Alabama Indoor Championships

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 23:07:32 -0500 (EST)

From: Mike Moran <[email protected]>

Subject: t-and-f: CORRECTIONS to Alabama HS indoor state championships



This post was pretty much right but there were a few mistakes (not the

fault of Mr. Fowler).  I was there, so I will add a little commentary as

well.

	There were numerous state records set at the meet, perhaps as many

as 15-20 records.  Primarily because of a reconfiguration of the track in

1994 to meters enstead of yards.	The track used to be 180 yards,

and was lengthened to 200 meters in '94.  It is a banked wooden 200 meter

track (and the wood isn't in the best of shape either)  Both the Freshman

boys, and the Varsity Men broke the team record for most points as well.

The times in the 1600 somehow ALL GOT LISTED 4 SECONDS THAN THEY ACTUALLY

WERE!!!  There was an anouncement made and a 2nd results page went out at

the meet with the corrected times, but Mr. Fowler must have missed that.

Also, Brothers had the furthest throws in the Freshman Shot Put and

Varsity 6A shot put Paul Meadows won the Freshman, and David Meadows had

the LONGEST THROW in the 6A of 50 feet 11 inches and was origionally the

champion, then Central-Tuscaloosa protested that on one of his throws, his

shot had a piece of tape on it and they tried to get David DQ'ed, they

were only successful in getting that throw omitted, but he did have an

earlier throw with a clean shot that was only good enough for 2nd.

Interestinly enough, there was another brother (Brennon Meadows) who was a

state champion in 1993 (although it might have only been in the discus

outdoors)	The favorite in both the 800 and 1600, Jeff Moran, was

upset not by the expected 2nd place finisher, but by his own teammate

Beau Garrett who did not have a pr any faster than 2:01 going into the

meet, PR'ing by about 4 or 5 seconds to take the win 1:56.76-1:56.84

Jeff also ran the open 400 the following day for the 1st time since 8th

grade to tie for 3rd, followed immediatly by the 1600 where he was upset

by the 3200 meter champion (apparently running the 1600 about 45 minutes

after the 400 was too much to ask for)  But Hoover was in the hunt for the

Team championship so he had to make such sacrifices.  Phillip Whiles of

Huntsville looked very strong in both the 3200 on Friday night and the

1600 on sunday (4:24.77)  Also, the winner of the 55 hurdles, Chris

Butler, broke the state record and was the favorite to win the 55 meter

dash but false started.  The women were dominated by Pelham, coached by

John Parks.  Hoover is coached by Mary Birdwell.  Does anybody find it

ironic that the womens championship team is coached by a man, & the mens

championship team is coached by a woman?

	Question:  How many other major Mens teams out there, at any

level, have a woman for a head coach?