From: Edward  J. Grant <[email protected]>

To: Net Athletics 

Subject: t-and-f: National HS

Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 12:37 PM



Netters:

        Before getting into the details and agate, a few comments:

        It would be a good idea if every and I mean every state association

executive committee member could have been at the National Scholastic meet

in Raleigh this year (or any year) to understand just how stupid (as well

as illegal) are their obstructionist positions toward this meet.

        As the final event was going off, I chatted with two Massachusetts

girls' 1600R teams in midfield. My attention was caught by the word

"Everlast" on the uniforms of one team. They explained that they could not

wear their regular uniforms without getting their school in trouble. They

then pointed to anther team nearby which had the same promlem. My

suggestion was that each should have brought their team shirt, then

exchanged them beore the race---this way the rule would not be broken and

the absurdity of the association position would be revealed.

        It was just another rpoof that these state associations---dominated

by dog-eat-dog football mentality--have no business having any control over

our sport---or any individual sport for that matter. It is a case of

invincible ignorance. 



        Sermon over.



        It was a great, iof rather warm two days (and nights). No doubt a

number of future Olympians were on the field, but they were just part of a

general milieu of the kind of youngsters who give you some hope for the

country's future---and hardly just in athletics. For there were no doubt

also a great many future doctors, lawyers, clergymen, business leaders,

etc. 

        The competition was hot and heavy in almost every event. Naturally,

we in New Jersey take great price in the eight gold medal performances

(eight and a half if you count Kevin DiGiorgio's win in the added 16-pound

shot put). Now to the results: (The stars indicates class: *for a junior,

**for a soph; ***for a frosh; ****for an eighth-grader)



                                        BOYS

        100M: The final provided the only major mishap in the meet. The gun

went off and then a recall because one runner's blocks had slipped. But

Michael Newell of Dumfries, Va., and indoor champ Casey Combest of

Owensboro, ky., didn't hear it and sped the entire distance stride for

stride. The rrrun took place 45 minutes later and provided a surprise when

Adrian Zullo of Pompano Beach, Fla., victim oif the slipped blocks, won

from Newell  in 10.49. Combest was 4th. (Afterwards, boys' entry

coordinator A.J. Holzherr told e that he had had a heck of a time

convincing Zullo's coach that he should let Adrian run (Zullo is an A-I

football prospect.)

        1-Zullo 10.49. 2-*Newell 10.52. 3-Amar Johnson, Ft. Worth, Tex.

10.55. 4-Combest 10.74. 5-Jamohl Leitch, Queens, NY 10.76. 6-Pedro Barnes,

Bronx, NY 10.78.



        200M: This one came after the 400 and so provided the end of an

impressive double by Ato Modibo of Beltsville,Md., who won handily in

21.11. In second was Al Young of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., who had beaten

Modibo in 21.28 in Friday's trials.

        1-Modibo 21.11. 2-Young 21.42. 3-Barnes 21.47. 4-Marcus O'Neal,

Greensboro, NC 21.69. 5-Aaron Howell, Midwest City, OK 21.91. 6-Deandrew

Rubin, St. petersburg, Fla. 22.02.



        400: Modibo gave viewers a shock when he dropped his arms to his

side on the final turn and seemed to tug at his shorts. But he explained to

John Dye (of Dyestat) afterwards that it was just a "relaxing" procedures.

Whatever it was, it didn't intermefere with a two-meter win over Bryan

Swarn of Englewood, Coilo., in 46.09. It completed a perfect season for the

Maryland star.

        1-Modibo 46.09. 2-Swarn 46.35. 3-*Shomari McKenzie, Tampa, Fla.

46.60. 4-**Aaron Luster, Jacksonville, Fla 46.94. 5-Curtis Pressley,

Mauldin, SC 47.29. 6-Christian Charles, New Haven, CT 47.53.



        800: Footlocker CC champ Abdiriziak of Boston set the pace here,

but was passed by three runners in the last 50 meters, led by defending

champ Moses washington of Miami. The time was not as fast as last

year---when it took 1:50 to make the top five---but the competition was

just as intense.

        1-Washington 1:50.91. 2-Abdi Abiolo (no site or class available)

1:.5.1.37. 3-Ian Scott, Atlanta 1:.51.56. 4-Mohamud 1:.51.58. 5-David

Juliano, LaVerne, Cal 1:51.65. 6-Bill Spierdowis, Foxboro, Mass 1:52.07.



        Mile: It was the same story here with Mohamud's Massachusetts

cohort, Andy Powell of North Easton, who doubled at the indoor meet,

leading through three laps, only to fade to 4th as Jon Stevens of Fremont,

Cal., led a chariot charge to win in 4:098.63. Omaha soph Brian Turner was

2nd and Michael Alteri of Scaramento, Cal., 3rd, all under 4:10. 

        1-Stevens 4:08.63. 2-**Turner 4:09.29. 3-Alteri 4:09.63. 4-Powell

4:11.73. 5-*Bradsher Wilkins, Hillsboro, NC 4:11.81. 6-*Stephen Loughlin,

Portland, Ore 4:13.11.



        2M: With Powell and Muhamud electing other races, this one was a

cakewalk for NJ champ Murad Campbell of Overbrook. He ran with a pack for

six lapos, then took off for a sub-2:15 final two laps and a 30-yard win in

9:02.78. It was a pity the three didn't face off, for the time surely would

have been well under 9:00, even in the heat. It could still happen next

year as Powell and Campbell both reyurn.

        1-*Campbell 9:02.78. 2-*Franklyn Sanchez, Lynn, Mass 9:07.86.

3-*Louie Luchini, Ellsworth, Me. 9:08.86. 4-Nicholas Brckway, Kalamazoo,

Mich 9:10.85. 5-*Jason Hartmann, Rockford, Mich 9:14..98 6-*Adam Tenforde,

Richland, Wash 9:15.14.



        HH: Somehoew, that final sheet has disappeared, but the winner was

junior Jermaine Cooper of Ledbetter, Tex., in 13.40 with indoor champ Todd

Matthews of Notre Dame,. NJ, 2nd in 13.52.



        IH: Though he lost to Michael Smith of Abilene, Tex., Ricky Harris

of Centreville, Va., was the center of attention here as he ran 51.74, an

amazing time for a sophomore

        1-Smith 51.64. 2-*8Harris 51.74. 3-Joel Brown, Baltimore, Md 53.01.

4-Michael Robets, Wilmington, Del 53.08. 5-Ben Catalano, Carle Place,.NY

53.40. 6-Kenroy Woodhouse, Westbury, NY 53.49.



        2K SC: Many entries here were running the event for the first time,

but teve Slattery of Mt. Olive had twice run neat 6:00 as a sophomore and

has excellent hurdling form. He was soon by himslf here and won by 25 yards

from Luke Watson of the great Stillwater, Minn, CC team in 5:49.92, with

two NY runners (where it is a regular event at the 3K distance) following.

Steve was four seconds off the national record.

        1-Slattery 5:49.92. 2-Watson 5:54.0-4. 3-Robert Black, Bayport, NY

5:55.58. 4-*Tim Kelly, Smithtown, NY 5:56.03. 5-*David Scott, Scottsbluff,

Neb 6:06.41. 6-Matt St. Germaine, Plaistow, NH 6:07.51.



        HJ: Four boys topped 7-0 here with junior Lamar Johnson of

Indianapolis winning at a MR 7-3 1/4. Four of the top five were juniors.

        1-*Johnson 7-3.25. 2-Shaun Kologinczak, Spring, Tex 7-2.25.

3-*Robert Jordan, Millville, NJ 7-0.5. 4-*Nathan Fields, Elkins,. WV 7-0.5.

5-*James Carr, Frederickburg, Va. 6-11.75. 6-David Runder, Wakefield, RI

6-10.75.         



        PV: Jim Autenreith of Houston, Tex., took only one jump to win this

event. Injured slightly a week earlier at the Golden West Meet while

attempting 17-6, he came in at 16-3/4, and made it on his first try. Only

Geoff Fairbanks of Tecumseh, Mich., join him at the next height and both

missed three times, Autenreith winning on fewer misses.

        1-Autenreith 16-0.75. 2-Fairbanks 16-0.75. 3-Brent Callaway,

Odessa, Tex 15-7. 4-Jo'l Gerardot, Columbia City, Ind. 15-7. 5-Joel

Carusone, Slingerslands, NY 15-1. 6-Thomas Henderson, Clifton, Tex. 15-1.



        LJ: Maurice English of Sumter, SC, outclassed the field in this one

as he exploded to a windless 25-6 3/4 ton win by more than a foot.

        1-English 25-6.75. 2-William Montgomery, Fletcher, NC 24-5.75.

3-Greg Yeldell, East Spencer, NC 24-1.5. 4-Mark Jellison, Reading, Mass

24-0.25. 5-*Michael Newell, Dumfries, Va 24-0.25. 6-Marcus O'Neal,

Greensboro, NC,  & Anthony Wallace, Frederickburg, Va. 23-10.



        TJ: Yeldell was a clear winner in this Friday night event with a

51-3 7.5, giving the Carolinas a sweep in the horizontal events.

        1-Yelkdell 51-3.75. 2-Tuan Wreh, Rocklville, Md 49-0.25.

3-Montgomery 48-5.25. 4-*Traun Smith, Destrehan, La. 47-8.5. 5-Ernest

Wilford, Richmond, Va 47-5.25. 6-Otis Wilson, Berkshire, Mass 47-4.2.5.



        SP: A dramatic finish to the two-year Van Mounts-Kevin DiGiorgio

rivalry as the Bakersfield, Cal., star took the lead on his final throw at

67-7, which just held up as the three-time (two indoors, one out) Bayonne,

NJ ace hit 67-7 a minute or so later. In the reprise at 16 pounds, Keviin

had the edge by just two inches, 56-8 to 56-6.

        12: 1-Mounts 67-7. 2-DiGiorgio 67-6. 3-Jon Kalnas, Paulsboro

62-2.25. 4-Jason Garrett,m Indianapolis 61-10.25. 5-Arpedge Rolle, Miami

61-2.75. 6-*Michael Minton, Salem, Ill 57-9.5.

        16: 1-DiGiorgio 56-8. 2-Mounts 56-6. 3-Kalnas 52-9.5. 4-Rolle

48-11.75. 5-Minton 45.3.75.



        DT: This one ended when terrence Glover of Hamilton, NJ, stepped in

for his first attempt and threw 196-10 in the dead calm of a hot, humid

evening. Reedus Thurman of Rosewood, Cal., could manage only 193-11 and

Glover topped that again foir good measure on his final effort.

        1-*Glover 196-10. 2-Thurman 193-11. 3-Jason Garrett, Indianapolis

193-3. 4-Daniel Diaz, Staten Island, NY 185-5. 5-*Nick Welihozkiy,

Springfield, Va 181-11. 6-Benjamin Nyquist, Cokato, Minn 179-1.



        HT: Unfortunately, we have only the 16-pound result at hand. Junior

Jacob Freemnan of East Greenwich,m RI, who also won the 12-pound event,

took this one at 178-5.



        JT: The calm conditions possibly accounted for a dip of 10-15 event

from personal bests in this event. Brian Kollar of Wirginia Beach reponded

best to the conditions and won by almost 10 feet at 219-4.

        1-Kollar 219-4. 2-Ryan Smith, Bouniful, Utah 209-8. 3-Vedran

Kadric, Seattle, Wash 200-11. 4-Michael Mucchi (no class or site available)

200-0. 5-Brian Chaput, East Haven, CT 187-9. 6-Aan Susi, Cumberland, RI

182-6.



        400R: National record-holder OD Wyatt of Fort Worth, Tex., naroowly

missed that mark when it won its heat in 39.80 on FREiday and came back to

run awy from Boyd-Anderson of Florida in a 39.82 final.

        1-OD Wyatt 39.92. 2-Boyd-Anderson 40.44. 3-University City, Cal

4.1.13. 4-Plainfield, NJ 41.52. 5-William Fleming, VBa 42.15. 6-Orangeburg

Wilkinson, SC 42.44.



        800R: This was an added attraction which came about when the Wyatt

team volunteered to go after its own national mark. Four teams answered the

challenge and the Texas team again narrowly missed with a runaway 1:23.67.

        1-Wyatt 1:.2.3.67. 2-University City 1:26.36. 3-Sumter, SC 1:29.40.

4-Uniondale, NY 1:31.48. (Plainfield, NJ, d/qed after placing 3rd). 



        1600R: For three legs, it was pretty close between Dominguez, Cal.,

and Boys and Girls, bu the NY team faded on the final lap and Plainfield

came on to take a distant 2nd. 

        1-Dominguez 3:13.14. 2-Plainfield 3:15.16. 3-Boys and Girls

3:15.7.2. 4-Toms River South (NJ) 3:16.77. 5-Bay Shore, NY 3:16.96.

6-Trenton, NJ 3:17.06.



        3200R: This was, like last year, a rousing finish with four teams

charging down the stretch together. The lead had chhanged hands several

times on the earlier legs and Stillwater, Minn., was touched off first for

the anchor, but Boys and Girls came on to win in 7:41.34 and complete a

perfect year (*indoor nationals, Penn relays and now this). Northrop, Ind.,

grabbed 2nd, ahead of Stillwater and Dublin Coffman of Ohio.

        1-Boys and Girls 7:41.34. 2-Northrop 7:41..71. 3-Stillwater Area

7:41.34. 4-Dyblin Coffman 7:.42.46. 5-St. Ignatius, Cleveland, Ohio

7:45.97. 6-Portage Northern, Mich 7:50.77.



        SMR:  been almost 60 years aince an Ames, Iowa team, set

long-standing national record at the old 440, 880 and mile distances. And

it has been almost that long since another Iowa team has commanded the

national scene, but Roosevelt HJigh won here in 3:28.14. Seeding is always

tough in an event run regularly in only a handful of states so the No. 2

team, Springfield West Branch, came oiut of another section.

        1-Roosevelt 3:28.14. 2-West Branch 3:29.84. 3-Londonderry, NH

3:30.44. 4-Menchville, Va 3:30.70. 5-Wilbur Cross, CT 3:33.16. 6-TC

Williams, Va 3:33.20.

          

        3K Walk: As usual, mostly a NY event--the only state where it is

regularly on the HS menu. But Justin Easter of Jay, Maine, managed to crack

the toip five.

        1-Glenn Anderson, Northport, NY 13:15.25. 2-Easter 13:20.02. 3-Pat

Ryan, Centerreach, NY 14:10.45. 4-Robert Finn, Centerreach 14:56.54.

5-Cliff Mele, Medford, NY 14:34.52. 6-Eric Tonkyn, Clemson, SC 15:54.31.



Netters:

Here are the two missing boys' event from the Natuional HS meet at

raleigh.



BOYS

HH: As already noted, Jermaine Cooper of Ledbetter, texas, got away

fast and had no trouble holding off indoor champ Todd Matthews of Notre

Dame, NJ, in 13.40. Rickey Harris, the soph sensation from Centreville,

Va., broke the national class record with his 13.67 in 3rd.

1-*Cooper 13.40. 2-Matthews 13.52. 3-**Harris 13.67. 4-Michael

Smith, Abilene, Tex 13.80. 5-Ricardio Moody, Colorado Springs 13.92.

6-Antoine Johnson, Eastchester, NY 14.05.



HT: Junior Nick Welihozkiy of Springfield, Va., broke up the Rhode

Island monopoly here with a 2nd at 222-11. Jacob Freeman of East Greenwich,

RI, also a junior, added the 12-pound title to the special 16-pound

competition held on Friday.

1-*Freeman 225-0. 2-*Welihozkiy 222-11. 3-Vinny Tortorella,

Providence 219-1. 4-Travis Ringler, Charleston, RI 211-3. 5-Ryan Kavanagh,

Warwick, RI 206-0. 6-*William Johnston, Warwick 201-7.



NOTES: The meet entry may have suffered a bit from the late date

for several reasons: graduations, its proximity to the National Juniors

this weekend (with the possibility of a ticket to the Words), etc. Next

year, the meets will be two weeks apart, with the scholastic meet reverting

to the 2nd weekend.

Overszealous LJ officials caused problems for at least two athletes

who were also in 100M finals on Saturday. Most affected was Keyon Soley of

Uniondale, the defender in the girlsd' 100 and LJ. She was told she should

not leave the LJ area hen time came for the dash final, did anyway, was

actually shouted at while on the starting line, got off very badly and

wound up a close 2nd to Melissa Barber. She never did compete in the LJ.

Michael Newell of Dumfries, Va., had a similar experience and then

some. He was told that if he left the LJ he would be d/qed. His coach

appealed that and he scored in both events, 2nd to Adrian Zullo in the100

at 10,.52 and 5th in the Lj at 23-10 1/4. But the 100 was a story all in

itself as Newell and indoor champ casey Combest failed to respond to a

recall, ran the entire race, then had to come back with the rest of the

field for the final.

Under HS rules--this meet is under USATF rules--athletes can be

excused from an event for 10minutes if there is such a conflict. This is

what the boys and girls are used to and it seems reasonable (I happen to be

a carded HS official and have frequently handled such situations.)



Ed Grant





        Will send girls results after the first soccer match of the day

ends.

 

                                                       Ed Grant