Team Champion: Milton Hershey
Rochester senior Lauryn Williams finished her prep career with two state
records in her events (actually, three, if you count that she broke her
Friday 100 record again on Saturday). The 1979 record of Debbie Lewis
had been 11.87. Williams went 11.80 on Friday in the Preliminaries. She
tied the old record in the Semis, and then busted an 11.78 in the Finals
to solidify her place in state T&F history. The effort was the fastest
girls 100 of the meet.
In the 200, she broke her own record of 24.90 she had set in 1999 as a
sophomore with a 23.85 in Friday's Preliminaries. Williams will run for
the University of Miami.
Williams also anchored her 4x100 squad to a 49.86 state championship.
In the Javelin, Angela Hoover, Baldea, threw 146-06.00, a new US#6.
Ashley Colley, Smethport, was second with145-06.00. Libby Hauser,
Reynolds, was third:137-05.00.
Cassandra Richards, Winchester-Thurston, easily won the AA Long Jump (but only after years of training and hard work, because there is no such thing as easy at this level).
Cassandra Richards, the Winchester-Thurston senior bound for Wake
Forest, finished her PIAA career with another state championship. She
went 19.02 before unleashing her winning jump of 19-07.00. She has gone
19-11.50 this season. Her PIAA state record of 19-10.75 still stands.
She also won the state championship in 1999 with a leap of19-01.00.
Gwynedd-Mercy Academy celebrates their 4x800 championship run of 9:32.58.
The top 8 in the AA girls' 1600, led by Iroquois' Leah Kerstetter, a junior, in 4:59.48.
Other standout performances included junior Melissa Sopher, Slippery
Rock, with a 44.28 in the 300H; senior Kerry McKinney, Deer Lakes, a
2:14.54 in the 800; and junior Leah Kerstetter, Iroquois, a 4;59.48 in
the 1600.
3200 champ Jesi Christiansen, Greenville, took control and won going away in 11:01.16. The sophomore was also the AA XC champ.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Girls AA 100 Finals: Lauryn Williams, Rochester, 11.78
(state AA record)
Girls AA 200 Finals: Lauryn Williams, Rochester, 24.27 (23.85 state AA record on Fri. in Prelims)
Girls AA 4x100 Finals: Lauryn Williams anchored to 49.86
Girls AA 300H Finals: Melissa Sopher, Slippery Rock, 44.28; Meredith Troutman, Meyersdale, 44.29
Girls AA 800 Finals: Kerry McKinney, Deer Lakes, 2:14.54
Girls AA 1600: Leah Kerstetter, Iroquois, 4:59.48; Joanna Marlow, New Hope Solebury, 5:03.78
Girls AA 3200: Jesi Christiansen, Greenville, 11:01.16
Girls AA 4x800 Finals: Gwynedd Mercy Academy, 9:32.58
Girls AA Long Jump: Cassie Richards, Winchester-Thurston, 19-07.00
Girls AA Pole Vault: Kim Stuyvesant, Fairview, 11-06.00
Girls AA Javelin: Angela Hoover, Baldea, 146-06.00; Ashley Colley, Smethport, 145-06.00; Libby Hauser, Reynolds, 137-05.00
