U.S. Junior Nationals
North Texas State University
Denton, Texas
6/23 - 24
Men's Results
Men's 100 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 10.50
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1 Wind Reading: 0.8
1 Leron George Oklahoma 10.44 @
2 Michael Huff Track Dallas 10.50 @
3 Ivory McCann Wings TC 10.54 @
- Robert Etheridge Northwestern State NT
- Noel Parnell Southern Univ NT
- Michael Thomas Dallas Flyers TC NT
- Leron George, member of last year’s U.S. Junior National Team off his placing in the
1999 Junior competition, looked good in taking this qualifying contest and fellow
Texans Huff (10.50) and McCann (10.54).
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 1.2
1 Nicolas Johnson Heavenly TC 10.35 @
2 Monzavous Edwards Bevill State CC 10.36 @
3 Jonathan Davis Cal State Sacramento 10.82
4 Chester Johnson Heavenly TC 10.91
5 Jared Norman Northwestern State 10.92
--Nicolas Johnson, the latest star out of the Wyatt of Fort Worth, Texas sprint factory
that brought us prep history’s only sub 40.0 4x100 relay a few years back, is a soph, who
lowered his seasonal best to 10.35 from 10.39 this day, the nation’s #2 prep time of the year!
National JC Sprint Champ Monzavous Edwards of Bevill State CC (in Alabama, yes we had to
look it up too!), was next at 10.36.
Heat 3 Wind Reading: 1.3
1 Andra Fifer Univ. Texas Arlington 10.37 @
2 Robert Foster Univ Houston 10.49 @
3 Robert Runnels Univ Tulsa 10.54 @
4 Brandon Huckaby River Cities TC 10.56
5 Shamus Singletary South Carolina 10.63
6 Jonathan Wade River Cities TC 10.78
--10.19w star Andra Fifer of Univ Texas – Arlington blazed a 10.37 win here, with
Robert Foster and Robert Runnels moving on to the Finals, and Brandon Huckaby
the unlucky non-qualifier today at 10.56.
Men's 100 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Wind Reading: 2.0
1 Monzavous Edwards Bevill State CC 10.18 @
2 Andra Fifer Univ. Texas Arlington 10.23 @
3 Nicolas Johnson Heavenly TC 10.29 @
4 Robert Foster Univ Houston 10.35 @
5 Leron George Oklahoma 10.48 @
6 Robert Runnels Univ Tulsa 10.52
7 Michael Huff Track Dallas 10.59
8 Ivory McCann Wings TC 10.61
--Great contest late in the evening on the first day of competition! A quick and talented
group would line up with Runnels (lane 1), Foster (2), Fifer (3), Edwards (4), Johnson (5),
George (6), McCann (7), and Huff (8). These people had qualified fast, it was a nice warm
evening with the air not too heavy, and there was a nice wind-legal breeze at the runners’
backs! Hot times in Texas!!!!
Fifer was ever so slightly ahead for most of the race, with the short star looking extremely
strong. Edwards, next to him, reached down desperately over the final 40 meters to edge
up to and just past at the finish, with the scoreboard soon showing a shocking 10.18 clocking!
Fifer had a seasonal wind-legal best of 10.23, with Johnson’s 10.29 in third A NATIONAL SOPH
CLASS AUTO-TIMED BEST, a detail lost in the great action at the competition this evening. Wow!!!!
Edwards, the national Junior College Indoor 200 meter champ and outdoor 100 meter winner,
was a divisional State Champ last year as a prep in Albama at Opelaka High School.
His Community College campus is located in Hamilton, Alabama, and there are about 30 people
on the Track team. This is only his third meet ever outside the State of Alabama.
He stated that he knew he was behind through 60-80 meters, but he had come too far this season
to lose, so he dug down and ran through the end of the race. He stated, “I had driven twelve
hours to get here and was not going to lose.” He credited his coach for his improvement this
season, and came across as a very open young person, very comfortable with himself and
what he had accomplished this evening.
Men's 200 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 21.30
Preliminaries - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1 Wind Reading: 2.4
1 Monzavous Edwards Bevill State CC 20.85 @
2 Leron George Oklahoma 21.41
3 Joseph Handy North Carolina 21.61
--an interesting three person heat had Monzavous Edwards take off where he left off the
previous evening, where he took the 100 at 10.18, cranking a 20.85w win over 1999 U.S.
Junior team member Leron George.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 3.7
1 Robert Foster Univ Houston 20.93 @
2 Andra Fifer Univ. Texas Arlington 21.02 @
3 Jacquez Reeves Track Dallas 21.12 @
4 Glenn McFadden Unattached 21.18 @
5 Dexter Contee Monmouth Univ. 21.69
6 Jason Champagne Northwestern State 21.77
7 Michael Hall Bakersfield Jr. College 21.78
--Robert Foster looked very good racing a seasonal best 20.93w to win over University of
Texas Andra’s Fifer, second place in the 100 the night before.
Heat 3 Wind Reading: 3.2
1 Robert Runnels Univ Tulsa 21.27 @
2 David Collins Clemson Univ 21.54
3 Shamus Singletary South Carolina 21.62
3 Brandon Huckaby River Cities TC 21.62
5 Robert Hambleton Loyola HS 21.80
6 Garry Cutright Univ Cincinnati 22.04
7 Mike Mitchell Mount Sac 23.38
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Wind Reading: 0.8
1 Monzavous Edwards Bevill State CC 20.57 @
2 Robert Foster Univ Houston 20.96 @
3 Andra Fifer Univ. Texas Arlington 21.04 @
4 Jacquez Reeves Track Dallas 21.23 @
5 Leron George Oklahoma 21.33
6 Robert Runnels Univ Tulsa 21.43
7 Glenn McFadden Unattached 21.48
8 David Collins Clemson Univ 21.72
--McFadden was in lane 1, Reeves in 2, Runnels in 3, Fifer in 4, Foster in 5, Edwards in 6,
George in 7, and Collins in 8. Edwards really dominated here, blasting a 20.57 and with great
expressions of joy after he saw the quick clocking on the scoreboard combined with an impressive
double sprint win against some good folks. He ran a solid race and blasted away from the field
down the straightaway. Foster continued his good running, with a wind legal best
here to take the second spot.
Men's 400 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 47.90
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 James Graham Georgetown Univ 47.42 @
2 Ivory McCann Wings TC 47.71 @
3 Clifford Sparks Track Dallas 49.00
4 Ketron Boyd Track Dallas 50.48
Heat 2
1 Elton Spain Clemson Univ 47.47 @
2 Otis Harris Jackson Jaguars 47.66 @
3 Joseph Lovely Dallas Area All Stars 47.69 @
4 Jeffrey Fisher Unattached 49.03
5 Nigel Redman Track Dallas 49.19
6 Christopher Williams Track Dallas 49.73
7 Rayburn Anderson Woodsboro High School 49.88
Heat 3
1 Brian Vernon Long Beach City College 47.66 @
2 Travon Watton Southern Cal. Cheetahs 48.16
3 Prince Huffman St. Augustine College 48.32
4 Daryl Mensey Florissant Valley CC 48.37
5 Aaron Vasquez Fresno State 48.77
6 Kyle Farmer Oakland Mills 49.94
Men's 400 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 47.90
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 James Graham Georgetown Univ 46.69 @
2 Elton Spain Clemson Univ 47.19 @
3 Joseph Lovely Dallas Area All Stars 47.61 @
4 Otis Harris Jackson Jaguars 47.65 @
5 Ivory McCann Wings TC 47.72 @
6 Prince Huffman St. Augustine College 48.12
7 Brian Vernon Long Beach City College 48.22
8 Travon Walton Southern Cal. Cheetahs 49.66
--James Graham, last year an outstanding all-around star for the great Northwestern of
Maryland team, emerged individually here with a solid Finals run that had him win over
Elton Spain of Clemson 46.69-47.19, with others in the field who had been under 47.0 this
season surprisingly not a factor.
Men's 800 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 1:50.00
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 Ricardo Bell East Carolina Univ 1:52.68
2 Nick Devenport Texas Express TC 1:52.93
3 Jesse O'Connell Westminster High School 1:54.02
4 Ryan Wiley LaSalle University 1:56.03
5 Antonio Martin Florida St. 1:56.59
6 Benjamin Marvin Colorado State Univ. 1:57.37
Heat 2
1 Ethan Smith Loveland HS 1:54.80
2 Joey Alzola Colorado State Univ. 1:55.15
3 Caleb Bailey Western Carolina Univ 1:55.86
4 Kevin Nishiyama George Mason University 1:56.00
Heat 3
1 Ali Najjar Virginia Tech 1:53.08
2 Joe Plevelich Henderson HS 1:53.09
2 James Doaty Unattached 1:53.09
4 Marcelo Dunning Gazelle TC 1:53.10
5 James De Bruhl Univ Nebraska 1:53.27
6 Lucas Bauman Univ Nebraska 1:53.70
7 Brandon Lowery St. Louis Blues TC 1:54.37
Men's 800 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 1:50.00
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 James Doaty Unattached 1:51.68
2 Nick Devenport Texas Express TC 1:51.85
3 Ricardo Bell East Carolina Univ 1:52.22
4 Marcelo Dunning Gazelle TC 1:52.84
5 Ali Najjar Virginia Tech 1:53.06
6 Ethan Smith Loveland HS 1:55.91
7 James De Bruhl Univ Nebraska 1:55.95
8 Joe Plevelich Henderson HS 1:58.40
--Good race with plenty of position changes. Preps Marcelo Dunning and James Doaty were
out quickly, with the 200 coming by at 26.2. The tempo slowed and the pack backed up at 55.3
for the 400, with Dunning and Doaty joined up front by Nebraska frosh James De Bruhl.
Down the backstretch it was Texas prep Nick Devenport who had a head of steam and challenged
at the 600 in 1:24.5. Devenport went by, with Doaty battling back up and past down the stretch,
with Bell moving also very strongly down the homestretch.
Doaty was 1:51.68, Devenport 1:51.85, and Bell 1:52.22.
Men's 1,500 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 3:48.00
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Rolando Ortiz Univ Florida 3:52.77
2 Tommy Bonn Texas A&M 3:54.15
3 Caleb Bailey Western Carolina Univ 3:58.29
4 Jayme D'Agnolo Texas A&M 3:58.82
5 Brian McGovern Fairfield Prep 3:59.05
6 Jerry Reckart North Florida 3:59.18
7 Kevin Rhue Virginia Tech 3:59.26
8 Jules Villanueva-Cast West Valley College 4:01.32
9 John Powell Furman Univ 4:01.89
10 Aaron Fisher Franklin Central HS 4:02.10
11 Juan Cardenas Lockhart HS 4:08.41
12 Eric Ritchson Florida St. 4:12.71
--Again, collegians took over here. Lockhart HS (Texas) grad Tommy Bonn had run 3:47
this spring, and he took over after a 62.3 400, pushing the pace along with teammate
Jayme D’Agnolo through a 2:04.9 800 and 3:08.4 1200. Over the final 400 Florida’s
Rolando Ortiz launched a big sustained kick that had to have him cover the final 400 at
60 or under, collaring Bonn down the stretch to win 3:52.77.
Men's 5,000 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 14:20.00
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Louis Luchini Stanford 14:52.28
2 Andrew Hill Stanford 14:54.14
3 Chris Powers Indiana Univ 15:04.94
4 Erik Heinonen South Eugene HS 15:15.03
5 Matthew Spring Manhattan College 15:19.47
6 Michael Krull Southwest Missouri State 15:24.79
7 Nicholas Stanko Univ Michigan 15:32.39
8 Ethon Kearns Georgetown Univ 15:35.29
9 Sergio Reyes Cuesta College 15:53.58
- Stephen Loughlin Stanford DNF
- Todd Henderson LaSalle University DNF
--Stanford intersquad affair, with 28:54 10,000 star Louis Luchini tagging along with teammate
Andrew Hill, the 10,000 winner from the night before, through a 9:46.5 3200 before launching
a 66.9 lap, then a 67.9, which separated him from the field and Hill, with the duo cruising
to 14:52.28 and 14:54.14 1-2 clockings.
Men's 10,000 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 30:40.00
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Andrew Hill Stanford 31:45.48
2 Aaron Rowe Edinboro Univ 31:54.95
3 Lucas Humphrey Central Michigan Univ 32:06.52
4 Dylan Olchin Colorado State Univ. 32:06.89
5 Brad Bennett Butler University 32:45.74
6 Eric Bohn Univ Mich-Ann Arbor 33:33.51
7 Bart Phariss Indiana Univ 33:35.31
8 Sergio Reyes Cuesta College 33:44.16
9 David Berdan Elizabethtown College 34:17.71
10 Michael Pelosi Unattached 35:00.52
- Tim Muratore Manhattan College DNF
- Jamal Padgett Marist College DNF
--Dylan Olchin of Colorado State University ended up doing most of the work pacing in this
event, with the eight lap point crossed in 10:14.2, and the sixteen lap point at 20:31.0.
A pack led by Andrew Hill of Stanford would ease up and back a bit behind Olchin, but with
three laps to go Hill, who has run 14:21 for 5000 this season, had enough, and he dropped
the pace to 70.3, then 71.6, with a 67 final 400 that separated him from the field and
won 31:45-31:54 over Aaron Rowe.
Men's 110 Meter High Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 14.50
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 4 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1 Wind Reading: 2.3
1 Charles Ryan Ucla 14.05 @
2 Joshua Walker Georgia Fire TC 14.23 @
3 Jon Mungen Wisconsin 14.29 @
4 Brian Derby Penn State 14.54
5 Jason Jones Hunt County Track Club 15.01
6 A Williams Track Dallas 15.11
--UCLA first year athlete, Charles Ryan, by way of Oakland as a prep, showed good adjustment
to the 42 inch barriers, racing 14.05w, with Joshua Walker of Georgia, an eleventh grader,
racing a super prep time for the event. Walker is another of those fine young athletes who
picked up great experience last year as a member of the U.S. World (under age 18) Youth
Championship squad in Poland, placing 5th at that level worldwide and picking up a ton of
great experience in the international setting.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 2.2
1 Jacob Garlick Champion Track Club 14.17 @
2 Shauntae Loving Unattached 14.48 @
3 Ben Lee North Dakota State Univ. 14.51
4 Gerard Waugh Florida International 14.55
5 Kadri Shaw Track Dallas 14.60
6 Milton Manson Track Dallas 15.91
--Utah prep star (University of Oregon-bound), Jacob Garlick, continued his super season,
with a barely wind-aided 14.17 to win this contest.
Heat 3 Wind Reading: 1.6
1 Garland Martin Unattached 13.90 @
2 Marcel Allmond Usc 13.93 @
3 Chris Thomas William Jewell College 14.88
4 Darren McDowell Illinois Stealth Bombers 15.52
5 Tyson McKinney Spur HS 16.24
--Garland Martin (13.93 prep from Poplar Bluff, Missouri status not known this spring)
took find USC frosh Marcell Allmond 13.90-13.93 in this Heat.
Heat 4 Wind Reading: 3.8
1 Michael Thomas Dallas Flyers TC 13.82 @
2 Corey Taylor South Carolina 14.22 @
3 Danyne Brown Florida St. 14.27 @
4 Nic Wucherer Marquette Univ 14.75
5 Jeffery Foy Virginia Military Inst. 14.88
6 Kyle Washington RL Turner 15.16
--Michael Thomas of the Dallas Flyers, a senior at Kimball HS in Dallas, raced U.S. Prep
history’s #5 42” hurdle performance under any conditions with his good looking 13.82w run here!
Men's 110 Meter High Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 14.50
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Wind Reading: 2.4
1 Garland Martin Unattached 13.90 @
2 Marcel Allmond Usc 13.96 @
3 Michael Thomas Dallas Flyers TC 14.07 @
4 Corey Taylor South Carolina 14.12 @
5 Charles Ryan Ucla 14.17 @
6 Joshua Walker Georgia Fire TC 14.38 @
7 Danyne Brown Florida St. 14.39 @
8 Jacob Garlick Champion Track Club 14.53
--USC footballer Marcell Allmond had a fine start, but Wallace JC star Garland Martin
eventually collared him as he did in their Heat to win 13.90-13.96.
Men's 400 Meter Int Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 52.80
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 Brian Derby Penn State 51.94 @
2 Keith Davis El Camino College 52.33 @
3 Richard Adams Cal State Fullerton 52.45 @
4 Robert Garcia East Los Angelos College 55.65
5 Garland Martin Unattached 56.57
--Philadelphia area prep (where they run the 400 Hurdles in High School!), Brian Derby,
who moved on to Penn State, looked ready for a good run in the Finals with a smooth 51.94 win here.
Heat 2
1 Christopher Hickman Wings TC 52.14 @
2 Danyne Brown Florida St. 52.78 @
3 Brian Hickman Wings TC 53.67
4 Kyle Erickson Ucla 54.64
5 Derrick Williams Glen Oak HS 54.95
--Both of the Hickman brothers raced here, with Barton County Community College Chris
the winner over Florida’s Danye Brown 52.14-52.78.
Heat 3
1 Rickey Harris Eclipse 50.07 @
2 Jacob Garlick Champion Track Club 51.83 @
3 Trevor Jones Newport Harbor HS 52.61 @
4 Gerren Crochet Flatirons TC 52.68 @
5 Theo Nalezynski Leto HS 55.18
6 Fritz Beckworth Metro Hurdle Club 56.16
7 Tavis Harvey Univ Texas 58.72
--Rickey Harris went out more controlled than usual in this event, and came back very
strong and powerfully all the way through the ten flights on the way to a breath-taking 50.07
clocking, just off the 50.02 Prep Auto-Timed best by Patrick Mann from 1984. Bob Bornkessel
raced 49.8 in 1968 in the Olympic Trials at Tahoe as a prep, with Rickey hinting some better
things would be coming tomorrow in the Finals!!!
Men's 400 Meter Int Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 52.80
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Rickey Harris Eclipse 50.17 @
2 Christopher Hickman Wings TC 51.06 @
3 Brian Derby Penn State 51.87 @
4 Keith Davis El Camino College 51.89 @
5 Trevor Jones Newport Harbor HS 52.33 @
6 Gerren Crochet Flatirons TC 53.20
7 Richard Adams Cal State Fullerton 53.61
- Jacob Garlick Champion Track Club DQ
--Rickey Harris had looked so good in his 50.07 the night before, so it was felt anything
was possible here. Rickey stated that the group was brought out to the track 15-20 minutes
prior to their race, with the time spent standing around waiting for the start, with he and
the other athletes told to take all their sweats off, taking the edge off his race.
The athletes were called to set their blocks at the starting line during that period,
then told there were eight more minutes until the start. He felt that this was the
difference between the 50.17 today and his 50.07 yesterday. He was tight during the race,
but had a fairly good step pattern and obviously was happy with the win and the time.
He did not collar Barton Community College and Wings TC star Chris Hickman until the run
down the homestretch, with the first two times impressive at the Junior level. With a perfect
race this summer it would appear that Harris could leave the prep ranks with all the 400 Hurdle records.
Men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
@ World Qualifier: 9:10.00
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Jeff Zeha Indiana Univ 9:32.28
2 Justin Easter Bates College 9:36.53
3 John Shaffer Butler University 9:39.70
4 Jay Stephenson Berry College 9:55.72
5 Matt Sweetman Indiana Univ 10:05.18
6 Andrew Matina Univ Arkansas 10:24.53
7 Patrick Boyle Truman State 10:29.46
8 Chris McWatters Oklahoma State 10:29.79
9 Stephen Loughlin Stanford 10:30.82
10 Jeff Davis Central Michigan Univ 10:39.68
11 Erik Amdisen LA Baptist HS 11:08.80
--Justin Easter of Bates College set the early pace here, with a 4:57.3 through four laps
and 6:13 at five. Jeff Zeha of Indiana was a part of the pack through that point, with a
good effort over the last lap for the 9:32.28 win.
Men's High Jump
@ World Qualifier: 2.14m (7'00.25")
Increments 1.99, 2.04, 2.09, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Alfred Neale Jenks America TC 2.20m @ 7'02.50
2 Matt Vincent Univ Florida 2.09m 6'10.25
3 Malcolm Reynolds Clemson Univ 2.04m 6'08.25
4 Joshua Paulson Rice HS 2.04m 6'08.25
5 Mark Harken Aplington-Parkersbu 2.04m 6'08.25
--For some strange reason a very small field here. 7-03.5 star Alfred Neale of Muskogee HS
in Oklahoma and the Jenks America TC looked good in clearing 7-02.5 for the win, easily
over the 7-00.25 World Qualifier.
Men's Pole Vault
@ World Qualifier: 5.10m (16'08.75")
Increments 4.80, 4.95, 5.10, 5.25, 5.35, 5.45
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Rocky Danners Univ Tennessee 5.25m @ 17'02.75
2 Sage Thames Frenship HS 5.25m @ 17'02.75
3 Trevor Woods Coast TC 5.10m @ 16'08.75
4 Giovanni Lanaro Mount Sac 4.95m 16'02.75
5 Kevin Opalka Edmond Memorial HS 4.80m 15'09.00
- Todd Reinders Track Dallas NH
- Logan Odden Marina HS NH
- Eric Eshbach Univ Nebraska NH
- Paul Gensic Carroll HS NH
- Dustin Schmidt Kansas St. Univ. NH
- Daniel Trosclair L.T.A. NH
- Jason Lueck Auburn Univ NH
- Chandler Rice Univ Tennessee NH
- Jeremy Scott Allegheny College NH
- Grant Henly Dalhart HS NH
--With the range of entrants, best heights and all, the field started at 4.80 (15-09).
Only five were able to go that or higher on a breezy day. Unfortunately Eric Eshbach of
the University of Nebraska, the 18-02.5 Big 12 Champ, came in at 17-02.5 and could not clear
anything there. Great all-arounder Rocky Danners of the University of Tenessee, a former
Texas prep, who has also run under 52.0 for the 400 Hurdles, and 2000 prep national leader
Sage Thames (Frenship HS, Texas) were over 17-02.75 for the 1-2 spots and U.S. team positions.
Men's Long Jump
@ World Qualifier: 7.45m (24'05.50")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Allen Simms Roosevelt HS 7.56m @ 2.0 24'09.75
2 William Mills Cepley HS 7.55m @ 2.7 24'09.25
3 LeJuan Simon Klein Forest HS 7.28m 2.4 23'10.75
4 Robert Agins Univ Texas-El Paso 7.23m 3.7 23'08.75
5 Tony Allmond Southern Cal. Cheet 7.16m 2.6 23'06.00
6 Tyre Johnson Univ Cincinnati 7.09m 2.2 23'03.25
7 Mike Mitchell Mount Sac 7.07m 3.6 23'02.50
8 Kenyatta Nichols Univ Florida 6.81m 4.3 22'04.25
Flight 2
1 Robert Etheridge Northwestern State 7.88m @ 2.7 25'10.25
2 Robert Kennedy Cal Berkeley 7.85m @ 2.7 25'09.25
3 Ramon Washington Univ Arkansas 7.82m @ 1.6 25'08.00
4 Blair Woodward North Carolina 7.74m @ 2.6 25'04.75
5 Tommy Oleksy Rice Univ. 7.73m @ 2.2 25'04.50
6 Deandre Free Umkc 7.67m @ 2.9 25'02.00
7 Justin Youngblood Texas @ San Antonio 7.47m @ 3.5 24'06.25
8 Samuel Brunt Liberty Univ 7.21m 2.2 23'08.00
9 Maurice Robinson Mobile Rec. 7.18m 3.4 23'06.75
10 Willie Hughley Haines City High Sc 6.66m 2.4 21'10.25
- Kevone Fair Florida Internation ND NWI
--Great competition here also. Six ended up over 25-02w. Robert Etheridge opened up the
third flight in the Trials with his 25-10.25w, had three fouls, a 23-10, then passed his
final jump when no one could catch him. UC Berkeley star, Robert Kennedy, steadily improved
up to his 25-09.25w on his final effort, with Ramon Washington a 25-08w on his fifth jump
to help make for a very exciting competition. The pit is right in front of the stands between
the spectators and the track, and the athletes seem to respond to this closeness!
Men's Triple Jump
@ World Qualifier: 15.50m (50'10.25")
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Janon Busby Mobile Rec. 15.00m 4.7 49'02.50
2 Ryan Wilhelm Angelo State Univ 14.53m 6.8 47'08.00
3 Nate Maxwell Cardinal TC 14.52m 2.5 47'07.75
4 Matthew Anderson Team Idaho/Homedale 14.48m 3.6 47'06.25
5 Blair Woodward North Carolina 14.43m 3.2 47'04.25
6 Milton Little Stanford 14.13m 3.9 46'04.25
7 Rondell Mershon Univ Tennessee 14.02m 5.0 46'00.00
8 Joseph DeLainey Mount Sac 13.71m 5.0 44'11.75
Flight 2
1 Jason Ward Univ Arkansas 16.54m @ 2.6 54'03.25
2 Allen Simms Roosevelt HS 16.09m @ 3.1 52'09.50
3 Maurice Robinson Mobile Rec. 15.67m @ 5.5 51'05.00
4 Kevin Carano Fresno State 15.59m @ 3.2 51'01.75
5 Kyle Carano Fresno State 15.58m @ 1.8 51'01.50
6 Jason Powell Rotan HS 15.58m @ 3.0 51'01.50
7 Daniel Harris Blues Track Club 15.24m 4.4 50'00.00
8 Brandal Lawrence Tcu 15.23m 4.6 49'11.75
9 Robert Agins Univ Texas-El Paso 15.00m 4.0 49'02.50
10 Joe Thomas Cal State Fullerton 14.91m 4.6 48'11.00
11 LeJuan Simon Klein Forest HS 14.62m 4.3 47'11.75
--Good competition with not much going late in the afternoon right in front of the spectators,
with the pit between the track and the stands. Six over 51 feet in the competition is impressive!
George Mason-bound Allen Sims of Roosevelt HS, Greenbelt, Maryland, led early, with impressive
form and bouncing ability! Jason Ward, the winner here last year with prep history’s #2 jump
ever of 53-10.25, and second in the NCAA Indoor meet this winter for Arkansas at 54-06, finally
put it together on his final effort for a 54-03.25 to win in Arkansas Razorback style!
Coach Dick Booth’s athletes do not lose the jumps very often!
Men's Shot Put
@ World Qualifier: 16.00m (52'06.00")
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Steven Manz Michigan ST Univ 16.61m @ 54'06.00
2 Russ Bell Univ Missouri 16.52m @ 54'02.50
3 Conrad Woolsey Unattached 16.50m @ 54'01.75
4 Jeff Rubenstein Univ Florida 16.03m @ 52'07.25
5 Bradley Johnson Wichita State Unive 15.41m 50'06.75
6 James March Univ Oregon 15.22m 49'11.25
7 Jeremy Graff Colorado State Univ 15.07m 49'05.50
8 Dusty Terflinger Pittsburg HS 14.30m 46'11.00
9 Tim Adrian Syracuse Univ 12.45m 40'10.25
- Omer Inan Stanford ND
- Adam Bishop Unattached ND
Flight 2
1 Jeff Chakouian Seekonk Warriors 18.24m @ 59'10.25
2 Dan Ames Ucla 17.89m @ 58'08.50
3 Rhuben Williams Throwfar 16.48m @ 54'01.00
4 Josh Sides Utah St. 16.36m @ 53'08.25
5 Matt McKinney Unattached 15.77m 51'09.00
6 Rocky Moore Union County HS 15.64m 51'03.75
7 Russell Price Unattached 15.07m 49'05.50
8 Noah Bryant Carpinteria HS 15.04m 49'04.25
9 Jonathan Spillman Unattached 15.02m 49'03.50
10 John Newell Woodlawn HS 14.45m 47'05.00
11 Adam Martin Manett HS 13.55m 44'05.50
- James Wills Unattached ND
--Prep Jeff Chakouian of Massachusetts trailed Danny Ames through the fourth throw, then
exploded to nearly 60 feet to take the win from the UCLA redshirt, with Ames a discus win
and shot runner-up effort for the weekend.
Men's Discus Throw
@ World Qualifier: 50.00m (164'00.00")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Conrad Woolsey Unattached 50.15m @ 164'06.00
2 Nicholas Wallahoske Stanford 49.64m 162'10.00
3 Mike Turkgeon Univ-Wisconsin Stou 48.56m 159'04.00
4 Brett Coffing Cornell Univ 48.09m 157'09.00
5 Tim Adrian Syracuse Univ 46.52m 152'07.00
6 Bradley Johnson Wichita State Unive 46.38m 152'02.00
7 Josh Sides Utah St. 44.52m 146'01.00
8 William Budro Northwestern State 42.27m 138'08.00
9 Colton Hodge Throw One Deep 41.96m 137'08.00
- Stacy Andrews Univ Mississippi ND
Flight 2
1 Dan Ames Ucla 57.82m @ 189'08.00
2 Omer Inan Stanford 57.38m @ 188'03.00
3 Jason Young Texas Tech Univ 55.29m @ 181'05.00
4 Russ Bell Univ Missouri 52.28m @ 171'06.00
5 Matt McKinney Unattached 49.55m 162'07.00
6 Rocky Moore Union County HS 47.17m 154'09.00
7 Russell Price Unattached 46.24m 151'08.00
8 Gregory Doughty Benton High School 42.35m 138'11.00
9 Buddy Campbell Unattached 40.22m 131'11.00
--UCLA red-shirt Dan Ames, who was over 60 feet and over 190 this spring while getting
ready for his Bruin career (and with impressive improvements with the bigger implements
since his prep days), won here at 189-08, with Stanford’s Omar Inan (correct spelling Inan),
a 174 foot prep thrower last year, showing equally as impressive a level of improvement with
a big personal best 188-03 here. Jason Young in third has thrown 192-11 this year!
Men's Hammer Throw
@ World Qualifier: 60.00m (196'10.00")
Finals - Results - Saturday 06/24/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Matthew Holcomb Unattached 53.28m 174'10.00
2 Edward Hausdorf St. John's Univ 51.32m 168'04.00
3 David Schenek Clemson Univ 50.51m 165'08.00
4 Greg Corbitt Univ Akron 48.59m 159'05.00
5 Arnaldo Cueto Bakersfield Jr. Col 48.48m 159'01.00
6 Guy Diakon Univ Detroit Mercy 44.94m 147'05.00
7 Chris Paling Monmouth Univ. 43.89m 144'00.00
8 Harrison Lee Unattached 43.82m 143'09.00
9 David Dyck Performance Athleti 42.54m 139'07.00
Flight 2
1 Joshua McCaughey Bishop Hendricken H 62.42m @ 204'09.00
2 Nicholas Welihozkiy Stanford 59.83m 196'03.00
3 Russ Bell Univ Missouri 55.96m 183'07.00
4 Josh Sides Utah St. 53.02m 173'11.00
5 John-Paul Smolenski New Hyde Park 51.03m 167'05.00
6 Rhuben Williams Throwfar 48.75m 159'11.00
7 Daniel Gazzola Manhattan College 46.00m 150'11.00
8 Michael Freeman Bishop Hendricken H 44.07m 144'07.00
9 Colton Hodge Throw One Deep 42.74m 140'03.00
--Another good late win by a prep, with Rhode Island’s Joshua McCaughey a fine 204-09,
the #2 on the prep all-time list behind Jacob Freeman’s 216-02 from last year.
Men's Javelin Throw
@ World Qualifier: 66.00m (216'06.00")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Bradley Wyatt Southern Utah Univ 62.22m 204'01.00
2 Ray Kauffman Unattached 61.11m 200'06.00
3 Josh Carlson Oregon City HS 60.84m 199'07.00
4 Scott Benowicz Cornell Univ 59.72m 195'11.00
5 Luke Kinnard Louisiana-Lafayette 58.97m 193'06.00
6 Nicolas Bakke Univ Oregon 58.93m 193'04.00
7 Edward Hausdorf St. John's Univ 58.09m 190'07.00
8 Alan Susi Wake Forest Univ 58.08m 190'07.00
9 Leigh Smith Klub Keihas 56.17m 184'03.00
10 Jay LaVanway Harwood Highlanders 55.10m 180'09.00
- Stephen Schlachter Charleston Southern FOUL
--Bradley Wyatt of Southern Utah showed some good form in winning with the international
implement here at 204-01.
Men's Decathlon
@ World Qualifier: 6850
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM PTS
1 Ryan Harlan Rice Univ. 3937
2 Benjamin Sabo Univ Tennessee 3896
3 Scott Carlton Mount Sac 3609
4 Samuel Vandagriff Chemeketa Comm. College 3577
5 Jason Gatewood Unattached 3519
6 Darion Powell Lake Washington HS 3461
7 Andrew Phillips Cerritos College 3263
8 Tyler Bengtson Horizon HS 3215
9 Christopher Staton Patrick Henry High School 3116
10 Jamie Harris Unattached 2946
11 Tyler May Siuslaw High School 2910
12 James McKirdy Nonnewaug HS 2496
13 Benjamin Brittenham Unattached 2010
--Ryan Harlan of Rice came in with the best mark, and leads narrowly over Benjamin Sabo,
with the University of Tennessee star wearing a t-shirt that says “Deca-U,” obvious
reference to the multi-event successes and traditions of the Volunteer program!
Men's 10,000 Meter Race Walk
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Tristan Ruoss Unattached 47:37.41
2 Benjamin Shorey Maine Race Walkers 47:39.57
3 Jim Heys Univ Wisc-Parkside 54:01.27
4 Daniel Pendergast Maine Race Walkers 55:47.98
5 Eric Smith Miami Valley TC 56:10.59
6 Jonathan Chasse Maranacook Community HS 57:24.54
7 Jeffrey Sprague Medomak Valley HS 57:29.17
8 Jeremy Martin Elan School 57:38.01
9 Eric Tonkyn SC Governor's School 1:00:23.22
- Eric Pasko Harrison HS DQ
--The Arkansas Ruoss family had Tristan pressed near the end, but hold on to win over
Benjamin Shorey of Maine.
Women's 100 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 11.60
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 4 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1 Wind Reading: 2.2
1 Alexis Joyce Colorado Flyers 11.52 @
2 Consuella Moore Unattached 11.64
3 Ara Towns Bethel 11.85
4 Janice Davis Natchez TC 11.92
5 Jatoya Moore Uniondale HS 11.97
6 Charlene Deardorff Cardinal TC 12.00
7 Tiehise Shell St. John's Univ 12.21
--Alexis Joyce, a bit gimpy since the Great Southwest Meet in late May, handled one of
Coach Tony Wells’ tests earlier in the week and cut loose here. She looked great running 11.52w,
but Coach Wells said that he would question his young star seriously about her ability to
survive the final in one piece. She did not show for the final and her lane was empty.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 2.0
1 Khalilah Carpenter Brookhaven HS 11.42 @
2 Tissilli Rogers Northside Red Runners 11.68
3 Kathlee Henderson H-Town Pony Express 12.00
4 Rochelle Evans Texan Athletics TC 12.06
5 Kimberly Griffin Alcorn State Univ 12.24
6 Andrea Andrews Allen High School 12.34
7 Tiffany Green Hamlin HS 12.84
--Ohio star Khalilah Carpenter is into her “summer high gear” with a great 11.42 run here
that was a big lifetime best and good indicator for the final later. The junior has great power.
Texas State divisional champ Tiffany Green had a great season but pulled here at about
70-80 meters and limped in.
Heat 3 Wind Reading: 1.2
1 Ashlee Williams Dallas Flyers TC 11.69
2 Monique Tubbs Jacksonville Univ 11.70
3 Willisa Heintz Middle Tennessee State 11.72
4 Aisha Margain Berkeley HS 11.72
5 LaDedra Guy Texas Heat TC 11.85
6 Cicely Sullivan Memphis TC 12.48
- Ngozi Uzoaga Westinghouse HS DNF
- --Better known as a hurdler, Junior Ashlee Williams from Bishop Dunne in Dallas
edged Collegiate conference champ Monique Tubbs here, with Willisa Heintz also gaining a spot
in the Finals, with Aisha Margain of Berkeley HS in California closing like a maniac, having
the same time as Heintz, but missing out on the Final as the ninth athlete for eight lanes!
Heat 4 Wind Reading: 1.3
1 Aleah Williams Univ Texas 11.68
2 Naomi Onvebuchi Kansas St. Univ. 11.98
3 Vronique Wilson Florida International 12.07
4 Rachael Runnels Heavenly TC 12.14
5 LaKeisha Clakely Heavenly TC 12.20
6 Katrina Keith Berkeley HS 12.29
7 Meoucha Davis Unattached 12.33
--NCAA competitor with 11.25w best for the season, Texas frosh Aleah Williams looked very
powerful here with her win, setting up what should be a great final!
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Wind Reading: 1.2
1 Khalilah Carpenter Brookhaven HS 11.39 @
2 Aleah Williams Univ Texas 11.47 @
3 Consuella Moore Unattached 11.57 @
4 Willisa Heintz Middle Tennessee State 11.62
5 Monique Tubbs Jacksonville Univ 11.63
6 Tissilli Rogers Northside Red Runners 11.65
7 Ashlee Williams Dallas Flyers TC 11.89
--Another stunning contest! Joyce’s lane 4 was empty, as she and Coach Wells made the
decision to protect her leg for future seasons. Carpenter, not a great starter who has been
better at 200 than 100, was out behind by a bit, but is reacting with great power over the
final half of the event this year, zooming up and by some more experienced running mates, with
the next four finishers first year Collegians (Moore red-shirting). Carpenter’s time of 11.39
was quite impressive, an Olympic Trials Qualifier.
After the event Carpenter, a bouncy personality, was talkative. She stated, “I never have
a truly good start, and was out a bit behind.” When asked how she felt she would do coming
into this meet Khalilah responded, “I felt I could run with the people here, but did not
know exactly how I would do.” “It is very pleasing to win the race and I am definitely
going on all the summer trips!”
Women's 400 Meter Dash
@ World Qualifier: 54.50
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 Nicole Gaskins Southern Cal. Cheetahs 54.41 @
2 Faith Rein Unattached 55.03
3 Tracey Ball Southern Medodist Univ 55.65
4 LaKisha Robinson Oklahoma-Normar 57.02
5 Nicole Grose Kansas St. Univ. 57.29
6 T'Carra Penick Berkeley HS 57.72
--another of Coach Ernie Gregoire’s Southern California Cheetah athletes, Diamond Bar
senior Nicole Gaskins added a personal best to her effort this day to win over some good
athletes, and guarantee herself a spot in the Finals. Gaskins ran a strong straightaway
and with the “winners go on for sure” seeding philosophy, guaranteed herself a spot in
the Finals when she pulled away from Rein down the straightaway.
Heat 2
1 Jerrika Chapple Lancaster Lightning TC 53.14 @
2 Natasha Staten United Stars TC 53.41 @
3 Janice Davis Natchez TC 54.56
4 Carly Knazze Univ Michigan 54.99
5 Tanisha Winston Dallas Gold TC 55.69
6 Marie Giles Bethel 55.88
7 Ashley Mitchell Wings TC 59.04
--Super soph from Texas, Jerrika Chapple, who has run under 53.0 and is one of three this
year to break the National Federation 400 Record Angel Perkins and finally Monique Henderson
put it out of sight at 50.74!), was tough in winning over Natasha Staten of William Penn HS
in Philadelphia and the United Stars and her monster personal best to make the Finals.
Heat 3
1 Angel Perkins Gahr HS 53.71 @
2 Sheretta Jones Unattached 54.76
3 Rochelle Evans Texan Athletics TC 54.86
4 Saraque Whittaker University of Miami 54.96
5 Tiffany Bradley United Stars Track Club 55.76
6 Kori Hamilton Southern Cal. Cheetahs 56.30
--Angel Perkins (Gahr HS, Cerritos, Ca), who raced 52.28 earlier this year and marked
a mid-season win over Monique Henderson, showed the Texans some of her “stuff” here,
moving out smoothly from her lane 8 starting spot and cruising to a big win, setting
up a super Final.
Women's 800 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 2:07.00
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 4 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 Eri Macdonald Univ Oregon 2:12.36
2 Alice Schmidt Unattached 2:12.50
3 Caitlin Reese Team Alaska Track Club 2:14.60
4 Atalie Barber Jenks America TC 2:16.12
5 Justina Malone Dallas Gold TC 2:17.04
--After a very relaxed first lap of 65.5 led by University of Iowa bound Oklahoma star,
Atalie Barber, Alice Schmidt and Eri Macdonald decided to get with it, racing a hard third
200 (1:39.5), with Eri winning a spot into the Finals and North Carolina-bound Schmidt
missing the Finals by .02.
Heat 2
1 Niketa Green Hayfield High School 2:09.79
2 Tiffany Burgess Ucla 2:12.48
3 Kellie Faircloth Colorado Flyers 2:15.01
4 Carey Morris Fort Madison HS 2:15.59
5 Tiffany Wise Afterburners TC 2:15.93
6 Megan Radermacher Unattached 2:17.12
7 Juanita Coleman Blues Track Club 2:30.87
--Niketa Green, one of a good group of Virginia 800 runners this year, came to run, out
the first 200 at 28.5, and through the 400 at 61.0. The 600 came by at 1:34.3 with
Tiffany Burgess of UCLA back a ways there. Green blazed along, finishing in a surprising 2:09.79,
back of her 2:07.92 from the Raleigh Foot Locker Meet. Burgess squeezed in the
Finals .02 ahead of Schmidt from Heat 1.
Heat 3
1 Heather Hennessy Los Gatos HS 2:11.67
2 Ndidi Obichere LaSalle University 2:12.30
3 Samantha Murillo Forsythe Country Day Sch 2:14.65
4 Christina Keck Univ. of Buffalo 2:14.94
5 Natalie Garcia Buchanan HS 2:15.59
6 Tiffany Sims-McCray Track Houston 2:20.23
7 Amanda Wedel Eastside Steppers 2:21.20
--Murillo was out aggressively, leading through the 200 with Obichere at 28.9, with the
La Salle University star joined by Californian Heather Hennessy through a 62.1 400.
The twosome pushed the third 200, 1:35.5 at the 600, with Hennessy winning the run-in
2:11.67-2:12.30, with the duo both moving on. Murillo has fine sprint times and an
aggressive style, with a 2:12.50 from the Foot Locker Meet to move into her senior year next Fall.
Heat 4
1 Lindsay Hyatt Stanford 2:11.33
2 Elizabeth Bayne Kecoughton HS 2:12.18
3 Evelyn Dwyer United Stars TC 2:12.23
4 Susan Golden Marist College 2:13.82
5 Saran Reese Team Alaska Track Club 2:15.74
6 Anita Brooks LaSalle University 2:17.09
7 Tanisha Winston Dallas Gold TC 2:23.86
--Junior level vet Lindsay Hyatt of Stanford followed Elizabeth Bayne through a sub 30
second first 200, with Bayne and Brooks together through a 61.1 400. Hyatt made her move
during the third 200, with Dwyer joining the Stanford frosh through the 600 at 1:36.3.
Hyatt took the “run-in” at 2:11.33, with Bayne and Dwyer, another from the fine Philadelphia
area United Stars TC who have stepped up to this “under 20” level in fine style,
also qualifying for the Finals.
Women's 5,000 Meter Run
@ World Qualifier: 16:40.00
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Amanda Pape Olath South 17:39.84
2 Emily Anderson Marquette HS 17:52.04
3 Alexandra Guerrero Hughson HS 18:19.08
4 Victoria Chang Punahou HS 18:25.98
5 Valerie Lauver Metro Striders 18:32.63
6 Abby Hurst Univ Wisc-Milwaukee 18:34.23
7 Tara Storage Univ Dayton 18:36.17
8 Robyn Stevens Westwind Flyers TC 18:39.78
9 Marina Chase North Carolina 19:00.12
--Strange race with extremely slow start. At a shocking 86.5, Victoria Chang of Hawaii,
the Foot Locker National Cross-Country champ did much of the early pace-setting.
Amanda Pape was the closest follower, as no one was interested in pushing the pace on
what was not to terribly warm an evening (race started at 9:00 p.m.). The first four
laps went by at 5:40.0, with a pack of four through 3200 at 11:27.8. Pape went by, and with
laps of 80 and over continued to pull away to her 17:39.84 win. Emily Anderson,
a Missouri prep, surprised with her second place finish.
Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 14.00
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1 Wind Reading: 3.2
1 Dalanda Jackson Shaker Hts. HS 13.58 @
2 LaTasha Pharr Rowan Express 13.86 @
3 Tamara Gulley Oak Grove/ Alcorn Club 13.97 @
4 Hyleas Fountain Central Dauphin East HS 14.38
5 Sarah Steffen Univ Iowa 14.60
--Maybe the deepest event at the meet started off in fine style, with Dalanda Jackson,
an Ohio twelfth grade prep, blazing 13.58 to take fellow high-schoolers LaTasha Pharr
(13.86 North Carolina), and Tamara Gulley (Californian) 13.97.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 1.2
1 RaNysha LeBlanc Port Arthur TC 13.83 @
2 Chloe Davis Blues Track Club 14.09
3 Lindsay Bond Unattached 14.16
4 Dana Bethel Southern Cal. Cheetahs 14.25
5 JaNelle Wright Thunderbolt TC 14.61
6 Monique Kennedy Kansas St. Univ. 14.66
7 Keri Thomas Texan Athletics TC 15.35
--RaNysha LeBlanc, super junior from Port Arthur, won Heat 2, with sub-14 stars Dana Bethel
and JaNelle Wright pushed back in the pack, with Chloe Davis’s 14.09 shockingly not making the finals!
Heat 3 Wind Reading: 3.0
1 Ashlee Williams Dallas Flyers TC 13.58 @
2 Lauren Smith Univ Houston 13.72 @
3 Emily Waibel Univ Nebraska 13.73 @
4 Amber Williams Roxbury HS 13.79 @
5 Crystal Riley Univ Illinois 13.98 @
6 Undine Becker Cardinal TC 14.24
7 Candace Carroll Unattached 14.85
--Bombing heat here, with another Texas young star, soph Ashlee Williams of
Bishop Dunne HS in Dallas, taking College stars Lauren Smith (Houston) and Emily Waibel (Nebraska)
with her 13.58w-13.72w-13.73w, with New Jersey champ Amber Williams (Roxbury) 13.79w,
and Crystal Riley (University Illinois) also going on at 13.98w.
Women's 400 Meter Int Hurdles
@ World Qualifier: 59.90
Preliminaries - Results - Friday 06/23/00
8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 5 Best Times
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
Heat 1
1 Tiffany Abney United Stars TC 59.63 @
2 Lauren Smith Univ Houston 1:01.07
3 Tiffany Gunn McClellan HS 1:01.76
4 LeBren Martin Univ Dayton 1:02.02
5 RaNysha LeBlanc Port Arthur TC 1:03.35
6 Undine Becker Cardinal TC 1:09.09
--The United Stars continued to shine, with the group something to really consider down
the road, as indoor star frosh (!) Tiffany Abney emerged here with a fine 59.63 to win
over a veteran group. The fifteen year old ninth grader is close to the 58.61 Age-15
National record by Sheena Johnson, with the Finals tomorrow!!
Heat 2
1 Randi Smith Washington State 58.58 @
2 Shevon Stoddart Uniondale HS 1:00.83
3 Vera Simms Mililani HS 1:02.11
4 Jamese James Univ Tulsa 1:02.58
5 Sarah Steffen Univ Iowa 1:03.03
6 Amanda Stahlnecker Univ Nebraska 1:04.86
7 Mandy Hollister Fresno State 1:05.36
--Randi Smith, who is one of those athletes very young at high school graduation who is
still eligible for the “under-20” International Junior program as a college soph.
She was an NCAA Division I competitor this spring, and won here at 58.58 with a seasonal best of 57.61.
Heat 3
1 Sheena Johnson Garfield 59.88 @
2 Jaine Jones Menchville HS 1:00.81
3 Raasin McIntosh Wings TC 1:01.48
4 Jamillah Bowman Georgetown Univ 1:01.80
5 Cambrielle Jensen Arlington HS 1:02.38
6 Lanae Walker Dallas Gold TC 1:02.84
7 Chloe Davis Blues Track Club 1:03.81
--Super prep senior Sheena Johnson of Virginia shocked with her 57.55 win last weekend
at the Raleigh Foot Locker Meet, with a solid effort here to win and move on to the
Finals against a good group that should push her to bigger and better things.
Sheena is UCLA-bound, and won four events in her state meet (100mH, 300mH, LJ, TJ),
and placed in a fifth (the 100m).
Women's High Jump
@ World Qualifier: 1.82m (5'11.50")
Increments 1.66, 1.71, 1.76, 1.79, 1.82
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Hyleas Fountain Central Dauphin Eas 1.79m 5'10.50
2 Na'Tassia Vice Unattached 1.79m 5'10.50
3 Kaylah Burks Mobile Rec. 1.71m 5'07.25
4 JaNelle Wright Thunderbolt TC 1.71m 5'07.25
5 Kim Stone Stanford 1.71m 5'07.25
6 Sheena Gordon North Coast TC 1.66m 5'05.25
6 Lauren Kilduff St. Francis Prep 1.66m 5'05.25
6 Jenna Grimaldi St. Ignatius Colleg 1.66m 5'05.25
9 Monique Kennedy Kansas St. Univ. 1.66m 5'05.25
- Lanette Noble Granite HS NH
- Julie Stevenson Ucla NH
- Stephanie Linz Okemos HS NH
- Janet Crawford Univ Kentucky NH
- Katie Farner Utah St. NH
--with a number of 5-10 or better jumpers in the field, the only athletes able to make it
over 5-09 were Hyleas Fountain, a great all-arounder from Pennsylvania, and Na’Tassia Vice,
a Texan prep who was a member of the U.S. World Youth team in 1999 in Poland.
Vice snaked over a few heights on the way to 5-09, with Fountain over 5-10.5 on her
second trial, and Vice surprising with a 5-10.5 third trial clearance that had her on
another U.S. International team.
Women's Pole Vault
@ World Qualifier: 3.85m (12'07.50")
Increments 3.50, 3.65, 3.75, 3.85 Add .10 for each additional
height
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Kathleen Donoghue Stanford 3.95m @ 12'11.50
2 Laura Rosenberg Eastern Mennonite 3.95m @ 12'11.50
3 Leila Ben-Youssef Sidney HS 3.85m @ 12'07.50
4 Stephanie Teeple Sturgis HS 3.75m 12'03.50
5 Kimberly Stuyvesant Fairview HS 3.75m 12'03.50
6 Samantha Shepard Air Time Athletics 3.65m 11'11.75
6 Constance Jerz Pole Pilots 3.65m 11'11.75
8 Ashley Carroll Powers Catholic HS 3.65m 11'11.75
9 Laura Chen Temple City High 3.50m 11'05.75
9 Phyllis Brown Univ Arizona 3.50m 11'05.75
9 Gail Larsen Bell Athletics 3.50m 11'05.75
9 Molly Lederman Air Time Athletics 3.50m 11'05.75
13 Andrea Salzano Univ Florida 3.50m 11'05.75
14 Stephanie Hood Univ Florida 3.50m 11'05.75
- Michelle Legatt Altitude With Attit NH
- Chelo Canino Vertical Assault NH
- Bridget Pearson Ucla NH
- Karen Allen Univ Tennessee NH
- Brandie Plyler Arkansas Vault Club NH
- Ally Daum Parabola TC NH
- Lori Tvarkunas South Carolina NH
- Andrea Li Air Time Athletics NH
- Lauren Tinsley Vertical Assault NH
- Amber Nolte Reed HS NH
- Jaime Volkmer Notre Dame NH
- Lindsey Bourne Joplin HS NH
--Ton of good people here as this event explodes in quality! Interesting group made it
over 12-03.5, with Stuyvesant (Michigan prep), Ben-Youseff (Montana prep),
Stuyvesant (Pennsylvania prep), Rosenberg (Collegiate), and Donohue (Stanford University
and placer her last year). Ben-Youseff pr’d at 12-07.5, with Roseburg at 12-11.50,
and Donoghue the winner on attempts at the same height. Donoghue becomes the third
consecutive winner from Rancho Bernardo HS, with Tracy O’Hara winning two years ago
as a prep, then last year as a grad from RB and member of the UCLA program.
Her intention is to attend the World Championship Meet, with concerns about her
academic load at the Farm come the Fall semester, where she usually takes a heavier
load anticipating the spring track season. Having studied Spanish for a number of
years she looks forward to the trip to Chile for the Worlds!
Women's Long Jump
@ World Qualifier: 6.15m (20'02.25")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Jill Bell Unattached 5.98m 4.0 19'07.50
2 Chinela Davis North Rockland HS 5.89m 3.9 19'04.00
3 DeLilah Battle Univ Texas-Arlingto 5.85m 3.0 19'02.50
4 Consuella Hamilton Vigor HS 5.79m 3.9 19'00.00
5 Paula Ogunbanjo Alief Elsik HS 5.77m 3.0 18'11.25
6 Meleisa Greene Cordova HS 5.66m 5.2 18'07.00
7 Sharlynn Monroe Alief Elsik HS 5.49m 2.8 18'00.25
8 Roni Moore Utah Flames 5.39m 3.0 17'08.25
9 Tiffany Gregory Klein Forest HS 5.26m 1.9 17'03.25
10 Tiffani Blackwell Leonardtown HS 5.22m 3.8 17'01.50
Flight 2
1 Michelle Sanford Irvine Cougars TC 6.18m @ 3.6 20'03.50
2 Dana Bethel Southern Cal. Cheet 6.12m 4.1 20'01.00
3 Zakiya Harris Eboni Stars TC 5.95m 2.4 19'06.25
4 Kimberly Morgan Alief Hastings HS 5.94m 3.9 19'06.00
5 Sherita Williams Michigan ST Univ 5.92m 3.6 19'05.25
6 Shanita Bryant Ygnacio Vallet HS 5.87m 6.3 19'03.25
7 Kemesha Whitmire Spartanburg HS 5.87m 2.6 19'03.25
8 Dee Scott Cal State Northridg 5.81m 2.7 19'00.75
9 Crystal Simmons Fresno State 5.77m 4.4 18'11.25
10 Sahadat Nurudeen Texas A&M 5.64m 4.4 18'06.00
11 Sheena Gordon North Coast TC 5.58m 2.7 18'03.75
- Sichting Walker Unattached ND NWI
Flight 3
1 Yolanda Thompson Univ Florida 6.48m @ 4.2 21'03.25
2 Tameisha King Notre Dame 6.45m @ 5.1 21'02.00
3 Tandra Foster Indiana Univ 6.34m @ 5.4 20'09.75
4 Cassandra Richards River City Elite 6.32m @ 2.7 20'09.00
5 Rose Richmond Indiana Univ 6.29m @ 4.2 20'07.75
6 Chandi Jones Unattached 6.16m @ 2.0 20'02.50
7 Ychlindria Spears Luling HS 6.10m 5.7 20'00.25
8 Elzbieta Wojcicka San Benito High Sch 6.00m 3.2 19'08.25
9 Gina Harris University of Miami 5.99m 3.6 19'08.00
10 Tiffany Greer Arizona St. 5.96m 5.1 19'06.75
11 Lavada Hill Southern Medodist U 5.92m 3.0 19'05.25
12 Marquita Davis Memphis TC 5.81m 1.7 19'00.75
--Great competition by dynamite group! Tons of personal bests with many wind-aided.
Jill Bell, a Washington prep at Bellevue who was a member of the World Youth team in 1999
in Poland for the under 18 World Meet, had a big seasonal pr with the wind of 19-07.5w from
the first flight. Californians, Michelle Sanford, a frosh at Woodbridge HS and the daughter
of former sprinter James Sanford, who won the California State meet at 19-07, had a wind
legal 20-02 and windy 20-03.5 in Flight 2, with Dana Bethel on the cell phone home to call
about her first ever 20-footer, a 20-01w effort from that group.
The third flight group contained the top entrants, with super Texas sophomore prep from
Luling, Ychilindra Spears, a legend already in the Lone Star state as just a soph, and the
National Prep Leader, missed the finals by .75 of an inch! Florida’s Yolanda Thompson,
who just missed the World Championship junior team two years ago in the Triple Jump over
a problem with a qualifying mark for that meet, emerged from Coach Tom Jones’ Gator
team with a big winner over a super crew! NCAA placer Tiffany Greer was relegated to
the non-qualifiers also, as her former Georgia rival, Tameisha King (Notre Dame) ended
up second at 21-02w. Elzbieta Wojcicka of San Benito HS in California has undergone a
recent name change from Elzunia Lamb as legal records were sorted out for entry to this
meet—turns out she is the grand daughter of a Polish star who was a gold medallist in
the Melbourne Olympics in the Long Jump from her family’s native Poland, and a silver
medallist in Rome!
Michelle Sanford indicated real pleasure with her effort this day and her first 20-footer.
When asked what her if she was satisfied with her first year as a prep athlete,
she replied, “Oh yes, I wanted to jump 19-feet and qualify for state, and I ended up
at 20-feet and won the State competition!” She felt her extra hard work this spring
season was the reason for her continued improvement. About this day she stated,
“I feel good, it was a very good competition, and it was my first 20-footer!”
She is going to Buffalo for the Junior Olympics later this summer, and will certainly
be one of the favorites to qualify for the U.S. World Youth Team for the 2001 Championships
in Europe, with that under 18 competition qualified for from this coming July’s JO competition in New York.
Women's Shot Put
@ World Qualifier: 14.50m (47'07.00")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
Flight 1
1 Adrianne Leschewski Morris Community HS 13.53m 44'04.75
2 Kassandra Harrell Southern Utah Univ 13.14m 43'01.50
3 Amber Campbell Coastal Carolina Un 13.03m 42'09.00
4 Caley Carter Barton County Comm. 12.84m 42'01.50
5 Katie McKeever Woodland HS 12.79m 41'11.50
6 Amarachi Ukabam Marquette HS 12.69m 41'07.75
7 Timmery Nielsen Univ Neb-Kearney 12.37m 40'07.00
8 Johvonne Hernandez Port Isabel HS 12.20m 40'00.50
9 Stephanie Harmon Lagrange Senior HS 12.15m 39'10.50
10 Monica Crawford Cal State Sacrament 11.91m 39'01.00
11 Suzanne Roberson Unattached 11.77m 38'07.50
12 Jamie Farley Fresno State 11.32m 37'01.75
13 Molly Meyer Hamilton Southeaste 11.12m 36'05.75
Flight 2
1 Laura Gerraughty Nashua HS 15.50m @ 50'10.25
2 Jessica Cosby Cleveland High Scho 15.33m @ 50'03.50
3 Jillian Camarena Woodland HS 14.90m @ 48'10.75
4 Karen Freberg San Luis Obispo HS 14.89m @ 48'10.25
5 Briona Reynolds Red River HS 14.48m 47'06.25
6 Natalie Kinion Univ Alabama 14.27m 46'10.00
7 Healy Thompson Williams College 14.08m 46'02.50
8 Melissa Bickett Revere HS 13.71m 44'11.75
9 L'Orongerie Crawford Unattached 13.62m 44'08.25
10 Stacy Martin Auburn Univ 13.57m 44'06.25
11 April Phillips Univ Michigan 13.28m 43'07.00
12 Elizabeth Podominick Lakeville HS 12.91m 42'04.25
--The best in the nation would sort out the All-American ratings here at the prep level!
High-Schoolers ended up with the top five placings. Laura Gerraughty continued her mastery
over this year’s group with a big 50-10.25 win, with her best coming on her third throw in
the Prelims as a response to Jessica Cosby’s 15.21 (49-11) on her second throw to take the lead.
Gerraughty, a great all-arounder who earlier in the day threw 178-03 in the Hammer for a
personal best there, added a fine second effort here.
Cosby, bound for UCLA, and a great all-around athlete indicated she will stick to track
in college (skipping basketball, where the quick and powerful star would be tough to
handle around the basket!). In College Jessica indicated that she would be throwing
the Shot Put and the Javelin, an interesting scoring option for the talented Southern
California athlete.
As for her good efforts this day, Cosby replied, “I did not set a mark as a goal for today,
but I had some good practices lately, and just concentrated on relaxing in the competition.
I have had some good workouts that showed I was ready to improve.” She indicated interest
in attending the World Junior Meet in October. She is quite an amazing story, emerging
soon after knee surgery last spring to end up throwing over 45 feet her junior year.
As to her improvement this year she replied, “I have worked a great deal in the weight
room, and had a big break-through this year. I was glad I was motivated to work hard this spring!”
Women's Hammer Throw
@ World Qualifier: 53.00m (173'11.00")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Caroline Soong Ucla 59.40m @ 194'10.00
2 Katherine Johnston Warwick Veteran Mem 55.62m @ 182'06.00
3 Laura Gerraughty Nashua HS 54.34m @ 178'03.00
4 Jukina Dickerson Unattached 53.33m @ 174'11.00
5 Nicole Allyn West Warwick HS 52.80m 173'03.00
6 L'Orongerie Crawford Unattached 52.38m 171'10.00
7 Amber Campbell Coastal Carolina Un 48.52m 159'02.00
8 Christina Bizon Tollgate HS 47.98m 157'05.00
9 Jamie Farley Fresno State 45.77m 150'02.00
10 Kristen Michalski West Warwick HS 45.52m 149'04.00
11 Kelly Shapiro Usc 42.03m 137'11.00
12 Monica Crawford Cal State Sacrament 39.91m 130'11.00
13 April Phillips Univ Michigan 38.86m 127'06.00
14 Timmery Nielsen Univ Neb-Kearney 34.06m 111'09.00
- Amanda Kinney Univ Wyoming ND
--Carri Soong of UCLA, who it turns out did not red-shirt this year, and was an NCAA Finalist
for the Bruins, sure picked up this implement nicely as a frosh, throwing her first four
efforts here farther than second placer Katherine Johnston, the finishing with two “go for
broke” fouls.” Johnston and Gerraughty are promising preps in second and third, with
fifth placer Nicole Allyn a very slight young lady to take that iron ball and heft it out over 170 feet!
Women's Javelin Throw
@ World Qualifier: 49.50m (162'05.00")
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM MARK
1 Kendra Wecker Marysville HS 51.59m @ 169'03.00
2 Katy Polansky South Eugene HS 50.16m @ 164'07.00
3 Sarah Malone Newberg HS 48.20m 158'02.00
4 Julie Siebert-Johnson Univ Pennsylvania 43.68m 143'04.00
5 Charyl Weigarten Univ Oregon 42.58m 139'08.00
6 Katie Wilson Red River HS 42.39m 139'01.00
7 Lacy Tanneberg Liberty HS 42.32m 138'10.00
8 Leslie Erickson North Thurston HS 42.01m 137'10.00
9 Denita Miller Liberal HS 40.42m 132'07.00
10 Allison Berry Wichita State Unive 39.81m 130'07.00
11 Elisabeth Crumley Glencoe HS 38.57m 126'06.00
12 Amy Higginbotham Ovey Comeaux HS 38.01m 124'08.00
13 Tabra Alpers St. John HS 37.44m 122'10.00
- Tiffany Zahn Newberg HS FOUL
--Kendra Wecker (Kansas) won a great competition here with Katy Polansky (Oregon).
The front duo battled back and forth in a classic dual! Wecker led early
with 49.08 (161-00) -48.26 (158-04), with an improvement to 49.62 (162-09) on Wecker’s
fourth toss moving her slightly away. Polansky, who showed good form, was out to 50.16
on her fourth toss (164-07), with Wecker responding at 51.59 (169-03), a personal best
for her with the international implement. The first three are high school seniors.
Women's Heptathlon
@ World Qualifier: 5250
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM PTS
1 Jamie Walker Univ Arkansas 3209
2 Diana Pickler Texas Express TC 3181
3 Jamarva Yates Unlv 3138
4 Amber Williams Roxbury HS 3065
5 Nicole Toney Conard High School 3040
6 Sahadat Nurudeen Texas A&M 2998
7 Lauren Reimer New Braunfels TC 2903
8 Jessica Zatica Team Idaho/Homedale HS 2871
8 Jamie Grayzer Bethel Park 2871
10 Kai Ivory Marymount HS 2856
11 Shanon Meyer Unattached 2673
12 Sarah Hopping Maxtrax 2638
13 Christina Regan Boston College 2553
14 Erin Smith Weber State Univ 2445
15 Andrea Pressley Jacksonville Univ 2091
16 Kristal Walton Texas Express TC 1957
--Good start for people here, with Pickler especially impressive, seemingly on her way to
destroy the National soph class record and age 16 record of 5066 by Jodi Anderson of
New Braunfels, Texas from 1997. The competition is far from over for the top spots,
with 170 pounds separating 1-5. Worth getting up early Sunday morning for!!!
Women's 10,000 Meter Race Walk
Finals - Results - Friday 06/23/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME
1 Robyn Stevens Westwind Flyers TC 55:21.98
2 Emma Carter Heartland Racewalkers 57:15.95
3 Elizabeth Paxton Southern Cal Walkers 59:33.89
4 Anne Favolise Maine Race Walkers 1:01:09.70
5 Amanda Bergeron Maine Race Walkers 1:02:26.98
6 Elizabeth Murphy Elan School 1:03:51.05
- Caitlin Bonney Mt. Blue HS DQ
- Jennifer Woodbury Belfast Area HS DQ
--Robyn Stevens of the Vacaville area of California added a second consecutive walk title
in this competition, edging away from early in the competition on to her over two minute win.
Carter finished with a bloody nose, with meet management medical staff seriously concerned
about her status during her nearly hour of competition.