We are deep into championship season with regoinal week, which means the sports rules will be enforced more closely than during the regular season. Jonah, the young son of Fork Union track coach Winston Brown and Louisa County coach Beth Brown, was seen on patrol in the infield area at Fluvanna County High School for the Region II Championships making sure athletes were following the rules and watching for any infractions.
Performance lists for this week's regional championships, which will be the final regional week as we know it with the schools making up these historic and long-standing regions having one final chapter to write themselves and the athletes, relays, and teams having the opportunity to become the last champions for their respective regions.
There are no actual sectional meets this week, but around this time next year, there will be a much different look to Virginia high school track & field as a new grouping of teams will compete against one another in the final qualifier meet before the state championship track meets. Using the MileStat.com database and the virtual meet preview feature of this outdoor season's stats, we can take a hypothetical look at those 12 sectional meets will look like within the new 6 classification system to be implemented for the 2013-2014 school year.
Regional rankings for Central Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, and Northwest Region in Group AAA based on performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 20th. Two of the state's best quarters milers finally battled it out for the first time this spring in the 400 meter dash finals at the Southeastern District Championships on Saturday between Oscar Smith's Michael Cherry and Western Branch's Byron Robinson. The Penn State bound Robinson, who is also the state leader in the 300 hurdles at 37.17, lowered his 400 meter dash personal best time down to 47.53. However, the defending New Balance outdoor and indoor nationals 400 meter champion Cherry was even faster with a season best and US #3 clocking of 46.64 for the decisive victory.
We are deep into championship season with regoinal week, which means the sports rules will be enforced more closely than during the regular season. Jonah, the young son of Fork Union track coach Winston Brown and Louisa County coach Beth Brown, was seen on patrol in the infield area at Fluvanna County High School for the Region II Championships making sure athletes were following the rules and watching for any infractions.
Performance lists for this week's regional championships, which will be the final regional week as we know it with the schools making up these historic and long-standing regions having one final chapter to write themselves and the athletes, relays, and teams having the opportunity to become the last champions for their respective regions.
There are no actual sectional meets this week, but around this time next year, there will be a much different look to Virginia high school track & field as a new grouping of teams will compete against one another in the final qualifier meet before the state championship track meets. Using the MileStat.com database and the virtual meet preview feature of this outdoor season's stats, we can take a hypothetical look at those 12 sectional meets will look like within the new 6 classification system to be implemented for the 2013-2014 school year.
Regional rankings for Central Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, and Northwest Region in Group AAA based on performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 20th. Two of the state's best quarters milers finally battled it out for the first time this spring in the 400 meter dash finals at the Southeastern District Championships on Saturday between Oscar Smith's Michael Cherry and Western Branch's Byron Robinson. The Penn State bound Robinson, who is also the state leader in the 300 hurdles at 37.17, lowered his 400 meter dash personal best time down to 47.53. However, the defending New Balance outdoor and indoor nationals 400 meter champion Cherry was even faster with a season best and US #3 clocking of 46.64 for the decisive victory.
Regional rankings for Region I, Region II, Region III, and Region IV in Group A based on performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 20th. In the Seminole District last week, two of Group AA's best sprinters in Zakiya Bateman of E.C. Glass and Latrice Morris of Heritage faced off twice among many encounters that they have had with one another this season and many previous ones. The sophomore Morris is the current Group AA leader in the 100 (12.07) and 200 meter dash (24.66), but the junior Bateman was able to defeat Morris in both races at the district championships, while the runner-up Morris won the 400 meter dash in between the two races. Bateman and Morris will have plenty of more head-to-head races coming up at the Region III and VHSL Group AA State championship meets.
Regional rankings for Region A, Region B, Region C, and Region D in Group A based on performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 20th. Justin Bauserman of Central (Woodstock) is currently out in front and leading all hurdlers in Group A in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles with season best times of 15.01 and 39.46 respectively. Bauserman is the defending Group A state champion in the 300 meter hurdles and looking to add a 110 high hurdles title as well this spring.
Results, highlights, and on-site coverage from the 2013 VISAA State Outdoor Track & Field Championships held on Saturday, May 18th at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond.
A performance list (without times/marks) has been posted for Saturday's Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. Also posted is the current private school state leaderboard and virtual meet rankings based on performances in the database as of May 16th. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage of Virginia's top private school athletes competing against one another for state titles on Saturday.
Results and meet coverage from Virginia high school outdoor track & field district championships over the last two weeks. The last year of the district championships as we know it!
Performance lists posted so far for upcoming district championship meets this week. Meet directors can email performances list (in flat html format from hy-tek or RaceTab) to milestat@gmail.com. Can also email any other additional meet information including time schedule/order of events.
Results, highlights, and coverage from weekend meets held in Virgina on Friday, May 10th and/or Saturday, May 11th. More to come!
MileStat.com was on-site with coverage at the Southern Track Classic with race videos, photos, twitter updates and interviews.
Before the rain storm rolled in stopping the meet among 5 Bay Rivers District schools at York High School on Wednesday afternoon, the Grafton distance girls were able to roll out fast times in the 1600 meter run. Three key members of Grafton's state meet podium finishing cross country squad from this fall (a breakthrough performance for a Region I team) in Rachel Rabbitt, Nicole Goff, and Rachel Bloxom were able to all push each other to personal best times across the board in the five team regular season district meet with Rabbitt as the 1600 race winner at 5:05.38, Goff in second place at 5:09.56, and Bloxom in third place at 5:12. Grafton currently has the second fastest 4x800 meter relay team in Group AA featuring the three runners after posting a school record time of 9:41 at the MileStat.com Elite Track Classic in late April (relay pictured above).
Virtual meet girls rankings for each district in Group AA based on performances in the database as of May 8th. Younique Morgan of Brunswick has continued her dominance from indoor when she won the Group AA state indoor title in the shot put into this outdoor season. Morgan threw for a personal best mark of 40'9" earlier this season and last competed at the Lee-Davis Invitational, which she won over a large field with a mark of 38'9".
Virtual meet boys rankings for each district in Group AA based on performances in the database as of May 8th. Amherst County's Sydney Sandidge (pictured by Andrew Kicinski) is one of the few quarter milers in the state to have dipped under 49 seconds this spring as his 48.80 season best ranks him first in Group AA. The indoor 300 meter state champion Sandidge has also clocked a 200 meter personal best of 21.91 this season and won at several big invitationals over the past four to five weeks including a 49.08 clocking in the 400 at the Joe Curcio Classic two weeks ago in Lynchburg.
A interesting blend of meets this weekend with the featured meet being the finals only under the lights elite meet at Sports Backers Stadium in the Southern Track Classic on Friday, while also found across the state this weekend you will find many last chance meets for teams and athletes trying to achieve championship meet qualifying performances as well several JV invitationals for nice season closers for underclassmen and developing athletes. Championship season is also technically underway with some district championships being held early this week and weekend and conference championships for private schools being contested as well.
District virtual meet rankings for the Northwest Region based on performances in the database as of May 8th. Osbourn Park junior distance runner Nick Causey has been on fire as of late. After winning the 1600 meter run at the Bishop McNamara Invitational several weeks ago in a big personal best effort of 4:17, Causey defeated the New Balance Indoor Nationals 800 meter champion Nathan Kiley of Westfield along with Group AAA state indoor 3200 champ Louis Colson of Thomas Edison at the Nike Spring Invitaitonal in the 800 meter run with another huge PR drop in a 1:53.35 victory.
District virtual meet rankings for the Northern Region based on performances in the database as of May 8th. The South County and Lake Braddock girls are clearly the top two teams in the Northern Region and arguably the state from the Patriot District, but there is a pack of formidable squads giving chase behind them in the Northern Region include Concorde District's James Robinson. Macey Schweikert is one of their top individuals for Robinson as she can score and place high in all three distance races at the district, regional, and state level with her season bests of 2:15 in the 800, 4:58 in the 1600, and 11:05 in the 3200.
Virtual meet district rankings for the Eastern Region. The Western Branch boys are looking formidable for the championship season stretch in particular with their relays and hurdles with Aaron Simpson and Byron Robinson both being highly ranked in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles as well as having the state leading 4x400 meter relay at 3:18 and a sub 8 minute 4x800 meter relay.
Virtual meet rankings for each district in the Central Region according to performances in the database as of May 8th. The Cosby girls have been dominant in the Central Region for the past few years, but right there with them have been the Patrick Henry girls who are looking in great position to regain the Central Region title led by a strong core of athletes including thrower Shania Williams. Williams threw for two PR's this past weekend at the Dogwood Track Classic with a first place in shot put at 42'4.50" and a third place in the discus at 121'0".
An extended lightning delay starting at 6:20 PM forced the remaining events (some field events and running events starting with the girls 400 and beyond) to be reschedule to Wednesday, May 8th at a new location at Norfolk Academy. MileStat.com was on-site with coverage for Tuesday's portion of the meet at CNU, but can't confirm right now that we will be on-site for the day two rescheduled portion of the meet on Wednesday at Norfolk Academy.
Check out outdoor performances by Virginia high school track & field alumni in college for the week of April 22-May 5, 2013. If an alumni is not shown here, it is likely because their high school and college profiles have not been merged, so contact us at milestat@gmail.com to let us know of the high school alumni missing and what school they are competing now as well as the meet which they competed in the previous week.
Henrico's LaChyna Roe recorded one of the best marks in state history for an underclassmen in the triple jump with her remarkable leap of 40'1" to break the event meet record at the historic Dogwood Track Classic. Only three girls in state history have went farther as sophomores with Yolanda Thompson of West Potomac holding the sophomore class state record at 40'4" from 1997.
A list of the top 50 high school boys' performers in each outdoor track & field event in the state of Virginia as of May 2nd, 2013. No hand-held times are included for events 400 meters or less.
Despite the Penn Relays usually being a difficult meet to vault well at as winds at Franklin Field are typically constant on an annual basis, Fluvanna County junior Hannah Meador was able to clear a season best and state leading height of 12'1.50" to place third against some of the top vaulters on the East Coast. Two days later, Meador also won the pole vault competition in the state's largest invitational at the MileStat.com Elite Track Classic with a clearance at 11 feet. (Photo by Kyle Brazeil). A list of the top 50 high school girls' performers in each outdoor track & field event in the state of Virginia as of May 2nd, 2013. No hand-held times are included for events 400 meters or less.
Last year on this weekend, the Colonial Forge Showcase turned out to be the best meet of the weekend ranked based soley on the number of elite performances, despite only being in its second year of existence. With the Dogwood Track Classic at the University of Virginia moving from its traditional date of the last weekend in April to the first weekend of May, will one of the state's most storied high school outdoor invitationals find this date equally as ideal to draw plenty of the state's top talent to Lannigan Field? With the warmer weather as we get later into the spring season, more opportunities to host Friday night meets as a handful of meets will see either all of their events or a good portion contested when the sun starts to set or disappears for the night on Friday. This weekend is one of the final weekends to improve championship season qualifying times and achieve those state qualifiers in meets with 10 schools or more. Performance lists for this busy weekend of over a dozen invitationals throughout the state of Virginia will be posted below as soon as they are submitted by the meet directors and/or timers.
After a year hiatus following a nasty storm in the 2011 edition of the meet which caused the vast majority of the meet's events to be cancelled, the MileStat.com Elite Track Gala will be making its triumphant return as an excellent post-season opportunity and option for high school athletes in Virginia and beyond our state borders to continue or end their outdoor track seasons.
Accepted entries for next Friday night's Southern Track Classic (May 10th at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, VA). Accepted entries listed by event and school as well as a list of entry fee amounts owed by school.
Emma Nowak doesn't get the opportunity to race in too many major weekend invitatiationals at Osbourn High School to push her to faster times, so the University of Richmond recruit often has to make the best of the competition and atmosphere found in the smaller weekday meets. On Wednesday in a Cedar Run District tri meet at Broad Run High School, Nowak put together a strong double in the distance races with a 5:09 1600 and 11:17 3200. Results and highlights from weekday meets between Monday, April 29th and Thursday, May 2nd so far which have submitted results to MileStat.com.
Virtual meet rankings for Group AAA boys and all four regions (Central, Eastern, Northern, Northwest) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 1st.
Virtual meet rankings for Group AA girls and all four regions (Central, Eastern, Northern, Northwest) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 1st. With Sophie Chase back healthy and running strong including her Penn Relays 3K repeat last week, the Lake Braddock girls are in much better position to challenge their Patriot District rivals from South County, who still have Felecia Majors who can compete for individually state titles in the 100, 200, 400, pole vault, long jump, and triple jump this spring.
Virtual meet rankings for Group AA boys and all four regions (Region I, Region II, Region III, Region IV) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 1st. The Brunswick Senior boys currently have the top ranked team in Group AA in part due to two versatile athletes in DaJuan Seward and Donmanique Hardy, who both star in the hurdles and jumps.
Virtual meet rankings for Group AA girls and all four regions (Region I, Region II, Region III, Region IV) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 1st. John Handley's Lisa Meneau, defending Group AA state champion in the 300 meter hurdles, is looking tough to beat in her specialty as she has run 44 seconds in several races this season and is due to break under 44 seconds soon.
Virtual meet rankings for Group A boys and all four regions (Region A, Region B, Region C, Region D) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database as of May 1st. Three-time Group A state champion Nik Huffman of Virginia High School has been consistently throwing over 55 feet in the shot put and over 170 feet in the discus throw. The University of Kentucky signee enjoyed throwing in front of his home fans this past Saturday at the Bearcat Invitational as Huffman swept the throws as expected.
Virtual meet rankings for Group A girls and all four regions (Region A, Region B, Region C, Region D) scoring all events through 8 places based off performances in the MileStat.com database. Rappahannock County freshmen Julia Wood has Group A's fastest times currently in both the 1600 (5:17) and 3200 (11:49) meter run. The Foot Locker South freshmen race champion and third place state cross country meet finisher this past fall, Wood opened her outdoor season with a pair of wins at the Wrangler Invitational last month.
The screams from inside the van parked at the Hagen Arena on the campus of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia were loud and long. For fear of losing their hearing and to fend off campus security Osbourn Park coaches Mike Feldman and Mike Bailey stood their ground outside the vehicle just in case a police officer stopped by to inquire as to what was all the commotion was about. Moments earlier the Osbourn Park Women’s 4x100 Meter Relay had met and spoken with TEAM USA Women’s Sprint Relay. Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, and Jeneba Tarmoh all took time to visit, share pearls of wisdom, offer encouragement and of course take pictures… and lots of them.
With only one day left until the entry deadline (closes online at 5 PM on Wednesday, May 1st) for the 2013 Southern Track Classic, Patrick Joseph is making a run at something that has never been done. A double watch night in the hardest double in the state. A Southern Classic Mile/800 double win has never been pulled off. Ever. The closest was 1999 when Kevin Rhue of Princess Anne went 4:14 for the win but was edged by Male H.S. (KY) and Track & Field News poster boy Sydney Doaty in the 800. Joseph has the credentials that indicate the possibility exists.
A list of the top 50 high school freshmen boys in the state of Virginia in each outdoor track & field event as of April 30th. The Lyles brothers (pictured by Ryan Kelly) of T.C. Williams have really emerged as two of the state's top young sprinters this spring with Noah Lyles as the fastest freshmen in the Commonwealth in the 100 (10.91) and 200 (21.62), while brother Joseph Lyles is the best currently at the 400 with a 49.88 season best.
A list of the top 50 freshmen girls performers in each event in Virginia as of April 30th. Maggie Walker freshmen Emma Call is coming off a big win this past weekend at the MileStat.com Elite Track Classic in which she took the 800 meter run in a 2:15.84 personal best. In the previous week at the Lee-Davis Invitational, Call ran the fastest 3200 time among freshmen in Virginia with a 6th place finish of 11:21.81. (Photo by Scott Reid)
The Westfield boys nearly pulled it off and almost became repeat Championships of America winners in the 4x800 meter relay. After running a 7:47 qualifying time for Saturday's finals in front of the biggest crowds of the weekend at the Penn Relays. The foursome of Max Chambers, Jeff Edmondson, Troy Sevachko, and Nathan Kiley for Westfield came to race in a title defense attempt and battled it out in a classic duel with New Jersey's Pleasantville High School.
Weekend results & coverage of invitationals in the state of Virginia on Friday, April 26th and/or Saturday, April 27th. More to come!
Virginia's largest high school outdoor track & field invitational gets underway on Friday at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond with the fifth annual MileStat.com Elite Track Classic. This event is a major fundraiser for this website and is well attended and supported this year with over 1,700 athletes representing 100 different schools.
Photo by Tim O'Dowd Penn Relays has a lot of history. For any athlete to break any meet record at the 119th annual event is quite a few considering how many great athletes converge on Franklin Field every April. Chantilly senior Sean McGorty etched himself in the meet record books with a race performance of epicness. Leading wire to wire and closing with a 59.5 last quarter, McGorty ran a new national leading time and broke the high school mile race record at Penn with a 4:04.57 victory against a top caliber field. More to come on McGorty's race as well as other Virginians performances on Friday and Saturday following the completion of hosting the MileStat.com Track Classic this weekend. MileSplit US video interview with Sean McGorty
MileStat.com is excited to share a last second announcement for this weekend's MileStat.com Elite Track Classic in Richmond, Virginia. The meet will have a very special guest in attendance for athletes, coaches, and spectators to get autographs from and take photos with the world record holder at two miles and 3000 meters in Daniel Komen from Kenya. Komen is the only human being ever to run back to back sub four minute miles when he established the world record in 1997 with a 7:58.61 performance at an IAAF track league meet held in Belgium.
A strong contigent of Virginia's best is headed up to Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Thursday through Saturday to compete at one of the largest and most exciting track events in country at the Penn Relays.