Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 5, 1994 TAG: 9406050117
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BOB TEITLEBAUM STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: HAMPTON LENGTH: Long
Only a relative unknown, Ian Winston of Hayfield, kept PH's Jamie Price from winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes in close finishes. So the Patriots' junior is the second-fastest runner in state boys' track with another year to go.
Winston, who never ran track until this year, also has another year left.
So does PH's Larry Jones, who placed sixth in the 110 hurdles. Jones' times coming into the meet didn't indicate he was a favorite, so his performance was a plus.
Together, Price and Jones scored 25 points, good enough to give the Patriots fourth place in the team competition. Their return gives coach Jeff Johnson time to find 16 more points, which is what his team would have needed Saturday to catch champion Menchville.
Don't forget Fleming, though. The Colonels lose Dominick Millner, but have a young team.
Millner placed fourth in the triple jump to go with a first Friday in the long jump, the only winning performance by a Roanoke Valley District athlete.
Fleming's greatest team accomplishment came in the final event - the 1,600 relay - with a team of Millner and sophomores Finn Crutchfield, David Harris and Rafiq Majied.
The Colonels were in the slow section of the race and were not expected to place, so coach Rudy Dillard gambled. Dillard switched Millner to the third leg and had Harris run the final 400 meters against speedy Gar-Field anchor Winston October.
First, Millner made up most of a big deficit. Then, Harris blew away October on the final leg. The Colonels' time of 3 minutes, 23.9 seconds led the slow section. When only four teams in the fast section bettered that time, Fleming was a surprising fifth. That meant Millner, who was jubilant over the finish, accounted for 14 1/2 points during the meet.
Millner said he nearly was unable to run in the relay.
"I'm happy I placed [in the triple jump]," said Fleming's senior leader, "but after my second jump, my [right] shin started hurting. I took a couple of aspirins and iced it down. I have a shin splint, and it's a requirement that I take aspirin."
Dillard said one reason he switched runners was because he felt Harris might have more kick for the anchor leg against October.
For Price, who scored 16 points without a first-place finish, it was a strong meet.
"I couldn't catch him [Winston]," the PH sprinter said of his new rival. "He caught up to me and passed me in both races. He said he had run against me, but I don't remember him."
Actually, Price beat Winston early in the spring in a meet at the University of Tennessee. But it was an improved Winston he faced Saturday.
"I had never run track before, but my father said I was pretty fast so I should try it," Winston said. "We [Price and Winston] should have a great rivalry next year."
Price can't wait.
"Next year, I'll be more prepared," he said. "He kind of surprised me. When I don't know someone, it's kind of hard to attack them."
Jones said he was relaxed for his hurdles event.
"I had no pressure because no one knew about me," he said. "Next year they'll know me."
Johnson said he believes Jones and Price will be better.
"They're the type of athletes who will work hard to improve," the Patriots' coach said. "We hope we can get Larry strong enough to score in both hurdles and both [long and triple] jumps. We want to find someone to go with them and have a good 400-meter relay team."
Centreville won the girls' title with 66 points, 16 more than second-place Menchville.
But no one could steal the spotlight from Woodrow Wilson's LaTasha Colander. Headed for North Carolina in the fall on a track scholarship, Colander ran Group AAA-record times in the 100 hurdles and the 100 and 200 dashes that were disallowed because they were ruled too wind-aided. Still, she won all three races easily after coming into the meet ranked as the fastest girl in the dashes in the U.S. high school ratings.
"It's my last race in high school and I wanted to give it all I had," Colander said. "The wind really pushed me. In the 100, I could have run a little better [than 11.6]." BOYS Team results
Menchville 41, Salem 38, Hayfield Secondary 32, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 25, Hampton 24, George Washington-Danville 24, Woodbridge Senior 24, Lafayette 22, Gar-Field 20, J.W. Robinson 19, West Potomac, 18, Green Run 16, William Fleming 16, James Madison 16, Stafford 14, Chantilly 14, R.E. Lee 14, Kecoughtan 12, Herndon 12, Bayside 10, Norview 10, Mount Vernon 9, Fauquier 8 1/2, Mills Godwin 8, Oakton 7, Deep Creek 6, Norcom 6, Kempsville 6, Centreville 6, Western Branch 5, Monacan 4, Petersburg 4, Great Bridge 4, Gloucester 4, Phoebus 4, Warwick 4. West Springfield 3 1/2, Manchester 2, Churchland 2, Albemarle 2, North Stafford 2, Fairfax 2, Lake Braddock 2, Langley 2, Bethel 1, Potomac 1, T.C. Williams 1. Individual results
Long jump - 1, Dominick Millner, William Fleming, 22-10. 2, Larry Jones, Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 22-3 1/2. 3, Jay Clarke, Norcom, 22-1 1/2. 4, Kwaceng Adu-Gyamfi, Herndon, 22-1. 5, Chris Hille, Fairfax, 22- 1/2. 6, Wallace, Mount Vernon, 22-0.
High jump - 1, William Higginbottom, Hayfield, 6-8. 2, Winston October, Gar-Field, 6-8. 3, Nathan Zezula, Woodbridge, 6-8. 4, Andre Holmes, R.E. Lee, 6-6. 5, Mike Barber, Albemarle, 6-6. 6, Jeremy Peyton, Fauquier, 6-4. 6, Doug Humphrey, West Springfield, 6-4.
Shot put - 1, Robert Hunt, Menchville, 56-1. 2, Paul Totten, George Washington -Danville, 54-1. 3, Dan McGrath, Centreville, 53-1. 4, Jon Davlin, Robinson, 52-9. 5, Femi Obosun, R.E. Lee, 51-5. 6, Deon Dyer, Deep Creek, 51-3 3/4.
Pole vault - 1, Gregory Benhause, Bayside, 14-6. 2, Jeff Atkins, Fauquier, 14-0. 3, Billy Hesse, Herndon, 14-0. 4, Reggie Jackson, Gloucester, 13-6. 5, Dave Larson, Lake Braddock, 13-6. 6, Karim Aleem, Chantilly, 13-6.
Triple jump - 1, Shauntee Hairston, George Washington-Danville, 46-10. 2, Cleveland McClory, West Potomac, 46-3 1/2. 3, Daymon Williams, West Potomac, 45-8\ . 4, Dominick Millner, William Fleming, 45-2\ . 5, Damon Hanlan, Langley, 45-2\ . 6, LaShawn Rankins, Potomac, 44-11.
Discus - 1, Robert Hunt, Menchville, 163-3. 2, Jon Davlin, Robinson, 161-5. 3, Erick Kingston, Stafford, 153-1. 4, Charles Boster, Phoebus, 151-7. 5, David Doyal, Lafayette, 146-5. 6, Michael Leslie, Chantilly, 145.
110 hurdles - 1, Charles Reid, Salem, 13.53, meet record; old record, 13.67, Calvin Holmes, Denbigh, 1984. 2, Dawane Wallace, Mount Vernon, 14.14. 3, Matt Stevens, Kempsville, 14.15. 4, Asa Heath, Monacan, 14.46. 5, Jimmie Foster, Norview, 14.47. 6, Larry Jones, Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 14.54.
100 - 1, Ian Winston, Hayfield, 10.74. 2, Jaime Price, Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 10.87. 3, Walter Ford, Hampton, 10.94. 4, Brock Thomas, Petersburg, 10.97. 5, Kwaceng Adu-Gyamfi, Herndon, 11.08. 6, Lawrence Clairborne, Deep Creek, 11.11.
300 hurdles - 1, Charles Reid, Salem, 37.42. 2. Jimmie Foster, Norview, 37.62. 3, Travis Linden, Oakton, 38.36. 4, Daniel Parker, Western Branch, 38.39. 5, Jarmon Mayes, Churchland, 38.59. 6, Tony Smith, Western Branch, 38.89.
400 - 1, Shaun Ricks, Menchville, 48.29. 2, Jason Ward, Hampton, 49.20. 3, Mark King, James Madison, 49.22. 4, Darrel Brown, Warwick, 49.69. 5, Jason Elam, Manchester, 49.72. 6, Mike Kozicki, Stafford, 50.09.
400 relay - 1, Green Run, 41.60. 2. Woodbridge Senior 41.90. 3. Kecoughtan 41.91. 4, Deep Creek 42.20. 5, Hayfield Secondary 42.44. 6. Bethel 42.58.
800 - 1, Michael Brown, Salem, 1:53.77. 2, Matt Barber, Mills Godwin, 1:55.07. 3, William Palmer, Stafford, 1:55.77. 4, Jerome Jenkins, Gar-Field, 1:56.01. 5, Robbie Pearce, R.E. Lee, 1:57.44. 6, Jeremy Walker, West Springfield, 1:59.5.
200 - 1, Ian Winston, Hayfield, 21.0. 2, Jaime Price, Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 21.1. 3, Philip Waller, Woodbridge, 21.6. 4, Donald Samuels, Green Run, 21.8. 5, Cedric Warren, Green Run, 22.48. 6, Kai Vann, Menchville, 22.5.
3,200 - 1, Seneca Lassiter, Lafayette, 9:26.31. 2, Jim Collins, Chantilly, 9:28.38. 3, Justin McCathy, Robinson, 9:32.52. 4, John Johnson, Great Bridge, 9:32.74. 5, Nick Valenti, Menchville, 9:35.29. 6. Nate Wilbert, T.C. Williams, 9:37.46.
1,600 relay - 1, Hampton, 3:16.4. 2, Menchville, 3:18.7. 3. Kecoughtan, 3:21.8. 4, West Potomac, 3:22.4. 5, William Fleming, 3:23.9. 6, Oakton, 3:24.9.
1,600 - 1, Seneca Lassiter, Lafayette, 4:08.76, meet record; old record, 4:12.3, Cullen Mattox, Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe, 1980. 2, Michael Brown, Salem, 4:09.19. 3, Robbie Pearce, R.E. Lee, 4:09.79. 4, Jim Collins, Chantilly, 4:12.73. 5, Sharif Karie, West Springfield, 15.06. 6, William Palmer, Stafford, 4:15.26.
3,200 relay - 1, James Madison, 7:48.87. 2, Gar-Field, 7:49.71. 3, George Washington-Danville, 8:03.65. 4, Woodbridge Senior, 8:03.66. 5, North Stafford, 8:04.25. 6, Robinson, 8:04.36. GIRLS Team results
Centreville 66, Menchville 50, T.C. Williams 36, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria 32, Wilson 30, Heritage 26, George Washington-Danville 21, J.W. Robinson 20, E.C. Glass 18, Bethel 16, Bayside 16, Gar-Field 14, Henrico 11, Hermitage 10, Langley 9, West Potomac 9, Clover Hill 8, First Colonial 8, Salem 8, Western Branch 8, Deep Creek 7, Hylton 7, G.C. Marshall 7, Colonial Heights 6, Cox 5, Cave Spring 5, Atlee 4, Thomas Dale 4, Great Bridge 4, Green Run 4, Phoebus 4, Chantilly 4, West Springfield 4, Mills Godwin 2, Monacan 2, North Stafford 2, James Madison 2, Denbigh 1, Ferguson 1, Kempsville 1, Lake Taylor 1, Woodbridge 1, Mount Vernon 1, W.T. Woodson 1.
Individual results
Shot put - 1, Myra Williams, Menchville, 40-10. 2, Janel Beckham, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria, 39-9 1/2. 3, Martha Covington, Colonial Heights, 39-9\ . 4, Alease Tate, Gar-Field, 38-8. 5, Christine Cavins, James Madison, 38-6 1/2. 6, Michelle Boyd, Deep Creek, 38-4 3/4.
Triple jump - 1, Jennifer Walker, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria, 40-1\ . 2, Sherlane Armstrong, Salem, 39-5 1/2. 3, Jamie McCoy, Heritage, 38-8. 4, Cicely Marshall, George Washington-Danville, 38-5. 5. April Byrd, West Potomac, 38-2. 6, Jamee Downing, West Potomac, 37-10.
Long jump - 1. Kristina Flannagan, Heritage, 18-8\ . 2, Yolanda Brown, T.C. Williams, 18-8. 3, Nikki Webster, Henrico, 18-1 3/4. 4, Kisha Johnson, Chantilly, 18-1. 5, April Byrd, West Potomac, 17-11 3/4. 6, Melanie Burgess, G.C. Marshall, 17-10\ .
High jump - 1, Jamie McCoy, Heritage, 5-4. 2, Nicole Elliott, Western Branch, 5-4. 3 (tie) Emily Rakes, Cave Spring, Jennifer Petykowski, Cox, 5-4. 5, Chalois Lias, Menchville, 5-4. 6, Felicia Cooksey, Mount Vernon, 5-4.
Discus - 1, Kae Watson, Hermitage, 149-0. 2, Jamie Kollar, First Colonial, 129-3. 3, Michelle Boyd, Deep Creek, 128-10. 4, Charndra Lewis, Great Bridge, 121-11. 5, Kristy Martin, J.W. Robinson, 116-2. 6, Makisha Banks, Lake Taylor, 114-10.
100 hurdles - 1. LaTasha Colander, Wilson, 13.60. 2. Rochelle Cochran, Clover Hill, 14.14. 3, Yolanda Brown, T.C. Williams, 14.28. 4, Dayeshia James, Thomas Dale, 14.67. 5, Missy Johnson, Monacan, 14,80. 6, Santosha Marshall, George Washington-Danville, 14.84.
100 - 1, LaTasha Colander, Wilson, 11.76. 2, Cicely Marshall, George Washington-Danville, 12.21. 3, Destyne Jones, Centreville, 12.33. 4, Shelby Cannon, Centreville, 12.36. 5, Joetta Purter, Menchville, 12.41; 6. Celia Murray, Phoebus, 12.64.
400 relay - 1, Centreville, 48.55. 2, Bayside, 48.69. 3, T.C. Williams, 48.70. 4, Gar-Field, 48.72. 5, Phoebus, 48.95. 6, Denbigh, 49.58.
300 intermediate hurdles - 1, Joetta Purter, Menchville, 41.14, meet record; old record, 42.60, Lisa Wells, Manor, 1988. 2, Connie McKnight, J.W. Robinson, 42.85. 3, Elizabeth Johnston, G.C. Marshall, 42.98. 4, Zjakhaania Askew, T.C. Williams, 43.11. 5, Sarah Hallenbeck, J.W. Robinson, 43.35. 6, Charlette Fayton, Kempsville, 43.75.
800 - 1, Anna Kohler, Menchville, 2:16.03. 2, Cassie Messrschmidth, E.C. Glass, 2:16.44. 3, Stacey Carpenter, Hylton, 2:17.14. 4, Regina Ware, Green Run, 2:17.5. 5, Crystal Walker, Bethel, 2:17.97. 6, Adrienne Tunstall, Woodbridge, 2:18.64.
200 - 1. LaTasha Colander, Wilson, 23.64. 2, Tamika Williams, Bayside, 25.04. 3, Gigi Miller, Gar-Field, 25.17. 4, Shelby Cannon, Centreville, 25.24. 5, Destyne Jones, Centreville, 25.54. 6, Nikki Webster, Henrico, 25.67.
3,200 - 1, Elisa Beres, Centreville, 10:47.1. 2, Cammie Heiner, Centreville, 10:55. 3, Jackie Kerr, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria, 10:59.1. 4, Jacqueline Ferrand, T.C. Williams, 11:04.9. 5, Johanna Stumpf, North Stafford, 11:16.9. 6, Margie Stanmeyer, Langley, 11:17.3.
1,600 - 1, Jessica Heiner, Centreville, 4:55.08. 2, Jackie Kerr, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria, 4:55.35. 3, Elisa Beres, Centerville, 4:55.96. 4, Jennifer Meador, Atlee, 5:02.65. 5, Tracey Livengood, Mills Godwin, 5:07.66. 6, Stacey Carpenter, Hylton, 5:09.39.
1,600 relay - 1, Menchville, 3:48.9. 2, Robinson, 3:56.9. 3, Bethel, 3:57.8. 4, Centreville, 3:58.12. 5, T.C. Williams, 3:58.2. 6, Phoebus, 3:59.70.
3,200 relay - 1, E.C. Glass, 9:22.64. 2, Langley, 9:24.17. 3, T.C. Williams, 9:24.37. 4, West Springfield, 9:24.67. 5, West Potomac, 9:32.65. 6, W.T. Woodson, 9:33.48.
400 - 1, Leslie Satchell, Bethel, 55.0. 2, Nikki Webster, Henrico, 57.04. 3, Sadie Jackson, Menchville, 57.16. 4, Santosha Marshall, George Washington-Danville, 57.39. 5, Shontel Powell, Ferguson, 57.71. 6, Tonya Hobson, T.C. Williams, 58.29.
by CNB