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Arcadia Invitational

April 6-7, 2007 Arcadia CA High School

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Bryshon Nellum 46.02, Jasmine Joseph 53.48

B- 400
Saturday morning’s Los Angeles Times quoted Long Beach Poly all-star Bryshon Nellum as saying he hoped to break 46-seconds in the boys’ 400 meters Saturday night.  Whether that quote was delivered in the midst of the post-race euphoria after Poly’s Friday night US record, or was a planned goal for the weekend, few in the pumped-up crowd seemed to doubt he was capable of delivering.

Even as Nellum shook out his legs and settled into the blocks, there were scattered shouts of “Let’s go, B!” and “You can do it B!” raining down from the stands.  When the gun sounded, Nellum shot into the curve and ripped a backstretch that drew an audible gasp from the crowd.  Devouring the stagger early, the USC-bound senior came off the far turn alone and focused.

“After I made up the stagger,” he said, “I just tried to maintain the speed to bring it on home.”

The barrel-chested Nellum churned past the grandstand and thrust across the line in 46.02, agonizingly close to his stated goal.  After the race, he acknowledged hearing the shouts of support and voices imploring him toward the line.

“That’s what helped—my support and my loved ones.  That’s everything to me.”

G-400
Two significant scratches deprived the girls' 400 of some of the drama it might otherwise have held. Eleanor Roosevelt's Tameka Jameson, wisely preparing for relay duties later in the night, and Logan CA frosh phenom Thandi Stewart, running the 800 instead, were two of the top seeds and might have pushed eventual winner Jasmine Joseph (Long Beach Poly CA) even harder than she pressed herself.  As it was, sophomore Joseph pulled well clear of the pack as they hammered five across down the homestretch, managing a 53.48 to runner up Natalie Stewart's (Spanish Fork UT) 55.26.  Joseph would return later in the evening to anchor her LB Poly squad in an epic race against Jameson's Roosevelt team.

By Dave Devine

Results
Girls

Boys

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Arcadia Invitational - 4/6/2007 to 4/7/2007
Arcadia High School
Results

Men 400 Meter Dash Invitational
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Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Nellum, Bryshon 12 Poly (Lb) 46.20 46.02
2 Arnold, Tyler 12 Highland Hig 47.73 48.19
3 Gregory, Kendall 11 Strongsville 47.99 48.46
4 Powell, Quentin 12 Logan James 48.76 48.57
5 Thomas, Daniel 10 Cathedral Ca 48.80 48.74
6 Battle, Allante 11 Desert Vista 48.20 49.03
7 Blair, Remington 12 Reedley 48.93 49.33
8 jackson, sean 12 Notre Dame(S 49.55
9 Byrd, Jonathan 11 Carson 48.98 49.59
Bryshon Nellum

 
Men 400 Meter Dash Seeded
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Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Hughes, Joey 11 Poly (Lb) 48.75
2 Jeffery, Treg Moon Valley High 48.88
3 Scudder, William 11 Rancho Cucam 49.10 49.39
4 Ward, Jason 12 South Bkrsfl 47.06 49.44
5 Ooten, Jesse 11 Rancho Verde 49.34 50.18
6 Wethington, Keagan 12 Logan James 49.34 50.20
7 Hodges, Tony 12 Vista 49.20 50.21
8 Carter, Larry 12 Middletown H 47.70 50.24
9 Gray, Chris 11 Cedar High S 49.36 52.07


Girls

Women 400 Meter Dash Invitational
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Name Year School Seed Finals
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Section 1
1 Joseph, Jasmine 10 Poly (Lb) 54.62 53.48
2 Stewart, Natalie 11 spanish fork 54.36 55.26
3 Eaton, Joy 12 St. Lucy's 55.67 55.52
4 Stewart, Nachelle 11 spanish fork 53.94 55.80
5 Humphrey, Victoria 12 Logan James 56.12 56.49

Women 400 Meter Dash Seeded
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Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Thomas, Kyanna 12 Grace Davis 57.44 56.09
2 Harrison, Jackie 12 Logan James 56.75 56.22
3 Davis, Chelsea 12 Centennial-C 56.90 56.83
4 Houp, Kristen 11 Valley Chrst 55.88 57.46
5 Davis, Carlyle 10 Marlborough 56.17 57.69
6 Stoudenmire, Tenille 10 Rancho Bernr 57.74 57.78
7 Hawkins, Tanisha 11 Poly (Lb) 56.02 58.28
8 Pierce, Cyntrail 11 Dominguez 57.10 59.23

 

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