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by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Colonial Relays @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh
HS -
Windy and cold weather pretty much limited the
chances that performances would be what the athletes and coaches
were
shooting for. The Discus and Javelin were into the wind. The wind
was
behind the high jumpers, throwing off their steps and timing. But
it was
still a meet that kept moving at a good clip. In the Girls Relays,
the
top prizes were split rather evenly, as William Penn and host
Plymouth-Whitemarsh took home three golds apiece. Souderson, Methacton
and Gwynedd-Mercy took two golds each. For the Boys Relays, any
event
that involved an 800 went to Bishop McDevitt, as they the 4x400
and Pole
Vault relays to tally five wins. Lower Moreland and Lower Merion
had two
golds apiece.
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Council Rock Invitational @ Council Rock HS -
(boys only meet) For those who wanted individual events mixed with
their
relays, the other windy and cold spot was eastern Bucks County at
Council Rock. The unusual format featured a 1500, 3000 and 5000.
But it
was the shorter distances where close races abounded. Behind wins
in the
400, 110 Hurdles, Sprint Medley, High Jump and Discus, William Tennent
captured the team title with 109 points. Individually, the 400 was
the
closest race of the day as Troy Roberson, Tennent, and Abington's
Lester
Caesar were both clocked in hand-times of 48.2, with Roberson getting
the edge. Only .1 in the 100, .2 in the 200 and .6 in the 800 separated
the top two finishers. In the Relays, Abington took both the 4x400
(3:23.1) and 4x800 (8:20.8).
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Chestnut Hill Relays @ Chestnut Hill Academy -
Chestnut Hill Academy held their first relays, and visiting PCL
team
Cardinal Dougherty thanked the hosts by taking five events. James
Jefferson (11.1) and Matt Miller (11.6) went 1-2 in the 100; Johnson,
Achille, Miller and Jefferson went 44.4 in the 4x100;, and in same
order
to take the 4x400 in 3:33.5; Foley, Dom Jefferson, Garcia and Reilley
won the SMR in 3:47.5. And Steven Achille took the Long Jump with
a leap
of 19-10.50.
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Hill School Relays @ The Hill School - The
Lawrenceville (NJ) boys and girls squads took both relays at the
Hill
School, the boys by 25 over Blair School and 28 over the hosts,
and the
girls by 31 over Episcopal (VA). Blair and Hill each took three
events,
Lawrenceville took just two, but had the depth to score. The L-ville
girls took six events.
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Central League Relays @ Upper Darby HS -
Strath Haven's guys have been giving some early signs of depth,
and
possibly state potential. On 4/6 on a windy, cold day, they dominated
the Central League Relays, taking 11 of the 15 contested events.
Their
wins included the Shuttle Hurdles (1:07.3), DMR (10:47.5), 4x100
(43.7),
4x200 (1:33.4), 4x400 (3:32.1), 4x800 (8:53.3), SMR (3:44.6), LJ
(38-11.75), TJ (83-04), HJ (11-04), DT (260-04). They would get
3rd in
the Shot Put Relay. In the girls competition, Upper Darby took three
running relays, the 4x200 (1:46.10, 4x400 (4;16.9) and 4x800 (10:20.3);
while Springfield took four of the Field Relays, SP (64-09.75),
DT
(184-01), JT (173-08), and PV (16-0).
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -
Coed Relays @ Wissahickon HS - North Penn's
boys and girls squads didn't leave any doubt as they each won seven
events. The boys from North Penn dominated the running events, taking
the 4x100 (43.1), Shuttle Hurdles (1:05.1), 4x200 (1;33.1), Sprint
Medley (3:40.9) 4x800 (8:17.5), and DMR (11:07.8), plus the Long
Jump
Relay (39-00.25). Three were three meet records on the girls side.
Wissahickon, anchored Erin Franklin, took the DMR in 12:57.6, and
the
4x1600 in 22:06.9. North Penn's Jess Johnson & Jackie Bryant
combined in
the Shot Put relay to set a new MR by almost seven feet, going 79-00.25.
North Penn's girls also took the Shuttle Hurdles (1:17.6), The Sprint
Medley (4:17.3), the 4x800 (10:05.0), The Long Jump (28-06.75),
The
Discus (222-09), and the Javelin (172-01.50). They also captured
the
true coed event with Deb Fink, Kevvin Akins, Caitlin Belfield, and
Matt
Henderson boing 3:41.8 to win a 4x400.
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