XC 2010

Locations and Course Maps

Date Meet (click for meet info) Location and Course Maps Resistration/Results
Thu Sept 2 XC Preseason Scrimmage Banning Park Registration PDF
Sat Sept 11 Lake Forest XC Festival Killens Pond State Park Online Registration
Sat Sept 11 DeSales Invitational DeSales University
Sat Sept 11 XC 4 Relay Meet Belmont Plateau, Philadelphia, PA
Sat Sept 17 DE Track/XC Invite Bellevue State Park Online Registration
Sat Sept 18 Briarwood Invitational Belmont Plateau, Philadelphia, PA
Sat Sept 18 Smyrna’s XC Invitational Smyrna, DE
Sat Sept 18 Bulldog Invitational Rosetree Park, Media, PA
Fri Sept 24 Middletown Invitational Lums Pond State Park Online Registration
Sat Sept 25 US Army XC Festival at Maymont Richmond, VA
Sat Sept 25 Six Flags Wild Safari Invite Colts Neck, NJ
Fri Oct 1 Paul Short Run Lehigh Univ
Sat Oct 2 Salesianum Invitational Brandywine Creek State Park Online Registration
Fri Oct 8 UD Invitational White Clay Creek State Park
Sat Oct 9 Manhattan College Invitational Van Cortlandt Park, NY
Fri Oct 15 Joe O’Neill Invitational Bellevue State Park
Tues Oct 26 DISC Championship Tatnall
Thur Oct 28 Blue Hen Conference Championship Bellevue State Park
Fri Oct 29 Catholic Conference Championship Bellevue State Park
Sat Oct 30 Diamond State Conference Championship St. Thomas More
Sat Nov 6 Henlopen Conference Championships Killen’s Pond State Park
Sat Nov 6 New Castle County Championship Winterthur Country Estate
Sat Nov 13 DIAA Championship Brandywine Creek State Park

Passing of Legendary XC Coach

The running community is mourning the loss of Legendary Salesianium XC Coach Father Joseph Beattie.

Please click HERE for Bud Hurlock’s News Journal article on Fr. Beattie.

Marquis Dendy Finishes 8th at Junior Worlds

Pic Courtesy of Photorun.com and Letsrun.com

Middletown Triple Jumper Marquis Dendy finished 8th in the world on Sunday at the Junior World Championships in Moncton, Canada.

He reached the finals by jumping of 15.69 meters  (51′ 5-3/4″) on Saturday in the prelims, and then jumped a very consistent 15.53 (50′11-1/2″)  in the finals.  Dendy will return to Middletown in the fall for his senior year, where he hopes to build on his success. Congratulations Marquis on an amazing season and on representing the United States!!

ESPN RISE Article on Dendy and AAU Results

Dendy Leads the Field, Emerson Finishes On Top

Middletown standout Marquis Dendy headlines the 2010 Outdoor Track and Field All-State team.

Dendy Qualifies for Junior Worlds

Middletown Junior phenom Marquis Dendy finished 2nd in the United States at the Junior USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend in the Triple Jump. His jump of 51-2 1/4 was 2nd only to University of Florida Freshman Oma Craddock. The Junior Nationals competition consists of high school athletes and also college freshmen.

Dendy will compete for the United States on July 25th in Moncton, Canada at the IAAF World Junior Championships. The meet runs from July 19th through the 25th.  Congratulations Dendy!!

Flotrack video of Dendy at NB Nationals in NC

Place Athlete Name
Affili tion Mark
Wind
1 Omar Craddock
Florida 16.56m 54-4 +1.8
2 Marquis Dendy
unattached 15.60m 51-2 ¼ +3.7
3 O’Daylon Thibeaux
Louisiana-Lafayette 15.58m 51-1 ½ +2.7

Emerson, Lee Earn Gatorade AOY

Delcastle’s Celena Emerson and Archmere’s Ryan Lee earned Delaware Gatorade Track and Field Athletes of the Year for 2010.

Dendy Sets National Meet Record!!!!

Middletown standout Marquis Dendy broke a National Scholastic Championship Meet Record in the Triple Jump on Friday Evening in Greensboro, NC. Dendy’s jump of 52′07.25 broke the existing record of 52′05.5 set back in 1997 by Len Herring of Florida. We can only look forward to what he can accomplish during his senior year!

Friday Results

Boys Triple Jump Championship
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    National: N 54-10.25  7/29/2004   Kenny Hall, Tara,  Baton Rouge, LA
        Meet: M 52-05.50  6/14/1997   Len Herring, Eastside, Gainsville, FL
    Freshman: F 49-02.75  1997        Maurice Robinson, Blount, Prichard, AL
   Sophomore: O 51-03.25  1992        Andre Scott, Seminole, Sanford, FL
      Junior: J 54-10.25  7/29/2004   Kenny Hall, Tara, Baton Rouge, LA
      Senior: S 53-11.25  8/1/1998    Greg Yeldell, N. Rowan, Spence, NC
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Wind
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Finals
  1   967 Marquis Dendy       11 Middletown, DE          16.03m   0.4  52-07.25
     FOUL(+0.0) 16.03m(0.4) 15.89m(0.1) PASS      PASS      FOUL(1.5)
  2  2124 Carlton Lavong      10 Collegeville, PA        15.49m   0.3  50-10.00
     14.67m(1.1) FOUL(1.0) 15.49m(0.3) FOUL(1.1) FOUL(1.2) FOUL(0.3)
  3  2410 Jonathan Gardner    10 Chicago, IL             15.09m   0.1  49-06.25
     14.52m(1.1) 15.09m(0.1) 14.32m(0.3) 14.16m(1.6) FOUL(1.7) 14.71m(1.5)
  4  2147 CJ Davidson         11 Clemson, SC             15.02m   1.4  49-03.50
     14.48m(1.7) 15.02m(1.4) 15.02m(0.2) FOUL(1.1) PASS      14.62m(1.0)

Athletes of the Year

Congratulations to Marquis Dendy of Middletown and Celina Emerson of Delcastle Tech for being awarded 2010 Athletes of the Year in Delaware.

Track and Field All State Banquet

OUTDOOR TRACK BANQUET RESERVATION FORM

Meet of Champions

MEET OF CHAMPIONS, Dover, DE

DIAA Meet of Champions 2010 – Results

Picture page, courtesy of Bud Keegan Images

ESPN RISE Write-up from Dyestat.com

Under near perfect conditions, the Meet of champions produced state records, meet records, and some of the top times in the nation.

Tatnall’s Haley Pierce ran the 3200 in  a blistering 10:17.52, the #3 time in the United States in 2010, and a new state record by 10 seconds. She split a 5:07 through 1600M!!!  Her teammate Reagan Anderson also set a new state record in the 800 in running 2:11.51 after winning the 1600 earlier in the evening in 4:54.14.(#4 all-time). Her 2:11 is #18 in the nation.

Glasgow’s Leshon Collins broke the state record in the 100M by .02, running 10.62. He also went on to win the 200, running 21.93.  AI duPont’s Courtney Markow broke her own state record in the pole vault, clearing 11′6″.

Delcastle girls’ 4×200 team established a new relay state record, becoming the only team to ever break 1:40. The team of Kristina Viamante, Javoanna Dickerson, Alexis Reeves, and Celina Emerson ran 1:39.26. Their performance is #19 in the nation!!!

The St. Mark’s girls’ 4×800 team of Kasey Prettyman, Emily Frydrych, Lindsay Prettyman, and Izzy King set a new state meet record, running 9:14.42. Their performance is #4 all-time, and #15 in the nation.

Delcastle’s 4×400 team of Javonna Dickerson, Krystal Casseus, Celina Emerson, and Alexis Reeves also established a new state meet record in the 4×400M, running 3:50.53.

Delcastle’s Celina Emerson was a double winner in both the 200M (24.80) and the 400M(state meet record) (55.37). Glasgow’s Delesha Conquest was also a double winner in both the 100H (15.48) and the 300H (43.79).

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