Ryan Fritz didn't miss until his final three High Jump attempts at 7-01.50, but he cleared the big one, 7-00.50 for a new PR and the Penn Relays Championship. Juan Cave, St. Joseph's Prep, was 4th, clearing 6-06.75. Both the High Jump and Pole Vault were moved indoors because of the rain.
Pl Mark Conv ID Name Affiliation
1 2.15 7'00.50 2 Ryan Fritz Octorara
4 2.00 6'06.75 1 Juan Cave St. Joseph's Prep
Simon Gratz had a rough start in the Philly Public League 4x400, and missed qualifying for the Championship of America in the event. Coach Robert Massey, while disappointed for the team, wanted to focus on the remaining 4x100 COA and the Philadelphia Area 4x400. The first 4x400 was delayed for a short time while a decision was made on whether to keep the Pubic League race one heat, or split it into two. The Gratz first man got caught in the crowd on the first turn in the 20-team race. Then, in the afternoon 4x400 Philly Area Race, as the anchors approached the final turn, the Camden runner was bumped off the inside rail for a step. Gratz received a DQ.
1 3:19.37 A Simon Gratz
Rashine Turner, Kevin Talley, Kenneth Talley, Khaliff Featherstone
DQ 3:18.98 B Simon Gratz
The Camden runner nearly falls after colliding with the Simon Gratz anchor.
In the 4x100 COA, Gratz placed 7th in 41.91.
7 41.91 E Simon Gratz
Raishine Turner, Khaliff Featherstone, Kevin Talley, Kenneth Talley
In the Philly Area Girls' 4x400 championship, Engineering & Science ran 3:55.41 to place 3rd.
3 3:55.41 A Engineering & Science
4 3:55.46 C Council Rock North
5 3:56.41 D Central Bucks West
Brandon Lane, Engineering & Science, finished 4th in the 400 Hurdles, going 55.40 by winning the 2nd heat.
55.40 15 Brandon Lane Engineering & Science
Conestoga Valley was the top PA finisher in the 4x800 Championship of America, running 7:55.85 to finish 8th.
8 7:55.85 G Conestoga
James Stratton, Devin Kelly, Jared Weaver, Kip Horbal
10 8:01.60 L Central
Chris Bowser, Thurman Sanders, Mitch Stroh, Pat Carr
12 8:07.87 B North Penn
Sean Doyle, Mike Pflueger, Phil Wright, Cody Edling
Hickory's Eric Sparks finished 3rd in the Pole Vault, clearing 15-01.00.
3 4.60 15'01.00 1 Eric Sparks Hickory
Wendell Simpkins, Glen Mills, leapt 46-11.75 to take 2nd in the Triple Jump.
2 14.32 46'11.75 6 Wendell Simpkins Glen Mills
7 13.69 44'11.00 10 Brandon Turner North Penn
10 13.11 43'00.25 9 Clarence Smith Coatesville
In the Long Jump, Strath Haven's Scott Henkelman went 22-05.25 to finish 5th.
5 6.74 22-05.25 19 Scott Henkelman Strath Haven
8 6.62 21'08.75 17 Shawn Smith Wilson
Ryan Whiting was a scratch from the Discus, opting instead to compete with his team at the McDowell Inv. in Erie. Governor Mifflin's Kirk Devine was 4th with a throw of 172-09.
4 52.65 172'09" 5 Kirk Devine Governor Mifflin