2002 Valley District Track and Field..."The Tradition Continues in the Valley."

Spring Excitement in the Valley Means Track & Field Competition...

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The Area's Top 5 Regular Season 2002

The stage is set for the District Meet Wednesday May 15th at "The Wood".
Can the TA Girls Keep it Going? Will Harrisonburg's Boys continue to dominate?
Challengers loom in the wing, so hold on for one of the tightest meets in years.
Field Events start at 4pm.
A fast track at "The Wood" produces PRs Saturday.
 
Results/Pics from Southern Classic

  
Blue Chippers From the Valley Final Addition

Here are the Blue Chippers Final Performance PRs

Near or at the national standard...parameters below.
 
PR increases through district, region, state will be in bold/large face
Sprints: 100m/110hurdles <.5 seconds,
200m, 300int hurdles < 1 second/2seconds,
Middle distance-400 <4 seconds,,
-800 < 6 seconds,
Distance -1600 < 20 seconds,
-3200 < 20 seconds,
High Jump < 3 inches,
Pole Vault < 12 inches,
Long Jump < 12 inches,
Triple Jump < 2ft.,
Discus < 6 feet,
Shot Put < 3 feet,
4x100m Relay: < 2 seconds,
4x400 Relay < 8 seconds,
4x800m Relay < 12 seconds.
Girls Blue Chippers
High Jump: Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 5-03
Triple Jump: Tai Blakey Turner Ashby 36-05.25 36'11.5
Pole Vault: Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 11-03
Discus: Jennifer Showker Spotswood 125-00 126'1"
Shot Put: Amanda Renalds Turner Ashby 37-09, Jennifer Showker Spotswood 37-06.38' .75"
Clair Thomason Fort Defiance 38'4"
300m Hurdles: Angela Thompson Rockbridge Co. 49.85 49.16
400m Dash: Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 58.69 57.76
800m Run: Macy Zwanzig Turner Ashby 2:20.51
400m Relay: Spotswood (K. Summers, S. Workman, T.Kite, J. Mowbray, L. Diehl) 50.71 50.44
3200m Relay Turner Ashby (Kain, Pierce, Haley, Zwanzig) 9:40.44
Boys Blue Chippers
High Jump: Jeremy Pouncey Harrisonburg 6-06
Triple Jump: Jamie Murphy Harrisonburg 44-03.75.46' 3" 47'025" Qualified!
200m Dash: Deiu Tran Broadway 22.74
400m Dash: Dieu Tran Broadway 51.48
800m Run: Miles Goodloe R. E. Lee 1:58.64,
Chris Heitz Spotswood 1:59.461:59.08
Kent Barnes Harrisonburg 2:00.23,
1600m Run: John Crews Rockbridge 4:21.31
Jordan Bowman Fort Defiance 4:31.30,
Kent Barnes Harrisonburg 4:33.40 4:31.14
3200m Run: John Crews Rockbridge 9:02.31 Qualified!
400m Relay: Harrisonburg (J. Knight, A. Jordan, D. Thomas, D. Hinton) 43.94, 43.54
Turner Ashby (A. Rhodes, S. Hamner, C.Anderson, P. Snook) 44.45 44.08 43.76
1600m Relay: Broadway-(Jonny Wisman, Aaron Hoover, Josh Peters, Dieu Tran) 3:32.49
Robert E. Lee (Wise, Toye, Crawford, Goodloe) 3:33.14 ,
Harrisonburg (J. Knight, C. Murphy, D.Hinton, J. German ) 3:35.67 ,
Turner Ashby (M. Miller, M. Snader, J. Rummel, T.Dority) 3:36.57 3:34.69
3200m Relay: Turner Ashby (Corey Shull, Michael Billington, Daniel Radloff, Matt Miller) 8:16.01
Spotswood (C. Heitz, J. Jarrels, S. Knight, M. Rinker) 8:21.54 8:17.24 8:11.07
 

 National Standards at the Dyestat link: http://www.dyestat.com/us/2out/aoc/e-guidelines.htm

Girls Division-Valley District Top Five 2002 Final List
The Valley District Championship Meet "The Second Season" is next...
Best performances are great. Now it's time to go head to head in competition.
 
High Jump:
Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 5-03
Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 5-02
Latoya Baker Waynesboro 5-01
Skye Ruozzi Broadway 4-10
Tia Blakey Turner Ashby 4-10
Becky Post Broadway 4-10
Dawn Burtner Harrisonburg 4-10

Megan's view of another conquest!
Long Jump:
Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 16-07.5
Cassie Landes Spotswood 16-03
Tiffany Kite Spotswood 15-10.5
Valerie Kier-Johnson R.E. Lee 15-08
Kristen Summers Spotswood 15-07.5
Kristine Robinson Broadway 15-07.5
Triple Jump:
Tai Blakey Turner Ashby 36-05.25
Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 34-05
Kristen Summers Spotswood 34-01
Latoya Baker Waynesboro 33-10
Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 33-08.5

Tai Blakey takes off!
Pole Vault:
Megan Mlinarchik Broadway 11-03
Cassie Landes Spotswood 9-02
Kristen Summers Spotswood 9-02
Tricia Aliff Harrisonburg 8-06
Elizabeth Reeves Broadway 8-06
Laura Pascarella Turner Ashby 8-06
Lynnsey Hale Turner Ashby 8-06

Megan Mlinarchik owns the vault
Shot Put:
Amanda Renalds Turner Ashby 37-09
Jennifer Showker Spotswood 37-06
Clair Thomason Fort Defiance 36-10
Becky Hoover Broadway 34-03.5
Veronica Bell Lee 33-10

 

Mandy Renalds...headed for EMU and a continuing career.
Discus:
Jennifer Showker Spotswood 125-00
Clair Thomason Fort Defiance 119-07
Amanda Renalds Turner Ashby 117-04
Becky Hoover Broadway 109-10
Martha Dove Turner Ashby 107-04

Photo by Ric Peters

Jennifer let's it rip.
100m Hurdles:
Nautica Coleman Harrisonburg 16.80
Angela Thompson Rockbridge 16.94
Amber Marshall Robert E. Lee 16.94
Jocelyn Bodkin Turner Ashby 17.34
Kary Van Name Waynesboro 17.64

Jocelyn Botkin in the high hurdles
300m Hurdles:
Angela Thompson Rockbridge Co. 49.85
Jocelyn Bodkin Turner Ashby 50.96
Rebecca Haushalter Turner Ashby 51.83
Nautica Coleman Harrisonburg 51.21
Kristy Miller Turner Ashby 52.18
100m Dash
Latoya Baker Waynesboro 12.74
Samantha Workman Spotswood 12.94
Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 13.14
Lindsey Diehl Spotswood 13.25
Bobbi Eaves Stuarts Draft 13.25

Latoya Baker out of the blocks
200m Dash:
Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 26.74
Sam Workman Spotswood 27.04
Tiffany Kite Spotswood 27.04
Kristina Robinson Broadway 27.54
Bobbi Eaves Stuarts Draft 27.55

Sam Workman glides to the finish
400m Dash:
Lauren Diggs Stuarts Draft 58.69
Nihkeya Thompson Robert E. Lee 1:01.24
Serita Wilson R.E. Lee 1:01.94
Jacki Workman Spotswood 1:02.67
Macy Zwanzig Turner Ashby 1:03.48

After a successful meet in Knoxville, Diggs owns the middle sprints!
800m Run:
Ann Ward Fort Defiance 2:30.17
Macy Zwanzig Turner Ashby 2:30.54
Maria Geary Harrisonburg 2:33.14
Natalie Pierce Turner Ashby 2:35.71
Becca Baker Fort Defianc 2:36.70
 

Haley is the one to watch in the distance races!
1600m Run:
Rachel Haley Turner Ashby 5:33.77
Natalie Pierce Turner Ashby 5:33.77
Maria Geary Harrisonburg 5:35.19
Ashley Smith Turner Ashby 5:39.90
Lauren Alexander Turner Ashby 5:40.34
3200m Run:
Rachel Haley Turner Ashby 11:44.95
Kendall Schneiter Rockbridge 12:34.64
Erin Alexander Turner Ashby 12:42.54
Ashley Smith Turner Ashby 12:43.99
Becca Baker Fort Defiance 12:47.41
400m Relay:
Spotswood (K. Summers, S. Workman, T.Kite, J. Mowbray) 50.71
Harrisonburg (J.Washington, Jordan, J. Comfort, A. Beierle) 52.40
Turner Ashby (K. Brown, M.Moates, C. Roach, M. Willis 53.04
Broadway (Reeves, Dowery, K. Robinson, M. Mlinarchick) 53.42
Waynesboro (L. Baker, C. Miller, K. Van Name, S. Napier) 53.94

 

Spotswood Sprint Relays-A Blazer Tradition
1600m Relay:
Turner Ashby (M. Zwanzig, N. Pierce, K. Cornett, K.Zwanzig) 4:19.45
Spotswood (L. Huggins, J. Workman, J. Brown, V. Hoes) 4:21.57
Robert E. Lee (Thompson, Wilson, Hawthorne, Kier-Johnson) 4:27.54
Broadway (no names given) 4:30.63
Harrisonburg (M. Geary, A. Beierle, K. Taylor, N. Coleman) 4:36.32

 

Familar school colors in the 4x400 relay
3200m Relay:
Turner Ashby (N. Pierce, K. Zwanzig, R.Haley, M. Zwanzig)10:06.36
Spotswood (H.Sacra, M.Martin, V.Hoes, L.Huggins) 10:49.60
Fort Defiance (no names given) 10:51.94
Harrisonburg (S. Arefaine, D. Budzius, M. Smith, M.Geary) 11:54.90
Broadway (no names given) 12:00.94
 
Boys Division-Valley District Top Five 2002 Final List
The Valley District Championship Meet "The Second Season" is next...
Best performances are great. Now it's time to go head to head in competition.
High Jump:
Jeremy Pouncey Harrisonburg 6-06
Robert Shreckhise Fort Defiance 6-02
Michael Portch Fort Defiance 6-02
Matt Miller Turner Ashby 6-02
Tyler Crawford Robert E. Lee 6-02

 

Jeremy Pouncey awaits flight.
Long Jump:
Scott Stoehr Broadway 21-03.5
Robert Shreckhise Fort Defiance 20-11.25
Steve Hamner Turner Ashby 20-05.75
Michael Portch Fort Defiance 20-03.5
Jamie Murphy Harrisonburg 20-03
Triple Jump:
Jamie Murphy Harrisonburg 44-03.75
Jeremy Pouncey Harrisonburg 43-07.25
Tyler Crawford R.E. Lee 42-00.25
Matt Noel Rockbridge 41-04.25
Robert Shreckhise Fort Defiance 41-02.75
Pole Vault:
Adam Wright Turner Ashby 13-06
Jeremy Pouncey Harrisonburg 13-00
Michael Kondor Fort Defiance 12-10
John Huffman Fort Defiance 12-10
Jeremy Withers Broadway 12-10

 

Adam Wright ready for the "second season"
Shot Put:
Todd Wisman Harrisonburg 49-05
Jonathan Baska Stuarts Draft 46-05
Jamie Eye Turner Ashby 44-09.25
John Meeks Fort Defiance 44-02
Brad Campbell Spotswood 43-10.75

 

Todd Wisman is way out in front in the shot put.
Discus:
Stephen Watts R.E. Lee 137-10
Todd Wisman Harrisonburg 136-01
Ryan Nolley Turner Ashby 133-05
John Meeks Fort Defiance 133-00
Rodney Atkins Turner Ashby 129-00
110m Hurdles:
John Huffman Fort Defiance 15.14
Jeremy Clark Waynesboro 15.94
Jacob Gregory R.E. Lee 16.97
Jeremy Pouncey Harrisonburg 16.98
Steve Hamner Turner Ashby 17.04

Dieu is THE MAN!
300m Hurdles:
Cammie Murphy Harrisonburg 42.35
Aaron Hoover Broadway 43.06
Scott Stoehr Broadway 43.94
Jason Rubenalt Waynesboro 44.04
Doug Wright Rockbridge Co. 44.44
100m Dash:
Josh Knight Harrisonburg 11.24
Kedric Johnson R. E. Lee 11.24
Deon Hinton Harrisonburg 11.30
Robert Shreckhise Fort Defiance 11.34
Joey Miller Fort Defiance 11.34
Patrick Snook Turner Ashby 11.34
200m Dash
Dieu Tran Broadway 22.74
Josh Knight Harrisonburg 23.15
Todd Mitchem Spotswood 23.24
Kedric Johnson R.E. Lee 23.34
Joey Miller Fort Defiance 23.64
Patrick Snook Turner Ashby 23.64
400m Dash:
Dieu Tran Broadway 51.48
Miles Goodloe Robert E. Lee 52.54
Tom Ward Fort Defiance 52.84
Clark Moncue Rockbridge Co. 52.84
Chris Heitz Spotswood 53.04

Chris Heitz approaching national qualification
800m Run:
Miles Goodloe Robert E. Lee 1:58.64
Chris Heitz Spotswood 1:59.46
Kent Barnes Harrisonburg 2:00.23
Josh Peters Broadway 2:01.54
Justin German Harrisonburg 2:02.28
1600m Run:
John Crews Rockbridge 4:21.31
Jordan Bowman Fort Defiance 4:31.30
Kent Barnes Harrisonburg 4:33.40
Andrew Preston R.E. Lee 4:37.82
Patrick Metcalfe Fort Defiance 4:38.5
3200m Run:
John Crews Rockbridge 9:02.31
Andrew Preston R.E. Lee 9:47.01
Jordan Bowman Fort Defiance 9:51.87
Kent Barnes Harrisonburg 10:13.5
Owen Parkinson Fort Defiance10:24.24

Rockbridge Co.'s John Crews has qualified for Nationals!
400m Relay:
Harrisonburg (J. Knight, A. Jordan, D. Thomas, D. Hinton) 43.94
Turner Ashby (A. Rhodes, S. Hamner, C.Anderson, P. Snook) 44.45
Fort Defiance (no names given) 44.6
Robert E. Lee (Wise, Toye, Jenkins, Johnson) 45.64
Spotswood (R. Morland, D. Printz, J. Rodgers, T. Mitchem) 46.61

Blue Streak Relay strategy session.
1600m Relay:
Robert E. Lee (Wise, Toye, Crawford, Goodloe) 3:33.14
Broadway (A.Hoover, J.Wisman, J.Peters, D.Tran) 3:34.37
Harrisonburg (J. Knight, C. Murphy, D.Hinton, J. German ) 3:35.67
Turner Ashby (M. Miller, M. Snader, J. Rummel, T.Dority) 3:36.57
Spotswood (R. Morland, T. Mitchem, S. Knight,C.Heitz) 3:42.70
3200m Relay:
Spotswood (C. Heitz, J. Jarrels, S. Knight, M. Rinker) 8:13.7
Turner Ashby (M. Billington, D. Radloff, C. Shull, M. Miller) 8:18.95
R.E. Lee (C. Davis, D.Toye, A.Preston, M.Goodloe) 8:25.34
Harrisonburg (K. Barnes, D. Frazier, G.George, J. German) 8:27.50
Fort Defiance (no names given) 8:33.08

Knight and Rinker (team with Heitz and Jarrels)

for a formidable 4x800 combination
Special thanks to JJ Updike for putting together the Valley's Top Five.

 

 

 

Pictures shot with a Sony Mavica FD91
and a Sony DCR-TRV20 Digital Camera by Joe Showker
 
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