TRACK AND FIELD
Recent Heritage High graduate Madison Whyte earned a gold medal as part of the winning United States mixed 1,600-meter relay at the U20 Pan Am Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Whyte, the two-time winner of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Female Athlete of the Year, ran the second leg and split 51.5 seconds as her relay finished in 3 minutes, 18.07 seconds. Her team won by more than six seconds.
White, who signed with Southern California, is a two-time Gatorade Virginia Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
FOOTBALL RECRUITING
UVA gains pledge from former Cavaliers DB’s son
Virginia gained a commitment from tight end/defensive end Henry Omohundro, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound rising senior at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond. He became the 14th UVA pledge for the class of 2024.
His brother Elby has been an All-ACC heptathlon athlete for UVA’s track and field team, and their father, Buddy, was an two-time All-ACC defensive back for the Cavaliers in their early 1990s heyday under George Welsh.
HORSE RACING
Carmelina captures Keswick Stakes
Carmelina, a 2-year-old filly, surged on the far outside to win the $150,000 Keswick Stakes over Beachfront Breeze and Remember Me at Colonial Downs on Saturday afternoon.
Jockey Mychel Sanchez and trainer Robert Reid earned the victory in the 5-furlong dirt race in New Kent County.
Also, jockey Jevian Toledo went over the $50 million mark of career earnings by riding Massif to triumph in the day’s third race. Brittany Russell trained the victor.
