With three plus solid weeks of competition now in the past, it is time to look forward to the future and predict how things will shape up later in this season. Now at the half-way mark of the regular season, MileStat is releasing the mid-season predictions for who will make the first team selections in each event.
State Leaderboard: Boys - Girls
Outdoor Previews: Sprints - Distance - Jumps - Hurdles - Throws - Pole Vault
MileStat.com Mid-Season First Team and Award Predictions
Girl Athlete of The Year
Brandee' Johnson (Nansemond River)
Leader in the state at 100m, 200m, 400m and ranked second in the 300m hurdles. Also is a part of the state leading 4x100m relay.
Boy Athlete of The Year
Noah Lyles (T.C. Williams)
Currently leading the state in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Lyles is also going to be an integral part of multiple relay teams in the state.
Girl Field Event Athlete of The Year
Galissia Cause (Battlefield)
State leader in the shot put and currently ranked second in the discus.
Boys Field Event Athlete of The Year
Steven Dunbar (Tallwood)
Already known to be one of the best jumpers in the state, he recently found his form once again and took home the "W" in the high jump at Arcadia with his clearance of 7-0 in the high jump.
Girls First Team
100m Dash
Meshala Morton (Mountain View)
200m Dash
Brandee' Johnson (Nansemond River)
400m Dash
Farrah Suber (Woodbridge)
800m Run
Katie Fortner (Cave Spring)
1600m Run
Caroline Alcorta (West Springfield)
3200m Run
Bonnie Angermeier (Blacksburg)
100m Hurdles
Chantel Ray (Hampton
300m Hurdles
Faith Ross (Western Branch)
Long Jump
Kara Lyles (Nansemond River)
Triple Jump
LaChyna Roe (Henrico)
High Jump
Crystal Jones (Colonial Forge)
Pole Vault
Jacqueline Meeks (First Colonial)
Discus
Denise O'Rourke (J.R. Tucker)
Shot Put
Galissia Cause (Battlefield)
Boys First Team
100m Dash
Mustaqeem Williams (Forest Park)
200m Dash
Noah Lyles (T.C. WIlliams)
400m Dash
Ricky Morgan (Forest Park)
800m Run
Derek Holdsworth (Lafayette)
1600m Run
Andrew Hunter (Loudoun Valley)
3200m Run
Jason Menzies (Lafayette)
110m Hurdles
D'Ante Yarborough (Stone Bridge)
300m Hurdles
Gregory Chiles (Western Branch)
Long Jump
Requan Harley (E.C. Glass)
Triple Jump
John Warren (Prince George)
High Jump
Steven Dunbar (Tallwood)
Pole Vault
Carlos Curevas (Amherst County)
Discus
Matthew Zajac (E.C. Glass)
Shot Put
Christopher Lee (C.D. Hylton)
These rankings are based on current state leaderboards as well as their performances last season being better then any other this year. Some of the athletes included had such great performances last year that they had to be included on this list despite not running or jumping this season. Also athletes on relays received some advantage for being part of stellar relays as well.
Photo Credit: SCRunners, Mary Ann Magnant, Tom Veazey