Girls Pentathlon- Mandy Stille (DE) 3476
Results

by Elliot Denman and Rich Gonzalez

Delaware, the state just-up-the-road, delivered a winner in pentathlon ace Mandy Stille, a senior at Wilmington’s Thomas McKean High.
Stille won just one of the five events outright, the long jump, but had more than enough balance to outclass the rest of the 18-athlete field and totaled 3,476 points to win by a comfortable 105.
Philippa Davies, a sophomore at Tennessee’s Brentwood Academy, had no individual firsts but was a decisive second over-all at 3,371.
Another Delaware entry, Alexandra Coppadge, a freshman at Wilmington Friends, showed huge potential with a 3,236-point third-place finish that included a high jump trumph.
Winding up fourth at 3,224 was Christina Smith, senior at Philadelphia’s William Penn High, sparked by an 8.5 victory in the opening 60-meter hurdles.
Smith broke quickly to lead all hurdlers in 8.95, over Davies (9.09), Marylander Aajah Showell of (9.10) and Stille (9.17). Davies then moved into the lead (1,627 points) after two events wth her 5-3 high jump. Coppadge topped all high jumpers at 5-5 with New Jerseyan Byrd, Californian Tifani Grimes and Stille all at 5-3.
Stille charged on top (2,268 points after three events) with her event-leading 17-6 ¾ long jump. Coppadge (16-11 ½ LJ) now held second with 2,177 and Davies (16-0 ½) was third at 2,157.
and Smith (16-2 ¼) was still in contention at 2,138.
Lindsay Grigoriev of Columbia, Md., another localite, led all shot putters (by just under 10 feet) and leaped from 14th place to fourth after four events with a big 47-foot, quarter-inch heave. Davies (37-1 ¾) was next best and Byrd third (35-11 ¼) in the shot.
But Stille was still ahead (2,841 points) in front of Davies (2,773) and Coppadge (2,687) awaiting the concluding 800 meters.
Brooke Wolfe, Penn-Ridge, Pa. senior, led the two-lappers in 2:28.08 to move up to equal fifth place (3,175) with Showell.
Smith was a close-up second in 2:29.65 and Stille clinched over-all honors with her third-place 2:34.68.
Unthreatened again was the “ancient” National record of 3,978 points amassed by Thousand Oaks, California’s Marlene Harmon back in 1980.

Results
names highlighted in blue qualify for DyeStat Elite 2003 indoor national rankings

   C.F.P.I. Timing & Data                             
            Nike Indoor Championships 2003 - 3/15/2003 to 3/16/2003            
                   Prince Georges Sports & Learning Complex                    
                              Landover, Maryland                               
 
                            Girls Indoor Pentathlon                            
                            Points      60H       HJ       SP       LJ      800
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  1 Mandy Stille #1332                 9.17    1.60m   10.67m    5.35m  2:34.68
    Thomas McKean-DE-USA,Wilm                   5-03 35-00.25 17-06.75         
    03                        3476    (875)    (736)    (573)    (657)    (635)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  2 Philipa Davies #148                9.09    1.60m   11.32m    4.89m  2:37.81
    Brentwood Academy-TN-USA,                   5-03 37-01.75  16-00.5         
    05                        3371    (891)    (736)    (616)    (530)    (598)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  3 Alexandra Coppadge #1530           9.65    1.65m    9.70m    5.16m  2:42.06
    Wilmington Friends-DE-USA                   5-05    31-10 16-11.25         
    06                        3236    (779)    (795)    (510)    (603)    (549)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  4 Christina Smith #1522              8.95    1.55m    7.84m    4.93m  2:29.65
    William Penn-PA,Philadelp                   5-01 25-08.75 16-02.25         
    03                        3224    (920)    (678)    (389)    (540)    (697)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Aajah Showell #857                 9.10    1.45m   10.20m    5.09m  2:38.23
    Maryland T Bole-MD-USA,Wa                   4-09 33-05.75  16-08.5         
    03                        3175    (889)    (566)    (543)    (584)    (593)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Brooke Wolfe #1085                 9.46    1.55m    7.70m    5.09m  2:28.08
    Pennridge-PA-USA,Perkasie                   5-01 25-03.25  16-08.5         
    03                        3175    (816)    (678)    (380)    (584)    (717)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  7 Lindsay Grigoriev #278             9.34    1.35m   14.33m    4.70m  2:42.10
    Columbia Express tc-MD-US                   4-05 47-00.25    15-05         
    03                        3144    (840)    (460)    (816)    (479)    (549)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  8 Tifani Grimes #1250                9.74    1.60m    8.71m    5.21m  2:40.05
    St. Francis-CA-USA,Sacram                   5-03    28-07 17-01.25         
    04                        3131    (761)    (736)    (445)    (617)    (572)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  9 La Vonne Idlette #108              9.25    1.55m    8.14m    5.13m  2:57.85
    Bethel-VA-USA,Hampton, VA                   5-01  26-08.5    16-10         
    03                        2924    (858)    (678)    (408)    (595)    (385)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 10 Deserea Byrd #620                 10.28    1.60m   10.95m    4.70m  2:52.21
    Highland Regional-NJ,Eria                   5-03 35-11.25    15-05         
    05                        2909    (661)    (736)    (592)    (479)    (441)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 11 Jenizah Melendez #631             10.31    1.50m   10.58m    4.87m  2:49.73
    Hillsboro-NJ,Hillsborough                   4-11  34-08.5 15-11.75         
    04                        2833    (655)    (621)    (567)    (524)    (466)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 12 Barbara Roberson #102              9.96    1.45m    8.20m    4.89m  2:41.61
    Beaumont-OH,Cleveland, OH                   4-09    26-11  16-00.5         
    04                        2783    (720)    (566)    (412)    (530)    (555)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 13 Elisha Tegeder #1240               9.45    1.45m    7.46m    4.62m  2:41.44
    Southern Regional-NJ,Barn                   4-09 24-05.75    15-02         
    04                        2764    (818)    (566)    (365)    (459)    (556)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 14 Sharon Heilig #256                 9.76    1.40m    8.00m    4.80m  2:41.54
    Cinnaminson tc-NJ-USA,Ber                   4-07    26-03    15-09         
    03                        2730    (758)    (512)    (399)    (506)    (555)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 15 Kelly Magnin #1289                10.26    1.45m    7.97m    4.53m  2:37.74
    Sun Valley-PA-USA,Aston,                    4-09 26-01.75  14-10.5         
    03                        2662    (664)    (566)    (397)    (436)    (599)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 16 Devin Barnett #658                 9.93    1.45m    8.43m    4.17m  2:49.94
    Howell-NJ-USA,Farmingdale                   4-09    27-08 13-08.25         
    04                        2529    (725)    (566)    (427)    (347)    (464)
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 17 Elizabeth Wrona #589               9.98    1.55m    6.62m    4.70m  3:05.53
    Hayfield-VA,Fairfax Stati                   5-01 21-08.75    15-05         
    03                        2500    (716)    (678)    (311)    (479)    (316)
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