MileSplit 6/9: adidas Grand Prix- Chapus, Montoya win Dream Miles! Whitfield, Sanders take 100's

Aaron Rich

2012 Outdoor Highlights

6/9/12 Weekend

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adidas Grand Prix, NY

Boys Dream Mile 

Girls Dream Mile

Boys Dream 100

Girls Dream 100

Coverage

Highlights

Cami Chapus and Angel Piccirillo crossing the finish line at the Adidas Dream Mile. 

 

  • Girls Dream Mile - Cami Chapus (Harvard Westlake, CA) got he 2nd straight Dream Mile title with a time of 4:39.64 which is the US#8 All-Time individual performance in US history!  Angel Piccirillo (Homer Center) was 2nd in 4:39.94, #11 all-time, and Alli Cash was 3rd in 4:39.98, #12 all-time.
  • Boys Dream Mile - Bernie Montoya (Cibola, AZ) relied on his strong kick to win the Dream Mile in 4:01.32 putting him at US#1 breaking the Arizona State Record held by Billy Orman.  Jacob Burcham (Cabell Midland, WV) finished a strong second with a time of 4:02.73 for US#2 followed by Josh Lampron (Mansfield, MA) in 4:02.98 for US#3.
  • Girls Dream 100m - Shayla Sanders (Boyd Anderson) won the title with a time of 11.34, a big improvement on her 5th place performance last year.
  • Boys Dream 100m -  Levonte Whitfield won the boys Dream 100 meter dash in 10.43 to take over the US#1 spot.  Abraham Hall finished 2nd in 10.54 followed by Raymond Bozmans in 10.59.  Jazeel Murphy from Jamaica took 2nd in 10.47.
  • Women's 800m - Ajee Wilson (Neptune NJ) improved slightly on her PR with a 7th place finish in 2:02.61!  Amy Weissenbach (Harvard Westlake) finished strong for 8th in 2:04.03.

 

Golden West Invitational, CA

Highlights

  • Shelby Vaughan (TX) increased her US record in the discus with a toss of 193-11, just mind-blowing for a HS senior!!
  • Aldrich Bailey (TX) won the 400m dash with ease in 47.57 but then torched the track in the 200m dash with a 20.49w with Devon Allen 2nd in 20.92.
  • Trinity Wilson (CA) won the 100H with a quick time of 13.30.
  • Devon Allen (AZ) won the 110H with a very fast 13.32 clocking.
  • Ky Westbrook (AZ) won the 100m dash with a swift 11.42 clocking.

 

Portland Track Festival, OR

Highlights

  • South Eugene (OR) ran a solo 4x1500m relay and smashed the National Record with a clocking of 18:42.33!

 

NYSPHSAA State Championships, NY

Coverage

Day Two Highlights

  • Boys and Girls won a blistering 4x400m relay with a time of 3:14.22.  Mount Vernon was 2nd in 3:16.36.
    Collegiate School edged out Pearl River in the 4x800m relay with times of 7:41.44 to 7:42.45.
  • Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) won the 800m run with a time of 1:51.21.
  • Dezmond Mobley (Greece-Olympia) won the long jump with an impressive leap of 25-2.
  • Kyle Plante (Colonie) won the girls 400m dash with a swift 53.60 clocking.
  • Mary Cain (Bronxville) won the girls 1500m run with a controlled effort of 4:19.78.
  • Nick Ryan (Fayetteville-Manlius) held off Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) to win the boys 1600m run with a time of 4:05.36 with Watkins in 4:07.24.  The time is a State meet record and takes down the 30 year old time of Mike Stahr.  
  • Kadecia Baird (Medgar Evers) won the girls 100m dash with a time of 11.73.  Baird also won the 200m dash in 23.57.
  • Kelsey Margey won the 800m run in 2:09.86.
  • Medgar Evers Prep won the 4x100m dash with a quick 46.70 time.
  • Garden City torched the trac in the 4x400m relay, winning with a time of 3:45.25.
  • Fayetteville-Manlius took the 4x800m relay title with a time of 9:00.28.

Day One Highlights

  • Kadecia Baird (Medgar Evers) stormed the track to a state leading meet record in the 100m prelims, with a strong 11.63.  Whether she will be able to repeat on the wet track on Saturday is yet to be seen, but her 23.81 in the 200m prelims impressed as well
  • Kelsey Margey (Friends Academy) became the first overall state champion of the day, winning the girls 800m Championship in 2:09.86, splitting about a 64.
  • Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) followed up with a win in the 800m boys Championship in 1:51.21, after strong pushes from several athletes.
  • Lizzie Predmore (Shenendehowa) has overcome a lot of injury and illness this season, and it seemed to pay off after she won the 3000m Championship in a strong 9:54.92
  • Nick Ryan (Fayetteville-Manlius) lead a slow first split of about 4:40 for the first mile, but kicked it up a notch with a win of 9:03.81, after huge negative split of 4:26.
  • Alexis Bartholomew (Binghamton) defied the wind to win the Girls Pole Vault Championship in 12' 0"
  • Greg Gallagher (Iona Prep) was the last athlete of the day to be still competing, but it paid off after his 16-foot jump secured his win in the boy Pole Vault Championship.

 

New England Championships, ME

Coverage

Highlights

  • Daniel Jamieson (Windsor) won the 100m dash in 10.47 and the 200m dash in 21.17.
  • Henry Wynne (Staples) won the 1600m run with a quick time of 4:13.33.
  • Matt McClintock (Madison) won the 3200m run with a fine 9:06.24 clocking.
  • Windsor (CT) won the 4x100m relay in 42.22 and then lit up the track in the 4x400m relay with a meet record time of 3:17.97.
  • Wachusett (MA) took down Fairfield Prep (CT) in the 4x800m with times of 7:54.36 to 7:55.63.
  • Jake Scinto (Cheshire) won the high jump with a leap of 6-11.
  • Shellyann Lindo won the girls 100m dash in 11.75 and the 200m dash in 24.27.
  • Sydnee Over (Windsor) won the 800m run with a quick 2:08.41 clocking.
  • Bethanie Brown (Waterville) put on a distance clinic, winning a close 1600m run in 4:50.39 over Elle Purrier (Richford), 4:50.45.  She then came back and won the 3200m run in 10:31.19.
  • Windsor (CT) won the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:51.44.
  • La Salle Academy (RI) won the girls 4x800m relay with a time of 9:13.08.
  • Jacilyn Briggs (Keene) won the girls pole vault with a meet record height of 12-09.