Timmons at the 2004 PIAA State Championships,
where he won the AAA 100 and 200 titles.
Three-time PIAA sprint champion Knowledge Timmons of William Penn, York and Nike Indoor Championships High Jump champ Erin Hannon of Bradford, headline an elite lineup of athletes and teams that include state and national champions set to compete at the opening meet of the season - the PTFCA Track Classic this Saturday, March 26th at Plymouth-Whitemarsh.
Registration is closed and seeding is complete. If you're not competing this Saturday, it may be worth the visit to get an early look at the competition. Five meet records were set in 2004. That's a lot, considering the quality of the marks. For the updated Meet Records list, click here.
Hannon at the 2005 PTFCA
Indoor State Championships.
Timmons will compete in the 100 and 200, while you'll fiind Hannon active in the Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump, along with the 100 hurdles (more on that event in a moment). Also competing are Simon Gratz with their great relays and in a few individual events; Gratz's Clarenchell Tate in the 100 and 200; Wissahickon's Krista Simkins in the 200 and 400; Caitlin Klaas in the open 800, along with her state champ team in the 4x800; AAA XC champ Katie Thaeder in the 3200; and Shot Put indoor state champ and frosh star Karen Shump of Penncrest. Plus, along with Timmons, and Hannon, there will be a lot of talent coming from outside District One, including State College, Annville-Cleona, Biglerville, Northampton, Mount Carmel, and Cumberland Valley.
And the deepest race of the day has to be the hot heat of the girls' 300 Hurdles, featuring: Chanel Williams (Plymouth-Whitemarsh), Shadae Downer (Dobbins), Jawanda Jackson (Chester), Dana Haslett (Pennridge), Persha Lane (Simon Gratz), Maura Ryan (Gwynedd-Mercy), Brittani Adams (Norristown), and Ryann Krais (Methacton).
Stop by if you're in the area. The forecast is for a very slight chance of showers, and temps in the 50's. The action starts at 10.
Top seeds courtesty of Ron Lopresti, PTFCA
100: Clarenchell Tate and Kenneth Talley (both Simon Gratz)
200: Krista Simkins (Wissahickon) and Shawn Smith (Wilson)
400: Krista Simkins and Joey Wagner (Biglerville)
800: Caitlinn Klaas (HH) and David Adewumi (St. College)
1600: Kristin Reed (Upper Perkiomen) and Andy Winterhalter (Wilson)
3200: Katie Thaeder (Unionville) and Sam Luff (Emmaus)
110/110H: Chanel Williams (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and Kamal Marell (Penn Charter)
300 H: Chanel Williams and Khaliff Featherstone (Simon Gratz)
4 x 100: Gratz and Simon Gratz
4 x 400: Liberty and Simon Gratz
4 x 800: Hatboro-Horsham and Cardinal O'Hara
DMR: Parkland and Cardinal O'Hara
Pole Vault: Beki Finn (Liberty) and Scott Sherwood (Pennridge)
High Jump: Erin Hannon (Bradford) and Wes Scala (St. College
Long Jump: Erin Hannon and Shawn Smith (Wilson)
Triple Jump: Erin Hannon and Nate Gilbert (Emmaus)
Shot Put: Karen Shump (Penncrest) and Shaun Minnick (Council Rock South)
Discus: Stacey Bilan (Central Bucks West) and Kyle MacFarlane (Bradford)
Javelin: Lisette Delgado (Archbishop Ryan) and Chris Gabryluk (Northampton)
Entered Teams
Abington
Abington Heights
Annville-Cleona
Arch. Ryan
Biglerville
Bishop Shanahan
Bradford
Cardinal O'Hara
Central
CB East
CB West
Cheltenham
Chester
Council Rock North
Council Rock South
Cumberland Valley
Dobbins
Emmaus
Engineering & Science
Episcopal Academy
Garnet Valley
Gwynedd Mercy
Hatboro-Horsham
Interboro
Liberty
Malvern Prep
Methacton
Mt. Carmel
Norristown
Northampton
Oxford
Parkland
Penn Charter
Penncrest
Pennridge
Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Radnor
Salisbury
Simon Gratz
State College
Unionville
Upper Darby
Upper Dublin
Upper Moreland
Upper Perkiomen
Wm. Penn (York)
Wilson (West Lawn)
Wissahickon