Friday
Girls Championship of America finals in 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800. Boys 400H, 4x100 and 4x800 heats, mile, DMR, and 3000.
Vere Tech - Poly Long Beach - Edwin Allen - Chris Spooner - Shenendehowa - Ian Fitzgerald - Austin Papay - Jordan Kuzne
photos by John Dye unless otherwise noted.
Vere Tech 44.32, Poly 44.50, Holmwood Tech 44.62 !!!
Penn Relays and US records both fall
photo by John Dye
Jamaica's new sprint queen Simone Facey (11.22 and 22.71 in the Jamaican national championship) anchored Vere Tech JAM's stirring defeat of defending Penn Relays champion Poly Long Beach CA. Facey rose her arms skyward and streaked 150 meters around the first turn shrieking with joy.
Jack Pfeiffer's Penn Relays preview was eerily prophetic. Speaking of Poly, Pfeiffer wrote, "They have vowed to break the national record at Penn. Of course, they could do that and still not win the race." That is exactly what happened. Anneisha McLaughlin's third leg appeared to give Holmwood Tech a slight lead over Vere's Facey entering the stretch, with Poly's Shalonda Solomon third. Facey and Solomon both passed Holmwood anchor Nyoka Cole, and Facey held her edge over Solomon.
Vere Tech, Poly and Holmwood Tech JAM 44.62 all beat the old Penn Relays record (44.78), and Poly broke the US record. (44.63 by Alief Elsik TX last year).
top of the stretch
photo by John Dye
Edwin Allen JAM wins 4x800 in furious finish.
Jamaican rivals Edwin Allen and Holmwood Tech duelled throughout, taking turns on the lead, with Holmwood slightly ahead at the bell. Edwin Allen moved for the lead on the turn but couldn't get around. Edwin Allen moved again in the stretch and got up by a split second. Just before the finish, Holmwood dropped its baton. Although Holmwood was timed in 8:50.26, the stadium announcer said the results were not official because "you have to finish with the baton." Holmwood's anchor then circled around and picked up the baton and crossed the finish line again for an official time of 9:00.56, still good enough for second place.
Girls 4x400: No Contest
Poly Long Beach CA 3:36.85 wire to wire win
Stung by their loss in the 4x100 (albeit a national record), Poly erased all doubt by taking the lead
on the second leg and icing the victory with a 52.7 anchor by Shalonda Solomon.
:Poly girls were subdued after victory
Chris Spooner 4:09.9 Mile
Lewisburg PA senior stalked Victor Gras MA through 2:07 half and 3:11 three quarters and then out kicked Gras 4:10.17 on the last lap. Eric Mack NC 4:12.89 was third.
Shenendehowa 10:10.77 romps in DMR
New York squad takes command at the end of the first leg and is never headed,
although El Camino CA 10:11.96 and Cumberland Valley PA 10:12.03 hung tough.
Fitzgerald 8:22.42 catches Khadraoui 8:25.20 in 3000.
North Hills PA sr Ian Fitzgerald (24), second here last year, won a 2-man race with JFK Patterson NJ sr Mohamed Khadraoui (1) with a surge on the last lap. Ahmed Haji CT (4) was running third at this point late in the race.
Javelin - Jordan Kuzne TN 188-0
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Shotput - Austin Papay PA 63-11
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Discus - Jocelyn White NJ 157-3
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High Jump - Kyle Calvo NJ 6-11
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Boys 4x800
qualifiers for Saturday's Championship of America
Holmwood Tech JAM 7:44.25 (Nainerd Talbert 1:54.4)
St. Jago JAM 7:45.72 (Shaneil Dixon 1:54.6)
Archbishop Carroll DC 7:48.66 (Randy Lee 1:55.3)
St. Anthony's NY 7:48.70 (Matt Licari 1:54.3)
Kingston College JAM 7:49.04 (Clayton James 1:51.9 fastest split)
North Penn PA 7:50.53 (MAtt Krum 1:55.0)
South Shore NY 7:51.11
Westfield VA 7:51.14 (David Gross 1:53.3 3rd best split)
Syosset NY 7:52.51 (Sean Tully 1:54.4)
Tacius Goldingf JAM 7:52.81 (Rechardo Edwards 1:54.7)
Warwick Valley NY 7:54.53
Shaker NY 7:55.90
Boys 4x100
qualifiers for Saturday's Championship of America
Lane for finals and qualifying time
2 Bensalem PA 42.51
3. Vere Tech JAM 42.20
4. Poly Long Beach CA 42.11
5. West Charlotte NC 41.93
6. Calabar JAM 41.08
7. St. George's JAM 41.46
8. Camden NJ 41.53
9 Glenville OH 41.60
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