Photos by Victah Sailer of PhotoRun.net
Emily Lipari of New York broke open the race at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games high school girls mile race to win with a new meet record time of 4:46, while the Stevens twins followed in with two of the next three places as Millrose mile champion Cory McGee of Mississippi finished in between Blacksburg seniors Joanna Stevens (2nd, 4:50.02) and Kathleen Stevens (4th,4:51.03).
Photo by Victah Sailer of PhotoRun.net
Both mile times for the Stevens twins convert under 4:50 for 1600 meters with Joanna at 4:48.34 converted and Kathleen at 4:49.34 converted. The performances rank them #3 and #4 all-time in Virginia high school indoor history behind two of the greatest ever in current 1000 meter national record holder Sarah Bowman (4:45.13c) and former 3200 meter national record holder Erin Keogh (4:47.78 1600).
Reebok Boston Indoor Games - 2/6/2010
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston,
High School Girls One Mile Run Finals
====================================================================
Name Yr Team Time
====================================================================
1 Emily Lipari Roslyn NY 4:46.77
2 Joanna Stevens Blacksburg VA 4:50.02
3 Cory Ann McGee Pass Christian MS 4:50.06
4 Kathleen Stevens Blacksburg VA 4:51.03
5 Katrina Coogan Phillips Exeter Academy N 4:59.86
6 Claudia Francis Benjamin Cardozo NY 5:00.05
7 McKinzie Schulz Benet Academy IL 5:05.67
8 Alanna Poretta Pentucket MA 5:07.95
Virginia High School Girls All-Time 1600 Meter List
Rank Athlete School Year Time ==== ======================== ============================= ==== ======= 1 Sarah Bowman Fauquier 2005 4:45.13c (4:46.79 mi) 2 Erin Keogh Langley 1987 4:47.78 1600 Sarah Bowman Fauquier 2003 4:47.99c (4:49.67 mi) 3 Joanna Stevens Blacksburg 2010 4:48.34c (4:50.02 mi) 4 Kathleen Stevens Blacksburg 2010 4:49.34c (4:51.03 mi) Erin Keogh Langley 1987 4:50.40c (4:52.09 mi+) 5 Stacey Carpenter C.D. Hylton 1994 4:50.60c 4:52.29 mi 6 Laura Heiner Centreville 1998 4:52.05 1600 Laura Heiner Centreville 1998 4:52.28 1600 Kathleen Stevens Blacksburg 2010 4:53.16 1600 7 Catherine White Northside 2006 4:53.24 1600 Sarah Bowman Fauquier 2004 4:53.37 1600 Joanna Stevens Blacksburg 2010 4:53.38 1600 Catherine White Northside 2007 4:53.67c (4:55.38 mi) 9 Jaclyn Kerr Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria) 1996 4:54.00c (4:55.71 mi) 10 Jennifer Boyd Hickory 2003 4:54.84 1600