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Northeast
Region
by John Dye
Start with the top returning runners from last year's meet, add
the best mile and 2-Mile times last spring, and mix with care. You
have a list of the DyeStat Foot Locker Favorites for 2002. We revised
the lists based on season results. The result is the the strongest
candidates to be top 8 in the region and qualify as finalists at
San Diego December 14. Most of the finalists should come from this
group. But there are always surprises -- returns to form, late bloomers,
and unnoticed quality. Last year, sophomore Amber Smith quietly
won the Upper Peninsula championship in Michigan last year and went
on to run third in the Midwest regional ahead of more publicized
runners..
TOP SEEDS - On the eve of the regional meets,
we zeroed in on three runners per region. These are the ones we
will be most surprised if we don't see in San Diego. |
Top 10 Returning
Runners from 2001
| Boys |
Girls |
5 BRIAN DALPIAZ 11 SAYVILLE NY 15:36.9
10 ANDREW PITTS 11 SOUTHWICK MA 15:59.3
11 BRENDAN FENNELL 11 PEARL RIVER NY 15:59.8
15 DAVID NIGHTINGALE 10 WEST HARTFORD CT 16:05.7
19 CHRIS PLATT 11 HADDONFIELD NJ 16:08.8
21 AHMED HAJI 10 W HARTFORD CT 16:09.4
23 BENJAMIN TRUE 10 NORTH YARMOUTH ME 16:10.0
25 MARK ALIZZI 11 SYOSSET NY 16:13.4
29 RYAN BLOOD 11 SUMMERDALE PA 16:22.6
32 ANDREW WHITEBECK 11 EAST ROCHESTER NY 16:24.3 |
6 JESSICA CICKAY 10 NEWTOWN PA 18:20.5
7 LINDSAY VAN ALSTINE 11 MIDLAND PARK NJ 18:24.5
11 CATHERINE MARKESICH 11 WEYMOUTH MA 18:39.5
14 MEGHAN OWEN 11 DANIELSON CT 18:43.0
17 TONI SALUCCI 11 WADING RIVER NY 18:49.2
18 AMBER SAYER 10 AMHERST MA 18:53.0
19 ALISON ROWE 10 WILTON NY 19:00.1
21 JESSE MIZZONE 11 TOTOWA NJ 19:02.6
24 ERYKA PERREAULT 10 TROY NY 19:04.0
25 SARAH ISBITZ 11 CAMBRIDGE MA 19:05.2 |
DyeStat Foot
Locker Favorites - Northeast Region
Charts show current season best marks, 2002 DyeStat Elite marks for mile
and 2-mile, 2001 Foot Locker finish in region and national finals, and
regional rank among returning runners at four distances.
TOP SEEDS = the most likely to qualify; I will be surprised
if I don't see the bold faced names on a ticket to San Diego.
Boys -
Girls
Boys
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Allizzi,
Mark 2003 NY |
|
|
|
9:11 |
|
25 |
|
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3 |
2 |
one of top 8 returnees in
Northeast |
| Blood,
Ryan 2003 PA |
|
15:28 |
|
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29 |
|
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always tough in PA; 2002 PA 3000m champ |
Devries,
Hakon
2004 NY |
|
16:03 |
|
9:22 |
|
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|
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fastest of day at New York state meet |
Fennell,
Brendan
2003 NY |
14:57 |
|
4:11 |
|
|
11 |
|
3 |
|
|
Manhattan win put him high on all-time
Van Cortlandt list |
| Gottesfeld,
Ian 2004 PA |
|
15:26 |
|
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|
35 |
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|
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#1 runner on US#13 squad; PA AAA champ |
| Gras,
Victor 2004 MA |
|
15:48 |
4:17 |
|
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7 |
|
|
MA Div 1 champ |
| Haji,
Ahmed 2004 CT |
|
15:17 |
|
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|
21 |
|
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|
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CT and New England champ |
| Hess,
Peter 2003 NJ |
|
15:36 |
|
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|
33 |
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4th fastest ever at tough Holmdel Park |
| Krieger,
Keith 2003 NJ |
|
15:49 |
|
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2nd New Jersey Meet of Champions |
McDougal,
Josh
2004 NY |
|
15:03 |
|
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2 |
|
Home schooler with impressive times
in open races |
| Pitts,
Andrew 2003 MA |
14:44 |
15:28 |
|
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10 |
|
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just missed nationals last year |
| Platt,
Chris 2003 NJ |
|
15:11 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
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was part of terrific trio last year;
running on top alone this year |
| Quigley,
Sean 2003 MA |
|
15:29 |
|
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|
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Massachusetts Div 2 champ |
| True,
Benjamin 2004 ME |
|
15:16 |
|
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|
23 |
|
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|
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best in Maine; won big Brown Invitational |
Girls
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Blood,
Nicole 2006 NY |
|
17:04 |
4:50 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
NY champ; ace of US#1 Saratoga team |
| Bryson,
Catherine 2003 NH |
|
17:55 |
5:00 |
10:49 |
|
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|
10 |
|
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beat Owen in New England Championships |
| Cummings,
Laura 2005 NY |
|
17:17 |
|
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|
7 |
|
NY public schools champ on Blood's wrong
turn |
| Dron,
Chantelle 2005 NH |
|
18:18 |
|
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2 |
|
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home schooler with potential to score
high in regional |
| Lambie,
Ari 2003 MA |
|
17:16 |
4:53 |
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4 |
|
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dominant Mass Div 2, Brown, McIntyre
champ |
| Maloy,
Elizabeth 2003 NY |
|
17:34 |
4:50 |
|
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3 |
3 |
2 |
|
NY Class B champ, 5th in Federation |
| McTague,
Caitlin 2003 NY |
|
17:17 |
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2nd to Blood in NY Federation meet |
| Millette,
Nicole 2003 RI |
|
18:02 |
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dominated RI state meet |
| Mizzone,
Jesse 2003 NJ |
|
18:13 |
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21 |
|
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|
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may be returning to last year's peak |
| Owen,
Meghan 2003 CT |
|
17:58 |
4:50 |
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|
14 |
|
2 |
|
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champion of CT, Woods Trail; 2nd New
England |
| Powell,
Sara 2003 MA |
|
17:50 |
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MA Div 1 champion |
| Trotter,
Amanda 2003 NJ |
|
18:16 |
4:56 |
10:32 |
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7 |
|
1 |
New Jersey Meet of Champions winner |
| Trotter,
Katy 2003 NJ |
|
18:16 |
4:57 |
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8 |
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2nd by split second to sister in MOC |
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