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1/30-Morris back as PA #1 (tie) in TJ, Gray back in SP 1st (US#7) @ DVGTCA #9 @ Kutztown Jan 31, 2004

Plymouth Whitemarsh senior Kim Morris held the PA #1 spot in the Triple Jump for the first half of the season, then lost it temporarily. She\'s now back on top, tied with Wissahickon\'s Alex Baptiste at 36\'9 1/4\". Baptise hit that distance at last week\'s DVGTCA Meet. She was 2nd (36-07.50). The State meet is shaping up to be a battle among quite a few talents. In addition to Morris and Baptiste, Canon McMillan\'s Katie Tershel has gone 36\'8 1/2\", and McDowell\'s Nicole Smith, just an inch less. Both performances are within the past two weeks. In head-to-head competition, Morris is 3-1 against Baptiste. Morris also went 8.7 in the 55 Hurdles. And Tayvon Gray, the Coatesville junior, unleashed a throw of 41-05.50 in the Shot Put, a new US#7. In other action at the meet, Nicole Leach of West Catholic took the 300y run in 36.1 seconds, with Plymouth-Whitemarsh\'s Chanel Williams 2nd with a 37.8.