Photo by John Herzog Blacksburg senior Peter Dorrell heads to New York City on Friday to compete in the high school boys' mile in one of our country's most storied and prestigous events in the Millrose Games contested at Madison Square Garden. Dorrell is the first Virginian to be invited to the boys' mile race in five years as a 4:16 mile win at the Montgomery Invite on January 12th helped secure his spot in the field. The five-time state champion is riding high heading into this weekend after running the nation's fastest 3200 meter time of 9:06 and publicly stating where he will be running collegiately in a MileStat.com video interview last weekend at the Tech Invite. The College of William & Mary and Coach Alex Gibby are certainly excited to receive the verbal committment from one of Virginia's top distance runners, but having a Millrose mile champion would be even better. Check out Dorrell's chances and the top competitors that he will be facing in the Friday night race at MSG in MileSplit US national editor Scott Bush's preview article. The high school boys' mile with Dorrell is expected to be shown in a taped NBC show of the Millrose Games on Saturday. Check your local listings for the airtime of the meet. Millrose Games on TV Friday: 7-8 p.m. (Eastern Time) on ESPN2 Saturday: 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on NBC Check your local listings MileSplit US Article: Milers to Shine in Spotlight at Millrose Friday Night Video Interview w/ Peter Dorrell Video: Virginia Tech Invite Boys 3200 - Dorrell's US #1 9:06 3200 Video: Montgomery Invite Boys Mile - Dorrell's 4:16 win Official Millrose Games Website

Coaches can see where their athletes ranking leading up to the district meets being contested over the next two weeks in Virginia.

Bethel's Francena McCorory had dominated the state scene throughout her high school career with numerous state titles and two national records along the way. The question after her graduation was who would be next and the next in line appeared to be Woodside's Dominique Jordan. Despite distractions and conflicts, Jordan rose to the occassion in the indoor and outdoor state championships last year in her junior year with state titles indoors in the 300 and 500 meter dash as well as additional crowns added outdoors in the 200 and 400 meter dash. However, Jordan is no longer at Woodside High School nor living in Virginia as she has moved north to Connecticut prior to this track season and another void was left who would be our state's dominant female sprinter. Landstown junior Marlena Wesh (pictured left by John Herzog), a returning state runner-up in the 100 and 200 meter dashes as well as a AAU Junior Olympic national runner-up in the 200 this past August, appears to have answered the call as shown by her US #1 flat track 300 meter performance last Saturday at UNC of 39.63 to rank her 16th all-time in state history in the event. Along with teammate, best friend, and 2006 AAA 200 meter state champion Cierra McGee, Wesh is also helping to lead the Landstown girls in another state title run and bigger things on the national level with their relays. MileStat.com was able to catch up with Wesh for an interview.

Photo by John Herzog Say it ain't so! An indoor track meet taking only four hours! That is what is scheduled for this Saturday's St. Christopher's Mid-Atlantic Track Clash with the one section only finals and no field events format. It will be a much needed break from the usual long weekend invites. Several national marks could be produced especially for a 200 meter flat track as was the case in last year's inaugrual event. Events and athletes to particularly look for in tomorrow's Clash... Grassfield's Curtis Campbell will push for a sub 1:05 clocking in the boys 500 with his 1:06.20 season best. He will have company with William Byrd's Drew Hall (1:06.34) and Episcopal's Allante Keels (1:06.57) coming off personal best performances last weekend. Campbell and Hall are both ranked in the top 10 in the country currently in the event. Jason Witt scorched a 9:17 solo last year in the boys 3200 race, but might have some company this time around with two Foot Locker finalists in teammate Michael Hammond as well as Luke Lovelace making the trip all the way up from South Carolina. Tim Smith of Cave Spring has already put up a solid 9:35 solo effort in the event this season. TJ Graham from Wakefield NC brings his recent US #2 34.43 performance to Richmond for the 300 meter dash. Graham also will be favored to win this event and the 55 meter dash earlier. Taylor Sykes of Great Bridge will be his top challenger almost a full second back at 35.42.  Great Bridge's Jayna McGehee had a big PR run last weekend at the St. Chris Invite with a 5:04 1600 PR and will try to keep that momentum going in a return trip to St. Chris for the girls 1000. However, Laura Rapp has matched McGehee's season best time of 3:01 this winter. Private school state champion Barbara Strehler of Trinity and defending AAA 800 and 1000 meter state champion Paige Johnston lead a field of a handful bunched up and capable of 5:15 or faster in the 1600 meter run. The Central Region is assembling a pretty good crew of milers with Ben Dejarnette, Lewis McPherson, Davis Barry, and Brian Welch battling it out in a preview of the regional meet for the 1600 with defending regional champ Dejarnette as the favorite. Grassfield girls could put on a good show with potential wins in the 4x200, 4x400, 500 with Keshia Rudolph, 300 with Myesha Barr or Jazmen Townsed in the 300, and 55 meter hurdles with Chantal Luedeke. Performance List Meet Page

Three of the top five teams are from the Eastern Region, but Osbourn Park from the Northwest Region and Westfield from the Northern Region are ahead of Landstown, Western Branch, and Bethel. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

Bethel cracks into the top 5 for the first time with Javell Bullard leading the charge as a state and national leader in the 300 meter dash as well as anchoring his 4x200 and 4x400 relays to the state's fastest times this past weekend at Virginia Tech. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

Western Branch girls still hold the top spot, but Osbourn Park has crept closer after posting the state's fastest 4x200 and 4x400 meter relay times this past weekend at Virginia Tech. Westfield, Deep Run, and Midlothian round out the top five. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

Two Southeastern District teams in Nansemond River and Western Branch take the top two spots with a Northern Region squad in Thomas Edison, a Group AA school in Western Branch, and a Central Region team in Douglas Freeman rounding out the top five. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

Updated performance list for the St. Christopher's Mid-Atlantic Track Clash to be held Saturday, February 2nd at St. Christopher's School in Richmond, VA. There are several events which should produce some exciting races and fast times including the boys 500 meter dash with three athletes entered ranked 7th, 10th, and 17th in the country with times of 1:06. Grassfield's Curtis Campbell (pictured right by Ted Plunkett) leads the way with his 1:06.20 best, while William Byrd's Drew Hall at 1:06.34 and Episcopal's Allante Keels at 1:06.57 are not too far behind him. The 3200 will feature three Foot Locker finalists with the Midlothian pair of Jason Witt and Michael Hammond as well as two-time finalist Luke Lovelace of South Carolina. Also from the Carolinas, TJ Graham of Wakefield (NC) brings his US #2 300 meter clocking of 34.43 at UNC last weekend to St. Chris as Great Bridge's Taylor Sykes will attempt to give him a challenge in the event.

The Southeastern District is loaded with many of the top sprinters in Virginia. Many of them will be back next year as well as they have experienced great success on the state level early on as underclassmen with the likes of juniors Javanti Sparrow and Daniel Nix at Western Branch, junior Curtis Campbell at Grassfield, and sophomore Taylor Sykes at Great Bridge. However, Keith Ricks (pictured above by John Herzog) of King's Fork has taken a much different path and has to had to wait till his senior year to start to truly shine. After clocking the nation's third fastest time in the 300 meter dash this past weekend at Virginia Tech and also being one of the contenders for a state title in the 55 meter dash as a co-state leader in the sprint event, Ricks is emerging among the herd of young talent pool found in Chesapeake to be one of the state's elite sprinters for the 2008 track season. MileStat.com was able to catch up with Ricks for an interview.

Performance list for the Mid-Area Track Classic to be held Friday, February 1st at Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg, VA. Top athletes to be featured in the meet include: David Wilson of George Washington is coming off a US #2 triple jump performance and will be back at it again to see if he can put up another 49 ft+ mark as well as win the 55 meter dash Harrisonburg duo of Bryant Clopper (pictured right by Tom Hoerner) and Dan Nafziger lead the distance races with Clopper as the top seed in the 1000 and Nazfizger in the 1600. Both ran strong legs on Harrisonburg's DMR team at Tech and followed up with great individual races including Clopper as a 4:24 winner in the 1600. Meanwhile, Alex Ott of Turner Ashby ran his first sub 4:20 1600 last week at Tech converted from his 4:21 mile and will be heavily favored to run away from the field in the 3200. Ott will not be the only star for Turner Ashby at the meet as thrower Justin Smith keeps pushing closer to 60 feet after a near PR mark of 57'4.50" in a win at the Tech Invite. The pole vault competition will have several of the state's best including winners from the Asics Invite two weeks ago in Daniel Inge of E.C. Glass and Rachael Hawks of Atlee. Inge cleared a personal best height of 15'7" two weeks ago at Liberty, while Hawks cleared 11'6" then for only the second time ever. Patrick Henry's Natalie Woodford has a strong shot at pulling off the 500 and 300 meter double with season bests of 1:18.61 and 41.50 to rank her among the top 10 in the state respectively in each event. After finishing second in the invitational mile at Virginia Tech ahead of more well-known runners, Janel Reeves of Brookville could continue to make a name for herself with a PR in the 3200 at Liberty. She has had back-to-back 5:11 races for 1600 (converted from mile at Tech) in the past two weeks.

Performance list for Saturday's CVTF Last Chance Invitational to be held at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, VA.

Westfield leads the team scoring for both boys and girls after the completion of day one events at the Concorde District Indoor Championships. Events will resume at the Prince George County's Sports & Learning Center in seven days on February 7th. The loaded race of the evening was found in the girls 1600 meter run as it took a 5:15 effort to get out of the district with a top six finish, while there was a three-way battle for first with Westfield's Kerry Hartman (pictured left by John Herzog), Chantilly's Lia DiValentin, and Herndon's Hiruni Wijayaratne all being timed at 5:06 with Hartman as the district champion. It was a nice bounce back race for Hartman, who had an unfortunate fall in the invitational mile at Virginia Tech this past week to knock her out of the race. Wijayaratne also helped the Herndon girls to a 9:40.70 win in the 4x800 meter relay, while Oakton finished in a state meet qualifying time of 9:43.47. The Oakton boys should give 4x800 state leaders Thomas Edison a challenge at the Northern Region Meet as they won easily at the district meet with a time of 8:14.01. Oakton anchor Joe Lorusso also led a top 3 sweep by Oakton in the 1600 meter run with teammates Brian Hendricks (2nd, 4:33.52) and Scott Maxfield (3rd, 4:33.86) finishing right behind district champ Lorusso at 4:31.90. Westfield boys received big points out of the throws with seniors Branden Holmberg (49'0.50") and Ty Ruhland (48'5") as the top two finishers in the boys' shot put. The Westfield girls sit in good position for a district team title as the Lady Bulldogs already have a lead without  even having to run two of the state's better middle distance runners in Tasia Potasinski and Brittay Sevachko yet, while possessing the fastest three qualifiers for the 55 meter hurdles finals led by Haley Boone at 9.01. In the pole vault, the Sun brothers of Chantilly brought home a district champion in Wesley Sun at a 12'6" clearance and district runner-up in Curtis Sun at 11'6". Concorde District Meet - Day 1 Results

Be patient and you will be rewarded with plenty of photos and videos capturing this weekend's great track and field action including the Javell Bullard interview photographed above by MileStat.com photographer John Herzog while in progress. Being added to the site throughout Sunday and Monday from the three major meets this weekend held at Virginia Tech, St. Christopher's, and UNC... Virginia Tech Invite Videos by Brandon Miles - Videos to be continually added overnight Sunday into Monday. We shot over four hours worth of footage! Virginia Tech Invite Interviews by Brandon Miles including Javell Bullard, Peter Dorrell, Kyle Satterwhite, David Wilson, Kelvin Griffin, Logan Collins, Octavia Rinehardt, and the Degfae twins Virginia Tech Invite Photo Gallery by John Herzog - All photos posted. Over 1,900 total! St. Christopher's Invite Photo Gallery by David Fleenor - All photos posted. Over 1,700 total. St. Christopher's Invite Photo Gallery by Tom Hoerner - All of Friday's photos posted (610 total). Saturday's photos to be posted on Monday. Eastern Challenge (UNC) Videos by Ben Hovis of NCRunners.com: Boys & Girls 55 Finals - Boys & Girls 55H Finals - Boys 55 Prelims - Girls 55 Prelims - Boys 55H Prelims - Girls 55H Prelims - Boys 1600 Seeded - Boys 3200 Seeded - Girls 3200 Seeded - Girls 4x800 - Girls 300 - Boys 1000 More being added

Abingdon senior Griff Graves (pictured right by David Fleenor) competed this past weekend in his former home state of Alabama in the only indoor track facility available to high school athletes in the state at Celebration Arena in Priceville for one of several USATF sanctioned age group meets open for high school aged runners. Alabama's high school athletic association recently got rid of indoor track as an official sport, so high school track athletes in the state have had to work around the lack of having an official season with open meets at the same venue which has had played host to past indoor state championships. Graves, who has not really put a high emphasis on the indoor season over the past two years with his focus this winter being the same as last winter in training for the junior men's 8K race at the US Cross Country Nationals in February, did not mind swinging down to his old stomping grounds in the Deep South for a rare indoor track appearance. The two-time Foot Locker finalist had a solid double on not necessarily a fast indoor track by winning the 1500 meter run in 4:07.02 by five seconds, while finishing a close second in the 3000 meter run later against one of Alabama's best in Patrick McGregor (8:54.22) at 8:55.22. His performances down in Alabama convert roughly to a 4:25 1600 and 9:35 3200. Graves will be making his third trip to San Diego after two Foot Locker Nationals appearances in the city when he travels across the country for February 16th's USA Cross Country Nationals to be held at Mission Bay Park. Alabama USATF Meet Results

Top performance in Saturday's portion of the St. Christopher's Invitational came from Western Branch senior Ermesha Fair leaping to a mark in the triple jump which puts her only a half inch away from a US #1 with her 39'6" indoor personal best triple jump to rank US #2. Other noteworthy performances included: Photo by David Fleenor The most thrilling race of the meet came in the boys 500 meter dash with only three hundredths of a second separating Douglas Freeman's Ulrick Smith (1:06.54) and Episcopal's Allante Keels (1:06.57) in the final section, but it was Taylor Sykes of Great Bridge from the previous section sneaking out the win by a hundredth of a second over Smith at 1:06.53. Stafford senior Joey Murray had one of his best runs ever in the 1000 meter run as he recorded one of the state's faster times in the event in 2:32.98 as Murray outdueled Fork Union's Jeremy Haney (2:34.74). Chris Letson won the 300 meter dash in 35.97 and also helped Lake Braddock to a 4x400 relay win under 3:30 at 3:28.47. Friday's 55 meter hurdles winner Jeffrey Artis of Western Branch may have missed out on the great triple jump competition Friday at Tech, but it did not stop Artis from uncorking a big jump of his own at Saturday in the St. Christopher's Invite with US #7 mark of 48'8.25". Great Bridge's Jayna McGehee dominating the girls 1600 field by six seconds with the state's second fastest time in the distance event of 5:04.47. A personal best for the Great Bridge senior by seven seconds. Fort Defiance's Katie Cummings made up for a subpar showing in the shot put on Friday at Virginia Tech with a win on Saturday at St. Christopher's with a best throw of 38'2.75" to set a facility record. Another facility record was broken by Jordan Grant of Centreville in the 300 meter dash as she clocked a strong flat track time of 40.94 in the sprint event to best the next fastest by 1.6 seconds. St. Christopher's Invite Results: Saturday Boys - Saturday Girls Photo galleries from David Fleenor & Tom Hoerner coming soon!

Photo by John Herzog The national caliber performances keep on coming on Saturday at the Rector Fieldhouse in Blacksburg, VA. There were a total of five US #1's, ten US #2's, and over 25 US top 5's over the entire two days at Virginia Tech! Complete Results A traffic jam of the nation's fastest 3 4x200's Girls 4x200 - Eleanor Roosevelt MD US #3 1:41.79, West Charlotte NC US #5 1:42.74 Boys 4x200 - West Charlotte NC US #3 1:29.65, Bethel VA US #4 1:29.68, Nansemond River US #5 1:29.69 Girls Invite 800 - Tasia Potasinski (Westfield VA) US #7 2:15.98 Boys Invite 800 - Dylan Ferris (East Forsyth NC) US #2 1:54.74 Girls 1000 - Amirah Johnson (Eleanor Roosevelt MD) 3:01.98 Boys 1000 - Logan Collins (Orange County VA) US #3 2:30.58, Leoule Degfae (Thomas Edison VA) US #4 2:31.19 Girls 300 - Nyosha Bryant (West Charlotte NC) US #9 40.19 Boys 300 - Javell Bullard (Bethel VA) US #1 33.97, Brendan Etzel (Richard Montgomery MD) US #2 34.47, Keith Ricks (King's Fork VA) US #3 34.57 Girls 55H - Taylor Butler (Bishop McNamara MD) 8.35 Boys 55H - Wayne Davis (Southeast Raleigh NC) US #2 All-Time 7.08 Girls 55 - Nyosha Bryant (West Charlotte NC) 7.10 Boys 55 - Justin Murdock (Meade MD) 6.39 Girls 500 - Tasha Stanley (Eleanor Roosevelt MD) US #2 1:12.81, Ambrosia Iwugo (Elizabeth Seton MD) US #6 1:14.60, Bethany Hyter (Osbourn Park VA) US #8 1:15.43 Boys 500 - Eric Gyamfi (Potomac School) US #2 1:05.59 Girls 1600 - Amirah Johnson (Eleanor Roosevelt MD) 5:11.59 Girls Invite Mile - Kathleen Lautzenheiser (Midlothian VA) 5:04.30 Boys 1600 - Bryant Clopper (Harrisonburg VA) 4:24.40 Boys Invite Mile - Dylan Ferris NC US #3 4:16.04 NC, Patrick Campbell NC US #5 4:16.73 Girls 4x400 - Eleanor Roosevelt MD US #1 3:48.54, Osbourn Park VA US #2 3:51.44 Boys 4x400 - Bethel VA US #1 3:19.70 Boys Pole Vault - Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford NC) 16'1" Girls High Jump - Saniel Atkinson (Bishop McNamra MD) 5'7" Girls Long Jump - Tynita Butts (T.C. Williams VA) 18'10.75" Boys Long Jump - Kelvin Griffin (Nansemond River VA) US #2 23'5.50"

Wayne Davis US #4 All-Time 55H 7.12 in prelims! 3200 duel produces US #1 and US #2 times Peter Dorrell VA 9:06.30, Kyle Satterwhite VA 9:12.90 US #2, US #5, & #7 marks in Boys TJ David Wilson VA - US #2 49-6 Photos by John Herzog Brandon Miles of MileSplit US and MileStat.com will be providing frequent updates and results shortly after the conclusion of events at the Virginia Tech Invitational this weekend in Blacksburg, VA. Held on one of the fastest banked tracks on the East Coast, the meet annually produces many US #1 and US top 10 performances. This year's meet should be no exception. Events begin at 5 PM on Friday with field events and the prelims of the 55 meter hurdles and dashes. Virginia Tech Invite - Day 1 Results Wayne Davis NC moves up on the all-time list in the 55 meter hurdles after his US #10 7.18 last weekend with a US #4 all-time 7.12 in Friday's prelims A great 3200 duel between Peter Dorrell VA and Kyle Satterwhite VA producing US #1 9:06.30 and US #2 9:12.20 Two US top 5 performances in boys triple jump with a US #2 49-6 by David Wilson VA and US #5 Olu Olamigoke 48-9 (also US #7 48-6 by Corey Fuller MD) Dylan Ferris NC splits a 1:51.9 anchor leg in the 4x800, but it is the Thomas Edison VA boys with 1:56 legs on 2nd and 4th by the Degfae twins as 8:01.90 winners Emily Vannoy MD launches a US #5 45'11.50" mark in girls shot Justin Murdock MD, a 55 meter national leader last year, clocks in at a US #6 6.34 in Friday's prelims Winston Churchill outduels fellow MD girls distance powerhouse Walt Whitman in DMR for 12:26.12 win Nyosha Bryant NC is the fastest qualifier in the girls 55 prelims with 7.10 clocking

Though the boys pole vault apparently went into Saturday despite being part of the Friday event schedule at the St. Christopher's Invite, the second annual invite got off to a good start in day one with plenty of great performances. Western Branch dominates sprints, hurdles, and 4x800's at St. Chris Photo by David Fleenor Western Branch swept the finals of all four short sprint and hurdle races with Amber Mitchell in the girls 55 meter dash (7.25), Torry Womack in the boys 55 meter dash (6.44), and more impressive 1-2 finishes in the finals of both 55 meter hurdle finals. Western Branch's Jessie Gaines and Ermesha Fair clocked US #7 and US #8 performances with Gaines as a 8.12 winner and Fair as a close second at 8.15. The boys hurdle pair of Kevin Newsome and Jeffrey Artis had already been ranked in the top 10 in the country prior to the meet and virtually flip flopped from their previous order and season best times with Artis at 7.43 and Newsome at 7.48. Swift 3200 times were put up by winners Lia DiValentin of Chantilly (11:02.86) and Davis Barry of Patrick Henry (9:28.96) Western Branch also had the winning girls 4x800 as the Lady Bruins won a close contest just ahead of Herndon and Maggie Walker in 9:42.78. Douglas Freeman had two first place finishes with a 8:12.74 run by their boys 4x800 meter relay and 10'9" clearance by Hillary Parsons in the girls pole vault. Lake Braddock's Melanie Akwule was just off from her second 18 foot leap of the season as she took the long jump with a mark of 17'9.75", while Hampton's Lavell Handy nearly had a foot PR mark in the long jump with his 22'11.75" win. St. Christopher's Invite - Friday Results

Landstown junior Marlena Wesh scorched the flat 200 meter track at the Eddie Smith Fieldhouse with the nation's fastest 300 meter flat track performance and US #3 overall with a 39.63 clocking at the Eastern High School Challenge in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Wesh was not done with just the 300 meter dash though as she was a runner-up in the 55 meter dash finals at 7.14 and also helped the Landstown girls break four minutes for the first time this season in the 4x400 at 3:58.77. However, Landstown's Wesh was not the only Virginian tearing up the track at UNC. Charisse Bryant of Green Run held her own against one of the nation's top hurdlers in Jasmine Stowers of South Carolina with a close runner-up finish to Stowers (8.01) in the 55 meter hurdles with a US #5 clocking of 8.04. Kellam's Bobby Peavey had a big meet in the distance races winning the 3200 on Friday in a PR time of 9:29.72 and came back to run another all-time best in a 1600 meter win on Saturday in 4:22.60. Green Run's Dejor Simmons finished third in a quality 55 meter dash finals and came away with one of the state's fastest times at 6.40 and also placed third in the 300 meter dash at 35.48. Eastern Challenge Results: Day 1 - Day 2 Eastern Challenge Videos (courtesy of Ben Hovis from NCRunners.com): Boys & Girls 55 Finals - Boys & Girls 55H Finals - Boys 55 Prelims - Girls 55 Prelims - Boys 55H Prelims - Girls 55H Prelims - Boys 1600 Seeded - Boys 3200 Seeded - Girls 3200 Seeded - Girls 4x800 - More videos to be added

Photo by John Herzog While there will be large assemblies of Virginian teams at the St. Christopher's Invitational and Virginia Tech Invitational, a decent size smaller group of squads will also be heading down to the University of North Carolina this weekend for the Eastern High School Challenge. The Landstown girls will be bringing their top sprint crew, the Oakton boys will take to Chapel Hill their deep distance squad, and Green Run will have their two individual stars in hurdler Charisse Bryant and sprinter Dejor Simmons competing against some of North Carolina's best.

This will certainly be the most exciting weekend of invitationals this season as teams take to the fast banked track found at the Virginia Tech Invitational, a huge 50 team meet at the state's best flat track facility at the St. Christopher's Invitational, and a few Virginian squads bypassing both quality meets to head south to Chapel Hill for the Eastern Challenge held at UNC. MileStat.com will have some form of on-site coverge at all three meets. Performance Lists: Virginia Tech Invitational St. Christopher's Invitational (Also see: Revised Time Schedule) Eastern HS Challenge Meet Previews: Virginia Tech Invitational (Friday's Events) Eastern HS Challenge St. Christopher's Invitational

Photo by John Herzog Not everyone is at Virginia Tech this weekend as the second annual St. Christopher's Invite will be 50 team strong with some of the state's best squads in attendance at one of the state's top indoor track facilities. The state's top ranked boys and girls team in both the latest power and depth team rankings in Western Branch looks to have a strong presence in many events throughout the meet. Western Branch junior Daniel Nix (pictured above) will be attempting to pull of a tough 300 and 500 meter sprint double with only an hour separating the two events as they are being held back to back in Saturday's event schedule. Sorry relay teams and field events but I had to cut my preview short in order to make it to Virginia Tech in time for Friday's events! However, MileStat.com will have plenty of photos from the St. Christopher's Invitational between two photographers in David Fleenor and Tom Hoerner. We want video from the meet as well, so get your camcorders charged and capture some of the action and upload it to MileStat.com!

 Wayne Davis (pictured above by Tom Hoerner) of Southeast Raleigh NC will attempt to improve upon his recent US #10 all-time 55 meter hurdles performance of 7.16 at Virginia Tech this weekend.  The Virginia Tech Invitational this weekend will be another launching pad for many athletes and relays looking to post some of the nation's fastest and best performances this indoor season. Virginia's best will be there as well as great out of state competition. The two day event has plenty to look forward in the first day alone on Friday. Find out who are the top athletes and relays to look out for in a preview article of Friday's events in Blacksburg.

Accepted entries for the 2008 St. Christopher's Mid-Atlantic Track Clash to be held next Saturday, February 2nd at the St. Christopher's School in Richmond, VA.

Photo by John Herzog Group AAA girls indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Regional rankings included also for Central Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, and Northwest Region. Landstown, Westfield, and Western Branch all have a pair of individuals leading Group AAA currently with top performances in events contested at the state meet. Landstown has Marlena Wesh in the 300 (40.85) and Cierra McGee in the 500 (1:17.38), Westfield has Brittany Sevachko in the 1000 (2:58.93) and Tasia Potasinski in the 1600 (5:04.69), and Western Branch has Jessie Gaines in the 55 meter dash (7.06) and Ermesha Fair in the long jump (18'7") and triple jump (38'7").

Photo by Ted PlunkettGroup AAA boys indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Regional rankings included also for Central Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, and Northwest Region. A total of three season leading performances were recorded among Group AAA boys at the Asics Invite including defending AAA state indoor pole vault champion Daniel Inge with a personal best clearance of 15'7".

Photo by Tom Hoerner Group AA girls indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Regional rankings included also for Region I, Region II, Region III, and Region IV. Laurel MacMillan took over Group AA's leaderboard in the 1600 and 3200 meter races this past weekend at the Asics Invite with a solid double of 5:10.71 and 11:20.35 in runner-up finishes in both races. She moved ahead of Laura Rapp as the new state leader in the 1600, who still has the fastest 1000 meter time at 3:01.65 and added the #1 time 500 meter in Group AA as well with a swift 1:18.96 clocking. 

Photo by David Fleenor Group AA boys indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Regional rankings included also for Region I, Region II, Region III, and Region IV. The Western Albemarle boys are looking like a state champion caliber team in Group AA and it is not just because of their distance runners. Nick Ward has the fastest times in Group AA in both the 300 (36.73) and 500 (1:06.81) as well as runs on their Group AA leading 4x400 meter relay. Louisa County's Michael Allen had a great meet at Woodberry Forest this past Friday by leaping to AA bests in the long jump (22'9.50") and triple jump (45'1").

Photo by David Fleenor Group A girls indoor track rankings as of January 22nd. Nelson County's Kate Collins continues to shine as the star for the small schools this season as she finished third this past weekend against the state's top two ranked vaulters at the Asics High School Invitational with an "off day" clearance of 10'6" after clearing 11'1" at Fork Union two weeks ago. Collins also has the fastest 55 meter hurdles time in Group A as well.

Group A boys indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Group A state cross country runner-up Jakob Maidens of Lebanon competed this past weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee and finished third in the high school invite mile at the KTC Indoor Classic with a time of 4:40.

Private school girls indoor track rankings as of January 23rd. Norfolk Collegiate freshmen Nefertiti Smith (pictured left by John Herzog) leads the private school girls in three events in the 55 meter hurdles (8.49), long jump (16-11.25), and triple jump (39-3.50). Her triple jump mark ranks currently as the nation's second best in the event. The Potomac School has several state leaders including the top miler in sophomore Anneka Wilson.

Private school boys indoor track rankings as of January 22nd with top 25 performances in each event. Roanoke Catholic's Thomas Connell (pictured right by Ted Plunkett) had a successful meet this weekend at the Asics Invitational held in Lynchburg as he posted the fastest private school boys 1000 meter time in Virginia at 2:37.2 as well as the second fastest 1600 meter time at 4:27.18. St. Christopher's has the most state leaders at five with Fork Union in second with a total of four.

Blacksburg senior Peter Dorrell (pictured left by Ted Plunkett) received an invitation to take part in the always elite and prestigous high school mile field at Millrose Games set to to be held on Friday, February 1st at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dorrell helped his case for earning an invite by winning the mile race at the Montgomery Invitational in Landover, Maryland on January 12th in a US #4 time of 4:16.81. Dorrell's time still stands as the fastest flat track mile time in the nation currently as the three faster times were all recorded on one of the country's fastest banked tracks found at the New York Armory.Dorrell becomes the first Virginian to qualify for the high school boys' mile race at Millrose since Fork Union's Kippy Keino qualified two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003.List of entire Millrose Games HS mile fields

Wayne Davis NC 7.16 55H US #10 All-Time!Photo by Ted Plunkett It was a snow-less day in Lynchburg for the Asics Invite, but weather elsewhere and paranoia of bad weather prevented some (or at least meet transportation woes) from competing in Lynchburg and meets across the state, but still the meets went on and there is plenty of action and performances to digest from this weekend over the next few days. Results are all posted from the major meets with on-site coverage from Asics to come including photos, videos, and interviews. Performances from this weekend will be entered soon as well into the database.Asics Invitational Photo Gallery by Ted Plunkett - 1,239 total photos. Asics Invitational Photo Gallery by Tom Hoerner - 1,032 total photos.Asics Invitational Videos - More videos to be added. Results & Highlights Asics Invitational - Despite being from North Carolina, Wayne Davis was the story of the meet with US #10 all-time 55 meter hurdle performance of 7.16 in the finals on Saturday. Westfield's Matthew Anderson and Oakton's Joe Lorusso battled to the end for US top 5 times in the 1000 meter run with Anderson as the winner in a US #4 2:32.54, while Lorusso was a close second in a US #5 2:32.67. Olu Olamigoke of Mountain View also made a splash in the national rankings with US #3 leap of 47'8.50" in Friday's long jump. Daniel Inge of E.C. Glass went head-to-head against his chief rival for a pole vault state title in Deep Run's Matthew Armentrout and came out on top at his greatest height in a 15'7" clearance. Westfield now has two girls under 3 minutes in the 1000 after Brittany Sevachko won in a state best and US #9 time of 2:58.93. Sevachko stole the state's fastest time from teammate Tasia Potasinski, who improved upon her 1600 state best in a 5:04.69 win on Friday night. Peter Dorrell cruised to a 1600 (4:19) and 3200 (9:33) double victory. Kayla Lewis of William Fleming became the new state leader in the shot put with a top throw of 39 feet, while Turner Ashby's Justin Smith improved upon his second best state mark with a 57'4" win in the boys' event. Oakton swept the 4x800 meter relay with the girls as 9:46 winner and the boys running the fastest indoor time this season at 8:14. New Balance Games HS Mile - The Degfae twins of Thomas Edison finished eighth (Leoule, 4:21.42) and ninth (Tihut, 4:23.38) respectively as Leoule's time puts him under 4:20 converted for 1600 meters for the first time, while Tihut just off his personal best time from the Montgomery Invite. Also while in New York, the Thomas Edison boys dropped the state's fastest time in the 4x800 meter relay winning the second section in 8:06.68 to finish eighth overall. Meanwhile, Osbourn Park sophomore Ariel Karabinus seventh in the girls' mile with a time of 5:08.47 (5:06.87 1600 converted). The Osbourn Park girls also took advantage of running on a fast banked track with their sprint relays as they broke four minutes for the second time this season in the 4x400 (3:57.89) with a third place finish at the Armory, while also clocking a season best time of 1:44.88 in the 4x200. Keydet Invitational - Kellam's Bobby Peavey and Fork Union's Jeremy Haney put up impressive and decisive victories in the boys distance races at "The Pit". Peavey improved upon his 1600 win at CNU last week running faster on a tougher track for a full mile in 4:28.90, while Haney blew out the 3200 field with his 9:45.17 clocking. Hayfield's Jasmine Jones was the lone double event winner in the meet taking the girls' 55 meter hurdles (8.85) and 300 meter dash(42.95). Franklin County's Erin Patterson had the top field events performance clearing 11 feet once again in the pole vault. East Coast Invitational - Highlights to come. St. Christopher's Mini Invite #5 - Highlights to come. Woodberry Forest Mini Invite #2 - Highlights to come.

The threat of snow on Saturday kept some from making the trip to Lynchburg for this weekend's Asics Invitational, but those present on Friday evening were able to make for some outstanding performances. Mountain View's Olu Olamigoke (pictured left by John Herzog) bested previous triple jump state leader David Wilson of George Washington with a US #3 mark of 47'8". Meanwhile, Charlottesville's Justin Jackson joined Chris Copeland in the 6'8" club this season in the high jump. Peter Dorrell broke 4:20 for another time in the 1600 as he led from start to finish in 4:19.88 and Tasia Potasinski crept closer to five minutes with a state best 1600 of 5:04.69. The Atlee girls top vaulters switched their usual orders with Rachael Hawks as the winner clearing 11'6" for the second meet in a row and Emma Dejarnette at second in 11'0". North Carolina ruled the sprints with winners in the 300 meter dashes as Kelsey McCorkle won the 300 meter dash in 40.91 and has the top time in the 55 meter dash prelims at 7.30. More to come from Liberty including photos, videos, and interviews. Asics Invitational Friday Results Video Interview with Olu Olamigoke 

Johnny Dutch put a show for Virginians last year at the Virginia Tech Invitational and another hurdler from North Carolina will do the same this weeekend at the Asics Invite in US leader in the 55 (7.23) and 60 (7.63) meter hurdles, Wayne Davis of Southeast Raleigh. The defending Nike Outdoor Nationals 110 meter hurdles champion and World Youth champion and record holder will definitely be in a class of his owns in the 55 meter hurdles at Liberty.Some of Virginia's best hurdlers will be competing this weekend as well and the scary thought is if they competed in the 55 meter hurdles and the Southeast Raleigh junior Davis competed in the 60 meter hurdles next to them, Davis could likely still win. Douglas Freeman's Michael Quash and Brookville's Ethan Nixon are ranked third and fourth respectively in the state with season best times of 7.64 and 7.67 in the 55 meter hurdles, while Davis ran 7.63 in his 60 meter hurdles victory last weekend at Arkansas.

A top sprinter from North Carolina will attempt a sweep of the sprints, two of Virginia's top returning middle distance runners will make a run for 5 minutes in the 1600, three vaulters look to top their all-time best clearances from last week, Bethel relays hope for a collision-free victorious weekend, and 20 girls seeded under 3:10 in the 1000 are just some of the girls' preview highlights for this weekend's Asics Invitational in Lynchburg.

Take a look at where Virginians currently rank in the MileSplit US national rankings with a top 25 national list. Virginians are highlighted in bold.

Take a look at where Virginians currently rank in the MileSplit US national boys rankings with a top 25 national list. Virginians are highlighted in bold.

This weekend will mark the 49th Annual East Coast Invitational. In the past it has been one of the major indoor invitationals in Virginia not only for the high school athletes but college athletes as well. It has been held in the Arena, the Coliseum, and now the Arthur Ashe Center. In recent years with the coming of the no - spike policy the meet has declined in importance. When we look back at the meet when it was in its prime we see the names of state and national high school champions, college All-Americans and future Olympians competing in the meet (not to mention quite a few of our current coaches). At the 29th Annual East Coast Invitational in January of 1988 the East Coast Meet was in its prime. Not only did it draw some of the best in Virginia High Schools but quite a few of the major state colleges.

Westfield senior Tasia Potasinski (pictured left by John Herzog) was rolling last weekend at the CNU Showcase in Newport News. The fastest returning 800 meter runner in the state (2:12.21 PR) anchored her 4x800 meter relay last Friday to a US #1 time of 9:22.90 with a 2:15 anchor leg split. She followed up on day two of events with a near personal best and US #10 time of 2:59.36 in a 1000 meter run as she defeated a strong field including defending state 1000 meter champion Paige Johnston of Midlothian. Potasinski looks to keep the momentum going into this weekend at the Asics Invitational at Liberty University where she will compete against another state champion runner in Laura Rapp (4:55 1600 best) of Heritage in Friday night’s 1600 meter run. The Westfield girls were able to win that elusive first state title in the 4x800 meter relay last June after coming into several previous state meets as one of the top squads in the event. Maybe it is Potasinski’s time to win her first individual state title as well after she broke out onto the scene as a freshman with a 2:15 800 meter win at the Northern Region Outdoor Meet. The country of Poland certainly has been kind to the Virginia high school running community as of late with allowing us to have 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals 800 champ Axel Mostrag compete at Fork Union as well as Potasinski with Polish heritage. Potasinski’s father was born in Poland. MileStat.com’s Brandon Miles caught up with the Westfield middle distance star for an athlete spotlight interview.

Another big weekend for indoor track in Virginia with three major invitationals. The biggest and best figures to be at the Asics Invitational held at Liberty University where MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage. One of the nation's best hurdlers in Wayne Davis from North Carolina comes to Lynchburg. Davis, who competes at Southeast Raleigh High School, ran a US #1 time in the 60 meter hurdles last week at Arkansas. There will be plenty of nationally ranked Virginians at the Asics Invite as well including Javell Bullard, Peter Dorrell, and Tasia Potasinski among others. Meet preview on the way.Performance lists:Asics Invitational East Coast Invitational Keydet Invitational 

With 1600 and 3200 state leader Peter Dorrell, Blacksburg is one of only a few AA schools ranked high in the power rankings at #3. The Western Albemarle boys, winners of the FUMA Invite, also rely on the strength of their distance runners led by their top two in Tyler Stutzman and Kyle Satterwhite. Western Albemarle, ranked #4 in the power rankings, edged out #2 Nansemond River this past weekend at Fork Union. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

Photo by Ted PlunkettThe Osbourn Park girls hold the top spot in the power rankings over depth rankings #1 Western Branch as having highly ranked relays in all three events, a top ranked distance runner in Ariel Karabinus, and the versatility of the Hyter twins has put together a great mix for success this year. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

Photo by John Herzog The Southeastern District has shown to be loaded with many of the state's best boys teams as shown with three of the top four ranked teams in the latest state depth team rankings from the district. Western Branch boys lead the pack as the #1 ranked squad with Nansemond River in second, and King's Fork in fourth. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

The Western Branch girls are emerging as the most well rounded team in the state. With a constantly improving distance squad feeding off a Eastern Region curse snapping top three finish in cross country this past fall coupled with two state leaders in Ermesha Fair in the long jump and Jessie Gaines (pictured above by John Herzog) in the 55 meter dash, Western Branch sits a whopping 47 points ahead of the Northwest Region's Osbourn Park in the latest state depth team rankings. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

Performance list for the 2008 Keydet Invitational to be held Saturday, January 19th at "The Pit" at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA.

Who can forget the great anchor leg by Manchester's Anthony Chesson at the 2007 Clash to help the Lancers to come from behind on Bethel for a US #2 flat track time of 3:22.44. There were a total of four US #2 flat track performances in the first annual event last February. (Photo by John Herzog) A reminder that the entry deadline for the second annual St. Christopher's Mid-Atlantic Track Clash on Saturday, February is coming up on Monday, February 2nd at noon. All must enter their athletes via directathletics.com. The purpose of the Clash is to provide a high quality event on one of the state's best indoor track facilities with a single section, running events only finals bringing in the best the state has to offer. Similar to the huge jump that the MileStat.com Elite Track Gala in quality and depth of competition from its first year to second, expect to see the same improvements seen in the second annual St. Christopher's MAD Clash.

Performance list for the 2008 East Coast Invitational to be held Friday & Saturday, January 18th & 19th at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, VA.

Performance list for the 2008 Asics Invitational to be held Friday and Saturday, January 18th and 19th at Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg, VA. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage from Brandon Miles and photos from Ted Plunkett.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE!! This scheduled has been significantly changed from the one sent out with the entry info. The time schedule has been altered and some Friday events (11, 18, & 23) have been moved to Saturday. The event numbers remain the same. DESTROY ALL OTHER TIME SCHEDULES.

A newly resurfaced track at the Estes Athletic Center definitely had a positive effect on the performances at the 2008 FUMA Invitational held at Fork Union Military Academy. The return of spikes being allowed also helped with a packed house of 43 teams bringing in many of the state's top athletes. Nansemond River competed in two meets this weekend with CNU on Friday and FUMA on Saturday. The team was well represented in the sprints and jump at the Estes Center with Tanay Chandler winning the girls 55 (7.21) and 300 (42.91) meter dashes, while Kelvin Griffin cleared 6'4" in the high jump and leaped 22'4" in the long jump to take both events. The pole vault saw some high flying action with Kate Collins of Nelson County clearing a VA #11 all-time height of 11'1", while E.C. Glass senior Daniel Inge clearing 14'7" makes him the lone state leader in the event and #25 all-time in state history. Despite having individual winners in the 55 and 300 meter dash, Nansemond River boys fell just short of a team title by 11 points to Western Albemarle. Western's Tyler Stutzman (pictured right by David Fleenor) rolled out one of the fastest 1600 meter times ever at the Estes Center in a 4:20.80 win leading four under 4:30 on the 160 meter flat track, while Kyle Satterwhite (9:41.21) was equally impressive in a narrow 3200 win over Louisa's Thomas Baker (9:41.34). Nick Ward claimed another first place finish for the Warriors with a 1:08.37 clocking. Two relay wins in the 4x400 (3:39.84) and 4x800 (8:40.75) also helped pull them ahead of Nansemond River.Turner Ashby senior Justin Smith launched an indoor personal best throw in the shot put of 56'2" with one of the top field events performances of the meet. Smith won the AA state outdoor title last June with a personal best of 57'5.50". 2008 FUMA Invitational Photo Gallery by David Fleenor - 1284 total photos

Photo by Ted Plunkett Thomas Edison junior twin brothers Leoule and Tihut Degfae as well as Osbourn Park sophomore Ariel Karabinus will be competing in the elite high school mile races this weekend at the New Balance Games held at the Armory in New York City. All three recently competed in the Montgomery Invite mile, where Karabinus was the top Virginian finisher with a third place run of 5:11 and the Degfae's ran personal best times of 4:22 in the mile with Tihut in sixth and Leoule in seventh. They will be facing some stiff competition at the Armory with several sub 5 milers in the girls' race and a handful of sub 4:20 milers in the boys' field.

Performance list for the 2008 Virginia Tech Invitational held January 25th & 26th at Virginia Tech's  Rector Fieldhouse in Blacksburg, Virginia.

A total of seven athletes and one relay cracked into the recently published Virginia HS All-Time top 25 indoor performers list in this past weekend's invitationals. Congratulations to all for their historic all-time performances this past weekend!VA #3 All-Time Girls Pole Vault - Emma Dejarnette (Atlee) - 12'0" @ CNU Showcase VA #8 All-Time Girls Pole Vault - Rachael Hawks (Atlee) - 11'6" @ St. Christopher's Mini Invite VA #9 All-Time Girls 4x800m Relay - Westfield - 9:22.90  @ CNU Showcase VA #14 All-Time Girls 55m Dash - Jessie Gaines (Western Branch) - 7.05 @ CNU Showcase VA #14 All-Time Girls Pole Vault - Kate Collins (Nelson County) - 11'1" @ FUMA Invite VA #17 All-Time Girls Pole Vault - Colleen McGlade (Brooke Point) - 11'0" @ Montgomery InviteVA #23 All-Time Girls 55m Hurdles - Charisse Bryant (Green Run) - 8.16 @ Montgomery Invite VA #25 All-Time Boys 1600m Run - Peter Dorrell (Blacksburg) - 4:16.21c @ Montgomery Invite

Norfolk Collegiate freshmen Nefertiti Smith fell a few inches short of matching her US #1 triple jump mark from earlier in the season at CNU of 39'3.5", but still was flying high again with a 38'11.50" win in the event that she still leads the nation in as a mere freshmen. (Photo by John Herzog) More US top 10's were posted on day two of the CNU Showcase on Saturday in Newport News. Complete results are now posted along with the rest of MileStat.com's coverage of the meet including a large photo gallery by John Herzog, race videos, and interviews.Saturday's US Top 10 Performances at CNU Showcase: US #3 Boys 500 - Javell Bullard (Bethel) 1:06.25US #4 Girls 3200 - Kathleen Lautzenheiser (Midlothian) 11:00.86US #4 Girls 500 - Cierra McGee (Landstown) 1:17.38US #5 Boys 300 - Keith Ricks (King's Fork) 35.18US #5 Boys Shot - Frede Spellman (Oscar Smith) 59-3US #5 Girls 500 - Becca Sinichko (Lake Braddock) 1:17.94US #6 Boys 300 - Torry Womack (Western Branch) 35.22US #6 Boys 3200 - Bobby Peavey (Kellam) 9:32.76US #7 Boys 300 - Taylor Sykes (Great Bridge) 35.42US #7 Boys 3200 - Brian Welch (Mills Godwin) 9:34.01US #9 Boys 500 - Ulrick Smith (Douglas Freeman) 1:06.96US #9 Girls 500 - Keshia Rudolph (Grassfield) 1:18.60US #10 Girls 1000 - Tasia Potasinski (Westfield) 2:59.36 CNU Showcase Complete ResultsCNU Showcase Photo Gallery by John Herzog - 1633 total photos.CNU Showcase Race Videos by Brandon Miles - 33 total videos. CNU Showcase Interviews: Chris Copeland (Lakeland) - Emma Dejarnette (Atlee) - Cierra McGee & Marlena Wesh (Landstown)

With Millrose Mile invitations on the line and intense competition from some of Maryland and Pennsylvania's best milers, the state of Virginia had a dominant showing in the elite mile race at the Montgomery Invitational in Landover, Maryland on Saturday. Blacksburg senior Peter Dorrell (pictured left by John Herzog) led a top three sweep of Virginians in the boys' mile race with a 4:16.81 victory. Dorrell had been considered a pre-race favorite, so his win was not nearly as a surprise to have two other Virginians finish right behind him under 4:20 to best the remainder of the field in Oakton senior Joe Lorusso (2nd, 4:17.83) and Orange County senior Logan Collins (3rd, 4:18.55). All three individuals ran personal best times at Montgomery.Maryland ruled in the girls' mile though with a close finish between Walt Whitman's Morgan Gay (5:08.48) and Bethesda-Chevy Chase's Alex Doll (5:08.53) for first and second. Osbourn Park sophomore Ariel Karabinus was the top finisher from Virginia in the race with a third place run of 5:15.18.Green Run's Charisse Bryant improved upon her state leading time in the 55 meter hurdles with a 8.16 victory at the PG Center. Bryant is now ranked third in the country in the hurdles. There were several solid performances in the field events. Tynita Butts of T.C. Williams ended up third in the high jump despite clearing 5'6" with three others, while winning the long jump with a mark of 17'2". Mountain View senior Olu Olamigoke tied Western Branch's Jeffrey Artis for the state's best mark in the triple jump with a US #5 mark of 47 feet. Olamigoke also placed second in the long jump (22'0"). Brooke Point junior Colleen McGlade joined four others in the state with a clearance of 11 feet in the pole vault.The DMR saw many teams loading up with their best talent and it showed with the times. The Battlefield girls broke 13 minutes to place second in the event between two of Maryland's best in Eleanor Roosevelt (1st, 12:49) and Walt Whitman (3rd, 12:58) with a time of 12:52.75. Thomas Edison and Potomac School also ran well in the DMR with Edison anchored by Leoule Degfae (2nd, 10:51.81) and Potomac School anchored by Johns Ross (3rd, 10:54.27).Montgomery Invitational Results: Boys - Girls Montgomery Invitational Race Videos by Kevin Milsted: Boys Mile - Girls MileMore to come from Montgomery!

US #1 Girls 4x800 - Westfield VA 9:22.90 Photo by John HerzogA total of seven US top ten performances were produced in day one event on Friday at the CNU Showcase in Newport News, Virginia led by a US #1 from the Westfield VA girls in the 4x800 meter relay of 9:22.90. Westfield had a 2:15 anchor leg split from Tasia Potasinski to pull away from Midlothian, who finished with a US #4 time of 9:33.03. The Landstown girls ran a US #1 on a flat track and US #3 overall in the 4x200 meter relay as their top legs of Cierra McGee and Marlena Wesh were able to pull their team ahead after a stiff challenge from Western Branch.The Western Branch girls had a very successful first day at CNU as Jessie Gaines clocked in at a US #4 performance of 7.06 in the 55 meter dash finals, while Ermesha Fair leaped to a US #3 mark of 18-7.The field events were rockin' at the Freeman Center as the fast section of the boys 4x800 meter relay had to take a backseat to the lone competitors left in the boys high jump and girls pole vault with Chris Copeland of Lakeland having three close misses at 6'10" in the high jump after clearing 6'6" and 6'8" on his first attempts, while Atlee junior Emma Dejarnette soared to her first clearance ever of 12 feet as she now ranks just outside of the top ten in the event currently. The Eastern Region now has three girls ranked in the top ten nationally in the 55 meter hurdles as Grassfield junior Chantal Luedeke's 8.25 win in Friday's finals moves her to a US #7 position joining other Eastern Region hurdlers Charisse Bryant of Green Run (US #6 8.23) and Jessie Gaines of Western Branch (US #10 8.27) to be ranked among the nation's best.CNU Showcase - Friday Results US #1 Girls 4x800 - Westfield 9:22.90US #2 Boys HJ - Chris Copeland (Lakeland) 6-8 US #3 Girls 4x200 - Landstown 1:43.66 (US #1 flat track)US #3 Girls LJ - Ermesha Fair (Western Branch) 18-7 US #4 Girls 55 - Jessie Gaines (Western Branch) 7.06 US #4 Boys 4x200 - Western Branch 1:30.59 (just off own US #4 1:30.39)US #4 Girls 4x800 - Midlothian 9:33.03 US #7 Girls 55H - Chantal Luedeke (Grassfield) 8.25US #11 Girls PV - Emma Dejarnette (Atlee) 12-0More coverage to come from CNU including photos, videos, and interviews!

Entries for the invitational events for the 2008 Virginia Tech Invitational to be held Friday and Saturday, January 25th & 26th in Blacksburg, Virginia. Invitational events include the DMR, mile, and 800.

Midlothian High School had the first ever pair of AAA state cross country individual champions this fall and now have the first pair of Gatorade State Cross Country Runner of the Year award winners in senior Jason Witt and sophomore Kathleen Lautzenheiser. Not only did both Witt and Lautzenheiser win individual state titles this past cross country season, but also qualified to compete at Foot Locker Nationals. Gatorade award winners are selected not only for their outstanding athletic performances, but for meeting high academic-achievement standards while demonstrating exemplary personal character on and off the field.VA Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year - Jason Witt VA Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year - Kathleen Lautzenheiser MileSplit US article: Gatorade Selects State Runners of the Year 

These rankings have been compiled from multiple sources including Jack Shepard’s High School Track Rankings from 1977 thru 2006, results and rankings from MileStat.com, and past state meet results and entries. This should be a great source for today's top athletes to see where they stack in state history as well as help MileStat.com in appreciating the performances of the today's athletes when they measure up well with the past greats from Virginia. Email any additions or corrections to milestat@gmail.com

Heat sheets are now posted for this weekend's CNU Showcase in Newport News. CNU Showcase Heat Sheets 

The fast sections of the girls 1000, boys 300, and girls 4x400 are clearly the featured events on Saturday at CNU. Here are the names why...Girls 1000: Paige Johnston, Tasia Potasinski, Kerry Hartman, Brittany SevachkoBoys 300: Curtis Campbell, Daniel Nix, Keith Ricks, Taylor Sykes Girls 4x400: Landstown, Grassfield, Booker T. Washington, Bethel There will be several meet and high school facility records expected to go down this weekend as there were actually be three current facility record holders in the building back to improve upon their Freeman Center records including Oscar Smith's Frede Spellman in the shot put and the Bethel boys' 4x400 meter relay. 

Performance list for the 19th annual Fork Union Indoor Track Invitational to be held Saturday, January 12th at the newly resurfaced Estes Athletic Track Center. With spikes back in at the Estes Center, a new surface, and some talented fields, expect plenty of great performances at FUMA as the meet is only one year away from its 20th anniversary.Meet preview to come! 

Photo by John HerzogThe Eastern Region will be coming out in full force for this weekend's CNU Showcase in Newport News. Many of the state's top teams will be testing to see where they are at with less than two months before the indoor state championships in George Mason. Virtually all of the top girls teams will be at the Freeman Center including the  Landstown girls, who had some of the state's fastest sprint relays last winter and spring. Northern Region powerhouse Lake Braddock and defending AAA state indoor champion Midlothian girls will also be bringing their "A" teams into Newport News. Landstown is not the lone great team out of the Eastern Region though as Booker T. Washington, Grassfield, and Western Branch girls will have relays and athletes making noise at CNU. FMileStat.com's Brandon Miles previews Friday's events with a preview article of Saturday's events to be posted on Thursday. MileStat.com will be on-site with Brandon Miles and John Herzog. CNU Showcase Preview - Friday's Events CNU Showcase Performance List   

The first VA high school boys indoor team power rankings for the year. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

The first VA high school girls indoor team power rankings of the year. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 8-deep. 1st place received 8 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 8th place.

The first VA high school boys indoor team depth rankings of the year. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

The first VA high school girls indoor team depth rankings of the year. These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

Top 50 event by event state girls rankings as of January 9th. These are the winter track and field rankings, which include outdoor polar bear meet performances as well.

Top 50 event by event state boys rankings as of January 9th. These are the winter track and field rankings, which include outdoor polar bear meet performances as well.

Photo by John Herzog The invite mile race at Saturday's Montgomery Invitational in Landover, Maryland is not an automatic qualifier for the Millrose Games high school mile. But when a total of six sub 4:20 milers get together, the winning performance is bound to have at least one runner Madison Square Garden-bound.  Peter Dorrell leads a solid group of Virginians in the 15 person field as two-time state champion at 1600 meters with a 4:15 best against a talented contigent of runners from outside of Virginia.  

Heat sheets for the Montgomery Invitational to be held Saturday, January 12th at the PG County's Sports & Learning Center in Landover, Maryland.

Finally after a very quiet indoor season so far, the big guns are coming out to make some noise at this upcoming weekend's CNU Showcase in Newport News. The two day meet is quite large as well as filled with a good majority of the state's best individuals, relays, and teams. Not one event is lacking of talent and stars. A preliminary performance list is now posted. MileStat.com will be posting a preview article by Thursday morning as well as bringing on-site coverage with videos, photos, and interviews. Get pumped!CNU Showcase Preliminary Performance List 

A US #1 flat track 4x200 (1:30.29) performance by the Western Branch boys at the UMES Coach O Invite highlights this weekend's performances which also include a Mega sized and long lasting meet at the PG complex, a strong triple by Peter Dorrell at Liberty, as well as two meets being held at Fork Union and Lee-Davis. Results posted and performances entered into the database from UMES Coach O Invite, Southern MD Mega Meet, Fork Union New Year's Meet, Liberty Christian Academy Invite, and Lee-Davis Polar Bear Meet Invite. State Indoor Rankings (does not include polar bear outdoor meets): Boys - GirlsState Winter Rankings (includes polar bear outdoor meets): Boys - Girls Southern MD Mega Meet videos contributed by Kevin Milsted

Hampton University sophomore Francena McCorory's collegiate track and field career has been interrupted yet again by injury. McCorory suffered a sprained knee and sprained elbow Thursday night in a car wreck and will be out of action indefinitely. McCorory said another car slammed into her driver's side door as she drove on Magruder Blvd. in York County near Big Bethel Rd. McCorory, who was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, said the driver was ticketed for running a red light. "This is very disappointing, because it seems like I've had a lot of bad breaks in the past year," said McCorory, who had been scheduled to compete today in a meet at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. "But I saw my car today and it's in pretty bad shape. I'm lucky to be alive and not to have broken anything."Read full story... 

Performance list for the 2008 Southern Maryland Mega Meet to be held Saturday, January 5th at the Prince George County's Sports & Learning Center in Landover, MD. Seeded sections of the 3200 meter run will run in the PM, while unseeded sections will run in the AM. Girls 3200m run - sections 1 and 2 in the AM - SECTION 3 PM Boys 3200m run - section 1 and 2 in the AM - SECTIONS 3 and 4 PM