Sheena Johnson destroys Super 8 Invitational at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, with four victories. GarField VA senior won the 300 meters in 38.69, best in the US this season, and long jump at 18-7 (US#7), and wrapped up her sensational day by doubling 5 minutes apart in the 55 meter dash (US#5 7.14) and 55 meter hurdles (7.98, 2nd to her own US leading 7.85). Sheena left out the triple jump, which she won at this meet last year with a 1999 US best mark of 42-4.75.

Centreville VA senior Rickey Harris wins 300 in 33.74 (US#3) but was injured in 55 meter hurdles and did not finish. The defending national 400 meter hurdle champion slipped at the start and crashed the last hurdle, dislocating his shoulder. He was reported later to be sore, but OK.

Highlights by Jim Spier:

SATURDAY

Men

55
1. -Byron Dunham, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 6.56
300m
1. -Rickey Harris, Centreville, Clifton, VA
33.74
2. -Andre Thompson, Spingarn, DC 34.60
3. -Frank Tolen, Jackson, Manassas, VA 34.69
4. -Shane Bechtold, Forsyth Country Day, Lewisville, NC 34.72
5. ?Brian Ford, Atlee, Mechanicsville, VA 34.96
6.t *Dennis Davis, Edgewood, Atco, NJ 35.14 6.t -Howard Jefferson, De Matha, Hyattsville, MD 35.14
US lead and #5 A-T for Harris
500m
1. -Adrian Washington, De Matha, Hyattsville, MD 1:04.84 US leader
2. -Andre Thompson, Spingarn, DC 1:05.34
3. -Jerry Harris, West Potomac, Alexandria, VA 1:06.26
4. -Jason Fludd, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 1:06.67
5. -Shane Bechtold, Forsyth Country Day, Lewisville, NC 1:06.94
6. -Jermie Harris, West Potomac, Alexandria, VA 1:07.07
7. -Elliott Collins, South Lakes, Reston, VA 1:07.08 1000m
1. -Jeremy Cadle, Western Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA 2:33.10 1600m
1. *Matt Maline, Oakton, Vienna, VA 4:30.07
3200m (official results from Friday)
1. *Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA 9:12.81 US leader
2. -Jeremy Cadle, Western Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA 9:29.33
3. **Matt Keally, Ocean Lakes, Virginia Beach, VA 9:30.26
4. *Matt Tillman, Smiths Station, Smiths, AL 9:32.96
55mh
1. -Unyime Akpan, Ballou, DC 7.42 = #4 US
2. *Gary Stanford, Mumford, Detroit, MI 7.48
3. -Anthony Riddick, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA 7.69
Rickey Harris slipped at the start, crashed the last hurdle and DNF'd, dislocating his shoulder; is ok now, but sore.

4x200
1. Edgewood, Atco, NJ 1:29.68 #4 US
2. West Potomac, Alexandria, VA 1:30.83
3. Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA 1:30.90
4. De Matha, Hyattsville, MD 1:31.34

4x400
1. De Matha, Hyattsville, MD 3:35.42 49.0 leadoff for Adrian Washington

HJ
1. *Chris Smith, Culpeper, VA 6-8

PV
1. *Greg Royster, Spring Valley, Columbia, SC 14-9
2. -J.B. Rosson, Spotswood, Penn Laird, VA 14-6
3. *Greg Mc Cormick, Middletown, MD 14-3

LJ
1. -Frank Tolen, Jackson, Manassas, VA 23-10.5 #2 US
2. -Rico Lloyd, Potomac, Dumfries, VA 22-7.5


Women
55
1. -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 7.14
2. *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 7.25
3. -Amy Conteh, Oakton, Vienna, VA 7.38
4. -Kiki Collins, Grimsley, Greensboro, NC 7.30 after no more than 5 minutes rest after her hurdles victory, Sheena made this one look easy.
300m
1. -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 38.69
2. -Alyssa Aiken, Chantilly, VA 38.92
3. -Lynsie Battle, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA
40.15
4. -Ayanna Alexander, Mc Lean, VA 40.99
5. -Kiki Collins, Grimsley, Greensboro, NC 41.00
6. -Teyarnte Carter, Long Reach, Columbia, MD 41.00
way up on the all-time list for Johnson and Aiken, also #1-2 US for 2000

500m
1. -Ayanna Alexander, Mc Lean, VA 1:06.89
2. *Christina Borden, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 1:08.20
3. *Vicki Green, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA 1:08.75
4. **Erica Johnson, Dunbar, Washington, DC 1:08.82
5. **Jean Dixon, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA 1:09.44

1000m
1. -Nikeya Green, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 2:55.58, 3.5 seconds better than prior US leader, a breakthrough for the Hayfield senior

1600m
1. *Colleen Connell, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 5:07.28

55hh
1. -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 7.98
2. -Alyssa Aiken, Chantilly, VA 8.01
3. *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 8.10
good comp for Johnson and good day for Aiken

4x200
1. Atlee, Mechanicsville, VA 1:47.32 4x400
1. Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 3:59.84

HJ
1. -Cynthia Nicholls, Long Reach, Columbia, MD 5-6

LJ
1. -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 18-7
2. -Caroline Harvey, Atlee, Mechanicsville, VA 18-1.25
3. -Alyssa Aiken, Chantilly, VA 18-1.25 4 victories for Johnson in one day (and did NOT compete in the TJ).


FRIDAY

A good start to a traditionally great meet ... unfortunately, more than half of the schools entered were not able to attend because of bad weather conditions.

Women

55m - leading heat times
7.28 *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA
7.29 -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA
7.33 -Amy Conteh, Oakton, Vienna, VA


3200m - final

1. -Christina Burleson, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, VA 11:02.57 #5 US solo effort ... 19 sec improvement from last spring's outdoor time


55m HH heats - leading times
8.15 -Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA
8.16 -Alyssa Aiken, Chantilly, VA
8.23 *Keosha Sanders, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA, sets up a nice final with US leader (7.85) Johnson the favorite ... Sanders PB this year is 8.15 (1/7)


4x800
1. Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 9:49.19

PV - final
1. *Carrie Bennett, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 10-0
2. -Kira Sims, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 10-0
3. -Charlotte La Roche, Centreville, Clifton, VA 10-0
4. -Nadia Wendlandt, Rustburg, VA 10-0

TJ - final
1. -Ayanna Alexander, Mc Lean, VA 37-8
2. **Joyce Johnson, Charlottesville, VA 37-4 Sheena Johnson, with a 41' + jump in last year's meet, did not compete this year

SP - final
1. -India Odum, Hayfield, Alexandria, VA 43-8.5
2. ?Latetia Walker, Gar-Field, Woodbridge, VA 39-5 = 2 1/2 ' improvement for Odum, moving her into # 3 US


Men

55 - leading heat times
6.43 -Rico Lloyd, Potomac, Dumfries, VA
6.45 -Rickey Harris, Centreville, Clifton, VA


3200m - final
1. *Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA 9:12.7 approx US leader (don't have official yet) 2:11, 4:27, 8:38.7 3000m en-route US leader)
if there were any doubts about Webb's "shape", they were dispelled here ... still, he did not seem to be 100%.

55mHH - leading heat times
7.41 -Rickey Harris, Centreville, Clifton, VA
7.53 -Unyime Akpan, Ballou, Washington, DC
7.54 -Gary Stanford, Mumford, Detroit, MI Harris moves into #3 US position with his easy
7.41 heat.


4x800 - final
1. West Potomac, Alexandria, VA 8:12.43
2. Ballou, Washington, DC 8:14.83


TJ - final
1. -Anthony Johnson, Charlottesville, VA 48-10
2. -Norman Forrest, Mergenthaler, Baltimore, MD 48-2
3. -Jason Fludd, Brooke Point, Stafford, VA 47-3
4. -Frank Tolen, Jackson, Manassas, VA 46-9 Over 2 1/2 ' improvement over Johnson's indoor best, and a 2" improvement on his overall PB.


SP - final
1. -Chris Parsons, Northern, Baltimore, MD 59-6