FEATURE

The 2002 All State Spring Track and Field Team was selected by a committee of the PTFCA on 5/30 taking into consideration honors won, quality and consistency of performance and head to head competition.Ý Congratulations to all the new All State athletes.

After getting three more indivdual state championships and setting two PIAA records, Erie McDowell's Sheena Gordon was name, again, as the Women's Athlete of the Year. Sam Bair, the Shaler junior, was name the Men's Athlete of the Year after two 4:09's and a 1:50 800. Tim Hickey, the William Penn coaching icon, backed up his 2002 Indoor honor with an outdoor Women's Coach of the Year Award. And after guiding his passionate, talented group of seniors to the state AAA title, North Penn's Richard Swanker was named the Men's Coach of the Year. Gordan was selected in her four events (there's a limit, you know?) of the 100 Hurdles, High, Long, and Triple Jumps. For the third year in a row, Tiffany Abney, Merion Mercy, was listed All-State in the 200, 400, and 300 Hurdles. Penn's Juanita Broaddus, a junior, pulled off the trifecta again, gaining All-State in the 100, 200 and 400. Harrisburg senior Dominique Darden was named in the 200, 400 and 100 Hurdles. Kennett's Jakki Bailey was chosen in the 100 and 200. Norristown's Courtney Clark made the team in the 300 and 400 Hurdles, while William Penn junior Christina Smith was named in the 100 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles. In the field, Indiana's Melissa Stewart made it in both the Shot Put and Discus. Sam Bair posted the best 800 and 1600 times in years, and was obviously named in both events. Reading's Bryan Yerger made the squad in both the 300 and 400 Hurdles. And Brad Mueller, Mars Area, claimed two All-State certificates, one each in the 100 and 200.

2002 Women's Athlete of the of the Year ñ Sheena Gordon ñ Erie McDowell HS

2002 Women's Coach of the Year ñ Ed Ulmer ñ Archbishop Ryan HS

2002 Men's Athlete of the Year ñ Sam Bair ñ Shaler HS

2002 Men's Coach of the Year ñ Richard Swanker ñ North Penn HS

Womenís Team		Menís Team
100 Meters
Juanita Braoddus	Wm Penn (tie)	Brad Mueller	Mars
Jakki Bailey	Kennett (tie)	Lavonne Rowan	Mercyhurst Prep
Jenna Bridgeford	Upper Darby	Jaren Hayes	Cedar Crest
200 Meters
Juanita Broaddus	Wm Penn	Maurice Sales	Peabody
Dominique Darden	Harrisburg	Lavonne Rowan	Mercyurst Prep
Jakki Bailey	Kennett	Bard Mueller	Mars
400 Meters
Tiffany Abney	Merion Mercy	Maruice Stovall	Carroll
Juanita Broaddus	Wm Penn	Lester Ceasar	Abington
Dominique Darden	Harrisburg	Mike OíDonnell	C Bucks East (tie)
		Ryan Lanyi	Emmaus (tie)
800 Meters
Evelyn Dwyer	Merion Mercy	Sam Bair	Shaler
Danielle Rodgers	Penn Wood	Matt Evans	Hempfield (7)
Julie Cameron	Upper St Clair	Steve Craig	North Penn
1600 Meters
Leah Kerstetter	Iroquios	Sam Bair	Shaler
Stephanie Madia	North Allegheny	Mike Didio	Council Rock
Ashleigh Wetzel	Lewisburg	Eric Fleming	Shanahan (tie)
		Gary Malinko	Scranton Prep (tie)
3200 Meters
Jessica Perry	Peters Twp	Dan Mazzocco	Baldwin HS
Julia Pudlin	Baldwin School	John Butler	Cedar Cliff
Erin Franklin	Wissahickon	Mark Mullelly	Upper Moreland
100 Hurdles		110 Hurdles
ÝDominique Darden	Harrisburg	Steve Nichols	Penncrest
Sheena Gordon	Erie McDowell	John Fudge	Simon Gratz
Christina Smith	Wm Penn (tie)	Jeff Kiss	Windber
Mycaiah Clemons	Valley (tie)
300 Hurdles
Tiffany Abney	Merion Mercy	Marques Pinkas	Cumberland Valley
Courtney Clark	Norristown	Bryan Yerger	Reading
Julianna Reed	Hampton	Jeff Baird	Central Columbia
400 Hurdles
Christina Smith	Wm Penn	Bryan Yerger	Reading
Courtney Clark	Norristown	Jason Mayo	Coatesville
Nicole Leach	West Catholic	Dewayne Dawkins	Overbrook
High Jump
Sheena Gordon	Erie McDowell	Tyler Fedeli	Altoona
Jill McCoy	Martinsburg Central	Matt Blaisure	Tunkhannock
Erin Meschter	Danville	Ray Bobrownicki	Westtown
Long Jump
Sheena Gordon	Erie McDowell	Grant Curry	Palmyra
Michelle DeShields	Uniontown	Raheem Kearney	Scotland School
Carly Hess	Warwick	Ardell Francis	Pennsbury
Triple Jump
Sheena Gordon	Erie McDowell	Mike Whitehead	Norristown
Sarah Ensslen	Downingtown	Dante Marshall	Hickory
Ashley Mondie	Milton Hershey	Mavis Polk	Glen Mills
Shot Put
Charity Payne	Selinsgrove	Dane Miller	Schuylkill Valley
Carmen Bruce	Schenley	Steve Meyers	Conestoga
Melissa Stewart	Indiana	Tyree Suber	Glen Mills
Discus
Cassie Buckwalter	Wilmington	Ed Ruiz	Wm Tennent
Melissa Stewart	Indiana	Jamie Knox	Central Dauphin East
Cori Brago	Warrior Run	Mike Clark	Chambersburg
Javelin
Angela Hoover	Bald Eagle	Derek Sherwood	Erie McDowell
Beth Crocus	Freedom (11)	Brad Zimmerman	Wawick
Ashley Kaufman	Freedom (7)	Justin Ryncavage	Coughlin
Pole Vault
Jocelyn Lindsay	Waynesburg	Adam Bingaman	Boyertown
Lauren Birkhead	Liberty (11)	Kurt Dunn	Towanda
Courtney Regan	Easton	Andrew Rademacher	Hickory