Carnes Indoor Meet January 2010
by Jana Stolting, February 5, 2010This past weekend, we got a taste of what the upcoming track season has in store for us at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Invitational in Gainesville. True to their resilient nature, the Big Bend’s finest proved that they can get the job done just as well in Gator Country.
In the pole vault, Maclay’s Lillian VanWinkle won her age group with a height of 9-06.25. Fellow Marauder, Kyle Weaver, placed second in his age group with a height of 12-05.50. Other top ten age-group performances by Maclay trackies included Lindsey Poole (4th in the long jump with 13-07.50), Lee Williams (5th in the 200m in 23.56 and 9th in the 400m in 54.85), Stefanie Kurgatt (1st in the mile in 5:14.35), Travis Covert (6th in the mile in 5:01.87), Patrick Swain (10th in the mile in 4:36.56), and Jana Stolting (1st in the 3000m in 10:01.78).
Tallahassee’s other top performers included Leon’s Matt Mizereck (3rd in the mile in 4:26.78 and 1st in the 3000m in 8:42.65), Godby’s Christine Poole (5th in the 400m in 1:01.20), and fellow Cougar, Dieumy Duclos (5th in the 800m in 2:04.68). Chiles athletes showed their field event strength, with outstanding outcomes from Ashton Gallaher (5th in the long jump with 15-09.50), Percy Griffin (1st in the shot put with 41-07.00), and Stargell Williams (3rd in the shot put with 45-11.25).
Overall, this meet proved to be a great pre-season fitness assessment and confidence booster for local prepsters. With fast times, big throws, and jumps both long and high already being posted, it appears as though this Spring will truly be one to remember. Hold on to your seats, folks, this is going to be quite a ride.
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