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Lenix ran a 10.7 and beat Jamario 10.9 at the Jesse Owens championships yesterday.

Plus Curtis Smith won shot put and discus events

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Ted Ginn Jr. said there was some bad and some good in Saturday's Jesse Owens Championships track and field meet at John F. Kennedy.

"It was bad that I was tired," the Glenville senior said. "It was good that I was able to run through it."

Ginn and many of his teammates were suffering a little sleep deprivation after Friday's prom and prom-to-dawn. While some of their times might have suffered, it wasn't enough to stop the Tarblooders from winning their fourth consecutive Senate Athletic League boys championship.

Ginn led the Tarblooders with four first-place finishes. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 13.9, the 200 meters in 21.0, the 400 meters in 48.9, and anchored Glenville's victory in the 4x400 relay.

The defending Division I state champion finished with 205 points. Collinwood was second with 106 points, followed by JFK with 82.

Ginn's father, Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr., said he was glad the meet was over.

"With the cold and the rain, and the kids running tired, the important thing was we got through it without anyone getting hurt," coach Ginn said. "They did well running tired."

One Glenville runner who did not attend the prom was junior Clarence Collins, but then he needed his rest. Collins was the only runner in the field to attempt a distance triple. He won the 800 meters in 2:02.3 and the 1,600 meters in 4:39.0. He finished second to Collinwood's Eric Dent in the 3,200 meters.

"I was feeling pretty good," Collins said. "I was a lot more focused this week. My coaches told me there weren't a lot of people that could run with me and I believed them."

Collins said he hopes to move down to some shorter distances next season when graduations open up a few spots.

"Hopefully next year I can get on that 4x400 [relay]," he said. "But for now I'm the Ted Ginn of the distances."

Glenville's Freddie Lenix won a blistering 100 meters in 10.7, edging JFK's Antonio Kellom (10.8) and teammate Jamario O'Neal (10.9). After running on the first-place 4x100 relay, he curled up in the stands for a nap.

"I was pretty tired," Lenix said. "I got about three hours of sleep, but I was able to stay focused and I did what I had to do."

Curtis Smith won both throwing events for Glenville, with a 53-6 in the shot put and 144-10 in the discus.