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2000 Outdoor State Meet
AAA Finals - Day 2
Rickey Harris and Sheena Johnson hotter than the weather -
a surprising loss by Alan Webb -
a surprising boys title for Bethel
by Ben Ackerly, Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND -- Hot weather may have drained most of those competing in the Virginia Group AAA State Track & Field Championships, but for Rickey Harris and Sheena Johnson, it was all about hot times.
With the mercury pressing 100 degrees Saturday at Sports Backers Stadium - and with a persistent head-wind inflating times in the shorter races - Harris and Johnson, the Track & Field News indoor athletes of the year, proved they can compete no matter what the conditions.
Harris upstaged what was shaping up to be a coming-out party by South Lakes and Alan Webb. A Webb-less 3,200-meter relay won the state title before Webb added an easy win in the 1,600, and a first ever South Lakes team title still seemed possible. But a number of tactical mistakes cost Webb in the 800, and a stunned near-capacity crowd watched as he finished second to Woodside's Curtis Parker (1:53.81).
Harris, meanwhile, was on fire, though he seemed to be the only one at the stadium not sweating. The Florida-bound senior from Centreville warmed up with a meet-record run in the 110 hurdles (13.50 - tying him for U.S. No. 1 - into the wind), then overpowered the field in a 400 race that Foot Locker Outdoor nationals meet director Mike Byrnes called "the best yet in the country."
No wonder. Harris finished in 46.21 - U.S. No. 1 - followed by Bethel's Domonick Richmond (47.02), Atlee's Brian Ford (47.54) and Oscar Smith's Cy Williams (47.55).
Harris had two p.r.'s to his credit, and for good measure he added a win in the 200 (21.35).
"I was loose, the track feels great - it absorbs a lot of the shock so the muscles don't have to," said Harris, hardly breathing after his 3-for-3 performance. "Today, this is a really good day. You know, you have a lot of bad days, and this season, I've had a lot of bad days. But this meet [made it] all worth it. I'm very happy with my performance."
Coming off a weekend in which he was disqualified in the preliminaries of the Northern Region 400 for losing his temper (at himself) at the finish line, Harris showed his true colors in a meet in which his times proved that he may be the best prep sprinter - never mind the hurdles - in the country.
"I knew Ricky was going to run very fast," said Henrico junior Kevin Watson, who finished second in the high hurdles with a personal-best 14.26. "I just wish him the best of luck. I hope he can keep it up."
Harris will look to do so next weekend in Raleigh, and the quality of his performances in Richmond had him looking forward to the immediate future.
"These things combined will all make me a very good 400-meter hurdler," said Harris, who is hoping to qualify for next month's U.S. Olympic Trials. "So I'm very happy with these times, because running the No. 1 time in the nation in the 400 will equal a very fast 400-meter hurdle time."
Harris is optimistic about his chances to equal or better the Trials qualifying mark (50.20) next weekend.
"I should run a very fast time," he said. "I feel great� Everything is going very well."
Gar-Field's Johnson dominated the girls competition, nearly out-pointing the second-place team all by herself.
After winning Friday's long jump (20-2�), Johnson added victories in the triple jump (40-7�) and both hurdle events (13.82 and a meet-record 40.94), joining her with Gar-Field's Paula Girven, a member of the U.S. Olympic Team in 1976, as the only female athlete in state meet history to win four events. A tight loss to Bethel junior Ara Towns in the 100 (11.81 to 11.87) prevented Johnson from becoming the first athlete, boy or girl, to win five titles in one meet.
Still, the UCLA-bound senior did end her high school career undefeated in the 300 hurdles, and she equaled Girven's career total of nine state outdoor titles, most by a Virginia girl.
Team scores - 1. Bethel (Beth) 46; 2. Potomac (Pot) 43; 3. Deep Creek (DC) 42; 4. Centreville (Cen) 40; 5. Heritage (Her) 34; 6. South Lakes (SL) 32; 7. Brooke Point (BP) 25; 8. Petersburg (Pet) 24; 9. Woodside (Wood), Midlothian (Mid) 21; 11. E.C. Glass (ECG) 18; 12. Atlee (Atl), West Potomac (WP), Great Bridge (GB), Maury (MHS) 16; 16. Menchville (Mench) 14; 17. Patrick Henry-Roanoke (PHR), Bayside (Bay) 13; 19. G.C. Marshall (GCM) 12; 20. Henrico (Hen), Wakefield (Wake) 11; 22. Douglas Freeman (DSF), Granby (Gran), James W. Robinson (JWR) 10; 25. Booker T. Washington (BTW), George Washington-Danville (GWD), Ocean Lakes (OL), Lake Braddock (LB) 9. 29. Cave Springs (CS), T.C. Williams (TCW) 8; 31. Annandale (Ann), Oakton (Oak) 7; 33. Kempsville (Kemp), Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria (TJ), Lakeland (Lake), Churchland (Church) 6; 37. McLean (Mcl), Phoebus (PHS), Oscar Smith (OS), James River (JR) 5; 42. L.C. Bird (LCB), Lake Taylor (LT), Western Branch (WB) 4; 45. Thomas Dale (TD), Dinwiddie (Din) 3; 47. William Fleming (WF), Sherando (Sher), I.C. Norcom (ICN) 2; 50. Clover Hill (CH), Frank W. Cox (FWC), Denbigh (Den), Highland Springs (HS), Yorktown (York), Hermitage (Herm), Fauquier (FHS).
Bethel came out of nowhere, sparked by the performance of hurdler Gemayel Hazard. The top four teams all benefited from strong big-meet performances and scored higher than expected.
Event (with meet record)
* - Friday event
Long jump* (25-4) - 1. Rico Lloyd (Pot) 24-1�; 2. Dexter Faulk (Wood) 23-10�; 3. Chris Clifton (DC) 23-8�; 4. Willie Smith (DC) 23-1�; 5. Darryl Blackstock (Her) 22-11; 6. Khalif Smith (BTW) 22-9�; 7. Derrick Freeman (Church) 22-8; 8. Quentin Banks (Den) 22-7�.
Triple jump (50-9�) - 1. Jason Fludd (BP) 49-11�; 2. Godwin Mbagwu (Pet) 48-4�; 3. Khalif Smith (BTW) 48-1�; 4. Alonzo Moore (Pho) 47-6 �; 5. Derrick Freeman (Church) 47-�; 6. Michael Day (Din) 46-9; 7. Rico Lloyd (Pot) 46-6�; 8. Donte Lucas (LT) 45-9�.
The Virginia Tech-bound Fludd p.r.'d by more than two feet and moved to No. 7 in the U.S. Still, Fludd never found the board, and his last four jumps, from his takeoff, were close to or beyond 50 feet (49-�, 48-9�, 48-10� and 49-11�). Fludd's last jump was right at 51.
High jump* (7-1) - 1. Quentin Matthews (DC) 7-�; 2. Marlin Manley (Beth) 6-8; 3. Keith Moffatt (Mench) 6-8; 4. Jerome Mathis (Pet) 6-6; 5. Rocmelle Black (Kemp) 6-6; 6. John Hubbard (GW) 6-6; 7. Teddy Presley (Oak) 6-4; 8. Chris Clementson (CH) 6-4.
Shot put (65-�) - 1. Jason Dixon (MHS) 53-11�; 2. T.J. Stahl (GCM) 53-9�; 3. Brian Joyner (DC) 53-8�; 4. James Sapp (PHR) 52-8�; 5. Jeff Compton (GWD) 51-2�; 6. Preston Ailor (DSF) 51-2 �; 7. Eric Thompson (GWD) 50-9�; 8. Sean Gooden (York) 50-3�.
Dixon won it on his last attempt.
Discus* (190-2) - 1. Mike Wanderer (Gran) 151-7; 2. James Sapp (PHR) 147-4; 3. Jason Dixson (Maur) 146-2; 4. Devonne Armstrong (Wake) 144-4; 5. Erik Portillo (GCM) 143-3; 6. Jim Tiller (TD) 141-8; 7. Andrae Davis (ICN) 141-5; 8. Colby Hall (Herm) 139-11.
Pole vault (16-0) - 1. David Sullivan (Cen) 14-0; 2. Daniel Garrett (GB), Jimmy Tran (GB) 14-0; 4. Nick Arredondo (DSF) 14-0; 5. Billy Morris (ECG) 14-0; 6. Val Osipenko (Atl) 13-6; 7. Brian Rafter (GB) 13-6; 8. Matt Eluk (OL) 13-0.
A steady cross-wind threw off many of the vaulters. Sullivan won it on a jumpoff, and nearly gave Centreville a two-person team win.
3,200-meter relay (7:46.83) - 1. South Lakes 7:49.85; 2. Midlothian 7:50.71; 3. Lake Braddock 7:52.69; 4. West Potomac 7:54.58; 5. T.C. Williams 7:58.98; 6. Menchville 8:01.93; 7. Kempsville 8:04.05; 8. L.C. Bird (Josue Castro, Jacob Parsons, Billy Barrett, Colin Richards) 8:07.68.
Austin Smith, who would later win the 3,200, gave Midlothian the lead with a 1:55.5 third leg - some six seconds faster than he'd ever previously covered the distance. But South Lakes sophomore Richard Smith came back with an even better anchor. The splits, from the watch of a wildly enthusiastic Alan Webb: Junior Brendan Leahy - 1:59.6; junior Kanda Karmo - 1:56.9; junior Yonathan Kebede - 1:58.8; sophomore Richard Smith 1:54.1.
100 hurdles (13.67) - 1. Rickey Harris (Cen) 13.50 (meet record, previous record 13.67, Calvin Holmes, Denbigh 1984); 2. **Kevin Watson (Hen) 14.26; 3. B.J. Hancock (ECG) 14.47; 4. Gemayel Hazard (Bet) 14.51; 5. Anthony Riddick (DC) 14.62; 6. Nduweze Anyanwu (TCW) 14.77; 7. Alton Jordan (Her) 14.91; 8. Jason Williams (Ann) 15.16.
Harris made it seem as if he was running a much shorter distance than the others. And then there was that breeze�
100 (10.51) - 1. Rico Lloyd (Pot) 10.55; 2. Omar McDaniel (Bay) 10.65; 3. Byron Dunham (BP) 10.66; 4. Jerome Mathis (Pet) 10.89; 5. Michael Johnson (Her) 10.90; 6. Dexter Faulk (Wood) 10.96; 7. Charles Corner (WF) 10.99; 8. Jimmy Terry (DC) 11.03.
Lloyd almost got the record, and his time ties him for No. 3 in the country. The wind was still blowing in the wrong direction.
1,600 (4:05.38) - 1. Alan Webb (SL) 4:19.77; 2. Bill Meador (CS) 4:22.13; 3. Andrew Dunnum (JWR) 4:22.52; 4. Ahmed Qureshi (JR) 4:24.49; 5. Erich Heckel (WB) 4:24.91; 6. Jason Lewis (Pot) 4:25.06; 7. Graham Kearney (DSF) 4:25.31; 8. Edward Herbert (FWC) 4:27.53.
Webb went out in 62.3-2:03.7, perhaps thinking of the record, before he shut it down.
400 relay (41.36) - 1. Deep Creek 42.01; 2. Heritage 42.04; 3. Bethel 42.14; 4. Brook Point 42.23; 5. West Potomac 42.81; 6. L.C. Bird 42.93; 7. Annandale 42.94; 8. T.C. Williams 43.07.
400 (46.25) - 1. Rickey Harris (Cen) 46.21 (meet record, previous record 46.25, Kerry Wooden, Warwick, 1987); 2. Domonick Richmond (Beth) 47.02; 3. Brian Ford (Atl) 47.54; 4. Cy Williams (OS) 47.55; 5. Anthony Pelham (Her) 48.59; 6. Donte Lucas (LT) 48.73; 7. Eric Sidney (Her) 49.03; 8. Jerry Harris (WP) 50.21.
Ford took the field out in lane 7, on the way to a huge p.r. (previous best: 48.20, a p.r. set the week before). Richmond, also a junior, also p.r.'d. Harris did too, and he looked very, very smooth.
300 hurdles (36.50) - 1. Gemayel Hazard (Beth) 37.97; 2. B.J. Hancock (ECG) 38.19; 3. Jason Faulk (Lake) 38.75; 4. Jon Morgan (NS) 39.94; 5. Allieu Siesay (Ann) 40.07; 6. Kevin Watson (Hen) 40.24.
Hazard won what amounted to a war of attrition. Hurdles flew: Albemarle junior Zach Drozda stumbled badly and was subsequently disqualified after qualifying for the finals at 39.64, and Booker T. Washington senior Khalif Smith, the No. 2 qualifier at 38.74, never finished.
800 (1:49.61) - 1. Curtis Parker (Wood) 1:53.81; 2. Alan Webb (SL) 1:54.30; 3. Harun Iman (Wake) 1:54.78; 4. James Small (Mcl) 1:55.08; 5. Jason Lewis (Pot) 1:57.58; 6. Tim Oliver (LB) 1:57.63; 7. Terrance Arnold (Mench) 1:57.91; 8. Dylan Mabin (FHS) 1:58.09.
This will amount to nothing more that a valuable lesson for Webb, who never got free during a first lap that went through in 58 seconds, then found himself boxed in on several different occasions during a bumpy second quarter. Parker ran free up front while Webb wrestled with the pack, and by the time Webb cleared himself coming off the home turn he was too far behind to make up the difference.
"He got boxed in a couple of times, he didn't respond at the right times," said South Lakes coach Scott Raczko. "I think he may have wanted to go out a little faster than that� He can run 1:54, 1:55 on the tail end of workout."
200 (20.90) - 1. Rickey Harris (Cen) 21.35; 2. Rico Lloyd (Pot) 21.57; 3. Jerome Mathis (Pet) 21.92; 4. Omar McDaniel (Bay) 22.21; 5. Brian Ford (Atl) 22.26; 6. Byron Dunham (BP) 22.35; 7. Dwayne Kindrick (Beth) 22.39; 8. Clifton James (HS) 22.57.
Lloyd, who came into the meet with a 21.28 clocking, was formidable competition, but only the wind kept Harris from getting a third p.r. (21.22) and possibly a third meet record..
3,200 (9:01.40) - 1. Austin Smith (Mid) 9:32.88; 2. Matt Keally (OL) 9:35.51; 3. David Silver (TJ) 9:37.42; 4. Matt Maline (Oak) 9:41.81; 5. L.A. Snead (JWR) 9:51.65; 6. Anthony D'Amato (Mid) 9:54.33; 7. Jared Prunty (Sher) 9:55.38; 8. James Thayer (Pot) 9:56.37.
Smith, who fell down in last week's Central Region 1,600 and still came back to win and set a p.r. (4:20.26), almost fell again. But Smith, who came in the leading time (9:19.66) put aside Keally and Silver and the sweltering heat with a 67.0 final quarter.
1,600 relay (2:14.15) - 1. Heritage 3:14.66; 2. Bethel 3:17.87; 3. West Potomac 3:19.37; 4. Potomac 3:19.37; 5. South Lakes 3:21.91; 6. Atlee (Brett O'Kelly, Steven Bryan, Nick Robinson, Brian Ford) 3:22.20; 7. Menchville 3:22.95; 8. Brook Point 3:24.27.
No surprises from one of the best foursome's in the country.
Team scores - 1. Garfield (Gar) 79; 2. Bethel (Beth) 56; 3. Hayfield (Hay) 39; 4. Oakton (Oak) 36; 5. Western Branch (WB) 32; 6. Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria 9TJ) 31; 7. Menchville (Mench) 30; 8. Chantilly (Chan) 28; 9. Lake Braddock (LB) 22; 10. Atlee (Atl) 21; 11. Frank W. Cox (FWC) 20; 12. Thomas Jefferson/Governor's School (TJ/GS) 18; 13. James River (JR) 15; 14. Brook Point (BP), Manchester (Man) 14; 16. Salem (SHS), McLean (Mcl) 13; 18. Mount Vernon (MV) 12; 19. Great Bridge (GB), Booker T. Washington (BTW), Cave Spring (CS) 10; 22. J.R. Tucker (JRT), Tallwood (Tall), Potomac (Pot), Albemarle (Alb) 8; 26. Langley (Lang), L.C. Bird (LCB), C.D. Hylton (CDH) 7; 29. T.C. Williams (TCW) 6�; 30. E.C. Glass (ECG), Douglas Freeman (DSF), Gloucester (GHS) 6; 33. Centreville (Cen) 5�; 34. Petersburg (Pet), Kecoughtan (Kec), Osbourn Park (OP), West Springfield (WS) 5; 38. Hickory (HHS), Princess Anne (PA), Pulaski County (PC) 4; 41. Varina (Var), Stonewall Jackson (SJ), Woodbridge (Wood), Halifax (Hal), West Potomac (WP) 3; 46. James Wood (JW), G.C. Marshall (GCM) 2; 48. Thomas Dale (TD), Heritage (Her), George Washington-Danville (GWD), Sherando (Sher), Patrick Henry-Roanoke (PHR), James W. Robinson (JWB) 1.
Long jump* (20-6�) - 1. Sheena Johnson (Gar) 20-2�; 2. Tiffany McLaughin (Tall) 19-3; 3. Amy Conteh (Oak) 19-2 �; 4. Caroline Harvey (Atl) 19-1 �; 5. Kellie Wells (JR) 18-9 �; 6. Kira Sims (Gar) 18-8; 7. Michelle Austin (CDH) 18-7; 8. Marie Giles (Beth) 18-5.
Triple jump (42-9�) - 1. Sheena Johnson (Gar) 40-7�; 2. Ayanna Alexander (Mcl) 39-0�; 3. Niwa Winn (ECG) 38-8�; 4. Lauren Anderson (Atl) 38-7; 5. Danielle Woodhouse (TJ) 38-3; 6. Kira Sims (Gar) 37-9�; 7. Caroline Harvey (Atl) 37-8; 8. Takeitha Jordan (Gar) 37-5.
Johnson took three jumps, all over 40 feet, and moved to No. 7 in the country on her third before packing it in.
High jump* (42-9�) - 1 Bonnie Meekins (Oak) 5-6; 2. Krystle Moss (TJ) 5-5; 3. Vrica Twine (GB) 5-5; 4. Takeitha Jordan (Gar) 5-5; 5. Cari Tusing (TJ/GS) 5-4; 6. Love Brown (BTW) 5-4; 7. Jerri Jenkins (JW) 5-4; 8. Taneise Mitchell (GB) 5-4.
Shot put (49-9) - 1. India Odum (Hay) 43-5�; 2. Lindsay Neuberger (FWC) 41-7�; 3. Ayanna Jones (TJ/GS) 40-8�; 4. Amanda Walker (Beth) 40-1�; 5. Fallon Wilson (HHS) 38-6�; 6. Pairicia Duroseau (WP) 38-6�; 7. Donisha Freeman (MV) 37-10�; 8. Latoya Porter (Man) 37-2�.
Discus* (159-0) - 1. Donisha Freeman (MV) 135-11; 2. India Odum (Hay) 128-8; 3. Ieshia Hurt (Man) 117-9; 4. Latoya Porter (Man) 114-9; 5. Liz Hages (PC) 114-4; 6. Amber Chastain (WB) 113-7; 7. Lindsay Neuberger (FWC) 112-4; 8. Jennifer Foster (Sher) 111-8.
Pole vault (10-6) - 1. Danielle Taylor (FWC) 11-0 (meet record, previous record 10-6, Carrie Bennett, Hayfield, 1999); 2. Kira Sims (Gar) 11-0; 3. April Banks (TCW) 11-0; 4. Alicia LaRoche (Cent) 11-0; 5. Kira Barcus (Atl) 10-6; 6. Katie Fricke (Gar) 10-0; 7. Meredith Rothrock (Lang) 9-6�; 8. Ashlea Barret (PHR) 9-6�.
Former record-holder Bennett was in the field, but went out at 8-6.
3,200-meter relay (9:10.29) - 1. Oakton 9:22.32; 2. T.J.-Alexandria 9:22.89; 3. Bethel 9:23.62; 4. West Springfield 9:31.77; 5. Lake Braddock 9:33.47; 6. Langley 9:35.44; 7. C.D. Hylton 9:37.60; 8. Hayfield 9:38.14.
T.J. in third trailed Bethel, the leader, by 8 seconds when Kelley Otstott began her anchor leg. Otstott ran a 2:11.9, but Oakton anchor Keira Carlstrom, caught and passed by Otstott with a lap remaining, went with her, passed her back on the homestretch and held on for the win.
100 hurdles (13.81) - 1. Sheena Johnson (Gar) 13.82; 2. Nicole Jann (Mench) 14.24; 3. Keosha Sanders (BP) 14.57; 4. Kellie Wells (JR) 14.96; 5. Sherina Hibbler (BTW) 15.01; 6. Sherita Hibbler (BTW) 15.14; 7. Briana Smith (Man) 15.45; 8. Maurika Quarles (OP) 20.20.
Very quick separation, but the breeze cost her the record.
100 (11.73) - 1. Ara Towns (Beth) 11.81; 2. Sheena Johnson (Gar) 11.87; 3. Asia Carroll (Beth) 11.99; 4. Alyssa Aiken (Chant) 12.04; 5. Keosha Sanders (BP) 12.40; 6. Caroline Harvey (Atl) 12.46; 7. Happy Darcus (Alb) 12.47; 8. Terri Davenport (CDH) 12.60.
The Bethel girls were up for this race, and it looked like Towns had Johnson the whole way.
1,600 (4:50.32) - 1. Nikeya Green (Hay) 5:03.49; 2. Dionne Evans (Gar) 5:06.49; 3. Lauren Goldsmith (CS) 5:08.93; 4. Monika Schleier-Smith (TJ) 5:11.89; 5. Blair Myers (DSF) 5:14.00; 6. Colleen Connell (BP) 5:15.93; 7. Elizabeth Bugg (DSF) 5:19.34; 8. Sam Ference (JWR) 5:19.88.
Green took it easy, saving it for the 800, where she would need it.
400 relay (45.79) - 1. Bethel 46.74; 2. Salem 47.37; 3. Menchville 47.57; 4. Oakton 47.92; 5. L.C. Bird 48.53; 6. Woodbridge 48.95; 7. Atlee 48.97; 8. T.C. Williams 48.97.
400 (53.45) - 1. Alyssa Aiken (Chant) 53.83; 2. Trenace Elliot (WB) 54.41; 3. Vakara Forrest (GHS) 55.80; 4. Avis Strobridge (Kec) 56.68; 5. Cheri Manning (JRT) 56.70; 6. Jennifer Claud (Hal) 57.47; 7. Courtney Tolbert (LCB) 57.59; 8. Zakiya Ingraham (TD) 57.95.
Aiken almost got her own meet record, and considering the heat and her race load (100-400-200), said something about her toughness.
300 hurdles (41.62) - 1. Sheena Johnson (Gar) 40.94 (meet record, previous record 41.62, Shontell Powell, Ferguson, 1996); 2. Janine Jones (Mench) 42.07; 3. Kellie Wells (JR) 43.94; 4. Ayanna Alexander (Mcl) 44.05; 5. Maurika Quarles (OP) 44.72; 6. Vrica Twine (GB) 45.08; 7. Lauren Taylor (WB) 45.31; 8. Keosha Sanders (BP) 51.74.
No doubts here, though Jones and Wells both ran well.
800 (2:10.44) - 1. Nikeya Green (Hay) 2:09.30 (meet record, previous record 2:10.44, Sharon O'Connor, Mount Vernon, 1998); 2. Leslie Treherne (WB) 2:09.38; 3. Kelley Otstott (TJ) 2:11.38; 4. Nicole Cook (Pet) 2:12.94; 5. Lauren Goldsmith (CS) 2:15.56; 6. Carin Miller (Chant) 2:15.57; 7. Leslie Schultz (Lang) 2:15.68; 8. Lea Nikeita (GWD) 2:16.16.
This race was expected to be close, but not because of Treherne. The Western Branch freshman, who finished third in the Eastern Region meet at 2:23.09, served notice by beating Cook in the preliminaries (2:15.64), then came back and gave Green all that she could handle. Both runners broke the meet record, and, yes, Treherne is a freshman.
200 (23.79) - 1. Alyssa Aiken (Chant) 24.44; 2. Ara Towns (Beth) 24.77; 3. Happy Darcus (Alb) 25.05; 4. Trenace Elliot (WB) 25.12; 5. Cheri Manning (JRT) 25.50; 6. Stephanie Walker (Var) 25.51; 7. Terri Davenport (CDH) 25.67; 8. Ebonie Jones (LCB) 25.72.
3,200 (10:05.58) - 1. Erin Swain (LB) 11:04.23; 2. Johanna Allen (Pot) 11:28.76; 3. Kelly Swain (LB) 11:30.74; 4. Jeannie Addison (TJ/GS) 11:33.70; 5. Karen Otto (PA) 11:37.29; 6. Kerin Lanyi (TJ/GS) 11:38.82; 7. Lauren Chaiken (GCM) 11:42.74; 8. Alison Cole (Oak) 11:47.54.
Again, it was very, very hot.
1,600 relay (3:43.46) - 1. Bethel 3:46.28; 2. Menchville 3:49.23; 3. Western Branch 3:50.46; 4. Salem 3:53.23; 5. Oakton 3:59.35; 6. Stonewall Jackson 4:00.27; 7. Lake Braddock 4:01.00; 8. Heritage 4:01.08.
Bethel's 1-3 runners kept it close, more than good enough for Marie Giles at the anchor.
