Photo by Steven Pisano
TFCAofGP Indoor Meet #8
DIVISION I
St. Joe's Prep's D'Andre Swift won a close one in the 60 meters with CR North's Mike Welde. Swift, a Georgia football recruit, ran 7.13 for the win in the finals, while Welde took second in 7.16 and Neshaminy's Savion Hebron was third in 7.17. Downingtown East's Jeremy Jennings won the 200 meters in 22.86, a solid flat track time, while Norristown's Austin Montgomery was second in 23.00. Pennsbury's Nasan Robbins won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.31
CB West's Jake Claricurzio led four under two minutes in the 800 meters. Claricurzio ran 1:57.35 for the win. Quakertown's Hudson Delisle was second in 1:57.68. Roman Catholic's Sean Brown won the mile in 4:31.31.
The 3000 meters was a very fast race that included 11 MOC qualifying times. Souderton's Connor McMenamin took the win in a PA#4 8:55.70. William Tennent's Sean Rahill was second in 8:57.30. North Penn's Brendan O'Toole (8:58.10) and CB West's Ben Bunch (8:58.72) also dipped under nine minutes.
Council Rock North showed off its depth in the DMR, taking the win in a 10:38.19. LaSalle dropped a quick 4x800 for the win. They ran a time of 8:06.05 for a new PA#5 for first by over 20 seconds. Upper Dublin won the 4x400 in 3:29.80, a PA#12.
In the pole vault, Hatboro-Horsham's Nick Marino matched his own PA#1 in the pole vault. Marino cleared 15-6, matching his season best from the Glen Mills Invitational from last month. In a duel between state contenders in the long jump, PA#1 Brian Kaufmann of Upper Dublin beat out St. Joe's Prep's Isaiah Ritchie for the win. Kaufmann jumped 22-6.5 to Ritchie's 22-3.75.
Souderton's Shamar Jenkins proved he should be a major contender in the state in the triple jump after Saturday. Jenkins jumped 46-8, a PA#2, just behind Milton Hershey's Treyvon Ferguson, who jumped a PA#1 in Maryland on Saturday.
Photo by Ethan Rissell
DIVISION II
Wissahickon's Rasheed Wright just keeps getting better this season. The junior clocked a PA#8 7.08 for the win in the finals of the 60 meters on Saturday. Wissahickon's 4x400-meter squad also looked strong, winning in a DII record of 3:28.51, a PA#8.
Germantown Academy's Kyle Garland won the 60-meter hurdles in a PA#2 time of 8.15, a DII meet record. But more impressively, Garland put down a huge long jump performance. Garland jumped 22-3.25 for the LJ win. That's also a PA#4. He's now in the top four of the state in the long jump, hurdles, and high jump.
West Catholic's Da'Vion Kidd-Jackson held on for a narrow victory in the 200 meters, running a time of 23.19. Quincy Fairy of Overbrook pulled off a nice upset win over Glen Mills' Keon Rantin in the 400 meters. Fairy ran 50.82 for the win, while Rantin, who ran on Friday night at the Armory, clocked a 51.17. Bonner & Prendie's Dave Whitfield won the 800 meters in 2:00.15. Whitfield's Bonner teammate Anthony Harper won the 300 meters in 9:15.47.
Cardinal O'Hara won the 4x800-meter relay in a time of 8:13.48, good enough for a PA#9.
Friends' Central's Robby Saligman bettered his own PA#3 in the pole vault. Saligman cleared 14-10 for the win, an inch above his previous PR.
Strath Haven's Dayo Abeeb bettered his season best in the triple jump. Abeeb leaped 45-11.25, an inch and a quarter better than his former best. West Chester Rustin's Connor Cummings threw 52-9 in the shot put for the win.