Moeller High School 2001-02 Track Articles

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Spotlight: Track and field

The Cmc1nnat1 Enquirer/BRANDI STAFFORD

Walnut Hills' Amanda Mullins-Hall owns the city record for the 100-meter hurdles, 13.94 seconds.

Record year for area stars Five city marks broken already; others may fall By Tom Groeschen 17zr Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati track athletes have vaporized several city records and threatened many more this spring, as longtime standards fall almost weekly. "As far as top-end talent, this is the best year I can remember since I've been coaching." said Karl Kauffman, the Walnut Hills girls coach since 1990. "Every r ·ce in a while, you'll run into a group like this," said Floyd Horton, coach of the area's No. 1ranked Middletown boys team. "We're fortunate to have a lot of great athletes at once." Kauffman has compiled a list of boys and girls city records in recent years, with input from fellow Cincinnati coaches. According to the coaches, two girls records and three boys marks have fallen in 2002: • Amanda Mullins-Hall of Walnut Hills has three times lowered the girl;; 100-rneter hurdles record, most recently running 13.94 second;; at the Roosevelt Memorial m Dayton; • Carrie Koenig of Colerain has gone 10-h in the pole vault, breaking the mark of 10-0 she set last year; • Cedric Powell of Roger Bacon, 47.24 sec· onds in the boys 400-meter dash, breaking a record held since 1984 by Leroy Williams of old Greenhills High School (47.44): • The La Salle 6,400meter relay of Jason Beck, Eric Mayhaus, Kvle Dragan and Allen Bader ran 17:53:0'', breaking a 30-year-old city record by eight seconds; • The Middletown 800meter relay team of Tyran Thompson, Nasir Ahmad, Darrell Hunter and Marc Johnson ran 1:26.70 at the recent Roosevelt Memorial in Dayton. Mullins-Hall, a senior bound for Vanderbilt next year, is unbeaten in both

Cincinnati prep track records BOYS

GIRLS

lOOM: 10.48. Mario Allmon, Princeton, 1990 200M: 21.08, Mario Allmon, Princeton, 1990 400M: 4 7.24, Cedric Powell, Roger Bacon. 2002 BOOM: 1:51.76, Jason Williams, Princeton, 1992 1,600M: 4:05.9, Mason Ward, Colerain, 2000 3,200M: 8:54.9, Steve Padgett, LaSalle. 2000 lOOM hurdles: 13.48, Glenn Terry, Sycamore, 1989 300M hurdles: 36.38, Glenn Terry Sycamore, 1988 400M relay: 41.36, Middletown

lOOM: 11.77, D'Andre Hill, Mount Healthy, 1990 200M: 24.25, D'Andre Hill, Mount Healthy, 1990 400M: 55. 78, Stevonne Spivery, Withrow, 2000 BOOM: 2:12.59, Brooke Wyckoff. Lakota. 1997 1,600M: 4:52.23, Connie Jo Robinson, Reading, 1982 3,200M: 10:44.53, Karen Rayle, Talawanda, 1986 100M hurdles: 13.94, Amanda Mull1ns-Hall, Walnut Hills, 2002 300M hurdles: 41.92, Arnika Edwards, Mount Healthy, 1994 400M relay: 48:01, Mount Healthy (Anita Scott, Tiffney Roper, Nikeya Ralls, D'Andre H·ll), 1991

(Tyran Thompson, Nasir Ahmad, Dennis Gates, Darrell Hunter), 2001 BOOM relay: 1:26.70, Middletown (Tyran Thompson, Nasir Ahmad . Darrell Hunter, Marc Johnson), 2002 1,600M relay: 3:17.60, Middletown (Dennis Gates, Antwaun Rogers, Darrell Hunter, Gaylon Vinson), 2000 3,200M relay: 7:46.00, Princeton (Julian Wagner, Ty Olverson, Larry Mathews, Allen DeGraffenreid),

1986 6,400M relay: 17:53.00, LaSalle (Jason Beck, Eric Mayhaus, Kyle Dragan, Allen Bader), 2002 High jump: 7-1/4, Jeff Ross, Lakota,

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BOOM relay: 1:40.98, Princeton (Candace Campbell, Allyscn Rogers, Jennifer Rucker,Tanya Upthegrove), 1988 1,600M relay: 3:55.20, Withrow (Stevonne Spivery, Dante Marshall, Bran dye Martin. Tanea Green), 1999 3,200M relay: 9:12.89, Colerain (Kelly Crum, Jennifer Umle, Terie Littlepage, Melissa Miller), 1999 High jump: 5-8. Laura Eppstein, Mount Notre Dame, 2000; Stefani DIXon, Milford, 1995: Shannon Danforth, Pnnceton. 1989; Chrislie Arnold, Sycamore, 1984) Long jump: 19-8, Candace Campbell, Pnnceton. 1989 Triple jump: 37-5, Tamara Fennell, 'Nllnut Hills, 2001 Pole vault: 10-6, Came Koenig, Colerain.

The Cmc1nnati Enquirer/ JEFF SWINGER

Cedric Powell's time of 4 7.24 in the 400-meter dash was two-tenths better than an 18-year-old city record. "I didn't know I l1ad broken that record until someone told me," Powell said.

the best Cincinnati has ever had," Braddix said. While Mullins-Hall and Powell will be among Pole vault: 15-7, Brent Walter, Moeller, Cincinnati's best individ2001; Chris Smith, Pr ~eton, 2001 2002 ual hopes, the Middletown Shot put: 62-7, Jeff Gl .s, Amelia, Shot put: 45-10 1/2, Tammy McCallum, boys are considered the 1975 Milford, 1992 best hope to break Discus: 188-4, Ben Bird, New Discus: 151-4, Dawn DeHart, Loveland, Cincinnati's recent Richmond, 1992 1983 drought of team championships. The last boys team champion locally was Note: Records compiled by Walnut Hills coach Karl Kauffman 111 conJuncton w1th the SouthLa Salle in 1994 (Division western Ohio Track Coaches Associabon. To report changes, call Kauffman at 321-7861. I), while Fenwick in 1993 (Division Ill) was the last the 100- and 300-meter meter dash (21.7) and has Cincinnati-area girls team hurdles (44.50) this sea- the second-best time in to win a team title. SOIL Her time of 25.20 in the 100 clash (10.7). Middletown has its fleet the 200-meter dash is also "I didn't know I had bro- of sprinters plus distance fastest in town, and her ken that (400) record until runner Jeff See. a fresh100-meter dash time of someone told me," Powell man sensation who owns 11.90 is tied for fastest. said. "I guess I was maybe the area's top times in "It's a lot of training, a a year old when the old both the ROO run (1:56.0) lot of repetition," Mullins- record was set. My goal is and 1,600 run (4:16.15) Hall said. "The hurdles to get it down to 46-some- this season. record is not a big deal to thing (seconds)." La Salle is led by disme right now. I just want Darren Braddix, Roger tance ace Allen Bader, the to get my time down, Bacon coach. said Powell two-time Division I state maybe to about 13.7." didn't run in 2001 while cross country champion At Roger Bacon, Powell trying to improve his aca- who has the area's top also has set records in demic standing. time in the 3,200 run multiple events. The sen"He's the best sprinter (9:05.33) and is second in ior also has the city's to;J Roger Bacon has ever had, the 1,600 (4:18.42). time this year in the 200- and he's got to be one of With di:,trict, regional 1979

long jump: 25-5, Todd Bell, Middletown, 1976

and state meets coming in the next few weeks, several more Cincinnati records could also be threatened. Generally, most athletes tend to peak during postseason. "You hate to make predictions, but based on the talent around here you could see one of the better showings Cincinnati has had at the state meet," Kauffman said. Among records threatened is the boys pole vault with co-holder Brent Walter of Moeller trying to match his mark of 15-7 set last year. He could be challenged by John Russell of Princeton, who has gone 15-h this season. Among girls, Shanna Dickenson of Aiken is pushing the city discus record. Dickenson has thrown 147-2, with the record 151-4 by Dawn DeHart of Loveland in 1983. email: tgroesch en@en qui rer.com.


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