Woman's Steeplechase Report Number 496 –- 24 March 2010

International steeple events update
After publication of SR 495, we learned that Fanny Blankers-
Koen meet, on May 30, will not include women’s 3000m steeple.
That still leaves 18 international meets of 2010 with steepling for
females – plus two global age-class competitions; the World Junior
Championships in Canada and Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Seattle Academy Relays, March 20 – Seattle, Washington
High School 2000m: 1-Maddie Meyers 6:57.91; 2-Katelyn Steen
7:29.92; 3-Devin McMahon 7:52.71; 4-Erin Hull 7:59.10; 5-Megan
McCabe 8:04.98; 6-Brijonnay Madrigal 8:30.45; 7-Claire Bartell 8:43.20;
8-Sarah Anderson 8:46.29; 9-Rachel May 9:07.28. Northern USA young
athletes season starts as southern hemisphere summer [results below] ends.

Australian Junior Champs, March 11 – Sydney, AUS
2000m under age 18: 1-Eleanor Wardleworth, SA 6:53.83; 2-Jenna
Hansen, NZL 7:23.89; 3 - Isis Flynn-Pittar, QLD 7:30.27; 4-Taneil
Davidson, QLD 8:03.40; 5-Malyce McFaul, VIC 8:32.59.
2000m under age 17: 1-Leila Johnson, SA 6:54.15; 2-Tashana Kehoe-
Sporton, VIC 7:02.61; 3-Alanah Hayes, VIC 7:09.06; 4-Abbey de la
Motte, TAS 7:20.29; 5-Aleisha Wawn, NSW 7:21.30; 6-Jessica Pickles,
QLD 7:26.66; 7-Holly Ratajec, NSW 7:59.74; 8-Jacinta Mitchell, QLD
8:09.58.
2000m under age 16: 1-Susannah Stockwell, WA 6:49.01; 2-Lucy
Young, QLD 7:10.97; 3-Holly Curtis, VIC 7:28.27; 4-Ricci Curtis, VIC
7:33.00; 5-Natasha Fitzpatrick, TAS 7:35.40; 6-Natalie Vear, QLD
7:40.20; 7-Lily Vidler, NSW 7:40.50; 8-Ellen Dobrijevic, NSW 7:41.04;
9-Katie Ingle, NSW 7:49.16; 10-Nikkissja Leo, QLD 8:02.98; 11-Amanda
Heard VIC 8:13.36. [All athletes in this race were born in 1995.]
2000m under age 15: 1-Leah Polycarpou, VIC 7:14.63; 2 Jade Dowling,
QLD 7:20.84; 3-Nicola Torley, ACT 7:27.32; 4-Tia Faulkner, QLD
7:30.34; 5-Jessica Cox, VIC 7:30.76; 6-Alexandra Manly, SA 7:37.38;
7-Brooke Zerafa. VIC 7:48.37; 8-Kaori Nakase, VIC 8:04.37 9- Beckileice
Leo, QLD 8:31.65. [Cox, Zerafa, Leo born in 1997, others 1996]

New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships
North Island, March 20 – Wellington, NZL
2000m Steeple: 1-Florence Reynolds, Wellington 7:18.50; 2-Georgie
Blackwood, Wanganui 7:22.69; 3-Holly Sprosen, Waikato 7:23.61;
4-Hannah Harty, East Coast 7:24.31; 5-Mellisa Gillespie, Wanganui
7:36.61; 6-Alice Mc-Fall, Waikato 7:48.27; 7-Heidi van Loon, Waikato
7:49.41; 8-Rebecca Attwell, Wanganui 8:02.12; 9-Laura Wootton
Auckland 8:05.01.

South Island, March 20 - Dunedin, NZL – 1500m Steeple
1500m Steeple: 1-Karly Ryder, St Andrew's 5:31.43; 2-Kate
Hewitt, Rangiora High 5:35.78; 3-Annah Spurdle, Timaru 7:06.56.
Age 12-13 Championships, March 14 - Wellington, NZL
1000m Steeple, Age 12: 1-Alison Andrews-Paul 3:44.05;
2-Kara Orr 3:57.56; 3-Lucy Stotter 3:58.76
1000m Steeple, Age 13: 1-Bridget Kiddle 3:39.67; 2-Lucy
Garner 3:45.74; 3-Christina Goodwin 3:55.93

THANKS to SR 496 information sources: Athletics Australia,
Athletics New Zealand, Miranda Boonstra, Tom Cotner
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RESULTS - 3000m Steeple unless noted otherwise.
South Africa Senior Champs, March 21 - Durban, RSA
1-Tebogo Masehla 10:00.84; 2-Myrette Filmalter 10:03.07 PB;
3-Nolene Conrad 10:35.52; 4-Christine Kalmer 10:44.68;
5-Thembi Baloyi 10:52.60; 6-Ashleigh Schnetler 10:52.64;
7-Thandi Malindi 10:59.72; 8- Nokuthula Sogiba 12:57.58.

USF Bulls Invitational, March 19- Tampa, Florida
1-Nicole Rozario, South Florida 10:28.89; 2-Lindsay Edwards,
Tampa 11:17.29; 3-Julie Mayfield, Embry-Riddle 11:42.17.

UCI Spring Break Meet, March 20 - Irvine, California
1-Erin Roberts, Cornell 10:32.27; 2-Maura Carroll, Cornell
11:00.68; 3-Nichele Fischetti, Biola 11:10.55; 4-Andrea Guerra,
Orange Coast 11:32.27.

Willie Williams Classic, March 19 - Tucson, Arizona
1-Hillory Davis, Western State 10:44.23; 2-Sarah Lyle,
Western State 10:51.18; 3-Alicia Holt, Utah State 11:13.88;
4-Chelsea McDonnell, New Mexico State 11:30.20; 5-Marissa
Floodman, Utah State 11:36.79; 6-Stephanie Burt, Utah State
11:41.80 [12 finish; Last = 12:43.08]

Shamrock Meet, March 19 - Myrtle Beach, S.Carolina
1-Beatrice Biwott, S.Carolina 10:46.19; 2-Hailey Neal, Liberty
11:00.50; 3-Laura Roach, Carleton 11:02.70; 4-Kristen
Wolfe, Charleston 11:25.01; 5-Kristine Dahlheimer, North Dakota
11:26.94; 6-Jahlisa Smith, Hampton 11:33.49; 7-Lillian Patterson,
UNC-Wilmington 11:34.57; 8-Erin Brennan, UNC-Wilmington
11:34.80; 9-Alicia Guridy, Liberty 11:53.94.

Chuck Bowles Invitational - March 19 - Salem, Oregon
1-Kimber Mattox, Willamette 10:48.71 [4 finish; Last = 12:45.22]

Forty-Niner Classic, March 20 - Charlotte, N.Carolina
1-Stephanie Buffo, Clemson 10:56.59; 2-Sarah Massey, Shorter
11:23.72; 3-Meghan Zayas, W.Virginia Wesleyan 11:23.75; 4-
Rosa Young, Spartanburg Methodist 11:41.87; 5-Diana Palka,
Gardner-Webb 11:48.77 [12 finish; Last = untimed]

Wake Forest Open, March 20 - Winston-Salem, N.Carolina
1-Lindsay Raulli, Binghamton 11:01.16; 2-Jackie Kirby,
unattached 11:04.49; 3-Jenna Peacock, Rowan 11:06.74; 4-Erin
Calvelage, Findlay 11:12.35; 5-Caitlin Crawford, Wake Forest
11:12.71; 6-Ashley Horton, Binghamton 11:21.06; 7-Laura
Dziagwa, Indiana Wesleyan 11:30.98; 8-Becca Stinner, Salisbury
11:54.66 [16 finish; Last = 14:20.76]

UNLV Track Classic - March 6 - Las Vegas, Nevada
1-Sarah Muniz, UNLV 11:04.95; 2-Hallidie Wilt, Alaska Anchorage
11:10.43 [5 finish; Last = 15:18.52]

CCU Invitational, March 13 - Conway, South Carolina
1-Kimberly Chinn, Baldwin-Wallace 11:06.21; 2-Hailey Neal,
Liberty 11:09.86; 3-Megan DiGregorio, Towson 11:26.91;
4-Jennifer Pace, Slippery Rock 11:29.70; 5-Joni Camp, Toledo
11:51.22; 6-Hannah Brisson, Toledo 11:53.81; 7-Brittany Christian,
Radford 11:54.44; 8-Amber Cushnie, Toledo 11:59.88.
[20 finishers; Last = 13:58.39]

Northridge Invitational, March 13 - Northridge, California
1-Zitalic Ley, Cal State Northridge 11:07.53; 2-Mallory Celaya,
Mt. SAC 11:19.97; 3-Evelyne Ruiz, Mt. SAC 11;47.78; 4-Erika
Schaeffer, Santa Barbara 11:55.89 [8 finishers; Last = 13:23.74]

Spring Classic, March 20 - Carolina, Puerto Rico
1-Dayana Sarai Perez 11:08.74; 2 Angie Torres 11:33.27; 3-Monica
Passu 11:36.48; 4-Luz Moreno 11:46.27 [10th/ Last = 13:41.36]

Women’s Steeplechase Report
Number 496 –- 24 March 2010
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