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Highlighting the week... At the AAU Junior Olympic Games at the University of Tennessee on Day Eight, Yardley 12-year-old Sara Sargent was 2nd in the Sub-Youth 3000 in 10:14.45, which broke the existing national AAU record that had been set by Haverford Township's Sophia Meehan last year. Philadelphia's Chante Moore took 3rd in the Youth 400 finals in 55.54, and anchored Mt. Airy to a 2nd in the 4x100 in 48.13, and ran on the 2nd place 4x400, which went 3:54.94. Mt. Airy's Intermediate Girls were 2nd in the 4x400 final at 3:50.53. And the Mt. Airy 4x400 of Khaliff Featherstone, Bernard Goodwin, Elliott Rhodes and Austin Perron won the Young Men's 4x400 in 3:11.03. On Day Seven, the Mt. Airy Track Club set a national Young Men's AAU record with a 7:40.90 4x800 behind Khaliff Featherstone, Bernard Goodwin, Elliott Rhodes and Austin Perron. Also in the 4x800, the Mt. Airy girls won the Midget Girls in 10:20.39, while Cambria Youth Association ran 9:38.76 to win the Youth Girls. Rising Crestwood junior Mandissa Marshall was 5th in the Intermediate Girls pole vault, clearing 10-06. On Day Six, Hatboro-Horsham's Joe Berry set a PA all-time best in the pole vault, clearing 16-06, bettering the 2003 16-04.50 by Hickory's Andrew Rademacher. Derek Hynes was 4th with a 15-06. Sophia Meehan, Narberth, ran 4:51.11 for 3rd in the YG 1500. Chester's Shaniel Chambers ran 4:46.99 for 4th in the YW 1500. Methacton's Wesley Lavong won the IB shot put with a throw of 53-00.50. On Day Five. Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas won the IG 800 in 2:11.44. Methacton's Carlton Lavong was 2nd in the IB long jump, going 22-01.50. And Elliot Rhodes, Germantown Academy, ran 1:54.29 for 3rd in the YM 800. On Day Four, Methacton's Carlton Lavong took 3rd in the IB triple jump, going 46-10.50. Coatesville's Kaleena Gray took 5th in the YW discus with a throw of 125-01. Saudiah Lawrence leapt 36-07.00 for 5th in the IG triple jump. Shanae Bailey, Swenson, advanced to the finals of the IG 200. On Day Three, Germantown Academy's Elliott Rhodes advanced to the finals of the Young Men's 800 with a 1:55.64. Also advancing to their 800 finals were Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas in a 2:13.61 in the Intermediate Girls, and Chester's Shaniel Chambers in the Young Women going 2:15.21. In the 100, Swenson's Shanae Bailey advanced to the semis of the IG race with here 11.94. During the first two days of the Multis, Germantown Academy's Alex Holcombe captured 5th place in the Young Men's Decathlon with 6529 points. On Day Two (Wed 7/25) at the USATF Junior Olympics at Mt. SAC, California, the United Stars Track Club of Philadelphia set a junior olympic record for Young Women in the 4x800. With Syeeda Gee and Benita Taylor (both of Engineering & Science), along with Council Rock South's Ije Iheoma and Easton's Chanelle Price, the squad ran 8:50.72, breaking the 2001 record which also had been held by the United Stars. On Day Three, Harold Lamour of Juventus TC, took 2nd in the Intermediate Boys 3000 with his 9:02.49. In the prelims of the Young Women's 4x400, the United Stars posted the fastest qualifier of 3:40.35. On Day Four, Iheoma advanced to the finals of the YW 400, running 55.61, and Gee ran 4:58.80 to advance to the finals of the YW 1500. On Day Five, Jamar Jones, Juventus, was 4th in the YM 800 at 1:53.37. On the final day, Iheoma captured 4th in the 400 finals, running 54.56, and joined with Jacqueline Dim, Benita Taylor and Chanelle Price to help the United Stars take 2nd in the 4x400 in 3:40.20. Gee took 6th in the Young Women's 1500 in 4:49.92. And North Allegheny's Sean Gil cleared 15-03 to take 8th in the Young Men's pole vault. At the 7/20-22 Russell Blunt East Coast Inv. at Duke University, Methacton's Lavong brothers had an incredible meet, winning three events and taking 2nd between them in the Intermediate Boys group. On the first day, Carlton leapt 44-07.75 to capture the triple jump. On Day Two, he took 2nd in the long jump at 21-11. Older brother Wesley won two events, capturing the discus and the shot put with throws of 150-02.75 and 48-04.50, respectively. West Catholic's Jermaine Lowery had a strong meet as well, winning the Young Men's 400 hurdles and taking 4th in the 400. On Day Four at the Pan-American Games in Brazil, UCLA sophomore and West Catholic grad Nicole Leach captured the bronze medal in the 400 hurdles, running 54.97. USA teammate Sheena Johnson won the gold in 54.64. Leach had advanced to Wednesday's finals on Monday, winning her heat in the 2nd fast qualifying time of 55.77. Heptathlete Hyleas Fountain, a graduate of Central Dauphin East, was a DNF after two completed events.
7/20-22 Russell Blunt East Coast Invitational @ Duke University, Durham, NC
Methacton's Carlton Lavong had an incredible meet, winning three events and taking 2nd in another in the Intermediate Boys group. On the first day, he leapt 44-07.75 to capture the triple jump. On Day Two, he won the discus and the shot put, throwing 150-02.75 and 48-04.50, respectively. His 21-11 was 2nd in the long jump. West Catholic's Jermaine Lowery had a strong meet as well, winning the Young Men's 400 hurdles in 53.70. His brother Jerome was 2nd in 54.71. Jermaine then took 4th in the 400 in 48.75. Swenson's Shanae Bailey took 3rd in the Intermediate Girls 100 in 12.25. Teammate Anthonia "Mouse" Ballard was 2nd in the IG 100 hurdles in 14.99. Penn Charter's Khaaleedah was 3rd in the Intermediate Girls 400, going 58.99. Martin Luther King's Dashona Hightower ran 58.27 to take 3rd in the Young Women's 400. In the Intermediate Boys' 110 hurdles, Chester's Martin Solomon was 3rd in 15.48. Austin Perron, Engineering & Science, was 2nd in the Young Men's 400 in 48.67. Penn Wood's Mike Hurley and Robeson's Stephaun Muse were 4th and 5th, respectively, in the Young Men's 800 in 2:00.03 and 2:00.07.
7/22-29 USATF Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, BRA
On Day Four, UCLA sophomore and West Catholic grad Nicole Leach captured the bronze medal in the 400 hurdles, running 54.97. USA teammate Sheena Johnson won the gold in 54.64.
FINALS
1 678 JOHNSON Sheena USA 1 OCT 1982 4 0.217 54.64
2 481 WILSON Nickiesha JAM 28 JUL 1986 5 0.204 54.94 PB
3 681 LEACH Nicole USA 18 JUL 1987 6 0.333 54.97
4 478 STODDART Shevon JAM 21 NOV 1982 3 0.151 55.42 SB
On Day Two, UCLA sophomore and West Catholic grad Nicole Leach advanced to Sunday's finals of the 400 hurdles, winning her heat in the 2nd fast qualifying time of 55.77.
7/23 400H Prelims
Heat 1
1 681 LEACH Nicole USA 18 JUL 1987 4 0.391 55.77 Q
2 481 WILSON Nickiesha JAM 28 JUL 1986 5 0.385 56.44 Q
3 180 TEODORO Lucimar BRA 5 JAN 1981 3 0.308 56.99 Q
4 334 PERNIA Daimy CUB 27 DEC 1976 6 0.291 57.45 q
Heat 2
1 678 JOHNSON Sheena USA 1 OCT 1982 4 0.333 55.55 Q
2 478 STODDART Shevon JAM 21 NOV 1982 3 0.290 56.40 Q
3 77 BLACKETT Andrea BAR 24 JAN 1976 5 0.305 56.54 Q
4 603 BELLILLE Janeil TRI 18 JUN 1989 6 0.347 57.71 q
7/24-25 Heptathlon
Hyleas Fountain
669 FOUNTAIN Hyleas USA
100H 14.05 (-0.6) 971(7)
HJ 1.68 830(9) 1801(7) 5-06.25
SP DNS
7/24-29 Keystone State Games @ Cedar Cliff HS
7/24-29 USATF National Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Champs @ Mt. SAC, CA
On Day Two (Wed 7/25), the United Stars Track Club of Philadelphia set a junior olympic record for Young Women in the 4x800. With Syeeda Gee and Benita Taylor (both of Engineering & Science), along with Council Rock South's Ije Iheoma and Easton's Chanelle Price, the squad ran 8:50.72, breaking the 2001 record which also had been held by the United Stars. On Day Three, Harold Lamour of Juventus TC, took 2nd in the Intermediate Boys 3000 with his 9:02.49. In the prelims of the Young Women's 4x400, the United Stars posted the fastest qualifier of 3:40.35. On Day Four, Iheoma advanced to the finals of the YW 400, running 55.61, and Gee ran 4:58.80 to advance to the finals of the YW 1500. On Day Five, Jamar Jones, Juventus, was 4th in the YM 800 at 1:53.37. On the final day, Iheoma captured 4th in the 400 finals, running 54.56, and joined with Jacqueline Dim, Benita Taylor and Chanelle Price to help the United Stars take 2nd in the 4x400 in 3:40.20. Gee took 6th in the Young Women's 1500 in 4:49.92. And North Allegheny's Sean Gil cleared 15-03 to take 8th in the Young Men's pole vault.
JUNIOR OLYMPIC RECORD FOR UNITED STARS!
4x800 Meter Relay Young Women
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Nat'l Youth: N 8:53.93 2001 United Stars
JO Meet: J 8:53.93 7/28/2001 United Stars, Philadelphia,
Danielle Roberts, Tiffany Abney Jessica Davis, Eve
Team Finals
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1 02 08 United Stars 'A' 8:50.72J
1) Gee, Syeeda 2) Iheoma, Ije
3) Price, Chanelle 4) Taylor, Benita
OTHER PA HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEET
IG 200 Prelims23 Ducally, Brittany 02 08 United Stars 25.60 0.2
IG 1500 Prelims
15 Constant, Allinson 02 08 United Stars 5:02.06
IB 1500 Prelims
18 Lamour, Harold 02 08 Juventus 4:16.81
IB 3000m
2 Lamour, Harold 02 08 Juventus 9:02.49
IB Javelin
7 Brode, Michael 02 08 Mid-Atl Un 49.99m 164-00
9 Kennedy, Bobby 02 08 Mid-Atl Un 47.34m 155-04
YW 100 Prelims
11 Defusco, Caitlin 02 08 Tri County 12.05 0.8
YW 200 Prelims
16 Coon, Devan 02 08 Tri County 24.64 0.7
YW 400 Finals
4 Iheoma, Ije 02 08 United Stars 54.56
Prelims
6 Iheoma, Ije 02 08 United Stars 55.61q
13 Dim, Jacqueline 02 08 United Stars 56.63
21 Coon, Devan 02 08 Tri County 57.69
YW 800m Prelims
11 Taylor, Bonita 02 08 United Stars 2:17.61
YW 1500 Finals
6 Gee, Syeeda 02 08 United Stars 4:49.92
YW 1500 Prelims
8 Gee, Syeeda 02 08 United Stars 4:58.80Q
YW 3000
12 Arnold, Jenna 02 08 Juventus 11:27.26
YW 4x400 Finals
2 02 08 United Stars 'A' 3:40.20
1) Dim, Jacqueline 2) Taylor, Bonita
3) Price, Chanelle 4) Iheoma, Ije
YW 4x400 Prelims
1 02 08 United Stars 'A' 3:40.35Q
1) Dim, Jacqueline 2) Taylor, Bonita
3) Price, Chanelle 4) Iheoma, Ije
YW 4x800
Finals
1 02 08 United Stars 'A' 8:50.72 Junior Olympics Record
1) Gee, Syeeda 2) Iheoma, Ije
3) Price, Chanelle 4) Taylor, Bonita
YW Long Jump
19 Arnold, Christen 02 08 West Chest 5.22m +0.0 17-01.50
YM 800 Finals
4 Jones, Jamar 02 08 Juventus 1:53.37
YM 800 Prelims
8 Jones, Jamar 02 08 Juventus 1:53.35q
YM Long Jump
16 Moppert, Doug 02 08 West Chest 6.88m 1.4 22-07.00
YM Pole Vault
8 Gill, Sean 02 11 TR Unattac 4.65m 15-03.00
7/25-8/4 AAU Junior Olympic Games @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
On Day Eight, Yardley 12-year-old Sara Sargent was 2nd in the Sub-Youth 3000 in 10:14.45, which broke the existing national AAU record that had been set by Haverford Township's Sophia Meehan last year. Philadelphia's Chante Moore took 3rd in the Youth 400 finals in 55.54, and anchored Mt. Airy to a 2nd in the 4x100 in 48.13, and ran on the 2nd place 4x400, which went 3:54.94. Mt. Airy's Intermediate Girls were 2nd in the 4x400 final at 3:50.53. And the Mt. Airy 4x400 of Khaliff Featherstone, Bernard Goodwin, Elliott Rhodes and Austin Perron won the Young Men's 4x400 in 3:11.03. On Day Seven, the Mt. Airy Track Club set a national Young Men's AAU record with a 7:40.90 4x800 behind Khaliff Featherstone, Bernard Goodwin, Elliott Rhodes and Austin Perron. Also in the 4x800, the Mt. Airy girls won the Midget Girls in 10:20.39, while Cambria Youth Association ran 9:38.76 to win the Youth Girls. Rising Crestwood junior Mandissa Marshall was 5th in the Intermediate Girls pole vault, clearing 10-06. On day Six, Hatboro-Horsham's Joe Berry set a PA all-time best in the pole vault, clearing 16-06, bettering the 2003 16-04.50 by Hickory's Andrew Rademacher. Derek Hynes was 4th with a 15-06. Sophia Meehan, Narberth, ran 4:51.11 for 3rd in the YG 1500. Chester's Shaniel Chambers ran 4:46.99 for 4th in the YW 1500. Methacton's Wesley Lavong won the IB shot put with a throw of 53-00.50. On Day Five. Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas won the IG 800 in 2:11.44. Methacton's Carlton Lavong was 2nd in the IB long jump, going 22-01.50. And Elliot Rhodes, Germantown Academy, ran 1:54.29 for 3rd in the YM 800. On Day Four, Methacton's Carlton Lavong took 3rd in the IB triple jump, going 46-10.50. Coatesville's Kaleena Gray took 5th in the YW discus with a throw of 125-01. Saudiah Lawrence leapt 36-07.00 for 5th in the IG triple jump. Shanae Bailey, Swenson, advanced to the finals of the IG 200. On Day Three, Germantown Academy's Elliott Rhodes advanced to the finals of the Young Men's 800 with a 1:55.64. Also advancing to their 800 finals were Gwynedd Mercy's Taylor Bumpas in a 2:13.61 in the Intermediate Girls, and Chester's Shaniel Chambers in the Young Women going 2:15.21. In the 100, Swenson's Shanae Bailey advanced to the semis of the IG race with here 11.94. During the first two days of the Multis, Germantown Academy's Alex Holcombe captured 5th place in the Young Men's Decathlon with 6529 points.
IB Decathlon
23 Casey Cappello 11.52 5.25m 7.09m 1.60m 54.10 19.40 15.88m 2.13m 27.92m 5:11.28
Langhorne, PA w: 0.8 NWI 23-03.25 5-03 w: -1.5 52-01 6-11.75 91-07
91 4117 (748) (431) (313) (464) (635) 2591 (398) (196) (165) (270) (497)
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24 Daniel Rieman 13.03 5.00m 10.81m 1.60m 58.13 20.14 22.44m 2.28m 28.14m 5:03.30
Lansdale, PA w: 0.8 NWI 35-05.75 5-03 w: -0.5 73-07 7-05.75 92-04
92 3987 (463) (382) (534) (464) (479) 2322 (338) (318) (195) (273) (541)
YM Decathlon
5 Alex Holcombe 11.65 6.14m 14.37m 1.75m 53.20 15.70 46.15m 3.65m 41.86m 4:47.63
Souderton, PA w: 1.3 NWI 47-01.75 5-08.75 w: -0.8 151-05 11-11.75 137-04
89 6529 (721) (617) (751) (585) (673) 3347 (767) (791) (522) (469) (633)
DAY THREE
800m Rhodes, Elliot Germantown Academy 1:55.64 PRELIMS TO FINALS YM
100m Shanae Bailey Philadelphia, PA 11.94 PRELIMS TO SEMIS IG
800m Taylor Bumpas Blue Bell, PA 2:13.61 PRELIMS TO FINALS IG
800m Shaniel Chambers Chester, PA 2:15.21 PRELIMS TO FINALS YW
400H Michelle Robinson Chester, PA 1:06.17 PRELIMS
LJ Saqenda Dallas Philadelphia, PA 17-02.50 13th YW
DAY FOUR
100H Anthonia Ballard Philadelphia, PA 15.12
100H Brady, Nikko Wilmington Charter 14.60 advanced IG
200m Shanae Bailey Philadelphia, PA 24.77 advanced IG
D Kaleena Gray Coatesville, PA 125-01 5th YW
TJ Saudiah Lawrence Philadelphia, PA 36-07.00 5th IG
LJ Herman Kirkland Philadelphia, PA 22-10.50 8th YM
TJ Lavong, Carlton Methacton 46-10.50 3rd IB
DAY FIVE
100m Shanae Bailey Philadelphia, PA 12.06 SEMIS DID NOT ADVANCE
Performance already exists. ('35031', '3157', '25233', '800m') 800m Taylor Bumpas Blue Bell, PA 2:11.44 1st IG
LJ Brady, Nikko Wilmington Charter 18-06.50
TJ Saqenda Dallas Philadelphia, PA 37-08.50 8th YW
TJ Michelle Robinson Chester, PA 35-05.00
Russell Dinkins, Phil. 1:52.33 1st
LJ Lavong, Carlton Methacton 22-01.50 2nd IG
Performance already exists. ('34508', '2626', '25233', '800m') 800m Elliott Rhodes Philadelphia, PA 1:54.29 3rd YM
DAY SIX
ADDED S Lavong, Wesley Methacton 53-00.50 1st IG
PV Berry, Joe Hatboro Horsham 16-06.00 1st YM
PV Derek Hynes Warrington, PA J 15-06.00 4th YM jumpoff
1500m Sophia Meehan Narberth, PA 4:51.11 3rd YG
1500m Quanisha Grimes Philadelphia, PA 5:07.60
1500m Anya Curtis Philadelphia, PA 5:09.64
1500m Shatievah Lewis Philadelphia, PA 5:09.18
1500m Shaniel Chambers Chester, PA 4:46.99 4th YW
100H Nikko Brady Philadelphia, PA 14.38 4th IG
PV Lindsay Kopenhaver Hanover, PA J 11-00.00 YW jumpoff
DAY SEVEN
400m Goodwyn, Bernard Newark High School 47.35 Advanced to Finals
400m Austin Perron Philadelphia, PA 48.88
PV Mandissa Marshall Mountain Top, PA 10-06.00 5th IG
Midget G 1 Mt Airy TC 'A' 10:20.39
Youth G 1 Cambria Youth Association 'A' 9:38.76
Young Men NATIONAL: N 7:41.86 1999 North Miami Beach TC, Miami
Team Finals
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1 Mt Airy TC 'A' 7:40.90N
1) Khaliff Featherstone 88 2) Bernard Goodwin 89
3) Elliott Rhodes 89 4) Austin Perron 90
DAY EIGHT
3000m Sub-Youth Final
NATIONAL: N 10:42.77 8/5/2006 Sophia Meehan, Dashers TC
Name Year Team Finals
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1 Ajee Wilson 94 Neptune, NJ 10:13.41N
2 Sara Sargent 94 Yardley, PA 10:14.45N
400m Y Final
3 Chante Moore 93 Philadelphia, PA 55.54
3000m Y Final
4 Heather Selheimer 93 Lansdale, PA 10:54.85
4x100 Y Final
2 Mt Airy TC 'A' 48.13
1) Kerri Cave 93 2) Tia Cooper 93
3) Kareemah Mayer 93 4) Chante Moore 93
4x400 YG Final
2 Mt Airy TC 'A' 3:54.94
1) Shali Muhammad 94 2) Mia Hicks-West 93
3) Chante Moore 93 4) Tia Cooper 93
4x100 YB Final
5 Mt Airy TC 'A' 45.32
1) George Pendleton-Thomas 93 2) Jaelen Strong 94
3) Lamont Davis 93 4) Brandon Mercer 93
4x400 IG Final
2 Mt Airy TC 'A' 3:50.53
1) Shanae Bailey 92 2) Anthonia Ballard 91
3) Vanessa Mack 92 4) Khaaleedah Smith 91
400 YM Final
1 Bernard Goodwin 89 Philadelphia, PA 46.89
6 Russell Dinkins 89 Philadelphia, PA 48.96
4x400 YM Final
1 Mt Airy TC 'A' 3:11.03
1) Khaliff Featherstone 88 2) Bernard Goodwin 89
3) Elliott Rhodes 89 4) Austin Perron 90
8/04 Hershey's Track & Field North American Champs @ Milton Hershey School