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

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.

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.

Fairport Central NY jr Andrew Park wins pole vault Photo by Garret Meade, Trak Shots

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.

fast 55 meters on new Ursinus U. track - Juanita Broaddus 6.8h (left) beats Jakki Bailey 6.8 and Chioma Nuaneshuida 7.0 photo by Don Rich

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)

Roth's Race Walk - 2002 Indoor Rankings
Race Walk Rankings - US leaders are Adam Staier, ME & Maria Michta,
NY.

Gourley's List - 2002 Indoor Weight Throw
Index to Gourley's List - US leaders are Bishop Hendricken RI sr Scott Vernon 70-9 and W. Warwick RI sr Kristen Michalski 58-8.5

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

MITC: Packet pickup
will be star-studded event
LINCOLN NE 1/25/02 -- Meet director Chris Lester announced that six World-class athletes will be present for the Friday night packet pickup. Six elite athletes will sign autographs and pose for pictures with the MITC athletes: hurdler Allen Johnson, pole vaulter Lawrence Johnson, hurdler and long jumper Jenny Adams, distance runner Sarah Schwald, hurdler and sports agent Renaldo Nehemiah, and decathlete Dan O'Brien. The elites will be on hand from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday February 8 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.. Details on MITC page
455 entries representing 39 states are now posted on the MITC Entry page.
Rockford MI reloads for new era - Graduation losses (e.g., Dathan Ritzenhein) decimated the Rockford MI boys team, but the girls team is simply reloading. Sophomore Nikki Bohnsack leads a deep distance squad to Nebraska. story by steveu

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].

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

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 choices:
Dan Harding NJ - Princeton
Lauren Graff MD - Georgia Tech
Kevin Bookout OK - Oklahoma (US#1 shot putter 2001)
Michelle Rorke NY - Williams College
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.

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 -

Molly Huddle out of Millrose
Officials and coaches debate the reasons after New York association ruling. She should live in New Jersey, says Ed Grant. - Story

2002 indoor Nike Athlete of the Week Week 5
Shenae Dawkins	Brian Dalpiaz
Another blizzard of great performances around the US

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

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

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

1/19 WEEKEND: NY New Balance Games - NJ Princeton - CT Yale -
OH Findlay - U-Washington - Arkansas - MI MITS - PA Weekend - NY MLK Relays -
New Jersey Groups 2/3 - MA MSTCA Relays - MS Magnolia -

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.

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

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?