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Ryann Krais in the Pentathlon 60H Saturday -
photo by John Herzog for the MileSplit Network
3/10 INDOOR WEEK #14 SUMMARY
On DAY ONE of the NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS at the New York Armory, Unionville senior Paul Springer ran 2nd in the 5000, going 14:51.07. Steve Murdoch of NY took 1st. West Catholic's Simone Carter advanced in the 60 dash with a 7.84, but did not advance to Sunday's finals. Kashif Thompson of Archbishop Ryan moved on in the 60 hurdles, going 8.36. The Cardinal O'Hara boys were 7th in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay, running 3:33.32. Cedar Crest's Kasey Krause was 17th in the long jump at 16-03.75. North Schuylkill's Lindsey Guldin threw 38-00.25 for 22nd in the shot put. On DAY TWO, Caitlin DeFusco, Germantown Academy, moved to the semis of the 200. PCL reps Archbishop Prendergast (21:28.61) and Cardinal O'Hara (18:12.37) boys were 8th and 9th in the 4xmile. In the 4x200, Cardinal O'Hara (1:30.22), Neshaminy (1:31.02) and Neumann Goretti's (1:31.09) boys advanced, as did the West Catholic girls. Joe Berry, Hatboro-Horsham, advanced to the finals of the pole vault. Liberty's Beki Finn and Easton's Abby Schaffer tied for 5th and earned all-American certificates in the pole vault, each clearing 11-09.75. Simone Carter, West Catholic, did not advance to Sunday's final in the 60. On DAY THREE in New York, North Penn captured 2nd in the 4x800, going 7:54.39. Jamar Jones of Engineering & Science early all-American with his 3rd place 1:53.14 in the 800 Chris Ferry of Henderson, took 8th in the in 1:54.70. Kiski Area's Garner McCloud earned all-American status with a 5th place in the triple jump with a leap of 46-10.25.
(Chanelle Price dominated the 800 in meet record time
- photo by Victor Sailer, PhotoRun.net)
On DAY ONE of the NIKE INDOOR NATIONALS in Maryland, Ryann Krais, Methacton, set a meet record and recorded the #3 all-time prep Pentathlon with 3715 point, six better than Gayle Hunter scored in 2004. Her marks and points included 60 hurdles (8.84 - 944), high jump (5-03.75 - 759), shot put (32-03.75 - 520), long jump (17-10.75 - 686), and 800 meter run (2:21.26 - 806) = 3715. Germantown Academy's Alex Holcombe tied for 3rd in the boy's Pentathlon, taking 6th in the 60 hurdles (856 - 846), 4th in the long jump (20-03.75 - 628), 2nd in the shot put (51-00.00 - 823), 13th in the high jump (5-10.00 - 610), and 5th in the 1000 meter run (2:53.01 - 734) = 3966. The West Chester Henderson boys won the DMR in 10:16.57 (Chris Ferry - 3:08.0 - Tim Shea - 49.9, Andrew Jervis - 2:01.9 - Chris Aldrich - 4:16.5 - splits courtesy of Bill Lott), with Baldwin taking 5th in 10:16.84, and Great Valley 8th in 10:37.37. The Easton girls won the SMR in a US#1 time of 3:56.46 (All-Time #4) (Tenesia Simpson - 25.0, Jessica Dorsey - 25.4, Abigail Dubin-Rhodin - 60.6, Chanelle Price - 2:05.3 - splits courtesy of Bill Lott) Ron Lopresti, the announcer for NIN, reports that Price's opening 400 split (56.0) in her 800 leg would have qualified her for the finals of the open 400. Chester also earned all-American honors, taking 4th in 4:05.94. In the 5000, two Pennsylvanians earned all-American status as Kassie Meholick of Cedar Cliff and Katherine Ward of State College ran 5th and 6th, respectively. Germantown Friends ran to a 4th place finish in the 4xmile in 18:22.88, while Saint Basil's Academy captured 6th in 21:34.10. Both captured all-American honors. No PA athletes advanced in the 400. Ijeoma Iheoma of Council Rock South was the top PA runner for the girls at 57.42, and Russell Dinkins of Philadelphia was 19th with his 50.61. On DAY TWO in Maryland, Chanelle Price set a meet record in the 800, winning in 2:07.43. Shaniel Chambers of Chester was 5th in 2:14.36. Elliot Rhodes of Germantown Academy was 4th in the 800 in 1:53.39. Karen Shump of Penncrest, was runner-up again in the shot put, throwing 48-10.75. And Weston Banks of Hempfield, took 2nd in the boys' shot put with a throw of 61-01.25. Cheltenham's Brandon Bing was 5th in the 200 in 22.15. Glen Mills' Reuben Aimes was 6th in the long jump at 22-04.25. Also earning all-American honors were Great Valley and Baldwin in the boys' 4x800. Great Valley was 3rd at 8:01.01 and Baldwin, 6th in 8:03.79. William Tennent's James Pittinger took 6th in the high jump, clearing 6-06.75. Abby Schaffer, Easton, took 6th in the pole vault, clearing 11-09. Ryann Krais advanced to the semis of the 60 hurdles, but missed by .02 at 8.70 in advancing to the finals. In the 60 dash, Jas mine Russ of Franklin High, Philly, and Kristen Arnold of Downingtown West each advanced to the semis, but both missed the final. Russ ran a prelim best of 7.77 while Arnold matched that time in the semis. PA 3000 champs Carly Seymour and Jason Weller were 9th (10:45.91) and 11th (9:17.76), respectively, in the 2-mile run.
3/9-11 National Scholastic Indoor Championships, NY Armory
Photo Gallery of PA athletes @ NSIC by Maroon News of NJ
Video of Henderson's Chris Ferry in the NSIC 800
Paul Springer in Friday's NSIC 5000
- photo by Maroon News of New Jersey
On DAY ONE of the NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS at the New York Armory, Unionville senior Paul Springer ran 2nd in the 5000, going 14:51.07. Steve Murdoch of NY took 1st. West Catholic's Simone Carter advanced in the 60 dash with a 7.84, but did not advance to Sunday's finals . Kashif Thompson of Archbishop Ryan moved on in the 60 hurdles, going 8.36. The Cardinal O'Hara boys were 7th in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay, running 3:33.32. Cedar Crest's Kasey Krause was 17th in the long jump at 16-03.75. North Schuylkill's Lindsey Guldin threw 38-00.25 for 22nd in the shot put. On DAY TWO, Caitlin DeFusco, Germantown Academy, moved to the semis of the 200. PCL reps Archbishop Prendergast (21:28.61) and Cardinal O'Hara (18:12.37) boys were 8th and 9th in the 4xmile. In the 4x200, Cardinal O'Hara (1:30.22), Neshaminy (1:31.02) and Neumann Goretti's (1:31.09) boys advanced, as did the West Catholic girls. Joe Berry, Hatboro-Horsham, advanced to the finals of the pole vault. Liberty's Beki Finn and Easton's Abby Schaffer tied for 5th and earned all-American certificates in the pole vault, each clearing 11-09.75. Simone Carter, West Catholic, did not advance to Sunday's final in the 60. On DAY THREE in New York, North Penn captured 2nd in the 4x800, going 7:54.39. Jamar Jones of Engineering & Science early all-American with his 3rd place 1:53.14 in the 800 Chris Ferry of Henderson, took 8th in the in 1:54.70. Kiski Area's Garner McCloud earned all-American status with a 5th place in the triple jump with a leap of 46-10.25.
Pennsylvania athletes and teams
North Penn takes 2nd in the 4x800 - photo by Maroon News of NJ
photo by John Herzog for the MileSplit Network
Nike Indoor National, Landover, MD
Photo Galleries/Video/Audio of PA athletes @ NSIC and NIN
The superlatives escape him. She is not easily impressed - the story of Krais' Pentathlon record.
Plan comes together for Henderson for DMR National title - with a little improv from Chris Aldrich
Video by MileStat/MileSplit's Brandon Miles of the Henderson win in the NIN DMR
Audio interview with Ryann Krais after her NIN Pentathlon - with MileSplit's Kevin Milsted
Audio interview with West Chester Henderson after their NIN DMR win - with MileSplit's Kevin Milsted
Videos by Kendall Ward and Rick Koubek of State College from NIN
On DAY ONE, Ryann Krais, Methacton, set a meet record and recorded the #3 all-time prep Pentathlon with 3715 point, six better than Gayle Hunter scored in 2004. Her marks and points included 60 hurdles (8.84 - 944), high jump (5-03.75 - 759), shot put (32-03.75 - 520), long jump (17-10.75 - 686), and 800 meter run (2:21.26 - 806) = 3715. Germantown Academy's Alex Holcombe tied for 3rd in the boy's Pentathlon, taking 6th in the 60 hurdles (856 - 846), 4th in the long jump (20-03.75 - 628), 2nd in the shot put (51-00.00 - 823), 13th in the high jump (5-10.00 - 610), and 5th in the 1000 meter run (2:53.01 - 734) = 3966. The West Chester Henderson boys won the DMR in 10:16.57 (Chris Ferry - 3:08.0 - Tim Shea - 49.9, Andrew Jervis - 2:01.9 - Chris Aldrich - 4:16.5 - splits courtesy of Bill Lott), with Baldwin taking 5th in 10:16.84, and Great Valley 8th in 10:37.37. The Easton girls won the SMR in a US#1 time of 3:56.46 (All-Time #4) (Tenesia Simpson - 25.0, Jessica Dorsey - 25.4, Abigail Dubin-Rhodin - 60.6, Chanelle Price - 2:05.3 - splits courtesy of Bill Lott) Ron Lopresti, the announcer for NIN, reports that Price's opening 400 split (56.0) in her 800 leg would have qualified her for the finals of the open 400. Chester also earned all-American honors, taking 4th in 4:05.94. In the 5000, two Pennsylvanians earned all-American status as Kassie Meholick of Cedar Cliff and Katherine Ward of State College ran 5th and 6th, respectively. Germantown Friends ran to a 4th place finish in the 4xmile in 18:22.88, while Saint Basil's Academy captured 6th in 21:34.10. Both captured all-American honors. No PA athletes advanced in the 400. Ijeoma Iheoma of Council Rock South was the top PA runner for the girls at 57.42, and Russell Dinkins of Philadelphia was 19th with his 50.61. On DAY TWO in Maryland, Chanelle Price set a meet record in the 800, winning in 2:07.43. Shaniel Chambers of Chester was 5th in 2:14.36. Elliot Rhodes of Germantown Academy was 4th in the 800 in 1:53.39. Karen Shump of Penncrest, was runner-up again in the shot put, throwing 48-10.75. And Weston Banks of Hempfield, took 2nd in the boys' shot put with a throw of 61-01.25. Cheltenham's Brandon Bing was 5th in the 200 in 22.15. Glen Mills' Reuben Aimes was 6th in the long jump at 22-04.25. Also earning all-American honors were Great Valley and Baldwin in the boys' 4x800. Great Valley was 3rd at 8:01.01 and Baldwin, 6th in 8:03.79. William Tennent's James Pittinger took 6th in the high jump, clearing 6-06.75. Abby Schaffer, Easton, took 6th in the pole vault, clearing 11-09. Ryann Krais advanced to the semis of the 60 hurdles, but missed by .02 at 8.70 in advancing to the finals. In the 60 dash, Jasmine Russ of Franklin High, Philly, and Kristen Arnold of Downingtown West each advanced to the semis, but both missed the final. Russ ran a prelim best of 7.77 while Arnold matched that time in the semis. PA 3000 champs Carly Seymour and Jason Weller were 9th (10:45.91) and 11th (9:17.76), respectively, in the 2-mile run.
Pennsylvania athletes and teams
PA All-Americans at Nike Indoor Nationals
Photo by Victor Sailor, PhotoRun.net
Kassie Meholick, Cedar Cliff, 5th in Saturday's 5000 -
Photo by John Herzog for the MileSplit Network
Katherine Ward, State College, 6th in Saturday's 5000 -
Photo by John Herzog for the MileSplit Network
