by Don Rich, PennTrackXC
Coatesville
Pudlin wins 3200, double by Brooks,
triples by Kratzer and Tetkowski
It wasn't raining or snowing like last year. But it was certainly
windy.
And if you've ever been to a meet at the site of the District 1
Championships at Coatesville High School in Chester County, you
know the
wind whips off the ridge, right into the faces of every finisher.
Given
the conditions, there were some promising performances at a meet
which
attracts talent from a much wider area than the Southeastern PA
region.
Considering the stiff breeze, all the distance races were strong.
Baldwin School's Julia Pudlin, rounding into shape after
missing XC and
much of Indoor from a May 2001 injury, went through the mile in
5:21 in
the 3200, taking control at that point on a strong field that included
Wissahickon's Erin Franklin, and Coatesville's Kelly O'Connell.
Pudlin
went 10:59.01 for the win. Franklin was 2nd in 11:08.22, and O'Connell
3rd in 11:28.31. Pudlin plans to race in CA at the Arcadia meet
in two
weeks.
For the boys, Joel Thomas of Emmaus, from District 11, ran
a
strong 9:32.14 to hold off Upper Moreland's Mark Mullelly (9:37.28)
and
Damony Giles of Simon Gratz (9:37.88). In the Mile, Tim Erickson
of
Southern Lehigh went 4:21.83 for a 1.5 second edge on Strath Haven's
Andrew Combs. Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel won the Mile in
5:10.16, as
Hatboro's Janine Ricci was just under three seconds back, and Gwynedd
Mercy's Meghan Bishop was less than two seconds behind Ricci.
Steve Nichols, Penncrest, took the 110 Hurdles in 14.87.
 Takia
Brooks of Abington (left, photo by Don Rich) won the
short sprints, taking the 100 in 12:49 by just .03 over West Catholic's
Tiffany Bradley; and the 200 in 25.16 by the same slim margin over,
you guessed it, Tiffany Bradley.
(Something tells me this battle is just beginning). Perry County's
Jessica Kratzer of Greenwood, took three events, including
the Shot Put
(36-6*), the Discus (118-04), and the Javelin (129-07). Denise
Tetkowski
of Archbishop Ryan, also was a triple victor, taking the 300 Hurdles
in
47.35, the Long Jump with her 17-02* effort, and the Triple Jump
with a
leap of 36-09*. In the Relays, Simon Gratz boys and girls
took the 4x100's, the guys in 43.08, and the girls in 48.60. William
Tennent's boys won the 4x800 in
8:00.31, while the Haverford girls picked up where they left
off last
season, taking the girls' race in 9:46.89. The Council Rock boys
won the
DMR in 10:40.35.
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