Nike Indoor Nationals - Landover, Maryland -- March 15 & 16, 2008

by Donna Dye

Part 1 - the scene
Part 2 - on the side
Part 3 - sprints and hurdles
Part 4 - distance
Part 5 - relays
Part 6 - pentathlon and shot put
Part 7 - jumps

Jumps

High Jump

Girls

Top High Jumpers
(from left) 4th Alexandra Morgan AL, 2nd DeShana Briggs, 2nd Saniel Atkinson VA,
1st Victoria Lucas TX, 5th Brigita Roemer NJ 5th Ariel Robert MI

1st Victoria Lucas TX with her family
mom, Susan, dad Paul and sister Lauren
 
2nd Saniel Atkinson VA with mom, Sandra Bryant-Grier

Boys High Jump

Top High Jumpers

 

1st Erik Kynard with mom, Brandynn Adams and Coach Redway (l) Coach Browning (c) and Coach Brad Hathway (r)
and below teammate, DaJon Booth (7th in hurdles)

Pole Vault

Boys

Top Pole Vaulters
6th Cory Shank IN, 4th Scott Houston, 2nd Riley Egan FL, 1st Jason Pelletier AR,
3rd Joe Wesley, 5th David Slovenski


1st Jason Pelletier AR with his family
(from left) Jason, grandmom Marietta Pelletier; dad, David; sister Jennifer and mom, Cathy
 
Jason with Coach Morry Sanders
 
2nd Riley Egan FL with his Coach Bobby and Marcy Haeck,
mom, Jacqueline and dad, Michael
Riley had a two PR day.....for 8 inches over his last best mark.

Girls Pole Vault

Top Pole Vaulters
(from left) 4th Stephanie Foreman, 5th Kathryn Barousse, Kathryn , 1st Rachel Laurent LA,
5th Morgann LeLeux, 2nd Abby Schaffer PA

Stephanie Foreman and Shade Weygandt
 
1st Jason Pelletier celebrates his win with pole vaulters Shade Weygandt and Rachel Laurent (r)

Long Jump

Boys

Top Long Jumpers
(from left) 6th Leslie Murray, 4th Wesley Smith, 2nd James Taylor, 1st Marquise Goodwin TX,
3rd Brian Richards, 5th Richard McCoy

1st Marquise Goodwin with Coach Darrell Jackson
Marquise was also 3rd in the 60 meters.
 
2nd James Taylor with Coach Gregory Roundtree (l) and Coach Franco Britt

Girls Long Jump

Top Long Jumpers
(from left) 6th Nefertiti Smith VA, 4th Olivia Hudson CA, 2nd Brittany Porter,
1st Jacinda Evans NC, 3rd Ryann Drais PA, 5th Racquel Jones

Triple Jump

Boys

Triple Jumpers
(from left) 6th Rex Parker, 4th Shemon Tyson, 2nd Corey Fuller, 1st David Wilson,
3rd Kenith Rozman, 5th Lincoln Carr

David Wilson gets a hug from mom while his sister, Lora looks on.
 
David Wilson VA with his family: (from left) Coach Jackie Harris; cousin, Erica Smith; sister, Lora; David; and mom, Sheila
 
2nd Corey Fuller with his family
Vincent, Kendall, dad, Vince, Kyle and mom, Nina

Grils Triple Jump

Top Six Triple Jumpers
(from left) 6th Jasia Richardson, 4th Nefertite' Smith VA, 2nd Michele Newman, 1st Erin Brooks,
5th Adaobi Unachukwu, 3rd Ermesa Fair

1st Erin Brooks with her parents Yolanda Finney-Brooks and Derek and her cousin, Jana Brooks
 
Erin Brooks with Tiombe Hurd,
American Trials Olympic Champion in the Triple Jump

 

DONNA ON THE SIDE at Nike Indoor Nationals 2008
Part 1 - the scene
Part 2 - on the side
Part 3 - sprints and hurdles
Part 4 - distance
Part 5 - relays
Part 6 - pentathlon and shot put
Part 7 - jumps

Now a look at Marlton.