A total of 11 US #1's were produced at this past weekend's Virginia Tech Invitational as some of the very best athletes from Virginia, Maryland, DC, and North Carolina all gathered in Blacksburg to take advantage of a rare opportunity to run on a fast banked indoor track surface found inside the Rector Fieldhouse. Four of those national leading performances came from Virginians, while a countless others ran state leading and US top 10 performances. A few also etched their names into Virginia high school history among the top 25 all-time indoor performers (see below).
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New US #1's
Boys 300 - James Taylor (Nansemond River) 33.88 - VA #6 All-Time
Boys 3200 - Tyler Stutzman (Western Albemarle) 9:05.58 - VA #8 All-Time
Boys Triple Jump - David Wilson (George Washington) 49'4.50" - VA #13 All-Time
Girls 4x400 - Bethel 3:48.91 - VA #2 All-Time
New State Leaders
Boys 4x800 - Albemarle 7:49.88 - VA #3 All-Time
Boys 4x200 - Western Branch 1:29.27 - VA #5 All-Time & US #2
Boys 4x400 - Albemarle 3:20.18 - VA #5 All-Time & US #2
Girls 4x200 - Bethel 1:40.53 - VA #5 All-Time & US #3
Girls 1000 - Paige Johnston (Midlothian) 2:54.84 - VA #8 All-Time & US #4
Girls 4x800 - Blacksburg 9:27.33 - VA #20 All-Time & US #6
Girls 500 - Genamarie McCant (James Robinson) 1:14.83 - VA #16 All-Time & US #2
Boys 500 - Zachary Vrhovac (Albemarle) 1:04.82 - US #3
Boys 55H - Jeffrey Artis (Western Branch) 7.44 - US #4
Boys 1000 - Anthony Kostelac (Albemarle) 2:31.39 - US #3
Boys Shot - Phillip Mesadieu (Patrick Henry) 53-10
VA High School Boys Indoor State Leader Board
VA High School Girls Indoor State Leader Board
Virginia Tech Invitational
January 23, 2009 - January 24, 2009 @ Rector Fieldhouse in Blacksburg, VA
Hosted by Virginia Tech
Complete Results
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
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National Elites.
STC Mini-Invitational #6
January 24, 2009 @ St. Christopher's Indoor Track in Richmond, VA
Hosted by Saint Christopher`s
Boys Results
Girls Results
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
| HS Girls | |||
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 9:53.85 | Lee-Davis | |
| 55 Meter Dash | 7.62 | Montasia Golden | Lee-Davis |
| Long Jump | 16-10.00 | Taira Carney | Saint Catherine s |
| Long Jump | 17-9.25 | Montasia Golden | Lee-Davis |
| Triple Jump | 36-10.75 | Montasia Golden | Lee-Davis |
| HS Boys | |||
| 300 Meter Dash | 35.41 | Kurt Fleming | Saint Christopher`s |
| 300 Meter Dash | 38.06 | Tyler Douglas | Saint Christopher`s |
| 300 Meter Dash | 38.17 | Hiter Harris | Saint Christopher`s |
| 300 Meter Dash | 38.31 | LeQuan Kyser | Lee-Davis |
| 300 Meter Dash | 38.33 | William Butler | Midlothian |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:33.39 | Saint Christopher`s | |
| 55 Meter Dash | 6.63 | Kurt Fleming | Saint Christopher`s |
| 55 Meter Dash | 6.76 | Greg Bennett | Lee-Davis |
| 55 Meter Dash | 6.77 | Hiter Harris | Saint Christopher`s |
| 55 Meter Dash | 6.84 | Marcus Jefferson | Manchester |
| 55 Meter Hurdles | 8.07 | Jacob Huesman | Saint Christopher`s |
16 National Elites.
Woodberry Forest Mini Invite #2
January 23, 2009 @ Woodberry Forest School Indoor Track in Woodberry Forest, VA
Hosted by Woodberry Forest
Complete Results
Louisa County Polar Bear Meet
January 20, 2009 - January 21, 2009 @ Louisa County HS Track in Louisa County, VA
Hosted by Louisa County
Complete Results
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
| HS Boys | |||
| 300 Meter Dash | 36.72 | Gunnar Carroll | Louisa County |
| 300 Meter Dash | 37.19 | Brandon Payne | Louisa County |
| 300 Meter Dash | 37.35 | Kadarius Bruce | Fluvanna County |
| 500 Meter Dash | 1:09.74 | Travius Yancey | Louisa County |
| 55 Meter Hurdles | 8.04 | Dante Davis | Louisa County |
| Long Jump | 21-4.75 | Corrin Harris | Louisa County |
| Triple Jump | 43-1.00 | Corrin Harris | Louisa County |
7 National Elites
Douglas Freeman Polar Bear Meet
January 22, 2009 @ Douglas Freeman Track in Richmond, VA
Hosted by Douglas Freeman
Complete Results
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
| HS Boys | |||
| 300 Meter Dash | 38.07 | Ethan Goemann | Douglas Freeman |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:15.85 | Douglas Freeman | |
2 National Elites
A total of 11 US #1's were produced at this past weekend's Virginia Tech Invitational as some of the very best athletes from Virginia, Maryland, DC, and North Carolina all gathered in Blacksburg to take advantage of a rare opportunity to run on a fast banked indoor track surface found inside the Rector Fieldhouse. Four of those national leading performances came from Virginians, while a countless others ran state leading and US top 10 performances. A few also etched their names into Virginia high school history among the top 25 all-time indoor performers (see below).
More coverage on the way from Blacksburg including videos, photos, and interviews!
New US #1's