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by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
2/23 Meet of Champs, Philadelphia
North Penn, US#2 10:30.34 DMR (Henderson 10:33.66)
59-10.50 SP Steve Meyers, Conestoga
Nehemiah Leary improves his US#3 to 23-07.75
Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham, took the 60 Meter Hurdles in 8.09
Troy Roberson, Tennent, top 10 US 6.97 in 60 Meters
Mark Mullelly, Upper Moreland, 8:51.84 3000
The Shot Put will be one of the best events at the State meet next
week,
and tonight, a new state leader emerged with a 2.5 foot PR. It's
Steve
Meyers of Conestoga, who came within a whisker of hitting that magic
60
foot mark with his spectacular 59-10.50. The throw puts him US#5
and
more importantly, gives him a lot of confidence heading into States
and
the Nike Indoor Classic a week later. Glen Mills' Quentin Watts
threw
52-10.25 for 2nd. Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary improved his US#3
Long
Jump by a half-inch, going 23-07.75. Pennsbury's Al Gregory was
2nd at
23-01, while Sun Valley's Brandon Bush was 3rd with his 21-10.50.
North
Penn used splits of 3:16, .51, 1:57 and 4:27 to win the DMR in 10:30.34,
which is US#2 Great Valley ran a US#7 in 10:33.66. Henderson was
3rd
with a 10:41.34, while Upper Moreland, behind a 4;22 split by Mark
Mullelly, was 4th in 10:41.47. Westown School's Ray Bobrewricki
won the
High Jump, clearing 6-8. Glen Mills' Taj Johnson improved his season
best, going 6-6. Two guys cleared 14-0 in the Pole Vault. Adam Bingham
of Boyertown won on misses, while Alex Vencius of Central, set a
PR with
his mark. On the track, Glen Mills' 4x200 had a slight trip early
in the
race, but still pulled off a 1:30.60, to comfortably beat Abington,
2nd
in 1:32.55. Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham, took the 60 Meter Hurdles
in
8.09, a US#6. The other four competitors in the event medalists
were all
under 8.44, Dyestat Elite, including Eric Alexander, Glen Mills
(8.26),
Steve Nichols, Penncrest (8.32), Jordan Rajan, Downingtown (8.36),
and
Mavis Polk, Glen Mills (8.39). In the 60 Dash, Tennent's Troy Roberson
went 6.97, a top 10 US time. Richard Britt of Simon Gratz, was 2nd
in
7.07, while Cheltenham's Lamont Grant was 3rd in 7.08. Quakertown's
Adam
Breisch took the mile in 4:25.62. O'Hara's Steve Hallinan was 2nd
in
4:26.27. Abington's Lester Caesar came from behind to win the 49.83.
And
the same strategy worked for North Penn's Steve Craig, who had a
busy
night, running what he had to run to win the 800 in 1:58.04. Tennent's
John Sarge was 2nd in 1:58.34. Almost stealing the show from the
first
of two heats was Upper Merion's Ryan Turner, clocking 1:58.50 for
3rd.
Penn Wood's Mike Brown went 1;59.47 for 4th, and Norristown's Kenrick
Marsh was 5th in 1:59.87. Tennent star Troy Roberson took the 200
in
22.76. In the 3000, Upper Moreland's Mark Mullelly showed he is
one of
the favorites for the state championship, running away from stiff
competition with an 8:51.84. Rob Robertson, Coatesville, bounced
back
from a tough Carnival double, getting 2nd in 8:54.11. Council RSock's
Rob Hampson was 3rd in 8:56.81. (Missing 4x400, 4x800, Triple Jump.)
In
the Triple Jump, Mike Whitehead Norristownm, wen 46’5",
Blake Taylor,
Methacton was 2nd in 45’ 2+", John Hammond, Girard College
44’11", and
Galin Rivers, Great Valley 44’ 6+". In the 4x400, Abington
won in
3:24.08, 2nd was William Tennent, 3:26.55, and 3rd was Lower Merion
3:29.84. Strath Haven ran an 8:02.50 to take the 4x800, a US#8.
North
Penn was 2nd in 8:02.72; LaSalle in 3rd in 8:05.79.
2/22 DVGTFCA Lehigh - Just a little 'ol meet at Lehigh University
by the Delaware Valley
Girls' Track & Field Coaches Association. And look what happened!
50
nationally elite performances, highlighted by eight teams in the 4x800,
seven in the 4x200, six in the 4x400, and five individuals in the
60
Hurdles and 60 Dash. Juanita Broaddus, William Penn, followed
up her
US#5 24.15 @ the Simplot Games with a top ten time of 24.78 to win
the
MOC. Jakki Bailey, Kennent, was second in 25.25. Takia Brooks,
Abington, was third in 25.45. Broaddus was second to Bailey
in the 60
Meter Hurdles, as Bailey went 7.47 US#5. In the 4x200, West Catholic
ran
the second fastest PA time of this season of 1:43.88. Penn was less
than
.5 back, not quite at full strength. Precious George, Academy Park,
took
the 60 Meter Hurdles in 9.10. Villa Maria
Academy won the DMR in a US#8 12:25.98. West Catholic's Nicole
Leach
took the 400 in 57.60. Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, continued
her
dominance in the 800, winning in 2:18.12. Julia Pudlin is rapidly
rounding into form, taking the Mile over stiff competition in 5:13.83.
Kourtney Marquis took the Pole Vault with a leap of 10-6. Jen
Williams,
Great Valley, had her best jump of the year, 5-6. West Catholic
also
took the 4x400 with their 3:57.46, the second fastest time in PA this
season. Vanessa McGee took the Triple Jump with a leap of 36-03.50.
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