His PR had been 168. His goal was 200. Then out of nowhere, Ryan Bell blows past 220 in jav (includes video of the throw)
On Saturday at the Hempfield Black Knight Inv, Conestoga Valley senior Vince McNally ran a 9:05.1 3200. Photo: Leading Boyertown's Mark Dennin through a sub 4:30 1st 1600 - photo by Jim Dillner.
On Tuesday, April 8, Wilmington HS senior Ryan Bell launced the javelin a US#1 220-07 on his second of three attempts at a dual meet at Mercer. The weather was perfect, and it was on an all weather run-way. Bell's first throw was around 188' and his last attempt at or just over 200'. His previous best from his junior year was 168-9 at last year McDowell Invitational. He had upped that to 179' at an early season meet. Bell will next throw at the Union Invitational, and counts Baldwin and McDowell as stops on his way to what he hopes is his first state meet.
4/7 The Larry Simmons Invitational @ Penncrest HS
RESULTS POSTED
Karen Shump, Penncrest, upped her discus from Saturday's 147 to improve her PA#1 to 150; and she added a 46-11.50 in the shot put. The Glen Mills throwers, Kenneth Bell (54-1) and Isiah Gonzalez (52-06.50) went one-two. Strath Haven's Alix Williams scored a hurdles double, running the 100 in 15.87 and the 300 in 44.98. Penncrest's Anthony Batch roared through a single lap in 48.88.
Ryann Krais finishing 2nd in the 100 hurdles in a big PR
of 13.50 behind phenom Jackie Coward. Strath Haven's
Alix Williams was 4th in 14.49 - Photo by W. Caparas
4/11-12 Taco Bell Classic, Columbia, SC
ALL RESULTS POSTED
On day one of the Taco Bell Classic in SC, Methacton teammates Ryann Krais and Betsy Dempsey placed 3rd and 5th, respectively, in the high jump. Krais cleared 5-6, while Dempsey was over at 5-4. On Saturday, Krais came back with an amazing day in the hurdles, finishing 2nd in the 100 in a PR of 13.50. Krais was second to the top hurdler in the US, Jackie Coward, who ran 13.27. Krais's time is US#2. Jasmine Stowers was 3rd in 13.67. In the 400 where Krais can hit her stride, Coward had a great start and was the 1st over the first 2 hurdles. But Krais soon caught and passed her, winning to break her meet record with a 58.94. Alix Williams of Strath Haven was 3rd in 1:04.28. Williams took 4th in the 100 hurdles in 14.49. Father Judge sent a full contingent. Jerome Lowery captured 2nd in the 400 hurdles in 54.45. The team also took 3rd in the 4x400 in 3:25.76 and 6th in the 4x800 in 8:08.62.
Ryann Krais winning the 400 hurdles and breaking
her own meet record at Taco Bell.
Strath Haven's Alix Williams was 3rd
- Photo by W. Caparas
4/11-12 Union Area Invitational @ Union Area HS
4/12 20th Pan-Ram Invitational @ Central Dauphin HS
RESULTS POSTED
At the 20th Pan-Ram Invitational, Carly Seymour of Central Cambria set a meet record of 5:05.08 in the 1600. Justin Shirk, of host Central Dauphin, got on track with a 207-7 javelin. Juan Steward, Cumberland Valley, went 10.89 and 22.47 in the boys sprints, while Daniel Boone's Aubrie McAlpine went 12.32 and 25.80. Central Bucks West won the girls team title, Altoona, the boys'.
4/12 28th Purple & White Relays @ Shamokin Area HS
RESULTS POSTED
Pottsville took two relay wins, running a time of 44.1 to win the 4x100 and a time of 1:37.51 to win the 800 SMR. Selinsgrove won the girls 4x100 with a time of 51.5. Tamaqua won the boys SMR with a time of 3:45.44. Southern Columbia won the girls SMR with a time of 4:21.71.
4/12 2nd Lady Redskins Invitational @ Neshaminy HS
RESULTS POSTED
At the 2nd Lady Skins Inv at Neshaminy, Council Rock South senior Ije Iheoma ran a US#14 55.58 400. The Central Bucks East girls were showin' off a little speed. Shannon Daniels (12.96) and Abby Kreisher (13.12) went 1-2 in the 100; Cara Hughes (25.92) and Daisy Van Ness 26.51) went 2-3 behind Iheoma's winning 25.59 in the 200; and Ali Gillen was 2nd to Iheoma in the 400, running 57.31. CB East then teamed up for a PA#3 49.24 4x100. William Tennent's Alex Geiger captured both relays, running the 100 in 16.02 and the 300 in 47.06.
4/12 38th Annual TFCAofGP Relay Carnival @ Upper Dublin HS
RESULTS POSTED
Simon Gratz stole the show, winning 3 relays and finishing a close 2nd in a 4th relay at the Division 1 meet. Gratz won the 4x200 with a time of 1:30.74, the SMR with a time of 3:43.19, and the 4x100 with a time of 43.90. They then ran a 3:24.48 4x400 to finish 2nd to Abington, who ran a time of 3:23.41. LaSalle ran a solid time in the DMR, winning the race in 10:42.47. Upper Dublin posted a win in the 4x800 with a time of 8:01.03. North Penn won the 800 SMR with a time of 1:38.28. Coatesville took the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:03.06.
In the Division 2 meet Strath Haven won 3 relays, spanning the sprints and distance events. Strath Haven won the 4x200 with a time of 1:31.93, the 4x100 with a time of 44.18, and the DMR with a time of 10:45.54. Wissahickon won the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:05.55 and the 4x800 with a time of 8:13.9. Archbishop Carroll won the SMR with a time of 3:43.68, while CHA won the 800 SMR with a time of 1:36.36.
Individually, Derek Hynes, Central Bucks South, won the pole vault with a vault of 15-00 and Folarin Ijelu, Wissahickon, won the long jump with a leap of 21-04. Brett Miller won the D1 javelin with a throw of 175-09 while Kevin Doty won the D2 competition with a throw of 164-05. D.J. Thomas won the D1 shot put with a throw of 52-06 and Blake Davenport putted 51-04.25 to win the D2 competition.
4/12 44th Pacer Relays @ Pottstown HS
4/12 Arctic Blast Invitational @ Northern HS
RESULTS POSTED
Eight different athletes were responsible for 16 wins, each one taking two victories. The hardest path was taken by Jordan Jenkins, New Oxford, who set a stadium record in the mile with a winning time of 5:07.85, breaking the old record of 5:16, and then came back to win the 3200 in a time of 11:48.27. Krystal Baker, Bermudian Springs, set a meet record in the triple jump, winning with a leap of 35-01, and also won the high jump with a leap of 5-03. Also in the field, Erik Harris, New Oxford, won the long jump in 21-00.75 and the triple jump in 40-05. Amber Stephan, Gettysburg, completed a tough double, winning the 300 hurdles in 47.68 and the 400 in 1:01.38. Sean Patterson, New Oxford, won both hurdle events taking the 110's in 15.21 and the 300's in 40.21. Mark Anthony Brown, Hershey, won the 100 meter dash in 11.34 and the 200 meter dash in 23.02. South Western's Emily Smith completed the same double, winning the 100 in 12.84 and the 200 in 27.48. Teammate Jenny Claycombe threw the Discus 110-05, a meet record, and tossed the shot 35-02.50.
The only other stadium record, a tie in the pole vault, was set by Megan Breski, East Pennsboro, who leapt to a 10-09. Kyle Allwein, East Pennsboro, won the javelin with a throw of 159-07 and Jenny Claycombe, South Western, won the shot with a put of 35-02.50. South Western won the 4x100 with a time of 52.51. Northern won the girls 4x800 in 9:47.44 and Hershey won the boys 4x800 in 8:06.60.
4/12 Beachwood Invitational, Beachwood OH
RESULTS POSTED
Shaler's Izzy Moreno was 5th in the 100 at the Beachwood Invitational in Ohio.
4/12 Bristol Knights of Columbus Invitational @ Holy Ghost Prep
RESULTS POSTED
The sprints and middle-distance events shined at the Bristol Invite. Kevin Steinberg, Neshaminy, won the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 11.28 and 22.46. The meets only triple winner, Tim Malloy, Neshaminy, won the 110 hurdles in 15.14, the high jump in 6-4, and the triple jump in 44-02.25. In the 400 meter dash Anthony Batch sealed the win with a swift 48.52. Sean Mallon won the 800, dipping under 2 minutes with a time of 1:59.27. Eric Arnold, Holy Ghost Prep, set a blistering pace in the 1600, winning with a time of 4:22.97. John Clark, Penncrest, won the long jump with a leap of 21-04.50. Teammate Greg Allsion won the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:46.70. Peter Manetas, Pennsbury, won the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.47. David Cuevas, Bristol, won the discus with a throw of 147-11. Rick Verrall, Archbishop Ryan, won the javelin in 160-02.
In the relays Neshaminy won the 4x100 with a time of 43.52. Bensalem won the 4x400 with a time of 3:27.15. Council Rock North won the 4x800 with a time of 8:06.35.
4/12 Brookville Invitational @ Brookville Area HS
DuBois' Naugle stars at Brookville Invite in Courier-Express/Tri-County Sunday
RESULTS POSTED
Kane's D.J. Horton cleared 16-0 in the pole vault, tie for US#6. Punxutawny's Laybn Hollis won the 100 and 200 in 11.4 and 23.0. Baldwin's David Adley captured the distance double, going 4:25.1 in the 1600 and 9:57.2 in the 3200. Mercer's Weston Schaa leapt 20-11 in the long jump and 43-08.50 in the triple jump. Bethany Naugle, DuBois, won the 400 in 59.3 and the 800 in 2:28.1.
4/12 ELCO T&F Junior High Invitational @ Eastern Lebanon HS
4/12 Harbor Creek Track & Field Invitational @ Harbor Creek HS
RESULTS POSTED
Harbor Creek Inv Photo Gallery by Carl Strub
There were four double winners at the Harbor Creek Invitational. McDowell senior Dan Kwiatkowski, won the shot put with a big throw of 60-10.50, and also took the discus with his 143-03 toss. Oil City senior Nick Klena went 2:07.16 and 4:41.65 to take the 800 and 1600. Grove City sophomore Hanna Casalnova ran 1:01.03 in the 400 and 2:26.44 in the 800. And fellow soph Laura Nientemp of McDowell won the 100 in 12.98 and the 200 in 27.24. Her prelims times in both races were quicker, at 12.68 and 26.51. Harbor Creek junior Lauren Zarger ran 11:28.03 in the 3200. Cathedral Prep senior Akeem Satterfield ran a PA#3 10.77 100 in the prelims of the 100. He won the finals in 10.98, and also posted the fastest 200 of the day, a 22.31 in the prelims. He would take 3rd in the finals behind Johnny Dugun of McDowell.
McDowell's Dan Kwiatkowski (Below left: Photo by Carl Strub) threw 60'-10 1/2" in the shot put and and teammate Laura Kosiorek (Below right: Photo by Carl Strub) went 15.02 in the 100H.
4/12 Delco T&F Relay Carnival @ Upper Darby HS
RESULTS POSTED
Chester had a day to smile about, winning two relays and finishing a close 2nd in a third relay. Chester blazed to a 4x400 victory with a time of 3:52.5 to win by 8.2 seconds. The time sets a new Delaware County record in the 4x400. Chester's other win came in the 800 SMR where they won by 5.6 seconds in a time of 1:46.9. Chester also finished a close 2nd to Upper Darby in the 4x100 49.4 to 49.7. O'Hara won the 4x200 with a time of 1:45.1 and also beat a strong Radnor squad in the 4x800 9:37.6 to 9:41.4. Haverford won the SMR with a time of 4:24.3. Strath Haven won the DMR with a sub-13 time of 12:59.4. Upper Darby took the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:09.4.
Individually, Karen Shump, Penncrest, had a solid day in the throws. Karen won the discus with a throw of 144-00 and the shot with a put of 47-11. Colleen Rutecki, Springfield, won the long jump with a leap of 16-07. Chloe Smith, Prendergast, won the shot put with a throw of 38-02. Upper Darby's Brandi Slaughter won the triple jump with a leap of 35-03. Teammate Brooke McDonald won the pole vault with a jump of 11-00.
Don Seltzer Track & Field Relays @ Exeter HS
RESULTS POSTED
The North Penn girls won eight relays on the track and five in the field, finishing the 144 points. In the boys competition, host Exeter prevailed.
4/12 Fairview Kiwanis Invitational @ Fairview HS
RESULTS POSTED
At the Fairview Kiwanis Invitational the home team dominated the show. Both boys and girls won the team titles and most of the relays. The Fairview girls swept the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800 while the boys added wins in the 4x400 and 4x800. The lone elite performance was recorded by Fairview's Brittany Sargent, who leapt 16-08.00 to win the long jump.
4/12 Hempfield Black Knight invitational @ Hempfield (3) HS
RESULTS POSTED
McNally powers to win in a duel
16 meet records went down at the Black Knight Invitational. Ephrata's Jordan Yarbrough and Conestoga Valley's Vince McNally provided the fireworks amongst all the records. Jordan set the 100 meter record in the prelims, running a time of 10.5, however, he ended up second in the final with a time of 11.0 as Jordan Hallman won with a time of 10.8. Jordan also won the long jump with a meet record leap of 21-10.50. McNally made an early season statement of his fitness level, winning the 3200 meter run with a blistering time of 9:05.1. (McNally leads Dennin through the mile - photo by Jim Dillner) His coach Mike Craighead reports that McNally split 4:34.7 and 4:30. The time also set a stadium record. Brynn Lyons went sub-60 with her winning time to set a new 400 meet record of 59.6. Breana Caldwell and Katie Reams both set the high jump meet record at 5-04 with Breana winning on misses. Breana Caldwell also set the triple jump meet record with a leap of 36-10.25. Ty James set the boys triple jump record with a leap of 43-03.75. Angie Rothmiller won the 100 meter dash with a meet record time of 12.2. In the 110 hurdles Jamie Taylor tied the meet record with a time of 14.7. Natalie DiSebastian won the 800 meter run with a meet record time of 2:23.4. Meghan Ecker won the 1600 meter run with a meet record of 5:20. Ali Mannon won the 3200 meter run with a meet record of 11:31. Tynesha Faust set a meet record in the shot put with a winning throw of 36-08. Two relay records also went down, with Hempfield winning the 4x400 in a record 3:29.8. Warwick took down the 4x800 record with a winning time of 8:17.8.
4/12 Hornet Invitational @ Honesdale HS
RESULTS POSTED
4/12 Hurricane Track Classic @ Villa Maria Academy HS
RESULTS POSTED
Several double-winners highlighted this years edition of the Hurricane Track Classic. Beginning with the sprints, Shanae Bailey, Swenson, took the 100 and 200 with times of 12.27 and 24.97. (Below right in 100 finals - photo by Ryan Comstock) Teammate Anthonia Ballard took the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles with times of 15.23 and 44.01. Girls High jump specialist Joelle Neilson won the long and triple jumps. Her long jump was a PR of 17-00.00 and her triple jump was a leap of 37-11.25. Coatesville's Kaleena Gray won the shot put and the discus, both by large margins. Gray's winning put was 42-00.50 and she sent the disc out 133-00.50. Impressive performances were also recorded in the mid-distance events with Nicole Powell, Rustin, taking the 400 in 57.39 and Taylor Bumpas, Gwynned Mercy, winning the 800 in 2:17.67. Heather Giovagnoli, Spring Ford, won the mile with a quick 5:12.53. Unionville's Mattie Pancoast won the javelin with a throw of 119-02.00. In the relays Unionville distanced themselves from the pack to win the 4x800 with a time of 9:27.67. Spring Ford took the 4x400 with a time of 4:02.25 (holding off Gwynedd Mercy by just .6 - photo by Ryan Comstock). Swenson blazed around the track to post a winning 4x100 time of 48.59.
4/12 Mansfield University HS Invitational @ Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
RESULTS POSTED
At the Mansfield University HS Inv, Bradford's boys won the team title behind a strong 3:33.87 4x400. Ron Chesla, Towanda, ran 23.88 for 200.
4/12 Mercersburg Academy Invitational @ Mercersburg Academy
RESULTS POSTED
At the Mercersburg Academy Inv, the Finucane family dominated the 1600, with senior James going 4:34.8 and junior Lena in at 5:29.0 Frosh Deborah Adjibana ran 1:01.6 to take 4th in the 400.
Left: in final few meters as Unionville busted 9:28 in the 4x800 - Photo by Ryan Comstock
4/12 Morgan State High School Invitational @ Morgan State University
4/12 Mustang Invitational @ West Perry HS
PARTIAL RESULTS POSTED
A new force in the javelin was revealed at the Mustang Invitational at West Perry HS. Indian Valley sophomore Laura Loht launched the implement 140-01 to claim the top ranking in PA. Dover dominated the sprint relays. The boys swept the 4x100 and 4x400, going 44.61 and 3:27.91, respectively. The Dover girls ran 4;11.46 to take the 4x400. Indian Valley captured the girls' 4x100 in 52.19. West Perry won the boys' team title and Indian Valley took the girls'.
4/12 Penn Charter Relays @ William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia
CANCELLED
4/12 Susquehanna High School Classic @ Susquehanna University
RESULTS POSTED
At the Susquehanna HS Classic @ Susquehanna University, Montoursville's Keenan Michael continued his winning ways in the hurdles, going 14.38 for 110 and 39.14 for 300. Teammate Tesa McKibben won three events, the 300 hurdles in 46.34, the long jump at 17-9 and the triple jump at 37-9. State College sprinter Alex Kenney ran 10.97 and 22.39 in the sprints.
4/12 Trojan Track & Field Classic @ Center HS
RESULTS POSTED
At the Trojan T&F Classic at Center HS, Khiry Watts, Avonworth-Northgate, went 10.8 and 22.3 in the 100 and 200. Christa Rogers, Quaker Valley, ran 12.0 to win the 100 and 15.2 to take the 100 hurdles. Neshannock's Kacey Gibson ran the 3200 in 11:04.7.
4/12 York City Cup Invitational @ West York Area HS (MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH)
Preview:
The Pan-Ram Invitational at Central Dauphin celebrates its 20th. Central Cambria's Carly Seymour is making the trip for the 3200. Methacton's Ryann Krais visits the Taco Bell Classic in South Carolina to use the 400 hurdles race as a tune-up for the Penn Relays.
For the first time and only time this season, I will be spending a day NOT at a meet. I've been busy with a lot of interviews for what I hope will be several interesting stories. If I don't get started on those this weekend, the athlete's may graduate before I get it done, and another may be on her way to China to compete. We'll have some pix from two meets though, and I'll be at the Shippensburg Inv next weekend, followed by the Penn Relays, and then the West Central Coaches Meet.