North Carolina State Meets
4A: May 18 at UNC Charlotte - Results, DyeStat Elite list, Jim Spier's report
Jesse Williams 7-2. A.J. Davis double: 24-7 and 48-0, with a 2nd in the HJ (6-8). Mike Loyd 21.44 and 14.12 into cold headwind. Freshman J-Mee Samuels 21.54 for US age 14 record despite the wind. Julia Lucas triple. Matt Debole double, Mt. Tabor boys dominant. Independence Charlotte girls
1A: May 18 at UNC Charlotte - Results - Dakota Dunn 6-8. Surry Central boys 82. Durham School of the Arts girls 96. Shanara Mintz 43-4.75 SP.
2A: May 11 at NC State - Results - North Henderson boys 55. Marcus Poteat 6-10. T.W. Andrews girls 72. Chandra Pulliam hurdle double.
3A: May 11 at NC State - Results - Ben L. Smith boys 44. Jason Williams 6-8. Mark Sturgis 47-9.5 TJ. Hillside girls 82. Tiffany Roberts 24.54.

Kaltenbach winning the mile at Penn Relays in April

Colorado State Meet May 17-18, 2002 - Complete Results 5A-4A-3A-2A - Megan Kaltenbach wins four gold medals -- 800, 1600, 3200, and 4x800 -- in the 5A meet at Lakewood. She got two of them on Day 1 with a 2:10.06 and 10:42.67 double within 75 minutes. With the shorter race coming first, Kaltenbach jogged the first half of the 3200 conservatively in 5:33 but came back with a huge negative split of 5:09. The tight schedule thwarted Kaltenbach's goal of breaking Melody Fairchild's state records (10:34.09 in the state meet and 10:21.37 all time). "I will go after Melody's records next year," Kaltenbach told the Denver Post, but the quad is the goal this year. "Nobody has ever done that in the state meet." Kaltenbach got the other two golds on Saturday, anchoring Smoky Hill to a state record 9:19.09 4x800 with a "chilled" 2:13 leg, and then returning 2.5 hours later to win the 1600 in 5:02, again with negative splits (2:36 and 2:26).

76 DyeStat Elite performances Boys: Richard Allen 48.04, Jason Zichterman 1:52.75. David Olson 4:12.61. Bret Schoolmeester 4:12.69 and 9:19.13. Brent Vaughn 9:19.39. J.J. Billingsley 14.02 and 37.37. Justin Hazzard 14.02. Trey Eder 58-7.5. Nate Heyrman 57-2.5 and 187-4. Longmont HS 41.87. Eaglecrest HS 1:27.09. Westminster HS 3:17.94. Cherry Creek HS 7:51.76. Girls: Megan Kaltenbach triple: 2:10.06, 5:02.20, and 10:42.78. Sarah Stevens 45-11.5 and 152-10 SP/DT. Diane Anderson 24.24 and 55.09p. Vicki Howard 13.88. Chanda Hardin-Scott 43.11. LaStar Smith 18-8 and 40-5.5. Montbello Denver 46.76.

Iowa Girls State Meet
May 18 at DesMoines - Highlights
Okoboji sr Kristin Hansen gets big triple: 2:12.21, 4:40.51 1500m, 10:01.98 3000m. Sara Fassbinder runs 4:39.31 1500m in 3A. Aubrey Martin 45-10. Iowa City West 9:18.68.

Arizona 2A/3A State Meets
Jaime Cluff quad, including meet records in both hurdles, 14.01 -0.1 and 43.45, and 17-9.5 +0.2 36-5.75 -0.5 jumps. Valley Christian sweeps 2A team titles, girls for 7th straight year, 10 out of 11. Eric Dall 800-1600-3200 triple, all in 2A meet record times. Eric Chavez 1:56.53 and 4:23.56. Kelly Smith sprint triple in 3A. Soph Whitney Hardt gets distance triple. Tara McWorthy 11-0. 2A results - 3A results

Texas State Meet Best Marks - 350 DyeStat Elite performances listed.
Two of the best were put up by Dallas Carter HS -- Class 5A champions with a relay double in 40.55 & 3:14.11.

Dallas Carter's super stick crew (same four on both relays)
From left: jr Keantwon Gray, jr Braelon Davis, sr Anthony Barnett, sr Marcus Sedberry.

Noteworthy Notes

• Snow in May - The big Eddy Meet at Schnectady NY was cancelled by a freak 3-hour spring snowstorm. Meanwhile, they were a hardier sort at Hanover NH, where a meet continued in 34 degree, snowy weather.
• Powerhouse Eleanor Roosevelt HS and star sprinter Tiandra Ponteen have been disqualified from the Maryland state meet because of a late scratch by Ponteen in their regional meet. Ponteen had been entered in the 200 and 400. She scratched from the 200 and then ran the 400 and three relays. But because the scratch was not made 3 days prior to the regional meet, the 200 counted as a 5th event, one more than the four allowed.
• Marquette MO sr Amarachi Ukabam threw the discus 175-2 in her sectional meet. The defending AOC champion and 3rd in World Youth games in Hungary last year has signed to attend Ohio State next year.

• There was some unusual team depth at the California Southern Section division finals. Poly Long Beach girls (above, by Bill Leung) swept the first four places in Div 1 (largest schools) in both the 100 (11.51 to 12.01) and 200 (23.31 to 24.30) and 3-4-5 in the 800 (2:13.63 to 2:15.64). Is there any wonder that they win almost all the relays? In this meet, they were 45.32 and 3:41.21. In Div 3 girls pole vault, Atascadero HS, stomping grounds of vault guru Jan Johnson, swept the top 3 places. US#1 Chelsea Johnson's 13-6 was backed up by a 12-0 and 11-6.

• Twin power -- Winslow Twp NJ's 4x400 relay team, one of the nation's fastest (season best 3:16.4), consists of two sets of twins: Duan and Donte Freeman and Antony and Antraye Miles. (thanks to Ed Grant for this item)
• Fort Scott KS sr Kyle Lancaster has high jumped over 7 feet four times this season, including his season best 7-2 at Pittsburg State.
• Sandy OR jr Tommy Skipper regained the US pole vault lead and set an Oregon state record Tuesday 5/14 when he cleared 17-5 at the Mt. Hood Conference championship. Tommy jumped on a 16' 200 lb pole holding at about 15' 9", according to Oregon pole vault coach Rick Baggett.
• Buffalo Grove IL claimed US#1 ranking in the 4x800 by running 7:46.5 in the Mid Suburban League at Hersey IL Friday 5/10.
• Willingboro NJ jr Okechi Ogbuokiri broke the Burlington County 400 meter record twice in 14 hours in meets 315 miles apart. First, at the Southern Track Classic in Dinwiddie VA Friday night, she won in a meet record 55.38. Then, at 10:30 am Saturday, back home in New Jersey, she ran 55.26 at the Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division, at Northern Burlington HS in Mansfield, N.J.

Buffalo Grove IL 7:46.5 -- US#1 4x800

These four boys claimed US#1 ranking in the 4x800 by running 7:46.5 in the Mid Suburban League at Hersey IL Friday 5/10 with a remarkably balanced team effort. From left, with their splits: anchor Mike Deiderich 1:56.4, leadoff Larry Gokhman 1:56.8, 3rd leg David Deschamps 1:57.7, and 2nd leg Chris Mah 1:55.6.

Arkansas Meet of Champions
May 15 at Lake Hamilton HS, Pearcy AR - Arkansas TrackStats recap -
soph Stephanie Irwin raises state PV record to 11-10.25 and doubles in 800 (2:21.75).

Maryland Regionals
4A East -

Virginia Districts
Patriot - multiple winners: Junique Morris, Alexandra VanHeuven, Mohammad Williams, and Steve Huntzinger.

The Loucks Games 3200s - splits, pix, and stories of easy wins by Molly Huddle (US#1) and Andy Wigton.

Arizona Meet of Champions - Matt Burton 1:52.36. Katie Morgan 12-6.

Gourley's List - national hammer throw rankings update as of May 14.
Roth's Race Walk - national rankings update as of May 15

DyeStat Elite Rankings
First 2002 outdoor list has 1,654 performances from 154 meets.
[ Update coming this week with 2,500 performances. ]

750 College Choices - .Recent choices include: Danila Musante CA - Harvard. Jamal Folks KY - Illinois. Jakki Bailey PA - Stanford. Andy Wigton NY - North Carolina State. Julia Cathcart MS - William & Mary. Rolf Steier FL - Stanford. Mary Serdadowski RI - Harvard. Kimberly Adams GA - Florida State. Titus Ryan AL - Alabama. Eric Dall AZ - Nebraska. Aaron Plas NE - Nebraska. Amy Hastings KS - Arizona State. DyeStat lists will be updated frequently until the National Letter of Intent signing period ends August 1. See 750 college choices 2002 as of 5/2 by the class of 2002. 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.
[ Update coming this week. ]

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LAST WEEK - NY Loucks Games - VA Southern Classic - CT Hartford Public - MA Coaches -STATE MEETS - Noteworthy Notes - MORE MEETS -

Tommy Skipper 17-5 !! - Buffalo Grove IL 7:46.5 !!

35th Loucks Games
May 10-11 at White Plains NY
DyeStat on-site coverage - Detailed Results - 93 photos in Donna on the Side
Juanita Broaddus, Greg Simonds named Most Outstanding of meet.
57 action pix on Loucks Games Event Pages

Texas State Meet
May 10-11, Austin TX - Home Page - Complete Results
Sure it was windy, but the numbers still dazzle
COMMENTARY
Plaza-Dawson - a great meet, despite the wind
Kuykendall - Day 1: 3 more wins raise Ychlindria Spears' gold medal haul to 14
Kuykendall - Day 2: of Hooker, Clement, Sullivan, McLain, McCullough, Edwards, Wariner, and more. .

28th Massachusetts Coaches Invitational
5/11/02 at Plymouth South HS - Complete Results
Photo finish in girls mile: Lindsay Donaldson 5:01.21, Sarah Isbitz 5:01.77. Quincy jr Jean Morisset high jumps 7-0. Westford Academy boys 7:55.3. Chris Bonner 47.91.

Hawaii State Meet - Complete Results
Punahou boys and Iolani girls win. Lauren Dignam leads Iolani with five gold medals, including 55.82 in the 400 and a state record 25.04 in the 200. Punahou's Todd Iacovelli sets state records in the 1500 and 3000 at 4:05.79 and 9:01.80.

Southern Track Classic
May 11, Dinwiddie VA - Results and Highlights
Lockhart 4:08.35 edges Dalpiaz 4:09.61 in fastest mile of season.
Lockhart-Dalpiaz, Lauren Taylor hurdle double, Carlstrom 4:56.97, Smith 1:51.47, Curtis, Tatu, Treherne 2:12.83, Stanley 10:32.84, Crews 9:02.31, Bowen 47.24, Neuberger and others make STC in its 4th year "one of the most outstanding meets in the mid-Atlantic" - Pearl Watts' report.

Georgia State Meet - Boys
May 10-11 at Jefferson GA - Complete Results with 43 DyeStat Elite performances and comments by Andrew Hudson
Strong doubles by Dexter Faulk 21.55 and 13.85, Joe Thorne 4:14.56 and 9:10.13 (running with a cast after breaking his arm in a pickup basketball game), Roy Cheney 14.23 and 36.91. Also: Richard Jones 24-7.75. Jason Bell 48-10.75. Curt Quarterman 63-0.75. Southwest Dekalb 3:17.28 wins barn burner 5A 4x400 with 3 teams within one-tenth of a second.

Utah State Meet - Complete Results
Laura Zeigle triple (Zeigle sisters go 1-2-3 in 3200), Bob Low 16-0.5,
Heidi Magill 2:09.81, Amy Menlove quad, Kelli Burton double
Boys - Bob Low 16-0.5. Nurani Sheikh 4:18.64 and 9:12.50. Leif Arrhenius 54-11 and 166-1. Kyle Perry double: 1:56.28 and 9:27.67.
Girls - Heidi Magill 2:09.81. Laura Zeigle triple: 2:15.01, 4:58.53 (Jackie Zeigle 5:00.75), and 10:48.31 (Jackis Zeigle 10:48.79, Kit Zeigle 11:18.66). Amy Menlove quad: 12.33, 24.82, 56.60, and 19-0.25. Kelli Burton throws double: 47-2 and 157-8.

Mississippi State Meet - Complete Results
Janice Davis quad - Julia Cathcart triple - Shawn Terrell 48-3 TJ
Severe headwinds reported from -8.0 to -12.0 mps hampered all sprint races on Saturday.

South Carolina State Meet - Complete Results
Westside soph Nyoka Norman wins 400 hurdles in 1:00.71, second best time in the US this season. Chase Sealy 16-8 PV. 7th grader Vondeesha Humphries 2:14.95 is best girls 800 of all four classes.

Oklahoma State Meet - Complete Results - 34 DyeStat Elite marks
Andrew Alexander double: 10.46 and 21.46. Kevin Bookout double 68-4.75 and 196-7.
Justin Pitchford 1:52.24. Lindsey Gannaway 5-8.

New Mexico State Meet - Complete Results
Daniel Feltman quad in 4A. Abdul Foster hurdle double in 5A: 13.98 +3.2 and 38.29. Matt Sanderson jumps double: 22-11.25 and 47-9. Donita Harmon 11.97.

State Honor Rolls
North Carolina - Gene Cherry's lists as of May 8
Georgia - Andrew Hudson's lists as of May 8

Arizona 4A-5A State Meet - 47 DyeStat Elite performances
5A May 8-11 at Mesa CC. 4A: May 10-11 at U. of Arizona
5A - Big triples by Sally Meyerhoff and Jacquelyn Johnson - Sharp doubles by Aaron Aguayo, Mountain Pointe boys, Jessica Onyepunuka - 5A Results
4A - Caleb Lynch 1:54.30 (Matt Burton 1:54.36). Mike Talbot throws double: 57-2.5 and 196-6. April Kubishta 12-7 PV state record. 4A Results

31st Hartford Public Invitational - Complete Results
Karen Wyzykowski double 137-4 / 136-3 DT/JT. Emily Anderson 5:02.55 mile. Lisa Stublic 10:54.36 3200m. St. Peter's NY girls 4:12.38 SMR. Transit Tech NY boys 3:19.24.

MORE MEETS
OH LaRosa's Track Classic - LaSalle Cincinnati boys win own meet, set city record with 17:53 4x1600 relay.
PA Don Rich's Pennsylvania Week - 13 meet summaries

Noteworthy Notes

• Twin power -- Winslow Twp NJ's 4x400 relay team, one of the nation's fastest (season best 3:16.4), consists of two sets of twins: Duan and Donte Freeman and Antony and Antraye Miles. (thanks to Ed Grant for this item)
• Sandy OR jr Tommy Skipper regained the US pole vault lead and set an Oregon state record Tuesday 5/14 when he cleared 17-5 at the Mt. Hood Conference championship. Tommy jumped on a 16' 200 lb pole holding at about 15' 9", according to Oregon pole vault coach Rick Baggett.
• Buffalo Grove IL claimed US#1 ranking in the 4x800 by running 7:46.5 in the Mid Suburban League at Hersey IL Friday 5/10.
• Willingboro NJ jr Okechi Ogbuokiri broke the Burlington County 400 meter record twice in 14 hours in meets 315 miles apart. First, at the Southern Track Classic in Dinwiddie VA Friday night, she won in a meet record 55.38. Then, at 10:30 am Saturday, back home in New Jersey, she ran 55.26 at the Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division, at Northern Burlington HS in Mansfield, N.J.
  
• Two more above 17 feet -- In Washington, Tyson Byers went 17-1 in the Greater Spokane League to take the US season lead and the Washington state #2 spot all time. In Idaho, Donovan Kilmartin got 17-0 at a cold, windy triangular meet. He also had 14.0h in 110H and 6-10 HJ. Byers and Kilmartin join Tommy Skipper as the only boys over 17 feet in pole vault this year.
• Deerfield IL sr Erika Odlaug, still favoring tendenitis in her right foot since the World Cross Country championships in March, won the 3200m in her sectional meet in 10:48.9. "It's not excruciating pain," Odlaug said. "It's nagging and annoying, but it won't keep me from running hard." Her entries in AOC Raleigh and Jr Nationals depend on the injury rehab over the next few weeks.
• Flathead MT freshman Zoe Nelson, a Foot Locker cross country national finalist, gets going outdoors with a 10:47.9 3200m at the Libby Invitational 5/10.
• U. of Wyoming signee Tyg Long raised his own South Dakota state record in shot put to 65-6.5, as junior teammate Tyler Custis gave Custer SD a formidable 1-2 punch with a throw of 59-9.25.
• Grand Island NE jr Jenny Green - 12-9 in her district meet to break the Nebraska state PV record again.
• Two more season ending injuries: Chico CA sr Teak Wilburn (ankle), US#1 high jumper, and Willmar MN sr pole vaulter Stacie Manuel (shoulder). Manuel will undergo surgery to repair tendons in her left shoulder which started to hurt in March at the National Scholastic Indoor meet in New York, where she finished 2nd at 13-0. Both are signed for college next year, Wilburn at UC-Berkeley and Manuel at Arkansas.
• New Jersey discus duel heats up in buildup to state meet: Bayonne sr Glenn DiGiorgio went 203-5 in the Bernards Inv 5/4 and Monmouth sr Adam Kuehl countered with 209-0 in Monmouth County meet 5/8. Observors see the state record of 216-11 set in 1996 by Ron Dayne, now a running back with the New York Giants, in jeopardy.
• Trotter twins of Red Bank NJ go 1-2 in Monmouth County meet 1600: Amanda 4:55.61 and Katy 4:57.31.