Boys SMR- Vineland NJ 3:22.75

Vineland NJ runs 6th fastest 1600 SMR ever (3:22.75) as Matt DeBole's 1:50+ anchor falls 0.01 short for Mt. Tabor NC (3:22.76 US#7 all time). Deep Creek VA 3:23.15 and Willingboro NJ 3:23.56 also hit all time list in Jack Shepard's HIGH SCHOOL TRACK record book.

Highlights

by Pete Cava

Shannon Scherrer ran an unofficial 1:50.5 anchor
split, but had to lean at the finish line to give Vineland, NJ, the win for the second
consecutive year.
The Vineland lineup of Marcus Lee, Dale Coleman, Schafer Sherrer and Shannon
Sherrer finished in 3:22.75, just a few ticks off the two-year-old meet record of 3:22.69,
and just .01 ahead of Mount Tabor of Winston-Salem, NC., the runnerup at 3:22.76. Mt.
Tabor anchor Matt DeBole put on a rush in the final 20 meters on the outside, nearly
overtaking and nearly caught Shannon Scherrer in an oh-so-close finish.
Mt. Tabor’s team consisted of Anthony Polzine, J-Mee Samuels, Jerrod Wiley
and DeBole.
Deep Creek (Chesapeake, VA) took third in 3:23.15 while Willingboro, NJ,
finished fourth in 3:23.56 in a fast, exiting race that had the crowd on its feet throughout.
“I looked up their splits on-line, and Sherrer’s gone 1:51-high in an open already
this year,” said DeBole, a Georgetown signee who’ll run the open mile Saturday. “That
says a lot. He’s certainly a phenomenal runner.”

 C.F.P.I. Timing & Data                 MANAGER  6:39 PM  6/13/2003  Page 1
       adidas Outdoor Track and Field Championships - 6/13/2003 to 6/14/2003
                   North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
                                      Results
  Event 47  Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
  ================================================================
      National: ! 3:21.15  3/16/1985   Hawthorne, Hawthorne, CA
      National: { 3:23.3h  4/8/1967    Spring Beach Memorial, Hous
          Meet: @ 3:22.69  2001        Iowa City, Iowa City, IA
      National: & 3:21.1h  4/25/1981   Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
      School                                               Finals
  ================================================================
  Section  1
    1 Spartanburg-SC  'A'                                 3:34.82
       1) Chris Harding 05                2) O'Bryan Clemons 04
       3) Nicholas Lytle 04               4) Jeff Lipscomb 05
    2 Lakewood-NJ  'A'                                    3:35.52
       1) Cameron Craig 05                2) Rupert Gill 05
       3) Mike Wittenburg 03              4) Troy Loney 03
    3 James Madison-VA  'A'                               3:36.14
       1) David McDowell 03               2) Dominique Frost 03
       3) Matt Weissenborn 03             4) Michael Needham 03
    4 Lockhart-TX  'A'                                    3:42.63
       1) Rick Tison 03                   2) Alex Contreras 04
       3) Ben Hailey 03                   4) Seth James 03
    5 Syosset-Ny  'A'                                     3:50.73
       1) Ryan Kinderman 04               2) Sean Tully 05
       3) Edwin Gutierrez                 4) Chris Hopewell 05
    6 Overbrook-PA  'A'                                   4:02.91
       1) Cedrick Dehaney 03              2) Robert Littlejohn 03
       3) Adrian Stephens 03              4) Roger Anderson
  Section  2
    1 Niskayuna-NY  'A'                                   3:30.57
       1) Matthew Rogers 03               2) William Curran 03
       3) Robert Pierpont 03              4) Jonathon Bisaillon 03
    2 Town of Westford MA  'A'                            3:33.65
       1) Dan Lucey 03                    2) Dan Faherty 04
       3) Chris Western 03                4) Chadd Steinhauser 04
    3 Curtis-NY  'A'                                      3:35.93
       1) Geoffrey Skeete 03              2) Lendel McClean 05
       3) Kashiff Alexander 03            4) Dennis Cherry 05
    4 Quakertown - PA  'A'                                3:36.90
       1) Adam Breisch 03                 2) Dan Schepis 04
       3) Nate Cox 05                     4) Jon Mitchell 05
    5 Columbia-NJ  'A'                                    3:37.49
       1) Christian Sahner 03             2) Owen Omoregie 04
       3) Juliem Cherrington 04           4) Richard Wyche 04
   -- Campus Magnet-NY  'A'                                   DNS
       1) Courtney Jones                  2) Damion Brown
       3) Ansel Wallace                   4) Jerrel Wisdom
  Section  3
    1 Vineland-NJ  'A'                                    3:22.75{
       1) Shannon Sherrer 03              2) Schafer Sherrer 03
       3) Marcus Lee 04                   4) Dale Coleman 03
    2 Mount Tabor-NC  'A'                                 3:22.76{
       1) J-Mee Samuels 05                2) Anthony Polzine 03
       3) Jerrod Wiley 04                 4) Matt DeBole 03
    3 Deep Creek-VA  'A'                                  3:23.15{
       1) Antwain Carey 04                2) John Stallings 04
       3) John Hyman 04                   4) Desmond Perkins 03
    4 Willingboro-NJ  'A'                                 3:23.56
  ....Event 47  Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
       1) Mike Morrison 03                2) Ahmad Rutherford 03
       3) Shareef Muhammad 03             4) Chris Adkins 04
    5 Winslow Twp-NJ  'A'                                 3:26.97
       1) Dante Freeman 03                2) Duan Freeman 03
       3) Antraye Miles 03                4) Reuben McCoy 04
    6 Detroit Mumford-MI  'A'                             3:27.22
       1) Jimmie Jones 03                 2) Isaiah Marshall 03
       3) Andrew Hollie 04                4) Marcus Thigpen
    7 St Ignatius-OH  'A'                                 3:28.95
       1) Luke Golem 03                   2) Tony Gonzalez 03
       3) Mike Fernbach 03                4) Eric Sylvester 03
    8 Bay Shore-NY  'A'                                   3:29.51
       1) Chris Turner 04                 2) Keith Hinnant 04
       3) Michael Taylor                  4) Franz Dunel 03
    9 Westfield-VA  'A'                                   3:29.98
       1) John Schenck 03                 2) Alvin Tondereau 04
       3) Chris Courson 04                4) David Groff 04
  Event 47  Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
  ===================================================================
      School                                               Finals  H#
  ===================================================================
  Finals
    1 Vineland-NJ  'A'                                    3:22.75{  3
       1) Shannon Sherrer 03              2) Schafer Sherrer 03
       3) Marcus Lee 04                   4) Dale Coleman 03
    2 Mount Tabor-NC  'A'                                 3:22.76{  3
       1) J-Mee Samuels 05                2) Anthony Polzine 03
       3) Jerrod Wiley 04                 4) Matt DeBole 03
    3 Deep Creek-VA  'A'                                  3:23.15{  3
       1) Antwain Carey 04                2) John Stallings 04
       3) John Hyman 04                   4) Desmond Perkins 03
    4 Willingboro-NJ  'A'                                 3:23.56   3
       1) Mike Morrison 03                2) Ahmad Rutherford 03
       3) Shareef Muhammad 03             4) Chris Adkins 04
    5 Winslow Twp-NJ  'A'                                 3:26.97   3
       1) Dante Freeman 03                2) Duan Freeman 03
       3) Antraye Miles 03                4) Reuben McCoy 04
    6 Detroit Mumford-MI  'A'                             3:27.22   3
       1) Jimmie Jones 03                 2) Isaiah Marshall 03
       3) Andrew Hollie 04                4) Marcus Thigpen
    7 St Ignatius-OH  'A'                                 3:28.95   3
       1) Luke Golem 03                   2) Tony Gonzalez 03
       3) Mike Fernbach 03                4) Eric Sylvester 03
    8 Bay Shore-NY  'A'                                   3:29.51   3
       1) Chris Turner 04                 2) Keith Hinnant 04
       3) Michael Taylor                  4) Franz Dunel 03
    9 Westfield-VA  'A'                                   3:29.98   3
       1) John Schenck 03                 2) Alvin Tondereau 04
       3) Chris Courson 04                4) David Groff 04
   10 Niskayuna-NY  'A'                                   3:30.57   2
       1) Matthew Rogers 03               2) William Curran 03
       3) Robert Pierpont 03              4) Jonathon Bisaillon 03
   11 Town of Westford MA  'A'                            3:33.65   2
       1) Dan Lucey 03                    2) Dan Faherty 04
  ....Event 47  Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
       3) Chris Western 03                4) Chadd Steinhauser 04
   12 Spartanburg-SC  'A'                                 3:34.82   1
       1) Chris Harding 05                2) O'Bryan Clemons 04
       3) Nicholas Lytle 04               4) Jeff Lipscomb 05
   13 Lakewood-NJ  'A'                                    3:35.52   1
       1) Cameron Craig 05                2) Rupert Gill 05
       3) Mike Wittenburg 03              4) Troy Loney 03
   14 Curtis-NY  'A'                                      3:35.93   2
       1) Geoffrey Skeete 03              2) Lendel McClean 05
       3) Kashiff Alexander 03            4) Dennis Cherry 05
   15 James Madison-VA  'A'                               3:36.14   1
       1) David McDowell 03               2) Dominique Frost 03
       3) Matt Weissenborn 03             4) Michael Needham 03
   16 Quakertown - PA  'A'                                3:36.90   2
       1) Adam Breisch 03                 2) Dan Schepis 04
       3) Nate Cox 05                     4) Jon Mitchell 05
   17 Columbia-NJ  'A'                                    3:37.49   2
       1) Christian Sahner 03             2) Owen Omoregie 04
       3) Juliem Cherrington 04           4) Richard Wyche 04
   18 Lockhart-TX  'A'                                    3:42.63   1
       1) Rick Tison 03                   2) Alex Contreras 04
       3) Ben Hailey 03                   4) Seth James 03
   19 Syosset-Ny  'A'                                     3:50.73   1
       1) Ryan Kinderman 04               2) Sean Tully 05
       3) Edwin Gutierrez                 4) Chris Hopewell 05
   20 Overbrook-PA  'A'                                   4:02.91   1
       1) Cedrick Dehaney 03              2) Robert Littlejohn 03
       3) Adrian Stephens 03              4) Roger Anderson
   -- Campus Magnet-NY  'A'                                   DNS   2
       1) Courtney Jones                  2) Damion Brown
       3) Ansel Wallace                   4) Jerrel Wisdom