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SPRING 2003: MAY WEEK 4 + JUNE POST-SEASON
June 26 - Shaler's Sam Bair, a three-time
WPIAL champion, two-time state champion, and the fastest 1,600-meter
runner in PIAA history, will be going after his father's school
records in college. The Story
in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Monday,
June 2 - Eastern
States Championships @
Mount St. Michael Academy (NY)
- Cardinal O'Hara and Springfield (Montco) made the
trip to New York for some prep work for the coming adidas championships
in Raleigh in two weeks, and came away with some nice performances.
Topping the list was a 1st-place 1:52.56 800 by Villanova-bound
Mark Korich (Springfield). Teammate John Dyer was
11th in 1:58.97. The Cardinal O'Hara 4x800 took first AND
second with their A team (Dan
Boyle, Steve Hallinan, Tom O'Brien, Bernie
Rendler) going 7:50.36,
B team going 8:06.84. Springfield was 4th in the race in
8:12.61. O'Hara frosh miler Greg Thomas was 8th in the open
mile in 4:29.68. O'Hara thrower Bob McDade took top honors
in the Shot Put (59-06.00), and was 3rd in the Discus (153-01).
Results.
Monday
May 19 - Keystone
Conference Championships
(Three double champs lead Church Farm School)
Saturday,
May 31 - PA
@ Golden South in Orlando, FL - (Juanita Broaddus wins
two, 11.82 + 23.75 (12:01+23.34 Prelims) holds off 8th grader
Biana Knight (2nd in both in 11.86+24.06). Christina Smith
takes 100 Hurdles in 14.25 (14.58 prelim) and gets 2nd in 400
Hurdles in 1:00.5 (11:02.91 Prelims). Full coverage on Dyestat
and FloridaRunners
Tuesday-Wednesday,
May 20-21 - Philadelphia
Public League Championships @ Roxborough + Edison - NOTE:
TIMES ARE HAND-TIMED, WITH EXCEPTION OF BOYS' 110 HURDLES,
WHICH HAVE HAD .25 ADDED) Angela Wells, Simon Gratz
posted the best Long Jump in PA with a 19'5 3/4" effort.
Graduating sprint star Juanita Broaddus of William
Penn did not compete after violating a team rule, but her
teammates rallied to claim a 6th straight league title for
retiring head coach Tim Hickey. According to published
reports, Broaddus did not show up for school on Tuesday,
and was not permitted to compete. One of those who led the
team to the win was Clemson-bound Christina Smith.
Smith captured four events, the 200 in 25.31, the 100 Hurdles
in 14.56, the 400 Hurdles in 1:01.09, and the High Jump on
Tueday (5-02). Teammate Karina Francis contributed
a strong win in the 100 in 11.99, while Tyeshia Micale,
Lynda Witfield, Kandis Worthington, and Dominique
Samuels won the 4x800 in 10:03.91. Mike Syrnick,
the Central junior, led his team to their 2nd straight
title despite illness and injuries, winning the 800 in 1:56.94
and the 1600 in 4:32.52. Washington's Jerry Butler
won the 100 in 10.82 and the 200 in 22.86. Wayne Williams,
Olney, captured the Triple Jump (46'11") and the High
Jump (6-4). Results.
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June
26 - Shaler's Sam Bair, a three-time WPIAL champion, two-time
state champion, and the fastest 1,600-meter runner in PIAA history,
will be going after his father's school records in college. The
Story
in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. June
19 - Nicole Leach named to the US team for IAAF Junior World Championships
in mid-July in Quebec. Story
in the Philly Inquirer. Full team
list at USATF site.
Coaches and Athletes Check out the latest tool for the track!
March 27, 2003 - North Jersey T&F/XC by Matt "Jersey Guy" Soja. March 26, 2003 - www.allabouttrack.com - A training site geared towards high school athletes and coaches, highlighted by event specific articles, video drill library and training forum. February 27, 2003 - T&F Webcasts from i2sports - produced by Dr. Kamal Jabbour, along with his engineering students from the Syracuse, do a great job of uncut coverage of track and field. They are creating an on-line library of archived T&F videos so we can relive races like that of Billy Mills' entire race in the '64 Olympics. February 26, 2003 - ARC - Anthracite Running Club December, 2002 - Trackshark.com - A long-overdue resource for college running nationwide. Each season contains News and Feature stories.
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WE NEED 2002 XC RESULTS: 10/5: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Inv | 9/28: Northern Inv @ Fox Chapel | A.J. Everhart | 9/21: Altoona | Conrad Weiser | 9/14: Wellsboro | 8/31: McDowell Girls' WE NEED 2002 OUTDOOR RESULTS: 4/20-Towanda | 4/27-Mt. Carmel | 5/1-Last Chance Meet @ Liberty HS | 5/3-Schuylkill Ct. Relays | 5/7+8-Metro League @ McDowell | 5/9-Central League @ Lower Merion | 5/11-Saturday's Results for Mid-Penn @ Carlisle | 5/11-ChesMont League @ Coatesville | 5/11-Firing Meet @ Governor Mifflin - PLEASE EMAIL DON RICH. THANKS!
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March 25, 2003 - While in New York, I got to meet Christopher Malcolm, Reggie Witherspoon's (right) indoor coach. With PA's legendary William Reed of Central High as the holder of the record Witherspoon broke in the 400 at NSIC, it was only natural for me to cover the story as discussion centered on which record to count. Reggie's was run from a three-lane stagger, while Reed's was run from a two-lane stagger. It also gave me the opportunity to interview Arnie Shiffrin, Reed's high school coach. The story was published March 25th on Dyestat, along with some of the discussion in the T&F community, and a response from Reggie Witherspoon. Also while in New York, Matt "Jersey Guy" Soja and I talked with record-setting Pentathlete Donovan Kilmartin (left) and his coach at Team Idaho. The story was also published on Dyestat.
November 3, 2002 - Philadelphia
Inquirer XC writer Ira Josephs contributes a great piece on our
sport in the November 3rd Sunday Inquirer -
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June
19-21 - In Finals action on Sunday at
the USATF Junior Outdoor T&F Championships @ Stanford, Way,
Broaddus and Smith each get 4th in their respective events,
800, 100 and 400 Hurdles; Korich gets 6th in the 800 while Caesar
is 6th in the 400. In Saturday action, Ryncavage (Right
in a photo by Dyestat.com) wins Jav, Jordan 2nd, Zimmerman
4th. Radocaj 3rd in Jav. Kenny 8th in 10,000. The top two are
in the selection pool for the 2003 Pan Am Junior Champs, July
18-20 in Barbados. That would include Ryncavage, and Jordan
(Jav) Complete PA 
Friday-Sunday,
June 19-21 - 
Friday-Saturday,
June 13-14 - 
Broaddus
(left @ Father Judge Relays) smoked
a strong field in the 100 in 11.68. She also anchored her William
Penn teammates (Karina Francis, Christina Smith,
Kandis Worthington) to a national championship in the 800
meters Sprint Medley in 1:40.95, and to a 3rd place finish in
the 4x100 in 46.47 and a 4th place finish in the 4x200 in 1:38.98.
Sophomore Nicole Leach, West Catholic, came within .22
of a PR, but still took top honors in the 400 Hurdles. Her 59.22
was less than a second up on Smith's 59.59, who took 2nd.
Leach helped her teammates Latavia Thomas, Nia Ali
and Erika Ferguson to a 1600 meter Sprint Medley Relay
title in 3:57.27. West Catholic also took 4th in the 4x400
in 3:49.23. O'Hara's Bernie Rendler, Steve Hallinan,
Dan Boyle and Tom O'Brien ran the top 4x800 in the
state this year, and got a national title for their efforts, going
7:41.89. O'Hara then came back Saturday to lead fellow
Pennsylvania teams Mount Lebanon and Cumberland Valley
to a 3-4-5 finish in the Distance Medley Relay, going 10:13.05,
10:13.96 and 10:13.99 respectively. Other top five finishes came
from Andrew Rademacher of Hickory, who achieved his season
goal of clearing 16-00.00. He was 2nd overall. Michael Whitehead,
Norristown, came within five inches of a national title, clearing
49-03.75 for 2nd. Courtney Regan, Easton, was 5th in the
girls' Pole Vault, clearing 12-00.50. Latavia Thomas was
5th in the 800 in a big PR of 2:09.40. Tyree Suber, Glen
Mills, garnered 2nd in the Shot Put with his 62-11.50 effort.
Williamsport junior Ruby Rodacaj was 3rd in the Javelin
with her 142-07 effort, and O'Hara freshman Greg Thomas
was 4th in the Freshman Mile in 4:28.43. Complete 
Craig
Miller's 4:14.26 (3rd in AAA 1600 -
pictured @ right) "should be a new (US) freshman
class record" confirms Track & Field News High
School Editor Jack Shepard, who adds his congratulations
to the talented Manheim Township runner. The old record
of 4:14.6 was held by Mike Mundy, Mt. Vernon, IN, and
was set in 1984. Read
the 
Friendly
competiitors compare notes just after the girls' AAA 3200
Championship Race. But winner Emily Kruger (left) just
can't contain a smile.
Right:
One of the highlights was the record-setting
performance of Tiffany Abney, Merion Mercy. Abney captured
her 9th & 10th career individual golds, 3rd career
relay gold, and 2nd individual silver. Final tally for
those who'd like to go after the record, ten individual
golds, three relay golds, two individual
silvers, one relay silver.
Left: Thomas Jordan, Cedar Crest,
had the US#1 and PIAA record Javelin throw in AAA with
his 224-02. 
A
great article by Shannon Ryan in the 
Pat
Philbin, (below) Cedar
Cliff, to Auburn University | Bruce Pohlot, LaSalle
College HS, to Yale University | Rebecca Powell, St.
Joseph's University (Pennsbury) | Julianna Reed, University of Pittsburgh
| Bernie Rendler, Cardinal O'Hara,
to Mount St. Mary's | Maris Reutzel, Meadville, to
Wagner College Janine Ricci, Hatboro-Horsham, to University
of Virginia | Chris Robson, Red Land, to Lock Haven
University | Angie Saterstad, Hershey, to University
of Virginia | Danielle Schopf, Cardinal O'Hara, to
LaSalle University | Christina Smith, William Penn,
to Clemson | Blake Taylor, Methacton, to University
of Florida | Christine Taranto, West Allegheny, to
U.S. Naval Academy | Andrew Tomaswick,
Highlands, to University of Pittsburgh
| Ganne Way, Warwick, to Kentucky |
Ashley Wetzel, Lewisburg, to Vanderbilt | Michael Whitehead,
Norristown, to University of Michigan | Adam Woodford,
Downingtown, to Robert Morris University | Justin Woodruff,
West Chester East, to Shippensburg | Jessie Yester,
Downingtown, to North Carolina State |
May
31 - Right: Harrisburg grad Dominique
Darden anchored the Miami 1,600m relay (3rd, 3:35.70) and ran
the 3rd leg on the 400m relay (2nd, 44.06) as well at the NCAA
East Regional Champs on Saturday 5/31 at George Mason Univesity.
Darden qualified for the NCAA Championships in both events.
Photo by Tim O'Dowd - irishrunner.com
"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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Gallagher benefit her daughter, and can be sent to
the Jessica Smith Trust Fund, 1037 N. 67th St. Philadelphia,
PA 19151.
Contributions
may be made to the Bob Burdette (left)
Memorial Fund of the Track & Field Coaches
Association of Greater Philadelphia. Make checks payable
to TFCAGP. Send to TFCAGP, 49 Carriage Drive, Doylestown,
PA 18901
The Kevin
Dare Pole Vaulting Scholarship Fund
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