Donna on the Side

GSW Saturday

by Donna Dye

DONNA ON THE SIDE - GSW SATURDAY
Part 1 - Land of Enchantment
Part 2 - the meet
Part 3 - the wave
Part 4 - on the side
Part 5 - sprints
Part 6 - distance
Part 7 - hurdles
Part 8 - relays
Part 9 - field events

Field Events

Jumps

Long Jump

Girls

Long Jump Winners
(from left) 5th Kassandra Son TX , 3rd Gabby Gioia TX, 1st A'Lexus Brannon TX,
2nd Dominique Maloy NV, 6th  Samantha Collins AZ        
 
1st A'Lexus Brannon TX with her parents Tashia and Dwayne, sister, dominique and brother, Drezdeen            

Pole Vault

 

And, it's a good jump, Yes!

 

Girls

Pole Vault winners
(from left) 5th Hannah Gibson OK, 3rd Morgan Toone TX, 1st Shade Weygandt TX, 2nd Rachel Laurent,
4th Elizabeth Stover CO, 6th Shaylah Simpson AZ        
 
1st Shade Weygandt--the Texas sophomore making super heights.
 
Shade Weygandt TX and Rachel Laurent LA
 
2nd Rachel Laurent LA with coach Kevin Trosclair and dad, Charlie
 
4th Elizabeth Stover CO with her parents Jim and Anne
 
Kelly Mudlo CO winner of the Flight B Pole Vault
Kelly, a senior will be at University of Washington next year.
 
Tara Blanco NM with her parents Charlie and Cindy and brother, Trae
Tara finished 7th in the Flight B Pole Vault.

Boys Pole Vault

Pole Vault Winners
(from left) 5th Eric Sutterfield CO, 3rd Daniel Gooris NM, 1st Parker Smith CO, 2nd Shea Kearney AZ, 4th Stuart Sparks OK

1st Parker Smith with his parents Tracie and David

High Jump

Girls

High Jump Winners
(from left) 5th Kriten Rice TX, 3rd Ada Robinson UT, 1st Kelsey Lloyd TX,
2nd Jaclyn Jones UT, 4th Morgan  Witzel CO, 6th Lindsey Shepard NM                      
 
1st Kelsey Lloyd TX with GSW TX Selection Chair, Ted Sisneros
Kelsey will be at Texas Tech next year.
 

Boys High Jump

High Jump Winners
(from left) 5th Frederick Brown TX, 3rd Dakota John AZ, 1st Phillip Feinburg AZ,
2nd Jonsy Simmons AZ, 6th Jon Spruill CO              

Triple Jump

Girls

Triple Jump Winners
(from left) 5th Isabel Boersma TN, 3rd Alisha Mah AZ, 1st Gabby Gioia TN, 2nd  Capri Knox NV,
4th Micsha Carson NV, 6th Jacinta Scruggs TX

 
1st Gabby Gioia TN with mom, Minna and coach Gary Kinder

Boys Triple Jump

Triple Jump Winner
(from left) 5th Beau Brittenham CO , 3rd Manual Robles NM, 1st Omar Craddick TX,
2nd Chris Carter TX, 4th Rolando Trammell NM, 6th  Kyles Mills AZ                       
1st Omar Craddick TX with his coach, Eric Gaither, Jump Corps

Throws

Javelin

Boys

Javelin Winners
(from left) 5th Nick Jones NM, 3rd Daniel Draper NM, 1st Chase Dalton OR,
2nd Mathew Kosecki, 4th Eddy Ramos, 6th Russ Nielson UT
 
1st Chase Dalton with dad, Len
 
2nd Mathew Kosecki TX with his dad, Rick. Mathew is a sophomore finished 2nd in the Javelin and 7th in the Discus. Mathew has been throwing since he was 10 years old. He is a 2-time Junior Olympian and 2 time National USA Youth Champion.
 
3rd Daniel Draper NM with his parents Mike and Elaine
 
5th Nick Jones (l) NM Coach Justin Wittosch and 4th Eddie Ramos
 
5th Nick Jones NM with dad, David

Girls Javelin

Javelin Winners
(from left) 5th Erin Christiansen UT, 3rd  Patricia Malouff NM, 2nd  Hannah Carson AZ,
4th Taylor Ferguson NM--Missing from the picture was winner,  Brittany Borman  MO
1st Brittany Borman MO
 
2nd Hannah Carson AZ with dad and coach Stephen Carson
Hannah is an 8th grader who skilled in the javelin and jumps.
 
Whitley Ellison TX with her parents Kevin and Kimberly Ball

Shot Put

Boys

Shot Put Winners
(from left) 5th Colin Boevers UT, 3rd Michael Carter TX, 1st Cameron Tabor OK, 2nd Joe Bartlett NV, 4th Bryce Hall, 6th Geoffrey Tabor OK                                            
 
Alex Umstead NM with dad, Jim
Alex competed in the shot put and discus.

Girls Shot Put

1st Brittany Morman MO
Brittany won both the Shot Put and the Javelin

 
Shot Put Gals
(from left) 3rd Leeza Henry NE, 4th Kylie Spurgeon OK, 2nd Mele Vaisima UT, 5th CJ Navarro AZ, 6th Morgan Sedivec CO
 
Thowers, Mele Vaisima UT and Nicole Knighton UT
Noel Cardon NM with mom, Carol (l) and grandmom, Betty Cooper

Discus

Discus Winners
(from left) 5th Corwin Pace, 3rd Mason Finley CO, 2nd Geoffrey Tabor, 4th Colin Boevers UT, 6th Cameron Tabor (missing is the winner--Luke Bryant OK               

 

DONNA ON THE SIDE - GSW SATURDAY
Part 1 - Land of Enchantment
Part 2 - the meet
Part 3 - the wave
Part 4 - on the side
Part 5 - sprints
Part 6 - distance
Part 7 - hurdles
Part 8 - relays
Part 9 - field