Jan 28-29, 2000 at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg VA
Super 8 Invitational
Friday Highlights
by Jim Spier
A good start to a traditionally great meet ... unfortunately,
more than half
of the schools entered were not able to attend because of bad weather
conditions.
Women
55m - leading heat times
7.28 *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA
7.29 -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA
7.33 -Amy Conteh, Oakton, Vienna, VA
3200m - final
1. -Christina Burleson, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, VA 11:02.57 #5 US
solo effort ... 19 sec improvement from last spring's outdoor time
55m HH heats - leading times
8.15 -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA
8.16 -Alyssa Aiken, Chantilly, VA
8.23 *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA
sets up a nice final with US leader (7.85) Johnson the
favorite ... Sanders
PB this year is 8.15 (1/7)
4x800
1. Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 9:49.19
PV - final
1. *Carrie Bennett, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 10-0
2. -Kira Sims, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 10-0
3. -Charlotte La Roche, Centreville, Clifton, VA 10-0
4. -Nadia Wendlandt, Rustburg, VA 10-0
TJ - final
1. -Ayanna Alexander, Mc Lean, VA 37-8
2. **Joyce Johnson, Charlottesville, VA 37-4
Sheena Johnson, with a 41' + jump in last year's meet, did not
compete this
year
SP - final
1. -India Odum, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 43-8.5
2. ?Latetia Walker, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 39-5
2 1/2 ' improvement for Odum, moving her into # 3 US
Men
55 - leading heat times
6.43 -Rico Lloyd, Potomac, Dumfries, VA
6.45 -Rickey Harris, Centreville, Clifton, VA
3200m - final
1. *Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA 9:12.7 approx US leader
(don't have official yet)
(2:11, 4:27, 8:38.7 3000m en-route US leader)
if there were any doubts about Webb's "shape", they
were dispelled here ...
still, he did not seem to be 100%.
55mHH - leading heat times
7.41 -Rickey Harris, Centreville, Clifton, VA
7.53 -Unyime Akpan, Ballou, Washington, DC
7.54 -Gary Stanford, Mumford, Detroit, MI
Harris moves into #3 US position with his easy 7.41 heat.
4x800 - final
1. West Potomac, Alexandria, VA 8:12.43
2. Ballou, Washington, DC 8:14.83
TJ - final
1. -Anthony Johnson, Charlottesville, VA 48-10
2. -Norman Forrest, Mergenthaler, Baltimore, MD 48-2
3. -Jason Fludd, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 47-3
4. -Frank Tolen, Jackson, Manassas, VA 46-9
Over 2 1/2 ' improvement over Johnson's indoor best, and a
2" improvement on
his overall PB.
SP - final
1. -Chris Parsons, Northern, Baltimore, MD 59-6
