Saturday, June 02, 2001
Ohio track highlights
Few local successes on first day
By Mark Schmetzer
Enquirer contributor
West Hi's Kevin Furlow dives after a long jump. He placed second.
(Jeff Swinger photos)
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DAYTON — There was no trace of regret in Kevin Furlow's voice.
The Western Hills senior accepted his medal for finishing second to Columbus Marion-Franklin's Kiwan Lawson in the long jump at the state high school championship track and field meet at Welcome Stadium Friday — and he was happy.
“I did better than last year,” Furlow said. “I was happy with my performance. That was my personal best, so I feel pretty good.”
Furlow's leap of 23 feet, 1/2 inch was almost a foot short of thewinning jump of 23-11 1/4, but it was one inch better than third-place Darrell Hunter of Middletown.
The 2-3 finish in the long jump was one of the few highlights from Greater Cincinnati qualifiers during a disappointing first day of thetwo-day event.
La Salle's Dan Albrinck reacts after missing his final attempt in the pole vault.
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Reading junior DeShawn Wynn failed to qualify for the finals in the Division III 100- and 200-meter dashes. Wynn, who finished second in the state in both events last year while competing for Lockland, said he suffered a torn left quadriceps muscle in the district meet two weeks ago.
In the pole vault, La Salle senior Dan Albrinck finished third, followed by Princeton junior John Russell and senior Chris Smith. Albrinck, who'd reached 15 feet this season, couldn't get past 14-6 Friday.
In Division I girls, the Lakota East 3,200-meter relay team of seniors Jaime Wyckoff and Lindsay Zinn, junior Corrie Whisner and sophomore Katie Hickey finished fourth, ahead of Turpin's team of sophomores Corey Randall and Ashley Cruse and freshmen Heather Clark and Carolyn Rauen. Colerain, the defending champion in the event, finished 10th.
Also, Aiken freshman Shanna Dickenson placed sixth in the shot put. Clinton-Massie sophomore Alicia Smith finished fifth in Division II discus.
Middletown leads the group of athletes who earned spots in today's finals by qualifying Friday. The all-junior Middie 400-meter relay team of Tyran Thompson, Nasir Ahmad, Dennis Gates and Hunter posted the fastest of the eight qualifying teams. Ahmad also qualified in the 400, and Thompson earned spots in the 100 and 200.
“I'm not running my fastest times, but they're good enough to get through this day,” Thompson said.
Purcell Marian's Carlina Flowers qualifies in the long jump.
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Winton Woods' 400 relay team of seniors Ian Ruth, Nate Jackson and Carlos Tipton and junior Rob Hite also qualified for the finals as did the Middletown girls 400 relay team of senior Dina Hendriex, junior Roslyn Patterson, sophomore Amber Dorn and freshman Christina Grove.
Individually, Withrow senior Stevonne Spivery overcame a right hip injury to qualify in the 400. The hip injury forced her to scratch from the 200.
Only one Division II entry, the Mariemont 400 relay team of seniors Chad Keffer and Davion Shorts and sophomores Ross Ballinger and Jeremy Riddle, qualified for today's finals. McNicholas senior Kendra Hornschemeier missed by a half-second of qualifying in the 300 hurdles.
In Division III, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy senior Lauren Kirk qualified for the 100 finals. Cincinnati Country Day senior Justin Schneider qualified in the boys 100 and in the 400 relay with classmates Ben Foreman and Carson Morey and sophomore Jarrod Byer.
Summit Country Day junior Katherine Kathmann reached the finals in the girls 400, and the Silver Knight 400 relay team of junior Dominique Hardy and freshmen Nicole Bailey, Megan Esslinger and Kelly Esslinger also qualified for the finals.
Wyoming's girls 800 and 1,600 relay teams, both of which lost three of last season's four state championship members, didn't qualify for the finals in either event.
Ohio boys track results
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