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DyeStat 2000 Outdoor
June 23-24, 2000 at U. of North Texas, Denton TX
JrNational Highlights -
Saturday
HS stars continue to shine
Khalilah Carpenter 23.16 completes sprint double - Angel Perkins 52.44 edges Jerrika Chapple by 0.04 and Chapple is DQ'd - Rickey Harris easy 50.17 win - James Doaty 1:51.68 - Alfred Neale 7-2.5
by John Dye
Best race of the day and also the most controversial was the women's 400, which matched CA soph Angel Perkins against TX fr Jerrika Chapple, each of whom held the National Federation record this year before Monique Henderson shattered the all time mark in the California State Meet.
Before the race, there was a question whether Chapple would be allowed to run since she missed the 200 trials earlier in the day. Her coach said they were delayed in traffic (Chapple lives in the Dallas area). Chapple was allowed to run and it was a great race: Perkins 52.44 to Chapple's 52.48. Then Chapple was disqualified when coaches protested a violation of the honest effort rule. This moved up PA sr Natasha Staten 545.17 to the second spot on the US international team.
Here is Doug Speck's account of the race from his CalTrack web site:
The
actual contest between Perkins and our disqualified athlete (who again was
disqualified initially, then allowed back into the race) was very, very
exciting. Perkins was out in lane
6, with Chapple in lane 4. Angel,
yellow clad, was out quickly, moving ahead of the staggers down the backstretch
through the 200. During the third
100 meters the determined Chapple, who had run 52.65 earlier in the spring, made
a determined move and worked her way up near the leader by the head of the
straightaway. Chapple made a big
run down the stretch, challenging Perkins, with Angel responding, and then
Jerrika making a desperate effort near the tape that fell just short.
Perkins raced 52.44, her second best time of the year behind a 52.28 that
was the National Federation Record before Monique Henderson of San Diego took it
to 50.74 in the State Meet out west. Chapple
was 52.48, a time that will count on the lists, as she did race the event and
disappeared from the results for other reasons other than her ability to motor
one lap.
More highlights:
MEN
100--Nicholas Johnson, Wyatt Fort Worth TX, set a new all time sophomore record with his
10.29 third place finish. Johnson is the brother of Amar, national champion sprinter of
2 years ago.
400H--Rickey Harris 50.17 won easily, although a tenth of a second slower than his
smashing heat victory Friday. CA sr Trevor Jones was fifth, CO jr Gerren Crochet 6th,
and UT sr Jake Garlick 8th.
800--Preps finish 1-2 with KY sr James Doaty 1:51.68 shading TX sr Nick Devenport by
0.17.
1500--CT jr Brian McGovern was 5th in 3:59.05.
HJ--OK sr Alfred Neale added this to his Golden West title with a leap of 7-2.5 (2.20m)
on his third attempt.
TJ--MD sr Allen Simms 52-9.5 was second to Arkansas freshman Jason Ward 54-3.25. US#1
Simms was just one inch under his season best at the Golden West. AL sr Maurice Robinson
51-5 finished third with a season best effort.
SP--MA sr Jeff Chakouian, Golden West champion and 2nd at FLO, won here with a throw of
59-10.25.
WOMEN
200--OH jr Khalilah Carpenter 23.16 completed a sprint double and led a prep sweep of the
top four positions. After Carpenter were CA sr Aisha Margain 23.38, TX soph Ashlee
Williams 23.48, and PA sr Natasha Staten 23.62. CA freshman Allyson Felix made the
finals and finished eighth in 24.16.
SP--NH jr Laura Gerraughty 50-10.25 led preps to claim the first five positions, with CA
sr Jessica Cosby joining the 50 foot club with a 50-3.5 second place throw.
