When the DODEA European track and field scene converges on Kaiserslautern, Germany, for the European championships on Thursday and Friday, expect a mostly new slate of champions.

Only three boy defending title winners are competing in their respective events – Ramstein’s Javier Harrington in the discus, Stuttgart’s Kai Lewis in the high jump and Wiesbaden’s Zion Thompson in the triple jump.

Wiesbaden’s Luke Jones, who dominated the long-distance races in recent years, advanced only in the 800-meter run.

The girls side has a few more athletes looking to run it back. Kaiserslautern’s Lellah Guhn returns in the 100 hurdles and will duel with Stuttgart’s Marnessa Rea in that one and the 300 hurdles, which the Panther had clinched last spring.

In the field events, Wiesbaden’s Natalia Bergdorf hopes her last hurrah ends in another shot put title, Ansbach’s Elizabeth Agudzi-Addo will try for a second-straight discus crown, Sigonella’s Rickalia Goss seeks to spring past everybody in the long jump again and Kaiserslautern’s Zenobia Davis has the triple jump in her sights.

Even many of the defending champions don’t come into the European meet as the favorites to stand atop of the podium, making it even more likely to see new winners.

Here’s a look at each event:

Boys

100

This race might be the tightest of all at Euros. The top five runners’ best times this season are within 0.09 seconds.

Stuttgart’s Tymir Johnson leads the pack with a 11.19-second 100, posted on April 12 in Vilseck. The junior placed fifth at last year’s European meet.

Vilseck’s Samuel Broyles has the second-fastest time with his 11.23 race on May 10 at Black Forest Academy, while Lakenheath’s Demilo Stroman and Thompson are tied for the third seed with runs of 11.24.

Kaiserslautern’s Quincy Seaberry is the last of the Top 5, running an 11.28 on March 22 in Stuttgart.

Don’t sleep on Rota sophomore Jonathan King, who comes in as the sixth seed with a best time of 11.34.

200

The favorites for the 200 are the same as the 100, albeit in different order.

Broyles has the top seed time of 22.52, posting in the regular-season finale at BFA on May 10. Seaberry (22.71), Johnson (22.92) and Aviano senior Christian Perkins (22.96) round out those who have gone under 23 seconds.

400

Perkins seems to be peaking at the right time.

Along with setting his season-best time in Naples on May 10, he also ran the 400 in 51.02 seconds – almost a whole second faster than SHAPE junior Tudor Varvari (51.95), last season’s runner-up.

Kaiserslautern’s Collin Higgins comes into the meet with the third-fastest time in Europe at 52.33, leading a large continent under 53 seconds. Among that group are Ramstein sophomore Rhett Dalling (52.56), Broyles (52.61), Ramstein’s Jaydem Powell (52.86) and Hohenfels’ Lucas Gibbs (52.97).

800

Ramstein’s Adden Lowe has put Europe on notice with his times in the half mile this spring. The sophomore is the lone DODEA-Europe athlete to break the 2-minute barrier with a 1:59.83 on May 10.

Not that Lowe will run away with the race, though. SHAPE newcomer Dario Delgado Vitores has impressed in the middle- and long-distance races, with a season-best 2:00.19 in Brussels on May 10.

Higgins once again enters as the third seed at 2:02.36, while long-distance phenom Jones will try to take gold in a shorter distance.

1,600

The mile could be a two-horse race.

Delgado-Vitores has the top seed at 4:33.14, set during an April 26 meet at Ansbach.

Right behind him is Vicenza’s Mitchell Horrigan. The Cougar senior posted a 4:33.38 on May 3 at home. He’s looking to take two steps up the podium after finishing third as a junior.

A group that includes Lowe (4:42.63), Ansbach’s Ryan Benson (4:43.02) and Naples junior Hudson Selph (4:44.00) will chase the two favorites.

3,200

If Horrigan can bring home gold in the mile, he’s likely to pull off the long-distance double this year.

One year after taking seventh, the Vicenza runner has the top seed for the European meet by 30 seconds over second-seed Ethan Cohen of Stuttgart and third-seed Lowe.

110 hurdles

Most of the top hurdles are hitting their strides, with seven of the first nine making the European qualifying time on the last weekend of the regular season.

Still, they’ll all have to drop their times even more if they wish to catch Davon Gann. The Vicenza sophomore hardly has been challenged this season, winning five of six meets and posting Europe’s best time of 15.98 seconds.

That one loss? Kaiserslautern’s Isaiah Dykes got the better of him at Vilseck on April 12 in the two’s only matchup. That 16.22-second performance is the field’s second-best time.

No other hurdler has eclipsed 17 seconds, led by Ramstein’s Douglas Greene at 17.24.

300 hurdles

Only one athlete has bested Jacob Berkau in the 300 hurdles all spring: Frankfurt International School’s Owen Seveland.

The Warrior senior isn’t competing, leaving Berkau the favorite to win Friday. The Hohenfels junior has the top time of Euros qualifiers at 42.30 – nearly a whole second faster than Lakenheath sophomore Luke Christensen (43.28).

Gann enters the meet with the third-fastest time at 43.51, while Kaiserslautern senior Sevastian Quiles has the fourth-fastest time at 43.68.

4x100 relay

The Kaiserslautern squad of Leon King-Nuako, Denver Dait, Jordan Balsamo and Richard Keating have posted the best time in DODEA-Europe so far this season at 44.46.

The biggest issue, however, is that’s the only time that lineup has competed together in this relay.

Vilseck’s quartet of King Evans, Broyles, Torri Carter and X’avier Wilson has a little more experience in the event. They haven’t replicated the 44.60 from an April 19 meet at Ansbach, but all four have ran the race multiple times.

Naples and Ramstein are tied for the third-best seed time at 44.84, while Stuttgart trails right behind at 44.86.

4x400 relay

Hohenfels’ Javin Smith, Ben Tocco, Berkau and Lucas Gibbs combined May 10 at BFA for a 3:34.18 that was the best in Europe by more than 2.5 seconds.

Ramstein’s squad of Adam and Ryan Izaguirre, Benjamin Heath and Dalling had the second-fastest time of 3:36.96, which came on March 22 in Stuttgart – the last time they ran the race together.

The Panthers have the third seed at 3:37.94, Vicenza has the fourth seed at 3:38.54 and Lakenheath has the fifth at 3:38.98.

4x800 relay

Some of the best times Europe occurred during an April 19 meet at Ansbach, and should those same groups compete Friday, this relay could have an exciting finish.

SHAPE’s team of Castor Herno, Michael McGlothlin, Ivan Delgado Vitores and Dario Delgado Vitores recorded the fastest time with an 8:34.14. Ramstein’s group of Lowe, Spencer Jackson, Kyden Echard and Skyler Hauck are 4 seconds back at 8:38.52.

Stuttgart’s top time also came in Ansbach, where Samuel Johnson, Austin Griswold, Ethan Cohen and Preston Cook crossed the line in 8:43.41.

Vicenza enters Euros with the fourth seed at 8:44.00.

Sprint-medley relay

The Spartans also have the best time in Europe here, but they haven’t run the A-team of Logan Kimbrough, Lincoln Coley and both Delgado Vitores brothers for some time. Their 3:45.86 came two months before Euros at Lakenheath.

Kaiserslautern’s best time, meanwhile, has come on this side of spring break. Dait, Kenyon Zimmerman, Noah Perez and Higgins posted a 3:49.03 on April 12 at Vilseck.

Vicenza has the third-best time at 3:51.15, while Hohenfels is right behind at 3:51.66.

Shot put

Three athletes have separated themselves from the rest in the last couple of weeks.

Lakenheath has a pair throwing for gold. Senior Ethan Jenkins, last year’s runner-up, is the top seed with a throw of 44 feet, 10.5 inches. His junior teammate, Caiden Graves, is the third seed at 44-1 and is looking to take the step up from seventh place at the 2024 European meet.

Sandwiched between the two Lancers is Sawyer Ter Horst. After taking 10th last year, the Brussels senior produced a toss of 44-1.5 on May 10 at home.

Naples’ Diondre Tilo comes in as the fourth seed at 42-3, while Vilseck senior John Dorff put up a season-high 41-10.5 at BFA the last meet of the regular season.

Discus

Officials can’t etch Harrington’s name into the books just yet, but the defending European champion is the commanding favorite to repeat in the discus.

The junior already has improved nearly 10 feet from his European-winning toss last year. Harrington has the top seed at 158-1.

His nearest competitor, Ter Horst, is more than 18 feet back at 139-6.5. Jenkins is the third seed at 128-0.25, while Sam Allers, who placed fourth in 2024, enters as the fourth seed at 126-2.

Bahrain’s Matthew Mendoza rounds out the Top 5 at 124-7.

High jump

Naples senior Fredrick Boateng has leapt over the competition, clearing the bar at 6-5 on May 3. That’s 5 inches higher than Stuttgart sophomore Kai Lewis’ best mark this season.

Lewis is the defending European champion.

Four others – Baumholder’s Gregory Makubuya, Ansbach’s Okenie McLaughlin, Kaiserslautern’s Leo Schell and Spangdahlem’s Messiah Smith – are tied for the third seed at 5-9.

Long jump

The long jump could be the start of a big couple days for Thompson. The Wiesbaden senior, who took bronze last spring, has the best jump in DODEA-Europe at 21-5.5.

Behind him is McLaughlin, the brother of former Ansbach standout Tamia McLaughlin, at 20-9, while Rota’s King and Naples’ Boateng are tied for the third seed at 20-6.

SHAPE sophomore Tristan Neago is the only other athlete to have cleared 20 feet this season.

Triple jump

A lot of the same names are expected to be at the top of the leaderboard of the triple jump.

Thompson, the defending European champion, once again is the top seed at 46-3. His best jump from April 26 is 1.5 feet longer than his 20224 title-winning launch.

McLaughlin enters Friday’s event as the second seed at 44-8, while Boateng sits third at 43-1.

Vicenza junior Dylan Horrigan is the fourth seed at 42-9.

Girls

100

After years of playing second fiddle to Wiesbaden alumna Makiah Parker in sprints, Goss is ready for the top spot.

The Sigonella senior has the fastest 100 time heading into Euros at 12.01.

Lana Winters may be best positioned to challenge Goss. The Wiesbaden sophomore holds the second-fastest time at 12.30 as she looks to improve from last year’s fourth-place finish.

Kaiserslautern sophomore Trinity Seaberry (12.40) also looks to move up the podium after taking seventh last year. Naples’ Tori Mole sits fourth in Europe at 12.70.

200

Yet again Goss has her sights on getting an elusive sprinting title and is the favorite, with a 25.35-second 200 on April 12 in Vilseck.

As with the 100, Winters is hot on her tail. This time, the difference in their best times is just 0.19 seconds.

Seaburry comes in as the third seed at 26.22, and her Kaiserslautern teammate Lillian Griffin has the fourth seed at 26.54.

400

Could Goss pull off the sprint triple? Her qualifying time in the 400 suggests it’s possible.

The Jaguar is the lone DODEA track athlete to break the 1-minute mark this spring with her 59.74-second quarter mile on April 19 in Naples.

She will be tested in this race as well. Vilseck Mazie Lorcher, last year’s fourth-place finisher, is just behind at 1:00.36, although it came nearly two months ago at Stuttgart.

Ramstein’s Isabella Greenidge (1:01.64) and Deliah Grandham (1:02.53) are on either side of Kaiserslautern junior Olivia Seelbinder (1:01.74).

800

Lorcher leads a tight pack of mostly Panthers and Royals in the half mile.

The Falcon has the best time of 2:27.90. She set that mark at BFA on May 10, the same day as the second (Stuttgart’s Kendall Cancel, 2:28.79) and fourth through sixth seeds (Ramstein’s Caroline Swinson, 2:29.44; Iliana Echard, 2:30.06; and Rose Thompson, 2:30.09).

Cancel’s fellow Panther, Lydia Pound, is third seed after her 2:29.39 run on April 26.

1,600

Stuttgart’s Anna Konon could cap off the perfect freshman year after winning the European cross country championship in the fall.

It begins with the mile, where Konen holds the top seed at 5:28.54, set May 3 in Frankfurt.

She has plenty of competition looking to spoil the party Friday, some of whom are her own teammates. Pacha Miletich posted the second-fastest time this spring at 5:32.46, while Pound holds the sixth seed at 5:38.10.

Mixed with the Panther parade are three Royals in Thompson (5:33.67), Swinson (5:33.98) and Echard (5:36.53).

3,200

On Thursday, Konon is expected to lead the pack in the two-mile, considering she has a 20-second advantage of her nearest competitor based on the best regular-season times.

The Stuttgart freshman posted a 12:03.78 at the Stuttgart Invitational on March 22. Pound put together a 12:23.87 race on April 26 in Ansbach.

Don’t sleep on Thompson. While her seed time is 26 seconds slower than Konon’s, the Ramstein sophomore ran 12:05.01 as a freshman to finish runner-up at Euros.

Others expected to make the podium are Vilseck’s Lyla Ingram (12:33.61) and Hohenfels senior Jalissa Jobity 12:37.41.

100 hurdles

Kaiserslautern’s Guhn is the favorite to repeat after improving from her Euro-winning time by 0.13 seconds.

The Raider junior has stiff competition, though. Stuttgart’s Rea has blitzed into contention this spring, going from finishing nearly 2 seconds back of Guhn at last year’s Euros to being the second seed with a 15.26 – 0.01 seconds behind Guhn – heading into this week.

Rea broke a 13-year-old school record in the event on April 26 in Ansbach and then broke her mark a few weeks later.

Hohenfels’ Kenya Tucker also is right in the mix. The Tiger junior’s best time this season is 15.38.

300 hurdles

Rea may be the defending champion, but Guhn enters this year’s race as the top seed with a 45.28.

The Raider’s time is nearly half a second faster than the Panther’s (46.75).

The two are a part of a group of four to eclipse the 50-second mark, when last year’s only Rea did so at last year’s Euros. American Overseas School of Rome’s Virginia De Santis and Kaiserslautern’s Kaelyn Ronnau are the other two at 48.71 and 48.91 seconds, respectively.

4x100 relay

The Raiders’ quartet of Guhn, Davis, Seaberry and Chloe Johnson enters the European meet with the top time of 50.34.

Stuttgart’s four of Rea, Ellie Boom, Destiny White and Micaah Evans slots in as the second seed with a time of 51.23. Boom, a sophomore, and Evans, a junior, were members of the Panthers’ championship relay in 2024.

Ramstein (51.92) and Wiesbaden (52.01) are also in the mix.

4x400 relay

The Royals showed off their fleet feet on May 10 to take the No. 1 seed at Euros. Madeline Moga, Grandham, Idaly Lozano and Greenidge posted a 4:16.44 at the same track hosting the championships.

Their crosstown rival, Kaiserslautern, is one of the Royals’ biggest competitors in this race. Seelbinder, Azha Evans, Guhn and Johnson ran a 4:17.05 on May 3 at home.

Wiesbaden and Vilseck also could push them after posting times of 4:18.36 and 4:18.61.

4x800 relay

Ramstein also has the top time in the longer relay, this time trying to repeat as champion. The school is one of two to break the 10:40 barrier.

The Royals’ best race occurred in the season’s opening meet at Kaiserslautern. Lozano, Mya Loringer, Swinson and Sara Avery-Pham combined to run the relay in 10:37.19. That result wasn’t a one-hit wonder, as the Royals produced two other races that had results within 4 seconds.

Lozano and Swinson both competed on last year’s title-winning team.

Stuttgart’s best performance doesn’t put the Panthers too far behind. Joselin Tate, Cancel, Lillian Austin and Pound ran 10:39.42 on May 3 in Frankfurt.

Kaiserslautern is the only other school to get under 11 minutes. Alina Carney, Hazel Sanders, Uno Tate and Alexandra Beck recorded a 10:45.40.

Sprint-medley relay

The Panthers hold a slight advantage over their competitors heading into Euros.

Stuttgart’s four of Ava Stworzydlak, Evans Cancel and Pound have Europe’s best time at 4:29.69. That’s 6.6 seconds faster than Ramstein’s Moga, Greenidge, Grandham and Swinson, who ran the race in 4:36.29 on April 19 in Ansbach.

Kaiserslautern’s quartet of Kaziyah Boone, Seelbinder, Hazel Sanders and Kassidy Sanders also is in the mix with a season-best 4:38.96.

Shot put

Ansbach’s Agudzi-Addo has seen her prospects in the event skyrocket during her junior campaign.

The Cougar placed ninth with a toss of 28-1.5 at the European meet as a sophomore. This year, she leads the field with a throw of 30-9 on May 3 in Frankfurt.

Two Raiders join Agudzi-Addo by launching the shot put 30 feet or longer. Madison Ringer let one fly for 30-1.25 on March 22 in Stuttgart, while teammate Rylee Baker hit 30-0 on May 3 at Frankfurt.

Ramstein’s Lauren Meusel and Rota’s Olivia Bussey have come close to 30 feet with 29-11 and 29-9, respectively.

Defending champion Bergdorf hasn’t reached her distances of last year, but the senior has proven capable of throwing farther 30 feet with a 32-3.5 to win the 2024 crown.

Discus

Agudzi-Addo seems a good bet to repeat as the discus champion.

The Cougar junior is the only thrower to break 100 feet at 106-8. Her closest foe, Vilseck’s Emaline Overton, has a season-best throw of 87-10.

Ringer (87-2) and Rota’s Keelyn Simkins (87-2) round out the first four seeds.

High jump

The high jump is one of the more wide-open competitions on the girls side, beginning with top seed Danica Johnson. The Royal freshman cleared the bar at 5-2, but that came on April 19.

Alconbury senior Miriam Fleming and AOSR’s Natalia DiMatteo, who placed third in the event last spring, both have season bests of 5-0, while AFNORTH junior Wiley has the fourth seed with a season record of 4-10.

Long jump

Goss has a great chance to go 4 for 4 on European gold this season, as well as defend a crown she won last year.

The Sigonella senior leads the long jump field by 1 foot heading into the final meet with an 18-3 on April 19 in Naples. The second seed, Analicia Douglas of Lakenheath, has a season-best leap of 17-3.

Tucker and Alanna Donahue of Wiesbaden are the only others to break 17 feet with jumps of 17-1 and 17-0, respectively.

Triple jump

Davis is the favorite to repeat as the European champion, even though she hasn’t launched herself as far as she did last campaign.

The Raider junior has a season-best distance of 35-8, 1.75 inches shorter than her winning mark of 2024.

Donahue isn’t too far behind at 35-1.5, while Hohenfels’ Tucker’s best number is 35-0.