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Creek boys dethroned at state indoor track meet, girls finish 3rd.
The Virginian-Pilot
© March 5, 2006
FAIRFAX - Deep Creek's
reign as boys state champs is over but several other South Hampton Road teams
fared well at the Group AAA state indoor meet Saturday at the George Mason
University Field House. The Hornets, who had won four straight indoor titles,
suffered several misfortunes, including a fall in the 800-meter relay that cost
them a chance for a fifth title. E.C. Glass took advantage of Deep Creek's
mistakes to score 33 points to win its first state indoor title.
Indian River, which has never finished among the top three, ended up tying for
second with Huguenot with 27 points. Bayside was fourth and Great Bridge was
fifth with 26 and 25 points, respectively "For years, Deep Creek has been a
dynasty and no one thought they could be touched," said Indian River sprinter
Thomas Speller, who placed fifth in the 300 meters. "But we showed they can be
touched." As expected, Bethel won its third straight Group AAA state indoor
girls title. The Bruins were led by Francena McCorory who won the 55, 300 and
500 meters. The three titles helped McCorory become the all-time winningest
female athlete in state indoor meet history with eight. The Bruins, who have won
five state indoor titles, finished with 48 points. Lake Braddock was second with
42 points and Deep Creek was third with 34-1/2 points. "We've never finished in
the running for a trophy," said Deep Creek coach David Waddell, whose best
finish before Saturday was fifth. "It was a total team effort." Toriano Moody
paced Indian River by scoring in three events. He finished runner-up in the long
jump, took fourth in the 55 meters and helped lead the Braves to a state title
in the 800 relay. Moody - along with Speller, Robert Allen and Garrard Quigley -
teamed to run 1:31.42. Another surprise was Bayside, which came within one point
of bringing home their first state trophy since it won the state title in 1987.
The Marlins were led by Charles Clark, who was questionable coming into the meet
because of a hamstring injury. But Clark showed no signs of an injury as he ran
6.41 to win the 55 meters for his first state title. "I'm thankful because I
wasn't expecting it," said Clark, who has finished state runner-up seven times .
"Because of my injury, I just wanted to see what I could do." Clark also
finished second in the 300 meters (34.61) and led the Marlins to a third-place
finish in the 800 relay. For the first time since 2000, Deep Creek's boys
returned home without a trophy. The Hornets had won four straight and placed
second or third in three of the previous four meets. But the girls team made
sure Deep Creek didn't return home empty-handed. The Hornets scored 17-1/2
points in the high jump on Friday which helped set the tone. Deep Creek also got
big points from senior Chantill Harvey, who placed third in the long jump and
fifth in the 55 hurdles. She also teamed with Aleathia Jenkins, Chantal Luedeke
and Myesha Barr to take third in the 800 relay. Granby's Chris Bell, a
three-time state outdoor champion, won his first indoor title with a time of
7.31 in the 55 hurdles .
Reach Larry Rubama at 757-446-2273 or
larry.rubama@pilotonline.com
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COACH GENE LIETZ
National Champion 4x200 Team ~ 1:29.46 Quentin Moore, Lamar Veale, Konrad Fitzgerald & Ras-I Dowling
Eastern Regional Runner~ups
Individuals who placed and will be
advancing to the AAA State Championships:
1st Place: 4x200m Relay Team with
#1 time nationally on Flat track of 1:30.7
Quentin Moore, Lamar
Veale, Konrad Fitzgerald & Curtis Campbell.
500m Quentin Moore
(#3 time nationally on Flat track of 1:05.3)
3rd Place: 4x800m Relay Team
Eugene Harrison, Aaron
Dudley, Previn Johnson & Damien Kaiser
300m Quentin Moore
4th Place: High Jump - Lamar Veale 6ft 3in
personal best
5th Place: 300m Lamar Veale ran personal
best 36.12
500m Keonta Coleman ran
personal best 1:08.18
1000m Eugene Harrison
Automatic State Qualifier: 4x400m Relay
with a #2 National time of 3:24 on Flat Track
Quentin Moore, Keonta
Coleman, Konrad Fitzgerald & Curtis Campbell
Congratulations to a quality team that is
still holding down the tradition and continues in pursuit of the
"Big Prize" at the State Championships March 3rd & 4th.
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COACH
DAVID WADDELL Nation Runner Up High Jump Ashley Gatling ~ 5' 8 3/4" 3rd State State Champion Ashley Gatling High Jump ~ 5feet 9inches State & School Record 3rd Eastern Regional 1st Place Regional 55m Hurdles ~ Harvey 8.25, High Jump ~ Gatling 5-6 2nd Place Regional High Jump ~ Artis 5-4 3rd Place Regional 55m Hurdles ~ Luedeke 8.46 800m Relay 1:44.26 Long Jump ~ Harvey 18-1 1/4 4th Place Regional 1600m Relay 4:05:98 Pole Vault ~ Lukasik 9ft 5th Place Regional Shot Put ~ Burton 33-5 3/4 Southeastern District Champions Click to see news article on Ashley Gatling |
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COACH GENE LIETZ
State Champions Quentin Moore - 300m & 500m Raphael Hall - High Jump Runner-up Thomas McCutcheon - Shot put Eastern Regional Champions Southeastern District Champions
The Deep Creek HS Boys 4 x 200m relay team of
Toney Vaughan, Quentin Moore, Konrad Fitzgerald, & Lamar Veale
ran a personal best and #1 in Virginia time of 1:30.92 this season
to place 3rd in the Nike Invitational Nationals Track meet held at
Landover Maryland and earned the title "All American" this
past weekend that tops off an outstanding indoor season for the
Hornets. Congratulations on the outstanding performance and
representation!
Results from January 22 @ Eastern HS Challenge, |
COACH
DAVID WADDELL 11th Place State Jessica Wade 2nd Shot put Ashley Gatling 2nd High Jump Eastern Regional Runner-up Southeastern District Champions Eastern High School Challenge 2nd Place Shot-put: Jessica Wade - 1st Shot-put Cierra Jones - 3rd High Jump: Ashley Gatling - 1st High Jump: Jonee Artis - 2nd 300M: Aleathia Jenkins - 3rd |
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STATE CHAMPIONS Eastern Regional Champions Deep
Creek boys 3-peat
FAIRFAX,
VA -- This year's VHSL Group AAA State
Indoor Track Meet was once again held at the George Mason Field house in Fairfax
as the state's best athletes and teams gathered for two days of exciting
competition. Over the course of the two day meet: three meet records were set,
three nation's best times were posted, and a state meet first was achieved by a
male individual. These achievements go without mentioning two exciting team
title battles waged.
Every
year, the same question is asked once track season rolls around. Can anyone top
the Deep Creek boys' track team? The answer is no for this indoor track season
as the Purple Hornets won their third consecutive indoor team state title. Deep
Creek with a team total of 59 points was able to hold off a tough challenge by
Westfield, who took runner-up honors with 52 points.
Senior
Joe Cezard was Deep Creek's sole event winner as Cezard took the state title
crown in the shot put with a strong toss of 57-6.75. Teammate Thomas McCutcheon
also picked up additional points in the event with a fifth place finish
(51-7.50).
The
4x200 meter relay team of Quentin Moore, Keshaun Jones, Steven Brickhouse, and
Brandon Custis placed second in the relay event with a time of 1:32.55 to pick
up eight additional points for Deep Creek. Also, Jones finished seventh in the
long jump (21-7.75) and Brickhouse took eight in the pole vault (13-6) to garner
Deep Creek a few more points.
Helping
Deep Creek defend their state title was the surprising second place finish by
Carlos Morales in the 55 meter hurdles with his 7.60 clocking. Morales was
seeded with the fifth fastest time coming, so his finish was clearly not
expected. John Hyman was Deep Creek's big point scorer as he took runner-up honors in the 300 meter dash (35.15) and 500 meter run (1:04.68). Hyman also anchored Deep Creek's 4x400 meter relay to a second place finish in the event (3:22.46). However, controversy surrounded Hyman's race in the 300 meter dash as a referee claimed Hyman stepped out of his lane. After a lengthy review which included a fiery argument with Coach Cox of Deep Creek and meet officials, Hyman was not disqualified.
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Southeastern District Champions |
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STATE CHAMPIONS
Deep Creek boys take unusual route to
state indoor track title |
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| Ricky Cox Southeastern District Boys Indoor Track Coach Of The Year |
Derron Flood Southeastern District Boys Most Valuable Indoor Track Athlete Of The Year |
| BOYS 2002-01 |
Southeastern District
Champions
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| BOYS 2000-01 | GIRLS 2000-01 |
 State Winners from the CREEK High Jump, 1st Matthews 6-10; 55yd, 2nd Hall 6.43; 800 Relay, 2nd 1:31.32 Eastern Regional Winners from the CREEK High Jump, Matthews 6-10; Long Jump, Clifton 22-9; 55yd, Hall 6.54; 800 Relay 1:32.83; Southeastern District Winners from the CREEK High Jump, Matthews 6-6; Long Jump, Clifton 22-61/2; Triple Jump, Terry 46-01/2; 55yd, Hall 6.53; 1600 Relay, 3:33.93 |
State Winners from the CREEK 500yd, 3rd Green 1:17.36 Southeastern District Winners from the CREEK Shot Put, Brooks, 38-0; 800 Relay, 1:49.64; 500yd, Green 1:19.14 |
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Jessica Wade James Madison University |
DeAndre
Hyman East Carolina University |
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