Trojan Track Classic
Wissahickon freshman Krista Simkins (left @ Villa Maria 4/13) showed a bit of what she was going to do to the girls' sprints several weeks at Villa Maria. But on May 2 at the Trojan Classic, she won three individual titles and anchored the winning 4x400 for her team. That's a feat in itself. But the times! 11.8 PA#2 in the 100. 23.6 PA#1+US#5 in the 200, and 55.4 PA#1 +US#15 in the 400. (Can't wait for States!) If Simkins has the sprints covered for Wissahickon, Erin Franklin is taking care of the distance races. Her 5:07.7 1600 and 10:51.6 3200 double were signs she's going to contend for a top spot on the state stage. And teammate Alex Baptiste took the Long Jump with a leap of 17-01 and the Triple Jump, going 36-08.25. Other notable performances were turned in by the Gwynedd-Mercy 4x800 squad of Meghan Bishop, Kelly McGrath, Katie Vernon, and Kristin Wall, who went 9:27.4. North Penn's Jessica Johnson captured the Shot Put (42-10) and the Discus (127-09.50). For the boys, Jesse Patterson of Cheltenham controlled the hurdles, winning the 110 in 14.2 and the 300 in 38.4. He also captured the Long Jump (21-03.50). Upper Dublin's Nehemiah Leary won both the 200 (21.5) and the 400 (48.8).