7/7 WKND: Thomas 2, Jacobs 1 in Brazil|Jones-Rhodes 1-2 YM 800, Bailey IG 200,Lee wins 2nd in IL
Jul 05, 2007
Photo: Latavia Thomas (LSU/West Catholic) winning the USATF JR Outdoor Champs 800 in June. She won the Pan-Am Junior title Saturday July 7 in Brazil. Photo from June by Victor Sailor, PhotoRun.net. U.S. Sophomore class record at Cocalico: In two years, javelin specialist Justin Shirk of Central Dauphin HS has set two U.S. Class Records. On Saturday July 7 in the Long & Strong Throwers Classic at Cocalico High School in Lawn (Lebanon County), Shirk threw the jav 219-04, a PR by 4' 3", which he set at the recent USATF Junior Outdoor Champs. Saturday at the Pan-Am Juniors: Coming off her big win in the USATF Junior Outdoor Champs in late June, West Catholic grad and LSU freshman Latavia Thomas, took on all-comers at the Pan-American Juniors and won again. Her 2:06.59 was more than half a second ahead of Canada's Jessica Smith (2:07.27). Canada also took 3rd, as Sheila Reid ran 2:08.13, with the U.S. capturing 4th as Sarah Cocco ran 2:08.45. Thomas has run 2:03.89. In Sunday's next-to-last race, PA's Thomas joined with Laurel Highlands grad and multiple PA state champ Breehana Jacobs, along with star sprinters Brandi Cross and Jessica Beard to win the 4x400 in 3:29.67. On Day Six, Terence Lee (Juventus, Engineering & Science) won his second event of the meet, going 3:59.68 in the YM 1500 finals. Former Glen Mills runner Bernard Goodwyn of Delaware, took the YM 400 in 46.48, with fellow Mt. Airy teammates Khaliff Featherstone (Simon Gratz) and Austin Perron (Engineering & Science), 3rd and 7th in 47.15 and 48.03, respectively. Juventus' Harold Lamour, who had won the IB 3000 earlier in the meet, took 3rd in the 1500 finals in 4:11.12. Mt. Airy girls fared well in the sprint finals, as Shanae Bailey (Swenson), was 2nd in the IG 100 in 12.04; Chante Moore took 3rd in the YG 400 in 55.38; and Anthonia Ballard was 7th in the IG 400 hurdles in 1:04.47. Teammate Brandon Mercer ran 11.51 to take 4th in the YB 100. Juventus' Kasia Taylor (Engineering & Science) ran 4:59.72 for 6th in the IG 1500. And Devan Coon (Tri-County Express/Schuylkill Valley) PRed in the YW 400 finals, going 55.17. In the YG shot put (6lb), Mt. Airy's Spring Gamble was 6th. Teammates Nikko Brady (DE), was 3rd in the IG 100 Hurdles Finals, going 14.43, as Anthonia Ballard took 7th in 14.93. In the 4x400's Mt. Airy Young Men took home the championship with a blazing 3:09.35, thanks to Khaliff Featherstone (Simon Gratz), Bernard Goodwyn (DE), Austin Perron (Engineering & Science) and Elliot Rhodes (Germantown Academy). The IG girls took 2nd in 3:51.55, and the YG girls were 4th in 3:57.28. MORE IN THE STORY...