Friday Summary
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:42 PM EST
http://www.nationalscholastic.org/nikeoutdoor/article/615/
By Brian Holloway
Chalonda Goodman has a chance to make history Saturday in what she calls her favorite race, the girls 200 meters.
But for starters on Friday, she went ahead and made history in the girls 100 meters at the 2009 Nike High School Outdoor Nationals at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track. Goodman ran an 11.38 in the final to become the first three-time Nike national champion in the event.
Earlier in the day, she broke the meet record in the girls 100 meter preliminaries by running an 11.30.
“I love this meet,’’ said Goodman. “It never gets old to me. I’m so humbled to have accomplished this because I know it has never been done before. It’s just mind blowing right now. I’m so excited about tomorrow.”
Saturday will also bring about an interesting challenge for sophomore Chelsey Sveinsson. The Dallas native won the girls 2 mile run with a time of 10:04.85. It was a new sophomore record thanks to a final mile time of 4:54.
“The best thing I can do is go back and get a good night’s sleep,’’ Sveinsson said. “It’s going to be challenging.”
The Track Eastern Carolina Relay team won two Nike titles all on the same day. The foursome out of New Bern, N.C., started the day by winning the 4x2 relay with a time of 1:24.80. They also claimed the boys 1,600 sprint medley.
“We’re focused on breaking records as a team,’’ said Track Eastern Carolina’s Anthony Hendrix. “We have won a lot of Nike championships, but it feels good that the three seniors on the team can go out as winners.”
Times may have been delayed later in the day as the sprinters had to fight a strong wind. The conditions did not deter hurdler Jasmin Stowers. Stowers ran a 13.59 in the girls 100 meter hurdles for her best time of the season. In the process, the South Carolina native defeated one of the strongest competitors in the country in Kori Carter. Carter previously ran a 13.59.
Sprinter Dentarius Locke ran against the wind and two tough competitors running stride for stride with him. The second heat of the 100 meter finals ran against a minus 2.6 wind. Locke crossed the finish line two-tenths of a second ahead of Bradley Sylve. Prezel Hardy finished third with a time of 10.62.
“Seeing those guys running next to me was a big help,’’ said Locke. “The way the race was going, I felt like I had to lean. That helped me a lot.”
There were also two competitive triple jump finishes. On the girls side, Andrea Geubelle jumped a personal best 42-feet, 10 ¼ inches to outlast Jalesha Jarmon.
“I was coming out here to break the Washington state record,’’ said Geubelle. “I’ve been trying to break 42 (feet) all year, but weather hasn’t been good in Washington. It’s hot here, but it is much easier to warm up in than snow.”
The boys triple was also competitive with three jumpers reaching 49-feet. Ricardo Jaquite took home the gold with a jump of 49-feet, 10 inches. Jaquite was disappointed in his performance because he wanted to clear 51 feet this weekend. He hopes to use his disappointment to spur him on next week.
Emily Vannoy of Frederick, Md., was not discouraged. She won the girls shot put with a final throw of 48-feet, 2 ½ inches to win. It was a redeeming victory after coming up short during the Nike Indoor.