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2/9 WEEKEND - ON-SITE COVERAGE
Midwest Indoor Track Classic, Lincoln NE - XC Winter Nationals, Vancouver WA

It's here! Elite high school and pro athletes from 39 states have converged in the heartland at Lincoln, Nebraska
Entries and heat sheets
are now available on the aMITC home page

2/2 WEEKEND: Millrose Games - Colgate Games final - NY CHSAA girls - PA Weekend -
NJ Meet of Champions - DONNA ON THE SIDE at Madison Square Garden - TX UH allcomers - NC Eastern Challenge - MA Coaches Inv - U-Nevada Reno - AL State Meet - OK Shawnee -

DyeStat Elite rankings 2/6
2,035 marks - 9 new US#1 marks

Eighth list of 2002 indoor season has performances from 280 meets, based on data received by DyeStat through 2/6. Ten new US#1 performances this week:
Boys
60m - Donnell Diggs TX 6.86
200m - Brendan Christian TX 21.74
400m - Craig Everhart WA 48.11
Mile - Matt DeBole NC 4:14.9c
SP - Kevin Bookout OK 66-3.5

Girls
55m - Karina Francis PA 6.96
200m - Tracee Thomas CA 54.44
Mile - Melissa Donais MA 4:53.90
60H - Ashlee Williams TX 8.71
60H - Janelle Mulkey TX 8.71

How to Get Ranked - Cutoffs and Event Statistics

Rockford Michigan controversy
exclusive interviews by Stephen (steveu) Underwood

  • Index to DyeStat stories
  • Grand Rapids Press says coach of national champion team dispensed pills to runners
  • Another View - a very involved Rockford parent's perspective
  • Rockford's biggest star defends Coach Prins: "If this situation had occurred while I was there, I would have quit [the Rockford HS team] without hesitation and continued to train with Mr. Prins."-- Dathan Ritzenhein, 3-time national champion now at Colorado U.
  • The Coach (Brad Prins) is strongly considering retiring next week and sticking to club coaching, but he defends his methods and record.

College Choices
College Choices 2002 now 294 names as of 2/7
Football signing period is adding some track stars who also play football.
Chaunte Howard CA, multi event star from J. W. North, Riverside CA, chooses Georgia Tech
I-Perfection Harris
, football-track star at Poly Prep in Brooklyn NY, has decided to attend Georgia Tech.
Josh Hannum,
PA football-track star who announced for Notre Dame earlier, has decided to stay home and go to Penn State instead after all the coaching shuffle under the Golden Dome. A trip to Happy Valley cinched it.
DaBryan Blanton
, US#1 at both 100 and 200 meters last year, has orally committed to Oklahoma for both track and football. As a gridder, Blanton rushed for 6,265 yards and 94 touchdowns and was the Dallas area offensive player of the year in 2001. The Dallas Morning News reported that Blanton chose Oklahoma over Texas Tech, Tennessee, LSU, Miami and Texas A&M.
Send information on college choices to John Dye at [email protected] with your name, your relationship to the information, and a way to verify the information.

DyeStat and Trackwire team up
on XC Winter Nationals
DyeStat and the top college site Trackwire will team up for coverage of the USA Cross Country Winter Nationals at Vancouver WA February 9-10. Derek Dye will be live on DyeStat Chat and DyeStat's TrackTalk message board during the races, with an on-site feed from Erik Palmer of Trackwire. Afterward, DyeStat will carry Palmer's great action photos from Vancouver on the junior races, plus complete results. Trackwire will also have photos and commentary on the men's and women's races.

Bobby Lockhart and Tim Moore (photo above by DyeStat) will renew their rivalry from the closest finish in Foot Locker history, and Laura Zeigle (right at the 2001 World Cross in Belgium) will defend her Junior Women's title.


photo by Paul Merca
Moore-Lockhart rivalry renews at Vancouver OR next Sunday 2/10. Entry Lists include lots of names for prep fans:
Jr Women 6K - Bei, Cicero, Coon, Guliford, Harper, Lauver, Odlaug, Miller, Morgan, Zeigle (3), Stein. Jr Men 8K - Bachman, Davis, Gross, Grumstrup, Haas, Koborsi, Leal, Lockhart, Meindl, Michels, Moore, Nelson, Pilkington. Sr Men's 12K - Dathan Ritzenhein.

2002 Great American Cross Country Festival
Plans Announced - 35 races - 5,000 runners from 40 states, Canada, Great Britain, and Mexico - new site: Ballantyne Resort, near Charlotte NC - DyeStat GreatAm home page

OK Shawnee Invitational
Stroud OK sr Kevin Bookout, US shot put leader in 2001, weighs in with US#1 mark for 2002: 66-3.5 - Complete Results

MA MSTCA Invitational
Complete Results and 81 DyeStat Elite performances from Reggie Lewis Center, Boston.
Lexington sr Natasha Roetter breaks meet record for 2 miles by 12 seconds in 10:24.03 US#2, coming through the first mile in 5:09. Three girls finish in less than half a second in 1000 meters in US#2-3-4 times:
Framingham sr Jen Perry 2:53.26
Cambridge Rindge & Latin jr Sarah Isbitz 2:53.40
Bromfield jr Ari Lambie 2:53.72
Scituate sr Aquila Judge 8.24 55H MR US#5 and 18-9.5 MR (she is already US#1 at 19-4). Weymouth jr Catie Markesich 4:59.08 mile US#8.
Boys: Amherst sr Owen Washburn 4:21.41 Mile (David Hughson 4:21.64). Mohawk Trail sr David Burnham 9:23.67 2Mile.

NC Eastern Challenge
Complete Results from UNC Chapel Hill - 64 DyeStat Elite marks
Matt DeBole runs 4:13.40 1600m, fastest in US this year.
Boys: Millbrook Raleigh NC sr Shaton Palmer 6.39 55m US#3t. (Chris Davis 6.40 US#5, J-Mee Samuels 6.42 US#8). Mt. Tabor NC 8:08.88 4x800. Broughton NC sr Jesse Williams 6-10. Hickory NC sr Jermaine McCain 22-4.25 LJ. N. Durham NC sr A.J. Davis 47-1.5 TJ US#3 (Andre Tillman, N.Rowan NC 46-10.75 US#5 - 8 over 44 feet). TN sr Will Denbo 56-5.25 SP (S. Caldwell NC sr Mitchell Pope 56-3.5).
Girls : Stone Mountain GA sr Kimberly Adams 40.63 300m and 1:16.57 500m US#5. Myers Park NC sr Julia Lucas 2:58.40 1000m US#3. Cordillera NC sr Nelly Anderson 5:07.36 1600m (Carly Matthews 5:07.96). Apex NC jr Debbie Martin 5-6 HJ. W. Rowan NC sr Sheena Dawkins 37-2.25 TJ. Misty Auton, S. Caldwell, 40-7.5 SP. W. Rowan NC jr Sherina Steele 17-10.25 LJ.

TX U-Houston AllComers
Brendan Christian 21.74 200m for new US#1 (Donnell Diggs 21.95 US#4). Texas stars Ashlee Williams and Janelle Mulkey tie for US#1 in the 60 meter hurdles with 8.71 times in the prelims. Zenobia Reed won the 60 meters in 7.51, with Williams running 7.65. Donnell Diggs (Elsik-Houston) went 6.86 over 60 meters. Brenda Faluade (Meade Creek Houston) - 18-5 3/4 in the long jump. Her best outdoors last year was a wind-aided 19-8 1/2). Best Marks at U-H Allcomers

NV U-Nevada Reno Invite
Results - Tracee Thomas 54.44, Alexis Bartschi 2:15.83, Ashley Freeman 2:15.90 - CA stars shine in college races.

NJ Meet of Champions
New US#1 65-10 SP for Glenn DiGiorgio
US #3-4 Fazekas sisters are 1-2 in NJ
45-10.75 & 45-2 SP.
Best state meet so far with 113 DyeStat Elite marks
Complete Results - 113 DyeStat Elite Marks - Boys: Thriller 800 won by Bergen Catholic jr Ken Sinkovitz 1:55.13 (Shannon Sherrer 1:55.14; 11 under 2:00). Parsippany Hills soph Jeremy Zagorski 4:21.90 1600m (John Richardson 4:22.16). Eastern jr Dan Deichert 9:25.86 3200m. Willingboro jr Mike Morrison 7-1. Girls: Queen of Peace jr Takara Wilks 7.21 55m. JFK Paterson sr Tawana Watkins 56.96 400m. Red Bank jr Kathleen Trotter 2:16.50 US#8 (Erin Crawford 2:16.73). Hunterdon Central soph Casey Nelson 5:09.21 1600m. Red Bank jr Amanda Trotter 10:41.63 3200m. Montclair sr Jennifer Whitlock 8.36 55H. Willingboro 4:01.33 . Freehold jr Debra Vento 5-8.

NJ Bergen County Championships
Don Bosco Prep 18:08.1, one of fastest 4x1600 relays ever.

AL Alabama State Meet
Complete Results from Priceville AL.

Titus Ryan
triple: 6.46 55H, 23-3 LJ, 6-4 HJ. Trey Hardee 7.63 55H and 15-2 PV. David Cain 46-0.5 TJ. Laclaire Carter 18-7 LJ. Rhiannon Jett 11-0 PV. Chris Patrick 1:54.60 (Philip Moore 1:54.93). Philip Moore 4:21.85 1600m. Michael Brown 9:31.74 3200m. . Scott Fuqua 4:31.74 1600m and 9:30.48 3200m double. Hoover HS boys 8:05.12.

Colgate Women's Games Finals

Abney


Poussot

Vargas & Livingston
Karina Francis PA 6.96, Juliette Poussot 25.13, Tiffany Abney 56.23, Meisue Francis 2:16.75, Stacey Ann Livingston 4:49.48, Fatmata Fofanah 8.11, Alexandra Coppadge 5-6, Marina Liander 40-1.5.
Complete Results - Photo Highlights - Best Marks of Finals

AR U-Arkansas
Jonesboro AR freshman Katya Kostetskaya grabs US#2 rank in 800 with 2:13.13.

PA Weekend 2/2
Don Rich's report - Penn Wood sr Danielle Rodgers 2:15.90 800m US#5. Shaler jr Sam Bair 4:19.0 mile. Council Rock girls 12:38.5 DMR. Al Gregory, Pennsbury 22-2.25 LJ. Galen Rivers, Great Valley 45-7.5 TJ. Westtown sr Ray Bobrownicki 6-8.

NY CHSAA Girls
Meet records by Tierra Fletcher 40.54 300m, Jesse Carlin 1:37.50 600m, Marina Liander 42-4.75 SP US#9.

Millrose Games
Melissa Donais romps in 4:53.90
Chris Lukezic wins in 4:21.14
NY Millrose Games DyeStat on-site coverage - New York 2/1 - The oldest and biggest indoor meet of all. High School athletes share stage with Olympians in Madison Square Garden with relays and mile runs. Complete Results - HS relay bests: Fordham Prep boys 8:11.34, Boys & Girls girls 3:54.98, Transit Tech boys 3:27.67

Girls Mile - Melissa Donais said she likes to get out front and push the pace. "At least I get some of the glory. And even if I don't win, I get a better time." In the Millrose mile she claimed all the glory in front of the big crowd at Madison Square Garden, getting both the win and the time -- a 5 second PR of 4:53.90, fastest in the nation this year. More . . .
Boys Mile - It seemed as if no one wanted this race. Six of the nine runners had the lead at some point, but all relinquished it up except one. Auburn WA sr Chris Lukezic (right) made his move on lap 9 (of 11) and was in command after that to win in 4:21.14. Is sub-4 in his future?
More . . lap by lap in photos.

Millrose HS Mile Results

GIRLS
1. Melissa Donais MA 4:53.90
2. Liz Gesel NH 4:57.80
3. Meghan Owen CT 4:59.10
4. Laura Stanley NC 4:59.56
5. Clara Horowitz CA 4:59.58
6. Liz Maloy NY 4:59.86
7. Michelle Rorke NY 5:05.77
8. Megan Olds NY 5:06.28
9. Sally Meyerhoff AZ 5:06.57
BOYS
1. Chris Lukezic WA 4:21.14
2. Alex Tatu VA 4:21.50
3. Brian Dalpiaz NY 4:22.41
4. Marc Pelerin NJ 4:23.01
5. Rolf Steier FL 4:23.69
6. John Richardson NJ 4:26.08
7. Chris Platt NJ 4:27.66
8. Andrew Keino VA 4:27.97
9. Dan Mazzocco PA 4:31.08

NJ Shore Conference
New Jersey shot putters continued to shine as two more topped 60 feet to give the Garden State all three 60-footers for the season. Monmouth Regional sr Adam Kuehl 61-6.25 and Matawan sr Uzoma Orji 60-11.75 joined US#1 Glenn DiGiorgio (63-8.75 in Group 4 championships 1/26). Also of note: Toms River East jr Ron Jules 7.64 55H (CBA sr Devin Barry 7.67). Red Bank juniors Kathleen Trotter 2:18.41 and Amanda Trotter 5:09.24 1600m. Jackson Memorial sr Lisa Schenck 8.38 55H and 5-4. Jocelyn Kearney, Lakewood 40-1.5 SP.

MD Prince George's County Championships
55 DyeStat Elite performances in a county meet!

MD Howard County Championships
River Hill sr Shane Stroup had a 500/800/1600 triple in 1:05.9 US#6, 2:00.9, and 4:18.8. He was pushed in the 1600 by Oakland Mills sr Izudin Mehmedovic 4:19.4.

Newspaper says Rockford MI coach dispensed pills. Story

Gourley's List - weight throw rankings as of 1/28
Roth's Race Walk - race walk rankings as of 1/28

Millrose Games High School Mile
NEW YORK 1/20/02 - Yesterday was the last day to run a qualifier for the high school miles at the Millrose Games February 1, and the fields have been announced. BOYS - GIRLS - Millrose Games page

High School relays added to
USA Indoor Championships

NEW YORK 1/12/02 -- Six high school relay events have been added to the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held at the New York Armory March 1-2. Story

 

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DONNA ON THE SIDE
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LAST WEEK

1/26 WEEKEND: Virginia Tech - NJ Groups 1-4 - NH I-M-S State Meet - PA Weekend -
- NY PSAL Brooklyn - NY CHSAA Boys - West Point - MA McIntyre - Colgate semis -
- KS Wildcat Inv - MD Winter Inv -

VA Virginia Tech HS Meet
Complete Results - 165 DyeStat Elite performances!!!
6 US#1 winners in deepest meet of season - Mumford MI boys take two - 3:19.95 MR 4x400 and 7:57.95 4x800, first under 8 minutes this season. South Lakes VA sr Richard Smith, already US#1 at 1000 meters, lowered his season best to 2:28.18 and needed it to beat Thomas Dale VA jr Alex Tatu 2:28.88, new US#2. Millrose mile entry Andrew Keino was 3rd in 2:31.70 US#5. Heritage VA sr Quentin Bowen 1:04.42 500m US#1 and 2nd in 300m at 34.52 US#7. US#1 shot putter Lindsay Neuberger, Frank Cox VA sr, raised her season best to 48-4.75. Oakton VA sr Bonnie Meekins 5-10 (ties Sheena Gordon PA). .
Other Highlights
Girls:
. Salem VA jr Amy Seward 39-10.75 TJ US#2 (4 girls over 37') and 18-11 US#3. Bethel VA sr Jessica Cassell 1:17.62 500m US#2. Carolina Day NC sr Laura Stanley 4:56.35 1600 MR US#4 (3 more also broke old record). Jefferson Forest sr Shannon Saunders trounced the 3200 field in 10:56.84 MR US#4. Robinson VA 9:29.09 US#6 (W. Springfield VA 9:29.30 US#7). Centreville VA sr Alicia Laroche 11-7.75 PV. Bethel VA soph Brittni Spruill 7.21 55m and 39.97 300m US#9. Menchville VA jr Ja'Lyn Quick 8.25 55H US#5. Menchville VA jr Megan Isaacs 3:00.04 1000m US#6 (Marion VA jr Shelley Slemp 3:00.41 US#9). Gar-Field VA 1:42.91 US#7 (Salem VA 1:43.21 US#8)
Boys:
Mt. Tabor NC sr Mike Loyd 34.26 300m US#3. Ocean Lakes VA sr Matt Keally 9:06.91 3200 US#3 (John Crews VA 9:11.03, John Pierson VA 9:14.02). Mumford Detroit MI sr Kenneth Ferguson 7.42 55H US#3. Deep Creek VA 1:29.34 4x200 MR US#3t. Centreville VA sr David Sullivan 15-9 PV US#3t. Sr Michael Johnson VA 6.41p 55m US#5.

MD Metro Run and Walk Winter Inv
Good regional meet at PG County Sportsplex, Landover MD, produces top times on a day warm enough to run outdoors.
Home page with 39 DyeStat Elite marks - Complete Results
NEW: Pix Pages
Bobby Lockhart trains through lapped runners
Oakton VA distance stars drop down to 500 and run US#2 times
Woodrow Wilson HS of DC wins three relays, US#4 LJ
Steve Huntzinger throws US#4 58-6
More doubles by Jesse Slowikowski, Alexandra VanHeuven, Craig Gallimore

NJ Group 1 and 4 championships
Group 1 - Group 4 - Top 100 in groups - Meet of Champs qualifiers -
69 DyeStat Elite performances in group championships -
US#1 Glenn DiGiorgio, Bayonne NJ sr, raises season best shot put to 63-8.75
Group 4 boys: Vineland 35, Eastern 34, Old Bridge 26. Eastern jr Dan Deichert 4:25.30 and 9:31.58 1600/3200 double.
Group 4 girls: Trenton Central 43. JFK Paterson NJ sr Tawana Watkins 56.79 US#10.
Group 1: Haddonfield Memorial sweeps.

NY West Point Inv
Bronxville NY girls DMR 12:08.67 US#2 edge Saratoga NY 12:09.32 US#3, with Catha Mullen holding off hard charging Nicole Blood.
Complete Results with 47 DyeStat Elite performances

Boys
: Washingtonville NY sr Will Nunez 21-11.75. Monmouth NJ sr Adam Kuehl 59-2.25. Girls: Kellenberg NY sr Shanae Henry 7.17. A.P. Randolph NY so Natasha Hastings 56.14 (4th fastest this season; she is US#1 at 55.35). New Rochelle jr Nana Hanson-Hall 2:15.42 US#3. Warwick Valley NY jr Nicole Whalen 4:49.09 1500m US#7. Webster NY sr Kristen Coon 10:08.72 3000m US#5. Soph Marie Swieta 5-7 HJ US#6t.

KS Wildcat Invitational
Kansas State U., Manhattan KS - Complete Results - Riley Co KS sr Erin Mortimer, who will be attending Kansas State next year, found the track to her liking in winning the 800 in 2:20.34 MR. Harrisonville MO sr Jenny Woodward 8.45 55H won her second straight invitational. Wichita South sr Brian Baker 58-8.75 SP US#4.

MA McIntyre Relays
Scituate MA sr Aquila Judge raises US#1 long jump to 19-4.25. Manchester Central girls win DMR in 12:16.16 MR US#4 with 4:54.7 split by Liz Gesel. Four boys SMR teams under 3:37, led by Wayland MA 3:35.42 US#4 and Dartmouth MA 3:35.46 US#5. Highlights

NY 45th NYCHSAA Boys Championships
Fordham Prep rolls with 77.5 points (Mt. St. Michael's 50.5)
Complete Results - Conrad Dalton 1:21.46 600m US#1. MVP is Gary Peters for 44-10.5 TJ / 20-10.25 LJ double.

NY Colgate Games - Semis
Complete Results - Winners of semi-final round:
G-55 7.16 Francis, Karina, 2003, Wm Penn PA
G-200 25.3 Poussot, Juillet, 2002, Agnes Irwin PA
G-400 56.85 Abney, Tiffany, 2003, Merion Acad PA
G-800 2:17.22 Francis, Meisue, 2002, Boys & Girls NY
G-55H 8.46 Fofanah, Fatmata, 2003, Bronx Science NY
G-SP 41' 5.75 Liander, Marina, 2002, Notre Dame Acad NY

OR Great Northwest Indoor Classic
Two huge pole vaults - Sandy OR jr Tommy Skipper 16-0 PV US#2t and Kentlake WA jr Stevie Marshalek 12-6 US#4. Vancouver WA 8th grader Katherine Ellis wins 3000m in 10:44.47. Details

CA First outdoor meet of the year!
Southern California prep athletes stretched their legs at the Association of Black Track and Field Coaches meet in Los Angeles Sunday 1/27. LA Baptist jr Allyson Felix, expected to be one of the new US sprint leaders in 2002, doubled in the 200/400 in 24.5 and 56.3. Also represented were J.W. North Riverside, Tee-Kay (Wilson Long Beach), and age group power LA Jets. Results

NH I-M-S State Meet
Russell Brown 1:22.02 600m US#2 on 160y track
Complete Results - Boys: Hanover 93. Girls: Hollis-Brookline 113.33. Hanover jr Catherine Bryson double in 5:04.85 and 10:25.48 1500/3000.

PA Weekend
Broaddus 6.8h and 56.6h on fast new Ursinus track
Don Rich report - William Penn PA jr Juanita Broaddus edges Jakki Bailey in same time in 55m. Julia Pudlin runs first solo race since injury (broken ankle last year) and is second to Villa Marie sr Kim Malcolm 10:26.80 3000m, who pulled away in second mile to win by 20 seconds. Pudlin has been running again for 4 weeks now.

NJ Shore Conference
New Jersey shot putters continued to shine as two more topped 60 feet to give the Garden State all three 60-footers for the season. Monmouth Regional sr Adam Kuehl 61-6.25 and Matawan sr Uzoma Orji 60-11.75 joined US#1 Glenn DiGiorgio (63-8.75 in Group 4 championships 1/26). Also of note: Toms River East jr Ron Jules 7.64 55H (CBA sr Devin Barry 7.67). Red Bank juniors Kathleen Trotter 2:18.41 and Amanda Trotter 5:09.24 1600m. Jackson Memorial sr Lisa Schenck 8.38 55H and 5-4. Jocelyn Kearney, Lakewood 40-1.5 SP.

MD Prince George's County Championships
55 DyeStat Elite performances in a county meet!

MD Howard County Championships
River Hill sr Shane Stroup had a 500/800/1600 triple in 1:05.9 US#6, 2:00.9, and 4:18.8. He was pushed in the 1600 by Oakland Mills sr Izudin Mehmedovic 4:19.4.

NC UNC Blue Heaven college meet - 2 US#3 HS marks
N. Durham NC sr A.J. Davis long jumps to US#3 with a 23-5.25. Cummings Burlington NC jr Chandra Pulliam got 8.82 US#3 in 60H.

NY PSAL Brooklyn Championships
16 DyeStat Elite marks
Thomas Jefferson boys 126 (Midwood 101)
Clara Barton girls 71 (South Shore 61)

Pole Vault Summit - HS results - at last !!!
36 DyeStat Elite performances

 

 

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