Keystone State Games 2008

USATF JO | AAU JO | Keystone Games | Hershey's T&F Champs On Day Eight of the AAU Junior Olympics in Detroit, Michigan, Swenson's Shanae Bailey (Mt. Airy), came up big with a 3rd place in the IG 100 (11.80), and helping her 4x100 to a 2nd place and 4x400 to a 5th place. In IB, Morris Estate was 3rd in the 4x400. Herman Kirkland, Imohtep Charter, took 4th in the YM 100, going 10.74. Megan Rother, Villa Joseph Marie, was 2nd in the YW 3000 in 11:19.12. Mt. Airy took 2nd in the YM 4x100 and 6th in the YM 4x100. AJs Elite of Chester, took 6th in the YW 4x400. On Day Seven, Mt. Airy TC advanced to the finals of the IG 4x100 and YM 4x100, and took 5th in the 4sx800. AJs Elite took 2nd in the YW 4x800 in 9:27.95. In the IB 4x800, Morris Estate was 7th. Manuta Elite was 8thin the YM 4x800. On Day Six Shaniel Chambers, Chester, and Shatievah Lewis, Robeson, went 4-5 in the YW 1500 finals, running 4:58.45 and 5:02.63, respectively. Four PA relays advanced to the finals of the 4x400, includng Mt. Airy in the IG with a 3:55.07; AJ's Elite in the YW with a 3:49.91; Morris Estate in the IB at 3:23.96; and Mt. Airy in the YM with a 3:14.65. On Day Five, Methacton's Carlton Lavong (in photo courtesy of Daryl Lavong) won his 2nd AAU IG title in two days after his PA#1 triple jump, going 22-03.75 in the long jump. Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas took 2nd in the YW 800 in 2:14.04. Council Rock North's Mike Mahoney was 5th in the YM 2000m steeplechase, going 6:30.84. Swenson's Shanae Bailey advanced from the semis of the IG 100 with her 12.03. Imhotep Charter's Herman Kirkland advanced from the semis of the YM 100, running 10.64. Methacton's Wesley Lavong took 7th in the YM shot put with a toss of 55-02.75. Cheltenham's Brittney Howell was 8th in the long jump at 17-07.25. On Day Four Methacton's Carlton Lavong won the IB triple jump with a PA#1 48-06.75. Older brother Wesley was 7th in the YM discus, throwing 159-11. In the YM 200 prelims, the Haverford School's Tom Hopkins ran 22.44 to advance. Imhotep Charter's Herman Kirkland was 7th in the YM long jump, going 22-8. Chester's Rayiana Johnson advanced in the YW 200, running 25:01. On Day Three, Swenson's Shanae Bailey advanced to the semis of the IG 100, running 12.04. Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas advanced to the YW 800 finals with her 2:15.46. Imhotep grad Herman Kirkland (10.93) and Haverford School's Thomas Hopkins (11.12) both advanced to the next round of the YM 100. Mel Leszcynski (Methacton), was 3rd in the IG Javelin, throwing 123-09. Cheltenham's Alfred McHanley was 7th in the YM triple jump, going 46-06.75. And Christopher Booker of Philadelphia advanced in the IB 800, running 1:59.65. On Day Six of the USATF Junior Olympics in Omaha, Nebraska, Terence Lee, an Engineering & Science grad, took 4th in the YM 1500, going 4:05.23. Conrad Weiser's Lamont Fowler ran 48.56 to take 6th in the YM 400. On Day Five, Upper Dublin's Victoria Gocht, running for United Stars, won the YW 800 in 2:12.86. Lakeview's Fawn Miller was the runner-up in the IG javelin, throwing 144-9. Elyse Wilkinson, United Stars (Penn Charter), was 6th in the IG 800 in 2:16.86. On Day Four, Harold Lamour, Juventus (Engineering & Science), advanced to the finals of the IB 1500, running 4:16.22. Terence Lee, also of Juventus and E&S, ran 4:07.64 to advance in the YM 1500. Lamont Fowler, Tri-County (Conrad Weiser) and Aaron Nadolsky, Three Rivers (Altoona), advanced to the finals of the YM 400, running 48.31 and 48.88, respectively. On Day Three, Elyse Wilkinson, United Stars (Penn Charter), advanced to the final of the IG 800, running 2:17.68. Vicky Gocht, United Stars (Upper Dublin), ran 2:16.55, the top qualifier in the YW 800. The United Stars 4x400 advanced to their finals. On Day Two, Philly's United Stars Track Club captured the IG 4x800 tile, running 9:28.44. On Day One, North Allegheny's Ryan Gil took 3rd in the IB 2000m steeplechase in 6:32.22, with Altoona's Chris Fischer 6th, a little over three seconds back. Rising sophomore Angelica Peck of Blackhawk HS was 6th in the IG 2000m steeple, running 7:24.83.