New Balance Outdoor Nationals
RESULTS
Day 3
Keila Grigware (Biddeford) earned her first All-American award with her 6th place finish in the javelin. Grigware launched her 6th place throw on her 3rd throw in the trials, 135-9.
In the boys 1600m Will Geoghegan (Brunswick) ran his last race as a high schooler, and put out one of his top performances. Geoghegan running in the 2nd section of the mile, started out in 10th place after an opening 400m of 63.99, Will would actually drop back one spot at the 800m-2:07.9. It was go time for Will during the 3rd quarter, as he moved from 11th to 8th, running a 64.03, and Geoghegan left nothing in the tank as he blitzed the final lap in 61.65 to move to 3rd a personal best 4:12.76. Overall his time placed him 9th in the competition. Jack Terwilliger (Cheverus) finished 36th overall in 4:27.10
In the girls 1600m, Abbey Leonardi (Kennebunk) was shooting for her 2nd All-American award of the meet. Leonardi got a taste of a kickers race, as the field was bunch together through 800m. Abbey was in 9th 2:34.8, but the field of 11 was within a 1 second of eachother. The pace quicken in the 3rd 400m, as the leader were 70.x, Leonardi remained in contention with a 71.65 lap which left her in 10th. Abbey would finish with her fastest lap, 69.78 to rally for 7th place in the heat 4:56.22. Leonardi would wind up 11th overall as a few girls from the previous section ran faster. Abbey's time is an all-time Maine best for the seldom run Mile.
Event 54 Girls Javelin Throw Championship
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8 advance to the final
National: N 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Meet: M 168-04 6/14/1996 Emily Carlsten, Warwick, RI
Freshman: F 167-11 4/12/2008 Hannah Carson, Rhodes, Mesa, AZ
Sophomore: O 167-02 5/24/2008 Fawn Miller, Lakeview,Stoneboro,PA
Junior: J 174-06 8/5/2000 Kendra Wecker, Marysville, KS
Senior: S 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Hannah Carson 11 Chandler TC 48.87m 160-04 10
44.24m 44.10m 46.30m 43.93m FOUL 48.87m
2 Allison Updike 11 Una-Pa-Nesqu 46.95m 154-00 8
44.81m 45.48m 46.95m 46.04m 45.52m 42.95m
3 Lauren Kenney 11 Una-Pa-State 44.45m 145-10 6
38.90m 44.45m 37.31m 39.18m 42.34m 42.47m
4 Nia Barnes 11 West Orange TC 44.29m 145-04 5
40.72m 44.29m 40.19m 44.24m 39.85m 41.27m
5 Meghan Morton 10 St. Pius X Tc-Pa 41.58m 136-05 4
41.45m 41.58m 40.62m 37.11m 39.20m 39.50m
6 Keila Grigware 11 Biddeford TC 41.37m 135-09 3
40.79m 40.61m 41.37m 38.91m 38.97m 40.40m
7 Jenna Baker 10 Mandeville TC 41.04m 134-08 2
39.50m 41.04m FOUL 38.61m FOUL FOUL
8 Javona Ford 10 Millville TC 40.35m 132-04 1
38.56m 36.53m 40.35m 35.84m 35.91m 36.93m
9 Elaina Mezzasalma 10 Marlboro TC 39.62m 130-00
39.62m 36.92m 38.24m
10 Samantha Otten 10 Ashland Tc-Ma 38.98m 127-11
36.03m 35.61m 38.98m
11 Krista Vincent 11 Somersworth Tc-Nh 38.50m 126-04
35.02m 37.52m 38.50m
12 Alexis Appezzato 11 Somerville Tc-Nj 37.67m 123-07
FOUL 36.11m 37.67m
13 Felicia Reid 11 Kiski Area TC 37.25m 122-02
FOUL 37.25m 33.24m
14 Jamie Klein 11 Una-Nj-Hawth 36.87m 120-11
27.94m 36.40m 36.87m
15 Melissa Lake 11 Cherokee TC 36.47m 119-08
35.84m 35.93m 36.47m
16 Katherine Poulin 10 Acton-Boxborough TC 36.42m 119-06
33.14m 36.42m 33.61m
17 Brittany Pandolph 10 Tewksbury Me 35.96m 118-00
32.25m 35.96m 33.22m
18 Kelsey Reese 11 Una-Nj-Deptf 34.92m 114-07
34.92m FOUL FOUL
19 Danielle England 11 Columbia Tc-Nj 34.90m 114-06
33.20m 34.90m 30.08m
20 Melanie Leszcynski 11 Una-Pa-Audub 33.32m 109-04
FOUL 33.14m 33.32m
21 Marina Gracik 10 Butler Stealth TC 32.36m 106-02
30.44m 32.36m 32.10m
22 Nicole Gould 11 Marlboro TC 30.87m 101-03
FOUL 27.61m 30.87m
-- Jessica Delic 11 Una-Pa-Cress DNS
Event 9 Boys 1 Mile Run Championship Race Video Heat 2 with Will G
======================================================================= Section 1 @ 4:25pm; Sections 2 and 3 @ 6:20pm National: N 3:53.43 5/27/2001 Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA Meet: M 4:02.01 6/14/1997 Sharif Karie, West Springfield, VA Freshman: F 4:15.07 2005 Andrew Perkins, Watertown, WI Freshman: F 4:09.69 2005 Sintayehu Taye (m), Portland, ME Sophomore: O 4:04.38 6/12/2010 Lukas Verzbicas, Sandburg, Orland Junior: J 3:59.0h 1964 Jim Ryun, East, Wichita, KS Senior: S 3:53.43 5/27/2001 Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Alex Hatz 10 Stotan Racing-Boys 4:08.09F 10 2 Elias Gedyon 11 Loyola Tc-Ca 4:08.42F 8 3 Omar Kaddurah 11 Una-Mi-Grand 4:08.50F 6 4 Wade Meddles 10 Falcon Track 4:09.12F 5 5 Colby Alexander 10 Una-Oh-Stron 4:09.61F 4 6 Nathan Karr 10 Pioneer TC 4:10.44F 3 7 Robby Creese 11 Una-Md-Mount 4:10.60F 2 8 Chad Noelle 11 Una-Ny-Green 4:11.09F 1 9 Will Geoghegan 10 Una-Me-Bruns 4:12.76F 10 Marco Bertolotti 10 Port Washington TC 4:12.77F 11 Tom Kehl 10 Father Judge TC 4:13.13F 12 Cabell Willis 10 Collegiate S 4:13.15F 13 Ryan Eaton 10 Una-Ky-Bowli 4:13.36F 14 John McGowan 11 Una-Dc-Washi 4:13.44F 15 Nick Ross 10 East Greenwi 4:13.82F 16 Maximilian Darrah 10 Una-Ma-Mashp 4:15.03F 17 Jacob Burcham 13 Una-Wv-Barbo 4:15.10 18 Jake Hurysz 10 Eastern Alamance TC 4:15.12 19 Colin Barker 10 Una-Fl-Atlan 4:15.46 20 Chris Walden 11 Una-In-Carme 4:16.33 21 Blake Theroux 10 Western Branch TC 4:16.40 22 Matt Jablonski 11 Loyola Blake 4:16.78 23 Ethan Doherty 10 Boerne TC 4:17.21 24 Pat Schellberg 10 Una-Nj-Morri 4:18.56 25 Bryan Propst 11 Una-Al-Hoove 4:18.69 26 Kyle King 11 Grafton Runners 4:18.87 27 Byron Jones 10 Una-Ma-Westb 4:18.87 28 Everett Price 12 New Providence TC 4:19.03 29 Wade Voyles 11 Chapel Hill Tc-Ga 4:20.99 30 DJ Thornton 10 Union Catholic TC 4:21.29 31 Ryan Walling 11 Western Cary TC 4:22.40 32 Steve Mangan 10 Honeoye Fall 4:22.67 33 Brian Basili 10 Columbia Tc-Nj 4:23.20 34 Josh Sabo 11 Una-Oh-Copley-Sabo 4:23.40 35 Justin Vilhauer 11 Una-Ca-Visal 4:25.67 36 Jack Terwilliger 11 Cheverus TC 4:27.10 37 Daniel Zaccariello 10 St. Joseph b 4:27.31 38 Isaac Fithian 10 Una-Nh-Kings 4:39.30 Event 10 Girls 1 Mile Run Championship RACE VIDEO VIA FLOTRACK
======================================================================= National: N 4:35.24 5/16/1982 Polly Plummer, University, Irvine, Meet: M 4:36.95 6/16/2005 Sarah Bowman, Fauquier, Warrenton, Freshman: F 4:42.0h 1973 Mary Decker, Portola Jr, Orange, C Sophomore: O 4:40.24 6/20/2009 Chlsey Sveinsson, Greenhills, Addi Junior: J 4:39.25 6/17/2006 Danielle Tauro, Sn Ocean, NJ Senior: S 4:35.24 5/16/1982 Polly Plummer, University, Irvine, Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Emily Lipari 10 Una-Ny-Green 4:48.20 10 2 Madeleine Meyers 12 Una-Wa-Seatt 4:49.57 8 3 Kelsey Margey 12 Una-Ny-Hunti 4:49.98 6 4 Cory McGee 10 Una-Ms-Pass_ 4:50.54 5 5 Monica Adler 10 Beverly Tc-Ma 4:52.26 4 6 Kathleen Lautzenheiser 10 Midlothian TC 4:52.44 3 7 Claudia DiSomma 13 Sparta Tc-Girls 4:52.75 2 8 Gabrielle Levac 10 Una-Wi-Hartl 4:54.92 1 9 Hannah Meier 13 Una-Mi-Gross 4:54.93 10 Colleen Schmidt 11 Holy Trinity TC 4:55.05 11 Abbey Leonardi 12 Una-Me-Kenne 4:56.22 12 Julia Foster 11 Albuquerque 4:56.26 13 Liga Blyholder 10 Lees Summit West TC 4:56.55 14 Paige Kvartunas 10 West Springfield TC 4:57.21 15 Angel Piccirillo 12 Homer-Center Tc-Pa 4:57.67 16 Stephanie Schappert 11 Una-Fl-Delra 4:58.66 17 Erica Dobbs 11 Deep Run TC 4:59.39 18 Gina Talt 11 Una-Ny-Larch 4:59.67 19 Hayley McMahon 11 Arlington Tc-Ny 5:04.95 20 Lyndsey Mull 12 Redondo Union TC 5:06.40 21 Haley Meier 13 Una-Mi-Gross 5:14.06
Day 2
Evan Vincent (Maranacook) won the 1600m boys racewalk national championship, Vincent clocked 7:10.5 to win the event by 6+ seconds. Christian Malarsie (BE) was 3rd 7:52.59, earning an All-American award while Austin Michaud (Hampden) was 4th 8:14.14. In the girls race Abby Dunn (EL) 7:38.18 the indoor national champion just missed claiming the outdoor title as she put on a furious finishing kick but came up a bit short, still Dunn earned another All-American award. Jennifer Thuotte (Gorham) was 5th 7:48.08, while Courtney Williams (Waterville) 7th 7:58.62 just missed an All-American award .
In the emerging elite 2 mile Jack Terwilliger (Cheverus) went through the mile in 4:39.21 in 2nd place, Jack moved to the lead with 800m to go, passing in 7:01.72. He would remain in front until the end, closing in 4:43.9 for the last mile to clock a personal best 9:22.99 for 2 miles and win the emerging elite race, in the process he set the meet record for the event.
In the first heat of the 2 mile saw Will Geoghegan (Brunswick) in the lead pack right from the beginning, at 800m 2:14.06 Geoghegan was in 4th. At the mile crossed in 4:29.16, he had moved to 3rd. The quick early pace started to take its toll in the humidty, by 800m to go Will fell back to 7th 6:55.45. He battled well over the last 800m to remain 7th in 9:22.71.
In the girls fast section of the 2 mile Abbey Leonardi (Kennebunk) mixed it up with the top distance runners in the country. Abbey started off smartingly in 10th place through the 400m (74.35), Leonardi would remain 10th after the next 400m 76.34 (2:30.69), the pace would slow a bit in the next 400m to 79.69, but moved up into 8th place. At the mile 5:11.38, she has moved up one more spot to 7th. The 5th lap was a good one for Abbey as shed dropped back down to 80 second lap as she remained in 7th. Lap 6 would she her move up one more spot to 6th and the shot at being an All-American was looking better and better, as some runners were sropping back off the fast pace. Leonardi would ramin in 6th at the bell crossed in 9:13.94. With nothing to lose Abbey started to move really well over the last lap which she closed in 72.65, good enough to move her up to the 4th spot. Her time 10:26.59 was a huge personal best, & a new state all-time best for 3k and 2 miles.The 4th place finish earned Abbey her first All-American award.