Indoor Week 2: 12/10-12/13 Ben Furcht 31st

Dec 13, 2008

Lower Merion's Ben Furcht finished 31st at Foot Locker Nationals, running 16:07.

12/10	Hill School Indoor Invitational The Hill School Methacton girls won the 4x400 with a time of 4:19.17 and the 4x800 with a time of 10:12.15. Valley Forge Military Academy's Toddrick Darden won the 200 dash in 23.01 and the 400 dash in 51.27. Patrick DeSabato, Friend's Central, was pushed to a 9:00.08 3000 meter win by Nebiyo Osman, Mercersburg, 9:03.19.	Collegeville, PA RESULTS POSTED
12/12	Bloomsburg University HS Invitational #1 Bloomsburg University Meet cancelled, but the meets on 1/9 and 2/6 are still being held.	Bloomsburg, PA MEET CANCELLED. OTHER TWO WILL BE HELD
12/13	Dickinson College HS Invite #1 Dickinson College Chloe Schmidt, State College, ran a solid mid-distance double, winning the 800 by 10 seconds in 2:22.62 and the 1600 by 19 seconds in 5:21.07. Erin Guty, Trinity, edged Shanae Bailey in the 55 dash, 7.30-7.39. She also won the long jump with a leap of 16-07. Shanae Bailey did take her specialty, the 200 dash, with a time of 26.35. Alysha Cook, Harrisburg, won the 55 hurdle event with a time of 8.30. In the boys meet Sean Sutton, Good Counsel, won the 200 in 23.73. George Chambers, Archbishop Carroll, won the 400 in 51.98. Good Counsel won the 4x400 in 3:41.77 and Great Valley won the 4x800 in 8:33.04.	Carlisle, PA RESULTS POSTED
12/13	TFCAGP D1 Indoor Meet #2 Relays went fast for an early season meet with Central Bucks South winning the DMR with a time of 10:49.3. Upper Dublin took the 4x800 with a time of 8:09.67. Martin Solomon, Cheltenham, won the 55 hurdles in 8.07. Evan Emery won the 55 dash in 6.74. Dan Wallace, Council Rock North, won the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:09.75.	Haverford, PA RESULTS POSTED
12/13	TFCAGP D2 Indoor Meet #2 Julian Brown, Chestnut Hill, won the 55 dash in 6.92. Ibraheim Campbell, Chestnut Hill, won the 55 hurdles in 8.04. Toddrick Darden, Valley Forge, won the 400 with a time of 51.03. Lansdale Catholic's Kevin Day won the 800 in 2:01.49. Anthony Batch, Penncrest, was 2nd in 2:01.94. In the 3000 meter run Ivo Milic-Strkalj, Friends Central, won with a very fast time of 8:53.28. Nick Bonaventure, Penncrest, was 2nd in 9:03.54. Strath Haven won the DMR with a time of 10:55.60.	Haverford, PA RESULTS POSTED
12/13	Foot Locker Nationals	San Diego, CA MILESPLIT ONSITE Fran McLaughlin, Don Rich, Jason Byrne, and Margot Kelly RESULTS POSTED Video interview with Ben Furcht and Lower Merion teammate & NE FL 11th place finisher Neal Berman at Foot Lockers Vieo interview with former LaSalle College HS's (current Pennington School) senior Phil Wood at Foot Lockers (PHOTO TO LEFT BY DON RICH)
12/13	USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships	Mechanicsville, VA MILESPLIT ONSITE Brandon Miles RESULTS POSTED