VHSL Group 3A & 4A State Indoor Championships Coverage

Group 3A Boys Team Champions - Christiansburg

 

Group 3A Girls Team Champions - Blacksburg

Group 4A Boys Team Champions - E.C. Glass

 

Group 4A Girls Team Champions - E.C. Glass

Photos by Jon Fleming

 

 

  Anyone who attended these meets would no doubt say they were very entertaining and exciting all the way through. Despite this new “watered-down” format it seemed that the competition was better and that the team titles were much better competitions. Winning these titles were E.C. Glass taking both 4A titles, Christiansburg taking home the boys 3A, and Blacksburg taking home the 3A girls title. Though these titles coupled with the great performances that helped shape these races are great, the most bizarre or cool thing about these meets was the 4x400 rerun.

  For the few hundred that stayed, spare the explanation. In the last event, for the last division, on the last relay leg, on the last turn an incident happened. The cause is uncertain but the incident involved Glen Allen and I.C. Norcom colliding and falling to the ground. Both teams got up and finished the race, Norcom finished in 4th. After the race there was no flag visible and teams, parents, and officials began to leave and get ready for the team titles only to hear moments later that the track had to be cleared for a rerun! What this meant was that I.C. Norcom was ruled to be interfered with and had the option, which they elected to use, to rerun their race in 30 minutes. They chose to do that and ran by themselves to the screams and cheers of the fans who stuck around. What made it very cool was the I.C. Norcom fans and Blacksburg teams cheering as loud as they could during the entire race. With all that effort I.C. Norcom ran only .01 seconds off of winning the state title in that event, something that was very impressive and with only 30 minutes of rest. 

  Aside from that one in a million ending the meet ran to schedule and the results followed suit. The highlight athletes of the meet were Blacksburg’s Bonnie Angermeier and Kenneth Hagen, E.C. Glass’ Libby Davidson, Phoebus’ Carolyn Brown, and Glen Allen’s Stanley Davis.

  Angermeier’s meet consisted of winning the 1600 and 3200 in 4:59.63 and 10:58.94, both very respectable times. These two titles were Angermeier’s second and third state title this year and could only be a start for her with the entire outdoor season to come. On the boys side of the Blacksburg team was Kenneth Hagen who won all three events he competed in. Hagen was the anchor leg for Blacksburg’s winning 4x800 and the winner of both the 1000 and 1600 meter runs. Hagen’s winning times were 2:33.90 and 4:18.68, both very fast times but not quite as fast as he has ran earlier this season, Hagen is the state leader in the 1000.

  On the 4A side it was two distance athletes and a multiple event athlete stealing the show. Scoring the most points of these athletes was Carolyn Brown who won the 55 dash, 55m hurdles, high jump, and placed second in a photo finish in the 300. That was 38 points by herself, which would have scored herself in the top six for teams. On the distance side it was two athletes completing doubles of their own with Davis winning both the 1000 and 1600 and Davidson sealing the team title for E.C. Glass by winning the 1600 and 3200. Davis ran 2:33.31 and 4:24.83 to win his races and Davidson, a freshman, won her races in 5:13.85 and 11:01.15.

  A few other impressive performances that should not be overlooked are: Brandee Johnson’s of Nansemond River 39.06 300m dash. E.C. Glass’s Matthew Zajac’s 59-02.25 shot put. Kara Lyles of Nansemond River running a 1:16.04 to win the 500. Blacksburg’s boys’ 4x8 breaking eight minutes and winning all three relays, and Lafayette’s Derek Holdsworth running a new VA #1 in the 500 with his winning time of 1:04.03 to go along with his 300 state crown.

 Some more performances that were noteworthy were Cave Spring's Katie Fortner's 2:57.46 1000 meter run. Latrice Morris of Heritage winning both the 55 and 300 in swift times. Alyssa Shupe of Jefferson Forest winning the 4A 1000 in 2:56.92. One more performance that was noteworthy was Tabb's Baron Kieffer 9:36.31 3200. 

Remarkable top 3 sweeps in the boys shot put and high jump were huge point swings early in the competition to favor of the Christiansburg boys for them to overtake other team favorites Blacksburg and Lafayette for the 3A state team title with 97.50 points. Jordan Fenton (1st, 51'2.50"), CJ Napper (2nd, 48'2.25"), and Andrew McFee (3rd, 46'10.50") dominated the shot put together for the Blue Demons, while the senior trio of DD Smith (1st, 6'1"), Mackenzie Muldoon (2nd, 6'0"), and Josh Moore (3rd, 6'0") picked the right day to go 1-2-3 in the high jump to give a state title to their brand new first-year coaching staff at Christiansburg High School.

  All of these great performances and two state team title races coming down to the final event made this meet one to remember. Below are some of the highlights of the meet, hours of race and field event footage and thousands of pictures that were all taken over the two days of this meet.  Don’t forget to check back to view athlete interviews over the next week with several of the individual state champions.

 

VHSL Group 4A State Indoor T&F Championships

On-Site Coverage

VHSL Group 4A Girls State Meet Preview

Wow. That is the only word that can describe this classification’s team title race. We at MileStat utilized both the virtual meet function and actually scored the performance list out and have projected that E. C. Glass will win the state title by a single point over Phoebus who will place second by a single point over Nansemond River. All three of these schools however have realistic shots at winning this title and each of these teams will pick their respective points in different fashions.

Scoring the Performance List: Group 4A State Meet

Taking the performance list and scoring it as a meet, MileStat.com can generate a fairly accurate team score projection for the teams slated to compete at the Group 4A State Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday at Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg.

VHSL Group 4A Boys State Meet Preview

This meet’s three favorites will pick up their respective points in very different places and at different times throughout the meet but at the end will likely race in the final two events for the title. 

Videos

Group 4A State Championships - Girls 55 Hurdles Prelims Group 4A State Championships - Boys 55 Hurdles Prelims Group 4A State Championships - Boys 55 Dash Prelims Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x800 Sec 1
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x800 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x800 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x800 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Girls Long Jump
Group 4A State Championships - Boys Triple Jump Group 4A State Championships - Girls High Jump Group 4A State Championships - Boys Shot Put Group 4A State Championships - Boys Pole Vault
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 55 Hurdles Finals Group 4A State Championships - Boys 55 Hurdles Finals Group 4A State Championships - Girls 55 Dash Finals Group 4A State Championships - Boys 55 Dash Finals
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 4
Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 4
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 1600 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 1600 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 2
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 4 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 2
Group 4A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 1000 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 1000 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 1000 Sec 2
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 300 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 300 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 3200 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 3200
Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 1 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 1
Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 2 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 3 Group 4A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 4 Group 4A State Championships - I.C. Norcom Boys 4x400 Re-Run
Group 4A State Championships - Carolyn Brown Interview

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

 

 

VHSL Group 3A State Indoor T&F Championships

On-Site Coverage

2014 VHSL State Indoor Championships Coverage Central

Coverage central for all 5 VHSL State Indoor Track & Field Championship meets to be contested over the week. MileStat.com will have on-site coverage at all of the state meets contested at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton and Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg. 

VHSL Group 3A Girls State Meet Preview

Liberty’s Tolsma Track is hosting an impressive four classifications’ state championships this week and many of them are projected to be extremely close team battles but the 3A Girls Championship does not adhere to that storyline. The 3A meet will be all Blacksburg’s to win or lose with them not only having some of the best runners in the entire state but having some of the best quality depth of any team at any level. 

Scoring the Performance List: Group 3A State Meet

Taking the performance list and scoring it as a meet, MileStat.com can generate a fairly accurate team score projection for the teams slated to compete at the Group 3A State Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday at Liberty University's Tolsma Track Center in Lynchburg.

VHSL Group 3A Boys State Meet Preview

The team title race likely will be a three team battle between Lafayette, Christiansburg, and Blacksburg. These three teams are very familiar with each other and were all in the top four last season in the old AA classification. 

Videos

Group 3A State Championships - Girls 55 Hurdles Prelims Group 3A State Championships - Boys 55 Hurdles Prelims Group 3A State Championships - Girls 55 Dash Prelims Group 3A State Championships - Boys 55 Dash Prelims
Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x800 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x800 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x800 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x800 Sec 2
Group 3A State Championships - Girls Long Jump Group 3A State Championships - Boys Triple Jump Group 3A State Championships - Girls High Jump Group 3A State Championships - Boys Shot Put
Group 3A State Championships - Girls Pole Vault Group 3A State Championships - Boys High Jump Group 3A State Championships - Girls Shot Put Group 3A State Championships - Girls Pole Vault
Group 3A State Championships - Girls 55 Hurdles Finals Group 3A State Championships - Boys 55 Hurdles Finals Group 3A State Championships - Girls 55 Dash Finals Group 3A State Championships - Boys 55 Dash Finals
Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x200 Sec 3 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 1
Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 3 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x200 Sec 4 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 1600
Group 3A State Championships - Boys 1600 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 500 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 1
Group 3A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 3 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 500 Sec 4 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 1000
Group 3A State Championships - Boys 1000 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 300 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 300 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 3200 Sec 1
Group 3A State Championships - Girls 3200 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 3200 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 3200 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 1
Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 2 Group 3A State Championships - Girls 4x400 Sec 3 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 1 Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 2
Group 3A State Championships - Boys 4x400 Sec 3 Group 3A State Championships - Kenneth Hagen Interview

 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights