NEW YORK CITY, NY -- While a smaller group up Virginians headed even farther north to compete at the New York Armory for the NSIC, the other national indoor championship meet, a talented and competitive group it was.
At last year\'s National Scholastic Indoor Championships, the Deep Creek boys broke the national record in the 4x200 meter relay (1:27.09). While competing without star sprinter Derron Flood who sat out with the hamstring injury he suffered at the state meet, Deep Creek still managed to pull off a stellar meet in which they took national runner-up honors in both the 4x200 meter relay (1:28.05) and sprint medley relay (3:25.74). Their sprint medley team was especially noteworthy considering it was the third fastest high school all-time in U.S. history. Anchoring that relay was a 1:53 800 meter split from Desmond Perkins.
Also looking very impressive in the sprint relays was the Bruins from Lake Braddock as they earned All-American in two events. Lake Braddock joined Deep Creek in the sprint medley relay on Friday night in a very competitive race and performed admirably with a fourth place finishing time of 3:31.00. The crew from Lake Braddock put out another impressive on Sunday in the 4x400 meter relay, where the group from Burke, earned their second All-American honors for the meet with an impressive, state leading clocking of 3:19.22.
Highland Springs took a surprising fifth place finish to earn All-American honors in the 4x200 meter relay (1:30.50).
Rockbridge County senior John Crews earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year in New York in the 5000 meter run as Crews took runner-up honors in a time of 15:27.54.
In the girls\' 5000 meter run, another Virginian snabbed All-American honors as Hidden Valley junior Jennifer Beury had a sensational run to finish sixth in a big personal best time of 17:49.80. Beury was not satisfied with just one All-American medal, she wanted one more as she won the slow heat of the two mile run to finish fifth overall with another personal best time of 11:04.69.
Another individual from Virginia who brought home two All-American honors was high flying jumper Amy Seward of Salem. Seward was a national runner-up in the triple jump (41-7) and third place finish in the long jump (19-4.25) to complete a very successful weekend for the Miami (FL) bound senior.
Coming away with the most medals from NSIC was Lake Braddock star hurdler Craig Gallimore. Gallimore, a member of the All-American sprint medley relay and 4x400 meter relay, also earned the honor on his own individual as Gallimore earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year in the 60 meter hurdles with a runner-up finishing time of 8.02.
NEW YORK CITY, NY -- While a smaller group up Virginians headed even farther north to compete at the New York Armory for the NSIC, the other national indoor championship meet, a talented and competitive group it was.
At last year\'s National Scholastic Indoor Championships, the Deep Creek boys broke the national record in the 4x200 meter relay (1:27.09). While competing without star sprinter Derron Flood who sat out with the hamstring injury he suffered at the state meet, Deep Creek still managed to pull off a stellar meet in which they took national runner-up honors in both the 4x200 meter relay (1:28.05) and sprint medley relay (3:25.74). Their sprint medley team was especially noteworthy considering it was the third fastest high school all-time in U.S. history. Anchoring that relay was a 1:53 800 meter split from Desmond Perkins.
Also looking very impressive in the sprint relays was the Bruins from Lake Braddock as they earned All-American in two events. Lake Braddock joined Deep Creek in the sprint medley relay on Friday night in a very competitive race and performed admirably with a fourth place finishing time of 3:31.00. The crew from Lake Braddock put out another impressive on Sunday in the 4x400 meter relay, where the group from Burke, earned their second All-American honors for the meet with an impressive, state leading clocking of 3:19.22.
Highland Springs took a surprising fifth place finish to earn All-American honors in the 4x200 meter relay (1:30.50).