New Balance Games 2005

It's the hair. Conestoga braved the storm on Jan 22nd and had some great performances at the New Balance Games at the Armory in New York. (A 4:03.67 4x400 and 9:39.26 4x800, which is #2 in PA plus the best High Jump of the day). But we digress. What they really went to New York for was some team bonding. Stuck at the hotel all day Sunday, until they could head for home on Monday, they made creative use of their time. Yes, they did watch the Eagles whip the Falcons. But, well, we'll let the pix by coach Ryan Comstock tell the story.

Running in the elite 400m, West Catholic senior Nicole Leach ran a US#1 53.48 400m. Leach finished 2nd between two Olympians. Jamaica\'s Ronetta Smith of LSU won the race in 53.34, with a charging Leva Zunda of Latvia 3rd in 53.53 (photo by Dyestat.com). The Conestoga girls\' 4x400 won in 4:03.67, improving on their PA#2.