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BOYS
B-55 6.33 Johnson, Michael, 2002, Heritage VA
B-55 6.48 Robinson, Joe, 2004, Potomac VA
B-55 6.48 p Jackson, Demetrius, 2002, Washington Danv VA
B-55 6.5 Lewis, Sherrod, 2002, Patrick Henry VA
B-55 6.51 p Bailey, Daniel, 2004, Centreville VA
B-55 6.53 p Hyman, Jarvis, 2002, Deep Creek VA
B-55 6.53 p Carey, Antwain, 2004, Deep Creek VA
B-55 6.55 p Carroll, Tyjuan, 2004, C.D. Hylton VA
B-55 6.55 p Lyons, Donald, 2003, G. Washington VA
B-55 6.57 Stewart, Antwan, 2002, Potomac VA
B-55 6.57 p Bowens, Quentin, 2002, Heritage N-News VA
B-55 6.6 p Baker, William, 2002, Lakeland VA
B-300 34.54 Hyman, DeAndre, 2002, Deep Creek VA
B-300 34.54 Bowens, Quentin, 2002, Heritage N-News VA
B-300 35.12 Bailey, Daniel, 2004, Centreville VA
B-300 35.33 Guzman, Esteban, 2002, Nansmond R. VA
B-300 35.62 Gallimore, Craig, 2003, Lake Braddock VA
B-300 35.67 Lewis, Sherrod, 2002, Patrick Henry VA
B-300 35.87 Stewart, Antwan, 2002, Potomac VA
B-300 35.87 Satchell, Marcus, 2002, Bethel VA
B-300 35.95 Gardner, Rashad, 2002, Oscar Smith VA
B-300 36.13 Kendall, Jarvar, 2002, Brooke Point VA
B-500 1:03.84 Bowens, Quentin, 2002, Heritage N-News VA
B-500 1:06.6 Flood, Derron, 2003, Deep Creek VA
B-500 1:06.82 McClellan, Doug, 2002, Annandale VA
B-500 1:07.1 Canton, Myron, 2002, Phoebus VA
B-500 1:07.12 Elston, Gilbert, 2003, Lake Braddock VA
B-500 1:07.2 Nunn, Timothy, 2003, T.C. Williams VA
B-500 1:07.29 Stallings, Travis, 2004, Deep Creek VA
B-500 1:07.73 Easter, Anthony, 2003, Atlee VA
B-500 1:07.78 Greenspan, Matt, 2002, South Lakes VA
B-500 1:07.95 Capehart, James, 2003, Nansemond R. VA
B-1000 2:30.42 Smith, Richard, 2002, South Lakes VA
B-1000 2:30.44 Tatu, Alex, 2003, Thomas Dale VA
B-1000 2:33.39 Wolak, Matt, 2002, Mills Godwin VA
B-1000 2:33.75 Havinga, Jason, 2002, W. Springfield VA
B-1000 2:34.36 Ward, Chris, 2004, Hickory VA
B-1000 2:35.49 Cook, John, 2003, W. Springfield VA
B-1000 2:36.16 Groff, David, 2004, Westfield VA
B-1000 2:36.27 Heiner, Mike, 2002, Centreville VA
B-1000 2:36.55 Stark, Tim, 2003, Woodbridge VA
B-1000 2:36.91 Perkins, Desmond, 2003, Deep Creek VA
B-Mile 4:15.96 c Tatu, Alex, 2003, Thomas Dale VA
B-Mile 4:16.83 c Gaeta, Phil, 2002, Oakton VA
B-Mile 4:18.85 c Wolak, Matt, 2002, Mills Godwin VA
B-Mile 4:21.16 c Kearney, Graham, 2002, Freeman VA
B-Mile 4:21.25 c Dubed, Abdikadir, 2002, Wakefield VA
B-Mile 4:22.47 c Robins, Derrick, 2005, Denbigh VA
B-Mile 4:24.66 c McHale, Kevin, 2002, James Robinson VA
B-2Mile 9:02.77 c Keally, Matt, 2002, Ocean Lakes VA
B-2Mile 9:20.6 c Piersol, John, 2002, Governors School VA
B-2Mile 9:21.99 c Landry, Christo, 2004, Jefferson Alex VA
B-2Mile 9:29.75 c Day, Jeff, 2003, W. Springfield VA
B-2Mile 9:35.84 c Buckland, Bryan, , Westfield VA
B-2Mile 9:37.81 c Chaffee, Cary, 2003, Hermitage VA
B-2Mile 9:41.3 c Lyng, Mike, 2002, Woodbridge VA
B-55H 7.35 Guzman, Esteban, 2002, Nansmond R. VA
B-55H 7.35 White, Deandre, 2002, Lakeland Suff VA
B-55H 7.42 Gallimore, Craig, 2003, Lake Braddock VA
B-55H 7.48 Porter, Dwight, 2003, Menchville VA
B-55H 7.62 Woods, Antoine, 2002, Garfield VA
B-55H 7.72 Gardner, Rashad, 2002, Oscar Smith VA
B-HJ 7' 0.25 MR Moffatt, Keith, 2002, Menchville VA
B-HJ 6' 6 Evans, Larry, 2002, Garfield VA
B-LJ 23' 8 Nobles, Reshard, 2002, Geo Wythe VA
B-LJ 22' 9.75 Gholson, Javor, 2002, Petersburg VA
B-LJ 22' 8.5 Smith, Reynold, 2003, Forest Park
B-LJ 22' 6.75 Woodhouse, Melvin, 2002, Green Run VA
B-LJ 21' 10.5 Crumpton, Nick, 2003, Langley VA
B-LJ 21' 9.5 Banks, James, 2002, Heritage VA
B-LJ 21' 7 Lyons, Donald, 2003, G. Washington VA
B-LJ 21' 7 Cox, Chuck, 2002, Kempsville VA
B-LJ 21' 7 Townsend, Brian, 2003, James River VA
B-LJ 21' 6.75 Boone, Dennis, 2005, Thomas Dale VA
B-TJ 46' 1 Smith, Reynold, 2003, Forest Park
B-TJ 45' 8.25 Crumpton, Nick, 2003, Langley VA
B-TJ 45' 5 McFadden, Taylor, 2002, Thomas Dale VA
B-TJ 45' 4.25 Woodhouse, Melvin, 2002, Green Run VA
B-TJ 45' 0.75 Hunter, Carl, 2003, Lake Braddock VA
B-TJ 44' 11.5 Evans, Larry, 2002, Garfield VA
B-TJ 44' 10.25 Siegmund, Christian, 2002, Salem VA
B-TJ 44' 9.5 Durham, Stacey, 2002, N. Stafford VA
B-TJ 44' 5 Webb, Marcus, 2002, Landstown VA
B-TJ 44' 3.25 Zhang, Steve, 2004, Mills Godwin VA
B-TJ 44' 3.25 Hewlett, Alton, 2003, Meadowbrook VA
B-PV 15' 6 Sullivan, David, 2002, Centreville VA
B-PV 15' 0 Garrett, Daniel, 2002, Great Bridge VA
B-PV 14' 0 Kole, Shawn, 2002, Tallwood VA
B-SP 59' 9 Huntzinger, Steve, 2003, Robinson Ffx VA
B-SP 55' 8 Parker, Ivan, 2002, Potomac VA
B-SP 55' 8 Freeman, Gary, 2002, Deep Creek VA
B-SP 55' 1.75 Nixon, James, 2003, Great Bridge VA
B-4x200 1:29.7 MR Boys Relay, , Deep Creek VA
B-4x200 1:31.3 Boys Relay, , Landstowne VA
B-4x200 1:31.61 Boys Relay, , Nansemond River VA
B-4x200 1:31.96 Boys Relay, , Centreville VA
B-4x200 1:32.11 Boys Relay, , Lakeland VA
B-4x200 1:32.27 Boys Relay, , Hayfield VA
B-4x200 1:32.47 Boys Relay, , Brooke Point VA
B-4x200 1:32.68 Boys Relay, , Colonial Forge VA
B-4x400 3:23.75 Boys Relay, , Landstowne VA
B-4x400 3:24.19 Boys Relay, , Deep Creek VA
B-4x400 3:25.29 Boys Relay, , South Lakes VA
B-4x400 3:25.31 Boys Relay, , Centreville VA
B-4x400 3:26.62 Boys Relay, , Bethel VA
B-4x400 3:27.05 Boys Relay, , Annandale VA
B-4x400 3:29.37 Boys Relay, , T.C. Williams VA
B-4x400 3:29.73 Boys Relay, , Atlee VA
B-4x800 8:00.48 Boys Relay, , South Lakes VA
B-4x800 8:00.73 Boys Relay, , Colonial Forge VA
B-4x800 8:01.48 Boys Relay, , Midlothian VA
B-4x800 8:04 Boys Relay, , W. Springfield VA
B-4x800 8:04.04 Boys Relay, , Annandale VA
B-4x800 8:07.88 Boys Relay, , E.C. Glass VA
B-4x800 8:09.59 Boys Relay, , Lee-Davis
B-4x800 8:10.91 Boys Relay, , Hermitage VA
B-4x800 8:14.31 Boys Relay, , Nansemond River VA
B-4x800 8:14.37 Boys Relay, , Hickory VA
GIRLS
G-55 7.21 Shuler, Fatima, 2003, Wakefield VA
G-55 7.21 Oluwole, Modupeola, 2004, W. Branch VA
G-55 7.24 Morris, Junique, 2002, T.C. Williams VA
G-55 7.25 Woody, Kathleen, 2003, Oakton VA
G-55 7.3 p Usher, Zanishia, 2002, Bayside VA
G-300 40.83 Shuler, Fatima, 2003, Wakefield VA
G-300 40.88 Quick, Ja-Lyn, 2003, Menchville VA
G-300 40.94 Spruill, Britni, 2004, Bethel VA
G-300 41.03 Ransom, Brittany, 2003, Potomac VA
G-300 41.33 King, Courtney, 2004, N. Stafford VA
G-300 41.48 Brown, Kharya, 2005, Garfield VA
G-300 41.51 Morris, Junique, 2002, T.C. Williams VA
G-300 41.52 Tolbert, Courtney, 2002, L.C. Bird VA
G-300 41.59 Boone, Megan, 2004, Dale VA
G-300 41.66 Meade, Carmen, 2004, Westfield
G-300 41.71 Harvin, Lintera, 2003, Salem VA
G-300 41.83 Epperson, Ashley, 2002, Halifax VA
G-300 41.86 Moore, Jenee, 2002, Oakton VA
G-300 41.88 Woody, Kathleen, 2003, Oakton VA
G-300 41.96 Charlton, Tiftani, 2003, Bayside VA
G-500 1:16.68 Giles, Faraign, 2004, Tallwood VA
G-500 1:16.9 Rios, Kristina, 2002, Wakefield VA
G-500 1:17.27 Cassell, Jessica, 2002, Bethel VA
G-500 1:17.85 Richard, Delores, 2002, W. Potomac VA
G-500 1:18.72 Harris, Tonnetta, , Garfield VA
G-500 1:18.73 Bushkar, Anna, 2004, Atlee VA
G-500 1:18.85 Fisher, Heather, 2004, Herndon VA
G-500 1:18.94 Glynn, Stephanie, 2002, Madison VA
G-500 1:19.17 Ingraham, Zakiya, 2002, Thomas Dale VA
G-500 1:19.36 Carey, Elizabeth, 2003, St. Jackson VA
G-500 1:19.39 Mullis, Heather, 2003, Frank W. Cox VA
G-500 1:19.65 Baskerville, Faith, 2002, Maggie Walker VA
G-1000 2:58.18 Barr, Dacia, 2004, Centreville VA
G-1000 2:59.54 Johnson, Corvette, 2003, Potomac VA
G-1000 3:00.74 Hagan, Maureen, 2002, W. Springfield VA
G-1000 3:00.98 Hess, Jemissa, 2003, C.D. Hylton VA
G-1000 3:02.03 Isaacs, Megan, 2003, Menchville VA
G-1000 3:03.21 Snowden, Kelsey, 2005, Lake Braddock VA
G-1000 3:03.39 Sherbak, Natalie, 2004, Kellam VA
G-1000 3:03.58 Siegel, Julie, 2002, Douglas Freeeman VA
G-1000 3:04.21 Bullock, Charrisse, 2004, Bethel VA
G-Mile 5:04.24 c Carlstrom, Keira, 2002, Oakton VA
G-Mile 5:05.67 c Hess, Jemissa, 2003, C.D. Hylton VA
G-Mile 5:06.38 c Isaacs, Megan, 2003, Menchville VA
G-Mile 5:08.84 c Barr, Dacia, 2004, Centreville VA
G-Mile 5:10.7 c Boswell, Amanda, 2003, Princess Anne VA
G-Mile 5:16.18 c Hart, Kristen, 2004, Herndon VA
G-Mile 5:16.74 c Milot, Kristen, 2004, St. Jackson VA
G-2Mile 11:02.19 c Boyd, Jennifer, 2003, Hickory VA
G-2Mile 11:11.23 c Cross, Tiffany, 2002, Atlee VA
G-2Mile 11:18.23 c Shiring, Kristyn, 2002, N. Stafford VA
G-2Mile 11:20.81 c Swain, Kelly, 2003, Lake Braddock VA
G-2Mile 11:23.08 c Tainer, Bridget, 2002, Cave Spring VA
G-2Mile 11:30.37 c Levine, Sarah, 2003, T. Jefferson VA
G-55H 8.05 Quick, Ja-Lyn, 2003, Menchville VA
G-55H 8.23 Taylor, Lauren, 2002, Western Branch VA
G-55H 8.46 p Lewis, Yvette, 2003, Denbigh VA
G-55H 8.48 Amponsah, Afua, 2003, Annandale VA
G-55H 8.55 Faulkner, Victoria, 2003, Menchville VA
G-55H 8.56 VanHeuven, Alexandra, 2002, Lake Braddock VA
G-55H 8.59 p Smith, Briana, 2002, Manchester VA
G-55H 8.69 p Reyer, Ashley, 2003, Cave Spring VA
G-55H 8.71 p Ashe, Kesha, 2003, Kecoughtan VA
G-HJ 5' 6 Meekins, Bonnie, 2002, Oakton VA
G-HJ 5' 6 Jordan, Angie, 2002, CloverHill VA
G-HJ 5' 4 Haislip, Ashley, 2005, Lake Braddock VA
G-HJ 5' 4 Seward, Amy, 2003, Salem VA
G-HJ 5' 4 Pettes, Shoshana, 2004, Armstrong Rich NJ
G-LJ 18' 7.25 Seward, Amy, 2003, Salem VA
G-LJ 18' 6.75 Taylor, Lauren, 2002, Western Branch VA
G-LJ 18' 3.5 Epperson, Ashley, 2002, Halifax VA
G-LJ 17' 11.25 Mayo, Adrienne, 2003, South Lakes VA
G-LJ 17' 10 VanHeuven, Alexandra, 2002, Lake Braddock VA
G-LJ 17' 8.75 Jones, Ebonie, 2002, L.C. Bird VA
G-LJ 17' 8.75 Ammons, Elizabeth, 2002, Woodside N-News
G-LJ 17' 8 Reyer, Ashley, 2003, Cave Spring VA
G-TJ 40' 1.5 Seward, Amy, 2003, Salem VA
G-TJ 39' 10.5 VanHeuven, Alexandra, 2002, Lake Braddock VA
G-TJ 38' 6 Lewis, Yvette, 2003, Denbigh VA
G-TJ 37' 5.25 Jemmott, Shayla, 2004, Salem VA
G-TJ 37' 2.25 Woody, Kathleen, 2003, Oakton VA
G-TJ 36' 9.75 Ferguson, Tishika, 2004, N. Strafford VA
G-TJ 36' 2.25 Idlette, Lavonne, 2003, Bethel VA
G-TJ 36' 0.25 Mayo, Adrienne, 2003, South Lakes VA
G-PV 11' 3 MR LaRoche, Alicia, 2002, Centreville VA
G-PV 11' 0 Pettine, Kathryn, 2003, Westfield Chantilly VA
G-PV 10' 6 Claussen, Kerri, 2002, Centreville VA
G-PV 10' 6 Barcus, Kira, 2002, Atlee VA
G-SP 46' 0 Neuberger, Lindsay, 2002, Frank Cox VA
G-SP 41' 11 Evans, Tiffany, 2003, Garfield VA
G-SP 38' 5.5 Crocker, Ashley, 2003, Hayfield VA
G-4x200 1:43.48 Girls Relay, , Bethel VA
G-4x200 1:43.88 Girls Relay, , Salem VA
G-4x200 1:44.85 Girls Relay, , Lake Braddock Va
G-4x200 1:45.28 Girls Relay, , Gar-Field VA
G-4x200 1:45.51 Girls Relay, , Western Branch VA
G-4x200 1:46.73 Girls Relay, , Bayside VA
G-4x200 1:47.71 Girls Relay, , T. Jefferson-Alex VA
G-4x200 1:47.81 Girls Relay, , Hermitage VA
G-4x200 1:48.3 Girls Relay, , Armstrong VA
G-4x200 1:48.42 Girls Relay, , N. Stafford VA
G-4x400 3:58.22 Girls Relay, , Bethel VA
G-4x400 3:59.58 Girls Relay, , Salem VA
G-4x400 4:00.23 Girls Relay, , Lake Braddock Va
G-4x400 4:02.1 Girls Relay, , Woodside VA
G-4x400 4:03.47 Girls Relay, , Oakton VA
G-4x400 4:04.48 Girls Relay, , Cave Springs VA
G-4x400 4:04.76 Girls Relay, , Menchville VA
G-4x400 4:05.96 Girls Relay, , Atlee VA
G-4x400 4:06.21 Girls Relay, , Thomas Dale VA
G-4x400 4:06.38 Girls Relay, , Potomac VA
G-4x400 4:07.69 Girls Relay, , T. Jefferson-Alex VA
G-4x400 4:08.18 Girls Relay, , Robinson VA
G-4x400 4:08.39 Girls Relay, , Gar-Field VA
G-4x800 9:25.29 Girls Relay, , Robinson VA
G-4x800 9:27.24 Girls Relay, , W. Springfield VA
G-4x800 9:41.01 Girls Relay, , Kellam
G-4x800 9:45.27 Girls Relay, , Oakton VA
G-4x800 9:46.38 Girls Relay, , Frank Cox VA
G-4x800 9:48.15 Girls Relay, , Hayfield VA
G-4x800 9:49.37 Girls Relay, , James River VA
G-4x800 9:49.98 Girls Relay, , T. Jefferson-Alex VA
G-4x800 9:50.96 Girls Relay, , Potomac VA
G-4x800 9:57.3 Girls Relay, , Osbourn Park VA
G-4x800 9:57.52 Girls Relay, , Midlothian VA
Highlights
.by MileStat, the site for
Virginia high school track news
FAIRFAX, VA -- This weekend's Group AAA State Meet saw Virginia's
finest in high school track and field assemble at George Mason University.
National bests and state records were set and broken with a frequency
unheard of at previous state meets. The team battle saw one heavy
favorite live up to its billing, while one underdog surprised the
field.
The Deep Creek boys came through as expected with strong performances
from their relays and sprinters. The 4x200 relay squad set a meet
record time of 1:29.70. Their 4x400 squad was also impressive as
they won seeded section in a time of 3:24.19, but took second overall
to Landstown, who won the previous section in a smoking time of
3:23.75. Deandre Hyman and Derron Flood came up big for the team
as well. Hyman won an incredible race over Heritage's Quentin Bowens
in a photo finish as the two both ran a time of 34.54. Flood took
runner-up honors in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:06.60. Along
with good production out of their relays and sprinters, Gary Freeman
took third in the shot put with a mark of 55-08. In all, Deep Creek
scored 44 points which put them comfortably ahead of Centreville
in second with 32 points.
While all the talk heading into the meet concerning the girls'
team title centered around Salem, Bethel, and Oakton, none of the
three teams came out of the meet with the title as it was the Lady
Bruins of Lake Braddock who surprised the field. While Lake Braddock
had no event winner, they got key contributions from many members
of the squad, especially from the versatile Alexandra Van Heuven.
Van Heuven could be found all over the indoor track facility at
George Mason as she participated and scored in a handful of events.
Van Heuven took fifth in the 55 meter hurdles (8.56) and long jump
(17-10.00). Her best performance was in the triple jump as she took
second with a leap of 39-10.50. Van Heuven wasn't the only individual
contributing points to the team. Freshmen Ashley Haislip took third
in the high jump (5-4), junior Catherine Muehleib fourth in the
shot put (37-8), junior Cristina Zuniga third in the pole vault
(10-0), junior Kelly Swain eighth in the 1600 (5:19.98) and fourth
in the 3200 (11:17.01), freshmen Kelsey Snowden sixth in the 1000
(3:03.21). With these many small contributions by many along with
strong relay performances (3rd in the 4x200 and 4x400), led to a
team title for the underdogs from Lake Braddock as they won with
51 points. Trailing close behind was Salem in second with 46 points
and Oakton in third with 42.
While the team battles were exciting as always, it was the individual
performances that highlighted the two days of action. The first
day kicked things off with some outstanding field event performances.
James Robinson junior Steve Huntzinger used his pure power and
roaring yell to power his way to throw a personal best of 59-9 to
move up to #5 in the nation. On the girls' side, national leader
Lindsay Neuberger of Cox did just enough to defend her state title
with a mark of 46-0.
David Sullivan of Centreville, who was questionable heading into
the state meet because of an injury he suffered at his regional
meet, left no question Friday night who is the top pole vaulter
in the state of Virginia as he went over a remarkable height of
15-6. Sullivan is ranked currently #5 in the nation.
George Wythe's Reshad Nobles definitely got some hang time as he
won the long jump with an astonishing leap of 23-8 as it ranks him
currently #3 in the entire nation.
One of the nation's best in the long jump and triple jump, Amy
Seward of Salem won both events which turned out to be highly competitive.
In the long jump on Friday night, Seward went 18-07.25 as Western
Branch's Lauren Taylor wasn't far off her mark at 18-06.75. Then
on Saturday, Seward was able to top Van Heuven as she went a sensational
best mark of 40-01.50. The mark moves her into being ranked #2 in
the nation.
Along with Seward's triple jump on Saturday, there were other jaw-dropping
performances out of the field events.
The best of those performances had to Menchville's Keith Moffatt
setting the new state meet record in the high jump with a leap of
7-00.25. Moffatt got a standing ovation from the crowd as he cleared
the bar, breaking the record, and got an even bigger one as made
a near miss in an attempt for the national lead at 7-02.25. Moffatt
currently is tied for the lead at 7-02.
In the girls' high jump, co-national leader Bonnie Meekins of Oakton,
simply jumped as high as it took win as she took the title at 5-6.
The girls' pole vault saw a battle between Centreville's Alicia
LaRoche and Westfield's Kathryn Pettine. The two girls seemed to
be stuck at 11 feet, until LaRoche broke through and vaulted over
11-03.00 for the win.
Forest Park's Reynold Smith was able to outdo 46+ feet jumpers
such as Landstown's Melvin Woodhouse and Thomas Dale's Thomas McFadden
to take that event in a personal best mark of 46-01.
Just through the field events, there was already a countless number
of marks that place high on the national leader board. This set
the stage for some exciting racing in the running events.
The girls' 4x800 was a repeat of the Microtel Invitational where
the distance juggernaut programs of James Robinson and West Springfield
clashed. West Springfield held the early lead there, only to lose
the lead on the final leg on the final lap to James Robinson. On
Saturday, the story was the same. West Springfield's Maureen Hagan
got her squad out in the lead by a good margin with a 2:17 opening
leg. That leg gradually slimmed down to where on the last exchange,
West Springfield only held a small lead. That lead was soon enough
gone as James Robinson took the lead on the last leg and kept it
onto victory with a time of 9:25.29 as West Springfield finished
in at 9:27.24.
In the boys' race, top seed Midlothian was in the lead or in the
lead pack through all the laps with legs John Terrell, Ryan Witt,
Andrew Baker, and Anthony D'Amato all running approximately 2:00
splits. While D'Amato was already starting on the backstretch of
his flap as Midlothian's anchor leg, Richard Smith of South Lakes
was just getting the baton. However, Smith quickly made up that
ground with a scorching 51 second first 400 and was drafting off
of D'Amato and Colonial Forge junior Mike Porter rounding the curve
on the final stretch. Smith swung to the outside to pass ahead of
D'Amato and Porter and pushed it for the win for South Lakes with
a 1:52 split to give South Lakes the fastest non-banked indoor track
time in the nation with a time of 8:00.48. Colonial Forge, originally
not even in seeded in the fast heat, until they combined the two,
surprised many as they took second with a time of 8:00.73.
In the hurdles, Jelyn Quick crushed the girls' field. Quick posted
the second fastest time in the nation with her 8.05 clocking in
the 55 meter hurdles. Like the boys' 300, the boys' hurdles was
decided by thousandths of a second as both Nansemond River's Esteban
Guzman and Lakeland's Deandre White were clocked at a time of 7.35.
When the officials looked at the tape, it showed that Guzman was
the winner in the close finish. Both times rank third in the nation.
Oddly enough, the same situation occurred in the girls' 55 meter
dash as Fatima Shuler of Wakefield just edged out Western Branch's
Modupeola Oluwole at 7.21. Their was no close finish in the boys'
race though as Heritage's Michael Johnson motored his way to the
title with a time of 6.33. The time ranks him fifth in the nation.
While the Bethel girls didn't finish as well as they had hoped
in the team scoring, they can take a lot of pride in how their relays
performed. The 4x200 and 4x400 won in incredible times of 1:43.48
and 3:58.22 respectively.
After having to sit out a couple of weeks because hip pains, arguably
Virginia's best female distance runner, Keira Carlstrom of Oakton,
suffered a defeat at the hands of Centreville's Dacia Barr in the
1600 at the Northern Region Meet. A week later on the same track,
the two faced off again. Barr set a quickly early pace which included
a 32 second first 200 as she built a lead on the field midway through
the race. However, Carlstrom lurked behind and unleashed a strong
kick over the last 400 meters to overtake the fading Barr to win
in an excellent time of 5:02.54. Carlstrom was able to hold off
hard charging Jemissa Hess of C.D. Hylton (2nd, 5:03.97) and Megan
Isaacs of Menchville (3rd, 5:04.68). Barr finished fourth in a time
of 5:07.14.
An obviously disappointed Barr after her race, came back determined
in the 1000 as she broke away to win in a quick time of 2:58.18.
The boys' 1600 meter race saw a match up between two of the nation's
finest middle distance runners in Thomas Dale junior Alex Tatu and
Oakton senior Phil Gaeta. Tatu lead through the first 1000 meters
as Gaeta trailed as they hit the 400 in 65 and 800 in 2:15. At 3:17
at 1200 meters, Gaeta had taken over the lead from Tatu. It was
apparent that the real race had begun as the slow tactical first
portion of the race had only set up a kicker's battle between the
two speedsters. Gaeta maintained his lead heading into the bell
lap, but Tatu made one move on the backstretch that Gaeta was unable
to match as Tatu held on for the win in a time of 4:13.46. Tatu
last 400 was clocked at 57 and obviously Gaeta closed quickly as
well to finish with a time of 4:15.33. Definitely the fastest ever,
this year's 1600 meter race saw three other individuals other than
Tatu and Gaeta break 4:20 as Matt Wolak of Mills Godwin (3rd, 4:17.35),
Graham Kearney of Douglas Freeman (4th, 4:19.66), and Abdikadir
Dubed of Wakefield (5th, 4:19.75).
Unnoticed with all of the attention put on the Tatu and Gaeta battle
was Denbigh freshmen Derrick Robbins, as he took sixth in a national
freshman record breaking time of 4:20.97. Anyone that breaks a national
record deserves immediate attention and especially with the record
of the likes that Robbins broke. To put it in better perspective,
great state runners in recent past and current such as Senecca Lassiter,
Alan Webb, and Bobby Lockhart, never ran that fast as freshmen during
their indoor seasons.
Not long after his juggernaut showdown with Gaeta in the 1600,
Tatu had another showdown in store with South Lakes' Richard Smith.
The first portion of the race was very tactical for Tatu and Smith,
while Woodbridge's Tim Stark tried to set a quick pace for the rest
of field early on. By the bell lap, Tatu had made a strong move
to take the lead, while Smith got boxed in between Stark and Matt
Wolak of Mills Godwin. Smith then made a controversial move as pushed
himself through Stark and Wolak at the start of the bell lap and
yellow flag went in the air. The crowd was roaring as Tatu and Smith
sped on the backstretch. Smith had begun to come up on Tatu as they
reached the final straightaway and it appeared it would be a similar
ending as the one at Virginia Tech last month, where Tatu's form
broke down at the end, while Smith maintained his fluid form to
speed past Tatu. However, Tatu maintained his form and looked to
have a stride on Smith right before the finish line, but Smith had
a lunge to the line and appeared to have just nipped Tatu, but it
was too close to call. Along with the ruling on whether or not a
disqualification was necessary in Smith's push at the bell lap and
who actually won the race. After a prolonged wait, the top eight
results of the race were announced with Tatu at 2:30.42 for second
and Smith at 2:30.42 for first. Smith's last 200 was clocked in
25 seconds and Tatu's at 26.
In winning the girls' 500 meter dash in a time of 1:16.68, Tallwood
sophomore Faraign Giles ran the seventh fastest time in the nation.
In the boys' 500 meter dash, Quentin Bowens of Heritage, already
the national leader in the 500, was a man on a mission to better
national best time as he ran a very strong and gutsy race from the
start to win in a dominating time of 1:03.84.
After winning the 55 meter dash earlier in the meet, Fatima Shuler
came back to win the 300 as well in a very fast clocking of 40.83.
If people still didn't know or realize how good Hickory's Jennifer
Boyd is, now they know. Boyd was victorious in the girls' 3200 meter
run with a time of 10:58.39. She put on a devastating kick at the
end to break away from a group of talented runners that included
the likes of Kelly Swain, Kristyn Shiring, and Tiffany Cross. Cross,
an Atlee senior, ran a very solid race as she picked up second with
a personal best time of 11:07.43.
The crowd was never louder than when they were cheering on Ocean
Lakes senior Matt Keally as he methodically scorched the track and
the record books in the boys' 3200 meter run. From the gun, Keally
was all alone as he only one person but himself and the crowd to
push him along. He amazed the crowd as he seemed to be running as
hard as he possibly could push his body. He ran the first 1600 in
4:27, seven seconds shy of his personal best. During his second
mile, he was lapping most of the competitors in the field who were
still running sub 10 pace. It became very apparent to everyone that
he could break the record and as well as nine minutes for the first
time when he was on pace with 400 left. All he needed to do was
gut up those last 2 laps and he could have a chance. Not known for
his kick nor speed, Keally mustered something within that last lap
to just get the record by a couple tenths of the second with a time
of 8:59.57. The record was previously held by Alan Webb who set
the record two years ago. The time ranks him first in the nation.
The crowd immediately rose to their feet and gave the gutsy Keally
a well deserved standing ovation as he took a victory lap in celebration
of his thrilling accomplishment as it capped off a weekend full
of exciting action showcasing Virginia's best.
Best Marks -
Preview by Pearl Watts
Top 3 in US collide in boys 1000 meters: US#1 Richard
Smith 2:28.18, US#2 Alex Tatu 2:28.88, and US#3 Phil
Gaeta 2:29.40 - nation's leading high jumpers are entered: Bonnie
Meekins and Keith Moffatt - Team favorites are Deep
Creek boys and Bethel, Salem, and Oakton
girls.
This year's AAA state meet looks to once again showcase Virginia
as one
the premier states in the nation with the usual array of top individual
talent on hand and exciting battles for the team titles also expected.
The girls side has Eastern Region powers Salem and Bethel bringing
strong
contingents to challenge Northern Region champion Oakton with Northwest
Region winner Gar-Field along with Lake Braddock also among the
top five
hopefuls.
On the boys side, Eastern Region champion Deep Creek, with their
solid
array of sprinters, looks to be the pre-meet favorite. If Deep Creek
is able
to get close to the 40 point level, the rest of the teams will be
hard
pressed to match them.
In the matchup on the girls side, Friday night's action in the
high jump
and long jump along with trials in the 55 hurdles and 55 dash should
have a
large determination in the outcome of the meet.
In the high jump, Oakton's Bonnie Meekins who was the runnerup
at states
last year, is the favorite and top seed at 5 feet, 10 inches which
ties her
for the U.S. high school lead at this point. Salem will also be
looking for
points in that event with junior Amy Seward and Oakton also has
a chance for
additional points with Sarah Woody.
The long jump has Seward of Salem as the defending champion and
top seed at
18-11 which ranks her among the top ten in the country, but she
should expect
strong challenges from Ashley Epperson of Halifax County, Oakton's
Jenee
Moore and last year's runnerup Alexandra VanHeuven of Lake Braddock
in an
event in which they top eight seeds are separated by less than a
foot.
Bethel will have a tough time scoring many points in the field events
but
will look to position themselves well from Friday's trials heading
into
Saturday's 55 meter hurdle finals with junior Lavonne Idlette. Menchville's
Jelyn Quick comes in with the top time at 8.17 and ranks among the
top ten in
the country with Lauren Taylor of Western Branch right behind Quick
at 8.20.
The 55 dash is another one of the key events for the top girls teams.
Western Branch sophomore Modupeola Oluwole comes in with the fastest
entry at
7.07. Oakton is ranked next with Kathleen Woody but Bethel counters
with
Brittni Spruill and Gar-Field with Latesha Coulter. Also look for
Northern
Region champ Junique Morris of T.C. Williams to be in the mix.
The other field event final on Friday will be the shot put with
defending
champion Lindsay Neuberger of F.W. Cox, ranked first in the nation
this year
at 48-4.75 the favorite but with Gar-Field a solid second seed with
junior
Tiffany Evans.
Saturday's field event finals will start with one of the top events
in the
meet with the girls triple jump. Amy Seward of Salem is back to
defend her
title she won last year as a sophomore and ranks fourth in the country
off of
her 39-10.75 effort at the Virginia Tech Invitational in January.
It is not a
given for Seward and Salem however, with Denbigh junior Yvette Lewis
coming
in at 39-8 and last year's runnerup VanHeuven of Lake Braddock hitting
a
personal best of 39-6 last week to win the Northern Region title.
The girls pole vault also welcomes back a defending champion in
Centreville
senior Alicia LaRoche with Atlee's Kira Barcus along with Westfield's
Kathryn
Pettine serious challengers.
Saturday's running events will start with the 4x800 relay and the
crowd
could really get going if Robinson and West Springfield load their
squads up
and duplicate their duel from the Va. Tech meet where Robinson edged
the
Spartans 9:29.09 to 9:29.30, times right among the ten slots in
the nation.
The girls 4x200 should get downright serious with only two tenths
of a
second separating the top four teams of Gar-Field, Salem, Bethel
and Bayside
with good early positioning and solid handoffs once again the key.
The girls distance races have Centreville sophomore Dacia Barr as
the top
seed in the 1,600 and the number two seed in the 1,000 with Barr
having been
the most consistent distance runner in the state this indoor season.
Barr
should expect a challenge from Oakton's Keira Carlstrom in the 1,600
and will
have to contend with Menchville's Megan Isaacs in the 1,000 run.
Carlstrom will try and come back about a half hour after the 1,600
to score
in the 500 dash where she is the top seed but should have her hands
full with
Bethel's Jessica Cassell, Northern Region champ Kristina Rios of
Wakefield,
Tallwood sophomore Faraign Giles and fast closing Stephanie Glynn
of Madison.
The 300 dash has Brittni Spruill of Bethel as the favorite with
her time of
39.97 and a strong showing by Spruill would be a big boost to Bethel
in the
standings with Salem countering with number two seed Andrea Easley.
The girls 3,200 has defending champion Kelly Swain of Lake Braddock
back to
defend her title with Swain very impressive in winning the Northern
Region
title last week at 11:08.74.
If it comes down to the 4x400 relay for the team title among the
three
pre-meet favorites in Oakton, Bethel and Salem it is very fitting
that those
are the top three ranked teams into the event and besides being
usually the
most exciting race at any meet, could ultimately be the climactic
one.
On the boys side, Deep Creek looms into the favorite's role stemming
from
the fact that they certainly seem to be the squad most capable of
piling up
the most points among all the teams if everything goes as planned.
In the field events, Deep Creek may just score in the shot put but
they do
have the third seed in senior Gary Freeman. The battle for the top
spot could
be a good one with Potomac senior Ivan Parker ranked first at 58-8
but with
Robinson junior Steve Huntzinger right behind with a best this season
of 58-6.
The closest overall competiton in the field events may be in the
long jump
where fourteen competitors are all within one foot of each other
led by
Gar-Field junior Derek Liggins at 23-0.5. Just getting to the nine
competitor
finals and having a chance on improving on your positioning with
three
additional jumps will be a big key.
The boys triple jump is more spread out with Landstown capable
of making a
push in the team standings with Melvin Woodhouse and Marcus Webb.
The high jump has a clear cut favorite for sure with Menchville
senior
Keith Moffatt the national leader at 7-2.25. Moffatt's best this
season puts
him way above the field as he sets his sights on the state meet
record in
this early Saturday morning event.
The pole vault has last year's runnerup David Sullivan of Centreville
top
seeded although he is fighting off some leg soreness which caused
him to
scratch out of the event at last week's region meet and that could
possibly
open the door for Great Bridge junior Brian Webb, third at this
meet last
year.
In running events, the boys 4x800 relay has Midlothian as the top
seed,
having defeated many of their top rivals at Va. Tech with their
time of
8:02.48. A strong challenge is expected once again from West Springfield
and
South Lakes will also be in the hunt if the Seahawks decide to use
Richard
Smith on anchor.
The boys 55 hurdles looks to have Esteban Guzman of Nansemond River,
Menchville's Dwight Porter and DeAndre White of Lakeland a cut above
the rest
while the 55 dash will be extremely important for the Deep Creek
duo of
Jarvis Hyman and Antwain Carey as they match up with Michael Johnson
of
Heritage, Potomac's Antwan Stewart and Demetrius Jackson of G.W.-Danville.
Deep Creek will look to work on a speedy ascent in the points race
with
their 4x200 relay, top seeded and ranked fourth in the country at
1:29.34 in
a race where there always seem to be some high placings in sections
other
than the top seeded section.
The boys 1,600 run looks to be an excellent matchup between Thomas
Dale
junior Alex Tatu and Oakton senior Phil Gaeta. If the early pace
is honest as
expected, the 800 mark could be achieved at about 2:05 with a possible
winning time between 4:12-4:14 certainly within the realm of possibility.
The 500 dash and 300 dash events find Heritage senior Quentin Bowens
as the
sprinter to beat in both those races with Deep Creek also expected
to forge
points in those races as well.
The 1,000 run will match up 1,600 foes Tatu of Thomas Dale and
Oakton's
Gaeta against Richard Smith of South Lakes, who comes in with the
nation's
fastest time of 2:28.18.
The 3,200 run has last year's runnerup, Matt Keally of Ocean Lakes,
currently ranked number three in the U.S. in the event. Keally likes
to set a
quick early pace and then see who is capable of challenging the
lead he puts
forth with John Piersol of Maggie Walker Governor's School maybe
the only
serious threat to Keally.
The 4x400 relay will have less than two seconds separating the
top five
teams in the fastest section with Deep Creek the main challenger
to South
Lakes, which should have Richard Smith on anchor.
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