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April 8, 2008 Report
  • 2007 NWN Boys Champ Desert Vista AZ leads again for the first week
  • Newcomer Houston Lamar TX is at the front in the girls race

See how the teams are fairing on the national and regional scene.

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Regional Rankings



National Rankings

Overall Rank Boys State Points
1 Desert Vista Arizona 7902
2 Vista Murrieta CA 7845
3 Los Gatos CA 7794
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
1 Houston Lamar Texas 7560
2 Dana Hills California 7498
3 Murrieta Valley California 7357


National Boys 4/8:

Desert Vista (AZ) – This team is deep in talent again. Chris Ingrassia’s 110 hurdle mark of 14.25, distance star Matt Boughton’s 1600m (4:30.45) and 3200m (9:29.62), and Allante Battle’s 400 meter mark (49.23) make this team to team to beat again with 7902 points.

Vista Murrieta (CA) – Vista Murrieta was first in their region and 11th overall nationally in last year’s competition. They are only 57 points behind Desert Vista with strong performances from Nick Ross in the high jump (6’10”), who bettered his mark from last year’s 6’7”; Noe Ramirez in the 1600 meters (4:15.45), and Nick Mixon in the 100 meters (10.91).


National Girls 4/8:

Houston Lamar (TX) – A newcomer to this competition, Lamar has a decisive lead over second place Dana Hills. Sophomore Blessing Mayungbe leads the way from this strong team with a 54.39 400 meters. Halsey Fowler (5:11.56 1600 meters/10:45.16 3000 meters) and Samantha Davis (15.25 100 meter hurdles/17’0.25” long jump) give this team depth that’s hard to beat.

Dana Hills (CA) – Dana Hills has a strong presence with Heather Balbier’s 4:43.81 1500 meters, Grace Esslinger’s 12.42 100 meters and 14.8 100 meter hurdles, as well as Kylie Hunsaker’s 10:38.57 3000 meters.



Regional Rankings

Northeast - Southeast - Heartland - Midwest - South - Northwest - Southwest - California


Northeast

Overall Rank Boys State Points  
19 Malvern Prep Pennsylvania 7158  
26 Southern Regional New Jersey 7101  
39 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 6778  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
7 Toms River North New Jersey 7219  
19 Cherokee New Jersey 6646  
26 Chambersburg Pennsylvania 6494  


Northeast Boys –
  • 4/8: Malvern Prep (PA) is on top of this region with 7158 points, led by performances from Doug Moppert in the long jump (23’3.5”) and high jump (6’8”) and Brian Fulton in the 400 meters (50.9) and 1600 meters (4:27.47). Southern Regional (NJ) is second with 7101 points with Jeff Seddon leading the way with a 15.2 110 meter hurdles and Jake Armstrong with a 9:49.02 3200 meters.

Northeast Girls -
  • 4/8: Tom’s River (NJ) has a strong lead in this region with 7219 points. There are four athletes on this team that have leading marks in two events each: Angela Rugino in the 1600 meters (5:09.00) and 3200 meters (11:25.10), Maureen Laffan in the discus (122’1”) and shot put (46’6”), Erin Schweiger in the 100 meter hurdles (15.7) and long jump (15’9”), and Alena Crescenzo in the 100 meters (13.0) and 400 meters (1:01.67). Look out for the 2007 NWN regional winner, Southern Regional (NJ), currently fourth in this region, to make a move. They have yet to post a discus and pole vault mark.


Southeast

Overall Rank Boys State Points
6 Amos P Godby Florida 7602
7 Dorman South Carolina 7524
9 Brookwood Georgia 7484
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
22 McEachern Georgia 6588
24 Green Hope North Carolina 6551
27 Milton Georgia 6472


Southeast Boys –
  • 4/8: Amos P. Godby’s (FL) Joseph Franklin holds best marks in three events – the 400 meters (48.83), 1600 meters (4:09.13) and 3200 meters (9:15.18) – to drive this team to the top of this region. Dorman (SC) is second with marks from Marcus Rowland in the 400 meters (48.6) and Christopher Graham in the 110 meter hurdles (14.8).


Southeast Girls –
  • 4/8: McEachern (GA) leads the way with 6588 points with top marks from Rynita Anderson in the 100-meter hurdles (15.12), Michelle Marble in the 100 meters (12.57) and Whitney Nwagbara in the 1600 meters (5:21.10) and 3200 meters (11:38.84). Green Hope (NC) is in second place by only a few points with sisters Olivia and Cara Enright leading with top marks – Olivia in the 1600 and 3200 meters (5:32.6 and 11:32.0 respectively) and Cara in the 100 meter hurdles (17.2). Look for Southwest Dekalb (GA), a 2007 NWN strong performer, to make a move with strong marks currently posted and no marks listed as of yet in the 100 meter hurdles and pole vault.


Heartland

Overall Rank Boys State Points
27 Bismarck North Dakota 7059
43 Smith-Cotton Missouri 6642
51 Lee's Summit North Missouri 6303
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
30 Lee's Summit North Missouri 6355
36 Parkway Central Missouri 6109
45 Beatrice Nebraska 5035


Heartland Boys –
  • 4/8: Bismarck (ND) has strong performances from Jason Duchscherer in the 100 meters (11.01) and 400 meters (50.83), as well as Zack Christmann in the 110 meter hurdles (15.84), to lead this region. Smith-Cotton (MO) is second with marks from Solomon Watkins in the 100 meters (11.3) and 400 meters (54.75). Look out for third place Lee’s Summit North (MO), the 2007 Heartland regional winner, to make a move since they have no mark posted for the 110 meter hurdle as of yet.


Heartland Girls -
  • 4/8: Lee’s Summit North (MO) is on top in this region by 254 points over Parkway Central (MO). Lee’s Summit’s Megan Collins’ 132’9” discus and 35’4” shot put lead the way. Parkway Central has yet to post a mark in the 100 meter hurdle but are still strong with Diane Robison’s strong marks in the 1600 meters (5:06.0) and 3200 meters (11:05.10). Third place Beatrice (NE) may be a threat with no marks posted in the 100 meters and high jump. We’ll see how this region plays out.


Midwest

Overall Rank Boys State Points
8 Warren Central Indiana 7495
21 Rolling Meadows Illinois 7136
22 Boardman Ohio 7122
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
13 Westfield Indiana 6924
21 Wayne Ohio 6634
32 Bloomington Illinois 6301


Midwest Boys –
  • 4/8: 2007 Midwest NWN regional winner, Warren Central (IN), leads the way in this region yet again. With an eighth place national ranking so far, D’Juan Richardson has a strong mark in the 110 meter hurdles (14.3) and Michael Campbell in the 100 meters (10.9). Rolling Meadows (IL) is in second place led by a stellar mark from Mik Viken in the pole vault of 16’6”.


Midwest Girls –
  • 4/8: Westfield (IN) is in first place in this region led by marks from Waverly Neer in the 3200 meters (11:06.65) and one mile (5:12.22), and Sarah Kinnaman in the pole vault (11’0”). Westfield led the field last year in this region for most of the season. Wayne (OH) is in second with nice marks from Janelle Avery in the 3200 meters (11:40.17) and 1600 meters (5:19.99).


South

Overall Rank Boys State Points
12 Brenham Texas 7320
16 McNeil Texas 7202
18 West Monroe Louisiana 7174
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
1 Houston Lamar Texas 7560
11 Brenham Texas 7095
28 Giddings Texas 6410


South Boys –
  • 4/8: Brenham (TX) is on top with 7320 points. Kendrall Washington leads the way with a 11.07 mark in the 100 meters and Quinten Chapel in the 400 meters with a 49.56 mark. McNeil (TX) is in second place with strong performances from Ryan Tyrone in the 110 meter hurdles (14.78) and Aaron Williams in the long jump (23’0.05”). This perennially strong region has a few teams missing from competition thus far. Look for this region to heat up.


South Girls –
  • 4/8: As with the boys in this region, there are quite a few teams that have not joined in the competition as of yet in this strong region. Houston Lamar (TX) leads the way both regionally and nationally with a strong team. See the national report for more on these great athletes’ performances. Brenham (TX), a strong team along with its boys’ team, has strong performances from Erika Williams in the 100 meters (12.30) and Chantel Bratton in the shot put (42’6.5”).


Northwest

Overall Rank Boys State Points
30 Westview Oregon 7024
37 Mt Spokane Washington 6842
40 Crook County Oregon 6777
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
18 St Mary's Academy Oregon 6664
33 Westview Oregon 6228
41 Fife Washington 5418


Northwest Boys –
  • 4/8: Westview (OR) leads this region with 7024 points and a 30th rank nationally. Daniel Keel leads the way with a mark of 11.27 in the 100 meters and Richard Arnold has a strong mark of 15.48 in the 110 meter hurdles. Mt Spokane (WA) is second with Allan Schroeder’s marks of 4:34.51 in the 1600 meters and 9:49.8 in the 3200 meters. Look for Central Catholic (OR) to make a move once they fill in two marks that they don’t have in the 110 meter hurdles and pole vault. Need more teams in this region – calling all Northwest teams to join in and play!


Northwest Girls -

  • 4/8: St Mary’s Academy (OR) is on top with solid marks from Alex Jones in the 1500 meters (4:44.90) and 3200 meters (10:11.80). Meeghan Bergmann also has strong marks in the 100 meters (13.08) and 400 meters (59.46). Westview (OR) is in second with marks from Bianca Martin in the 1500 meters (5:01.62) and 3000 meters (11:04.34). Need more teams to join in this region!


Southwest

Overall Rank Boys State Points
1 Desert Vista Arizona 7902
23 Desert Edge Arizona 7122
25 Damonte Ranch Nevada 7113
       
Overall Rank Girls State Points
8 Desert Vista Arizona 7177
14 Xavier College Prep Arizona 6861
25 Thompson Valley Colorado 6527


Southwest Boys –
  • 4/8: The 2007 NWN National winner, Desert Vista (AZ), in on top again this year, way ahead of the competition with 7902 points. See the national report for more on this team. Desert Edge (AZ) is in second place with strong performances from Deandre Thomas in the 100 meter hurdles (14.7) and Steven Magana in the long jump (21’4”) and high jump (6’6”). Damonte Ranch (NV) is in third with Javon Marshbanks leading the way with three top marks in the 100 meters (11.43), 110 meter hurdles (15.19) and long jump (21’4”).


Southwest Girls –
  • 4/8: Desert Vista (AZ) is a strong team all around with good group of young ladies leading the way: Freshmen Alisha Maxwell in the 100 meters (13.05), Sydnee Freeman in the 400 meters (59.14), sophomores Shayleh Simpson in the high jump (5’0”) and pole vault (11’6”), and Courtney Kastelic in the discus (101’10”) and shot put (33’4”), and Paige Pyper in the 1600 meters (5:23.96) are the examples. Xavier College Prep (AZ) is in second with distance sensation Jessica Tonn leading the way with marks in the 1600 meters of 4:52.0 and 3200 meters of 10:43.21.


California

Overall Rank Boys State Points
2 Vista Murrieta CA 7845
3 Los Gatos CA 7794
4 Mission Viejo CA 7784




Overall Rank Girls State Points
2 Dana Hills CA 7498
3 Murrieta Valley CA 7357
4 Arcadia CA 7277


CA Boys –
  • 4/8: Vista Murrieta is at the top of this tough region with 7845 points, as well as number two in the nation. See the National boys report for more details. Los Gatos is a strong second place with Nico Weiler’s elite pole vault performance of 17’2”, as well as Michael Johnson’s 3000 meter run of 8:40.72 and Dylan Shawhan’s 4:06.56 1500 meter. Mission Viejo rounds out this tight region with 7784 points with strong performances from distance specialist James Cameron in the 1600 (4:13.8) and 3200 meters (9:23.84).


CA Girls –
  • 4/8: Dana Hills leads the way this week with the number ranking in this region as well as a number two national ranking. The 2007 Nike Web National regional winner, Murrieta Valley, is a close second (and third place nationally) with help from a talented Amber Middleton running 14.74 in the 100 meter hurdles, and Taryn Pastoor running 5:11.17 in the 1600 meters and 11:01.3 in the 3200 meters. This team will only get better with Pastoor looking to better her marks of 5:06.89 in the 1600 and 10:58.9 in the 3200 from last year. Both Dana Hills and Murrieta Valley have to be on their game with Arcadia, Vista Murrieta and Saugus hot on their heels.


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