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NCPrepTrack.com
(Posted Dec. 6, 2016)
Not related to North Carolina, but a good story.
(Posted Dec. 1, 2016)
ECU Track & Field brings 22 freshman into new season - TheEastCarolinian.com
(Posted Nov. 30, 2016)
Pole Vault Carolina Jingle Bell Invitational - Friday 12/2 Durham NC
Take advantage of our great indoor facility, located in the heart of Research Triangle Park and maximize your athletes' performances.
Pole Vault Carolina's Indoor Facility is located at 2415 Presidential Drive, Suite 114, Durham NC 27703
This invitational is open to athletes of all levels and ages, including elementary school, middle school, high school, unattached collegiate, open, and masters.
The NCHSAA has officially sanctioned all invitationals hosted at Pole Vault Carolina's indoor facility. Meet results will count towards qualifying for the NCHSAA State Championship meets.
FACILITY WILL OPEN AT 4:00PM, MEET WILL START AT 5:00PM.
Online registrations available at www.polevaultcarolina.com
Entry fee $15 / participant.
Please advise if you need additional information. jose@polevaultcarolina or at 919 523-8333.
(Posted Nov. 28, 2016)
Catawba College to add Track & Field in 2017-2018 Season - NCrunners.com
(Posted Nov. 23, 2016)
The Chapel Hill High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams were recognized and
honored at Monday night's regular meeting of the Chapel Hill Town Council. Both
teams won state 3A tiles earlier this month -- the 10th by the boys and 11th for the
girls in school history.
Video - TownOfChapelHill.org
(Begins at 16:35 into video. Click on "0.2. Proclamation: Congratulate and
Honor the Chapel Hill High School Men's & Women's Cross Country Team")
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Charlotte 49ers XC/T&F Welcome 4 Early signees - Charlotte49ers.com
(Posted Nov. 22, 2016)
Longtime Hoke County coach Stan Callender dies at 72 - FayObserver.com
(Posted Nov. 18, 2016)
Duke Adds Four to 2017-18 Recruiting Class - GoDuke.com
(Posted Nov. 17, 2016)
2013 and 2015 NCISAA 2A Cross Country champion Ralene Kwiatkowski from
Carolina Day School in Asheville has signed to play Division I basketball with
Fordham University.
Kwiatkowski has also won six NCISAA state 1A/2A titles on the track:
2014: 5:23.42 / 2:24.15 / 11:01.62.
2015: 5:17.38 / 2:25.20 / 11:10.17.
Her personal bests are 5:10.44, 2:21.70, 11:01.62, and 18:09 (5K xc).
Carolina Day duo signs - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Nov. 16, 2016)
The 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be Saturday (11/19) in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The Women's race will be at 11:00 am Eastern Time, followed by the Men's race.
Info & link to watch the championships LIVE on FloTrack
Live streaming begins HERE at 10:30 am Eastern Time - FloTrack.org
Previews: Men | Women - USTFCCCA.org
Previews: Men | Women - LetsRun.com
Previews: Men's Individuals | Women's Individuals - LetsRun.com
No. 2 Women, No. 17 Men Focused for NCAA - GoPack.com
USTFCCCA's Championships Central | Host Site
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NC State's Geiger, Henes named Regional Coaches of the Year - GoPack.com
Ryan Vanhoy, who ran at Asheboro HS was named South Region Men's Coach of the Year:
Vanhoy Tabbed Region Coach of the Year - OleMissSports.com
Vanhoy's #5 runner for OleMiss at the regional last week was former Reagan HS star Craig Engels. Vanhoy's #3 runner for the Mississippi women's team, which also qualified for the NCAAs was Mary Alex England (Cary Green Hope HS).
Ole Miss Set for Historic Day - OleMissSports.com
Stephen Mulherin (NC School of Science & Mathematics/UNC/Portland) ran #4 for the University of Portland at the West Regional as the Pilots advanced to the NCAA championships.
(Posted Nov. 14, 2016)
NC State's Men's and Women's Cross Country teams swept the team titles at the NCAA Southeast Regional last Friday with the help of a few former North Carolina high school athletes:
Women:
- Sophomore Ryen Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) 10th, 20:42.8 (6K).
- Sophomore Rachel Koon (Asheville TC Roberson HS) 11th, 20:44.3.
- Freshman Elly Henes (Cary Green Hope HS) 19th, 20:59.8.
- Senior Kaitlyn Kramer (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS) 44th, 21:40.7.
Men:
- Redshirt sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Lake Norman HS) 20th, 29:54.9 (10K).
- Sophomore Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS) 31:32.7.
The top two teams automatically advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships, to be held Saturday, November 19th in Terre Haute, Indiana.
State's women won easily with 53 points, to 163 for Louisville and 164 for Kentucky. The Wolfpack men beat 2nd-place Virginia 90 - 105.
Results: NCAA Southeast Regional - FlashResults.com
Sweep! Pack Takes Women's, Men's Regional Crown - GoPack.com
Wolfpack Sweeps NCAA Regional - TechnicianOnline.com
Meet Page - VirginiaSports.com Meet History - USTFCCCA.org
Regional Championship Central - USTFCCCA.org
Latest NCAA Cross Country News - NCAA.com
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Other NC high school alumni appear in the following stories:
ASU Women 19th - AppStateSports.com
ASU Men 19th - AppStateSports.com
ECU Concludes Season at Regional - ECUpirates.com
Demon Deacons Run at Regional - WakeForestSports.com
UNC Men 12th, Women 14th - GoHeels.com
Clemson Men 23rd, Women 12th - ClemsonTigers.com
Charlotte Men 10th, Women 16th - Charlotte49ers.com
Churchill, Anderson best from area - Greensboro.com
Sarah Hamon, Alex Boseman Lead Seahawks - UNCWsports.com
UNCG Spartans Compete at Regionals - UNCGspartans.com
Elon Men 27th, Women 11th - ElonPhoenix.com
Davidson Women 18th - DavidsonWildcats.com
Furman Men 3rd, Women 4th - FurmanPaladins.com
Ole Miss Men 1st, Women 2nd - OleMissSports.com
(Posted Nov. 8, 2016)
The December issue of Track and Field News is out, with its 2016 High School Annual.
Several NC athletes were selected for its High School All-America Teams:
Marcus Krah (Durham Hillside HS/UNC) 110mH. (13.25 +1.6)
Terrell Adams (Apex Middle Creek HS/UNC-Charlotte) Discus. (213-9)
Cary Green Hope HS's Boys 4x800 Relay Team. (7:38.83 ...average 1:54.70)
Anna Cockrell (Charlotte Providence Day School/Southern Cal) 100H/300 & 400H/200. (13.17 +0.7, 40.42, 55.20, 23.42 +1.6).
Nevada Mareno (Raleigh Leesville Road HS) 2-Mile. (10:00.44y).
Cockrell ended up 5th in the voting for High School Girls Athlete of the Year. She had the fastest 300H time in the nation for '16 and her best 400H equaled the former National HS Record.
Krah and Adams were also national leaders in their events for 2016. Krah was 5th in the voting for High School Boys Athlete of the Year.
2016 National High School List - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted Nov. 2, 2016)
2012 West Charlotte HS graduate Mark Blackmon,
currently a senior at Maryland Eastern Shore recently placed 2nd at the MEAC
(Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) cross country championships. His 24:49.07 is a
PR for the 8K distance. Maryland Eastern Shore's men won the team title by one point (38-39) over Norfolk State.
Blackmon had high school bests of 1:54.43, 4:21.12y, and 10:00.00 and qualified for the Foot Locker Nationals by winning the the 2011 Foot Locker South Regional (15:01) in Charlotte. He was 2011 NCHSAA 4-A Cross Country Champion and also played on West Charlotte's 2012 4-A state runner-up basketball team with Kennedy Meeks.
Blackmon ran a 1:49.84 800 last May to win at the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
Threepeat!!! Men's Cross Country claims 3rd straight title - EasternShoreHawks.com
2014 story on Mark Blackmon - DelMarVaNow.com
(Posted Nov. 1, 2016)
NC State's women have risen to now be ranked 2nd in the nation:
Conference Championship Weekend Irons Out Wrinkles In NCAA Div. I Women's Poll - USTFCCCA.org
Women's Cross Country Ranked #2 Nationally - GoPack.com
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Final 2016 USTFCCCA Regional Rankings:
October 31 Rankings (scroll down for the women's)
(Posted Oct. 28, 2016)
NC State sophomore
Rachel Koon (Asheville TC Roberson HS) led NC State's Women's team to the 2016
ACC Cross Country Championship today at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. She placed
4th with a 20:03.8 for the 6K course.
Junior Wesley Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) was 10th (20:21.0). Freshman Elly Henes (Cary Green Hope HS) and sophomore Ryen Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) were the Wolfpack's #4 and #5 runners (13th & 14th places in 20:26.2 and 20:28.0. Their 1-5 came in within 24 seconds, with all five in the top 14.
Senior Kaitlyn Kramer (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS) was NCSU's #6 runner (20th in 20:38.1). NC State totaled 53 points to 74 for Notre Dame and 153 for Virginia Tech. Congratulations to Coach Laurie Henes and to the entire team.
Wolfpack Women Crowned ACC Champions - GoPack.com
Also in the Women's race were:
Junior
Bianca Bishop
(Charlotte Providence HS/NC State) 36th, 21:05.5
Sophomore
Mary Prouty (Charlotte Myers Park HS/Georgia Tech) 63rd, 21:36.4
Junior
Blake Dodge (West
Carteret HS/UNC) 65th, 21:37.6
Freshman Blair Ramsey (Greensboro
Grimsley HS/UNC) 123rd, 23:06.3
In the Men's race:
Redshirt sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Lake Norman HS/NC State) 15th, 23:42.2
Sophomore Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS/NC State) 22nd, 23:53.8
Redshirt junior Bakri Abushouk (Cary HS/NC State) 24th, 23:55.4
Freshman Jeremy Brown (Raleigh
Broughton HS/UNC) 59th, 24:35.8
Freshman Matt Thornton (Cary HS/UNC) 103rd, 25:51.2
Complete ACC Results: Women | Men - FlashResults.com
Women's cross country wins ACC, men place 3rd - TechnicianOnline.com
Ilse, Carroll Earn All-ACC Honors - GoHeels.com
An Incredible Display of ACC Sportsmanship - N&O
ACC Meet History | Past Champions
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Craig Engels (Winston-Salem Reagan HS/Mississippi) was Ole Miss's 4th runner across the line (11th place overall) to help his team to a 2nd- place finish in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) XC Championships today in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Men's Team Scores: Arkansas 25, Mississippi 38, Kentucky 100, Georgia 149.
SEC Cross Country Championships Results
Cross Country Race To Best Combined SEC Finish - OleMissSports.com
(Posted Oct. 27, 2016)
Larry Deal, who was track & field coach at South Rowan HS for more than 30 years has
passed away.
Long-time South Rowan coach and AD Larry Deal passes away - NCHSAA.org
South Rowan honors former coach, AD Larry Deal - SalisburyPost.com
Obituary: Larry Deal - SalisburyPost.com
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Several former North Carolina high school runners will be on NC State's team Friday at the ACC Cross Country Championships at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The Wolfpack women are ranked #3 nationally.
Included on the Women's team are:
Rachel Koon (Asheville TC Roberson HS) |
Elly Henes
(Cary Green Hope HS)
Kaitlyn Kramer
(Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS) |
Ryen Frazier
(Raleigh Ravenscroft School)
Wesley Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) |
Bianca Bishop
(Charlotte Providence HS)
On the Men's team are:
Bakri Abushouk
(Cary HS) |
Philip Hall
(Hope Mills South View HS)
Patrick Sheehan
(Lake Norman HS)
The Women's race is at 10:00 am, with the Men's race at 10:45. No charge for admission or parking.
Course Maps:
Women (6K) |
Men (8K)
Live Results | Live Stream - TheACC.com
Preview | Fan Guide | Meet History | Past Champions
PackXC Prepared for ACC Championships on Friday - GoPack.com
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News item previously missed ... Former North Mecklenburg HS ('02) and UNC Charlotte runner Amelia Slagle placed 21st in the Berlin Marathon September 25th with a PR of 2:50:40. She was the 2nd American finisher.
Slagle's 5K splits were: 20:27 (5K), 20:27 (10K), 20:23 (15K), 20:09 (20K), 20:05 (25K), 19:45 (30K), 19:47 (35K) and 20:25 (40K).
2016 Berlin Marathon results | 2000 photo (scroll down) | Amelia Slagle - All-Athletics.com
(Posted Oct. 25, 2016)
Q&A with Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky):
Interview: Keni Harrison - TrackAndFieldNews.com
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Jamestown Ragsdale HS senior Sara Platek was a state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship:
Ragsdale's Platek Honored - Greensboro.com (scroll to bottom)
(Posted Oct. 24, 2016)
The presenters and the dates have been finalized for the 2016 NCTCCCA Coaches Clinic. Coaches from some of the best programs in NC (NC A&T, UNCW, Parkland, Burlington Cummings and more) will be on site November 11-12, 2016 at JDL Fast Track to bring you ideas, tips and discussion on how to coach success in track and field.
This clinic is open to any coach (middle school, high school, AAU, USATF, College, independent), athlete (high school, college) or parent interested in learning more about a particular discipline within track and field, how to manage a meet, team or program and what the recruiting process involves.
Information is posted on the JDL website (www.jdlfasttrack.com) now and will be posted on the NCTCCCA website (nctcca.com) on Monday, Sept 26. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email address below. I look forward to seeing you all at the clinic this year!!
Ed. Teasley
NCTCCCA Clinic Director
edwardteasley@gmail.com
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The scheduling meeting for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools/Union County area track meets for Indoor & Outdoor will be held tonight (10/24) at Providence HS in Room 215 at 6 pm.
(Posted Oct. 18, 2016)
Keni Harrison
(Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) is a finalist for the 2016 IAAF Women's World Athlete
of the Year:
Quotes From IAAF's 2016 AOY Nominees: Women - IAAF.org
Nominees Announced for World Athlete of the Year 2016 - IAAF.org
(Posted Oct. 17, 2016)
Track & Field and Cross Country Bulletin for Oct. 15, 2016 - NationalScholastic.org
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Ranking the Top High School Hammer Throw States - Hmmrmedia.com
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Here's an interview with former Clayton HS/South Carolina hurdler Johnny Dutch:
First Impressions - Johnny Dutch - IAAF.org
(Posted Oct. 15, 2016)
4-time Olympian, American record holder, Olympic medalist, and former UNC runner Shalane Flanagan has partnered with Charlotte Providence Day School alumna, Elyse Kopecky. Together the two former UNC roommates have written a book called Run Fast, Eat Slow.
On Tuesday, November 1st, they will be in Charlotte for an informal 5K run at McAlpine Park and then book talk at Providence Day.
Details are at the bottom of the following articles:
An Olympian and a chef want to change the way athletes eat - CharlotteObserver.com
Shalane Flanagan: This past summer was one for the books - CharlotteObserver.com
The authors will also appear at Fleet Feet Sports in Greensboro Wednesday, Nov. 2nd (Noon) and later at Fleet Feet in Carrboro Wednesday, Nov. 2nd (5:15 pm).
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Rachel Koon (Asheville TC Roberson HS/NC State) ran a noteworthy performance Friday as the Wolfpack's 2nd runner across the line (18th in 20:35.5 for 6K) helping them to a 2nd-place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin.
Three other former NC high school stars contributed to the team's upset of #1-ranked Providence.
Women's XC Upsets at #NuttyInvite, Finishes Second - GoPack.com
(Posted Oct. 14, 2016)
Several NC high school alumni will be running for NC State today at the
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
Their 3rd-ranked (nationally) women's team includes: Rachel Koon (Asheville TC Roberson HS), Ryen Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School), Elly Henes (Cary Green Hope HS), Kaitlyn Kramer (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS), Megan Vaughn (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons HS), Bianca Bishop (Charlotte Providence HS), Rebekah Greengrass (Cary Panther Creek HS).
More on NCSU's complete team, plus their men's team below:
Cross Country Ready for Wisconsin Invitational - GoPack.com
Start Times:
Women's "B" Race (6K) -- 11:00 a.m. CT
Men's "B" Race (8K) -- 11:40 a.m. CT
Women's Championship Race (6K) -- 12:30 p.m. CT
Men's Championship Race (8K) -- 1:20 p.m. CT
Live Results - HarrierSolutions.com
8th Annual Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational | Live Updates
UW hosts nation's top cross country meet - UWBadgers.com
Previews: Women | Men - USTFCCCA.org
Who's this Nuttycombe guy? - UWBadgers.com
(Posted Oct. 5, 2016)
Former Apex HS/NC State distance star Andie Cozzarelli and current Apex track & field/cross country coach Roy Cooper are among twelve being inducted into the inaugural Apex High School/Apex Consolidated High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Cozzarelli won NCHSAA 4A titles in the indoor 1600 (2008 5:10.21), 3200 (2007 11:29.79 & 2008 11:23.53), and the outdoor 3200 (2006 11:01.35 & 2007 11:15.90). She placed 2nd in the NCHSAA 4A Cross Country Championships as a freshman (2004 19:19.12), sophomore (2005 19:15.20), junior (2006 18:50.31), AND senior (2007 19:10.80).
Cozzarelli also played on the 2007 NCHSAA 4A girls soccer state title team.
Apex reveals its first hall of fame class - N&O
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NC State's women's cross country team moved from #5 to #3 in this week's NCAA Division I National Rankings. This is the highest ranking for the Wolfpack since 2006 when they were #2.
Two New Top-5 Teams In NCAA DI Women's XC Coaches' Poll - USTFCCCA.org
Elly Henes ACC Freshman of the Week - GoPack.com
(Posted Oct. 3, 2016)
Our Campaign: #MyReasonWhy - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Oct. 1, 2016)
Three former North Carolina high school stars helped NC State's Women's XC team to
a 2nd-place finish Friday at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.
The Wolfpack women scored 149, behind the 117 of Providence College - who are ranked #1 nationally. NCSU upset the #2 ranked team, New Mexico. State came into the meet ranked #5.
Redshirt sophomore Rachel Koon (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS) was State's #2 runner, placing 27th in 16:51.3 (5K).
Freshman Elly Henes (Cary Green Hope HS) was their #5 runner, placing 44th (17:04.1).
NCSU's #6 runner was senior Kaitlyn Kramer (Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS), who ran a PR 17:13.3 to finish 55th.
Another NC State runner, freshman Rebekah Greengrass (Cary Panther Creek HS) won the Open Race in a time of 17:33.9.
NC State Women 2nd at Notre Dame Invitational - GoPack.com
Wolfpack xc teams earn stellar finishes - TechnicianOnline.com
Results: Women | Men | Open | All - deltaTiming.com
(Posted Sept. 29, 2016)
Virginia Tech Field House to undergo major improvements - HokieSports.com
Rector Field House renovations win-win for everyone - HokieSports.com
Current Rector Field House (photos/video) - HokieSports.com
(Posted Sept. 28, 2016)
Charlotte loses National NAIA Cross Country Championships over House Bill 2 - CharlotteObserver.com
(Posted Sept. 23, 2016)
Stephen Mulherin (NC School of Science & Mathematics/UNC/Portland) ran #4 for the University of Portland Saturday to help them to an easy team win at the
Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota.
Mulherin was 16th with a time of 25:32 over the 8K course.
Pilots Sweep Competition at Prestigious Roy Griak Invitational - PortlandPilots.com
(Posted Sept. 23, 2016)
Former Chapel Hill HS runner Tristin Van Ord has
been named Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week for the second time this season.
Van Ord Awarded 2nd Runner of the Week Honor - AppStateSports.com
Van Ord named Sun Belt's Runner of the Week - WataugaDemocrat.com
(Posted Sept. 19, 2016)
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, the NCHSAA Endowed Fund offers several scholarships to eligible student-athletes of NCHSAA member schools. Applications
are now open.
NCHSAA 2016-17 Endowed Fund Scholarships - NCHSAA.org
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Pole Vault Carolina will host a pole vault clinic conducted by 2016 U.S.A. Olympic medal winning coach, Scott Kendricks.
The clinic is open to athletes of all age and skill levels, and coaches.
Scott Kendricks coached his son, Sam Kendricks, to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio where Sam won a bronze medal. Under his father's tutelage, Sam also set an Olympic Trials record, won 5 USA Championships in a row, and an IAAF World Indoor silver medal.
This is a very rare opportunity to learn from pole vault's Coach K. For additional information, please visit www.polevaultcarolina.com
The Scott Kendricks Invitational will take place immediately following the clinic.
Date: Saturday October 29, 2016 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location - 2415 Presidential Drive, Suite 114 Durham, NC 27703
Registration is now open:
Athletes Registration: polevaultcarolina.com/events?ee=46
Coaches Registration: polevaultcarolina.com/events?ee=47
(Source: Pole Vault Clinic - Durham NC 10/29 - NCrunners.com)
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Former Polk County HS standout Mitchell Brown was named the men's runner of the week for the first week of the season by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Brown named CIAA men's runner of the week - PolkSports.com
Brown, Kiplagat, Turner earn CIAA Weekly Honors - WSSUrams.com
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Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) won the USATF Men's 5K Road Championship Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island. Hill won in 13:57, just ahead of Shadrack Kipchirchir and Sam Chelanga who both ran 13:58.
Ryan Hill Wins His First National Road 5K Title - RunnersWorld.com
Hill, Tuliamuk Close Hard to Take Big Wins at USATF 5K Championship - USATF.org
(Posted Sept. 17, 2016)
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/Wisconsin) placed 5th (4:05) today in the 5th GNC Live Well Liberty Mile in Pittsburgh, PA.
Bolas currently ranks 2nd in the NC High School 1600 All-Time List with his 4:04.38 run in the 2006 NCHSAA 4A State Meet.
Kampf, Blankenship Win 5th GNC Live Well Liberty - RunnersWeb.com
(Posted Sept. 15, 2016)
The 2016 ACC Men and Women's Cross Country Championship scheduled for Friday Oct. 28 (10 am) in Cary at WakeMed Soccer Park will continue as planned.
Source: Cary stands to lose millions with NCAA, ACC games pulled from NC - WRAL.com
History: ACC XC Championships - USTFCCCA.org
(Posted Sept. 10, 2016)
Tired of the high temperatures in the 90s and 100s? Here's a cool cross
country article ..that includes polar bears.
Barrow's Whalers toughened by cross country - RunnerSpace.com
(Posted Sept. 9, 2016)
Former Swain standout earns spot at Carson Newman - MaroonDevils.com
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This summer, the IAAF announced that it will no longer contest the Youth (U18) World Championships after the 2017 edition in Nairobi, Kenya. (See 8/24 post below)
Discussion: IAAF World Youth Championships Canceled - MileSplit
(Posted Sept. 6, 2016)
NOT pertaining to North Carolina ... But this has GOT to be
THE BEST cross country photo of the year! - MileSplit
(Posted Sept. 6, 2016)
Former Carolina Day (Asheville) runner Trevor Sleight was one of five
William & Mary athletes in the top seven Saturday as they easily won the Spider Alumni Open in Richmond, Virginia. Sleight placed
6th with a time of 15:22.9 over the 5K course. A.J. Tucker (Cedar Ridge HS)
was 17th in 15:42.2.
W&M Men's XC Opens with Win at Richmond - TribeAthletics.com
Sleight, Tucker, and teammates also have a new coach -- with a rather famous name -- Chris Solinsky. Solinsky -- who won the 2002 Foot Locker National Championships -- won five NCAA titles while at Wisconsin. In 2010 he broke the American Record for 10,000-meters by 14 seconds, running 26:59.60 and becoming the first non-African to break 27-minutes. The only American who has run faster is Galen Rupp.
Solinsky has personal bests of 12:55.53 for 5,000 (#2 American All-Time), 7:34.32 for 3,000, 3:54.1 for the Mile, and 3:35.89 for 1500.
Chris Solinsky Promoted to Head Men's Distance Coach at William & Mary - TribeAthletics.com
Video: Get To Know Coach Chris Solinsky - TribeAthletics.com
(Posted Sept. 4, 2016)
Three with NCHSAA-ties to compete in 2016 Paralympics - NCHSAA.org
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Alumni news:
Mitchell Brown leads WSSU in debut race - PolkSports.com
(Posted Sept. 2, 2016)
Keni Harrison
(Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) won the Women's 100m Hurdles Thursday (12.63 +0.4)
at the Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League meet. She completed the 2016 IAAF Diamond
League series of six meets undefeated, and collected the Diamond Trophy, a $40,000 cash
prize, and likely a wild card auto-qualifier for the 2017 World Championships which
will be in London.
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) placed 9th in the 5000 meters, with a time of 13:20.31.
Complete Results: 2016 Zurich Diamond League Meet - TrackAndFieldNews.com
Recap: Zurich Meet - IAAF.org
Harrison Could Do Hurdles Double at '17 Worlds - UKY.edu
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David Pickett (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS '06/UNC-Asheville) is now an Assistant Coach for Track and Field at North Greenville University. While in college Pickett maintained WNCPrepTrack.com and also contributed high school news, stats, corrections, links, and more to NCPrepTrack. He was a volunteer assistant coach at East Tennesee State University for one year, and then an assistant at Milligan College in Tennessee for the past three years.
New college coaching job for Pickett - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Sept. 1, 2016)
Keni Harrison
(Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) will be competing today in the 100m Hurdles at
the Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League meet in Switzerland. Her race is scheduled
for 3:12 pm ET.
Keni Harrison Looks To Seal Diamond Title - lex18.com
Pre-Meet Press Conference - IAAF.org
Meet Preview - IAAF.org
(Posted August 31, 2016)
Some familiar North Carolina track names appear in the following:
Happy Birthday, Molly Huddle! Which High Schoolers Have Run Faster? - MileSplit
(Posted August 29, 2016)
Two more articles on Keni Harrison and Ryan Hill: (see August 27 posts below)
Kendra Harrison Talks About Her 1st Year on Diamond League Circuit (3:00 video) - YouTube
After Trials Disappointment, Ryan Hill Motivated to Run Fast - RunnerSpace.com
Hill has been accepted into the 5000m field for the Zurich Diamond League Meet September 1st. He will be targeting a sub-13:00 5K.
(Posted August 27, 2016)
Two former North Carolina high school stars had excellent performances at today's
Paris IAAF Diamond League Meet.
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) won the Women's 100m Hurdles in 12.44 +0.2, ahead of Dawn Harper-Nelson (US) 12.65 and Cindi Ofili (GB) 12.66. This was her fifth straight Diamond League win.
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) placed 4th in a blistering-fast 3000m race, running 7:30.93 and becoming the 4th-fastest American all-time in the event. Bernard Lagat, Galen Rupp and Bob Kennedy are the only Americans to have run faster for the 3000.
IAAF Paris Meet Recap - IAAF.org (scroll down)
Complete Results - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted August 26, 2016)
Clayton HS grad Keni Harrison won the Women's 100m Hurdles Thursday (8/25) at the Lausanne Diamond League Meet in Switzerland. Harrison ran 12.42 +0.7, with Americans
Dawn Harper-Nelson (12.71) and Jasmin Stowers (12.75) placing 2nd and 3rd. The 12.42 was
faster than the winning time at the Rio Olympics (Brianna Rollins 12.48 0.0).
Meet Recap - IAAF.org
Keni Harrison: "I'm In The Shape Of My Life" - IAAF.org
Harrison wins at IAAF Diamond League in Lausanne - insidethegames.biz
Results: Lausanne Diamond League Meet
(Posted August 25, 2016)
Tavius "T.J." Walker has been named Director of Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country at
North Carolina Central University in Durham. Walker is
a graduate of Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh and was a sprinter at
NCCU from 1996-1999. He also has worked as Head Boys and Girls Track & Field Coach
at Broughton High.
NCCU Announces Tavius Walker as Director of Track & Field/Cross Country - NCCUeaglePride.com
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4-time Olympian, American record holder, Olympic medalist, and former UNC runner Shalane Flanagan has partnered with Charlotte Providence Day School alum, Elyse Kopecky. Together they have written a book called Run Fast, Eat Slow.
On November 1st, they will be in Charlotte for an informal run at McAlpine Park and then book talk at Providence Day.
Please pass along this information and link. The link will allow them to sign up for various parts of the evening. A portion of the money made will go to RunningWorks, a local charity.
Event Info - ProvidenceDay.org
(Posted August 24, 2016)
Durham Hillside rising senior Desmond Jackson, who scored 3 of Hillside's winning point total at May's NCHSAA 4A Outdoor Championships (plus 3 at February's NCHSAA 4A Indoor Championships) is heading to Rio to compete in the
World Paralympic Games Sept. 7-18.
Durham's Jackson becomes youngest male on US Paralympics - WRAL.com
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NCrunners.com reports that Christian Pigues has Transfered from Raleigh Trinity Academy to Rolesville HS. Pigues has an 800 best of 1:53.20 (Border Clash 6/4) and ranks 16th on NC's All-Time Indoor List in the 800 (1:56.59).
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The IAAF will no longer hold a world championship for U-18 athletes (a.k.a. World Youth Championships). The last edition of the event will be held in Nairobi, Kenya next July 12-17, 2017. The U20 championships (World Junior Championships) will continue.
IAAF Will No Longer Contest World U18 Youth Championships - MileSplit
(Posted August 23, 2016)
Matt DeBole's wife has been named Head Women's Cross Country Coach at Stanford University.
DeBole Named Women's XC Coach - GoStanford.com
Elizabeth DeBole profile - GoStanford.com
Many of us recall Matt's days running for Winston-Salem Mount Tabor, where he had high school bests of 1:52.4, 4:08.28, and 8:50.16 (currently #2 NC All-Time). He also ran a 1:50 anchor leg on Tabor's Sprint Medley (3:22.76) which ranks #2 NC All-Time behind New Bern's National High School Record.
As a freshman he ran on their 4x800 that won at the 2000 State Indoor Meet (All-Classification), won the 1000 his sophomore, junior, and senior years, and also took the 1600 his junior year. DeBole had indoor bests of 1:56.93, 2:31.55, and 4:11.47. He won the High School Mile (4:16.50) at the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden as a senior.
Outdoors he won NCHSAA 4A titles in the 1600 (4:13.75) and 800 (1:56.13) as a junior and the 1600 (4:09.64) as a senior.
Matt was NCHSAA 4A Cross Country Champion his junior and senior years (2001 & 2002) and and placed 2nd both of those years at the Foot Locker Regional (14:49.2 & 14:55.5). At the Foot Locker Nationals he was 16th in 2001 and 5th in 2002 -- the highest placing ever at the Foot Locker Nats by a NC male. [Trivia: Another Winston-Salem runner was 11th in that race ...Bobby Mack (North Forsyth). ...and the last place finisher? A junior named Galen Rupp.]
Congrats to Matt and his wife on her new position at Stanford.
(Posted August 17, 2016)
Cale McDaniel Named Head Men's and Women's Cross Country / Track & Field Coach at Western Carolina - CatamountSports.com
Earlier story:
Danny Williamson Announces Retirement - CatamountSports.com
(Posted August 17, 2016)
More North Carolina high school alumni news...
Chad Pearson (Kings Mountain HS '99/NC State), currently Head Track & Field and Cross Country coach at UNC-Greensboro has an athlete he formerly coached who is doing very well in Rio at the 2016 Olympics.
Paul Chelimo runs fastest time in 5000m semifinals - Greensboro.com
Chelimo Wins 5000m Preliminary, Advances To Olympic Final - UNCGspartans.com
Paul Chelimo Becomes UNCG's First-Ever Olympian - UNCGspartans.com
Report: Men's 5000m Heats - IAAF.org
Coach Pearson was 2nd as a junior in the 1997 NCHSAA 3-A Cross Country Championships finishing just behind another junior, Fuquay-Varina's Jesse Norman. Pearson was 8th in 1998. At NC State he set a school record in the 10,000m (28:37.95) in 2004. Pearson was a three-time NCAA All-American in cross country and track & field. He helped lead NCSU to back-to-back ACC xc titles in 2003 and 2004, and was also an Academic All-American.
Pearson was a graduate assistant coach at NC State from 2004-2006, a volunteer assistant coach at NC State 2010-11, and also at Charlotte (2012). He joined UNC-G as an assistant in 2012, and was promoted to Head Coach in 2014.
(Posted August 16, 2016)
Ronnie Ash
(Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman) had the equal-2nd fastest time (13.31 -0.2) in
the 110H Prelims and easily advanced to the Semi-Finals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Omar McLeod of Jamaica had the fastest time (13.27 +0.1) in the First Round.
The men's 110m Hurdles Semis will be run at 7:40 pm EDT Tuesday, 8/16.
Report: Men's 110m Hurdles Heats - IAAF.org
Burkheart Ellis Jr (Knightdale HS 2011/St. Augustine's) placed 4th in his heat in the First Round of the Men's 200 and did not advance to the Semi-Finals. His time was 20.74 +0.4. Ellis was competing for the country of Barbados, and tied for 56th place overall in the First Round.
Results: Men's 200 1st Round - IAAF.org
(Posted August 15, 2016)
Pinecrest HS is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Mason Wagner, who was a varsity football, wrestling and track and field athlete. Wagner drowned Friday night. He won
the Pole Vault last March at the Triangle Challenge Freshman/Sophomore Meet.
Pinecrest mourns loss of football player - N&O
Pinecrest football player Mason Wagner dies in apparent drowning - FayObserver.com
Pinecrest Mourns Teammate, Friend - ThePilot.com
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News item on Clayton HS grad Keni Harrison
World record holder Harrison to run in Zurich - IAAF Diamond League - IAAF.org
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Track & Field fastest-growing and largest sport among high school athletes - RunnerSpace.com
(Posted August 10, 2016)
2015 Mitchell HS grad Zach Boone has transfered from Mississippi to UNC-Asheville.
Boone to run for Bulldogs - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted August 9, 2016)
Former Clayton HS/South Carolina hurdler
Johnny Dutch
appears in this collection of behind-the-scene photographs from this summer's US Olympic
Track and Field Trials:
Off The Track - Behind the Scenes at the US Olympic Track & Field Trials (Scroll down to bottom)
(Posted August 5, 2016)
Two former NC high school stars ran Sub-4-Minute Miles at tonight's Sir Walter Miler
in Raleigh:
Graham Crawford, 3:56.06 (4th)
Jack Bolas, 3:59.98 (9th)
Men's 1-Mile Results - NCrunners
Graham Crawford clocks 3:56.05 at Sir Walter Miler! - NCrunners
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Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS/NC State), Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS/NCSU/Oiselle), and Olivia Enright (Cary Green Hope HS/NC State) are among former North Carolina high school stars running in tonight's Sir Walter Miler in Raleigh.
Crawford To Run At 2016 Sir Walter Miler - GoPack.com
Race gives runers chance to beat elusive 4-minute mile - N&O
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Swain County's Ross Ensley signs - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted August 4, 2016)
A RunnersWorld.com story Wednesday on former Charlotte Myers Park HS/NC State
distance star Julia Lucas:
Glory Days - RunnersWorld.com
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City of Raleigh Museum To Display Coach George Williams Exhibit Thoughout August Starting Friday (Aug. 5) - SaintAugFalcons.com
Coach Williams Featured On WRAL-TV5 News and The Sports Shop Radio Talk Show - SaintAugFalcons.com
Four Track and Field Student-Athletes Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
- SaintAugFalcons.com
(Knightdale HS grad Burkheart Ellis, Jr is among the four.)
(Posted August 3, 2016)
John Hayes has been named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.
Hayes replaces John Millar who
resigned July 8th.
John Hayes Named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country - WakeForestSports.com
Wake hires John Hayes as director of track, cross country programs - N&O
Wake Forest - All Time Performance Lists
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The 14-year-old I mentioned yesterday? He ran a new world age group record for 14-year-olds
in the 800 Final -- 1:51.23.
Brandon Smith Sets World Age Group Record in 800 (8/2) - MileSplit
(Posted August 2, 2016)
14-Year-Old runs 1:53.64 800 record (8/1) - MileSplit
(Posted August 1, 2016)
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS)
2016 Sir Walter Miler Elite Athlete Bios
(Posted July 30, 2016)
Craig Engels Can't Be An Underdog Anymore - FloTrack.org
(Posted July 27, 2016)
Working as either Head or Assistant Coach at Cummings, Davis has been a part of 26 team State Championships, spanning from 1987 to 2016. His teams finished as state runners-up 11 times, he coached 136 Individual Event State Champions and 30 State Meet MVP's. Remarkably, he has coached at least one state champion in the hurdles events for 22 consecutive years.
NCHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2016 announced - NCHSAA.org
(Posted July 26, 2016)
Elizabeth Gary of Southeast Raleigh was chosen as the North Carolina Girls Coach of the
Year.
2016 High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year (State-By-State) - USTFCCCA.org - - - - -
Burkheart Ellis Jr (Knightdale HS 2011/St. Augustine's) will be competing in the 200 for Barbados at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
St. Aug's Williams Sends Four More To Rio - N&O
(Posted July 22, 2016)
Purdue announces 2016 Hall of Fame class - JConline.com (scroll down)
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Andrews' Tyler Holloway to Mars Hill - Citizen-Times.com
New XC Coach Named at Andrews - Citizen-Times
(Posted July 21, 2016)
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS/NC State) will be in the 5000.
Bolt Takes Centre Stage On Return In London - IAAF.org
(Posted July 20, 2016)
ALL-USA Girls Track and Field: Distance - USAToday HSS.com
Recent Charlotte Providence Day grad Anna Cockrell repeated as a First Team
All-USA selection:
ALL-USA Girls Track and Field: Hurdles - USATodayHSS.com
(Posted July 19, 2016)
ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Hurdles - USATodayHSS.com
(Posted July 16, 2016)
Sarah
Rapp (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons/Virginia Tech) is entered in the Women's Mile.
The 2016 event will feature elite Men's and Women's Mile races, a USATF North Carolina State Mile Championship, and a Run Club Mile Relay. The event is free and open to the public. The event will again be broadcast live internationally on FloTrack.org
The Sir Walter Miler is directed and promoted by Sir Walter Running, a group that consists of
Sandy Roberts (scroll down
a bit) (Raleigh Broughton HS/Georgetown/NC State),
Logan Roberts (Raleigh Broughton HS/Baylor), and Pat Price (Charlotte Providence HS/UNC).
7/15 Press Release: 2016 Sir Walter Miler
(Posted July 14, 2016)
Johnny Dutch Retires After Olympic trials - FloTrack.org
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New High School Rules Allow Assisting Injured Competitor - NFHS.org
Track & Field/Cross Country Articles - NFHS.org
(Posted July 13, 2016)
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Interview: Nevada Mareno - RunnerSpace.com
(Posted July 8, 2016)
Charlotte 49ers' Trey McRae leaping toward his Olympic goal - CharlotteObserver.com
(Men's High Jump Qualifying is at 7pm EDT Friday.)
World Leading Hurdlers Battle for Olympic Berths; World Record Just A Tick Away For Kendra Harrison - RunBlogRun.com
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Thursday (7/7) results:
Anna Cockrell (Charlotte Providence Day School) - 12th of 16 advancing to Semifinals in 400H (56.53). Interview.
Tyler Brockington - 26th in 400H Prelims (59.23).
Keni Harrison - 2nd fastest of 21 advancing to Semifinals in 100H (12.57 +0.2).
Alexis Perry - 17th of 21 qualifiers for 100H Semis (13.07 +0.2).
Johnny Dutch - Fastest of 16 qualifing for 400H Semis (49.56).
Trentavis Friday - 9th of 21 advancing to 200m Semis (20.33w +3.3).
Sean McLean - 12th of 21 qualifiers for 200m Semis (20.46 +0.9).
Tevin Hester - 19th of 21 qualifiers for 200m Semis (20.69 +0.5).
Tavis Bailey - 6th of 12 advancing to Discus Final (197-5).
Craig Engels - Fastest of 24 advancing to 1500m Semis (3:41.92).
Graham Crawford - 5th fastest qualifier to 1500m Semis (3:42.39).
Isaac Presson - 21st fastest qualifier to 1500m Semis (3:50.01).
Jack Bolas - 29th in 1500m Prelims (3:51.91). Did not advance.
Alphonso Jordan - Did not compete in Men's Triple Jump Qualifying.
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Competing in the Olympic Trials today (Friday 7/8) are:
Ronnie Ash - 110H Prelims. 6:02 pm EDT.
Spencer Adams - 110H Prelims. 6:02 pm EDT.
Tavis Bailey - Discus Final. 6:30 pm EDT.
Alexis Perry - 100H Semis. 6:58 pm EDT.
Keni Harrison - 100H Semis. 6:58 pm EDT. (Final is at 8:54 pm)
Jesse Williams - High Jump Qualifying. 7:00 pm EDT.
Tanner Anderson - High Jump Qualifying. 7:00 pm EDT.
Trey McRae - High Jump Qualifying. 7:00 pm EDT.
Craig Engels - 1500 Semis. 7:12 pm EDT.
Graham Crawford - 1500 Semis. 7:12 pm EDT.
Isaac Presson - 1500 Semis. 7:12 pm EDT.
Anna Cockrell - 400H Semis. 7:31 pm EDT.
Johnny Dutch - 400H Semis. 7:47 pm EDT.
Tevin Hester - 200 Semis. 8:37 pm EDT.
Trentavis Friday - 200 Semis. 8:37 pm EDT.
Sean McLean - 200 Semis. 8:37 pm EDT.
Schedule/Startlists/Results - USATF.org
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Former Watauga HS runner Michael Holland won Thursday's grueling
"The Bear" - a five-mile race from Linville up Grandfather Mountain (elevation 5,280 feet). Rising Northern Guilford junior David Melville was 5th. Melville was NCHSAA 3A Cross Country champion last November as a sophomore. Watauga HS rising junior Price St. Clair was 11th. The race has a total elevation climb of 1,568 feet. This was the 22nd year that the event has been held.
Watauga grad, Lees-McRae grad sweep The Bear victories - WataugaDemocrat.com
(Posted July 7, 2016)
Clayton's Dutch hoping third time is a charm - WRAL.com
Five Questions with Craig Engels - DailyRelay.com
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Competing in the Olympic Trials today (Thursday) are:
Anna Cockrell, Keni Harrison, Alexis Perry,
Tyler Brockington,
Tevin Hester,
Trentavis Friday, Sean McLean, Johnny Dutch, Isaac Presson, Jack Bolas, Craig Engels, Graham Crawford, Alphonso Jordan, and Tavis Bailey.
Schedule/Results - USATF.org
(Posted July 5, 2016)
Engels was the MVP at the 2012 NCHSAA 4-A Indoor Championships, winning the 1600 (4:19.46) and 1000 (2:29.60) and placing 6th in the 3200 (9:44.19).
He won NCHSAA 4-A outdoor titles in 2012 in the 4x800 (7:50.60), 1600 (4:18.24), and
800 (1:54.43). Engels picked up one state title as a junior - the 1000 in 2:34.09. He
had high school bests of 1:49.89 (800),
4:02.55 (1600), and
8:55.51 (3200).
800 Story/Photos - LetsRun.com
Former Reagan runner Engels ready for USATF Trials - JournalNow.com - - - - -
Other Olympic Trials news:
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS/NC State) ran 13:47.89 to finish 2nd in his heat and advance to the
final of the Men's 5000.
Chelimo, Hill advance to 5000 Meter Final - Greensboro.com
Favorites advance to final in men's 5000 - RegisterGuard.com
Hickory native competes for chance to go to Rio Olympic Games - HickoryRecord.com
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Jonathan Addison 15th at Olympic Trials - GoPack.com
Kenyetta Iyevbele, Alexis Perry Open Action at OT - GoPack.com
(Posted July 1, 2016)
Olympic Trials: Where They Come From - DailyRelay.com You can search this page and find links/high school info for most of the 27.
Olympic Trials Schedule/Live Results - USATF.org
(Posted June 30, 2016)
'Hurdle Nerd' Harrison Defies The Clock - TeamUSA.org
This story mentions Tim Hall, who ran for Charlotte Garinger HS where he was 1988 NCHSAA Indoor Champion in the 1000-yard Run (914.4-meters). That spring he placed 3rd in the 800m (1:55:66) in the NCHSAA 4-A Championships. Hall's coaching stops
include Myers Park HS, the Queen City Striders Track Club,
UNC-Charlotte,
Clemson,
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Harrison at OT Press Conference 6/29 - RunBlogRun.com
(Posted June 29, 2016)
With Family Cheering, Keni Harrison Eyes Olympics - USAToday.com
Keni Harrison emerges from 11 siblings to brink of Olympic Berth - NBCSports.com
Harrison currently ranks 2nd on the North Carolina All-Time High School List in the 300H (41.41), 3rd in the 400H (58.34), 4th in the
100H (13.49 -0.4), and 33rd in the
400 (55.68) -- all done in 2011.
The latest on Harrison:
Ennis-Hill to Line Up Against Harrison in London - IAAF.org
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Jesse Williams (Raleigh
Broughton HS/NCSU/Southern Cal) appears in the following:
The old guard: The 2016 Olympic Trials aren't only for the young (slideshow) - OregonLive.com
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... Nothing to do with NC high school track... but I found an
interesting update on a person who once competed in the same track meet that I did. (1971 NAIA Nationals in Billings, Montana ...I was 7th in the 6-Mile, and he won his event.)
(Posted June 28, 2016)
'Race for the Rings' to benefit Swain girls track - Citizen-Times.com
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Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS/Tennessee) is in the news:
Tavis Bailey, Other Vols Have Itch for Olympics - KnoxNews.com
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Mecklenburg high school athletes stand out when it was most needed - CharlotteObserver.com
(Posted June 22, 2016)
John Weaver Appointed Rules Committee Chairman - AppStateSports.com
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Javelin Considerations: An online "makeup" clinic from Coach Gorski - NationalScholastic.org
(Posted June 16, 2016)
(Posted June 14, 2016)
Green Hope, Carrboro repeat as Wells Fargo Cup winners - N&O
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Another news item on Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky):
Kendra Harrison a rising star in Women's 100 Hurdles - RegisterGuard.com
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Update on Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS '07/South Carolina):
Olympic hurdle hopeful Johnny Dutch training harder than ever - N&O
(Posted June 2, 2016)
Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS/Tennessee) and
David Pless (The Asheville School/Bates College) will also be attending. Bailey was 2nd in the 2015 NCAA Discus and Pless was 5th in the 2015 US Indoor Shot Put.
Bailey won the 2010 NCHSAA 3A Discus, setting a 3A Record of 185-1. Pless won the
NCHSAA Discus in 2008 (130-8) and 2009 (141-11.5), and the Shot Put in 2009 (50-6.5).
History: Iron Wood Thrower Development Camp
Info/Details - IronWoodCamp.com
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Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/Wisconsin) will be competing Saturday evening in the Furman Elite 1500
at Furman University in Greenville, SC.
Furman Elite fields announced, live Saturday on FloTrack - SCrunners.com - - - - -
Another news item on Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky):
Standing out in a crowd: Keni Harrison hurdles to history - USATF.org
(Posted May 31, 2016)
13 Ole Miss Athletes Advance to Eugene - OldMissSports.com
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Falcons Capture 4th Straight Div. II Outdoor Men's Title In Dominating Fashion; Women 2nd - SaintAugFalcons.com
St. Augustine's earns 4th straight men's NCAA Division II title - NCAA.com
Saint Aug program featured on new ESPN website - SaintAugFalcons.com
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Kendra Harrison Leads Dominant Corps Of US 100-Meter Hurdlers - TeamUSA.org
(Posted May 29, 2016)
Harrison and Jebet Scare World Records - IAAF.org
Two American Records Highlight Pre Classic - USATF.org
Keni Harrison breaks American 100m hurdles record - AthleticsWeekly.com
Pre Classic Day 2 Results - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted May 28, 2016)
Polk County's Jessica Bailey to run for Salem - CitizenTimes.com
(Posted May 26, 2016)
Running Helps Cure SEC Champion Engels' Restlessness - OleMissSports.com
Ole Miss Heads to NCAA East Preliminary - OleMissSports.com
NCAA East Preliminary Entries, Start Lists, Live Results - rtspt.com
NCAA East Regional: Schedule/Start Lists/Results - NCAA.com
(Posted May 25, 2016) - - - - -
News item on Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky):
Stockholm: Harrison Faces Pearson And Kallur In 100m Hurdles - DiamondLeague.com
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Mark Blackmon (West Charlotte HS '12/Maryland Eastern-Shore)
won the 800 (1:49.84) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships May 15th in Princeton, New Jersey.
Blackmon was 2011 NCHSAA 4-A Cross Country Champion, and ran a 15:01 at the
Foot Locker South Regional to qualify for the Foot Locker Nationals, but did not run.
Blackmon had high school bests of 1:54.43, 4:21.12y, and 10:00.00. He was a junior Guard on UM Eastern Shore's basketball team for the 2015-16 season.
Blackmon wins 800 to highlight Hawks' Sunday in Princeton - UMEShawks.com
Complete Results: IC4A/ECAC Championships
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Former Salisbury HS sprinter Romar Morris is in the news.
Morris won the 2010 NCHSAA 2A 100m and 200m, setting 2A Meet Records of 10.54 +1.0 and 21.47 (+1.0). He was also state 100m and 200m champion as a junior (10.80 -0.7 and 21.85 +0.3). The five-foot nine-inch speedster was also 2011 state indoor champion (1A/2A/3A classification) at 60m (6.41) -- the year the state indoor meet had to be held outdoors.
Undrafted UNC RB Romar Morris Signs With NY Jets - Chapelboro.com
(Posted May 23, 2016)
Dedicated Doyle signs with Appalachian - PolkSports.com
N Brunswick's Keandre Yeoman to UNCW - Star-News
Madison's Skyler Cantrell to Mars Hill - Citizen-Times.com
W Henderson's Rylee Dean to WCU - Citizen-Times
N Davidson's Hannah Mercer signs with Catawba - the-Dispatch.com
White Oak's Cuellar to run at Methodist - JDNews.com
Watauga's Price St. Clair Top Male Athlete - WataugaDemocrat.com
(Posted May 17, 2016)
W Henderson's Rylee Dean to WCU - Citizen-Times.com
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Polsgrove earns top honors - GoBlueRidge.net
(Posted May 11, 2016)
Engel Resigns from Duke Post - GoDuke.com
More on Coach Engel - - - - -
High school cross country team tries to preserve course - Chapelboro.com Earlier story:
Runners urge Carrboro aldermen to change paving project - ChapelHillNews.com
Earlier story - Chapelboro.com
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Many track fans will enjoy the IAAF's 2015 yearbook '365'.
2015 IAAF Yearbook '365' now available - IAAF.org
View '365' online as an e-book
(Posted May 10, 2016)
Sophomore Craig Engels (Winston-Salem Reagan HS/Mississippi) ran 1:47.06 in the 800 for a season-best time. Engels now ranks No. 3 in the country in the 1500 meters (school-record 3:38.82) and top 20 in the 800.
Another Record Falls for Ole Miss at Payton Jordan Invitational -
OleMissSports.com - - - - -
Current World Leader in the 100m Hurdles, Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) won the 100 (11.35 +0.7) and 200 (23.00 +1.4) May 7 at the Kentucky Relays. Both times are personal bests
UK Track and Field Closes Regular-Season Strong at Kentucky Relays - UKathletics.com - - - - -
32-year old Mitchell Pope (South Caldwell HS/NC State) won the Shot Put (20.28m/66-6.5) at the Appalachian Open meet in Boone May 7.
Pope was 2002 NCHSAA 4A State Shot Put Champion (60-3) and also State Indoor Champion (57-0.5). His best indoors during high school was 59-11.75. At NCSU Pope was 2nd in the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Shot Put. - - - - -
Trentavis Friday (Cherryville HS 2014) won the 100 (10.40 +0.8)
at the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Alabama April 24.
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East Henderson's Jade Baldwin signs -
Citizen-Times.com
(Posted May 9, 2016)
USC's Curtis Frye will coach USA men's sprinters and hurdlers in Olympics - TheState.com
Frye was Head Track & Field Coach at Douglas Byrd HS in Fayetteville from
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Performers of the Week - N&O (scroll down)
(Posted May 5, 2016)
Hailey Cook Named Southern Conference Field Athlete of the Month - CatamountSports.com
Cook wins SoCon track award for 3rd time - Citizen-Times.com
Kenard and Cook Earn SoCon Track & Field Athletes of the Week - CatamountSports.com
(Posted May 2, 2016)
(Posted Apr. 30, 2016)
Holloway an athlete unlike
any other at Andrews - Citizen-Times.com
Polk County's Brown signs - Citizen-Times.com
Brown finds hometown feel at Winston-Salem State - PolkSports.com
(Posted Apr. 29, 2016)
NCHSAA announces Jerry McGee Endowed Scholarship winners for 2016 - NCHSAA.org
Ledford's Emily Boger wins NCHSAA honor - Greensboro.com - - - - -
Richlands' Tae Norman to run at UNCP - JDnews.com
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News item on former Raleigh Enloe HS star Jonathan Addison:
Engineering an Olympic Dream - news.ncsu.edu
(Posted Apr. 27, 2016)
Hester ran
for Granville Central in High School, where he was 2012 New Balance National Champion in the 55 dash (6.72) and 100 dash (10.50), and was 3rd in the outdoor 200. His best college times are 10.05 and 20.18.
(Posted Apr. 26, 2016) - - - - -
Tuscola's Hannah Jones signs with Gardner-Webb. - Citizen-Times.com
Hendersonville's Amy Yarborough commits to WCU - Citizen-Times.com
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Alumni News:
Pegah Kamrani (East Chapel Hill HS), currently a junior at Columbia University, ran a 34:43.88 10,000 last weekend, placing 8th at the Virginia Challenge at
the University of Virginia. Her previous best for 10K was 35:24.37 in March at the Raleigh Relays where she was 16th. - - - - -
Alexis Perry
(Durham Jordan HS), currently a senior at NC State, set a new school record in
the Long Jump (21-6.75 -1.8) at the Virginia Challenge. The jump broke the previous record
by 4 3/4 inches and ranks Perry 1st nationally for 2016. She also had a 13.15 +1.1 in the
100m Hurdles, which ranks 14th in the nation.
Graham Crawford
(Burlington Williams HS) ran the 7th-fastest 1500 time (3:40.69) in the NCAA. Several
other former NC high school athletes now at NCSU are noted in the following story:
NC State Sets School Records, National Marks on Final Day of Virginia Challenge - GoPack.com
Best Collegiate Marks of the Weekend: April 18-24 - USTFCCCA.org
(Posted Apr. 25, 2016) - - - - -
Alumni News:
Burkheart Ellis (Knightdale HS/Saint Augustine's) had a good day at
the CIAA Outdoor Championships in Charlotte last weekend. After running a 10.42 +1.0 in the prelims, Ellis won the 100 in 10.28 +1.1. In the 200 he ran a 20.74 +0.1 prelim and
won the final with a 20.36 +1.2. Ellis also ran the 2nd leg on the winning 4x100 (39.44) and
the 1st leg on the 2nd-place 4x400 (3:12.39).
Falcons Win 19th Straight CIAA Men's Outdoor Title; Lady Falcons 2nd - SaintAugFalcons.com
Complete Results: CIAA Championships
(Posted Apr. 23, 2016)
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Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS/Livingstone College) ran a
personal best of 22.89 in the 200 Friday night at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida. Hayes placed 2nd to the 2015 World Champion in the 200,
Dafne
Schippers of The Netherlands who ran a 2016 world-leading 22.25.
A week ago Hayes ran the 400 under 50 for the first time ever, cutting .93 off her PR with a 49.91.
This meet is named for longtime University of Florida women's track and field coach,
Tom Jones, who passed away on March 21, 2007 at the age of 62 after a courageous battle with cancer. Before taking the position at Florida, Jones was Head Men's/Women's Track & Field Coach at N.C. State University from 1978 to 1984.
Schippers starts her summer quickly with 22.25 200m in Gainesville - IAAF.org
Complete Results - Tom Jones Memorial - ptgrouponline.com
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Waynesville Tuscola's Lydia Cagle signs - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Apr. 21, 2016)
Three Things to Know About Hurdler Johnny Dutch - Spikes.IAAF.org
Another Clayton HS grad
Keni Harrison, will be competing next month in an incredible field in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 42nd Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.
Pre Classic Women's 100m Hurdles is Colossal! - eugene.diamondleague.com
2016 Prefontaine Classic Events & Entries - eugene.diamondleague.com
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NCHSAA realignment - 2017-21 conferences - N&O
NCHSAA realignment story - N&O
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The following has to do with Estonia, not North Carolina, but it's an interesting story on 2016 Olympic marathon qualifiers.
First Set of Olympic Triplets? - Olympics.NBCsports.com
(Posted Apr. 20, 2016)
How To Qualify For USATF Junior Nationals (..and for the IAAF World Junior Championships) - MileSplit
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Former Clayton HS star Johnny Dutch became 2016 World Leader Saturday in the 400m Hurdles.
He won with a 48.36 at the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational in Nassau, Bahamas. 2nd
was Puerto Rico's Javier Culson (49.12) and Bahamian Jeffrey Gibson (49.16).
At the same meet Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS/Livingstone College) was 2nd
in the Women's 400, setting a personal best of 49.91. Her previous best was 50.84.
Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational Recap - RunBlogRun.com
World Leads Tumble in Nassau - IAAF.org
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Kim Sanborn (see item below) completed Monday's Boston Marathon in 3:37.27 -- 9,982nd
overall and 2,747th in the female division.
(Posted Apr. 18, 2016)
Boston Marathon: 'It's an Honor to Go There' - thePilot.com
(Posted Apr. 13, 2016)
Saint Augustine's Men & Women Remain Atop DII National Rankings - USTFCCCA.org
Falcons, Lady Falcons Remain No. 1 In NCAA Division II Track and Field Rankings - SaintAugFalcons.com - - - - -
Former North Forsyth/NC State distance star Bobby Mack is retiring from serious running.
Q&A: Bobby Mack, retiring elite runner from Winston-Salem - Greensboro.com
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Major upgrade for McDowell athletic facilities - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Apr. 11, 2016)
Harrison flies to 12.36 in first 100m hurdles race of the year - IAAF.org
Harrison's 12.36 +1.4 is the fastest ever wind-legal season-opener by a 100m hurdler. She is now the 5th-fastest American ever and equal-9th on the world all-time list.
How fast will Kendra Harrison go? - RunBlogRun.com
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Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS/Tennessee), now competing
unattached, placed 4th in the Discus (195-8) at the Texas Relays a week ago in Austin.
Bailey won the DT April 2nd at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas with a throw of 212-1.
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Craig Engels (Reagan HS/Mississippi) was 2nd in the 1500 (3:38.82) at the Florida Relays recently.
Burkheart Ellis (Knightdale HS/Saint Augustine's) won Section 4 of
the 100 (10.34 +2.1) and placed 12th overall. Check the link below for how he did in the 4x100 and 4x400:
Relay Teams Run Top NCAA Division II Times at Florida Relays - SaintAugFalcons.com
Also at the Florida Relays Isaiah Moore (Burlington Cummings/South Carolina) won Section 3 of the 110m Hurdles (13.54 +2.3). Jonathan Addison
(Raleigh Enloe HS/NC State) won the LJ (25-11). Ariah Graham (Raleigh Wakefield HS/Kentucky) was 5th in the 800
(2:03.24). Graham also led off Kentucky's winning SMR (3:43.62). Briana Haith (Granville Central/South Carolina) was 4th in Section 1 of the 400 (53.03). Haith also led off South Carolina's 3rd-place 4x400 (3:31.14).
Jacklyn Howell (Southeast Raleigh HS/Kentucky) won the 100H (13.09w) and Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan/NC State) was 2nd (13.18w). Click
here for more on NC high school alumni at the Florida Relays.
(Posted Apr. 6, 2016)
The banquet is named in honor of legendary track coach and NCCU Chancellor Emeritus
Leroy Walker.
The featured speaker will be Olympic 200 Bronze Medalist
John Carlos. He
will speak Friday, April 8, at the Hilton Durham near Duke University Hotel. The banquet begins at 6:30 pm.
Info/Details/Locations - NCCUeaglePride.com
NCCU to welcome Olympian John Carlos for annual track & field banquet - N&O
(Posted Apr. 1, 2016)
Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS) was 9th in 13:50.88. Both are currently ranked top-5 in
the NCAA for the 5000.
Distance Trio Dazzles at Stanford Invitational - GoPack.com
Several other NC high school alumni now at NCSU competed at the Florida Relays and
the VertKlasse Meeting:
NC State Concludes Weekend Action - GoPack.com
NC State Starts Strong at Florida Relays - GoPack.com
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UNC's Houston Summers (Northwest Guilford HS) set a PR in the Javelin
last weekend at the Battle of the Blues in Durham. Summers' throw was 232-11 (71.01m).
Freshman Darryl Shaw (Fayetteville Jack Britt HS) won the Triple Jump (49-9).
UNC went 1-2 in the Men's Pole Vault with Austin Vegas (East Forsyth HS) clearing 16-10.75 (PR) and freshman Drew Pederson (Apex HS) over 15-7.
Alex Cooke (North Surry was 3rd in the Women's Hammer Throw and
Sam Miller (Ledford Senior HS) was 4th.
UNC Closes Battle of the Blues - GoHeels.com
Day One Summary - GoHeels.com |
Results: Battle
of the Blues - FlashResults.com
(Posted Apr. 1, 2016)
(Posted Mar. 31, 2016)
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS/NC State).
After Surprise WIC Silver, Ryan Hill Ponders Future - IAAF.org
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Keith Marshall (Raleigh Millbrook '11) is mentioned in this interesting article on who may have been the fastest ever over 40-yards.
40 yards to daylight!
(scroll down)
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And for coaches and high jumpers...
Raising The Bar - Perfect High Jump Technique | Gillette World Sport
(Posted Mar. 28, 2016)
Records Fall at the Raleigh Relays for Track and Field - TheCrimson.com
Four School, Three Ivy Records Fall at Raleigh Relays - GoCrimson.com
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NC State had
several excellent performances last Friday & Saturday on their home track by NC prep alumni:
Among them were:
This news item isn't related to North Carolina but is still quite stunning...
Several former North Carolina high school runners are entered in Friday night's
Sir Walter Miler at Meredith College in Raleigh:
Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS)
Blake Williams (Northern Durham HS)
Sarah Rapp (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)
A new podcast has appeared including a chat with former Winston-Salem Reagan HS star
Craig Engels:
(The interview is in part two.)
Longtime Burlington Cummings track and field coach Donnie Davis has been chosen as one
of eight 2016 inductees for the NCHSAA's Hall of Fame.
Gary Bishop of North Brunswick HS has been selected Boys High School Track & Field
Coach of the Year for North Carolina by the USTFCCCA (United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association).
Noel Ruebel, coach at Forsyth Country Day School is one of nine who will be inducted
into Purdue University's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Former North Carolina high school stars
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) and
Johnny Dutch
(Clayton HS/South Carolina) will be competing Friday and Saturday in the IAAF Diamond League meet in London.
Rising Raleigh Leesville Road senior Nevada Mareno was selected First Team
All-USA in Girls Track & Field by USA Today.
Recent Durham Hillside graduate Marcus Krah has been named First Team All-USA in Boys Track & Field by USA Today.
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS/Wisconsin),
Graham Crawford
(Burlington Williams HS/NC State),
and Blake Williams (Northern Durham HS/UNC/Texas) are among the
entries for the Men's Mile at the 2016 Sir Walter Miler at Meredith College in Raleigh Friday, August 5th. Races begin at 8:20 pm.
Latest news item on former Clayton HS hurdler
Johnny Dutch:
Nevada Mareno (Raleigh Leesville Road HS) is one of 35 athletes (18 distance runners) who attended the 2016 Nike Elite Camp
in Beaverton, Oregon.
More alumni news from the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon:
Results - LeeTiming.com
Race Website
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games |
Grandfather Mountain info
Alumni news from the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon:
Craig Engels, Winston-Salem Reagan HS, 2012. placed 4th July 4th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the
800 (1:46.03 PR).
There are 27 athletes from the state of North Carolina participating in the
2016 US Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon July 1-10. Click the link below and
scroll down to see the "NC" entries.
Another one on Keni Harrison...
More good stories on Kendra (Keni) Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky):
NCHSAA 1A Girls Track Champions Swain County are trying to raise money so that
every athlete can receive a championship ring.
Act of sportsmanship in cross country meet still magical years later - CharlotteObserver.com
Appalachian State University director of Track & Field and Cross Country,
John Weaver was elected the next Chairman of the NCAA Track and Field Rules Committee, effective September 1, 2016. Weaver is entering his 35th season as the head coach and director of ASU's women's track and field and cross country programs and is in his 21st season as the director for both the men and women's programs. He graduated from Fayetteville Seventy-First HS in 1967 and coached at Fayetteville
Douglas Byrd HS during the 1970s.
Isaac Presson enjoys coaching success at Ole Miss - Citizen-Times.com
2015 - 2016 Wells Fargo Cup Standings Released - NCHSAA.org
Terrell Adams (Middle Creek HS) and Khayla Dawson (Charlotte Olympic HS)
will be participating in the Iron Wood Throws this weekend in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Adams is currently #1 on the US High School Discus list with a 213-9 performance from his regional meet.
Qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Outdoor Championships June 8-11 in Eugene, Oregon - NCAA.com
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) set an American
Record (12.24 +0.7) in the 100m Hurdles -- running the 2nd best time in history -- Saturday at the Pre Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Harrison was just 0.03 off the world record, which was set in 1988.
Tuscola's Brooke Turner to run for Liberty -
Citizen-Times.com
Craig Engels (Reagan HS/Mississippi) and
Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) are among
the Ole Miss athletes competing this weekend in the NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Championships in Jacksonville, FL. The top 12 finishers in each event will qualify for the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held June 8-11 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for May 24, 2016 - NationalScholastic.org
Polk County's Sean Doyle to ASU - Citizen-Times.com
Enka's Sage Turner to UNC Asheville - Citizen-Times.com
Duke women's cross country head coach Christine Engel resigns - DukeChronicle.com
Former Cary Green Hope HS runner Ryan Walling, currently a senior at Mississippi, ran a 5000m PR
of 13:49.44 at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, California May 1. It is the 2nd fastest time in Ole Miss history.
A news item including former Apex HS star
Alexis Murphy and University of South Carolina coach
Curtis Frye:
Former Hendersonville HS star
Hailey Cook is in the news:
NCHSAA announces Scholar-Athlete teams for spring/fall 2015 & winter 2016 - NCHSAA.org
Gminski's son cuts his own path - Citizen-Times.com
Cross country and track runners win awards:
Workout Wednesday: Tevin Hester and Clemson Sprinters - MileSplit
NCHSAA announces winners of Willie Bradshaw Memorial Endowed Scholarship
E Henderson's Nathan Brown signs - Citizen-Times.com
Cross Country coaches in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and surrounding area will have their 2016 scheduling meeting Monday - May 9th at 6:30 pm at Providence HS, Room 215.
Ferguson to coach T.C. Roberson girls cross country - Citizen-Times.com
Latest news item on the current fastest 400m hurdler in the world,
Johnny Dutch
(Clayton HS '07/South Carolina):
How To Qualify For The U.S. Olympic Team Trials - MileSplit
Clemson University to install banked indoor track with Mondo Super X 720 surface - GlobeNewsWire.com
Pinecrest High's Kate Sanborn will be at today's Boston Marathon - NOT to run -
but to cheer on her mother (Kim Sanborn) who will run it for the first time.
Kate's
job is to be positioned at the top of legendary Heartbreak Hill (near the 21-mile mark).
The top two ranked NCAA Division II Women's track teams (4/12) are North Carolina schools.
Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh is ranked number 1 and
Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte is ranked 2nd. Another Charlotte school Queens University has its women's team ranked 24th.
Saint Aug's men are also ranked #1.
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) is in the headlines again:
North Carolina Central University in Durham will host the 2nd Annual Dr. Leroy T. Walker Track and Field Banquet April 8-9. The event pays tribute to NCCU's Track & Field History and will be a fundraiser to support the NCCU Track & Field program and the student-athletes with scholarship and operational dollars. NCCU recently replaced coach Michael Lawson and named assistant T.J. Walker as interim track coach.
Burlington Williams alum Graham Crawford ran a seven-second PR (13:42.55) placing 6th in the
5000 at the Stanford Invitational. It is the second-best time in NC State history.
'Run with the Animals' at Blue Ridge Classic (4/1) - Citizen-Times.com
Alumni News:
Former Charlotte Providence Day runner
Ben Huffman, now at
Harvard is recognized and quoted in the following story:
| Quashawn Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek) | Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan) |
| Erin Jenkins (Charlotte Vance) | Paisley Simmons (High Point Andrews) |
| T.J. Graham (Ral Wakefield/NCSU/Sprint Capitol) | Jonathan Addison (Raleigh Enloe) |
| Shannon Patterson (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor) | Amara Bell (Southeast Raleigh) |
| Joshua Davis (Bartlett Yancey) | Lauren Evans (Fayetteville Pine Forest) |
| Nicole Chavis (Lumberton HS) | Margaret Edwards (Raleigh Ravenscroft) |
| Christopher Garrick (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge) | Gabriele Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek) |
| Will Krehnbrink (East Lincoln) | Brian Davis (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Grant Rivers (Hendersonville HS) | Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams) |
| Rachel Bartolomeo (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) | Patrick Sheehan (Lake Norman HS) |
| Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS/NCSU/Oiselle) | |
| and also ... Sean McLean (Southeast Raleigh HS/Methodist University). |
Sources:
Sprinters, hurdlers dominate final day of Raleigh Relays - GoPack.com
NC State opens strong at Raleigh Relays - GoPack.com
(Posted Mar. 25, 2016)
How The South's Best Track Meet Stayed Golden - MileSplit
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Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) will be competing in a loaded Women's 100m Hurdles at the Drake Relays 4/27 - 4/30:
Drake Relays Women's 100H Absolutely Loaded - GoDrakeBulldogs.com
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Gentry: NCHSAA reform needed for nontraditional schools - Citizen-Times.com
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America's Track & Field Stadiums: North Carolina - DailyRelay.com
(Posted Mar. 22, 2016)
Former Hickory HS/NC State runner Ryan Hill appears in the following:
Five American indoor track stars to watch in 2016 - SI.com
... And former Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky hurdler Keni Harrison is featured here:
USATF Foundation Featured Grantee: Keni Harrison - USATFFoundation.org
More on the Program - USATFFoundation.org
(Posted Mar. 19, 2016)
Catching up with how North Carolina prep alumni did at last
weekend's World Indoor T&F Championships ...
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS/Clemson) was 4th in his Semi-Final (7.65) to advance to the 60m Hurdles Final. Adams placed 5th in the Final in 7.64.
Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS/Livingstone College) took the bronze medal in the Women's 400 in a time of 51.76. Hayes later ran the 2nd leg on Team USA's gold-medal winning 4x400 Relay (3:26.38) -- the fastest indoor time in the world this year. The U.S. team's splits: 51.89, 51.02, 50.71, 52.76
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) won the silver medal in the Men's 3000 Final, running 7:57.39. Hill was just behind Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who won in 7:57.21.
Ryan Hill Wins Silver At World Indoors - GoPack.com
Recap: Final Day - IAAF.org
Men's 1500 & 3000 Stories - RegisterGuard.com
Team USA best ever at World Indoors with 23 medals, 13 gold - USATF.org
Photo Gallery - DyeStatPro.com
(Posted Mar. 19, 2016)
Former Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky star
Keni Harrison placed
8th (8.87) last night in the 60m Hurdles Final in Portland, Oregon at the
2016 World Indoor T&F Championships. Harrison had earlier qualified for the Final by winning the 3rd of 3 heats in 7.81.
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) advanced to Sunday's 3000 Final with a 4th place finish (7:52.13) in the first of two heats Friday.
Hill, Chelimo advance to 3000 Final - OregonLive.com
Video: Ryan Hill Interview - RunBlogRun.com
Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS/Livingstone College) became one of six qualifiers for the Women's 400 Final Saturday evening by winning the 4th of four heats in 52.98.
Quanera Hayes: "Here I Am!" - RunBlogRun.com
Friday Recap [including Keni Harrison's mishap + quote] - USATF.org
Friday Photo Gallery - Koin.com
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS/Georgia Tech) placed 12th in the Men's Triple Jump (16.11m/52-10.25) Saturday.
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS/Clemson) qualified Saturday for the 60m Hurdles Semis with a 2nd place (7.68) finish in heat 4 of Four Heats. Semis will be 3:40p Eastern Sunday & the Final at 5:40p.
(Posted Mar. 17, 2016)
After checking my 2/22 and 2/9 posts, I see that it's time for yet another update of
Winston-Salem Mount Tabor's rather impressive All-Time Indoor 1600 list.
1. Kenny Kneisel 4:10.24# 2016 (4:11.70y) NBNI, New York 3/13 2. Ian Milder 4:11.25# 2014 (4:12.71y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/15 3. Matt Debole 4:11.47 2003 NCHSAA Indoor Championships 2/15 4. Brant Armentrout 4:12.43# 1990 (4:13.91y) 5. Kyle Armentrout 4:18.32# 1990 (4:19.83y) 6. Ian Foley 4:22.63# 2016 (4:24.16y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/20 7. Jared Neely 4:23.50 2009 Virginia Tech Inv 8. Cameron Ponder 4:23.60 2016 David Oliver, JDL 2/6 [soph.]Source
Mount Tabor's 4x1600 Relay ran an NC All-Time best of 17:37.48 last weekend in New York at the New Balance Indoor Nationals. The team, consisting of two sophomores and two seniors averaged 4:24.37 per 1600.
(Posted Mar. 16, 2016)
Five former North Carolina high school stars are on the 58-member Team USA which will compete
at the World Indoor Championships March 17-20 in Portland Oregon:
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/Kentucky) 60m Hurdles
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS/Clemson) 60m Hurdles
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) 3000
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS/Georgia Tech) Triple Jump
Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS/Livingstone College) 400 & 4x400
58 athletes to represent Team USA at Portland 2016 - USATF.org
US Team by Event | Meet News Central | Schedule/Results - IAAF.org
Predictions: Men | Women - TrackAndFieldNews.com
Racing on Home Turf, American Ryan Hill Ready for World Indoor 3000m - LetsRun.com
Men's 3000 Preview - LetsRun.com Interview: Ryan Hill - RunBlogRun.com
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Former Cary HS star Layla White, now a freshman at the University of Tennessee became an All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships last weekend. White ran the 3rd leg (53.03) on UT's 5th-place 4x400 (3:31.17).
Top 30 NCAA Freshmen Who Made All-American - MileSplit
UT Men 3rd, Women 7th at NCAAs - UTsports.com
12 Vols named Indoor All-Americans - UTsports.com
(Posted Mar. 14, 2016)
Former Hickory HS/NC State runner Ryan Hill has won his 3rd U.S. title on the track in the past year (Two Indoor 3000s + Outdoor 5000):
Team strategy gives Ryan Hill the USATF Indoor 3k title - OregonLive.com
Rowbury and Hill serve up steaming 3000's! - RunBlogRun.com
Also at the US Indoor Nationals, held in Portland, Oregon:
Jake Hurysz (Eastern Alamance HS) was 15th in the 3000 (8:18.04.).
Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS) won the Women's 400 (51.09).
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS) was 2nd in the 60H (7.77).
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS) was 2nd in the Men's 60H (7.58).
Sean McLean (Southeast Raleigh HS) was 7th in the 60 (6.69).
Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford HS) tied for 13th in the Pole Vault (17-6.5).
Cameron Hudson (Charlotte Phillip O. Berry) ran a 6.78 60 but was
20th in the Prelims. He did better in the Long Jump, placing 9th (24-6.25).
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS) was 16th in the
Long Jump (23-4.75).
USATF Indoor Championships - Results - FlashResults.com
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At last weekend's NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, several former NC high school stars had good performances for NC State:
Jonathan Addison
(Raleigh Enloe HS) 2nd in the LJ (26-0.25).
Nicole Chavis (Lumberton HS) 5th in Weight Throw (69-8.75).
Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS) 5th in the 5000 (13:52.75) & 7th in the 3000 (8:02.43).
Joshua Davis (Bartlett-Yancey HS) 16th in Weight Throw (62-5).
Complete NCAA Indoor Results - NCAA.com
NC State Completes Historic Finish - GoPack.com
NC State makes its #STATEMENT on opening night - GoPack.com
(Posted Mar. 9, 2016)
Articles on two former North Carolina high school greats,
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS) and
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS):
Spikes Looks At Hurdler Keni Harrison's Career Spikes.IAAF.org
Ryan Hill To Mix It Up in USATF 3000 - OregonLive.com
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Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) and Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS/NC State) appear in this preview of Friday night's NCAA 5000 Championship at 9:05 pm.
2016 NCAA Men's 3000/5000 Preview - LetsRun.com
The meet will be streamed live on ESPN3.com.
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Ever wonder what pre- and post-workout foods, drinks and snacks are provided to runners at top NCAA Division I programs by sports dietitians? Also, what are common nutritional problems among runners that they are trying to solve?
Note North Carolina State's long-distance "plate coaching."
What do top college programs feed their runners? - RunnersWorld.com
(Posted Mar. 5, 2016)
William "Bill" Boyers Jr., 82, died Monday night. Boyers was Greensboro Dudley's
track coach for 34 years. The school's track was named in his honor in 2013. He taught and
coached at Dudley from 1956 to 1995 (39 years).
Bill Boyers, coaching legend at Dudley High, dies at 82 - Greensboro.com
Student Remembers Former Dudley Coach Who Died - WFMYnews2.com
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Kathleen Mansure (Watauga HS/UNC-G) finished 19th today in the Women's Under-20 Division at the II Campeonato Panamericano de Cross Country in Caraballeda, Venezuela. She was the 5th runner for the US team and her time for the 6K course was 25:00.51.
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Hayesville High School Cross Country & Track standout Adam Urbaniuk Signs with WCU - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Mar. 4, 2016)
Veteran sprint coach Tim Hall, currently an Assistant Coach
at the University of Tennessee, has been named South Regional Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Friday.
Story - UTsports.com
Hall ran for Charlotte Garinger HS where he was 1988 NCHSAA Indoor Champion in the 1000-yard Run (914.4-meters). That spring he placed 3rd in the 800m (1:55:66) in the NCHSAA 4-A Championships. Hall also worked as an assistant coach at several Charlotte high schools, including Myers Park HS, as well as with the Queen City Striders Track Club. Hall coached 12 years at UNC-Charlotte, 5 years at Clemson, and the one year at the University of Kentucky before moving to Tennessee.
Other coaches & athletes winning NCAA Div. 1 Regional Awards - USTFCCCA.org ...(several from NC!)
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The 20 Best Girls Track and Field Stars - MileSplit
One North Carolina athlete is included in the above list.
Kathy McMillan (Hoke County HS 1976). More on McMillan
The 20 Best Boys Track and Field Stars - MileSplit
Trentavis Friday (Cherryville HS 2014) is the only NC male athlete included -- which may be arguably correct.
Why was Bob Mathias not in the above list?? (Olympic Decathlon Champion as a 17 year old. ?!).
I also thought the list was a little too loaded with distance runners. But why was Gerry Lindgren left off? (8:40.0i 2-Mile, 13:44.0 5000, 29:17.6 10,000 National High School Records). Check out Lindgren on this page.
(Posted Mar. 3, 2016)
Former Watauga HS runner Kathleen Mansure will be running on the US Junior Women's team Saturday
at the APA Pan American Cross Country Cup / NACAC Cross Country Championships in Caraballeda, Venezuela. She qualified by placing 5th in the US
Junior Women's race last month at the USATF Cross Country Championships in Bend, Oregon.
Rosters Set for Cross Country Clash in Venezuela - RunnerSpace.com
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Darlene Girardeau (Hope Mills South View HS/Appalachian State) has qualified to compete at the 2016 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships in Portland, Oregon March 11-12.
Giradeau Qualifies for USATF Indoor Championships - AppStateSports.com
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Tristin Van Ord (Chapel Hill HS/Appalachian State) has been named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
Weaver and Van Ord Garner SBC Postseason Honors - AppStateSports.com
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Megan McDonald (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS/Johns Hopkins) helped the Johns Hopkins women's indoor track team to its seventh straight conference championship last weekend.
McDonald shining as a senior at Johns Hopkins - Citizen-Times.com
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Lists of athletes accepted for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, March 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama have been released.
Jonathan Addison
(Raleigh Enloe HS/NC State) is tied for the #1 ranking in the Men's Long Jump.
Tevin Hester
(Granville Central HS/Clemson) is ranked #6 in the 60 and tied for #11 in the 200.
Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS/NC State) is ranked #5 in the 3000 and #13 in the 5000.
Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) is ranked #5 in the 5000.
Briana Haith (Granville Central/South Carolina) is ranked #7 in the Women's 400.
Layla White (Cary HS/Tennessee) is on UT's #4 ranked 4x400.
Ariah Graham (Raleigh Wakefield HS/Kentucky) is on UK's #6 ranked 4x400.
Sha'Keela Saunders (Fayetteville E.E. Smith HS/Kentucky) is ranked
#3 in the Long Jump and #12 in the Triple Jump.
Nicole Chavis (Lumberton HS/NC State) is ranked #3 in the Weight
Throw.
Complete Lists: Men | Women - rtspt.com
(Posted Feb. 29, 2016)
At the Southern Conference Indoor T&F Championships last weekend freshman
Jamie Brown (Knightdale HS/Western Carolina) won the Heath Whittle Award which goes the Most Outstanding Male Athlete as he racked up 24 total points over the two days. The Western Carolina men won their 3rd straight title. Brown won the Long Jump
(23-10.75), was 2nd in the High Jump (6-9), and 3rd in the Triple Jump (48-4.75).
Senior Christian Carswell (Morganton Draughn HS/WCU) won the Heptathlon (4,998 points, 7.26, 22-1.75, 32-7.5, 6-6.25, 9.19, 14-7.25, 2:53.91). Freshman Draven Crist (The Burlington School/WCU) finished 4th (4,614). Carswell was also 6th in the High Jump (6-4.75) and 6th in the LJ (22-5).
Sophomores Dakota Lamont (Winston-Salem Glenn HS/WCU) and Henry Kiedy (Knightdale HS/WCU) were 2nd and 3rd in the 400 with times of 48.52 and 48.68. Lamont also took 3rd in the 200 (22.06).
Senior Jermaine Lewis (West Forsyth HS/WCU) took 4th in the 200 (22.25) with senior Dante Ortado (Greensboro Ben L. Smith HS/WCU) 6th (22.44). Lewis also placed 3rd in the 60 (6.90).
Junior Scott Peretin (Carrboro HS/WCU) placed 3rd in the Weight Throw (56-10.25) with freshman Dakota Wright (Asheville Erwin HS/WCU) 5th (53-9.25), sophomore Chase Stehling (North Lincoln HS/WCU) 6th (53-8.25), and soph Mateius Brown (Western Harnett HS/WCU) 8th (49-4.5). Peretin also grabbed 6th in the Shot Put (49-2.5).
Senior Dustin Triplett (Wilkes Central HS/WCU) and soph Corey Ginley (East Henderson HS/WCU) took 5th and 6th in the Pole Vault as both cleared 16-0.75.
Junior Jerry Bryant (High Point Central HS/WCU) was 7th in the Men's Triple Jump (43-11.75). Freshmen Caleb Albrecht (Franklin HS/WCU) and Justin Kenard (North Stokes HS/WCU) were 7th and 8th in the 800 (1:56.33, 1:57.93).
Albrecht and Kenard also ran on WCU's Distance Medley Relay which placed 6th (10:23.47).
Junior Hailey Cook (Hendersonville HS/WCU) won the Shot Put (48-0.75) and the Weight Throw (56-6.5) in helping the WCU women to a 2nd-place finish. Freshman Simone Williams (Charlotte Rocky River HS/WCU) placed 5th in the SP (38-7) and 7th in the WT (47-0.25).
Senior Holly Gaines (Chatham Central HS/WCU) won the Pentathlon (3492 points, 9.37, 5-2.5, 31-11.25, 16-6, 2:17.71), with freshmen Nidonna Nicholson (Greensboro Ben L. Smith HS/WCU) 7th (3078) and Marisa Scott (Morganton Freedom HS/WCU 8th (3014).
Freshman Tamilia Wright (Burlington Williams HS/WCU) won the Triple Jump with winning jump of 39-2.5. Freshman Alanna Johnson (Southwest Guilford HS/WCU) was 5th (38-0).
Junior Tiffani Lewis (Raleigh Millbrook HS/WCU) placed 2nd in the Long Jump (18-9) and junior Chenell Bryan (Asheville A.C. Reynolds HS/WCU) was 4th (17-11). Lewis also tied for 4th in the High Jump (5-1.25) with freshman Ashley Parker (Morganton Draughn HS/WCU) tied for 6th (5-1.25) and Holly Gaines 8th (also 5-1.25).
Soph Alyiah Riley (High Point Central HS/WCU) placed 3rd (8.68) in the 60mH.
In the Women's Pole Vault senior Korie Bennett (Swansboro HS/WCU) was 3rd, sophomore Meghan Breden (West Wilkes HS/WCU) 4th, and junior Sage Proffitt (North Buncombe HS/WCU) 5th. All cleared 11-11.75.
Freshman Mia Little (Southwest Guilford HS/WCU) was 4th in the 60 (7.66) with Lewis just behind in 5th (7.67). Freshman Bri Anna Adams (Gastonia Forestview HS/WCU) was 6th (7.70). Adams placed 3rd in the 200 (25.03). Lewis took 4th in the Triple Jump (38-2).
Senior Corina Archie-McMillan (West Charlotte HS/WCU) finished 4th in the 400 (56.49) with freshman Dasha Arnaut (Asheville T.C. Roberson HS/WCU) 5th (58.08), and Gaines 6th (58.46).
Senior Kaitlyn Shetler (Charlotte Mallard Creek HS/WCU), freshman Christina Nikolaou (Charlotte Olympic HS/WCU), and soph Katarina Ruehl (North Buncombe HS/WCU) ran on the Women's DMR with placed 6th (12:33.28).
Sophomore Laney Browder (Wilkes Central HS/WCU) also picked up a point by placing 8th in the 3000 (10:44.71).
UNC-Greensboro freshman Kathleen Mansure (Watauga HS/UNCG) placed 7th in the 5000 (18:04.58).
Men Three-Peat; Women Finish 2nd - CatamountSports.com
Men First and Women 2nd after Opening Day - CatamountSports.com
Complete Results - SoConSports.com
Samford, WCU win titles at Indoor Championships - SoConSports.com
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Senior Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) a senior transfer from UNC, won the 3000 (8:08.55) and the 5000 (13:56.77) at the SEC Indoor Championships. His 20 points helped the Ole Miss men to a 3rd place finish, and earned Walling the SEC Cliff Harper Trophy, presented by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
Junior Craig Engels (Reagan HS/Mississippi) ran on the winning Distance Medley Relay team, which set a meet-record of 9:37.14. Engels was also 7th in the 800 (1:49.86). He earlier ran 1:47.95 in the Prelims.
Freshman Maddie McHugh (Huntersville Hough HS) ran on Ole Miss's DMR which placed 9th (11:38.22). Earlier she ran 2:11.62 in the 800 Prelims, placing 15th.
Ole Miss Men Race to Best SEC Indoor Result in Program History - OleMissSports.com
Friday Recap: Rebels Make History with Two SEC Titles on Day One | Photos - OleMissSports.com
Complete Results: SEC Championships
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Freshman Marcus Abraham (Victory Christian/Gardner-Webb) placed 2nd in the Shot Put at the Big South Conference Indoor Championships with a personal best of 54-11.5. He also placed 7th in the Weight Throw with a PR of 49-5.75.
Smith Paces Seven All-Conference Honorees at Big South Championships - GWUsports.com
Liberty Men Claim 2016 Big South Championship - BigSouthSports.com
Big South Conference Results - TFRRS.org
(Posted Feb. 25, 2016)
Four former NC high school athletes are among 58 athletes receiving Elite Athlete
Development Grants from the USA Track & Field Foundation:
$10,000 - Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS)
$10,000 - Keni Harrison (Clayton HS)
$5,000 - Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS)
$3,000 - Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS
USA Track & Field Foundation awards Elite Athlete Development Grants to 58 athletes - USATFFoundation.org
The Foundation also awarded 39 Youth Club Grants to track & field clubs throughout the country. One youth club in North Carolina is receiving a grant.
USA Track & Field Foundation announces 39 Youth Club Grant recipients - USATF.org
(Posted Feb. 24, 2016)
Appalachian State University women's track and field captured the school's first Sun Belt Conference title Tuesday night with a team score of 101.5 points, two points better than second-place Texas State. The Mountaineers were led by 20 points from
Tristin Van Ord (Chapel Hill HS), who won the 3000 and 5000.
Other familiar names contributing to ASU's title were Darlene Girardeau (Hope Mills South View HS), Shelby Howell (Wilmington New Hanover HS), Torre Moser (Apex HS), Elisa Sargent (Cary Green Hope HS), Kaytlyn Gill (Charlotte Christian), Brianna Tate (Greensboro Grimsley HS), Chelsey Hargrave (Burlington Williams HS), Samantha Campanaro (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS), Hunter Welborn (Starmount HS), Sarah Hoffert (Cary HS), Makayla Roten (West Wilkes HS), Libby Florence (Cedar Ridge HS), and Taylor Drummonds (Watauga HS).
Women's T&F Wins App State's First Sun Belt Title - AppStateSports.com
Women's T&F on Top of Standings after First Day - AppStateSports
Men's Track and Field Finishes in Fifth Place - AppStateSports
Men's Track and Field in Fifth after Day One - AppStateSports
Results/Meet Website - SunBeltSports.org
Women's Track and Field Wins Appalachian's First Sun Belt Title - GoBlueRidge.net
App State's women's indoor track team captures Sun Belt title - WataugaDemocrat.com
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NC State ACC Indoor Preview - GoPack.com
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Joshua Davis (Bartlett-Yancey HS/NC State) has been named ACC Men's Field Performer of the Week.
Joshua Davis Earns ACC Performer of the Week Honors - GoPack.com
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NC State sent several athletes to the Kent Taylor Invitational in Chapel Hill Sunday. SeQuoia Watkins (Asheville TC Roberson HS) won the Women's Weight Throw with a toss of 61-4. Alyssa Dunn (Raleigh Enloe HS) was 4th (53-8.25) and Lauren Evans (Fayetteville Pine Forest HS) was 5th (53-0.25). Dunn took 2nd in the Shot Put (45-8.5) with Evans 5th (40-7.75).
In the Men's Weight Throw Joshua Davis (Bartlett-Yancey HS) was 2nd with a 68-03.75. Davis will enter this week's ACC Championships ranked 4th in the conference.
Freshman Nyheim Hines (Garner HS) was 3rd in the 60m Prelims (6.84) and 2nd in the Final with a PR of 6.74 - 4th fastest in the ACC this season. Sophomore Shannon Patterson (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS) also advanced to the Final and set a new PR of 6.93 in getting 6th place.
In the 60mH Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan HS) was 4th in her heat (8.37) and 2nd in the Final (8.31). Gabriele Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek HS) was 7th in her heat (8.69) and slashed her previous PR in the Final with a 8.47. Cunningham ran another PR in the 60m Dash of 7.51 - the 8th-fastest mark in the ACC this season. She also placed 2nd in the 200 with a 25.25, just short of her season best in the event.
Sophomore Quashawn Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek HS) won the 200 in 21.68. He enters the ACC Championships ranked 6th in the 60m and 2nd in the 200. Brian Davis (Fuquay-Varina HS) ran a 49.55 season-best in the 400.
Multi-event specialist Grant Rivers (Hendersonville HS) had a 7.70 in the 60m and 8.68 in the 60mH. Rivers recently set NCSU's school record in the men's heptathlon.
NC State Closes Out Indoor Regular Season - GoPack.com
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The Wolfpack also had five competing Friday at the Virginia Tech Challenge. Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan HS) was 2nd in the Long Jump (19-10.25), just short of her season best of 19-11 - which ranks 6th in the ACC. Amara Bell (Southeast Raleigh HS) was 10th (17-8.75) and Imari McLean (Durham Hillside HS) 11th (17-7.5).
Joshua Davis (Bartlett-Yancey HS) was 2nd in the WT with a toss of 66-3.25. His current PR of 68-6 ranks 4th in the ACC.
NC State Opens Weekend at VT Challenge - GoPack.com
(Posted Feb. 23, 2016)
Three former North Carolina high school athletes helped NC State's Distance Medley
Relay team to a new school record (9:39.01) Saturday at JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem.
Sophomore Shannon Patterson (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS) ran the 400 leg in 50.08. Freshman
Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS) ran the 800 leg in 1:52.21, and redshirt senior
Luis Vargas (Harnett Central HS) ran the 1600 leg in 3:59.98.
NCSU's Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS) won the Mile in 4:02.25. Redshirt Freshman Patrick Sheehan (Lake Norman HS) was 7th in 4:13.85. True freshman Tanis Baldwin competed unattached and was 5th with a season-best 4:12.26.
In the Women's Mile, freshman Megan Vaughn (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons HS) was 4th in 5:02.71.
In the Men's 3000 redshirt soph Bakri Abushouk (Cary HS) was 5th (8:29.21). In the Women's 3000 Alexa Harvey (Asheville TC Roberson HS) ran 9:56.29, Bianca Bishop (Charlotte Providence HS) was 5th (9:59.00), Rachel Bartolomeo (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons HS) was 7th (10:15.24) and Theresa Enright (Cary Green Hope HS 10th (10:24.29).
Men's DMR Record Falls - GoPack.com
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UNC sent distance runners to the UCS Invitational Saturday. Mattie Blue (Raleigh Broughton HS) was 9th in the Mile (5:07.75). Richard Miller (Raleigh Millbrook HS) was 11th in the Men's Mile (4:18.12). Blake Dodge (West Carteret HS) ran a leg on UNC's Distance Medley Relay team which placed 4th (11:29.90). Stephen Mulherin (NC School of Science & Mathematics) was 2nd in the 5000 (15:22.37) with Carl Geiger (Apex HS) 3rd (15:29.91).
UCS Invitational story - GoHeels.com
Results: UCS Invitational - NCrunners
(Posted Feb. 22, 2016)
I posted Winston-Salem Mount Tabor's rather impressive All-Time Indoor 1600 list two weeks ago. Time for another update.
1. Kenny Kneisel 4:10.78# 2016 (4:12.24y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/20 2. Ian Milder 4:11.25# 2014 (4:12.71y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/15 3. Matt Debole 4:11.47 2003 NCHSAA Indoor Championships 2/15 4. Brant Armentrout 4:12.43# 1990 (4:13.91y) 5. Kyle Armentrout 4:18.32# 1990 (4:19.83y) 6. Ian Foley 4:22.63# 2016 (4:24.16y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/20 7. Jared Neely 4:23.50 2009 Virginia Tech Inv 8. Cameron Ponder 4:23.60 2016 David Oliver, JDL 2/6 [soph.]Source
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Latest on former Hickory HS runner Ryan Hill:
World-Leading 7:38.82 3000 for Ryan Hill - LetsRun.com
Video: Interview - MileSplit
Also at the 109th Millrose Games in New York City, former Eastern Alamance HS runner Jake Hurysz placed 5th in the Open Mile with a time of 3:58.10.
Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS/NC State/Southern Cal) was 4th in the High Jump with a clearance of 7-2.5.
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At the Virginia Tech Challenge last weekend, sophomore Isaiah Moore (Burlington Cummings/South Carolina) won the 60m Hurdles in 7.78. Tanner Anderson (East Burke HS/Duke/unat) was 2nd in the HJ (7-2.25). Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford HS/UNC) was 3rd in the PV (18-1.25).
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Friday at the NAU Tuneup in Flagstaff, AZ, Wayne Davis II (Southeast Raleigh HS/Texas A&M/Trinidad) won the 60 meter Hurdles in 7.79A.
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At the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix in Scotland Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Kentucky) won the 60mH in 7.92. Meet Website Results - IAAF.org
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New article on former Raleigh Enloe HS star Jonathan Addison:
Addison looks to make his mark on Wolfpack in final season - TechnicianOnline.com
(Posted Feb. 20, 2016)
On April 15th Asheville T.C. Roberson HS is inducting into its athletic hall of fame Paul Carpenter, who helped to establish the school's tradition of excellence in the distance
events and in cross country. Carpenter led TCR to its first state cross country championship his junior year in 1983 - back when all classifications competed together. In 1984 he was
state individual cross country champion (all classifications combined). Carpenter won the 3200 (9:11.87) in 1985, the last year all classifications competed combined in the NCHSAA state track championships.
Five to join T.C. Roberson Hall of Fame (2/19) - Citizen-Times.com
(Posted Feb. 18, 2016)
Two former North Carolina high school distance stars had noteworthy performances last
weekend at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, IA.
Junior Craig Engels (Reagan HS/Mississippi) ran a 4:01.80 Mile and finished 8th. It was his first Mile race of the year.
Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) a senior transfer from UNC, ran 13:39.44 for the 5000, placing 4th. Walling's time shattered the school record and ranks him #5 in the NCAA this year. The Ole Miss distance runners are coached by Ryan Vanhoy, who ran at Asheboro HS.
Ole Miss Runners Set Four School Records Friday Night - OleMissSports.com
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YOU can help us get athletes to the starting line - NationalScholastic.org
Your Amazon.com purchases can help NSAF through AmazonSmiles - NationalScholastic.org
(Posted Feb. 17, 2016)
Kimani Davis (Winston-Salem Parkland) ran an excellent 40.50 last weekend, a performance
that would be a school record at many schools. But not at her school. Take a look at
Parkland's Girls All-Time List in the Indoor 300:
1. Ebony Williams 39.05 2015 JDL Fast Track Inv 1/24 2. Katlin Sherman 39.06 2015 JDL Fast Track Inv 1/24 3. McKinley McNeill 40.10 2016 JDL Mini Meet #3 1/9 4. Erin Morrison 40.31 2013 State 4A, JDL 2/9 5. Miaysha Bryant 40.45 2015 JDL Fast Track Inv 1/24 6. Myshale Spigner 40.50 2014 State 4A, JDL 2/8 7. Kimani Davis 40.50 2016 State 4A, JDL 2/13Source.
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Another interesting list is Burlington Cummings' Girls All-Time Indoor Triple Jump List:
1. DeAnne Davis 42-0 1996 (led nation) 2. Sherice Walker 39-3.75 2007 NIN 3/11 3. Francesca Evans 39-2.25 2012 NBIN 3/11 4. Tara Burns 39-1.5 1988 5. Latoya James 38-9 2007 NIN 3/11 6. Brittany Wilkins 38-6.5 2009 7. Rodaijah Faucette 38-5.75 2012 JDL FastTrack Inv 1/27Source.
And you may want to check out Cummings' lists in the 55m Hurdles and 60m Hurdles.
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The second meet of the IAAF's 2016 World Indoor Tour was held February 14th in Boston, MA. Former Southeast Raleigh HS sprinter Sean McLean placed 3rd (6.62) in the 60m Dash. That is McLean's best time for 2016 and ranks him tied for 36th in the world in the 60.
Meet Results | Meet Report - IAAF.org Meet Results (one page) - TrackAndFieldNews.com
Meet Photos - BostonHerald.com
Current World 60m List - Men - IAAF.org
(Posted Feb. 14, 2016)
How runners with North Carolina ties finished at the Olympic Marathon Trials (2/14) - Greensboro.com
(Posted Feb. 13, 2016)
Two Guilford County high school graduates in Saturday's U.S. Olympic marathon trials (2/11) - Greensboro.com
Olympic Trials marathoners with NC connections (2/12) - Greensboro.com
Olympic marathon trials: a viewers' guide (2/12) - Greensboro.com
(Posted Feb. 11, 2016)
The latest news from former Forsyth Country Day runner
Blake Russell:
Last chance at Olympic marathon eludes Winston-Salem native Blake Russell (2/11) - Greensboro.com
(Posted Feb. 10, 2016)
Several former North Carolina high school athletes had noteworthy performances at
last weekend's Doc Hale VT Elite meet at Virginia Tech:
Freshman Darryl Shaw (Fayetteville Jack Britt HS/UNC) 3rd in the Triple Jump (50-3.25 lifetime best).
Freshman Katlin Sherman (Winston-Salem Parkland HS/UNC) 2nd in 200 (24.10).
Junior Kedrick Davis (Charlotte Berry Academy/UNC) 6th in the 60 (6.88). Davis earlier ran 6.87 in the prelims.
Junior Nora McKiver (High Point Andrews HS/Virginia Tech) 7th in 200 (24.28) and 9th in the 400 (57.92). McKiver also ran on the 4x400 relay along with freshman Kacia Vines (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) ... 4th place (3:52.71).
Sophomore Courtney Blanden (Weddington HS/Virginia Tech) 8th in the 400 (57.91). Blanden was also 15th in 200 prelims (24.82 PR).
Soph Ama-Selima Tchume (Raleigh Wakefield/Virginia Tech) 19th in 200 prelims (24.96 PR).
Junior Paisley Simmons (High Point Andrews HS/NC State) 8th in the 200 (24.25) and 9th in the 60 (7.61).
Redshirt Soph Tiana Patillo (Raleigh Wakefield/NC State) was 4th in the 400 (56.59) and 17th in 200 (24.89).
Freshman Gabriele Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek/NC State) was 8th in the 60 prelims (7.59), and 7th in the final (7.61). She ran 8.59 in the 60H prelims but it was the 9th-best time so she did not advance. Cunningham was also 23rd in 200 (25.11).
Soph Quashawn Cunningham (Charlotte Mallard Creek/NC State) 5th in 200 (21.51). His time is the 3rd best in the ACC this season. Cunningham was also 5th in the 60 (6.87), after running a 6.78 PR in the prelims.
Junior Will Krehnbrink (East Lincoln HS/NC State) 4th (21.91 PR).
Redshirt Junior Brian Davis (Fuquay-Varina HS/NC State) 11th in 200 (22.26). Davis, sophomore Shannon Patterson (Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS), freshman Sam Krehnbrink (E. Lincoln), and Will Krehnbrink were 4th in the 4x400 (3:14.53), with Will running a 47.00 anchor.
Will also ran a 47.69 in the Invitational 400 for 5th. He is currently ranked 2nd in the ACC in the event.
Patterson also ran in the Open 400 placing 2nd (48.96), and placed 12th in the 60 (6.94).
Junior Brandon McLean (Triton HS/NC State) was 15th in the 60 (6.98) and 15th in 200 (22.31).
Freshman Christopher Garrick (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge HS/NC State) 2nd in HJ (6-10.75).
Senior Jonathan Addison (Raleigh Enloe HS/NC State) 3rd in HJ (6-10.75), and 1st in LJ (26-9.75 PR). The LJ is a school indoor record and tied for 2nd-best in the world this season. Addison also ran a 6.83 in the 60 prelims, and a 6.85 to place 3rd in the final.
Redshirt Soph Grant Rivers (Hendersonville HS/NC State) was 4th in the Heptathlon, setting a new school record of 4920. His performances were: 7.61 60, 21-2 LJ, 39.2.5 SP, 6-6.25 HJ, 8.75 60H, 13-5.25 PV, and 2:55.24 1000.
Redshirt Soph Joshua Davis (Bartlett Yancey HS/NC State) was 5th in the Weight Throw with a school record 68-6. The heave shattered his previous personal best by more than 3 feet, and is currently ranked 19th in the nation and 3rd in the ACC.
Senior Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan HS/NC State) was 2nd in the 60H (8.24) after leading the qualifying with an 8.30. The 8.24 ranks her =11th in the NCAA and 2nd in the ACC. Perry was also 5th in the LJ (19-2.75).
Redshirt Senior Sequoia Watkins (Asheville T.C. Roberson/NC State) was 3rd in the Weight Throw (62-8.5).
Freshman Nyheim Hines (Garner HS/NC State) was 11th in the 60 (6.94).
Redshirt Junior J'den Williams (Raleigh Wakefield/NC State) placed 12th in the 60 (7.67).
True Freshman Tanis Baldwin (East Henderson HS/NC State), running unattached, was 7th in the Mile (4:12.83).
Redshirt Freshman Wyatt Maxey (Charlotte Providence HS/NC State) was 13th in the Mile (4:16.40).
True Freshman Philip Hall (Hope Mills South View HS/NC State) made his 3,000m debut, placing 3rd in 8:24.75.
Freshman Rebekah Greengrass (Panther Creek HS/NC State) was 11th in the 3000 (10:28.14).
Wolfpack alumna Kenyetta Iyevbele (Charlotte Olympic HS) running unattached, was 3rd in the 800 (2:08.14).
Redshirt Senior Kayla Padgett (West Brunswick HS/East Carolina) was 2nd in the Weight Throw (64-7.75).
Senior Brather Cline (East Lincoln HS/East Carolina) helped the Pirates' 4x800 to 3rd place and a school record (7:39.06). The relay team included a Mexican, an Italian, and a Spaniard.
Wolfpack's Historic Run Continues at VT Elite - GoPack.com
Sprinters and Jumpers Conclude VT Elite - GoPack.com
Former Hendersonville HS standout Rivers sets N.C. State record - BlueRidgeNow.com
UNC Finishes Doc Hale VT Elite With Strong Performances - GoHeels.com
School Records Fall In Blacksburg - ECUpirates.com
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Seven NC girls and three boys are mentioned as prospects for the 2017 World Youth Championships. The championships will be in Nairobi, Kenya July 12-16, 2017, with the U.S. Trials a month earlier.
World Youth Outlook for 2017 by Mike Kennedy - MileSplit
Girls List |
Boys List - MileSplit
(Posted Feb. 9, 2016)
Winston-Salem Mount Tabor's 1600 runners ran well at last weekend's
David Oliver Classic at the JDL Fast Track. Take a look at
what the school's All-Time Indoor 1600 list looks like now:
1. Ian Milder 4:11.25# 2014 (4:12.71y) UCS Inv, JDL 2/15 2. Matt Debole 4:11.47 2003 3. Brant Armentrout 4:12.43# 1990 (4:13.91y) 4. Kenny Kneisel 4:15.78# 2016 (4:17.27y) David Oliver, JDL 2/6 5. Kyle Armentrout 4:18.32# 1990 (4:19.83y) 6. Jared Neely 4:23.50 2009 7. Cameron Ponder 4:23.60 2016 David Oliver, JDL 2/6 [soph.]Source
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Former Raleigh Enloe HS star Jonathan Addison has been named the NCAA National T&F Athlete of the Week by the USTFCCCA.
NCAA & NJCAA National Athletes of the Week | Addison's performance - USTFCCCA.org
Addison named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week - GoPack.com
(Posted Feb. 8, 2016)
Mansure finishes fifth in national cross-country race - WataugaDemocrat.com
Kathleen Mansure punches ticket to Venezuela - UNCGspartans.com
USATF Story - USATF.org
USA Cross Country Championships Results - MileSplit | Results - RunnerSpace.com
Former Southern Pines Pincrest HS runner Andy Wacker finished 7th in the Men's Senior Race.
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Former Clayton HS/Kentucky star Keni Harrison won the 60m Hurdles Saturday in Karlsruhe, Germany at her first international indoor meet. Harrison ran a 7.86, ahead of World indoor champion Nia Ali (7.94) and Great Britain's European 100H champion Tiffany Porter (7.94). Earlier, in the prelims she sped to a world-leading time of 7.82.
World-Leading Times in Sprints and Hurdles in Karlsruhe | Results - IAAF.org | Meet Website
(Added 2/9:)
Harrison confirms in Karlsruhe she can hurdle with confidence when it counts - IAAF.org
(Posted Feb. 4, 2016)
Golden South Classic Outdoor Meet Discontinued - MileSplit
Follow-up story ... six days later:
FloSports Saves Golden South Classic (2/10) - MileSplit
(Posted Feb. 1, 2016)
Several former NC high School athletes who are now at The University of Mississippi
had notable performances last weekend.
In a meet at Penn State Craig Engels (Reagan HS) ran a personal-best 1:47.75 for 800 that places him fourth in the school record books and eighth in the NCAA this year.
Engels also ran the 3rd leg on Ole Miss's Distance Medley Relay that set a school record of 9:30.48.
In the 3000 Ryan Walling, (Cary Green Hope HS) a senior transfer from UNC, ran a school record and PR of 8:00.50 that ranks him top 15 in the NCAA this year.
Freshman Maddie McHugh (Huntersville Hough HS) ran a PR 2:10.65 in the 800.
Soph John Dalton Rohr (Raleigh Broughton HS) had a 4:21.49 in the Mile.
Five School Records Fall In Historic Weekend - OleMissSports.com
(Posted Jan. 29, 2016)
NCHSAA Announces James Alverson as New Assistant Commissioner - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Jan. 28, 2016)
Daniel Estrada (Northwest Guilford) is U.S. #2 in the 55/60
combined by a combined total of .02 sec. He has times of 6.29 (55) and 6.79 (60).
U.S. 55m Rankings | U.S. 60m Rankings
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Kendra Harrison USATF Athlete of the Week - USATF.org
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The NCHSAA website now has a convenient menu list of various awards and student scholarships:
Awards, Recognition & Student Scholarships - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Jan. 27, 2016)
Former Clayton HS/Kentucky star Kendra Harrison has been added to the 60m Hurdles
field for the IAAF World Indoor Tour opener Feb. 6 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Harrison last
week ran 7.83 which is the fastest in the world this year and =8th on the
All-Time U.S. List.
Harrison joins fellow North Carolinian Melissa Morrison as a 7.83 performer on the list, and is behind only Lolo Jones, Gail Devers, Brianna Rollins, Kellie Wells, Nia Ali, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Janay DeLoach on the U.S. List.
Ali and Harrison added to Karlsruhe 60m hurdles field - IAAF.org
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Former Wilmington Ashley HS hurdler Stanley Broaden, currently a senior at Appalachian State will participate in the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar this week in Indianapolis.
Broaden to Attend NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar - AppStateSports.com
(Posted Jan. 26, 2016)
Houston Summers graduated from
Northwest Guilford HS, where he did not participate in track and field, but excelled
in baseball. At UNC he was 2nd in the Javelin at the 2014 ACC Championships and was also elected Student Body President.
Video: Renaissance Man - YouTube.com
Previous stories (Feb. 19, 2015)
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Former East Forsyth HS runner Cassie King (now Cassie King Link) is among seven chosen to be inducted in the school's Hall of Fame. King ran a 3:04.30 1000 in 2002 at the NCHSAA (All-Classification) Indoor Championships and finished 2nd. She was also 4th in the 1600 in 5:11.48 (Photo). King was 5th in both the '02 outdoor 4-A 1600 (5:19.49) and 800 (2:20.64). Earlier her senior year she was 11th (19:06.96 at McAlpine) in the 2001 State 4-A Cross Country.
East Forsyth to add 7 to Hall of Fame - JournalNow.com
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Updated lists for high school boys and girls and US men and women are now at:
2016 Indoor Lists - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted Jan. 25, 2016)
This past weekend several former NC high school athletes competed in the McCravy
Memorial meet in Lexington, Kentucky:
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Kentucky) now afiliated with adidas, set a PR in winning the 60m Hurdles (7.83). This is the fastest time in the world this indoor season.
Ariah Graham (Raleigh Wakefield HS/Kentucky) won the 800 in 2:04.64, nearly a three-second PR, a new school record and the 3rd fastest time in the NCAA this year.
Sha'Keela Saunders (Fayetteville E.E. Smith HS/Kentucky) won the Long Jump with a 21-5.25 performance. Video/Interview. Saunders currently leads the NCAA in both the long jump and triple jump.
Sophomore Jackie Howell (Southeast Raleigh HS/Kentucky) ran 8.29 in the 60m Hurdles Prelims.
Tevin Hester (Granville Central HS/Clemson) won the 200 in 21.10, the fastest time in the ACC this season, and 7th best in the US. The performance was run on a 290-meter unbanked track.
McCravy Memorial Delivers Again: 6 World Leaders Recorded - UKathletics.com
McCravy Memorial Video Highlights - UKathletics.com
World-Class Long Jumps highlight McCravy Day One - UKathletics.com
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At the Conference Clash in Birmingham, Alabama...
Craig Engles (Reagan HS/Mississippi) was 3rd in the 800 with a personal best 1:49.74 that ranks him 12th in the NCAA.
Ryan Walling (Cary Green Hope HS/Mississippi) was 3rd in the Mile with a personal best 4:05.94 - currently #17 in the NCAA.
Freshman Maddie McHugh (Huntersville Hough HS/Mississippi) was 14th in the 800 (2:14.65).
Sophomore Isaiah Moore (Burlington Cummings/South Carolina) placed 2nd in the 60m Hurdles (7.89).
Freshman Ty Jaye Robbins-Lockhart (Piedmont HS/South Carolina) was 7th in the 400 with a season best of 47.62. This was on Birmingham's 200-meter banked track.
Briana Haith (Granville Central/South Carolina) ran 24.07 in the 200 Prelims and 24.29 in the final to place 7th.
SEC men earn team win; six Gamecocks score points - GamecocksOnline.com
Records, Personal Bests highlight Ole Miss Performance - OleMissSports.com
Complete Results - DeltaTiming.com
(Posted Jan. 23, 2016)
Former Fayetteville Terry Sanford star Demetria Washington Davis is among
this year's class of inductees for the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame. She
still ranks 4th on NC's all-time indoor 400 list (55.28) and 1st on the overall
400 list (52.74).
Track star among 2015 Sports Club Hall of Fame class - FayObserver.com
(Posted Jan. 21, 2016)
Pine Lake Prep, an NCHSAA 1-A school in Mooresville, NC is looking for an Assistant Coach for the 2016 Spring
season. Will work with throws, jumps, sprints, hurdles and distance. Paid coaching stipend.
Contact: Jayson N. Gardner,
jaysonngardner@gmail.com, 980-322-9169.
Update: Position filled as of 2/22/16.
(Posted Jan. 20, 2016)
Rick Spencer (Weddington HS boys) and Nick Mangum (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons girls)
have been named the USTFCCCA's North Carolina Cross Country Coaches of the year.
2015 State-by-State High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year - USTFCCCA.org
(Posted Jan. 18, 2016)
Updated 2016 Yearly Leaders By Event (as of 1/17) - TrackAndFieldNews.com
(Posted Jan. 16, 2016)
Duke freshman Sydnei Murphy (Apex HS '15) is already 2nd on Duke's all-time long jump and 60m dash lists after her first college meet. Murphy
placed 2nd in both events with 19-3.5 and 7.57 performances.
Duke track and field finishes second at Carolina Cup - DukeChronicle.com
Blue Devils Produce Strong Showing at Carolina Cup - GoDuke.com
Carolina Sweeps Dick Taylor Carolina Cup - GoHeels.com
Wolfpack Shines at Carolina Cup - GoPack.com
Meet Results - GoDuke.com
Duke readies for start of indoor season at Carolina Cup - DukeChronicle.com
(Posted Jan. 15, 2016)
New track coaches for A.C. Reynolds - Citizen-Times.com
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Former Clayton HS star Keni Harrison will be honored with an award today at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio.
Kendra Harrison to Receive NCAA Top 10 Award - uky.edu
(Posted Jan. 14, 2016)
Former North Gaston HS athlete Randy Thompson has been named Head Track & Field Coach
at Brevard College.
Former N. Gaston standout named track coach at Brevard College - GastonGazette.com
Thompson tabbed as new track and field coach - BCtornados.com
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Northern Guilford's Tyler Robakiewicz has signed with Western Carolina University. Robakiewicz was 33rd in the NCHSAA 3A Cross Country meet as a junior and 23rd as a senior.
Signing Photo - MileSplit
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Several current and former North Carolina high school athletes appear in the 2016 Yearly Leaders By Event (as of 1/12) - TrackAndFieldNews.com
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MileSplit's Travis Miller looks at the large number of high school track stars on Alabama's NCAA Championship football team. 56 of the 118 players were found in MileSplit's database. These players are analyzed by position and PRs in high school track and field events.
Alabama Wins NCAA Football Championship With 56 Track Athletes - MileSplit
(Posted Jan. 13, 2016)
North Buncombe adding to track staff - Citizen-Times.com
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NCHSAA Endowed Fund Student Athlete Scholarships - NCHSAA.org
(Posted Jan. 8, 2016)
Renovation delays cancel Univ. of Tennessee track meets - KnoxNews.com
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Fifteen former North Carolina high school athletes appear in Track and Field News's 2015 US Women's Top-40 Lists.
Four are among the US's top-40 in the Women's 100-meter Hurdles.
Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek HS) did not make the Top-40 in the 200, but was noted for having run a wind-aided 22.81w at the NCAA Division II Championship 5/23.
Quanera Hayes =9th, 400 -- 50.84 USATF 6/26
Aiesha Goggins (Durham Riverside HS) 18th, 400 -- 51.42 American
Conf. 5/17
T'Sheila Mungo (Charlotte Independence HS) 39th, 400 -- 52.44(A) Conf-USA 5/17
Kenyetta Iyevbele (Charlotte Olympic HS) 32nd, 800 -- 2:02.43 USATF 6/26
Madelin Talbert (South Mecklenburg HS) 15th, Steeplechase -- 9:50.57 NCAA East Regional 5/29
Addie Bracy (Northwest Guilford HS) 25th, Steeplechase -- 9:57.10 Music City DC 6/6
Wesley Frazier (Raleigh Ravenscroft School) 38th, 5000 -- 15:45.31 Raleigh Relays 3/27
Addie Bracy 27th, 10,000 -- 33:01.50 Jordan Invitational 5/2
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS) 4th, 100m Hurdles -- 12.50 SEC 5/16
Jacklyn Howell (Southeast Raleigh HS) =24th, 100m Hurdles --
13.07 SEC 5/15
Alexis Perry (Durham Jordan HS) =35th, 100m Hurdles -- 13.16 NCAA
East Regional 5/30
Anna Cockrell
(Charlotte Providence Day School) 40th, 100m Hurdles -- 13.21 Waxhaw 6/6
Keni Harrison 3rd, 400m Hurdles -- 54.09 NCAA Championships 6/13
Anna
Cockrell 16th, 400m Hurdles -- 56.67 USATF Jr Championships 6/27
Andie Cozzarelli (Apex HS) =8th, Half-Marathon --72:51 Columbus 10/18
Blake Russell (Forsyth Country Day) ran a 2:34.57 Marathon in Los Angeles 3/15 that would have made the list but the performance was on an aided course.
Sha'Keela Saunders (Fayetteville E.E. Smith HS) 8th, Long Jump --
22-1.75 NCAA Championships 6/11
Alexis Perry 22nd, Long Jump -- 21-1.5i Pollock Inv. 1/24
Shakinah Brooks (Southeast Raleigh HS) had a long jump of
21-2.75w at the NCAA Div. II meet which would have been on the list but was wind-assisted.
Sha'Keela Saunders =27th, Triple Jump -- 42-11.75i Rod McCravy Inv. 1/24
Source: eTrack Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 3, Jan. 07, 2016 (by Track & Field News).
(Posted Jan. 7, 2016)
Twenty-one former North Carolina high school athletes appear in Track and Field News's 2015 US Men's Top-40 Lists.
Four are among the US's top-25 in the men's 1500.
The 2015 US Women's Top-40 list will be released Friday.
Sean McLean
(Southeast Raleigh HS) 13th, 100 -- 10.01 USATF 6/25
Tevin Hester
(Granville Central HS) =19th, 100 -- 10.05 NCAA East 5/28
(Hester also had a wind-aided 9.87w and Trentavis Friday (Cherryville HS) a 10.17w at the ACC Championships, and Cameron Hudson (Charlotte Phillip O. Berry) a 10.17w at the SEC Championships.)
Tevin Hester 9th, 200 -- 20.14 NCAA 6/10
Manteo Mitchell (Shelby Crest HS) =35th, 400 -- 45.82 Lignano 7/7
Craig Engels (Winston-Salem Reagan HS) 17th, 800 -- 1:46.13 LSU Inv 5/2
Isaac Presson (Asheville HS) 15th, 1500 -- 3:37.06 Greenville 5/30
Ryan Hill
(Hickory HS) 19th, 1500 -- 3:38.17 Portland 6/14
Graham Crawford (Burlington Williams HS) 24th, 1500 -- 3:38.49 Portland Twilight 7/2
Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill HS) 25th, 1500 -- 3:38.52 Portland Twilight 7/2
Craig Engles 39th, 1500 -- 3:40.28 Virginia Challenge 4/18
Ryan Hill 12th, Mile -- 3:56.84i Wash. Inv. 1/31
Jake Hurysz (Eastern Alamance HS) 31st, Mile -- 3:58.13i Husky Classic 2/13
Jack Bolas 35th, Mile -- 3:58.46i Valentine Inv 2/14
Isaac Presson 16th, 3000 -- 7:50.60i Valentine Inv 2/14
Jake Hurysz 28th, 3000 -- 7:53.06i MPSF Indoor 2/28
Ryan Hill 4th, 2-Mile -- 8:26.72i USATF Indoor
Ryan Hill 2nd, 5000 -- 13:05.69 Brussels DL 9/11
Ronnie Ash (Knightdale HS) 5th, 110 Hurdles -- 13.13 USATF 6/28
Spencer Adams (Matthews Butler HS) =12th, 110 Hurdles -- 13.48 Charlotte 4/11
Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS) 2nd, 400 Hurdles -- 48.13 Rome DL, 6/4
Thomas Graham (Cary Academy) 38th, Half-Marathon -- 63:52 USATF Championships 1/18
Jesse Williams (Raleigh
Broughton HS) 5th, High Jump -- 7-7 USATF 6/26
Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford HS) =9th, Pole Vault -- 18-5.25 Louisville 6/6
Jonathan Addison (Raleigh Enloe HS) 20th, Long Jump -- 25-10.25 Virginia Tech Elite 2/7
Cameron Hudson =23rd, Long Jump -- 25-8.75i Tyson Invitational 2/13
Trey McRae (Scotland County HS) =28th, Long Jump -- 25-8i Hokie Invitational 1/23
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS) =38th, Long Jump -- 25-6.25 Georgia Invitational 5/9
(Addison had a wind-aided 26-2.75 at the NCAA Championships.)
Alphonso Jordan 6th, Triple Jump -- 55-5 USATF 6/28
Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS) 39th, Shot Put -- 62-8.5i
Hokie Invitational 1/23
Tavis Bailey 9th, Discus -- 204-1 Tennessee Challenge 5/2
Source: eTrack Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 2, Jan. 06, 2016 (by Track & Field News).
(Posted Jan. 6, 2016)
Nine former North Carolina high school athletes were ranked in the US Top 10 in
their event for 2015 by Track and Field News.
Ryan Hill (Hickory HS/NC State) -- 3rd -- 5000m
Ronnie Ash (Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman) -- 4th -- 110m Hurdles
Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS/South Carolina) -- 2nd -- 400m Hurdles
Jesse Williams (Raleigh Broughton HS/NC State/Southern Cal) -- 3rd -- High Jump
Alphonso Jordan (Huntersville Hopewell HS/Georgia Tech) -- 8th -- Triple Jump
Tavis Bailey (Kannapolis A.L. Brown HS/Univ. of Tennessee) -- 7th -- Discus
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky) -- 6th -- 100m Hurdles
...Harrison also 6th -- 400m Hurdles
Blake Russell (Forsyth Country Day/UNC) -- 8th -- Marathon.
Sha'Keela Saunders (Fayetteville E.E. Smith HS/Kentucky) -- 6th -- Long Jump
(Posted Jan. 5, 2016)
High School Track 2016 is available and can be ordered from Track and Field
News High School Editor Jack Shepard.
58th edition. 2015 and all-time performance lists. National, age and class records. 68 pages. $12.00, includes postage/handling. A handy little booklet.
Make checks payable to ..and order from: Jack Shepard, 14551 Southfield Dr., Westminster, CA 92683.
Back issues and volume discounts available. Write for quotes. Email: shepwest@aol.com
(Posted Jan. 4, 2016)
Three former North Carolina high school athletes were ranked in the World's Top 10 in
their event for 2015 by Track and Field News.
Ronnie Ash (Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman) -- 9th -- 110m Hurdles
Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS/South Carolina) -- 5th -- 400m Hurdles
Keni Harrison (Clayton HS/Clemson/University of Kentucky) -- 8th -- 100m Hurdles
. . . all hurdlers.
(Posted Jan. 3, 2016)
Currently, approximately 25% of NCHSAA schools are 4-A, 25% 3-A, 25% 2-A and 25%
1-A. Effective August 2017 the NCHSAA will use a "20-30-30-20" model to determine
classifications. Here is a good overview of the realignment process.
First Draft of NCHSAA Realignment is Out - NCrunners.com
(Posted Jan. 2, 2016)
Mike Byrnes, co-founder of the National Scholastic Athletic Federation passed away 12/26
at the age of 83. Byrnes was a legendary coach and meet director who not only promoted
high school track and field at the local level, but also at the national and
international levels. The NSAF organizes and hosts both New Balance Indoor and
Outdoor Nationals meets and the Great American Cross Country Festival.
Remembering NSAF Co-Founder Mike Byrnes - NCrunners
NSAF co-founder, Michael Byrnes, passes away at 83 - NationalScholastic.org
Reflections on the life of nationally renowned scholastic running coach, pioneer, NSAF Co-Founder - NationalScholastic.org
Elliott Denman's Tribute to Mike Byrnes - RunBlogRun.com
More Tributes to Mike Byrnes - RunBlogRun.com
(Posted Jan. 1, 2016)
Camel City Elite: Lolo Jones to compete in Winston-Salem on Jan. 30 - Greensboro.com
NCPrepTrack.com