4/22 WKND: Abington US#3 7:50.13, Walden 14.23 HH, Ellis-Watson 24.13, Gilmore 48.74, Keenan 2:13.54

Apr 22, 2011

04/20	Abington Jack Armstrong Invitational Abington Cierra White of Engineering and Science ran a then PA#1, now PA#2 time of 24.66 to win the 200 meter dash. Emma Keenan of Gwynedd Mercy ran 2:13.67 to earn top state honors in the 800 meter run. Emerald Walden of Plymouth Whitemarsh ran a PA#2 time of 14.81 to win the 100 meter hurdles. Nicole Gratsy of Abington ran a PA#7 time of 12.28 to win the 100 meter dash. Imani Harris-Quillen of Swenson ran a PA#8 time of 57.49 to win the 400 meter dash. In the 4x100 meter relay, the top five finished in the top eight in PA so far this season, with Norristown winning in a state leading time of 48.45. Kayla Coley of Cheltenham (45.67) and Francine Marquis (46.77) of Cheltenham finished 1-2 in the 300 meter hurdles. They also ran a PA#4 time of 3:59.96 to win the 4x400 meter relay. Photos by Patty Morgan For the boys, Matt Gilmore of Cheltenham became the first 400 meter runner under 49 seconds this season with his winning time of 48.74. Tyler Gallen of Cardinal O'Hara finished 2nd with a PA#2 time of 49.07. Eric Futch of Penn Wood continued his winning and consistent ways, winning the 110 meter hurdles (14.76) and 300 meter hurdles (38.35). Tariq Lovelace of Delaware Valley Charter won the 100 (11.30) and 200 meter dashes (23.01). West Chester Henderson ran a PA#4 time of 8:01.26 to win the 4x800 meter relay. Haneef Hardy of Swenson ran a PA#4 time of 1:55.39 to win the 800 meter run. Sam Hibbs of Hatboro Horsham ran an opening 4:41 1600 meter split on the way to a PA#2 time of 9:29.74 to win the 3200 meter run. Abington ran 3:19.93 with help from a Will Taylor 47.5 anchor split to win the 4x400 meter relay and earn PA#3 honors. Terrence Edwards of Norristown threw a new state leading mark of 56-3 to win the shot put. Chazz Wilks of Cardinal O'Hara threw 158-8 to win the discus.	Abington, PA RESULTS POSTED VIDEO INTERVIEWS Cierra White Interview Will Taylor Interview PHOTO GALLERY Photo Gallery by Patty Morgan
04/20	Larry Simmons Invitational Penncrest Ned Willig of Great Valley became the new state leader in the 800 meter run with a blazing time of 1:53.68. Manny Collins of Strath Haven ran a PA#4 time of 49.51 to win the 400 meter dash. Mahdi Koliso of Glen Mills won the 1600 (4:29.50) and 3200 meter runs (9:45.28). Chris Williams of Strath Haven won the 110 meter hurdles (14.45, PA#2) and the 200 meter dash (22.43). Darrell Johnson of Chester ran a PA#7 time of 39.77 to win the 300 meter hurdles. Derrick Dawson of Ridley cleared a state leading height of 6-8 to win the high jump. Marple Newtown's Andrew Brandt and Markeece Askew of Glen Mills both cleared 6-6. Dawson also won the triple jump with a mark of 42-9. Troy Margus of Radnor cleared 14 feet even to win the pole vault. For the girls, Lydia Ali of Radnor won the 100 (12.31, PA#8) and 200 meter dashes (26.25). Katie Balmer of Strath Haven ran 5:14.42 to win the 1600 meter run. Emily Wenger of Garnet Valley won the 300 meter hurdles with a PA#3 time of 45.58. Penncrest ran a PA#4 time of 49.64 to win the 4x100 meter relay.	Media, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/20	Rustin Invitational West Chester Rustin Alicia Minella of Unionville won the 100 (12.9) and 200 meter dashes (25.9). Unionville ran 9:44.2 to win the 4x800 meter relay. Olivia Boles of Villa Maria Academy tan 59.2 to win the 400 meter dash. Coatesville ran a PA#2 time of 3:58.9 to win the 4x400 meter relay. Geena White of Avon Grove won the triple jump with a PA#6 mark of 36-6.75. Kayla Owens of West Chester Rustin threw 38-5 to win the shot put. For the boys, Jean-Luc Twyman of Coatesville won the high jump (6-2) and the long jump (21-7).	West Chester, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/20	Valley Forge Military Academy Invitational - CANCELLED Valley Forge Military Academy	Wayne, PA CANCELED
04/21	6th Annual Red & Black Invitational East Stroudsburg University Darrell Crawford of GAR Memorial jumped a T-PA#4 mark of 45-8 to win the triple jump. Gavin COlley of Tunkhannock won the 100 meter dash with a T-PA#4 time of 11.00 and ran 22.61 to win the 200 meter dash. For the girls, Crysta Hmelak of Berwick jumped 35-1 to win the triple jump.	East Stroudsburg, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/21	Black Hills Conference Meet (WPIAL) 2A Chartiers Houston	Houston, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/21	Westminster Mini-Meet Westminster College	New Wilmington, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED
04/21 - 04/22	Widener Invitational Widener University	Chester, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED
04/22	13th Annual LHU Bald Eagle Invitational Lock Haven University Jessica Shomo of Clearfield won the long jump with a PA#6 mark of 17-6.50. Cortlyn Van Deutsch of Dallas jumped 35-1.25 to win the triple jump. Rachel Fatherly of Williamsport threw 40-4 to win the shot put. Indian Valley ran a meet record time of 9:46.94 to win the 4x800 meter relay. Olivia Lopes of Lewisburg ran 12.77 to win the 100 meter dash and was a member of their winning 4x100 meter relay team that ran 49.78 and the 4x400 teram that ran 4:10.33. Marissa Long of Indian Valley ran 2:20.50 to win the 800 meter run. Austin Rizzo of Williamsport won the long jump with a T-PA#3 mark of 22-10 and ran 11.48 to win the 100 meter dash. Mike Rodriguez of Selinsgrove was 2nd with a PA#5 mark of 22-9. Rodriguez did win the high jump with a mark of 6-3. Jason Simonovich of Dallas jumped 44-3.50 to win the triple jump. Tyler Kerstetter of Selinsgrove threw 50-8.25 to win the shot put and 152-7 to win the discus. Rob Robbins of Northeast Bradford won the javelin with a mark of 183-4. Mike Bedell of Elk Lake ran 4:24.82 to win the 1600 meter run. Cody Coats of Bradford Area ran 40.09 to win the 300 meter hurdles. Chris Ehret of Dallas ran 9:46.21 to finish 2nd in the 3200 meter run.	Lock Haven, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/22 - 04/23	EMU Twilight (College) Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, MI COLLEGIATE
04/22 - 04/23	Volunteer Outdoor Track Classic Knoxville Track Club Maggie Lawrence of Wilson (3) finished 6th in the 2 mile run with a time of 11:25.26. Teammate Sheldon Hannibal-Nixon won the boys 300 meter hurdles in a PA#4 time of 39.36.	Knoxville, TN RESULTS POSTED
04/22	WVIAC Multi-Events Championships Glenville State College	Glenville, WV COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED
04/23	17th PTFCA Colonial Classic Plymouth Whitemarsh Emerald Walden of Plymouth Whitemarsh ran a PA#3 time of 45.72 after running the first five hurdles alongside Seline Tan-Torres of Methacton who was 2nd. Walden added a PA#2, meet record, and lifetime best of 14.23 (even clipping the final hurdle) to win the 100 meter hurdles. Walden was named Athlete of the Meet. Photos by Patty Morgan Taylor Ellis-Watson of Springside ran a PA#1 time of 12.02 to win the 100 meter dash. Tymerah Burgess (12.163, PA#2) and Cierra White (12.167, PA#3) ran sub 12.20. Watson added a PA#1 24.13 to win the 200 meter dash. White did rebound to run a 56.92 to win the 400 meter dash and earn PA#4 honors. Emma Keenan of Gwynedd-Mercy Academy improved on her PA#1 time in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.54 with a 400 meter split of 64 seconds. She also anchored her 4x100 meter relay team to victory as well. Maria Seykora of Notre Dame was 2nd in a PA#2 time of 2:14.39 and her teammate Katie Nappi was 3rd in a PA#3 time of 2:16.56. West Catholic ran a T-PA#6 time of 4:01.69 to win the 4x400 meter relay. Abington won the 4x800 meter relay with a US#3 time of 7:50.13 with splits of 1:59.6, 1:57.3, 1:57.5, and 1:55.6. Kolin Jeffers of Methacton ran a PA#2 time of 38.93 to win the 300 meter hurdles. Jeffers added a 3rd place in the 110 meter hurdles with a PA#6 time of 14.71. West Catholic's Todd Townsend was 2nd in a PA#4 time of 39.34. Athlete of the meet Chazz Wilks of Cardinal O'Hara threw 51-6 to win the shot put and 154-6 to win the discus. Hong Cho of Wissahickon outdualed Dustin Wilson of Chestnut Hill Academy in the 1600 meter run. Cheltenham ran a PA#5 time of 43.27 to win the 4x100 meter run. Haneef Hardy of Swenson ran a PA#5 time of 49.53 to win the 400 meter dash. Josh Nesmith (14.58w, PA#3) outleaned Wesley Hayward of Wissahickon (14.59w, PA#4) to win the 110 meter hurdles. Matt Gilmore of Cheltenham became the new state leader in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.84. Wissahickon ran a PA#6 time of 3:22.45 to win the 4x400 meter relay.	Plymouth-Whitemarsh, PA ONSITE COVERAGE RESULTS POSTED VIDEO INTERVIEWS Emerald Walden Taylor Ellis-Watson Emma Keenan Matt Gilmore Hong Cho PHOTO GALLERY Photo Gallery by Patty Morgan
04/23	Beaver County Championships Riverside (7) Deron Florence of Rochester ran a PA#3 time of 10.99 to win the 100 meter dash. Bryce Lemon of New Brighton won the javelin with a mark of 175-2. For the girls, Angelica Peck of Blackhawk set a new meet record of 5:14.66 to win the 1600 meter run and ran 12:17.14 to win the 3200 meter run. Mia Render of Beaver Area ran 58.71 to win the 400 meter dash. Erikka Williams of Rochester ran 26.16 to set a meet record and win the 200 meter dash. India McCoy of Ambridge cleared 5-4 to win the high jump.	Ellwood City, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/23	Central Bucks West Relays Central Bucks West The host Central Bucks West girls became the new state leaders in the 4x400 meter relay with a winning time of 3:57.36. Central Bucks East was 2nd with a PA#8 time of 4:03.70. Their male counterparts won the 4x400 as well with a PA#2 time of 3:19.92. Photos by Charlies Stone Central Bucks South won both 4x800 meter relays, with the girls running a PA#7 time of 9:33.90 while the boys ran a PA#2 time of 7:53.78. Megan McCloskey of Germantown Academy improved on her state leading mark in the high jump by clearing 5-7 in the high jump relay.	Doylestown, PA RESULTS POSTED ONSITE COVERAGE PHOTO GALLERY Photo Gallery by Charlie Stone
04/23	Chuck Zonis Invitational North Hagerstown High School Kathleen McPhillips of Carlisle cleared 11 feet to win the pole vault, won the triple jump with a mark of 36 feet even, and finished 2nd in the long jump with a mark of 16-11.50. The Carlisle boys won the 4x200 meter relay in 1:31.99. Shane O'Neal of James Buchanan won the 400 meter dash in 50.21 and their 4x100 meter relay finished 2nd in 44.32.	Hagerstown, Md RESULTS POSTED
04/23	Harbor Creek Track & Field Invitational Harbor Creek Joe Sobucki of Girard ran 10.98 in the prelims and the finals to win the 100 meter dash and earn PA#3 honors. Justin Lathrop of Fort Leboeuf cleared 14 feet even to win the pole vault. Spencer Cornelius of North East threw 51-00.50 to win the shot put. For the girls, Cassie Jordan of North East ran 26.36 to win the 200 meter dash. Franki DiSalvo of McDowell cleared 11-6 to win the pole vault. Kayla Pound of Seneca threw 115-7 to win the discus. Nicole Lockard of Northwestern cleared 5-3 to win the high jump.	Harborcreek, PA RESULTS POSTED
04/23	McNamara Mustangs Invitational Bishop McNamara High School Mahdi Koliso of Glen Mills won the 3200 meter run in 9:47.23, finished 3rd in the 1600 meter run in 4:25.85, and finished 5th in the 800 in 2:01.32. Teammate Markeece Askew won the high jump with a mark of 6-6. For the girls, Imani Harris- Quillen of Swenson finished 3rd in the 400 meter dash in 1:00.83. Teammate Amani Nesmith finished 2nd in the triple jump with a mark of 36-1.50.	Forestville, MD RESULTS POSTED
04/23	Twin Valley Raider Invitational Twin Valley Allison Sharkey of Cardinal O'Hara won both the 400 (1:00.02) and 200 meter dashes (26.93). Teammate Anna McCloskey won both the shot put (38-8.25) and discus throws (118-1). For the boys, Christian Lupica of Holy Ghost Prep ran 11.18 to win the 100 meter dash and ran 14.79 to win the 110 meter hurdles. Logan Mohn of Governor Mifflin ran a PA#6 time of 1:57.08 to win the 800 meter run. Logan Mohn of Governor Mifflin ran 9:42.63 to win the 3200 meter run. Trevor Stutzman of Kutztown Area won the shot put (52-1.50) and the discus (166 feet even, PA#5).	Elverson, PA RESULTS POSTED

04/20

Abington Jack Armstrong Invitational

Abington

Cierra White of Engineering and Science ran a then PA#1, now PA#2 time of 24.66 to win the 200 meter dash. Emma Keenan of Gwynedd Mercy ran 2:13.67 to earn top state honors in the 800 meter run. Emerald Walden of Plymouth Whitemarsh ran a PA#2 time of 14.81 to win the 100 meter hurdles. Nicole Gratsy of Abington ran a PA#7 time of 12.28 to win the 100 meter dash. Imani Harris-Quillen of Swenson ran a PA#8 time of 57.49 to win the 400 meter dash. In the 4x100 meter relay, the top five finished in the top eight in PA so far this season, with Norristown winning in a state leading time of 48.45. Kayla Coley of Cheltenham (45.67) and Francine Marquis (46.77) of Cheltenham finished 1-2 in the 300 meter hurdles. They also ran a PA#4 time of 3:59.96 to win the 4x400 meter relay.

Photos by Patty Morgan

For the boys, Matt Gilmore of Cheltenham became the first 400 meter runner under 49 seconds this season with his winning time of 48.74. Tyler Gallen of Cardinal O'Hara finished 2nd with a PA#2 time of 49.07. Eric Futch of Penn Wood continued his winning and consistent ways, winning the 110 meter hurdles (14.76) and 300 meter hurdles (38.35). Tariq Lovelace of Delaware Valley Charter won the 100 (11.30) and 200 meter dashes (23.01). West Chester Henderson ran a PA#4 time of 8:01.26 to win the 4x800 meter relay. Haneef Hardy of Swenson ran a PA#4 time of 1:55.39 to win the 800 meter run. Sam Hibbs of Hatboro Horsham ran an opening 4:41 1600 meter split on the way to a PA#2 time of 9:29.74 to win the 3200 meter run. Abington ran 3:19.93 with help from a Will Taylor 47.5 anchor split to win the 4x400 meter relay and earn PA#3 honors. Terrence Edwards of Norristown threw a new state leading mark of 56-3 to win the shot put. Chazz Wilks of Cardinal O'Hara threw 158-8 to win the discus.

Abington, PA