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Pennsylvania 2002 Outdoor

PA Week - May 4

Sam Bair and Sheena Gordon stand out at Baldwin Inv

Krista Simkins quad at Trojan Invitational

by Don Rich, PennTrackXC

Alan (as in Webb) and Dathan (as in Ritzenhein) reset the bar for
American distance high schoolers. Now PA is listening, as Sam
(as in Bair) and Dan (as in Mazzocco) have the best 1600-3200 in
the state in many years. Bair, of Shaler HS, who went 1:50.4 800
(US#2) on 4/19, followed that up at the "Best of the West" Baldwin
Invitational 5/3, going 4:09.69 for 1600. That's the current US#1.
Converted it's believed to be the 2nd fastest mile in western PA
prep history (Jerry Ritchie, North Allegheny, 4:10.6. Bair's converted
mile would be 4:11.09.) Mazzocco, of host Baldwin, simply
obliterated the field in the 3200 with his 9:05.73, which is currently
a top 10 US time (remember the resurgence in prep distance
standards?). Oh, and Bair also anchored his team's winning
4x400 to a 3:24.21 win.

Not to be outdone, the scoring machine known as Sheena
Gordon, McDowell, took matters on to her own feet, reeling off four
wins, including two meet records. Her best performance had to be
her US#3 effort of 42-03 in the Triple Jump. She also produced a
5-08 HJ, 18-02 LJ, and 14.43 100 Hurdles.

In the distance races,
Stephanie Madia of North Allegheny showed she is ready to
defend her state AAA 1600 title before heading off to Notre Dame,
holding off Jessica Perry of Peters Township, going 4:56.78 and
US#8. Perry was also under 5:00, going 4:59.01. But she had
another race, and whipped through the 3200 in a fast 10:53.53.

Other notable performances included Melissa Sopher of Slippery
Rock, who won the 300 Hurdles in 44.18. DeNia Matthews of
Canon-McMillan was 2nd in 44.52. Great Valley took the turnpike
west and also took three relays, the 4x100 in 50.01, the 4x400 in
3:59.8, and the 4x800 in 9:27.36. In the Javelin, Freedom's Ashley
Kaufman continued her strong spring, winning with a throw of
144-04. Wilmington's Cassie Buckwalter took the Discus with a
toss of 140-00. And Schenley's Carmen Bruce took the Shot,
putting 43-01.25. Top PA vaulter Jocelyn Lindsay of Waynesburg
cleared 11-02, a PA#2. Yvonne Ferguson of Westinghouse took
the 200 and 400 in 25.34 and 56.75. Four girls finished under 2:20
in the 800 within a second of each other, with Upper St. Clair's
Julie Cameron getting the nod in 2:19.16.

Trojan Invitational - May 2 - Wissahickon

Krista Simkins

Wissahickon freshman Krista Simkins showed a bit of what she was going
to do to the girls' sprints several weeks at Villa Maria. But on May 2
at the Trojan Classic, she won three individual titles and anchored the
winning 4x400 for her team. That's a feat in itself. But the times! 11.8
PA#2 in the 100. 23.6 PA#1+US#5 in the 200, and 55.4 PA#1+ US#15 in the
400. (Can't wait for States!) If Simkins has the sprints covered for
Wissahickon, Erin Franklin is taking care of the distance races. Her
5:07.7 1600 and 10:51.6 3200 double were signs she's going to contend
for a top spot on the state stage. And teammate Alex Baptiste took the
Long Jump with a leap of 17-01 and the Triple Jump, going 36-08.25.
Other notable performances were turned in by the Gwynedd-Mercy 4x800
squad of Meghan Bishop, Kelly McGrath, Katie Vernon, and Kristin Wall,
who went 9:27.4. North Penn's Jessica Johnson captured the Shot Put
(42-10) and the Discus (127-09.50). For the boys, Jesse Patterson of
Cheltenham controlled the hurdles, winning the 110 in 14.2 and the 300
in 38.4. He also captured the Long Jump (21-03.50). Upper Dublin's
Nehemiah Leary won both the 200 (21.5) and the 400 (48.8).

 

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