2010 Great Southwest Classic

The weather hit 100 degrees, a record for the date and earliest triple digit heat in Albuquerque history, and the winds howled.   But Great Southwest athletes hung up meet records and US#1 performances on Saturday. 
See Awards, capsule highlights and Winners Table.  See tabs above for Results, Highlights and pix, Heptathlon and Decathlon.  See Related Articles at the right for a story on the Friday steeplechase. 
See DONNA ON THE SIDE for all the sideline scenes, including awards, parents and fans.

AWARDS
MVP	Boys - David Smith GA - 7-2.25 HJ (he is US#1 at 7-4) Girls - Octavious Freeman FL - 100/200 double in 11.11 +2.6 and 23.19 +2.7
Track	Boys - Oliver Bradwell KS - 100/200 double in 10.34 +1.8 US#1 and 20.99 +2.2 Girls - La'Tristan Pledger KS - 1st 100H in 13.82 +3.7 - also 2nd hep and LJ (19-9)
Field	Boys - Devin Bogert TX - 221-8 JT US#5 Girls - Merritt Grace Van Meter LA - 13-6 PV
Throws	Avion Allgood NV 155-9 JT US#6 (over US#1 Hannah Carson AZ 147-8)
Distance	Eleanor Fulton CO - 1st 2k Steeple in 6:55.38 US#2 and 2nd in 800 (2:13.43)

Other Highlights:
Jennifer Madu TX - won the triple jump at 42-0.75 +1.9 US#1
Tyris Jefferson TX - Won long jump at LJ 24-2.5 US#6
Wade Meddles NV - doubled in 1500 and 3200 in 4:02.80 and 9:25.61
Pat Zacharias NM - won the 2k steeple in 6:12.44 US#6, overcoming US#3 Texas Relays winner Derwin Graham (6:18.93).
Boys Pole Vault - Andreas Duplantis LA 16-6 and Casey Wicker TX tied at 16-6.  Neither made 17-0 and Wicker was injured falling in the box so a jumpoff was not possible.
Kelsey Brown UT - won the 800 in 2:13.02 over heptathlon winner Eleanor Fulton (2:13.43)
Michaela Palu TX - won high jump at 5-10 (she is US#2 at 6-0)
Jill Rushin MO - won shot put at 46-10.75 US#1 Kearsten Peoples KS failed to make the finals after fouling twice and throwing only 35-0.25, more than 16 feet below her nation's best throw.

2010 GREAT SOUTHWEST CLASSIC WINNERS TABLE
BOYS	EVENT	GIRLS
Elite: Oliver Bradwell KS 10.34 +1.8 Seeded: Shaun Powell TX 10.54 +1.3	100	Elite: Octavious Freeman FL 11.11 +2.6 Seeded: Jasmine Todd AZ 11.64 +3.3
Elite: Oliver Bradwell KS 20.99 +2.2 Seeded: Davion Collins NV 21.41 +3.1	200	Elite: Octavious Freeman FL 23.18 +2.7 Seeded: GinAsia Hamilton CO 24.04 +3.1
Jwayne Allen OK 47.86	400	Kierra Hamilton TX 56.64
Kyle Thompson TX 1:55.83	800	Kelsey Brown UT 2:13.02
Wade Meddles NV 4:02.80	1500	Jamie Stokes UT 4:46.20
Wade Meddles NV 9:25.61	3200	Heather Bates CO 11:18.49
Jeylin Reed TX 13.88 +2.3	100H 110H	Le'Tristan Pledger KS 13.82 +2.1
Jordan Burgess TX 37.26	300H	Mariam Amadu TX 42.58
David Smith GA 7-2.5 MR	HJ	Michaela Palu TX 5-10
Tyris Jefferson TX 24-2.25 +0.6	LJ	Jasmine Todd AZ 19-9 +2.3
John Horton TX 49-1.5 +1.9	TJ	Jennifer Masu TX 42-00.75 +1.9
Andreas Duplantis FL 16-6 Casey Wicker TX 16-6	PV	Merritt Grace Van Meter LA 13-6
Ryan Minkley OK 59-10.5	SP	Jillian Rushin MO 46-10.75
Clint Harris TX 173-4	DT	Erica Brand KS 150-0
Devin Bogert TX 221-8 MR	JT	Avione Allgood NV 155-9
Kirby Carter TX 168-10	HT	Ashley Weber AZ 131-6
Kansas 40.66	4x100	Texas 45.43
Texas 1:27.77	4x200	Texas 1:36.56
Texas 3:16.33	4x400	Texas A 3:45.37
Nevada 7:49.11	4x800	Utah 9:13.74
Pat Zacharias NM 6:12.44	Steeple	Eleanor Fulton CO 6:55.38 MR
Evan Weinstock NV 6383	Dec	Anicka Newell NM 5015
	Hep	Lindsay Vollmer MO 5133