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DyeStat Pennsylvania
12/28/00 at Lehigh University
Year End Special
sponsored by the Track Coaches of Greater Philadelphia
Highlights
- 60m - Sundifu Dorley over Troy Roberson, 7.12 to 7.14
- Wm Penn girls and Georgeous Harper win 3 relays
- DyeStat Elite marks at YES
by Don Rich, publisher of DyeStat PA
The quality of performances from Pennsylvania athletes picked
up a bit
at the YES (Year-End-Special) held Thursday, December 28 at Lehigh
University. The annual meet attracts many of the best from all schools
in the Greater Philadelphia area, plus a few from the western part of
PA.
Sponsored by the Track & Field Coaches Association of
Greater
Philadelphia, Inc., the YES meet boasted a few national caliber
showings.
Boys PA # 1 performances were posted in the 60 meter hurdles
(Matt Banz,
Bensalem, 8.47), the 200 (Troy Roberson, Tennent, 23.04), the 400
(Terrance Day, Simon Gratz, 50.22), the 800 (Steve Hall, Chester,
2:00.32), the Mile (Sean Duffy, Cardinal O'Hara, 4:27.57), the 3000
(Mark Mullelly, Upper Moreland, 9:08.56), the 4 x 200 (Simon Gratz,
1:33.18), the SMR (North Penn, 3:43.33), the 4 x 800 (North Penn,
8:17.92), and the Shot Put (Lou Samba, Norristown, 53-2).
Girls PA #1 performances were posted in the 60 Meter Hurdles
(Cassie
Richards, Winchester-Thurston, 9:47), the 3000 (Julie Opet, Radnor,
10:38.10), the 4 x 200 (William Penn (1:43.53),the SMR ()William Penn,
4:15.7), and the Pole Vault (Amy Kolter, Phoenixville, 10-6).
Sprints and Dashs: (All times FAT)
In the 60 meter dash, Coatesville's Sundifu Dorley and William
Tennent's
Troy Roberson were neck-and-neck, in Nike Indoor Classic (NIC)
qualifying times of 7.12 and 7.14, respectively. Those are the fastest
two PA times of the year. Roberson had won last year's 400 in 49.74, but
opted this year for the shorter distances, taking the 200 in 23.04 in
addition to his 2nd in the 60. The top three 60 meter hurdles
competitors all ran Dyestat Elite (DE) times, Matt Benz, Bensalem, in
8.47, Rennie Mills of Hatboro-Horsham, in 8.51, and Jesse Patterson of
Cheltenham, in 8.58. Simon Gratz's Terrence Day took the 400 in a NSI
(National Scholastic Indoor) and NIC qualifying time of 50.22.
NIC marks were posted in the 60 meter dash as Janea Bridgeford
of Upper
Darby set a meet record with her 7.92. Melissa Mastrangelo of Nazareth
Academy was second with a 7.94. William Penn's Juanita Broaddus won the
200 in an NSI/NIC meet record time of 25.62. In the 400, Gorgeous Harper
had her only non-first place performance of the day, taking third in
59.77. Norristown's Courtney Clark also ran a DS Elite time, getting
second in 58.99. Penn Wood's Danielle Rodgers took first in an NSI/NIC
time of 58.50.
Without the long jump to compete in, Cassie Richards of
Winchster-Thurston, simply went out and won the 60 Meter Hurdles with
her 9.47. She finished sixth in the 400, skipping her second favorite
event, the 200, to avoid the same early season injury she had at this
meet a year ago.
Middle Distance and Distance:
Cardinal O'Hara's Sean Duffy nipped Karl Dusen, of CB East in
the Mile
with his 4:27.57. Dusen ran 4:28 flat. And Upper Moreland's Mark
Mullelly ran a nice early season 3000 with his 9:08.56.
Radnor freshman Julie Opet showed that her XC potential
translates well
to the track, running a meet record, NIC time of 10:38.10 in the 3000.
Stacey Muchal of Mid Valley was second, at 10:40.90, also an NIC time.
Relays:
The team of Speaks, Brit, Brown and Day of Simon Gratz set a
new meet
record in the 4 x 200 with a DS Elite time of 1:33.18. North Penn took
both the Sprint Medley and 4 x 800 relays, the former in a meet record
of 3:43.33. Middle distance stars Dan Michael and Steve Craig ran both
relays. Their 4 x 800 was 8:17.92. William Tennent's 4 x 400 set a meet
record in 3:30.45.
Gorgeous Harper, William Penn, was the only girl on all three
victorious
relays for her school. She was joined by Juanita Broaddus, Christina
Smith, and Christina Wright, in running a meet record 1:43.53 4 x 200,
with is also an NSI/NIC qualifying time.
Harper was joined by Tyeisha Thomas, Worthington, and Madonna
Patterson
in winning the 4 x 400 in a DS Elite time of 4:07.8. She then teamed
with Smith, Patterson and Broaddus to set a meet record in the Sprint
Medley Relay, with their NSI/NIC time of 4:15.7.
Field Events
DS Elite performances were turned in by Norristown's Lou Samba
and CB
East's Jim Kokas in the Shot Put, with their respective throws of 53-2
and 52-0.
Haverford's Mike Lang doubled, taking the High Jump with a 6-4
leap, and
the Triple Jump with his 43-4-1/2.
Phoenixville's Amy Kolter went 10-6 in the Pole Vault for a
new PA #1,
meet record, and NSI qualifier. Dyestat Elite performances were turned
in by William Penn's Ashley Holiday in the Triple Jump with a jump of
36-5-3/4, and Avon Grove's Erie Finucane in the Shot Put, with a throw
of 37-11.
Delaware County's girls next compete in the county
championships,
Friday, January 5 at Lehigh University. Western PA athletes compete
January 5 at Slippery Rock. The Philly boys return January 6thg in two
meets at Haverford College.
DyeStat Elite marks at YES
B60: 7.12 -- Dorley, Sundifu, , Coatesville PA
B60: 7.14 -- Roberson, Troy, 2002, Wm Tennent PA
B400: 50.22 -- Day, Terrance, 2000, Simon Gratz PA
B60H: 8.51 -- Mills, Rennie, 2001, Hatboro-Horsham PA
B60H: 8.58 -- Patterson, Jesse, , Cheltenham PA
BSP: 53' 2 -- Samba, Lou, , Norristown PA
BSP: 52' 0 -- Kokas, Jim, , Central Bucks E. PA
B4x200: 1:33.18 -- Boys Relay, , Simon Gratz PA
G60: 7.92 -- Bridgeford, Janet, , Upper Darby PA
G60: 7.94 -- Mastrangelo, Melissa, , Nazareth PA
G200: 25.62 -- Broaddus, Juanita, Wm Penn PA
G400: 58.5 -- Rodgers, Danielle, 2002, Penn Wood PA
G400: 58.99 -- Clark, Courtney, 2001, Norristown PA
G400: 59.77 -- Harper, Gorgeous, , William Penn PA
G3000: 10:38.1 -- Opet, Julie, , Radnor PA
G3000: 10:40.9 -- Muchal, Stacey, 2002, Jermyn PA
GTJ: 36' 5.75 -- Holiday, Ashley, , Wm Tennent PA
GPV: 10' 6 -- Kotter, Amy, , Phoenixville PA
GSP: 37' 11 -- Finucane, Erin, , Avon Grove PA
GSP: 37' 9 -- Plunkett, Jackie, , McDevitt PA
G4x200: 1:43.53 -- Girls Relay, , Wm Penn PA
G4x400: 4:07.8 -- Girls Relay, , Wm Penn PA
GSMR: 4:15.7 -- Girls Relay, , Wm Penn PA
BOYS
EVENT NAME SCHOOL SCORE/TIME 60 Meter Dash Sundifu Dorley Coatesville 7.12 Troy Roberson William Tennent 7.14 Chris Galli Phoenixville 7.25 60 Meter Hurdles Matt Benz Bensalem 8.47 Rennie Mills Hatboro-Horsham 8.51 Jesse Patterson Cheltenham 8.58 200 Troy Roberson William Tennent 23.04 Chris Nelson Penn Wood 23.28 Kellen Carter Strath Haven 23.31 400 Terrance Day Simon Gratz 50.22 Ernie Terrell Norristown 51.10 Kellen Carter Strath Haven 51.36 800 Steve Hall Chester 2:00.32 Mike Donnelly William Tennent 2:02.42 Justin Humphries Downingtown 2:03.62 Mile Sean Duffy Cardinal O'Hara 4:27.57 Karl Dusen C.B. East 4:28.0 Adam Leive Radnor 4:33.91 3,000 Meter Run Mark Mullelly Upper Moreland 9:08.56 Kevin Borelli Mid Valley 9:13.95 Kevin Cunningham Cardinal O'Hara 9:13.37 4 x 200 Meter Relay Speaks Brit Brown Day Simon Gratz 1:33.18 (new meet record) Cheltenham 1:35.02 Penn Wood 1:35.38 4 x 400 Meter Relay Sarge Soto Donnelly Roberson William Tennent 3:30.45 (new meet record) Chester 3:32.72 Simon Gratz 3:33.84 Sprint Medley Relay Fisher Zeldin Michael Craig North Penn 3:43.33 (new meet record) Easton 3:46.63 Coatesville 3:46.81 4 x 800 Meter Relay Maier Craig Atkiss Michael North Penn 8:17.92 Cardinal O'Hara 8:26.56 Great Valley 8:31.80 Distance Medley Relay Dennis Sangster Turner Daniels Upper Merion 11:11.70 Easton 11:18.27 North Penn 11:19.24 High Jump Mike Lang Haverford H.S. 6-4 Brian Kennedy Strath Haven 6-2 Seth Keller West Chester East 6-2 Triple Jump Mike Lang Haverford H.S. 43-4 1/2 Blake Taylor Methacton 41-10 Maurice Tooney Coatesville 41-0 Shot Put Lou Samba Norristown 53-2 Jim Kokas Central Bucks East 52-0 Steve Myers Conestoga 51-4 Pole Vault Dave Grauch Downingtown 13-0 Vivin Varghese Upper Darby 12-0 Rob Daniele Cheltenham 11-6
GIRLS
EVENT NAME SCHOOL SCORE/TIME 60 Meter Dash Janea Bridgeford Upper Darby 7.92 (new meet record) Melissa Mastrangelo Nazareth Academy 7.94 Chioma Nwaneshuidu Penn Wood 8.07 60 Meter Hurdles Cassie Richards Winchester-Thurston 9.47 Tyeshia Thomas William Penn 9.61 Krista Ramirez Hatboro-Horsham 9.87 200 Juanita Broaddus William Penn 25.62 (new meet record) Tiffany Bradley West Catholic 26.02 Ebonye White Simon Gratz 26.93 400 Danielle Rodgers Penn Wood 58.50 Courtney Clark Norristown 58.99 Gorgeous Harper William Penn 59.77 800 Lindsay Scottoline Archbishop Prendergast 2:21.87 Maureen McCandless Nazareth Academy 2:22.97 Tyeshia Thomas William Penn 2:26.88 Mile Colleen Flanagan Radnor 5:26.86 Rebecca Powell Pennsbury 5:30.99 Jessie Yester Downingtown 5:34.81 3,000 Meter Run Julie Opet Radnor 10:38.10 (new meet record) Stacey Muchal Mid Valley 10:40.90 Elise Gould Pennsbury 10:50.24 4 x 200 Meter Relay Smith Harper Wright Broaddus William Penn 1:43.53 (new meet record) Simon Gratz 1:49.16 Nazareth Academy 1:51.57 4 x 400 Meter Relay Worthington Harper Thomas Patterson William Penn 4:07.8 Abington 4:10.64 West Philadelphia 4:19.31 Sprint Medley Relay Smith Harper Patterson Broaddus William Penn 4:15.7 (new meet record) Abington 4:25.55 Simon Gratz 4:32.59 4 x 800 Meter Relay Williams Atwater Klotz Morris Great Valley 10:18.12 William Tennent 10:35.94 Neshaminy 10:41.85 Distance Medley Relay O'Dea McFadden Betts Scottoline Archbishop Prendergast 13:08.38 (new meet record) North Penn 13:21.96 William Penn 13:24.54 High Jump Katherine Wallace H.I. School 5-2 Jen Williams Great Valley 5-2 Janea Bridgeford Upper Darby 5-0 Triple Jump Ashley Holiday William Penn 36-5 3/4 Janine Smith W.C. Henderson 34-5 1/4 Tara Ebert Neshaminy 34-3 1/4 Shot Put Erin Finucane Avon Grove 37-11 Jackie Plunkett Bishop McDevitt 37-9 Pam Kessler William Tennent 36-11 3/4 Pole Vault Amy Kotter Phoenixville 10-6 (new meet record) Sarah Berkowitz Penncrest 9-6 April Link Downingtown 8-6
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