| 25th National Scholastic Indoor Champs March 14-16, 2008
The New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory, NY NY 4x400 Results | Boys | Girls | |
Woburn MA 3:19.16, Speed City CA 3:49.85
Woburn (L) catches Mighty Mustangs (Meade MD) at the finish.
photos by John Nepolitan
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Last turn: Rodriques (R) can't quite catch the leaders.
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Woburn springs a big upset
by Matt Soja, DyeStat correspondent
The meet ended with a major surprise in the boys' 4x400. Newburgh NY and Meade MD (running as Mighty Mustangs) were the only two competing teams to have run under 3:20 this winter and also by far the only two to break 3:20 in qualifying heats - Newburgh ran 3:18.58, which was US #2 this season, and Mustangs ran 3:18.79 for US #4. So the Sunday afternoon's final was expected to be a close battle between the two with the rest of the teams duking it out for third spot.
And for most of the race it looked that way, with both teams leading off in sizzling 48.7, leaving the field two second behind. Newburgh established a slight lead leading up to second exchange, but on third leg the Mustangs went in front halfway through. However, when Newburgh's Randy Patterson tried to get around the Mustang on the last turn, tragedy stuck as they collided rather violently, with the Newburgh runner falling to the ground and his counterpart limping down the straightaway to the final exchange.
Nevertheless, the Mighty Mustangs held the lead through the anchor exchange, and when it looked like it was all over, Woburn MA anchor Brett Sullivan came out of nowhere to unleash a punishing kick and fly by the Mustang in the last few steps to claim the victory by mere two hundredths of a second in 3:19.16. Sullivan split a spectacular 47.8, bringing the crowd to its feet. Woburn's first three legs were Michael McDonough (51.4), Ryan Bencheikh (51.3), and Matt Pereira (50.4). This was a huge improvement for the Bay State team, which had not broken 3:22 before this weekend.
Sullivan admitted, "this was one of the best kicks of my life. I did not want to go out too hard, and it paid off as I had just enough left to catch him on the last couple of steps." He added that running 3:15 outdoors might be a possibility.
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It's not over until it's over
by Tony Jones, Illinois PrepTopTimes, a DyeStat site
1. Speed City (Los Angeles) 3:49.85
2. South Bay 3:50.16
3. Boys & Girls; Brooklyn, NY 3:50.41
Summary:
A lesson is to be learned by all in attendance. No matter how good a relay team is, the race isn’t over until the stick crosses the finish line.
B&G absolutely had victory in the bag until on the third leg Hadassah Bruno was caught on the backstretch with 125m to go. Bruno was slightly nudged by Speed City and her baton popped loose on the track. By the time she picked it up, major ground was lost.
B&G still had Superwoman waiting for the anchor leg. Nadonnia Rodriques got the baton more than 50m back but maintained poise for the first 200. The crowd was in total frenzy for they almost wanted a situation like this for Rodriques.
The nation’s best 400m runner got just about even with South Bay and Speed City but could not quite overtake them. Despite a very busy day, Rodriques still ran an amazing 52.5 split.
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Results
Girls
Boys
Prelims: Newburgh Elite NY 3:18.58
Prelims
Armory HS Sports Foundation - Site License
2008 National Scholastic Indoor Championships
New Balance Track & Field Center, The Armory
New York City - 3/14/2008 to 3/16/2008
Event 12 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Finals H#
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Finals
1 Woburn 'A' 3:19.16 2
2 Mighty Mustangs 'A' 3:19.18 2
3 Newburgh Elite Track Club 'A' 3:20.10 2
4 SpeedCity 'A' 3:21.12 2
5 Belmont 'A' 3:22.89 2
6 Lake Braddock 'A' 3:24.27 1
7 Motor City Track Club 'A' 3:25.13 2
8 Largo 'A' 3:25.42 1
9 Newburgh Elite Track Club 'B' 3:26.32 1
10 Norristown Area 'A' 3:27.01 1
11 Monsignor Farrell 'A' 3:28.96 1
12 Fordham Prep 'A' 3:30.16 1
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
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Top 12 Advance by Time
Sponsor: Sponsored by Cakeman Raven
Best 12 Times Advance to a 2 Section Final
National HS: * 3:13.34 1996 John D. Muir HS, Pasadena, CA
J. Tryon, S. McCullough, M. Haywood, O. Moore
Meet: # 3:13.34 1996 John Muir, CA
School Prelims H#
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1 Newburgh Elite Track Club 'A' 3:18.58q 5
2 Mighty Mustangs 'A' 3:18.79q 3
3 Woburn 'A' 3:20.92q 2
4 SpeedCity 'A' 3:21.37q 7
5 Motor City Track Club 'A' 3:23.97q 2
6 Belmont 'A' 3:24.50q 3
7 Monsignor Farrell 'A' 3:25.30q 7
8 Lake Braddock 'A' 3:25.37q 2
9 Norristown Area 'A' 3:25.55q 3
10 Newburgh Elite Track Club 'B' 3:25.60q 7
11 Largo 'A' 3:26.30q 6
12 Fordham Prep 'A' 3:26.60q 5
13 Pike 'A' 3:26.95 6
14 De La Salle 'A' 3:27.04 1
15 Pine Bush 'A' 3:27.84 6
16 Rahway 'A' 3:28.06 5
17 Nazareth 'A' 3:28.17 1
18 Lightning Bolt Track Club 'A' 3:28.19 4
19 Boys & Girls 'A' 3:28.67 7
20 Mount St. Michael 'A' 3:29.19 3
21 Shaker 'A' 3:29.29 5
22 Holy Cross 'A' 3:29.35 2
23 East New York Transit Tech 'A' 3:30.30 6
24 Clara Barton 'A' 3:30.92 4
25 Amityville 'A' 3:31.14 3
26 Delsea 'A' 3:34.69 1
27 Xavier 'A' 3:36.70 1
28 Penn Wood Track Club 'A' 3:39.41 4
29 SpeedCity 'B' 3:42.46 5
Girls
Prelim: Boys & Girls NY 3:52.25
Armory HS Sports Foundation - Site License
2008 National Scholastic Indoor Championships
New Balance Track & Field Center, The Armory
New York City - 3/14/2008 to 3/16/2008
Event 11 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Gardena Core Speed 'A' 3:54.34
2 West Catholic 'A' 3:55.14
3 Andover 'A' 3:58.31
4 Montgomery 'A' 3:59.50
5 Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 4:00.93
6 Robeson Track Club 'A' 4:01.97
Section 2 Finals
1 SpeedCity 'A' 3:49.85
2 Unattached - South Bay 'A' 3:50.16
3 Boys & Girls 'A' 3:50.41
4 Motor City Track Club 'A' 3:56.52
5 La Salle Academy 'A' 3:57.25
6 Wilson, Woodrow 'A' 3:59.25
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School Finals
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Finals
1 SpeedCity 'A' 3:49.85
2 Unattached - South Bay 'A' 3:50.16
3 Boys & Girls 'A' 3:50.41
4 Gardena Core Speed 'A' 3:54.34
5 West Catholic 'A' 3:55.14
6 Motor City Track Club 'A' 3:56.52
7 La Salle Academy 'A' 3:57.25
8 Andover 'A' 3:58.31
9 Wilson, Woodrow 'A' 3:59.25
10 Montgomery 'A' 3:59.50
11 Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 4:00.93
12 Robeson Track Club 'A' 4:01.97
Prelim
Boys and Girls; Brooklyn, NY 3:52.25
South Bay 3:53.56
Speed City 3:53.82
Analysis: BG has been a staple of the Armory over the years and this time they produced the best prelim time. Nine of the
twelve finalists broke the 4:00 barrier and will duel in Sunday’s exciting finale.
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
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Top 12 Advance by Time
Sponsor: Sponsored by Ultrastar Entertainment
Best 12 Times Advance to a 2 Section Final
National HS: * 3:38.91 2004 Poly HS, Long Beach, CA
D. Harris, J. Lee, S. Woods, S. Solomon
Meet: # 3:38.91 2004 Long Beach Poly, CA
School Prelims H#
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1 Boys & Girls 'A' 3:52.25q 3
2 Unattached - South Bay 'A' 3:53.56q 1
3 SpeedCity 'A' 3:53.82q 4
4 Motor City Track Club 'A' 3:55.43q 2
5 La Salle Academy 'A' 3:56.36q 4
6 Wilson, Woodrow 'A' 3:56.92q 2
7 Robeson Track Club 'A' 3:58.09q 2
8 Gardena Core Speed 'A' 3:58.84q 6
9 West Catholic 'A' 3:59.79q 6
10 Andover 'A' 4:00.48q 3
11 Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 4:00.81q 3
12 Montgomery 'A' 4:01.07q 5
13 Columbia 'A' 4:01.91 2
14 Largo 'A' 4:03.87 1
15 Midwood 'A' 4:04.36 1
16 Suffern 'A' 4:04.38 5
17 Pope John Xxiii 'A' 4:04.98 6
18 Lake Braddock 'A' 4:05.12 3
19 Philadelphia Girls Track Team 'A' 4:05.75 5
20 Lexington 'A' 4:06.90 4
21 Rome Free Academy 'A' 4:07.19 1
22 Cardinal Spellman 'A' 4:10.30 3
23 Paul Robeson 'A' 4:11.84 4
24 Weaver 'A' 4:14.49 6
25 Sandwich 'A' 4:16.31 4
26 Mt. Sinai 'A' 4:16.79 5
27 Amityville 'A' 4:17.19 1
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