USA XC Winter Nationals
Vancouver WA, February 9-10 - Winter Nationals page - Early entry list includes Foot Locker national champion Tim Moore MI, Yong-Sung Leal CA, Erik Grumstrup SD, and Valerie Lauver TX. This meet is a springboard for many high school runners to try the world stage because it qualifies US teams for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Last year, Dathan Ritzenhein stunned everyone by placing 3rd at world's, and Laura Zeigle was the US junior champion as a HS junior. Email information on high school entries to [email protected].

MS Magnolia Classic
Jake Raines and Julia Cathcart posted 1600/3200 doubles at Jackson MS in meet record time - Raines 4:18.70 and 9:30.70; Cathcart 5:20.10 and 11:15.80. West Point MS sr James Shelton 45-5.5 TJ. Carthage MS jr James Ricks 7.67 55H and 45-5.25 TJ.

MA MSTCA Relays
Complete Results - Two great anchors were featured in the girls DMR with Lexington trying to catch Cambridge Rindge and Latin. Lexington's Natasha Roetter won the battle with 4:57.1 on the 1600-meter anchor leg, taking the lead briefly at 800 meters, but Sarah Isbitz won the war for R&L as her 4:59.5 preserved her team's lead; R&L 12:23.50 US#3 and Lexington 12:26.80 US#4. . R&L won Class A girls, and St. John's Prep-Danvers and Newton North tied for the he Class A boys team title with 40 points each.

New Jersey Boys dominate in shot put
With Monmouth sr Adam Kuehl going 59-5 and Matawan sr Uzoma Orji 58-4.25 in the Monmouth County championships, New Jersey now holds the top 4 spots in the DyeStat Elite 2002 national indoor rankings. Bayonne sr Glenn DiGiorgio is first at 62-6.5 and Jackson sr Ray Brown is 4th at 57-11.5. Monmouth County results.

NJ Group 2/3 Championships
Complete Results, Ed Grant's report, 35 DyeStat Elite performances
Speed and sister acts -
Big triple by Bridgeton jr Shamika Speed 7.33 55m, 59.03 400m, 8.70 55H. Fazekas sisters of Demarest go 1-2 in shot - soph Kelly 45-11 and jr Jessica 43-11.50. Trotter sisters go 1-2 in 1600 -- Red Bank juniors Amanda 5:05.71 and Kathleen 5:09.62. Amanda doubles in 10:53.89 3200 and Kathleen wins 800 in 2:18.94. Willingboro sweeps Group 3 team titles.

NY Martin Luther King Relays
Complete Results - South Shore boys, Paul Robeson girls win team titles;
A.P. Randolph girls 9:23.32 4x800 US#2.

PA Weekend 1/19
Don Rich's summary - Sheena Gordon triple includes US#1 5-10 HJ, US#4 18-8.50 LJ - Tyler Fedeli 6-9, Julia Pudlin returns in relay, Sam Bair 1:57.8

CT Yale Classic
Complete Results - 75 DyeStat Elite performances
Meghan Owen CT 4:57.04, Melissa Donais MA 4:58.44 run way into the Millrose Mile. (left, Donais leads before the finish - photo by Garret Meade)

Girls: Takara Wilks NY 7.24. Shayna Staton 57.60 NY. Nicole Blood NY 10:01.43 3000m (Liz Maloy NY 10:01.74). Mary Serdadowski RI 8.41 55H. Lauren Biscardi NY 5-6. Allison Bradshaw CT 44-3. Suffern NY 1:46.87. Bay Shore NY 4:05.46. Saratoga NY 9:43.86. Saratoga NY 12:20.40 DMR

Boys: Gered Burns NY 1:57.86. Pablo Durana MA 4:22.70 mile. Todd aymond NY 8:51.65. Scotia Glenville NY 10:33.08 DMR. Pine Bush 8:11.93.

MI MITS indoor series
Ann Arbor Jan 17-18. US#1 60m Darryl Anglin 6.92 this time. Candice Davis 8.96 60H US#3. Adam Kring 7-0 US#4. Kari Taylor 40-8.5 SP. North Kent Running Club girls (alias Rockford) won 4x800 in 9:25.5 and DMR in 12:51.2.
18 DyeStat Elite performances

AR Arkansas HS Invitational
Complete Results - 57 DyeStat Elite performances
Another flood of top national rankings from the South
New US#1 triple jump by Chaime Breaux TX 48-0.5. Janice Davis MS doubles again; the US leader at 55m won that in 7.06 and then took the US#2 spot at 400 meters in 55.59.
Boys: Sprint double for Richard Crawford TX 6.45 55m US#5 and 21.97 200m US #3, running for Texas Express. Jenks OK boys 3:21.98 US#2 4x400. Alvin Miles TX 6-10 US#4t. Jarrell Anderson TX 7.47 55H US#5. Brent Little MO 22-10.5 LJ US#5 and 45-11.25 TJ. Tyler Montileone MO 1:57.49 US#7.
Girls: Diana Pickler TX 8.15 55H US#3, 18-0.25 LJ and 5-4 HJ. US#3 long jumper Erica McLain TX got 18-5.75 today and moved into US#3t in TJ with 39-3. LeShay Shelton TX 2:17.76 US#10.

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

WA Dempsey Indoor
25 DyeStat Elite performances
For the second straight week, some of the best marks in the country were recorded at the U. of Washington. Two US leaders improved on their season bests: Darren Woods WA 48.42 and Courtney Jaworski WA 1:54.31.
Also: Chris Lukezic WA 4:19.67 1600m in a warmup for the Millrose Games. US#7 pole vaulter Matt Merritt WA 15-4.5. Shelton Sampson WA, a 60/200 sprint double in 6.95 and 22.33, good for US#3 and US#7.

OH Findlay Inv - 12 meet records
Div 1 Saturday - High jumpers tie for US#1: Mansfield OH sr Brandon Woodson 7-2 and Rhodes Cleveland OH sr Tiffany Colvin 5-8. Mumford Det MI sr Hoisea Jones 1:57.53 US#7. Bishop Borgess MI sr Darryl Anglin 6.47 55m US#7. Elyria OH jr Tianna Madison 18-6 US#5.
Div 2/3 Sunday: Justin Williams sprint double in 6.56 and 23.23. Anthony Mion OH 9:39.39 3200 MR.
Complete Results with 26 DyeStat Elite performances.

NJ Princeton Relays
Complete Results - 77 DyeStat Elite performances
Boys and Girls NY girls 9:10.95 US#1 and 3:51.93. Old Bridge NJ boys take US lead with 10:31.67 DMR. Nehemiah Leary PA 23-7.25 US#2. Shauna Lee Williams NY 19-3.5, half inch off US#1 (Colette DeBenedetto NJ 18-6 US#5). Dan Mazzocco PA 4:21.72. Glen Mills PA boys 1:30.92 US#7.

NY Colgate Games Week 4 - Last weekly qualifier. Semis next weekend at Pratt Institute and finals Feb 2 at Madison Square Garden. Week 4 - Best Marks for entire series

MITC: 37 states now represented
LINCOLN NE 1/22/02 -- The first 350 entries for the Midwest Indoor Track Classic have been received, and 37 states are now represented among the athletes who will compete February 9 at the University of Nebraska's Devaney center, meet director Chris Lester announced. Stephen Underwood's preview, Texans Spike Girls 800 Showdown, highlights what is expected to be one of the most brilliant events of the meet. MITC page - entries

College Choices
College Choices 2002 now 276 names as of 1/18
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.
Other new signings:
Dan Harding NJ - Princeton
Lauren Graff MD - Georgia Tech
Kevin Bookout OK - Oklahoma (US#1 shot putter 2001)
Michelle Rorke NY - Williams College
Karen Pulliam MD - William & Mary
Courtney Clark PA - North Carolina A&T
Justin Corelli NY - Princeton
Sheena Dawkins NC - North Carolina State
Megan Olds NY - Dartmouth
One-week early signing period ended Nov 21, and Ivy League early decisions are also being announced. 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 Elite rankings as of 1/16 -
1,057 marks - 71 % surge from last week
Fifth list of 2002 indoor season has performances from 152 meets, including LSU, Carl Lewis, Stanner, Dartmouth, Montgomery, Tarheel, Colgate, Rhody, NJ Groups, CNU, U-Washington, and Keydet meets. Stacey Ann Livingston, Boys & Girls NY, leads four events from 600 to 1500 meters. Double leaders are Shana Cox NY, 200 and 300; Molly Huddle NY, mile and 2 mile; Shanae Dawkins NY, 55H and TJ; and Eleanor Roosevelt HS MD, 4x200 and 4x400. . There are no double leaders in the boys.
How to Get Ranked - Cutoff Standards and Event Statistics

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

major meet pages for 2002
INDOOR: Nike Indoor Classic - Holiday Classic - Brown Inv - Seton Hall Games - Hispanic Games - New Balance Games - MITC - Simplot Games - Millrose Games - Colgate Women's Games - NSIC - Los Angeles Inv - USA Nationals - Montgomery Inv
OUTDOOR: Sugar Bowl Classic - Mobile Meet of Champions - Arcadia Inv - Mt. SAC Relays - Penn Relays - Dayton Roosevelt Memorial - Texas State Meet - Great Southwest Classic - California State Meet - Golden West - adidas Outdoor Championships - US Junior Nationals -

On your marks . . .
1/25-26 Virginia Tech Microtel Inv
1/27 Kansas State Wildcat Inv
1/27 West Point Inv
1/29 Winter Inv, Landover MD

Meet Info New Orleans March 22-23 Entries Due March 14

Mobile Meet of Champions
April 5-6
Entries due March 30

2002 indoor Nike Athlete of the Week #4
Dexter Faulk	Janice Davis
Faulk and Davis shine brightest as explosion of performances around the country results in 17 new 2002 indoor national leaders

DONNA ON THE SIDE
Hundreds of pictures of athletes, coaches, parents, and fans at the big meets.

• SAN FRANCISCO
• HILLIARD OH
• CHARLOTTE
• MANHATTAN
• MT. SAC
• NY FEDERATION
• FOOT LOCKER WEST
• FOOT LOCKER FINALS
• BISHOP LOUGHLIN
• NY HOLIDAY CLASSIC
• BROWN INV
• HISPANIC GAMES
• A DAY ON THE I-95 CORRIDOR
• NEW BALANCE GAMES

LAST WEEK

BIG 1/12 WEEKEND: LA LSU Classic - NH Dartmouth - MD Montgomery -
NY Stanner - TX Carl Lewis - NC Tarheel Opener - VA CNU Inv -
RI Rhody Classic - WA Indoor Preview - NJ Relays - UMd Eastern Shore -
Colgate Games week 3 - Pole Vault Summit - VA Keydet Inv - PA weekend
NEW: Dartmouth photos by Cheryl Treworgy

Brian Dalpiaz 9:00.25
Sayville NY junior gets lead with 100 meters to go over Greece Athena NY senior Andy Wigton 9:03.25 in great 3200 meter duel at the Stanner Games in the New York Armory last Saturday 1/12.

NV Pole Vault Summit
Jenny Green 12-9, Brad Gebauer 16-5 win HS elite
Boys
16' 5 Gebauer, Brad, 2002, Bad Axe MI
15' 9 Byers, Tyson, 2002, University Spok WA
15' 9 Heuser, Chip, 2003, St. Xavier KY
15' 9 Kilmartin, Donovan, 2003, Eagle ID
15' 9 Landers, Mike, 2002, Golden Val CA
15' 3 Moore, David, 2002, Miramonte CA
15' 3 Sullivan, David, 2002, Centreville VA
Girls
12' 9 Green, Jenny, 2003, Grand Island NE
12' 5 Marshalek, Stevie, 2003, Kentlake WA
12' 5 Bailey, Julene, 2003, Skyview Nampa ID
12' 5 Manuel, Stacie, 2002, Willmar MN
12' 1 Boyle, Elizabeth, 2002, New Trier IL
11' 9 Allen, Natalee, 2003, Excelsior Springs MO
Complete results not yet available from PV Summit web site

NY Stanner Games
Complete Results - NEW: 73 DyeStat Elite performances
Highlights: Sayville NY jr Brian Dalpiaz 9:00.25 3200m, fastest in US this season (Andy Wigton NY 9:03.25). Chinny Offor NY 39.16 300m US#3. Oliver Williams NY gets big double 6.39 US#2 and 34.30 US#3.

LA LSU High School Classic
Meet home page - Complete Results - 63 DyeStat Elite marks
Great times in big southern meet at Baton Rouge LA. Jonathan Wade LA outleans Brendan Christian TX at 55 meters, with both timed in 6.26 US#1. Dexter Faulk GA 7.20p 55H US#1. Janice Davis MS 7.01p 55D US#1 and 56.72 US#3.Ashton Collins LA 49.61. Tyler Stanfield AL 4:03.44 1500m. Scott Fuqua AL 8:36.45 3k. Texas Heat (Brendan Christian, Adrian Cyphers, Elliot Walker, George Williams) 1:29.46p (J.S. Clark 1:30.81). Brent Wilson LA 23-0 US#2. Chad Coleman TX 47-2.5 US#1 (Jason White 47-1 US#2). Thomas Fowlkes 15-0. William Denbo TN 57-2.

NH Dartmouth Relays
Home page - Complete Results - NEW: 62 DyeStat Elite performances
Megan Olds NY wins swift Millrose mile qualifier in 4:57.25 US#2 (Liz Gesel NH 4:58.40 US#3, Liz Maloy NY 5:01.59, Melissa Donais MA 5:03.64, Sarah Isbitz MA 5:05.30). Boys mile won by Canadian John Carle in 4:20.34 (Tyler Raymond NY 4:21.80, John Richardson NJ 4:22.10, Steven Dewitt ME 4:23.60, Sean Curran NY 4:23.77. Russell Brown NH wins 800 in 1:55.18 US#1.

TX Carl Lewis Invitational
Complete Results - NEW: 54 DyeStat Elite performances
Zenobia Reed TX 7.46 60m US#1. Ebonie Floyd TX 55.93 US#3. Shannon Radermacher 2:15.47 US#2 (Megan Radermacher 2:16.49). Diana Pickler TX 8.97 60H US#1. Erica McLain 18-8.75 US#2. Donnell Diggs 6.89 60m and 22.20. Kelly Willie TX 49.25. Dion Cooper TX 7.91 60H. Chaime Breaux TX 47-6 US#1. FMR Track Club (Klein Oak) 10:40 MR, with Steve Magness' 4:18 anchor leg moving up from 5th to 1st.

MD Montgomery Invitational
Complete Results - 56 DyeStat Elite performances
Mervo MD jr Frankie Wright doubles 22-8.25 and 44-9. Largo sr Indian Ransom 7.03. Largo sr Lakisha Brooks 57.59. Western Baltimore girls sweep relays in 1:45.65, 3:59.27, and 9:50.84.
Millrose Mile Qualifiers: Shane Stroup MD kicks away from slow pace (1:11, 2:22) with 59-second last quarter to win Millrose mile qualifier in 4:26.90. (Ben Stern MD 4:30.24, Dan Mazzocco PA 4:31.29, Billy Duffy MD 4:31.92). Tenke Zoltani MD wins girls Millrose qualifier in 5:14.25 in bizarre finish after lap count snafu.(Christine Myers, MD 5:16.70, Carrie Selmer MD 5:16.72, Debbie Huss PA 5:22.99, Karen Pulliam MD 5:23.62.) The lap count indicator turned to 1 after only 6 laps, the track announcer called the bell lap, and the bell rang. Selmer launched a big kick on the back stretch and passed front running Zoltani by 30 meters, only to have officials run onto the track in the home stretch shouting at the girls to run one more lap. On the real last lap, Zoltani easily passed the spent Selmer, who still got an 8-second PR.

NC Tarheel Opener
Complete Results - 32 DyeStat Elite marks
first meet at UNC's new indoor facility.
Laura Stanley, Foot Locker South Regional champ, wins 1600m in 5:06.40 (Carly Matthews NC 5:14.74). Chandra Pulliam 8.26 55H. Jerrad Wiley 1:06.48 500m. Matt Debole 4:20.49 and 9:48 1600/3200. Mike Loyd 7.49 55H and 35.17 300m. Jesse Williams 6-8. Andre Tillman 22-1.25. Andre Tillman NC 46-0.5.

NY Colgate Games Week 3
Complete Results and 16 best marks - Tiffney Abney doubles in 24.9h and 57.6h. Karina Francis 6.9h. Kimarra McDonald 2:17.8. Jacquelyn Chiodo 5-4. Marina Lander 40-3.25 SP.

PA Erin Franklin 10:27.1, Nehemiah Leary 22-7.5, Galen Rivers 45-11 - PA Weekend 1/12 by Don Rich

MD UMd Eastern Shore
Complete Results and Story - First HS invitational here produces some US-leading times. Timothy Riley MD 1:07.68 500m. Deandre White VA 7.53 55H.

MA Sugarloaf Mountain AC
Southwick MA jr Andy Pitts set a junior record at the SMAC winter meet #1 at Smith College with a 4:22.5 mile run.

NJ Group Relays
Group 1-4 - Group 2-3 - Eastern boys 10:33.21 is fastest DMR in the country this season. Trenton Central sr Nicole Wilson 45-6.75 SP is US#2.

RI Rhody Classic
Complete Results - Saratoga NY 8th grader Nicole Blood runs 9:59.00 3k, fastest in US this season. Brockton MA sr Abdulgani Abdi 8:53.5 3k. Saratoga NY girls take 7 of top 8 in 1500 and 8 of 11 in 3000.

WA 2 US#1 marks at U.W. Indoor Preview
Washington preps running unattached in the University of Washington's Indoor Preview ran US-leading performances in two events: Curtis Tacoma sr Courtney Jaworski 1:55.00 for 800 meters, and Decatur Federal Way jr Darren Woods 48.44 for 400 meters. Also, Curtis WA sr Matthew Merritt got a US#3 15-5 pole vault.

VA CNU Invitational
Complete Results - at Christopher Newport U.
Keith Moffatt 7-2 US#1. Richard Smith 2:30.57 US#1. Also: Girls: Ja-Lyn Quick 8.30 55H. . Boys: Michael Johnson 6.45, Quentin Bowen 1:05.20 500m. . Dwight Porter 7.51 55H. Alex Tatu 4:17.04 1600m. Matt Keally 9:14.04 3200m. Melvin Woodhouse 46-4.
45 DyeStat Elite performances.

VA Keydet Invitational
Complete Results - at Virginia Military Institute
Shannon Saunders VA 5:18.72 1600m. Fleet Hower VA 4:29.18 1600m (Dan Kane VA 4:29.45). Ivan Parker VA 56-11 SP. Amanda Renalds 39-5.5 SP.

FL Rolf Steier runs 8:34.13 3k for third in University of Florida Intercollegiate meet.

PA Year of the Shot Put
Five boys over 52 feet at Glen Mill Invitational

OR Pre's high school has great new track
Want to drool over a terrific high school facility? Check out Marshfield OR's new track - Marshfield is where Steve Prefontaine ran as a prep.

Hawaii Connection

Amber Trotter's victory in the Foot Locker cross country national finals at Disney World December 8 continues an interesting string: she is the third straight Foot Locker girls champion to have won the 3-year-old Iolani Invitational in Hawaii during the season.

In 1999, Hawaii native Victoria Chang won the inaugural Iolani meet and then came to the mainland to win the Foot Locker national finals. Last year, Sara Bei of California took the trip to Hawaii, won the Iolani Inv and went on to an "upset" victory in Orlando. This year, Trotter ventured to the Iolani meet September 22 at Kualoa Ranch (site of filming of Jurassic Park) and signalled she was ready for Foot Locker glory by beating Bei's 2000 time by 22 seconds. The Aloha charm worked again.

Is anyone thinking Hawaii for next September?