Mountain High Running Camp, a camp for high school cross country runners in Bristol, Virginia, will once again offer a number of full tuition scholarships to camp. The camp dates are July 11-16 and July 18-23. The camp is for middle and high schoolers of all abilities age 13-18, and features a staff of elite US, Kenyan and International runners along with internationally successful coaches. The scholarships are funded by Mountain High Running Camp, Virginia Intermont College and shoe company Mizuno, who will also be providing all runners at camp with Mizuno running shoes.

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McEachern girls took home the team title over Marietta while the Marietta boys returned the favor. In a meet that featured 78 elite perfromances!

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In a meet that was closer than some expected, the Collins Hill girls overcame a tough Parkview girls squad to win the Gwinnett Co. Championships. While on the boys side, Brookwoods boys used depth throughout their line up to overcome the Collins Hill boys. Brittany Hall, of Meadowcreek, posted some outstanding times in both the 400 (56.69) and 800m (2:14.39).

Three-time All American Ed Moran (Dayton, NJ), who qualified for the NCAA Regional in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays this Friday, has been honored as the CAA Men

Emmaus senior Sam Luff will compete in the 1st Gerry Lindgren Invitational on Friday, April 22 in an elite group of 2-milers from across the US. Luff has PRs of 15:30 for 5000 meters and 9:10.14 for 3200 meters.

Two dozen select action photos from the 3/26 Pennsylvania Track Classic at Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS.

James Madison junior Shannon Saunders (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) has been named Colonial Athletic Association Women

George Mason University senior Marc Kellman (Coram, N.Y./Longwood) received his first Colonial Athletic Association honor Tuesday, earning CAA Men\'s Field Athlete of the Week in the sport of track and field, the league announced. The award covers all competition from Mar. 21 to Mar. 27. Kellman won the triple jump at the Raleigh Relays last weekend with an NCAA East Region qualifying mark of 15.24 meters. It was the first foray into the triple jump this season for Kellman, who won the CAA championship in the event a year ago.

Graham Tribble is a junior at Ben Lippen, a SCISA member. Tribble finished first in the 3200-meter event at the Coaches Classic meet and second in the 1600-meter run.

Four photo galleries of the March 26 PTFCA Track Classic at Plymouth-Whitemarsh + Select Action Pix being added all day Tuesday! (the start of the 800 - always fun for the first 50 meters)

On a cool day for the field events and sprinters, there were some strong performances in the Triple Jump and Shot Put.

It was back to work for the West Catholic girls with a short business trip to Delaware to win all but one of the relays in which they competed.

The Coatesville boys made themselves known at the Phonenix Relays on 3/26 with a strong beginning to their outdoor season, while the girls tried to match them with some great performances of their own.

Spartanburg High seventh grade track and field athlete Mary Beth Gray fell following the start of the third section of the girl\'s 1600-meter event at the SCTCCCA Coaches Classic, at Spring Valley HS in Columbia. \"I fell down and I got back up,\" Gray said. \"Then I got really mad.\"

The Character Games are going to have to change venues from Lakewood Stadium to Panthersville Stadium due to renovation work being done at lakewood Stadium.

97 photographs are now online from the SCTCCCA Coaches Classic.

James Madison junior distance runners Shannon Saunders (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) and Nelly Anderson (Charlotte, N.C./Cordillera Academy) both qualified for postseason competition with personal-best performances at the Stanford Track and Field Invitational that concluded Saturday. Saunders took nearly 24 seconds off the school record and qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the 10,000 meters. She finished 15th overall and 14th among collegiate runners with a time of 33 minutes, 54.56 seconds. Anderson won her section of the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:34.17. She placed ninth overall and eighth among collegiate runners in the event, which was contested in two sections. Anderson qualified for the NCAA East Region for the second year in a row and for the ECAC meet for the third straight year.

Senior Marc Kellman (Coram, N.Y./West Virginia) leaped an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 15.24m in winning the triple jump on the final day of the Raleigh Relays, held Saturday at the Paul Derr Track on the campus of N.C. State University. Teammate Mike Garner (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) was also very impressive in his debut in the 200m, placing second overall in an IC4A qualifying time of 21.69. Senior Ricardo Cunningham (Clarendon, Jamaica) finished fourth in the 800m run (1:50.92), qualifying for the IC4A Championships.

The Virginia Tech men\'s and women\'s track & field teams completed competition of the 2005 Adidas Raleigh Relays at the Paul Derr Track & Field Stadium today. One Hokie posted an NCAA regional qualifying mark while other Tech tracksters post good times and marks.

Virginia pole vaulters Kathryn Pettine and David Sullivan had record performances this weekend as Pettine set the Virginia outdoor mark and Sullivan tied his own outdoor record en route to a pair of wins at the Fred Hardy Invitational held at the University of Richmond. Pettine became the first Virginia athlete to hit the 11\' 11.75\" mark outdoors while Sullivan\'s 17\' 0.75\" tied his own record that he set last year. Five women and four men took home victories in their respective events, while seven women and seven men also finished in the top three of their events.

In their outdoor season openers, Virginia Intermont posted four NAIA leading marks. Fernando Cabada started the streak by finishing 20th at the Stanford Invitational 10,000-meters with a personal best of 29:01.06. Across the country, Cabada

Roanoke College junior Dana Mueller ran an NCAA Division III Provisional Qualifying time in the men

The final day of the 62nd annual Coca-Cola Florida Relays has been cancelled. The morning session was originally postponed until 1 p.m. with all high school field events being cancelled.

Photo gallery from the 2005 Carolyn Legard Relays held at Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virginia.

A total of four school records and six first-place finishes were recorded by the VMI men

The Lynchburg College outdoor track & field teams competed Saturday at the Emory University Spring Break Invitational. Freshman Mary Mohay (Fairfax, VA/Robinson) qualified provisionally for NCAA competition in the pole vault, clearing 10

Hampton University Women

The Hampton men

Junior Kristyn Shiring (Stafford, VA) raced to an NCAA Provisional qualification as four-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women

Three-time All-American Ed Moran (Daytona, NJ) raced to an NCAA Regional qualification in his return to the track from a broken foot as two-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary men

The University of Mary Washington is hosting the annual Battleground Relays track & field meet this weekend. Action got underway on Friday despite a drizzle that remained over the Fredericksburg area for most of the day.

Sophomore Amanda Russell ran a 17:07.94 to win the women\'s 5000 meter race Friday at the First Annual Fred Hardy Invitational at the Fred Hardy Track and Field facility on the campus of the University of Richmond. The Spider women garnered seven Top-10 finishes on the day, while sophomore Rusty Burrell led the men with a third-place finish in the high jump with a height of 6-02.75.

Last week was too crazy with me being out of town; however, I have finally caught up with results and elites. Here are this week\'s team rankings! Enjoy and get in those results!

Jessica D. Nichols, a junior from Berkeley High School is back on the circuit of track and field. Missing from action last year due to hip injuries she didn

46 photographs are now online from the Trojan Relays, held at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill on March 19.

Virginia Commonwealth sophomores James Frierson (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) and Davion Lambert (Richmond, Va./Varina), left, were honored as the Colonial Athletic Association Men

The last day to request high school entry forms for this year\'s Penn Relays is THIS Wednesday, March 30th. Requests should be made by phone to the Relays office at 215-898-6145.

The Penn Relays Carnival is just over a month away, and that means the deadlines are approaching as fast as the 60 meter dash wall at the Armory. This year, from one page, you can access all the information you need. The High School deadline is Tue April 5th at 4pm. More...

Aulton Kohn, Jr. is a sophomore at Syracuse University. Kohn, a 2003 graduate of Beaufort HS was named 2003 South Carolina Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Kohn set a Big-East Indoor 60 meter record at the championships in February.

The 2005 All State Indoor Track and Field Team was selected by a committee of the PTFCA on 3/9 taking into consideration honors won, quality and consistency of performance and head-to-head competition. Congratulations to all the new All-State athletes.

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Let\'s face it, teams and individuals are taking the indoor season more seriously than ever. As evidence, there were an astounding eight STATE records set this season in Pennsylvania. A few were even set and re-set by the individuals and teams several times.

11 photographs are now online from the Azalea/Outback Classic, hosted by Summerville High School.

It was an amazing two days at Georgia Tech. Collins Hill\'s boys set the all time state record in the 4x1600 only to finish 2nd by .08 seconds to a team out of Alabama. Emilly Borsare, of McIntosh, continued her amazing season with a 10:53 3200m to take top honors in a field that had 5 girls under 11:30.

Senior Quentin Matthews (Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek) qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the high jump, while four other events had athletes post qualifying marks for the IC4A Championships as the George Mason men\'s track and field team completed its first outdoor meet of the season. The Patriots finished action Saturday at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, held at Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University.

Senior newcomer Brett Frykberg (Jacksonville, Fla./Univ. of Tennessee) broke a Virginia Commonwealth school record and qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the high jump by leaping 6-10.75, Saturday afternoon, during the second day of competition at the Ram Invitational at the Richard A. Hollander Track and Field Facility at Sports Backers Stadium. Frykberg was the second VCU athlete to qualify for the NCAA Regionals during the meet. Sophomore Davion Lambert (Richmond, Va./Varina) qualified yesterday in the long jump with his leap of 24-4.50.

62 photographs are now online for viewing from the Golden Corner Invitational, hosted by Seneca High School.

Sophomore Brenna Blevins (Pulaski, VA) became the Tribe

Senior Cheri Manning (Glen Allen, Va./J.R. Tucker) led the way for Virginia Commonwealth on day two of the Ram Invitational at the Richard A. Hollander Track and Field Facility at Sports Backers Stadium. The sprinter placed first in the 200m with a time of 26.00 and after earning the fastest time in the preliminary round, finished third in the finals of the 100m dash with a time of 12.25.

The Highlanders conclude the Charlotte 49ers Classic with six top-five finishes on the day from Irwin Belk Stadium. The Highlanders also set two school records. Senior sprinter Maurika Quarles (Manassas, Va.) crossed the finish line in a time of 1:01.33 to place fourth in the 400 meter hurdles. Her time qualified her for the NCAA Regional Meet.

Performances by freshmen distance runners Kurt Able (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel) and Ania Najda (Olsztyn, Poland/Univ. of Warmia and Mazury) highlighted the competitions turned in by the VMI men

Sorry for the delay. But I think it\'s worth the wait. Congrats to all who participated in New York and in Maryland. Photo Gallery of PA athletes and relay teams from the National Scholatic Indoor Championship March 11-13 at the New Balance Armory, New York City

The Hampton University Men

Sophomore Davion Lambert (Richmond, Va./Varina) qualified for the NCAA Regionals by leaping 24-4.5 in the long jump on a chilly first day of action during Virginia Commonwealth

Ryan Jank, a freshman at UNC Charlotte and 2005 graduate of Dorman High School finished second overall in the Charlotte 49er Classic men\'s 5k Friday night.

Freshman Sheemeca Berkley (Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County), pictured, competing in her first collegiate outdoor meet, earned a first-place finish by leaping 18-7.75 in the long jump, on a chilly first day of action during Virginia Commonwealth

The Richmond track and field squad opened its 2005 outdoor season at the Ram Invitational Friday at Richard A. Hollander Track Facility in Richmond. The Spider women\'s squad garnered a total of six Top-10 finishes in four events including three among the Top-10 in the hammer throw.

Four-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women

The Nike Team Nationals will be broadcast on Sunday, March 20 at 9 pm over Comcast SportsNet. More...

Adam Nelson and Reese Hoffa, two former Georgia HS athletes, have proven they are among the nation\'s elite in national and international competition. After his performance in the USATF Nationals, young Kibwe Johnson, formerly of North Gwinnett, has thrown his hat in the ranks of the elites. An interview... (Photo by Kirby Lee/The Sporting Image)

Three Pennsylvania state champions (and one that would have been if we ran their event), won all-American honors AND national titles at the Nike Indoor Nationals in Landover, (Photo by John Dye)

Christopher Newport University Track & Field Coach Vince Brown has announced his retirement. Brown has led the CNU track & field program for the last 25 years, and has guided his squads to 12 national championships. Brown\'s success has also included countless conference championships as well as victories in dozens of other meets.

In a low profile tri-meet on Friday night at Coral Springs High School, Viktoria Andonova bettered her previous best by a half of an inch to jump ahead of Holly Kelly on the all-time Florida high school girls high jump list! Andonova went 6-01.50! Not only that but she also put up a season leading triple jump of 40-4 and a second place on the year long jump of 18-10!

24 All-American honors total were bestowed to Virginians in the final day of competition at the Nike Indoor Nationals on Sunday. Two Virginian individuals and one relay were crowned national champions. Fauquier\'s Sarah Bowman took charge of the girls\' mile race early on and never let go of her lead as she won convincingly in a time of 4:46.79. Bowman recaptured the title which she won two years ago as a sophomore. An All-American a year ago, Thomas Dale senior Dennis Boone is now a national champion in the long jump at Nike as the favorite and national leader did not disappoint with a winning leap of 24-7.75 in the event. The Bethel girls, led by individual All-Americans Francena McCorory (2nd, 60m dash) and Shakirra Pinnock (4th, 400m dash), won the national championship in the 4x200 meter relay with a 1:40.59 as McCorory split a 23.4 on anchor.

The Lake Braddock track squad concluded an excellent weekend for the Bruins as they picked up two additional All-American honors on Sunday to finish the meet with a total of five All-American performances. The Lake Braddock girls\' 4x800 meter relay (9:17.83) posted the state\'s fastest time of the season en route to a national runner-up finish in New York.

12 photographs are now online for viewing from the Daniel Island 5k.

Spring Valley junior Kate Niehaus finished first in the Nike Indoor Championships two-mile today. Niehaus crossed the line in 10:31.87 with North Dakota\'s Krista Anderson right behind Niehaus in 10:32.14.

Running most of the race in 3rd through 5th, the North Penn boys ran an amazing race start to finish, coming up strong to take 3rd in 7:49.16. And the Simon Gratz posted their best time ever, setting a new 4x200 state record of 1:27.13. Unfortunately, they took 2nd, and it took a national record of 1:26.09 by Long Beach Poly to do it. Gratz\' time is the 4th best all-time. West Catholic\'s girls beat the five-year old 3:45.07 record of William Penn in the 4x400, going 3:41.96. And Latavia Thomas of West Catholic bettered her own 800 state record of 2:08.47 with her first place 2:07.10.

Cardinal O\'Hara\'s boys captured their 2nd all-American in two days by holding on for 6th in the 4xmile relay, running 18:14.29. Mycaiah Clemons of Valley posted the fastest qualifying time in the 60 Hurdles to advance to the finals. And Pennridge\'s Scott Sherwood qualified for the finals of the Pole Vault.

69 photographs are now online for viewing from the Diamond Hornet Invitational

Virginians kicked off the first day of competition at the Nike Indoor Nationals in impressive style as they picked ten All-American honors, which included a national championship by the Michael Chapa anchored J.R. Tucker boys\' distance medley relay (10:20.26). Held at the Prince George County\'s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland, day two should have even greater performances from Virginians.

On day two at NSIC, Western Albemarle junior Ashley Early earned All-American honors with a national runner-up finish in the pole vault, while Potomac Senior\'s Kharya Brown has set herself up to have two opportunities to earn All-American honors in Sunday\'s finals by advancing out of the final preliminary rounds of the 60 and 200 meter dash.

The Virginia Tech men\'s track & field team tied for 16th place with 14 points out of the 53 teams participating while the Hokie women\'s track & field team tied for 55th place with 2.5 points out of 64 teams at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships at Arkansas. \"We had an awesome weekend,\" exclaimed head coach Dave Cianelli. \"Our men\'s team finished higher than projected and we brought home five All-Americans. All of the coaches are proud of our athletes for stepping up in this tough environment, which was new to some of them, and performing well.\"

Two Virginia Tech throwers, Tamara Burns and Ryan Norwood, earned All-American honors on the last day of the 2005 NCAA indoor championships hosted by Arkansas. All-ACC member Burns (Jr., Elm Creek, Neb.) threw the 20 lb. weight 66\'5.25\" (20.25m) for 12th place out of the 18 thrower-field in the event. Burns earned her first NCAA division I All-American honor today because several of the top eight finishers in the women\'s weight throw event are not American born. Ryan Norwood (Sr., Cheyenne, Wyo.), A five-time all-conference selection, placed 11th in the men\'s shot put competition with his throw of 59\'8.25\" (18.19m). Norwood earned his first career All-American honor today because several of the top eight finishers in his event are not American born.

Saskia Triesscheijn, a multi-event athlete for Virginia Tech, earned All-American honors today at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships, which are hosted by Arkansas. Triesscheijn (Jr., Berlin, Germany) tied for sixth place with 4,048 points out of the 17 competitor-field in the women\'s indoor pentathlon event.

A trio of George Mason men\'s track and field athletes will be returning to Fairfax, Va. with from the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with \"All-American\" attached to their name. Senior Marc Kellman, sophomore Ryan McCoy and senior Richard Phillips earned All-American status on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. Kellman was fifth in the triple jump, McCoy was eighth in the triple jump and Phillips was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles.

So where\'s Nicole? (How four underclassmen step up and discover their power after their star misses warmups for a record attempt at the Sprint Medley Relay).

On the first day of events at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory in New York City, the Lake Braddock High School track squad was able to garner three All-American performances, while several other Virginian relays and individuals had strong performances including a national runner-up performance by the Manchester girls in the 4x55 shuttle hurdle relay.

West Catholic ran the 4th best all-time Sprint Medley Relay, going 3:56.47 with Latavia Thomas anchoring in 2:09.6, after Christiana Taylor goes 26.1, Nia Ali 25.1, and Kneshia Sheard 55.6. Nicole Leach didn\'t show in time for warmups, so the four went out an nearly pulled off a US record. The Cardinal O\'hara boys ran a strong 10:25.05 DMR for 6th place, while North Penn, running in the 2nd heat, nearly caught them with a 10:31.02 for 7th.

Spyridon Jullien, a thrower on the Virginia Tech men\'s track & field team, won the schools first national championship today at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships held at Arkansas. He is also the first NCAA champion for the Hokie track & field program. Jullien, the USTCA Indoor Southeast Region Men\'s Athlete of the Year, capped off an amazing indoor season today by winning the men\'s 35 lb. weight throw NCAA title with his throw of 76\'0.75\" (23.18m), which was close to four feet farther than his competitors, at his third NCAA indoor championships. With his win, Jullien earned 10 points for the men\'s team and his fourth All-American honor.

Here is the official debut of our Florida track & field team rankings. These rankings are calculated by scoring our state rankings list as a meet, 20 deep. In order to be ranked, we must have meet results turned into us--no results, no rank. If we have missed any elite performances in results that have been sent in, please let us know. I hope you enjoy this new addition to the site! We plan to release updated rankings every week of the season (time permitting!).

Sophomore sprinter Paulvince Obuon (Kisumo Kenya, Chianda) has qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200-meter dash for the second straight year and will be aiming to achieve his second All-American Honor in as many years. Obuon is the lone representative for VMI and will be competing at the championships which take place Friday and Saturday March 11-12 in Fayettville, Ark. Both the preliminaries and the finals of the 200 will take place Friday night with the preliminaries set for 7:30 pm and the finals scheduled for 9:00 pm.

Five Virginia Tech track & field athletes, three men from the No. 22 team and two women, will compete at the NCAA indoor championships this weekend, Mar. 11-12, at Arkansas. \"I feel great about this group of athletes and what they are prepared to do this weekend,\" stated fourth-year head coach Dave Cianelli. \"Our goal is for the men to finish in the top 20 as a team and to bring home as many All-American honors as possible. The top eight finishers in each event are scorers for their team and named All-American.\"

Virginia Tech\'s Spyridon Jullien named USTCA Men\'s Indoor Athlete of the Year for the Southeast region of NCAA Division I track & field announced by the United States Track Coaches Association this week. Jullien (Jr., Athens, Greece) has remained the top men\'s 35 lb. weight throw athlete in the NCAA division I all season long.

Virginia Commonwealth junior Tanika Brown (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) has been accepted to compete in the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Friday, March 11 in Fayetteville, Ark. Brown, who will be competing in the high jump, tied for the 14th highest leap in the country with a mark of 5-10.75 and is one of 21 athletes vying for the NCAA high jump crown.

38 photographs are now online from the Sumter Relays.

Milestat.com is pleased to release the Virginia High School 3A indoor track and field final rankings. The top 10 individual performances and the top 5 relay team times comprise the list taken from the Milestat elite performance data base.

Former Central Dauphn East star Hyleas Fountain won her first USA Combined title in North Carolina Sunday, March 6th.

Several Virginian collegiates performed exceptionally well at the first annual North America, Central America, and Caribbean Athletic Cross Country Championship. William & Mary freshmen Dave Mock, University of Virginia freshmen Emily Harrison, and Virginia Intermont College junior Fernando Cabada all represented the United States in the NACAC Championships, which were held in Orlando, Florida. The three runners were selected to the U.S. team based off being the top non-IAAF World Championship qualifiers from last month\'s USA Cross Country Championships.

Central Florida\'s own Jenny Barringer walked away with the NACAC championship on her home turf. Barringer won the 4K race against international competition on the brutal cross country course at the National Triathlon Training Center in Clermont. Tim McLeod took 2nd and Alex Miletich 4th in the Boys Junior 6K.

Photos from the Senior Womens\' 6K and Senior Mens\' 8K at the National Triathlon Training Center in Clermont.

Photos from the Junior Womens\' 4K and Juinor Mens\' 3K at the National Triathlon Training Center in Clermont.

50 photographs are now online for viewing from the March 5 GSP Relays, held at Dorman High School.

Two Virginia Tech track & field athletes qualified for next weekend\'s NCAA indoor championships while other Hokies broke school records and posted personal bests at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Invitational today on a 200 meter banked track inside the Rector Fieldhouse.

Virginia athletes set two school records this past weekend (March 4-5) as the Cavaliers competed at the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. Kellen Blassingame, the school-record holder in the outdoor 400m, added the indoor crown to his collection. He added to the DMR record he helped set on Friday when the Virginia quartet of McGavock Dunbar, Blassingame, Jordan Orr and Alex Tatu set the school record in the distance medley. The DMR ran a 9:36.21 and finished seventh overall in the meet, just .01 seconds out of fifth place. They broke the record by 6.99 seconds and are currently ranked 11th nationally. Blassingame\'s 46.97 broke the school record set by Ben Kurgat in 1989 when Kurgat ran a 47.61. Blassingame\'s time earned him a provisional qualifying berth for the NCAA Championships.

Powered by six event championships titles, Virginia Intermont College finished second in the team scoring of the NAIA National Indoor Track & Field Championships in Johnson City, TN this weekend. The Cobras were outdistanced by champion Lindenwood University, 100.25 points to 82, but according to coach Scott Simmons, Intermont scored every point they possibly could.

George Mason University\'s Ricardo Melbourne set a facilities record and he, along with Richard Phillips and Brian Hay, advanced to the finals of the IC4A Championships in the 55-meter hurdles at Boston University. Melbourne won the preliminaries of the event in 7.23 seconds, breaking the two-year old facility record of 7.26 set by Rhode Island\'s Colin Aina. Phillips was second with a time of 7.30 seconds and Hay was eighth in 7.59 seconds.

Senior Jeff Hedley (Virginia Beach, VA) and the Tribe

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Junior Kristyn Shiring (Stafford, VA), sophomore Julia Cathcart (Starkville, MS) and senior Jackie Kosakowski (Sauquoit, NY) all earned All-East honors with NCAA provisional times as four-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women

Sophomore newcomers Lukasz Matusiewicz (Warsaw, Poland) and Mariusz Mostrag (Krajnik, Poland) of Virginia Commonwealth earned season-best times of 1:52.45 and 1:52.82, respectively, in the 800m, as they finished second and third in the event at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet on Saturday.

The two most dominating programs in recent history, the Bethel girls and Deep Creek boys, once again stepped up when it counted most as they won the team titles at the Virginia AAA state indoor championships held at the GMU Fieldhouse on March 4-5.

The 2005 track and field season starts Saturday with four meets in the Palmetto state.

The second Annual Father Kelly Classic Meet will take place Saturday at Bishop England High School in Charleston.

East Carolina freshman track athlete (and 2004 Woodrow Wilson High School of Portsmouth graduate) LaShawn Merritt, who ran the third-fastest indoor 400 meter time in world history of 44.93 seconds at the Powered by Tyson Invitational less than a month ago, has officially confirmed that he has signed a professional contract with Nike.

The NCAA has recently released its inaugural Academic Progress Rate scores for all Division I institutions, and William and Mary has once again excelled in its mission of fostering true student-athletes. The College boasts the fourth-best APR score (992) among 328 active and provisional institutions, and W&M leads all programs that offer performance-based grants and financial aid to scholar-athletes.

Former Westmont Hilltop runner and AA state champ David Mock - fresh off his success at the USA Cross Country Championships last month - will represent the USA as a member of the Junior National Team at the first North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships Sunday March 6th at the US National Training Center in Clermont, FL.

It\'s an unreal year for the Shot Put in PA. Three other events can be described in the names of two athletes - Smith and Hannon. Juan Cave and Ryan Fritz in rare air. And the pole vault was, shall we say, interesting.

Milestat.com is pleased to release the Virginia High School 2A indoor track and field final rankings. The top 10 individual performances and the top 5 relay team times comprise the list taken from the Milestat elite performance data base.

Defending indoor team state girls\' champion Bethel certainly comes in as one of the favorites. Bethel scored a decisive victory in winning the Eastern Region championships and should face their strongest challenges from Northern Region titliest Lake Braddock and Central Region winner Hermitage. Last year\'s quest for the boys team state title, both indoors and outdoors, was pretty much a two team battle going in and coming out between Deep Creek and Westfield with Deep Creek claiming indoors but Westfield rebounding to win outdoors. This year\'s indoor meet does not seem to have the decided front runners as last year. That could mean a race between a number of teams down to the wire, or just as easily, a team having a breakthrough weekend and surprising everyone with their margin of victory.

Christopher Newport track and field athlete Johnny Besecker passed away recently while on a student trip to Belgium. Mr. Besecker succumbed to Carbon Monoxide poisoning while staying in a private house in Brugge, Belgium, during the trip. A sophomore from Fluvanna, Va., he won the 400 meter championship last year at the Mason-Dixon Conference outdoor championships.