PA All-Americans are shown in Blue in the results below
NOTE: Coming Tuesday, Wednesday - PA all-American stories and quotes.
Price dominates the field in the 800.
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Saturday PA all-Americans Select Pix and Stories from Nike Outdoor Nationals
SATURDAY: Easton sophomore Chanelle Price simply took the 800 from all her competitors in the final heat. She lead through the 400, kept the hammer down, and with about 125 meters to go, her acceleration into the final turn put the entire field away. Her 2:07.71 is a US#1. Having been shifted from the third-from-last to next-to-last heat leading up to the meet, West Catholic senior Latavia Thomas dominated her heat, running a 2:09.40, a time that held up for 6th, and the final all-American award. Central Dauphin's Andrew Rotz pulled off the same thing, running 1:51.91 in the next-to-last heat to take the 6th spot. He was 2nd in his heat. Only two guys from the final heat made the top six. PA's top seed in the event, Aaron Kauffman of Red Land, ran 1:53.85. Pennsylvania's super sophomore Ryann Krais had a busy, and very successful day. Getting off to a controlled start and spotting the best in the country a few meters in the 400 Hurdles, she closed strong over the final three hurdles to run a PR 59.64 and take 3rd. Running back and forth between the Long Jump and clerking in for the finals of the 100 Hurdles, she managed a Long Jump of 18-08.50. The mark ended up just half-an-inch from 6th. In the finals of the 100 Hurdles, Krais ran 14.50 for 7th. And in the 4x400, her final event of the day, she split 55.7 to bring her team to a 4:00.97. The Harrisburg girls ran 3:57./89. In the final of the 200, Laurel Highland's Breehana Jacobs finished 6th to add another all-American honor to her resume, going 24.13. Simon Gratz captured their 2nd all-American relay with a 3rd place finish in the 800 Sprint Medley Relay, going 1:30.91. A bad hand-off in the finals of the 4x400 cost them. They ran 3:17.49. They finished 8th in the 4x100 finals, running 43.21. In the field, Pennsylvania started the day on Saturday as it had on Friday, taking a few spots in the Javelin. Central Dauphin freshman Justin Shirk would finish 5th with a throw of 196-03, while fellow Mid-Penn Conference athlete, John Austin of Cumberland Valley, a junior, threw 192-05 for 4th. In the Discus, senior Natalie Clickett of Union City would take 4th with a throw of 151-00. Other performances of note included Conestoga in the DMR, running 12:06.99 for 13th. Chichester's Carrington Queen and Harrisburg's Delon Isom finished 7th and 8th, respectively in the finals of the 110 Hurdles, going 1423. and 14.44. In the next-to-last heat of the Mile, Unionville's Paul Springer pushed the pace and paid a small price, finishing in 4:14.99, good for 13th overall.
Saturday PA Performances
GIRLS
200 Prelims
Heat 3 -.06
6 Mary Dell 06 Boiling Springs,Boi 25.34
Heat 4 0.2
1 Breehana Jacobs 07 Laurel Highlands,Un 24.04Q
Heat 5 -2.3
5 Jessica Dorsey 08 United Stars TC,Pal 26.43
Krais takes 3rd in the 400 Hurdles (I know, this is the 100 Finals)
200 Finals
Finals Wind: -0.7
1 Bianca Knight 07 Ridgeland HS,Ridgel 23.06
2 Elizabeth Olear 06 Louisville,Canoga P 23.54
3 Gabby Mayo 07 Track Eastern Ca,Ra 23.55
4 Kenyanna Wilson 07 Peoria HS,Glendale 23.80
5 Shalina Clarke 06 Evanston Townshi,Ro 23.95
6 Breehana Jacobs 07 Laurel Highlands,Un 24.13
800
1 Chanelle Price 08 United Stars TC,Eas 2:07.71
6 Latavia Thomas 06 West Catholic HS,Ph 2:09.40
20 Liz Costello 06 Irish Road TC,Wayne 2:14.99
Mile
Section 1
5 Lindsey Shertzer 07 Lancaster Mennon,La 5:12.24
800 Sprint Medley Relay
Section 1
4 Chichester Tc-Girls 'A' 1:54.20
1) Michelle Elliott 08 2) Christina McGoldrick 09
3) Jaunesha Woods 06 4) Tionna Forney 09
100 Hurdles Finals
Wind: -1.0
7 Ryann Krais 08 Methacton TC,Eaglev 14.50
400 Hurdles
3 Ryann Krais 08 Methacton TC,Eaglev 59.64
4x400
Section 2
2 Lady Speedos 'A' 3:57.89
1) Denise Solomon 06 2) Monique Smith 06
3) Carlysha Towns 08 4) Alysha Cook 09
Section 3
Methacton TC 'A' 4:00.97
1) Alicia Melnick 09 2) Courtney DeGemmis 07
3) Laura Bomgardner 08 4) Ryann Krais 08
4xMile
Section 1
9 Germantown Friends 'A' 18:41.84
1) Max Kaulbach 08 2) Isaac Ortiz 08
3) Jake McKenzie 08 4) Jonas Crimm 06
10 Cardinal O'Hara HS 'A' 18:43.23
1) Charlie McNulty 06 2) Andrew Buemi 07
3) Matt DiCarlo 06 4) John Watts 07
Distance Medley Relay
Section 1
8 Archbishop Prendergast 'A' 12:32.95
1) Maureen Benner 06 2) Colleen Boland 07
3) Kathleen Boland 07 4) Caitlin Chambers 10
Section 2
13 Irish Road TC 'A' 12:06.99
1) Meghan Shanley 09 2) Kierstin Quinn 06
3) Carly Niness 08 4) Liz Costello 06
Long Jump
7 Ryann Krais 08 Methacton TC,Eaglev 5.70m 2.3 18-08.50
Discus
4 Natalie Clickett 06 Union City,Union Ci 46.02m 151-00
Nicole Wilson 06 Iroquois HS,Erie, P 39.09m 128-03
Samantha Fetter 06 Hempfield HS,Darrag 36.33m 119-02
Liz Graybill 06 Boiling Springs,Car 33.64m 110-04
Karen Shump 08 Media Striders,Medi 31.44m 103-02
Gratz takes 3rd in the 800 SMR.
BOYS
110 Hurdles Finals
Section 1 Finals Wind: -1.6
7 Carrington Queen 06 Chichester Tc-Bo,Bo 14.23
8 Delon Isom 06 PA Quarterboys,Harr 14.44
400
David Stonfer 06 Cumberland Valle,Me 48.56
Juan Steward 08 Central Penn TC,Mec 48.78
Dane Davis 06 Neumann/Goretti,Phi 50.17
800
6 Andrew Rotz 07 Mid Penn TC,Harrisb 1:51.91
Adam Smith 06 Camp Hill HS,Camp H 1:52.19
Jared Weaver 06 Conestoga Valley,Le 1:52.67
Aaron Kauffman 06 Red Land HS,Etters, 1:53.85
Gigi Gibilisco 07 Notre Dame HS,Newto 1:54.95
Mike Brodsky 06 Unionville HS,West 1:55.78
Chris Wolfe 07 Baldwin HS,Pittsbur 1:58.34
Mile
Section 2
5 J. Paul Springer 07 Unionville HS,Kenne 4:14.99 (13th overall)
4x100
8 Bulldog Striders 'A' 43.21
4x400
Section 4
8 Bulldog Striders 'A' 3:17.49
1) Derrick Davis 06 2) Trevor Mackins 06
3) Kevin Talley 06 4) Khaliff Featherstone 08
800 Sprint Medley
Section 2
4 Neumann/Goretti HS 'A' 1:35.87
1) Mark McPherson 07 2) Kenyade Peterson 07
3) Kyle Tucker 07 4) Dane Davis 06
Section 3
3 Bulldog Striders 'A' 1:30.91
1) Markise King 06 2) Kenneth Talley 06
3) Gourdie Corbin 06 4) Khaliff Featherstone 08
Austin 4th, Shirk 3rd in the Javelin.
Distance Medley Relay
Section 2
10 Cardinal O'Hara HS 'A' 10:34.88
1) Greg Thomas 06 2) Matt Willard 06
3) Ed Buck 08 4) Matt Pierson 06
Freshman Mile
Section 2
4 Ivo Milic-Strkalj 09 Friends Central,Phi 4:39.16
High Jump
12 James Pittenger 07 William Tennent,War 1.99m 6-06.25
Long Jump
Flight 3
12 Christopher Dollinger 07 Dynizzle TC,Lansdal 6.62m 0.8 21-08.75
Shot Put
Flight 1
3 Robert Williams 06 Concordville TC,Con 17.66m 57-11.25
8 Weston Banks 07 Spartan F+T Club,Gr 16.60m 54-05.50
Flight 2
11 Nathan Stewart 07 Concordville TC,Con 17.19m 56-04.75
Pole Vault
Flight 1
- Jason Inzana 06 Daniel Boone HS,Bir NH
Flight 2
-- Jared Jodon 06 Unat-PA-Uniontow,Un NH
-- Sean Gil 07 North Allegheny,Pit NH
Javelin
Flight 1
2 Chris Roe 07 Irish Road TC,Berwy 51.99m 170-07
Flight 3
3 Justin Shirk 09 Mid Penn TC,Harrisb 59.82m 196-03
4 John Austin 06 Central Penn TC,Mec 58.65m 192-05
Friday PA Performances
Conestoga 3rd in the 4x800.
FRIDAY:It was a day where PA dominated two FIELD EVENTS and made strong showings on the track. With so many girls in the Javelin, some high finishes were expected, but it's never a given. And the battle seemed to be between state champ and record-holder Karlee McQuillen of Westmont Hilltop and Lorraine Hill of Chambersburg, Entering the finals, McQuillen had a 1 centimeter lead on Hill. But Brieanna Kennedy popped 150-00 on her final throw and left it to Hill and McQuillen to see what they could do. McQuillen responded with a throw of 150-01 for the win. Also getting all-American status were 2005 NON champ Meghan Briggs of Palmyra was 5th (140-02), and William Allen freshman Amber Troxell was 6th (136-07). In the Shot Put, Allyn Laughlin, Center, was 2nd with her 50-04 and Karen Shump, Penncrest, was 5th with a throw of 44-02.50. Union City senior Natalie Clickett made the finals from the 2nd flight and finished 7th with a put of 43-11.25. And in the Triple Jump, Erin Hannon, Bradford, was 3rd with a leap of 38-07.50. Central Mountain sophomore Kristin Brandt went 37-01.25. Hannon cleared 5-05 to finisht 13th in the High Jump. Not a great day for PA in the Pole Vault, but Rebekah Finn, a Liberty junior, finiedh 5th, clearing 11-10.75. IN TRACK FINALS, West Catholic ran 3:58.32 to gain all-American status in the Sprint Medley Relay, finishing 4th. The Simon Gratz boys were 2nd in the SMR at 3:25.19. Conestoga's girls went 9:07.90 to take 3rd in the 4x800. For the boys, Cardinal O'Hara finished 8th overall with a 7:52.52 from the next-to-last heat. In the 4x200, Gratz was DQed on a out-of-zone violation. Breehana Jacobs, Laurel Highlands, ran 11.78 to finish 6th in the finals of the 100 after running the same time in the prelims.IN PRELIMS, Ryann Krais, Methacton, ran 14.19 to advance in the 100 Hurdles. In the 110, both Harrisburg's Delon Isom (14.09) and Chichester's Carrington Queen (13.90), are in the finals. The Gratz boys will advance in the 4x100, running 42.15.
BOYS
Simon Gratz 2nd in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay.
100
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -0.7
3 Rushane Scott 06 William Allen HS,Al 10.86
110 Hurdles
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -1.3
1 Delon Isom 06 PA Quarterboys,Harr 14.09Q
Heat 4 Preliminaries Wind: -0.2
2 Carrington Queen 06 Chichester Tc-Bo,Bo 13.90q
4x100
Heat 1
5 Roman Catholic 'A' 43.03
1) Russell Ladson 07 2) Alvin Dessus 06
3) Hakeem Johnson 08 4) Bilial Lewis 08
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Bulldog Striders 'A' 42.15Q
1) Markise King 06 2) Gourdie Corbin 06
3) Kevin Talley 06 4) Kenneth Talley 06
4x200
Section 1
7 Neumann/Goretti HS 'A' 1:32.52
1) Dane Davis 06 2) Kyle Tucker 07
3) Mark McPherson 07 4) Dion Smack 08
Section 4
-- Bulldog Striders 'A' DQ OOZ x3
1) Markise King 06 2) Kevin Talley 06
3) Khaliff Featherstone 08 4) Kenneth Talley 06
4x800
Section 1
3 Bradford Area HS 'A' 8:00.94
1) Shroy Mukerjee 07 2) Rich Bartlebaugh 07
3) Steve Kirkland 06 4) Colton Langianese 07
Section 2
2 Cardinal O'Hara HS 'A' 7:52.52 8th overall
1) Greg Thomas 06 2) Matt Willard 06
3) Ed Buck 08 4) Matt Pierson 06
1600 Sprint Medley Relay
2 Bulldog Striders 'A' 3:25.19
1) Kenneth Talley 06 2) Kevin Talley 06
3) Khaliff Featherstone 08 4) Derrick Davis 06
Discus
Flight 1
2 Matthew Thielemann 06 Mechanicsburg Th,Me 49.57m 162-07
FOUL 49.57m FOUL
4 Christopher Warning 06 Gateway HS,Monroevi 48.14m 157-11
42.84m 47.88m 48.14m
Flight 2
6 Joe Kovacs 07 Bethlehem Cathol,Na 50.36m 165-03
49.13m 50.36m 49.40m
GIRLS
Troxell, Briggs, McQuillen (national champ), Hill - PA's Jav all-Americans!
100
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: 1.5
1 Breehana Jacobs 07 Laurel Highlands,Un 11.78Q
Section 1 Finals Wind: -0.7
6 Breehana Jacobs 07 Laurel Highlands,Un 11.78
100 Hurdles
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: -0.9
1 Ryann Krais 08 Methacton TC,Eaglev 14.19Q
2-Mile Run
Section 1
2 Neely Spence 08 Cvac Girls Elite,Sh 10:55.71
6 Kara Millhouse 08 Boiling Springs,Boi 11:13.70
4x100
Heat 1 Preliminaries
5 Lady Speedos 'A' 49.41
1) Denise Solomon 06 2) Monique Smith 06
3) Carlysha Towns 08 4) Alysha Cook 09
-- Lewisburg Area 'A' DNF
1) Jamie Eggelton 08 2) Cathy Meade 07
3) Heather Spangler 08 4) Kalle James-Wintjen 06
4X800
Section 1
7 Archbishop Prendergast 'A' 9:30.91
1) Kathleen Boland 07 2) Kelli Fierras 06
3) Caitlin Chambers 10 4) Maureen Benner 06
Section 2
3 Irish Road TC 'A' 9:07.90
1) Kierstin Quinn 06 2) Ashley Niness 06
3) Liz Costello 06 4) Carly Niness 08
1600 Sprint Medley Relay
Section 5
1 Blazin' Raiders 'A' 3:52.38 (22)
1) Antoinette Arrington 06 2) Elan Hilaire 08
3) Takecia Jameson 07 4) Tameka Jameson 07
2 Boys and Girls HS 'A' 3:56.08
1) Adrenee Sterrett 06 2) Nadonnia Rodriques 08
3) Nicole Brown 07 4) Meagan Gillespie 08
3 Northwestern Hs-Fl 'A' 3:56.92
1) Lizzie Harris 07 2) Skyler Wallen 09
3) Brittany McCord 09 4) Naquia Williams 09
4 West Catholic HS 'A' 3:58.32
1) Simone Carter 07 2) Christiana Taylor 06
3) Kneshia Sheard 06 4) Latavia Thomas 06
High Jump
13 Erin Hannon 06 Unat-PA-Bradford,Br 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XO XXX
Triple Jump 9th) Erin Hannon 3rd in the Triple Jump.
Flight 2
4 Kristin Brandt 08 Central Mountain,Lo 11.31m NWI 37-01.25
11.08m(-0.0) 10.97m(-0.0) 11.31m(-0.0)
Flight 3
3 Erin Hannon 06 Unat-PA-Bradford,Br 11.77m NWI 38-07.50
11.77m(-0.0) 11.76m(-0.0) FOUL(NWI) 11.42m(-0.0) 11.64m(-0.0) FOUL(NWI)
Pole Vault
5 Rebekah Finn 07 Vertical Assault,Be 3.63m 11-10.75
3.48 3.63 3.78
O O XXX
7 Caitlin Hewitt 06 Greater Latrobe,Gre 3.63m 11-10.75
3.48 3.63 3.78
XO O XXX
12 Abby Schaffer 08 Vertical Assault,Ea 3.48m 11-05.00
3.48 3.63
O XXX
20 Caitlin Fairbairn 06 Vertical Assault,Co 3.48m 11-05.00
3.48 3.63
XO XXX
-- Tory Toso 07 Vertical Assault,Si NH
3.48
XXX
-- Brooke Borso 06 Vertical Assault,Wh NH
3.48
XXX
-- Stephanie McDougal 07 Vertical Assault,Ha NH
3.48
XXX
-- Rebecca Frey 07 Vertical Assault,Be NH
3.48
XXX
Javelin
1 Karlee McQuillen 07 Westmont Hilltop,Jo 45.76m 150-01
42.81m 42.97m 43.76m 42.82m FOUL 45.76m
3 Lorraine Hill 06 Chambersburg Are,Ch 43.75m 143-06
43.75m 36.86m 38.01m FOUL 37.93m 39.33m
5 Meghan Briggs 06 Palmyra Hs-Pa,Palmy 42.72m 140-02
35.28m 41.02m 42.72m 39.89m 38.83m 40.06m
6 Anber Troxell 09 William Allen HS,Al 41.63m 136-07
40.35m 31.74m 41.63m 35.25m 38.19m 37.87m
7 Indira Morton 07 South Brunswick,Day 41.42m 135-11
35.70m 37.66m 41.42m 36.96m 38.23m 36.13m
9 Elisha Jones 07 Eisenhower HS,Russe 40.91m 134-03
39.39m 39.15m 35.17m 40.03m 39.86m 40.91m
14 Allison Pucul 08 Schuylkill Valle,Re 36.91m 121-01
32.46m 34.62m 36.91m
Shot Put
2 Allyn Laughlin 06 Center Area HS,Mona 15.34m 50-04.00
15.34m 15.04m 15.27m 15.05m 14.88m FOUL
6 Karen Shump 08 Media Striders,Medi 13.47m 44-02.50
12.38m 12.62m 13.37m 13.04m 12.68m 13.47m
7 Natalie Clickett 06 Union City,Union Ci 13.39m 43-11.25
13.39m 13.10m 12.98m 12.54m 12.81m 13.36m
10 Samantha Fetter 06 Hempfield HS,Darrag 13.07m 42-10.75
13.07m 12.85m 12.90m
Shump and Laughlin - PA's Shot Put all-Americans!
THURSDAY: Matt Wertner, Greencastle, set a PR in the 5000. Results not available as of 11pm. (unofficially it was 15:59.8)
Wertner in Thursday's 5000.
PREVIEW: Pennylvania will be well represented in Greensboro at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. PA boys who should have an impact include: David Stonfer, Cumberland Valley in the 400; Aaron Kauffman, Red Land... Andrew Rotz, Central Dauphin... Adam Smith, Camp Hill... Jared Weaver, Conestoga Valley, in the 80; Paul Springer, Unionville, in the Mile; Delom Ison, Harrisburg and Carrington Queen, Chichester, in the 110 Hurdles; Jared Jodon, Laurel Highlands, in the Pole Vault; Chris Dollinger, North Penn, in the Long Jump; Nathan Stewart and Robert Williams, Glen Mills, and Weston Banks, Hempfield (7) in the Shot Put; Joe Kovacs, Bethlehem Catholic, and Chris Warning, Gateway, in the Discus, and Justin Shirk, Central Dauphin, in the Javelin. Simon Gratz, with one of the top 4x800's in the US, is skipping that event to focus on the sprint relays, with entries in the 800 Sprint Medley, 1600 Sprint Medley, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400. For the girls, Breehana Jacobs, Laurel Highlands, will test herself against the best in both the 100 and 200; Liz Costello, Conestoga, will take on the 800, and anchor the DMR, plus run on the 4x800. Lancaster Mennonite's Lindsey Shertzer will run the mile. Ryann Krais, Methacton, will run teh 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles and the 4x400, plus compete in the Long Jump. West Catholic is focused on the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay, the event in which they set the US record in 2004. Bradford's Erin Hannon will compete in the High Jump and the Triple Jump. Eight PA athletes will take on the rest of the US in the Pole Vault. Notably absent will be Lindsay Regan, who is set to compete at the US Juniors a week later in Indianapolis. AA State 100 Hurdles champ Lindsay Dolan is also focused solely on Juniors. A strong group of shot putters will be lead by Allyn Laughlin, Center. Natalie Clickett, Union City, will compete in both the shot and the Discus. Nine javelin throwers will compete, with new PA record holder Karlee McQuillen, Westmont Hilltop, leading the pack.