It is with much regret that I must announce that Dinwiddie High School will not be hosting the Southern Track Classic this year. This was a difficult decision to make but one that was made in the best interest of the competitors, other meet participants, and the reputation of this track meet.
Coming off a strong indoor season for the Manchester girls' sprint relay teams, which saw their 4x200 meter relay squad take state runner-up honors with a time of 1:42.87, the Lady Lancers wasted no time in establishing the supremacy of their relay teams in this young outdoor season. At the Manchester Relays, held at Manchester High School's very own outdoor track facility, the Lady Lancers set two impressive meet records.
The Roanoke College women
Three-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women
Senior Chris Parsons (Dunkirk, MD) qualified for the IC4A Outdoor Championships with his winning distance in the shot as defending CAA Champion William and Mary men
The Virginia Tech men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the outdoor portion of its season at today's Tar Heel Opener. The meet saw a limited number of Hokies compete in the low-key early season event.
The Washington and Lee men
Senior Tim Caramore (East Greenbush, N.Y.) and junior Ashley Bell (Glenn Allen, Va.) both took a gold medal as the University of Richmond men's and women's track and field teams competed in the VCU Ram Invitational at Sports Backers Stadium, yesterday.
The Virginia Commonwealth men
The Virginia Commonwealth women
The Highlanders outdoor track team competed this past weekend in the Charlotte 49er Classic at the Irwin Belk Track. Six Highlanders set school records.
Junior Jackie Kosakowski (Sauquoit, NY) and senior Charlotte Laroche (Centreville, VA) both won events as three-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women
Junior Andy Smith (Raleigh, NC) won the javelin with an NCAA Regional and IC4A qualifying distance as defending CAA Champion William and Mary men
Photos of the exciting and disheartening second place finish by the Maggie Walker boys in the 4x800 meter relay.
Photos of Thomas Dale junior Dennis Boone\'s long jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic as Boone earned All-American honors with a 4th place finishing leap of 23-2
Photos of the girls pole vault at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls and boys freshmen mile races at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls high jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the prelims and finals of the girls 60 meter hurdles at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls 60 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls 200 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls 400 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the girls 800 meter run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
With the US#1 time coming in, the Westfield boys 4x800 retain their spot as the nation's best by winning the national title in the 4x800 with a time of 7:50.44. Salem senior Shayla Jemmott wins a second national title for Virginia from NSIC by winning the triple jump with a leap of 38-8.75.
Woodrow Wilson's Lashawn Merritt wins two national titles with victories in 200 (21.73) and 400 (47.88). The Maggie Walker boys' 4x800 fell just short of a national title by a mere .07 as anchor leg Daniel Howard was just edged out at the end for an exciting finish with their time of 7:54.27 (Carmel HS of Indiana won in 7:54.20).
Photos of the girls mile run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Tragedy hits the Virginia high school track community after the death of a runner late Friday night in Norfolk. Cameron Reed of the Kecoughtan High School boys track team was murdered at an IHOP in Norfolk on late Friday night. He was hit by a stray bullet that was ignited by a fight across the street from the IHOP. Reed had personal bests of 51 for 400 meters, 1:09 for 500 meters, and 2:01 in the 800 meter run.
Photos of the prelims and finals of the 60 meter hurdles at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the Douglas Freeman girls All-American 4x800 meter relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the boys high jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the boys 800 meter run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the prelims and finals of the boys 60 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of Amanda Patterson and Melissa Dewey\'s All-American two mile runs at the 2004 Nike Indoor Track Classic.
Photos of Lashawn Merritt\'s 400 meter dash national championship win at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of Lashawn Merritt's 200 meter dash national championship win at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the boys 2 mile run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Photos of the Midlothian boys winning their second consecutive national title in the 4xMile Relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
Midlothian boys repeat as 4xmile relay national champs with a winning time this year of 18:11.26 with strong legs from second leg Billy Berlin and anchor leg Ryan Witt. Woodrow Wilson senior Lashawn Merritt posted the fastest time in the 200m prelims (21.68) and second fastest in the 400m prelims (48.58) to put himself in good position to win both events.
Photos of the Kellam girls All-American 4xmile relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.
The Northern Region represented Virginia well through Friday's events at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory in New York City. Lake Braddock had two All-American individuals as junior Brad Clark pulled out a fifth place finish in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:24 with fellow Lake Braddock junior Ashley Haislip tied for sixth overall in the high jump competition with her 5-5.75 clearance. The Westfield boys' relay team of James Scheiner, Chris Courson, Chris Black, and David Groff finished fourth in the distance medley relay with a great time of 10:12.89.
The Northern Region represented Virginia well through Friday's events at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory in New York City. Lake Braddock had two All-American individuals as junior Brad Clark pulled out a fifth place finish in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:24 with fellow Lake Braddock junior Ashley Haislip tied for sixth overall in the high jump competition with her 5-5.75 clearance. The Westfield boys' relay team of James Scheiner, Chris Courson, Chris Black, and David Groff finished fourth in the distance medley relay with a great time of 10:12.89.
This year's VHSL Group AAA State Indoor Track Meet was once again held at the George Mason Fieldhouse in Fairfax as the state's best athletes and teams gathered for two days of exciting competition. Over the course of the two day meet: three meet records were set, three nation's best times were posted, and a state meet first was achieved by a male individual. These achievements go without mentioning two exciting team title battles waged.
Photos of the girls 3200 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 1600 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 1000 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 500 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 300 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 55 meter hurdles from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 55 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 4x400 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the girls 4x200 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 3200 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 1600 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 1000 meter run at the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 500 meter run at the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 300 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 55 meter hurdles from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 55 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 4x400 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Photos of the boys 4x200 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.
Short video clips from the 2004 VHSL Group AAA State Indoor Track Meet held at George Mason University Fieldhouse in Fairfax, Virginia on March 4th and 5th.
This indoor track and field season which is rapidly drawing to a close, has already seen plenty of exciting invitational, district championship and regional championship meets and the usual bevy of outstanding individual and relay performances in numerous events. It's now time to cap it off with one of the top season ending meets on the East Coast, the Virginia AAA Track and Field Championships.