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"Judge Charles W. Woodward Relays Established 1973. Schola * Praeparatoria * Georgiopolitana * 1789"

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April 1975. Bruce Blocher of Paint Branch put the shot 49-feet, 2-inches at the Woodward Relays.

Photo by: Montgomery Journal. Used with permission.

April 2011. Kendall Fuller of Good Counsel was the top performer in the long jump and triple jump at the 2010 and 2011 Woodward Relays. Fuller went on to a successful NFL career.

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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 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.

April 2016. Coach Greg Dunston readies the equipment for the annual running of the steeplechase at Georgetown Prep School.

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April 2009. Gaithersburg High School won its 8th boys team title in Woodward Relays meet history. At the time, it surpassed Good Counsel for most team titles in meet history, but Gilman School later surpassed Gaithersburg for that honor when it won its ninth boys team title in 2023.

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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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