

Photo by: Linda White, Montgomery Journal. Used with permission.

April 2008. Ollie St. John of Edmund Burke School won the first boys steeplechase race at Georgetown Prep School. The Georgetown Prep venue for the first time featured a water jump built into the track and a sturdy adjustable barrier.

Photo by: Kevin Milsted, Mocorunning.com

John McGowan of Sidwell Friends was the 2010 winner of the fall Woodward Relays along with teammate Matthew Kim. McGowan became the first Footlocker Nationals qualifier from Washington D.C. later that season.

Photo by: Kevin Milsted, Mocorunning.com

April 1974. "Tim Gavin of Richard Montgomery lands in the water of the steeplechase, ready to take off for the next obstacle. The event, the first in the nation for high school runners, was won by Peter Kirk of Kennedy."

Photo by: Hoke Kempley and Michael Bredhoff, Montgomery Journal. Used with permission.

WoodwardRelaysFan.com is devoted to the history of the high school relay meets in Maryland known as the Woodward Relays.

The Judge Charles W. Woodward Relays spring track meet is known for its signature event, the steeplechase, and its all-relay format including field event relays. The fall Woodward Relays cross country meet is known for its 6x1 mile relay format.

The first outdoor track Woodward Relays meet was hosted at Judge Charles W. Woodward High School in Bethesda, Maryland in 1973. The cross-country version of the Woodward Relays was added in the fall of 1973. Woodward High School closed in 1987, and the meets continued to be hosted at Walter Johnson High School, Richard Montgomery High School, Montgomery College, Rockville, and Georgetown Prep School. From 2007 until present, the Woodward Relays meets have been hosted at Georgetown Preparatory School. The original meet director, Greg Dunston, remains enthusiastically at the helm of each Woodward Relays meet with the help of volunteers and the Georgetown Prep School staff.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The Woodward Relays was named for the high school at which it was first hosted. After Woodward High School closed its doors in 1987, Coach Dunston kept the name of the meet alive due to the meet's name recognition and reputation. The meet name also honors the memory of the old high school and its alumni.
• The steeplechase has been the signature event at the spring meet since the second running of the Woodward Relays. In 1974, the Woodward Relays boasted the first offering of a steeplechase race at the high school level in the United States.
• Dunston has credited Wabash College in Indiana for inspiring the 6x1 mile cross country relay format. He credited the Western Pennsylvania Relays in Pittsburgh for inspiring the spring track meet format.

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