Photos by Tim Fulton & Don Rich
Lukas Verzbicas completes historic triple with a 4:10.67 clocking in the Mile run. Lukas won the 5000 on Friday night in a National Record time of 14:06.78 and the 2 Mile run just an hour prior to the mile in a US#2 All-Time clocking of 8:40.70! Lukas was the Male Athlete of the Meet and won the team championship with 30 points.
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Day Three Coverage
Video Interviews:
Articles
- Verzbicas Completes Historic Triple with 2 Mile/Mile Wins
- Cuffe Runs US #2 All-Time 2 Mile; Medgar Evers US #6 All-Time 4x4
More On-Site Coverage
- Winner's Table (Photos and Highlights for Event Finals)
- Full Video Index
Day Three Highlights:
- Girls Pole Vault: Morgann LeLeux (LA) won the meet in 13-08.25 but fell short at her attempts at 14-03.25.
- Girls Triple Jump: Ciarra Brewer (CA) took the title with a mark of 41-08.50.
- Boys Triple Jump: Marquis Dendy (DE) launched himself out 51-03.75 for his 2nd title of the meet.
- Girls Weight Throw: Shelby Ashe (GA) set a national record of 68-02.50 on her 5th throw.
- Boys Weight Throw: Rudy Winkler (NY) launched the weight 74-02.25 for the win.
- Boys 4x400 Final: Dematha Catholic (MD) blasted a 3:15.23 to win the title.
- Girls 4x400 Final: Medgar Evers (NY) won with a US#6 All-Time clocking of 3:42.67.
- Boys 200 Final: Ronald Darby (MD) blasted out to a 21.24 to take the national title.
- Girls 200 Final: Cierra White (PA) narrowly defeated Kyra Jefferson in the 200 with both girls under 24! White won in 23.95 while Jefferson was 23.97.
- Boys 800 Final: Zavon Watkins (NY) won impressively with a clocking of 1:50.84.
- Girls 800 Final: Ajee Wilson (NJ) led a charge on the US list with a US#1 2:06.17.
- Boys One Mile: Lukas Verzbicas (IL) wins his 3rd race of the weekend with a time of 4:10.67!!
- Girls One Mile: Hannah Meier () won with an impressive run from the first of 2 sections with a time of 4:48.50. Joelle Amaral (NJ) won the 2nd section to finish 2nd in 4:49.23.
- Girls 400 Final: Kendall Baisden (MI) blasted a US#1 54.23 to take a thrilling race.
- Boys 400 Final: An amazing finish as Sean Sutton (MD) broke the tape at 47.91 with Najee Glass (NJ) 2nd in 47.92 and Champ Page (MD) 3rd in 47.93!
- Girls 60H Final: Keni Harrison (NC) won a very tight finish with a time of 8.42, shared by 2nd place Melia Cox (CA)
- Boys 60H Final: Demetrius Lindo (DC) blasted a 7.71 facility record for the win.
- Girls 60 Dash Final: Myasia Jacobs (NJ) rolled to the win with a time of 7.34.
- Boys 60 Dash Final: Damiere Byrd (NJ) went 6.74 to win a hotly contested dash to the finish.
- Girls 4x200 Final: Speed City (Long Beach Poly CA) won with a US#2 time of 1:38.65.
- Boys 4x200 Final: Mount Vernon (NY) wins the title with a time of 1:29.14.
- Boys 2 Mile Final: Lukas Verzbicas (IL) battled it out with Edward Cheserek (NJ) the entire race before pulling away slightly over the last lap for a US#2 ALL TIME performance of 8:40.70. Cheserek came in US#3 ALL TIME 8:42.66!
- Girls 2 Mile Run: Aisling Cuffe (NY) wins with a US#2 ALL TIME performance of 9:56.85!
- Girls 4x400 Relay: Cosby girls won the slower section with a time of 3:54.37.
- Girls 60 Hurdle Semis: Melia Cox (CA) is the fastest through at 8.43 with Shelley Black (PA) as the 2nd fastest qualifier at 8.47.
- Boys 60 Hurdle Semis: Daniel McFadden (VA) was the fastest through with a time of 7.85 with Kenneth Minkah (TX) and Demitrius Lindo (DC) 2-3 at 7.92.
- Girls 60 Dash Semis: Myasia Jacobs (NJ) is the fastest through with a time of 7.45.
- Boys 60 Dash Semis: Damiere Byrd (NJ) was the fastest through with a time of 6.80.
- Unseeded girls 1 mile: 5000m National Record holder Waverly Neer (IN) won with a US#4 time of 4:53.67 just 36 hours after her 16:35.15.
- Unseeded boys 2 mile: Dustin Wilson (PA) won the early section with a time of 9:12.16
- Unseeded girls 2 mile: Gina Talt (NY) won the girls early section with a time of 10:38.37
- Unseeded boys 800: Russell Hornsby (VA) won the boys section with a time of 1:52.62 that just might hold up for a podium spot.
- Unseeded girls 800: Madeleine Berkson (RI) won the girls section with a time of 2:13.06
Day Two Coverage
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Articles:
- Boys Story by Chris Hunt
- Girls Story by Chris Hunt
More On-Site Coverage:
- Full Results
- Winners Table (Photos and Highlights for Event Finals)
Day 2 Highlights
- Boys Pentathlon: Gunnar Nixon (Interview) set the HS National Record with 4307 points! The break-down was 8.03 60H; 23-06.75 LJ; 47-11.75 SP; 6-06.75 HJ; and a 2:37.00 clocking in the 1000 meter run.
- Girls 4x800: Red Bank Catholic (NJ) US#3 All-Time 8:56.94.
- Boys 4x800: Abington (PA) won with a time of 7:45.21.
- Girls Pentathlon: Kendell Williams (GA) won with a point total of 3792 featuring a 5-09.25 HJ.
- Girls 4x55 Shuttle Hurdles: Western Branch (VA) won with a US#3 time of 32.73.
- Boys 4x55 Shuttle Hurdles: Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) with a US#1 time of 30.37.
- Girls 4xMile: Kinetic TC (Saratoga Springs NY) won with a US#1 time of 20:58.04.
- Boys 4xMile: Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) 17:37.01
- Girls SMR: Garden City (NY) US#2 4:04.17
- Boys SMR: Mansfield (MA) US#1 3:28.99. Top 5 are US#1-5!
- Boys Long Jump: Marquis Dendy (DE) 25-03.25
- Girls Race Walk: Danielle Opatovsky (NY) 7:14.72
- Boys Race Walk: Alejandro Chavez (TX) 6:27.06
- Girls 200 trials: Cierra White (PA) US#1 24.15
- Boys 200 trials: Justin Burke (VA) was fastest in 21.51.
- Girls 400 trials: Dynasty McGee (MI) fastest qualifier at 55.13.
- Boys 400 trials: Najee Glass (NJ) and Champ Page (MD) tied for fastest qualifier at 48.47.
- Girls 4x200 trials: Long Beach Poly (CA) fastest qualifier at 1:38.24.
- Boys 4x200 trials: Knightdale Elite TC (NC) fastest qualifier at 1:28.75.
- Boys 60H trials: Demetrius Lindo (DC) top qualifier at 7.90.
- Girls 60H trials: Melia Cox (CA) top qualifier at 8.53.
- Boys 60m trials: Bradley Sylve (LA) top qualifier at 6.79.
- Girls 60m trials: Myasia Jacobs (NJ) top qualifier at 7.37 for US#2.
Day One Coverage
Around the Armory:
Video Interviews
- Waverly Neer Interview (5k National Record Holder)
- Lukas Verzbicas Interview (5k National Record Holder)
- Fayetteville-Manlius Interview, Girls DMR
- Warwick Valley, Boys DMR
- Marissa Shoji (MA), Girls Emerging Elite 2 Mile Winner
- Taylor Burke (OH), Girls HJ Winner
- Dr. Norbert Sander
- More Interviews...
More On-Site Coverage:
- Day One Story by Chris Hunt (with race videos from the DMR's and 5k's)
- DMR boys and girls splits
- Full Results
- Photo Album by Tim Fulton
- Winners Table (Photos and Highlights)