DVGTCA Indoor Meet #6
The top three seeds in the 3000 finished one-two-three as all ran well. But it was Wissahickon's Erin Franklin who pulled away in the first 800 and powered her way to a 10:27.1. And she looked comfortable the entire race, recovering quickly. St. Hubert's Amy Kelly went 10:32.9 for 2nd, while Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm was third in 10:41.2. In the 600 yards, Tynisha Gardeir of Girls High dueled Prendi's Pilar Batts, both breaking 1:30 as Gardner goes 1:28.5 and Batts 1:29.6. New Hope-Solebury's Ashley Ippolito won the 800 in 2:21.2. The 4x400 and 4x800 held to form as William Penn took both, the first behind Kandis Worthington, Madonna Patterson, Tyeshia Thomas and Juanita Broaddus in 3:58.9. Earlier in the meet, Broaddus, Christina Smith, Patterson and Thomas had won the longer distance in 9:39.6. Great Valley was 2nd ten seconds back, while Villa Maria was 3rd in 9:53.7. Great Valley's Jen Williams won the High Jump for the 14th straight meet with a leap of 5-4.