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coming this week - Midwest Meet of Champions - dozens of action pix from AOC Raleigh and GWI - Donna on the Side from Raleigh - DyeStat Elite rankings update - college choices update - and DyeStat preview of USA Nationals. On-site coverage at USA Nationals - Donovan Kilmartin shoots for decathlon record; Allyson Felix runs with the elite women, Tommy Skipper tries to fly higher.

Golden West Invitational both pole vault records fall in same day - Kira Costa 13-8.5! Tommy Skipper 18-3! Costa, the California state champion, broke the GWI meet record at 13-6.25 and then the national record (13-8 by Shayla Ballentine CA) on successive jumps. Then she raised the bar to 14 feet, but retired after running through one attempt. "I was so excited I couldn't concentrate on my steps," Kira told the San Francisco Chronicle. Costa now holds both the indoor and outdoor national records. Costa told her mother she had to jump good today because her future coaches (UC-Berkeley) were in the audience. Skipper, who broke a pole and his hand going for the indoor national record at the Nike Indoor Championship in March, opened at 17-1 when two other competitors remained. Skipper cleared on his second try while Donovan Kilmartin and Brandon McFarling missed three times. Skipper raised the bar to 18-0.5 for a new Golden West record and made it. He then raised the bar to 18-3 to try for a new national high school record (was 18-2.25 by Eric Eshbach in 1999). Skipper then missed once at 18-6 and called it a day. He said his bigger poles didn't arrive in Sacramento, so it wasn't likely he would make the higher height. They will be with him when he competes next week in the USA Junior Nationals at Stanford. It was the third straight meet Skipper moved the bar up a foot after his opening clearance. "You either make it or you don't, so you might as well go for it," Skipper said. Tommy now joins his older brother Art Skipper Jr as national record holders. Art Jr, who died last year when the small airplane he was flying crashed, still holds the national high school javelin record at 259-10. "I've been waiting to get this record for my brother," Skipper said. He was also very pleased he got the record on Father's Day with his dad, mom, and sister in attendance.

Kira Costa's record vault

GWI Golden West Invitational June 15, Sacramento State University, Sacramento CA | Complete Results | DyeStat on-site with John Dye many more action pictures coming

More Highlights B-Mile: Bobby Curtis 4:07.06, catching Carl Moe 4:10.41 on the far turn after Moe hit the bell with a big lead before Curtis ripped a 57-second last quarter mile. Moe set all the pace at 63 seconds, 2:04 and 3:07. Curtis was running in second and had gapped the rest. Fast closing Mead WA sophomore Laef Barnes 4:10.90 almost caught Moe, who graduated the night before and just flew to Sacramento today. G-3200: Zoe Nelson MT 10:25.06, who set all the pace, lost the lead twice and regained it twice in a 69-second last lap. First Claire Rethmeier CA and then Rachel Collins TX took the lead from Nelson, only to have the Foot Locker national cross country champion bounce back in front. "She doesn't usually get this kind of competition," Zoe's dad Bill Nelson said, but Zoe the Zephyr simply refused to lose. G-4x100: Poly Long Beach CA 45.43. Shalonda Solomon anchored this race and earlier doubled into a headwind in 11.47 -1.3 and 23.08 -0.5 in a warmup for USA Junior Nationals next weekend. B-4x100: Olympia FL 40.39, completing an unbeaten season for the Florida champs in a season-best time. Olympia is a new school near DisneyWorld with only junior and senior classes. They are coached by Leonard Malech, who coached in Brooklyn NY for 33 years before "retiring to Florida." B800: Duane Solomon CA 1:50.46, Joaquin Chapa OR 1:50.47, Alan Thomas NV 1:50.77. G-DT: Billie Jo Grant 162-0. G-400: Johnsie Liles TX 53.18 B-400: Cedric Goodman GA 46.35 Most Outstanding Male award: Tommy Skipper Most Outstanding Female award: Kira Costa Maree Rodebaugh award for Most Inspirational athlete: Shalonda Solomon

This is the oldest post-season meet going, and its all-star format (only 9 entries invited per event) annually draws top athletes from all over the country.

AOC adidas Outdoor Championships June 13-14, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC | Results: Boys - Girls | SteveU's Distance Reports: Friday - Indiana Two-Step is winning tune Saturday - 800 winners go hard from the start; Lambie runs away from everyone; Vazquez seizes opportunity when Magness fades

On-site coverage in words and pictures by John Dye, Donna Dye, Derek Dye, Steve Underwood, Conrad Haber, Ricky Quintana, Pete Cava, and Elliot Denman. Many more action pictures and Donna on the Side are coming.

Saturday Complete results: BOYS - GIRLS | Pete Cava's boys report | Elliott Denman's girls report. Glenville OH boys 1:28.95 800 SMR, breaking the national record of Wheeler GA (1:29.68 in March 2003) and fulfilling their expectations “to do something big.". Theodore Ginn anchored this effort, and then upset Kerron Clement and Jason Richardson, ranked 1-2 in the country, in the 110m hurdles in 13.62. Red Bank NJ girls 11:37.86 DMR for a new national record, breaking the 11:41.28 standard of the Ale Barrientos-led San Lorenzo Valley CA team at the Penn Relays in 2000. Ari Lambie humbles "the best girls mile field ever" in 4:39.05, a meet record and the 3rd best ever by US high school girls, with a 10-second margin over last year's champion, Megan Kaltenbach. Sam Vazquez 4:03.87 toppled both Steve Magness and Chris Solinsky in "the best boys mile field ever" with a 57-second last lap. Solinsky, who took the lead on the backstretch, was second in 4:05.30. Jeff See of Middletown OH was third in 4:06.07, taking the sophomore class record held by Alan Webb, who in turn took it from Jim Ryun in 1999. Seven runners ran under 4:08. Katya Kostetskaya dominated Heidi Magill, best in the US the last 2 years, to win the girls 800m in 2:05.95, best in the US this year. Shana Cox doubled 200/400 over stellar fields in 23.24 and 52.94. Ohio 800m champion Derrick Hoye 1:50.34 hammered the field throughout and held off the late charge of John Richardson 1:50.67. Skyline Dallas girls 3:38.35 4x400 beat Miami Northwestern by 8 seconds and became the first Texas team to run under 3:40. Winslow NJ boys 3:10.47 won the 4x400 with a fabulous anchor by Antraye Miles coming from third place for their third relay win of the meet ( 1:24.49 4x200 and 40.92 4x100). Scott Sellers TX edged Mike Morrison in high jump by clearing 7-3.25 on his first try. Morrison made it on his second try, and both missed three times at 7-5. Andy Fryman completed a throws double by winning the discus at 192-6. He won the shot put Friday night at 65-6.25. 4xMile - In the cool of Saturday morning, early rising runners competed in the rarely run 4xMile relays. The winners were Davidson Hilliard OH boys, despite Steve Magness' 4:06.7 anchor split for FMR Klein TX. Magness got the stick in 7th place and burned himself out with 56.5 first lap that carried him into third place. But he could not catch Davidson's Chris Nichols, who finished in 4:11.3 to fulfill a seasonal goal of the Hilliard OH crew. Saratoga Springs NY, despite missing Nicole Blood due to a hamstring injury, won the girls race easily.. steveu's distance report

BOYS 100: Willie Hordge 03 Missouri City, TX 10.49 200: Xavier Carter Palm Bay, TX 20.77 400: Xavier Carter Palm Bay, TX 45.97 800: Derrick Hoye Columbus, OH 1:50.34 Mile: Sam Vazquez Palm Coast, FL 4:03.87 Frosh Mile: Daniel Roberts Vicksburg, MI 4:24.46 2-Mile: Christian Wagner Columbus, IN 8:53.91 110H: Theodore Ginn Cleveland, OH 13.62 400H: Kerron Clement Wings Tc-Tx 50.96 Steeple: Andres Urbina Albuquerque, NM 6:00.62 Walk: Zachary Pollinger Mahwah, NJ 6:25.71 HJ: Scott Sellers Katy, TX 7-03.25 LJ: Anthony Miles 03 Sicklerville, NJ 24-05.50 TJ: Cerone Burnett Henderson, NC 0.5 49-08.50 PV: Chase Shealy 03 Cayce, SC 17-00.25 SP: Joshua Fryman Maysville, KY 65-06.25 DT: Joshua Fryman Maysville, KY 192-06 HT: JT: 4x100: 4x200: Winslow Twp NJ 1:24.29 4x400: Winslow Twp-NJ 3:10.47 4x800: Cardinal O'Hara-Pa 7:41.89 DMR:Spirit of Pre Tc-Mi 10:10.69 4xMile: Hilliard Davidson-OH 'A' 17:30.45 800 SMR: Glenville OH 1:28.95 USR 1600 SMR: Vineland-NJ 3:22.75 GIRLS 100: Juanita Broaddus Philadelphia, PA 11.68 200: Shana Cox Westbury, NY 23.24 400: Shana Cox Westbury, NY 52.94 800: Katya Kostetskaya Jonesboro, AR 2:05.95 Mile:Ari Lambie Harvard, MA 4:39.05 Frosh Mile: Lisa Burkholder Marlton, NJ 5:01.94 2-Mile: Sunni Olding Minister, OH 10:25.82 100H: Alandra Sherman Houston, TX 13.60 400H: Nicole Leach 05 West Catholic-PA 59.22 Steeple: Heather Iatauro Grahamsville, NY 6:54.39 Walk: Jasmine Brooks 03 Dirigo-ME 7:45.34 HJ:Debra Vento 03 Marlboro, NJ 5-10.50 LJ: Tianna Madison 03 Elyria, OH 20-07.25 TJ: Erica McLain Plano, TX 43-01.00 PV: Jenny Green Grand Island, NE 12-08.25 SP: DT: Lindsay Grigoriev 03 Laurel, MD 153-04 HT: Danielle Dufresne 03 Warwick, RI 175-10 JT: Kelly Robinson 03 Hazlet, NJ 149-04 4x100: Alief Elsik-TX 45.64 4x200: Skyline Dallas TX 1:35.65 beats national record holder Alief Elsik TX 1:36.26. 4x400: Skyline-TX 3:38.35 4x800: Bay Shore-NY 8:53.26 DMR: Red Bank-NJ 11:37.86 NEW NATIONAL RECORD!! 4xMile: Saratoga Springs-NY 20:42.74 800 SMR: West Catholic-PA 3:57.27 1600 SMR: West Catholic-PA 3:57.27

Boys SMR: 6 Vineland NJ holds off 7 Mt. Tabor NC by 0.01 with top 4 finishers hitting the top 12 all time list. photo by Victah Sailer, PhotoRun

Friday | Friday Results | Pete Cava's boys report | Elliot Denman's girls report | Willie Hordge wins 100 in first race back from injury. Christian Wagner shows the country his Hoosier form. Cardinal O'Hara PA wins loaded 4x800 Skyline Dallas TX girls 1:35.65 beat national record holder Alief Elsik TX 1:36.26. Winslow Twp NJ boys 1:24.29 become third fastest team ever, with two more teams under 1:25 (Glenville OH 1:24.77 and Reagan Austin TX 1:24.89) 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. Andy Fryman KY 65-06.25 adds outdoor crown to his Nike Indoor shot put title. Juanita Broaddus PA smokes stellar 100m field. Sunni Olding OH edges Katie Harrington in 2-mile. Tianna Madison OH 20-07.25 hits US#1 long jump Bay Shore NY girls end Bronxville's 4x800 record bid by posting US#3 all time mark themselves (8:53.26). Penn Relays champion Lindsay Grigoriev MD wins discus at 153-4.

After 13 years, AOC has become the biggest post-season meet, with the most entries (nearly 2,000 this year) and the most events. The meet managers, the National Scholastic Sports Foundation, bill AOC as "the nation's premier high school outdoor event." US#1 bragging rights and even national records will be on the line this year. AOC Previews: a new distance peak? - You might have thought the high school distance running resurgence peaked 2 years ago with the graduation of Alan Webb, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Ryan Hall. You would have been wrong. Meet managers are calling this year's AOC boys mile field the best ever assembled, and the girls mile features Ari Lambie, who ran 4:37.23, US#3 all time, in the Massachusetts state meet June 7. Michelle Carter - like father, like daughter. Michelle and dad Michael are the first parent-child pair to hold national HS records. Boys - Pete Cava's event by event analysis Girls - Ricky Quintana's event by event analysis

National rankings
Jim Spier's Top 5 - See the latest national leaders in Jim's June 11 update.
US Junior List - top 10 qualifiers for USA Junior Nationals June 17-22 at Stanford - updated June 12
Gourley's list - Hammer Throw rankings updated June 9. Kristen Callan takes over girls top spot; Nick Owens still leads boys.
DyeStat Elite - May 30 list has 3,129 performances from 370 meets ranked. Database now includes 4,381 performances (only the best performance in an event is ranked).
Roth's Race Walk -- updated June 11

the post season | Pre Classic | Great Southwest | Golden South | AOC Raleigh | Golden West | USA Junior Nationals |

With weeks of state meets finally concluded, the season is not over for hundreds of the better high school track and field athletes who now turn their attention to post-season and summer competition. Three big meets take place in the next 2 weeks -- AOC Raleigh, Golden West, and USA Junior Nationals --, followed by several age-group youth competitions into August. Selected athletes can look forward to international competition in the IAAF World Youth Championships at Sherbrooke, Canada July 10-13 (USA team selected by USATF from last year's Youth Nationals and Junior Olympics) or the Pan American Junior Championships at Bridgetown, Barbados July 25-27 (USA team selected from top juniors at the USA Nationals). DyeStat on-site coverage at AOC Raleigh, Golden West, and USA Junior Nationals.

USA USA Junior Nationals June 19-22 at Palo Alto CA | Status of Entries: Juniors - Seniors | Top 10 junior national qualifiers by position | The best athletes under age 20 compete for spots on Team USA at the Pan American Junior Championships at Barbados July 17-19. Top preps and college freshmen generally make up the team, which is drawn from the top 2 finishers in the Junior Nationals..

This Week major meets around the country and highlights from the states

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Connecticut Connecticut Open Championships - June 10 at Willowbrook Park Wilbur Cross girls, Bloomfield boys win team titles. Meghan Owen doubles 2:14.78 and 4:57.88. Chrissy McDevitt gets hurdles double in 14.45 and 44.56. Kory Sheets doubles 10.72 and 21.82. Matthew Lawrence 48-08.50 TJ. Dan Wilson wins elite exhibition mile in 4:01.16 (Karl Savage 4:01.79, Alan Webb 4:02.70).   click here to shop at Eastbay; purchases help support DyeStat

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Idaho
Julene Bailey 13-6 - Nampa ID senior claims US#1 in pole vault at Bandanna Open, with a near miss trying for a national record at 13-8.25. Bailey is now tied with Chelsea Johnson as US#2 all time (Shayla Ballentine has the record at 13-8 in 2001).

Illinois
Illinois Boys State Meet
Thornwood South Holland wins Class AA, Leo Chicago wins Class A
41 DyeStat Elite performances.

Indiana
Indiana State Meet - DyeStat coverage by Pete Cava & Kurt Freudenthal
Girls - Saturday
Liz Honneger, Katie Harrington, Brianna Cunningham and Shauntel Elcock double; 5 meet records; sprinters lead Northrop Fort Wayne to 4th straight championship.
Boys - Friday
Christian Wagner has brilliant double 4:07.11 and 8:55.92, both over Nef Araia within 3 hours. Wagner just misses legendary Rudy Chapa's 3200m record. Brandys Green doubles 13.97 and 37.47. Ben Davis HS doubles 41.57 and 3:17.96. Brebeuf Jesuit HS 7:47.29 (Lawrence North 7:47.41 - 6 teams under 7:50). Lawrence North wins 3rd straight title. 35 DyeStat Elite performances.

Kentucky
Kentucky State Meet
Andy Fryman has big throws double: 65-07.50 US#2 and 194-11. Chip Heuser 16-0 PV. Bobby Curtis triples 1:54.93 800m, 4:18.56 1600m, and 9:12.19 3200m.

Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Meet
Ari Lambie 4:37.23 mile!
3rd fastest all time (Polly Plumer 4:35.24 and Kim Gallagher 4:36.94, both in 1982). An hour later, Lambie made up 100 meters in a 2:06.2 anchor split to help her team win cf the 4x800 relay.
Ari Lambie said before the race, "It depends how I feel," whether she would run for time or just for the win. "She must have felt great," John Carroll writes in his meet highlights.
Team champions:
Boys: St. John's Prep Danvers 46
Girls: Hopkinton HS 34 (Amherst-Pelham 32)

Michigan
Michigan State Meet
Nikki Bohnsack's triple led Rockford to the Division 1 girls title on a cool windy day over Ann Harbor Pioneer. Bohnsack doubled in the 1600 / 3200 in 4:55.06 and 10:57.03 and anchored the winning 4x800. 74 DyeStat Elite performances

Minnesota
Minnesota State Meet Complete results now posted
Day 1
Sizzling girls 3200m is won by Maple Grove jr Lisa Waananen 10:29.94 over Hopkins jr Shannon Bergstedt 10:30.77, with Coon Rapids jr Heidi Lindeman third in 10:38.40. Liz Podominick 153-0 DT. Nate Englin 61-6.75 SP. Mounds View soph Hannah Skildrum 5-8 HJ.

Minnesota
Sam Vazquez 4:05.46 - Florida runner, signed for Arkansas, throws his spikes in the ring of elite milers of the season by finishing third in the mile at the Minnesota Distance Classic 6/7 at Macalester College, St. Paul Mn.
1 Brad Lowery, 20, Pierre, SD, South Dakota State 4:03.96
2 Matt Gabrielson, 24, St. Paul, MN, Team U S A Minnesota 4:04.06
3 Sam Vasquez, 19, Palm Court, FL, Flagler Palm Coast Hs 4:05.46
4 Andy Downin, 30, Fitchburg, WI, Nike 4:06.05

Missouri
Missouri State Meet
Makeatha Cooper doubles in hurdles, 14.38 and 42.83. Domenik Peterson doubles 11.00 -1.5 and 46.81. Eureka soph Shannon Leinert 2:09.88 800m. Josh Harper doubles 9:20.11 and 7:48.55 4x800 (1:51.9 split).

New Jersey
New Jersey Meet of Champions - spectacular performances
Winslow boys 3:10.70 4x400 US#2 (Humble TX 3:10.69), Willingboro 3:11.24 US#5. John Richardson double 1:51.62 and 4:09.20. Irving Stills 13.89 110H (Basil Campbell 13.89). Basil Campbell 52.47 400H US#2. Anthony Miles 24-3.25 LJ. Mike Morrison 7-0 HJ, 24-3 LJ, 46+ split in 4x400. Bo Lawson 193-6 jav, Paul Rosiak 192-4.
Porscha Dobson 13.50 100H US#3. Jenna Harris triple 11.74, 23.87, and 18-10.75. Amanda Trotter double 4:52.73 (Casey Nelson 4:53.73) and 10:45.90. Okechi Ogbuokiri 54.19. Winslow freshman Krystal Cantey 1:00.74 400H US#6.
89 DyeStat Elite performances in Meet of Champions
NJ Group Championships -- 111 DyeStat Elite performances and complete results

New York
New York State Meet June 6-7 at Endicott NY - Complete Results
Day 1 - 33 DyeStat Elite performances
Hakon DeVries 8:58.50 wins 3200m duel with Brian Dalpiaz 8:59.93.Elzie Coleman 46.76 (Melville Rogers 47.18, Keith Hinnant 47.22). Gabriel McLaren 53.47 400H (Verrol Jackson 53.77). Andrew Park 16-2 PV. Felipe Reyes 24-3.75 LJ. Derek McGuire 183-6 DT.
Nicole Blood 9:46.18 runs away with girls 3000m. Riverhead soph Ellen Dougherty 2:10.82 800m. Dominique Blake 55.39. Katy Schlichtman 1:01.57 400H. Carol Scalice 18-9.5 LJ. Taneisha Cantave 39-1.5. Clyde freshman Quayona Carithers won the Div II triple jump at 38-9.75. Britany Pryor 43-6.5 SP.

North Carolina
Louisville KY sr Bobby Curtis 2:24.79 breaks national record for 1000 meters (2:25.5 by Tom Carroll in 1957) Fire on the Track "Pre Memorial" meet at Mt. Tabor HS, Winston Salem NC. With an intermittent light rain falling, Curtis took the lead from the gun and fought off the late challenge of Mt. Tabor sr Matt DeBole. Results: Bobby Curtis - 2:24.79, Matt DeBole - 2:25.76, Clay Ragan - 2:29.26, Doug Noreen - 2:32.79, Jason Newman - 2:40.57. Curtis splits: 29.1, 28.8 [57.9], 29.6 [1:27.5], 28.5 [1:56.0], and 28.8.

Ohio
Ohio State Meet Complete Results posted
Spectacular 4x800 - must be one of deepest state meet relays ever
North Canton Hoover 7:41.74 4x800 is Ohio record and US#1 this season, with three more US top 5 teams finishing in the next 65 seconds -- Wadsworth 7:42.21 US#2, Hilliard Davidson 7:42.78 US#4 and St. Xavier Cincinnati 7:42.79 US#5.
Glenville Cleveland wins Div 1 boys title behind Ted Ginn's hurdle double (13.84 and 36.73) and 4x400 relay leg (3:14.57).
Tianna Madison quad (11.72, 24.02, 20-5.75 and 47.12 4x100 leg) leads Elyria 41 to Div 1 girls championship, trumping Maggie Infeld triple (2:12.52, 4:49.40, and 9:07.91 4x800 leg) for Beaumont Cleveland Heights 34
Jeff See 4:06.81 1600m is still another sub-4:10 miler.
Sunni Olding triple (4:53.69, 10:50.32 and 9:22.15 4x800 leg) leads Minster to Div 3 title.
Derek Hoye 1:50.64 800m US#4.

Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Meet
Freshman Samantha Gawrych wins 4 golds, including state record 2:11.71 800m, on a day "better suited for ducks."

Texas
Rice All Comers
Laporte TX sr Kerron Clement 50.56 US#1 wins 400m hurdles over international competition in fastest high school time of the season. High schoolers also won two other events: Erik Stanley 4:17.71 mile and Brittany Brockman 2:19.39 800m.

Tennessee
Tennessee State Meet
Memphis Central sr Dominique Smith soars 49-10 to break state TJ record.
Knoxville West sr Dusty Miller triples 1:54.46, 4:19.72, and 9:32.92.
Christian Brothers sr Anthony Chiulli doubles 1:54.30 and 4:15.04.
Memphis East sr Marqita Davis triples 12.09, 24.55 and 55.30.

Washington
Washington State Meet
Carl Moe blasted a 4:05.09 1600m to win by more than 8 seconds. It was a state meet record for 4A and the 5th fastest all time in Washington. Moe's splits...:58.8, 1:59.8, 2:02.7, 4:05.
64 DyeStat Elite performances in Class 4A and 3A.
4A
Boys - Inglemoor HS 57 (Mead 55). Shelton jr Alex McClary 1:51.46 (Andrew McClary 1:51.78). Auburn Riverside sr Carl Moe 4:05.09. Mead jr Evan Garber 9:12.07. Kentridge jr James Fredrickson 37.76 300H (Jay Komar 37.81). Inglemoor 3:18.52 4x400. Central Valley sr Craig Kent double 62-4.75 SP and 185-9 DT. Thomas Jefferson jr Kyle Jenkins 49-8.5 TJ.
Girls - Curtis HS 52. Rogers Spokane soph Becca Noble 54.90. Eastmont jr Amanda Miller 2:14.14 (Brianna Felnagle 2:14.15). Bellarmine Prep soph Briana Felnagle 4:52.48. Mt. Spokane freshman Megan O'Reilly 10:41.07. Hudson's Bay sr Sarah Jackson 43.68 300H. Curtis HS double 47.81p and 1:41.50 (Shelton 1:41.62). Skyview jr Kara Patterson 150-9 JT. Curtis jr Sarah Burns 19-6.75 LJ. Wilson freshman Janelle Landers 38-9.75 TJ. Kentlake sr Stevie Marshalek 12-6 PV.
3A
Boys - O'Dea HS 62. West Valley Yakima sr Brian Ehlis 4:14.93. Bainbridge jr Matt Wauters double 58-2.5 SP and 172-10 DT. West Valley soph Rashad Toussaint 47-3.75.
Girls - Bellevue HS 59. Ellensburg sr Amanda Faire 43-1 SP. Sehome jr Alli Moore 12-2 PV.

Washington
Washington-Oregon All Stars at Vancouver WA
Tommy Skipper misses national record again. Sandy OR senior opens pole vault at 17-0 and then raises bar to 18-2.5 to try for a new national record (18-2.25 Eric Eshbach TX 1999). His second try was close, but he bailed out on the first and third tries. Skipper will try again at the Golden West Invitational Sunday 6/15.

Wisconsin
108th Wisconsin State Meet Complete results now posted
Highlights by Mark Rongstad,  Wisconsin High School Track and Field
The best boys high school distance runner to ever come out of Wisconsin, Stevens Point senior Chris Solinsky, just missed Gabe Jennings 1600 meter state record while winning the Division 1 race, in a PR at 4:05.25. Solinsky also won the 3200 meters and placed 3rd in the 800 meters.
Junior Antonio Freeman of Wauwatosa West: captured three gold medals in Division 1 as he won the 100 (10.66) and 200 (21.64), and ran the anchor leg on the winning 800 relay team (1:28.85).
The top 2 weightmen in the state had solid state meets. In D1, Joe Thomas (Brookfield Central senior) won the shot and set a PR of 185-6 while winning the discus. In D2, Gavin Ball (Monona Grove senior) set a D2 state record with his 192-1 discus win and he also won the shot.
Liza Lewis, Ashwaubenon senior, set a state record and all-time best with her 12-6 vault on Friday. Wauwatosa West junior Anne McLaughlin cleared 5-9 to win the D1 high jump. Catholic Memorial senior Brittany Grayson ran top-50 times in the hurdles while winning the 100 (14.72 seconds) and 300 (45.30). Stoughton's Anna Monsen won her 4th straight D1 100 meter title overcoming a painful hamstring injury.

Tommy Skipper drafted by baseball - The Sandy OR pole vaulter, US#1 in that event, is also a center fielder on the Sandy baseball team. He was drafted this week by the San Francisco Giants in the 37th round (number 1091 drafted).

Ralph Durant dies - Long time youth coach in Baltimore succumbs to cancer at 54. Durant founded the Ed Waters running club in 1972 and the Baltimore Recreation Department running programs in 1985. Olympians James Carter and Bernard Williams came through these programs.

DyeStat Featured Meets
Meets that are covered in depth by DyeStat in 2002-2003
* = DyeStat on-site meet

• CROSS COUNTRY 2002
• * Sep 7 - Midwest Meet of Champions, Hilliard OH
• * Sep 21 - Iolani Invitational, Kualoa HI
• * Sep 27-28 - Great American Cross Country Festival, Charlotte NC
• * Oct 5 - Portage Invitational - Portage MI
• * Oct 12 - Manhattan Invitational, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC
• * Oct 25-26 - Mt. SAC Invitational, Walnut CA
• * Nov 17 - OR-WA BorderClash, Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton OR
• FOOT LOCKER CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • * 12/14/02 National Finals - San Diego
  • * 12/7/02 West Regional - Mt. SAC CA
  • 11/30/02 Midwest Regional - Kenosha WI
  • * 11/30/02 Northeast Regional - New York NY
  • * 11/30/02 South Region - Charlotte NC
• INDOOR 2003
• * Dec 21 - Bishop Loughlin Games - New York Armory
• * Dec 27 - Holiday Classic - New York Armory
• * Jan 11 - Hispanic Games - New York Armory
• Jan 25 - New Balance Games - New York Armory
• Feb 7 - Millrose Games - Madison Square Garden NYC
• Feb 8 - Colgate Women's Games finals - Madison Square Garden NYC
• * Feb 13-15 - Simplot Games - Pocatello ID
• * Mar 14-16 - NSIC - New York Armory
• * Mar 15-16 - Nike Indoor Championships - Landover MD
• OUTDOOR 2003
• * Mar 28-29 - Sugar Bowl Classic - New Orleans LA
• * Apr 2-5 - Texas Relays - Austin TX
• * Apr 4-5 - Mobile Challenge of Champions - Mobile AL
• * Apr 11-12 - Arcadia Invitational - Arcadia CA
• * Apr 24-26 - Penn Relays - Philadelphia PA
• May 9-10 - Loucks Games - White Plains NY
• * May 22-24 - Great Southwest Classic - Albuquerque NM
• * May 31 - Golden South Classic - Orlando FL
• * June 13-14 - adidas Outdoor Championships - Raleigh NC
• * June 15 - Golden West Invitational - Sacramento CA
• * June 19-22 - USA Nationals - Palo Alto CA
• June 28-29 - 1st National Decathlon/Heptathlon Ch. - Albuquerque NM
• July 29 - Aug 3 - USATF Junior Olympics - Miami FL
• August - AAU Junior Olympics