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March 27, 2002 - 2002 PTFCA Indoor All-State Team. Some new faces along with standard-bearers. Click Here.

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FOR NSIC, PA PHOTOS ARE NOW ON THE EVENT PAGES. IF THERE'S A PA COMPETITOR, THERE MAY BE A PIX.

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There was something missing for me in NYC. Some post-meet(s) thoughts about the two Indoor nationals - by Don Rich: March 11, 2002

NSIC PA Performances Page for PA results and photos - PA Highlights - Complete Results - Dyestat coverage (courtesy of PennTrackXC & MAC Track) - NSIC's Own Page

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NSIC Day 3:

Sunday: West Catholic gets 4th in a hot 4x400

Tiffany Abney 4th, Nicole Leach 5th in 400 in which Sanya Richards sets US indoor record. Karina Francis 4th in 60 Dash. Angie Saterstad missed medal in 2-mile by .06. Kimarra McDonald 8th in 800. West Catholic girls 4th in 4x200; 6th in 4x400.

NSIC Day 2:

Saturday: Cardinal O'Hara gets 2nd in 4xmile in 18:02.29-better than Haddonfield's winning time at the NIC; Karina Francis makes finals of 60 Dash; Tiffany Abney and Nicole Leach reach a very hot 400 finals; West Catholic makes 4x200 final; Abney and Juliette Poussot miss finals in the 200, going 7th and 9th, respectively.

NSIC Day 1

Friday: St Huberts DMR team finished 5th in 12:20.27. Both St Huberts and Cardinal O'Hara, 7th in 10:22.74 had two best PA times this year.

NSIC PA Performances Page for PA results and photos, with link to complete results.

NIC: BOYS: Glen Mills 1st in 4x400 (3:19.51); North Penn takes 4x800 (7:54.96); Strath Haven 5th (8:00.22); Upper Moreland, 3rd in DMR (10:35.62); Great Valley 4th (10:36.50); Upper Dublin 5th (10:37.40); Sam Bair 3rd in Mile (4:16.46); Lester Caesar 8th in 400 (50:28); Council Rock 3rd in 4xMile (8:11.78). GIRLS: William Penn, 1st in 4x400 (3:48.59); Juanita Broaddus (24.51 1st in 200) Crystal Conquest 3rd (25.26)' Takia Brooks 4th (25.43); Jakki Bailey, 2nd in 60 Dash (7.44); William Penn 3rd in 1600 Spring Medley (4:05.07); Cardinal O'Hara 5th in 4xMile (22:19.39); Council Rock 5th in DMR (12:27.48); Prendie 6th (12:30.55); 55 Shuttle Hurdles Great Valley 6th in (35:48); Upper Darby, 6th in 4x200 ( 1:44.66); Cardinal O'Hara 5th in 4x800 (9:36.26); Sheena Gordon, 1st in TJ (41-06.00); 1st in HJ 6-00.00; Jen Williams 5-03 4th; Jocelyn Lindsay, 5th in PV (12-01.50). NIC PA Performances Page with link to complete results.

PA STATES

Two of PA's best split the 200 and 400 championships, and will part company for the Indoor Championships this weekend, with Juanita Broaddus (200 champ) in MD and Tiffany Abney (400 champ) in NY.

ALL EVENTS WITH PHOTOS NOW ON plus a new one under 60 Hurdles

New photos added on State Meet page 3/5

PTFCA Indoor State Championships. Results. (238 Dyestat Elite performances-131 by the girls, 107 by the boys) Photos (100+ now posted - Too many highlights for this spot. Interviews Wednesday night. So click here!

2002 Preliminary Spring meet dates now on. Send those meets! More added 3/6.

HERE COME THE ARCHIVES!

Saturday, March 3, 2002 - PTFCA Indoor State Championships @ Penn State University - GIRLS: Where to begin? Let's start with the champs of champs. Sheena Gordon (left) didn't quite repeat her four-win performance of last year. But that could hardly be termed a failure. SHE WON THREE EVENTS and Female Athlete of the Meet! The Triple Jump in 39-11.50, the Long Jump in 18-09.25, and the High Jump in 5-8. She missed her 4th state title by a mere .02, going 8.89 to lose to Norristown's Courtney Clark in the 60 Hurdles. OK, that's four events. Now the onesies. Jakki Bailey, Kennent, took the 60 Dash over Juanita Broaddus with a 7.52. In the 400, Tiffany Abney had Broaddus finishing second when she powered to a 54.88. But Broaddus was saving her best for her last individual event, taking Abney, Julliette Pousset, Agnes Irwin, and Clark in the hot 200, going a PA best and top ten US time of 24.02. Poussot was 2nd in 24.35, Clark 3rd in 24.77, and Abney 4th in 24.81. Amy Kelly, St. Hubert's, apparently learned how to race Julia Pudlin, Baldwin, School, at last week's Meet of Champs, waiting until the second half of the race to unleash a kick and win in 5:04.26, leading the three Footlocker Finalists in the race, Stephanie Madia, N. Allegheny (5:05.22), Pudlin (5:06.06), and Jessica Cickay, Council Rock (5:09.69). Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm rounded out the sub 5:10 group, setting a PR. Wyomissing's Debbie Huss medalled in 7th with a 5:13.29 from the 'slow' heat. Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, has learned how to race her competition, pulling away from Merion Mercy's Kimarra McDonald, to win the 800 with her 2:13.68. McDonald was less than two seconds back. West Allegheny's Christine Taranto ran a US#3 10:04.25 in the 3000, with Wissahickon's Erin Franklin three seconds back, followed by Hershey's Angie Saterstad with a PR at 10:10.13, and Madia, doubling in the distances, with a 10:14.91. In the Relays, Simon Gratz, William Penn, and Great Valley shared the honors, all in PA-bests. Gratz took the 4x200 in 1:42.79. Penn, the 4x400 in 3:53.05, and Great Valley (anchor leg pictured) the 4x800 in 9:28.52. In the Pole Vault, state leader Jocelyn Lindsay, Waynesburg, won by a foot with her 11-06.00 vault. And lean-quick-confident Cycerli Ash of Honesdale, set a PR in winning the Shot Put with a throw of 43-08.00. BOYS: The 400 was the sprint of the day, the 3000 the distance race of the day, and ALL THE RELAYS, the relay of the day. Lester Caesar, (below with Barry Jones) Abington, gave it everything he had, but couldn't break Glen Mills' Barry Jones in either the 400 or the 200. Jones took the longer sprint in 48.01 to win by less than .50. He repeated the achievement in the 200, going 21.87 to win by .17. That's a top 5 US time. No one outside of Central PA gave East Pennsboro's Ryan Blood much of a chance in the 3000. He came within two seconds of breaking the state record held by Council Rock legend Danny Coval, going 8:39.78. Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco led Coateville's Rob Robertson on a comeback in the 3000, after trailing by 40 meters late in the race. The two went 8:41.22-8:40.98. Mazzocco had won the mile earlier in the day in 4:22.66, after his competition gratiously allowed him to set the pace over the first half. In the relays, Glen Mills ran an all-time US#9 of 1:28.49 in the 4x200. They also took the 4x400 in 3:18.73 after a temporary DQ for a lane violation, going 3:18.73, a top ten US time. The North Penn 4x800 went a US#1 7:52.05, after the two stars of the group, Steve Craig and Dan Michael, went one-two in the 800 with a 1:54.91 and 1:56.61. In the dashes, Tyrone Diggs, Harrisburg, won the 60 in 6.91 over Greensburg Salem's Akeem Vance, who went 6.94, and Cardinal Dougherty's James Jefferson at 6.98. In the 60 Hurdles, Windber Area's Jeff Kiss surprised almost everyone setting a meet record of 8.09, to win by .01 over Penncrest's Steve Nichols. Defending champ Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham was 4th in 8.15. Glen Mills' Eric Alexander was 3rd in 8.12. In the field events, Altoona's Tyler Fedeli cleared 6-10 to edge Ray Bobrownicki of Westtown School by two inches. Super soph Andrew Rademacher, Hickory, won the Pole Vault with a height of 14-06 at the same pit where Kevin Dare, State College, had set his state record in 2000. All Gregory Long-Jumped 23-00.00 to win the state title. In the Triple Jump, Mike Whitehead, Norristown, won by less than three inches with a leap of 46-05.75. And Steve Meyers, Conestoga, (left) continued his technical awakening by getting the 1.5 inches he missed last week, taking the Shot Put with a throw of 60-00.00. Glen Mills won the team title with 65 points, while William Penn won the girls' title again, this time with 50 points. Complete Results courtesy of PTFCA. Plus stories and photos.

Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - PA Performances @ The Eastern States Championships at The New York Armory - Norristown, Girard College, and LaSalle represented PA at the Eastern States Championships, Tue. 2/26 @ The New York Armory, site of the National Scholastic Indoor Championships in a week. LaSalle's 4x800 finished 8th in the 4x800 behind Ryan O'Donnell, Ronan McDermott, Chris Ross, and Time Ferrie, going 8:08.58. Zakee Vaughn, Girird, just missed advancing in the 55 dash with his 6.72. Norristown's Anthony Graham went 21-11 in the Long Jump, good enough for 5th. Girard's John Hammono was 4th in the Triple Jump with a leap of 44-06. PA Performances with link to full results.

Steve Meyers, Conestoga, had a PR by over 2.5 feet, throwing 59-10.50, US#5 in the Shot Put.

Saturday, February 23, 2002 - TFCAGP Meet of Champions @ Lehigh University - The Shot Put will be one of the best events at the State meet next week, and tonight, a new state leader emerged with a 2.5 foot PR. It's Steve Meyers of Conestoga, who came within a whisker of hitting that magic 60 foot mark with his spectacular 59-10.50. The throw puts him US#5 and more importantly, gives him a lot of confidence heading into States and the Nike Indoor Classic a week later. Glen Mills' Quentin Watts threw 52-10.25 for 2nd. Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary improved his US#3 Long Jump by a half-inch, going 23-07.75. Pennsbury's Al Gregory was 2nd at 23-01, while Sun Valley's Brandon Bush was 3rd with his 21-10.50. North Penn used splits of 3:16, .51, 1:57 and 4:27 to win the DMR in 10:30.34, which is US#2 Great Valley ran a US#7 in 10:33.66. Henderson was 3rd with a 10:41.34, while Upper Moreland, behind a 4;22 split by Mark Mullelly, was 4th in 10:41.47. Westown School's Ray Bobrewricki won the High Jump, clearing 6-8. Glen Mills' Taj Johnson improved his season best, going 6-6. Two guys cleared 14-0 in the Pole Vault. Adam Bingham of Boyertown won on misses, while Alex Vencius of Central, set a PR with his mark. On the track, Glen Mills' 4x200 had a slight trip early in the race, but still pulled off a 1:30.60, to comfortably beat Abington, 2nd in 1:32.55. Jesse Patterson, Cheltenham, took the 60 Meter Hurdles in 8.09, a US#6. The other four competitors in the event medalists were all under 8.44, Dyestat Elite, including Eric Alexander, Glen Mills (8.26), Steve Nichols, Penncrest (8.32), Jordan Rajan, Downingtown (8.36), and Mavis Polk, Glen Mills (8.39). In the 60 Dash, Tennent's Troy Roberson went 6.97, a top 10 US time. Richard Britt of Simon Gratz, was 2nd in 7.07, while Cheltenham's Lamont Grant was 3rd in 7.08. Quakertown's Adam Breisch took the mile in 4:25.62. O'Hara's Steve Hallinan was 2nd in 4:26.27. Abington's Lester Caesar came from behind to win the 49.83. And the same strategy worked for North Penn's Steve Craig, who had a busy night, running what he had to run to win the 800 in 1:58.04. Tennent's John Sarge was 2nd in 1:58.34. Almost stealing the show from the first of two heats was Upper Merion's Ryan Turner, clocking 1:58.50 for 3rd. Penn Wood's Mike Brown went 1;59.47 for 4th, and Norristown's Kenrick Marsh was 5th in 1:59.87. Tennent star Troy Roberson took the 200 in 22.76. In the 3000, Upper Moreland's Mark Mullelly showed he is one of the favorites for the state championship, running away from stiff competition with an 8:51.84. Rob Robertson, Coatesville, bounced back from a tough Carnival double, getting 2nd in 8:54.11. Council RSock's Rob Hampson was 3rd in 8:56.81. (Missing 4x400, 4x800, Triple Jump.) In the Triple Jump, Mike Whitehead Norristownm, wen 46’5", Blake Taylor, Methacton was 2nd in 45’ 2+", John Hammond, Girard College 44’11", and Galin Rivers, Great Valley 44’ 6+". In the 4x400, Abington won in 3:24.08, 2nd was William Tennent, 3:26.55, and 3rd was Lower Merion 3:29.84. Strath Haven ran an 8:02.50 to take the 4x800, a US#8. North Penn (minus Steve Craig) was 2nd in 8:02.72; LaSalle in 3rd in 8:05.79. Top Six Results courtesy of TSTFCA.

The finish of the girls' 60 dash.

Friday, February 22, 2002 - DVGTCA Meet of Champions @ Lehigh University - Just a little 'ol meet at Lehigh University by the Delaware Valley Girls' Track & Field Coaches Association. And look what happened! 50 nationally elite performances, highlighted by eight teams in the 4x800, seven in the 4x200, six in the 4x400, and five individuals in the 60 Hurdles and 60 Dash. Juanita Broaddus, William Penn, followed up her US#5 24.15 @ the Simplot Games with a top ten time of 24.78 to win the MOC. Jakki Bailey, Kennent, was second in 25.25. Takia Brooks, Abington, was third in 25.45. Broaddus was second to Bailey in the 60 Meter Hurdles, as Bailey went 7.47 US#5. In the 4x200, West Catholic ran the second fastest PA time of this season of 1:43.88. Penn was less than .5 back, not quite at full strength. Precious George, Academy Park, took the 60 Meter Hurdles in 9.10. Villa Maria Academy won the DMR in a US#8 12:25.98. West Catholic's Nicole Leach took the 400 in 57.60. Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, continued her dominance in the 800, winning in 2:18.12. Julia Pudlin is rapidle rounding into form, taking the Mile over stiff competition in 5:13.83. Kourtney Marquis took the Pole Vault with a leap of 10-6. Jen Williams, Great Valley, had her best jump of the year, 5-6. West Catholic also took the 4x400 with their 3:57.46, the second fastest time in PA this season. Vanessa McGee took the Triple Jump with a leap of 36-03.50. Partial Results.

Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - TSTCA Championships @ Slippery Rock University - Once again, McDowell's Sheena Gordon, arguably the most versatile T&F athlete in PA this year, won four events. Even more impressively, each one was a nationally elite performance. Gordon's 55 Hurdle victory was in 8.3. She took the Long Jump with her leap of 18-04, the Triple Jump with her 38-10, and the High Jump, clearning 5-9. In the Pole Vault, Waynesburg's Jocelyn Lindsay cleared 11-6. In the boys' Pole Vault, Hictory's Andrew Radenmacher continued his strong season with a vault of 14-3. Akeem Vance took the Long Jump, going 22-04.50, and getting second in the 55 Dash in 6.3, the same time awarded to victor Andrew Johnson of Central Catholic. In the 55 Hurdles, Jeff Kiss, Windber Area, won in 7.5 seconds. Complete Results courtesy of TSTCA.

Monday, February 18, 2002 - Delaware Valley Girls Track & Field Association Consolation Championships @ Widener University. Results on DVGTCA web site.

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - Philadelphia Catholic League Championships @ Lehigh University - Cardinal O'Hara is rapidly becoming a Track & Field dynasty in the Philadelphia Catholic League after another double victory in the League Champs. The girls were 23 points better than second place Archbishop Ryan, while the boys enjoyed an 84 point margin over Bishop McDevitt. In individual competition, rumor had it that Dougherty's James Jefferson was ready to open some eyes. He did, with two individual victories in the 60 (7.03), and the 200 (22.63). His relays also took home PCL championships, taking the 4x200 in 1:33.88 and the 4x400 in 3;31.77. O'Hara's Joe Francisco was a double victor, winning the 800 in 1:59.93 and the mile in 4:32.55. Anthony Heygood long-jumped 21-9 to give O'Hara some first place points. In the girls' competition, West Catholic's Nicole Leach took the 200 in 25.56 and the 400 in 57.40, breaking the meet record of 58.46 set by Tiffany Bradley in 1999. Pilar Batts, Archbishop Prendergast, was 2nd in the 400, clocking 58.33, Bradley was 3rd in 59.10, but took the 60 in 7.84. Leach and Bradley also led their 4x200 squad to a 2nd place finish (1:46.47) behind Archbishop Ryan (1:45.73). St. Hubert's Amy Kelly notched two wins, taking the 800 in 2:21.98 and the Mile in 5:22.93. Cardinal O'Hara won the 4x400 in 4:09.88, while St. Hubert's won the 4x800 in 9:48.78. In the field, Denise Tetkowski, Archishop Ryan, captured the Triple Jump with a 37-1 effort. Vanesha McGhee, Conwell-Egan, was 2nd with her 36-2-1/2 jump. Results courtesy of Harry Chaykun, Delaware County Daily Times.

Bair racing Dan Mazzocco, Baldwin, at the 2001 PIAA AAA State Champs.

Sunday, February 17, 2002 - Sam Bair, a Shaler HS jr, goes 4:14.1 (and new US#1) for the Mile at a Kent State University (OH) HS Meet. Bair won the PA AAA State Championship in May 2001 with a 4:14.36. At Kent State, "I think I was 2:06 at the half, and 3:15 at 1200, which I was prepared to do after a 1:54.1 800 workout last week." Bair plans to skip the PA State meet to prepare for the Nike Indoor Classic where he "will get some good competition." His goal is 4:10 this Spring, and "then we'll go from there." In the 800, Justin Gavazzi Canon-McMillan, won the race in 1:59.39. In the 60 Meter Hurdles, Jeff Kiss, Windber Area, went 8:37 in the finals for the victory. For the PA girls, North Allegheny's Kim Markel won the 60 Meter Hurdles with her 9.43. Complete Results with PA Highlights.

Saturday, February 16, 2002 - PA Track Carnival @ Lehigh University - The PA guys' 3000 is shaping up to be one of the best in years, as more runners are under 9:00 at this stage of indoor than usual. The standard was raised substantially by East Pennsboro junior Ryan Blood, who held his pace in check until the final 400, when he sailed past Henderson soph sensation Ian Gottesfeld to post a US#3 8:48.25. Gottesfeild was seven seconds back, while Liberty's Dorian McDonald was another two seconds behind. In the 400, four guys went under 50 seconds, led by Tennent's Troy Roberson in 48.87, US#7, who made up a seven meter gap on Abington's Lester Caesar in the last 50 meters. Third place was Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary, who took the Long Jump in a leap of 23-04.50, a new US#4. Chichester's Jesse Patterson went 22-06, Norristown's Anthony Graham jumped 21-11, and Neshaminy's brian Kennely went 21-10. In the relays, Glen Mills ran a US#3 4x400 in 3:21.33, plus a 1:31.01 4x200. North Penn cruised to a 8:05.18 in the 4x800. Josh Hannum, Strath Haven, went 7:04 in the 60. Before he anchored the North Penn 4x800, Dan Michael ran a 1:58.88 open 800. In the Sprints, Steve Nichols, Penncrest, ran a US#5 8.17 60 Hurdles. Josh Hannum went 7.04 in the 60 Dash. In the girls competition, Coatesville's Kelly O'Connell doubled in the mile and 3200, taking the latter in 10:36.38, and getting 2nd in 5:19.45 to Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm, who took the mile in 5:15.41. Malcolm took a commanding lead on the 3rd leg of the 4x800, to lead her squad to a 9:40.82 in the 4x800. Chester took the 4x400 in 4:03.19. Simon Gratz won the 4x200 in 1:44.72. In the field, Cyiceri Ash won the Shot Put with a throw of 41-08.50. Ashley Modie, Milton Hershey, took the Long Jump with a 17-07.00 performance. Meghan O'Neil, Spring-Ford, won the 800 in 2:20.89. Complete Results, with photos, plus boys' photo page and girls' photo page.

Saturday, February 16, 2002 - Penn State Invitational - Sheena Gordon, McDowell, quads the field (and track) with an 8.92 60 Hurdles, 39-05.25 TJ, 18-00.25 LJ, and 5-07 HJ at Penn State Invitational 2/16. Danielle Rodgers, Penn Wood, 25.34 200 and 56.41 400 double. Jeff Kiss, Windber Area, ran the fastest 60 Hurdles in PA with an 8.22. Akeem Vance, Greensburg-Salem triples with 6.96 60 tUS#7, 21.92 US#5 200 and 21-10 LJ. Conestoga's Ryan Bird unleashed the 2nd fastest PA 200 with a 22.35 and came back with a 49.45 400. Waynesburg's Jocelyn Lindsay became the first girl over 12 this indoor season, with a 12-1 Pole Vault. Penn Wood's Michael Brown (1:58.25), Great Valley's Ben Franczuszki (1:58.48), and J.P. McCaskey's James Brooks (1:58.87), showed how deep the 800 will be in two weeks at States. Greensburg-Salem, with a 1:32.02, is on the heels of Glen Mills with their fastest time of the season. Altoona was 4th in the race with a 1:32.60. Consistent performances in the field from Altoona's Tyler Fedeli (6-9), Hickory's Andrew Rademachere (14-0), Great Valley's Galen Rivers (44-03), and Conestoga's Steve Meyers (56-11), posted strong performances. That was Fedeli's 2nd 6-9 jump of the season. Christine Taranto, West Allegheny, won the 3000 in 10:44.99. The Great Valley girls took the 4x400 in 4:03.88. Complete Results courtesy of Penn State University.

Saturday, February 16, 2002 - Susquehanna Indoor Classic @ Susquehanna University - Matt Condraw of Lower Dauphin HS near Harrisburg, travelled up the river and over the bar to set a first-time HS fieldhouse record at the new Susquehanna Univerisity Indoor Facility when he cleared 14-3. Charity Payne, Selinsgrove, travelled just a few miles, but had an equally as impressive performance, winning the Shot Put with her throw of 42-11, a new PA #1. Other performances on note included Marcel Colman's (Susquehanna Twp.) 6.64 and 23.27 double in the 55 and 200. Harrisburg's boys relays took the 4x200 in 1:38.06 and the 4x400 in 3:39.62. Sisters Charity and Tricia Learn came from Mansfield, with Charity winning the 3200 in in 11:49.85. She was 3rd in the 1600 in 5:29.77, with Tricia 4th in 5:29.91. Complete Results courtesy of Susquehanna University.

Saturday, February 16, 2002 - PA Performances at The Simplot Games, Pocatello, Idaho - In Saturday's Finals, Tiffany Abney, United Stars (Merion Mercy) and the Penn Track Club (William Penn), were event champions. Abney took the 400 in 55.76. Kandis Worthington, Penn TC, was 5th in 57.99, while United Stars' Simone Thomas was 6th in 58.69. The William Penn team of Thomas, Tyeshia, Madonna Patterson, Kandis Worthington, and Christina Smith, covered the 3200 meters in 9:43.21. William Penn's Sprint Medley was 2nd in 4:05.34. The United Stars were second in two events, the 4x200 (1:40.81) and the 4x400 (3:56.08). Karina Francis, running with the United Stars, was 2nd in the 60 Dash in 7.55. Juanita Broaddus, Penn TC, took 2nd in the 200 in 24.15, the fastest PA time of the season, while Juliette Poussot, United Stars, was 3rd in 24.80. PA Results Page, and link to full Results.

Saturday, February 16, 2002 - Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships @ Lawrenceville, NJ - Mercersburg Academy senior Juanita Beasley easily wins the Shot Put competition with an elite throw of 39-10.50. Double champs Kaitlin Fitzpatrick of The Hill School, took the 200 in 27.4 and the 55 Meter Dash in 7.5. Girls' Partial Results.

Friday, February 15, 2002 - TSTCA @ Slippery Rock University - Dan Mazzocco joined the growing legion of PA distance runners under 9:00 in the 3000, setting up what could be one of the best races at States in two weeks. His 8:55.0 brings the total to six under 9, with at least six more within five seconds. Footlocker Finalist Stephanie Madia, North Allegheny, continued her winter conditioning with a double win workout, going 2:28.0 in the 800, and 10:42.3 in the 3000. Canon McMillan's Justin Gavazzi won the boys' 800 in 1:59.8. Mt. Lebanon boys' 4x800 took first in 8:13.1. Valley's Micah Clemons won the 55 Hurdles in 8.5. In the field events, Waynesburg's Nathan Freedman took the Pole Vault, clearing 14-0. Kim Duschek, Bethel Park, cleared 1-6 in the girls' competition. Keri Durica, West Mifflin, won the Triple Jump with a leap of 36-03.75. Results courtesy of TSTCA.

Monday, February 11, 2002 - 2/11/02 Ridgewood Varsity Classic at the New York Armory. A US#1 for Glen Mills 4x400 3:18.6h (Eric Alexander, Reggie Bishop Mavis Polk, Barry Jones). Barry Jones, Glen Mills wins the 400 in PA#1 47.64 (47.5h) (teammate Eric Alexander 4th 49.14 -49.0h). Jones 2nd in 200 in 21.84 (21.6h). Alexander 4th in 55H 7.74 (7.5h). Mike Brown, Pennwood, 2nd in 800 in 1:57.6. Glen Mills' Quentin Watts 3rd in SP 53-05. Danielle Rodgers, Pennwood, 3rd in 800, 2:17.1. Complete Results on Dyestat.

Tiffany Abney, Merion Mercy, in the 400 2/9 in Nebraska. Her 54.16 ties Dominique Darden of Harrisburg for the 2nd fastest all-time Indoor 400 in PA history. The fastest was by Heather Hanchak of The
Ellis School in Pittsburgh, who went 54.14 @ the Simplot Games in 1996. (photo by Bill Brasington).

Saturday, February 9, 2002 - PA performances at the adidas Midwest Indoor Track Classic @ University of Nebraska - Sheena Gordon, McDowell, took the High Jump Championship with a leap of 5-10, matching her best effort to date this season. Gordon was 2nd in the Triple Jump, bettering her PA-leading mark by nearly two feet, going 40-00.00. The United Stars all-star squad of Karina Francis, Juliette Poussot, Simone Thomas, and Tiffany Abney won the 4x200 in 1:39.44.

The United Stars 4x200 of Tiffany Abney, Juliette Poussot, Karina Francis, and Simone Thomas (photo by Bill Brasington)

The United Stars' Tiffany Abney (Merion Mercy) was 2nd in the 400 in 54.16. Karina Francis, William Penn, was 2nd in the 60 Dash in 7.46, a new PA#1.Kimarra McDonald, United Stars (Merion Mercy) was 2nd in the 800, gong 2:21.67. Poussot (Agney Irwin) took 4th in the Long Jump with her 17-04.25, and 4th in the Golden Spike HS 200 in 25.28. Other PA Results and link to complete results and more photos.

Saturday, February 9, 2002 - TFCAGP Division I @ Lehigh University - The 800 looks like it's shaping up to be a very fast battle. And if the last two weeks are a sign, then North Penn is rounding into end of indoor shape with two guys in eight days under 2:00. This time the honors were delivered by Steve Craig, who simply broke Pat Nash's (O'Hara) meet record with his 1:56.6, the top in PA. William Tennent's John Sarge was second in 1:58.4. WITHOUT CRAIG, the North Penn 4x800 team of Rick Bennett, Brad Maier, Adam Thomas, and Dan Michael goes 8:07.1. LaSalle was 2nd in 8:10.1, and Abington 3rd in 8:11.6. Cheltenham's Jesse Patterson won the 60 Hurdles in 8.2. In the 4x200, the Glen Mills foursome of Eric Alexander, Mavis Polk, Reggie Bishop, and Barry Jones went 1:31.9 to better the MR of Central set in 1986 of 1:33.1. Rob Daniele, Cheltenham, took the Pole Vault, clearing 14-0. Complete Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.

Saturday, February 9, 2002 - TFCAGP Division II @ Lehigh University - Ray Bobrownicki, Westtown, not only set a meet record, he took over 1st in PA with a leap 6-10, which is a tie US#5. Lower Merion's Ryan Westman took the Long Jump with 21-10, while Girard College's James Womack won the Triple Jump, going 44-9. The Steve show took center stage in the 60 Meter Hurdles, with Steve Nichols, Penncrest, getting the nod with his 8.1 over Phoenixville's Steve Ayers, who went 8.2. Dougherty and Strath Haven were both times in 3:30.0 in the 4x400, with Dougherty getting the win. Complete Results courtesy of TFCAGP and PTFCA.

Friday, February 8, 2002 - Franklin & Marshall High School Invitational - Schuylkill Valley's Dane Miller won another Shot Put competitio, this time with a throw of 55-05. Wyomissing's Jon Hart was second with his 52-11.50. Tyler Fedeli, Altoona, cleared 6-6 in the High Jump. Kristen Andrews, Garden Spot, took the 55 Hurdles in 8.5. And in the distance corp, Lampeter-Strasburg's Emily Kruger ran an 11:27.4 3200. Complete Results courtesy of F&M.

Thursday, February 7, 2002 - New York Road Runners' Club Thursday Night at the Races - Angie Saterstad, Hershey, finishes 15th in the Mile in 5:14.0, PA#3.

Tuesday, February 5, 2002 - Glen Mills Schools Invitational - Four new Fieldhouse records, including demonstratons of the 800 depth of North Penn, and the Shot Put depth of the region. On the surface, North Penn's 8:09.92 is a nice 4x800. But it's even stronger when you note that three of its members, Dan Michael (2:01.06), Steve Craig (2:03.10) and Brad Maier (2:04.10) all ran in the open 800, as well. In the 200, Barry Jones of host Glen Mills, set on of the fieldhouse records with a 22.52. Coatesville's Rob Robertson won the 1600 in a record 4:28.94. In the 3200, Upper Dublin's Matt Lawson set a fieldhouse mark with his winning 9:48.39. And the Glen Mills 4x400 set a new mark with their winning 3:24.80. North Penn was second in 3:28.14. In the Shot Put, Delaware's Carlton Rose (William Penn), won with a throw of 57-2. Conestoga's Steve Myers was second (55-9), and Glen Mill's Omain Gullette was 3rd (55-8). Complete Results courtesy of Glen Mills Schools.

Saturday, February 2, 2002 - Gill High School Invitational @ Kutztown University - Another candidate for the top stop in the State Pole Vault emerged at the Gill High School Invitational at Kutztown Feb 2 as Lower Dauphin's Matt Condran cleared 14’6. Tunkhannock's Matt Blaisere won the High Jump by going over 6-5. The Shot Put competition in PA continued its strong Indoor showing as Dane Miller of Schuylkill Valley won with a toss of 55-05.**. Jon Hart of Wyomissing was 2nd, 54-01.**. In a preview of the 55 at States, Tyrone Diggs of Harrisburg, held off Susquehanna Township's Marcel Coleman by .06 in 6.61. In the 'consolation' heat, Pottsgrove's Robert Frescatore went 6.70. In the girls' competition, PA athletes did well in the distance and field events. Hershey's Angie Saterstad ran the 3000 in 10:24.20, to improve on her PA#1 time. Spring-Ford's Julean Benkoski cleared 5-4 in the High Jump. Kourtney Marquis, Pennsbury, inched closer to the top in PA in the Pole Vault, going over 10-9. In the Shot Put, two of the competitors most likely to square off at States, were one-two, as Honesdale's Cycerli Ash went 41-5, and Milton Hershey's Crystal Griffin threw over 39-9. Complete Results courtesy of Kutztown University.

Saturday, February 2, 2002 - TFCAGP Division I @ Lehigh University - Dan Michael, North Penn, becomes only the second PA athlete under two minutes in the 800, going a solid 1:59.0. With Shawn Cavanaugh's return to form in the west, and Mark Mullelly's sub-9:00 earlier in the east, the 3000 picture got more clouded as Henderson sophomore Ian Gottesfeld went 8:59.5 Saturday at the TFCAGP Division I meet. In the Long Jump, Pennsbury's Al Gregory leapt 22-2-1/4. Results. Photo Page.

Saturday, February 2, 2002 - TFCAGP Division II @ Lehigh University - Two great Triple Jumps, a PA #2 High Jump, and a meet record 60 Hurdles highlighted the Division II meet @ Lehigh. Great Valley's Galen Rivers continued his consistent season on the heels of Norristown's Mike Whitehead. River's 45-7.50 was his third best of the season. James Womack of Girard College entered the state elite hunt with a 44-9.50. Ray Bobrownicki, Westtown, High Jumped 6-8, Tie PA#2. And Steve Ayers of Phoenixville set a meet record in the Trials of the 60 Hurdles, going 8.1. He took the finals with an 8.2. Complete Results courtesy of TFCAGP.

Juliette Poussot wins Colgate 200 (photo by Dyestat)

Saturday, February 2, 2002 - Colgate Women's Games Finals @ Madison Square Garden - Juliette Poussot, Agnes Irwin (United Stars) and Tiffany Abney, Merion Mercy (United Stars), win it all in the Finals of the Colgate Women's Games at Madison Square Garden 2/2. Poussot won a furious duel over Boys and Girls NY jr Desiree Moorer in 25.13 US#9. Abney won in 56.23 US#4. William Penn's Karina Francis won the 55 Dash in 6.96. Abney's teammate, Kimarra McDonald, was 2nd in the 800, going 2:17.10. Poussot was named the meet's Outstanding Newcomer, while Abney received the Most Improved trophy. Philly Middle Schooler's LaVaughn Jones and LaTavia Thomas also performed well. Jones ran the state's fastest 1500 with her 4:51.54, while Thomas ran one of the state's top 400's, going 58.18. Complete story and photos w/ PA Results and link to full results.

Friday, February 1, 2002 - DVGTCA @ Lehigh University - Penn Wood's Danielle Rodgers keeps setting the bar higher, and with a 2:15.9 US Top 5 800 on Friday night at Lehigh University, she is ahead of her performances of prior years. Juanita Broadduss continues to pick an event and win an event, this time going 1:25.9 for 600 yards, and helping Danielle Eaton, Great Valley (1:28.2) and Kim Malcolm, Villa Maria (1:29.1) to great times. Council Rock and Wissahickon ran the two fastest PA DMR's, in 12:38.5 and 12:39.5 respectively behind the mile legs of their stars, Jessica Cickay and Erin Franklin. William Penn was third in 12:46.3. Julia Pudlin, Baldwin, in her second solo effort following an eight-month hiatus, was second again in a solid mile of 5:17.2, finishing behind the kick of St. Hubert's Amy Kelly and her 5:13.0. Penn's 4x400 took the top spot in 4:04.5. Nazareth Academy went 4:08.9. Academy Park's Precious George cranked out another 8.5 in the 55 Hurdles, while Great Valley's Jen Williams won the HJ with a 5-4 leap. Complete Results.

Friday, February 1, 2002 - Slippery Rock University High School Invitational - Greensburg-Salem's Akeem Vance posted his third elite 55 Dash of the season with a 6.57. Tyler Fedeli, Altoona, is the leading high jumper this indoor season. He continued his tune-up for the end of season meets with a 6-6 effort. Complete Results courtesy of Slippery Rock University.

Friday, February 1, 2002 - In a race where the entire field finished within ten seconds, Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco ran 4:31.08 at the prestigious Millrose Games in the High School Mile, finishing ninth. More on Dyestat.

Left: Mazzocco on Lap 4 at the Millrose Games (Photo by Dyestat)

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News Headlines: New meets posted 3/15, new camp posted 3/15, new clinics posted 3/6. Steve Craig, North Penn, confirms to PennTrackXC that he's committing to Duke. - Karina Francis, Tiffany Abney, Sheena Gordon honorable mentions on National Weekly Performance List. Track official Carl Stoltz honored at DVGTCA Meet of Champs. New clinics and camps posted every week. Walt Murphy reports a special HS rate for US Nats. 3/1-2 @ NY Armory. Great Valley HS adds a meet the same day as the Judge Relays, which has its own site.

– PA RANKINGS

– (SEMI) FINAL PennTrackXC Elite as of 3/14: Boys / Girls - Send corrections/ additions ASAP to make final list.

– PA Top 10 by PTFCA: Boys / Girls

– Philly Top Boys Rankings by TFCAGP

March 4, 2002 - Steve Craig, North Penn, says he's committing to Duke.

PA Elites on National Weekly Honor List - Dyestat Nike Athlete of the Week#8 thru 2/14 includes four PA girls as honorable mention: Karina Francis PA jr - 7.46 60m US#3t; Tiffany Abney PA jr - 54.16 400m US#2; Sheena Gordon - 5-10 HJ US#1t and 40-0 TJ US#3. Full list on Dyestat.

February 22, 2002 -Track Official/ Starter Carl Stoltz was honored at the Meet of Champs 2/22 for donating his expertise and time to the DVGTCA for the past five years.

PA Elites on National Weekly Honor List- Dyestat Nike Athlete of the Week#7 thru 2/7 includes four PA girls as honorable mention: Karina Francis PA jr - 6.96 55m US#1 (first under 7.00 this season); Juliette Poussot PA sr - 25.13 200m US#9; Tiffany Abney PA jr - 56.23 400m US#5; Danielle Rodgers PA - sr 2:15.90 800m US#7t. Full list on Dyestat.

February 11, 2002 - Former Pennsylvania prep stars perform well at Winter XC Championships in Washington 2/9-10. Amy Rudolph (Kane HS), made the US team with her 6th place finish in the Senior Women's 8k in 27:18. Rudolph will represent the US in the World XC Championships in Dublin, Ireland in March. Former AAA State XC Champ Paige Miller (Wissahickon), finished 13th in the Junior Women's 6k in 22:21. Former PA 3200 State Champ Ryan Sheehan (Baldwin) was 17th in the Junior Men's 8k in 26:05. Another Baldwin grad and former State Champ, Carol Zajac-Tynan, was 18th in the Senior Women's 8k in 28:50, and 22nd in the Senior Women's 4k in 14:06. Brian Sell (Northern Bedford) was 23rd in the Senior Men's 12k in 38:00. Former AAA XC State Champ Nick MacFalls (Cedar Crest) was 23rd in the Senior Men's 4k in 11:58. (larger Erik Palmer photo on News Page) Complete Results on Dyestat.

February 3, 2002 - Great Valley HS (Malvern) adds a meet the same day as the Judge Relays. The meet is designed to introduce the region to their spectacular new outdoor T&F facility. The meet will be held 4/20 - the Saturday before Penn Relays. So a tough choice, but now there are two quality local meets. (For a closer look and contact info, click the photo.)

January 24, 2002 - Last week, McDowell's Sheena Gordon and Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary gain Honorable Mention in the Dyestat Nike Athlete of the Week List #5: Gordon with her 5-10 US#1 HJ & 18-8.5 LJ US#4, and Leary with his 23-7.25 US#2 Long Jump. Congrats guys! Full list.

January 24, 2002 - Josh Hannum, Strath Haven, changed his mind this week after a visit to Penn State last weekend. He will now play football for Joe PA at Penn State. Hannum had stuck by Notre Dame after a firing, and a resignation of two head coaches, but kept his options open. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported earlier this week that the visit to Happy Valley had changed his mind.

January 24, 2002 - Steve Breaston, the state medalist hurdler from Woodland Hills, to Michigan for football.

January 21, 2002 - The 1/18 meet marked the return to competition for Baldwin School's Julia Pudlin, who competed on the second leg of the 4x800. Pudlin had been out of action since she fractured her heel at the Loucks Games last May 11. Pudlin ran comfortably in a time of 2:28 and passed several competitors, helping Baldwin achieve a school record (10:46.4) as it was the first relay of any kind run by Baldwin in the short history of its track program.

January 19, 2002 - In the first two weeks of the new year, the PA track community, and more importantly, the community as a whole, lost two of its most promising children – both at the hands of others. Article.

January 14, 2002 - Great Valley will host a meet at their new T&F facility 4/20 - the week before Penn Relays. Contact Great Valley for info.

January 9, 2002 - Norristown's Courtney Clark decides on North Carolina A&T. PA college listings - current.

January, 2002 - From the January Issue of Track & Field News - the 2001 Five-Deep All-American List. Not surprisingly, there are several athletes from Pennsylvania. They include: