Top Performances for K. DeRosa Meet (1999-2008)

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Last year was the Tenth Annual Katie DeRosa Meet for 5th-8th grade students in the area. Listed below are the top individual/relay performances in running events per classification over the past ten years. The 11th Annual Katie DeRosa Meet will be in early to mid May once again this year. Additional information will be forthcoming.

100m 5-6 B Andre Pope Washington 13.52 1999

100m 5-6 G Bria Welker Frankfort 13.51 2007

100m 7-8 B Alex Baker Northern 12.25 2007

100m 7-8 G Charma Harris Bishop Walsh 12.91 2006

1200m 5-6 B Brian Jeffries Flintstone 4:11 2000

1200m 5-6 G S. Fazenbaker Mount Savage 4:42 2005

1600m 7-8 B Cullin Brown Washington 5:21 2008

1600m 7-8 G Maggie McCort Frankfort 6:17 2002

400m 5-6 B Brian Jeffries Flintstone 1:09 2000

400m 5-6 G M. Snyder Braddock 1:11 2007

400m 7-8 B A. VanBogelen Southern 1:00 2002

400m 7-8 G Chardae Harris Bishop Walsh 1:08 2005

400mR 5-6 B Delaney, Hovatter, Knieriem, Sieman
Mount Savage 1:00 2004

400mR 5-6 G Minor, Niemec, Winn, Yurko
Washington 1:03 2007

400mR 7-8 B Castillo, Kenney, Markley, Miller
Washington 52.6 2000

400mR 7-8 G Brant, Evans, Harris, Harris
Bishop Walsh 57.4 2005

800m 5-6 B Brian Jeffries Flintstone 2:40 2000

800m 5-6 G Diane Dayton Frankfort 2:52 2002
S. Fazenbaker Mount Savage 2:52 2005

800m 7-8 B Travis Macina Keyser 2:31 2001
Cullin Brown Washington 2:31 2008

800m 7-8 G J. Walbert Mount Savage 2:53 2007

200m 5-6 B Drew Yurko Washington 29.7 2001

200m 5-6 G Bria Welker Frankfort 29.7 2007

200m 7-8 B A. VanBogelen Southern 26.7 2002

200m 7-8 G Bria Welker Frankfort 28.2 2008

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The 11th Annual Katie DeRosa Memorial Track and Field Meet for area students in grades 5-8 will be held on Monday, May 11th at Mountain Ridge Stadium, starting at 5:45 p.m.

Information will be sent to physical education teachers at public and private schools in Allegany, Garrett, Mineral and Hampshire Counties in early April. Information will also be published in the newspaper at that time. Local home school students are also eligible to participate.

In the effort to run the meet in an efficient manner, only those pre-registered will be able to participate. As always, there will be no fee to register for the meet.

Donations accepted at the gate help support two $500.00 scholarships given annually in Katie's memory.

Volunteers from local high school track and field teams and the Queen City Striders have helped to make this event possible in past years, and it has mostly been a positive experience for all involved.

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How many athletes (not total performances) participated in last year's meet?

In 2007?

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We typically have between 175-200 pre-registered participants. The high was in 2004 (about 230).

The weather plays a factor on how many actually show up the night of the meet. In 2004 it was 60+ degrees and just a beautiful spring night. We had 200+ on that night. In 2003, it was held at the old Beall High School Stadium and it was about 40 degrees and windy with the occasional "sheet" of rain mixed with snow. Of the 180+ registered only about 70-80 participated.

We have a rain date for the event (always the day after), but we don't like to postpone if at all possible because of conflicts with baseball, spring soccer, band concerts, etc. If memory serves me correctly, we have only postponed one year.

All participants are able to compete in three events (a relay is included in the three events). The reason we require pre-registration is so we can have all event sheets established prior to the meet - it allows for a much more efficient operation.

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A correction has been made in the all-time best times posted above - Alex Baker of Northern Middle has the best time in the 100 (7-8 Boys). I noticed his time of 12.25, run last year, as I was completing the program for this year's meet.