Page-1- Outdoor 2004 News Archive

2004 Penn Relays Selected Results...
(Apr 24, 2004) Several relay teams and individuals from Connecticut participated in the 110th running of the Penn Relay Carnival at Franklin Field and hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Relay teams from Bloomfield, Hillhouse, Ridgefield and New Canaan among others competed on Thursday and Friday in one of the largest outdoor events of the season. Individual performances included Ahmed Haji of Conard, who placed fifth in the 3000m with a time of 8:34.66 as well as Hillhouse thrower Dominque Burell in the Shot Put (39-11.25) and Brandy Bishop of Old Saybrook in the Javelin.
Click to view selected results of Penn Relays...

Trinity College - ET Brainerd Invite...
Shantea Calhoun wins the 200m	(Apr 18, 2004) In the first major test of the 2004 Outdoor season, the top competitors from the indoor season showed their early season form at the Trinity College-E.T. Brainerd Interscholastic Invite held at Trinity College on Saturday. The sunny skies, with temperatures hovering in the 70s, benefited sprinter and distance runners alike as Shantea Calhoun of Wilbur Cross and Ahmed Haji of Conard West Hartford provided sparkling performances. Shantea Calhoun won the 100m in a photo-finish with Monique Hodges of Wethersfield in 12.22, ran legs on the winning 4x100m and 4x400m relays as well as leading the field in the 200m in 24.64. On the boys side of the ledger, Ahmed Haji used a final 200m kick in the 1600m to outpace Friday's 5000m winner Phil Mitchell of Glastonbury to win in 4:20.21. Haji then came back to record his first sub 2-minute 800m where he overtook Steve Blanchard of Ledyard in the final 200m to win in 1:59.48. In other distance events, Dave Holliday of Ledyard won easily in the 3000m Steeplechase in 10:09.22 while Dave Krause of Amity led the field in the 3200m in 9:47.18. In the Girls 1600m, Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross led the field to the wire in a time of 5:14.75. In the Boys sprints, Andrew Arons of Hall-West Hartford won the 200m and placed second in the 100m to Kyle Watkins of Hillhouse. Jon Stakey of Ledyard won the 400m as well as helped his team to a win in the 4x400m relay. In the boy's field events, Jesse Breault of Amity was a double-winner as he won the Shot Put and the Javelin Throw. Click to View Complete Results... Click to view Trinity Invite Photo Galleries...
Ahmed Haji wins the 800m

Trinity College - ET Brainerd Invite...
(Apr 17, 2004) The Trinity College-E.T. Brainerd Interscholastic Invite continues with its second day of competition today at Trinity College in Hartford with a full slate of events. While results from Friday's competition are unavailable, there is a photo gallery available: click to view Trinity College-E.T. Brainerd Interscholastic Invite Friday Photo Gallery from Mike Boucher at the Sony ImageStation website.

Weekly Results, Rockville Relays and Bloomfield Invite Kickoff Outdoor 2004 Results...
(Apr 11, 2004) MySportsResults.com starts a fifth season of weekly coverage of high school outdoor track and field in Connecticut. The usual Weekly coverage of conference meets is available as well as individual coverage of weekend invitational meets.
Click to view all the 2004 Outdoor Results.

Rockville Relays...
As they were setting up the field for the meet, the Rockville coaching staff actually took a picture of the sunrise because 2004 is the first year of this meet with no rain in sight!  Twenty-two boys teams and twenty girls teams competed this year.  The off-track two-mile relay was the first event of the meet and proved to be very popular.  Approximately 830 athletes took part in this year's meet.

Highlights from the Boys events:

• Dan Sheldan, junior from Woodstock Academy, new overall meet record in the javelin...171' 6"
• Tyler Parker, Newington, new record in the sophomore javelin...149 '6".
• Tyrone Kelly, Manchester, new record in the sophomore 100...:11.14
• Kenny Jones, Ledyard, new record in the junior long jump...20' 1.5"
• Notable performance from the Harris twins from Wethersfield in the junior 100 where they tied for first in :11.04
• In the inaugural off-track two-mile relay, Manchester took the first two places in 10:13 (Miller, Anderson), and 10:28 (Mason, Pilgrim) respectively. 

Highlights from the Girls events:  

• Hodges, Wethersfield, new record in the junior 100...:11.78
• In the inaugural off-track two-mile relay, LeBuffe and Danaher from Hall took first in 12:01.

State Outdoor Track and Field Records Updated...
(Mar 28, 2004) The Connecticut State Outdoor Track and Field Records have been updated with the results from last season's performances. Please email additions or corrections us with the Subject: CIAC Outdoor Corrections. Make sure to include all the necessary information including where the results can be verified. 

33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(Mar 28, 2004) The 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2004 commencing at 9:30 am at Trinity College's track and field facility. Teams and athletes from fourteen states are invited to participate: Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania. New Hampshire, Maine, Virginia, Kentucky, Washington DC and Delaware. We hope that your team or some of its members will be able to compete. All of the  Entry procedures, fees, rules and minimum standards are available at the 2004 HPHS Outdoor website.
Online meet entry will be available shortly.

New This Year: Please note that all registration will take place online and there will be no event entry or event changes (except scratches) on the day of the meet. Due to the sanction demands of the NFHS, all school and event registration must be completed by midnight, Monday April 26, 2004.

The Trinity College 400m track is urethane, including the runways for the long jump, triple jump and pole vault. It is recommended that 1/4-inch spikes be used. Spikes in excess of 1/4-inch will not be allowed on the running track and/or runways. The shot put and discus competition areas are depressed concrete circles.

Only individual champions will be declared, no team scores. Large Heisman-type trophies will be awarded to the meet's top performers in track and field. Loving cups will presented to the meet's MVPs. Watches will be presented to the winners in each event and Olympic style medallions will be presented to the next five place winners. (click to see sample of watch) This meet is considered by many to be one of the largest and most outstanding on the East Coast. It has consistently produced athletes who have gone on to compete and gain recognition in the Golden West and National Interscholastic track meets held annually for outstanding high school track stars throughout the United States.

The meet is sanctioned by the CIAC, PSAL and the National Federation of High Schools for Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey. Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire. Maine, Virginia, Kentucky, Washington DC and Delaware. This meet is sponsored Hartford Public High School with assistance of corporate sponsors.

2004 Penn Relays Announcement...
	(Mar 24, 2004) Penn Relays high school entries must be received in the Penn Relays office by Tuesday, March 30, at 4:00 p.m. Entries RECEIVED after the deadline will not be accepted. High School coaches wishing to update marks in individual events may do so to a Secondary Schools Committee member by Sunday, April 4, at 6:00 p.m. Updates for the 4x800 and distance medley may be submitted to a Committee member by
Sunday, April 11, at 6:00 p.m. (Contact information for the Committee is listed on page 11 of the 2004 Relays Guidebook, or on page 13 of the electronic version on the website.) To see if your entry and payment have been received, click on "High School Entry Update" in the right column Info Center of the Relays website: www.ThePennRelays.com.

2004 Outdoor Season Preview...
(Mar 24, 2004) With the start of the Connecticut 2004 Outdoor Track and Field season this week, we will be providing previews of some of the major meets that are already on the 2004 Outdoor Track & Field Schedule.

Meet Directors are encouraged to send us their own meet preview story for publication over the next few weeks. Meet Directors should also take advantage of the continued meet promotion and administration services now offered by MySportsResults.com. Details of the new services are available at the Meet Admin Page.

The 2003-04 Indoor Season Finishline archives are available from the link in the left-side table of contents.