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The weekend: 
  • DyeStat Elite update - hundreds more performances from Simplot and state meet action
  • VA Northern Region championships - Alan Webb et al
  • DyeStat TF/X - announcing a new way to get statistics from the DyeStat performance database
  • MA Massachusetts State Meet
  • CT Connecticut State Meet
  • OH Clinton Massie state indoor meet
The latest stuff . . .

Ritzenhein upset at
Winter XC Nationals


Photo by Erik Palmer, Trackwire
Tegenkamp beats Ritzenhein; Zeigle wins women's juniors
At Vancouver WA, U. Wisconsin freshman Matt Tegenkamp, who had never beaten Dathan Ritzenhein before, did it Sunday 2/18 in the USATF Cross Country Winter Nationals. Ritz was missing his famous kick and had no answer for Tegenkamp's last surge in a 2-man finish.

Details, pictures, and reports by Adam Hall and Oregon Preps are on Winter XC Nationals page
Quotes and strategy from all the top men.

Oakton VA sr Matthew Maline was a surprise 6th to also make the US team for the World Cross Country championships in Ireland next month.

Bingham UT jr Laura Zeigle won the women's junior 6k race in 21:18.40, 12 seconds better than Stanford freshman Victoria Chang. Three high school girls were in the top 6 to qualify for the US team.

Jr Men's 8k
1. Matt Tegenkamp, fr U. Wisconsin 24:09.0
2. Dathan Ritzenhein, sr Rockford MI 24:11.1
3. Ian Dobson (Fr., Stanford) 24:29.0
4. Josh Spiker (Fr., Wisconsin) 24:43.6
5. Fernando Cabada (Fr., Arkansas) 24:47.2
6. Matthew Maline (Sr., Oakton, Va. HS) 25:03.1
Jr Women 6k
1. Laura Zeigle 21:18.40
2. Victoria Chang 21:30.30
3. Alicia Craig 21:46.60
4. Alisha Williams 21:54.60
5. Emily Blakeslee 21:55.50
6. Michelle de la Vina 22:23.50
7. Felicia Guliford 22:41.60
8. Shawn Kelley 22:43.80
9. Lisa Cappello 22:44.0
10. Nora Colligan 22:56.50

Maryland State Meet
 Seeds - Complete Results
Photos of Shane Stroup and Randy Buzzell, 4-gold performers.
NEW: 121 Dyestat Elite Performances

New York City Champs
 CHSAA
Mt. St. Michael boys, Holy Trinity girls win.; Shana Cox 38.93 US#2 and US Catholic record
49 DyeStat Elite performances
PSAL
5 New York State records.
Armorytrack.Com calls it "maybe one of the best HS League Meets ever!"
Campus Magnet sets 800 relay record of 1:28.62, South Shore topples 1,600m relay standard with 3:18.22 trip, Washington Irving's Tiandra Ponteen claims 300m mark at :38.41, Boys and Girls knocks down 1,600m relay record with 3:48.23 clocking and Stacey Ann Livingston continues amazing season with 600m state record of 1:30.65!
58 DyeStat Elite Performances

Kentucky Invitational
Matt Campbell 15-9.5
Tyson Gay 6.86 60m US#1 and 21.76
Joe Thorne 4:19.89 Mile
Charlie Koeppen 9:23.07 2Mile
Kelly Bowman 5-8 (T. Colvin 5-8)
Nicole Kindrick 43-0 SP
Lindsay Bond 8.76 60H
Tissilli Rogers 7.50 60m US#2
Stephanie Smith 24.21 US#1 & 56.03
Complete Results with 94 DyeStat Elite Performances Ranked

Massachusetts Class Champs
 Complete Results and 104 DyeStat Elite Performances
MIAA State Meet Seeds
Natasha Roetter 4:59.88 Mile

Connecticut Class Champs
Complete Results and 40 DyeStat Elite performances
State Meet Seeds

Pennsylvania weekend
PA Track Classic results
William Penn girls - 3:54.83 & 1:43.58.
Latir Foster 6.94 60m US#3
Ernie Terrell 48.38 US # 3
Terrance Day 22.17 US #6
70 DyeStat Elite performances

AR ATCA Track Classic
49 schools at Fayetteville
Results
Hot Springs wins 7 events
Antwon Hicks double: 7-1 & 7.59 55H.
Brandon Hodges 1:53.43 US#2.
Tyler 15-6
Brandy Pyler and Rahat both 11-0
NEW: 21 DyeStat Elite performances

VA Northern Region
Meet is at George Mason Sat 2/24
Heats and Seeds

VA Eastern Region
Results - 62 DyeStat elite performances
Ara Towns 7.05 US#3
Zanishia Usher 18-7 (5 girls over 18')
Lindsay Neuberger 45-5.5
Chris Clifton 22-9
Alonzo Moore 48-11.5
Quentin Matthews 6-10
Gemayel Hazard 7.43
Johnny Creecy 1:07.11

VA Northwest Region
 Results and 23 DyeStat Elite Performances ranked - 
Keosha Sanders 7.14 and 8.16
Roger Brown 6.50
B. J. Hancock 7.36

Louisiana State Meet
 Complete Results and 59 DyeStat Elite Performances
Shamekia Louis 7.15
Ahmad Jasmine 6.37 (Jerald Watson 6.38, Skyler Green 6.41)
Ashton Collins 48.15

Delaware State Meet
Complete Results and 18 DyeStat Elite Performances
Boys:
William Penn 64
Akeem Pierce 6.55
Dover HS 1:31.51
Carlton Rose 55-2.25 SP
Girls:
Glasgow 64 (Brandywine 63)
Kamilah Salaam 8.48 55H & 24.96 US#6 (Bailey 25.11)
Danielle Bailey 7.01 US#2, 56.51
Colleen Taylor 5:04.06 1600m

Rhode Island State Meet
Complete Results and 17 DyeStat Elite Performances ranked

Maine State Meet
 Complete Results 21 DyeStat Elite Performances
S. Portland boys, Waterville girls win class A

DC Indoor Championship
Ballou boys, Woodson girls win.
Details soon.

Short Takes

Bobby Lockhart, Winchester VA jr, weaved through lapped runners to run a 9:10.6 3200 Wednesday 2/21 in a Virginia AA regional at Fork Union VA. Lockhart's 1600 splits were 4:32 and 4:38 and he clicked off 70 second splits for the last three 400 meters. Among the lapped victims were Josiah Cadle and Daniel Kane.
David Bazzoni IN became the 2nd 16' pole vaulter of the season at U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 2/17. He went through 15-0, 15-6, and 16-0 without a miss.
Sheena Gordon PA took US#1 spot in DyeStat Elite HJ rankings with a 5-11 leap in a four gold performance at Slippery Rock 2/16. She added marks of 39-6 US#2, 18-11, and 8.29 55H.
Nic Willis of New Zealand, who will come to New York for the NSIC, set a new NZ under 18 record for 800 meters of 1:48.98. Willis beat former record holder Jason Stewart, a World Junior finalist last year, with a devastating kick.

National Scholastic Indoor
March 9-11
New York Armory
Top Entries

DyeStat
Featured T&F
Meets in 2001
Meets that will be covered by DyeStat in depth, usually on-site (*). Advance web pages - entry information - maps - schedule - seeds - results - photos.
12/27-28 Seton Hall NJ
1/6 Hispanic Games NY *
1/20 New Balance NY *
1/26-27 Microtel VaTech
2/2 MillroseGames NY *
2/3 Colgate Games NY
2/15-17 SimplotGames ID *
2/19 Maryland State Meet *
3/9-11 NSIC - NY *
3/10-11 NIC - MD *
4/7 Mobile Champs AL *
4/14 Arcadia Inv CA *
4/21 Peninsula Relays VA *
4/26-28 Penn Relays PA *
5/4-5 Don Mitchell Roosevelt Memorial OH
5/5 TC Williams Inv VA
5/11-12 Florida State Meet *
5/11-12 Loucks Games NY
5/11-12 Texas StateMeet
5/26 xctrack.com classic NC
6/1-2 Calif. StateMeet *
6/9 Golden West Inv CA *
6/15-16 FLOutdoor NC *
6/16-17 Jr Nationals VA
9/8 GreatAm San Francisco*
9/21-22 GreatAm Charlotte*
9/29 GreatAm New York*

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Simplot Games
 Holt Arena, Idaho State U.
- a fast, banked board track on top of the indoor football field, with seating for 27,000

Demus, Joyce, Walker, United Stars,
Arrhenius shine brightest in Pocatello

Lashinda Demus 53.38 for new US indoor 400 meter record, but United Stars of Philadelphia gang up on Demus in 4x200 and 4x400 relays anchored by Tiffany Abney; Alexis Joyce gets 60-200 double; Beau Walker wins star-studded 60H, Seth Pilkington gets MR in 1600, Nik Arrhenius doubles in throws, including US#1 71-8 WT.

 

DyeStat Elite
national rankings 2/15
14 new US leaders
2,265 performances ranked
Feb 15 DyeStat Elite

This is the 10th list of the 2001 indoor season. Total performances in the database this week rose to 3.327, with 2,265 listed (only the best mark for an athlete is ranked) from 325 meets.

New national leaders this week:

Boys 300: Kedar Inico NY 33.71
Boys 3000: Robert Smitson IN 8:37.76
Boys 60H: Tony Francis TX 7.93 (Bennie Brazell TX 7.94)
Boys LJ: Cleavon Dillion KS 24-5.5 (Trinidad)
Boys 4x200: Plainfield NJ 1:28.8
Boys 4x800: Bishop Loughlin NY 7:55.13
Boys DMR: Parsippany Hills NJ 10:25.4
Girls 200: Lashinda Demus CA 24.43
Girls 800: Tawana Watkins NJ 2:09.6 (Erin Donohue NJ 2:10)
Girls 1000: Stacey Livingston NY 2:50.88
Girls 60H: Ashlee Williams TX 8.41
Girls LJ: Cassandra Richards PA 19-6
Girls 4x200: A.P. Randolph NY 1:38.39
Girls DMR: Bellport NY 11:58.4

National indoor championship entries

The Metropolitan Athletics Congress of New York has released names of top entrants for the 18th New Balance National Scholastic Indoor Championships to be held at the New York Armory March 9-11.

Added 2/12 - Bailey, Roetter, Fisher, Zeigles, and Bishop Loughlin

Danielle Bailey DE - 60, 200, 400
Natasha Roetter MA - 2 mile
Aaron Fisher IN - mile
Laura & Jackie Zeigle UT - mile, 2 mile
Bishop Loughlin HS NY - relays - with Corey Thomas 800

Added 2/7 - 2000 national champion J. W. North Riverside CA girls team, with Tracee Thomas, Shaunte Howard

J. W. North girls, Riverside CA - 4x200, 4x400
Tracee Thomas CA - LJ
Shaunte Howard CA - HJ

Added 2/5 - Brendan Christian, Bryan Sears will battle in the sprints

Brendan Christian TX - 60, 200
Bryan Sears GA - 60, 200
Michael Grant GA - 60, 200
Talonda Ingram FL -60m
Melissa Donais MA -mile
Chelsea Lenge CT -mile and 2 mile
Robyn Stevens CA - race walk
Colleen Schmidt - race walk
Patrick McGuire OK - mile
Elsik (Alief, Texas) sprint relays
Paula Ogunbanjo TX - TJ.
Candace Baucham TX - TJ
Ozzie Pina CA -2 mile

Original announcement:
Many leading national stars, plus entries from Great Britain, New Zealand, and Canada

Sanya Richards FL (60m, 200m)
Zenobia Reed TX (60m, 200m)
Kyle Farmer MD (200m)
Heather Hennessy CA (800m)
Long Beach Wilson CA (girls)
Long Beach Poly CA (boys and girls)
Jenny Aldridge CA (mile)
Lynn Dixon CA (mile)
Nathaniel Banks (400m)
Janice Davis MS (200m, 400m)
Samantha Shepard MA (PV)
Molly Lederman MA (PV)
Karen Freberg CA (SP)
Ashton and Aaron Collins LA (200m, 400m)
Megan and Shannon Radermacher TX (800m)
Aaron Fisher IN (mile)
Lee McCash (Great Britain, 2mile)
Malcolm Hassan (Great Britain,800m, mile)
Nicholas Willis (New Zealand, 800m, mile)
Skyler Green LA (60m)
Joshua Walker GA (60mH)
Latoya LeGree GA (TJ)
Stephenson GA (boys and girls)
Ahmad Jasmine LA (60m, 400m)
Katherine Johnston RI (WT)
Shamekia Lewis (60m, LJ, TJ)
Chris Morgan CA (60m,60mH)
Julia Pudlin PA (2 mile)
Erik Sproll (Canada, 800m)
Lauryn Williams MI (60m, 200m)

The Nike Indoor Classic has not released a list of entries.

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VA Northwest Region
ME Maine State Meet
LA Louisiana State Meet
AR ATCA Track Classic
RI Rhode Island State Meet
DE Delaware State Meet
PA PTFCA Carnival
NY CHSAA Championships
NY PSAL Championships
MA MIAA State Meet seeds
MA Class Championships
CT CIAC State Meet seeds
CT Class Championships
VA Eastern Region results
VA Northern Region heats and seeds
Maryland State Meet results
Maryland State Meet seeds
KY Invitational - Lexington KY
VA Rankings by Eddie Williams 2/10
XC Winter Nationals
Mobile Meet of Champions information - Mobile AL Apr 6-7
Simplot Games results page
Race Walk Rankings 2/12
Race Walk Rankings by Michael Roth
Gourley's List 2/11


Prior Weeks' Ticker Tapes
 Last Week's Headlines

College Choices 2001 - list grows to 217 with update as of 1/12.

See DyeStat's College Choices 2001 list - To add a name, send email to dye@dyestat.com giving the state of the athlete, boy or girl, the school they will attend, and your basis for the information.

Last Week's Headlines

Torrid 800 in Varsity Classic
In a very torrid girls 800 meters at the Ridgewood Varsity Classic Monday night 2/12 at the New York Armory, Tawana Watkins 2:09.6 edged Erin Donohue 2:10.0 in Watkins' first try at the distance. New Jersey's top two runners (Watkins usually at shorter distances and Donohue at longer) rang up the fastest 2 times in the nation this season. Great anchors by Brian Boyett 4:14.9 and Theresa Fath 4:53.4 led Parsippany Hills NJ boys 10:25.4 and Bellport NY girls 11:58.4 to new US#1 distance medley relay marks. .
Varsity Classic Details - 93 DyeStat Elite performances - Ed Grant's account of the girls 800

New US#1 60H
times in Texas
Texas preps without an indoor season used the U. of Houston all comers meet Saturday 2/10 to get some high ranking marks, especially the 60 meter hurdles -- Ashlee Williams sped to second in the Open division in 8.41 to become US#1 in the DyeStat Elite rankings, and Tony Francis lowered his US#1 in the HS boys 60H to 7.93, with Bennie Brazell only 0.01 behind for US#2. In girls LJ, Ychlindria Spears claimed US#2 with a leap of 19-4.25.

Short Takes

Winchester-Thurston Pittsburgh sr Cassandra Richards unleashed the nation's best long jump of the season at Slippery Rock PA Friday 2/2 -- 19-6. At the same meet, PA's girl pole vaulters invaded the DyeStat Elite rankings: Emily Tharpe 12-6 US#3, Jocelyn Lindsay 11-6, and Kim Styuvesent 11-0. The PA Weekend by Don Rich

MD 4A-3A West Region - Woodlawn boys, Gaithersburg girls - complete results

Danielle Bailey has
big triple in Delaware
Danielle Bailey improved her US#2 55m time to 7.02 as part of a big triple (25.64 and 58.12); Bailey pulled along soph Kamilah Salaam to a fine 7.33 clocking, and Salaam also made DyeStat Elite with a 8.70 win in the 55H; Ivan Schmidt 6-10 US#3t; Omar Rogers 59-6 shot.
Complete Results.

New York stars
rock the NY Armory
in Evian Mayor's Trophy
4 US#1 and 66 DyeStat Elite Performances
Kedar Inico lowers his US#1 300 to 33.71, #5 all time US indoor; Stacey Livingston 2:50.88 is US#1 in 1000 meters by 6 seconds; A.P. Randolph girls take US#1 in 4x200 with 1:38.39 (Washington Irving 1:40.27 US#3); Bishop Loughlin boys lower their US#1 in 4x800 to 7:55.13; Campus Magnet boys 1:29.10, just 0.07 off their US#1; Natasha Hastings 1:33.78, Shermika Bennett 1:34.79 take US#2 and US#3 spots in 600 meters; Meisue Francis 39.71 US#6 (Natasha O 'Connor 39.91 US#7); Science Skills boys 3:23.22 US#8; meet records fall in bunches.
7th Evian Mayor's Trophy results

AR Coaches Inv
Antwon Hicks is a 6-10 high jumper, and he did it on a 5-step approach at Fayetteville. The meet also boasted two 11- foot girl pole vaulters. Results

Virginia Districts
Peninsula District
30 DyeStat Elite performances
Bethel boys and girls sweep team titles
boys and girls sweep team titles
Ara Towns 7.09 & 18-3.25
Jessica Cassell 1:18.78
Terrance Arnold 1:06.90
Bethel Girls double 1:47.51 and 4:04.64
Alonzo Moore double in 22-5.25 and 48-0.75
Patriot District
22 DyeStat Elite performances
Frank Francois doubles in 35.70 and 1:05.16 MR; Garrett Brickner triples in jumps; Alexandra VanHeuven doubles in 8.59 and 37-9.25
Concorde District - Oakton sweeps team titles, Teddy Presley triples in jumps, David Sullivan 15-1, Alan Webb triples in 100 minutes (4:18.50 MR, 1:08.08, and 2:31.86 MR), Matt Maline 9:16.04, Bonnie Meekins doubles in horizontal jumps and 2nd to Krystle Moss in HJ, Kelly Otstott doubles, Keira Carlstrom 11:26.34
National District - Edison boys 140, Yorktown girls 134
Liberty District - Leslie Schultz and Stephanie Glynn 1:18.87 MR.

PA weekend 2/10
The regular season meets are over in PA, and the competition is getting serious. In meets Feb. 8, 9, and 10, athletes in the sprint, relay and field events stepped out, including a new US#5 from Norristown's Ernie Terrell (6.8). But a distance star also got national attention, as Baldwin's Dan Mazzacco cracked the top five US lists in the 3000 with a 8:48.2. See details in DyeStatPA by Don Rich.

New Hampshire State Meet
Londonderry boys, Nashua girls; Rachel Umberger and Liz Gesel double; Laura Gerraughty returns to 53 feet range (Laura's series: 52' 8.0" - 52' 5.5" - 53' 0.0" - 51' 6.5" - 52'10.0" - Foul) - Complete results and 10 DyeStat Elite performances

VA Patriot District
Frank Francois doubles in 35.70 and 1:05.16 MR; Garrett Brickner triples in jumps; Alexandra VanHeuven doubles in 8.59 and 37-9.25 - 22 DyeStat Elite performances.

Short Takes
The girls 300 at the PSAL Manhattan borough championships 2/4 at the NY Armory was super hot. Washington Irving soph Tiondra Ponteen won in 38.89, followed by the three Natashas of A.P. Randolph: Hastings 39.13, O'Connor 40.33 and Emmanual 41.12 -- all DyeStat Elite qualifying times, with Ponteen now US#1. Hastings, meanwhile, broke Ponteen's US freshman girls indoor record for the event. The Randolph girls won the 4x400 relay by 20 seconds in 3:52.44. . . . MA sr Said Ahmed followed up his 3rd in the Millrose Games mile with a 2:27.70 1000 in the Boston City League championship, winning by 30 seconds and taking US#2 in the event behind Alan Webb's 2:24.13 at Virginia Tech. It is the second fastest 1000 ever run in Massachusetts.

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