Updated: 3/11
Dante Price, a junior, from Jefferson High School out of Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia claimed 2nd in the Emerging Elite 60m dash Friday with a personal best time of 6.94.
It took a meet record to beat him as Jefferson High School junior Dante’ Price stormed to a second place finish in the New Balance National Indoors meet at the Armory in New York City yesterday. After posting the fastest time (6.98 seconds) in the preliminary heats, Price was set to seize the crown. However, Vincent Lowe of Chesapeake, Virginia beat Price to the line in the finals with a time of 6.88 to Price’s 6.94 to set the new meet standard. Price just missed beating the previous record by 0.01 seconds.
Price later qualified for the semifinals in the 60m Championship race as on of the top 24 sprinters competing at the New Balance Nationals. He'll be competing today for a shot at the finals later this afternoon.
Overall, it was an outstanding performance for Price and bodes well for a perennially strong Jefferson team. Price and Jefferson open their outdoor track season on March 24th by hosting the Jim Taylor Relays at Jefferson High School.
Last year Price was a double West Virginia AAA State champion in the 100m (11.07) and 200m (22.11). Congratulations to Dante. It is good to see a sprinter from West Virginia do well on the national level in a distance dominated state.
More on Price to come later.
Event 61 Boys 60 Meter Dash Emerging Elite
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Top 8 Advance by Time
Meet: M 6.93 3/11/2011 John Patrone, University,Johns City,TN
Name Year School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
1 3727 Dante' Price 13 Una-Wv-Harpe 6.98q 9 6.51
2 1734 Mark Jackson 12 Longwood Tc- 7.00q 1 6.52
3 3354 Vicent Lowe 14 Track-757-VA 7.03q 2 6.55
4 3369 Eric Kahana 12 Tru Velocity 7.04q 5 6.56
5 1046 Denver Wright 12 Fork Union M 7.05q 2 6.57
6 1509 Lucanus Robinson 13 Kilomaitres 7.05q 7 6.56
7 627 Stevens Dorcelus 14 College D'An 7.08q 4 6.59
8 3360 Jermaine Griffith 13 Trenton TC 7.10q 7 6.60
9 3927 Denzel Tomaszewski 13 Wells Tc-Me 7.15 4 6.64
10 489 Harlan Lawson 12 Catoctin Tc- 7.15 6 6.66
11 3718 Brandon Polk 15 Una-Va-South 7.16 5 6.66
12 496 Jared Delane 13 Central Ct J 7.17 1 6.67
13 2 Olu Izegwire 12 202 Boyz-DC 7.17 2 6.66
14 3020 Joshua Stanford 12 Sprint Athle 7.17 8 6.67
15 3496 Amonta Glasper 12 Una-Mi-Coldw 7.17 3
16 2763 Michael Marcano 12 Roselle Cath 7.17 4 6.68
17 1987 Afees Abolurin 12 Milford Mill 7.18 9 6.78
18 2036 Malik Washington 13 Motor City T 7.19 5 6.89
19 3471 Isaac Ajanlekoko 12 Una-Md-Green 7.19 2 6.68
20 2704 Mike Motta 12 Reservoir TC 7.21 8 6.72
21 3256 Austin Marchese 13 The Speed Ac 7.22 4 6.71
22 3363 Renard Howell 14 Trenton TC 7.23 8 6.75
23 872 Trevon Oliver 13 East Tc-Ny-R 7.25 5 6.73
24 1502 Josh Tapscott 13 Kettle Run T 7.25 8 6.75
25 939 Sylvester Gooden 12 Essex County 7.25 1 6.75
26 3022 Kavion Williams 14 Sprint Athle 7.25 6 6.75
26 3340 Clevon Ford 12 Track Easter 7.25 2 6.75
28 2028 James Gault 12 Motor City T 7.26 1 6.75
29 3920 Patrick Watson 12 Weequahic TC 7.26 8 6.75
29 2210 Ethan Beaulier 13 Noble Tc-Me 7.26 3 6.75
31 1004 Rashad Glasco 13 Flying Angel 7.27 4 6.77
32 1401 Nicholas Reis 12 Imlay City H 7.28 1 6.77
33 2403 Christopher Cennam 13 Peabody Tc-M 7.29 4 6.78
34 64 Cam Farnham 13 Andover Tc-M 7.29 6 6.78
35 1650 Andrei Dinoro 12 Levittown TC 7.29 9 6.79
36 2292 Sheldon Cole Green 13 Oak Ridge Ra 7.30 9 6.80
37 1007 Dwayne March 13 Flying Angel 7.30 3 6.79
38 2486 Norris Spike 14 Pheonix Athl 7.32 9 6.81
39 2402 Austin Brewster 12 Peabody Tc-M 7.32 2 6.80
40 3118 James Schanck 12 Stone Bridge 7.32 3 6.81
41 289 Kendrick Downs 13 Bobcat Tc-Va 7.33 7 6.82
42 3917 Sharod Selph 12 Weequahic TC 7.34 5 6.82
43 3497 Damian Johnson 12 Una-Mi-Coldw 7.35 6 6.85
44 3784 Anthony Assad 12 Velocity Sun 7.37 4 6.85
45 3436 Kevin Chen 13 Una-Ma-Chest 7.39 1 6.87
46 1003 Chad Elliott 15 Flying Angel 7.39 7 6.88
47 3512 Anthony Goff 12 Una-Mi-Water 7.41 1 6.88
48 951 Taku Chinoda 13 Etobicoke Tr 7.41 6 6.90
49 286 Ivan Adu-Poku 14 Boardman Tc- 7.41 6 6.90
50 2142 Joe Pacheco 14 New Fairfiel 7.42 3 6.91
51 4150 Kalen Asberry 12 X/Factor Per 7.42 8 6.90
52 2410 Bobby Losanno 12 Peabody Tc-M 7.43 5 6.91
53 81 Alonzo Turney 14 Aquinas Inst 7.46 7 6.92
54 1635 Kaylynn Cobb 12 Lebanon Tc-V 7.49 3 6.98
55 329 DeJean Gregory 14 Brampton Rac 7.53 3 6.99
56 3014 Lamont Johnson 13 Sprint Athle 7.54 7 7.00
57 3339 Phillip Dickens 12 Track Easter 7.60 5 7.06
58 2127 Devin Jones 13 Neptune Tc-N 7.68 8 7.11
59 882 Alex Dankwa 13 Eclipse Trac 7.72 7 7.14
-- 2407 Nate Gaye 12 Peabody Tc-M FS 8
Event 61 Boys 60 Meter Dash Emerging Elite
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Meet: M 6.93 3/11/2011 John Patrone, University,Johns City,TN
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 3354 Vicent Lowe 14 Track-757-VA 6.88M 6.41
2 3727 Dante' Price 13 Una-Wv-Harpe 6.94 6.48
3 3369 Eric Kahana 12 Tru Velocity 6.97 6.50
4 1734 Mark Jackson 12 Longwood Tc- 6.99 6.51
5 627 Stevens Dorcelus 14 College D'An 7.02 6.53
6 1046 Denver Wright 12 Fork Union M 7.03 6.54
7 3360 Jermaine Griffith 13 Trenton TC 7.04 6.55