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by Don Rich, penntrackxc.com
The fastest two girls' indoor DMRs ever. The fastest girls' sprint
medley of the season. The best boys' long jump of the season. A
repeat
tie for US#1 in the girls' High Jump. A US#2 Girls' Shot Put. An
improved US#1 in the Boys' DMR.
Girls' DMR:
Red Bank, NJ finished second to Boys & Girls on February 26,
both
breaking the all-time record of set in 1984. Today, two more teams
broke
the new record. This time it was a stretch run as Kathleen Trotter
split
a 4:55.2 to hold off the steady, but relentless 4:49.5 of Bronxville,
NY's Michelle Rorke. Red Bank went 3:36.4, 61.1 and 2:16.5 to set
up the
record run. Bronxville split 3:44.4, 59/9 and 2:15.8 to make the
chase,
and the record possible.
Girls High Jump:
Chante Howard of Riverside, CA says she is in the best shape of
her life
at this point in the season. And she proved it with a leap of 5-10.00
to
win by .75" over Kaylene Wagner of Goleta, CA.
Howard quote: "I took off two weeks when I thought I had some
tendonitis
in one knee, but it turned out to be nothing. My goal for the year
is to
get the national record (6-4 by Amy Acuff in 1993). I told everyone
last
year I was going to jump six feet, and I did. When I set a goal
I get
it."
Girls' Sprint Medley:
Stacey Livingston of Boys & Girls was caught and passed by Selena
Sappleton of AP Randolph on the anchor leg to lead her relay to
the
fastest time of the season, a 3:54.31. Livingston collapsed at the
finish and had to helped off the track after a few minutes.
Girls' 5000:
Jesse Mizzone of New Jersey pulled away after two miles to win in
18:12.42 after running the early part of the race stride for stride
with
Minnosota's Lauren Brueberg, who was just 11 seconds back.
Girls' Long Jump:
Two Williams' went one-two, as Renee (Oakland, CA), and April
(Elizabeth, NJ) led a second flight assault. Renee lept 18-09.25
to win
by 1.50".
Girls' Shot Put:
Kelli Burton of Kaysville, Utah threw a US#2 48-03.50 to in by over
a
foot-and-a-half.
Boys' DMR:
Haddonfield looked like they might have met their match in Bauman's
TC,
as Jason Schoener gapped the Bulldog's anchor, Chris Platt several
times
during the mile. But Platt kept contact and pulled even on turn
four of
the final lap before sprinting by to finish a 4:15.50 leg. The time
beat their previous season best of 10:16.84 by .24. Haddonfield
will run
the 4xMile at Nike on Saturday.
Boys' Long Jump:
Perfection Harris continued just that, setting meet and Armory
records, and establishing the best performance of the season, going
24-10.50.
Boys' Sprint Medley:
Transit Tech of Brooklyn, NY, broke their own season best, going
3:29.88. Cherokee, of NJ, was second at 3:30.01.
Boys' 5000:
Scott Fuqua, a Birmingham, Alabama senior, battled Foot Locker finalist
Nurani Sheikh of Utah the entire way in the inaugural 5000 meters,
holding off a planned kick to win in 14:39.74. Sheikh was less than
five seconds back. He's running the 2 miles on Sunday, and raced
today
after travelling all night, arriving at 6am and getting only an
hour of
sleep.
Quotes from Fuqua:
"I wanted to run the 5K after states but I had an achilles
injury after
States (in Alabama). I ran Nike last year and it was a great race,
but
I've heard so much great stuff about the Armory, I just couldn't
pass up
a chance before I got out of high school. It's like the center of
high
school track for the whole world. Especially the first time it (the
5K)
is running. It's really special."
"I knew Nurani was going to be really tough coming in, so
I figured I'd
just get into the race and see what he did. So when he took the
lead
just after two miles, I let him have it for about 50 meters. I thought
I'd just pass him right back and see what that did to him. But he
came
hard there, so it was really tough to hold him off. The plan was
to come
through in about 2:20, but I was about three seconds off pace. Toward
the end I wasn't watching the clock, I was just trying to get everything
out that I could."
(Fuqua has his college list narrowed to five schools: Notre Dame,
Stanford, Wake Forest, Arkansas, and Samford (Alabana). He has visited
them all and plans to make a decision in a few weeks.
Quotes from Sheikh: "My plan was to run in second place
for the whole
race and then to kick with 800 left. But when I kicked, he was also
moving, so I stayed in second. I passed him at one point because
he was
moving slow. I didn't go my own pace today because I'm racing the
Two
Miles on Sunday. I was just looking to win and not get too tired."
Boys' High Jump:
Joseph Marshall of West Columbia, South Carolina won a thin competition
with his 6-8 jump.
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