Week Ending April 27

More US#1s: McEachern girls 4x100 blazes 45.33 at Sectional! Dior Hall CO at Liberty Bell 13.39 100H; Garrett Corcoran CA 4:06.00 1600 and Bethan Knights 9:59.20 3200 at Orange Co.; JaMari Ward IL 50-6.50 at Winston Brown; Samantha Gonzalez TX 41.02 300H; Krystal Sparling FL 11.34/23.34 and 45.50 4x1 and Teammate Kendall Ellis 53.09 400

 

Penn Relays: Highlights - Photos

Saturday: US#1 Rai Benjamin in the 400 hurdles 52.72; Chaminade NY boys US#1 7:39.44 4x8!  Strong day for Noah Lyles of TC Williams VA (photo right)

(Fri) Columbia NJ US#2 all-time 8:45.37 4x800 victory with an epic 2:02 anchor from  Olivia Baker!

US#1 and SOPH CLASS RECORD for Andrew Hunter VA 8:16.35 in the 3K!

US#1 in boys discus for Matthew Zajac VA with 200-9; US#1 for WC Henderson PA boys DMR 10:03.77  (Tony Russell 4:09.99 split)

(Thurs) West Springfield VA US#1 11:53.07 girls DMR; LB Poly girls relays advance;  Keturah Orji 43-10.50w TJ; Hannah DeBalsi  CT 9:34.57 to win 3K; Amelia Paladino WV 4:45.34 mile winner | Walt Murphy's Preview

Drake Relays: Highlights - Stephanie Jenks 4:28.72 for 1500; Josh Evans 4:10.76 MR 1600; Albia HS boys wrap it up with 3:18.90 4x400 | (Fri) Mary Young 14.30 MR hurdles; Linn-Mar boys 3:26.89 MR sprint med; Jeff Giannettino 7-0 HJ | (Thurs) Jenks 9:26.87 3K to break meet record, set all-time Iowa best; Albert Meier 8:58.46 3200 to lead three guys under meet record

 

Meb's The Man: HS athletes praise Keflezighi's Boston Marathon  win on Twitter

Week Ending April 20

Oregon RelaysTa'Mara Richey wins four times | Highlights | Robert Rosenberg's Saturday Gallery | Preview

Kansas Relays: Kord Ferguson helps christen new Rock Chalk Park  (story by Alicia York) | Results

Mt. SAC: New US#1 for Elise Cranny in the 800 meters (2:04.81); Great Oak CA boys 4x800 and Davis CA girls 4x1600 run US#1s;  Ashley Anderson CA US#1 41-2.50 TJ; Misana Viltz US#1 110 H; Randall Cunningham Jr US#1 7-2 HJ| DyeStatCal

New York Relays: Richard Rose over  Rai Benjamin in high quality 400

Desiree Freier flies over 14-6! Texan keeps raising the bar  

Smashing Success

Charleston SC native Raven Saunders combined what her coach calls 'a perfect storm' as a recipe for unprecedented results in the girls shot put. Last Saturday she broke the national record by almost two feet.  Story

Q&A with Alana Hadley: She won a half marathon in Charlotte, N.C. over the weekend, earned $300, and now has her sights set on Grandma's Marathon in June

Week Ending April 13

Crushing It!  Raven Saunders SC raised the high school record in the outdoor shot put by nearly two feet Saturday, to 56-8.25.  Story | TFX Elites at Taco Bell Classic SC

ARCADIA 2014

Saturday: Alexa Efraimson WA 9:55.92 and No. 5 all-time but misses the record  (Sarah Baxter rested 'stress reaction,' says LA Daily News); Blake Haney CA 8:46.80 with fast close to lead 19 across the line under 9 minutes in marquee 3200s;  Vashti Cunningham NV 6-2 in the HJ and  Paul Lucas AZ 20.84 200.   HIGHLIGHTS | TFX Elites

Friday: Multis: Harrison Williams TN wins decathlon with No. 3 all-time 7525; Ashlee Moore AZ wins the heptathlon with 5048 points; Vacaville CA girls break HSR in the shuttle hurdles relay; Great Oak boys and girls win 4x1600s; Union Catholic NJ wins the boys 4x200; McQueen NV boys US#1 SMR; Rocky Mtn ID US#1 4x8  

Preview: Efraimson leads charge on Kim Mortensen's 1996 record

   

New US#1s mid-week: John Nizich OR javelin (221-10), Ella Donaghu OR  3,000 (9:34.80), Kiana Hawn TX 41.18 300 hurdles 

 

 

Week Ending April 6

 

Mary Cain over her injury but 2014 racing schedule not entirely set

Bringing It Home

 

Trevor Leavitt of Davis UT (right) lays on the track after his 46.6 split on the 4x400 relay overcame a 35-meter deficit for a victory Saturday at the Herriman Invitational.  STORY

St. Thomas Aquinas girls break the HSR in 4x200 again -- 1:33.43 at Florida Relays! More relay firepower: Miami Northwestern girls US#1 4x8 9:06.76, St. Thomas Aquinas girls US#1 45.53 4x100, Miami Washington boys US#1 40.57 4x100 and US#1 3:13.74 4x400!!  | Results

Mobile Challenge of Champions AL: RESULTS | Hill and Morken provide award-winning performances (by Arthur L. Mack) | Day One Story | Preview | Saturday Heat Sheet | Photo Gallery (by Walter Pinion) | Videos on Distance Preps

More Weekend Results: Stanford, Trabuco Hills, West Coast Relays

On the Boards: Arcadia girls 3200 loading up with talent