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by Donna Dye
The Armory was all decked out looking pretty and all lit up to
host the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2002. ESPN
was there, the professional athletes were there, Marion Jones was
there interviewing. While the meet was mainly to identify the National
champions, some high school relays were sprinkled in. Those relays
provided some excitement that rocked and rolled the place with some
serious cheering from fans. Athletes that would normally be on the
track were in the stands cheering, shouting, jumping for the high
schoolers while also appreciating the athletic prowess of the professional
athletes.
Winners--High School Winners that is!
Eleanor Roosevelt, MD: (from left) Coach
Colbert, Josh Cotten, Kaprice Williams, Sammie Sesay, Ramona
Modeste, (bottom left) Kyle Postell, Tiandra Ponteen,
Josh Allen and Renee Clarke. Roosevelt swept the boys
and girls 4x200 and are ranked Number One in the US in those
events.
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Camden NJ: (from left) Maurice Young, Michael
Levinson, Jade Smith and Sherron Bullock. Camden finished
2nd in the 4x200 and 3rd in the 4x400.
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Woodrow Wilson of D.C.: (from left) Marco Aguilar,
Erik Green, Coach Jimmy Green (bottom from left) Walter Hawkins,
Dwayne Crossgill. Woodrow Wilson finished 3rd in the 4x200.
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DeWitt Clinton: (from left) Joseph Boabert, Deqawn
Mobly, Coach Bill Wayne, Ramon Guzman, Corey Williams.
De Witt Clinton finished 4th in the
4x 200
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Fans and More Fans
Usually on the track, these athletes came to cheer on fellow
high schoolers.
They came to cheer for everybody: (from left top), Jhanelle
Brown, (3rd row left) Natasha Emmanuel, Vinelle Wodley
(2nd row left) Arisa Hestor, Shawna Lee Pussey (1st
row left) Karna Copeland and Candace Holness. All but
Candace are from AP Randolph. Candace is from Cardozo. But
they all came to watch, and cheer for the high school teams.
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AP Randolph: (top) Everald Nedrick (bottom
left) James Jackson, Kirk Erewster, Dennis Thomas.....And
James is a Donna on the Side Fan--a guy with good taste!
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Here to cheer for high school teams are: (from top
left) Alan Huang, Jacob Akcalviec (from bottom left)
Nicholas Ng and a True Blue Donna on the Side Fan--Tushar
Gurjal. Yeah Tushar!
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DyeStat Fans enjoying the Nationals: (from left)
Theodore "Rico" Hernandez, Philip Tatel and David
Kessel
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Grady High School, Brighton Beach NY: (from top left)
Sherman Toussaint, Ryhan Brown, (bottom left) Nickcoy
Gowdie, Kevin Bourne.
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Clara Barton, NY: (top left) La Toya Forsythe,
Lucette Soly Melicia McPherson (bottom left) Amilio
Smith and Angelica Lyte  |
Mixed in with the athletes as fans, are some coaches, moms and
sisters and fans.
Woodrow Wilson D.C. Support Group: (from left) Team
Mom and Coach Green's wife, Aretha Green; Tiffany
Green, daughter, athlete, Franklin Davis and Nikia
Parnes.
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Some in Town and Out of Town Friends and Fans: Reginald
Ryder, Glen Cove, Long Island NY and from Ft. Washington
PA, Keeon Gregory with son, Kendall. Keeon coaches
at Germantown Academy and appreciates DyeStat. Kendall is
an aspiring track athlete following Dad's coaching.
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Just Track Fans-out for an afternoon at the Armory: (from
left) Anjan Bhattackarya, Alvin J. Paullay, Dennis Horwitt.
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USA Nationals on DyeStat
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