New Balance Indoor Nationals
(USA Indoor High School National Championships)
New York, NY, USA; March 11-13
New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory; 200m banked synthetic track

NOTE: The number following the athletes' names is their year of graduation. So, 11 = senior; 12 = junior; 13 = sophomore; 14 = freshman --Ed.
BOYS - 
800m:
Championship Race (13):
 1. Zavon Watkins       12 Liverpool, NY          1:50.84 MR*
 2. Kyle Thompson       11 Eagle Mountain, UT     1:51.85
 3. Ahmed Bile          12 Annandale, VA          1:51.96
 4. Russell Hornsby     11 Williamsburg, VA       1:52.62  
 5. Strymar Livingston  12 Bronx, NY              1:52.69  
 6. Nick Kaiser            Lambertville, MI       1:52.94   
 7. Josh Lampron        12 Mansfield, MA          1:53.13
 8. Jesse Garn          11 Marcellus, NY          1:53.15    
 9. Josh Miller         11 Vestal, NY             1:53.47   
10. Jose Veras          11 Jersey City, NJ        1:53.66   
11. Ryan Brennan        11 Chester, NY            1:53.67     
12. Bradley Paternostro 11 Wyckoff, NJ            1:53.84  
13. Kyle Moran          11 Glenside, PA           1:53.87     
14. Thomas Tallerico    11 Silver Spring, MD      1:53.97  
15. Payton Hazzard      11 Commack, NY            1:54.07   
16. Kevin Byrne         11 Millstone, NJ          1:54.14     
17. Christopher Hall    11 Long Beach, CA         1:54.48  
18. Alex Chaffin        11 Little Rock, AR        1:54.63     
19. Myles Andrews       11 Long Beach, CA         1:54.64    
20. Luke Lefebure       11 West Chester, PA       1:54.82     
21. Allen Eke           12 Plainfield, NJ         1:55.19
...               
27. Wade Endress        11 Altoona, PA            1:56.78
...
*Meet Record; previous 1:50.96, Anthony Kostelac, Albemarle, Chrvl, 2010 

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Cory McCarty        13 Elmira, NY             1:56.20  
 2. Holland Sherrer     11 Bridgeton, NJ          1:56.43  
 3. Alex Jagelsky       11 Worcester, MA          1:57.49  
 4. Bernard England     11 Easton, PA             1:57.76  
 5. Jake Delehman       12 villanova, PA          1:57.80  
...

Mile:
Championship Race (13): 
 1. Lukas Verzbicas     11 Orland Hills, IL (LTU) 4:10.67
  [3:55.57 at 1500m; final 200m timed at 27 seconds] 
 2. Elias Gedyon        11 Los Angeles, CA        4:11.76   
 3. Tyler Cardillo      11 Punta Gorda, FL        4:13.48
 4. George Carter       11 Christiansburg, VA     4:13.82
 5. Chad Noelle         11 Sidney, NY             4:14.22
 6. Omar Kaddurah       11 Grand Blanc, MI        4:14.55
 7. Connor Martin       11 Carmel Tc-In           4:15.40
 8. Matthew Jablonski   11 Towson, MD             4:17.33    
 9. Jeremy Greenwald    11 Chesapeake, VA         4:17.56   
10. Robert Allen        11 Cranston, RI           4:17.64   
11. Robbie Creese       11 Ellicott City, MD      4:17.65   
12. Kyle King           11 Yorktown, VA           4:18.40   
13. Cullen Davis        11 North Brunswick, NJ    4:18.73   
14. Miles Schoedler     11 Ocean City, NJ         4:18.76   
15. Ed Schrom           11 Harrisburg, PA         4:19.41   
16. Thomas Awad         12 Mineola, NY            4:20.51   
17. Jake Turner         11 Missoula, MT           4:21.05   
18. Erik Johnson        12 Ocean City, NJ         4:22.03   
19. Ryan Walling        11 Cary, NC               4:22.38   
20. Daniel Nestor       11 Madison, CT            4:23.08   
21. Tyler Tate          11 Newark, DE             4:23.56   
22. Craig Nowak         12 Cypress, TX            4:25.13   
23. Owen Skeete         11 Roslyn, NY             4:25.14   
24. William Gabriel     11 Syracuse, NY           4:40.87

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Blake Udland        12 Short Hills, NJ        4:20.41   
 2. Jake Ruskan         11 Bound Brook, NJ        4:21.13   
 3. Tim Tyler           11 Mt. Pleasant, SC       4:22.23   
 4. Ryan Phillips       12 New York, NY           4:22.79   
 5. Kyle Davis          11 North Brunswick, NJ    4:23.03   
...

Freshman Race (12):
 1. Ryan Thomas         14 Charlottesville, VA    4:26.36  
 2. Louis Colson        14 Springfield, VA        4:29.62  
 3. Mickey Burke        14 Henrietta, NY          4:33.99  
 4. Jay Navin           14 Saratoga Springs, N    4:35.09  
 5. Nicholas McFarland  14 Hillsborough, NJ       4:35.53

2 Mile:
Championship Race (13):
 1. Lukas Verzbicas     11 Orland Hills, IL (LTU) 8:40.70 MR*
 2. Edward Cheserek     13 Newark, NJ (KEN)       8:42.66
 3. Shayne Collins      11 Mansfield, MA          9:11.12    
 4. Kikanae Punyua      11 Ellicott City, MD      9:11.47    
 5. Dustin Wilson       12 Philadelphia, PA       9:12.16    
 6. Dayton McVicker     11 Fairmont, WV           9:16.29    
 7. John Murray         11 Shrewsbury, MA         9:16.71    
 8. Khari Bowen         11 Philadelphia, PA       9:18.80    
 9. Connor Rog          12 Fairfield, CT          9:20.77   
10. Paul Szulewski      11 Williamstown, NJ       9:22.67   
11. Liam Hillery        11 Greenville, RI         9:24.66   
12. Collin Leibold      11 Falls Church, VA       9:24.83   
13. Collin Frost        11 Randolph, NJ           9:25.48   
14. Tim Tyler           11 Mt. Pleasant, SC       9:27.31   
15. Cole Townsend       11 Buffalo, NY            9:27.53   
16. David Kilgore       11 Melbourne, FL          9:29.57   
17. Adam Visokay        12 Charlottesville, VA    9:30.44   
18. Chernet Sisay       12 Brookline, MA          9:36.57   
...
*Meet Record; previous 8:45.19, Alan Webb, South Lakes, Reston, VA, 2001.  
NOTE: Misses Gerry Lindgren's 1964 National High School Record by only .70 (8:40.00) --Jr. Ed.

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Andrew Valenski     11 Massapequa Park, NY    9:15.94   
 2. Dan Lennon          12 Peru, NY               9:20.61   
 3. Sean McGorty        13 Fairfax, VA            9:27.41   
 4. Muad Hrezi          12 Naugatuck, CT          9:27.67   
 5. Chris Colo          11 Waxhaw, NC             9:30.28   
...

5000m (11): 
 1. Lukas Verzbicas     11 Orland Hills, IL(LTU) 14:06.78 NJR/NR/MR*
 2. Eddie Owens         11 Brooklyn, NY          14:49.80   
 3. David Kilgore       11 Melbourne, FL         14:50.59   
 4. Dallin Farnsworth   12 Pocatello, ID         14:54.75   
 5. Owen Skeete         11 Roslyn, NY            15:06.80   
 6. Cole Townsend       11 Buffalo, NY           15:07.49   
 7. Aaron Nelson        11 Walla Walla, WA       15:12.26    
 8. Otis Ubriaco        11 glenville, NY         15:20.73    
 9. Andrew Catanese     11 Mechanicsville, VA    15:21.48  
10. Sam Place           11 Saratoga Springs, N   15:23.86  
11. Justin Ahalt        12 College Park, MD      15:27.33  
12. Mitchell Kun        12 Brooklyn, NY          15:28.33  
13. Anthony Dentino     11 Sewell, NJ            15:28.84  
14. Thomas Madden       13 Front Royal, VA       15:33.48  
15. Jordan Redd         12 Fairborn, OH          15:36.47  
...
*National Junior Record - Lithuania.  Also National High School and Meet Record; previous 14:18.42, Lukas Verzbicas (LTU), Linc-Way, New Lenox, IL, 2009.

Distance Medley Relay (11):
 1. Warwick Tc-Ny                                10:02.74
     1) Daniel Paez, 11                  2) Kevin Grosso, 11                   
     3) Ray Farinella, 12                4) Timothy Luthin, 11    
 2. Brothers Tc-Nj                               10:02.99    
 3. Plainsboro Tc-Nj                             10:04.77    
 4. Latham Tc-Ny                                 10:10.10    
 5. St. Benedict's Prep Tc-Nj                    10:10.11
 6. St. John the Baptist Tc-N                    10:17.32 
 7. Ridgewood Tc-Nj                              10:17.39    
 8. Ocean City Tc-Nj                             10:17.97    
 9. North Rockland Tc-Ny                         10:20.90           
10. Wilson Memorial Tc-Boys-N                    10:24.33  
...

4xMile Relay (12):
 1. Brothers Tc-Nj                               17:37.01 
     1) Conrad Lippert, 12               2) Dan Mykityshyn, 11                 
     3) George Kelly, 12                 4) Mike Mazzaccaro, 11                
 2. Davis Tc-Ut                                  17:39.10
 3. Plainsboro Tc-Nj                             17:45.27
 4. Haddonfield Memorial Tc-N                    17:45.90
 5. Blacksburg Tc-Va                             17:48.14
...

4x800m Relay:
Championship Race (12):
 1. Abington Tc-Pa                                 7:45.21   
     1) Tevin Smith 11                   2) Macey Watson 11
     3) William Taylor 11                4) Kyle Moran 11 
 2. Speed City-Ca                                  7:46.78
 3. St. John the Baptist Tc-N                      7:48.74
 4. North Rockland Tc-Ny                           7:49.76
 5. Colonial Forge Tc-Va                           7:49.85
 6. Rockets Tc-Md                                  7:52.63
 7. Chaminade Tc-Ny                                7:52.81
 8. Latham Tc-Ny                                   7:52.90
 9. Rush-Henrietta Tc-Ny                           7:53.02
10. DeMatha Catholic Tc-Md                         7:53.23
...

Emerging Elite Race (11):                                                           
 1. Norwich Free Academy Tc-C                      8:00.22
 2. Pope John Xxiii Tc-Nj                          8:01.93
 3. Bishop Hendricken TC                           8:04.99 
 4. Easton Area Tc-Pa                              8:05.73 
 5. Cardinal O'Hara T+F Club-                      8:06.51
...

RRW EXTRA:
Indoor Pentathlon (12): 
Event #5 1000m:
 1. Jose Veras           11 Jersey City, NJ        2:31.92     
 2. Gunnar Nixon         11 Edmond, OK             2:37.00     
 3. Mike Cross           11 Pennington, NJ         2:46.31
[Note: Gunnar Nixon needed to run 2:37.30 in order to take the National High School Record from Donovan Kilmartin.  He did just that.--Jr. Ed.]

Team Results:
 1. Carl Sandburg TC-IL, 30       
 2. Brothers TC-NJ, 28       
 3. Lightning Fast TC-DE, 20       
 4= Mansfield TC-MA/ Santa Fe TC-OK, 19       
 6. Speed CIty-CA, 18       
 7. UNA-MD-OXON_HILL-MULLINS, 16       
 8= Mount Vernon TC-NY/ Abington TC-PA, 15       
10. Junior Striders-NC, 14    
[NOTE: Carl Sandburg TC-IL was only represented by one athlete- Lukas Verzbicas.--Jr. Ed.]

GIRLS - 
800m:
Championship Race (13):
 1. Ajee' Wilson         12 Neptune, NJ            2:06.17 MR* 
 2. Claudia Francis      11 Bayside, NY            2:06.98
 3. Olicia Williams      12 Hempstead, NY          2:07.81    
 4. Anima Banks          12 Mamaroneck, NY         2:09.21    
 5. Shelby Houlihan      11 Sioux City, IA         2:09.60    
 6. Mary Cain            14 Bronxville, NY         2:09.62    
 7. Rachel Paul          12 Farmingville, NY       2:10.62    
 8. Taneisha Cordell     11 New albany, OH         2:11.49    
 9. Myah Hicks           11 Springfield, VA        2:12.23 
10. Kendal Knous         12 Franklin, MA           2:12.94
11. Madeleine Berkson    14 Providence, RI         2:13.06 
12. Amanda Smith         11 Chesapeake, VA         2:13.17   
13. Erika Veidis         11 Sparta, NJ             2:13.77   
14. Emma Keenan          13 Philadelphia, PA       2:13.91  
15. Taylor Clevinger     11 Mechanicsville, VA     2:14.62
...
*Meet Record; previous 2:07.43, Chanelle Price, Easton, PA, 2007

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Jennifer Cunningha   13 Southern Pines, NC     2:14.42  
 2. Ersula Farrow        15 Detroit, MI            2:16.81  
 3. Bethany Neeley       13 Greentown, IN          2:16.86  
 4. Shannon McDonnell    12 Shoreham, NY           2:17.04  
 5. Brittany Neeley      13 Greentown, IN          2:17.28  
...

Mile:
Championship Race (13):
 1. Hannah Meier         13 Grosse Pointe Farms    4:48.50   
 2. Joelle Amaral        11 Randolph, NJ           4:49.23    
 3. Andrea Keklak        11 Sudbury, MA            4:49.93    
 4. Samantha Nadel       12 Glen Head, NY          4:49.95    
 5. Molly McNamara       11 Little Silver, NJ      4:50.12    
 6. Brook Handler        11 Rochester Hills, MI    4:50.55    
 7. Kelsey Margey        12 Greenlawn, NY          4:51.00    
 8. Hannah Brown         12 Blacksburg, VA         4:51.20    
 9. Kathy O'Keefe        11 Newton, MA             4:52.68   
10. Brianna Nerud        12 Glen Head, NY          4:53.25   
11. Waverly Neer         11 Russiaville, IN        4:53.67   
12. Angel Piccirillo     12 Homer City, PA         4:55.90   
13. Mary Kate Anselmini  11 East Setauket, NY      4:56.75   
14. Emily Waligurski     13 Onteora, NY            4:57.52   
15. Kaitlin Flattmann    11 Benton, LA             4:58.50   
16. Madeline Dulac       11 Baltimore, MD          4:58.76   
17. Haley Meier          13 Grosse Pointe Farms    4:59.32   
18. Aubrey Waggoner      11 West Hartford, CT      5:00.11   
19. Jackie Nicholas      11 Woodbury, CT           5:02.87   
20. Sabrina Southerland  13 Jamaica, NY            5:02.92   
21. Leila Mantilla       12 Penfield, NY           5:03.44   
22. Katrina Coogan       11 Exeter, NH             5:03.59   
23. Hannah Neczypor      11 North Royalton, OH     5:07.62   
24. Reagan Anderson      13 Newark, DE             5:07.63   
25. Ashley Roberts       11 Riverside, CA          5:09.70   
26. Hayley McMahon       11 Clinton Corners, NY    5:13.85   

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Cayla Del Piano      12 Monmouth Junction,     5:01.59   
 2. Mara Lieberman       11 Hamden, CT             5:02.17   
 3. Abigail Benson       11 Elma, NY               5:02.22   
 4. Marissa Shoji        11 Newton, MA             5:02.61   
 5. Sarah Rapp           11 Raleigh, NC            5:03.09   
 6. Kristen Traub        12 North Haledon, NJ      5:03.32   
 7. Catherine Pagano     15 Upper Saddle River,    5:03.56   
 8. Madeleine Berkson    14 Providence, RI         5:04.74   
 9. Maggie Lawrence      11 West Lawn, PA          5:05.17   
10. Emma Mahony          12 Perkasie, PA           5:05.78   
...

Freshman Mile (12):
 1. Laura Leff           14 Camillus, NY           5:02.16  
 2. Kelsie Schwartz      14 St Clair Shores, MI    5:04.97  
 3. Annika Gompers       14 Newton, MA             5:08.88  
 4. Kennedy Weisner      14 Saint Marys, PA        5:09.40  
 5. Katie O'Neill        14 Garden City, NY        5:12.20  
 6. Emily McGee          14 Medford, NJ            5:13.38  
 7. Katie Fortner        14 Roanoke, VA            5:14.09  
 8. Katie Lembo          14 Penfield, NY           5:14.71  
 9. Nikki Park           14 Virginia Beach, VA     5:15.45  
10. Caroline Alcorta     14 Springfield, VA        5:16.57 


2 Mile:
Championship Race (13):
 1. Aisling Cuffe        11 Cornwall on Hudson,    9:56.85 MR*
 2. Colleen Schmidt      11 Point Lookout, NY     10:25.22    
 3. Joanna Thompson      11 Knoxville, TN         10:26.49    
 4. Megan Lacy           12 Marlton, NJ           10:27.13    
 5. Wesley Frazier       13 Raleigh, NC           10:30.13    
 6. Megan Moye           12 Midlothian, VA        10:32.89    
 7. Lindsey Olivere      11 Wilmington, DE        10:35.45    
 8. Gina Talt            11 Larchmont, NY         10:38.37    
 9. Emily de La Bruyere  11 New York, NY          10:42.14   
10. Sarah Rapp           11 Raleigh, NC           10:43.15   
11. Mattie Webb          11 Crozet, VA            10:43.46   
12. Samantha Jones       12 Randolph, NJ          10:43.85   
13. Dana Giordano        12 Bernardsville, NJ     10:43.93   
14. Anne Carey           11 West Islip, NY        10:45.01   
15. Hannah Lowery        13 Fredericksburg, VA    10:49.71   
16. Jessica Donohue      13 Glen Head, NY         10:53.53   
17. Sara Sargent         13 Yardley, PA           10:57.65   
18. Elizabeth Caldwell   13 Glen Head, NY         11:01.45   
19. Kristen Traub        12 North Haledon, NJ     11:02.27   
20. Alexis Panisse       12 Jamaica, NY           11:21.04   
21. Brooke Holt          11 Granite Bay, CA       11:22.65
*Meet Record; previous 10:10.14, Megan Goethals, Rochester,Roch Hl, 2010. 

Emerging Elite Race (11):
 1. Marissa Shoji        11 Newton, MA            10:49.00   
 2. Audrey Batzel        12 Virginia Beach, VA    11:06.84   
 3. Hannah Eckstein      11 Metuchen, NJ          11:11.62   
 4. Meghan Brophy        11 Waltham, MA           11:14.24   
 5. Abigail Seel         13 chester, NJ           11:14.59   
...

5000m (11):
 1. Waverly Neer        11 Russiaville, IN       16:35.15 NR/MR/PB*
 2. Kathryn Fluehr      11 Naples, FL            16:43.70 PB
 3. Erika Fluehr        11 Naples, FL            16:45.58 PB
 4. Wesley Frazier      13 Raleigh, NC           16:50.55 PB
 5. Samantha Nadel      12 Glen Head, NY         16:59.02 PB
 6. Gabrielle Anzalone  11 Grand Blanc, MI       17:11.25  
 7. Victoria Gerlach    12 Perkasie, PA          17:11.73
 8. Holly Bischof       12 Hainesport, NJ        17:12.42
 9. Jessie Petersen     11 Moss Beach, CA        17:21.03  
10. Mattie Webb         11 Crozet, VA            17:21.51  
11. Shelby Davidson     12 Melbourne, FL         17:27.82  
12. Reid Watson         12 South Glastonbury,    17:29.84  
13. Brianna Nerud       12 Glen Head, NY         17:36.53  
14. Dina Iacone         12 Sewell, NJ            17:39.37  
15. Elizabeth Caldwell  13 Glen Head, NY         17:39.91  
... 
*National High School Record; previous 16:43.02, Brianna Jackucewicz, North MS, Farmingdale, 2004.  
Also Meet Record, previous 16:51.88, Lindsay Crevoiserat, Glastonbury, CT, 2010. 


Distance Medley Relay (11):
 1. Stotan Racing-NY                             11:39.58   
     1) Katie Sischo, 12            2) Heather Martin, 12         
     3) Courtney Chapman, 11        4) Jillian Fanning, 13        
 2. Shenendehowa Tc-Ny                           11:46.73
 3. Bronxville Tc-Ny                             11:50.85
 4. Benjamin Cardozo Tc-Ny                       11:51.14
 5. Hidden Valley Tc-Va                          11:52.24
 6. Lincoln Sudbury Tc-Ma                        11:53.08  
 7. Randolph Tc-Nj                               12:02.77
 8. Runner's High Rc-Nj                          12:06.56    
 9. Ward Melville Tc-Ny                          12:14.79 
10. McDonogh Tc-Md                               12:15.54  
...

4xMile Relay (12):
 1. Kinetic Rc-Ny                                20:58.04
     1) Molly Pezzulo, 11           2) Sydney King, 11
     3) Keelin Hollowood, 12        4) Amanda Borroughs, 11
 2. Western Cary Tc-Nc                           21:40.30
 3. Ocean Lakes Tc-Va                            21:43.98
 4. Kinetic Rc-Ny  'B'                           21:55.48
 5. Colonie Central Tc-Ny                        22:08.32
...

4x800m Relay:
Championship Race (12):
 1. Runner's High Rc-Nj                           8:56.94  
     1) Liana Marzano, 12           2) Meghan McMullin 12
     3) Lindsey Bellaran, 12        4) Molly McNamara 11
[Note: Splits of 2:17, 2:17, 2:14, and, 2:11, respectively]
 2. St. Anthony's Tc-Ny                           8:59.16
 3. Shenendehowa Tc-Ny                            9:01.30
 4. Speed City-Ca                                 9:01.34
 5. Providence Road Black-PA                      9:08.57
 6. Northport Tc-Ny                               9:10.51
 7. Mountain Brook Tc-Al                          9:11.62
 8. Cosby Tc-Va                                   9:15.27
 9. Achilles Tc-Nc                                9:20.77
10. Hunterdon Central Tc-Nj                       9:21.06   

Emerging Elite Race (11):                                               
 1. New Haven Flyers-CT                           9:22.78
 2. Academy of Notre Dame Tc-                     9:28.08
 3. Immaculate Tc-Ct                              9:30.74
 4. Suffern Tc-Ny                                 9:34.26
 5. Breen Tc-Mi                                   9:37.14

Team Results:
 1. Speed CIty-CA, 23       
 2. Western Branch TC-VA, 20   
 3. Shenendehowa TC-NY/The Heat TC-GA/Throw1Deep-GA-Pius X, 16       
 6= Kinetic RC-NY/Runner's High RC-NJ, 15       
 8. St. Anthony's TC-NY/Sprint Athletics, 14       
10= Columbia TC-NJ/Junior Striders T+F Club-/Throw1deep-GA-Kennesaw Mt/Benjamin Cardozo TC-NY, 13