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Great Saturday for ex-California preps!
   
Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS, UCLA) makes Olympic Team in Marathon!
Alison Costello (Esperanza HS/UCLA) and Isaiah Festa (Morro Bay HS/
U of Wisconsin) qualify for World Championships in Cross-Country!
 

California's outdoor season opens in 19 days!
In the meantime, statewide + out-of-state news is offered

U.S. Cross-Country Junior/Senior Nationals!
Saturday-Sunday, February 7-8, 2004 in Indianapolis, Indiana
A true California shocker!
Very good ex-CA prep dominates the collegians!
Alison Costello (Esperanza HS/UCLA) romps to Jr Nationals win (by 1:28 in a 6K in 28 degrees!)
Isaiah Festa (former Morro Bay HS) is 5th in Sr. Nationals Race - Both Make World Champ Team!

 

 

97th Verizon Millrose Indoor Games
Saturday, February 7, 2004 at Madison Square Garden, NY
Marion Jones' comeback!
Former Thousand Oaks HS/Rio Mesa HS star leads
a sweep of the top five spots by California athletes!

John Dye photo
Marion Jones (far right), Torri Edwards (next to Jones) and Allyson Felix

Finals
1 Marion Jones Nike 7.21 (Thousand Oaks HS/Rio Mesa HS)
2 Angela Daigle Nike 7.24 (St. Patrick's/St. Vincent HS, Vallejo)
3 Inger Miller Nike 7.27  (Muir HS)
4 Torri Edwards Nike 7.28 (Pomona HS)
5 Allyson Felix Adidas 7.36 (L.A. Baptist HS)
6 Lisa Barber Nike 8.57


DeVries and Blood capture mile crowns!
 
Photos by John Dye
New York's Hakon Devries (blue jersey) and Nicole Blood were the mile
champs at Friday nights spectacular Millrose Games. Devries, a lethal kicker,
made two late surges to win; Blood pulled away. Both will be at Arcadia!
Millrose Games highlights! - Results


U.S. Olympic Team Men's Marathon Trials
Saturday, February 7, in Birmingham, Alabama
 
   
Keflizighi (San Diego HS/UCLA) places 2nd; is off to Athens!
Josh Cox (Christian HS, El Cajon/Liberty Univ in 7th) - Peter Gilmore (Palisades HS/Cal in 9th)
Results - Race Summary
Marathon Favorites for Trials! + Articles on Trials!



California's All-Comers!

Last weekend's nat'l recap!
Amazin' Allyson, Sizzlin' Solomon & Smooth Craddock!
Allyson Felix (52.29/400m) and Shalonda Solomon (23.84/200) kick off 2004 indoor very quickly;
Craddock sets Nat'l Jr. 42"-inch 55mHH record! Ebony Collins sets 200m frosh nat'l indoor record!

Andrea Harvey's Silver State Invite (Reno) photo album!

        
Photos (l-to-r) courtesy of Kirby Lee and John Dye.
Pro dasher Allyson Felix (left, formerly of L.A. Baptist HS) rolls to a super 52.29 in
Boston Indoor Games! Long Beach Poly senior Shalonda Solomon (middle) was a 7.00/23.84
(55m/200m) double winner competing unattached in Reno! At right, Logan High's Kevin Craddock
sizzled to a 7.45 performance over the 55m 42-inch college hurdles at the Silver State Invite in Reno!


Allyson Felix - Boston Indoor Games 52.29 400! (Trackshark.com)

LB Poly's Solomon blazes at Silver State Invite in Reno!
Allyson Felix in 2004 opener at Boston Indoor Games!
Don Lugo boys distance shine at Diablo Valley JC All-Comers!
Partial results from Santa Barbara City College All-Comers

 
Don Lugo - 4 under 4:35 Open Mile - 8:15.44 3200m Relay (Dan Cruz photos)

Californians with 2004 nation-leading HS marks!

  • BOYS
  • 55mHH at 42" - Kevin Craddock (Logan HS, CA) 7.45A at Silver State Invite - Jr. Nat'l Record!
  • GIRLS
  • 200m - Shalonda Solomon (Poly, Long Beach, CA) 23.84A @ Silver State Invite
  • 4x400m - Teekay TC (Wilson, Long Beach, CA) 3:47.15A @ Silver State Invite
  • Triple Jump - Brittany Daniels (Merrill West HS, Tracy, CA) 40-9.75A@ Silver State Invite

 
Photos by Andrea Harvey
 Super Girls 200 field gets set (left), resulting in Shalonda Solomon's 23.84 national leader!
In same race, Ebony Collins sets Nat'l Frosh rec 24.27. At right, Kevin Craddock (white singlet)
7.45 55mHH (42") ultra-close to Nat'l Prep Record 7.37 for 60yHH (55m is 5 inches
further than 60 yards, so these two marks are basically interchangeable!

James Logan 3:49.00 4x400 Relay Girls - Nkosinza Balumbu (Unat-Logan) TJ 47'1 1/2" (added marks)

X-Country GlanceBacks!
San Luis Obispo boys teach a lesson!


"This IS STILL a team sport." San Luis Obispo HS coach Steve Boaz,
whose team's improved depth defeated powerful, front-running opponents.

CIF-State Final Cross-Country Team Rankings/Wrap-Ups

2004 Track and Field
Distance Previews

Two-Time Arcadia Champ Heidi Magill (Utah) will be back for her senior year
with 2:06 (02) and 2:07 (2003) wins that 4/10 weekend - she hopes to lead Kelly
McCann (3rd in above picture) and other Golden Staters to quick two lap times in 2004!!
Who are California's top 2-lappers (John Dye photo above)
So Cal Resident John Whiteman helps
Girls 800 Meters - Fine 2-lap crew back!!!


Colleges/Alumni Section

University of Florida - 2/1/04 - Great day for Golden Staters

Lashinda Demus (above left) back in University of South Carolina Uniform in style (52.94 open 400 and come from behind 52.2 4x400 split for the win!!). Chaunte Howard fine 6-02 HJ (second from left), Spring Dawson (second from right) 4:51.60 Mile win, and John Newell (far right) 66-01 Weight Throw win in another super University of Florida affair!!

University of Florida Invitational 2/1/04

Sara Bei (Stanford) 9:13.32 3k - Kaylene Wagner & Sharon Day (CPSLO) 6-00.75 HJ - Chelsea Johnson (UCLA) 14-00 PV
Michelle Sanford (USC) 43-02.25 TJ - Stephanie Brown (ex-CP/SLO) 57-01 SP - Cari Soong (UCLA) 67-08.25 Wt Toss -
Nick Thornton (UCLA) 1:49.76 800 - Dan Ames (UCLA) 60-07.75 - David Napper (Yale) 14:36.37 5k - Teak Wilborn (Cal) 7-02.5 HJ
Billie Jo Grant (Az) 50-06.25 SP - Seth Amoo (Az St) 21.29 200 -

News, notes

Charles Dumas (Centennial HS, Compton)
Raised National HJ Record over 3" back in 1955! -
 

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