Photo by Brandon Miles
Virtual meet rankings for Group AAA (as of January 4th), which includes top 8 performers in each event and team scoring through 8 places. Western Branch boys do not have a current Group AAA leader individually (although they have several highly ranked include #2 in the 500 in Byron Robinson), but it is their relays which have propelled them to a current #1 team ranking in Group AAA. Their 4x400 meter relay at the Boo Williams Winter Break Invite clocked a state leading and US top 10 time of 3:26, while their 4x200 is right in the thick of things with a 1:32.41 season best. Lots of new faces are emerging among the Group AAA boys as state title threats including in the sprints such as 55 meter dash US leader Ayo Raymond of James Robinson and VA #1 300 performer Damian Smith of Green Run. All three of the distance events (1000, 1600, 3200) for Group AAA boys have top performances from outdoor polar bear meets between Nicholas Wolfe of Mountain View i...