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Shippensburg - Father
Judge - Great Valley - Central
Bucks West - Interboro -
Wissahickon - Southern
Chester - Butler
by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
Saturday, April 20, 2002 - Shippensburg
Invitational @ Shippensburg University - 78 teams with more
than 1200 athletes on an unsettled full day (9-6) at Shippensburg
University.
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,In AAA girls, Harrisburg's Dominique Darden, (left)
coming off a week lost to the flu, won three individual events,
taking the 100 Hurdles in 15:05, the 300 Hurdles in 45.52, and
the 200 in 24.70. Manheim Township, always strong in the 3200
relay, went 9:32.70 on a 2;18 split by their anchor. In the
Shot Put, Charity Payne, Selinsgrove, won with a throw of 42-02.25.
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In AA girls, Jessica Kratzer took the Discus (114-03) and the Shot
Put 38-00.50), and placed 5th in the
Javelin (109-07). Kelly Hoover of Bald Eagle, took the Jav with
a throw of 139-05. Christina Burnett took the LJ (17-02) and the
Triple Jump (35-05).
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In Boys' AA, Winder's Jeff Kiss won three events,
taking the 110 Hurdles in 14.56, the 300 Hurdles in 40.30,
and the Triple Jump in
43-10.75. Caleb Fritz of Northwest Area, captured the 1600
in 4:25.96 and the 800 in 1:58.71. Tyler Fedeli (right)
of Altoona, made it look easy (it isn't) in the High Jump,
going 6-08 to win by 4 inches.
Teammate Brian Johnston won the 110 Hurdles
(14.82) and the 300 Hurdles
(39.03). In the sprints, Jaren Hayes of Cedar Crest (10.77)
and Justin Kiscadden of Hempfield (3) (21.80, were making
noise in the 100 and 200, respectively.
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Butler Invitational
Archbishop Kennedy legend Paul Vandergrift had an incredible senior
year
in 1987, setting two state outdoor records that still stand - 4:03.3
in
the 1600 and 1:48.8 in the 800. Both will be under assault by Shaler
junior sensation Sam Bair in the coming months and through 2003. On
Friday night, Bair simply broke through the middle distance void to
run
an incredible 1:50.4 off a 55 400. He then came back to anchor Shaler
to
a 3:25.63 come-from-behind win in the 1600 relay, closing in 48-high.
Last season he won the state AAA title with a 4:14.36 1600, then shaved
.2 off that this past indoor season. Since both events require prelims
at States, he'll have some choices to make. Ryan Sherwood of McDowell,
continued his good early season, going 210-04 to take the Javelin.
The
other distance events were strong, as Dan Mazzocco of Baldwin won
the
1600 in 4:21.5, and Bair's teammate, Josh Dluhos, won the 3200 in
9:29.0. Baldwin won the team competition by 14 over Shaler. For the
girls, it was once again the Sheena Gordon show. The McDowell senior
recorded season best in the 100 Hurdles (14.37), and the Triple Jump
(40-06), and also won the High Jump with a 5-07 leap, and the Long
Jump,
going 17-0. Freedom's Ashley Kauffman recorded a state best 144-0-4
Javelin thrown. North Allegheny's Stephanie Madia won both the 1600
(5:06.44) and the 3200 (11:19.44) to lead her team to the win over
defending state champs McDowell by 10 points.
Father Judge Relays
Elite:
Boys
4x400: 3:18.06, Abington, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays, 1st
DMR: 10:30.18, Hunterdon Central NJ, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays,
1st
10:32.53, Cardinal O'Hara, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays, 2nd
Girls
400H: 61.22, Christina Smith, William Penn, 4/20/02 - Father Judge
Relays, 1st
4x400: 3:52.31, Western, Baltimore, MD, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays,
1st
3:52.36, William Penn, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays, 2nd
DMR: 12:29.82, St. Hubert's, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays, 1st
12:33.72, Hunterdon Central, NJ, 4/20/02 - Father Judge
Relays, 2nd
4x100: 47.73, William Penn, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays, 1st
4x800: 9:22.09, Western, Baltimore, MD, 4/20/02 - Father Judge Relays,
1st
The premier tune-up for Penn Relays put on another show, as teams
came
from Maryland and New Jersey to mix it up with some top PA talent.
John
Fudge of Simon Gratz, had a great day, winning the 400 Hurdles in
56.57,
the Long Jump with a leap of 20-08.75, and running on the winning
4x100
squad that went 43.37. Abington's boys beat Gratz by a whopping
eight
seconds in the 4x400, going 3:18.06. O'Hara's DMR came up less then
three seconds short with their 10:32.53, losing to NJ's Hunterdon
Central (10:30.18). Christina Smith of William Penn was also a triple
winner, taking the 400 Hurdles in 61.22, the High Jump, clearing
5-0,
and helping the 4x100 win in 47.73. Penn's 4x400 lost by just .05
to
Western, of Baltimore, going 3:52.36. Western also played the same
tune
for Nazareth (9:33.00) in the 4x800, boing 9:22.09. St. Hubert's
took
the DMR over Hunterdon Central, gong 12:29.82, to win by just over
three
seconds.
Great Valley Invitational:
Elite:
4x400: 3:19.55, Glen Mills, 4/20/02 - Great Valley Invitational,
1st
SMR: 3:38.77, Great Valley, 4/20/02 - Great Valley Invitational,
1st
Girls SMR: 4:14.31, Spring-Ford, 4/20/02 - Great Valley Invitational,
1st
Great Valley held their first invitational on the fast blue track
at the
Malvern school, and met some stiff competition from the Ridley girls
in
the field, and the Glen Mills boys everywhere they turned. The home
squad did take the girls 4x1600 (23:02.78), the Shuttle Hurdles
(1:06.530 the 4x400 (4:03.320 and the 4x800 (9:34.07); but it was
Ridley
which took home gold in the Discus, Javelin, Long Jump and Triple
Jump
Relays. Great Valley captured the High Jump Relays thanks in part
to
Penn Relays-bound Jen Williams. Spring-Ford won the Sprint Medley
in an
elite 4;14.31. The Glen Mills squad took ten of the sixteen events
contested. Great Valley's boys took the Sprint Medley in 3:38.77.
The
Glen Mills 3:19.55 in the 4x400 was also an elite performance.
Central Bucks West Relays @ Central Bucks
West HS
Elite:
Boys
4x800: 7:57.8, North Penn, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @
CB West
HS, 1st
SMR: 3:33.3, North Penn, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @ CB
West
HS, 1st
3:38.6, Bishop McDevitt, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @
CB West HS, 2nd
Girls
4x200: 1;41.3, West Catholic, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays
@ CB
West HS, 1st
DMR: 12:25.9, Gwynedd-Mercy Academy, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West
Relays @ CB West HS, 1st
12:28.7, Council Rock, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @
CB West HS, 2nd
SMR: 4:10.9, Central Bucks West, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays
@
CB West HS, 1st
4:12.4, Pennsbury, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @ CB
West HS, 2nd
4:13.0, North Penn, 4/20/02 - Central Bucks West Relays @ CB
West HS, 3rd
North Penn is on a mission their 4x800 this spring, as they won't
let
anyone pass, even in a tune-up invitational. They went 7:57.8 to
hold
off Bishop McDevitt by less than two seconds. They also took the
Sprint
Medley in 3:33.3, again holding off a determined McDevitt team,
which
finished under six second behind. The West Catholic girls took the
4x100
(48.9), the 4x200 (1:41.3), the 4x400 (3:57.3) and the 4x300 Hurdles
(1:31.5). Host CB West won the Sprint Medley in 4:10.9. Penn Ridge
was
2nd in 4:12.4, while North Penn was 3rd in 4;13.0. Gwynedd-Mercy's
DMR
was pushed by Council Rock, winning in 12:25.9 to 12:28.7, as a
hard-charging Jessica Cickay went 5:06 to nearly pull the comeback
victory. Both Rock squads set meet records in the 4x1600, the girls
going 21:49.2 (Cickay 5:15), and the boys going 17:55.6 (DiDio 4:23).
Buc Relays @ Interboro High School
No Elite Performances
Strath Haven took the short road to Interboro again, and captured
five
events, three on the track and two in the field. Ridley took two
field
relays, while Upper Darby captured three of the contested running
events. Andrew Combs used a 4:26 anchor to help his squad to a school
record 18:25.0 in the 4x1600.
SUBURBAN ONE AMERICAN RELAYS @
WISSAHICKON
Elite
Boys
SMR: 3:36.0, Norristown, 4/20/02 - Suburban One American Relays
@
Wissahickon, 1st
3:39.5, Upper Moreland, 4/20/02 - Suburban One American Relays @
Wissahickon, 2nd
3:39.9, Wissahickon, 4/20/02 - Suburban One American Relays @
Wissahickon, 3rd
Girls
SMR: 4:13.9, Hatboro-Horsham, 4/20/02 - Suburban One American Relays
@
Wissahickon, 1st
Wissahickon girls continued their march toward a strong season,
setting
four meet records in track relays, winning seven events overall.
The
Hatboro-Horsham relay of Tiffany Mitcheu, Nada Abdel-Magid, Nicole
Murphy and Janine Ricci sent a meet record in the Sprint Medley,
going
4:13.9. Upper Dublin's Laura Davis and Ann Stone teamed to set a
meet
record in the Pole Vault, adding their jumps to 16-06. For the boys,
there were two meet records set, and one tied (Pole Vault-Upper
Moreland), as Norristown's Spence and Whitehead went 87-03 in the
Triple
Jump, and Brian coccetre and Joe Carosa went 284-01.50 in the Discus
Relay. Norristown's quartet of Sheard, Jacobs, Dean and Marsh won
the
Sprint Medley in 3:36.00.
SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY LEAGUE
RELAYS @ OXFORD
No Elites
Avon Grove boys captured seven of 15 events to take the team title,
winning two track relays and five in the field. Villa Maria won
six of
eight track relays and two in the field to total 118 points.
Up-and-coming Unionville took second in both the boys and the girls
team
competition.
MISCELLANEOUS FROM PARTIAL EMAILS: McDowell wins four events (other
was
17-00 Long Jump)
100 Hurdles: 14.37, Sheena Gordon, McDowell, 4/20/02 - Butler
Invitational @ Butler Area HS, 1st
HJ: 5-07, Sheena Gordon, McDowell, 4/20/02 - Butler Invitational
@
Butler Area HS, 1st
TJ: 40-06, Sheena Gordon, McDowell, 4/20/02 - Butler Invitational
@
Butler Area HS, 1st
SP: 42-02, Melissa Stewart, Indiana, 4/20/02 - Spartan Invitational
@
Hempfield HS, 1st
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