Highlights from day two at the Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational:     Taranisha Taylor (Western Branch) US #1 7.04 55m Michael Cherry (Oscar Smith) US #2 49.20 400m Maya Moore (Bethel) US #2 57.64 400m Chantel Ray (Hampton) US #2 8.04 55H Audrey Batzel (Ocean Lakes) US #3 2:18.00 800m Damian Smith (Green Run) US #6/VA #1 34.94 300m & US #8 6.53 55m Western Branch boys 4x400 - US #7/VA #1 3:26.58 Hampton boys 4x200 - VA #1 1:31.94   Boo Williams Winter Break Invite Complete Results Boo Williams Winter Break Invite Race Videos   More to come including photo gallery.

Brianna Hayes (Matoaca) VA #1/US #4 5-6 High Jump Taranisha Taylor (Western Branch) VA #1/US #2 7.07 55 Dash   Jack Little (York) 2:36 1000   Maya Moore (Bethel) 1:17.19 500   Race videos and photos to come this weekend after day two coverage tomorrow.   Boo Williams Winter Break Invite - Day 1 Results

Live results link below (courtesy of Atlantic Coast Timing) for the Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational to be held on December 29th and 30th in Hampton. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage both days.   LIVE RESULTS Meet Page w/ Schedule of Events & Info Heat Sheets

  One of the top performances at the CVTF Clinic Invitational in Richmond on Wednesday belonged to Asia Smith of Highland Springs, who threw for a mark of 38'4" in the shot put. With a 39'11.25" personal best, the Highland Springs senior Smith is one of the state's top returnees in the shot. Only a freshmen, Deep Run's Matthew Novak won the 1000 meter run against Central Region cross country champion Nathaniel Hall of Atlee who was tripling back from the 1600 and 500 earlier in a short time window. Lee-Davis junior Bonny Turnage ran away with a 1000 meter victory and personal best time of 3:12. Faith Sykes of L.C. Bird claimed first in a competitive girls 500 meter race in 1:25.52 on the Arthur Ashe Center 145 meter spikeless track.    CVTF Clinic Invitational Complete Results CVTF Clinic Invitational Race Videos by Brandon Miles CVTF Clinic Invitational Photo Gallery by Scott Reid CVTF Clinic Invitational  Photo Gallery by Brandon Miles

Heat sheets for the Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational to be held Thursday and Friday at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage.   Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational

US #1's from Ayo Raymond (6.43 55 Dash) & Rashaan Jones (6-8 High Jump)   Shakeela Saunders US #8 38-4.25 TJ Photos by Andrew Kicinski   Complete results now posted from Tuesday's Friends of Indoor Track Invitational at the PG Sports & Learning Center in Landover, Maryland. Full photo gallery from Andrew Kicinski to come!   FIT Invitational Complete Results FIT Invitational Photo Gallery by Andrew Kicinski - Photos still being added.   Sarah Jane Underwood US #2 2:55.97 1000m   5 VA #1 Performances at FIT Invite: Girls 300 - Genamarie McCant (James Robinson) 40.45 Girls 1000 - Sarah Jane Underwood (West Potomac) 2:55.97 Girls Triple Jump - Shakeela Saunders (Nansemond River) 38-4.25 Boys 55 Dash - Ayo Raymond (James Robinson) 6.43 Boys High Jump - Rashaan Jones (South Lakes) 6-8 Genamarie McCant (James Robinson) US #7 40.45 300m

Photo by Andrew Kicinski   A leaderboard of the top freshmen performers in Virginia so far in the 2011-2012 indoor track & field season as of December 27th. 

MileStat.com will be providing on-site coverage this week at three consecutive meets over four days with Tuesday's F.I.T. Invitational, Wednesday's CVTF Clinic Invitational, and Thursday & Friday's Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational. Quality performances should be produced in the final big meets of 2011!

Performance list for the F.I.T. Invitational to be held Tuesday, December 27th at the PG County Sports & Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland.   F.I.T. Invitational Performance List

Performance list for the Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational to be held December 29th and 30th at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton.   Boo Williams Winter Break Invitational Performance List

The 2011 All-MileStat.com Cross Country Team has been published. Selections include Runner of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshmen of the Year, Most Improved Runner of the Year, and 7 runners selected each for the first, second, and third All-MileStat.com teams. Greatest weight given to championship season (district, regional, and state) as well as post-season (Foot Locker/NXN) performances in the selection process, but consistently strong performers during the invitational season was taken into consideration as well if a subpar race or two down the final stretch. Congratulations to all members of this year's All-MileStat.com Team!

  Virtual meet rankings (top 8 in each event/team scores) for each region in Group AAA based on performances in the database as of December 20th.

Virtual meet rankings (top 8 in each event/team scores) for each region in Group AA based on performances in the database as of December 20th.

Photo by Andrew Kicinski   A great competition in the jumps at the Liberty Elite Invitational on Saturday between David Prince of Patrick Henry (Roanoke) and David Johnson of Charlottesville. Prince recorded a huge personal best by 13 inches in the long jump with a VA #2 mark of 23'2", while Johnson was a foot behind in second place at 22'2". A big improvement for Prince, who failed to qualify for the Group AAA state outdoor championships. Johnson's specialty is the triple jump as a returning Group AA state champion, which he shined in again at Liberty University to improve his state leading mark in the event with a US #3 leap of 46'8".  Monacan senior Kaila Blackburn broke 11 minutes for the first time for 3200 meters in a duel with Watauga's (NC) Darby Middlebrook (2nd, 10:59) with a US #2 indoors performance of 10:56.74. Region IV outdoor 1600 meter champion Joel Johnston took first in the 1600 at the Liberty Elite meet with a time of 4:28, while Blacksburg junior Nick Link was able pull away from Staunton River's Stuart Robertson (9:40) for the win in the 3200 with a 9:36 clocking. Blacksburg sophomore Kendell Wiles dipped just under 1:20 in the 500 meter dash, while teammate Hannah Brown won the 1000 in 3:06 after getting a workout in by also competing in the 500 before and 300 after the 1000.   Liberty Elite Invitational Complete Results

Kimberley Ficenec (Mountain View) 2:56 1000m Ayo Raymond (James Robinson) 6.43 55m Dash   Rashaan Jones (South Lakes) 6-7 High Jump Felecia Majors (South County) 11-1 Pole Vault Photos by Andrew Kicinski   Without a doubt, the largest meet so far this season for Virginia athletes, but across the Potomac River at the Prince George County's Sports & Learning Center. The =PR= Holiday Invitational saw 59 national elite performances from Virginia individuals and relays. The Westfield boys and Midlothian girls in particular impressed in relay action. The Westfield boys swept the relays with auto state qualifying times in the 4x400 (3:28.97) and 4x800 (8:04.19) along with a 1:34.28 victory in the 4x200. The Midlothian girls were not far removed from an extended cross country season at the Nike Cross Nationals and showed no problem transitioning to the track with a state leading time of 9:39.37 in the 4x800 meter relay and finished with a 4:06 win in the 4x400. More in-depth meet summary and meet photos to come!     =PR= Holiday Invitational Results: Boys - Girls Photo Gallery by Marleen Van den Neste Photo Gallery by Andrew Kicinski

Photo by Andrew Kicinski   Top performances from the Green Dragon Relays on Saturday at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond came from the field events. Manchester junior Christian Rodgers has the state's second best mark currently in the triple jump at 45'9" from CNU and nearly matched the same distance at the Ashe Center with a 45'8.50" performance. Returning indoor All-American Nick Simmons of J.R. Tucker cleared a height of 6'6" in the high jump, while defending Group A state outdoor high jump champion Jasmine Mitchell of Amelia County won the girls' high jump at 5'3". Simmons also dipped under 8 seconds to win the 55 meter hurdles in 7.95. Highland Springs senior Asia Smith had a nice series of throws in the shot put with five of her six marks legal over 35 with a best of 37'8.50". Region I athletes swept the long jump with Caroline's Jessica Toliver (16'7.75") and Lafayette's Christian Kinney (20'6.25").   Green Dragon Relays Complete Results

Better late than never...race videos from last weekend's CNU Winter Frolic in Newport News.   CNU Winter Frolic Race Videos

Photo by Ryan Kelly   Western Branch girls showed themselves to still be another gear shift ahead of the rest of the state in 4x200 meter relay after a US #2 clocking of 1:42.91 at the All American Track Classic on Thursday at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.  Last year's relay for the Lady Bruins set the Virginia high school state record in the event with their 1:38.74 performance at the New Balance Indoor Nationals. This year's quartet appears to be capable of running under 1:40 again on a banked track later this season. Other top performances include Lafayette's Heidi Peterson running a solo 3:05 in the 1000 and 1-2 finish in the hurdles for Western Branch's Taranisha Taylor (8.28) and Shamia Lassiter (8.36). Defending Group AA 55 meter dash state champion Coby Branch of Nottoway opened with a 6.62 clocking and win at Boo Williams. Lafayette sophomore Derek Holdsworth now has the top performance in Group AA at 500 meters with his 1:08.96 performance. Carolyn Brown of Phoebus is one of the state's top freshmen talents so far this season as she followed up running a 40.88 in the 300 this season last weekend with a 7.21 clocking in the 55 meter dash.    All American Track Classic Complete Results All American Track Classic Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly

Performance list & estimated time schedule for the =PR= Holiday Invitational and final instructions for coaches.

Group AAA virtual meet team and individual (top 8) rankings based on performances in the MileStat.com database currently (December 15th). Western Branch leads both boys and girls currently with Bethel boys and Phoebus girls trailing in second.

Group AA virtual meet team and individual (top 8) rankings based on performances in the MileStat.com database currently (December 15th). Lafayette boys and Blacksburg girls are currently ranked #1 in AA followed by the E.C. Glass boys and Fluvanna County girls.

Private school virtual meet team and individual (top 8) rankings based on performances in the MileStat.com database currently (December 15th). Top ranked teams are the Fork Union boys and Collegiate girls, while the Woodberry Forest boys and St. Catherine's are ranked closely in second.

Performance list for Saturday's Liberty Elite Invitational at Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg, VA.   Liberty Elite Invitational Performance List

  Photo by Andrew Kicinski   Top 50 Virginia high school girls performers in each event this indoor season in the MileStat.com database as of December 15th. Last year's Group AA state outdoor runner-up in the long jump, Rashaad Walton of Prince Edward County, leaped out to a huge US #2 mark of 23'10.25" in the long jump last weekend at the Wally Gilbert Invitational in Lynchburg. Walton had a previous all-time best of 23'0" from his outdoor district championships in 2011.

Top 50 Virginia high school girls performers in each event this indoor season in the MileStat.com database as of December 15th. Defending New Balance Outdoor Nationals 800 meter champion Kimberley Ficenec of Mountain View turned in a strong double at the North Stafford Kick-Off meet outdoors earlier this month with state leading times of 5:04 in the 1600 and 3:02 in the 1000 meter races.

Photo by Ryan Kelly   First Colonial senior Justin Burke, arguably the state's top returning sprinter, opened his indoor season with a bang at the Beach District Regular Season Meet on Tuesday in Hampton. At the Boo Williams Sportsplex, Burke clocked a US #2 300 meter dash time of 35.59 along with a US #4 clocking of 6.50 in the 55 meter dash in his 2011-2012 indoor season debut. The First Colonial 4x200 also motored to a US #2 time of 1:32.67 with Burke as one of the four legs. Two automatic state qualifying performances were recorded in the boys 1600 meter run between Princess Anne's Matthew Schwartzer (4:25.02) and Kellam's Sean Helmke (4:25.49) going down to the wire to determine the race winner. Cox junior Chenara Lacey's clearance of 5'4" at the Beach District meet is the current state leading performance in the girls' high jump. Salem's Justice Steward posted swift times in both the 55 (7.27) and 300 (42.14) meter dashes.   Beach District Regular Season Meet #1 Results

Photo by Ryan Kelly   The Grassfield track team had several of the star performances at the CNU Winter Frolic including Trey Holloway dominating in the finals of the 55 meter hurdles with his state leading 7.48 clocking. Meanwhile, his teammate Vincent Lowe came out of nowhere to win the 55 meter dash in 6.50. Lowe has improved greatly from the spring when he finished 33rd in the 200 meter prelims at the AAA State Meet. Defending Group AAA state shot put champion Kiara Howell of Grassfield opened her season in a big way last week at a Southeastern District regular season meet with a personal best performance of 46'7" and followed that up with her second best mark ever at 44'10" for a victory at CNU. Read more highlights from CNU...   CNU Winter Frolic Complete Results CNU Winter Frolic Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly - 5,662 photos total

  Highlights from this past weekend's Real Deal High School Classic at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. Woodrow Wilson's Kenneth Williams (pictured above by Ryan Kelly) exhibited his great range after running a 1:55 800 last spring to this weekend clocking a state leading 6.45 time in the 55 meter dash prelims.

Photo by Andrew Kicinski   The sprints and jumps were dominated for the most part by North Carolina athletes at the Liberty Christmas Invitational, while the distance races went to the Virginians. After completing a breakthrough cross country season which included the Group AA state individual title and qualifying individually for the Nike Cross Nationals, Hidden Valley junior Carolyn Bethel came out on fire for her second indoor season by running two personal best times in the 1600 (5:05.23) and 3200 (11:03.25) meter races at Liberty University. Bethel was only a week removed from wrapping up her cross country season in Oregon at NXN. Read more highlights from Liberty...

Photo by Ed Lull   Impressive show by the Northern Region at the Foot Locker Nationals with all of their region's three representatives in the high school national championship race earning All-American honors with top 15 finishes. Chantilly junior Sean McGorty led the way with a 10th place finish of 15:28. McGorty was following the same path as his mother who raced on back in 1983 as a Foot Locker/Kinney National finalist (22nd place). Trailing only two places and one second behind was a familiar foe in South region teammate Ahmed Bile of Annandale. Competing in his second Foot Locker Nationals, Bile became an All-American once again with a 12th place run of 15:29. Rounding out the group of Virginia boys at Foot Locker Nationals was Skyline junior Thomas Madden, who will be the ninth highest returnee next year if able to qualify again after garnering a 23rd place finish. Lake Braddock junior Sophie Chase capped off her stellar fall of racing with All-American honors in San Diego by placing 11th with a time of 17:44. Meanwhile, Cosby senior Megan Moye just missed a top 15 All-American finish with her 16th place run of 18:01.   Check out MileSplit US coverage of Foot Locker Nationals

Performance list for the Real Deal High School Classic to be held this weekend at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton.    Real Deal Classic Performance List

Performance list for the CNU Winter Frolic to be held December 9th & 10th in Newport News. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage.   CNU Winter Frolic Performance List

  A busy next three months at the Boo Williams Sportsplex kicked off this weekend with the Peninsula Icebreaker. Photos and videos still being added to meet coverage. Top highlights from Saturday included:   * A 1-2 showing in the 500 meter dash from Cosby's Jayden Metzger (1:19.03) and Alexandria Moseley (1:19.74) * Bethel boys impressing in sprint relays double victory including 3:30 closing meet performance in the 4x400 * John Marshall claimed wins in both boys and girls 300 with Kempton Moore (35.90) and Mary Allen (41.61) * No Atkinson twins anymore, but doesn't stop Atlee boys from sweeping mid-distance races (500, 1000, 1600) * Western Branch girls outdueling Bethel 4:02 to 4:05 in the 4x400   Complete Results Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly - Over 5,000 photos Race Videos by Brandon Miles - All race videos added.

Albemarle senior Adam Visokay had one of the best individual races yet by a Virginian in the history of the Nike Cross Nationals with his 10th place finish in a loaded field of the nation's top runners. Only Midlothian's Jason Witt in 2006 with his sixth place finish has placed higher from Virginia at NXN and Visokay arguably ran in a tougher field since the addition and growing popularity of the individual qualifier component of the meet. The 2011 Group AAA 3200 meter state champion Visokay clocked a time of 15:37 on the muddy Portland Meadows 5K course, which was 35 seconds behind the winner Futsum Zeinasellaissie of Indiana. Matthew Schwartzer of Princess Anne (59th, 16:05) and Carolyn Bethel of Hidden Valley (99th, 19:22) also made the trip across the country to Virginia and faired respectably in their national championship appearance.    Meanwhile, the Midlothian girls were making their second Nike Cross Nationals appearance as a full squad with a completely new lineup from their 2006 squad which finished 10th in Oregon. An at-large selection from the Southeast Region, the Midlothian girls ended up placing 19th out of 22 teams as only Kara Dickerson (86th, 19:10) was able to break into a very deep top 100 finishers which saw the Group AA state champion Bethel barely squeak into.   More coverage from the MileSplit US National Team

Photo by Ryan Kelly   Hampton sophomore Chantel Ray opened the season with a swift 8.07 clocking in the 55 meter hurdles. Ray was the not the only strong opener performance on Friday at the Boo Williams Sportsplex including a 1-2 finish in the 55 meter dash by the Bethel boys Dominic McBride (6.54) and Rashawn Proctor (6.55), while Atlee pulled off a sweep of the 4x800 meter relays. Bethel's Willie Davis notched two wins in the high jump (6'6") and triple jump (44'7"), while Dominion District competitors Alexandria Moseley of Cosby (36'8") and Janae Jones (36'7") of Clover Hill only had an inch of separation around the state automatic mark in the triple jump. More to come after covering day two on Saturday.   Day 1 Results