adidas Golden West Invitational

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

Folsom High School - Folsom, CA

2005 - Erin Bedell TX 4:44.17 mile (US#1). Krystal Cantey NJ 41.19 300H (US#3). Ramsey Kavan SD 10:20.30 3200m (US#3). Soph-Cherrelle Garrett CA 11.44w 100m. Brysun Stately CA 13-02 PV. Stephanie Horton OR 50-00 SP. Ryan Whiting PA doubles 68-8.5 SP and 191-10 DT. Justin Oliver GA doubles 21.13 200m and 46.97 400m. David Klech CA doubles 13.90w 110H and 36.63 300H. Scott Roth CA 16-10 PV. Nkosinza Balumbu CA 51-05w TJ. Ken Cormier AZ 8:59.63 3200m (Scott MacPherson 9:00.23).

2002 - Texas rivals in powerhouse 400 with Olympic implications -- Kelly Willie (17) 45.52 regains US#1 ranking from future Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner 45.85. Wariner had run 45.57 in the TX State Meet.

2004 - Caitlin Chock CA stuns with 9:58.51 3200 (US #3 all time). Erin Bedell TX wins star studded mile (4:43). Zach Lloyd NV 211-5 DT (US #15 all time), US#1 this year. Elzie Coleman NY 45.93 400m. Harrison Benjamin TX 66-2.5 SP (US#3). Sarah Stevens CO 171-9 DT (US#2). Imani Butler MO doubles 10.55 100m and 21.01 200m. Trisa Nickoley KS 2:06.76 800m (2nd to her own US#1 2:06.67) leads four more under 2:10. Norris Frederick WA 24-10.5 +0.0 LJ (US#5). Oak Ridge FL girls 3:40.36 4x400 (US#3) Newburgh NY boys 3:13.64 4x400 (US#4).

Erin Bedell	Caitlin Chock

2003 - 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. 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. 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. Most Outstanding Male award: Tommy Skipper
Most Outstanding Female award: Kira Costa.

Both pole vault records fall in same day - Kira Costa 13-8.5! Tommy Skipper 18-3!

2002 - Most Outstanding Boy - Brendan Christian TX swept the sprints with super swift times of 10.20 +1.0 (making him US#4 all time) and 20.1h.
Most Outstanding Girl - Megan Kaltenbach CO won the fastest 3200 of many years in meet record 10:03.35 (making Megan US#4 all time), with most of the top 10 runners getting PRs, including Laura Zeigle's runner-up 10:11.45, Felicia Guliford NM 10:28.15, and Jackie Zeigle 10:29.52.
Most Inspirational - Jeff Skiba, Idaho state champion who high jumps with a prosthetic leg due to a birth defect caused amputation, finished fourth at
6-10 in a sensational competition.

Megan Kaltenbach	Brendan Christian

2001 - Bershwan Jackson FL is boys MVP with dominating 35.79 MR in 300 hurdles. Sheena Gordon PA is girls MVP with windy but big 43-0.25 TJ. Erika Odlaug IL charges into the distance elite with breakthrough win in 3200 meters in 10:11.31 (US#2). Brendan Christian TX and Glenn McFadden CT trade sprint wins in super times against big headwinds - LaShauntea Moore OH and Allyson Felix CA do the same. Stacy Ann Livingston NY lowers her US#1 mark to 2:07.41, ending Mindy Sullivan's unbeaten streak. Bobby Most TX raises US#1 to 17-8, tries for US record 18-3, wins Maree Rodebaugh most inspirational athlete award. Alicia Craig WY and John Jefferson FL live up to favorite's role in miles. Rachel Varner CA upsets discus field for 2nd straight week in US#1 166-5. Briona Reynolds ND joins the 50-foot shot put ranks.

Girls MVP Sheena Gordon	Boys MVP Bershawn Jackson

2000 - Boys: Don Sage tries for 4:00 mile (with Eric Heinonen as a 1-lap rabbit) and gets 4:04.2h; pulls three others along under 4:10 (Josh Spiker 4:06.3, Noel Paulson 4:07.0, and Mason Ward 4:07.2). Heinonen dropped out after a 60-second turn to the finish line (409 meters), and Sage rushed to the lead. He finished 2 laps in 2:00 and three laps in 3:01. Now, the crowd was on its feet cheering loudly for a 4:00 minute mile. Sage tried, but couldn't produce one of his patented sub-60 kicks. "I thought I was kicking hard, but I just didn't have enough," Sage said afterward.
Girls: Sani Roseby scintillates with a sprint and hurdle triple: 11.76, 23.8h, and 13.77. Maggie Vessey 54.60. Heather Hennessey 2:08.84, who lost a slot in the California State Finals because of a DQ in the CCS section, beat California champ Liz Morse 2:09.92 with a spirited stretch kick as both passed leader Spring Dawson 2:10.26, along with Kassi Andersen 2:09.97. Wyoming's Alicia Craig ran away from a good mile field in 4:50.3h (Renee Gunning 4:54.3h and Sara Bei 4:54.9h). Jillian Mastroianni 10:30.14 (right) came out first in a stirring 4-way stretch duel with Alex Guerrero10:30.92 (second from left), Michelle de la Vina 10:31.16 (far left) and Maria Cicero 10:31.36 (second from right).

1999 - Franklyn Sanchez, after winning the 3200m in 8:51, decided to set the pace for Andy Powell...so they went out in 61.5 at 440y. Sanchez slowed at 660y (later finishing in 4:18). Powell led through 880y at 2:04.9, then 1320y in 3:04. Kept on going to a 4:06.24 win. After a 54 first lap in the boys 800m, the win was 1:51.06 by Rob Myers of Ohio. Chris Burns and Myers were neck-and-neck down the stretch, which caused some excitement. Girls Mile - Alejandra Barrientos led through the 880y in 2:24. Then Amy Mortimer of Kansas just took off and left everyone way, way back. Monique Henderson of CA won 200m: 23.4, 400m: 53+.

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