Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational Coverage

Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational
MileSplit Staff

Coverage from this past weekend's Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational in Hampton, Virginia which includes two photo galleries, race videos (Saturday race videos still yet to be uploaded), and meet highlights! Phoebus junior Carolyn Brown rolled to two US #1 performances in the sprints at Boo Williams with a 7.00 clocking in the 55 meter dash on Friday over Heritage's Asonya Anderson and a 25.22 performance in the 200 meter dash on Saturday over Hampton's Chantel Ray (US #1 in 55 hurdles).

 

 

Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational

Coverage

On-Site Coverage

Photos: Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational by Mary Ann Magnant

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Albums

Photos: Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational by Jacqueline Justice

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Albums

Videos

2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 55 Hurdles Prelims 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 55 Hurdles Prelims 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 55 Dash Prelims 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 55 Dash Prelims
2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 4x800 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 4x800 Sec 1 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 4x800 Sec 2 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 55 Hurdles Finals
2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Chantel Ray Interview 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 55 Hurdles Finals 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 55 Dash Finals 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 55 Dash Finals
2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 400 Sec 1-8 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 400 Sec 9-15 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Girls 400 Sec 16-20 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Middle School Girls 400
2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Middle School Boys 400 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 400 Sec 1-7 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 400 Sec 8-15 2013 Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Boys 400 Sec 16-21

 

Boys Highlights

  • A breakthrough performance for Western Branch's Mondryl Glover in the finals of the 55 meter dash clocking a US #2 time of 6.38.
  • After false starting on Friday in the 55 meter dash prelims, Marcus Taylor of Highland Springs came to the track on Saturday fired up for the 200 meter as he showed with running a US #1 time of 22.09!
  • Phoebus junior Charles Graham won the 55 meter hurdles for the third consecutive weekend at Boo Williams with a 7.51 clocking in the finals.
  • Graham also ran a leg on the first place 4x200 meter relay from Phoebus, which ran a state leading and US #10 time of 1:32.57 in the event. Phoebus also later won the 4x400 meter relay in 3:31.53 to hold off Western Branch (3:31.98) in a thrilling meet finish.
  • Top seed Marcus Taylor of Highland Springs false started in his preliminary heat, while Green Run's Anthony Scott clocked a US #6 time of 6.48 as the fastest qualifier for the finals. Scott did not show for the finals.
  • Oscar Smith senior Isaac Arriola leaped to mark of 46'4.75" to claim first place in the boys' triple jump on Friday, which ranks him US #8 currently.
  • A great long jump competition on Saturday with four boys over 24 feet led by event winner Darius Banks of Denigh who was able to extend out for a first place mark of 22'6" in the event, which matches his PB from last spring.
  • Badamillo Alao of Kempsville cleared a new personal best height of 12 feet on his final attempt to win the boys pole vault.
  • Western Branch boys anchored by Tyson Robinson run away with the boys 4x800 race in a time of 8:13.32.
  • After a breakthrough cross country season including a Group 2A state individual title, USATF All-American honors, and a swift new 5K PR of 15:17, Maggie Walker senior Alex Fleckenstein kicked off his indoor season with a another PR race in the 3200 at 9:47 on Saturday.
  • A near PR throw for Broadwater Academy's Preston Richardson as the private school's best all-around thrower won the event with a best mark of the day at 54'2.50".
  • Western Branch girls (32.50) & boys (31.61 MR) dominated the shuttle hurdles relays as expected to start the running events on Saturday morning with a meet record time by the boys hurdlers for Western Branch.

Girls Highlights

  • US #1 time of 7.97 in girls 55 hurdles by Hampton (VA) senior Chantel Ray after putting herself on the national leaderboard earlier with a 8.02 clocking.
  • Carolyn Brown of Phoebus and Asonya Anderson of Heritage went to war in the finals of the girls 55 meter dash with the nation's top 2 fastest times with Brown as the winner in a US #1 clocking of 7.00 and Anderson as the runner-up in a US #2 performance of 7.01. Brown came back on Saturday to run her second US #1 of the meet as she held off national leading hurdler Ray (2nd, 25.44) in the 200 meter dash with a 25.22 clocking.
  • Maggie Walker girls easily got the 1A-2A auto standard in 4x800, but with their US #4 9:43.47 victory are now the state leaders in the event.  
  • Winning from a slower section of the girls 400 meter dash, Nansemond River sophomore Brandee Johnson posted a US #3 time of 58.08.
  • Western Branch junior Funlayo Oluwole is turning out to be one of her team's top performing individuals as shown with winning the long jump on Saturday morning with a personal best mark over 2 feet at 17'9".
  • Norfolk Collegiate's Alexis Shelton went over the bar at 10 feet in the girls pole vault to achieve a new all-time best performance in the event and first place showing on Friday.
  • Faith Ross of Western Branch edged out returning state high jump champ Brianna Hayes of Matoaca in the high jump on earlier misses tiebreaker with both clearing 5'4".
  • Western Branch girls showcased their great depth of sprinters in running times of 1:44 for both their "A" and "B" teams in a 1-2 finish. The Lady Bruins also came back to win the 4x400 meter relay in the state's second fastest time at 4:02.00 with their "B" team also coming in runner-up again at 4:07.
  • The Maggie Walker girls took 3 of top 4 places in the 1600 with Emma Call (1st, 5:15), Daisy Banta (2nd, 5:17), & Khloe Pointer (4th, 5:23).
  • 3rd place finisher in 1600, Kellam's Rachel Lewis (5:21) came back to go 1-2 with teammate Madeleine McCarty in 800 as McCarty was the race winner by a slight margin as both were timed at 2:23.

 

Girls Performances

Boys Performances