Pottstown Dominates Track & Field Championships, as Thorpe and Dennis Shine in Setting Meet Records
SPRING-FORD, PA – The 1993 Track & Field Championships saw an electrifying display of speed, endurance, and power as Pottstown High School stormed to victory, amassing 133 points to secure the team title. Led by standout performances from hurdler Joe Thorpe and jumper Langston Watson, Pottstown’s depth proved too much for the competition.
Phoenixville (88 points) and Great Valley (97.5 points) battled for the runner-up spot, with Phoenixville’s Jim Dennis delivering a record-breaking 400m dash (49.6) and leading the 1600m relay squad to victory. Meanwhile, Great Valley found strength in distance events, anchored by Aaron Meacham’s 1600m/3200m double win and Mark Finlan’s dominant 800m performance.
The meet featured multiple standout individual efforts. Joe Thorpe (Pottstown) put on a hurdling clinic, winning both the 110m (14.9) and 300m (40.5) hurdles while also leading his 4x100m team to gold. In the field events, Brian Bucholtz (Pottsgrove) soared to a massive meet record 21’4.5″ long jump victory while adding 2nd place in the triple jump. Bill Kott (Spring-Ford) also captured his 3rd straight 200m championship, just missing his meet record set in ’92 with a 22.2 victory.
Pottstown’s all-around depth, fueled by multiple event scorers, secured their title in commanding fashion.
MEET MVP
Joe Thorpe
110H – CHAMP
300H – CHAMP
4x100M* – CHAMP
*Meet Record.
Joe Thorpe
Pottstown Trojans
TRACK MVP
Jim Dennis
400M* – CHAMP
4x400M – CHAMP
200M – 2ND PLACE
*Meet Record.
Jim Dennis
Phoenixville Phantoms
FIELD MVP
Brian Bucholtz
LONG JUMP* – CHAMP
TRIPLE JUMP – 3RD PLACE
400M – 6TH PLACE
*Meet Record.
Brian Bucholtz
Pottsgrove Falcons
100M
1ST
Mike Hawkins
Pottstown
10.9
2ND
Mark Sterious
Owen J. Roberts
11.0
3RD
Jay Banks
Phoenixville
11.1
4TH
Mike Calhoun
Great Valley
11.2
5TH
Bill Kott
Spring-Ford
11.2
6TH
Avery Wesley
Phoenixville
11.2
200M
1ST
Bill Kott
Spring-Ford
22.2
2ND
Jim Dennis
Phoenixville
22.3
3RD
Mike Calhoun
Great Valley
22.5
4TH
Mike Hawkins
Pottstown
22.6
5TH
Jay Banks
Phoenixville
22.7
6TH
Avery Wesley
Phoenixville
23.6
400M
MEET RECORD
1ST
Jim Dennis
Phoenixville
49.6
2ND
Mike Calhoun
Great Valley
50.7
3RD
Jeff Powers
Phoenixville
51.0
4TH
Kron White
Pottstown
51.1
5TH
Andre Dunkley
Pottstown
52.0
6TH
Brian Bucholtz
Pottsgrove
52.8
800M
1ST
Mark Finlan
Great Valley
1:56.2
2ND
Mike Rodgers
Owen J. Roberts
1:58.8
3RD
Jason Shanaman
Perkiomen Valley
2:02.4
4TH
Taj Clayton
Pottstown
2:04.1
5TH
Shawn Seasongood
Upper Perkiomen
2:04.6
6TH
Randy Brezski
St. Pius X
2:07.1
1600M
1ST
Aaron Meacham
Great Valley
4:31.6
2ND
Steve Marquardt
Pottsgrove
4:35.7
3RD
Dan Buckholder
Lansdale Catholic
4:36.3
4TH
Jay Johns
Phoenixville
4:41.3
5TH
John Algeo
Lansdale Catholic
4:43.2
6TH
Pete Kulp
Perkiomen Valley
4:44.7
3200M
1ST
Aaron Meacham
Great Valley
10:17.4
2ND
Duffy Swantek
Lansdale Catholic
10:32.2
3RD
Dan Buckholder
Lansdale Catholic
10:25.1
4TH
Jon Meissner
Owen J. Roberts
10:25.9
5TH
Troy Mulhearn
Pottstown
10:33.5
6TH
Paul Jones
Spring-Ford
10:40.9
110H
1ST
Joe Thorpe
Pottstown
14.9
2ND
Horace Flamer
Pottstown
15.1
3RD
Dan Castiglia
Phoenixville
15.2
4TH
Travis Quinter
Pottsgrove
15.4
5TH
Basil Gordon
Phoenixville
15.9
6TH
Dan Greenwald
Phoenixville
16.2
300H
1ST
Joe Thorpe
Pottstown
40.5
2ND
Dan Castiglia
Phoenixville
41.2
3RD
Vic Shetty
Spring-Ford
41.1
4TH
Jason Cole
Pottstown
41.9
5TH
Dan Greenwald
Phoenixville
41.9
6TH
Aaron Scott
Great Valley
43.0
4x100M
MEET RECORD
1ST
Pottstown
Joe Thorpe, Emmitt Banks, Kron White, Mike Hawkins
43.8
2ND
Phoenixville
44.2
3RD
Spring-Ford
44.7
4TH
Great Valley
46.0
5TH
St. Pius X
46.6
6TH
Perkiomen Valley
47.7
4x400M
1ST
Phoenixville
Jeff Powers, Karlos Frank, Avery Wesley, Jim Dennis
3:27.2
2ND
Great Valley
3:28.7
3RD
Pottstown
3:32.0
4TH
Spring-Ford
3:32.5
5TH
St. Pius X
3:41.1
6TH
Upper Perkiomen
3:42.7
4x800M
1ST
Great Valley
Aaron Meacham, Buzz Hadzor, Matt Ricciardi, Mark Finlan