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NWN Leaders May 2

Warren Central boys move up to US#2

May 2, 2007

by Kirsten O'Hara


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Regional Rankings


National Rankings

Overall Rank Boys State Points    
1 Desert Vista HS Arizona 8159    
2 Warren Central Indiana 7927 Newcomer this week!  
3 The Woodlands HS Texas 7908    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
1 Kingwood HS Texas 7707 Only team to add points  
2 Murrieta Valley HS California 7600 this week from top 3  
3 Collins Hill Georgia 7586    



National Boys:

4/18:
Strong all around performances have Desert Vista AZ in the lead, with Allante Battle pacing 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.
Alex Neff brings The Woodlands TX 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: Desert Vista continues its dominance with better marks in the field events this week, while The Woodlands remain 2nd with no changes. See the regional report for more details.

5/2 Update: Desert Vista still remains the top dog here. This team just continues to improve with marks from Steven Figueroa in the discus of 168’4.5” in the discus and 60’0.25” in the shot and Mychal Hammonds in the high jump with a mark of 6’4”. Another nice mark from distance runner, Chris Conway, of 4:26.21 in the 1600m helps the cause.
Newcomer Warren Central (IN) comes in and edges out powerhouse The Woodlands TX out of the second spot here. D’Juan Richardson’s 14.24 mark in the 110m hurdles and Devin Pipkin’s 10.69 100m mark gives this team a boost. Derrick Spight’s high jump mark of 6’9” is pretty special, as well as De’Sean’s Turner’s 4:14.5 (1600m) and 9:22.3 (3200m) marks help this team’s score tremendously too.


National Girls:

4/18: Kingwood TX
jumps in as a newcomer 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!
Good all around marks, still, from Murietta CA. 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: Kristen Hanselka bettered her 1600m with a 5:00.12 mark to help raise the score of Kingwood TX.
For Murietta, 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.

5/2 Update: Kingwood is still the king here among the girl’s team scores with 7707 points – a slight edge over Murrieta Valley’s 7600 tally. Hanselka continues to peak with her marks with new marks in the 1600m (5:00.12) and 3200m (10:49.55). Just a well-balanced team.
Murrieta Valley was dealt a blow this past week with the loss of their super star, Kelsey Rubeor, to a major knee injury where she will be out for six months. Her marks posted now will have to prevail for the rest of the season to keep this team strong in the rankings.



Regional Rankings

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





   

Northeast

   
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
25 Monsignor Farrell New York 7436    
30 McDowell Pennsylvania 7369 Newcomer this week!  
42 Don Bosco Prep New Jersey 7169    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
4 Southern Regional New Jersey 7503    
32 Millville New Jersey 6820 Newcomer this week!  
39 Colts Neck New Jersey 6621    


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.
  • 5/2 Update: Monsignor Farrell holds a slight edge over newcomer McDowell (PA) with 7436 points. Matt Frawley’s 1 mile mark of 4:21.09 helps the cause of this team. Note: Newcomer McDowell (PA) moves into a strong second place nudging Don Bosco Prep from second to third.

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 11:09.1 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.
  • 5/2 Update: New Jersey is the state to beat here in this region! Southern Regional has another great week with a move from sixth nationally to fourth. Ashley Furlong bettered her pole vault mark to 12’0” and Brittany Knowles’ 110m hurdle mark of 14.8 helps too. I still say this team has some room to grow with better marks from Tauro – something we all know will come in time.




  Southeast        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
6 McEachern Georgia 7802    
9 Amos P Godby Florida 7734 Newcomer this week  
13 Brookwood Georgia 7608    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
3 Collins Hill Georgia 7586    
26 TC Roberson North Carolina 6961    
37 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.
  • 5/2 Update: McEachern is still on top in this region. Ben Hubers runs a spectacular time of 4:06.27 in the 1600m to help this team out this week to help put a little bit of space between them and the newcomer this week, Amos P Godby (FL). Still a tough region with the top three teams separated by 194 points.

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.
  • 5/2 Update: No changes in the rankings in this region. In fact, of the top three teams, TC Roberson (NC) was the only team that had a point change. Collins Hill (GA) remains strong at number three nationally.




  Heartland      
Overall Rank Boys State Points  
18 Lee's Summit North Missouri 7509  
22 Bismarck North Dakota 7462  
48 Yankton South Dakota 7104  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
10 Yankton South Dakota 7261  
31 Iowa City West Iowa 6825  
76 Beatrice Nebraska 5138  

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.
  • 5/2 Update: No changes in the ranks here in this region. Lee’s Summit (MO) still reigns with good marks from Stephen Seals in the 100m (11.01) and 400m (52.6).

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!
  • 5/2 Update: Yankton rules here in this region with senior Betsy Bies improving her marks with a 4:55/94 in the 1600m and 10:04.86 in the 3000m as well as a better mark in the discus by Kari Prickett with a throw of 119’.0”.




  Midwest        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
2 Warren Central Indiana 7927    
26 Hononegah Illinois 7419    
33 Rolling Meadows Illinois 7316    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
19 Westfield Indiana 7146    
35 Defiance Ohio 6729 Defiance and Plainfield  
38 Plainfield Indiana 6653 swapped places this week  

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.
  • 5/2 Update: Warren Central (IN) continues to pour it on with better marks from this past week pushing them to a number two spot nationally and distancing themselves from Hononegah in the regional race. This past week, Devin Pipkin got faster in the 100m with a mark of 10.69, Derrick Spight jumped higher with a 6’9” high jump and Jeffrey Williams leaped to a better mark of 22’2” in the long jump. Look out!

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.
  • 5/2 Update: Westfield (IN) remains on top of this region and Defiance (OH) bunny-hopped over Plainfield (IN) to claim the number two spot for this week. There were no new marks from Westfield this past week.





  South        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
3 The Woodlands Texas 7908    
5 Kingwood Texas 7844    
7 Brenham Texas 7764    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
1 Kingwood Texas 7707    
5 The Woodlands Texas 7442    
14 Mansfield Timberview Texas 7227 Newcomer this week  


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.
  • 5/2 Update: The Woodlands slipped from two nationally to the number three spot this week with no new marks from this powerhouse but they still remain on top narrowly to number two Kingwood. Kingwood (TX) stays strong in the number two spot regionally and number five spot nationally with solid marks from Ryan Snapp in the distances (4:21.86 – 1600m and 9:31.78 – 3200m) and Ryan Trobee in the 100m (10.86).

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.
  • 5/2 Update: Kingwood (TX) is strong on top here nationally and regionally with new marks from Hanselka (10:49.55 – 3200m) and Missy Huseman’s 10’0” pole vault. Newcomer Mansfield Timberview (TX) is the newcomer of the week jumping into the number three spot here regionally with marks from Missy Barnes in the 100m (11.61) and LaKeidra Stewart in the 400m (56.84),





  Northwest      
Overall Rank Boys State Points  
16 Cheyenne Wyoming 7558  
21 Grant Oregon 7468  
40 Mt Spokane Washington 7189  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
22 Hillsboro Oregon 7013  
33 Grant Oregon 6764  
66 Mount Rainier Washington 5711  


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.
  • 5/2 Update: Cheyenne Central (WY) jumps to the top from third place since last week’s rankings. With big marks from team’s all star Brendan Ames with marks of 11.14 in the 110m, 13.64 in the 110m hurdles and 23’3” in the long jump. Scott Foley runs well with marks of 4.26:44 in the mile and 9:38.17 in the 3200m to help out the team as well.

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!
  • 5/2 Update: All top three teams had improvements from last week helping Hillsboro (OR) to leapfrog Grant in the rankings to the number one spot. Distance runner Tricia Morrison helps the cause with her recent marks of 4:55.49 in the 1500 and 10:57.0 in the 3200m and Florina Perte’s marks of the 126’8” in the discus and 38’8” in the shot put, helps the team.





  Southwest        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
1 Desert Vista Arizona 8159    
4 Davis High Utah 7895    
10 Albuquerque Academy New Mexico 7728    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
12 Davis Utah 7197    
19 Xavier College Prep Arizona 7173    
24 Eldorado New Mexico 6976 Newcomer this week!  


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.
  • 5/2 Update: All three top teams remain in the same spots as last week with all of them with improvements, but Desert Vista remains the strong overall leader in this region and in the nation. Allante Battle continues to shine with better marks in the 100m (10.70) and 400m (48.49) and Marcus Washington’s new marks of 15.02 in the 110m hurdles and 22’8.5” in the long jump helps this well-balanced, strong team.

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.
  • 5/2 Update: Davis (UT) has a big week to put them on top of this region this week. Candace Eddy’s huge mark of 4:49.77 in the mile and Natalie Haws’ 11:04.91 3200m helps this rising team.




  California        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
11 Vista Murrieta CA 7645 Leaps to the #1 spot  
12 Los Gatos CA 7643    
14 Jesuit CA 7606    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
2 Murrieta Valley CA 7600    
6 Saugus CA 7329    
7 Mission Viejo CA 7326    


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.
  • 5/2 Update: Vista Murrieta had a few improvements this past week to put them back into first place in this region and eleventh nationally but only by two points ahead of number two region team, Los Gatos. Only thirty-nine points separate the top three teams in this region. Stay tuned to what happens in this perennially tough state with CIF and State drawing near! Vista Murrieta’s Namar Burton’s 110m hurdle mark of 14.91 and Nick Mixon’s 10.95 100m leads this team.

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.
  • 5/2 Update: Murrieta Valley (CA), top ranked team in this tough region, was dealt a blow this past week with the loss of their super star, Kelsey Rubeor, to a major knee injury. Her marks posted now will have to prevail for the rest of the season to keep this team strong in the rankings. No new marks from this team this past week but remains strong 271 points ahead of number two, Saugus. Saugus (CA) and Mission Viejo (CA) have a big week to jump them into the top three this week.




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