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South Region
by John Dye
Start with the top returning runners from last year's meet, add
the best mile and 2-Mile times last spring, and mix with care. You
have a list of the DyeStat Foot Locker Favorites for 2002. We revised
the lists based on season results. The result is the the strongest
candidates to be top 8 in the region and qualify as finalists at
San Diego December 14. Most of the finalists should come from this
group. But there are always surprises -- returns to form, late bloomers,
and unnoticed quality. Last year, sophomore Amber Smith quietly
won the Upper Peninsula championship in Michigan last year and went
on to run third in the Midwest regional ahead of more publicized
runners..
TOP SEEDS - On the eve of the regional meets,
we zeroed in on three runners per region. These are the ones we
will be most surprised if we don't see in San Diego. |
Top 10 Returning
Runners from 2001
| Boys |
Girls |
2 Matt Debole (11) Winston Salem, NC 14:49.22
3 Bobby Curtis (11) Louisville, KY 14:52.21
10 Ryan Deak (10) Tallahassee, FL 15:06.84
13 Kippy Keino (11) Fork Union, VA 15:17.17
14 Samuel Vazquez (11) Palm Coast, FL 15:18.02
16 Steven Hassen (11) Ocala, FL 15:19.57
17 Jacob Buckman (11) Louisville, KY 15:19.93
22 John Crews (11) Glasgow, VA 15:26.28
23 Daniel Kane (11) Mineral, VA 15:26.65
24 Jonathan Norris (11) Spring TX 15:27.99 |
8 Brooke Stewart (11) College Station, TX 17:49.54
10 Elly Kabboord (11) Cocoa Beach, FL 17:56.51
14 Jemissa Hess (11) Manassas, VA 18:06.44
16 Angelina Blackmon (10) Rock Hill, SC 18:14.26
21 Brittany Brockman (11) Houston, TX 18:23.57
23 Genevieve Chavez (11) San Antonio, TX 18:31.95
24 Alana Lara (10) Willis, TX 18:32.29
29 Carmen Mims (9) Louisville, KY 18:36.34
30 Dacia Barr (10) Clifton, VA 18:37.03
31 Amelia Slagle (11) Davidson, NC 18:37.86 |
DyeStat Foot
Locker Favorites - South Region
Charts show current season best marks, 2002 DyeStat Elite marks for mile
and 2-mile, 2001 Foot Locker finish in region and national finals, and
regional rank among returning runners at four distances.
TOP SEEDS = the most likely to qualify; I will be surprised
if I don't see the bold faced names on a ticket to San Diego.
Boys -
Girls
Boys
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Crews,
John 2003 VA |
|
15:14 |
|
9:05 |
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
#1 ranked in Virginia |
| Curtis,
Bobby 2003 KY |
|
14:50 |
4:07 |
9:02 |
21 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
on a tear since misfortune
at Great American |
| Deak,
Ryan 2004 FL |
14:56 |
15:12 |
|
9:03 |
|
10 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
fastest in Florida state meet |
| Debole,
Matt 2003 NC |
|
15:03 |
4:09 |
|
16 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
NC 4A champ; second in region last year. |
| Duvall,
Christian 2003 GA |
|
15:39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
GA champ 10 seconds faster than Thorne
last year |
| Hassen,
Steven 2003 FL |
|
15:20 |
4:13 |
9:05 |
|
16 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
Florida 3A champ |
| Keino,
Kippy 2003 VA |
14:50 |
15:51 |
|
9:09 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
winning consistently |
| Leary,
Ryder 2003 FL |
|
15:24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida 2A champ |
| Magness,
Steve 2003 TX |
14:42 |
15:42 |
4:17 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
4th Texas 5A |
| Miller,
Dusty 2003 TN |
14:41 |
16:04 |
4:15 |
|
|
43 |
|
10 |
|
|
Tennessee 3A champion |
| Miller,
Kyle 2004 TX |
14:41 |
15:18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
unbeaten in Lone Star state until dehydration
in state meet |
| Norris,
Jonathan 2003 TX |
14:51 |
15:28 |
|
9:20 |
|
24 |
|
|
|
10 |
on US#5 The Woodlands squad |
| Simpson,
Justin 2003 WV |
|
15:10 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
best
in West Virginia |
| Sullivan,
Brian 2004 TX |
14:45 |
15:24 |
4:14 |
9:08 |
|
28 |
2 |
9 |
|
5 |
#1 runner on US#5 The Woodlands team;
Texas 5A champion |
| Vasquez,
Sam 2003 FL |
|
15:23 |
4:10 |
|
|
14 |
|
3 |
|
|
2nd to Hassen in Florida 2A |
Girls
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Barringer,
Jennifer 2005 FL |
|
17:59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
unbeaten, fastest of Florida state meet |
| Blankenship,
Lauren 2003 GA |
|
18:30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
undefeated GA 2A champ |
| Bowerman,
Laura 2004 FL |
|
18:15 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
Florida 3A champ |
| Boyd,
Jennifer 2003 VA |
18:15 |
18:28 |
5:02 |
10:56 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
2 |
Virginia 3A champ |
| Forish,
Rachael TX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
beat Mackenzie Edwards, Monique
Ortega in regional |
| Kabboord,
Elly 2003 FL |
|
18:17 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
Florida 2A champ, 2nd highest ranking
returnee |
| Forish,
Rachael TX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
beat Mackenzie Edwards, Monique Ortega
in TX regional. |
| Mims,
Carmen 2005 KY |
|
17:59 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
2nd fastest in Kentucky state meet |
| Niehaus,
Katie 2006 SC |
|
17:53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
broke 18-year-old record in SC state
meet |
| Schueler,
Maddie 2004 KY |
|
17:57 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
fastest in Kentucky state meet |
| Stewart,
Brooke 2003 TX |
|
|
|
|
32 |
8 |
|
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|
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finalist last year |
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