Athletes of Meet (Dave Casper) Talk about fun jobs! Athlete of Meet Picks!! Lots of choices in this competition!
Brittney Daniels (Merrill West, Tracy) screeching 4x1 leg before squad ran into
exchange problems on next leg - 43-05 Meet Record National Leader TJ (taking
rival Erica McLain's MR down!) - 19-05 LJ win - strong 4x4 relay carry
David Gettis - as Mike Kennedy of T&F News said, "Let's see how the 4x4 goes."
Gettis' answer - amazing 45.8 solo carry for 3:11.49 winners (one of California's
top 20 times ever and third fastest ever thru mid-April behind Henry Thomas
anchored Hawthorne's 3:07.40 and Obea Moore anchored Muir groups!) - WOW!!
David Gettis closes at 45.8 - Dorsey squad 4x4 sends
crowd home with a smile!!
Will be some great action up through State this year!! (Dave Casper photos)
David Klech (Left) amazing 14.13-36.28 (#4 AT Calif) - Sa'de Williams 200-400 win
Yasmin Woodruff continues to amaze 11.75 #2 100m nation for frosh!! (Kirby Lee photos)
Kenneth Cormier (Az) Mile Winner - Mercado and Woods in Hurdles! -
Danny Rohr (Arroyo Grande) (Kirby Lee)
Stupendous Day 2!! - Saturday Super competitive events and quality performances!!
NATIONAL OUTDOOR 2005 LEADERS
Brianna Fellnagle (Bellarmine Prep, Wash) 4:48.42 G Mile
Wendy Parrish (Vanguard, Ocala, Fl) 10:27.65 G 2 Mile (8 of top 10 times Nation here)
Corona del Mar G Dist Med - 11:51.66 (Also Meet Record)
Brittany Daniels (Merrill West, Tracy) GTJ - 43-05 (Also Meet Record)
Sa'de Williams (Rancho Cucamonga) G200 - 23.63
J-Mee Samuels (Mt. Tabor, NC) B200 - 21.10
Chris Barnicle (Newton North, Mass) B2 Mi - 8:56.20 (top 10 times nation for year here)
Madera B Dist Medley Re - 10:19.21
Dorsey (LA) B1600 Re - 3:11.49
Ryan Whiting (Central Dauphin, Harrisburg, Pa) BSP - 66-03
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERS WHO WON HERE
Jamere Holland (Taft, Woodland Hills) B100 - 10.52 (is National Leader already)
Sa'de Williams (Rancho Cucamonga) G400 - 53.56 (is National Leader already)
Other Singificant Marks
LB Poly B400 Re - 41.03 US #4 Time Nation for Year
Rancho Cucamonga G400 Re - 46.64
US #5 Time Nation for Year
David Klech (Califonria, San Ramona) B110mHH - 14.13 US #3 Time Nation for Year
Shana Woods (LB Poly) G100mH - 14.11 US #2 Time Nation for Year
Yasmin Woodruff (St. Mary's) G100 - 11.75 US #2 Time Nation for Year
Colin Campbell (Ventura) B800 - 1:51.26 US #2 Time Nation for Year
Latavia Thomas (West Catholic, Pa) G800 - 2:06.76 US #2 Time Nation for Year
David Gettis (Dorsey, LA) B400 - 46.87 US #2 Time Nation for Year
David Klech (California, San Ramon) B300IH - 36.28 - US #2 Time
Nation for Year
West Catholic (Pa) G1600 Re - 3:42.52 US #2 Time Nation
for Year
Super Day 1 - Friday
4 Nat'l Leaders - 2 Nat'l Leaders win events!!
"Hurdler High!" Wayne Heights, Ohio Takes Shuttle Hurdles with fine 15.2 average
Fremont - Bradford 1:54.6 anchor for #4 Time Nation Year Friday evening!! (Dave Casper photos)
NATIONAL OUTDOOR 2005 LEADERS
Shaker, Latham, NY B4x800 - 7:46.43
Muir (Pasadena) G4xShuttle HH - 61.73
West Catholic (Philadelphia) G1600m Medley - 4:00.44
Royal (Simi Valley) B 4 x 1 Mile - 17:48.59
Nation-Leading Teams Who Won Their Events:
Mitty (San Jose) G4x800 Re (9:10.96) won here at 9:12.71
LB Poly B4x200 Re (1:25.51) won here at 1:26.76
Jeanell English (Mitty 4x800 9:12.76 winners) - Kiani Profit & Jalisa Williams (Muir 61.73
Nation-Leading Shuttle Hurdle relay effort!!)
LB Poly Boys 4x200 1:26.76 for the National Leaders and Indoor Record Holders!!
West Catholic (middle-right) take the 4x200 & 1600 Medley (longer with National Leader)
West Catholic workhorses - 2:07 800 star Latavia Thomas
52 second 400 runner Nicole Leach - two wins the first night of action!!
Nation's Best Are Heading to Arcadia in a week! Invite Event Previews - Insane Affair coming up!!!
Donna & John Dye Photos (L-R) - Latavia Thomas (Pa) - Heidi Houle (Ut) - Brianna Felnagle (Wash) - three sub 2:09's face Golden State's Best in potentially prep history's greatest ever prep 800!
Half a dozen more have done or sub-2:10 potential!
Margaret Gallagher photos
State's Best All-Arounder in Half a Century since Bob Mathias (Tulare) won Olympic Decathlon
as 17 year old High Schooler in 1948 or Rafer Johnson (Kingsburg) from 1954
Mathias won State HS Meet 1948 in HH & LH and 4th in Shot Put - won Olympics that summer!!!
Johnson took State Meet HH - LH & was #6 LJer in US 1954 - took third AAU Sr Decathlon 1954
Rafer went on to Gold Medal 1960 Olympics in Rome (hurt for 1956 games)
Dixon Farmer (Current Oxy AD) at Miramonte Orinda recorded #3 prep Decathlon score ever
(behind famed Milt Campbell (won won the 1952 Olympic Decathlon as a HS Junior (!!) and Mathias)
in 1958 was Nationally ranked in the 400 (48.2) - HH - LH (19.0 180LH in them days) & LJ (23-06)
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