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DYESTAT ELITE 
National Rankings as of 4/21
More than 1,600 performances from 346 meets are now included in the unique 100-deep national rankings for the 2000 outdoor season.  
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James Doaty, Natasha Staten, Josh McCaughey 
choose colleges (Kentucky, Texas, and Princeton) - 
See DYESTAT COLLEGE CHOICES for 400+ decisions 
(list has been updated with information received through 4/18).

Kansas Relays - 4/22 first since 1997 due to renovations of track and stadium. High School entries

THIS WEEK

Alphabetical by State - 
Click on meet name for details

• AZ Glendale Invitational - Chris Kahn 172.5 DT; Cassandra Reed 56.12.

• CA Mt. SAC - Brilliant performances at 44th Mt. San Antonio College Relays in California:  
  Boys: Don Lugo 7:45.55 US#1; Rhuben Williams 63-0.25; LB Wilson SMR 3:30.26; Chris Morgan 14.04; Bennie Robinson 10.47; Vista DMR 10:18.76 US#4; Jerry Thornburg 37.92; Chris Wells-Anders 1:53.46; Calvin Redden 21.15; Aaron Fisher 3:55.87 and 8:37.63 (1500/3000); LB Poly 3:15.87.
  Girls: Long Beach Wilson 9:17.44 US#1; Mojave 47.06 4x100 (LB Wilson 47.17, Berkeley 47.22); Sara Bei 4:30.43 1500m US#1 (Anita Siraki 4:32.30); Daneeka Torrey 13.99; Porchea Carroll 11.60 US#3 (Monique Henderson 11.61); Berkeley 1:42.08 800m SMR; Berkeley 1:37.63 US#3 (LB Wilson 1:39.90); Shantae McKinley 2:14.83; Aisha Margain 23.10 US#1 (Monique Henderson 23.16); Sara Gorton 9:36.24 3k; Morningside 4x400 3:50.81.  See list of 108 DyeStat Elite performances at Mt. SAC Relays 

• CA Hampton-Phillip Track Classic - Silver Creek High School, San Jose CA.  Complete Results

• ID Nungester Invitational - Firth HS - from Leadore ID High School, which has 54 students in grades 9-12, comes junior H. Tyler, who doubled in girls throws with marks of 45-6.5 (US#6) and 121-3.  

• KS Kansas Weekend - three meets getting ready for the Kansas Relays, compiled by Tony Bozarth - Larry German 23-0.75; Naomi Williams 11.78; Delissa  McClain 140-8 DT; Denita Miller 159-0 JT.  

• LA Louisiana Weekend - Baton Rouge sr Fred Townsend, newly signed to attend South Carolina, was the star of the Baton Rouge meet with an outstanding meet record triple: 6-8 HJ, 23-0.25 LJ, and 14.0 hurdles.  The host Catholic boys won the team title with 147 points.  Baton Rouge girls beat Southern Lab 138 to 119.5.  

• MD Capital Beltway Classic - Long Reach HS MD - now Complete Results
  Sidwell Friends frosh Nana Meriwether turned heads with a 55.98 win over veteran 400m runners.  
  Boys: Norristown PA 71 (E. Roosevelt 53); Ernie Terrell 10.91; Unyime Akpan 14.40; Luqman Kolade 54.80 400H; Allen Simms 23-1 and 49-4.25; Norristown HS 42.32 and 1:29.25;  Vikas Gowda 55-0 and 168-0.
  Girls: Trenton Central NJ 64 (Long Reach 59); Teyarnte Carter 11.92 (Sharronda Boone 12.09); Nana Meriwether 55.98 (Tiffany Bradley 56.04, Antoinette Gorham 56.37, Renee Clark 57.89); April Mullen 4:56.09 1500; H. D. Woodson HS 48.34; Eleanor Roosevelt HS 1:41.65 and 3:54.44 (Camden NJ 3:57.25).

• MS North Mississippi Region - Tupelo MS - Boys: Deandre Eiland's triple leads Tupelo to 5A title with 176 points.  Eiland: season bests 13.53 in 110 hurdles and 10.61 in 100m dash, plus 37.92 in 300H.2; Tupelo boys 42.18 and 3:20.87; Shantel Glass 24-0.25.  Girls: Columbus 181 wins 5A; Nikita Taylor, Holly Springs,  11.94 and 19-6 (US#2); Ashley Watkins 5-6; Sabrina Norwood 5-6. 

• NY Red Raider Relays - at N. Rockland HS.  Boys: Carlos Bedoya 21.66; Paul Joyce 1:56.09.  Girls: Chinela Davis 24.90 and 18-1.5, Jen Donovan 11:01.2; N. Rockland 9:43.21; Half Hollow Hills SMR 4:10.54; Lindsay Rosales 10-7.

• NV Nevada Honor Rolls - leaders in Northern and Southern Nevada

• NY Big Blue Classic - at St. Joseph by the Sea HS, Staten Island - 
  Girls: Boys and Girls HS wins four relays in outstanding times: 3:53.25, 9:28.84, 12:26.08, 4:15.01; 
  Boys: Mike Mucci 192-11 JT; Dan McGrath 9:57.65 steeple; Corey Thomas 1:56.32; Xaverian SMR 3:33.72; Shaker DMR 10:35.14

• OH Mehock Relays - Mansfield OH - Gary Stanford 14.29, 23-2, and 46-3.25; Jason Caldwell 57-4.75 and 181-0; Andy Marsh 9:17.0

• SC 9th Taco Bell Classic - Columbia SC - Two new US leaders:  Alan Webb 1600m 4:03.42, David Adams 3200m 8:57.21.  
  After being headed by Ricky Brookshire for one lap, Webb took over, running the second 800m in 2:00 and the last 400 in 59 seconds.  Webb's Reston VA South Lakes coach Scott Raczko told the Washington Post that Webb trains to peak in June.  Last year that strategy got him a 4:06.94 sophomore class record at the Foot Locker National Outdoor in Raleigh, breaking the legendary Jim Ryun's record.  This year, who knows - a four-minute mile?  
  Kelley Otstott led Thomas Jefferson-VA Alex to the girls team title by doubling in 2:14.18 and 5:00.69.  Also: Airese Currie 10.55.
  Details

• TX Texas Weekend - complied by Jim Spier - tons of top sprint, hurdle, and relay times
  Boys: Cedric Williams 10.3h; LaKeldrick Bridges 20.8h; Campell, Austin, 47.0h; Steve Maddox 9:14.96; Michael Thomas 13.6h; Jared Bradley 37.0h; Michael Tolbert 60-6.5; Fort Worth O. D. Wyatt 41.1h8; Carter Dallas 3:17.27. 
  Girls: Megan Turner 11.4h; Latoya Phillips 24.5h; Sibley, Everman, 24.5h; Brie Madden 5-11 US#1; Chaytan Hill 40-4.5; Dunbar FW 46.8h; Skyline Dallas 46.9h; Reagan Aus 1:39.98; Kimball Dal 3:52.09.

• VA  PENINSULA RELAYS - hosted by Bethel HS at Darling Memorial Stadium, Hampton VA - DyeStat On-Site Results and Photos

• VA Scudieri Challenge - Sheena Johnson led Garfield to 76-68 victory over Hayfield by winning four events: 18-0, 13.4h US#3, 41.2h US#2, and 23.8h.  Also:  Nikeya Green 2:15.7 and 5:07.8; Largo 46.8 and 3:59.8; Laurel 4x800 9:37.1; India Odum 40-5 SP; Lauren Chaikin 11:22.4; Alicia and Charlotte LaRoche 10-6 PV.  
  Boys: Suitland 86 ( T.C. Williams 80); Rickey Harris 13.3h and 10.7h; Steve Nance 21.6h; Laurel 42.9

GREAT AMERICAN 2000 - Sept 21-24
Race of Champions team entries announced by meet director Rick Hill for big meet in Charlotte in September - Race of Champions, Open, Invitational, and Small School. See DyeStat Great American home page.

Two Wyoming girls at 2:12 - National distance star Alicia Craig, Campbell County WY, ran 2:12.8 in the 800m at the Western Nebraska Twilight Track Meet held in Scottsbluff NE on April 20th-- and took second! The winner was Becky Hammitt of Cheyenne WY East , who over took Alicia in the last 100m and ran 2:12.2. She is the Wyoming defending champion in the 800m. The weather was great with temperatures about 70 degrees and no wind. What a great race! Alicia earlier had run a 2:16.6 split on the winning 4 x 800m relay team that ran 9:37.3. (from Orville Hess)

Kevin Opalka 17-1 raises the US#1 pole vault for 2000 at the Moore OK Relays Tuesday 4/18.  

Josh Spiker returns!
Ventura CA star, who went down with a severe stress fracture just after winning the Mt. SAC cross country title in brilliant fashion last October, returned to the track Saturday at the Mt SAC track and field relays.  He was running the second leg of 4x1600 relay, and he was hoping for about 4:20.  Wrong!  Josh came from way back to give his team the lead with a 4:12.5 leg.  Afterward,  a relieved Spiker told SoCal track writer Rich Gonzalez he thought he was back.  But he will concentrate on the 1600 and not double because he doesn't have the base training for the 3200.  (15-mile weeks have been his limit as he made a cautious rehabilitation).   

Olympia soph Adam Midles became the first Washington hammer thrower to top 200 feet when he heaved the 12-pound implement 201-3 at the Pasco Invitational 4/14.

Tracy Argo is first girl to hit 40 feet in triple jump in Nevada and found the experience painful.  She sprained her ankle landing 

Tigard OR sr Ryan Brown, signed by Western Oregon on a football scholarship, long jumped 24-9 at the Sandy Inv for a new OR record.  Brown was over 24 feet on 4 of 6 jumps and is now gunning for 25 feet.

3 vaulters over 15' for Carroll IN - On a 45 degree cold spring day in northern Indiana, Fort Wayne Carroll took 1-2-3 in a 3-way with Paul Gensic and Dusty Runkle both 15-9 and Dave Mahlan 15-0.  Must be a record, at least outside of Texas.

Wind swirling in MS -
Soph Derick Bogan, Okolona MS, is creating a stir with his startling sprint times.  On Wed 4/12 Bogan ran a 10.57 100 into a headwind at Tupelo MS.  Tupelo coach Butch Ard caught the time on Finish Lynx and said that local TV was reporting 14 mph winds.   

Freshman Skipper pole vaults 15 feet - make that 16 feet!
Tommie Skipper, 9th grader from Sandy OR (brother of Art Skipper, Natl.Record holder Jav), who vaulted 15 feet 3/30, raised his PR to 16 feet on 4/12 at a dual meet in Sandy OR.  (Rick Baggett, Willamette Striders Track Club)

Here and There 
Spokane University HS sr Anthony Buchanan, bound for Washington State on a football scholarship, ran a 20.7h 200 meters at the 74th Davis Invitational in Yakima WA.  This showed Buchanan may  threaten the Washington state record of 21.02, held by the great Ja' Warren Hooker with electronic timing.    

UPCOMING

Dogwood Classic resumes  April 29 at the U. of Virginia, the 29th running of this meet, but the first since 1993. Schools from VA, MD, TN, SC, GA, WV and DC are invited.  See Dogwood Classic home page for entry forms.

18th T.C. Williams Invitational VA May 6 to draw from 10 states - entry forms & details on TCW home page

Don Mitchell Roosevelt Memorial meet in Dayton May 6 will attract 2,300 athletes from 7 states and Canada
Entries due April 14
see Meet Home Page for info and entries

Golden West Invitational
June 10
will give San Francisco side trip to first 90 entries - see complete GWI information on DyeStat GWI page.

FOOT LOCKER OUTDOOR Track and Field Championships - June 16-17, Raleigh NC - Complete meet information, entry guidelines, and entry forms are available on 
Dyestat's FLO home page.

LAST WEEK

• ARCADIA
  Highlights and photos by John Dye
  List of 282 DyeStat Elite marks at Arcadia
  Complete Arcadia results

• TEXAS RELAYS - 222 DyeStat Elite marks at big meet - 
  Boys: Lewis Hyman 10.35 +4.6, Chris Emme 9:01.98, Johnathan Reeves 66-5 and 195-0, Klein SMR 3:24.39 (US#1)
  Girls: Ashlee Williams 13.57 +2.8 (US#1); Chaytan Hill 40-10 +3.4 TJ (US#2); Karen Honea 154-4; Houston Westbury 45.84 (US#1), and 3:44.45; Lancaster 3:44.88; Arlington Sam Houston SMR 3:59.75 (US#1), Klein DMR 12:04.29.  
  Click for list of 222 DyeStat Elite marks at Texas Relays

• 30th Daily Journal Relays - Tupelo MS

• ID Micron Invitational - Boys: Tyler Williams 4:26 and 9:39; Donovan Kilmartin 6-4 and 14-7; Nathan Matlock 51-7.5 and 157-10.  Girls: Tara Schwager 12.50, 25.90, and 60.0; Julene Bailey 11-0 PV

• VA Captains Classic - Christopher Newport U., Newport News VA - Alan Webb 1:50.41 (56-54 splits), Marie Giles 54.46, and Menchville girls 3:47.33 -- AAA Boys: Deep Creek HS 85.5;  AA/A Boys Benedictine 92; Deep Creek 42.34; Heritage HS 3:16.29; Alan Webb 1:50.41; Quentin Mathews 6-8; Chris Clifton 23-1; Cy Williams 48.48.  Girls: Marie Giles 54.46, Elizabeth Bayne 2:16.18, Janine Jones 43.75 300H, Menchville HS 3:47.33, Bethel HS 3:53.56.

• FL Broward County Championship - St. Thomas Aquinas marks: Sanya Richards 11.58,  55.32, 18-8.5, 5-2; Talonda Ingram, 11.95, 24.36; Tiffany Wright 24.73; Adrianna Townsley,  16.11; Marilyn Ruiz, 5:04 & 11:29; Symone Whittaker 44.3h; Kristina West 11-0;  St. Thomas 45.89.

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• MD Woodward Relays - Walter Johnson HS
  Boys: Middletown HS 71; Girls: Walter Johnson HS 71; Middletown 9:32 4x800.

Bob Gourley's Weight and Hammer Lists
--3/18 indoor list

Women's Steeple report by James Fields

• 3/22 report - results and other news

• World JR record set by Melissa Rollison in Sidney

• Results from South Africa, Australia, and the US

• NCAA offering more steeple opportunities

DyeStat Mexico!
Legend says Bob Beamon practiced there.  Now, the American School leads the only high school track league in Mexico City.  DyeStat Mexico page brings news of ASCOPA - the ASociacion de COlegios Particulares. 

• How to speak Track in Spanish

• Results 4/4

• Rankings 4/4

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