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2001 Indoor Calendar - Just posted. It's not complete, so send in information on other meets. Free web pages available. Calendar
DyeStat XC Leader Lists - The 12th list of the season has 1,705 marks as of 11/16. Big moves made by Ryan Hall CA, Rod Koborsi TX, Natasha Roetter MA, and Christa Benton FL.
OH MidEast Championship - the 14th running of this 6-state meet is Saturday Nov 18. Ten runners each from PA, MI, OH, IN, IL, and WV will compete at Dayton OH. Don Rich will be there for DyeStat on-site coverage. Details
MA The Klim Poll - Jake Klim analyzes the State Meet in his final rankings of the season. Josh Palazola and Neil Graves top the lists. The Klim Poll
CA CCS Finals - Sacred Heart jr Shannon Rowbury 17:48 beat Alejandra Barrientos 17:55 in the Central Coast Section finals, but Ale's San Lorenzo Valley team won big with 27 points. (2-4-5-6-10).
XCtrack Poll tabs 2 new leaders - Poly Long Beach CA boys and Campbell County WY girls are ranked No. 1 in nation by Brad Herbster's panel. Details.
CA Southern Section Prelim - Ryan Hall 14:35 is only 3 seconds off Jeff Nelson's Mt. SAC record. Anita Siraki 17:06. US#2 Long Beach Poly 51. - 42 DyeStat Leader List times. Complete Results
MA Western Mass Ch - Sweeps by Amherst in Div 1 and Mohawk Trail in Div 2; Fastest of meet: sr Neil Graves 16:04 5k and sr Jenn Campbell 19:42. Complete Results
MA Central Mass Ch - Fastest of meet: sr Jeffrey Engbers, Whitinsville Ch 14:59 2.9 mi; jr Sally Girouard, Fitchburg 17:49 Complete Results
MA Eastern Mass Ch - Fastest of meet at Franklin Park, Boston: Lexington jr Natasha Roetter 18:30 5k; Austin Prep sr Matt Pimentel 16:13. Complete Results
AL State Meet - Hoover boys 68 and Mountain Brook girls 68 win 6A team titles. Fastest runners are Smith Station sr Matt Tillman 16:01 5k and Arab so Jennifer Thompson19:21. Complete Results
OR-WA BorderClash 2
Washington evens the score from 1999, winning the girls race 87-130 and the boys
104-109. Michael Kiter WA 13:06, Jodee Adams-Moore WA 15:25.
- BorderClash home page
- Photo Story - the Girls Race
- Photo Story - the Boys Race
- Photo Story - the Scene
TX State Meet - Rod Koborsi of Jersey Village won the 5A individual championship in 14:58 5k, 22 seconds ahead of Steve Maddox of The Colony. The Woodlands 47 won the 5A boys team title, getting their 5th runner in before Kingwood's second. Class 3A winner Tyler Stanfield 15:44 was the only defending state champion to repeat, leading Canton to its 2nd title in 3 years. This follows their perfect score at the regional. Fastest girl of the meet was Jessa Vacek, Southlake Carroll 11:10, followed by Monique Ortega, El Paso Montwood 11:12. Complete Results
MD State Meet - jr Karen Pulliam, Quince Orchard 18:51, CR and only second girl ever under 19:00 on very hilly Hereford HS course (Emily Buzzell 1999). Fastest boy is sr William Christian, Great Mills 16:09 Middletown girls win 4th straight 2A title. Complete Results
NY NYPHSAA State Meet - Freshman Laura McCloskey, John Jay E. Fishkill 19:20 (5k, muddy) was a surprise individual winner, but US#1t Saratoga Springs had no trouble winning the team title with 26 points (6 of the top 10 finishers, 48-second spread). Complete Results
NJ Group Championships - US#8 Cherokee 77 in Group 4; US#9 Christian Brothers Academy a perfect 15 in Parochial Group A; Mike Myers 15:55 5k on Holmdel Park's famed hills; Erin Donohue 18:53. Complete Results all 12 groups
New England Championships - US#11 Danbury CT boys 92 beat Northeasts#9 Bishop Hendricken by 36 on tough Thetford VT course. US#11 Concord NH girls 108 edge N. Kingston RI by 8. Meghan Owen CT 16:09. Brian McGovern CT 16:07 (Mint Henk 16:10). Complete Results
AR-OK All Stars - Arkansas and Oklahoma have their own BorderClash and split team titles. Sr Eric Gross 15:11 5k leads Mountain Home AR 1-2-3 finish for AR boys' 80-130 win. OK girls 84-130 behind Jessie Gordon, Plainview OK 14:37 4k. Complete Results and Story
VA State Meet - South Lakes senior Alan Webb wins third straight state title and breaks own course record under windy conditions in AAA race with splits of 4:31 for the first mile; 9:22 at two miles and 12:11 at 2.5 miles. In boys AA race Handley junior Bobby Lockhart wins his third straight state title at 15:24.8. Lockhart's splits were 4:45 for the first mile; 9:47 at two miles and 12:30 at 2.5 miles. AAA team titles went to Midlothian boys 88 and Lake Braddock girls 91. Details
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Amherst Steele sr Theresa Feldkamp, a
volleyball player with 2 prior cross country meets under her belt, won
the USATF Lake Erie championship in cold, windy conditions with a time
of 18:59 5k.
Stanford gets Alicia Craig, Campbell County WY, and David Vidal, Flathead MT. See 2001 College Choices.
Did anyone say "Indoor Track?"
Seton Hall HS Games offers good early elite action
Dec. 27-28. Details
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Karen's Diary Last 2 campus visits and then decision time for California thrower Karen Freberg. She chooses in early signing period, and the winner is: Southern Methodist University.
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DyeStat Elite - 2000 outdoor rankings - updated to include all state championships and major summer meets - 5600 performances from 900 meets! - Final rankings coming soon.
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Results of all the weekly questions on the DyeStat front page this
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the NAIA option - Part 5 of Donna Dye's series tells of opportunities at the smaller schools. Also see Recruiting Tips
Foot Locker Championships
This is the post-season meet that crowns the king and
queen of high school cross country at Disney World in December. see
DyeStat Foot Locker 2000 home page for information and prior year
results. Also see separate region pages: Northeast
- South
- Midwest
- West
Regional meets are 11/25 except the West (12/2)
What does it take?
- to win a region
- to qualify for the national finals (8th in region)
- to win the nationals
- to make All-American (15th in nationals)
PA Catholic League - The St. Hubert's Kelly sisters (Jackie and Amy) go 1-2 at the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships Sun, November 12, at Belmont Plateau. Archbishop Prendergast three-peats in team competition. Dougherty's Matt Mereba pulls away from O'Hara's Rich Anderson for 16:11 and the win. But Cardinal O'Hara takes team title for first time in 18 years. Details on DyeStatPA
NY CHSAA - Charles Milleon of St. Anthony's finished first in 12:48 at Van Cortlandt Park, but then came Chaminade 27. With the next three runners and 6 of the top 12, Chaminade was an easy winner of the 73rd catholic boys championship in New York. Details coming.
CA Sectionals - Madera sr Heather Hansen,after being slowed by an ankle sprain earlier in the season, wins Central Section Div 1 with a strong 18:36 3.1mi time over the Woodward Park state meet course. She finished 14 seconds ahead of Kelli Vanderburg. But Vanderburg led Buchanan to the team title with 25 points. Mt. SAC winner J.J. Duke 15:37 led Clovis to the Div 1 boys title. McFarland swept Div 4, but Taft's Billy Nelson 15:56 was the individual winner. Meanwhile, in the Sac Joaquin section, Granite Bay freshman Caitlyn Chock won Div 2 with a shocking 17:59 time. And how about this from the North Bay League (2.97 mi): 1. Amber Trotter 17:00, 2. Sara Bei 17:12, 3. Jenny Aldridge 17:52.
AZ State Meet - Sally Meyerhoff, Mtn Pointe 18:48 3.1 mi nips Amanda Lyon by 1 second. Kevin Billington 16:04 is fastest boy of the day . Complete Results
NV State Meet - Fastest of day: Bret Ferrier, Lowry 16:24 5k, and Shanna Sparks, Carson 19:37. Details
OH The year of St. Xavier - Third straight victory over Cincinnati Northbend Road rival LaSalle stamps St. Xavier as the greatest Ohio cross country team ever. Read Scotty Cotter's blow by blow account of a heavyweight bout.
NM State Meet - Two-time Foot Locker national finalist jr Felicia Guliford 19:50 5k was not in top shape but still led US#14 Gallup girls to 5A win. Guliford was 51 seconds slower than last year on the Red Rock SP course, and two 3A girls ran faster times on a cold, windy, rainy day at 6500 feet elevation -- Jackie Gallegos 19:33 and Erin Lewis 19:45. The Gallup boys, ranked US#19, were upset by Sandia, 32-56. Complete Results and Highlights
MO State Meet - sr Jason Sandfort 15:43 leads West Plains 78 over Lee's Summit 85 Complete Results
VA StateMeet preview - Pearl Watts runs down the action that will unfold at Great Meadows VA Saturday 11/11. There's more than just Alan Webb. Details
MA Class Meet Preview - Jake Klim picks top 10 individuals and top 5 teams
TX State Meet Preview - fans expect a showdown at Round Rock 11/11 when senior stars Rod Koborsi and Steve Maddox square off. Maddox has had the upper hand in the past, but Koborsi has been improving all season.
PA Annie Bobiak - Virginia
MD Vikas Gowda - North Carolina
TX Ranysha LeBlanc - LSU
ID Piper Hope - Washington
MD Kyle Farmer - Florida
LA Ahmad Jasmine - Florida
WY Alicia Craig - Stanford
MT David Vidal - Stanford
NE Lisa Beachler - Kansas State
TX Chaytan Hill - Kansas State
TX Brie Madden - Kansas State
KS Kendra Wecker - Kansas State
GA Normanie McKenzie - UA Birmingham
KY Mark Rowe - Samford
MD Antoinette Gorham - Tennessee
ND Penny Splichal - Arkansas
CO Bryan Dillon - Colorado
NY John McKeeman - Stanford
NV Julie Hinton - Nevada Reno
CA Porchea Carroll - Arizona State
PA Mike Moratelli - Colorado
PA Paige Miller - Duke
WI Brooke Novak - Tennessee
UT Phebe Ko - Duke
FL Sean and John Jefferson - Indiana
VA Alan Webb - Michigan
MI Dathan Ritzenhein - Colorado
MN Nick Schneider - Duke
TX Steve Maddox - Texas Tech
TX Jonathan Johnson- Texas Tech
GA Brian Sears - Florida
GA Joshua Walker - Florida
CA Karen Freberg - SMU
CA Alejandra Barrientos - UCLA
NJ Erin Donohue - N. Carolina
NC Stephen Haas - Indiana
NH Laura Gerraughty - N. Carolina
NC Samantha Murillo - Georgia
TX Tyler McCollum - Texas
TX Matt McKinney - SMU
Jefferson twins sign
with Indiana - 1999 Foot Locker finalists from
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Sean, mom Franci, and John.
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2001
Indoor Calendar
Stephen
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DyeStat
Leader List as of 11/16
MA The
Klim Poll - last rankings before State Meet
VA Mike
Heiner - Virginia hero
NY Girls
Rankings by Dan Doherty
NY Boys
Rankings by Tom Cuffe
DE Delaware
State Meet
CA Southern
Section Prelims
MA Western
Mass. Championship
MA Central
Mass. Championship
MA Eastern
Mass Championship
AL Alabama
State Meet
HI Hawaii
State Meet - Kamehameha boys, Punahou
girls win
TX Texas
State Meet
MD Maryland
State Meet
VT New
England Championships
AR Arkansas-Oklahoma
All Stars
NJ Group
Championships
NY NYPHSAA
State Meet
NJ Seton
Hall High School Games (indoor)
DC DCIAA
Championships, Washington DC
MI Girls
Top 25 - final rankings
WV West
Virginia State Meet
AZ Arizona
State Meet
NV Nevada
State Meet
OH the
year of St. Xavier - best Ohio XC team ever?
NM New
Mexico State Meet
MO Missouri
State Meet
RI Rhode
Island State Meet
ME Maine
State Meet
VA State
Meet preview - by Pearl Watts
VA Independent
Schools Championship
VA Catholic
Schools Championship
MA Class
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Last Week's Headlines
Alan Webb signs with Michigan, it was reported 11/8 in the Washington Post. The Virginia star visited Michigan last month along with friendly rival Dathan Ritzenhein, but Ritzenhein has since announced he will attend Colorado.
RI State Meet
- sr Ryan McConnell 16:14 and Bishop Hendricken boys 43.
jr Lindsay Vieira 18:59 and North Kingstown girls 49.
Complete
Results
NY District Meets - US#1t Saratoga Springs girls crushed the field with 19 points (Colonie 75), led by Danielle Coon's 17:22 5k victory. Niskayuna fr Catlin McTague was second in 17:48, followed by two Saratoga freshmen, Ali Rowe 17:53 and Amanda Meyer 17:57. Saratoga Springs had 9 of the top 14 runners, including four freshmen and an 8th grader. Results on armorytrack.com
TN State Meet - Houston sweeps AAA, boys 69 by 3 over Farragut and girls 76. Fastest of day are Sean Stevens, Knoxville West 15:13 and Sarah Damen, Oak Ridge 17:40 Complete Results
VA Central Region - John Piersol runs down Austin Smith, 16:01 to 16:08 for 5100 meters, but Smith's Midlothian 36 wins team title. Jeannie Addison 19:00 joins state meet favorite ranks; leads Thomas Jefferson Governor 67. Pearl Watts' report
WA State Meet - Mead 95 wins 4A boys; E. Valley Yakima wins 2A in tie breaker over South Whidbey; sr Michael Kiter, Shadle Park 15:55. sr Jodee Adams Moore 18:36 and Newport-Bellevue 77 Complete Results
MS State Meet - jr Robert Stevenson 16:05 leads Pearl in 4A; St. Andrews sweeps 2A with 18 and 16 points. Complete Results
NH Meet of Champions - so Rachel Umberger 18:54 5k leads US#11 Concord girls 31. Keene 33 wins boys title. Pelham sr Patrick Moulton 16:17 wins race. Complete Results
OR State Meet - Two epic battles decided in home stretch before crowd of 7,000. Bend sr Lane Neely 15:35 5k (10 seconds faster than Ian Dobson in 1999) over Douglas sr Joey Hambrick and S. Eugene sr Eric Heinonen. Klamath Union sr Liz Lindgren 18:47 5k catches McKay jr Dawn Morgan as defending champion Paris Edwards, Ashland sr, fades. Jesuit boys 86-98 over Bend. Complete Results (This corrects earlier error on the winner of the boys race.)
PA State Meet - Paige Miller 18:47 5k wins AAA girls as Lauren Bricker collapses with 40 meters to go. Parkland girls topple N. Allegheny 100-118. Shawn Cavanaugh 16:15 over Karl Dusen by 3 seconds. Coatesville over Cedar Cliff 112-123. Details. Also see State Meet interviews and the final Delaware Valley Coaches Poll. on DyeStatPA.
MN State Meet - Benilde-St Margaret's sr Nick Schneider 15:50 -- his stress fracture is healing! US#17 Wayzata boys 58. Complete Results
NC State Meet - US#5 North Mecklenburg put four runners under 16 minutes and won the 4A boys title over Mount Tabor, 71-90, with North sr Stephen Haas winning the race in 15:12. Complete Results
IN State Meet - Franklin Central sr Aaron Fisher 15:12 5k became the first Indiana runner to win three straight individual titles since the first meets in 1946-48, breaking the hilly Indiana U. course record by 20 seconds. Also under the old record was runner-up Winamac jr Mike Haschel 15:24. Girls champion was New Prairie fr Amanda Vanwanzeele 14:05 4k. Valparaiso swept the team titles in the one-class meet. Complete Results
MI State Meet - Dathan Ritzenhein 14:10 CR leads US#4 Rockford boys to first state title, 56-89, over defending champion US#7 Novi. US#1t Rockford girls win again with depth, although Rochester Adams places 1-2 (Katie Boyles 17: CR). Amazing 105 marks meet DyeStat Leader List cutoff. Complete Results and splits
OH State Meet - US#20 Cincinnati St. Xavier boys beat US#24 Cincinnati LaSalle for the "Battle of North Bend Road" as well as the state Division I championship, 66-99. LaSalle's Alan Bader 15:21 5k won the race, but the St. X pack (4-5-6-22-29) was too strong. US#17 Cincinnati Colerain girls won their 4th straight title. Lindsay Zinn 17:42 is fastest girl of the day. Complete Results
IL State Meet - York Elmhurst sweeps - first time ever in IL for same school to win both boys and girls titles. Complete Results
GA State Meet - Lakeside-Dekalb jr Joe Thorne 15:41 5k wins by 48 seconds, but can't keep Collins Hill from winning 5A team title, 107-109. South#8 Marist girls 38 win 4A. Complete Results
AR State Meet - sr Eric Gross 16:06 in mud and Mountain Home boys 39. jr Jamie Owensby 15:22 and Bentonville girls 62. Complete Results
CT State Open - US#11 Danbury wins boys all class title with 76 points; sr Brian McGovern 15:33 5k; Meghan Owen 15:04 4k (Chelsea Lenge 15:08); Fitch girls 82. Complete Results
VA Regionals - Alan Webb cruises a minute slower than last week but still wins Northern Virginia AAA regional by 10 seconds in 14:56. Runnerup Matt Maline leads Oakton to team title. Kelley Otstott 17:38 (verbally committed to Georgetown) leads Jefferson girls to 1-point win over Robinson. Story and results by Pearl Watts - In AA regionals, Bryce Ruiz 15:03 breaks a Seneca Lassiter record, and Bobby Lockhart gets course record 15:29 but isn't satisfied. VA Regional Roundup by VA HS Runnersworld
KY Regionals - Fastest of all are soph Bobby Curtis, St. Xavier 15:02 5k, and jr Elizabeth Campbell, North Hardin 18:45. Complete Combined Results
PA Julia Pudlin has been breaking course records all season and she did it again 11/2 at the Devon campus of Episcopal Academy in the Girls Inter-Academic League Championships She toured the hilly 3.1 mile course in 17:51, breaking her previous best time of 18:57, for her fourth straight league title, which she first won in 8th grade.
Ritz chooses Colorado - With "a huge weight off my shoulder" now he can really fly. steveu interviews Dathan Ritzenhein
College
Choices 2000
Lists now have 1,532 names as the late signing season ends and the class
reports to college. This update includes Erin Price GA -
the 6'2" athlete signed a volleyball scholarship at Alabama, but
will also high jump (5-9 PR).
First Class of 2001 choice is Kendra Wecker, of Marysville KS, the US#1 javelin thrower (169-5), who will go to Kansas State. The 5'11" Wecker will sign a basketball scholarship (she is the No. 1 rated player in Kansas) but will also compete in track. Full story on Rivals' goPowerCat.
Send college choices information to John Dye at dye@dyestat.com, giving name of athlete, home state, college choice, phone numbers, and relationship of sender to the athlete.
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