Reagan XC/Track
(Posted Oct. 29, 2015)
Former Wilmington Hoggard HS runner Ben Schmidt, currently a freshman at
Queens University, helped his team to a conference championship last
weekend:
Schmidt helps Queens cross country to South Atlantic Conference championship - StarNewsOnline.com
Men's Cross Country Breaks 18 Year Streak; Catie Byrd Named SAC Female Runner of the Year - www.QueensAthletics.com
(Posted Oct. 27, 2015)
Byrd wins SAC cross country meet - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Oct. 22, 2015)
The Story Behind the JDL Fast Track Indoor Facility - YesWeekly.com
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Latest news on former Shelby Crest HS sprinter Manteo Mitchell:
Olympic medalist inspires local youth with gritty perseverance - TheTribunePapers.com
(Posted Oct. 21, 2015)
Two former track stars from Asheboro HS are among six athletes in this year's
class inducted into the Asheboro High School Hall of Fame:
Asheboro High School Inducts New Members Into Asheboro Hall of Fame - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Oct. 19, 2015)
Several former high school runners from North Carolina helped NC State's cross
country teams to excellent performances this past weekend at the Wisconsin Invite in Madison, Wisconsin: (The number before each name indicates their position on State's team.)
Championship Races:
#1 Samantha George
(Raleigh Millbrook HS) 13th, 19:57.8 (6000m course)
#2 Ryen Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) 38th, 20:23.6
#5 Rachel Koon (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS) 20:42.4
#4 Bakri Abushouk (Cary HS) 57th.
#5 Tanis Baldwin (East Henderson HS) 24:51.7
#6 Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS)
Open Races:
Bianca Bishop
(Charlotte Providence HS) 10th, 21:11.8
Sam Roberson
(Raleigh Broughton HS) 25th, 25:16.2
Women Fourth, Men Seventh at Wisconsin Invite - GoPack.com
Philip Hall makes his official N.C. State debut - FayObserver.com
Results: Women's Championship Race - GoPack.com
Results: Men's Championship Race - GoPack.com
The Wolfpack had eight other individuals competing Friday night at the Wake Forest Invitational in Kernersville:
Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS)
Alexa Harvey (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS)
Rachel Bartolomeo (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)
Megan Vaughn (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)
Kyle Christ (West Johnston HS)
Pack XC Gains Experience at Wake Forest Invite - GoPack.com
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Among UNC results from Friday's Wisconsin Invite:
Stephen Mulherin (NC School of Science and Mathematics)
46th 24:08.7 PR.
Mitch Mcleod (Chapel Hill HS) 232nd, 25:54.6
Multiple PRs Set At Wisconsin Adidas Invite - GoHeels.com
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Appalachian State ran at the Wake Forest Invitational in Kernersville:
#1 Andrew Vandenberg (Watauga HS) 9th, 25:19.19
#2 Michael Ellis (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor) 15th, 25:22.01
Men's Cross Country Finishes in Third - AppStateSports.com
Former Watauga standout Vandenberg takes ninth at Wake Forest - WataugaDemocrat.com
#1 Tristin Van Ord (Chapel Hill HS) 7th, 21:51.08
#2 Samantha Campanaro (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor) 13th, 22:06.35 PR
#4 Hana Ratcliffe (Durham School of the Arts) 22nd, 22:31.94
#5 Dana Cox (Panther Creek HS) 27th, 22:35.37
#6 Erin Jameson (Winston-Salem Reagan HS) 34th, 22:45.63
Women's Cross Country Finishes in Second - AppStateSports.com
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East Carolina University also ran in the Kernersville meet:
#2 Grace Sullivan (Charlotte Providence HS) 24th, 22:32.74
#3 Shewit Weldense (Cary Green Hope HS) 42th, 22:55.88
#5 Sydney Teague (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS) 70th, 23:33.43
#8 Julia Brown (Cary HS) 110th, 24:48.19
#9 Maura McDonnell (Cary Green Hope HS) 111th, 24:50.18
#10 Samantha Teague (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS) 113th, 24:52.92
#3 Nick Ciaccia (Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds HS) 68th, 26:32.03
#4 Brather Cline (East Lincoln HS) 74th, 26:40.93
#5 Corbin Boyles (Maiden HS) 107th, 27:18.78
#6 Abel Tecle (Cary HS) 121st, 27:58.71
#7 C.J. Buck (Concord Jay M. Robinson HS) 148th, 29:11.69
Women's Team Place Seventh; Men's Team Finishes 10th - ECUpirates.com
(Posted Oct. 16, 2015)
NC State Freshman and 2015 Ravenscroft graduate Ryen Frazier is featured in this look at the
top NCAA freshmen women:
Which Teen Queen Will Finish Tops In NCAA XC? - MileSplit
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Former Franklin High School track & field and cross country coach Bill Dyar will be inducted tonight into the Franklin High School Athletic Hall of Fame:
Franklin hall of fame induction tonight - Citizen-Times.com
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Brenda Underhill has been inducted into the Southern Alamance High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Southern Alamance Inducts New Class Into Its Athletic Hall of Fame - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Oct. 15, 2015)
Project Triple Jump: Roster update and review - NationalScholastic.org
(Posted Oct. 14, 2015)
Former Asheboro HS runner Ryan Vanhoy appears in this video as his
19th-ranked Ole Miss men's team does an 8 x One-Mile with a 90-second recovery workout. Former Reagan HS star Craig Engels is one of their top runners.
Workout Wednesday: Ole Miss Mile Repeats - MileSplit
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Fans of the Triple Jump should like this:
What You Don't Know About the Triple Jump - ThePlayersTribune.com
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Wes Turner was a 17:45 5K runner for Mount Tabor back in 1998, placing 11th in the Central Piedmont 4-A Conference meet that year. Here's a current story on him:
Cancer survivor Turner runs on optimism - JournalNow.com
(Posted Oct. 13, 2015)
Former Winston-Salem Atkins HS track and basketball Coach
Robert Moore
has died at age 73. Moore developed state-contender track and basketball teams while there from 1967 through 1971.
Moore's Atkins track team was 3rd in the 1968 NCHSAA State Meet (all-classification). Atkins' Alfred Adams won the 120-yard High Hurdles and Olin Carter won the 180-yard Low Hurdles with Adams taking 2nd. Willie Crosby took 3rd in the Long Jump (22-0.25). Atkins' 4x220-yard relay was 4th and their 4x440-yard relay was 6th.
Atkins tied for 2nd in the 1969 State Meet. At that meet Atkins' 4x440-yard relay team of Willis Miller, James Caldwell, Alfred Adams, and Sylvester Johnson set a new state meet record of 3:22.9 (not bad on an old clay track). Adams won the 180-yard Low Hurdles and narrowly lost the 120-yard High Hurdles to Wilson Fike's Carlester Crumpler. Atkins was 3rd in the 4x220, Bracey Bonham 3rd in the Discus, and Ralph Taylor 6th in the Mile (4:28.5).
In 1970 (the first year the state meet was run on an all-weather track) Atkins was 2nd in the 4x440 (3:23.0) and 4th in the 4x220.
The 1971 Atkins team was 5th at the State Meet, winning both relays -- the 4x220 in 1:28.8 (Jimmy Caldwell, Carl Moore, Willis Miller, Robert Redd) and the 4x440 in a new state meet record of 3:19.0. Running on the record-setting team were Jimmy Caldwell, Carl Moore, Robert Redd, and Willis Miller.
Moore's Atkins teams won the Forsyth County Championship three years in a row (1969-1970-1971).
He coached at West Forsyth High School from 1971-1973, after Atkins was changed from a high school to a middle school. After leaving West Forsyth in 1973, Moore coached basketball at several colleges and returned to high school coaching in 1988. He was at Charlotte Harding HS from 1988-1991 and then at Asheville High School from 1991-2003.
Former High School, Collegiate Coach Robert Moore Dies - NCHSAA.org
Legendary basketball coach Moore dies - JournalNow.com
Atkins High School Sportsman Hall of Fame - WSFCS.k12.nc.us
(Posted Oct. 8, 2015)
Inside Look At New Franklin Field - Home Of Penn Relays - MileSplit
(Posted Oct. 7, 2015)
Spring Scholar-Athlete Winners Named - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Oct. 6, 2015)
Great American T-Shirts available to purchase online from Bull City Running Company - NationalScholastic.org
Great American CC Festival payees may also use entry fees toward NBN meets - NationalScholastic.org
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Southeast Raleigh sophomore Roman Mitchell has been selected as one of four newcomers for the NSAF's Project Javelin Gold for 2015-16. The group recently participated in their fall camp at East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Project Javelin Gold: Meet our four newcomers! - NationalScholastic.org
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NC State freshman Ryen Frazier (see 10/3 item below) was named NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the second time this season:
NCAA & NJCAA National Athletes of the Week (Oct. 5) - USTFCCCA.org
Cross Country places second at Notre Dame - TechnicianOnline.com
Frazier Wins Second USTFCCCA National Athlete of The Week Honor - GoPack.com
Frazier Wins Second ACC Performer of the Week Honor - GoPack.com
(Posted Oct. 3, 2015)
News on recent Raleigh Ravenscroft grad
Ryen Frazier:
Ryen Frazier Surprises, New Mexico Dominates Notre Dame Invite (10/2) - FloTrack.org
NC State Sweeps Second Place at the #NDInvite - GoPack.com
(Posted Oct. 2, 2015)
One North Carolina track club is among 16 nationwide have have been awarded grants
from The National Scholastic Athletics Foundation.
The grants are designed to help teams and clubs purchase equipment, improve facilities, meet the needs of their student-athletes, enable coaches education, defray expenses related to travel to the NSAF events, and much more. Average grants of $500-$600 (some larger, some smaller) are awarded and may be used for any reasonable purpose pertaining to the recipient's track and field program.
2015 Cedric Walker grants awarded to 16 teams, clubs
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Billy Edringston, North Carolina A&T State University's Associate Athletics Director for Game Operations and Facilities has received a special award from the NCHSAA. Edringston has been tremendously helpful in helping the university host the NCHSAA track and field championships for years.
NCHSAA Presents Awards At Regional Meetings - NCHSAA.org (scroll down to "REGION 5")
Previous story on Edringston - www.NCAT.edu
Previous story - Greensboro.com
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Also recognized by the NCHSAA was Rodney King, Cross Country and Track Coach at North Stokes High School. King led their boys team to a State 1-A Outdoor Championship in 2014. He has served as the NCHSAA Meet Director for the State Cross Country Championships, the 1A/2A Indoor State Championships and the NCHSAA 1A State Track and Field Championships.
NCHSAA Presents Awards At Regional Meetings - NCHSAA.org (scroll down to "REGION 7")
(Posted Sept. 24, 2015)
Former North Henderson standout honored by SAC - BlueRidgeNow.com
Byrd and Stubbe Named SAC Runners of the Week - QueensAthletics.com
Byrd was the 2009 NCHSAA State 2-A Cross Country Champion (19:43.74).
(Posted Sept. 23, 2015)
2015 was a breakthrough year for 25-year-old
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS/NC State). After winning the US 5000-meter title in June,
Hill ran a nine-second personal best (13:05.69) in Brussels in August.
Ryan Hill, Ben True edge closer to the summit - RunBlogRun.com
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A news item on Kathleen Mansure (Watauga HS), now a freshman at UNC-Greensboro:
Mansure Makes College Debut - GoBlueRidge.net
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Former Watauga HS pole vaulter Taylor Drummonds has transferred from East Carolina University to Appalachian State University.
Drummonds returns home to Boone via App State - WataugaDemocrat.com
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This is interesting:
"10 Things I Hate about Track and Field" - SpeedEndurance.com
(I agree particularly with #1.)
(Posted Sept. 22, 2015)
Former Raleigh Ravenscroft star Ryen Frazer made
a stunning debut as an N.C. State runner last weekend:
Frazier wins USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week Honors - GoPack.com
Frazier Garners ACC Performer of the Week Honors - GoPack.com
Wolfpack Dominates adidas XC Challenge - GoPack.com
Ryen Frazier Crushes Course Record In N.C. State Debut - MileSplit
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Former Winston-Salem Reagan and Asheboro High runners Craig Engels and Ryan Vanhoy are mentioned in LetsRun.com's 2015 NCAA Men's Cross Country Preview:
#10 Virginia, #9 Ole Miss, #8 Iona, #7 Oklahoma State - LetRun.com
Engels is a junior at Ole Miss and Vanhoy is his coach. Mississippi was 29th at the 2014 Nationals and is picked #9 this year. Also on the Ole Miss team for 2015 is senior Ryan Walling (Cary Green Hope HS), sophomore John Dalton Rohr (Raleigh Broughton HS), and freshman Zach Boone (Mitchell HS).
The Ole Miss men are ranked 15th in the latest (9/15) USTFCCCA.org Coaches' Poll.
The Ole Miss women's team includes junior Mary Alex England (Cary Green Hope), freshman Julia England (Cary Green Hope), and freshman Maddie McHugh (Huntersville Hough).
England Leads Rebels at Commodore Classic (9/19) - OleMissSports.com
Women's Cross Country Earns Runner-Up Finish to Open Season (9/5) - OleMissSports.com
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Appalachian State University's women's team, led by Tristin Van Ord (Chapel Hill HS) moved from 12th to 8th in the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings:
Women's Cross Country Moves Up Regional Rankings - AppStateSports.com
ASU's men's team won the Winthrop/adidas Cross Invitational Saturday. The Mountaineers were led by senior Michael Ellis (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor), with junior Andrew Vandenburg (Watauga HS), redshirt freshman Ian Milder (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor), and sophomore Ryan Shannon (North Lincoln) among their top six.
Men's Cross Country Wins Winthrop Invite - AppStateSports.com
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Southeast Raleigh sophomore Roman Mitchell has been selected to participate in the NSAF's Project Javelin Gold for 2015-16. Mitchell was 5th in the 2015 USATF National Junior Olympics Age 15-16 Javelin with a PR of 164-7.
Project Javelin 2015-16 to launch in East Stroudsburg and return to Pihtipudas - NationalScholastic.org
(Posted Sept. 21, 2015)
Student Athlete Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, the NCHSAA Endowed Fund offers six scholarships to eligible student-athletes of NCHSAA member schools.
NCHSAA 2015-16 Endowed Fund Scholarships - NCHSAA.org
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Due to the construction at McAlpine Park this summer (photos) the 5K cross country course lost about 13 meters on the turn near Independence Blvd. and a few other meters here and there. Charlotte coaches made a course adjustment this past week in the horseshoe area at the 2.0 km mark to make up distance that had been lost.
Last Saturday's Hare & Hounds Invitational at McAlpine was run over a full 5K distance.
(Posted Sept. 19, 2015)
At last month's World Championships in Beijing former
Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman hurdler
Ronnie Ash
competed in Heat 2 of five heats in the 110-meter
Hurdles, but was DQ'ed for a false start. (Report: Men's 110M Hurdles Heats)
Track & Field News has looked into the question of whether Ash really should have been disqualified.
The Ronnie Ash DQ - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted Sept. 18, 2015)
Those of you who love cross country like I do will appreciate this :
Cross Country Is... - MileSplit.com
VERY well done! This is one to copy & paste somewhere ... like I did. Classic! Reminds me of my days at my high school in Winston-Salem back in the 60s!
(Posted Sept. 17, 2015)
Former Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS and Rochester Institute of Technology runner
Kate Dubuisson (Class of 2008) is featured in a current article
on RunnersWorld.com:
MapMyFitness Engineer Passionate About Running, Computer Science
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The 7th Annual Matt Gfeller Memorial Doughnut 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday, November 14 in Winston-Salem. The 2014 Annual Matt Gfeller Memorial Doughnut Run raised over $40,000 for traumatic brain injury research.
Event Info/Registration | MatthewGfellerFoundation.org
(Posted Sept. 15, 2015)
Sarah Barker of Deadspin says the fiberglass event is "the rocket science of track & field":
Pole Vault for Dummies - fittish.deadspin.com
(Posted Sept. 14, 2015)
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/Wisconsin) won the Minnesota Mile Sunday in 4:06.3. He earned $3,000 for the win plus $2,000 for 1st in the 2015 Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour.
Bolas, Grunewald Win Claim Titles - RunnersWeb.com
Bolas, Grunewald once again champions - DuluthNewsTribune.com
(Posted Sept. 10, 2015)
Former Hickory HS/NC State runner Ryan Hill ran a 5000-meter PR 9/11 at the Diamond League
meet in Brussels, Belgium. His time, 13:05.69 earned him 8th place, just beind Ben True's
7th-place time of 13:05.54, which is the fastest time by an American in 2015. Hill's
8th place finish earned him $1000 in Diamond League prize money. The race
was won in 12:53.98 - the fastest time in the world for 2015 - by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha.
Other Americans in the race were Galen Rupp (10th 13:08.38) and Chris Derrick (16th 13:25.23).
Former Clayton HS/South Carolina hurdler Johnny Dutch ) placed 9th in the 400-meter Hurdles in 51.20.
Results - TrackAndFieldNews.com | Story/Photos - IAAF.org
(Posted Sept. 10, 2015)
Former Chapel Hill HS star Jack Bolas
will defend his title Sunday at the Grandma's Minnesota Mile in Duluth.
Bolas, Grunewald Headline Grandma's Minnesota Mile - BringBackTheMile.com
Bolas Profile | Interview - BringBackTheMile.com
(Posted Sept. 10, 2015)
Job Posting:
Volunteer Assistant Coach, Sprints and Jumps - North Carolina A&T State University - USTFCCCA.org
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Former Raleigh Sanderson HS/UNC-Wilmington athlete Alex Carradine has been named Assistant Coach for the Seahawk track and field teams. Carradine has been Assistant Coach at Northern Michigan.
Carradine Returns To Track & Field Program As Assistant Coach - UNCWsports.com
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Latest on NC State freshmen Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS), Tanis Baldwin (East Henderson HS), and Kyle Christ (West Johnston HS):
Real Talk: NC State Freshmen - MileSplit
Hall, Baldwin, and Christ talk about adjusting to college training.
(Posted Sept. 9, 2015)
Commissioner's Cup To Be Offered Again By NCHSAA For Community Service - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Sept. 4, 2015)
More good stuff for cross country fans:
NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Archive (complete data 1938-2014) - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted Sept. 3, 2015)
Sports Illustrated's "Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century",
Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak Thursday, Sept. 24th at 7 p.m. at Pinecrest High School's Robert E. Lee Auditorium. The event is a benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee to speak at Southern Pines event - FayObserver.com | Event Details
(Posted Sept. 2, 2015)
The NCAA Division I National Cross Country Rankings (Preseason) were released Tuesday:
NC State's Women are ranked 18th.
Both UNC Men & Women Ranked 19th - GoHeels.com
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In the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Rankings, North Carolina men's teams are ranked 1-2-3. Mount Olive is #1, Mars Hill is #2, Queens is #3, UNC-Pembroke is #5 and Wingate is #10. Three NC women's teams are ranked in the top 10.
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NCAA Division III Regional Rankings - USTFCCCA.org
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Tyreece Brown named Fayetteville State Head Cross Country Coach (8/27) - FSUbroncos.com
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An August 31st story and a Sept. 1st story on former Ardrey Kell runner and Foot Locker National finalist Alana Hadley. Hadley will be competing in the New York City Marathon November 1st and the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials February 13th.
(Posted August 31, 2015)
College cross country fans will be interested in the USTFCCCA's Preseason Regional Rankings which were released today.
In the Southeast Men's Rankings, UNC is ranked #3 and NC State #5. For the Women, UNC is #3 and NC State #4.
Appalachian State Women #12 in Region - AppStateSports.com
ASU Men #13 in Southeast Regional Rankings - AppStateSports
The first 2015 National Poll (preseason) will be available Tuesday, 9/1 at USTFCCA Polls/Rankings.
Detailed story/Podcast - USTFCCCA.org
Former Asheboro HS/UNC runner Ryan Vanhoy, currently the distance coach at Mississippi, is interviewed in this Preseason College XC Podcast - USTFCCCA.org
Related article: Mississippi Men Picked to Win SEC - OleMissSports.com
(Posted August 29, 2015)
Saturday at the 2015 World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS/NC State) placed 7th in the 5000m (13:55.10).
Hill Finishes 7th in 5000 at World Championships - GoPack.com
US Athletes Quotes from Day 8 - USATF.org
Article on Hill before the WC Final:
US 5000 Champion Seeks Consistency - RunBlogRun.com
(Posted August 28, 2015)
Friday at the 2015 World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China
Kendra Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky) was disqualified (false start)
in her Semi-Final of the Women's 100-meter Hurdles.
Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS/NC State/Southern Cal) was unable to qualify for the Final of the Men's High Jump. Williams cleared 2.26 (7-5) on his 2nd attempt, but had 3 misses at 2.29 (7-6).
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Many of us old-timers recall the name Haskel Stanback. Stanback ran the leadoff leg for Kannapolis A.L. Brown's winning 440-yard Relay at the 1968 WNCHSAA (Western NC High School Activities Association) Championships. I remember him running summer track in the NC AAU Jr. Olympics.
Here is a recent Salisbury Post article on Stanback:
Friday Night Legends: A.L. Brown's Haskel Stanback
(Posted August 27, 2015)
Kendra Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky) placed 2nd in
her Heat of the Women's 100-meter Hurdles (12.90 -1.8) to advance to the next round at the 2015 World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China.
Harrison will race in the 2nd of three Semi-Finals Friday. The first 2 in each semi and the next 2 fastest will advance to the Final - which will be Friday night's last event.
Report: Women's 100M Hurdles - IAAF.org
(Posted August 26, 2015)
Former Hickory HS/NC State runner Ryan Hill advanced to the 5000-meters final at the
2015 World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China. The first five from each of the
two
heats plus the next 5 fastest qualified for the final.
Hill ran in Heat 2 (the far faster
heat) placing 6th (13:19.67) to advance to Saturday's Final. (Preview). Hill won the 5000 at the US Championships June 28th.
Also today, Ronnie Ash (Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman) competed in Heat 2 of five heats in the 110-meter Hurdles, but was DQ'ed for a false start. Report: Men's 110M Hurdles Heats
On Day 1 (Saturday 8/22) Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS/South Carolina) placed 3rd in Heat 5 of five heats in the 400m Hurdles (48.97) and advanced to the Semifinals. Sunday, Dutch was 5th in his Semi-Final (48.74), and did not qualify for the Final.
Clayton hurdler a near-miss in World Championships - N&O
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky) will compete Thursday in Heat 1 of the Women's 100-meter Hurdles. (Preview)
Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS/NC State/Southern Cal) will be in the High Jump Friday.
IAAF World Championships Stats Handbook - IAAF.org
(Posted August 24, 2015)
Runners: A reminder of this very important lesson. (Scroll down for video.)
More on this story - Cleveland.com
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For high school coaches, setting social media standards becoming a must - Wilmington Star-News
(Posted August 20, 2015)
Spotlight: NCHSAA Endowment - NCHSAA.org
(Posted August 18, 2015)
Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for Aug 17, 2015 - NationalScholastic.org
(Posted August 14, 2015)
WCU track adds 14 local athletes - Citizen-Times.com
Williamson Announces 2015 Track & Field Recruiting Class - CatamountSports.com
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Tennessee welcomes 16 women, 20 men to its program - UTsports.com
(Posted August 13, 2015)
Liberty University reveals plans for new indoor track facility - WSLS.com
New track to feature hydraulically banked curves, seating for 1,500 spectators - Liberty.edu
6-Lane, adjustable track to replace 4-lane track - NewsAdvance.com
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Five former North Carolina high school athletes will be on Team USA for the 2015 World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China August 22nd - 30th:
5000m - Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State)
110mH - Ronnie Ash
(Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman)
400mH - Johnny Dutch
(Clayton HS/South Carolina)
High Jump - Jesse Williams (Raleigh
Broughton HS/NC State/Southern Cal)
100mH - Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky)
Complete List: Team USA - TrackAndFieldNews.com
IAAF World Championships Stats Handbook - IAAF.org
(Posted August 10, 2015)
Another update from Mecklenburg County's Parks & Rec concerning continuing construction at Charlotte's McAlpine Park:
The construction company was not able to begin work today until almost noon due to the high number of teams practicing in the park. To ensure that the work is complete prior to the start of the season we are forced to close the facility again. Once the work is complete I will send another email notifying you that the park is open. Our first priority has to be completing the work and this attempt at compromising did not work.
Parking at Boyce is very limited and will not be able to accommodate a large number of teams. There are natural trails at Colonel Francis Beatty Park and Reedy Creek Park that can be used. Practice may have to be held on campus until the work is completed and we can open McAlpine. Thank you,
Preston Buckman
Athletic Facility & Event Coordinator
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department
Preston.Buckman@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
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New Chancellor Saves UNCW Track Program - PortCityDaily.com
UNCW pledges to continue track program long term - StarNewsOnline.com
UNCW track and field programs permanently reinstated - WECT.com
(Posted August 7, 2015)
Update from Mecklenburg County's Parks & Rec concerning continuing construction at Charlotte's McAlpine Park and the upcoming cross country season:
Mecklenburg County Park and Rec realizes that this is a very busy time of year as teams are beginning to practice for the upcoming season. The construction company is still completing some work at McAlpine, but to help alleviate some of the parking issues at other facilities, we have worked with them so that you can now park at McAlpine to access the trail. We would like to focus all the traffic to the first two banks of parking, closest to the kiosks and water fountain. Please be mindful that they will be working, especially on the straightaway from the start line to Independence Blvd. If you are out there with your team, and you see them working, please move to another portion of the trail. If they are not able to complete their work due to pedestrian traffic, we will have to close the parking lot again.
Let me know if you have any questions and we are excited for another great cross country season at McAlpine! Thank you,
Preston Buckman
Athletic Facility & Event Coordinator
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department
Preston.Buckman@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
(Posted August 5, 2015)
Epic journey ends for North Henderson coach - Citizen-
Times.com
(Posted August 4, 2015)
Former Northwest Guilford HS vaulter Scott Houston was one of the top 3 at the Seaside Heights Beach
Vault last weekend in New Jersey clearing 17-0.75 in windy conditions. Houston is North
Carolina's #1 high school vaulter ever, with a 16-10 indoor performance in 2008.
Mike Pascuzzo's Beach Pole Vault brings notables to the Jersey Shore - RunBlogRun.com
Results - NJ.MileSplit.com More on Houston
Tristian Shaver (Ledford) placed 6th in the High School Boys Championship with a 15-0. Marshall Shank (East Rowan) was 8th (14-6).
(Posted August 3, 2015)
Former Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS star Ian Milder, who won six NCHSAA state titles, is making a change and
transferring to ASU.
Milder was 2013 NCHSAA Outdoor 4-A Champion in the 3200 (9:19.71) as a Junior, 2014 NCHSAA Indoor 4-A Champion in the 1600 (4:21.63) and 3200 (9:18.76), and also took the Outdoor 1600 (4:15.63) and 3200 (9:08.99) titles as a senior plus anchored Mt. Tabor's winning 4x800 (7:48.33). His best 3200 (8:51.53) ranks him #3 on NC's All-Time High School List.
Ian Milder transferring from N.C. State to Appalachian State - JournalNow.com
Later story: Appalachian State Adds NC State Transfer - AppStateSports.com
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The latest news from another Winston-Salem great ... former Forsyth Country Day/UNC runner and Olympic marathoner Blake Russell:
Blake Russell, Marathon Mom: Turning the big 40 - MontereyHerald.com
Before graduating in 1993 from FCD, Blake Phillips had won 11 of a possible 12 NCISAA state titles in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m. ...And she had won 2 more in cross country.
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News on Gray's Creek HS and Livingstone College alum Quanera Hayes:
Gray's Creek alum passed over for 4x400 relay pool at world championships in Beijing - FayObserver.com
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Another story on former Clayton HS hurdler Keni Harrison:
The Undefeated Wildcat - SECsports.com
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Latest news on Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS/NC State):
Cowart, Cozzarelli win state titles at Beat the Heat 5K - Greensboro.com
Finishing 2nd in the Women's race was recent Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS graduate
Alana Hadley. Hadley
was a Foot Locker National Cross Country qualifer as a freshman, and has run 17:05.16 (5K) and 34:59.38 (10K) in track meets. Hadley did not run high school cross country or track her junior and senior years, choosing
instead to focus on the marathon.
Beat the Heat 5K - Alana Hadley blog
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Uy reaches end of Great Divide ride - Citizen-Times.com
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Current
team race-assignments for the 10th Annual Providence CC Invitational, August 29th. (scroll down to bottom)
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Women's Cross Country Primed for 2015 Season - GoPack.com
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Hector Cotto
(Cary Green Hope HS, Class of 2002) has been named to their inaugural Sports Hall of Fame.
Green Hope names first sports hall of fame class - N&O
(Posted July 25, 2015)
U.S. 4x100 |
Results: Semi #1 of 2 |
Results: Semi #2 of 2 - Toronto2015.org
Friday Recap - USATF.org |
Schedule/Results - Toronto2015.org
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Also Friday, former Huntersville Hopewell HS ('06) jumper Alphonso Jordan placed 12th in the Triple Jump Final with a jump of 15.99 (52-5.5) +0.6. - - - - -
Former Raleigh Broughton HS ('02) high jumper Jesse Williams will be competing in Saturday's High Jump Final.
High Jump Finalists - Toronto2015.org
(Posted July 21, 2015)
(Posted July 20, 2015)
Filmmaker Dutch - Spikes.IAAF.org
(Posted July 11, 2015)
WCU track to hold track and field clinic - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted July 11, 2015)
Press Release: Olympians and Past Champions headline 2015 Sir Walter Miler fields
(Posted July 10, 2015)
Boone Resident Wins 1st Event of 60th Grandfather Mtn. Highland Games - GoBlueRidge.net - - - - -
Recent article on UNC Assistant Track Coach Josh Langley:
The Molding Of A Great Coach - GoHeels.com
(Posted July 9, 2015)
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: Mission, Vision, Core Values - NCHSAA.org
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Nobody from North Carolina is mentioned in this recap, but it's still interesting:
Class of 2015 boys runners made huge impact - DyeStat.com
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Update: Uy in Wyoming - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted July 8, 2015)
Kendra Harrison's Historic Season in Context - UKathletics.com
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An article today on East Carolina University Assistant Track Coach Udon Cheek:
East Carolina Track assistant coach takes long road back to program - TheEastCarolinian.com
(Posted July 6, 2015)
(Posted July 2, 2015)
Successful showing at U.S. championships just a starting point for Quanera Hayes - (6/29) - FayObserver.com
Hayes in USA Outdoor Championships (6/25) - SalisburyPost.com
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A new story on Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS/Univ. of Tennessee):
Second Place left Tavis Bailey with mixed emotions (7/2) - SalisburyPost.com - - - - -
Blue Moon 5K Series - GoBlueRidge.net
(Posted June 30, 2015)
Jacklyn Howell (Southeast Raleigh HS/Kentucky) 2nd in the
Junior 100m Hurdles (13.25 +2.6). Howell was 2nd in the Prelims (13.43 +1.5). Story.
Colin Minor (South Brunswick HS/Dartmouth) 5th in Junior Hammer Throw (215-9).
Hana Ratcliffe (Durham School of the Arts/Appalachian State) 5th in Junior 3000m Steeplechase (11:01.56 PR; #6 ASU All-Time).
Ryan Hastings (Porter Ridge HS/Appalachian State) 6th in
Junior 800 (1:50.51). Hastings, a Freshman, was 3rd in the Prelims (1:51.38). His best this season is 1:50.46, which ranks #3 ASU All-Time.
Kimani Hoffman (Knightdale HS/Appalachian State) 6th in Junior Triple Jump (48-8.75 +1.2). Hoffman also placed 6th in the Junior Long Jump (23-7.5 +3.0 PR).
MyQuon Stout (China Grove Jesse C. Carson HS/Appalachian State) 12th in the Junior Shot Put (61-1.25 PR; #2 ASU All-Time).
Evan Georges (Charlotte Catholic HS/Appalachian State) 14th in the Junior 1500 Prelims (4:04.42).
Isaiah Moore (Burlington Cummings HS/South Carolina 3rd in Junior 110m HH Prelims (13.45 +1.7 PR), DQ in Final.
Quashawn Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek HS/NC State) 9th in
Junior 100m Prelims (10.62 +3.0). The top eight advanced to the Final with Cunningham missing by .01.
James House (Cary HS/High Point University) 15th in the
Junior 100m Prelims (10.84 +1.2).
(Note: All of the above have just completed their freshman year.)
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Some other performances by former NC prep athletes in the Senior events at the Nationals:
Ronnie Ash
(Knightdale HS) 2nd in the 110m Hurdles Final (13.13 +0.4).
Ash was .09 behind winner David Oliver. He had the 6th best time (13.36 +0.7) in the
Semis and the 5th best time (13.42 +0.9) in the
1st Round.
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS) was 14th in the
110m Hurdles Semis (13.71 +2.0) after being the
14th fastest in the
1st Round (13.66 +0.9).
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS) 2nd in the
100m Hurdles (12.56 -0.1). Harrison was 3rd fastest (12.59 +1.2) in the
Semis and 2nd fastest (12.46 +2.3) in the 1st Round. Story.
Johnny Dutch
(Clayton HS) was 2nd in the 400m Hurdles (48.43). He had
the fastest time in the Semis (48.90) and 12th fastest
in the 1st Round (50.43).
Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS) was 5th in the
Discus (201-8).
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS) was 5th in the
Triple Jump (55-5 +0.9). Jordan also competed in the Long Jump but did not achieve a legal mark.
Sean McLean (Southeast Raleigh HS) was 12th fastest (10.07 +3.0) in the 100m Semis. McLean was 11th fastest (10.01 +1.7) in the 1st Round. McLean was 14th in the 200m Semis (20.87 +1.1) after
being 12th fastest (20.37 +1.8) in the 1st Round.
Addie Bracy
(Northwest Guilford HS) was 15th in the 3000m Steeplechase Prelims (10:07.16). The top 14 qualified for the Final.
Craig Engels (Winston-Salem Reagan HS) was 16th fastest (1:48.56)
in the 1st Round of the 800. The top 15 advanced to the Semis, with Engels missing out by .09.
Tevin Hester
(Granville Central HS) was 19th fastest in the 1st
Round of the 100m.
Manteo Mitchell (Crest HS) was
24th in the 1st Round of the 400 (46.32).
Aiesha Goggins (Durham Riverside HS) was 29th in the
1st Round of the Women's 400 (55.20). Story.
Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford HS) competed in the
Pole Vault but did not clear a height.
Scroll down to see previously mentioned athletes:
(Ryan Hill won the 5000, Jesse Williams was 3rd in the HJ, and Kenyetta Iyevbele 13th in the 800 Semis.)
(Posted June 29, 2015)
Ryan Hill wins as Galen Rupp almost misses making US Team at 5000 - LetsRun.com
Ryan Hill wins 5000 - NBCsports.com
Ryan Hill's monster kick carries him
to victory - OregonLive.com
Hill, Tully take USA 5000m Titles - RunnersWeb.com
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Former Charlotte Olympic HS runner Kenyetta Iyevbele broke the NC State University school record in the 800 for the second time in two weeks at the senior women's USATF Outdoor Championships. Her time of 2:02.43 placed her 13th in the semifinals. Earlier, Iyevbele ran 2:03.27 in the 1st Round.
Iyevbele Resets School Record at USATF Outdoors - GoPack.com
(Posted June 27, 2015)
Green Cards, Qualifying, and Jesse Williams - trackerati.com
(scroll down)
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Uy dodging bears early in Great Divide ride - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted June 25, 2015)
Supplemental pay likely to increase for coaches, athletic directors - Winston-Salem Journal
(Posted June 24, 2015)
Dawson has bests of 48-1 (Shot Put) and 142-0 (Discus) and was the 2015 NCHSAA Indoor Shot Put Champion (47-5.5) and the 2015 NCHSAA Outdoor Shot Put Champion (47-11).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK25t9SMcc
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N Henderson coach Heang Uy departs for Great Divide bike ride - Citizen-Times.com
- - - - - The following stories are all by HighSchoolOT.com:
Fact Check: Cardinal Gibbons, parochial schools & the NCHSAA
Data & Statistics: Cardinal Gibbons, Wake Co. Controversy
(Posted June 23, 2015)
Among them are Carter Suggs,
Kelvin Bryant,
and Wanda Phillips.
Suggs tied the National Record in the 100 and was Runner-Up for the 1973
Track & Field News National HS Athlete of the year. He
won a total of six NCHSAA titles in a time when all classifications competed together. Among his feats were a state record in the 220y, a 24-0.5 long jump, and a 47.1 leg on Tarboro's state record 4x440y (3:18.5).
Bryant won the NCHSAA 100y as a junior in 1978 and ran on Tarboro's
winning 4x220y. As a senior he was 3rd in the 100 and won the 220y
and Long Jump (24-0). Tarboro's boys, led by Coach Jim Brett (also an inductee) won the state title in 1978 by 22 points and won it again in 1979. Bryant's best LJ while at Tarboro was 24-7.5.
Phillips was 4th in the 1990 NCHSAA 3-A 400 (60.86).
Tarboro High School Inducts Inaugural Class into its Hall of Fame -
NCHSAA.org
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Former Clayton HS star Kendra Harrison, currently a senior
at Kentucky is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2015 Bowerman Award.
Women's Bowerman Trophy Semifinalists Announced - USTFCCA.org
UK duo becomes UK's first-ever semifinalists for NCAA track & field's top individual award
(Posted June 22, 2015)
Coach Witek inspired thousands of students as Coach, Athletic Director, Dean of Students, teacher, mentor and friend. Alumni, friends and family are gathering to honor Coach Witek with a special weekend event in Brevard. Come join us July 10-11, 2015 to celebrate Norm Witek's long and esteemed career at Brevard College.
Two main events are planned for the weekend: a get-together at Coach Witek's home on Friday evening and a dinner and "coach roast" Saturday evening. Join us as the stories flow and we hear from athletes, friends, and family about their experiences with Coach Witek!
(From John George, jgeorge24@att.net )
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NCHSAA's private school issue just took a hard left - FayObserver.com
Some Wake County schools boycotting private schools,
including NCHSAA members - HighSchoolOT.com
Raleigh-area conferences refusing to
play private schools - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted June 20, 2015)
Knights coach biking the Great Divide - Citizen-Times
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Franklin HS senior Caleb Albrecht recently signed to run college track for Western Carolina University: - - - - -
(Posted June 16, 2015) If you can help, please email
CharlesDDavies@gmail.com
(Posted June 15, 2015)
Career-best performances by Harrison, Bryant propel UK to runner-up finish - KYforward.com
UK women win pair of titles, finish 2nd overall - Kentucky.com
All-Time Collegiate Women's 400H List Updated - TrackAndFieldNews.com - - - - -
New Photos (as of June 10) of contruction at McAlpine Park in Charlotte. New features include a larger bridge across McAlpine Creek, additional bridges, and electricity to the finish area.
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Chapel Hill's Allie Parker receives Maddry Memorial Scholarship - N&O
Allie Parker to build playground in Haiti - Chapelboro.com
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Phil Latter to coach Brevard - Citizen-Times.com
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Former sprinter & coach Jack Roten passes away (6/13) - GoBlueRidge.net
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Here's a link to the portable cooling fans used by the
Cumberland County Schools.
(Posted June 11, 2015)
Tennessee's Tavis Bailey 2nd in Discus (203-2) - UTsports.com
Tevin Hester 6th in 100 (10.03 +2.7), 6th in 200 (20.29 +2.4) - ClemsonTigers.com
Graham Crawford 10th (3:56.19) in 1500 - GoPack.com
Alexis Perry 13th (13.14) in 100H; Kenyetta Iyevbele 20th in 800 (2:09.12); Tremanisha Taylor 20th in SP (50-7.5) - GoPack.com
Kendra Harrison top Qualifier for 100H & 400H Finals - UKathletics.com
Hurdles 'nerd' Kendra Harrison an idea fit at UK - UKathletics.com
Aiesha Goggins 18th in 400 (53.54) - ECUpirates.com
Florida State Men's 4x100 9th in Qualifying (39.48); misses Final - Seminoles.com
East Chapel Hill HS grad 21st in NCAA 100 - AppStateSports.com
(Posted June 11, 2015)
Jonathan Addison Soars, Graham Crawford Qualifies - GoPack.com
Former Granville Central HS sprinter
Tevin Hester
qualified for both the 100 and 200 Finals. He had a Personal Best of 20.14 +2.0 in the
200 and ran 10.07 +0.9 in his 100 semi.
Hester, Johnson Advance in NCAA Championships - ClemsonTigers.com
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A middle school near Interstate 485 in southeast Charlotte could be home to a state-of-the-art sports complex. Details are a bit confusing, but the complex is to
have a "Dome Structure" as well as a "Mondo 400m Track". A 5K Trail is included. A
51,600-square-foot indoor training center would be designated for private use and most
everything else would be shared with the school and the public. The Dome, 400m Track and
5K course are included in the shared portion. The project may take as
long as 10 years to complete.
Middle school in south Charlotte to host 'state-of-the-art' sports complex - CharlotteObserver.com
(Posted June 9, 2015)
Hester Earns USTFCCCA Regional Honor - ClemsonTigers.com
Former Clayton HS star Kendra Harrison, currently a senior
at Kentucky was picked as Women's Track Athlete of the Year for the Southeast.
Kendra Harrison repeats as Southeast Track Athlete of the Year - UKathletics.com
Kendra Harrison on Pre-NCAA Bowerman Watch List - UKathletics.com
Oregon Coach Robert Johnson, who was 2nd in the 1991 NCHSAA 4-A Triple Jump (47-8.25) while at Morganton Freedom HS, was named Men's Coach of the Year for the West Region. The Ducks enter this week's NCAA
Championships ranked 2nd in the country.
Oregon Hosts NCAA Championships
Former Asheboro HS/UNC
runner Ryan Vanhoy, currently Assistant Coach at Ole Miss, was named Assistant
Coach of the Year for the South.
Vanhoy Named South Region Assistant Coach of the Year - OleMissSports.com
USTFCCCA's Regional Coach/Athlete Awards
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Former Clayton HS hurdler Johnny Dutch is tied for 7th on the World list for total
Diamond League earnings so far this year. Dutch has earned $20,000 by winning the 400m Hurdles at Eugene and Rome.
Diamond League Standings: Prize Money Earned - track-stats.com
(Posted June 6, 2015)
Pack sends eight to NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - TechnicianOnline.com
Addison, Taylor and Thompson Punch Tickets to Oregon - GoPack.com
Iyevbele Qualifies for NCAA Championships - GoPack.com
Crawford, Perry, Kemp and Thomson all qualify on the final day - GoPack.com
NCAA Time Schedule - TrackAndFieldNews.com
NCAA Qualifiers (by event):
Men |
Women |
Decathlon |
Heptathlon
(Posted June 4, 2015)
(Posted June 3, 2015) - - - - -
Former Asheville Christian Academy runner Whitney Thornburg, currently a senior at Harvard, placed 36th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Regionals in 35:59.51. Thornburg also ran in the 5000, placing 39th (16:53.68). She is graduating
from Harvard this spring and will run a 5th year at The University of New Mexico next year.
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East Henderson trio commits |
3 East Henderson seniors sign - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted June 2, 2015)
UNCW track and field officially saved through the 2015-16 season - WECT.com
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NCAA Qualifiers (by event):
Men |
Women |
Decathlon |
Heptathlon
(Posted June 1, 2015)
See how
fast Johnny Dutch really is - N&O
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Former Winston-Salem Reagan HS star Craig Engels qualified for the
NCAA Championships in the 800 (1:47.16).
Six More Rebels Qualify for NCAA Championships - OleMissSports.com
Historic Weekend for Ole Miss at NCAA East Preliminary
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Former Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS thrower Tavis Bailey has qualified for
the NCAAs in two events:
Five Qualifiers for Vol Track on Day Two - UTsports.com
Tavis Bailey, Christian Coleman add second NCAA events - KnoxNews.com
Vol Track Runs NCAA Qualifier Total to 10 - UTsports
(Posted May. 29, 2015)
Jake Hurysz dealing with migrane sneaks into next round - FloTrack.org
At the East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, FL, former Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons
runner Sarah
Rapp placed 20th in the 10,000 meters (35:03.86). The top 12 advanced to the NCAA Championships next month in Eugene, Oregon.
Tristin Van Ord (Chapel Hill HS/Appalachian State) was 37th (36:03.34).
In the Men's 100
Tevin Hester
(Granville Central HS/Clemson) had the fastest time (10.05 +1.8) in the 1st Round.
Kendra Harrison (Clayton HS/Kentucky) had the fastest time
(55.82) in the Women's 400m Hurdles.
Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS/NC State) had the 4th
fastest time (3:45.33) in the Men's 1500 Heats.
Results:
West Preliminary Round (Austin, TX) |
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Hendersonville's Taylor Singleton signs - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted May. 28, 2015)
Johnny Dutch Eyes Olympics, But First Comes Worlds - N&O
(Posted May. 26, 2015)
Roundtable: What will be effects of NCHSAA's new alignment plan - N&O
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There is an opening for a Head Cross Country/Track Coach at A.L. Brown High School in
Kannapolis. Many positions will be opening up in science, math, PE, etc. Contact:
Coach Noah Lyon, Noah.lyon@kcs.k12.nc.us
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Allison to Mars Hill - Citizen-Times.com
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Pisgah track athletes sign - Citizen-Times
(Posted May. 25, 2015)
St. Augustine men claim 3rd consecutive NCAA Division II title - WRAL.com
Top 10 Moments from NCAA D2 Outdoor Championships - FloTrack.org
Johnson Runs Fastest 400-Meter Qualifying Time - saintaugfalcons
Falcons Give Coach Williams Most NCAA Track & Field Titles - saintaugfalcons.com
David Shaw Wins Triple Jump Title - saintaugfalcons.com
St. Augustine Track & Field Page
(Posted May. 21, 2015)
(Posted May. 19, 2015)
Clavette's trick shot gets special attention -
Citizen-Times.com
(Posted May. 17, 2015)
Final Day Report - TheACC.com
NCHSAA Partner Offering Discounted Physicals In Some Locations - NCHSAA.org
Former Southeast Raleigh HS sprinter Sean McLean ran the first leg on the U.S. 4x100 in Friday's
Semi-Final at the Pan American Games in Toronto. Their time (38.29) advanced them to Saturday's Final at 8:05 pm.
Is North Carolina unfair to girls who want to be high school athletes? - CharlotteObserver.com (7/17)
Another story on former Clayton HS hurdler Johnny Dutch:
Western Carolina University will hold a track and field clinic for middle school and high school athletes on July 29 at Murphy High.
Several former NC high school milers will compete in the Sir Walter Miler Friday, August 7th
at 8:30 pm on the Meredith College track in Raleigh. Among them are:
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/University of Wisconsin)
Isaac Presson (Asheville HS/UNC)
Jake Hurysz (Eastern Alamance HS/Univ. of Colorado)
Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS/NC State)
2015 Trailer
SirWalterMiler.com
Former Watauga HS runner Andrew Vandenberg won Thursday's grueling
"The Bear" - a five-mile race from Linville up Grandfather Mountain (elevation 5,280 feet). Recent Watauga grad Michael Holland was 6th. And former
Watauga runner Doria Kosmala placed 2nd in
the Women's Division. The race has a total elevation climb of 1,568 feet. This was the 21st year that the event has been held.
Vandenberg wins The Bear race at Grandfather Mountain - WataugaDemocrat.com
Results - LeeTiming.com
Race Website
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games |
Grandfather Mountain info
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has updated their mission statement, vision statement, and core values and beliefs.
A new article on former Clayton HS hurdler Keni Harrison:
Updated (as of July 4th) photos of progress on the McAlpine Creek CC course construction have been posted on this page.
Former Gray's Creek HS sprinter Quanera Hayes finished 5th in the 400 (51.27) at last week's USATF National Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Allyson Felix won in 50.19. Hayes will travel to Beijing, China for the
2015 World Championships (Aug. 22-30) as part of the US 4x400 relay pool.
A few more notable performances by former North Carolina high school athletes at this past
weekend's USATF Junior National Championships in Eugene, Oregon:
Former Hickory HS runner Ryan Hill won the US 5000m title Sunday at the USATF Outdoor National Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Hill's time was 13:50.69, ahead of Ben True and Galen Rupp. This was Hill's first US outdoor title.
Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS '02/NC State/Southern Cal) placed 3rd in the High Jump at the USATF
Championships in Eugene, Oregon to qualify for the 2015 World Championships.
High school athletic directors and cross country and indoor track coaches in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system could receive an increase in supplemental pay this fall, said Stan Elrod, athletic director for WSFCS.
This video is a motivational video of Khayla Dawson who just completed her junior year at Charlotte Olympic HS. It's a very inspirational video for athlete who wants to be on the top level.
NCHSAA Commissioner: 'Communication is key' in parochial school debate
Several memorable track greats are among 15 who were inducted into the Tarboro HS Hall of Fame.
After 47 years of service and leadership to Brevard College, Norm Witek is retiring at the end of this academic year.
The latest news item on North Henderson's girls track coach:
Freedom Vault - Saturday, July 4th - Yacht Basin Drive & Moore Street
Intersection - Southport, NC:
Info/Details
Albrecht to Western Carolina - Citizen-Times.com
We have a former athlete and track fan looking for anyone who might happen to
have a video of the 1996 NCHSAA 4-A 300m Hurdles race. Willing to pay for any costs needed to make a copy.
Former North Carolina prep stars at this past weekend's NCAA Championships:
(Source: FayObserver.com)
More news of former North Carolina high school athletes from the
NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon:
NC State's
Jonathan Addison, who won state titles indoors and out while at
Raleigh Enloe HS, placed 4th in the Long Jump (26-2.75) Wednesday at the
NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 26-2.75 is a new lifetime best for Addison and the 2nd best in NC State history.
Designated and Shared Facilities - cms.k12.nc.us
Construction Schedule/Phases - CMS
Former Granville Central HS star
Tevin Hester,
now at Clemson, was voted Men's Track Athlete of the Year for the Southeast Region by
the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Former North Carolina high school stars Tremanisha Taylor (Southern Vance HS),
Kenyetta Iyevbele (Charlotte Olympic HS),
Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS),
Jonathan Addison (Raleigh Enloe HS), and
Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan HS) are among eight NC State athletes
who are going to the NCAA Championships June 10-13 in Eugene, Oregon.
T.C. Roberson's Dasha Arnaut signs - Citizen-Times.com
East Burke High School has the following teaching and coaching positions available for the 2015-2016 school year: (3) Math, (1) science, and (1) social studies. The following coaching positions will be available: Men's Cross Country, 2 asst. track coaches, and women's soccer. Please contact the following administrators at East Burke HS if interested.
School contact- 828-397-5541
Principal- Phil Smith (828-397-5541 ext.3510) KPSmith@burke.k12.nc.us
Athletic Director- Jim Childers (828-397-5541 ext.3509) JChilders@burke.k12.nc.us
Asst.Principal- Lisa Fortenberry (828-397-5541 ext.3589) LFortenberry@burke.k12.nc.us
UNCW track & field reinstated for 2015-16 school year - StarNewsOnline.com
Former Clayton HS hurdler Johnny Dutch is in the headlines again:
Former Eastern Alamance HS runner
Jake Hurysz, currently a senior at the University of Colorado advanced to the Quarter-Finals in the 1500 Thursday at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
Hurysz was 7th in his heat but his time was fast enough (3:48.54) to qualify.
The top 5 from each of the 4 heats advanced plus the next 4 fastest times.
Former Clayton HS hurdler Johnny Dutch is making another run at the Olympics:
NCHSAA believes it chose the best alignment plan - N&O
Saint Augustine University, located in Raleigh won it's third straight NCAA Division II
Championships Saturday with several former North Carolina prep stars scoring points.
Pisgah track trio picks colleges - Citizen-Times.com
Latest news on former Asheville A.C. Reynolds HS thrower Courtland Clavette:
News from the final day of the ACC Championships in Tallahassee, Florida:
FSU men dominate ACC championships, women place second - Tallahassee.com
Clemson's Tevin Hester wins 100, 200: 9.87w (+2.1), 20.18 PR & ACC Record; Meet MVP - ClemsonTigers.com
Trentavis Friday 3rd (10.17 +2.1). - Seminoles.com
Alexis Perry 2nd in 100m Hurdles - GoPack.com
UNC Women 4th, Men 5th - GoHeels.com
Virginia Tech men 3rd - HokieSports.com
Lang, Clark Secure Conference Titles - GoDuke.com
Photos - Tallahassee.com
(Posted May. 16, 2015)
News from the ACC Championships in Tallahassee, Florida:
Day 2 Report - TheACC.com
Main ACC T&F Championships page - TheACC.com
Live Results | Live Broadcast |
Main ACC T&F Championships page - TheACC.com
UNC Women lead after Day 2 - GoHeels.com
Jonathan Addison Takes Silver, Tremanisha Taylor Earns Bronze - GoPack.com
Seminoles Charge Into Position To Defend ACC Track Titles - Seminoles.com
Trentavis Friday 10.32 to advance to 100 Final - Tallahassee.com
Tevin Hester 10.26, qualifies for 100 Final - ClemsonTigers.com
Duke Men Jump to Third - GoDuke.com
Deacons Earn First Team All-ACC Honors - WakeForestSports.com
Sarah Rapp to run 5000 Saturday - HokieSports.com
(Posted May. 15, 2015)
News from the ACC Championships in Tallahassee, Florida:
Athletes to Watch on Day 2 - GoPack.com
Day 1 Report - TheACC.com
Ramsey headlines solid day for FSU track (5/15) - Tallahassee.com
Live Results | Live Broadcast |
Main ACC T&F Championships page - TheACC.com
Clemson's Tevin Hester: 20.39 PR in Qualifying - ClemsonTigers.com
Jonathan Addison, Alexis Perry take silver on Day 1 - GoPack.com
UNC women 5th, men 7th after Day 1 - GoHeels.com
Sarah Rapp 6th in 10,000 (34:48.96) - HokieSports.com
Duke junior vaults to new heights (5/14) - CharlotteObserver.com
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Tar Heels add seven new recruits - GoHeels.com
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Women's World Record in the Pole Vault: 100 Years Ago - VevayNewspapers.com
(Posted May. 14, 2015)
To pay or not to pay athletes? Colleges, students speak out - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted May. 11, 2015)
Several former North Carolina track & field stars performed well for
ASU at this past
weekend's Sun Belt Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Apps place 7th at SBC Championships - GoBlueRidge.net
Women's Track Takes Seventh at Conference Meet - AppStateSports.com
Broaden Earns Two Sun Belt Titles on Sunday - AppStateSports.com
Van Ord Leads Mountaineers on Day One - AppStateSports.com
Story, Results - SunBeltSports.org
(Posted May. 9, 2015)
Every day is Mother's Day to these coach/athlete duos (5/7) - News-Record.com
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(Posted May. 8, 2015)
Looking at the 'what-ifs?' in NCHSAA realignment plan - N&O
Realignment plan could change area conferences - N&O
(Posted May. 7, 2015)
Former Southern Durham HS sprinter Desmond Lawrence, who placed 7th in
the 100 (10.24) at the NCAA Championships last June, may end up with the Detroit Lions.
Lawrence, who graduates Saturday from NC A&T has a personal-best of 10.12.
Former Southern speedster Lawrence gets NFL shot - HeraldSun.com
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Some Guilford schools could face changes in NCHSAA realignment - News-Record.com
Realignment plan likely to affect Guilford County schools - News-Record
The rest of the NCHSAA meeting news - News-Record
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High Point's Fox 8 followed Polk County's Hanna O'Brien during her historic performance in February's 1A/2A indoor track and field championship meet. Here is the story the station aired Monday night:
Video: Triad TV station offers feature on O'Brien's historic track run - PolkSports.com
(Posted May. 6, 2015)
Former Northwest Guilford HS vaulter Scott Houston, now competing for
Ugo Bars, won the vault Saturday at the Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana with
a height of 17-10.5 (5.45).
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Former Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS thrower Tavis Bailey won the Discus Saturday at the Tennessee Challenge in Knoxville, with a throw of 204-1 (62.20). Bailey is now #3 on the 2015 NCAA list.
Recap | Results - UTsports.com
Bailey Named SEC Field Athlete of the Week - UTsports.com
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Former Winston-Salem Reagan HS star Craig Engels, now a sophomore at Mississippi, was 2nd in the 800 at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Saturday, with a time of 1:46.13. The time is the 2nd-fastest in school history (behind George Kersh), and ranks Engels #4 currently on the 2015 NCAA list.
Results - DeltaTiming.com
Recap - OleMissSports.com
Video - MileSplit
(Posted May. 5, 2015)
Green Hope High School in Wake County is the ninth annual winner of the Exemplary School Award while Southern Nash High School is the winner of the 2015 Sportsmanship Award.
Green Hope, Southern Nash Earn Major Awards For Schools - NCHSAA.org
(Posted May. 4, 2015)
A good feature on former Clayton HS star Kendra Harrison, currently a senior
at Kentucky:
From a superhero, UK track star Kendra Harrison finds her winning edge - Kentucky.com
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...and the latest news on former Asheville A.C. Reynolds athlete Courtland Clavette:
Clavette makes NFL dream come true - Citizen-Times.com
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Performances by former North Carolina high school athletes at Saturday's Peyton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University:
1500m Section 1: 1st 3:38.79 Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/Nike BTC) Section 1: 8th 3:40.70 Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/NJNY) Section 2: 6th 3:40.67 PR Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS/NC State) Section 2: 9th 3:43.84 Dylan Ferris (East Forsyth HS/Strava TC/Brooks) Section 3: 5th 3:42.56 Jake Hurysz (Eastern Alamance HS/Colorado) 5000m Section 2: 13th 13:39.87 PR Isaac Presson (Asheville HS/Furman Elite) 1500m Section 6: 2nd 4:20.23 Kenyetta Iyevbele (Charlotte Olympic HS/NCState) 10,000m Section 2: 13th 33:01.50 Addie Bracy (Northwest Guilford HSBrooks/Hudson Elite) Section 2: 27th 33:42.44 Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS/Oiselle)Story - GoPack.com
