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DECEMBER,
2002
Saturday, December 28,
2002 - PA @ Seton Hall Relays -
West Catholic girls go 1:45.15 in the 4x200. Friday, December 27, 2002
- Colgate
Women's Games Week #1 @ Pratt Institute, NYC - Tiffany Abney
has won eight state championships in three years of high school.
And her training this year is geared to make her senior year something
special. But the one thing track teaches is that there's always
someone else coming along who can give you a good run. She's a Philly
girl. Not surprising. But she's just a 7th grader. Clarenchell Tate
of Imani Charter School in Philadelphia hit the track week #1 of
the Colgate Women's Games and came away matching the hand-time of
Abney in the High School 200, 25.4. But more impressively,
she doubled in the 55 Dash, setting a new Middle School meet record
of 6.9. By the way, Abney won her 200 after missing the 400
because of heavy Jersey traffic. Results
courtesy of Colgate Women's Games. Saturday, December 21, 2002 - TSTCA Meet #1 @ University of Pittsburgh - For the first time in 30 years, Ohio and West Virginia teams joined Pennsylvania teams at the annual December meet by the TSTCA. Running in yards, Central Catholic's Kareen Cousar went 23.9 for 220, while Butler's Krystal Epps went 58.8 for 440. Butler's girls and boys each took a relay, 10:33.6 4x880 for the girls, and 8:45.4 for the same distance for the boys. Results courtesy of TSTCA. Saturday, December 21, 2002 - PA @ Bishop Loughlin Game @ The Armory, NYC - William Penn senior Juanita Broaddus ran the 8th fastest all-time US 300 meters (38.44), and got 2nd. The winner was a new US record from Shana Cox (Holy Trinity,NY), in 37.59 (Prev. 37.77, Natasha Hastings, Randolph,NY, 2002). Smith pushed Hastings until the last lap in the 600 meters, but faded to 6th in 1:36.67. Smith also ran the 55 H, getting 4th in 8.66. But William Penn's 4x200 (Christina Smith 26.0, Knishea Sheard 26.9, Shantia Byrd 27.4, Juanita Broaddus 24.4) took the top spot in 1:44.72, with anchor Broaddus coming from 3rd after a teammate stumbled into the railing on the second exchange and lost the lead. The Girls' High 4x400 relay of Rachel Johnson, Venessa Powell, Ashley Morris and Garnder was 5th in 4:08.25. Johnson also ran the 1000 meters, getting 7th in 3:10.58. PA Performances.
Saturday, December 21, 2002 - TFCAGP Division 2 Meet #3 @ Haverford College (PennTrack on site with pix page) - Oxford's Drew Eckman set a meet record in the 400 with his 50.5. Harriton's Dan Engle tied the meet record in the 60 meter dash, going 7.1. The Upper Dublin quartet of Sean Clark, Eric Bowles, Matt Fisher and Matt Lawson pulled away late from Great Valley to take the DMR in 11:03.2. Springfield (Montco)'s Mark Korich took the 800 in 2:00.8. And the Upper Dublin frosh/soph 4x200 team set a meet record, going 1:44.3. Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA. Saturday,
December 21, 2002 - Dickinson
College Invitational - An invasion by Maryland
schools added to the strong early season performances. Frederick
(MD)'s Imani White tied a meet record with a 6.9 in the 55
dash, then came back to win the 200 in 26.5. In the 55 Hurdles,
Emily Lepley of Lewistown went 8.3, tops in PA so far. For
the boys, Central Dauphin's Ryan Whitiny won the shot with
a throw of 55-04.50. Donegal's Andrew Miller took the 55
Hurdles in 7.5, edging Ronnie Beard of Frederick (MD), who
had the same time. Harrisburg's Rome Potts captured both
the 55 in 6.4 and the 200 in 23.8. Central Dauphin's Jamel James
won the Long Jump with a leap of 21-03.75. Results
courtesy of Dickinson College Track & Field. Friday, December 20, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet #3 @ Ursinus College - Hatboro-Horsham's Janine Ricci already has a fast 3000, and now she's posted an attention-getting Mile, going 5:06.3 to hold off St. Basil sophomore Lynn Morelli, 5:08.9. Ricci's teammate, Caitlin Klaas, showed some nice speed for a soph, winning the 800 in 2:18.2. Jamie Taggart, North Penn, was 2nd in 2:19.8. Christina Smith warmed up Friday night for the trip to NYC Saturday by winning the 55 Hurdles in 8.4. Nicole Leach, West Catholic, was clocked in the same time. She also took the 300 yard run in a fast 36.3. West Catholic sophomore LaTavia Thomas went 600 yards in 1:27.3. Archbishop Ryan captured the 4x200 in 1:47.1. Results courtesy of DVGTCA. Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Boys' Meet #1 @ Haverford College - LaSalle's Bruce Pohlet bettered his outdoor PCL championship effort by six inches, taking the Shot Put competition by over five feet with a throw of 54-05. Steve Hallinan, Cardinal O'Hara, and Tim O'Neil, St. Joe's Prep,battled in a fast early season mile, with Hallinan gaining the win by .6 with a 4:28.6. Teammate Mike Callanan took the 3000 in 9:11.9. LaSalle junior Chris Ross went 2:02.1 in the 800. Results courtesy of the PCL. Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Girls' Meet #1 @ Haverford College - West Catholic sopomore Nicole Leach won two of the three short sprints at the first PCL Girls' meet of the season, going 8.5 in the 55 Hurdles and capturing the 200 by almost a second over teammate Latavia Thomas in 25.8. Cardlinal O'Hara showed its distance depth, getting individual wins from Erin Kelly in the 800 (2:26.0) and Mary Debevec in the Mile (5:38.5); plus taking the 4x800 in 10:33.5 and the DMR in 12:58.8. Archbishop Ryan triple jumper Denise Tetkowski lauched her season well, winning by nearly four feet with a leap of 35-08. Results courtesy of the PCL.
Saturday, December 14, 2002 - TFCAGP Division 1 Meet #2 @ Haverford College (PennTrack on site with pix page) - Bruce Pohlot, La Salle, took the Shot Put with a throw of 51-5-1/2. His teammates on the DMR went 10:57.1 behind Chris Ross, Louis Esposito, Neil O'Connell and Joe Ferorowicz to win by over eight seconds over North Penn. O'Hara's Anthony Haygood cruised to a 7.1 to win the 60 meters by a nose. Glen Mills took the 4x200, North Penn the Sprint Medley, Abington, the 4x400, and O'Hara, the 4x800. Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA. Saturday, December 14, 2002 - TFCAGP Division 2 Meet #2 @ Haverford College (PennTrack on site with pix page) - A tenth of a second is as close as it gets in a hand-timed meet, but it was good enough for the Great Valley Sprint Medley squad as they went 3:45.2 to set a new meet record. Upper Dublin posted a 8:25.5 4x800 to win easily. St. John Neumann's Rich McNichols posted a pair of 7.4's to take the trials and finals in the 60 meter dash. Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA. Saturday, December 14, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet #2 @ Ursinus College (PennTrack on site with pix page) - Hatboro-Horsham had been looking to break their school record in the DMR. It was over 13 minutes. Well, they shattered it, going 12:42.2 with the squad of Anne Baker, Nicole Murphy, Caitlin Klaas, and Janine Ricci. William Penn worked in junior Shantia Byrd to the mix with the top 4x400, and she delivered, splitting :63 to help Christina Smith, Kandis Worthington, and Juanita Broaddus to 4:00.4 for a good start for the season. West Catholic's 1:45.8 by Tanisha Cortes, Latavia Thomas, Alecia Jackson and Nicole Leach took first, but they were pushed by Simon Gratz, which finished in 1:47.6. Juanita Broaddus tried the 55 Hurdles for the first time, and it was with somewhat predictable results, getting the top spot in 8.4. Boyertown sophomore Natalie Miller high jumped 5-04. Results courtesy of DVGTCA. Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - TFCAGP Pole Vault Competition #1 @ Archbishop Ryan - Division 1: Kevin Dickson, Pennsbury, 12-06, Division 2, Jesse Chew, Phoenixville, 10-06. Results courtesy of TFCAGP. Sunday, December 8, 2002 - Seton Hall Open II @ Seton Hall University - Merion Mercy senior Tiffany Abney, running for the United Stars, opened her senior season against collegiate competition, getting 3rd in the 400 at 56.10 and 2nd in the 200 at 25.48. Full Results at www.shupirates.com Saturday,
December 7, 2002 - TFCAGP
Division 2 Meet #1 @ Lehigh
University - The Triple Jump battle at the TFCAGP meets will be
heated all season, as Galen Rivers, Great Valley, and Blake
Taylor, Methacton, go toe-to-toe. Taylor was 4th outdoor
last season, while Rivers was 2nd and Taylor 3rd last indoor States.
But Rivers began the indoor campaign with a strong leap of 44-11.
Taylor went 43-1 for 2nd. Oxford's Drew Eckman cruised to
a 3.5 second win in the 400, going 51.4. And Chestnut Hill's Sean
Plunkett won the shot with a throw of 51-2. Results
courtesy of TFCAGP and PFTCA. Friday, November 29, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet #1 @ Lehigh University - William Penn's Juanita Broaddus and Christina Smith must have been ready for XC to end, because their first effort at the oval was stellar. Picking up where they left off, Broaddus and Smith started their senior campaigns in better-than-early season form, each taking two events. Smith took the 55 hurdles in a fast 8.4 (8.3 in the trials), and the 400 on cruise in 59.4. Broaddus captured both the 55 (7.1) and the 200 (25.8). A few others were also off to very strong starts, especially Janine Ricci of Hatboro-Horsham, who decided to get right onto the track and post a powerful 10:34.7 in the 3000, winning by almost 50 seconds. Simon Gratz junior Angela Wells went 18-01.75 to win the Long Jump. The Cardinal O'Hara and North Penn 4x800's pushed each other to nice early season times, with the PCL squad picking up the win by 4.7 seconds, going 9:50.8. West Catholic took the 4x400 in 4:04.7. Also noteworthy were the performances of Nicole Leach, West Catholic, who went 1:23.2 for 600 yards, and Pilar Batts, Archbishop Prendergast, who ran 38.0 for 300 yards. Results courtesy of DVGTCA.
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- In the final Harrier ranking of high school XC teams,
the four-time AA State Champion Wyomissing girls' squad
remains #9 in the US, and #2 in the Northeast. West Chester
Hendeson guys dropped from #11 to #14 in the US, but remain
#1 in the Northeast, while Council Rock-North is #5 in
the Northeast. Individually, Henderson leader Ian Gottesfeld
makes the US All-Junior team. Making Honorable Mention were Eric
Fleming, Bishop Shanahan, and Chris Spooner, Lewisburg,
plus Foot Locker Finalists Gottesfeld, and Scranton Prep's
Jon Pastore. Angie Saterstad of Hershey, was the
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Looking for a XC
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citing facility and financial constraints, will no longer host
the high school portion of the "Princeton Relays",
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Friday,
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Saturday,
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Saturday,
December 21, 2002 - 
The
Early Signing Period for high school seniors to make
college choices began 11/13 and ended 11/20. So far: 
"The
leaders were right in front of me, and I realized I could run
with them, and qualify."
- Jon Pastore - 
"I
have what it takes to compete here." - Ian Gottesfeld
after his first Foot Locker finals in San Diego, 12/14. The 
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