34th Arcadia Invitational

Boys Distance Medley relay

April 14, 2001 at Arcadia CA High School

Atlantic vs. South Lakes, Part 2 -
the sequel has the same plot and same ending

Atlantic anchor John Jefferson

Detailed Results

by John Dye

A sub plot of the journey to California by Alan Webb and his South Lakes Reston VA squad was a chance to avenge their loss to the Jefferson twins and Atlantic Del Ray Beach FL in the distance medley relay at the Nike Indoor Classic last month. At NIC, Sean Jefferson staked Atlantic to a 6 second lead in the opening 1200 meter leg and all of Webb's greatness could not make up 6 seconds on John Jefferson in the 1600 meter anchor leg. The two teams ended with the second and third fastest indoor DMR times ever, Atlantic 10:03.70 and South Lakes 10:05.72.

Tonight was almost a carbon copy of the NIC race, but Atlantic was even further ahead (10 seconds) before Webb could get the stick. Webb blazed a 1:57 half to close within 2 seconds of John Jefferson, but paid for it later as John Jefferson ran negative splilts (2:05 and 2:02) to seal a 7-second victory for Atlantic in 9:57.88, third fastest team all time outdoors. Webb's 4:04 split added to his 4:01.81 victory over Ryan Hall 3 hours earlier surely added up to one of the greatest meets ever for a prep middle distance runner. And John Jefferson's 4:05.54 mile (2nd to Webb) and 4:07 DMR anchor combination would also have to rank on any all-time list of such things.

Splits for Atlantic:  3:03.2 (Sean J.), 51.2, 1:56.4, 4:07 (John J.). 
Splits for South Lakes: 3:09.9 (R. Smith), 50.74, 2:00, 4:04 (Webb).  

There will surely be a third round of this rivalry at Raleigh in June at the adidas Outdoor Championships. They will not meet at the Penn Relays in 2 weeks because Florida state association rules bar an out of state trip for Atlantic after state meet preliminary rounds begin.

Webb shakes Richard Smith's hand before start as Atlantic lead-off leg Sean Jefferson stands by

Crouching for the start

Sean Jefferson has a commanding lead throughout the opening 1200 meter leg

Third Exchange
John Jefferson takes baton for anchor leg	Alan Webb waits helplessly as the seconds tick away	Webb finally takes off 10 seconds behind Jefferson

The Anchor Leg - John Jefferson vs. Webb
John Jefferson has huge lead on Webb after first lap of anchor 1600 meters	Webb is much closer after 2 laps, raising possibility of catching up after all	Lap 3 in the stretch

The only suspense at the end is whether Atlantic can break 10 minutes --
they do, and John Jefferson can raise his arms in victory.

Detailed Results

                                                                               
                        Event 106 Men's Distance Medley                        
                                                                               
                      Finals - Results  - Saturday 04/14/01                    
                                                                               
               PLACE  RELAY     AFFILIATION               TIME                 
               =====  =================================== ========             
                   1  ATLA      ATLANTIC COMMUNITY,DELRAY  9:57.88             
                   2  SOLA      SOUTH LAKES,RESTON,VIRGIN 10:04.55             
                   3  DELA      DE LA SALLE,CONCORD,CA    10:19.66             
                   4  WEHI      WEST HILLS, SANTEE, CA    10:21.02             
                   5  BUCH      BUCHANAN,CLOVIS,CA        10:21.61             
                   6  LOGA      LOGAN,UNION CITY,CA       10:22.09             
                   7  LOSG      LOS GATOS,LOS GATOS,CA    10:23.38             
                   8  PASO      PASO ROBLES, PASO ROBLES. 10:28.42             
                   9  DANA      DANA HILLS,DANA POINT,CA  10:28.90             
                  10  ELTO      EL TORO,EL TORO,CA        10:32.65             
                  11  MIVI      MISSION VIEJO, MISSION VI 10:32.67             
                  12  AMAD      AMADOR VALLEY,PLEASANTON, 10:33.48             
                  13  DONL      DON LUGO,CHINO,CA         10:33.59             
                  14  CANY      CANYON,CANYON COUNTRY,CA  10:34.63             
                  15  BELM      BELMONT,LOS ANGELES,CA    10:35.15             
                  16  EDHB      EDISON, HUNTINGTON BEACH  10:35.27             
                  17  MCFA      MCFARLAND,MCFARLAND,CA    10:35.86             
                  18  SLVF      SAN LORENZO VALLEY HIGH   10:36.31             
                  19  STJB      ST. JOHN BOSCO,BELLFLOWER 10:37.46             
                  20  DAUT      DAVIS,KAYSVILLE,UTAH      10:40.18             
                  21  NEWP      NEWPORT HARBOR, NEWPORT B 10:40.76             
                  22  POLB      POLYTECHNIC, LONG BEACH,  10:41.32             
                  23  JESU      JESUIT,CARMICHAEL,CA      10:59.68             




                                                                               
                         Event 58 Men's Distance Medley                        
                                                                               
                      Finals - Results  - Saturday 04/14/01                    
                                                                               
               PLACE  RELAY     AFFILIATION               TIME                 
               =====  =================================== ========             
                   1  BUBU      BURROUGHS,BURBANK,CA      10:34.32             
                   2  ETIW      ETIWANDA,ETIWANDA,CA      10:34.43             
                   3  LOYO      LOYOLA,LOS ANGELES,CA     10:36.40             
                   4  WETO      WEST TORRANCE, TORRANCE,  10:40.66             
                   5  SULT      SULTANA, HESPERIA, CA     10:42.45             
                   6  RIAL      RIALTO, RIALTO, CA        10:42.51             
                   7  CLAR      CLAREMONT,CLAREMONT,CA    10:43.19             
                   8  PARA      PARAMOUNT, PARAMOUNT, CA  10:43.43             
                   9  MURR      MURRIETA VALLEY,MURRIETA  10:43.88             
                  10  SALU      SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN LUIS 10:48.24             
                  11  THOU      THOUSAND OAKS, THOUSAND O 10:49.30             
                  12  MITT      MITTY, SAN JOSE, CA       10:51.48             
                  13  EISE      EISENHOWER, RIALTO, CA    10:54.22             
                  14  MRNA      MARINA, HUNTINGTON BEACH, 10:55.01             
                  15  MADE      MADERA, MADERA, CA        10:55.22             
                  16  SICR      SILVER CREEK, SAN JOSE,CA 10:58.97             
                  17  MTCA      MT. CARMEL, SAN DIEGO, CA 11:01.96             
                  18  UNSD      UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO, CA 11:02.99             
                  19  ARCA      ARCADIA,ARCADIA,CA        11:03.65             
                  20  ROYA      ROYAL, SIMI VALLEY, CA    11:04.10             
                  21  BIRM      BIRMINGHAM,VAN NUYS, CA   11:08.23             
                  22  DONL "B"  DON LUGO,CHINO,CA         11:14.40             
                  23  WESD      WEST HIGH,DENVER,COLORADO 11:21.62             

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