To recognize some of the best in the history of the Central Region, this year's first annual MileStat.com Elite Track Classic on April 24th-25th is naming events after some of the most accomplished athletes and coaches (for relays) in the region's history. Hopefully some of these past greats will be making appearances at the meet!
Girls 100 Meter Dash - Shanneka Claiborne (Matoaca ‘07)
Girls 200 Meter Dash - Ronise Crumpler (Huguenot ‘89)
Girls 400 Meter Dash - Dawn Sowell (JHW ‘84)
Girls 800 Meter Run - Nicole Cook (Petersburg ‘01)
Girls 1600 Meter Run - Demarch Robertson (JHW ‘85)
Girls 3200 Meter Run - Amanda Patterson (Midlothian ‘05)
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles - Kim Townes (Highland Springs ‘92)
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles - Queen Harrison (Hermitage ‘05)
Girls 4x100 Meter Relay - Coach Gene Bowen (Manchester)
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay - Coach Jim Holdren (JHW)
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay - Coach Vatel Dixon (James River)
Girls Pole Vault - Kira Barcus (Atlee ‘02)
Girls High Jump - Tamela Penny (Hermitage ‘81)
Girls Long Jump - Sonja Fridy (Patrick Henry ‘83)
Girls Triple Jump - Rachel Butler (Lee-Davis ‘07)
Girls Shot Put - Kathy Howard (Lee-Davis ‘07)
Girls Discus - Theresa Smith (Highland Springs ‘82)
Boys 100 Meter Dash - Kenny Foster (George Wythe ‘78)
Boys 200 Meter Dash - Jerome Mathis (Petersburg ‘01)
Boys 400 Meter Dash - Andre Brown (Marshall-Walker ‘83)
Boys 800 Meter Run - Cullen Maddox (JHW ‘81)
Boys 1600 Meter Run - Jeff Slater (Monacan ‘84)
Boys 3200 Meter Run - Scott Eden (Doulas Freeman ‘71)
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles - Karl Williams (George Wythe ‘76)
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles - BJ Revis (Douglas Freeman ‘05)
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay - Coach Walter Spain (Hermitage)
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay - Coach Jim Triemplar (Atlee)
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - Coach Stan Morgan (Midlothian)
Boys Pole Vault - Keith Young (JHH ‘83)
Boys High Jump - Alexander Coles (Armstrong ‘88)
Boys Long Jump - Dennis Boone (Thomas Dale ‘05)
Boys Triple Jump - Cornelious Cousins (Hermitage ‘79)
Boys Shot Put - Barty Smith (Douglas Freeman ‘70)
Boys Discus - Brian Kelly (Monacan ‘05)
And the steeplechase will be named after Hermitage great Tim Lloyd, who still ranks #10 all-time in US high school history in the 3K steeple at 9:10.4.