Washington
U-Washington Last Chance
Mar 8 at Dempsey Indoor Stadium, U-Washington (300 meters) - Results
Sensational HS marks in college meet
Mike McGrath 1:50.09
Joaquin Chapa 4:11.57
Galen Rupp 8:12.30
Tommy Skipper 17-0.75
Lincoln OR sr McGrath is now US#1 in DyeStat Elite national rankings at both 800 meters and a mile. His 800 was faster than the listed HS record (1:50.55 Michael Granville 1995) but will probably not be accepted as a record because of the oversized UW track. With Shelton WA jr Alex McClary at 1:52.15 and Bainbridge WA sr Tim Freeman at 1:52.16, the race produced the first, third, and fourth fastest 800's of the indoor season. Grant Portland OR sr Chapa ran a US#2 mile behind McGrath's 4:10.87 earlier this season. Central Catholic Portland OR jr Rupp moved into US#1 in the 3000 meters. (Grant OR sr Alec Wall 8:14.77 US#3 and Auburn Riverside WA sr Carl Moe 8:30.07 US#4). Sandy OR sr Skipper, US#1 indoors last year, opened his 2003 campaign with US#2 for the season. South Eugene OR soph Erin Gray 10:02.72 3000m US#5.

Ohio
Kent State High School Open
Mar 8 at Kent State University - no spikes allowed - Results with 26 DyeStat Elite marks.
Tianna Madison 20-6 US#1 - Elyria OH senior is first over 20 feet this season. She also runs 7.55 in 60m dash.
Boys - Lake Uniontown OH sr Dan Bailey doubles 6.99 60m and 49.66 400m. East Tech OH sr Marcus Moore 22.52 200m. Hoover N. Canton OH sr Glenn Collins 4:20.51 1600m. Solon OH jr Adam Stanowick 8.29 60H. Nick Newman 22-4.5 LJ. Strongsville OH sr Daniel Pribula 56-9.5 SP.
Girls - Beaumont OH jr Maggie Infeld 5:09.17 1600m. Eastmoor Academy OH sr Courtney Johnson 8.89 60H. Mt. Vernon OH sr Lindsey Hill 43-3.75 SP (Amy Hill 40-11.75).

Outdoor Season
Steve Magness 4:08.39, Billie Jo Grant 177-8
We aren't ready for outdoor yet, but some kids obviously are.

• Klein Oak TX sr Steve Magness is the first of 2003 to break 4:10.
• Arroyo Grande CA sr Billie Jo Grant, a member of the USA World Junior Championships team last summer, became the 12th best HS discus thrower ever.
  After the indoor nationals are over this weekend, we will catch up on what's been happening outdoors in the Southern and Western states.
• Laporte TX sr Kerron Clement ran 13.63 110H, same as his 2002 AOC Raleigh national championship time, in early Texas meet. He also ran 36.29 300H.
• Williamson AL sr Arthur Davis doubled 200/400 in 21.43 and 47.53 at Hattiesburg MS.

North Carolina
UNC Last Chance
Mar 5 at U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC - High School Results
J-Mee Samuels 6.76 US#2 and 21.87 US#7 - Mt. Tabor NC sophomore wins 200 against college and open runners and runs second in 60m to University of Georgia senior Dennis Baker 6.74. Wake Forest NC freshman Katie Albright 10:17.47 3000m debuts on the track by running third behind Lucinda Hull of NC State 9:59.52 and Liz Awtrey of UNC 10:17.21. Albright had the fastest time in the Foot Locker cross country South regional while winning the freshman race. Mt. Tabor NC sr Matt DeBole and North Forsyth NC sr Clay Ragan ran 1:58.06 and 1:58.82 in the 800 as a warmup for the Nike Indoor Championships at Landover MD next week. DeBole will run the mile and sprint medley at NIC. Ragan, US#3 at 500 meters, runs on N. Forsyth's US#1 4x800 relay team.

New York
NY State Meet
Mar 8 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse University - | Results with 178 DyeStat Elite marks!
Highlights from armorytrack.com:
Boys - Fairport's Andrew Park ties state PV record (15'9) to repeat as champ, Brian Dalpiaz 9:15.44 3200m, Hakon DeVries 4:17.97 1600, Commack's Kyle Fiasconero 2:29.67 1K; Mel Rogers 34.73 300m, Aquinas' Arel Gordon 6.35 55m; Schenectady's Verrol Jackson edges Port Richmond's Saidu Ezike 7.45-7.46 over 55mHH, Derek McGuire 59'9.5"SP
Girls: Williamsville South's Ronnetta Alexander and Alyissa Hasan 7.90 & 8.45 55mHH, Nicole Blood 9:50.52 3K, Liz Maloy 4:42.01 over Heather Iatauro, Bay Shore's Mary Liz McCudy 2:55.17, Shana Cox 39.44, Suffern's Taneisha Cantave 39'2 TJ

Michigan
MITS State Finals
Mar 8 at U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Results with 46 DyeStat Elite performance.

Candace Davis	Vanessa Maher
photos by Matthew Yacoub

Vanessa Maher 5-10.5 US#1. Candace Davis 8.55 60H SR and US#3. Morgan Trent, Edmund Graham, Rantz Teeple
Boys - St. Mary's Orchard Lake jr Morgan Trent 6.83 60m US#6 broke the meet record in the semis at 6.84 and then shaved off another tick in the finals. Central Flint sr Edmund Graham 8.05p 60H US#7. Rantz Teeple 23-2.5 LJ US#7.
Girls - Pioneer Ann Arbor sr Candace Davis 8.55 60H SR and US#3. Cass Tech Detroit sr Ariss Seals 7.81p 60m (Jessica Jones 7.80p). Detroit sr Alexandra Marshall 57.86 MR 400m. Rockford 8th grader Rachel Wittum 5:05.45 1600m. Tenisha Griggs 25.13 200m MR. Monroe 8th grader Bekah Smeltzer 11:02.66 3200m. Jenai Edwards 2:14.84 800m US#10.

Florida
Ryan Deak suspended from team
TALLAHASSEE FL 3/6/03 -- Maclay high school coach Gary Droze confirmed today that Ryan Deak's scratch from this Friday's Jacksonville Bolles Bulldog Classic was a result of disciplinary action taken after the Chiles Relays on Tuesday. "Ryan was dismissed for refusing to run events I instructed him to run," Droze said in an e-mail this afternoon. Droze added that the dismissal was indefinite and left the possibility for Deak to return to the team. Deak, a Foot Locker cross country national finalist, is one of the leading distance runners in the nation. (Ricky Quintana, RunFlorida.com)

California
DyeStatCal
saturation coverage of the Golden State by Doug Speck and Rich Gonzalez
Now: outdoor results are pouring in -- 25 invitationals from last weekend.

Arkansas
AR State Meet
Mar 7-8 at Tyson Center, U of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Highlights with 35 DyeStat Elite marks
Katya Kostetskaya 2:07.57 - Jonesboro soph lowers her US#1 time by 2 seconds.
Feltner twins collect three golds - Chase doubles in 4:20.54 and 9:30.66, and Travis wins 800 in 1:58.47. Their Russellville relay wins 4x800 in 8:09.35.

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