test
NSIC Day
2
Saturday: Cardinal
O'Hara gets 2nd in 4xmile in 18:02.29-better than Haddonfield's
winning time at the NIC; Karina Francis makes finals of 60 Dash;
Tiffany Abney and Nicole Leach reach a very hot 400 finals;
West Catholic makes 4x200 final; Abney and Juliette Poussot
miss finals in the 200, going 7th and 9th, respectively.
NSIC Day
1

Friday: St Huberts DMR team
finished 5th in 12:20.27. Both St Huberts and Cardinal O'Hara,
7th in 10:22.74 had two best PA times this year.
PA
STATES
Two
of PA's best split the 200 and 400 championships, and will part
company for the Indoor Championships this weekend, with Juanita
Broaddus (200 champ) in MD and Tiffany Abney (400 champ) in
NY.
ALL EVENTS
WITH PHOTOS NOW ON
plus a new one under 60 Hurdles
New photos
added on State Meet page
3/5
PTFCA Indoor State Championships.
Results. (238 Dyestat Elite performances-131
by the girls, 107 by the boys) Photos (100+ now posted
- Too many highlights
for this spot. Interviews Wednesday night. So click here!
MEETS
States
- 2/18-26 - 2/15-18 -
2/5-11
- 1/30-2/3 -
1/25-27 - 1/17-20
- 1/10-15 -
1/4-8
-
12/28-30 - YES - 12/18-22
12/15 12/7-8
11/30
2002 Preliminary
Spring meet dates
now on. Send those meets! More added 3/6.
HERE COME THE ARCHIVES!
Saturday,
March 3, 2002 - PTFCA Indoor State Championships @ Penn State
University - GIRLS:
Where to begin? Let's start with the champs of
champs.
Sheena Gordon (left) didn't
quite repeat her four-win performance of last year. But that
could hardly be termed a failure. SHE WON THREE EVENTS and Female
Athlete of the Meet! The Triple Jump in 39-11.50, the Long Jump
in 18-09.25, and the High Jump in 5-8. She missed her 4th state
title by a mere .02, going 8.89 to lose to Norristown's Courtney
Clark in the 60 Hurdles. OK, that's four events. Now
the onesies. Jakki Bailey, Kennent, took the 60 Dash
over Juanita Broaddus with a 7.52. In the 400, Tiffany
Abney had Broaddus finishing second when she powered
to a 54.88. But Broaddus was saving her best for her
last individual event, taking Abney, Julliette Pousset,
Agnes Irwin, and Clark in the hot 200, going a PA best and top
ten US time of 24.02. Poussot was 2nd in 24.35, Clark 3rd in
24.77, and Abney 4th in 24.81. Amy Kelly, St. Hubert's,
apparently learned how to race Julia Pudlin, Baldwin,
School, at last week's Meet of Champs, waiting until the second
half of the race to unleash a kick and win in 5:04.26, leading
the three Footlocker Finalists in the race, Stephanie Madia,
N. Allegheny (5:05.22), Pudlin (5:06.06), and Jessica Cickay,
Council Rock (5:09.69). Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm rounded
out the sub 5:10 group, setting a PR. Wyomissing's Debbie Huss
medalled in 7th with a 5:13.29 from the 'slow' heat. Danielle
Rodgers, Penn Wood, has learned how to race her competition,
pulling away from Merion Mercy's Kimarra McDonald, to
win the 800 with her 2:13.68. McDonald was less than two seconds
back. West Allegheny's Christine Taranto ran a US#3 10:04.25
in the 3000, with Wissahickon's Erin Franklin three seconds
back, followed by Hershey's Angie Saterstad with a PR
at 10:10.13, and Madia, doubling in the distances, with a 10:14.91.
In the Relays, Simon Gratz, William Penn, and
Great Valley shared the honors, all in PA-bests. Gratz
took the 4x200 in 1:42.79. Penn, the 4x400 in 3:53.05, and Great
Valley (anchor leg pictured) the
4x800 in 9:28.52.
In the Pole Vault, state leader Jocelyn Lindsay, Waynesburg,
won by a foot with her 11-06.00 vault. And lean-quick-confident
Cycerli Ash of Honesdale, set a PR in winning the Shot
Put with a throw of 43-08.00. BOYS:
The 400 was the sprint of the day,
the 3000 the distance race of the day, and ALL THE RELAYS, the
relay of the day. Lester Caesar, (below
with Barry Jones) Abington, gave it everything he had,
but couldn't break Glen Mills' Barry Jones in either
the 400 or the 200.
Jones
took the longer sprint in 48.01 to win by less than .50. He
repeated the achievement in the 200, going 21.87 to win by .17.
That's a top 5 US time. No one outside of Central PA gave East
Pennsboro's Ryan Blood much of a chance in the 3000.
He came within two seconds of breaking the state record held
by Council Rock legend Danny Coval, going 8:39.78. Baldwin's
Dan Mazzocco led Coateville's Rob Robertson on
a comeback in the 3000, after trailing by 40 meters late in
the race. The two went 8:41.22-8:40.98. Mazzocco had won the
mile earlier in the day in 4:22.66, after his competition gratiously
allowed him to set the pace over the first half. In the relays,
Glen
Mills ran an all-time US#9 of 1:28.49 in the 4x200. They
also took the 4x400 in 3:18.73 after a temporary DQ for a lane
violation, going 3:18.73, a top ten US time. The North Penn
4x800 went a US#1 7:52.05, after the two stars of the group,
Steve Craig and Dan Michael, went one-two in the
800 with a 1:54.91 and 1:56.61. In the dashes, Tyrone Diggs,
Harrisburg, won the 60 in 6.91 over Greensburg Salem's Akeem
Vance, who went 6.94, and Cardinal Dougherty's James
Jefferson at 6.98. In the 60 Hurdles, Windber Area's
Jeff Kiss surprised almost everyone setting a meet record
of 8.09, to win by .01 over Penncrest's Steve Nichols.
Defending champ Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham was 4th in
8.15. Glen Mills' Eric Alexander was 3rd in 8.12. In
the field events, Altoona's Tyler Fedeli cleared 6-10 to edge
Ray Bobrownicki of Westtown School by two inches. Super soph
Andrew Rademacher, Hickory, won the Pole Vault with a
height of 14-06 at the same pit where Kevin Dare, State
College, had set his state record in 2000. All Gregory
Long-Jumped 23-00.00 to win the state title. In the Triple Jump,
Mike Whitehead, Norristown, won by less than three inches
with a leap of 46-05.75.
And
Steve Meyers, Conestoga, (left)
continued his technical awakening by getting the 1.5
inches he missed last week, taking the Shot Put with a throw
of 60-00.00. Glen Mills won the team title with 65 points,
while William Penn won the girls' title again, this time
with 50 points. Complete Results
courtesy of PTFCA. Plus stories and photos.
Tuesday,
February 26, 2002 - PA Performances @ The Eastern States Championships
at The New York Armory - Norristown,
Girard College, and LaSalle represented PA at the Eastern States
Championships, Tue. 2/26 @ The New York Armory, site of the
National Scholastic Indoor Championships in a week. LaSalle's
4x800 finished 8th in the 4x800 behind Ryan O'Donnell, Ronan
McDermott, Chris Ross, and Time Ferrie, going 8:08.58. Zakee
Vaughn, Girird, just missed advancing in the 55 dash with his
6.72. Norristown's Anthony Graham went 21-11 in the Long Jump,
good enough for 5th. Girard's John Hammono was 4th in the Triple
Jump with a leap of 44-06. PA Performances
with link to full results.
Steve
Meyers, Conestoga, had a PR by over 2.5 feet, throwing 59-10.50,
US#5 in the Shot Put.
Saturday, February 23, 2002
- TFCAGP Meet of Champions @ Lehigh University - The
Shot Put will be one of the best events at the State meet next
week, and tonight, a new state leader emerged with a 2.5 foot
PR. It's Steve Meyers of Conestoga, who came within a whisker
of hitting that magic 60 foot mark with his spectacular 59-10.50.
The throw puts him US#5 and more importantly, gives him a lot
of confidence heading into States and the Nike Indoor Classic
a week later. Glen Mills' Quentin Watts threw 52-10.25 for 2nd.
Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary improved his US#3 Long Jump by
a half-inch, going 23-07.75. Pennsbury's Al Gregory was 2nd
at 23-01, while Sun Valley's Brandon Bush was 3rd with his 21-10.50.
North Penn used splits of 3:16, .51, 1:57 and 4:27 to win the
DMR in 10:30.34, which is US#2 Great Valley ran a US#7 in 10:33.66.
Henderson was 3rd with a 10:41.34, while Upper Moreland, behind
a 4;22 split by Mark Mullelly, was 4th in 10:41.47. Westown
School's Ray Bobrewricki won the High Jump, clearing 6-8. Glen
Mills' Taj Johnson improved his season best, going 6-6. Two
guys cleared 14-0 in the Pole Vault. Adam Bingham of Boyertown
won on misses, while Alex Vencius of Central, set a PR with
his mark. On the track, Glen Mills' 4x200 had a slight trip
early in the race, but still pulled off a 1:30.60, to comfortably
beat Abington, 2nd in 1:32.55. Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham,
took the 60 Meter Hurdles in 8.09, a US#6. The other four competitors
in the event medalists were all under 8.44, Dyestat Elite, including
Eric Alexander, Glen Mills (8.26), Steve Nichols, Penncrest
(8.32), Jordan Rajan, Downingtown (8.36), and Mavis Polk, Glen
Mills (8.39). In the 60 Dash, Tennent's Troy Roberson went 6.97,
a top 10 US time. Richard Britt of Simon Gratz, was 2nd in 7.07,
while Cheltenham's Lamont Grant was 3rd in 7.08. Quakertown's
Adam Breisch took the mile in 4:25.62. O'Hara's Steve Hallinan
was 2nd in 4:26.27. Abington's Lester Caesar came from behind
to win the 49.83. And the same strategy worked for North Penn's
Steve Craig, who had a busy night, running what he had to run
to win the 800 in 1:58.04. Tennent's John Sarge was 2nd in 1:58.34.
Almost stealing the show from the first of two heats was Upper
Merion's Ryan Turner, clocking 1:58.50 for 3rd. Penn Wood's
Mike Brown went 1;59.47 for 4th, and Norristown's Kenrick Marsh
was 5th in 1:59.87. Tennent star Troy Roberson took the 200
in 22.76. In the 3000, Upper Moreland's Mark Mullelly showed
he is one of the favorites for the state championship, running
away from stiff competition with an 8:51.84. Rob Robertson,
Coatesville, bounced back from a tough Carnival double, getting
2nd in 8:54.11. Council RSock's Rob Hampson was 3rd in 8:56.81.
(Missing 4x400, 4x800, Triple Jump.) In the Triple Jump, Mike
Whitehead Norristownm, wen 465", Blake Taylor, Methacton
was 2nd in 45 2+", John Hammond, Girard College 4411",
and Galin Rivers, Great Valley 44 6+". In the 4x400,
Abington won in 3:24.08, 2nd was William Tennent, 3:26.55, and
3rd was Lower Merion 3:29.84. Strath Haven ran an 8:02.50 to
take the 4x800, a US#8. North Penn (minus Steve Craig) was 2nd
in 8:02.72; LaSalle in 3rd in 8:05.79. Top
Six Results
courtesy of TSTFCA.
The
finish of the girls' 60 dash.
Friday, February 22, 2002
- DVGTCA Meet of Champions @ Lehigh University - Just
a little 'ol meet at Lehigh University by the Delaware Valley
Girls' Track & Field Coaches Association. And look what
happened! 50 nationally elite performances, highlighted by eight
teams in the 4x800, seven in the 4x200, six in the 4x400, and
five individuals in the 60 Hurdles and 60 Dash. Juanita Broaddus,
William Penn, followed up her US#5 24.15 @ the Simplot Games
with a top ten time of 24.78 to win the MOC. Jakki Bailey, Kennent,
was second in 25.25. Takia Brooks, Abington, was third in 25.45.
Broaddus was second to Bailey in the 60 Meter Hurdles, as Bailey
went 7.47 US#5. In the 4x200, West Catholic ran the second fastest
PA time of this season of 1:43.88. Penn was less than .5 back,
not quite at full strength. Precious George, Academy Park, took
the 60 Meter Hurdles in 9.10. Villa Maria Academy won the DMR
in a US#8 12:25.98. West Catholic's Nicole Leach took the 400
in 57.60. Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, continued her dominance
in the 800, winning in 2:18.12. Julia Pudlin is rapidle rounding
into form, taking the Mile over stiff competition in 5:13.83.
Kourtney Marquis took the Pole Vault with a leap of 10-6. Jen
Williams, Great Valley, had her best jump of the year, 5-6.
West Catholic also took the 4x400 with their 3:57.46, the second
fastest time in PA this season. Vanessa McGee took the Triple
Jump with a leap of 36-03.50. Partial Results.
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
- TSTCA Championships @ Slippery Rock University - Once
again, McDowell's Sheena Gordon, arguably the most versatile
T&F athlete in PA this year, won four events. Even more
impressively, each one was a nationally elite performance. Gordon's
55 Hurdle victory was in 8.3. She took the Long Jump with her
leap of 18-04, the Triple Jump with her 38-10, and the High
Jump, clearning 5-9. In the Pole Vault, Waynesburg's Jocelyn
Lindsay cleared 11-6. In the boys' Pole Vault, Hictory's Andrew
Radenmacher continued his strong season with a vault of 14-3.
Akeem Vance took the Long Jump, going 22-04.50, and getting
second in the 55 Dash in 6.3, the same time awarded to victor
Andrew Johnson of Central Catholic. In the 55 Hurdles, Jeff
Kiss, Windber Area, won in 7.5 seconds. Complete Results
courtesy of TSTCA.
Monday, February 18, 2002 - Delaware Valley
Girls Track & Field Association Consolation Championships
@ Widener University. Results
on DVGTCA web site.
Sunday,
February 17, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Championships
@ Lehigh University - Cardinal
O'Hara is rapidly becoming a Track & Field dynasty in the
Philadelphia Catholic League after another double victory in
the League Champs. The girls were 23 points better than second
place Archbishop Ryan, while the boys enjoyed an 84 point margin
over Bishop McDevitt. In individual competition, rumor had it
that Dougherty's James Jefferson was ready to open some eyes.
He did, with two individual victories in the 60 (7.03), and
the 200 (22.63). His relays also took home PCL championships,
taking the 4x200 in 1:33.88 and the 4x400 in 3;31.77. O'Hara's
Joe Francisco was a double victor, winning the 800 in 1:59.93
and the mile in 4:32.55. Anthony Heygood long-jumped 21-9 to
give O'Hara some first place points. In the girls' competition,
West Catholic's Nicole Leach took the 200 in 25.56 and the 400
in 57.40, breaking the meet record of 58.46 set by Tiffany Bradley
in 1999. Pilar Batts, Archbishop Prendergast, was 2nd in the
400, clocking 58.33, Bradley was 3rd in 59.10, but took the
60 in 7.84. Leach and Bradley also led their 4x200 squad to
a 2nd place finish (1:46.47) behind Archbishop Ryan (1:45.73).
St. Hubert's Amy Kelly notched two wins, taking the 800 in 2:21.98
and the Mile in 5:22.93. Cardinal O'Hara
won the 4x400 in 4:09.88, while St. Hubert's won the 4x800 in
9:48.78. In the field, Denise Tetkowski, Archishop Ryan, captured
the Triple Jump with a 37-1 effort. Vanesha McGhee, Conwell-Egan,
was 2nd with her 36-2-1/2 jump.
Results courtesy of Harry Chaykun, Delaware County Daily
Times.
Bair
racing Dan Mazzocco, Baldwin, at the 2001 PIAA AAA State Champs.
Sunday, February 17, 2002
- Sam Bair, a Shaler HS jr, goes 4:14.1 (and new US#1)
for the Mile at a Kent State University (OH) HS Meet. Bair won
the PA AAA State Championship in May 2001 with a 4:14.36. At
Kent State, "I think I was 2:06 at the half, and 3:15 at
1200, which I was prepared to do after a 1:54.1 800 workout
last week." Bair plans to skip the PA State meet to prepare
for the Nike Indoor Classic where he "will get some good
competition." His goal is 4:10 this Spring, and "then
we'll go from there." In the 800,
Justin Gavazzi Canon-McMillan, won the race in 1:59.39. In the
60 Meter Hurdles, Jeff Kiss, Windber Area, went 8:37 in the
finals for the victory. For the PA girls, North Allegheny's
Kim Markel won the 60 Meter Hurdles with her 9.43. Complete
Results
with PA Highlights.
Saturday,
February 16, 2002 - PA Track Carnival @ Lehigh University -
The PA guys' 3000 is shaping
up to be one of the best in years, as more runners are under
9:00 at this stage of indoor than usual. The standard was raised
substantially by East Pennsboro junior Ryan Blood, who held
his pace in check until the final 400, when he sailed past Henderson
soph sensation Ian Gottesfeld to post a US#3 8:48.25. Gottesfeild
was seven seconds back, while Liberty's Dorian McDonald was
another two seconds behind. In the 400, four guys went under
50 seconds, led by Tennent's Troy Roberson in 48.87, US#7, who
made up a seven meter gap on Abington's Lester Caesar in the
last 50 meters. Third place was Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary,
who took the Long Jump in a leap of 23-04.50, a new US#4. Chichester's
Jesse Patterson went 22-06, Norristown's Anthony Graham jumped
21-11, and Neshaminy's brian Kennely went 21-10. In the relays,
Glen Mills ran a US#3 4x400 in 3:21.33, plus a 1:31.01 4x200.
North Penn cruised to a 8:05.18 in the 4x800. Josh Hannum, Strath
Haven, went 7:04 in the 60. Before he anchored the North Penn
4x800, Dan Michael ran a 1:58.88 open 800. In the Sprints, Steve
Nichols, Penncrest, ran a US#5 8.17 60 Hurdles. Josh Hannum
went 7.04 in the 60 Dash. In the girls competition, Coatesville's
Kelly O'Connell doubled in the mile and 3200, taking the latter
in 10:36.38, and getting 2nd in 5:19.45 to Villa Maria's Kim
Malcolm, who took the mile in 5:15.41. Malcolm took a commanding
lead on the 3rd leg of the 4x800, to lead her squad to a 9:40.82
in the 4x800. Chester took the 4x400 in 4:03.19. Simon Gratz
won the 4x200 in 1:44.72. In the field, Cyiceri Ash won the
Shot Put with a throw of 41-08.50. Ashley Modie, Milton Hershey,
took the Long Jump with a 17-07.00 performance. Meghan O'Neil,
Spring-Ford, won the 800 in 2:20.89. Complete
Results,
with
photos, plus boys' photo page
and girls' photo page.
Saturday, February 16, 2002 - Penn State
Invitational - Sheena Gordon, McDowell,
quads the field (and track) with an 8.92 60 Hurdles, 39-05.25
TJ, 18-00.25 LJ, and 5-07 HJ at Penn State Invitational 2/16.
Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, 25.34 200 and 56.41 400 double.
Jeff Kiss, Windber Area, ran the fastest 60 Hurdles in PA with
an 8.22. Akeem Vance, Greensburg-Salem triples with 6.96 60
tUS#7, 21.92 US#5 200 and 21-10 LJ. Conestoga's
Ryan Bird unleashed the 2nd fastest PA 200 with a 22.35 and
came back with a 49.45 400. Waynesburg's Jocelyn Lindsay became
the first girl over 12 this indoor season, with a 12-1 Pole
Vault. Penn Wood's Michael Brown (1:58.25), Great Valley's Ben
Franczuszki (1:58.48), and J.P. McCaskey's James Brooks (1:58.87),
showed how deep the 800 will be in two weeks at States. Greensburg-Salem,
with a 1:32.02, is on the heels of Glen Mills with their fastest
time of the season. Altoona
was 4th in the race with a 1:32.60. Consistent
performances in the field from Altoona's Tyler Fedeli (6-9),
Hickory's Andrew Rademachere (14-0), Great Valley's Galen Rivers
(44-03), and Conestoga's Steve Meyers (56-11), posted strong
performances. That was Fedeli's 2nd 6-9 jump of the season.
Christine Taranto, West Allegheny, won the 3000 in 10:44.99.
The Great Valley girls took the 4x400 in 4:03.88. Complete
Results
courtesy of Penn State University.
Saturday, February 16, 2002
- Susquehanna Indoor Classic @ Susquehanna University - Matt
Condraw of Lower Dauphin HS near Harrisburg, travelled up the
river and over the bar to set a first-time HS fieldhouse record
at the new Susquehanna Univerisity Indoor Facility when he cleared
14-3. Charity Payne, Selinsgrove, travelled just a few miles,
but had an equally as impressive performance, winning the Shot
Put with her throw of 42-11, a new PA #1. Other performances
on note included Marcel Colman's (Susquehanna Twp.) 6.64 and
23.27 double in the 55 and 200. Harrisburg's boys relays took
the 4x200 in 1:38.06 and the 4x400 in 3:39.62. Sisters Charity
and Tricia Learn came from Mansfield, with Charity winning the
3200 in in 11:49.85. She was 3rd in the 1600 in 5:29.77, with
Tricia 4th in 5:29.91. Complete Results
courtesy of Susquehanna University.
Saturday, February 16, 2002
- PA Performances at The Simplot Games, Pocatello, Idaho - In
Saturday's Finals, Tiffany Abney, United Stars (Merion Mercy)
and the Penn Track Club (William Penn), were event champions.
Abney took the 400 in 55.76. Kandis Worthington, Penn TC, was
5th in 57.99, while United Stars' Simone Thomas was 6th in 58.69.
The William Penn team of Thomas, Tyeshia, Madonna Patterson,
Kandis Worthington, and Christina Smith, covered the 3200 meters
in 9:43.21.
William Penn's
Sprint Medley was 2nd in 4:05.34. The United Stars were second
in two events, the 4x200 (1:40.81) and the 4x400 (3:56.08).
Karina Francis, running with the United Stars, was 2nd in the
60 Dash in 7.55. Juanita Broaddus, Penn TC, took 2nd in the
200 in 24.15, the fastest PA time of the season, while Juliette
Poussot, United Stars, was 3rd in 24.80.
PA Results Page,
and link to full Results.
Saturday, February 16, 2002 - Mid-Atlantic
Prep League Championships @ Lawrenceville, NJ - Mercersburg
Academy senior Juanita Beasley easily wins the Shot Put competition
with an elite throw of 39-10.50. Double champs Kaitlin Fitzpatrick
of The Hill School, took the 200 in 27.4 and the 55 Meter Dash
in 7.5. Girls' Partial Results.
Friday, February 15, 2002 - TSTCA @ Slippery
Rock University - Dan Mazzocco joined
the growing legion of PA distance runners under 9:00 in the
3000, setting up what could be one of the best races at States
in two weeks. His 8:55.0 brings the total to six under 9, with
at least six more within five seconds. Footlocker Finalist Stephanie
Madia, North Allegheny, continued her winter conditioning with
a double win workout, going 2:28.0 in the 800, and 10:42.3 in
the 3000. Canon McMillan's Justin Gavazzi won the boys' 800
in 1:59.8. Mt. Lebanon boys' 4x800 took first in 8:13.1. Valley's
Micah Clemons won the 55 Hurdles in 8.5. In the field events,
Waynesburg's Nathan Freedman took the Pole Vault, clearing 14-0.
Kim Duschek, Bethel Park, cleared 1-6 in the girls' competition.
Keri Durica, West Mifflin, won the Triple Jump with a leap of
36-03.75. Results
courtesy of TSTCA.
Monday,
February 11, 2002 - 2/11/02 Ridgewood
Varsity Classic at the New York Armory.
A US#1 for Glen Mills 4x400 3:18.6h
(Eric Alexander, Reggie Bishop
Mavis Polk, Barry Jones). Barry Jones, Glen Mills wins
the 400 in PA#1 47.64 (47.5h) (teammate Eric Alexander 4th 49.14
-49.0h). Jones 2nd in 200 in 21.84 (21.6h). Alexander 4th in
55H 7.74 (7.5h). Mike Brown, Pennwood, 2nd in 800 in 1:57.6.
Glen Mills' Quentin Watts 3rd in SP 53-05. Danielle Rodgers,
Pennwood, 3rd in 800, 2:17.1. Complete
Results
on Dyestat.
Tiffany
Abney, Merion Mercy, in the 400 2/9 in Nebraska. Her 54.16 ties
Dominique Darden of Harrisburg for the 2nd fastest all-time
Indoor 400 in PA history. The fastest was by Heather Hanchak
of The
Ellis School in Pittsburgh, who went 54.14 @ the Simplot Games
in 1996. (photo by Bill Brasington).
Saturday, February 9, 2002
- PA performances at the adidas Midwest Indoor Track Classic
@ University of Nebraska - Sheena
Gordon, McDowell, took the High Jump Championship with a leap
of 5-10, matching her best effort to date this season. Gordon
was 2nd in the Triple Jump, bettering her PA-leading mark by
nearly two feet, going 40-00.00. The United Stars all-star squad
of Karina Francis, Juliette Poussot, Simone Thomas, and Tiffany
Abney won the 4x200 in 1:39.44.
The
United Stars 4x200 of Tiffany Abney, Juliette Poussot, Karina
Francis, and Simone Thomas (photo by Bill Brasington)
The United Stars' Tiffany Abney
(Merion Mercy) was 2nd in the 400 in 54.16. Karina Francis,
William Penn, was 2nd in the 60 Dash in 7.46, a new PA#1.Kimarra
McDonald, United Stars (Merion Mercy) was 2nd in the 800, gong
2:21.67. Poussot (Agney Irwin) took 4th in the Long Jump with
her 17-04.25, and 4th in the Golden Spike HS 200 in 25.28. Other
PA Results
and link to complete results and more photos.
Saturday, February 9, 2002
- TFCAGP Division I @ Lehigh University - The
800 looks like it's shaping up to be a very fast battle. And
if the last two weeks are a sign, then North Penn is rounding
into end of indoor shape with two guys in eight days under 2:00.
This time the honors were delivered by Steve Craig, who simply
broke Pat Nash's (O'Hara) meet record with his 1:56.6, the top
in PA. William Tennent's John Sarge was second in 1:58.4. WITHOUT
CRAIG, the North Penn 4x800 team of
Rick Bennett, Brad Maier, Adam Thomas, and Dan Michael
goes 8:07.1. LaSalle was 2nd in
8:10.1, and Abington 3rd in 8:11.6. Cheltenham's Jesse Patterson
won the 60 Hurdles in 8.2. In the 4x200, the Glen Mills foursome
of Eric Alexander, Mavis Polk, Reggie
Bishop, and Barry Jones went 1:31.9 to better the MR of Central
set in 1986 of 1:33.1. Rob Daniele, Cheltenham, took the Pole
Vault, clearing 14-0. Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Saturday, February 9, 2002
- TFCAGP Division II @ Lehigh University - Ray
Bobrownicki, Westtown, not only set a meet record, he took over
1st in PA with a leap 6-10, which is a tie US#5. Lower Merion's
Ryan Westman took the Long Jump with 21-10, while Girard College's
James Womack won the Triple Jump, going 44-9. The Steve show
took center stage in the 60 Meter Hurdles, with Steve Nichols,
Penncrest, getting the nod with his 8.1 over Phoenixville's
Steve Ayers, who went 8.2. Dougherty and Strath Haven were both
times in 3:30.0 in the 4x400, with Dougherty getting the win.
Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Friday, February 8, 2002
- Franklin & Marshall High School Invitational - Schuylkill
Valley's Dane Miller won another Shot Put competitio, this time
with a throw of 55-05. Wyomissing's Jon Hart was second with
his 52-11.50. Tyler Fedeli, Altoona, cleared 6-6 in the High
Jump. Kristen Andrews, Garden Spot, took the 55 Hurdles in 8.5.
And in the distance corp, Lampeter-Strasburg's Emily Kruger
ran an 11:27.4 3200. Complete Results
courtesy of F&M.
Thursday, February 7, 2002
- New York Road Runners' Club Thursday Night at the Races -
Angie Saterstad,
Hershey, finishes 15th in the Mile in 5:14.0, PA#3.
Tuesday,
February 5, 2002 - Glen Mills Schools Invitational - Four
new Fieldhouse records, including demonstratons of the 800 depth
of North Penn, and the Shot Put depth of the region. On the
surface, North Penn's 8:09.92 is a nice 4x800. But it's even
stronger when you note that three of its members, Dan Michael
(2:01.06), Steve Craig (2:03.10) and Brad Maier (2:04.10) all
ran in the open 800, as well. In the 200, Barry Jones of host
Glen Mills, set on of the fieldhouse records with a 22.52. Coatesville's
Rob Robertson won the 1600 in a record 4:28.94. In the 3200,
Upper Dublin's Matt Lawson set a fieldhouse mark with his winning
9:48.39. And the Glen Mills 4x400 set a new mark with their
winning 3:24.80. North Penn was second in 3:28.14. In the Shot
Put, Delaware's Carlton Rose (William Penn), won with a throw
of 57-2. Conestoga's Steve Myers was second (55-9), and Glen
Mill's Omain Gullette was 3rd (55-8). Complete
Results
courtesy of Glen Mills Schools.
Saturday,
February 2, 2002 - Gill High School Invitational @ Kutztown
University - Another candidate for
the top stop in the State Pole Vault emerged at the Gill High
School Invitational at Kutztown Feb 2 as Lower Dauphin's Matt
Condran cleared 146. Tunkhannock's Matt Blaisere
won the High Jump by going over 6-5. The Shot Put competition
in PA continued its strong Indoor showing as Dane Miller of
Schuylkill Valley won with a toss of 55-05.**. Jon Hart of Wyomissing
was 2nd, 54-01.**. In a preview of the 55 at States, Tyrone
Diggs of Harrisburg, held off Susquehanna Township's Marcel
Coleman by .06 in 6.61. In the 'consolation' heat, Pottsgrove's
Robert Frescatore went 6.70. In the girls'
competition, PA athletes did well in the distance and field
events. Hershey's Angie Saterstad ran the 3000 in 10:24.20,
to improve on her PA#1 time. Spring-Ford's Julean Benkoski cleared
5-4 in the High Jump. Kourtney Marquis, Pennsbury, inched closer
to the top in PA in the Pole Vault, going over 10-9. In the
Shot Put, two of the competitors most likely to square off at
States, were one-two, as Honesdale's Cycerli Ash went 41-5,
and Milton Hershey's Crystal Griffin threw over 39-9. Complete
Results
courtesy of Kutztown University.
Saturday, February 2, 2002
- TFCAGP Division I @ Lehigh University - Dan
Michael, North Penn, becomes only the second PA athlete under
two minutes in the 800, going a solid 1:59.0. With Shawn Cavanaugh's
return to form in the west, and Mark Mullelly's sub-9:00 earlier
in the east, the 3000 picture got more clouded as Henderson
sophomore Ian Gottesfeld went 8:59.5 Saturday at the TFCAGP
Division I meet. In the Long Jump, Pennsbury's Al Gregory leapt
22-2-1/4. Results.
Photo Page.
Saturday, February 2, 2002
- TFCAGP Division II
@ Lehigh University - Two
great Triple Jumps, a PA #2 High Jump, and a meet record 60
Hurdles highlighted the Division II meet @ Lehigh. Great Valley's
Galen Rivers continued his consistent season on the heels of
Norristown's Mike Whitehead. River's 45-7.50 was his third best
of the season. James Womack of Girard College entered the state
elite hunt with a 44-9.50. Ray Bobrownicki, Westtown, High Jumped
6-8, Tie PA#2. And Steve Ayers of Phoenixville set a meet record
in the Trials of the 60 Hurdles, going 8.1. He took the finals
with an 8.2. Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP.
Juliette
Poussot wins Colgate 200 (photo by Dyestat)
Saturday, February 2, 2002
- Colgate Women's Games Finals @ Madison Square Garden - Juliette
Poussot, Agnes Irwin (United Stars) and Tiffany Abney, Merion
Mercy (United Stars), win it all in the Finals of the Colgate
Women's Games at Madison Square Garden 2/2. Poussot won a furious
duel over Boys and Girls NY jr Desiree Moorer in 25.13 US#9.
Abney won in 56.23 US#4. William Penn's Karina Francis won the
55 Dash in 6.96. Abney's teammate, Kimarra McDonald, was 2nd
in the 800, going 2:17.10. Poussot was named the meet's Outstanding
Newcomer, while Abney received the Most Improved trophy. Philly
Middle Schooler's LaVaughn Jones and LaTavia Thomas also performed
well. Jones ran the state's fastest 1500 with her 4:51.54, while
Thomas ran one of the state's top 400's, going 58.18.
Complete story and photos w/ PA Results
and link to full results.
Friday, February 1, 2002
- DVGTCA @ Lehigh University - Penn
Wood's Danielle Rodgers keeps setting the bar higher, and with
a 2:15.9 US Top 5 800 on Friday night at Lehigh University,
she is ahead of her performances of prior years. Juanita Broadduss
continues to pick an event and win an event, this time going
1:25.9 for 600 yards, and helping Danielle Eaton, Great Valley
(1:28.2) and Kim Malcolm, Villa Maria (1:29.1) to great times.
Council Rock and Wissahickon ran the two fastest PA DMR's, in
12:38.5 and 12:39.5 respectively behind the mile legs of their
stars, Jessica Cickay and Erin Franklin. William Penn was third
in 12:46.3. Julia Pudlin, Baldwin, in her second solo effort
following an eight-month hiatus, was second again in a solid
mile of 5:17.2, finishing behind the kick of St. Hubert's Amy
Kelly and her 5:13.0. Penn's 4x400 took the top spot in 4:04.5.
Nazareth Academy went 4:08.9. Academy Park's Precious George
cranked out another 8.5 in the 55 Hurdles, while Great Valley's
Jen Williams won the HJ with a 5-4 leap. Complete Results.
Friday, February 1, 2002
- Slippery Rock University High School Invitational - Greensburg-Salem's
Akeem Vance posted his third elite 55 Dash of the season with
a 6.57. Tyler Fedeli, Altoona, is the leading high jumper this
indoor season. He continued his tune-up for the end of season
meets with a 6-6 effort. Complete
Results
courtesy of Slippery Rock University.
Friday,
February 1, 2002 - In
a race where the entire field finished within ten seconds, Baldwin's
Dan Mazzocco ran 4:31.08 at the prestigious Millrose Games in
the High School Mile, finishing ninth. More on Dyestat.
Left: Mazzocco on Lap 4 at
the Millrose Games (Photo by Dyestat)
Wednesday, January 30, 2002
- TSTCA @ The University of Pittsburgh - The
3000 just got even more crowded at the top as past state cross
champion Shawn Cavanaugh continued to round into top form with
an 8:58.2 solo effort at the University of Pittsburgh 1/30.
And West Allegheny's Christine Taranto simply posted the fastest
3000 of the season in PA, a 10:24.7 to pull ahead of Footlocker
Finalist Jessica Cickay of Council Rock in the state rankings.
Depending on who chooses the mile and who opts for the 3000,
it looks as if both titles on both sides are going to be close.
And Shaler's Sam Bair became the first PA guy under 4:20 in
the mile, clocking a 4:19 flat. Results
courtest of the TSTCA.
Saturday,
January 26, 2002 -
Colgate Women's Games Semi-Finals @ Pratt
Institute - Francis,
Poussot, Abney take firsts, as McDonald is 2nd at the semi-finals
on the slow Pratt Institute track. Karina Francis, William Penn,
ran four straight 6.9's in the 55, and then went 7.16 FAT. Agnes
Irwin's Juliette Poussot beat Boys & Girls' Desiree Moorer
with a 25.30 in the 200. It was her second win in a row. Merion
Mercy's Tiffany Abney won her fifth 400 in a row, this one with
a 56.85. And Merion Mercy teammate Kimarra McDonald was 2nd
in the 800 with a 2:19.86. She had won the three previous races,
after getting 2nd in Week One. The finals are next Saturday
at Madison Square Garden. PA
Results
and link to full results.
Saturday, January 26, 2002
- TFCAGP Division I @ Lehigh University - The
North Penn foursome of Adam Thomas, Brad Maier, Rick Bennett
and Dan Michael led a hot 4x800, winning in 8:12.1. Cardinal
O'Hara was 2nd at 8:13.2, and William Tennent 3rd with an 8:13.4.
Glen Mills' Marvis Polk Triple Jumped 45-4. Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Upper
Moreland's Mark Mullelly was first under 9:00 in the 3000.
Friday, January 25, 2002
- TFCAGP Division II @ Lehigh University - Mark
Mullelly becomes first PA athlete under 9 in the 3000, going
8:57.0. Engle, Edney go one-two in 60 meter dash. Jason Hammond,
Girard College, goes 44-01.50 TJ. Steve Slaton of Conwell-Egan
goes 22-03, while Penn State-bound Josh Hannum of Strath Haven,
goes 22-00.50 LJ, as PA T&F athletes prep for the serious
part of the 'not too serious' season.
New Hope-Solebury's Ashley Ippoliot runs
with the guys for a race and goes 2:18.0, finishing 11th out
of 21. Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Spectacular
55 (Tie US#3) at Ursinus 1/25 as Broaddus and Bailey go 6.8.
Broaddus doubles with 56.6 in 400.
Friday, January 25, 2002
- DVGTCA @ Ursinus College - The
big news out of the fast new track at Ursinus College in Collegeville,
PA were the pair of 6.8's by Juanita Broaddus (1st) of William
Penn and Jakki Bailey of Kennett in the 55 Dash. Both times
are currently Top 5 US. Chioma Nuaneshuida, Penn Wood, went
7.0. The night also marked the return to a solo event for Baldwin
School's Julia Pudlin, who has been out for over eight months
with a broken heel. Pudlin finished second in the 3000 to Villa
Maria's Kim Malcolm, who pulled away just before the mile to
win in 10:26.8. Pudlin ran 10:46.5, a strong showing coming
off the injury and only a few weeks of training. Broaddus also
took the 400 in 56.6, which is a new US#8. Seven 4x800 teams
were under 10:00, with Cardinal O'Hara (Mary Debevec,Megan Hallinan,
Danielle Schopf, Erin Kelly) winning in 9:38.0, about 10 seconds
up on second place Radnor, and the fastest in PA this season
(Radnor 9:48.9, Haverford 9:51.8, Villa Maria Academy 9:52.1,
North Penn 9:52.2, Pennsbury 9:53.1, Cheltenham 9:58.8). Danielle
Rodgers of Penn Wood, cruised to the fastest 1000 yards of the
season, 2:43.3. Katy Anderson, Great Valley, 1:29.9, and Janine
Ricci, Hatboro-Horsham, 1:29.9 in a photo finish for 600 yards.
Daniella Price, Chichester, and Precious George, Academy Park,
both went 8.5 in the 55 Hurdles. Results
and some photos, plus more photos on this
page.
Mazzocco
@ 1/12 Montgomery Invitational in MD. Photo by Dyestat.
Monday, January 21, 2002
- With
his 4:21.72 at the Princeton Relays 1/19, Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco
has qualified for the prestigious Boys' High School Mile at
the Millrose Games Febuary 1 at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
The race goes off at 8:35 pm, just before the National Anthem
and the famed Wanamaker Mile. Mazzocco becomes the second Pennsylvanian
to qualfiy in two years, after The Baldwin School's Julia Pudlin
accomplished the feat last year, also after winning at Princeton.
Editor: Must be something in the Baldwin name : )
Sunday,
January 20, 2002 - Hill School Invitational @ Ursinus College
- St.
Joe's Prep's Tim O'Neill won the 1600 with a 4:43.1. Sam
Carella of the Hill School went 2:02.8 to win the 800. Carella
then teamed with Fuller-Young, Backenstose and Moles to win
the 4x400 in 3:38.6 at the new Ursinus facility. Results
courtesy of The Hill School.
Saturday,
January 19, 2002 - Maroon & Gold Invitational @ Kutztown
University - Two
elite performances in the Shot Put highlighted the Maroon &
Gold Invitational at Kutztown University. Schuylkill Valley's
Dane Miller went 55-07 for a 5'+ win, and Milton Hershey's Crystal
Griffin won by over three feet with a throw of 40-06. In the
Pole Vault, Lauren Bircklead of Liberty cleared 10-6. And in
the 1600, Tenke Zohani of Dulaney, MD won going away in 5:09.08.
Complete Results
courtesy of Kutztown University.
Saturday,
January 19, 2002 - TSTCA Indoor @ Robert Morris University -
The
4th TSTCA meet of the season produced a US #8 and PA best in
the 800, and a Tie US #9 and PA best in the Pole Vault. Shaler's
Sam Bair became the first PA athlete under 2:00 this season,
going 1:57.8. And Hickory's Andy Rademacker vaulted 15-0, the
first over 14-6. Other elite performances included
Greensburg-Salem's Akeem Vance nipping Central Catholic's Andrew
Johnson in the 55 Meter Dash, both timed in 6.3; and Vance's
Long Jump of 22-01.50. Bethal Park's Kim Duschek vaulted 11-0
to tie for PA #1. North Allgeheny's Kim Markel won the 55 Hurdles
in 8.5. And the 1600 duel was as close at it can get, as West
Allegheny's Christine Taranto took North Allgeheny's Stephanie
Madia by .1 in 5:17.1. Results
courtesy of TSTCA.
Saturday,
January 19, 2002 - Princeton Relays @ Princeton University -
Simon
Gratz' 4x200, St. Hubert's DMR, and Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm
in the mile, were victorious at today's snow-snarled Princton
Relays. On the boys' side, Glen Mills took two relays, and were
joined in the winners' circle by Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco in the
mile, Jim Dempsey in the High Jump, Galen Rivers in the Triple
Jump, Steve Meyers in the Shot Put, Nehemiah Leary in the Long
Jump, and North Penn's 4x 800. Malcolm held off Council Rock's
Jessica Cickay by 4 seconds, going 5:10.85, giving herself a
shot at the Millrose Mile. In the Boys Invitational Mile, Mazzocco
went 4:21.72, which may hold up in a year with a lot of guys
in the 4:17 - 4:22 range. Angela Wells, Thlayia White, Edena
Edwards and Stephanie Laws of Gratz, went 1:44.88 to beat Chester
by about a second in the 4x200. Hubert's Meg Neary, Ashley Kalman,
Rachel Papin, and Amy Kelly ran 12:40.02, just .06 ahead of
Radnor (1200:Carolie Pearsall-400:Tobey Ranck-800: Meredith
Cherwony-1600: Julie Opet) in the DMR. The Glen Mills foursome
of Rodney Purnugle, Eric Alexander, Maris Palu, and Todd Dunbar
won the Shuttle Hurdles in 31.3, with Alexander joined by Riggie
Bishop, Brandon Craig, and Barry Jones to win the 4x200 in 1:30.92.
In the 4x800, North Penn's Adam Thomas, Dan Michael, Brad Maier
and Steve Craig ran the fastest PA time of the year in 8:03.24
and US#4. The Cardinal O'Hara DMR 10:32 is now US#2. PA swept
the field events, as Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary won the Long
Jump in 23-07.25, now US#2, Great Valley's Galen Rivers took
the Triple Jump in 45-11, Conestoga's Steve Meyers conquered
the Shot Put with a throw of 55-04.50, and Jim Dempsey of Wissahickon,
matched his season best in the High Jump, 6-6. Partial Results
courtesy of Princeton University.
Friday, January 18, 2002
- Slippery Rock University High School Invitational - Sheena
Gordon triples with US#1 5-10 HJ, US# 3 18-8.50 LJ, and US#4
7.9 (trials) 55H 8.62 (finals) at Slippery Rock University,
Friday 1/18 -
Slippery Rock had one of the best shows of the season as McDowell
sensation Sheena Gordon lit up the night with US Top 5 performances
in three events. Her 5-10 High Jump is a US#1. Her 18-08.50
Long Jump is US#3, and her 7.9 h in the Trials of the 55 Hurdles
is a US#4. She also went 8.62 in the Finals. Other elite peformances
from the meet included an 8.5 h in the 55 Hurdles by Jasmine
Rogers of Quaker Valley; a 10-6 Pole Vault by Waynesburg's Jocelyn
Lindsay, and a 14-9 Pole Vault by Hickory's Andy Radamaker.
Complete Results
courtesy of Slippery Rock University..
Friday, January 18, 2002
- Franklin & Marshall College Invitational - At
the January 18th Franklin & Marshall College Invitational,
double winners were Nolan McCready of Wyomissing, who took the
Triple Jump in 41-03.75 and the Long Jump in 20-01.25, and Kirsten
Andrews of Garden Spot, who took the 55 Meter Hurdles in 8.90
and the Long Jump with a leap of 15-05.50. Complete Results
courtesy of F&M.
Friday, January 18, 2002
- Dickinson College Invitational - Susquehanna
Township's Marcel Coleman ran a sizzling 6.2 at the the Dickinson
College Invitational, which adjusted for hand-time is 6.44,
or US #6. Coleman also won the Long Jump in 20-10.50. Other
elite performances at the Dickinson College Invitational on
January 18 included the 6-9 High Jump of Altoona's Tyler Fedeli,
which is a new US #4, and the 38-01 Shot Put of Mercerburg's
Juanita Beaslex. Complete Results
courtesy of Dickinson College Sports Information.
Friday, January 18, 2002
- DVGTCA @ Lehigh University - William
Penn's Tyeshia Thomas improved her state-leading time in the
55 Meter Hurdles, going 8.2. The effort puts her in the top
10 US. The meet also marked the return of Baldwin School's Julia
Pudlin after an 8-month hiatus. New Hope-Solebury's Ashley Ippolito
won another 800, moving as close as you can get to breaking
through the tough 2:20 barrier, getting that time to the tenth
with a hand-time. William Penn's Thomas was second with a 2:21.0.
Juanita Broaddus, Jeanette Rice, Kandis Worthington and Shantia
Byrd posted a 1:45.0 4x200 for William Penn, nipping West Catholic
by .3. And the Hatboro-Horsham quartet of Janine Ricci, Anna
Baker, Megan Rae and Caitlin Klass won the 4x800 in 9:56.2.
Complete Results
courtesy of DVGTCA.
Friday, January 18, 2002 - Colgate
Women's Games Week #4 @ Pratt Institute - Week
4 saw four PA athletes in 1st place. Merion Mercy's Tiffany
Abney continued her march toward the finals with a 57.3 400
on the slow track. Juliette Poussot of Agnes Irwin, took the
200 with a 25.6. William Penn's Karina Francis won another 55
Meter Dash, again in 6.9. And Merion Mercy's Kimarra McDonald
took the 800 with a 2:20.8. Other PA performances included a
4:52.2 1500 for Parkland's Paula Giguere, who was 2nd, which
moves her to #2 in PA. McDonald was 7th in the 400 with a 60.9.
In the 800, Lauren Sisco, Parkway, Philadelphia was 9th in 2:34.6,
and Penn Charter's Renita Sales was 10th with her 2:35.7. Perlie
Sales was 8th in the 1500 with a 5:13.4, while Renita was 9th
with a 5:15.0. PA
Results
and link to full results.
Thursday, January 17, 2002
- Gene Shirk High School Invitational @ Albright College - Norristown
Triple Jumper Mike Whitehead unleashed his state-best 46-4 at
the Albright College meet. In the Shot Put, Schuylkill Valley's
Dane Miller went 54-0. In the 55 Dash, Matt Renninger, Boyertown,
flew to a 6.4 hand-time. And in the girls' competition, Pottstown's
D. Edwards, doubled, taking the Long Jump in 17-8 and the High
Jump at 5-0. Winners' Results
courtesy of Albright College.
Tuesday,
January 15, 2002 - Delaware County Girls' Indoor Championships
@ Haverford College - The
Delaware County Girls' Indoor Championships is an annual mid-season
test sandwiched between association meets and the start of the
big indoor season. But they don't hold back. Penn Wood put on
a show in the 4x200, running a 1:47.6 to beat Chester by exactly
a second. But the Chester 4x400 squad took care of the baton
and was timed in 4:09.7 to defeat Cardinal O'Hara by almost
five seconds. In the 55 Hurdles, Daniella Price ran back-to-back
8.5's from Prelims to Finals, to get a county championship over
Bahiyah Mohammad of Chester, who also was timed in 8.5 in the
Prelims. Penn Wood's Chioma Nsaneshuidu took the 55 Dash comfortably,
running 7-flat in the Finals. Complete Results
courtesy of DVGTCA.
Monday, January 14, 2002
- Chester County Indoor Championships @ Haverford College -
There were eleven new meet records
at the Chester County Indoor Championships, including six for
the girls, and five for the boys. Among the top performances
were the 2:20.5 800 by Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm, A 5-5 High
Jump by Great Valley's Jen Williams, the 44-04.50 Triple Jump
by Great Valley's Galen Rivers, and a 56-00.25 Shot Put by Conestoga's
Steve Meyers. Complete Results
courtesy of Chester County Coaches.
Saturday,
January 12, 2002 - Stanner Games at NY Armory - Athletes
from Simon Gratz and West Catholic tried out the fast track
at the New York Armory, and came away with some great performances.
John Fudge of Gratz took the 55 Hurdles in a season-best 7.66,
now US #10. Their 4x400 was 4th in 3:27.72, the top PA time
of the year. For the girls, West Catholic's Tiffany Bradley
went 40:27 for 300 meters, while her team's 4x400 finished 2nd
in 3:58.05, US#7, and second in PA only to William Penn. The
Simon Gratz girls' 4x200 was 3rd, running a 1:45.08. PA performances
and link to full Results.
Saturday,
January 12, 2002 - Montgomery
Invitational @ Prince George County Sportsplex, Landover, MD
- Baldwin HS, from
the Pittsburgh area, and Wyomissing, from the Reading area,
travelled to the site of the Nike Indoor Classic on 1/12 to
run in the first Montgomery Invitational. Highlighting the PA
performances were the Huss twins, Debbie and Amy of Wyomissing,
Dan Mazzocco, and Ryan Wotus, both of Baldwin. Debbie has obvioulsy
recovered from an injury she ran through at the end of XC, hitting
stride with a 5:22.99 in the mile for 4th. Meanwhile, Amy took
2nd in the 3000 with an 11:04.75. Mazzocco, content to run a
conservative race, wound up 3rd with a 4:31.29. Teammate Wotus
pole-vaulted 13-06, good enough for 2nd overall. Complete
PA Results.
Saturday,
January 12, 2002 - TFCAGP
Division II @ Widener University -
The field events
produced the highlights of the day at the tight indoor facility
at Widener University in Chester, including a new US#3 and a
tie for US#5. In the Long Jump, Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary
improved on his state best leap, going 22-07.50, now the third
best of the season nationally. Lower Merion's Ryan Westman also
cleared 22 feet, by a mere half-inch. In the Triple Jump, Galen
Rivers, Great Valley, leapt 45-11, which is a tie for US#5.
That still leaves him PA#2 to Norristown's Mike Whitehead and
his 46-3, which is a tie for US#3. Complete Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Saturday, January 12, 2002 - TFCAGP Division
I @ Widener University - Two meet
records and two guys over 13' in the Pole Vault highlighted
the meet at Widener. Alex Vencius of Central cleared 13-6, while
Brian Hoffman, Council Rock made it over 13-0. The first record
was in the 55 meter dash as Mike Storione of Council Rock went
6.5. The Cardinal O'Hara foursome of Jack Braconnier, Joe Francisco,
Steve Hallinan and Steve Morgan ran the 4x800 in 8:32.4, bettering
last year's meet record of 8:35.2 by Coatesville. Complete
Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.
Saturday, January 12, 2002 - Lebanon Valley
College Indoor - On January 12th
at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational, the year of the
Shot Put in PA revealed itself again in two efforts. Exeter's
Elliot Seifert went 54-00.25 to win by almost four feet, while
Milton Hershey's Crystal Griffin won by over three feet with
a throw of 41-01.25. Janelle Young of Cedar Cliff was a double
winner, taking the mile in 5:34.1 and the 800 in 2:35.0. Complete
Results
courtesy of LVC.
Friday, January 11, 2002 - DVGTCA @ Kutztown
University - The
top three seeds in the 3000 finished one-two-three as all ran
well. But it was Wissahickon's Erin Franklin who pulled away
in the first 800 and powered her way to a 10:27.1. And she looked
comfortable the entire race, recovering quickly. St. Hubert's
Amy Kelly went 10:32.9 for 2nd, while Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm
was third in 10:41.2. In the 600 yards, Tynisha Gardeir of Girls
High dueled Prendi's Pilar Batts, both breaking 1:30 as Gardner
goes 1:28.5 and Batts 1:29.6. New Hope-Solebury's Ashley Ippolito
won the 800 in 2:21.2. The 4x400 and 4x800 held to form as William
Penn took both, the first behind Kandis Worthington, Madonna
Patterson, Tyeshia Thomas and Juanita Broaddus in 3:58.9. Earlier
in the meet, Broaddus, Christina Smith, Patterson and Thomas
had won the longer distance in 9:39.6. Great Valley was 2nd
ten seconds back, while Villa Maria was 3rd in 9:53.7. Great
Valley's Jen Williams won the High Jump for the 14th straight
meet with a leap of 5-4. Results.
Friday, January 11, 2002 - Colgate
Women's Games Week #3 @ Pratt Institute - At
Colgate Women's Games #3, Karina Francis of William Penn, takes
the 55 meter Dash in 6.9, which is now three wins in three weeks
to lead the point total. Kanei Keitt of East Stroudsburg ran
a 7.3. Tiffany Abney of Merion Academy continued her fine-tuning
with two wins, a 24.9 in the 200 and a 57.6 in the 400. Teammate
Kimara McDonald ran a 61.0 in the 400, but continued her dominance
in the 800 with a 2;17.8 victory, her second win in a row. Agnes
Irwin's Juliette Poussot tied for 6th in the 200 with a 26.4.
PA Results
and link to full results.
Friday, January 11, 2002
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
UMES HS INVITATIONAL @ Hytche Athletic Center, UMES, Princess
Anne MD -PA Performances: 4 x 400m
Relay: 1. Cardinal OHara 4:13.62, Girls 4x800 1. Cardinal
O'Hara 10:05.46, 3200 1. Katie Irwin, Cardinal O'Hara 12:13.92.
Full Results
on Dyestat.
Thursday, January 10, 2002 - State College
Invitational @ Penn State University - Jenn
Seitz of State College took both the 200 and 400 in strong performances,
winning the shorter distance with a 26.9, and the two-lapper
in 61.0. Ashley Earnest of Altoona was second in both, going
28.6 and 63.0, respectively. Altoona's Nichole Imler won the
3000 in 12:49.3, while getting second in the Mile with her 5:57.1.
Kelly Chadwick, State College, was first in the mile at 5:47.0.
State College took the 4x400 and 4x800. In the field events,
Cynthia Lin of State College doubled by winning the Long Jump
with her 15-04.25, and the Triple Jump by leaping 32-10.50.
Girls' Results
only.
Thursday, January 10, 2002 - TSTCA Indoor
@ The University of Pittsburgh - The
western PA athletes hit the Pitt facilities for a Thursday night
meet, and it was the field performances that captured the most
attention. Carmen Bruce of Schenley won the Shot Put with a
toss of 41-09.50, which makes her tUS#7, and #2 in PA behind
North Penn's Jess Johnson. Bethel Park's Kim Duschek won the
Pole Vault with a leap of 10-06 as Jocelyn Lindsay, Waynesburg,
was 2nd at 10-0. Duschek's performance matched her vault of
six days earlier. On the boys' side, West Allegheny's Chris
Nardi cleared 6-5 in the High Jump, the third best in PA this
season. Results
courtesy of TSTCA.
Tuesday,
January 8, 2002 - Glen Mills Schools Invitational - It's
the year of the Shot Put in the region, as five guys threw over
52' at the Glen Mills Invitational, led by Delaware's Carlton
Rose of William Penn HS at 57-8. Glen Mills' Omain Gullette
was just three inches back at 57-5. Gullette's toss leads Conestoga's
Steve Meyers by three inches in PA. Those two performances are
currently US #'s 3 & 4. Bridgeton (NJ)"s Anthony Wiilter
was third at 54-4. Gullette's teammate Quentin Watts threw 52-10,
as did Rose's teammate William Brown. North Penn took both the
4x400 (3:28.61) and 4x800 (8:14.88). Winslow (NJ) was second
in the 4x400 at 3:29.11, followed by Glen Mills at 3:29.71.
Willingboro (NJ)'s Mike Morrison high jumped 6-10, which would
be a new US#3. Partial Results
courtesy of Glen Mills Schools.
Sunday,
January 6, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Boys' Meet #2
@ Haverford College - The
Philadelphia Catholic League boys hit the indoor oval for their
second meet of the season. Cardinal Dougherty's Matt Miller
took both the 60 in 7.1 (Jackson, West Catholic 7.1), and the
200 in 23.7. He was 3rd and 2nd in those events in Meet #1 12/22.
Tariq Boston, McDevitt, moved up to the 400, winning in 51.8.
O'Hara's Joe Francisco won the 800 in the fastest PA time so
far, a 2:00.2, while teammate Steve Hallinan took the 3000 in
9:10.4. Archbishop Ryan's relay squads were victorious in the
4x800 (8:44.3) and the DMR (11:18.0), and got 2nd to O'Hara
in the 4x400, with identical times of 3:45.2.
Complete results
courtesy of the PCL.
Sunday,
January 6, 2002- Philadelphia Catholic League Girls' Meet
#2 @ Haverford College - Tiffany
Bradley, West Catholic, took the 200 at the first meet in December,
and added a shorter distance this time around with the same
result-victories. Sunday she took the 60 Meter Dash in 7.6 seconds,
plus the 200 in 26.2, .1 faster than Dec. 18. Cardinal O'Hara
took three of the four relays, one better than the first outing,
winning the 4x400 in 4:18.9, the 4x800 in 10:25.3, and the DMR
in 13:49. Complete results
courtesy of the PCL.
Saturday,
January 5, 2002 - Kutztown Opener @ Kutztown University - If
you're a fan of the field events, Kutztown was the place to
be 1/5 to see the best Shot Put competition of the year to date
as three boys and three girls threw for elite distances. (Sorry,
not all first names available). For the boys, Wyomissing's Jon
Hart went 56-2, the second best in the state this year behind
Conestoga's Steve Meyers. Dave Miller of Schuylkill Valley threw
53-2*, while Wilson's R. Kanfman threw 52-2. For the girls,
William Penn (DE)'s Lateefah Vaughn went 41-1*, a state record
in Delaware. Cocalico's Jenelle Stoner was second with her 38-10.25,
and Raritan (NJ)'s Silva Bridgewater threw 38-7*. In the Long
Jump, Pennridge's Brooke Wolf left 17-10, and in the 55 Hurdles,
Norristown's Courtney Clark was nipped by Tiffany Nesfield of
C.H. Flowers, 8.65-8.57.
Partial results
courtesy of Brian Mondschein of Kutztown and PTFCA.
Saturday,
January 5, 2002 - TFCAGP Division I @ Haverford College -
Conestoga's
Steve Meyers extended his state-best Shot Put standard by over
a foot-and-a-half with a throw of 57-2, a full ten feet ahead
of second place. Troy Roberson, William Tennent, set a meet
record that had been shared by four runners, going 7.0 in the
60 Meter Dash. Other notable performances included Abington's
Lester Caesar, 22.6 in the 200; Glen Mill's 4x200 of 1:34.5;
St. Joseph's Prep's 4x800 of 8:19.0; North Penn's DMR of 10:49.6,
and Joe Francisco's state-leading 4:29.5 mile running for Cardinal
O'Hara. Complete results
courtesy of TFCAGP.
Saturday, January
5, 2002 - TFCAGP Division II @
Haverford
College - Four
meet reords were set or tied at the meet at Haverford College.
In the 200, Pete Harris of Chetsnut Hill Academy broke the meet
record of Penncrest's Jon Rich by .1 with a 23.2. In the 400,
Nehimiah Leary, Upper Dublin, set a new meet record of 51.2,
bettering the 51.5 record set last year by Conestoga's Rich
Watson. Great Valley's Ted Segal tied his own meet record set
earlier this year with an 8.4 in the 60 Meter Hurdles. And Strath
Haven's Lennie Carter tied the meet record held by four others
by going 7.1 in the 60 Meter Dash. Complete results
courtesy of TFCAGP & PTFCA.
(pictured: Great Valley's Kyle Barnum
in the mile.)
Saturday, January 5, 2002
- Lebanon Valley College Indoor -
The field events are often the best part of indoor meets in
PA so far this season, and the LVC meet was no exception. Zach
Toomey of Spring Grove won the Shot Put with an elite throw
of 52-07.25. And Altoona's Tyler Fedeli won the High Jump with
a leap of 6-08, which is a tie for US#4. East Pennsboro's Ryan
Blood won both the mile (4:41.7) and the 3200 (10:34.4), but
may have done an extra lap in the latter. Either way, a nice
double. Thomas Johnson HS won all three boys relays, 1:42.8,
3:47.3, and 8:55.9. Complete Results
courtesy of LVC.
Friday, January 4, 2002 - TSTCA
@ Slippery Rock University - In the second meet
of the season for western PA athletes, Sheena Gordon of McDowell,
gave early notice that she is already in great shape. Not just
in one, but three events. Her Triple Jump of 38-3 is a full
two feet ahead of the second best jump of the season. Her Long
Jump of 18-3.50 is within .75" of the top spot. And her
8.3 55 Hurdles is a virtual tie for first in the state. And
she performed all three on the same night. The Pole Vault has
two new state leaders, one girl and one boy. Jocelyn Lindsey
of Waynesburg went 11-0 (Kim Duschek, Bethel Park 10-6), while
Hickory's Andrew Rademacher cleared 14-0. In the High Jump,
Erika Frazze of Shaler became the first girl to 5-5 this season.
Akeem Vance, Greensburg-Salem, went 6.3 in the 55 Meter Dash,
easily one of the fastest this year. Windber Area's Jeff Kiss
took the 55 Hurdles in 7.5. And Jessica Perry of Peters Township
doubled, winning the 1600 in 5:36.0 and the 3000 in 11:14.0.
Results
courtesy of TSTCA.
Friday,
January 4, 2001 - DVGTCA @ Lehigh University - Danielle
Rodgers is consistent. No, make that consistently excellent.
Running the 200, 400 and 800, she tops the state in the latter
two distances, and is 3rd in the 200. On Friday 1/4, she took
the 300 yards in a sizzling 36.1 over fellow elite Juanita Broaddus
(pictured) of William Penn. Rodgers then anchored her Penn Wood
4x200 to a come-from-behind win of 1:48.5 with a 24.7 split.
In the 800, Rebecca Powell of Pennsbury took the 800 in 2:21.5.
The Villa Maria DMR of Andrea Rocky, Tara Kelly, Christine Egan,
and Kim Malcolm went 12:43.7, tops in PA so far this season.
And Jen Williams of Great Valley, equalled her best of 5-4 in
the High Jump. Complete Results
courtesy of DVGTCA.
Friday,
January 4, 2002 - Colgate Women's Games Week #2 @ Pratt Institute
- At Colgate Women's Games #2 Francis, Abney
and McDonald take individual wins. William Penn's Karina Francis
took the 55 Meter Dash for the 2nd week in a row, matching her
best with a 6.9. Meanwhile, Merion Mercy's Tiffany Abney, running
the 200/400 double, won the 400 for the 2nd week, this time
with a 57.4, and took a second in the 200 with a 25.4. Abney's
teammate, Kimarra Mcdonald, who took second in Week #1 in the
800, broke through to the top spot with a 2:20.3. She was 8th
in this week's 400, going 60.7. Also in the 200, Juliette Poussot
of Agnes Irwin, was 4th with a 25.9. And in the 1500, Parkland's
Paula Giguere was 5th with a time of 4:59.3. PA Results
and link to full results.