Ryan Crouser, OR, launched a monster 77-02.75 on his 5th throw to crush his own National record, set at 75-03.50 during his 2nd throw.
Shelby Ashe, GA, broke won the girls weight throw with a heave of 64-09.75 setting a new Simplot Games Record. Ashe holds the US#1 spot at 65-2.
Dana Levy finished 2nd in the weight throw with a 59-07.
In the boys weight throw event, 3 individuals battled for the top spot. Andrew Dunkelberger won the event with a US#3 toss of 69-09.85 followed closely by Ben Glauser who threw 69-08.25. Enrique Caitan finished a close third with a throw of 67-09.75.
Brad Nye of Davis, UT leads the boys in the 1600 after todays prelims.
Alice Keller had the fastest qualifying time in the girls 1600 heading into the finals.
Dylan Morin leads the boys in the 3200 from prelims.
Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, CA) won the the 60 meter hurdles for the third year in a row finishing with a US#1 8.28. Wilson holds the meet freshman and sophomore meet records.
Kylie Price (Bishop Amat, CA) won the 60 meter dash in 7:45 for a US#3. Hannah Cunfile (Decatur, WA) placed 2nd with a 7:47 setting a new freshman class record previous held by California sprinter Ashton Purvis (7.49).
Sandrae Faruarson (Medgar Evers, NY) won the 400 meter dash in 54.45 for a US#1
Current US#1 leader Medgar Evers (Brookland, NY) won the 4x400 meter relay with a US#4 time of 3:48.07
Trinity Wilson US#1 60 meter hurldes - Photo by H. Michael Roberts
SeanSutton blasted a new US#1 in the boys 400 dash with a clocking of 47.63. MichaelNewton was 2nd in a US#2 time of 47.67.
KendallBaisden, MI, lowered her US#1 time in the 400 dash with a winning time of 54.43.
DaniellePfeifer, McAuley OH, rolled to a US#1 mark in the 800 with a winning time of 2:08.84. TaneishaCordell, New Albany OH, was 2nd with a US#3 time of 2:10.15.
KendellWilliams (Interview), Kell GA, tripled in impressive fashion, winning the long jump with a US#2 mark of 19-08.75, the high jump with a US#3 mark of 5-08.5, and the 60 meter hurdles with a US#6 time of 8.61.
TylerAnderson won the long jump with a mark of 23-06.25, just missing his own US#4 mark.
JadaMartin won the girls 200 dash with a time of 24.68. Jada is currently ranked US#4 with a time of 24.60.
MattJablonski (Interview), Loyola Blakefield MD, won the boys mile with a time of 4:13.89 over BrannonKidder, Lancaster OH, 4:15.72.
GabrielleAnzalone (Interview), MI, won the girls mile with a time of 4:59.70 and then doubled back to win the 2 mile with a time of 10:49.00.
JordanMoore (Interview) ran a US#3 time of 7.82 in the prelims of the 60 hurdles and won the finals with a time of 7.87.
JenniferMadu won the 60 meter dash with a US#5 time of 7.53.
ChrisjaanSmith won the boys high jump with a T-US#6 mark of 6-10.
ThomasTallerico won the boys 800 with a US#6 time of 1:54.34.
Rich D'Ambrosio US#4 in the long jump - Photo by Don Rich, PennTrackXC.com
Highlights:
Rich D'Ambrosio of Malvern Prep added three inches and change to his already US top ten long jump to become the new US#4 performer in the event with his winning jump of 23-09.75. Kevin Day of Glen Mills was 2nd with a PA#2 mark of 23-2.50.
Darrell Hill of Penn Wood moved up to US#7 in the shot put and cracked 60 feet for the first time this season with a mark of 60-00.75. Scott Rushton of Episcopal Academy finished 2nd with a PA#4 mark of 57-2.
Trevell Moxey of North Penn won the triple jump with a PA#5 mark of 45-4. Wellington Zaza of Upper Darby was 2nd with a PA#6 mark of 45-2.50.
Zaza also won the 60 meter hurdles with a T-PA#2 of 8.14. Eric Futch of Penn Wood ran the same time in the prelims, but finished 3rd in the finals. Christian Lupica of Holy Ghost Prep stayed at PA#4 with a new time of 8.18.
Scott Catalano of Lansdale Catholic improved his PA#6 mark to 7.03 to win the 60 meter dash. Tyler Ross of Monsignor Bonner moved up to T-PA#8 with his 2nd place finish in 7.08.
Foot Locker Finalist Chris Campbell of Council Rock North won the mile with a PA#5 time of 4:21.43. Drew Magaha of Upper Moreland was 2nd with a PA#9 time of 4:24.10.
In a bit of an upset, Chidi Okezie of New Media Tech beat the state leader Matt Gilmore of Cheltenham in the 400 meter dash. Okezie's time of 50.25 is PA#8.
Defending indoor 800 meter state champions Luke Lefebure of West Chester Henderson ran a PA#6 time of 1:57.02 to win the 800 meter run. Jake Delehman of Radnor was 2nd with a PA#8 time of 1:57.67.
Yini Donnie of Northeast improved his PA#3 time in the 200 meter dash with his winning time of 22.49. Dan Ernst of Central Bucks West was 2nd with a PA#7 mark of 22.84 and Jeremy Irving of Garnet Valley was 3rd with a PA#8 time of 22.86.
Dustin Wilson of Chestnut Hill Academy won the 3000 meter run, improving his PA#4 time to 8:52.74. Michael McGowan of Lower Merion was 2nd with a PA#7 time of 8:58.28, and Alex Izewski of Central Bucks East was 3rd with a PA#9 time of 8:58.55.
In the relays, Wilson anchored his distance medley to their first ever state qualifier in a distance relay, anchoring a 4:19 1600 leg to lead his team to a 4th place finish in a PA#9 time of 10:47.00. Wissahickon won the relay with a PA#3 time of 10:35.56. Boyertown was 2nd in a PA#7 time of 10:34.79.
Lasalle won the 4x800 with a PA#4 time of 8:04.21, with Wissahickon finishing right behind them in a PA#5 time of 8:05.16.
Straith Haven won the 4x200 in 1:32.45, and Abington won the 4x400 in 3:24.60. Cardinal O'Hara was 2nd in a PA#4 time of 3:25.23.
Darrell Hill US#7 in the shot put - Photo by Don Rich, PennTrackXC.com
Richard Rouse of Penn Hills won the long jump and triple jump with two US#5 marks. Rouse won the long jump with a PA#2 mark of 23-9 and won the triple jump with a new state leading mark of 48-1.50. Mark McClelland of Trinity was 2nd behind Rouse with a PA#5 throw of 23-00.75. McClennand did win the high jump with a clearance of 6-6. John Dahlstrand of McDowell was 2nd in the high jump with aT-PA#3 mark of 6-5. Ian Welsh of Pittsburgh Central Catholic was 2nd in the triple jump with a PA#3 mark of 46-5.50 and Shawn Johnson of Canon-McMillan was 3rd with a T-PA#6 mark of 45-4.
Luke Monta of Greensburg Salem moved up to PA#2 in the shot put with his winning throw of 58-9.50. David Reinhardt of Bradford Area was 2nd with a PA#5 throw of 56-4.50.
Patrick Anderson of Kane Area won the pole vault with a mark of 14 feet even.
Dakoda Walker of McDowell won the 60 meter dash with a PA#7 time of 7.04.
Greg Garmon of McDowell won the 200 meter dash in a PA#2 time of 22.38.
Brandon Krszal of West Allegheny won the 800 meter run with a PA#4 time of 1:56.43.
Paul DeGregorio of Baldwin won the 3000 meter run with a PA#6 time of 8:57.73 with Logan Steiner of North Allegheny finishing 2nd in a PA#8 time of 8:58.15.
Grant Kiawua of Thomas Jefferson won the 60 meter hurdles with a PA#7 time of 8.36.
McDowell won the 4x200 meter relay with a PA#3 time of 1:31.13. Pittsburgh Central Catholic won the distance medley with a PA#6 time of 10:41.14 with North Allegheny finishing 2nd with a PA#7 time of 10:43.15.
For the girls, Iman Wilkerson of Penn Hills equaled her PA#2 time in the 60 meter dash with her winning time of 7.67 and won the 200 meter dash, improving her PA#2 time of 25.15. Erikka Williams of Rochester was 2nd with a PA#7 time of 7.93.
Williams did win the long jump with a PA#4 mark of 18-3.25.
Nicole Hilton of South Fayette won the 3000 meter run with a PA#6 time of 10:18.94.
Natalie Shiffler of Hempfield Area cleared a T-PA#3 mark of 5-6 to win the high jump. Paige Rittelman of Butler was 2nd with a T-PA#5 height of 5-4.
Larisa Debich of Hempfield cleared 12-6 to win the pole vault.
Anna Chodubski of McDowell was 2nd in the long jump with a PA#7 mark of 17-9.50
Rachel Serafin of Hempfield won the shot put with a mark of 40-11. Jennifer Neider of Hickory finished 2nd with a PA#5 mark of 39-6 with her teammate Taylor Woods finishing 3rd in a PA#6 mark of 39-2 and Margaux Krahe of Bethel Park was 4th with a T-PA#7 mark of 39 feet even.
JoelleAmaral, Randolph, won the Group 4 1600 in 4:52.98 for a US#6 and then doubled back in the Group 4 800 with a 2:14.47 US#5 victory with a lean. An impressive double!
OliviaBaker, Columbia, won the Group 4 400 dash with a time of 56.99.
AjeeWilson, Neptune, triples with victories over 400 (55.91 for US#7), 800 (2:16.11 for US#8) and 1600 (5:01.25).
NickVena, Morristown, won the shot put with a heave of 70-04.50.
NajeeGlass, St. Peters Prep, won the 400 dash with a time of 49.19.
Megan Venables, Highland, won the 3200 in 10:38.18 for a US#4
EmmaKeenan, Gwynedd Mercy, won a thrilling 800 over ElyseWilkinson, Penn Charter, with a US#3 time of 2:13.09. Wilkinson was 2nd in 2:13.34 for 2nd (already US#2 2:12.53) and LindseyRheiner, Council Rock North, was 3rd with a US#4 time of 2:14.16. Keenan's time was a new meet record.
LeahNugent, Abington, won the 60 meter hurdles with a US#4 clocking of 8.57 for a new meet record.
Ryan Crouser, OR, launched a monster 77-02.75 on his 5th throw to crush his own National record, set at 75-03.50 during his 2nd throw.
Shelby Ashe, GA, broke won the girls weight throw with a heave of 64-09.75 setting a new Simplot Games Record. Ashe holds the US#1 spot at 65-2.
Dana Levy finished 2nd in the weight throw with a 59-07.
In the boys weight throw event, 3 individuals battled for the top spot. Andrew Dunkelberger won the event with a US#3 toss of 69-09.85 followed closely by Ben Glauser who threw 69-08.25. Enrique Caitan finished a close third with a throw of 67-09.75.
Brad Nye of Davis, UT leads the boys in the 1600 after todays prelims.
Alice Keller had the fastest qualifying time in the girls 1600 heading into the finals.
Dylan Morin leads the boys in the 3200 from prelims.
Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, CA) won the the 60 meter hurdles for the third year in a row finishing with a US#1 8.28. Wilson holds the meet freshman and sophomore meet records.
Kylie Price (Bishop Amat, CA) won the 60 meter dash in 7:45 for a US#3. Hannah Cunfile (Decatur, WA) placed 2nd with a 7:47 setting a new freshman class record previous held by California sprinter Ashton Purvis (7.49).
Sandrae Faruarson (Medgar Evers, NY) won the 400 meter dash in 54.45 for a US#1
Current US#1 leader Medgar Evers (Brookland, NY) won the 4x400 meter relay with a US#4 time of 3:48.07
