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Women Distance Medley East Coast - THURSDAY

Team

Relay

Seed Time

1

Suffern

A

12:01.34

2

Lincoln-Sudbury

A

12:05.00

3

Carmel

A

12:07.00

4

Westerly

A

12:15.00

5

Ursuline School

A

12:15.50

6

Ward Melville

A

12:16.76

7

Northport

A

12:20.00

8

North Rockland

A

12:20.00

9

Tappan Zee

A

12:23.00

10

Rhinebeck

A

12:25.00

11

Ridgefield

A

12:30.00

 

12

Kings Park

A

12:41.30

13

Curtis

A

12:45.00

 

Outlook: None of the top three times have been able to run a fast DMR yet this season. Suffern had the fastest time in the field indoors (11:51.08 at NSIC). Lincoln-Sudbury ran 9:06.44 to win the last section of the 4x800 at Penn Relays and Carmel won this race last year. The likelihood is this race should be pretty close toward the end. If Carmel’s Kristin Reese is anywhere close by she’s a threat. Last year she was running clear out of her skin and anchored the relay in in 4:52. Suffern’s Shelby Greany proved she’s ready to run this season too after she dropped a 9:48.92 in the 3,000 at Penn. She’ll probably run the anchor for Suffern too on top of the fact that if Jen Clayton, who is listed to be on the relay, runs the 400 leg, then the Mounties have the fastest quarter-miler in the field.

My pick: I’m having a lot of trouble with this one but I’ll go with Suffern.

 

Women Long Jump Varsity
			Name		Year				School		Seed Mark
1			Clayton, Jennifer			10			Suffern			20-00.25
2			Fountain, Whitney			10			Christopher Coloumbus			19-02.00
3			Brunson, Jasmine			11			Bermuda High School			19-01.50
4			Hendrix, Ashley			12			Uniondale			18-11.00
5			Parnell, Anjelique			10			Hackley School			18-11.00
6			Easterling, Alexis			11			Woodlands			18-05.75
7			Allen, Kia			11			Murry Bergtraum			18-04.25
8			McNish, Patricia			11			Manhasset			17-10.50
9			Chisholm, Aisha			12			New Rochelle			17-08.25
10			Etkind, Jamie			10			Clarkstown North			17-08.00

 

Outlook: Clayton is definitely the favorite but this is a pretty good field as well. Hendrix had a lot of trouble with her approach at Penn. Whitney Fountain is a legitimate threat and has the raw speed to jump big. Clayton said earlier this season that she has started to feel more consistent on the runway which would put her in the 19-foot range regularly. If she falters, Fountain, Hendrix or Jasmie Brunson will surely be there to pick up the pieces.

My pick: It’s Clayton’s event to lose.

 

Women Shot Put Varsity
			Name		Year				School		Seed Mark
1			Stewart, Vanessa			10			North Babylon			44-08.25
2			Martin, Akilah			12			Berkelye Institute			42-07.00
3			White, Shante			12			Henninger			41-02.00
4			Toritto, Jessica			12			Smithtown East			39-09.75
5			Robinson, Lexia			11			Woodlands			38-00.00
6			Spoto, Amanda			10			St. Joseph Hill			38-00.00

 

 

Outlook: Geez. I just realized how stacked this field is. Vanessa Stewart had a monster throw at the St. Anthony’s Invitational (44-10) and given the facilities and the competition at Loucks she may throw even further. White threw 41-3 indoors and Martin comes in as a wild card since no one has competed with or against her before. Stewart is going to win but if you’re a throws fan then this will be a good one to watch either way.

My Pick : Stewart.

Women 800 Meter Run Varsity

Name

Year

School

Seed Time

1

Francis, Phyllis

10

Catherine Mc Auley

2:08.00

2

Miller-Bedell, Emma

12

Tappan Zee

2:08.84

3

Reese, Kristin

12

Carmel

2:09.20

4

Welch, Brianna

10

North Shore

2:10.95

5

Looney, Meg

12

Bishop Feehan

2:11.50

6

Holland, Malekah

10

Bishop Ford

2:12.00

7

Frost, Nadine

12

Sir James Dunn Academy

2:12.70

8

Banker, Nicole

12

East Meadow

2:13.44

9

Menges, Emily

10

Garden City

2:13.80

10

Lightbourn, Deanne

4

Berkelye Institute

2:13.83

11

Holowacz, Kati

12

Bainbridge-Guilford

2:15.00

12

Brown, Meghan

12

Ursuline School

2:15.00

13

Crean, Rosie

12

Ursuline School

2:15.00

14

Daley, Robbi

11

Fredericton High School

2:15.00

15

Browne, Shannon

11

Curtis

2:15.00

16

Farber, Lianne

10

Northport

2:15.00

 

Outlook: I can’t help it. This is going to be my favorite race of the meet. I’ll tell you right now, don’t sleep on Phyllis Francis, even if you haven’t hear much from her so far this season. The last time I personally felt like she disappeared she came back and broke the national 600-meter record at the CHSAA championship. I really hope that everyone who is entered in this race shows. Remember that Francis ran 2:07.92 at NSIC indoors. Miller-Bedell and Reese have both broken 2:10. It pains my soul that Charlene Lipsey (Hempstead) and Sarah McCurdy (Bay Shore) are not in this race. Either way, it’s going to be ridiculous fast as long as the weather holds up. Reese is always on the verge of having the type of race that astonishes you and Miller-Bedell has a sick finishing kick and always keeps her in contention.

My pick: Francis. And she’ll probably lead from the gun.

 

Women 3200 Meter Run Varsity

Name

Year

School

Seed Time

1

MacPherson, Sarah

11

Fredericton High School

10:25.00

2

Lipari, Emily

10

Roslyn

10:28.00

3

Marshall, Jaclyn

12

Kings Park

10:41.00

4

Stephens, Heather

12

Ridgefield

10:45.00

5

Fingers, Jessica

11

Monticello

10:47.00

6

Ahn, Suejin

12

Ward Melville

10:47.09

7

Sullivan, Katie

11

Ursuline School

10:50.00

 

Outlook: Emily Lipari has looked way better in the past two weeks than she did at the end of the indoor season. She said she was dealing with a flu and then a cold early this season. But when I saw her 2:16.10-4:40.55 double at St. Anthony’s, she looked like she was ready to go to me. Suejin Ahn also ran an easy 10:18.67. This race will be a lot faster than the seeds suggest. MacPherson is one of the top prep distance runners in Canada. She has run 10:03.55 for 3,000 meters.

My pick: Lipari

 

200 Meter Dash Varsity Prelims

Name

Year

School

Seed Time

1

Russell, Zoey

12

Fredrick Douglass Academy IV

24.30

 

2								Clayton, Jennifer													10					Suffern									24.40
3								Clarke, Britney													12					North Rockland									24.50
4								Fountain, Whitney													10					Christopher Coloumbus									24.55
5								Caddle, Melissa													10					Canarsie									24.75
6								Richards, Sasha-Gay													12					Mt. Vernon									25.00

 

 

Outlook: This race is really Zoey Russell vs. Jen Clayton in my opinion. All of the girls listed above have dipped under 25 seconds. Fountain probably has the most power in the bunch. Russell is the strongest. The 200 has been Clayton’s best distance but if she waits thinking she’ll be able to goggle Russell in the stretch then she’s toast. Russell will need to crush the curve.

My pick. I’ll go with Russell. Umm, I mean Clayton. No Russell. Yeah Russell….. I think.

 

Some quick notes ….

 

n  Nadonnia Rodriques (Boys & Girls) is the top seed in the 400. She ran 53.92 at Loucks last year. She’ll run 52 this year and if Zoey Russell presses her on the home stretch we may even witness the first 51-second quarter-mile since Diane Dixon (51.75) in 1982. Meghan Gillespie of Boys & Girls is also in the race and will probably run 54. There’s no reason here to make a pick.

 

n  Shelby Greany (Suffern) is one of the best steeplechasers in the country. She has the second-best time in the nation after running 6:49.40 in the 2,000 steeplechase at the Cornwall Steeplefest. She’s running for time no matter where she’s racing, including Loucks because she’ll likely be running alone.

 

n  The 400 hurdles is going to an interesting race. Dalilah Muhammad, the national champ, is seeded at 57.00 and can probably run that time right now. It will be her season debut in the event. She ran 55.8 in her first open 400 of the season at the Derrick Adkins Classic April 26. Elizabeth Mott (New Rochelle) is also in the race. This is her first season experimenting with the 400 hurdles.