Girls Win Again in Pawnee
But Third Time Was No Charm
For the Boys Teams
 

Pawnee, Illinois - April 2004   According to some distance running experts, typically the cooler weather brings about better times for the distance runner and slower times for the sprinter. That was not the case at the Pawnee/Virden triangular meet when both the BSS/SAS girls' teams took home top honors for the third meet in a row! It was bitter cold and very windy on the south curve. The winds took a toll on distance times but, the sprinters seemed to run with the wind at their backs as they bettered times across the board.

This was the third meet that sixth graders were able to attend and many of them stepped up and made their presence known. Michael Brydl, Matt Call, Jared Jachino, Tim Dhabalt, Sean Ryan, Sean McConnell, Sarah Giacomini, Alaina Selvaggio, Kelly Korza, and Allison Boyer all had outstanding performances in the events they took part in. For such a young group, they are clearly making a contribution to the team. Addison Eck, Nathan Jennings, and Logan Powell were not present this time in Pawnee but they too are amongst the young ones to watch! Just think they have two more years of promise for the BSS/SAS track program.

4x200M relay teams took first place at all levels. This seems to be a favorite event for the BSS/SAS coaches as they have sent a 4x200M relay team to the state meet every year since the program began four years ago. Last year, two 4x200M relay teams qualified at the state level and one of them came home a state champion! Will we see that again this year? "Time" will tell.

4x200M teams fell as follows in Pawnee: 8th grade girls: Molly Bramlet, Erin Malone, Abby Rocco, and Erin Hanney posted 2:08.5; 7th grade girls: Haley Evans, Katherine Drake, Kaeley Luhr and Danielle Ketchum posted 2:08.9; 8th grade boys: Eric Peters, Tommy Lord, Trey Dhabalt and Jeff Painter posted 2:02.3; 7th grade boys: Donovan Kavish, Michael Brydl, Sean McConnel and Jon McHenry posted 2:08.7. It looks like it might be "time" to pin the girls against the boys in a home meet?

Other boys finishing in the gold were: McHenry in the shot(31'8") just creeping up on Jeff Sanders record and a potential trip to state, as well as, Painter in the 200M Dash posting a personal best of :26.04. Painter holds the school record in the 100M dash and is working hard on reestablishing the 200M dash record as well.

As for the BSS/SAS superstar women's teams, the first place winners were almost too many to count. Even in the wind Julia Wykoff managed a first in the 1600M run and the 800M run. Make your plans now to travel with her to state on both Friday and Saturday May 21 &22. Kaely Luhr just barely held off teammate Megan Lazell in the 400M run where both girls ran a perfect stride for stride race up through the last thirty feet. The girls placed first and second respectively in times of 1:13.8 and 1:14.9. If you are questioning what proper running form is, pay attention to these two ladies because they've got it going on!

Sarah Giacomini came out of nowhere to show she has some sprinting skills that may have been overlooked by her coaches. In a crowd of 98, we can't imagine how that could happen. In Pawnee, Giacomini was definitely running with the best placing first in the 200M Dash in a time of :30.8, a time that will not only secure her a top seed in the next meet but land her in a spot in some very coveted relays as well.

Speaking of first place relay teams, the 4x400M relay team of sixth graders Allison Boyer and Alaina Selvaggio along with 7th graders Abby Vespa and Megan Lazell was just nine seconds off a school record time. They posted 5:05 for first while Haley Evans took the last of the 7th grade girls first place finishes in the high jump(4'0").

The 8th grade girls' team was missing standout sprinter Jessica Orlando due to illness but they still succeeded in taking first place in nine out of thirteen events. Malory Davlin was finally able to get the Pawnee hurdling monkey off her back by stealing first in the 100M hurdles running her best time of the season :18.04. Pawnee's Henry has taken first at the last two meets but Davlin decided she was no longer going to settle for second best.

Erin Malone displaced teammate Molly Bramlet in the 100M dash where the girls went :14.0 and :14.3 respectively for first and second place in that event. Kiley Enno settled into a pace in the 1600M for first in a time of 6:51. Erin Hanney(1:12) and Anne Cumming(2:58) both struggled with the winds of Pawnee but managed to pulled out a first place victory in the 400M and 800M respectively. Erin Malone remains undefeated and unchallenged in the high jump(4'10") and Rachel Jennings secured another first in the discus throw(56'6"). The final first place for the 8th grade girls' team came from the 4x100M relay team of Bramlet, Davlin, Cumming and Malone in a time of :59.29. Total Team Points for all divisions fell as follows:

7th boys: PDK...65,  BSS/SAS....34, V......41; 8th boys: PDK....52,  BSS/SAS .....27.5, V.......61.5; 7th girls: PDK....39, BSS/SAS.....52, V.....43; 8th girls: PDK...37, BSS/SAS....61, V......33. Next meet is in Chatham on Wednesday, April 21st.

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Complete Individual Results are as follows:
Meet: Pawnee/ Virden  Date: 12-Apr-04

7G  100 Hurdles Workman :21.04

8G  100 Hurdles  Davlin :18.04 Cumming :20.15

7B  110 Hurdles   No Runners

8B  110 Hurdles   Garcia :19.17

7G  100 Dash   Ketchum :14:58  Evans :14.63  Drake :14.71

8G  100 Dash   Malone :14.09 Bramlet :14.13   Rocco :15.71

7B  100 Dash   McHenry :13.54   Call :13.93  Kavish :13.9

8B  100 Dash   Painter:12.33   Zimmerman :14.68  Huddleston :14.2

7G  1600 Run   Wykoff 5:56  

8G  1600 Run    Enno 6:51

7B  1600 Run   Ryan 6:20 Witsman 6:08 Showtis 7:08 Cavanaugh 8:04

8B  1600 Run   Newell 5:53  Frank 6:07  P. Ryan 6:00 Garcia 6:03

7G 4 X 100 Relay   :1:03.88  (Luhr, Reid, Ketchum, Evans)

8G 4 X 100 Relay :59.29 (Davlin,Bramlet, Cumming, Malone)

7B 4 X 100 A-Relay :59.2 (McHenry, Jachino, Call, Dhabalt)

7B 4 X 100 B-Relay 1:04 (Malone, Meyer, Mapes, Orlando)

8B 4 X 100 Relay  :59.38  (Huddleston, Peters, Dhabalt, Zimmerman)

7G   400 Dash   Luhr 1:13 Lazell 1:14

8G   400 Dash   Hanney 1:12

7B   400 Dash   Boente 1:15 D. Farmer 1:15

8B   400 Dash   Dhabalt 1;10 Peters 1:08

7G   200 Dash   Giacomini :30.88 Korza :32.21 Selvaggio :31.75

8G    200 Dash    Ketchum :30.37 Rocco :31.99

7B    200 Dash   Brydl :30.96 Jachino :31.71 Tim Dhabalt :33.03

8B    200 Dash   Painter :26.4 Zimmerman :32.0

7G   800 Run    Farris 3:29 Wykoff 2:39

8G   800 Run   Cumming 2:58 Enno 3:15

7B   800 Run   S. Ryan 2:56  Matt Witsman 3:12  Showtis 3:15.9  Jones 3:18 Farmer 3:19

8B   800 Run    scratch

7G 4 x 200M A-Relay  2:08.9  (Evans, Drake, Luhr, Ketchum)

7G 4 x 200M B-Relay 2:26  (Loscher, Workman, Kraft, C. Vespa)

8G 4 x 200M Relay   2:08.62  (Bramlet, Malone, Rocco, Hanney)

7B 4 x 200M A- Relay 2:04.0 (Kavish, Brydl, McConnel, McHenry)

7B 4 x 200M B- Relay  2:08.7 (Butler,Malone, Orlando, Cummins)

8B 4 x 200M Relay 2:02.3 (Dhabalt, Peters, Lord, Painter)

7G 4 x 400M Relay 5:05 (Vespa, Boyer, Selvaggio, Lazell)

8G 4 x 400M Relay Scratch

7B 4 x 400M Relay 5:13 (Boente, Call, Witsman, Brydl)

8B 4 x 400M Relay 4:32.75 (Newell, Garcia, Ryan, Frank)

7G    High Jump Evans 4' 
8G    High Jump Malone 4'10"
7B    High Jump scratch
8B    High Jump Lord 4'6" Newell 4'8" Huddleston 4'10"
7G   Long Jump    Ketchum 12'2" Lazell 11' 1" Luhr 11'10.5"
8G   Long Jump    Enno ?  Rocco ?
7B    Long Jump  Jones 12' 5" Butler 9'11" Jachino 12'1.5" Meyer 10'11"
8B    Long Jump  Dhabalt 11' 10" Lord 13'11" Garcia 13'9" Huddleston  14'11"
7G    Shot  Ashley Johnson ? 
8G    Shot R. Jennings ?
7B    Shot McHenry 31'8" T. Farmer 19'8"
8B    Shot   Kavish 28.8
7G    Discus Ashley Johnson?
8G    Discus R. Jennings 56'6"
7B    Discus Kavish 69'6" T. Farmer 38'
8B    Discus Peters 67'7"