Coatesville's Men of Black - the story of the team and the race of a lifetime
Select photos by Rich Rosato and Brandon Miles from NTN
12/2 XC WEEK #13-INDOOR WEEK #1 SUMMARY:
Northeast #1 and PA AAA State Champs Coatesville is the NIKE TEAM NATIONALS champion! They led at 2k, were 3rd at 3k, but back in the lead at 4k and 5k. Oh, and those NW teams were US#1 and #2. On the girls side, the Northeast took three of the top four spots, with Fayetteville-Manliius NY 1st, Hilton NY 2nd, and Colts Neck NY 4th. Kinda looks like they could have gone four deep again in the Northeast. Now a junior, Penncrest's Karen Shump came out Friday night at the DVGTCA INDOOR MEET #1 and quickly made a statement to PA that she has been working, and working hard. Try 47-10.50. That is over a foot more than her indoor PR, almost three feet more than she began indoor last year, and within 1.75" of her overall PR set as a freshman. The mark is a DVGTCA record. Ryann Krais won the 400 and anchored the winning Methacton 4x200. The 3000 was quick, and E&S and Radnor made a race of it in the 4x800. At the TFCAGP D1 INDOOR MEET #1 at Lehigh, the boys of Boyertown made their marks on the early distance rankings. State AAA cross country champ Jason Weller went 4:24.7 for the mile and Mark Dennin ran 9:01.5 to take the 3000. William Tennent's Jay Pittenger cleared a huge 6-10 in the High Jump. Also at Lehigh in the TFCAGP D2 INDOOR MEET #1 Germantown Friends' Max Kaulbach also ran 9:01.5 in his 3000. Two guys topped 50' in the Shot Put, and Strath Haven became the first team under 11 in the Distance Medley Relay - which will be contested at States for the first time. At the AAU NATIONAL XC CHAMPIONSHIPS in Orlando, Florida, The Lehigh Valley Road Runners made the trip worthwhile, taking 4th in the Intermediate Girls race behind four Emmaus athletes. Brittany Jackson of Girls High in Philadelphia, was 17th in the Young Women's race. The Lehigh valley Road Runners took 7th in Young Men behind Matt Simkin's 8th place. At the ALBRIGHT COLLEGE HS INVITE #1, quick time in the 55, 55H, 400 for the boys, and a nice shot by a Norristown thrower.
Photo Gallery of Bridgetown (Coatesville) at the 2006 Nike Team Nationals
(More detailed summaries are below. Links to meet results and photo galleries are to the right)
Coatesville with Northeast Region captain Shalane Flanagan
PARTIAL RESULTS POSTED
Now a junior, Penncrest's Karen Shump came out Friday night and quickly made a statement to PA that she has been working, and working hard. Try 47-10.50. That is over a foot more than her indoor PR, almost three feet more than she began indoor last year, and within 1.75" of her overall PR set as a freshman. The mark is a DVGTCA record, breaking her own mark of 44-11.50 set in 2005. Also starting her junior campaign, multi-talented multi-athlete Ryann Krais of Methacton cruised to a win in the 40 in 58.1, and anchored her team to a 1:48.6 victory in the 4x200. It wasn't Portland, but it was a meet, and the Radnor girls showed up and nearly surprised Engineering & Science in the 4x800, running 9:45.9 to lose by just 1.2 seconds. Engineering & Science also won the 4x400, going 4:09.3. There were a lot of girls over the Pole Vault at 10-3, but North Penn's Stephanie McDougal was in a different zip code, clearing 11-06. The 3000 was quick for this eary as St. Basil's Kathleen Davies went 10:34.6, West Chester East's Alycia Woodruff 10:52.8, and Archbishop Prendergast's Colleen Boland 10:57.9. Shaniel Chambers of Chester ran 2:18.0 to take the 800.
RESULTS POSTED Northeast #1 and PA AAA State Champs Coatesville is the Nike Team Nationals champion! They led at 2k, were 3rd at 3k, but back in the lead at 4k and 5k. Oh, and those NW teams were US#1 and #2.
On the girls side, the Northeast took three of the top four spots, with Fayetteville-Manliius NY 1st, Hilton NY 2nd, and Colts Neck NY 4th. Kinda looks like they could have gone four deep again in the Northeast.
RESULTS POSTED
There were some quick early times from the boys as Rob Ford of Exeter took the 55 Dash in 6.5 seconds; Norristown's EJ Hadrick went 51.7 in the 400; and teammate Pete Selby torched the field twice in the 55 Hurdles, taking the prelims in 7.7 and the finals with a 7.8. For the girls, Norristown's Gabriella Rinehart easily won the Shot Put competition with a throw of 37-06.75.
RESULTS POSTED
The Lehigh Valley Road Runners made the trip worthwhile, taking 4th in the Intermediate Girls race behind four Emmaus athletes. Lindsey Graybill took 5th overall in the race, going 18:26.90, with the Faust triplets going 9th (Briana 18:39.80), 16th (Amanda 19:01.50) and 33rd (Christina 19:40.10). Brittany Jackson of Girls High in Philadelphia, was 17th in the Young Women's race, posting a time of 19:13.46. The Lehigh valley Road Runners took 7th in Young Men behind Matt Simkin's 8th place 15:56.17. Southern Lehigh's Alex Chacon was 30th for the team in 16:20.35.
RESULTS POSTED The boys of Boyertown made their marks on the early distance rankings as state AAA cross country champ Jason Weller went 4:24.7 for the mile and Mark Dennin ran 9:01.5 to take the 3000. William Tennent's Jay Pittenger cleared a huge 6-10 in the High Jump. And Cardinal O'Hara's Steve Werner went 8.3 in the 60 Hurdles.
PARTIAL RESULTS POSTED Germantown Friends' Max Kaulbach also ran 9:01.5 in his 3000. Two guys topped 50' in the Shot Put, as Archbishop Carroll's Thomas Ciccoli threw 52-02 and Germantown Academy's Alex Holcombe tossed 50-04.25. Strath Haven became the first team under 11 in the Distance Medley Relay - which will be contested at States for the first time - by posting a 10:59.8.
POSTED FRIDAY: PREVIEW OF COATESVILLE AT NTN (see link below this paragraph or to the right) Northeast #1 and PA AAA State Champs Coatesville will take on many of the country's best boys' cross country teams at the 3rd Nike Team Nationals in Portland, Oregon. The races will be webcast live on Dyestat.com. And the indoor track season kicks off with the DVGTCA competing Friday night at Lehigh, and both D1 and D1 TFCAGP boys groups competing Saturday, also at Lehigh. The AAU National XC Champs are in Florida. PennTrackXC.com will be taking an onsite coverage break this weekend, and will cover the Foot Locker Championships in San Diego next Saturday, thanks to support from the MileSplit Network. We'll have full coverage of all the early indoor meets, and plan to resume onsite coverage in PA in mid-December.
12/1 DVGTCA Indoor Meet #1 @ Lehigh University
12/2 Nike Team Nationals @ Portland Meadows, OR
For your enjoyment:
Individual Results
1 Murdock, James 07 Clifton Park XC 5:17.7 16:26.9 1
8 Dawson, Kyle 07 Bridgetown XC Club 5:25.9 16:52.5 8
20 Ward, Sean 07 Bridgetown XC Club 5:31.8 17:10.8 20
21 Dawson, Owen 07 Bridgetown XC Club 5:32.4 17:12.6 21
32 Pannulla, Tom 07 Bridgetown XC Club 5:37.2 17:27.6 32
45 Leonard, Jason 07 Bridgetown XC Club 5:41.7 17:41.4 45
61 Mahoney, Andrew 08 Bridgetown XC Club 5:45.6 17:53.7 61
71 Rosato, Chris 09 Bridgetown XC Club 5:47.3 17:59.1 71
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Bridgetown XC Club 126 8 20 21 32 45 61 71
Total Time: 1:26:24.90
Average: 17:16.98
2 Simi West XC Club 148 3 23 30 35 57 95 116
Total Time: 1:26:37.30
Average: 17:19.46
3 Spokane XC Club 162 5 16 39 44 58 79 122
Total Time: 1:26:53.40
Average: 17:22.68
4 Carmichael XC Club 169 6 22 25 38 78 114 119
Total Time: 1:26:53.30
Average: 17:22.66
5 Mead XC Club 187 9 11 18 41 108 109 127
Total Time: 1:27:10.40
Average: 17:26.08
12/2 Albright College HS Invite #1 @ Albright College
12/2 AAU National Cross Country Championships @ Disney Work, FL
12/2 TFCAGP D1 Indoor Meet #1 @ Lehigh University
12/2 TFCAGP D2 Indoor Meet #1 @ Lehigh University
12/2 XC WEEK #13-INDOOR WEEK #1 PREVIEW: