North Carolina High School Steeplechase History Timeline
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* 1976 - Myers Park's Paul Boyette is believed to be the first NC high schooler to run the steeplechase (his was a mile steeplechase at the Greenville News-Piedmont Relays at Furman, Greenville, SC, on March 20, 1976) * 1983 -June 24 is believed to be the first time a high school student ran the event in North Carolina, as Jim Farmer (Raleigh Broughton) and John Erickson (Southeast Guilford), ran 6:20.1 and 6:30.7, respectively, to go 1-2 in the Young Men's division (17-18), and Alton Barnes (Garner) and Paul Baxter ran 6:45.0 and 7:26.2, respectively, to go 1-2 in the Intermediate Boys (15-16) division at the TAC (The Athletics Congress, precursor to USATF) North Carolina Junior Olympics Championships at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. * 1983 - first time ever run at Junior Olympic Nationals (June 29). The meet was held at Duke University's Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC (which had a track inside the stadium for a long time) * 1994 - first time ever run at high school nationals (3k steeplechase, June 18-19, at N.C. State's Paul Derr Track, Raleigh, NC). High school nationals was then called the American Airlines National Scholastic Track & Field Championships * 1995 - high school nationals changed the distance from 3K to 2K (June 16-17, at N.C. State's Paul Derr Track, Raleigh, NC). High school nationals was then called the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships * 2001 - first time ever contested at high school nationals for the girls' 2,000-meter steeplechase (June 15-16, at N.C. State's Paul Derr Track, Raleigh, NC). High school nationals was then called the Adidas Track & Field Championships. * 2001 - first NC girl to run the steeplechase, Amelia Slagle, North Mecklenburg * 2014 - The Carolina Dick Craddock Relays at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, added the 2,000-meter steeplechase to their college meet, and the event was contested from 2014-2017 * 2018 - The Vertklasse Meeting at High Point University, added the 2,000-meter steeplechase to their college meet, and the event was contested from 2014-2017 * 2024 - Spring into the Season Kickoff at Metrolina Christian Academy, Indian Trail, NC, became the first high school-only meet to have a steeplechase in North Carolina and Metrolina Christian became the first high school to have the steeplechase on campus
* 1983, Jim Farmer, Raleigh Broughton, 6:20.1, TAC North Carolina JO, Duke, 6/24 * 1983, John Erickson, Southeast Guilford, 6:20.14, Junior Olympics nationals, Duke University, 7/29 * 1991, Jaime Griggs, Eastern Guilford, 6:07.24 * 2001, Kalib Wilkinson, North Mecklenburg, 6:08.98, Adidas Outdoor Nationals, N.C. State, Raleigh, 6/17 * 2002, Kalib Wilkinson, North Mecklenburg, 6:06.07, Adidas Outdoor Nationals, N.C. State, Raleigh, 6/14 * 2018, Ryan Brown, Raleigh Broughton, 6:03.48, Dogwood Classic, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 5/4 * 2022, Patrick Gibbons, Charlotte Ardrey Kell, 6:03.23, Music City Track Carnival, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 6/4 * 2022, Patrick Gibbons, Charlotte Ardrey Kell, 5:58.38, Nike Outdoor Nationals, Heyward Field, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
* 2001, Amelia Slagle, North Mecklenburg, 7:42.21, Adidas Outdoor Nationals, N.C. State's Paul Derr Track, Raleigh, 6/17 * 2002, Nelly Anderson, Cordillera Academy (home school), 7:02.05, Adidas Outdoor Nationals, N.C. State's Paul Derr Track, Raleigh, 6/14
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