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Don Rich's story - 3A
- 2A - Best Marks - On-site
coverage by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
Don Rich Pix Pages: Sheena
Gordon - Dominique Darden - Tiffany
Abney
Dominique Darden
stops two quad drives, beating Sheena Gordon in the hurdles
(13.80 +3.8) and Tiffany Abney in the 200 (23.80 MR). Gordon
still sweeps jumps: 5-11 MR, 19-10.25, and 42-10.25 MR. Abney
wins 400 in 53.79 and 300H in 42.1 and anchors Merion-Mercy to 3:49.84;
Tiffany has now won 8 of 9 individual events in three years at the
PA state meet. Glen Mills boys 3:14.54. North Penn boys
7:45.47 US#3. US#1 Ryan Sherwood wins javelin in 222-10,
with Brad Zimmerman right behind at 222-3. Sam Bair 4:09.61,
breaking 20-year-old PA record. Gynedd-Mercy girls 9:17.17.
Evelyn Dwyer 2:09.03. Stephanie Madia 4:56.97. Jessica
Perry 10:39.57. Dan Mazzocco 9:07.68. Angela Hoover
152- 4 JT.
It's a Sheena-Dominique-Tiffany
show, but the boys celebrate too
Dominique Darden (left) is congratulated
by Tiffany Abney after Darden wins the 200 for Abney's only
loss in 9 events in 3 years. Darden also blocks Sheena Gordon's
quad by winning the 100m hurdles.
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Sheena Gordon celebrates
PIAA record 5-11 HJ
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North Penn wins 4x800 relay . . .
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. . . and Glen Mills the 4x400
photos by Don Rich
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It was a Sheena-Dominique-Tiffany
show
by Don Rich
also see: Day 1 highlights by Don Rich
It was the Sheena Gordon, Dominique Darden, Tiffany Abney show
as
combined, they won seven individual and one relay state championships.
Gordon took the High Jump (5-11) and Long Jump ( 19-10.25) Friday,
plus
the Triple Jump Saturday (42-10.25). Darden started her Saturday
by
coming back on Sheena Gordon in the 100 Hurdles, going 13.80+3.9,
to
defend her championship from 2001. She then posted a 23.80 PIAA
Record
in the 200 to dominate probably the deepest field of any event at
States. Abney is now 8 for 9 in individual events, adding two golds
to
her collection this year, taking the 400 in 53.79 and the 300 Hurdles
in
42.11, narrowly defeating Norristown's Courtney Clark. She also
anchored the winning Merion Mercy 4x400 relay to a 3:49.84.
The guys were almost as impressive, as North Penn took the team
title
behind the second fastest 4x800 in the US this spring, 7:45.47.
Plus,
Sam Bair set a PIAA record in the 1600, going 4:09.61 to break a
20-year-old record.
Team titles went to Wyomissing boys and Milton Hershey girls in
AA,
plus Merion Mercy girls and North Penn boys in AAA.
Milton Hershey used experience to run a 49.06 and take the 4x100.
In
AAA, Upper Darby kept their great season alive with a 47.54 win.
Bethlehem Catholic won AA with a 42.81. In AAA, Cedar Crest was
Dqed,
as Cumberland Valley went 42.30 to win.
In the 4x400's, Milton Hershey 4:02.22 was easily enough to win
a
state title. Wyomissing 's boys went 3:21.07 to win comfortably
in AA.
Glen Mills left no doubt of their dominance, gong 3:14.54.
Gwynedd Mercyy dominated the field in the AA 4x800, going 9:17.17.
Both
Great Valley (9:16.63) and Council Rock (9:16.76) bettered that
mark,
with all members of each team setting PRs in the finals. Merion
Mercy,
behind a 2:09 from Evelyn Dwyer, closed to finish 3rd in 9:18.76.
Earlier, she had pulled away from a qualify field to win the AAA
800 in
2:09.03. As expected, Tamaqua defended their 4x800 title, winning
in
8:05.25.
Milton Hershey went one-two in the 200, as Kandance Ferguson went
25.25,
to edge Judith Agyepong (25.47). In AA boys, Mercyhurst's Lavonne
Rowan
went 21.86 +2.1. In AAA, Maurice Sales of Peabody went 21.82.
In the AA 100 Hurdles, Valley's Mycaiah Clemons beat older sister
Mycah
14.61-14.73. Sharon's Morgan Bradley took the 100 dash in 12.24.
For
the boys, Brad Mueller won in 10.65 for 100, while Jaren Hayes,
Cedar
Crest, went 10.78 in AAA. Windber's Jeff Kiss won in 14.39, while
Penncrest's Steven Nichols took AAA in 14.22.
Melissa Sopher, Slippery Rock, took the AA 300 Hurdles in 43.78.
Jeff
Baird, Central Columbia, went 38.79, while Cumberland Valley's Marques
Pinkas pulled away from a strong field to win in 37.61.
In the 400, Delone Catholic's Maggie Borden won by over a second,
going
56.47. Harriton's Dan Engle went 49.37 to win AA. And Abington senior
Lester Caesar went 48.18 to win AAA.
Iroquois senior Leah Kerstetter pulled away from Lewisburg junior
Ashleigh Wetzel in the final 100 to run the fastest 1600 of the
day, a
4:55.13. She then came back to take the AA 800 in 2:16.72. In AA,
Joe
Castillo, Milton Hershey won in 1:58.85. A crash in the first 100
meters
gave North Penn's Steve Craig and Dan Michael reason to drastically
alter strategy. Michael never recovered, but Craig pulled back from
the
pack to finish second. Hempfield's (7) Matt Evans won in 1:53.60.
North Allegheny's Stephanie Madia successfully defended her title,
going
4:56.97 in a crowded field, with five girls under 5:00. Second belonged
to Peter's Township's Jessica Perry, who just hours before, had
won the
3200 in 10:39.57. Defending state champ Jesi Christiansen of Greenville,
gave it everything she had, but Our Lady of Sacred Heart's Katie
Purcell
had a great closing half to win in 10:48.66. Scranton Prep's Gary
Malinko won the AA 1600 in 4:16.57. In AA boys, Towanda's Tyler
Spencer
pulled away from a recovering Andy Weilacher to go9:25.38. And a
mid-race strategy change led Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco to take the
race
later than planned to win in 9:07.68.
In the field events, McDowell's Ryan Sherwood and Warwick's Brad
Zimmerman both threw over 222 feet, with Sherwood getting the advantage
by seven inches. Bald Eagle sophomore Angela Hoover threw 152-04
to win
by over four feet. Liberty's Lauren Birckhead cleared 11-03 to win.
Ashley Mondie, Milton Hershey, went 38-04.00 ton win the Triple
Jump.
Wilmington's Cassie Buckwalter put the shot 39-05.00 to win by over
two
feet, getting her second title in two days. Indiana's Melissa Stewart
threw the Discus 134-06 to win a state title. In AA, Adam Moerder
of
Schuylkill Valley, and Tyrone Goosby, Beaver Falls, both cleared
6-08.
In AAA, Altoona's Tyler Fedeli won with a 6-07. In the Shot Put,
Conestoga's Steve Meyers got over 60 feet again, by 3.50 inches
to win
his state championship. In the Pole Vault, Boyertown's Adam Bingaman
cleared 15-00.
Best Marks - performances qualifying
for DyeStat Elite 2002 outdoor national
ranking
GIRLS
G-1600 4:55.13 Kerstetter, Leah, 12, Iroquo
G-1600 4:57.22 Wetzel, Ashleigh, 11, Lewisb
G-3200 10:48.66 Purcell, Katie, 12, Ourlad
G-3200 10:53.66 Christiansen, Jesi, 11, Greenv
G-300H 43.78 Sopher, Melissa, 12, Slippe
G-300H 44.45 Clemons, Mycaiah, 9, Valley
G-4x800 9:17.17 Girls Relay, , Mercy Gwynedd
G-4x800 9:27.49 Girls Relay, , Lewisburg
G-PV 12'0.0 Lindsay, Jocelyn, 12, Waynes
G-PV 11'0.0 Golden, Leandra, 11, Hanover
G-PV 11'0.0 Dudek, Marissa, 12, Saintp
G-TJ 38'4.0 Mondie, Ashley, 11, Milton Hersh
G-DT 145'0.0 Buckwalter, Cassie, 11, Wilmin
G-JT 152'4.0 Hoover, Angela, 10, Baldea
G-JT 147'11.0 Kaufman, Ashley, 12, Freedo
G-100 11.68 Bailey, Jakki, 12, Kennet
G-100 11.93 Bridgeford, Jannea, 10, Upperd
G-200 23.8 Darden, Dominique, 12, Harrisburg
G-200 24.24 Bailey, Jakki, 12, Kennet
G-200 24.25 Abney, Tiffany, 11, Merion
G-200 24.36 Brooks, Takia, 12, Abingt
G-200 24.59 Simkins, Krista, 9, Wissah
G-400 53.79 Abney, Tiffany, 11, Merion
G-400 55.18 Darden, Dominique, 12, Harrisburg
G-800 2:09.03 Dwyer, Evelyn, 12, Merion
G-800 2:10.86 Rodgers, Danielle, 12, Pennwo
G-800 2:10.96 Cameron, Julie, 11, Uppers
G-800 2:11.14 O'Neil, Meghan, 12, Spring
G-800 2:11.36 Way, Ganne, 11, Warwick
G-800 2:13.55 McDonald, Kimarra, 9, Merion
G-800 2:13.68 Siebert, Danielle, 12, Centbu
G-800 2:14.48 Nguyen, Thuy, 12, Exeter Twp
G-1600 4:56.97 Madia, Stephanie, 12, Northa
G-1600 4:58.85 Perry, Jessica, 12, Peters
G-1600 4:59.1 Powell, Rebecca, , Pennsb
G-1600 4:59.59 Havko, Lindsey, 10, Mercyh
G-1600 4:59.63 Malcolm, Kim, 12, Villam
G-3200 10:39.57 Perry, Jessica, 12, Peters
G-3200 10:40.07 Franklin, Erin, 12, Wissah
G-3200 10:50.75 Saterstad, Angie, 11, Hershey
G-3200 10:58.35 O'Connell, Kelly, 12, Coates
G-100H 13.8 Darden, Dominique, 12, Harrisburg
G-100H 14.11 Gordon, Sheena, 12, Mcdowe
G-300H 42.11 Abney, Tiffany, 11, Merion
G-300H 42.21 Clark, Courtney, 12, Norris
G-300H 43.49 Reed, Julianna, 11, Hampto
G-300H 44.02 Brown, Allison, 11, Lower Dauph
G-300H 44.21 Price, Daniella, 12, Chiche
G-300H 44.32 Matthews, Denia, 12, Canonm
G-4x100 47.54 Girls Relay, , Darby Upper
G-4x400 3:49.84 Girls Relay, , Mercy Merion
G-4x400 3:52.76 Girls Relay, , Abington
G-4x400 3:53.11 Girls Relay, , Warwick
G-4x400 3:55.7 Girls Relay, , Wissahickon
G-4x400 3:55.84 Girls Relay, , Area Norristown
G-4x800 9:16.63 Girls Relay, , Valley Great
G-4x800 9:16.76 Girls Relay, , Rock Council
G-4x800 9:18.76 Girls Relay, , Mercy Merion
G-4x800 9:19.46 Girls Relay, , Penn North
G-4x800 9:21.78 Girls Relay, , Maria Villa
G-4x800 9:23.05 Girls Relay, , Lebanon Mount
G-4x800 9:23.23 Girls Relay, , Twp Haverford
G-4x800 9:31.43 Girls Relay, , Acad Nazareth
G-HJ 5'11.0 Gordon, Sheena, 12, Mcdowe
G-PV 11'3.0 Birckhead, Lauren, 11, Libert
G-PV 11'0.0 Regan, Courtney, 10, Easton
G-PV 11'0.0 Andrews, Kirsten, 11, Garden Spot
G-LJ 19'10.25 Gordon, Sheena, 12, Mcdowe
G-LJ 18'9.25 DeShields, Michelle, 12, Uniont
G-TJ 42'10.25 Gordon, Sheena, 12, Mcdowe
G-TJ 38'10.25 Ensslen, Sarah, 11, Downin
G-TJ 38'5.5 Mentlik, Ashley, 12, Susq'Hannock
G-SP 44'8.0 Payne, Charity, 12, Selins
G-SP 42'1.0 Stewart, Melissa, 12, Indian
G-JT 148'1.0 Crocus, Beth, 11, Freedo
G-JT 141'3.0 Geibel, Holly, 11, Butler
G-JT 138'4.0 Radocaj, Ruby, 10, Willia
BOYS
B-HJ 6'8.0 Moerder, Adam, 11, Schuylkill V
B-HJ 6'8.0 Goosby, Tyrone, 12, Beaver
B-SP 61'0.25 Miller, Dane, 12, Schuylkill V
B-SP 57'6.0 Daubert, Fieldon, 12, Annvil-Cleon
B-400 48.18 Caesar, Lester, 12, Abingt
B-800 1:53.6 Evans, Matt, 12, Hempfi
B-1600 4:09.61 Bair, Sam, 11, Shaler
B-1600 4:14.51 Didio, Mike, 12, Counci
B-1600 4:14.79 Breisch, Adam, 11, Quaker
B-1600 4:15.33 Fleming, Eric, 11, Bishsh
B-3200 9:07.68 Mazzocco, Dan, 12, Baldwi
B-3200 9:11.62 Butler, John, 12, Cedar Cliff
B-3200 9:13.68 Mullelly, Mark, 12, Upperm
B-3200 9:15.18 Clark, Pat, 11, Cedar Crest
B-3200 9:18.28 Thomas, Joel, 12, Emmaus
B-3200 9:19.56 Hampson, Rob, 12, Counci
B-110H 14.22 Nichols, Steve, 12, Penncr
B-300H 37.61 Pinkas, Marques, 12, Cumberland V
B-300H 38.26 Yerger, Bryan, 12, Reading
B-4x400 3:14.54 Boys Relay, , Mills Glen
B-4x400 3:15.93 Boys Relay, , Haven Strath
B-4x400 3:16.2 Boys Relay, , Penn North
B-4x400 3:16.56 Boys Relay, , Abington
B-4x400 3:16.74 Boys Relay, , Bucks Cent
B-4x800 7:45.47 Boys Relay, , Penn North
B-4x800 7:48.53 Boys Relay, , Warwick
B-4x800 7:50.68 Boys Relay, , Haven Strath
B-4x800 7:50.94 Boys Relay, , Tennent WM
B-4x800 7:52.26 Boys Relay, , Lebanon Mount
B-4x800 7:53.12 Boys Relay, , Lebanon
B-4x800 7:53.34 Boys Relay, , Lion Red
B-4x800 7:53.83 Boys Relay, , Downingtown
B-4x800 7:54.65 Boys Relay, , Abington
B-4x800 7:57.25 Boys Relay, , Bucks Cent
B-4x800 7:57.87 Boys Relay, , Allegheny West
B-PV 15'0.0 Bingaman, Adam, 12, Boyertown
B-TJ 48'4.5 Whitehead, Mike, 11, Norris
B-TJ 47'2.0 Marshall, Dante', 11, Hickor
B-SP 60'3.5 Meyers, Steve, 12, Conest
B-SP 58'4.0 Suber, Tyree, 11, Glenmi
B-DT 176'6.0 Ruiz, Ed, 11, Wmtenn
B-JT 222'10.0 SherwoodEricson, Ryan, 12, Mcdowe
B-JT 222'3.0 Zimmerman, Brad, 11, Warwick
B-JT 205'10.0 Ryncavage, Justin, 12, Coughlin
B-JT 201'4.0 Schappe, Leo, 12, Bluemo
Number of Elite performances: 122
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