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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

September 2010. Sprinklers and trash cans with sponges and ice water are staples of the fall Woodward Relays.

Photo by: Kevin Milsted, Mocorunning.com

April 1977. "SPRINGBROOK'S TIM GOODE came from behind to fight off the kick of Magruder's Carey Judd to win the distance medley relay in 10:48.9 at the fifth annual Woodward Relays. Goode, who also won the steeplechase, led his team to a 31-point lead over Churchill before the Bulldogs used their field event strength to recapture the title they'd won in 1975."

Photo by: Bob Pusey, Montgomery Journal. Used with permission.

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 2009. In just the second year that the Woodward Relays was contested at Georgetown Prep School, meet director Greg Dunston stands by his beautiful new water pit with a building under construction in the back drop.

Photo by: Kevin Milsted, Mocorunning.com

September 2019. Meet Director Greg Dunston instructs runners on the starting line at the beginning of the fall Woodward Relays

Photo by: Kevin Milsted, Mocorunning.com

April 1979. Blair captured its share of the Woodward title with victories in the 880 relay in the boys competition (above handoff from Derrick Carrington to Victor Lee).

Photo by: Kevin Chase, 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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