Marine Corps Holiday Classic photo album - Relay action was fast and furious at the New York Armory Tuesday (12/28). Here, the Woodrow Wilson Camden NJ girls win the 4x200.

below, Simon Gratz Philadelphia PA boys enjoyed the video limelight after winning the 4x200 so much that they came back twice more with wins in the SMR and 4x400. They now lead the US in all three events. See John Dye's Photo Album for more pix.

photos by John Dye

Marine Corps Holiday Classic .Dec 28 New York Armory - DyeStat on-site with John & Donna Dye

INDEX - Complete Results

Simon Gratz PA boys sweep three sprint relays in US#1 time. Kevin Tschirhart and Aislinn Ryan lead DMR wins.

BOYS GIRLS 4x200 Simon Gratz PA, the national leader this season, improved to 1:28.25, #13 on the all time list and a PA state record. Woodrow Wilson Camden NJ 1:43.79 Distance Medley Northport NY 10:19.35, with anchor Kevin Tschirhart (4:15) bursting from behind to break open a 3-way battle with Shenendehowa NY and Christian Brothers NJ. Warwick Valley NY 12:11.82, with Aislinn Ryan anchoring in 5:00.1 in her first race since winning the Foot Locker cross country national championship. Invitational 800m St. Benedict's NJ sr Bryan Scotland 1:53.32 broke on top and stretched it out the entire way, posting the fastest time in the US this season. Ward Melville NY sr Michelle Seibert 2:17.53, taking over on the second lap but never completely shaking Bishop Loughlin NY jr Janean Morris 2:18.10. Other Winners 4x800 Northport NY 8:03.78 SMR Simon Gratz PA 3:38.36 4x400 Simon Gratz 3:20.14 4x800 Clinton NY 9:40.54 SMR Bellport NY 4:11.74 4x400 Bishop Loughlin NY 4:00.35

At Brown Inv, Saratoga Springs picks up where they left off - at the top.

• Onsite daily reports from Larry Byrne, plus complete results
  
  

Yikes! 2 national indoor records already and it isn't even January yet

• Devon Williams 1:11.44 500m - Towson Catholic MD soph, national indoor athlete of the year last year, broke her own national record (1:11. 53 at Virginia Tech 1/30/04) at the MAC Holiday Festival in the New York Armory Sunday 12/26.
• Mary Saxer 13-7 PV - Lancaster NY senior, the latest addition to Rick Suhr's Buffalo NY vaulting stable, broke her new national indoor record (13-5.25 at the International Youth Meet of Champions in Toronto 12/3) two more times Dec 26 at the USATF Holiday Classic at RIT, going 13-5.5 and then 13-7. This is the fourth straight year the US girls indoor has been broken. Saxer joined Suhrsports to train with Tiffany Maskulinski and Jenn O'Neil, who finished first and second at AOC Raleigh last June.
  
  Rick Suhr and Mary Saxer

Sanctioning issues creating turmoil
in big invitational meets
National stars such as Towson MD Catholic's Devon Williams, the US prep indoor athlete of the year last year, and West Catholic PA's Nicole Leach and Latavia Thomas are being barred from running against New York athletes at the New York Armory, the mecca of indoor track in the US. Why? Because of more rigid enforcement of meet sanctioning rules by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
Find out why in A Race with No Winners, first of a series by Don Rich.

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• CT New Haven Invitational
• MA MSTCA Winter Festival - Newton North girls 9:53.58 4x800. Brookline sr Jason Nardella 7.64 55H.
• NJ Ed Grant's New Jersey report - Janine Davis comes within 0.31 of 600m national record at the New York Armory..
• NY 51st Bishop Loughlin Games - first mega meet of the season brings 6,000 athletes from six states into the New York Armory on W. 168th Street near Broadway. Two near misses on national records.
  • G Track MVP - Queen of Peace NJ sr Janine Davis 1:30.0 600m (just 0.31 second off Stacy Ann Livingston's USR set in 2002 at the Armory).
  • G 300 - Francena McCorory, Bethel VA 37.60 (0.01 off Shana Cox's USR set in 2002 at the Armory
  • B Field MVP - August Martin NY sr James Blocker 6-10 HJ
  • B Track MVP - Yorktown NY sr Sean Cuevo 6.36 55m
  • G Field MVP - Middletown South NJ's Julianne Toto 12-5 PV
  • Complete Bishop Loughlin results
  • 168th Street Invitational - Due to state association sanctioning issues, separate races were run for private schools such as West Catholic of Philadelphia, Towson Catholic of Maryland, Dematha of Maryland and Archbishop Carroll of PA. Some noteworthy performances were by 2004 national indoor athlete of the year Devon Williams of Towson Catholic 38.64 300m and West Catholic girls 3:52.63 4x400.
• Millrose Mile selection process - Policies for the coveted invitations to the HS boys and girls mile races at the Millrose Games (Madison Square Garden Feb 4) have been announced by the invitations directors Larry Byrne (boys) and Jim Spier (girls). National candidates will be picked in December and the winners of two races at the New York Armory (Hispanic Games Jan 8 and New Balance Games Jan 22) will receive automatic selections. The balance of the field will come from Eastern States runners, based primarily on performance at a selected list of indoor meets in December and January.

PA week Dec 18 by Don Rich Caitlin Klass, Hatboro-Horsham senior, anchors in 2:18 for a 9:37.2 4x800 win at the Delaware Valley Track Coaches Association meet 12/17 at Lehigh University.

• PA Dickinson College - Pennsylvania's indoor season sparkles early at Dickinson College Saturday Dec 18 with Octorara sr Ryan Fritz high jumping 6-11 (below) and Central Dauphin sr Ryan Whiting throwing the shot 66-3.5. Fritz jumped on a wooden basketball floor with cross country waffle racing shoes.
  
• PA Week Dec 11 - by Don Rich

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