Northern California High School Preview 2009 Women's 200 Meters

Womens 200 Meters
23.46 0.0 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, NCS)
23.64 1.4 Angela Gradiska (Pinewood, Los Altos, CCS)
24.10 0.0 *Strangenae Campbell (Pinole Valley, Pinole, NCS)
24.37 1.0 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
24.50 1.4 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento, SJS)
24.64 1.0 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento, SJS)
24.91 -1.2 *Jazmin Harper (Oakmont, Roseville, SJS)
24.93 1.0 **Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
25.04 1.9 *Cierra Jordan (St. Mary's, Stockton, SJS)
25.13 0.9 **Iesha Hardiman (Wilcox, Santa Clara, CCS)
Wind Aided
23.76 2.1 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, NCS)
24.02 4.2 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
24.21 4.2 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento, SJS)
24.29 4.2 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento, SJS)
24.46 NWI Angela Gradiska (Pinewood, Los Altos, CCS)
24.71 NWI Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose, CCS)
24.73 4.2 *Cierra Jordan (St. Mary's, Stockton, SJS)
24.83 2.7 Katherine Jarvis (Lowell, San Francisco, SFS)
25.02 2.2 **Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
25.04 4.2 *Emily Cooper (Vista del Lago, Folsom, SJS)

State Finals
1 Ashton Purvis 11 St. Elzbt/nc 23.46 +0.0 10
2 Angela Gradiska 11 Pinewood/ cc 23.85 +0.0 8
5 Strangenae Campbell 10 Pinole V/Nc 24.10 +0.0 2
8 Cekarri Nixon 10 St Frncs/sj 24.85 +0.0

State Preliminaries
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: 1.2
1 Purvis, Ashton 11 St. Elzbt/nc 23.51Q
2 Campbell, Strangenae 10 Pinole V/Nc 24.24q
5 Adams, Brittany 11 Inderkum 24.72
Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: 1.9
7 Irish, Lauren 11 Half Moon/cc 25.92
8 Bartlett, Dalanne 10 Enterpris/no 26.48
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: 1.4
1 Gradiska, Angela 11 Pinewood/ cc 23.64Q
3 Nixon, Cekarri 10 St Frncs/sj 24.50q
4 Knox, Kashae 11 Pleasant Grove 25.24
5 Jarvis, Katherine 11 Lowell/sf 25.29

Preliminaries
1 Purvis, Ashton 11 St. Elzbt/nc 23.51Q 1.2
2 Gradiska, Angela 11 Pinewood/ cc 23.64Q 1.4
5 Campbell, Strangenae 10 Pinole V/Nc 24.24q 1.2
8 Nixon, Cekarri 10 St Frncs/sj 24.50q 1.4
13 Adams, Brittany 11 Inderkum 24.72 1.2
15 Knox, Kashae 11 Pleasant Grove 25.24 1.4
16 Jarvis, Katherine 11 Lowell/sf 25.29 1.4
23 Irish, Lauren 11 Half Moon/cc 25.92 1.9
24 Bartlett, Dalanne 10 Enterpris/no 26.48 1.9

Northern California High School Preview Women's 100 meters

Womens 100 Meters
11.48 1.0 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, NCS)
11.67 1.0 Angela Gradiska (Pinewood, Los Altos, CCS)
11.74 1.8 *Strangenae Campbell (Pinole Valley, Pinole, NCS)
11.82 0.7 **Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
11.95 1.4 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose, CCS)
12.03 1.1 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento, SJS)
12.07 1.1 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento, SJS)
12.20 1.1 **Esther Higgwe (Monterey Trail, Elk Grove, SJS)
12.24 -0.5 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
12.27 1.1 Natallia Johnson (Cordova, Rancho Cordova, SJS)
Wind-aided:
11.48 4.3 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, NCS)
11.82 2.4 *Strangenae Campbell (Pinole Valley, Pinole, NCS)
11.85 3.0 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose, CCS)
11.90 2.2 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
11.92 4.0 Angela Gradiska (Pinewood, Los Altos, CCS)
12.03 2.2 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento, SJS)
12.04 2.2 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento, SJS)
12.18 2.9 Lauren Rose (Hercules, NCS)
12.25 3.0 Mariah Rogers (Prospect, Saratoga, CCS)
12.27 NWI *Joy Gee (Deer Valley, Antioch, NCS)

State Final
4 Angela Gradiska 11 Pinewood/ cc 11.74 0.7 4
6 Strangenae Campbell 10 Pinole V/Nc 11.81 0.7 1 11.809
8 Trinity Wilson 9 St Mary's/nc 11.82 0.7 11.818

State
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: 1.0
1 Gradiska, Angela 11 Pinewood/ cc 11.67Q
3 Wilson, Trinity 9 St Mary's/nc 11.88q
Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: 2.0
7 Finley, Gabrielle 09 Pleasnt V/No 12.95
-- Purvis, Ashton 11 St. Elzbt/nc FS
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: 1.5
3 Campbell, Strangenae 10 Pinole V/Nc 11.83q 11.829
6 Adams, Brittany 11 Inderkum 12.21
7 Knox, Kashae 11 Pleasant Grove 12.27
Preliminaries
2 Gradiska, Angela 11 Pinewood/ cc 11.67Q 1.0
7 Campbell, Strangenae 10 Pinole V/Nc 11.83q 1.5 11.829
8 Wilson, Trinity 9 St Mary's/nc 11.88q 1.0
17 Adams, Brittany 11 Inderkum 12.21 1.5
18 Knox, Kashae 11 Pleasant Grove 12.27 1.5
24 Finley, Gabrielle 09 Pleasnt V/No 12.95 2.0
-- Purvis, Ashton 11 St. Elzbt/nc FS 2.0

Hasay’s prep swan song one for the ages

Northern California High School Preview 2009 Mens Shot Put and Discus

Mens Shot Put
57' 6.50" Jeremy Hines (Jesuit, Carmichael, SJS)
54' 3" Albert Millan (Livingston, SJS)
53' 6.25" Austin Harlicker (Nevada Union, Grass Valley, SJS)
53' 6" Tucker Weathers (Bret Harte, Altaville, SJS)
53' 4.50" Anthony Pohahau (Wilcox, Santa Clara, CCS)
53' 4.50" Amari Harris (De Anza, Richmond, NCS)
53'l0.50" *Stephen Boals (Jesuit, Carmichael, SJS)
52' 7.50" *Richie Casas (North Monterey County, Castroville, CCS)
52' 4" Josh Hines (Jesuit, Carmichael, SJS)
50' 9.50" Willie Ward (Pittsburg, NCS)

State Preliminaries
11 Harlicker, Austin 11 Nevada Union 52-08.25
12 Millan, Albert 11 Livingstn/sj 52-07.25
15 Harris, Amari 11 De Anza/nc 51-05.25
21 Hines, Jeremy 11 Jesuit/sj 48-02.50
23 Pohahau, Anthony 11 Wilcox/cc 47-08.25

SJS
1 Hines, Jeremy 11 Jesuit 55-11.25
2 Harlicker, Austin 11 Nevada Union 53-06.25
3 Millan, Albert 11 Livingston 53-02.00
8 Hines, Josh 11 Jesuit 49-06.50
9 Volk, Kyle 11 Jesuit 49-06.00
10 Boals, Stephen 10 Jesuit 49-02.50
19 Fanaika, Sione 11 Florin J47-04.00
22 Armstrong, Justin 10 Oakdale 45-03.25
24 Driver, Ethan 11 Pioneer 42-06.00

NCS
4 Harris, Amari 11 De Anza /nc NC 49-11.50
5 Burke, Stephen 11 Monte Vista /nc NC 49-02.00
9 Perrella, Sam 10 Redwood /nc NC 48-02.00
11 Pole, Toni 11 Logan James /nc NC 46-10.00
13 Baker, Travis 10 Santa Rosa /nc NC 46-03.50
13 Ward, Willie 11 Pittsburg /nc NC 46-03.50
15 Johnson, Victor 11 Logan James /nc NC 45-08.00
17 Eckel, Jacob 11 Castro Valley /nc NC 44-10.00
18 Coniglio, Zach 11 Alhambra /nc NC 44-07.00

CCS
1 Anthony Pohahau 11 Wilcox 52-11.00
7 Tevita Lataimua 11 Mills 48-01.00

NS
2 Dallas Wilson 49-03.75 11 CVNO
5 Zach Miller 47-05.50 11 WEVA
6 George Romero 47-04.00 10 LAPL
7 Doug Harlow 45-09.00 11 ENTE
Jeff Williamson FOUL 10 UNPR

SFS
Meet Record: * 60-09.25 1957 Mike Lewis, Lincoln
2 Graber, Calvin 11 Abraham Lincoln 41-04.00

Discus
168' 5" Zach Coniglio (Alhambra, Martinez, NCS)
168' 0" Frankie Martinez (San Benito, Hollister, CCS)
165' 6" *James Kinloch (Granite Bay, SJS)
165' 1" Scott Esparza (Amador Valley, Pleasanton, NCS)
162' 5" Cj. Nwuzi (Silver Creek, San Jose, CCS)
161' 9" Eddie Planteric (Del Campo, Fair Oaks, SJS)
161' 6" *Travis Baker (Santa Rosa, NCS)
160' 6" Dan Winter (Willow Glen, San Jose, CCS)
159' 7" Sione Fanaika (Florin, Sacramento, SJS)
158' 6" *Garrett Siscel (Vacaville, SJS)

State Preliminaries
16 Nwuzi, Cj 11 Silver Cr/cc 155-06
18 Kinloch, James 10 Granite B/Sj J155-00
21 Coniglio, Zach 11 Alhambra /nc 150-04
22 Speer, Kevin 11 Tracy/sj 147-06
-- Henry, Derrick 11 Skyline/ok FOUL

Northern California Preview 2009 Mens Pole Vault

Mens Pole Vault
15' 9.25" *Jj Juilfs (Sheldon, Sacramento, SJS)
15' 5.50" Shawn Toney (St. Francis, Mountain View, CCS)
14' 6" John Paul Williams (Westmoor, Daly City, CCS)
14' 2" Brian Hanson (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills, SJS)
14' 0" **Colin Barber (San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS)
14' 0" Sean Nguyen (Monte Vista, Danville, NCS)
14' 0" Alex Garcia (Pioneer, San Jose, SJS)
14' 0" Garrett Moore (Enterprise, Redding, NS)
14' 0" Brian Hansen (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills, SJS)
13' 6" Ben Berthet (Los Gatos, CCS)
13' 6" Charles Smith-Stewart (Marin Catholic, Kentfield, NCS)
13' 6" *Andy Curry (Soquel, CCS)

Taylor Neason (Miramonte, Orinda; Pennsylvania)

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Taylor Neason
Hurdles



Junior

Previous Affiliations
Miramonte
Previous Experience




Moraga, Calif.

Dan Higgins (Loyola; Pennsylvania)

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Dan Higgins DISTANCE Jr. Pasadena, Calif. (Loyola)

Christopher Baird (Agoura; Pennsylvania)

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Christopher Baird
Distance

Junior

Previous Affiliations
Agoura
Previous Experience

Westlake Village, Calif.








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Men's Track & Field - 2009-10 Roster

Name
Pos.
Yr.
Hometown (Prev School)
Anthony Abitante POLE VAULT Sr. Berkley Heights, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Christopher Baird DISTANCE Jr. Westlake Village, Calif. (Agoura)
Aki Bajulaiye MIDDLE DISTANCE Fr. Berkley Heights, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Jared Barchus SPRINTS So. Larchmont, N.Y. (Lawrenceville School)
Seck Berry HURDLES Fr. Washington, DC (St. Albans School)
Josh Black DISTANCE Fr. Haddon Heights, N.J. (Haddon Heights)
Michael Brown HURDLES Fr. Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin)
John Carelli JUMPS Sr. Allentown, Pa. (Parkland)
Tim Carey HURDLES Fr. Sewell, N.J. (Washington Township)
Efayomi Carr JUMPS So. Washington, D.C. (St. Albans School)
Philip Cawkwell DISTANCE Jr. Byrum Hills, N.Y. (Byrum Hills)
Matt Chylak DISTANCE Fr. Newtown, Pa. (Holy Ghost Prep)
Trevor Cordivari MIDDLE DISTANCE Fr. Pottstown, Pa. (The Hill School)
Brian Cullin DISTANCE Sr. East Stroudsburg, Pa. (East Stroudsburg)
Michael Cunningham MID DISTANCE So. Brewster, N.Y. (Iona Prep)
Tyler Danna SPRINTS Fr. Clinton Township, Mich. (Chippewa Valley)
George Dickson III DISTANCE Fr. Rose Valley, Pa. (Strath Haven)
Julian Domanico SPRINTS So. Dearborn, Mich. (Fordson)
Robert Dugger DISTANCE Jr. Glastonbury, Conn. (Glastonbury)
Robert Feigenberg DISTANCE Jr. Livingston, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
James Finucane DISTANCE So. Chambersburg, Pa. (Mercersburg Academy)
Patrick Foley SPRINTS Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep)
James Foreman JUMPS Jr. Winfield, Ill. (Community)
Kevin Foy DISTANCE Fr. West Windsor, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro)
John Foye DISTANCE Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial Catholic)
Brian Fulton MID DISTANCE So. West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep)
Luke Grau DISTANCE Jr. Chardon, Ohio (Chardon)
Sylvan Green SPRINTS Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Deerfield)
Reuben Hampton DISTANCE Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Masterman)
Willie Harris SPRINTS Sr. Alexandria, Va. (Episcopal Academy)
Evan Heflin DISTANCE So. Clifton, Va. (Thomas Jefferson)
Dan Higgins DISTANCE Jr. Pasadena, Calif. (Loyola)
Alan Hill SPRINTS Jr. Dover, Del. (Milford)
Allante Keels SPRINTS Fr. Washington, D.C. (Episcopal)
Kevin Kiley DISTANCE Sr. Mineola, N.Y. (Chaminade)
Mike Kiley DISTANCE Fr. Mineola, N.Y. (Chaminade)
David Lint SPRINTS Sr. Foxboro, Mass. (Foxboro)
Matt Lorenzo DISTANCE Fr. Fort Washington, Pa. (Upper Dublin)
Brian Lynch JUMPS So. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper St. Clair)
Chris McDonnell MID DISTANCE So. Broomall, Pa. (Marple Newton)
Kyle McFadden DISTANCE So. Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay)
Ben McKean SPRINTS Sr. Shohola, Pa. (Delaware Valley)
Joseph Myrie MID DISTANCE So. New York, N.Y. (Collegiate)
Taylor Neason HURDLES Jr. Moraga, Calif. (Miramonte)
Darryll Oliver MIDDLE DISTANCE Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Tech)
Isaac Ortiz DISTANCE So. Merion Station, Pa. (Germantown Friends)
Brian Rosenthal SPRINTS So. Dresher, Pa. (Upper Dublin)
Joe Ruzbarsky THROWS Sr. Clarks Summit, Pa. (Scranton Prep)
Austin Santillo DISTANCE So. Jackson, N.J. (Jackson Memorial)
Jeff Seddon HURDLES So. Long Beach Township, N.J. (Southern Regional)
Jeremy Sinclair HURDLES Sr. New Orleans, La. (Isidore Newmann)
Anthony Stroffolino THROWS Fr. Manahawkin, N.J. (Southern Regional)
Kevin Sullivan DISTANCE Sr. Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay)
Mike Vido MID DISTANCE So. Springfield, Pa. (Springfield Motco)
Jeff Weinstein DISTANCE Jr. New York, N.Y. (Dalton School)
Sean Welleck DISTANCE Fr. Austin, Texas (St. Michael's Catholic Academy)

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LSU Track & Field Wraps Up Fall Training

Track & Field Wraps Up Fall Training
Updated: December 23, 2009, 11:34 a.m. (CT)
by Will Stafford, Associate Sports Information Director Comments

The LSU track and field teams are gearing up for another banner year this spring and are in the midst of a strenuous fall training regimen designed to help them compete against the nation’s best. The Tigers and Lady Tigers form the premier combined program in all of collegiate track and field with an impressive 31 NCAA championships and 46 Southeastern Conference championships all-time.

The last in a nine-part series updating LSU’s progress during the fall training season will look ahead to the 2010 season.

BATON ROUGE – The start of the 2010 season is now less than one month away and members of the LSU track and field program are anxious to compete after wrapping up their fall training programs and heading home this weekend for the Christmas break.

LSU’s student-athletes will reconvene on campus Jan. 6 as they start to put the finishing touches on their preparation for the start of the 2010 season.

“I am very pleased with the intensity that our athletes have brought to training each and every day during the fall. That’s been a point of emphasis for us all semester,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver. “They have prepared themselves very well to compete at the highest level this season. I know they are anxious to get it going and see where they stack up against the nation’s best this spring.”

The 2010 season is one of great anticipation for both the men and women at LSU as the teams welcome a host of All-America performers from a year ago back to the squad this season.

The Tigers are sure to be led by a pair of national title contenders as senior Trindon Holliday returns for a final indoor season after being crowned NCAA 100-meter champion in his final appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2009. Junior Walter Henning also makes his return as one of the elite throwers in the country following his NCAA runner-up performance in the hammer throw a year ago.

The Tigers return five other All-America performers from 2009, including senior Armanti Hayes (4x100, 4x400), senior Richard Jones (Benicia, CA)(800 meters, 4x400), sophomore Ade Alleyne-Forte (4x400), sophomore Barrett Nugent (4x100) and sophomore Robert Simmons (400 meters, 4x400).

The Lady Tigers also return a wealth of talent from a season ago as seniors Samantha Henry and LaTavia Thomas are sure to lead the way in their final season in the purple and gold.

Henry earned a team-leading five All-America honors in 2009 with her performance in the 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. She also ran the third leg on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that finished as the national runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor meet.

Thomas anchored the relay to that NCAA runner-up finish during the outdoor season while running a best time of 3 minutes, 28.82 seconds for the season. The former NCAA Indoor champion in the 800 meters also earned a pair of All-America honors in the half-mile run, including an impressive third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 2:01.56.

The Lady Tigers also welcome back the services of five other All-Americans from 2009, including senior Kayann Thompson (4x400), junior Brittani Carter (high jump), junior Brittany Hall (800 meters, 4x400), junior Kenyanna Wilson (60 meters, 100 meters) and sophomore Rachel Laurent (pole vault).

The Tigers and Lady Tigers kick off the 2010 indoor season on Jan. 22 when they play host to the Purple Tiger Classic at the Carl Maddox Field House.

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LSU Track Roster

2010 TF Rosters
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Class (IN/OUT)
Exp. (IN/OUT)
Hometown (High School/Previous School)
Women
Amber Abbott Distance 5-4 Fr./Fr. RS/RS Walker, La. (Walker HS)
Weslie Barry Throws 5-5 So./So. TR/TR Cypress, Texas (Cypress Springs HS/Lone Star College)
Niketra Beraud Middle Distance 5-8 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Rosedale, La. (North Iberville HS)
Brianne Bergeron Jumps 5-3 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Houma, La. (H.L. Bourgeois HS)
Camille Brian Throws 5-8 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Slaughter, La. (Silliman Institute)
Laura Carleton Distance 5-5 Fr./So. RS/1L Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis HS)
Brittani Carter Jumps 5-9 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Missouri City, Texas (Thurgood Marshall HS)
Makenzie Chaumont Throws 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS)
Kristina Davis Sprints 5-4 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Union City, Calif. (James Logan HS)
Jessica Deutsch Distance 5-1 So./So. SQ/SQ West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS)
Kimberlyn Duncan Sprints 5-8 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Katy, Texas (Cypress Springs HS)
Amal Esmail Distance 5-6 Sr./Sr. SQ/SQ Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Dhahran HS)
Brittany Hall Middle Distance 5-3 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Norcross, Ga. (Meadowcreek HS)
Katie Hamel Distance 5-4 Jr./Jr. TR/TR Madisonville, La. (St. Scholastica Academy/Tulane)
Samantha Henry Sprints 5-3 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Kingston, Jamaica (The Queen's School for Girls)
Jenna Henssler Distance 5-10 Fr./So. RS/1L Slidell, La. (Northshore HS)
Siedda Herbert Sprints/Jumps 5-6 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Port Allen, La. (Port Allen HS)
Allison Horner Throws 5-6 So./Fr. 1L/RS Marietta, Ga. (Lovett HS)
Gabrielle Jackson Sprints 5-7 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City HS)
Whitney Johnson Jumps 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Houston, Texas (Northshore Senior HS)
Tenaya Jones Hurdles 5-4 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Dallas, Texas (Lancaster HS)
Abbey Karin Throws 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Byfield, Mass. (The Governors Academy)
Liann Kellman Sprints 5-4 Jr./Sr. 1L/1L St. Thomas, Barbados (The Lester Vaughan/Central Arizona JC)
Brieanna Kennedy Throws 5-8 So./So. 1L/1L Newark, Del. (Caravel Academy)
Rachel Laurent Jumps 5-6 So./So. 1L/1L Houma, La. (Vandebilt Catholic HS)
Genevieve Leslie Distance 5-6 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White HS)
Charlene Lipsey Middle Distance 5-6 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Hempstead, N.Y. (Hempstead HS)
Danielle Martin Throws 5-8 So./So. SQ/SQ Chalmette, La. (Chalmette HS)
Latoya McDermott Sprints 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Kingston, Jamaica (St. Andrew HS)
Leigh-Ann Naccari Distance 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Kenner, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy)
Melissa Ogbourne Jumps 5-10 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L St. Catherine, Jamaica (St. Jago HS)
Kelli Owens Sprints 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS McDonough, Ga. (Luella HS)
Hope Phelps Distance 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy)
Takeia Pinckney Sprints 5-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Atlanta, Ga. (Columbia HS)
Brittany Porter Jumps 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Decatur, Ga. (Towers HS)
Katelyn Rodrigue Jumps 5-0 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L New Orleans, La. (Dominican HS)
Lauren Saucier Jumps 5-3 Jr./Jr. SQ/SQ Gonzales, La. (St. Amant HS)
Samia Stokes Throws 6-2 So./So. TR/TR Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol HS/Mesa CC)
Cassandra Tate Sprints 5-8 So./So. 1L/1L Hammond, La. (Loranger HS)
LaTavia Thomas Middle Distance 5-8 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Philadelphia, Pa. (West Catholic HS)
Kayann Thompson Middle Distance 5-6 Sr./Sr. 2L/2L Clarendon, Jamaica (Edwin Allen HS/Lindenwood Univ.)
Devon Williams Middle Distance 5-11 Jr./Jr. RS/RS Parkville, Md. (Winston Churchill HS/Arkansas)
Kim Williams Throws 5-7 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS)
Kenyanna Wilson Sprints 5-4 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Glendale, Ariz. (Peoria HS)
Lauren Ybarzabal Distance 5-3 So./So. SQ/SQ Kenner, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy)
Men
Ade Alleyne-Forte Sprints 5-10 So./So. 1L/1L San Fernando, Trinidad (St. Stephens HS)
Chris Bless Throws 5-11 Sr./Sr. SQ/2L Fair Oaks, Calif. (Del Campo HS)
Frank Bohn Distance 5-11 So./So. SQ/SQ Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)
Joseph Caraway Jumps 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Lacassine, La. (Lacassine HS)
Richard Chautin Distance 5-10 So./So. 1L/SQ Arnaudville, La. (Beau Chene HS)
Roger Cooke Distance 6-0 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Glen Allen, Va. (Hermitage HS)
Will Coppage Jumps 6-1 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria Sr. HS)
Mark DeBlanc Throws 6-0 Jr./Jr. SQ/2L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)
Luke Dessauer Middle Distance 5-10 Fr./So. RS/SQ Folsom, La. (St. Paul's School)
Josh Dominguez Jumps 5-8 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula HS)
Cullen Doody Distance 5-7 Fr./Fr. RS/RS Arabi, La. (Jesuit HS)
Jordan Early Jumps 5-11 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Zachary, La. (Zachary HS)
Ken Ehrhardt Distance 5-9 So./So. SQ/SQ New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS)
Richard Fisher Middle Distance 5-7 Fr./Fr. HS/HS West Berlin, N.J. (Holy Cross HS)
Andy Florek Distance 5-7 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Kenner, La. (Brother Martin HS)
Damar Forbes Jumps 6-1 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Decatur, Ga. (Martin Luther King Jr. HS)
Scott Gibson Sprints 5-8 Jr./Jr. SQ/SQ New Orleans, La. (Dulles HS)
Brandon Gordon Jumps 5-10 So./So. SQ/SQ Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS)
Earnest Green Jumps 5-10 So./So. TR/TR Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS/Illinois)
Ben Guarisco Sprints 5-11 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)
Jeremy Handy Middle Distance 5-7 So./So. SQ/SQ Houston, Texas (American School of Dubai)
Reggie Haslom Jumps 5-8 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab HS)
Armanti Hayes Sprints 5-10 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS)
Kyle Hecker Distance 5-6 Jr./Jr. SQ/SQ Harahan, La. (Brother Martin HS)
Walter Henning Throws 6-0 Jr./Jr. 1L/1L Kings Park, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s HS/North Carolina)
Jerel Hill Sprints 5-10 Sr./Sr. 1L/1L Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg HS/Hinds CC)
Trindon Holliday Sprints 5-6 Sr./ 3L/3L Zachary, La. (Northeast HS)
Jamaal James Middle Distance 6-0 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Trincity, Trinidad (Trinity College)
Jaora Johnson Jumps 5-6 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Gray, La. (Vandebilt Catholic HS)
Johnathan Johnson Sprints 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Port Allen, La. (Port Allen HS)
Richard Jones Middle Distance 5-11 Jr./Sr. 1L/1L Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Central Arizona JC)
Tim Landry Distance 5-10 So./So. SQ/SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover HS/Troy)
Michael Lauro Throws 5-9 So./So. 1L/1L Providence, R.I. (Classical HS/Rhode Island)
Phillip LeBlanc Throws 6-0 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Rayne, La. (Notre Dame HS)
Anthony Martel Throws 6-0 So./So. SQ/1L Sildell, La. (Northshore HS)
Marcus McGehee Jumps 6-0 So./Jr. 1L/1L Ethel, La. (Silliman Institute)
Aaron Moore Throws 6-2 Fr./So. RS/1L Mandeville, La. (Fontainebleau HS)
Cody Muse Throws 5-11 Fr./Fr. RS/RS Greenwell Springs, La. (Catholic HS)
Gabriel Mvumvure Sprints 5-7 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Harare, Zimbabwe (Churchill HS)
Barrett Nugent Hurdles 6-1 So./So. 1L/1L Maurice, La. (North Vermillion HS)
Rynell Parson Sprints 5-8 Fr./Fr. HS/HS San Antonio, Texas (John Paul Stevens HS)
Ryan Penn Sprints 5-9 Jr./Jr. RS/RS Freeport, Bahamas (/Southwestern Christian)
Thomas Reinecke Jumps 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS)
Kyle Rose Jumps 5-11 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS)
Ross Roubion Throws 6-2 Jr./Jr. 1L/2L New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS)
Ryan Roubion Throws 5-8 Fr./So. RS/1L Destrehan, La. (Brother Martin HS)
Kenneth Schiffman Distance 5-10 Fr./So. RS/SQ Metairie, La. (Brother Martin HS)
Paras Shah Distance 5-5 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Austin, Texas (James Bowie HS)
Robert Simmons Sprints 5-9 So./So. 1L/1L Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Hightower HS)
Kyle Steele Distance 5-10 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Denham Springs, La. (Walker HS)
Alan Sticker Distance 6-2 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Pineville, La. (Pineville HS)
Sean Swanner Distance 5-9 Jr./Jr. SQ/SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS/Texas A&M)
Phillip Thomas Jumps 6-0 So./So. SQ/SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Broadmoor HS)
Zedric Thomas Jumps 5-11 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L New Iberia, La. (New Iberia Senior HS)
Garrek Thompson Middle Distance 5-7 So./So. 1L/1L Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS)
James Thurn Hurdles 5-8 So./So. TR/TR Cicero, N.Y. (Cicero North Syracuse HS/Buffalo)
Tristan Walker Sprints 6-3 Jr./Sr. SQ/SQ Brooklyn, N.Y. (South Shore HS/Central Arizona JC)
Anthony Whitaker Sprints 5-10 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Houston, Texas (Houston Christian HS)
Sadiki White Middle Distance 6-4 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Millstone Township, N.J. (Allentown HS)
Caleb Williams Sprints 5-9 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Houma, La. (H.L. Bourgeois HS)

Courtesy LSU

Girls track All-Decade All-Americans

Boys track All-Decade All-Americans

The Bee's Female Athlete of the Year

HONORABLE MENTION

Amy Acuff, track and field

Stephanie Brown Trafton, track and field

Jill Camarena, track and field

Mary Coordt, marathon

The Bee's Male Athlete of the Year

HONORABLE MENTION

Derek Miles, pole vaulter

Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) first team offense

2009 All-Metro Football

First Team Offense

Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove), Senior, All-Purpose

Track Bests

100 10.78 1.2 5th SJS Masters May 28, 2009

200 22.15w 3.3 SJS Div 1 Championships May 21, 2009

110H 14.61 2.0 Sacramento Meet of Champions May 2, 2009

East Bay Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year: College Park's Jeff Bickert

Northern California High School Preview Men Long & Triple Jumps

Long Jump
23' 0.5" NWI Ikem Okwudiafor (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
22' 11.75" 0.0 **Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose CCS)
22' 8" 0.4 Chris Mamon (Benicia, SJS)
22' 3" -0.4 Sean Combs (Deer Valley, Antioch, NCS
22' 3" 1.8 Darren Lee (Lassen, Susanville, NS)
21' 10.25" -0.1 Alvin Cheng (Mission San Jose, Fremont, NCS)
21' 9.75" 1.1 *Haran Piggee (Galt, SJS)
21' 9.50" 1.7 Chris Brooks (San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS)
21' 9" 0.0 James Williams (Enterprise, Redding, NS)
21' 9" 0.0 Aaron Thompson (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco, CCS)
Wind Aided
22' 11.75" 2.3 Tyrell Jagelski (Sheldon, Sacramento, SJS)
22' 8" NWI Combs
22' 6.50" 2.2 **Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose, CCS)
22' 5" 2.5 Mamon
22' 4.75" NWI Jory Rucker (Franklin, Elk Grove, SJS)
22' 0.25" NWI *Tyler Trosin (Folsom, SJS)
21' 11.50" NWI Jimmy Hines (Vacaville, SJS)
21' 11" NWI Piggee
21' 9.25" 5.2 Benjamin Knight (Overfelt, San Jose, CCS)

Triple Jump
46' 10.25" 1.0 Chris Mamon(Benicia, SJS)
46' 8" 0.3 *Jovon Cunningham (Enterprise, Redding, NS)
45' 8" 1.0 Taylor Kientzel (Santa Cruz, CCS)
45' 7" 1.9 Kaleb Trembley (Petaluma, NCS)
45' 2.25" -0.5 Victor Johnson (James Logan, Union City, NCS)
44' 9.50" 2.0 Theo Wofford (Stagg, Stockton, SJS)
44' 8.5" NWI Ikem Okwudiafor (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
44' 7.25" 0.8 *Ian Rock (Davis, SJS)
44' 7.25" 1.4 James Williams (Enterprise, Redding, NS)
44' 7" 1.6 Jamal Campbell (Lincoln, Stockton, SJS)
Wind Aided
46' 10" 3.2 Mamon
46' 9" 4.6 Campbell
46' 4" 3.5 Williams
46' 2.50" 3.9 Brett Crider (Placer, Auburn, SJS)
45' 10.50" 3.0 Johnson
45' 7" NWI *Dalyn Pacheco (Junipero Serra, San Mateo, CCS)
45' 4.75" NWI Jimmy Hines (Vacaville, SJS)
44' 11.50" 3.2 *Ian Rock (Davis, SJS)
44' 11" NWI Kaleb Trembley (Petaluma, NCS)
44' 9.75" 4.6 Derek Muaava (Independence, San Jose, CCS)

Northern California High School Preview Men 300 Hurdles & High Jump

300 Meter Hurdles
37.23 Dante Thomas Fairfield SJ
37.68 R.J. Frasier Jesuit, Carmichael SJ
38.29 Noah Blue Skyline, Oakland OK
38.43 Diondre Batson Laguna Creek, Elk Grove SJ
38.52 Monte Corley Logan, Union City NC
38.99 David Namnath Terra Linda, San Rafael NC
39.27 Hakeem Dyson Amador Valley, Pleasanton NC
39.52 Jeremy Thompson Maria Carillo, Santa Rosa NC
39.57 Tyler Baker Maria Carillo, Santa Rosa NC NCS
39.71 Vante Johnson Grant, Sacramento SJ

High Jump
6' 7" Maurice Spikes St. Mary's, Berkeley NC
6' 6.25" Nick Ridge Jesuit, Carmichael SJ
6' 6" *Will Findlay Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills SJ
6' 6" Ryan Healy Redwood, Larkspur NC
6' 5" Tosh Semlacher Jesuit, Carmichael SJ
6' 5" Mario Giovannoni Napa SJ
6' 4" *Dalyn Pacheco Junipero Serra,San Mateo CC
6' 4" Jake Davis King City CC
6' 4" *Jonte Grant Moreau Catholic NC
6' 4" Andre Rawls California, San Ramon NC
6' 4" *Eric Rice Bella Vista, Fair Oaks SJ
6' 4" *James Dills Bella Vista,Fair Oaks SJ
6' 4" Idarre Coles Redwood, Larkspur NC
6' 4" Anthony Williams Enterprise, Redding NO

Vena named Athlete of the Week

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
317-713-4670; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


Vena named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - High School standout Nick Vena has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting the national junior class record in the boys shot put Saturday at the 25th Gardiner Relays at Drew University in Madison, N.J.

A junior at Morristown (N.J.) High School, Vena won the boys shot put with a heave of 20.63 meters/67 feet 8.25 inches, bettering the 40-year-old national junior class record of 20.42m/67-0 set by Jesse Stuart of Glasgow, Ky. in 1969. Vena now owns the national freshman, sophomore and junior class marks.

Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.

Winners: January 6, Mason Finley; January 13, Amber Campbell; January 20, Josh Cox; January 27, German Fernandez; February 3, Ashton Eaton; February 10, Shalane Flanagan; February 17, Galen Rupp; February 24, Dexter Faulk; March 3, Terrence Trammell; March 10, Diana Pickler; March 17, Galen Rupp; March 24, Sumi Onodera-Leonard; March 31, German Fernandez; April 7, Cyrus Hostetler; April 14, Curtis Beach; April 21, Kara Goucher; April 28, Mason Finley; May 5, Chris Derrick; May 12, Natalie Willer; May 19, Will Claye; May 26, Nadine O'Connor; June 2, Tyson Gay; June 9, Dwight Phillips; June 16, Galen Rupp; June 23, Kami Semick; June 30, Dawn Harper; July 7, Raevyn Rogers; July 14, Ryan Crouser; July 28, Anton Krupicka; August 11, Rita Hanscom; August 19, Christian Cantwell; August 26, Trey Hardee; September 1, Dathan Ritzenhein; September 9, Sanya Richards; September 15, Carmelita Jeter; September 23, Tyson Gay; Jamie Donaldson; October 7, Meb Keflezighi; October 14, Dathan Ritzenhein; October 21, Amy Palmiero-Winters; October 27, Sean Quigley; November 3 Meb Keflezighi; November 11, Max King; November 18, Chris Derrick; December 8, Craig Lutz; December 16, Natalie Rathjen; December 22, Nick Vena.

About USA Track & Field

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Hard sport for hardy people

Anti-gravity' treadmill designed for astronauts now helps injured athletes

Jim Padgett (1930-2009)

Jim Padgett

Jim Padgett, longtime educator and basketball coach, died on December 19 of congestive heart failure. He was 79 years old. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1930, he was a star athlete at Shasta High School in Redding, California from 1944-48, and played basketball for Oregon State from 1948-1952. After two years of military service he started teaching and coaching basketball in San Jose, California, and in 1960 coached San Jose City College to the California junior college state championship. From 1968-1972 he was the men's basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, and later moved to the University of Nevada, Reno where in the 1970s he elevated the basketball program to a new level of competitiveness in Division I. After retiring from coaching, he served as principal of a new high school program run by the Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada, and built one of the most successful and innovative prison education programs in the country. Upon retirement in 1996 he and wife Nancy moved to Rocklin, California, where he taught as an adjunct instructor at Sierra College until 2009. In addition to generations of students and players, Jim Padgett leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Nancy Padgett, sons Pete (Debbie) Padgett, Jim J. Padgett, Chris (Jenny) Padgett, and eight grandchildren: Melissa, Chris, David, Lisa, Anna, and Adam, Aaron, and Jena Hatch.The Padgett family requests that in lieu of flowers, well-wishers make contributions to the Shriners Hospital For Children - Northern California.A memorial service for Jim Padgett open to the public will be held in Reno at a time and date to be announced.

Northern California High School Preview Men 2010

Northern California High School Preview Men 2010
By Keith Conning
E-Mail: conning@aol.com
Web site: www.theconningtower.blogspot.com

Sections: CCS=Central Coast Section, NCS=North Coast Section, NS=Northern Section, OS=Oakland Section, SFS=San Francisco Section, SJS=Sac-Joaquin Section.

Grades: *=junior, **=sophomore, ***=freshman

Men

100 Meters
Time Wind Grade Name (School, City, Section)
10.59 1.4 *George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore, NCS)
10.70 1.8 Diondre Batson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove, SJS)
10.71 1.4 Ken Egu (De La Salle, Concord, NCS)
10.72 1.7 Jordan Morrow (Rodriguez, Fairfield, SJS)
10.77 1.8 Anthony Riggins (Rodriguez, Fairfield, SJS)
10.78 1.6 Dewone Young (Sheldon, Sacramento, SJS)
10.78 1.2 Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
10.79 1.5 Sean Combs (Deer Valley, Antioch, NCS)
10.84 1.5 Darquis Rucker (Skyline, Oakland, OS)
10.88 0.0 Glyn Borel (St. Francis, Mountain View, CCS)
Wind-aided:
10.65 NWI Combs
10.72 2.6 Egu
10.80 4.4 Rucker
10.80 NWI Borel
10.87 2.7 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore, NCS)
10.88 NWI Joey Johnson (Antioch, NCS)
10.88 NWI G Atkinson

200 Meters
21.30 0.8 *George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore, NCS)
21.78 2.0 Ken Egu (De La Salle, Concord, NCS)
21.89 -0.1 Anthony Riggins (Rodriguez, Fairfield, SJS)
22.04 -0.9 Sean Combs (Deer Valley, Antioch, NCS)
22.09 -1.9 Don Andre Clark (Junipero Serra, San Mateo, CCS)
22.17 1.9 Jordan Magnusson (Roseville, SJS)
22.22 0.5 *Damion Rosby (Castro Valley, NCS)
22.26 1.5 *Romon Bridges (Edison, Stockton, SJS)
22.27 2.0 Darquis Rucker (Skyline, Oakland, OS)
22.30 0.4 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore, NCS)
Wind Aided
21.71 NWI Combs
21.76 2.1 Riggins
21.80 NWI G Atkinson
21.96 3.3 Cooks
22.12 NWI Clark
22.15 3.3 Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
22.16 3.2 **Johnny Beard (Oak Grove, San Jose, CCS)
22.20 3.3 Marlon Roberson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove, SJS)
22.24 NWI **Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose, CCS)
22.25 2.1 Donald Gandy (Rosemont, Sacramento, SJS)
22.25 NWI Chazz Griffiths (Heritage, Brentwood, NCS)

400 Meters
47.80 Sean Delfani (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek, NCS)
47.98 Ryan Healy (Redwood, Larkspur, NCS)
48.52 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore, NCS)
49.11 *Romon Bridges (Edison, Stockton, SJS)
49.39 *Jaquelle Thompson (Piedmont Hills, San Jose, CCS)
49.41 *Jesse White (Pittsburg, NCS)
49.46 Winton Nguyen (Milpitas, CCS)
49.47 Benjamin Knight (Overfelt, San Jose, CCS)
49.51 *Deondre Anderson (Burton, San Francisco, SFS)
49.65 Marlon Roberson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove, SJS)

800 Meter
1:53.85 Kevin Griffith (San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS)
1:53.92 Jason Coupe (Galt, SJS)
1:54.84 Nathan Strum (Pioneer, San Jose, CCS)
1:55.74 Alan Rios (Sobrato, Morgan Hill, CCS)
1:55.77 Nick Vedovi (Miramonte, Orinda, NCS)
1:55.77 Corey Coates (Davis, SJS)
1:55.95 John McAnelly (Woodland, SJS)
1:55.99 Philip MacQuitty (Palo Alto, CCS)
1:56.10 Daniel Parker (Chico, NS)
1:56.20 *Ade Jackson (Christian Brothers, Sacramento, SJS)

1600 Meter
4:09.60 Erik Olson (Novato, NCS)
4:11.22 Danny Thomas (Arroyo, San Lorenzo, NCS)
4:15.44c Philip Macquitty (Palo Alto, CCS)
4:16.78 Zack Kaylor (Enterprise, Redding, NS)
4:17.62c Weston Strum (Pioneer, San Jose, CCS)
4:18.65 Corey Coates (Davis, SJS)
4:19.23 Sean Colaco (San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS)
4:19.52 *Dan Milechman (Tamalpais, Mill Valley, NCS)
4:20.36 Matt Airola (Bret Harte, Altaville, SJS)
4:20.45 *Ben Eversole (Castro Valley, NCS)

3200 Meters
8:55.06 Erik Olson (Novato, NCS)
8:55.71 Garrett Rowe (Mountain View, CCS)
9:05.78 Mitch Moriarty (Aptos, CCS)
9:06.93 Reesey Byers (Santa Rosa, NCS)
9:07.23 Philip Macquitty (Palo Alto, CCS)
9:13.24 *Chris Kigar (El Camino, Sacramento, SJS)
9:13.68 Paul Summers (Gunn, Palo Alto, CCS)
9:18.04 *Trevor Halsted (Davis, SJS)
9:20.86 *Will Geiken (Los Gatos, CCS)
9:21.17 Zack Kaylor (Enterprise, Redding, NS)

110 Meter Hurdles
14.28 1.1 Dante Thomas (Fairfield, SJS)
14.31 2.0 Chris Mamon (Benicia, SJS)
14.32 1.0 Angell Mayfield (Weston Ranch, Stockton, SJS)
14.43 2.0 R.J. Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael, SJS)
14.55 0.2 Noah Blue (Skyline, Oakland, OS)
14.59 0.3 Monte Corley (James Logan, Union City, NCS)
14.61 2.0 Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove, SJS)
14.75 1.4 Ikem Okwudiafor (St. Mary's, Berkeley, NCS)
14.84 1.6 Kelechi Nwadibia (Bear Creek, Stockton, SJS)
14.86 0.8 **Kenneth Walker (Freedom, Oakley, NCS)
Wind Aided
14.15 2.1 Mayfield
14.29 2.1 Mamon
14.43 2.8 Blue
14.46 NWI Thomas
14.58 NWI Frasier
14.67 3.3 Nwadibia
14.84 3.2 Walker

Curtis Mitchell (Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA;Texas A&M)

Curtis Mitchell

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Daytona Beach, Florida

High School:
Atlantic (Port Orange, Fl)

Last College:
Southwestern College

Event:
Sprints

Birthdate:
03/11/1989

Experience:
JC

courtesy Texas A&M

Track & Field News ranks both Texas A&M recruiting classes No. 1

Track & Field News ranks both Texas A&M recruiting classes No. 1
Aggie women earn an unprecedented third consecutive No. 1 ranking by the magazine







Dec. 18, 2009


Mountain View, California - Earning No. 1 rankings for both its men's and women's recruiting classes in 2009 enabled Texas A&M to become only the second school to achieve the feat in the 15-year history of Track & Field News ranking collegiate recruiting classes.

Texas, in 2002, is the only other school to claim top honors in both the men's and women's rankings in the same year by the monthly magazine.

Amid a season which resulted in a pair of NCAA Outdoor championships for Texas A&M, a first for the program, the Aggie coaching staff was also busy recruiting elite athletes for future seasons.

The incoming A&M class, which has been in fall training on the Aggie campus as they prepare for the indoor track and field season, earned No. 1 rankings from Track & Field News in the January 2010 edition of the magazine.

"Recognition of our recruiting class is appreciated," Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry said. "I believe we have recruited some very good athletes, but success at the next level is dictated by the amount of work you do. The predictions are exactly that, and it's very early to talk about any type of team success."

For the Aggie women this honor marks an unprecedented third consecutive year for the program to be ranked No. 1 by Track & Field News, who correctly predicted an outdoor national championship for the A&M women last season at this time of the year.

The Aggie women are the first women's program to have three straight No. 1 rankings. Stanford men produced a three-year No. 1 streak from 1997 to 1999. In 2006 the A&M women earned a No. 2 ranking and then achieved No. 1 status in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Prior to 2006 the Aggie women had a No. 5 ranking in 1998.

Following the Aggie women in the 2009 rankings were 2. Michigan; 3. Arizona State; 4. Kansas; 5. Texas Tech. Receiving honorable mention: 6. Stanford; 7. Oregon; 8. Virginia; 9. USC; 10. LSU.





A No. 1 ranking for the Texas A&M men was its first mention in the top five since 1995, when the Aggies ranked No. 2 behind Tennessee.

Finishing in the 2009 rankings behind Texas A&M were 2. Texas; 3. Oregon; 4. California; 5. Wisconsin. Honorable mention went to: 6. Duke; 7. Kansas; 8. UCLA; 9. Virginia; 10. LSU.

Also in the January issue of the magazine is an early prediction on the outcome of the NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The Aggies will be seeking to defend their first-ever national titles at the University of Oregon, the program that placed second in both the men's and women's team scoring in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this past summer.

Track & Field News predictions expert John Auka has the A&M men scoring 64 points to finish ahead of Florida (63), Oregon (46), Arizona State (42) and Florida State (40).

Also predicting event winners, the Aggies are tabbed to claim victory in the 400 with newcomer Tabarie Henry and the men's 4 x 400, where an A&M squad has been runner-up the past three years at the NCAA Outdoor meet.

In the women's team predictions, T&FN expert Jack Pfeifer has the Aggie women reaching a total of 63 points to finish ahead of Oregon (57), LSU (43), Virginia Tech (42) and BYU (38).

Event winner predictions from Pfeifer include Porscha Lucas repeating as the 200 champion along with Jessica Beard claiming the 400 after she was runner-up at NCAA Indoor and Outdoor meets last season. The A&M women's 4 x 100 relay are tabbed to win a fourth consecutive crown in the event after breaking a 20-year-old collegiate record with its 42.36 victory this past summer.

The A&M men's recruiting class is highlighted by Tabarie Henry, who placed fourth in the 400 at the World Championships in Berlin this past summer and sports a personal best of 44.77 seconds. In 2008 Henry represented his native country of U.S. Virgin Islands at the Beijing Olympics, reaching the semifinals of the 400.

In addition the men's recruiting class includes Wayne Davis II, a prep All-America from North Carolina who set the World Junior record and U.S. high school record in the 110 hurdles at 13.08 seconds while winning the 2009 Pan-Am Junior title in his parent's native country of Trinidad & Tobago.

Other members of the 2009 A&M recruiting class include Curtis Mitchell, two-time California junior college champion in the 100 (10.31) and 200 (20.58) who placed fourth in the 200 at the World Junior Championships in 2008; Demetrius Pinder, runner-up in 400 (47.02) at 2009 NJCAA Indoor Championships; Sam Humphreys, who produced the third-farthest javelin throw (230-8) among preps in 2009; C.J. Brown, the Texas 5A state champion in the 1,600 (4:10.98); Joe Snelick, Texas 5A state runner-up in the 800 (1:53.49); James Bonn, Texas 4A state third place finisher in the 800 (1:53.04); and Casey Strong, a shot put (58-9.75) and discus (175-9) thrower.

Headlining the women's incoming class is Jeneba Tarmoh, a World Junior 100 champion in 2008, along with Natasha Ruddock, a NJCAA national champion in the 60m hurdles indoors and 100 hurdles for Essex County in New Jersey. Tarmoh has personal best marks of 11.21 and 22.94 while Ruddock has produced marks of 8.13 in the 60 hurdles and 13.15 in the 100 hurdles.

The women's class also includes Donique' Flemings, a double Texas 4A state hurdle champion with top marks of 13.58 in the 100H and 58.66 in the 400H who earned prep All-America honors in both events in 2008; Sasha-Kay Matthias, a double NCJAA champion in the long jump in 2009 with career best marks of 20-2.5 and 40-6.25 in the long and triple jumps; Jennifer Edwards, who finished third in shot put at Texas 5A state meet and has a marks combo of 46-3 shot and 141-0 discus; Bonnie Richardson, who won Texas Class A state team titles two years in a row as lone competitor for Rochelle HS; Taylor Rosser, Texas 5A state champion in the shot put who produced marks of 46-8 in shot and 144-0 in the discus; Chandrell Stephens, an 11.56 / 23.96 sprinter who won the Texas 4A 200 title and was runner-up in the 100 in 2009; and Tara Upshaw, Texas 5A state runner-up in the 3,200 (10:37.85).

courtesy texas a&m

Disgraced Jones could play in Aussie WNBL

Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones may play basketball - for Bulleen
Sydney Morning Herald - Will Brodie - ‎Dec 17, 2009‎
Disgraced former Olympic champion sprinter and convicted criminal Marion Jones is considering training, and possibly playing for Melbourne WNBL team Bulleen ...