DyeStat Performance of the Week ending Feb. 28, 2010

[SteveU]

wait for poll

• Team Bickle girls - All-Star teams 8:41.92 4x8 and 3:37.23 4x4 wins at The Gibson Relays JAM
  
• Cedar Park TX boys - US#1 17:29.71 4x1600 (outdoor) at The Woodlands Invite TX
  
• Aisling Cuffe NY - US#1 10:28.20 2M at Eastern States NY
  
• Chamique Francis NY - US#2 38.21 300 (#8 all-time) at PSAL Champs NY
  
• Najee Glass NJ - US#2 47.87 400 for soph at Eastern States NY
  
• Haddonfield NJ boys - US#1 10:10.60 at Eastern States NY
  
• Blake Heriot OH - 6.77 60 (US#2 performance) / 49.54 400 double at Ohio State Open #4
  
• Justin Hunter VA - 6-08 HJ / 23-10 LJ / 47-01.50 TJ (2nd) triple at VA AAA State
  
• Emily Kianka NJ - US#1 5-11 HJ to win Eastern States NY
  
• Bill Ledder DC - US#1 1:52.81 800 at Mid-Atlantic Classic MD
  
• Jeffery Lewis VA - US#1 7.40 55H at Mid-Atlantic Classic MD
  
• Bridgette Owens-Mitchell MI - US#2 8.35 60H at MITS State Champs MI
  
• Aurieyall Scott MD - US#3 6.92 55 / then-US#6 38.83 300 double at MD 4A State
  
• Joanna Stevens VA - 4:50.07 1600 / 10:29.70 3200 double at VA AA State
  
• Alaine Tate NY - US#2 2:11.16 800 at Eastern States NY
  
• DJ Thornton NJ - US#2 4:12.54 1600 at NJ Meet of Champs
  
• Jon Vitez NJ - US#1 8:58.81 3200 at NJ Meet of Champs
  
• Darrell Wesh VA - US#1 6.30 55 dash / US#9 34.44 300 double at VA AAA State
  
• Monica Williams VA - US#1 1:13.30 500 at VA AAA State
  
• Dartis Willis MI - US#1 7-00 HJ at MITS State Champs MI

[SteveU]

Sorry for the late start, but time to vote

Mostly indoor, with a few outdoor sprinkled in. The Team Blickle was an all-star team that went down to Jamaica. The 4x8 and 4x4 teams included both Claudia (fastest leg at 2:05; others 2:10-13) and Phyllis Francis NY. The 4x8 also had Chelsey Sveinsson TX and Marielle Hall NJ, while the 4x4 team had Briana Nelson SC and Whitney Fountain NY (mostly 54 legs and 53+ by Nelson). More on this meet coming in the news section.

[backtoback]

Steve, please see PM

[SteveU]

Pierre Armand removed from list ... received word that there was scoring mistake on that meet as the Wave TC and Armand never made the trip.

[MJR]

Tyler Sorenson - 5000m RW - 22:13.42 to finish 4th in USA Indoor Champs. He is 16 yrs old and the youngest competitor in the whole meet. This is most likely the fastest indoor time ever in the 15-16 age group in US history. It was also done at over 5000ft of elevation.

[trackjc]

VOTE: Chris McConnell, Andover MA who won the Mass Indoor State Meet for the third straight year, setting a meet record for the third straight year, and equalled the US Best at 55m.

He also ran a :21.5 leadoff on the Andover winning 4x200 relay tream.

[race4time134]

Definitely DJ Thornton deserves a vote, he topped the best miler in the nation,
then vitez, and haddenfields dm

VOTE DJ THORNTON!

[matthewXCountry]

Team Bickle
Wesh
Willis

Team Bickle's split average in the 4x8 was faster than the US #2 800, who's performance is coincidently on the list this week.

edit: I didn't realize the Gibson Relays were outdoors. This changes things a bit, but since its a fairly weak week, Ill keep my vote the way it is.

[bluphi1914]

Here is the video of the girls 4x800 from the Gibson Relays....Those young ladies really looked good running this event...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvnaXgPYUI

[justrun7]

DJ Thornton definitely deserves a vote here. Pat Schellberg has been arguably the best miler in the country this year (besides a loss at BIG) and he had not lost to anyone in NJ all year. Thornton took him down with a convincing win on Saturday.