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NWN Leaders April 25

Desert Vista AZ boys, Kingwood TX girls lead US. Warren Central IN boys are new #1 in Midwest.

April 25, 2007

by Kirsten O'Hara

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Regions

National

Overall Rank Boys State Points  
1 Desert Vista HS Arizona 8104  
2 The Woodlands HS Texas 7908  
3 Davis HS Utah 7846  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
1 Kingwood HS Texas 7652  
2 Murrieta Valley HS California 7600  
3 Collins Hill Georgia 7586 Edges out The Woodlands for third

1. Desert Vista (AZ) boys4/18: Strong all around with great performances from Allante Battle in the 100m and 400m running 10.87 and 49.03 respectively as well as a team best in the long jump of 22’4”. Good distance marks from Matt Boughton in the 1600 (4:26.3) and 3200 (9:29.90) and good field events make this a team hard to beat. 4/25 Update: Desert Vista continues its dominance with better marks in the field events this week. See the regional report for more details.

 

2. The Woodlands (TX) boys4/18: Alex Neff brings this team onto solid ground with his 1600m mark of 4:15.83 and 3200m mark of 9:03.00. Sprint and hurdle marks are hard to beat from this team with marks from Brian Schmitt (10.89 in the 100m), Adam Hayes (51.02 in the 400m) and Terak Haider (15.13 in the 110m hurdles) 4/25 Update: No changes this week. The marks remain hard to beat. See the regional report for more details.

1. Kingwood(TX) girls – 4/18: Newcomer school this week popping to the top spot in the nation edging Murrieta Valley. Kristen Hanselka has a strong 5:03.01 and a 10:56.89 and a solid 100m Hurdle by Kathryn Lupton with a time of 14.40. This team is solid across the board from the sprints to the throws. The team to beat! 4/25 Update: Kristen Hanselka bettered her 1600m mark with a 5:00.12 mark to help raise the score of this solid team.

2. Murrieta Valley (CA) girls4/18: Good all around marks from this team. Strong in the distances with Taryn Pastoor running 5:06.89 and 10:58.9, and again a solid 100m Hurdle performance of 14.8 from Amber Middleton. Kelsey Rubeor throws the discus 121’5” and puts the shot 43’3” to help the cause. 4/25 Update: Kelsey Rubeor is the all-star of this squad with five of the top marks for this team from the 100m Hurdle to the long jump, high jump, discus and shot put. It looks like Kelsey is going to make a fine heptathlete in college.



Regions

Northeast - Southeast - Heartland - Midwest - South - Northwest - Southwest - California

Northeast

Overall Rank Boys State Points    
22 Monsignor Farrell New York 7369    
32 Don Bosco Prep New Jersey 7169    
44 Notre Dame New Jersey 7019    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
6 Southern Regional New Jersey 7316 Huge week for S Regional  
37 Colts Neck New Jersey 6379 Jim Schlentz' team is climbing the ranks in this region  
41 Notre Dame New Jersey 6197    

Northeast boys – 4/18: Monsignor Farrell (NY), newcomer this week, raised the bar in the NE with huge marks from Matt Frawley running 4:21.09 in the mile, Kyle Duggan vaulting 15’6” in the pole vault and Sean Potter in the 110m hurdle running 15.6. 4/25 Update: Monsignor Farrell (NY) continues to dominant this region with a 22 overall ranking leading the region by 200 points.

 

Northeast girls - 4/18: No changes in this region from last week. ND stays on top with strong performances from Kristen Mahon in the 400m with a 56.7 and a solid 5:39.6 1600m from Ashley Buxton. 4/25 Update: Change in the action here with New Jersey teams dominating the top three spots. Southern Regional (NJ) takes over with a HUGE week that brings them to the top sixth spot in the nation from a 55th spot from last week. Super star Danielle Tauro’s fine marks of 5:03.2 in the 1600m and 110:09.1 in the 3200m helps as well as Ashley Furlong’s pole vault mark of 11’6”. Look for this team to continue its upward trend. Regional note – Jim Schlentz’ Colt’s Neck (NJ) team is making a move in this region as well. Keep an eye on this all around team.


Southeast

       
Overall Rank Boys State Points
7 McEachern Georgia 7713
10 Brookwood Georgia 7565
15 Flagler Palm Coast Florida 7477
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
3 Collins Hill Georgia 7586
22 TC Roberson North Carolina 6919
29 Osbourn Park Virginia 6701


Southeast boys – 4/18: No change in the top three ranking here but a few updates on all top three teams to raise their point total. McEachern, ranked fifth nationally, still holds the lead with 7713 points with strong performances from William Wynne in the 400m (46.72) and 110m hurdles (13.69). Ben Hubers is a star at the distances running 4:07.78 in the 1600m and 9:08.55 in the 3200. 4/25 Update: McEachern (GA) remains on top of this region where all top three teams are in the same order as last week, but with no new marks this week from McEachern, the competition creeps closer.

 

Southeast girls – 4/18: No change in the region of rankings. Collins Hill (GA) stays on top with marks from Nicole Okolo in the 100m hurdle (14.32) and long jump (17’3”). Our first sub five-minute mile mark from these top teams shows up here with a great performance from Jackie Drouin with a 4:57.48 mark. 4/25 Update: No change in the rankings for this region but all teams added a few points this week. For Collins Hill (GA), Okolo lowered her best mark over the 100 hurdles with a 14.25 mark and Drouin dropped her already fine mark in the mile to 4:56.15.


Heartland

Overall Rank Boys State Points
13 Lee's Summit North Missouri 7509
23 Bismarck North Dakota 7365
49 Yankton South Dakota 6939
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
11 Yankton South Dakota 7194
25 Iowa City West Iowa 6825
68 Beatrice Nebraska 4956

Heartland boys – 4/18: Lee’s Summit North (MO) has the lead with 7382 points with strong performances from Darius Walker in the 110m hurdles with a mark of 14.39 and Scott Betsher vaulting 15’3”. 4/25 Update: Lee’s Summit North (MO) remains on top of this region with no new changes in the top three spots but all three teams adding a few new points to their totals. Lee’s Summit North’s Stephen Seals’ marks of 11.01 in the 100m and 52.6 in the 400m as well as Scott Betsher’s vault of 15’3” help the cause out a lot.

Heartland girls - 4/18: Yankton (SD) is strong here in first place. Solid performances all around makes this the team to beat with notable performances from Betsy Bies (2005 NTN overall winner) in the 1600m (5:07.0) and 3200m (10:52.45). Ashlea Johnson also excels with a 12.7 100 m run. 4/25 Update: Yankton (SD) remains strong with no new changes in this region and with no new marks from any of the teams. Calling on more Heartland girls teams to join in the game!


Midwest

Overall Rank Boys State Points  
4 Warren Central Indiana 7841 Newcomer this week!
26 Hononegah Illinois 7329  
27 Rolling Meadows Illinois 7296  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
15 Westfield Indiana 7146  
30 Plainfield Indiana 6653  
32 Defiance Ohio 6533  


Midwest boys – 4/18: This is the most tightly contested region with the top three teams split by 46 points. Hononegah (IL) leaped to the lead with strong performances from Ryan Jacobs running 4:29.3 in the 1600m and 9:16.00 in the 3200m as well as Nic Haab in the 110m hurdle running 15.30. 4/25 Update: Newcomer Warren Central (IN) blows into this region with a top four spot nationally! De’Sean Turner’s marks of 4:14.5 in the 1600m and 9:22.3 in the 3200m as well as Brad Ellington’s 48.9 (400m), Devin Pipkin’s 10.72 (100m) and D’Juan Richardson’s 14.2 110m hurdle mark not to mention Derrick Spight’s high jump mark of 6’8” makes this a well-balanced tough, tough team.

Midwest girls – 4/18: No changes here in rank and not much of a change in points. Westfield (IN) still leads with 6915 points. Kelsey Love helps the efforts with a 59.2 400m and Maggie Bingham does too with a solid 11:30.2 3200m run. 4/25 Update: Westfield (IN) stays on top of this region with the top three staying the same as last week. Breanne Ehrman steps up this week to better the 400m mark from last week with 58.0 and Kristina Krasich’s new mark of 5:08.75 in the mile keeps this team strong.


South

Overall Rank Boys State Points
2 The Woodlands Texas 7908
5 Kingwood Texas 7831
6 Brenham Texas 7764
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
1 Kingwood Texas 7652
4 The Woodlands Texas 7442
18 Canyon Texas 6969


South boys – 4/18: Texas teams reign strong in this region with The Woodlands (TX) still standing strong at number one and number two nationally. Newcomer Kingwood (TX) is giving The Woodlands a run ranked number two in the Southern Region and three nationally. The Woodlands stand strong with solid marks all around in particular Alex Neff’s 9:03.00 1600m and his 4:15.83 1600m. 4/25 Update: No new changes in spots in this tough, tough region. The top three teams from this region are in the top six in the country.

 

South Girls – 4/18: Kingwood (TX) is the newcomer this week grabbing both the number one spots nationally and regionally. Solid performances all around prevail with notable marks from Kathryn Lupton in the 100m hurdle of 14.40 and good distance marks from Kristen Hanselka with a 1600m mark of 5:03.01 and a 3200m mark of 10:56.89. 4/25 Update: Kingwood (TX) remains the top dog in both this region and nationally again this week. Kristen Hanselka helps this team’s cause by bettering her 1600m mark to 5:00.12 this past week.


Northwest

Overall Rank Boys State Points
19 Grant Oregon 7395
34 Mt Spokane Washington 716
47 Cheyenne Wyoming 6945
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
27 Grant Oregon 6749
39 Hillsboro Oregon 6319
58 Mount Ranier Washington 5660

Northwest Boys – 4/18: Grant leaps to the lead from a second spot from last week from strong performances from Karl Acker in the 100m (11.13) and 400m (50.72) and Paul McCoy’s long jump of 21’5”. 4/25 Update: Grant stays on top in this region this week. Karl Acker betters his 400m to 50.71 which always helps.

 

Northwest Girls - 4/18: No changes here in rankings with Grant (OR) still on top. Solid sprints in the 100m from Christene Jones (13.02) and 400m from Sara Wild (58.84) lead the team. 4/25 Update: Grant (OR) still on top this week. Sara Wild shows some range with the leading 400m mark of 58.84 and a stellar1500m mark of 4:43.7. Not too much going on in this region with only four teams playing. Calling all Northwest teams!


Southwest

Southwest Boys – 4/18: Desert Vista (AZ) still stand strong as the national number one and regional number one. Solid marks all around makes this team the one to beat. Notable marks from Allante Battle in the 100m (10.87) and 400m (49.03) as well as the long jump (22’4”) and a nice mark of 15’7” in the pole vault from Shea Kearney. 4/25 Update: Desert Vista (AZ) is the team to beat in this region as well nationally with Davis (UT) giving them a good run for their money with a number three national ranking. Desert Vista’s Allante Battle bettered his 100m mark to 10.73 and distance specialist Matt Boughton helps the cause with a 4:26.3 (1600m) and a 9:29.90 (3200m). Shea Kearney keeps getting better with a 16’1” pole vault mark breaking into the 16-plus vault range.

Southwest Girls – 4/18: Xavier College Prep (AZ) is a newcomer this week grabbing the top spot from last week’s top contender, Davis (UT). Xavier College Prep’s lead marks come from Jessica Tonn’s distance performances of 4:54.57 in the 1600m (second sub-five 1600m mark from the top schools this week) and 10:46.98 in the 3200m. Natalie Johnson has also run a great mark of 55.54 in the 400m to help the team’s efforts. 4/25 Update: Xavier College Prep (AZ) stays on top of this region this week. Chelsea Canepa helps the team with a 12.59 100m effort. O’Connor (AZ) a newcomer this week to the region knocks Thompson Valley (CO) out of the top three here.


California

Overall Rank Boys State Points
9 Los Gatos CA 7625
11 Vista Murrieta CA 7557
12 Jesuit CA 7528
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
2 Murrieta Valley CA 7600
5 Dana Hills CA 7317
7 Mira Costa CA 7254

CA Boys – 4/18: Jesuit (CA) leaped over Los Gatos (CA) this week to grab the number one spot in the tough region. Nationally, the top three teams did slip a bit in the rankings with strong performances from outside this strong state. Jesuit excels with efforts from Evan Watchempino running well in the 1600m (4:22.67) and two mile (9:24.04) as well as Troy Casteneda’s solid performance in the vault at 14’2”. 4/25 Update: Los Gatos (CA) jumps back into first place in this tough region with 7625 points. Matthew Petrillo’s 8:45.11 3000m and Nico Weiler’s stellar vault of 16’8” as well as Kevin Rutledge’s high jump of 6’7.25” brings this team back to the top.

CA Girls – 4/18: Powerhouse Murrieta Valley (CA) gets knocked off the top nationally by Texas’ Kingwood but remains strong on top of the this strong state. Taryn Pastoor has run well in the 1600m (5:06.89) and 3200m (10:58.9) as well as Amber Middleton in the 100m hurdles (14.8) and Kelsey Rubeor’s throws in the discus (121’5”) and shot put (43’3”). 4/25 Update: Murrieta Valley (CA) tops this region still and remains at number two nationally by only nineteen points to Collins Hill (GA). Amber Middleton bettered her own 100m hurdle mark to 14.66 and Tiyuana Anderson’s 12.2 in the 110m helps this team. Mira Costa (CA) joins these elite top California teams with a huge week to bring them in at number three and number seven nationally. Look for what they can bring in the weeks to come.








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