MI MITS State Meet
March 13, Ann Arbor MI - unofficial state championship - Results coming

IN Bomber Boiler Relays
March 14-15, W. Lafayette IN - Unofficial state championship
Meet Page - Qualifiers - Results coming
Class 1-3A March 14, Class 4-5A Friday March 15.

NSI pix - click on picture to go to event page

A.P. Randolph's huge relay triple SMR 3:54.31 US#2 all time 4x800 8:59.82 US#2 all time, second ever under 9:00, beating Boys and Girls, which set the record 8:53.67 just one week ago. 4x400 3:44.77 US#8 all time

5 national records for 2nd straight year Sanya Richards 200 - 400 Red Bank NJ DMR Deep Creek VA 4x200 Samantha Shepard Girls PV

Laura Zeigle 2Mile Nurani Sheikh 2Mile Julia Lucas Mile John Carle Mile

C. Jaworski 800 meters Heidi Magill Scott Fuqua, Nurani Sheikh 5000 meters

More NSI pix on event detail pages

NIC pix - click on picture to go to event page
4x400: Glen Mills PA	4x400: William Penn PA	2Mile: Megan Kaltenbach	2Mile: Bobby Lockhart
800: Mindy Sullivan	400: Kelly Willie	Glenn DiGiorgio	200: Mike Loyd
800: Richard Smith	Bobby Curtis	Molly Huddle	Oxon Hill MD 4x200
60m: Darryl Anglin	200: J. Broaddus	E. Roosevelt MD 4x200	Freshman Mile
60H: Kenneth Ferguson	Samantha Shepard	60H: Ashlee Williams	PV: Chip Heuser
Tianna Madison Long Jump	Steve Craig leads North Penn PA in 4x800	Boys DMR	SMR: Wilson Long Beach CA
Girls DMR	Sheena Gordon TJ - HJ double		4x800: Bromfield

NY NYSPHSAA State Meet - Complete results and DyeStat Elite performances -

updated DyeStat Elite is 3,633 strong
Week 12 as of 3/5 has 3,633 nationally ranking performances listed - 20 new US#1 - DyeStat Elite 2002 Indoor Week 12

College Choices
College Choices 2002 now 313 names as of 3/2
Courtney Jaworski, US#1 at 800 meters indoors, has chosen Georgetown. Andre Laboy, Danbury CT distance runner, has chosen St. Joseph's PA. Marc Pelerin, Cherokee NJ distance runner, will attend Villanova next year. . Molly Huddle, Elmira NY, announced her decision - she runs for Notre Dame HS now and will run for the University of Notre Dame next year. Molly is the national indoor leader at 1500m (4:22.1), 3000m (9:31.97), and 2-Miles (10:19.8), and 5th in the mile (4:57.0). Kara Scanlin, Episcopal Jacksonville FL, cross country All-American and Florida XC record holder, will attend the University of Virginia. North Penn PA 800-meter specialist Steve Craig will attend Duke. 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.

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

Gourley's List - weight throw rankings as of 2/24

Roth's Race Walk - HS race walk rankings as of 2/27

Mobile AL April 5-6

Entries due March 30

shopDyeStat
Marc Bloom's Harrier, the HS distance magazine - now available for $32 with 2 bonus issues for 2002-2003 seasons.

Jim Ryun Running Camp

Ryun finishes with 51-point last lap in 1972 Olympic Trials 1500m

June 16-21 Gettysburg PA Aug 4-9 Colorado Springs CO

COMPLETE INFORMATION

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

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
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
• NEBRASKA - MITC
• IDAHO - SIMPLOT GAMES
• NY - USA NATIONALS

It takes time to select and edit the hundreds of photos we take or receive every week. But it is worth the wait. We present them during the season whenever they are ready.

USA Nationals - Boys & Girls NY, Mumford MI, Eleanor Roosevelt MD
Eastern States: national leaders in bunches
Simplot: Action photos are linked on event results pages
MITC: Boys 4x400: KC Sprinters hold off Camden NJ
MITC: Girls 4x200: Tiffany Abney rallies United Stars PA
XC Winter Nationals by Erik Palmer
XC Winter Nationals by Victah Sailor

LAST WEEK

3/2 WEEKEND
USA Nationals - New England Championships - PA State Meet - VA State Meet - AR State Meet - OH Kent State - DE State Meet - Ohio Elite - Donna on the Side at the USA Nationals

Virginia State Meet
AAA - George Mason U., Fairfax VA, March 1-2 Results and 243 DyeStat Elite Performances -Richard Smith 2:30.42 (Alex Tatu 2:30.44); Alex Tatu 4:13.46 (Phil Gaeta 4:15.33; Matt Keally 8:59.57 (breaking Alan Webb's meet record); Deep Creek 1:29.70; David Sullivan 15-6; Keith Moffat 7-0.25; Reshard Nobles 23-8; Fatima Shuler 7.21 and 40.83; Jennifer Boyd 10:58.39; Jelyn Quick 8.05; Amy Seward 18-7.25 and 40-1.5; Lindsay Neuberger 46-0.
Derrick Robins, Denbigh, finished 6th in 1600 in 4:20.97, which may be a new national record for an indoor mile by a freshman. The listed record is 4:23.9 (Bobby Goss, Chelsea MA, 1975), and DyeStat's conversion from 1600 to a mile is 1.5 seconds.
AA - Virginia Tech U., Blacksburg VA, March 2 - Results and 59 DyeStat Elite performances - Bobby Lockhart 4.16.67 and 9:02.62; Heritage 1:31.37 and 3:26.99; Stephen Carlson 1:05.30; Ashley Gore 1:15.53; LaTonya Anderson triple (18-4.5, 8.53 and 39.53); Shannon Saunders double (5:07.69 and 11:03.44)

Pennsylvania State Meet
Penn State U., College Park PA, March 2 - Results, Highlights, Pix, and 246 DyeStat Elite performances - Barry Jones 21.87 and 48.01; Sheena Gordon triples; Ryan Blood surprises in 3000; North Penn 7:52.05; Glen Mills 1:28.49 and 3:18.73; Tiffany Abney 54.88; Juanita Broaddus 24.02; Danielle Rodgers 2:13.68
100 photos on penntrackxc.com

New England Championships
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston MA , March 1 Results, pix, stories and 158 DyeStat Elite performances - Big post-season meet for CT, MA, VT, NH, RI and ME. Big day for freshman girls: Chantelle Dron of Manchester Central shocks veteran 1600 meter field with 4:53.15 win; first 6 girls are under 5:00 and break old meet record. Kate Sherman of Dennis-Yarmouth doubles in 5-8 HJ (below) and 41.28 300m. US#1 miler Ari Lambie ran 5th in the mile after leading Bromfield MA to a meet record 9:18.17 4x800 with a split of 2:13.6. Boys: Xaverian MA sr Christopher Bonner, headed to Georgetown, claimed US#1 at 600 meters in 1:20.11.

OH Kent State HS Open
Kent State U., Kent OH, March 2 - Results -

Arkansas State Meet
U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR, March 2 - Results, highlights and 40 DyeStat Elite performances - freshman Katya Kostetskaya sets records at 400 and 800 meters - Hot Springs sr James Hamilton double 22.36 and 48.83. Marvin Johnson, W. Helena Central 22-2.5 MR. Kevin Wardlow, Conway 23-5 LJ US#6 and 6.50 55m. Tiffany Taggart, Pine Bluff 18-0.75 LJ. Russellville sr Rebecca Gosnell 41-3 SP MR. Bryant girls 9:52.81 MR. Russellville boys 7:58.72 MR and 3:28.85. Jonesboro fr Katya Kostetskaya 58.48 MR and 2:18.77 MR. Russellville jr Travis Feltner 1:58.17 MR.

Delaware State Meet
U. of Delaware, March 2 - Results and 25 DyeStat Elite performances - Double by Dover sr Jason Lilly (22.24 and 49.45 MR). Triples by Glasgow jr Kamilah Salaam (7.13, 24.91, and 8.35) and McKean jr Mandy Stille (5-4, 17-6.5, and 36-4).

High School relays at USA Indoor Nationals
New York Armory, March 1-2, 2002
Results, Stats, Pix - Donna on the Side

Sophomore and freshman lead
Massachusetts girls pentathlon
1. Tiana Riel Hopkington HS Soph, 3304
8.61 - 5'05"-26'04.5"-16' 10.5"-2:30.95
2. Kate Sherman Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. H.S. freshman, 3291
8.63-5"05"-25'00"-16'05"-2:26.43
3. Aquila Judge Scituate H.S. Sr, 3217
8.49-4"11.75"-26'09"-17'08"-2:33.96
4. Emily Thompson Billerica H.S. Sr, 2975
8.94-5'03.75"-24'05"-16'05.25"-2:43.41
5. Marlene Priest Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. H.S. Jr, 2810
6. Erin Looby Winchester H.S. Jr, 2738
(from John Carroll)