February 2000 Highlights from the Armory & around the Nation!

Go to Results Central for the Entire Season's Results!

92 Meets Posted in February!!!    

3/5 - Coogan's Salsa Blues 5K Run - Armory/Washington Heights
Tom Nohilly puts on a clinic with 14:49 win, Giladees Prieur 18:27, Bishop loughlin sweeps HS boys and girls races for 2nd straight year!

Girls
Section Winner: The PSAL edges Section 1 by 4 points.

55m: Tiranda McDermott of Jamestown blazes to 7.14 sprint crown 
300m: Tiandra Ponteen of Washington Irving 39.93
600m: Tilden's Neisha Bernard-Thomas continues to roll through dream season w/1:34.64 state crown
1000m: Kingston's Melissa Stellato routs a tough field in 2:59.72
1500m: Colonie 1-2! US# 1-2! Twarog 4:38.37, Kramer 4:39.14
3000m: Jenn Donovan of Half Hollow Hills led from the gun to win in 10:02.09
1500mRW: Penfield's Andrea Albergo 6:45.14
55mHH: Shenae Dawkins of New Rochelle 8.16
TJ: Shenae Dawkins completes the meet's only individual double in 39'8
HJ: Manhasset's Shauna Byfield 5'8 nets State gold
LJ: Taft's Paula George jumps 19'4.25 for State title
SP: Shenendehowa's Kelly Hagner 40'10.75
PV: National Record holder Amy Linnen adds another trophy w/11'0 vault
4x200m: AP Randolph in 1:42.91
4x400m: Boy's & Girls in 3:56.60
4x800m: Colonie in 9:19.74 
Intersectional Medley: Section 1 

BOYS
Section Winner: The CHSAA over Section 5 by 4.5 points.

55m: South Shore's Sean Lambert prevails in blistering 6.39 
300m: Kedar Inico of Campus Magnet upsets Stepinac's Carlos Bedoya in 34:49
600m: Damion Drummond rebounds from Easterns anomaly to win in 1:21.31 
1000m: Clarkstown's Paul Joyce wins showdown w/Walt Whitman's Paul Ciurlys in 2:32.95
1600m: Seton Catholic's Jason Jabbout preps for Nationals w/4:16.84 win
3200m: St. Anthony's Charlie Millioen makes authoritative move w/6 to go to win in 9:29.09 (4:54/4:34)
55mHH: Oceanside's Alex McClean 7.61 (7.54 tr)
HJ: Albany Academy's Dan Olson 6'8
LJ: Poly Prep's I-Perfection Harris 22'11.5" new NYS soph record!
TJ: HHH Godwin Okolie PR's 46'7.75
SP: Dave Bedore (56'3") of Tupper Lake edges Iona's Adam Gelardi 
PV: Midlakes' Jeff Buttacio 14'9
4x200m: Poly Prep 1:30.65
4x400m: South Shore(3:21.40) holds off Colonie
4x800m: JFK Bellmore 8:01.08
Intsl Medley: Section 2 (9:06.16)

3/4 - USATF Champs - Atlanta, GA
National title for Bronx International Express!  
Octavius Terry - 47.55,  Kevin Johnson - 47.23, Lorris Adams - 48.17, Jonas Motiejunas - 46.70 - 3.09.64  GOLD MEDAL!
Jonas Motiejunas - Individual 400m 4TH - 46.86

3/4-5 - IC4A Champs - Harvard University

3/4 - ECAC Champs - Boston's Reggie Lewis Center
Manhattan College's Aliann Pompey broke the national collegiate record for 500m - 1:09.23!  She'll travel to Arkansas for the NCAAs toting the #2 400m seed in the nation! (52.54)

Season's Highlights:

64th Eastern States Championships
2/29/00 at the Armory

Inspiring Effort from Regina!
While a world 1500m record was not in the cards, Regina Jacobs' enthusiasm and electricity set the stage for one of the best High School Meets in US History!  And 4:07.06 is no walk in the park!
The Armory says "Thanks"!!!!

National Record!
Mt. Sinai's Amy Linnen Vaults 12'10! 

New York State Record!
Clarkstown South's Paul Joyce 1.51.98!

New Jersey State Record!
Mohamed Kanu, Lenape 48.36!

Armory Records!
Amandi Rhett, Moorestown HS 7:00 55m 
Moorestown High School 1:40.77 
Sheldon Simpson, East Hartford 6:35 
Anike Orimogunje, Queen Of Peace H.S. 24.99
Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Samuel J. Tilden H.S. 54.87

More Head Spinning Results!
Carlos Bedoya 21.75
Shauna Byfield, Manhasset 5'9"
Boys DMR-St.Anthony's 10.20.92 (Milleon 4.18.6, Moser 1.56.1)
Girls DMR - Warwick 12:16.53
Boys 4x8 - Cherokee 7.51.78. US#1 from 2nd heat!
Rashad Baker, Woodrow Wilson H.S 7.39 55HH
And More!!!!

92nd Annual PSAL Championships
2/20 - Armory

Boys
1:18.80 for Damion Drummond of Robeson! Breaks Brad Sumner's National 600m record! (1:19.56 - McQuaid Jesuit 1989, at the NY State Champs at Cornell University) 
Campus Magnet's Kedar Inico #3 US 33.98  300m.  Campus Magnet's 4x200m sets new NYS record with 1:28.99. 

Girls
AP Randolph's Robin Mortel 2:55  1000M - US Leader! Irving's Tiandra Ponteen #1 US 39.15 300m!  Boys and Girls 3:49.23 4x400m! NYS Record!
Taft's Paula George 19' 0.25 LJ

73rd CHSAA Championship - 2/19 - Armory
St. Anthony's Sweeps!

Boys
Loughlin's Corey Thomas 2:30.82 #4 US & 1:54.4 anchor (7:55.98 4x800), Stepinac's Carlos Bedoya #3 US 34.37, St. A's Charles Millioen 9:26.10 3200 #8 US, St. A's Paul Moser 1:21.23 #3 US

Girls
Notre Dame's Caitlin Tormey 3:00.36 #6 US, Ford's Nancy Philemond 1:35.61MR, St. Francis' Lauren Kilduff 5'6" MR, Trinity Frosh Shana Cox 39.84 MR in 300m (trials) #7 US, Pilar Marin doubles 3K & 1500

2/12 - Evian Mayor's Meet - Armory

Robeson star DAMION  DRUMMOND leads nation, breaks Armory & Meet record with 2:28.58 1000M, doubles up with 1:21.64 600m win!
Girls: Tilden's Neisha Bernard #3US 38.99 300m; B&G's Stacey Anne Livingston #3 US 1:33.65 600m; B&G's Amanda Holder #5 US 3:01.04; Notre Dame's Caitlin Tormey #3 US 4:48.27 1500m; Tilden #2 US 1:42.19 4x200m.  
Boys: Kedar Inico #8 US 34.69 300m;  Xaverian's Mike Botti shadows Drummond with 1000m & 600m silvers (2:31.67 & 1:21.87); Tott's Matt Petersen 4:25.72 1600m; Collegiate's Billy Parish 9:36.18 3200m. 

January 22, 2000  
Chase Hispanic Games  
presented  by Adidas  

Robeson's Damion Drummond breaks 30-year old Armory record - 1:53.11 800m edges Walt Whitman's Paul Ciurlys 1:53.16.  Hillhouse's Glenn McFadden ties #2AT US 200m with  21.40 Armory record!  Lenape logs 3:18.88 Armory 4x400 record; West Catholic's Tiffany Bradley 25.08 #1US, 56.48 #2 US. 

1/15 - New York Sports Museum Collegiate Invitational - presented by Chase: Nine nation-leading collegiate marks!  Andrew Pierce (right) leads Ohio State to men's title (21.72, 46.70, 45.5r).  Seton Hall takes Women's honors

New Balance Games: January 8, 2000
Mark Carroll 3:54.98, Regina Jacobs 4:21.79
Each leave the Big Apple with $12,000 in prize money!

"It's like Driving a Ferrari"
-Regina Jacobs on the Armory's Banked, Mondo Track 

Regina Jacobs runs 2nd fastest Mile in American History!
Mark Carroll leads the world!
Brian McGovern (Fairfield Prep) 4:18.94  #3 US
Danielle Jelley (Clarke HS) 5:03.66  #2 US
Campus Magnet races to #1 US time: 4x400 (3:19.37) 
AP Randolph smashes Armory 4x800 Record (9:16.41) #1 US
Paul Robeson: 3:30.74 SMR (Armory Record & #1 US) !
JFK Bellmore:  7:55.11 4x800 #1 US
Tilden HS:  1:42.79 4x200 #1 US, 3:54.86 #2 US

And the splits!:
Robin Mortel - 2:10.5 (Randolph 4x800)
Damion Drummond - 1:51.94 (Robeson SMR)
Paul Ciurlys - 1:52.4 (Walt Whitman 4x800)
Anthony Ewers - 46.5 (Lawrence 4x400)
Kedar Inico - 48.5 (Campus Magnet 4x400 leadoff)