2013 Indoor Track Highlights

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Meets with Highlights & Coverage of National Caliber Performances:

• Bishop Loughlin Games (NY)
• Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational (VA)
• Bowdoin College HS Relays (ME)
• NC Runners Elite Holiday Invitational (NC)
• =PR= Holiday Invitational (VA)
• MSTCA Winter Festival (MA)
• Maroon and Gold Invitational (PA)
• Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ SVSU (MI)
• Demarest Invitational (NJ)
• New Haven Invitational (CT)
• Bowdoin Relays (ME)
• RITCA Invitational (RI)
• TFCAGP Meet #2 (PA) (Philly-Area Boys)
• Meets Earlier In The Week...

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12/21 Weekend 

Bishop Loughlin Games (NY)

December 21, 2013 @ The Armory Track & Field Center in New York, NY

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Official Meet Website
• Live Updates
• Event Results
• Meet Recap

Boys Highlights

• Richard Rose of Boys and Girls (NY) takes down the meet record in the 600, hitting 1:19.20. US top 15 all-time!
• Hometown hero Sean Kelly of Chaminade goes US #1 to win the 1000m, with his new meet record of 2:27.32
• DeMatha Catholic boys (MD) steam roll to a US #1 1:30.21 vicotry in the 4x200 meter relay.
• Kyle Levermore of Don Bosco wins 2-mile in a new US #2 9:15.49, Stephen Garrett of Tatnall (DE) in second with 9:19.01.
• Union Catholic (NJ) swept the 300 for boys and girls with Jordan Jimerson taking the "W" for his school with a US #2 clocking of 34.35. Jimerson later ran on the Union Catholic 4x400, which posted a time around the national leading time in the relay event at 3:22.

Girls Highlights

• New Rochelle girls lowered their national leading time in the 4x200 down to 1:42.00 to conclude the meet
• Bronxville girls 9:26.53 US #1 4x800
• Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic (NJ) rolled on the fast banked track at the Armory with US #1 clocking of 38.54. Only .02 of a second off the national freshmen class record in the event!
• Claire Howlett of Westhill High School (CT) ran a US #1 time of 10:48 in the two mile leading wire to wire after a mid-race challenge from Gianna Frontera and Anna Flynn.
• A US #1 performance in the girls 600 from Columbia's Olivia Baker (NJ) in a time of 1:33.65. Baker took 3 seconds off the previous national leading time in the event
• Denise Branch of Benjamin Cardozo (NY) pulls away from 2 mile winner Howlett in the mile for a US #1 5:03.17 victory.
• Elwood/John Glenn's Sarah Hardie (NY) runs right around her US #6 season best of 3:01 in the 1000 meter run and holds off Jazmine Fray for an exciting win at the Armory.
• Ashley Wiggins of New Rochelle (NY) rolls through the hurdles to a US #5 performance of 8.20 in the 55 meter hurdles.
• Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic goes US#1 38.55 in the 300m! NJ State record! And only .02 off freshmen national record!

Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational (VA)

December 20, 2013 - December 21, 2013 @ Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Performance List
• Live Results
• Day 1 Results: Boys - Girls
• Complete Results: Boys - Girls
• National Elite Performances (78)
• Photo Gallery by Mary Ann Magnant
• Photo Gallery by Jacqueline Justice
• Race Videos

Boys Highlights

• A breakthrough performance for Western Branch's Mondryl Glover in the finals of the 55 meter dash clocking a US #2 time of 6.38.
• After false starting on Friday in the 55 meter dash prelims, Marcus Taylor of Highland Springs came to the track on Saturday fired up for the 200 meter as he showed with running a US #1 time of 22.09!
• Oscar Smith senior Isaac Arriola leaped to a US #3 mark of 46'4.75" to claim first place in the boys' triple jump on Friday.
• Phoebus junior Charles Graham won the 55 meter hurdles for the third consecutive weekend at Boo Williams with a 7.51 clocking in the finals.
• The Western Branch boys established a new meet record in the shuttle hurdles relay (US #1 31.61).

Girls Highlights

• US #1 time of 7.97 in girls 55 hurdles by Hampton (VA) senior Chantel Ray after putting herself on the national leaderboard earlier with a 8.02 clocking.
• Carolyn Brown of Phoebus and Asonya Anderson of Heritage went to war in the finals of the girls 55 meter dash with the nation's top 2 fastest times with Brown as the winner in a US #1 clocking of 7.00 and Anderson as the runner-up in a US #2 performance of 7.01. Brown came back on Saturday to run her second US #1 of the meet as she held off national leading hurdler Ray (2nd, 25.44) in the 200 meter dash with a 25.22 clocking.
• Maggie Walker girls easily got their state auto qualifier in the 4x800, but also with their US #2 time of 9:43.47 victory are now the state leaders in the event.  
• Winning from a slower section of the girls 400 meter dash, Nansemond River sophomore Brandee Johnson posted a US #3 time of 58.08.
• Current US #1 ranked triple jumper Javonne Antoinne of Elizabeth Seton (MD) produced another solid mark at Boo Williams (39'2.25" earlier in season at Real Deal Classic) with a mark of 38'4.50", which is still better than the US #2 mark currently.

=PR= Holiday Invitational (MD)

December 21, 2013 @ Prince George's Sports & Learning Center in Landover, MD

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Complete Results: Boys - Girls
• National Elite Performances (98)
• Photo Gallery by Steven Pham
• Race Videos
• Performance List

Boys Highlights

• Forest Park's Mustaqeem Williams uncorked a big US #1 mark of 24'6" to shatter old meet record and still has 3 more jumps left in the finals.
• John Seals of West Springfield (VA) is now the national leader in high jump after clearing a personal best height of 6-9.
• US #1 clocking of 34.24 on a flat track in the 300 meter dash for T.C. Williams sophomore Noah Lyles. Two of the top two times in the nation in the event are now held by VA sophomores in Lyles and Grassfield's Grant Holloway.
• Riverdale Baptist (MD) junior Rashad Manning set a new meet record in the shot put with his personal best throw of 59'0.50", which also now ranks him US #4.
• In the boys 1600, Osbourn Park's Nick Causey (US #1 4:20.08) waited till the last lap to make his surge past Lake Braddock's Alex Corbett (US #2 4:21.35) for two of the faster times in the country at 1600 meters/mile distances. 
• T.C. Williams sophomore Noah Lyles broke the meet record in the 55 meter dash with a US #5 personal best clocking of 6.40.
• Only a week removed from competing at the Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego, George C. Marshall's Mackenzie Haight wasted no time in jumping into indoor with a 3200 PR race of 9:21.05 (US #3).
• One of DC's best hurdlers in Moses Kennedy of McKinley Tech crossed the line first in the boys 55 meter hurdles with a 7.79 clocking, which puts him just outside of the top 10 in the country.

Girls Highlights

• The top three fastest times in the nation for the girls 500 was found at PG on Saturday with Woodbridge's Jewel Christian able to withstand challenges from Battlefield's Ellison Grove (US #2 1:15.84) and Western Tech's Sharon Dorsey (US #3 1:16.00) for great early season US #1 time of 1:15.30.
• In consecutive sections, there were two US top 5 times in the girls 4x200 by Maryland schools with fast section winners Bullis School (US #3 1:44.09) and second section winners Riverdale Baptist (US #4 1:44.24).
• Macey Schweikert of James Robinson (VA) led from start to finish in the girls 3200 with a US top 5 performance of 10:57.71 for the returning Virginia outdoor state 1600 meter champ.
• Western Tech girls from Catonsville, Maryland were able to dip under 10 minutes with a US #5 time of 9:54.
• Daja Bell of Bishop McNamara ran a US #8 time of 8.38 in the 55 meter hurdles to defeat another US top 10 ranked hurdler in South County's Morgan Knight (2nd, 8.48).

MSTCA Winter Festival - Large Schools (MA)

December 22, 2013 @ Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, MA

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Meet Information
• Performance List
• Meet Preview
• Live Photo Stream
• Live Results
• Complete Results

Boys Highlights

• Gabe Montague from Newton North won the boys mile with a US #2 time of 4:21.82.
• Jordan Samuels take first in the boys 55 meter hurdles with a final time of 7.66 (US #10).

Girls Highlights

• Dominique Hall from Shrewbury takes first in the 300 meter race with a US #3 time of 39.95.
• Kate Gobi from Wachusett  was with the girls 600 winner with a US #9 time of 1:39.29.
• Amanda Henson from Barnstable claims first in the girl 55 meter dash with a final time of 7.31.

MSTCA Winter Festival - Small Schools (MA)

December 21, 2013 @ Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, MA

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Meet Information
• Performance List
• Meet Preview
• Live Photo Stream
• Complete Results

Highlights

• Karina Shepard from Dracut (MA) won the girls 1000 meter race with a US #1 time of 2:52.61!
• Hopkinton's Jessica Scott blazed through the girls 55 meter dash with a US #3 clocking of 7.11.

Maroon and Gold Invitational (PA)

December 20, 2013 @ O'Pake Fieldhouse @ Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Complete Results

Boys Highlights

• Tyree Ballenger (J.P. McCaskey) US#2 6-8 High Jump

Girls Highlights

• Kaitlyn Toman (Salisbury Township) JR US#3 Pole Vault 12-0
• Emily Stauffer (Cocalico) US#3 Shot Put 44-1.5;
• Long Jump - Bailey Kratz (Christopher Dock) Tie US#9 17-11.5

TFCAGP Meet #2 (Philly-Area Boys) (PA)
 

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Complete Results - Division I  |  Division 2
• Photo Gallery By Patty Morgan

Highlights

• Jeff Wiseman of Council Rock South earned the top mark in the country with a time of 1:57.09, one tenth of a second better than US#2 John Lewis of Cheltenham. (photo by Patty Morgan)
• Russell Johnson, Central Bucks South, US#2 High Jump 6-7

Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ SVSU (MI)

December 20, 2013 @ Ryder Center in Saginaw, MI

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Official Meet Website
• Complete Results

Boys Highlights

Girls Highlights

New Haven Invitational (CT)

December 20, 2013 - December 21, 2013 @ Floyd Little Field House in New Haven, CT

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Official Meet Website
• Performance Lists: Varsity - JV
• Complete Results

Highlights

• Avon (CT) junior Maddie McHugh won the girls 800 meter race with a US #4 time of 2:18.62 as she nearly eclipsed her outdoor PR from last spring.
• A US #6 clocking of 7.22 in the girls 55 meter dash by Padgett Joy of Sports & Medical Science School (CT).
• Maddie Schneider of Darien High School succesfully cleared a height of 11 feet, which ranks among the top 10 best in the country currently.

Bowdoin Relays (ME)

December 21, 2013 @ Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Complete Results: Boys Field - Boys Relay - Girls Field - Girls Relays
• Meet Information
• Performance Lists: Boys - Girls
• Twitter Meet Updates

Highlights

• Kate Hall of Lake Region HS broke the Main state record in the long jump with a  US #1 leap of 19-2!
• South Portland's Shannon Conley was a double winner in the distance races with a 5:31 mile and 2:30 800.
• Natalie Foster of Scarborough was clean over the bar at 5'2" as the girls high jump winner.

RITCA Invitational (RI)

December 21, 2013 @ Providence Career and Technical School in Providence, RI

Coverage

• MileSplit Meet Page
• Meet Information
• Live Results
• Complete Results: Boys - Girls
• Photo Gallery by Steve Mazzone

Boys Highlights

• Colin Tierney, Bishop Hendricken, US#1 8:47.74 3000 - Five under 9:00.
• US#1 Weight Throw by Adam Kelly, JR Barrington (RI) 73-04.50

Girls Highlights

• Eliza Rego, SO, LA Salle (Ri ) US#2 1500m 4:46.08 & US#7 1000m 3:03.50
• US#9 600m by Mary Kate Coogan, SR Barrington RI 1:40.83

Performances from Meets Earlier This Week...

New York:

• Miller Place senior Tiana Guevera ran a US #1 time in the 3000 meter run with a 10:16 performance at Suffolk Community College on Tuesday. Guevara ran just over 10 minutes flat for 3K last year as a junior.
• Sarah Hardie from Elwood/John Glenn HS knocked 3 seconds off her last 1000 meter time and appears to be ready to get back under 3 minutes soon after a US #3 time of 3:01.16 on Sunday at St. Anthony's. Two days later at Suffolk Community College, Hardie would run a US #2 time of 1:37.42 in the 600 meter run.
• Archbishop Molloy junior Jared Lovelace popped roughly a foot and a half PR in the triple jump with his US #5 leap of 46'3.50" at the Fordham Prep Jumpfest on Thursday.
• Longwood's Dennis Russell threw himself into a top 10 national ranking in the shot put with a US #8 distance of 55'8.50".

Illinois:

• A swift US #2 clocking by Evan Scott from Normal Community High School in the 55 meter dash with his finals performance of 6.37 to follow up a 6.42 race earlier in the prelims at the Ted Haydon Holiday Classic in Chicago.
• Runner-up to Scott in the 55 meter dash was Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery (6.56), who later came back to post a US #1 time in the 200 meter dash at 22.64.
• Lincoln-Way East senior sprinter Alexis Hyshaw breezed through the finals of the 55 meter dash at Ted Haydon with a US #6 clocking of 7.19.
• Kanakee McNamara's Taylor McCammon, an Illinois state runner-up last spring in the long jump, is already on the right foot to compete for a state title in her senior year with a US #8 winning mark at the University of Chicago's indoor facility. 

Massachusetts:

• Garrett O'Toole of Middlesex School nearly set his state record in the 3K with a 8:29.47 this past week at Boston University (read more) with a US #1 performance 8:29.47.
• Andrew Bolze from Hingham High School ran an impressive hand-time in the sprints from the Patriot League Dual Meet with a 34.4h 300, but also leaped out to a US #2 mark of 22'10.25" in the long jump in the same meet.  The 300 time would also rank #2 in the country when adding in the hand-held .24 of a second penalty for conversion to F.A.T.  Female teammate Sierra Irvin also rolled in the 300 meter dash with a 40.4 hand-held performance.

Virginia:

• Brunswick's DaJuan Seward had a big season opener after coming off a state championship football game only the weekend prior. Seward won two events in a Thursday evening meet at Fork Union Military Academy including US top 10 performances in the triple jump (US #3 46'9.75"), 55 meter hurdles (US #9 7.73), and a runner-up mark of 21'11.25' in the long jump.
• Excellent girls triple jump competition on Thursday at Fork Union between Brunswick sophomore Bria Stith (US #4 37'2.75") and Atlee junior India Lowe (US #7 36'9.25") both recording US top 10 marks in the event. 

North Carolina:

• Ty Jaye Robinson of Piedmont High School ran a time of 1:05.90 that would be a national leading 500 meter time if it were indoors, but instead was at polar bear meet outdoors at Weddington High School this past Tuesday.
• Ebony Williams, a junior at Parkland High School, knocked a couple hundredths of a second off her previous PR in the 55 meter hurdles with a US #6 win of 8.33 at the Forsyth County Meet held indoors at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem on Tuesday. 

New Jersey:

• On Friday at the O'Leary Lidlifter Invitational, Christi Kildal-Brandt of Mendham High School posted a US #6 time of 1:23.67 in the 600 meter run.
• In the same Friday evening meet at Drew University, Mount Olive (NJ) senior Keturah Orjl ran a swift 55 meter dash just outside of the girls top 10 national list at 7.28.