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Ian Gottesfeld gets 21st,
Jon Pastore, 30th at
COMING: Jon
Pastore talks about his year, his experience in San Diego, and
why T&F's elite are great role models. 2002 XC Index December
Indoor - Weeks 3&4: Tuesday, December 17: PCL
Girls' Meet #1 @ Haverford
College (Leach doubles in 8.5 55H and 25.8 200; O'Hara takes 800,
Mile, DMR & 4x800; Ryan's Tetkowski goes 35-08 TJ) | Wednesday,
December 18, 2002: PCL
Boys' Meet #1 @
Haverford College (LaSalle's
Poulet improves in SP with 54-05 effort. O'Hara's Callanan and Hallinan
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Boys' Meet #1 @ Haverford College - LaSalle's Bruce Pohlet bettered his outdoor PCL championship effort by six inches, taking the Shot Put competition by over five feet with a throw of 54-05. Steve Hallinan, Cardinal O'Hara, and Tim O'Neil, St. Joe's Prep,battled in a fast early season mile, with Hallinan gaining the win by .6 with a 4:28.6. Teammate Mike Callanan took the 3000 in 9:11.9. LaSalle junior Chris Ross went 2:02.1 in the 800. Results courtesy of the PCL. Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Girls' Meet #1 @ Haverford College - West Catholic sopomore Nicole Leach won two of the three short sprints at the first PCL Girls' meet of the season, going 8.5 in the 55 Hurdles and capturing the 200 by almost a second over teammate Latavia Thomas in 25.8. Cardlinal O'Hara showed its distance depth, getting individual wins from Erin Kelly in the 800 (2:26.0) and Mary Debevec in the Mile (5:38.5); plus taking the 4x800 in 10:33.5 and the DMR in 12:58.8. Archbishop Ryan triple jumper Denise Tetkowski lauched her season well, winning by nearly four feet with a leap of 35-08. Results courtesy of the PCL. Saturday, December 14, 2002 - TFCAGP Division 1 Meet #2 @ Haverford College (with pix page) - Bruce Pohlot, La Salle, took the Shot Put with a throw of 51-5-1/2. His teammates on the DMR went 10:57.1 behind Chris Ross, Louis Esposito, Neil O'Connell and Joe Ferorowicz to win by over eight seconds over North Penn. O'Hara's Anthony Haygood cruised to a 7.1 to win the 60 meters by a nose. Glen Mills took the 4x200, North Penn the Sprint Medley, Abington, the 4x400, and O'Hara, the 4x800. Results. Saturday, December 14, 2002 - TFCAGP Division 2 Meet #2 @ Haverford College (with pix page) - A tenth of a second is as close as it gets in a hand-timed meet, but it was good enough for the Great Valley Sprint Medley squad as they went 3:45.2 to set a new meet record. Upper Dublin posted a 8:25.5 4x800 to win easily. St. John Neumann's Rich McNichols posted a pair of 7.4's to take the trials and finals in the 60 meter dash. Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA. Saturday, December 14, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet #2 @ Ursinus College (with pix page) - Hatboro-Horsham had been looking to break their school record in the DMR. It was over 13 minutes. Well, they shattered it, going 12:42.2 with the squad of Anne Baker, Nicole Murphy, Caitlin Klaas, and Janine Ricci. William Penn worked in junior Shantia Byrd to the mix with the top 4x400, and she delivered, splitting :63 to help Christina Smith, Kandis Worthington, and Juanita Broaddus to 4:00.4 for a good start for the season. West Catholic's 1:45.8 by Tanisha Cortes, Latavia Thomas, Alecia Jackson and Nicole Leach took first, but they were pushed by Simon Gratz, which finished in 1:47.6. Juanita Broaddus tried the 55 Hurdles for the first time, and it was with somewhat predictable results, getting the top spot in 8.4. Boyertown sophomore Natalie Miller high jumped 5-04. Results courtesy of DVGTCA. Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - TFCAGP Pole Vault Competition #1 @ Archbishop Ryan - Division 1: Kevin Dickson, Pennsbury, 12-06, Division 2, Jesse Chew, Phoenixville, 10-06. Results courtesy of TFCAGP. Sunday, December 8, 2002 - Seton Hall Open II @ Seton Hall University - Merion Mercy senior Tiffany Abney, running for the United Stars, opened her senior season against collegiate competition, getting 3rd in the 400 at 56.10 and 2nd in the 200 at 25.48. Full Results at www.shupirates.com Saturday,
December 7, 2002 - TFCAGP
Division 2 Meet #1 @ Lehigh
University - The Triple Jump battle at the TFCAGP meets will be
heated all season, as Galen Rivers, Great Valley, and Blake
Taylor, Methacton, go toe-to-toe. Taylor was 4th outdoor
last season, while Rivers was 2nd and Taylor 3rd last indoor States.
But Rivers began the indoor campaign with a strong leap of 44-11.
Taylor went 43-1 for 2nd. Oxford's Drew Eckman cruised to
a 3.5 second win in the 400, going 51.4. And Chestnut Hill's Sean
Plunkett won the shot with a throw of 51-2. Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PFTCA. Friday, November 29, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet #1 @ Lehigh University - William Penn's Juanita Broaddus and Christina Smith must have been ready for XC to end, because their first effort at the oval was stellar. Picking up where they left off, Broaddus and Smith started their senior campaigns in better-than-early season form, each taking two events. Smith took the 55 hurdles in a fast 8.4 (8.3 in the trials), and the 400 on cruise in 59.4. Broaddus captured both the 55 (7.1) and the 200 (25.8). A few others were also off to very strong starts, especially Janine Ricci of Hatboro-Horsham, who decided to get right onto the track and post a powerful 10:34.7 in the 3000, winning by almost 50 seconds. Simon Gratz junior Angela Wells went 18-01.75 to win the Long Jump. The Cardinal O'Hara and North Penn 4x800's pushed each other to nice early season times, with the PCL squad picking up the win by 4.7 seconds, going 9:50.8. West Catholic took the 4x400 in 4:04.7. Also noteworthy were the performances of Nicole Leach, West Catholic, who went 1:23.2 for 600 yards, and Pilar Batts, Archbishop Prendergast, who ran 38.0 for 300 yards. Results courtesy of DVGTCA.
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FIRST
PENNTRACK INDOOR ELITE LISTS
PUBLIC LEAGUE JOINS PIAA
November 24 - In the 5th Harrier ranking
of high school XC teams, the four-time AA State Champion Wyomissing
girls' squad is now #9 in the US, and #2 in the Northeast. West
Chester Hendeson guys are #1 in the Northeast, while Council Rock-North
is #5 in the Northeast. Henderson drops from US#11 to #13. Check
Dyestat
for the US Rankings. Check the Harrier
site for more info or to subscribe.
Each season contains News and Feature stories.
Did you know that 3 PA records are also National Prep Records? Check these lists for Girls / Boys
Campus
Champs.com - CampusChamps.com
is a reference tool for the high school student athlete that contains
information on playing high school sports and preparing for college.
It is a one-stop resource for their college planning and financial
aid needs altogether online in a friendly, sports-based community.
WE NEED 2002 XC RESULTS FOR:
November, 2002 - Track & Field
News unveiled their 2002 High School All-American team in their
November issue, and it includes quite a few Pennsylvania athletes.
Coughlin's Justn Ryncavage in Javelin and Merion Mercy's Tiffany
Abney are only US#1's.
Story. September 20 - Walt Murphy's News
and Results Service reports that Princeton University,
citing facility and financial constraints, will no longer host
the high school portion of the "Princeton Relays",
a popular event on the Eastern indoor prep circuit.
For videotapes of PIAA T&F/XC Championships,
contact Beth Ann McCoy: PA Cable Network 717-730-6000. There are
six tapes of each T&F championship and onefor each XC championship.
$29.95/ea. incl. tax&shipping. Tell them PennTrackXC sent
you.
November
3, 2002 - Philadelphia
Inquirer XC writer Ira Josephs contributes a great piece on our
sport in the November 3rd Sunday Inquirer -
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November-December
Indoor - Weeks 1&2: Friday, November 29: 
The
Early Signing Period for high school seniors to make
college choices began 11/13 and ended 11/20. So far: 
"I
have what it takes to compete here." - Ian Gottesfeld
after his first Foot Locker finals in San Diego, 12/14. The 
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Memorial contributions for Kim
Gallagher benefit her daughter, and can be sent to
the Jessica Smith Trust Fund, 1037 N. 67th St. Philadelphia,
PA 19151.
Contributions may be made to the Bob Burdette Memorial
Fund of the Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater
Philadelphia. Make checks payable to TFCAGP. Send to TFCAGP,
49 Carriage Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901
The Kevin
Dare Pole Vaulting Scholarship Fund
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Study. Hydrate. Stretch. Sleep. Study.
Run hard. Trust your training. Have fun.
The 2001-2002 Training Series from Pain Relief & Physical Therapy in Media
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FROM
OLDEST TO NEWEST, WE STILL NEED RESULTS FROM:
4/20-Towanda; 4/27-Mt. Carmel;
5/1-Last Chance Meet @ Liberty
HS; 5/3-Schuylkill Ct. Relays; 5/7+8-Metro League
@ McDowell; 5/9-Central League @ Lower Merion; 5/11-Saturday's
Results for Mid-Penn @ Carlisle; 5/11-ChesMont League
@ Coatesville; 5/11-Firing Meet @ Governor Mifflin
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RICH. THANKS!
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