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Mike Kennedy's Day 4 Summary USATF JO Indianapolis, Indiana July 29th, 2005 |
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Mike Kennedy's Day 4 Summary Indianapolis, Indiana July 29th, 2005
At Indianapolis Upper Three Divisions Young Men/Women (17-18), Intermediate (15-16), Youth (13-14) Men 100 METERS Young Men Heat Winners Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (+0.1 meters per second)—Josh Harvey (River Cities) opened up a small lead on Attrail Snipes (SeaTown Express) but was never able to shake Snipes winning 10.87 to 11.00. HEAT TWO (+0.1)—Evander Wells (New Horizon) utilized a rocket start to propel him to a 10.59. Jonathan Oliver (Dallas Heat) pulled away from the remainder of the field to finish second in 10.95. HEAT THREE (+2.1)—Will Glover (Fort Wayne Express) made it look easy with his 10.55 despite the closeness of the race. Dax Danns (MLK Blasters/Guyana) got a horrible start that dropped to fourth or fifth but he recovered to finish second just in front of Stephen Simmons (St. Louis Express), 10.67 to 10.72. HEAT FOUR (+1.8)—Jerek Hewitt (Track East Carolina) got off slowly but gathered himself to finish in 10.55. James Anderson (Maximum Output) just nipped Arthur Wims (Ft. Wayne Express), 10.80 to 10.81. HEAT SIX (-1.4)—Chris Tindle (Track Houston) stepped on the gas to move from third to first in the final 15 meters clocking 10.98. Tyron Carrier (Tigers) was second in 11.00 and Eric Osei (Providence Cobra) was third at 11.01. With six heats and heat winners guaranteed there were seven runners who clocked between 10.72 and 10.95 that ran faster then the heat winner Chris Tindale, but did not advance. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (-0.7)—Isaiah Green (Southern California Cougars) grab a small lead out of the blocks and never gave in despite the pressure of three other runners. Green was timed in 11.12 followed by Michael Davis (Wildcats) at 11.14, Nickolas Sampson (Track Houston) at 11.18 and Damola Ogundipe (Team Minnesota) at 11.19. HEAT TWO (-0.3)—Antonio Sales (Greensboro Champions) went wire to wire but was able to pull away from Davin Pipkin (Indiana Storm) in just the last 20 meters, winning 10.81 to 10.89. HEAT THREE (+1.4)—Donald Monroe (C.L. Athletic Stars) dominated the field with his 10.69. Paul Ned (Valley United) was second in 10.95. HEAT FOUR (-0.7)—Jahvid Best (Hampton Phillips) had a useful start and then just accelerated away from the field with a winning 10.73. Jeren Debardelaben (River City) was second in 11.21. HEAT FIVE (-0.3)—Justin Christian (Quicksilver) was never challenged as he ran 10.80 to the 11.06 by Jonas Gray (Maximum Output). Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (+1.1)—Daquan Hargrett (Metro Dade) ran a great second 50 to defeat Germaine Coleman (Valley United), 11.12 to 11.42. HEAT TWO (+1.3)—DeVon Smith (New Wave) grabbed the lead and won easily in 11.43 despite the closing rush of Eric Sanderson (C.L. Athletic Stars), who finished second in 11.53. HEAT THREE (-0.7)—Michael King (Bay Cities) was an easy winner in 11.49. Shaquille Tubman (Houston Heat) went from third to second in the final stages of the race but his 11.71 was not good enough to advance. HEAT FOUR (+0.4)—Randell Carroll (Los Angeles Jets), looking like he just might be a football player as well as a track star, won easily in the fastest time of the day—11.02. Benjamin Ray (Team Ohio) won the “second race” in 11.43 to also advance. HEAT FIVE (+0.4)—Larry Farlow (Metro Dade) just held off JaMarcia Baines (Mesquite Friendship), 11.53 to 11.58. Baines despite the effort did not advance. 400 METERS Young Men Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Bryan Webb (Knoxville) got out well and despite being pressed at 200 by Mychal Word, won easily in 46.98. James Groce (Milwaukee Striders) easily beat out Word for second, 47.69 to 48.64. HEAT TWO—Courtney Lester (Titans) took the early lead before Jacob Scheuerman (Kryptonite), who has run 20.90 for 200 meters, reeled him with a strong smooth stride and went on to run 47.03. Brandon Small (Track East Carolina) was second in a nonqualifying 48.17. HEAT THREE—Brandon Washington (Track Houston) and Mitchell Moore (San Francisco Senators) were about even at 200 before Washington pulled away to win in 47.85. Aladipo Adshina (Miami Northwestern) edged Moore for second, 48.16 to 48.26. HEAT FOUR—Armanti Hayes (Titans) and Lukas Hulett (Bellevue Recreational) were both out well before Hayes pulled away at 200 only to see Hulett regain contact at 300 only to slip back to second, 47.46 to 47.76. HEAT FIVE—Alie Beauvais(Awesome Power) and Charles Smith (Evanston Eagles) were both out well but LaDerek Jones (Track Houston), utilizing a very strong final 100 to pass the two and win in 47.78. Tabarie Henry (Miami Northwestern) got up for second in 48.70 but it was not good enough to advance. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Aaron Anderson (Fayetteville Flyers) took the lead at 200 and won easily in 49.46. HEAT TWO—Brad Spivey (Port City) took the early lead only to see Romie Blaylock (Robots/Cedar Hill) pull up on his shoulder at 300 and move ahead in the final straight to win in 48.27; Spively just held off DeMonte Willis (River Cities), 49.06 to 49.11, to become the final time qualifier. HEAT THREE—After a very even start Antonio Abney (Willingboro) held a slight lead at 200 only to see Marcus Boyd (Hallmark) dominate the second half of the race, which he won in 48.92. HEAT FOUR—Bryshon Nellum (Southern California Cougars), who finished third in this event at the World Youth (under 18) championships at Morocco, displayed his usual patience, waiting until the final straight to run down Devin Hill (Team Hurricane), 48.05 to 48.42. Robert Simmons (Wings) at 48.92 and Lamarr Davis (Track East Carolina) at 48.92 advanced at time qualifiers. Youth HEAT ONE—Justin Chambers (Titans), displaying a strong and smooth style of running, was an easy winner in 50.06. HEAT TWO—Jared Pickett (Wings) took the early lead only to see Howard Shepard III (Wildcat Youth) blow away the turn and go on to win in 50.64. Eric Harris (Titans) slid by Pickett in the final 50 to place second in 51.64. However Pickett, at 51.82, and Corneilous Dixon (Nashville Illusions), at 52.13 also advanced. HEAT THREE—Jamal Miles (Arizona Rising Sun) had no trouble winning by one and one-half seconds with a time of 51.72. HEAT FOUR—Ryan Barber (Capital City Comets) was another easy winner with a time of 50.67. Kevin Alley (Los Angeles Jets) was second and advanced at a time qualifier with his 53.35. 1,500 METERS Young Men First Four in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Jonathan Gest (After Burners), Travis Prejean (Chautauqua Striders), Trevon Rainford (Juventus) and Toma Walker (Mt. Pleasant) pass 1,200 in 3:15. before Gest and Prejean turned up the heat to finish 1-2 in 4:00.68 and 4:01.29. Rainford and Walker also advanced as did Harold Jones (Cincinnati Express), who was a time qualifier at 4:06.51. HEAT TWO—Matt Duncan (After Burners), 4:05.11, Derickus Johnson (Silver Sonics), 4:05.27, Brandon Cooper (Lake Cities), 4:06.01 and Jared Swehosky (Salem), at 4:07.39 qualified by place and Michael Chinchar (Federal Way), 4:09.44, Zach Dawson (Greensboro Pacesetters), 4;09.94 and Mikail Ebanks (Miami Northwestern), 4:14.24 were time qualifiers. Intermediate First Four in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Andrew Perkins (Region 8), who set a national high school freshman record for 1,600 meters earlier this year, took off with a lap to go and ran a final 400 of 63 to win easily in 4:09.27. Stephen Clark (Mercury), 4:10.10, Lane Roller (Stars), 4:10.62 and Cory Nanni (Heart of Illinois), 4:10.71 were place qualifiers. HEAT TWO—Matthew Frerker (Issaquah Gliders) threw in a 62 second last lap to win in 4:05.80. Richard Scheff (Northside Red Runners), 4:09.05, Scott Gillespie (K.C. Flyers), 4:09.40 and Austin Enriquez (Southside Pioneers), 4:90.62, qualified by place. Pinya Issa (Dallas) was a time qualifier at 4:09.87. Youth First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Lekiem Kusley (Metro Dade) was the leader through 800 in 2:15.9 before Nathan Mathabane (Dare to Dream) took over and went on to win by three second in 4:17.27. HEAT TWO—Dexter Monroe (Classic), 4:19.46, Jimmy Shiba (Irvine Cougars), 4:20.51, and Karlton Mitchell (Texas Storm)k 4:20.72, were easy place qualifiers. HEAT THREE—Roblet Muhudin (Blazers), went wire to wire with splits of 61, 2:15 and 3:26 and a last lap of 68 to win in 4:15.59. Ethan Mark (Pleasanton Heat), 4:16.52 and Jodale Burkley (Wildcat Youth), 4:19.19, were also place qualifiers. 400-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES Young Men Heat Winners Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Kaiser Wade (Northeast Shooting Stars), build a big lead and won easily in 53.15. Devon Burroughs (Willingboro) closed well for second in 54.28. HEAT TWO—Joey Hodges (Indiana Storm) was leading at 300 before beginning to tire. That allowed Travis Swaggard (Cobra), running out of lane 1, got up to win in 53.45. HEAT THREE—Tyrone Murphy (Quick Striders) held a very slight lead over Micholas Makukutu (Track Houston), entering the final straight but could never dent the margin, 53.96 to 54.04. HEAT FOUR—David Klech (Hampton Phillips), who placed third in the World Youth championships in Morocco, ran a conservative race and except for tiring somewhat in the final straight, was a solid winner in 51.93. Tavaris Washington (Quicksilver), was able to maintain contact and became a time qualifiers with his 52.45. HEAT FIVE—Tracey Drew (Aurora Flyers) had the lead heading into the final straight but had to fight off Chris Titsworth (Arizona Rising Stars), 53.07 to 53.87. HEAT SIX—Jake Hanson (SeaTown Express) and Simeon Harris (Cordova), ran stride for stride for the entire way with Harris just gaining a small advantage in the last 10 meters, 53.01 to 53.12. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Deon Barner (Miami Northwest) built a big lead, was never challenged and won by three seconds in 54.90. HEAT TWO—Johnny Dutch (Junior Striders), who ran 52.09 in his regional, had little problem qualifying with his 54.68. Aaron Roberts (Region 5) passed Kenneth McKenzie (Metro Dade) over the final hurdle to take second, 56.58 to 57.29, as both advanced on time. HEAT THREE—William Wynne (Titans) and King Viktorr Imani (Rockford Ben New) were close through 300 before Wynne grabbed a small lead in the final straight gain the win, 55.39 to 55.96. HEAT FOUR—Billy Walker (DeSoto) was leading until the last hurdle when he was caught by Brodrick Brown (Track Houston), 56.01 to 56.10. Women 100 METERS Young Women Heat Winners Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (-0.1)—Kenyanna Wilson (Arizona Rising Stars) won easily in 11.79. HEAT TWO (+0.3)—Porsche Ries (Maximum Outlook), who looked so good in the heats of the 200, was severely challenged by Jessica Gregory (C.L. Athletic Stars), but on to win 11.86 to 11.87. HEAT THREE (+2.0)—Seun Adijun (Angelic Flye), who is better know as a hurdler, show here that she is a fine sprinter with an 11.80 win. Kimberly Prather (Ladue Lightning) also advanced with a 12.06. HEAT FOUR (+1.7)—Breehana Jacobs (Region 2) was unchallenged as she advanced with an 11.84. Samilya Nixon (East St. Louis Railers) and Charelise Davis (River City), ran 12.05 to 12.06, respectively, to both advance on time. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (0.0)—Some athletes are giving an automatic entry to the national meet when they are attending another meet that prevents them from competing in their regional meet. When this happens the athlete is entered with no time and that sometimes throws the seedings out of wack. Such was the case when Ebony Collins (Quiet Fire) was an automatic entry was ;placed in the same heat as Gabrielle Mayo (Region 3). With only the winner guaranteed a place in the final that made for a very tough heat. Mayo was in lane seven and Collins in lane eight and that was probably a very fortunate thing. Mayo got out first and was only caught by Collins in the final strides, 11.72 to 11.75. As it turned the two and the second and third fastest qualifying times and they both advanced, HEAT TWO (-1.1)—Bianca Knight (Region 6), the World Youth 100 champion, just blew away the field by .5 with her 11.70 win. Danielle Sampley (Knoxville TC) also advanced on time with her 12,26, HEAT THREE (-1.0)—Krystin Lawson (Glenarden) got off to rocket start but was caught at the tape by Yasmin Woodruff (Quiet Fire), with both given the same time of 12.15. HEAT FOUR (-1.0)—Cherrelle Garrett (V-Town) dominated the field with her 12.01. HEAT FIVE (-0.9)—Terra Evans (Arizona Cheetahs) got out first but was caught by Chasidee Lewis (Central La.), 12.16 to 12.36. Youth Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE (-0.6)—Jameica DeCoster (Hummingbird) and Quanisha Sales (Music City) got out together but DeCoster prevailed, 12.29 to 12.35. HEAT TWO (+1.2)—Stacey-Ann Smith (Region 1), who shocked with her 24.00 in the heat of the 200, got just an average start but shifted gears at 50 meters to pull away from English Gardner (Willingboro), 11.91 to 11.99. HEAT THREE (+0.8)—Serene Williams (Arizona Rising Stars) stumbled out of the blocks but recovered nicely to win in 12.10. HEAT FOUR (-0.4)—Breanna Hubbard (Light Speed) took a comfortable lead and went on to win in 12.14. Turquoise Thompson (Quiet Fire), a tall 53.55 runner, had trouble unwinding and although making up some ground in the second 50 still finished second in 12.29 and was a time qualifier. HEAT FIVE (+0.9)—Takeia Pinckney (Light Speed) was an easy winner in 12.19. 400 METERS Young Women Heat Winners Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Jernail Hayes (Wilmington TC) was at or near the lead for the first 200 and then took control and went on to win in 56.04. Cheris Fletcher (Ruff Riders) all most caught Hayes in the final straight but appeared to lead off in the final strides and finished in second at 56.09. HEAT TWO—Kamelia Story (River Cities) and Tatiana Thomas (Ruff Riders) were the leaders at 200. Thomas then dropped back but Katie Baker can on with a rush to grab the win, 54.48 to 54.83. HEAT THREE—Myra Hassan (Quiet Fire) laid back for the first 200 before charging through for the win in 54.78. Brittany Washington (Track Houston), 55.58, Sarah Lyons (Bellevue Recreation), 55.60 and Desereea Brown (Angelic Flye), 55.74 also advanced. HEAT FOUR—Keshima Starks (Lancaster Lightning) and Azrae Rounds (Ladue Lightning) were 1-2 at 300. Rounds then moved to the lead and went on to win in 55.50. Valencia Wilson (Vegas Heat) got up for second in 55.91 but did not advance. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Meshawn Graham (High Velocity) was in second at 200 but went on to win easily in 55.06. HEAT TWO—Erica Alexander (Texas Storm) won as she pleased in 54.89. HEAT THREE—Brittany Hall (Georgia Lightning) and Chela Green (Continental T-Bells) were stride for stride much of the way before Hall won it at the wire, 55.66 to 55.70. HEAT FOUR—Sa’de Williams (Southern California Cougars), who has run 52.28, won by more that two seconds with here 54.26. HEAT FIVE—Joanna Atkins (Georgia Lightning) took the early lead only to see Devon Williams (United Stars), take over at 200 and go on to win, 55.21 to 55.99. Atkins advanced on time. HEAT SIX—Christie Verdier (Hampstead PAL) tired to stay with Taylor Evans (Arizona Cheetahs) but could not quite pull it of as Evans was the heats only qualifier in 57.41. Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Ambrosia Iwugo (Hummingbird) and Donnise Powell (Mission Valley) were not the early leaders but they ended up 1-2 in 56.60 and 56.67, and advancing to the final. HEAT TWO—Thandi Stewart (3M), who has qualified for the 800 final, took a big lead at 300 and coasted to a 55.88 win. KaChay Hullum (Region 5) also advanced with her 57.31. HEAT THREE—Sanure O’Reilly (Fayetteville Flyers) was the heats only qualifier in 58.63 HEAT FOUR—Paradise Sanders (Blazin One’z) had a slight lead at 300 but Cassandra Skinner (Northside Striders) overtook Sanders to prevail, 57.91 to 58.19. HEAT FIVE—Turquoise Thompson (Quiet Fire), who has run 53.55 to make her the second fastest Youth division runner of all time, won easily in 54.22. Chelsea Brown (Westside) also advanced with her 57.43. 400-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES Young Women Heat Winners Plus Next Three Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Nene Kamate (New York Novas) was the race winner in 61.39 but was disqualified for a trail leg violation. Whitney Crayton (Houston Heat) was given the win with here 62.41. HEAT TWO—Alexandra Coppadge (Delaware Diamonds) pulled away in the final 100 to win in 62.94 for the heats only qualifier. HEAT THREE—Kishelle Paul (Quicksilver) dominated the first half of the race and went on to win in 61.40 while Marrissa Harris (Memphis Hurdlers) just edged Falesha Ankton (V-Town), 62.49 to 62.76, as both advanced as time qualifiers. HEAT FOUR—Heather Trimiew (Music City), running out of lane one, had no trouble winning in 61.64. Egle Staisiunaite (CASA), closed with a rush and was a time qualifier in 63.02. HEAT FIVE—Patricia Anyanwu (Hummingbird) moved for second to first over the final 100 to win in 62.88 for the heats only qualifiers. Intermediate Heat Winners Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Final HEAT ONE—Ebony Collins (Quiet Fire), a recent winner at the World Youth Championships at 55.98, hardly broke a sweat, in running 58.92. Dalilah Muhammad (New York Novas) was a time qualifier in 63.03. HEAT TWO—Teranie Thomas (North Texas Cheetahs) took the lead with 100 remaining and then had to hold off Jasmine Isley (Charlotte Flight), 63.51 to 64.06. HEAT THREE—LaToya James (Durham Striders), showed the ability to adjust to the hurdles as she approached them and when challenged by Bianca Blair (Knoxville TC) in the last 100 she responded well and went on to win, 62.41 to 64.21. HEAT FOUR—Kiani Profit (Pasadena Running Roses) opened up a good lead and then held off Ellen Wortham (Knoxville TC), 62.79 to 64.16. |
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