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 | Carl Lewis Invitational
Yeoman Field House, U. of Houston, Houston TX
January 17, 2009
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| #4 all-time US#1 69-07.75 SP for Stephen Saenz
2 US#1s for Marquise Goodwin 25-01.25 LJ (#10 all-time), 6.76 60
Ashley Collier US#1 7.52 60/24.64 200 (flat trk #1), Malia Cali distance double
  Marquise Goodwin and Ashley Collier had their US#1 60m victories in common. Photos by Jason BrownHighlights- Stephen Saenz TX (Rio Grande City sr) wins SP with monster US#1 69-07.75 SP, #4 all-time and furthest since 1990!! - VIDEO Saenz's Throws/Interview
- Marquise Goodwin TX (Garland GT ONE/Rowlett HS) soars US#1 25-01.25, #10 all-time to take the LJ. Two others over 23 feet, DeAndrew White TX (C.L. Athletic Stars) 23-09.50 and Omar Craddock TX (Jump Corps) 23-00 - VIDEO: Goodwin's jumps - Interview
- Goodwin also takes the 60 in US#1 6.76 after leading the rounds with 6.82 and 6.86 - VIDEO: 60 Final.
- US leader Ashley Collier TX (Dallas Gold/Ft. Worth Dunbar HS) hits US#1s for 60m of 7.53 and 7.52 60 in the semis and finals (7.60 prelim). She also takes the 200 in 24.64, the best flat track time in the US, and ran the 3rd leg on the winning 4x400.
- Donique' Flemings TX (SACS/Saginaw sr), already US#1 at 60H, wins the prelims (8.66), semis (8.64) and final (8.63) of the 60H. She's also 2nd in the 200 at 24.91. She had led prelims in 25.11.
- Malia Cali LA (St. Thomas Aquinas) sprints out to a quick lead in the 3K and continues on to a then-US#1 9:59.07, winning by 50 seconds (the US#1 was surpassed twice later in the day) - VIDEO Race/Interview
- In the girls DMR, Cali follows her 3k victory by bringing St. Thomas Aquinas from more than 20 seconds back for a 12-second win in 13:06.28. Unofficial time for her leg was 5:06.
- Cameron LaCour TX (Track Houston) takes the 60H in US#2 7.89 after winning prelims (8.05) and semis (7.93).
- Jack Whitt OK (McMichael Athletics) sets a meet record in PV at 16-07.50, a height 2nd only to his US#1 17-00.
- Nia Fluker TX (Genesis), already US#2 in the 400, takes the event in a flat track #1 56.42
- Omar Craddock TX (Jump Corps) jumps to a US#2 48-09.50 in the TJ
- Errol Nolan TX (Rosenberg Lamar) sweeps the 200 and 400 in 22.49 / 49.85.
- Brittany Harrell TX (Macomb) takes the girls HJ in 5-07
- Merritt Van Meter LA (Unatt.) flies over 12-00 to take the girls PV
- Toddrick Allen TX (Unatt.) soars to 6-08 to win the HJ
Last year's award winners:  (L to r) Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis, Most Oustanding Male Track Performer Rynell Parson, Erica
Alexander (Female Track), Marquise Goodwin (Male Field), Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell.
Brittany Borman (Female Field) not pictured. photo by Gitonga M'Mbijjewe
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Other top performers include Briscoe, Collier, Flemings, Saenz, Whitt, and more
By SteveU
As hard as it would be to imagine for those in the frozen Midwest and Northeast, the outdoor prep track season for Texas and some other southern states is only about a month away. But before that, Texans have a few chances to join their counterparts from around the country on the undercover circuit, with the University of Houston providing one of the best opportunities. The Carl Lewis Invitational has served as a chance for many athletes from the Lone Star state to open their campaign, or continue it if they have already opened at LSU or Arkansas.
The star-studded fields entered in this year’s invite, named for the five-time Olympic sprinter and jumper, prove that 2009 is no exception. The names jump out at you. Debuting here or building on what they’ve already started this winter are athletes like Bridgetta Barrett, Wren Bonner, A’Lexus Brannon, Shanay Briscoe, Malia Cali, Ashley Collier, Omar Craddock, Logan Cunningham, Donique’ Flemings, Nia Fluker, Marquise Goodwin, Kendall Hayes, Tiffany Hines, Candace Jackson, Cameron LaCour, Chris Muncie, Demi Payne, Rynell Parson, Cetarre Rockwell, Stephen Saenz, Howard Sheppard, and Jack Whitt. Some are established national meet contenders, others rising stars on the precipice of emerging into the spotlight.
But it likely pleases Carl Lewis, who starred here in the early 1980s, that the most accomplished athlete entered in the meet is perhaps the one most like himself.
Marquise Goodwin impresses with both his speed (10.38 100) and distance (25-04.75 LJ, plus 26-01.50w). His windy 26-footer from the Texas state meet last spring was the first any-conditions prep 26-footer since 1992. But his calling card, especially in his long jump specialty, is his consistency – and that he’s a winner. Already under his belt are Nike Indoor (2008) and Outdoor (2007) titles, as well as a USATF Junior (2008) crown. But most impressive of all was when he earned the spot atop the medal stand at the World Juniors last summer – the only US prep athlete to do so in an individual event.
More than once Goodwin has found a way to win while injured, or on his last jump. He is the defending champ here in the LJ, and meet record-holder at 24-07.
In fact, fans would do well to keep their eyes on the field events, where some of the meet’s most outstanding talent lies. In the girls high jump, two-thirds of the Texas trio that cleared 6-0 at the Great Southwest meet are entered. Shanay Briscoe went on to win that meet, as well as USATF Juniors, and eventually cleared 6-01.50. She also made the finals of the Olympic Trials. The other GSW 6-footer, Bridgetta Barrett, is also slated to compete. The girls long and triple jump fields are led by another Great Southwest champ, A’Lexus Brannon. She won both the long and triple jumps there last year. On the season, she had the top any-conditions LJ at 21-00 and has also been over 41 in the TJ.
The boys fields have no shortage of field stars, either. From Norman OK comes pole vaulter Jack Whitt, who triumphed in that early-season measuring stick, the Reno Vault Summit, with the nation’s only 17-footer to date. He also won at Arkansas last weekend and will be pushed again by 16-04 vaulter Logan Cunningham. In the shot ring, Stephen Saenz is one of a record three athletes nationally who have already thrown better than 67-06 in this young season. He is part of a tight trio that could lead the best prep season ever in the event. And, like Goodwin, Omar Craddock is a horizontal jump defending champ and meet record-holder; his 49-05 took the gold here last year. His best, however, is nearly 51 feet and he is also seeded 2nd behind Goodwin in the LJ.
The sprints and hurdles are always a treat here, even with an unbanked track, and in Ashley Collier, the meet has a contender for the best in the country. Competing for Dallas Gold here, the Fort Worth Dunbar junior joined with now-graduated Victoria Jordan for the best 4x100 and 4x200 quartets in the nation last spring. At Arkansas, she showed she’s now ready to lead in her state with US leading victories in 7.54 (60) and 24.22 (200), and she’s in both of those events here.
Donique’ Flemings’ best event is probably the 300 hurdles, where she led the US last spring. But she’s pretty darn good at the 60H and 200, too, where she’ll compete here. At Arkansas last weekend, she notched a US-leading 8.55 60H and she leads that field here. Nia Fluker is also in the 200, but the 400 is one of her specialties (along with the 800) and she’ll try and make it two straight after winning at Arkansas.
The boys flat 60 features Goodwin, as well as Rynell Parson, who followed a record-setting soph campaign by suffering through an injury-plagued 2008 (though he did set a meet record here last year in 6.67). He was 2nd last weekend in the 60 at LSU. The 200 and 400 on the boys side look fairly wide open, though the longer race could be ruled by Chris Muncie, who went 47.30 last spring.
The distances usually aren’t as strong here, with a lot of the top harrier-types opting to wait to open their seasons, but a notable exception is Louisiana’s finest, Malia Cali. The St. Thomas Aquinas jr is entered in both the 3200 and mile. She set a state record in the latter last weekend at LSU in taking second to Cory McGee, while she can claim to have won a national title at 2 miles last winter at National Scholastics.
Meanwhile, Howard Shepard claims the top seed in both the 800 and mile. Though he had a disappointing 2008, he rolled a 1:50.51 as a soph in 2007 and is trying to get back to that form.
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Winners Table
BOYS
| Events
| GIRLS
| Prelims: Marquise Goodwin TX 6.86
Semis: Marquise Goodwin TX 6.82 - VIDEO
Final: Marquise Goodwin TX 6.76 - VIDEO
Goodwin Interview
| 60D | Prelims: Ashley Collier TX 7.60 - VIDEO
Semis: Ashley Collier TX 7.53 - VIDEO
Final: Ashley Collier TX 7.52 - VIDEO
Collier Interview
| Prelims: Cameron LaCour TX 8.05
Semis: Cameron LaCour TX 7.93 - VIDEO
Final: Cameron LaCour TX 7.89 - VIDEO
| 60H | Prelims: Donique' Flemings TX 8.66
Semis: Donique' Flemings TX 8.64 - VIDEO
Final: Donique' Flemings TX 8.63 - VIDEO
Flemings Interview
| Prelims: Errol Nolan TX, Clinton Collins TX 22.71
VIDEO Top heats
Final: Errol Nolan TX 22.49 - VIDEO
| 200 | Prelims: Donique' Flemings TX 25.11
VIDEO Top heats
Final: Ashley Collier TX 24.64 - VIDEO
Collier Interview
| Prelims: Sherroid Evans TX 50.24
Final: Erron Nolan TX 49.85 - VIDEO
| 400 | Prelims: Nia Fluker TX 58.05 - VIDEO
Final: Nia Fluker TX 56.42 - VIDEO
| Shaniece Prevot TX 2:23.36
| 800 | Christopher Jessett TX 2:00.18
| Zac Candelas TX 4:36.56
| Open Mile
| Melanie Wilcox TX 5:19.39
| George Stredney TX 4:35.21
| Inv. Mile
| Ashley Benes TX 5:30.86
| David Smith TX 9:06.40
| 3000 | Malia Cali LA US#1 9:59.07
VIDEO (Race + Cali Interview)
| San Antonio Blazers TX 1:31.16
| 4x200 | Lamar TC TX 1:42.92
| Wings TX 3:23.61
| 4x400 | Dallas Gold TX 4:00.17
| | Winners Edge 'A' TX 10:41.41 | DMR | St. Thomas Aquinas LA 13:06.28 | | Toddrick Allen TX 6-08 | HJ | Brittany Harrell TX 5-07
| Marquise Goodwin TX 25-01.25 - VIDEO
Goodwin Interview
| LJ | Bre'yana Wash TX 17-11 | Omar Craddock TX 48-09.50
| TJ | Megan Frausto TX 36-03.50
| Jack Whitt OK 16-07.50
Whitt Interview
| PV | Merritt Van Meter LA 12-00
| Stephen Saenz TX US#1 69-07.75
VIDEO (Saenz throws + Interview)
| SP | Taylor Smith TX 43-02
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Schedule
Morning Session
Field Events:
10:00 Girls Long Jump Trial & Final 8 advance
12:00 Boys Long Jump Trial & Final 8 advance
10:00 Boys Shot Put Trial & Final 8 advance
10:00 Girls Pole Vault Final
Running Events
8:00 Girls 3000m Final
Boys 3000m Final
9:00 (Rolling) Girls 200M Preliminary 12 advance
Boys 200M Preliminary 12 advance
Girls 400M Preliminary 12 advance
Boys 400M Preliminary 12 advance
Girls 60m Hurdles Preliminary 16 advance
Boys 60m Hurdles Preliminary 16 advance
Girls 60m Dash Preliminary 16 advance
Boys 60m Dash Preliminary 16 advance
Girls 4x400 Relay (Unseeded) Final Unseeded
Boys 4x400 Relay (Unseeded) Final Unseeded
Afternoon Session
Field Events
12:30 Boys High Jump Final
2:30 Girls High Jump Final
1:00 Girls Shot Put Trial & Finals 8 advance
2:00 Girls Triple Jump Trial & Finals 8 advance
3:30 Boys Triple Jump Trial & Finals 8 advance
1:30 Boys Pole Vault Final
Running Events
2:00 Girls 4X200m Relay Final
2:20 Boys 4X200m Relay Final
2:40 Girls Distance Medley Relay Final
3:00 Boys Distance Medley Relay Final
3:25 Girls 60m Hurdles Semi-Final 8 advance
3:35 Boys 60m Hurdles Semi-Final 8 advance
3:45 Girls 60m Dash Semi-Final 8 advance
3:50 Boys 60m Dash Semi-Final 8 advance
4:00 Girls Open Mile Final
4:30 Boys Open Mile Final
5:00 Girls 400m Final 2 Heat Final
5:10 Boys 400m Final 2 Heat Final
5:20 Girls 60m Hurdles Final
5:40 Boys 60m Hurdles Final
5:50 Girls 60m Dash Final
6:00 Boys 60m Dash Final
6:10 Girls 800m Final
6:40 Boys 800m Final
7:10 Girls 200m Final 2 Heat final
7:20 Boys 200m Final 2 Heat final
7:30 Girls Invitational Mile (top 12 verified times) Final
7:40 Boys Invitational Mile (top 12 verified times) Final
7:50 Girls 4X400m Relay (Seeded – top 16 entered times) Final
8:10 Boys 4X400m Relay (Seeded – top 16 entered times) Final
MVP Awards will be given at the conclusion of the 4X400m Relay. |
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