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Kendell Williams orchestrated a long jump/high jump/100H triple, including this 20-6w LJ, to win girls' MVP honors Saturday.
Walter Pinion/ESPNHS2012 Mobile Challenge of Champions
20th ANNUAL MOBILE CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS
Kendell Williams, Marlon Humphrey earn MVPs
20-6w LJ sparks Williams' triple; great double for soph Stalbert
Walter Pinion Photo Galleries: BOYS | GIRLS
Kendell's MVP moment comes early by SteveU
Carlos rises to national elite by Arthur Mack
WY 800 teammates extend rivalry by Arthur Mack
SATURDAY INVITE HIGHLIGHTS - DyeStat Elites | TFX Results
** - G-LJ: Kendell Williams GA wins a terrific battle with Quanesha Burks AL, bounding 20-6w (+2.6) after Burks spanned a US#1 and meet record 20-1.25. Williams had three more windy jumps between 19-7 and 20-1.
** - G-HJ/100H: Williams GA takes the second and third of her three events with a 5-10 HJ victory, followed by a 13.64 (+1.7w) win -- just off her US#1 13.57.
** - B-110H/300H: Marlon Humphrey AL zips to a US#6 14.12 (+0.3w), then completes the double with a US#6 37.50. With his lead-taking 48-0 2nd leg in the 4x400, he almost gets a 3rd gold with Hoover, but Smiths Station tops them in the end, 3:18.96-3:19.02.
** - G-400/200: A eye-popping double for super soph Marcquita Stalbert LA, as improves her PR to a US#3 53.77 in impressively handling the field, then adds a US#2 23.93 (+2.0w) victory at half the distance.
** - G/B-TJ: LJ runner-up Quanesha Burks AL comes back and triumphs with a US#3 39-8. Pydrae Carroll AL skips to US#8 47-5.5.
** - B-4x800: In a super battle that lived up to the hype, Tre'Tez Kinnaird KY edges Cameron Thornton GA, US#6 1:51.77 to US#7 1:51.80.
** - B-4x100/200: US#2 McEachern can't quite hit its PR, but blasts a 41.69 for the win. Anchor Amba Etta-Tawo follows with a 2nd in the 100 (10.80, -1.4w) and a US#5 21.33 (-0.4w) victory.
** - B-100: US#2 Jeryl Brazil LA starts a hoped-for double with a 10.48 (-1.4w), just .07 off his 2012 best.
** - B-400: Kavahra Holmes LA defends his title with a 47.75, with sub-47 rival Michael Newton GA just 5th.
** - B-Mile: Adam Jones GA finishes under 60 for his last quarter and wins in 4:16.80.
** - G/B-2-Mile: US#1 marks are achieved in the infrequently-contested events by NBNI champ Carmen Carlos AL (10:44.21) and Mitch Landry LA (9:21.83).
** - B-HJ: Xavier McAllister NY and Travin Dural LA both clear US#8 6-10, miss 7-0, then battle in a jump-off that McAllister finally wins at 6-5.
** - B/G-PV: Austin Eckenroth GA gets another 16-footer while Chanel Krause of host St. Paul's AL tops 13-footer Megan Clark GA with 12-0.
** - Lacey Dent of host St. Paul's AL doesn't win, but has an impressive four-event day with US#7 14.22 100H (2nd), 38-1 TJ (2nd), 18-6.5 LJ (3rd) and 45.20 300H (4th).
** - G-300H: Johna Whitaker FL is held to 3rd in her 100H title defense attempt, but wins the 300H in 43.31, her best time since 2010.
PREVIEW: Star defending champs and stud newcomers
Highlighting the Invitational Divsion will be an intriguing mix of the "old" -- defending champions Carmen Carlos, Kavahra Holmes and Cameron Thornton are among the best in the country in their specialties -- and the new, as multi-talented superstar Kendell Williams and sprint standout Jeryl Brazil make their Mobile debuts. SteveU Story
FRIDAY OPEN HIGHLIGHTS - DyeStat Elites | TFX Results
- 100/200 double for Blount AL frosh Ashley Banks
- 18-0.5 LJ for Hoover AL sr Olivia Tofani, who won by more than a foot.
- Bay FL jr Anissa Martin and sr Shytiarra Webb exchange 1-2 finishes in the girls discus and shot.
- Auburn AL jr Cameron Luper, one of the LJ faves, gets a 10.67 nwi win in the 100.
- Gaining entry into Saturday's Invitational after winning were the Mountain Brook AL girls 4x100, Mobile Christian AL soph Michalyn Rainwaters (JT), McEachern GA sr Victor Brannon (HJ), and Auburn AL jr Sam Hardin (JT)
- Auburn AL claimed six boys victories and three on the girls side, while Hoover won three with each gender.
ENTRIES WITH MEET DIRECTOR'S NOTES
WINNERS' TABLE
| BOYS | EVENT | GIRLS |
|---|---|---|
| Open: Cameron Luper AL 10.67 nwi Inv.: Jeryl Brazil LA 10.48, -1.4w |
100 | Open: Ashley Banks AL 12.40 nwi Inv.: Mikiah Brisco LA 12.10, -0.2w |
| Open: Cody Core AL 22.15 nwi Inv.: Amba Etta-Tawo GA 21.33, -0.4w |
200 | Open: Ashley Banks AL 25.40 nwi Inv.: Marcquita Stalbert LA 23.93, +2.0w |
| Open: Tommy McCalpin MS 49.32 Inv.: Kavahra Holmes LA 47.75 |
400 | Open: Fanta Diabate AL 58.14 Inv.: Marcquita Stalbert LA 53.77 |
| Open: Cory Nicholls GA 2:00.23 Inv.: Tre'Tez Kinnaird KY 1:51.77 |
800 | Open: Abby Farrow AL 2:22.52 Inv.: Veronica Lyle AL 2:18.04 |
| Open: Patrick Jaeger TN 4:35.51 Inv.: Adam Jones GA 4:16.80 |
Open 1600 Inv. Mile |
Open: Emma Garner AL 5:19.10 Inv.: Cassidy Hale KY 5:03.24 |
| Open: Alec Thomas TN 9:44.53 Inv.: Mitch Landry LA 9:21.83 |
Open 3200 Inv. 2-Mile |
Open: Kaitlin York AL 11:44.12 Inv.: Carmen Carlos AL 10:44.71 |
| Open: Brendan Jackson AL 15.16 nwi Inv.: Marlon Humphrey AL 14.12, +0.3 |
110/100H | Open: Yasmine Pettway AL 14.68 nwi Inv.: Kendell Williams GA 13.64, +1.7 |
| Open: Quin Nalls AL 40.00 Inv.: Marlon Humphrey AL 37.50 |
300H | Open: Laurel Andrews AL 45.63 Inv.: Johna Whitaker FL 43.31 |
| Open: Hoover AL 42.53 Inv.: McEachern GA 41.69 |
4x100R | Open: Mountain Brook AL 49.75 Inv.: Hoover AL 48.25 |
| Open: Auburn AL 3:24.14 Inv.: Smiths Station 3:18.96 |
4x400R | Open: Hoover AL 4:06.28 Inv.: Pine Forest FL 3:56.78 |
| Inv.: Mountain Brook AL 7:56.51 | 4x800R | Inv.: Mountain Brook AL 9:38.98 |
| Open: Victor Brannon GA 6-4 Inv.: Xavier McAllister NY 6-10 |
HJ | Open: Na'Kiya Russell AL 5-0 Inv.: Kendell Williams GA 5-10 |
| Open: Walker Phillips AL 13-6 Inv.: Ausitn Eckenroth GA 16-0 |
PV | Open: Nanette Weitzman AL 9-6 Inv.: Chanel Krause AL 12-0 |
| Open: Dajion MacKlien AL 21-5.75 nwi Inv.: Cameron Luper AL 23-1.5, +0.1 |
LJ | Open: Olivia Tofani AL 18-0.5 nwi Inv.: Kendell Williams GA 20-6w, +2.6 |
| Open: Alex May AL 44-1.75 nwi Inv.: Pydrae Carroll AL 47-5.5, +0.5 |
TJ | Open: Brittley Humphrey AL 35-10.5 nwi Inv.: Quanesha Burks AL 39-8, +0.7 |
| Open: Brian Smith AL 48-9.25 Inv.: Jordan Chambers GA 55-10.5 |
SP | Open: Shytiarra Webb FL 35-5.25 Inv.: Lamia Miller FL 38-1.75 |
| Open: Nygel Edge AL 146-5 Inv.: Brian Hill AL 169-11 |
DT | Open: Anissa Martin FL 113-9 Inv.: Shakeela Webb AL 119-5 |
| Open: Sam Hardin AL 163-7 Inv.: Serdarryen Pulliam AL 190-9 |
JT | Open: Michalyn Rainwaters AL 110-3 Inv.: Chloe White AL 121-11 |
MOBILE CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS INFO
On-site coverage of the 20th annual Mobile Challenge of Champions by ESPNHS DyeStat with Steve Underwood, Arthur Mack and Walter Pinion.
When: April 6-7, 2012
Where: Mobile, Ala.
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