From:
NCPrepTrack.com
J-Mee Samuels (21.22) destroys
Merritt's meet record at Nike! 2nd in 60
Harding's Kamorean Hayes (48-11) wins with national
sophomore record
NC
Athletes Results at the
Nike Indoor Nationals -- Landover, MD, and the
National Scholastic Indoor -- New York City (3/11-13)
Photos of
Samuels
and
Hayes on DyeStat.com
W-S Journal:
Samuels scorches indoor 200 (3/15)
NC star has the nation’s
attention
Fans await the return of
North Carolina sprinter J-Mee
Samuels this weekend at the
Nike Indoor National
Championships in Maryland
By
David Pickett
STAFF WRITER
Published:
March 10, 2005
12:00 am
ASHEVILLE, NC —
From being one of the
nation’s best high school
sprinters his freshman and
sophomore days at
Mount Tabor High School in
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, J-mee Samuels
missed his junior season for
an incident involving
another student; which he
choose not to comment on.
With the long miserable
break off, of not running in
the 2004 season, Samuels had
to work twice as hard. “I
had to step it up ,” said
Samuels in an over the phone
conference from his Winston
Salem, North Carolina home
Wednesday night.
Over the summer Samuels hard
work had paid off. Samuels
posted 10.07 with an aiding
wind of 3.6 meters per
second, in the 100 meters at
the Russell E. Blunt East
Coast Invitational meet in
Greensboro, North
Carolina. A couple weeks later he journey to
Des Moines, Iowa for the AAU
Junior Olympic Games, were
he ran wind aid legal time
of 10.25 and 20.58. Samuels
led the nation.
Samuels signed in November
to run for NCAA powerhouse
track team Arkansas
Razorbacks.
Now back in his final
season at
Mount
Tabor as a senior, Samuels
has poised to be the fastest
sprinter in the nation this
year in indoors.
Two days before Valentines,
Samuels won the 55 meter
state title in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, with a time
of 6.23. He had a double
sprint victory in the 60
meters and 200 meters, at
the Simplot Games in
Pocatello, Idaho. In the 60
meters were he PR at 6.72,
200 meters 21.47. Samuels
has the fastest times in the
55 meters and 60 meters this
year, second fastest 200.
It’s been along road up to
this point for the North
Carolina sprinter, but he
isn’t done.
This weekend, Samuels is
the top entry in both sprint
events at the National
Scholastic Sports
Foundation’s Nike Indoor
Classic, March 12-13 in
Landover, Maryland.
Samuels will run the 60
meters and 200 meters this
weekend. Samuels won the 200
meters his sensational
sophomore season back in
2003, with a time of 21.76.
Samuels just missed the 60
meter title by 0.01, 6.74
was his time. His freshman
year in 2002 at this meet he
ran 6.91 in prelims
finishing second, but fell
to go on from the semi
finals with an 10th
place finish.
Samuels says this year he is
pushing for 6.6 in the 60
meters, and low 21’s in the
200 meters. “All the hard
training for this meet is
over,” said Samuels. “I have
been going easy, not hard”.
6.57 is the national record
in the 60 meters, set by
Casey Combest of
Owensboro, Kentucky
in 1999. While the 200
meters national record is
21.02, set by Brendan
Christian of Reagan, Texas
in 2001. Samuels former
Mount Tabor teammate though,
Mike Loyd has the meet
record of 21.68.
“I am mentally ready for
whatever happens,” said
Samuels.
Note: We couldn’t contact
Mount Tabor
coach Mike Esposito at time
of interview for additional
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CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
For the 7th straight
year we close the high school indoor season with two
national meets on the same weekend --
NIC at PG Sportsplex at
Landover MD next to the Washington Redskins stadium and
NSIC
at the New York Armory off Broadway at 168th street
in Manhattan.
With two national stages
there are twice as many opportunities for athletes to bask
in the limelight. But some events inevitably are deprived of
the face to face showdown you expect in a national
championship. The girls 800 suffers the most this time --
talent in the deepest HS event of the season is split
between the two meets.
Nike Indoor will
be televised
NIN will be televised on Comcast CN8
Sports in a 2-hour show March 20 at 9 pm and repeated March
26 at 3 pm. People outside the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
regions can see the show on the Internet at www.cn8.tv.
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Nike Indoor Nationals
Mar 12-13, 2005 at PG County
Sportsplex, Landover MD
a DyeStat on site Meet
Nike Indoor
Nationals
entries as of
Tuesday. Pisgah senior Aaron Marby at 800
meters!
NIN index page
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Speed - Endurance - Technique
Meet Olympic gold medalists
Joanna Hayes, Justin Gatlin, and Dwight Powell at PG
Sportsplex. Free to athletes - $10 for others
Joanna Hayes
100m hurdles
Olympic record
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Justin Gatlin
100m bronze,
200m silver,
4x100 relay gold |
Dwight Phillips
long jump |
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NSIC
National Scholastic Indoor
Championships
presented by the Metropolitan
Athletics Congress
March 11-13, 2005 at the New York
Armory
a DyeStat featured meet - on-site coverage by
Don Rich
Entries as of
Wednesday evening.
NSIC index page
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One on One: Pickett & Pritchett
Sprinter Samuels Stays Hot This Winter
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If they handed out Comeback
of the Year Awards for high
school athletes, J-Mee
Samuels would have been
last year’s leading
contender. Samuels is a top
entry in both sprint events
at the National Scholastic
Sports Foundation’s Nike
Indoor Classic, March 12-13
in Landover, Maryland.
One of the nation’s top
preps his freshman and
sophomore years at Mount
Tabor High School in
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, Samuels dropped
off the radar screen last
spring. “J-Mee was
ineligible for us after an
incident with another
student last year,” said
Mount Tabor coach Mike
Esposito, choosing not to
elaborate. “He made a
mistake, and he paid the
price.”
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Week 6 Results: 2/25-3/5-05
Travis Padgett, Shelby
2nd!
Event 10
Men 55 Meter Dash Young
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SoNational: # 6.61 2/29/2004 Odell Harris, Team
Wichita
Name
Year Team
Finals
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Finals
1 Chaplin, David
86 Track Phi Tr
6.40#
2 Padgett, Travis
86 Unattached
6.46#
3 Gwantaveus, Anderson 88 Unattached
6.48#
4 HarrisJr, Odell
87 Team Wichita
6.49#
5 Lewis, Emanual
86 Decatur, IL
6.55#
6 Lester, Courtney
88 Titans Track
6.60#
7 PolkII, Toney
87 Unattached
6.63
8 Grace, Nathan
88 Knoxville, TN
6.68
Event 10
Men 55 Meter Dash Young
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SoNational: # 6.61 2/29/2004 Odell Harris, Team
Wichita
Name
Year Team
Prelims
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Heat 2
1 Lewis, Emanual
86 Decatur, IL
# 6.54q
2 Padgett, Travis
86 Unattached
# 6.55q
3 Bradshaw, Jon
87 WW Sports TC
6.68
4 Wood, Brandon
87 Unattached
6.94
5 Woodruff, Jimmie
86 Nsh Illusions
6.97
6 Bethune, Christian 88
Unattached
11.90
-- Bourke, Bradley
88 Track Phi Tr
DNS
-- Pickett, David
87 Unattached
DNS
Tennessee
Enka's Matthieu Pritchett (60m 6.80, 11th
prelims, 200m 21.87 season best, 15th prelims) good job
superman!
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Week 5 Results: 2/17-24-05
27th
Simplot Games
From:
Dyestat
J-Mee
Samuels roars.
J-Mee
Samuels 6.72 and 21.47
Mt. Tabor NC senior explodes at
the finishes to beat Nate Yorks CO 6.80 in the 60m and
Justin Oliver GA in the 200m. Both are US#1 times this
season, the 60m is US#9t all time, and the 200m is a
Simplot meet record.
B-60 - J-Mee
Samuels 6.72 US#9t all time. Nate Yorks 6.80.
Showdown between J-Mee Samuels NC, US#1 in 55m and
fastest qualifier at 6.88, and Nate Yorks CO, US#2 in
60m, and a 7.08 qualifier. Cameron Island CA 7.03 split
them in the prelims.
B-200 -
J-Mee Samuels 21.48 MR, exploding off the
turn to beat Justin Oliver. Southern battle
between Justin Oliver GA 22.42 and J-Mee Samuels NC
22.58. Colorado speedsters J.T. Scheuerman 22.91, Tim
Greer 22.94 and Darryl Sampson 22.95 were the only
others under 23.00 in the heats.
J-Mee Samuels (L)
and Justin Oliver shake hands
after Samuels wins the 200
Preview:
Dyestat
Eastern stars (J-Mee Samuels NC, Nicole Leach PA,
Justin Oliver GA and Bianca Knight MS) and California
stars (Kevin Craddock, Brittany Daniels, Ebony Collins,
and Shana Woods) will join Mountain States stars (Nate
Yorks CO, Michaela Wallerstedt ID, Heidi Houle UT and
Sarah Cardinal ID) in the 27th Simplot Games, which
takes over the town of Pocatello and attracts big crowds
to Holt Arena, Idaho State University's indoor football
stadium.
Tennessee Indoor Classic
Matthieu Prittchet
Tennessee
(right) Cade Liverman
Tennessee
Photo Gallery
Cade Liverman
authored a lifetime-best 7.50, the day's fourth-best
qualifying time. Liverman took fifth in final in 7.60.
Matthieu Pritchett
also looked sharp in the 55, taking second to 2004
Olympian and former Vol Gary Kikaya. Pritchett tied his
lifetime-best 55 time of 6.31 in the final.
Preview:
By
Alex Hunter
Tennessee true freshman
Matthieu Prittchet
looks to continue his some what winning ways against
former teammates Jus' Blaze Track Club of NC,
Chris Hunter
and
David Pickett
in the 55-meters, depending on if there hamstrings hold
up. Cade Liverman
Tennesseefreshman
hoping for his great improving in the hurdles to
continue. Former
Roberson star
Bobby Tolbert
eyes his track career in
the jumps.
Roberson
freshman
Erica Pickett
will most likely
scratch from her 3(events) 55-400-meters, LJ due to
Tennessee stars Tyson Cleo
and Courtney Champion.
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NCHSAA Indoor Championships
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Asheville boys, Roberson
girls look like pre-season
wnc outdoor favorites!
Felisha Garren, North
Henderson, freshman (43.05,
300M
1:22.72, 500M).
Ashley Robinson,
McDowell, senior (5:34,
1600M).
Caroline Kirby,
freshman, T.C. Roberson,
(11:51.65, 3200M).
Tradece Mells,
Hendersonville, sophomore,
(9.06, 55H).
Jo'van Aiken, junior,
Asheville
HS, (36.25, 300M). Aaron
Mabry, senior, Pisgah,
(2:34.63, 1000M). Isaiah
Shirlen, senior,
McDowell, (9:47.80, 3200).
Elijah
Harrison,
senior Asheville HS,
(45-06.75, Triple Jump).
J-Mee
Samuels Mount Tabor 6.23
55m US#1
Johnny Dutch Clayton,
7.40. USL; = US Soph record |
Observer:
West Charlotte boys, Harding girls win
titles
W-S Journal:
Two Spartans, Eagles' relay team win
track crowns
Herald-Sun:
Indoor meet gives glimpse of outdoor
season
W-S Journal:
Qualifying times of runners raise
questions of accuracy
CITIZEN-TIMES.com:
East Carolina freshman beats two world
champs
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VOLUNTEER INDOOR TRACK CLASSIC
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Amber Giordano
Swain County 32-02.50 TJ
Oconee GA jr
Jordan Scott 16-4 PV for new US#1. Georgia
boys run a hot 55m: Redan sr Justin Oliver
6.38, Westlake Atlanta sr Eddie
Rush 6.39 (US#8 and 10). Oliver doubled in
the 400m in 49.44. Hiram GA jr Timothy Grier
23-8 LJ. Norcross GA sr Lauren
Burns 7.12 55m. St. Thomas Aquinas FL sr
Jenna Utecht triples 8.20 55H US#6,
18-6.5 LJ and 5-6 HJ. TN soph Margaret
Jorgensen 5:08.81 1600m (Kate Niehaus
5:09.86). Brentwood TN sr Lauren Stewart
40-8.75 TJ, second girl this year to go
over 40 feet. Winfield WV sr Maggie Tincher
11-0 PV.
Jordan
Scott 16-4 US#1
collage by Anthony
Cheatham
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Week 4 Results: 2/3-13-05
Asheville boys, Roberson girls look
like pre-season wnc outdoor favorites!
Felisha Garren, North
Henderson, freshman (43.05,
300M
1:22.72, 500M).
Ashley Robinson,
McDowell, senior (5:34,
1600M).
Caroline Kirby,
freshman, T.C. Roberson,
(11:51.65, 3200M).
Tradece Mells,
Hendersonville, sophomore,
(9.06, 55H).
Jo'van Aiken,
junior, Asheville
HS, (36.25, 300M). Aaron Mabry, senior, Pisgah,
(2:34.63, 1000M). Isaiah Shirlen, senior,
McDowell, (9:47.80, 3200).
Elijah Harrison,
senior Asheville HS, (45-06.75, Triple Jump).
J-Mee
Samuels Mount Tabor 6.23 55m US#1
Johnny Dutch Clayton, 7.40. USL; = US Soph record
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Volunteer Indoor Track Classic
Amber Giordano
Swain County 32-02.50 TJ
Oconee GA jr
Jordan Scott 16-4 PV for new US#1. Georgia
boys run a hot 55m: Redan sr Justin Oliver
6.38, Westlake Atlanta sr Eddie
Rush 6.39 (US#8 and 10). Oliver doubled in
the 400m in 49.44. Hiram GA jr Timothy Grier
23-8 LJ. Norcross GA sr Lauren
Burns 7.12 55m. St. Thomas Aquinas FL sr
Jenna Utecht triples 8.20 55H US#6,
18-6.5 LJ and 5-6 HJ. TN soph Margaret
Jorgensen 5:08.81 1600m (Kate Niehaus
5:09.86). Brentwood TN sr Lauren Stewart
40-8.75 TJ, second girl this year to go
over 40 feet. Winfield WV sr Maggie Tincher
11-0 PV.
Jordan
Scott 16-4 US#1
collage by Anthony
Cheatham
Dyestat HS grads now
are in there respected collegiate careers.
Erica Whipple,
Shalonda Solomon, Xavier Carter
"X-MAN", Kellie Willie, Aries Merritt, Jason Richardson,
and Natasha Hastings. Matthieu Prittchet and Cade
Liverman!
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LSU freshman
Xavier
(X-Man) Carter
won the
200m in 20.67,
0.02 faster than
his US high
school record
set at the NSIC
in the Armory
last March.
Later, Carter
was named MVP of
the meet after
his 46.0 carry
in the closing
4x400 got LSU
close enough for
Kelly Willie's
come from behind
anchor to win.
From
Dyestat.com
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Photo from
Dyestat.com |
UNCA boys Kris Fant!,
Ivan Scott!
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Week 3 Results: 1/28-3-05
Roberson boys'
4x800M goes 8:17.8. Roberson senior David McDowell
46’-11 in Shot Put. senior
Anne Hanson and
sophomore Sarah Dugan in the 500 (1:24.8 and
1:25.0.) freshman Caroline Kirby runs 12:18.9 in
the 3200. Roberson girl’s 4x400M goes 4:35.0.
B-500 1:07.85 Mabry,
Aaron, , Pisgah NC 1/29/2005, Virginia Tech Inv VA, # 13
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Week 2 Results: 1/22-26-05
TC Roberosn senior
George Holmes 6.34 in the 55-meters. TC Roberson
junior Josh Morgan 1:06.9 in the 500-meters. TC
Roberson junior Michael Walker 10:15.0 in the
3200-meters.
Morgan Schutters of
Swain County 14:04.90 in 3200-meter run finsished fifth.
Calan Halford of Polk County
7feet and 6inches in the high jump.
Amber Giordano of Swain County 15feet and 11inches
in the long jump. Aaron Mabry won the 1000-meter
run in 2:35.87. Tim Israel of AC Reynolds
4:38.02 in 1600-meter run finished fourth.
Elijah Harrison of Asheville 6feet and 6inches for
second place. Harrison finished thrid in the triple with
an jump 44feet and 2inches.
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Pritchett fast out of the blocks for Vols
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ASHEVILLE - The collegiate
track and field career of
Matthieu Pritchett
is off to a fast
start at the University of
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Week 1 Results: 1/7-14-05
1000M –
Josh Morgan
(2:36.2) TC Roberson junior.
UNC Asheville Men's Indoor Track Team Competes at
Tennessee
(Enka) UNCA
Troy Young finishes in 3rd
place in 160-meters, (TC Roberson) UNCA Ivan Scott finishes in 6th place in
160-meters, (TC Roberson) UNCA Omar Ahmad finishes in 6th place
in Triple Jump, (AC Reynolds) UNCA Kris Fant finishes in 7th
place in 55-hurdles. (AC
Reynolds) Unattached Tennessee Cade Liverman finishes in 6th
place in 55-hurdles, (Enka) Unattached Tennessee Matthieu Pritchett
FS in the 55-meters prelims.
(far left) Omar Ahmad UNC-Asheville
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