Girls 60m Hurdles:
Nia Ali NJ 8.36 US#1 this season and US#7 all time
Race has 3 of 4 fastest hurdlers of the 2006 indoor season
photos by Vic Sailer / PhotoRun
text by Elliott Denman New Jerseyans know how to clear hurdles.
Just ask such folks as Olympians/internationalists Renaldo Nehemiah, Jack Nia Ali's name may now be added to the list of Garden State luminaries over the barriers. The Pleasantville,NJ senior, running for the Mallery Challengers Track Club, is the new NIN champion and her 8.36-second gold medal performance, equaling the meet record and capping the the three-round event, ranks her seventh on the all-time U.S. charts. Ten morning heats whittled the 50-runner entry to 18 semifinalists, fastest of them Baltimore's Theresa Lewis of the Flying Doves Track Club (8.50), the Dallas Flyers' April Williams (8.63) and Anderson, SC/Westside Quick Striders Jasmine Stowers (98.68.) It took a 9.187 to make the cut into the semis, where Lewis (8.52), Stowers (8.54), Williams (8.64) and Ali (8.58) were automatic advancers to the six-runner final as first-placers, joined by pentathlon champion Ryann Krais of Methacton, Pa. (8.71) and Menchville, Virginia's Kali Watkins (8.73.) Barely edged out were Leeds, Alabama's Bridgett Rose (8.74) and pentathlon silver medalist Alexandra Coppadge of Wilmington, Delaware Friends Academy (8.79.) Ali thereupon ran a near perfect finale to win it all, her 8.36 nosing out Williams (8.39), Lewis (8.42), Stowers (8.60) and Watkins (8.70.) "I was shocked with myself," said Ali. "I really wanted to win individually my senior year. I just went for it." Ali's top college choice at the moment is the University of Miami, and she's still mulling likely majors. Canadian great Perdita Felician set the original meet record of 8.36 in 1999, as a major milestone in the career that took her to NCAA titles for Illinois and the top step of the podium at the 2003 IAAF World Outdoor Championships. Moving to the USA all-time list, a three-way logjam at 8.33 sees New Jerseyan Walker, Californian Nichole Denby and New York stater Ronetta Alexander still co-holding the numero uno position. |
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April Williams TX 8.39  |
Theresa Lewis MD 8.42  |
Final
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National: ) 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
National: N 8.33 3/9/1987 Charmaine Walker, Plainfield, NJ
National: N 8.33 3/16/2003 Ronnetta Alexander, South, Williamsville, NY
Meet: M 8.36 1999 Perdita Felicien, Pineridge, Canada
Freshman: ( 8.70 2000 Jasmin Bynum, Washington, Denver, Co
Sophomore: R 8.41 2/18/2006 Jackie Coward, West, Knoxville, TN
Junior: J 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1 Finals
1 Ali, Nia 06 Mallery Challeng,Pl 8.36M
2 Williams, April 07 Dallas Flyers TC,Da 8.39R
3 Lewis, Theresa 06 Flying Doves TC,Bal 8.42(
4 Stowers, Jasmine 10 Westside Quick S,An 8.60(
5 Watkins, Kali 07 Menchville HS,Newpo 8.70(
-- Krais, Ryann 08 Eagleville Elite,Ea NT
Semi
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6 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times
National: ) 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
National: N 8.33 3/9/1987 Charmaine Walker, Plainfield, NJ
National: N 8.33 3/16/2003 Ronnetta Alexander, South, Williamsville, NY
Meet: M 8.36 1999 Perdita Felicien, Pineridge, Canada
Freshman: ( 8.70 2000 Jasmin Bynum, Washington, Denver, Co
Sophomore: R 8.41 2/18/2006 Jackie Coward, West, Knoxville, TN
Junior: J 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
Name Year School Semis
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Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 Lewis, Theresa 06 Flying Doves TC,Bal ( 8.52Q
2 Coppadge, Alexandra 06 Wilmington Frien,Wi 8.79
3 Coleman, Patience 07 Durham Striders,Dur 9.08
4 Kirby, Wanetta 07 Huguenot HS,Richmon 9.13
4 Lemonious, Alexandria 06 Commun & Media A,De 9.13
6 Dolan, Lindsay 06 Beaver County TC,Al 9.30
Heat 2 Semi-Finals
1 Stowers, Jasmine 10 Westside Quick S,An ( 8.54Q
2 Watkins, Kali 07 Menchville HS,Newpo 8.73q
3 Rose, Bridgett 06 Leeds HS,Leeds, AL 8.74
4 James, Latoya 07 Durham Striders,Bur 8.95
5 Johnson, Tashana 07 Flying Doves TC,Bal 9.17
Heat 3 Semi-Finals
1 Williams, April 07 Dallas Flyers TC,Da ( 8.64Q
2 Blair, Bianca 07 Knoxville TC,Knoxvi 8.82
3 Miller, Nora 06 Connecticut TC,Midd 8.90
4 Gariepy, Audrey 07 Winston Churchil,Po 9.05
5 Harvey, Chantill 06 Deep Creek Hs-Gi,Ch 9.06
6 Lindo, Lanaire 06 Vance,Charlotte, NC 9.26
Heat 4 Semi-Finals
1 Ali, Nia 06 Mallery Challeng,Pl ( 8.58Q
2 Krais, Ryann 08 Eagleville Elite,Ea 8.71q
3 Hayes, Jernail 06 Glasgow HS,Newark, 8.97
4 Bethune, Ashley 08 Unat-NC-Charlott,Ch 9.01
Prelim
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24 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
National: ) 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
National: N 8.33 3/9/1987 Charmaine Walker, Plainfield, NJ
National: N 8.33 3/16/2003 Ronnetta Alexander, South, Williamsville, NY
Meet: M 8.36 1999 Perdita Felicien, Pineridge, Canada
Freshman: ( 8.70 2000 Jasmin Bynum, Washington, Denver, Co
Sophomore: R 8.41 2/18/2006 Jackie Coward, West, Knoxville, TN
Junior: J 8.33 2/21/1999 Nicole Denby, North, Riverside, CA
Name Year School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Blair, Bianca 07 Knoxville TC,Knoxvi 8.87Q
2 Rose, Bridgett 06 Leeds HS,Leeds, AL 8.95q
3 Williams, Nikita 06 Delcastle Techni,Wi 9.31
4 Odum, Asia 06 Hayfield HS,Alexand 9.36
5 Luedeke, Chantal 09 Deep Creek Hs-Gi,Ch 9.50
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Krais, Ryann 08 Eagleville Elite,Ea 8.75Q
2 Bethune, Ashley 08 Unat-NC-Charlott,Ch 9.07q
3 Baker, Denise 06 Cinco Ranch TC,Katy 9.38
3 Isley, Jasmine 08 Charlotte Latin,Cha 9.38
5 Koon, Amber 06 Coatesville Stri,Co 9.59
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Ali, Nia 06 Mallery Challeng,Pl 8.72Q
2 Gariepy, Audrey 07 Winston Churchil,Po 9.09q
3 Crawford, Tina 07 Cave Spring HS,Roan 9.36
4 Hale, Lesly 06 Motor City Strid,De 9.81
Heat 4 Preliminaries
1 Lewis, Theresa 06 Flying Doves TC,Bal ( 8.50Q
2 Harvey, Chantill 06 Deep Creek Hs-Gi,Ch 9.19q 9.187
3 Griffin, Christen 07 McDonough TC,Waldor 9.44
4 Mitchell, Shareka 06 Durham Striders,Bur 9.45
5 Johnson, Iman 06 Columbia Hs-Nj,Mapl 9.48
Heat 5 Preliminaries
1 Stowers, Jasmine 10 Westside Quick S,An ( 8.68Q
2 Hayes, Jernail 06 Glasgow HS,Newark, 8.98q
3 Johnson, Tashana 07 Flying Doves TC,Bal 9.19q 9.190
4 Young, Sarah 06 Westside Quick S,An 9.48
5 Baxivanos, Kristin 06 Fallston TC,Fallsto 9.61
6 Lollis, Ashley 06 Westside Quick S,An 10.76
Heat 6 Preliminaries
1 Kirby, Wanetta 07 Huguenot HS,Richmon 8.97Q
2 Thomas, Holland 07 West Windsor TC,Pri 9.24q
3 Robinson, Nicole 07 Columbia Express,Co 9.27q 9.266
4 Maxwell, Neshay 07 Edison Tech,Rochest 9.53
5 Flournoy, Valerie 06 PK Yonge,Gainesvill 14.96
-- Brock, Micailah 06 Roger Bacon HS,Cinc DQ failure to clear hur
Heat 7 Preliminaries
1 Coppadge, Alexandra 06 Wilmington Frien,Wi 8.92Q
2 James, Latoya 07 Durham Striders,Bur 9.08q
3 Coleman, Patience 07 Durham Striders,Dur 9.14q
4 Friederich, Patricia 07 West Springfield,Sp 9.38
5 Schulz, Kristin 07 The Woodlands HS,Th 9.63
6 Casey, Joary 06 Four Quarters,Templ 12.46
Heat 8 Preliminaries
1 Watkins, Kali 07 Menchville HS,Newpo 8.85Q
2 Lemonious, Alexandria 06 Commun & Media A,De 9.39
3 Polite, Crystal 06 Milton Hershey,Harr 9.45
4 Cowart, Assata 07 New Rochelle HS,New 9.85
-- Carson, De Ana 06 Woodrow Wilson-C,Lo DQ finished in lane 2
Heat 9 Preliminaries
1 Williams, April 07 Dallas Flyers TC,Da ( 8.63Q
2 Dolan, Lindsay 06 Beaver County TC,Al 9.13q
3 Cope, Hanna 06 Mentor HS,Mentor, M 9.28q 9.280
4 Grant, Annie 07 Blacksburg HS,Black 9.54
5 Colbert, Imani 08 Maryland Jags-HS,Up 9.66
Heat 10 Preliminaries
1 Miller, Nora 06 Connecticut TC,Midd 8.98Q
2 Holiday, Kierra 06 Largo TC,Upper Marl 9.27q 9.264
3 Lindo, Lanaire 06 Vance,Charlotte, NC 9.28q 9.278