Springfield (Delco) Invitational
On a glorious (but dehydrating) kind of day, hundreds of southeastern PA athletes converged on Springfield, Delaware County and launched some strong performances. West Chester Henderson's Danielle Horgan moved up the 800 charts, going 2:21.4 to capture the 800. Running on her home track, Ann Marie Regan went 5;21.8 for 1600. Proving that you can win from any heat, the Springfield (Delco) girls took the 4x100 in 52.4, to win by .1 over the top team in the final heat, O.J. Roberts. Three girls' teams broke 10:00 in the 4x800, West Chester Henderson (9:47.3), West Chester East (9:53.7), and Unionville (9:58.5). Kelly Looby of Ridley was a double champ, taking the Long Jump (16-04.50) and the Triple Jump (32-06.00). Heather Allen of Haverford was just slightly below her Penn Relays Shot Put, going 34-00.50. Lauren Luci of the host team, won the Discus with a toss of 100-11.00, while Methacton's Kristen Brandon took the Javelin with a throw of 101-09.00. For the boys, Sun Valley's Chris Kessler ran a strong 1:59.2 to win the 800. Eric Fleming of Bishop Shanahan took both the 1600 and 3200 races in state-ranking times of 4:22.2 and 9:31.1. Their boys squad also took the 4x800 in 8:20.2. Methacton's Blake Taylor won both the High Jump (5-11), and the Triple Jump (44-06.75).