Coatesville finished third in the State in the combined AA and AAA state rankings at Ship.
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Battling Pennsbury and Central Bucks West has become a tradition for the Coatesville 4 x 400 team.
SHIPPENSBURG—Back in 1992 a diminutive senior from Thousand Oaks High School in California set a new High School girls national record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.14.
That young women’s name was Marion Jones, who went onto to be one of the most decorated United States Olympic athletes in history.
On Saturday, Coatesville senior Kenya Woodall may not have topped Jones’ record with her 100-meter dash time of 12.26, but it was fast enough to claim the Pennsylvania State championship in that event.
The gold medal in the 100-meter dash was icing on the cake of an amazing weekend at Shippensburg University as the best in the state in track and field converged on Seth Grove Stadium.
Woodall took home a second PIAA state gold medal, as her time of 53.40 in the 400-meter dash, was almost two second faster than her qualifying time. In the final Woodall finished ahead of Hempfield sophomore Sarah Helgeson who completed the circuit in 55.18.
Coatesville finished fourth overall in the 4 x 400, and third in the teams standings at states this past weekend.
The 20 team points claimed by Woodall in the sprints helped propel the Red Raider ladies to a third place finish in the team standings, bringing home the PIAA bronze medal to close out a stellar high school career.
Woodall wasn’t through yet as she also ran a leg of the 4 x 400 relay team that came away with
A fourth place finish (3:52.57) just behind fellow District One combatants Strath Haven, Pennsbury and 2012 PIAA state champion Central Bucks West, who finished with a time of 3:49.80.
On the boy’s side of the docket Red Raiders’s senior Aaron Willett claimed a third place medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.15.
Like anything in life the future is uncertain for just how far or how big a stage that Woodall will perform to, but if the PIAA championships are any indication, she is definitely on the right track, pardon the pun.
Kenya Woodall won two state championship medals, in the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes
Girls 100 Meter Dash AAA
1 Woodall, Kenya 12 Coatesville 01 12.26 12.07 SQS 0.2 10
2 Whitmore, Jessica 12 Chambersburg 03 12.29 12.07 SQS 0.2 8
3 Gonzalez, Angelica 9 Red Lion 03 12.24 12.12 SQS 0.2 6
4 Davis, Deme’shia 12 CD East 03 12.31 12.20 SQS 0.2 5
5 Evans, Jody-Ann 11 Quakertown 01 12.07 12.21 SQS 0.2 4
Girls 400 Meter Dash AAA
1 Woodall, Kenya 12 Coatesville 01 55.14 53.40#SQS 10
2 Helgeson, Sarah 10 Hempfield 03 55.13 55.18 SQS 8
3 Matthews, Jordan 12 Abington 01 55.82 55.34 SQS 6
4 Williams, Caela 11 Penn Wood 01 55.76 55.54 SQS 5
5 Green, Hanna 11 Grter Latrobe 07 56.24 56.13 SQS 4
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay AAA
1 CD East 03 47.20 47.37#SQS 10
2 Pennridge 01 48.07 47.70 SQS 8
3 Coatesville 01 47.82 47.92 SQS 6
4 Harry S Truman 01 48.16 48.21 SQS 5
5 Easton Area 11 48.51 48.27 SQS 4
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay AAA
1 Central Bucks West 01 3:51.88 3:49.80 SQS 10
2 Pennsbury 01 3:51.24 3:50.10 SQS 8
3 Strath Haven 01 3:52.58 3:50.67 SQS 6
4 Coatesville 01 3:53.16 3:52.57 SQS 5
5 Greater Latrobe 07 3:53.43 3:53.78 SQS 4
6 Central Bucks South 01 3:53.46 3:53.99 SQS 3
7 CD East 03 3:56.07 3:55.34 SQS 2
8 Penn Wood 01 3:56.52 3:55.59 SQS 1
2012 PIAA Track & Field Championships – 5/25/2012 to 5/26/2012
Seth Grove Stadium
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Team Rankings – Through Event 318
Female Team Scores
1 Hickory 10 1484 73
2 Swenson Arts & Technology 12 1583 72
3 Coatesville 01 1014 33
4 Springdale 07 1307 32
5 CD East 03 CDE 29
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles AAA
1 Williams, Chris 12 Strath Haven 01 14.37 13.91#SQS +0.0 10
2 Hairston, Maxmilia 12 Wissahickon 01 14.14 14.15 SQS +0.0 8
3 Willett, Aaron 12 Coatesville 01 14.23 14.15 SQS +0.0 6
4 Zaza, Wellington 11 Strath Haven 01 14.27 14.48 SQS +0.0 5
5 Elam, Jeff 12 Grter Latrobe 07 14.52 14.77 SQS +0.0 4
