Boys
Big upset by 8th grader Nicole Blood
by John Dye
Huddle
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After Elmira NY sr Molly Huddle's dominating
win in the 3200 Friday night in the
year's fastest time, her victory in the 1600 Saturday afternoon
seemed a foregone conclusion. The only question was what number
would she put up for the rest of the country to shoot at this
season. But . . .
Eighth grade phenom Nicole Blood, who led
Saratoga NY to the US#1 ranking in cross country last fall,
scratched from the 3200 to be fresh for the 1600, a fact which
became more relevant as the race unfolded.
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Blood
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At the start, Blood moved quickly to the lead from the outside
stagger group, while Huddle in lane 1 became boxed in. Huddle extricated
herself by going wide at the top of the stretch of lap 1, but Blood
still led at the end of 400 meters in 72.8 seconds.
lap 1 stretch
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start of lap 2
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Huddle moved on top on the far turn of a slower second lap (76.1
seconds), and the crowd settled back to watch the inevitable. But
Huddle, whose training had been restricted lately by an achilles
injury, never put the hammer down. Blood kept hanging around, and
sharp observors started remembering that she is a fighter in the
home stretch. Also hanging around was Fayetteville-Manlius sr Lauren
Heron, which is another story. Heron even moved into second briefly
on lap 3, which Huddle led in 73.6 seconds.
start of lap 3
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at the bell
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At the bell, Blood and Heron were still very much within striking
distance. Huddle seemed to make a move on the first turn, but it
wasn't enough. Blood steadily reeled her in, and the top two were
even as they turned for home. Blood won the stretch duel to finish
in 4:50.9 to Huddle's 4:51.5. Huddle turned the last lap in 69 seconds,
so Blood was a couple of seconds faster.
the stretch
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the finish
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Heron finished third in 4:56.2, which set off a celebration by
her family and coach on the rail. It was a return to Heron's freshman
form when she ran 4:55.61 for second to Sara Bei in the National
Scholastic Indoor championships in Boston in March, 1999. Two hours
later today, Heron would run a strong third in the 800
in 2:15.28.
Huddle called the race "very disappointing." She would
not accept an excuse that she could have been tired from running
the 3200 late Friday and the 1600 early Saturday. "I've run
both the same day, so that's not an issue. I just didn't feel right
today."
Blood's win was an 11-second PR, but it did not surprise Saratoga
coach Art Kranick. "You can't count her out of anything,"
he said.
Now we know.
Blood shakes Huddle's
hand . . .
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. . . and walks
off with a happy wave to the camera.
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Girls 1600 Meter Run
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Meet Record: $ 4:49.20 1984 EILEEN ELLIG, Rutland High School
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 BLOOD, NICOLE SARATOGA WOM 4:50.90
2 HUDDLE, MOLLY EL NDAME WOM 4:51.50
3 HERON, LAUREN FAYETMNLI WO 4:56.20
4 BURDICK, LAUREL FAYETMNLI WO 5:03.00
5 MEAD, LORA CHELMS WOMEN 5:04.20
6 SALERNO, MELISSA ROCKYPOINT W 5:06.30
7 BROWN, ALEXANDRA KINGSTON WOM 5:06.70
8 GABRIEL, CORINNE BELLPORT WOM 5:06.90
9 CLARKE, HEATHER BREWER WOMEN 5:07.10
10 SANBORN, KATHLEEN RUTLAND WOME 5:11.58
11 COLEMAN, JEAN WANTAGH WOME 5:13.60
12 MCKENNA, KARA SUFFERN WOM 5:14.81
13 SCHERF, LINDSEY SCARSDALE WO 5:15.84
14 TRAUSCHT, MELISSA SARATOGA WOM 5:20.50
15 VARGAS, AKILAH BOY&GIRL WOM 5:20.70
16 FATH, REBECCA BELLPORT WOM 5:22.81
17 BOWE-MALIZEWSKI, SANDY NTHROCK WOME 5:26.74
18 VONGVARACHOTI, JANE GREAT NECK W 5:27.21
19 DELORENZO, MARCY AR RYAN WOME 5:32.35
20 PHELAN, CHRISTINA WST GENES WO 5:32.50
21 STEWART, KATE MOORE CAT WO 5:35.41
22 CURRAN, MEEGAN CHELMS WOMEN 5:36.29
23 VAHANIAN, CAMERON SARATOGA WOM 5:38.23
24 STRONG, ALVINA RAMAPOW 5:38.37
25 DELAY, KARYN SARATOGA WOM 5:38.81
26 ALDRICH, COLLEEN WANTAGH WOME 5:39.15
27 GRANEY, EMILY TAPPAN ZEE W 5:39.56
28 LYNCH, MADALINE TAPPAN ZEE W 5:41.38
29 BUTLER, SARAH SUFFERN WOM 5:44.86
30 MCHUGH, LAUREN CHELMS WOMEN 5:50.17
31 RAGNO, JESSICA NANUET WOMEN 5:51.15
32 CAMPBELL, ALYSSA CHELMS WOMEN 5:52.21
33 WHELAN, ERICA RAMAPOW 5:55.10
34 EYNATIAN, LAUREN CHELMS WOMEN 6:00.14
35 VILLARI, AMANDA CLKS STH WOM 6:11.01
Boys
304 Rob Freeman and 217 Andre Laboy
took turns leading,
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but in the end, it was
87 Michael Kerrigan winning
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Boys 1600 Meter Run
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Meet Record: $ 4:10.50 1979 GREG HERZOG, White Plains High School
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 KERRIGAN, MICHAEL BLAIR ACADEM 4:19.25
2 LABOY, ANDRE DANBURY MEN 4:19.87
3 FREEMAN, ROB GREAT NECK M 4:20.13
4 CASWELL, TOM YORKTOWN MEN 4:22.04
5 GUTIERREZ, DENNIS NTH ROCK MEN 4:23.32
6 CAROLLO, MARK NBABYLON MEN 4:26.34
7 LAMB, MIKE WANTAGH MEN 4:27.60
8 FINNEGAN, BILLY MOORE CAT ME 4:29.55
9 MIO, ANTHONY SUS WAGNER M 4:29.78
10 MASSE, DAVID FAYMANL MEN 4:31.33
11 RAPACKI, ADAM ST ANTH MEN 4:32.43
12 O'LOUGHLIN, DANNY DANBURY MEN 4:32.70
13 BENITY, JOSE XAVIER MEN 4:32.74
14 PRINZ, SEAN WANTAGH MEN 4:34.33
14 ENGLEHUTT, JEFF HALIFAX MEN 4:34.33
16 BAEZ, JOHNNY NYACK MEN 4:34.52
17 NOLAN, CHRIS LIVERPOOL ME 4:34.84
18 VAN HASSEL, LAURENT UN INTER MEN 4:35.08
19 PHILLIPS, JON BLAIR ACADEM 4:36.35
20 LONIEWSKI, ED TAPPAN ZEE M 4:36.40
21 LANZ, CONOR VAL STREAM M 4:36.51
22 BIGGS, CHRIS MOORE CAT ME 4:38.24
23 LEHMAN, RICH PRINCEANDREW 4:39.28
24 KNIPFING, ANDREW MILLER PLACE 4:39.47
25 EVANS, JOHN CBA-SYRACUSE 4:39.70
26 FLEISCHER, MIKE ST ANTH MEN 4:39.75
27 ZIMINSKY, JOE FOX LANE MEN 4:40.50
28 MATURO, LOU TAPPAN ZEE M 4:41.66
29 ABBI, MANISH HOR GREMEN 4:42.48
30 JADOWSKY, JORDAN GREAT NECK M 4:42.97
31 HOHLWECK, RANDY WPLAINSM 4:45.03
32 CLIFFORD, PATRICK REGIS MEN 4:45.70
33 RIENER, SILAS WILSON MEN 4:47.18
34 SMAYDA, MICHAEL WPLAINSM 4:47.65
35 MCCONVILLE, THOMAS FOX LANE MEN 4:48.21
36 BOYLE, DAN NBABYLON MEN 4:50.65
37 RENDEIRO, LOU MOORE CAT ME 4:52.38
38 JETTE, TRAVANNI WILSON MEN 4:55.32
39 SMITH, BRENDAN ST ANTH MEN 4:56.35
40 BREIGHNEN, ERIC FOX LANE MEN 4:56.55
41 MOSCO, ANTHONY ARCHB MOLLOY 4:58.57
42 HASKELL, BRIAN WILSON MEN 4:58.62
43 WOLF, DANNY HASTINGS MEN 4:59.99
44 CASTRO, ARTURO VAL STREAM M 5:06.98
45 COSTANZO, ANTHONY ARCHB MOLLOY 5:08.62
46 THORNTON, LANCE HASTINGS MEN 5:09.50
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