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by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
The Philadelphia Catholic League held qualifiers for
the league champs Monday and Tuesday, May 6-7. The Western PA
Interscholastic Athletic Association held their qualifer for next
week's
District 7 champs on Tuesday at five locations. And as the week
progressed, conference and league championships were everywhere.
Hempfield's Matt Evans posted a 1:53.2 800, so we'll see if he has
another gear at the state championships when he gets to race Sam
Bair
head-to-head. (Actually, the could race at the District meet, but
that
should be more strategic than all out war). Andrew Rademacher, Hickory,
went 15-1 at the MCAC Invite. North Penn (9:24.4) and Gwynedd-Mercy
(9:26.9) posted nice 4x800's at their league meets, but it could
be
Merion Mercy's for the taking. In the open 800 of the Bicentennial
Conference meet, Evelyn Dwyer went 2:12.7 and teammate Kimarra McDonald
went 2:13.7. It may not even be close in the state 4x800. In fact,
Upper
Dublin's 8:58.43 could be in jeopardy in PA this year. And a new
name
was introduced in the girls' Pole Vault, as Tracie Saunders of Manheim
Township cleared 11-0.
Monday-Tuesday May 6-7, 2002
Results courtesy of Daniel Nelson, Mike McMillen, and the PCL
The PCL's Divisional Championships provide a preview of the
League
Championships later in May, and it's starting to look like a Cardinal
O'Hara sweep of the 2001-2002 year. Both girls and boys took the
League
XC title in November, and both took the Indoor title in February.
At the Southern Division Champs on 5/6 @ Interboro, St.
Joe's Prep was a
distant second. O'Hara received double wins from Anthony Heygood
in the
Javelin (133-03) and 200 (23.0); Joe Francisco (4:30.1 1600, 9:55.2
3200); and Bob McDade in the Discus (144-09) and Shot Put (47-10).
West
Catholic's Jackson took the 100 in 11.3 (Heygood was 2nd in 11.4)
and
the 400 in 52.0. In the girls' Southern Division, O'Hara outscored
West
Catholic by over 100 points. Karon Lugay took the 100 in 12.4, and
brought home seconds in the 400 with a 59.6 and 200 in 25.0. West
Catholic's Tiffany Bradley won the 400 in 56.8, while teammate Nicole
Leach took the 200 in 24.9. Leach also captured the 400 Hurdles
in
65.1. O'Hara distance specialist Danielle Schopf took home golds
in both
the 1600 (5:22.1) and the 3200 (11:42.3); while teammate Chrissy
Cook
captured the Discus (89-05.50), and the Javelin (87-11).
In the Northern Division Championships, it's the Bishop
McDevitt boys
that dominated, while for the girls, it was an easy win for Archbishop
Ryan. Tariq Boston of McDevitt, won both the 200 (22.4) and the
400
(49.8), while finishing 2nd in the 100 in 11.1. LaSalle's Pohlot
won
the Shot Put with a throw of 48-09.50 and the Discus, with his 139-05
effort. Quadruple champ Denise Tetkowski of Ryan, captured both
the 100
Hurdles (15.8) and 400 Hurdles (1:06.0), in addition to the Long
Jump
(16-11) and Triple Jump (34-05). Teammate Jess Starace took home
three individual titles, the 100 in 12.8, the 200 in 25.7 and the
400 in
58.7. And Jess Szyszko, also of Ryan, was holding down the throws
corner, taking the Shot Put (31-06) and the Discus (89-09). St.
Hubert's
Amy Kelly won the Mile in 5:19.0 and the 2-Mile 11:34.7.
Tuesday, May 7, 2002 - Warren County Championships - Andy
Weilacher,
Eisenhower, continued to race his way back into shape, taking the
1600
in 4:34.3 and the 3200 in 9:57.5. He also anchored the winning 4x800,
but his team lost to Warren by a single point. Double winners included
Mitchell of Eisenhower (100/200), Ahmed of Warren LJ/TJ), for the
boys;
and Tutmaher of Eisenhower (800/3200), Hajec of Youngsville (SP/DT),
and
Moldovan of Warren (LJ/TJ) for the girls. Results courtesy of Dennis
Muller.
WPIAL Qualifiers
Results courtesy of the WPIAL
The WPIAL holds qualifiers for their district championships nine
days in
advance, with the top six in an event automatically moving on. There
are
three AAA qualifiers (North, Central, South), and two AA qualifiers
(North, South). Most top athletes do their best simply to remain
healthy, without expending too much effort. That's hard to imagine
with
an 800 time of 1:53.55 in the AAA Southern meet, but after his 1:50
two
weeks ago, Sam Bair is simply in a class by himself. He also went
4:25
for a relaxed 1600 qualifier. In the AAA Central meet, Matt Evans
of
Hempfield ran a strong 1:53.2 to show his fitness level. In the
AAA
Northern girls qualifier, Stephanie Madia went 5:06 and 10:58.21
in
advance in both events. The top Javelin effort for the girls came
in
same meet, as Butler's Holly Geibel achieved a 136.04. And in the
girls'
Central AAA, Amy Egan of Latrobe went 2:14.0 in the 800. Southern
AAA
Qualifier Summary by Jerry Scott
It was a mild but stormy day at Butler Area High School as AAA
teams
from over a dozen high schools in the north hills of Pittsburgh
came
together for the right to qualify for the WPIAL AAA individual
championships on May 16th at Baldwin HS.
In the guys events Baldwin Invite champion So. Andrew Johnson took
the
100 and 200 with a 10.75 and a 22.14. In the 400 Aswani Hoggin of
Ambridge was the winner with a 50.07. Two words say it all in the
distance races...Sam Bair. Bair took both the 800 and the 1600 easily
with a 1:53.55 and a 4:25 mile. Also in the 800 Jeff Justice of
Shaler
took 2nd with a good time of 1:57.04. Shaler continued their dominace
of
the distance races with Josh Dluhos taking the 3200 with a 9:43.14.
Dave
Griffith of Montour took the 110 hurdles with a 15.11 while Matt
Puthoff
of Nort Allegheny won the 300's in a 40.42. Seneca Valley's Jason
Young
finished 2nd in both races finishing a combined 8 hundereths of
a second
out of 1st place. In the relays Central Catholic, Shaler, and North
Allegheny won the relays going 43.32, 3:28.95, and 8:16 flat. Butler
dominated the jumping as they swept every event with Calvin Littlejohn
winning the high jump with a 5'9", Jordan Gray winning the
long and
triple jumps going 21' and 43'4 1/2" respectively, and having
3 athletes
tied at the the top of the pole vault. In the field Allen Billyk
of New
Castle won both the discus and shut put throwing 146'5" and
49'8". In
the javelin Brian Heonberg of Seneca Valley won it with 172'8"
throw.
In the girls events Elyse Goode of Ambridge was strong in the short
sprints winning the 100m dash with a 12.42 and finishing in 2nd
for the
200m dash with a 25.51. The 200 and 400 winnher was Caitlyn Ward
from
Hampton running 2 very strong times of 25.44 and 57.23. Ruth Mick
of
Seneca Valley took the 800 by almost 2 seconds winning with a 2:19.85.
The distance champ was none other than North Allegheny's Stephanie
Madia
winning the mile a 5:06 and the 2 mile with a 10:58.21. The runner
up in
the 2 miles was Kate Pinta from Hampton running a 11:29.86. Julianna
Reed from Hampton won both hurdles with a 14.84 and 45.04 in the
100's
she just edged Kim Markel of North Allgheny out who ran a 15.06.
Moon,
Butler, and North Allegheny took the realys going 50.81, 4:04.57,
and a
9:52. In the high jump it took 5 feet even to qualify and 6 girls
matched that height. Javon Clark from New Castle won the long jump
with
a 16'3" and Victoria Barger from North Allegheny won the triple
jump
going 34'4". It took vaulting 8'3" in the pole vault to
qualify for
WPIAL's in the pole vault. Megan Gasparin of Seneca Valley won the
discus with a throw of 108'5". Holly Geibel from Butler won
the javelin
with a heave of 136'4" and Lori Merriman of North Allegheny
won the shot
put with a toss of 36'5." And an impressive side note, North
Allegheny
qualified at least 1 person in 15/18 events only not qualifying
in the
javelin and the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Butler also qualified
in all
but 5 events.
Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, 2002 - Pioneer Athletic Conference
@ Great
Valley HS - Corey Rogers of Pottsgrove, captured both the 1600 (4:25.46)
and the 3200 (9:43.65). The Hurdles also boasted a double winner,
with
an upset of sorts in the 300, as Justin Gibbs of Pottstown, narrowly
beat Great Valley's Galen Rivers, 40.01 to 40.07. Perkiomen Valley's
Matt Carroll won both the 200 (22.66) and the 400 (49.33). For the
girls, Spring-Ford's Meghan O'Neil showd both leg speed and strength,
finished third in the 400 less than a half-second from the win in
58.57,
and taking the 800 in 2:19.28 and the 1600 in 5:21.29. The Discus
and
Javelin belonged to Perkiomen Valley's Jackie Scogna, who threw
the disc
115-09, and the Jav 122-03. Denise Edwards, Pottstown, won the Long
Jump
(18-03), and the Triple Jump (36-11).
Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, 2002 - Southern Chester County League
@
Oxford
Kim Malcolm of Villa Maria, closed out her league season with three
wins, going 2:28.4, 5:18.8 and 11:35.7. Jakki Bailey of Kennett,
took
the 100 and 200 in 12.0 and 25.2. Bishop Shanahan has put together
an
improving distance corps, led by Eric Fleming , who took the 800
1:57.3,
the 1600 (4:20.0, and the 3200 (9:47.4). He also anchored their
winning
4x800 to an 8:19.4. Double winners included CHris Akings, Avon Grove,
11.0 and 22.1; Eric Broadbent, Avon Grove, 21-00.50 and 41-10.25);
Jon
Zacharkiw, Unionville, 49-7.25 and 145-04 DT.
Elite: 55.95, 400, Yvonne Ferguson, Westinghouse, 5/11/02 - District
8
Championships @ Oliver HS
43-05.50, SP, Carmen Bruce, Schenley, 5/11/02 - District 8 Championships
@ Oliver HS
Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, 2002 - District 8 (Pittsburgh City
League)
Championships @ Oliver High School
Summary by Mathhew Maisel, Allderdice HS.
The City League (PIAA District 8) Championships were fielded Friday
and
Saturday, May 10-11, at Oliver High School in Pittsburgh. Although
the
Schenley boys led 91-33 after the field events on Friday, Allderdice
charged back in the running events on Saturday, edging Schenley
160-154.
Allderdice swept both the 800 and the 1600 runs and took two of
the top
three spots in both the 300 intermediate hurdles and the 3200 run
to
complete the comeback. The Schenley girls, however, held off a similar
charge by the Allderdice girls to hang on for a 165-159 win. In
the
process, Schenley won both the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relays.
Yvonne Ferguson of Westinghouse was a triple winner, running away
with
the 100 (12.5), 200 (25.05), and 400 (55.95) meter dashes, qualifying
for the PIAA championships in the 200 and 400 and breaking a twenty-year
old City record in the 400. Carmen Bruce of Schenley was also a
triple
winner, winning a close triple jump (32' 3.75") contest and
hurling her
way to lopsided wins in the shot put (43' 5.5") and discus
(129' 4.25"),
breaking her own City records in both. Additionally, she qualified
for
the PIAA championships in these events as well. Schenley's Donel
Durham
won the boys' discus (109' 3.6") and tied for first in the
high jump (5'
8"). Allderdice's Adanna Scott won the girls' high jump (4'
9") and 300
intermediate hurdles (46.22), qualifying for the PIAA championships
in
the latter. In other running events, Peabody's Maurice Sales won
the 100
meter (11.18) and 200 meter (22.85) dashes, qualifying for the PIAA
championships in both events. Allderdice's Ian Wolfson won the 1600
meter (4:39.64) and 3200 meter (10:32) runs and will compete in
the PIAA
championship in the latter. Allderdice's Molly Ainsman rounded out
the
multiple winners, capturing the 800 meter (2:29.21) and 1600 meter
runs
(5:31.05).
Suburban One National-Patriot Divison @ Council Rock
Summary by Bill Kenny
Suburban One League Patriot Division girls set six meet records,
while
the boys established four new event marks in the division championship
meet at Council Rock High School. The Pennsbury girls broke North
Penn's
death grip on the trophy for the first time since 1994, when Pennsbury
also won the title. The Falcons had 129 points on the day and 145
overall, including two dual meet wins. The Knights, undefeated in
duals,
totaled 107 points in the
meet and 139 overall. Individually, Pennsbury dominated the sprints,
sweeping the top three places in the 100 and 200. Andi Glick (12.2,
25.4), Jamie LaTorre (12.5, 26.0) and Sara Kirsch (12.7, 26.1) did
the
damage each time. The Falcons' 4x100, with LaTorre, Rachel Zeldin,
Kiera
Watson and Glick, broke Bensalem's 14-year-old meet record with
a 49.2.
Kirsch did not run on the relay so she could compete in the LJ (2nd,
17-3) and TJ (1st, 35-8). Pennsbury also swept the HJ, led by Watson's
5-3. Kourtney Marquis took the PV (10-0), while Rebecca Powell won
the 800 (2:17.8) and took second in the 1,600 (5:11.2). Rock's Jessica
Cickay doubled in the 1,600 (5:08.9) and 3,200 (11:20.2) as the
Indians
took three of the top five in each event, much to the delight of
Pennsbury coach Tim Cass. North Penn managed only three scorers
combined
in the two distance events. Also, the Rock foursome of Lydia Blandy,
Lindsay Blum, Dara Kruman and Cickay contined to improve in the
4x800
with a record 9:24.4. North Penn did get a big effort from Jessica
Johnson, who set meet records in the SP and discus (42-7, 129-1).
Teammate Jackie Bryant was second in both. The Knights got a record
3:58.4 in the 4x400, too. Neshaminy's Beth Foster set the meet record
with the new javelin (122-1). That distance would have been the
new
standard with the old JAV, too.
In the boys division, the powerful North Penn squad blew out the
field
with 163 points for their seventh straight Patriot championship.
Host
Council Rock was second with 95. Matt Henderson was the Knights'
lone
individual double winner with his 100 and 200 titles (10.8, 21.7).
The
latter time knocked Bensalem's Keith Davis out of the record book.
Davis
still holds the 400 mark (48.3) in the division and shares the 100
with
Pennsbury's Troy Vincent (10.6). Pennsbury's Andrew Thomas came
within a
whisker of that 400 record however with his 48.5. Rock's Mike DiDio
cranked out a 4:18.0 1,600, outdueling NP's Dan Michael (4:20.1)
as
Steve Craig shut it down when DiDio passed him on the third lap.
Rock's
Rob Hampson was third (4:21.5), then came back to take the 3,200
(9:44.0) in a CR sweep. Craig and Michael got DiDio back in the
800
(1:57.1, 1:57.5 and 1:58.0). North Penn also got meet records from
Zach
Thomas in the 110HH (14.3) and the 4x100 (42.7, bettering the 43.1
of
Davis' 1996 Bensalem team). West's Kyle McNealy set the new JAV
record
(169-4) although the retired mark was well over 200 feet with the
old
implement.
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - Suburban One League-Liberty Division
@ Upper
Dublin
Got points? If you have a Courtney Clark, then you're like Norristown.
Well-nourished by four individual titles from the sprint-hurdle
specialist. Clark's best effort was a 44.47 300 Hurdles. She also
took
the 100 Hurdles in 14.86, the 200 in 24.95 and the 400 in 57.61.
Hatboro-Horsham's Janine Ricci captured both distance races, winning
the
1600 in 5:10.67 and the 3200 in 11:34.26. Souderton's Heather Myers
was
the Discus (104-00) and Javelin (119-03) champ. For the boys, Jesse
Patterson of Cheltenham, captured three individual titles: the 110
Hurdles (14.39), the 300 Hurdles (39.15), and the Long Jump (20-07.50).
Plymouth Whitemarsh's Alex Fisher was the sprint no-hurdles sprint
champ, going 11.24 and 22.06. He was also a member of the winning
4x100,
which went 43.55.
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - Suburban One League-Freedom Division
@ Upper
Dublin
Wissahickon's Erin Franklin worked a nice double win, taking the
3200 in
a strong 10:54.77, and the 1600 in 5:11.89. She also ran the first
800
in the winning 3200 Relay with teammates Michele Polish, Jen Douse,
and
Lindsay Dickey, which went 9:51.7. Alex Baptiste, Wissahickon, took
the
Long Jump (16-10.50) and the Triple Jump (36-01). Upper Merion's
Ashley
Simon was a double victor, winning the Shot Put (34-04.50) and the
Discus (110-06. Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary won three events,
the 200
(21.89), the 400 (48.95) and the Long Jump (22-08). Double winners
included Chris Duntzee, Upper Dublin, in the 110 Hurdles (15.29)
and the
300 Hurdles (41.11); Mark Mullelly, Upper Moreland, in the 1600
(4:24.51) and the 3200 (9:40.26); and Blake Taylor, Methacton, in
the
Triple Jump (42-10) and the High Jump (6-02).
Suburban One League-Colonial Division @ William Tennent HS
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - Suburban One League-Colonial Division @
William
Tennent HS - Troy Roberson of the host school, held off Abington's
Lester Caesar in the 400, going 47.89 to win by .33. Roberson also
took
the 100 in 11.06. Other double winners were Tony Bria, William Tennent
in the 110 and 300 Hurdles (15.08 38.69); Lloyd Christopher, Pennridge,
in the Long and Triple Jumps (20-05.25 41-05.50); and Ed Ruiz, William
Tennent, in the Shot Put and Discus (50-11.25 173-06). Getting top
points in four events, Pennridge's Brooke Wolfe went 16.02 in the
100
Hurdles, 45.85 in the 300 Hurdles, 16-06 in the LJ, and 36-10 in
the TJ.
Krystal Woods, William Tennent won three events, the Shot Put (35-09.50<
the Discus (126-08), and the Javelin (127-01). Takia Brooks, Abington,
captured the 100 in 12.49, the 200 in 25.04, and led off the winning
4x400 Relay which won in 3:59.43. Central Bucks East distance runner
Val
Myers took the 800 in 2:26.17, 5:20.05 in the 1600, and was 3rd
in the
3200.
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - Bicentennial League @ Holy Ghost
Prep
Tiffany Abney of Merion Mercy, dominated her events, winning the
200 in
24.9, the 400 in 56.2 and the 300 Hurdles in 46.0 But it was teammate
Evelyn Dwyer who pulled fellow teammate Kimarra McDonald to a fast
finish in the 800, as they went 2:12.7 and 2:13.7, PA #'s 2 and
3. PA #1
is Dwyer's too. Gwynedd-Mercy went 9:26.9 in the 4x800. For the
boys,
Holy Ghost Prep's Bill Ference took the 800 in 2:02.5 and the 1600
in
4:36.4. Lower Moreland's Mike Simone captured the Shot Put with
a throw
of 49-06 and the Discus with a toss of 153-06.
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - Lebanon-Lancaster League Championships
Results courtesy of Bob Trump
Gordon Hall and Patrick Link of Warwick, went one-two in the 800
at
1:56.0 and 1:56.4, respectively. Then they teamed with Gallagher
and
Hess to lead Warwick to a 7:56.7 4x800. Teammate Brad ZImmerman
unleashed a 208-05 Javelin. Hempfield's Justin Kiscadden took the
100 in
10.8 (Jaren Hayes, Cedar Crest-21.7) and the 200 in 21.5. The 1600
and
3200 belonged to Pat Clark of Cedar Crest, who went 4:21.3 and 9:38.0.
Hempfield's Theo Dickerson won the Long Jump (20-10.50) and Triple
Jump
(44-01.00). For the girls, Tracie Saunders of Manheim Township cleared
a
11-00 Pole Vault. Jenelle Stoner of Cocalico was a double winner,
taking
the Shot Put with a throw of 38-02.00 and the Discus, going 122-04.
She
was also 2nd in the Javelin (123-06). In the Sprints, Shannon Norris
of
Warwick went 24.8 and 57-0; while in the 1600 and 3200, Manheim
Township's Renee Spangler was a double victor, going 5:09.5 and
11:17.0.
Saturday, May 11, 2002 - MCAC Invitational @ Hickory High
School
Andrew Rademacher of the host school, became the 2nd PA athlete
over
15-0 in the Pole Vault, going 15-01. Cassie Buckwalter of Wilmington,
has the top two throws in the state this season, as she went 138-02
in
the Discus. Double winners included Austin Papay of Sharon, 51-06
SP and
143-01 DT; and EJ McLaurin of Hickory, 14.98 100H and 39.95 300H.
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