71st Eastern States Championships 2008

Union Catholic, NJ Boys 4x200m - 1:28.35 US#1 Nadonnia Rodriques (Boys and Girls) 400m US#1, NY State Record 52.83 Dominique Booker (Immaculate Conception, NJ) 24.21 200m - US#3 Wayne Davis (Southeast Raligh, NC) Armory Record 55m HH 7.17 US Leader

 Union Cath. nips Trenton Central at the line in the 4x2, both in 1:28.35(Photo from wingedfootfotos.com)While the weekend is still a few days away, the 71st Annual Eastern States Championships rock the Armory in New York Tuesday night.  Numerous marquee match-ups dot the entry lists and MileSplit will provide the deep coverage of the event.***Nick Vena (NJ) beats Mike Alleman (NJ) in shot put.  Vena threw 63-02.5 to Alleman's 62-07, and continues his incredible momentum!!!***Adam Bergo (NY) soars over 7-00 in the high jump, tying U.S. #2!!!Eastern States Championships Live ResultsChristopher Hunt's (ArmoryTrack.com) Articles: Boys / GirlsEastern States Champs. Highlights- Union Catholic (NJ) wins at the tape in the boys 4x2 in 1:28.35 - Katie McCafferty (NJ) wins two-mile in U.S.#2 of 10:32.73- Nijgia Snapp (NJ) runs U.S.#4 at 400m with 54.91 win - Kristin Reese (NY) wins 800m in 2:11.37, U.S. top five- Steve Crouse (NY) leaps 48-09.25 to win TJ, U.S.#6 - WW-PS (NJ) wins boys DMR in U.S.#1 in 10:18.76- Clayton Parros (NJ) runs 48.26 to win 400m dash, U.S. top ten- Warwick Valley (NY) wins girls DMR in U.S.#2 in 11:49.59- Lenape (NJ) wins girls 4x8 in 9:11.94, U.S. top ten time

Union Catholic and WWPS set US#1’s By Christopher Hunt He didn’t even know what to do with himself. Westfield’s Adam Bergo ran out from the infield, hugging and hi-fiving anyone and everyone he could find. “I was thinking that I broke the school record, I need to hug somebody,” he said. “I needed to.” FULL ARTICLE HERE RACE VIDEO HERE - submitted by a website user photo by www.wingedfootfotos.com  

Photo by David Fleenor Episcopal junior Allante Keels, the current state leader in the 500 meter dash, ventured up to New York this weekend for the Eastern States Championships held at the New York Armory to jump up to his first 800 meter race indoors this season. Keels dropped a personal best and state best time of 1:56.78 to finish fourth in the race. Expect to see Keels in more 800 meter races this spring as he could be one of Virginia's very best in the event.Eastern States Championships Meet Page w/ Results

SUMMARIES | RELAYS | SPRINTS | DISTANCE | FIELD | 44 VIDEOS POSTED: 30 INTERVIEWS + 6 GIRLS & 8 BOYS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Photo Gallery of PTFCA Indoor Championships Highlights Click Here for Photo Gallery Index for Photo Orders - ALL galleries on - 1,000's of event & awards pix Girls meet records by Carly Seymour 9:54.56 3000, Ryann Krais 8.54 60H, D-town East 12:13.62, Abby Schaffer 13-00.25 PV - Boys meet records by North Penn 7:48.99 4x800, LaSalle 10:15.89 DMR - Conestoga Girls Team Champs, North Penn Boys Champs 2008 PA Indoor Leaderboard: Girls / Boys    

The Eastern States Championships at The Armory 2/26/08.