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ARKANSAS ROUND-UP

Arkansas High School State Indoor Track and Field Meets

March 7-8, 2003

Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Katya Kostetskaya (Jonesboro, Class 5A) raced to a new Arkansas All-Time Best in the girls 800m with a sparkling 2:07.57.  Kostetskaya was the national leader coming into the meet.

Brittney Leftwich (Greenwood, Class 4A) also set a new Arkansas All-Time Best in the girls triple jump with a leap of 35' 8.50" to improve on her existing record. Leftwich also won the 55m hurdles and the long jump.

Over the course of the two-day event featuring teams in three separate divisions, over 350 performances met the standards for the Arkansas All-Time Best Listings with the Boys contributing nearly 200 of the marks.  The three meets saw 16 new meet records with the Girls leading the way with 10. Performances meeting the DyeStat 2003 indoor cut-offs numbered 35 with the Boys providing 30. 

Team Results Summary (winner and runner-up): 

Class 1-2-3A Girls

DeQueen (67) and Mt. Ida (50)

Class 1-2-3A Boys

DeQueen (111) and Nashville (50.33)

Class 4A Girls

Greenwood (111) and Marion (85)

Class 4A Boys

Crossett (116) and West Helena Central (83)

Class 5A Girls

Bryant (55) and Fayetteville (52.50)

Class 5A Boys

Russellville (106) and Little Rock McClellan (78)

Top Performances

(performances meeting DyeStat's 2003 indoor standards are followed by an "*")

Girls 55m

Lakeshia Martin (Pine Bluff, Class 5A) 7.37

Girls 200m

Lakeshia Martin (Pine Bluff, Class 5A) 25.58

Girls 400m

Paige Farrell (Springdale, Class 5A)  56.87*

Girls 800m

Katya Kostetskaya (Jonesboro, Class 5A) 2:07.57*

Paige Farrell (Springdale, Class 5A)  2:23.71

Brooke Higgs (Bryant, Class 5A)  2:24.26

Girls 1600m

Leigh Ann Moore (Jonesboro, Class 5A) 5:25.69

Girls 3200m

Ashley Williams (Mount St. Mary's, Class 5A) 11:18.11*

Leigh Ann Moore (Jonesboro, Class 5A) 11:48.95

Girls 4x800

Bryant (Class 5A) 9:51.08

Girls HJ

Kerstin Moeller (Siloam Springs, Class 4A) 5' 3.5"

Crystal Kemp (Mansfield, Class 1-2-3A) 5' 3"

Girls LJ

Lakeshia Martin (Pine Bluff, Class 5A) 17' .25"

Girls TJ

Brittney Leftwich (Greenwood, Class 4A) 35' 8.5"

Girls PV

Stephanie Irwin (Mt. Ida, Class 1-2-3A)  11' 1"*

Jodie Mayes (Fayetteville, Class 5A) 11'0"

Girls SP

Shonda Martin (Crossett, Class 4A) 42' 4"*

Boys 55m

Kenna Johnson (Monticello, Class 4A)  6.43*

Courtney Traylor (Little Rock McClellan, Class 5A) 6.49*

Terrell Sims (Little Rock McClellan, Class 5A) 6.50*

Cedric Rogers (Monticello, Class 4A)  6.59

Boys 200m

Brandon Kidd (Crossett, Class 4A)  22.29*

Cedric Eason (Hot Springs, Class 4A)  22.53*

Courtney Traylor (Little Rock McClellan, Class 5A) 22.80

Boys 400m

Orlando Alexander (West Helena Central. Class 4A) 50.72

Boys 55mh

Jerome Phillips (Crossett, Class 4A)  7.65*

Jarod Crenshaw (Russellville, Class 5A) 7.69*

Ricky Young (Hot Springs, Class 4A)  7.74*

Ron Patton (Camden Fairview, Class 5A) 7.75

Boys 800m

Travis Feltner (Russellville, Class 5A) 1:58.47*

Boys 1600m

Chase Feltner (Russellville, Class 5A) 4:20.54*

Boys 3200m

Chase Feltner (Russellville, Class 5A) 9:30.66*

Burt Hicks (Russellville, Class 5A)  9:35.03*

Boys 4x400

Crossett (Class 4A) 3:27.88*

Fayetteville (Class 5A) 3:28.35*

Hot Springs (Class 5A) 3:28.69*

Ft. Smith Northside (Class 5A) 3:28.87*

Boys 4x800

Russellville (Class 5A)  8:09.35*

Fayetteville (Class 5A) 8:15.92

Crossett (Class 4A) 8:18.06

Boys HJ

Maerreall McKinney (Little Rock McClellan, Class 5A) 6' 8"*

Ricky Lewis (Camden Fairview, Class 5A) 6' 6"*

Shawn Root (Lake Hamilton, Class 5A) 6' 6"*

Brandon Payne (El Dorado, Class 5A) 6'5"*

Blaine Russell ( Greene County Tech, Class 4A) 6' 4"*

Matt Vining (Lake Hamilton, Class 5A) 6'4"*

Graham Patterson (Rogers, Class 5A)  6'4"*

Billy Jones (Conway, Class 5A)  6'4"*

Boys LJ

Marvin Johnson (West Helena Central, Class 4A)  22' 5.25"*

Cedric Eason  (Hot Springs, Class 4A)  22' .50"*

Kevin Wardlow (Conway, Class 5A) 22' 0"*

Kristoff Sterling (Ft. Smith Northside, Class 5A) 21' 11.75"*

Earl Singleton (El Dorado, Class 5A)  21' 8.75"

Rod Coleman (Camden Fairview, Class 5A) 21' 7.75"

Terrance Taylor (Russellville, Class 5A) 21' 5.5"

Kenna Johnson (Monticello, Class 4A) 21' 5"

Roy Carey (Magazine, Class 1-2-3) 21' 4"

Hunter White (Greenwood, Class 4A) 21' 4"

Boys TJ

Mical Stewart (Bentonville, Class 5A) 43' 2.75"

Boys PV

Thomas Brooks (Mena, Class 1-2-3A) 14' 0"

Adam Rhodes (Crossett, Class 4A)  14' 0"

Michael Jones (Russellville, Class 5A) 14' 0"

Boys SP

Isiah Rucker (Camden Fairview, Class 5A) 56' 10"*

Tray Scott (Crossett, Class 4A) 51' 4"