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Kanto track matchups
Posted May 11th, 2008 by Dave OrnauerThe last big track and field event of the Pacific season, the Kanto Plain Association of Secondary Schools Invitational, is drawing nigh.
Who will win the following matchups Saturday at Niiza Park in Tokyo's western suburbs, based on Pacific's best times/distances and expected attendance at Saturday's meet:
Boys shot put, discus -- Miles Peterson, Christian Academy In Japan; Cliff Collins, Nile C. Kinnick; Mark Lieberg, Seoul Track Club; Lawrence McClain, Kubasaki; Simon Ruiz, St. Mary's International.
Boys high jump -- Brandon Brown, Nile C. Kinnick; Shorai Ash, Christian Academy In Japan; Brandon Lightburn, Yokota; Miles Atkinson, St. Mary's International.
Boys long jump -- John Bures, Nile C. Kinnick; Brandon Lightburn, Yokota; Ernest Carr, Kadena.
Boys 100 -- Marquette Warren, Kubasaki; Shun Bowens, Kadena; Miguel Rodriguez, Zama American; Sung Jun Son, Christian Academy In Japan.
Boys 200 -- Miguel Rodriguez, Zama American; Roosevelt Payne, Kadena; Shun Bowens, Kadena.
Boys 400 -- Roosevelt Payne, Kadena; Sung Hyun Kim, Christian Academy In Japan; Ken Moyer, St. Mary's International; Eric Tank, Zama American.
Boys 800, 1,600 -- Blake Bannister, Christian Academy In Japan; Sam Krauth, American School In Japan; Andrew Quallio, Zama American.
Boys 3,200 -- Andrew Quallio, Zama American; Kelly Langley, St. Mary's International; Thomas Kim, Seoul Track Club; Zach Davis, Kubasaki.
Boys hurdles -- Phillip Williams, Yokota; Randall O'Bannon, Kubasaki; Donavan Brown, Nile C. Kinnick; Daniel Park, Christian Academy In Japan; Ken Tsunoda, St. Mary's International.
Boys relays -- Kadena, Kubasaki, Christian Academy In Japan, Zama American.
Girls shot put -- Retsel Alvarez, Kubasaki; LaKesa McClain, Kubasaki, Cherice Williams, Yokota.
Girls discus -- Retsel Alvarez, Kubasaki; LaKesa McClain, Kubasaki; Jessica Orona, Zama American.
Girls high jump -- Kelly Colbert, Zion Christian Academy; Kristy Taylor, Seoul Track Club; Julieta Osella International School of the Sacred Heart; Shannon Steele, Kadena.
Girls long jump -- Kana Maeji, American School In Japan; Gwen Thornton, American School In Japan; Natasha Copeland, Kubasaki.
Girls 100 -- Lorien McKinney, Kadena; Jazzmine Baker, Kadena; Kristy Taylor, Seoul Track Club; Anya Brown, Yokota; Rebekah Siebach, American School In Japan.
Girls 100 hurdles -- Gwen Thornton, American School In Japan; Madelyn Sneed, Nile C. Kinnick; Shannon Steele, Kadena; Alisha Juko, Kadena.
Girls 200 -- Jazzmine Baker, Kadena; Anya Brown, Yokota; Gwen Thornton, American School In Japan; Rebekah Siebach, American School In Japan.
Girls 300 hurdles -- Gwen Thornton, American School In Japan; Shannon Steele, Kadena.
Girls 400 -- Gwen Thornton, American School In Japan; Kiki Wells, Kubasaki; Anya Brown, Yokota.
Girls 800 -- Jennifer Stolle, American School In Japan; Nako Nakatsuka, International School of the Sacred Heart; Hannah Boeman, Seoul Track Club.
Girls 1,600 -- Nako Nakatsuka, International School of the Sacred Heart; Teauna Baker, Zion Christian Academy; Jennifer Stolle, American School In Japan; Krysta Carrick, Christian Academy In Japan; Gee Mi Jorde, Nile C. Kinnick; Quirina Cohn, Kubasaki.
Girls 3,200 -- Nako Nakatsuka, International School of the Sacred Heart; Teauna Baker, Zion Christian Academy; Izumi Kershaw, Seisen International; Jennifer Stolle, American School In Japan.
Girls relays -- Kadena, Kubasaki, Seisen International, Zion Christian Academy, American School In Japan.
Somebody get left out? Let me know. Best of luck to all competitors come Saturday. :)
Throwing
This meet is going to be an exciting one for sure. I can't wait to meet all the atheletes again from the Mike Petty Meet in Okinawa.
I'm ready.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR YOKOTA'S 4X1 RELAY. I MEAN THEY DID COME IN FIRST PLACE IN THE 4X1 ON SATURDAY AND THEY STILL HAVE A WEEK TO GET READY. I ALSO THINK THAT ANYA BROWN HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEATING GWEN THORTON. BACK TO THE 4X1 I THINK JAMES HOPEWELL AND DERRIC SEWARD WILL HELP THE 4X1 TEAM THIS SATURDAY, FOR THE 100 I ALSO FEEL THAT DERRIC WILL BE IN THE TOP 3 WHEN IT COMES TO THE 100,AND 200. THIS SATURDAY WILL BE A GREAT DAY. TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS!
Re: I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE
Normally, the 100 is the signature event that always draws the spotlight, but with the times and distances being put up in other events this season, the Kanto meet should be off the chart. Who knows how many Pacific bests and area records will fall? It will be something to see. Maybe the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium is available for it ...
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD...
i want to make a correction james&derick are a big help but we also you have to think that we lost a very good first leg. that put a lot of catch up for montrese gadson on his shoulders and it really did show when he help put the lead on the first leg in the 4x1 on saturday leading to 1st place and kanto plains champions and with brandon at second it will be a good race this saturday. dont doubt this team im telling you!!!
Matchups??
Some of your matchups were right on piont!! But, I really do not write after blogs cause most are opions on someone elses write up but, some of the track atheletes did not get thier justice on who are the top track contenders. I been following www.athletic.net which show alot of the track atheletes times and ratings thier are some atheletes most every week are number one or place second who have just had one of thier hardest track meet last week here in kanto plains with due to weather. If you have time please look and you will see some atheletes are do thier justice to be rated in more events you did not write thier name in i.e. the hurdles, high jump, and you will see others to. I am very excited this year with one of the best competive year yet!!
Good Luck to all the Track Atheletes!!
People
What is that old saying Dave? "You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but if you're a sports reporter you please nobody."
Thanks for all you do
I bet he'd please more people....
if he took of that Red Sox hat!
You need a hat from a GOOD team - like the Twins! =)
Re: Twins
-- Bring back Dean Chance.
-- Whatever happened to Metropolitan Stadium?
-- Harmon Killebrew. Bob Allison. Tony Oliva. Zoilo Versailles. Cesar Tovar.
-- Ray Scott and Pat Summerall calling a Vikings game in the middle of a driving snowstorm.
-- 1991 World Series. Greatest ever played. Three games decided in last at-bat. Four go to extra innings. Five decided by one run. First and only Game 7 to go into extra innings scoreless.
-- Scott Leius. Gene Larkin. Carl Willis. David West. Greg Gagne. Dan Gladden. And all of Kelly's other heroes.
-- Steve Palermo throwing out the first pitch before Game 1 of 1991 World Series. "The emotion and affection shown Palermo from both players and brethren, at once genuine ... and touching," intoned the mellifluous voice of Ernie Harwell on the World Series video.
-- Don Baylor's Game 6 grand slam off John Tudor in the 1987 World Series; that game was the last daylight start of a World Series game. "Forget the sound meter; somebody get out the Richter Scale," said Tim McCarver.
-- Larry Hisle, Lyman Bostock, we hardly knew ye.
Have I earned my Twins cap yet? *smile*