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Photo by Ryan Kelly   The 13th annual Atlantic Coast Invitational was held on Saturday, June 25th at Lakeland High School in Suffolk. Top high school performances included a 21.97 clocking in the 200 meter dash from state champion Justin Burke of First Colonial, Matoaca freshmen Brianna Hayes clearing 5'6" in the high jump, Clover Hill's Janae Jones reaching out for a near personal best mark of 37'2.50" in the triple jump, Shannon Morton of Indian River winning the 1500 easily in a time of 4:52.17, and Grassfield rising senior Trey Holloway moving quickly through the 110 meter hurdles in a time of 14.53. Complete results and full photo gallery byRyan Kelly from Saturday's Atlantic Coast Invitational age group meet at Lakeland High School are posted below.   Atlantic Coast Invitational Complete Results Atlantic Coast Invitational Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly - Over 2,000 photos

GROUP AAA REGIONALS CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sports Backers Stadium - Richmond, VA   Complete Results Photo Gallery by John Herzog Richmond Times Dispatch Story: Boys - Girls   EASTERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Darling Stadium - Hampton, VA   Complete Results Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly The Virginian-Pilot Story Daily Press Story   NORTHERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Lake Braddock High School - Burke, VA   Complete Results Photo Gallery by Andrew Kicinski Photo Gallery by Dave Watt Washington Post Story   NORTHWEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Liberty University - Lynchburg, VA   Complete Results Photo Gallery by Aaron Banks Fredericksburg Free Lance Story   GROUP AA REGIONALS REGION I CHAMPIONSHIPS @ York High School - Yorktown, VA Complete Results Photo Gallery by Ryan Kelly Daily Press Story Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Story   REGION II CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Warren County High School - Warren County, VA Complete Results Photo Gallery by Tim Hagen   REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Harrisonburg High School - Harrisonburg, VA Complete Results DNROnline.com Story   REGION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Laurel Park Middle School - Martinsville, VA Boys Results - Girls Results Photo Gallery by Frank Locascio The Roanoke Times Story   GROUP A REGIONALS Region A: Complete Results Region B: Complete Results Region C: Complete Results - The Roanoke Times Story Region D: Complete Results

Some of the top performances from district week:   Potomac's Anthony Williams matched the 13.87 clocking in the 110 meter hurdles posted last week by Annandale's John Jenkins as now two hurdlers have ventured into top 5 all-time territory in state history in the event. Meanwhile, defending Group AAA 110 hurdles champion Vincent Wyatt dropped a huge chunk of time off his previous best with a 14.09 performance for the William Fleming senior at his district meet. Along with Williams' 13.87 at the Cardinal District Championships, Forest Park freshmen Musahakim Williams has to have now one of the fastest times ever run by a freshmen in state history in the 100 meter dash with VA #2 10.72 clocking. Broad Run junior Jonathan Russell joined only two others who have dipped under 38 seconds in the 300 meter hurdles as Russell now emerges easily as the Group AA state title favorite in the event following his 37.63 win at the Dulles District Meet. Landstown sophomore Leah Lott made the first big drop in time among the state leaders in the girls 100 hurdles after 14.3s had been the norm for most of the spring with her 14.16 victory at the Beach District Meet. Phoebus junior Vamonie Boddie is turning it up a notch just in time to make a run at defending her state title in the 300 hurdles following her 43.71 preliminary performance at the Peninsula District Meet. Felecia Majors of South County is one of the state's most versatile athletes this spring, but showcased her speed last week at the Patriot District Meet running the 400 in 55 seconds and 200 under 25 seconds.   Grafton's Kyle King rolled a state leading time of 9:06 in the 3200 in a virtually solo performance at the Bay Rivers District Meet. King's performance was obviously a meet record, which several records went down at Wednesday's Dominion District Meet in the distance races including two by Cosby junior Megan Moye. Moye won the 1600 in a personal best and VA #2 time of 4:53.16, while doubling back in a short time to win the 800 also in a meet record time of 2:14. Southern Track Classic 2 mile champion Darren Barlow of Midlothian joined Moye as a record setter in the meet with his time of 4:16.44 in the 1600 meter run. Earlier in the week, Colonial Forge boys rocked a school record and state leading time of 7:45 in the 4x800.   At day one of the Capital District Championships on Friday, Chris Pillow of Atlee moved himself up on the Virginia high school all-time list with a clearance of 16'3" in the pole vault. Meanwhile at the Jefferson District Meet, Hannah Meador of Fluvanna edged closer to joining the 12 foot club with a clearancce of 11'9". Group AAA indoor shot put champion Kiara Howell of Grassfield threw for a personal best of 41'9" on the first day of competition at the Southeastern District Meet which moves her to a #1 ranking in Group AAA currently.   Results and highlights from district championship action so far.   Group AAA: Capital - Central - Colonial - Dominion - Beach - Eastern - Peninsula - Southeastern - Concorde - Liberty - National - Patriot - Cardinal - Cedar Run - Commonwealth - Western Valley   Group AA: Battlefield - Bay Rivers - Southside - Dulles - Evergreen - Jefferson - Northwestern - Blue Ridge - Massanutten - Seminole - Southern Valley - Piedmont - River Ridge - Southwest    Group A: Eastern Shore - Northern Neck - Tidewater - Tri-Rivers - Bull Run - Dogwood - James River - Shenandoah - Hogoheegee - Mountain Empire - Pioneer - Three Rivers - Black Diamond - Clinch Mountain - Cumberland - Lonesome Pine 

Highlights and results from this past weekend's meets. A busy weekend of meets with at least 15 major invitationals being held across the state.   Apple Blossom Invitational - Sherando's Krista DeCeault continued to roll out impressive solo times in the northwest corner of the state including a 5:03 1600 PR and another 3200 performance well under 11 minutes at 10:38. Seumas O'Reilly of Warren County squeaked out a thrilling 1600 meter win over Skyline sophomore Thomas Madden with both running personal bests at 4:20. John Handley sophomore Britani Myers will be one of the top seeds in the 400 meter dash at the Group AA state meet after her 57.86 clocking at James Wood High School. Caroline Invitational - Great heights were reached in the pole competition at Caroline with Henrico's Stephanie Oleson clearing 12'6" and Riverbend's Nicholas Judy achieving a remarkable one foot PR with his 14'3" clearance. Erin Edmond of Riverbend continues to excel both on the track and in the jumps with a 5'4" first place showing in the high jump and motoring to a time of 57.38 in the 400 meter dash. Charles City Last Chance Invitational - With his recorded mark of 153'11", CJ Kelly of Matthews has thrown his hat into the ring as a contender for the Group A state title. Armstrong girls dominated many of the events at Charles City including strong performances from Alea Stevens in the 300 meter hurdles (46.09) and Ariel Barlow (5'4"). Colonial Forge Showcase - A smaller meet with right at the state auto required number of 10 schools competing, but not short on quality with top notch programs bringing in their depth and stars, especially in the distance races. The Cody Snyder and Marques Atkinson 800 meter match-up finally happened with the two Capital District stars battling to two of the state's faster times in the event with Snyder as the winner at 1:53.74 and Atkinson as the runner-up at 1:54.54. David Pennesi of Colonial Forge and Darren Barlow of Midlothian had a great race with a close finish producing fast times last weekend in the 3200 at Sports Backers Stadium and followed up this weekend with a nearly identical showing but in the 1600 instead with both under 4:20. Pennesi, only a junior, was the winner again at 4:17 with Barlow breaking 4:20 for the first time at 4:18 for second place. Indoor 1000 meter champ Kimberly Ficenec had a strong double in the 1600 and 800 with a 5:02 PR win against Hannah Lowery of Stafford (5:06) in the 1600, while also taking the 800 as well in 2:15. Lowery won the 3200 with another sub 11 run at 10:47. Midlothian sophomore Sean Willard put together a great race in the 3200 in a decisive 9:36 victory.  Cosmopolitan Invitational - Christiansburg junior Rochelle Evans has remained undefeated against state competition this spring with consistent marks well over 40 feet including a most recent season best throw of 43'3.50" at Salem High School on Friday. Evans also claimed first in the discus with a mark of 119'7". After chopping considerable time off his 3200 PR last week at the MileStat.com meet, Patrick Woodford of Patrick Henry dropped his 1600 time considerably with a 4:23 win. Defending Group AAA 110 hurdles champ Vincent Wyatt breezed to a sub 40 second time in the 300 hurdles. Draper Invitational - Sarah McCarthy of Bishop O'Connell had a breakthrough weekend in shattering the 11 minute barrier in the 3200 with a 10:46 performance. McCarthy also won the 1600 meter run in a 5:10 PR and the O'Connell girls won the 4x800 impressively in 9:44. Episcopal's Shantell Bingham is one of the state's best hurdlers, but showed she can jump too with a winning mark of 17'10" in the long jump. Bingham's teammate Reid Nickle had one of the best performances in the boys' events with his 1:57.40 victory in the open 800. Five Forks Track Classic - After his twin brother Marques ran a 1:54 800 the night before at Colonial Forge, Atlee senior Michael Atkinson showed that he can run just as fast as well in the open 800 with a 1:55.40 debut after being pushed by Huguenot's Keith Crawford (1:56.41). Cosby's Megan Moye had split around 2:13 in a few 4x800 relays indoor, but had not gotten the opportunity to run the open 800 until this past Saturday at Prince George which Moye posted the state's second fastest time in her 2:13.01 victory. Anna Spiers of Maggie Walker was a runner-up to Moye in the 800 at 2:18 after winning a close race with Forest Park's Allyson Bodmer (5:05) in the 1600 with a time of 5:04. Meadowbrook's Torie Cunningham lowered her season best in the 200 meter dash with a 24.85 clocking. Two of the state's top female vaulters were featured at Five Forks with Atlee's Cameron Overstreet (1st, 12'6") and Menchville's Melissa Wilson (2nd, 11'6"). Fluvanna Invitational - Tight finishes in the girls 1600 between Emma Helsel of Fauquier and Kaila Blackburn of Monacan both at 5:06 as well as the boys 800 between Michael Waller of Chancellor and Michael Idziak of Fork Union both at 1:55 were the top highlights from Fluvanna's Friday night meet. Chancellor's Maya Wright ran a great time in the 400 at 57.40, while also claiming first place in the 100 as well at 12.30. Fluvanna's own Hannah Meador continues to inch further up each weekend this spring to establish herself as the Group AA favorite in the pole vault with a second straight personal best clearance at 11'6". Fork Union's Jordan Roach has yet to be defeated this season against in-state competition in the discus throw after another mark over 160 feet. Gar-Field Invitational Nike Spring Invitational - Deep fields in the girls distance races with several girls under 5:10 in the 1600 and 2:20 in the 800 with two of the Northern Region's best battling for first in the 1600 between Myah Hicks (5:04.74) of Thomas Edison and Sarah Jane Underwood (5:06.34) of West Potomac. Underwood's teammate Dale Lescher ran a PR of 2:17 in the 800 to hold off James Robinson's Macey Schweikert (2:18) for the win. Chantilly sophomore Sean McGorty was just edged out by Northwest's (MD) Chris Miller in the 1600 with both at 4:21 along with West Springfield's Colin Taylor. Westfield boys have been a pleasant surprise in their resurgence in the 4x800 meter relay as they just missed joining the sub 8 minute club with their time of 8:00.42. The South Lakes boys figure to be in contention for the regional team title in a few weeks and will be relying heavily on Sean Price, who produced a mark of 45'10" in the triple jum at Nike Spring. Suffolk Invitational - Speed was most present at Lakeland High School this weekend led by two smoking times posted by Christal Peterson of Phoebus dipping well under 12 seconds in the 100 meter dash with a 11.72 clocking and following that performance up with a personal best time of 55.82 in the 400 meter dash to showcase her great range. Lakeland's Jaquan Demiel represented well on his home track as he pulled out two victories from strong challenges in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles by Granby's Justin Williams with top times of 14.47 and 39.14 respectively. The King's Fork boys threw down the state's fastest time this spring in the 4x400 meter relay as they nearly dipped under 3:20 with their final time of 3:20.88 as Granby pressed them in second at 3:22. A stacked girls 300 hurdles race with five girls running 45 seconds or faster with defending Group AAA state champ Vamonie Boddie of Phoebus clocking a season best and near state best at 43.99. Western Branch sophomore Josh Marriner had recorded a big mark over 23 feet in the long jump last summer, but had not leaped as far until this past Saturday with his best mark leap of 23'1.50". T.C. Williams Invitational - Tallwood's Zack Fanelty has a been consistent and strong performer in the open 800 this spring as he went north this weekend to seek new competition which resulted in a 1:55.62 win. Tallwood teammate Jordan Anderson also took home a first place medal in the discus with his field besting mark of 157'4". Another Beach District star transplanted for a weekend in the Northern Region impressed at T.C. Williams with Green Run's Chelsea Utley clocking a time of 44.56 in the 300 hurdles. TJ Penultimate Experience - Despite getting late to the meet and almost missing the start of his race, the talent of Annandale junior Ahmed Bile surpassed the lack of a real warm-up with Bile rolling out a swift state leading time of 1:52.33 in the 800 meter run. Bile's teammate John Jenkins was only a hundredth of a second off his PR in the 110 meter hurdles in a 14.45 victory at TJ. Adrian Thomas of Stone Bridge had yet to break 50 seconds in the open 400 before this weekend, but decided to take care of breaking 49 seconds as well in the process with a breakthrough 48.84 clocking. Virginia Beach Invitational - First Colonial boys took their high flying act to Landstown this weekend with a impressive across the board showing in the jump events with indoor state champ Allen Boardley winning the triple jump with a mark of 45'11.50", while teammates Dsean Brown and Avion Brown went 1-2 in the high jump with clearances of 6'8" and 6'6" respectively. Brown also claimed first in the long jump with a mark of 22'8.50". Meanwhile, Justin Burke took care of business on the track for First Colonial as a double winner in the 100 and 200 including a sub 22 second clocking in the 200. Grassfield swept the 800 with Amanda Smith taking first at 2:16, while Jeremy Greenwald ran an open 800 PR time of 1:54.29. Grassfield's Navia Howell ruled the throws with top marks in the shot put and discus. John Marshall junior Mary Allen put together a stellar double in the 400 and 200 with times of 56.60 and 24.70 as teammate Breanna Taylor was a close runner-up in the 200 under 25 seconds as well. Kempsville Taylor Frenia and Oscar Smith's Brandon Ruffin had a competitive showdown in the discus with both recording marks well over 160 feet with Frenia besting Ruffin at 165'5". Trey Holloway of King's Fork and K'vonte Scott of Princess Anne are emerging stars on the state level in the hurdles, especially after their times at Landstown with Holloway at 14.64 in the 110 hurdles and Scott approaching 39 seconds flat in the 300 hurdles. Despite not much competition to press her, Audrey Batzel of Ocean Lakes made a fierce assault on breaking 5 minutes in the 1600 as she finished just off the time at 5:02.  VMI High School Track Classic - Great DMR races at the end of the meet with the Hidden Valley girls easily distancing themselves from Blacksburg for a time of 12:04, while Blacksburg and Western Albemarle boys produced two of the state's fastest times in the events at 10:38 and 10:42 with George Carter and Derek Armstrong anchoring for both teams. Blacksburg's anchor legs George Carter and Hannah Brown were double winners earlier in a short span in the 1600 and 800 meter races as Brown posted some swift times at 4:54 and 2:15. Oakton sophomore Meghan Jean-Baptiste scored in a handful of events while picking up victories in the high jump and 100 meter hurdles. Oakton also swept the 4x800 meter relays earlier with times of 9:43 for the girls and 8:06 for the boys. Robert E. Lee girls had two double event individual champions in the field events with Daquaa Scott in the shot put and discus and Karissa Jenkins in the long and triple jump. Blacksburg freshmen Kendall Wiles has continued her sensational indoor season into outdoors in the sprints including a personal best 57.37 in the 400 meter dash, while taking runner-up to teammate Alyn Carr in the 200 meter dash. Another freshmen winner was found in the boys discus as Matthew Zajac expects to be even better than his older brother Michael in the throws. The morning 3200 races produced solid winning times from Hidden Valley's Annie LeHardy at 11:03 and Blacksburg's Frank Locascio at 9:37.