Girls 60m Dash
Ashley Cruder CO 7.36 text by Elliott Denman The Colorado Ashleys keep running up a storm. With Ashley Owens' 2004 National record of 7.19 for Liberty High of Colorado Springs as their target, 53 sprinters waged a 10-section battle for the 18 semifinal spaces, And an Ashley was out in front again, through rounds one, two and three, running faster every time out. Colorado Flyers Club's Ashley Cruder. a junior at Eaglecrest High of Aurora, sped a 7.50 to lead the way into the semis, with Uniontown, Pa.'s Breehana Jacobs (7.51) and Seneca, SC/Carolina Roadrunners' Kya Brookins (7.53) next in It was Cruder again in the semis, zipping a 7.42 to take the first of three sections. It was Jacobs (7.49) in semi two and Brookins (7.46) in race three. Qualifying on time for the six runner final were 2005 NIN champion Sarah Matthew of the Colorado Flyers (7.50), New Rochelle, NY's Lynne Layne (7.52) and Coatesville, Pa's Tierra Flowers (7.67.) With everything on the line in the final, Cruder left no doubts, bolting out of the blocks and hurtling to a 7.36 triumph over Jacobs (7.43), Layne (7.44), Brookins (7.47), NIN defender Matthew (7.48) and Flowers (7.75.) Cruder, who stands four-feet, 10 and a half inches high, doesn't consider herself longitudinally challenged at all. "To me, it's actually an advantage," she said, flashing a gold medal smile. "I'm closer to the track. I can get greater turnover, and that's the key right there, turnover. As Lauryn Williams, the diminutive Miami grad who is the 2005 IAAF World 100-meter champion also keeps proving, it's not length of limb that counts most of all in sprinting, but how fast you can propel those limbs into action.
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Finals
Girls 60 Meter Dash
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National: N 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Meet: M 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Freshman: ( 7.50 1999 Zenobia Reed, Lamar, Houston, TX
Sophomore: R 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Junior: J 7.25 2/18/2006 Bianca Knight, Ridgeland, MS
Senior: $ 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Cruder, Ashley 07 Colorado Flyers,Aur 7.36(
2 Jacobs, Breehana 07 Unat-PA-Uniontow,Un 7.43(
3 Layne, Lynne 06 New Rochelle HS,New 7.44(
4 Brookins, Kya 07 Carolina Roadrun,Se 7.47(
5 Matthew, Sarah G. 06 Colorado Flyers,Niw 7.48(
6 Flowers, Tierra 06 Coatesville Stri,Co 7.75
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Semis
Girls 60 Meter Dash
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6 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
National: N 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Meet: M 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Freshman: ( 7.50 1999 Zenobia Reed, Lamar, Houston, TX
Sophomore: R 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Junior: J 7.25 2/18/2006 Bianca Knight, Ridgeland, MS
Senior: $ 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Name Year School Semis
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Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 Cruder, Ashley 07 Colorado Flyers,Aur ( 7.42Q
2 Layne, Lynne 06 New Rochelle HS,New 7.52q
3 Flowers, Tierra 06 Coatesville Stri,Co 7.67q 7.661
4 Breezealt, Thelma 06 Stonewall Jackso,Ma 7.73
5 Silver, Shalonda 06 Rocky Mount HS,New 7.83
5 Hayes, Dionna 09 Elizabeth Seton,Bow 7.83
Heat 2 Semi-Finals
1 Jacobs, Breehana 07 Unat-PA-Uniontow,Un ( 7.49Q
2 Kentish, Shamika 06 Salem HS,Virginia B 7.67 7.665
3 Kendrick, Stormy 09 Gastonia Jaguars,Ga 7.69
4 Lewis, D'Ambour 08 Unat-CA-Sherm O,She 7.72
5 Jones, LaTalia 06 Chaney HS,Youngstow 7.80
6 Hayes, Jernail 06 Glasgow HS,Newark, 7.87
Heat 3 Semi-Finals
1 Brookins, Kya 07 Carolina Roadrun,Se ( 7.46Q
2 Matthew, Sarah G. 06 Colorado Flyers,Niw ( 7.50q
3 Rose, Bridgett 06 Leeds HS,Leeds, AL 7.76
4 Anderson, Jenae 07 Knoxville TC,Knoxvi 7.77
5 Foreman, Britney 06 Chesapeake TC,Pasad 7.79
6 Bethune, Ashley 08 Unat-NC-Charlott,Ch 7.83
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Prelims
Girls 60 Meter Dash
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18 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
National: N 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Meet: M 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Freshman: ( 7.50 1999 Zenobia Reed, Lamar, Houston, TX
Sophomore: R 7.29 1999 Alexis Joyce, Washington, Denver, CO
Junior: J 7.25 2/18/2006 Bianca Knight, Ridgeland, MS
Senior: $ 7.19 2/21/2004 Ashley Owens, Liberty, Co Springs, CO
Name Year School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Anderson, Jenae 07 Knoxville TC,Knoxvi 7.82Q
2 Cavallaro, Briana 07 Tri County Expre,We 7.95
3 Hunt, Ruth-Cassandra 08 Heritage HS,Newport 8.03
4 Booker, Alexis 06 Running Patriots,Fo 8.04
5 Daniel, Gabrielle 06 East Chapel Hill,Ca 8.26
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Lewis, D'Ambour 08 Unat-CA-Sherm O,She 7.77Q
2 Silver, Shalonda 06 Rocky Mount HS,New 7.79q
3 Winters, Whitney 08 Irish Road TC,Norri 7.89
4 Scott, Kristine 06 Florida Elite,Orlan 7.93
5 Lee, Rhonda 08 Stick Shift,Flint, 8.08
6 Yanez, Alicia 06 Foxathletics,Los Al 8.38
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Flowers, Tierra 06 Coatesville Stri,Co 7.75Q
2 Breezealt, Thelma 06 Stonewall Jackso,Ma 7.78q
3 Hayes, Dionna 09 Elizabeth Seton,Bow 7.82q
4 Richardson, Tressi 06 Speed and Hurdle,Al 8.15
5 Anderson, Aasha 06 Columbia Hs-Nj,Mapl 8.17
6 Harriston, Keirstin 06 Flying Doves TC,Bal 8.39
Heat 4 Preliminaries
1 Matthew, Sarah G. 06 Colorado Flyers,Niw 7.59Q
2 Jenkins, Aleathia 06 Deep Creek Hs-Gi,Ch 7.85
3 Pannell, Ivana 07 First Colonial H,Vi 7.95
4 McGee, Najia 06 Edison Tech,Rochest 8.03
5 Williams, Andrea 06 Philadelphia Gir,Ph 8.19
Heat 5 Preliminaries
1 Brookins, Kya 07 Carolina Roadrun,Se 7.53Q
2 Jones, LaTalia 06 Chaney HS,Youngstow 7.75q
3 Foreman, Britney 06 Chesapeake TC,Pasad 7.81q 7.803
4 Evans, Jacinda 08 Durham Striders,Dur 8.09
5 Frimpong, Audra 08 Canfield HS,Canfiel 8.15
6 Woods, Sossena 06 Blazin' Raiders,Gre 8.52
Heat 6 Preliminaries
1 Layne, Lynne 06 New Rochelle HS,New 7.62Q
2 Kendrick, Stormy 09 Gastonia Jaguars,Ga 7.80q
3 Sanford, Dania 07 Fauquier HS,Marshal 7.96
4 Hawkins, Monique 06 Hawks TC,The Colony 8.02
5 Groeninger, Sherilyn 07 St. Anthony's HS,Hu 8.14
6 McFadden, Colleen 08 Bishop Ireton HS,Fo 8.26
Heat 7 Preliminaries
1 Bethune, Ashley 08 Unat-NC-Charlott,Ch 7.81Q
2 Carrington, Crystal 07 Bethel,Hampton, VA 7.83
3 Snipes, Niara 08 Lancers TC,Philadel 8.07
4 Robinson, Teika 09 Elizabeth Seton,New 8.38
5 Adenikinju, Salewa 07 Blazin' Raiders,Gre 8.43
Heat 8 Preliminaries
1 Kentish, Shamika 06 Salem HS,Virginia B 7.61Q
2 Hayes, Jernail 06 Glasgow HS,Newark, 7.81q 7.808
3 Robinson, Devin 06 McDonogh School,Bal 7.90
4 Garrick, Kisha 07 Caroline HS,Ruther 7.98
5 Biondi, Alyssa 08 Foxathletics,Los Al 8.24
Heat 9 Preliminaries
1 Cruder, Ashley 07 Colorado Flyers,Aur ( 7.50Q
2 Canty, Waquesha 07 Maryland Jags-HS,Up 7.97
3 Isley, Jasmine 08 Charlotte Latin,Cha 8.06
4 Antoniades, Jessica 07 St. Anthony's HS,Ha 8.11
5 Williams, Tiffany 06 Millbrook HS,Raleig 8.17
Heat 10 Preliminaries
1 Jacobs, Breehana 07 Unat-PA-Uniontow,Un 7.51Q
2 Rose, Bridgett 06 Leeds HS,Leeds, AL 7.81q 7.802
3 Barbour, Anyssa 09 Chambersburg HS,Cha 7.96
4 Orudiakumo, Stephanie 06 Elizabeth Seton,Hya 8.38
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