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Marengo’s Katie Adams needed to run against Freeburg’s Kristen Busch in person and not against Busch’s time. In a rarity, Adams won the fast heat of the Class 2A 3,200 meters at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet, but did not get the first-place medal. Busch had run a faster time out of the earlier slow heat. (via McHenry County Sports)
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Jalencia Lemons’s view of her time at Richmond High School is a lot like the way she runs her track and field races.
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Senior distance runner Genevieve LaCaze (Queensland, Australia) has been named the 2012 Southeastern Conference Co-Women's Runner of the Year, announced by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday. The Australia native shares the accolade with LSU junior Kimberlyn Duncan. (via GatorZone )
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Sophomore Ne'Ausha Logan's first-place performance in the 800 meters at the Conference USA Championships has given UCF new life heading into the NCAA East Preliminary this week. (via UCFAthletics )
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It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.
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Since 1990, only five TribLocal area teams have won Illinois High School Association boys track and field state titles. Joliet West won the Class AA title in 1990, Wheaton Warrenville South won Class AA titles in 1996 and 1999 and York won a Class AA crown in 2000 and a Class 3A title in 2009. (via Trib Local )
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Carmel Catholic’s Megan Paul concluded her Corsairs career at the state meet by finishing second in the 400-meter run (school-record 55.21), third in the 200 (school-record 25.05) and fourth in the 100 (12.05). (via Mundelein Review)
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Bridget Blake's older sister inspired her to be a distance runner. That surprises Olivia, who didn't realize the impact she had on Bridget. Although she advanced to a region track meet as a senior at Freeedom, running isn't something Olivia enjoys.(via Orlando Sentinel )
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Fenton Gunter, Evanston’s head coach, had an interesting thought before the IHSA Class 3A finals started at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field in Charleston. (via Evanston Review )
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Pole vaulter Carolina Carmichael could clear 11 feet, 9 inches while wearing scuba gear at 3 a.m. in the middle of a blizzard.(via Lake Forester )
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It was a great week for performances from the sections to the state championship. Check out the awesome marks in our Week In Review.
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Boone's Olympic hopeful, Marvin Bracy, started doing sprint work again late last week, but his status for Saturday's Golden South Classic track and field meet at First Academy is still uncertain. The FSU football signee suffered a left hamstring strain while winning his third consecutive state 100-meter dash title on May 5. (via Orlando Sentinel)
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Andres Arroyo of Colonial is the All-Central Florida boys track and field Athlete of the Year after recording the state's fastest times in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters. (via Orlando Sentinel )
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It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.
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Thomas Grant rolled off the turn, let out his stride a little bit and simply blew away the field in the 200-meter dash. (via South Bend Tribune )
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When Gabi Gracia takes off running, she has no one to talk to. Except herself. The Holdrege sophomore’s one-sided conversations turned golden this weekend at the Nebraska High School State Track and Field Championships.(via KearneyHub.com)
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The 20th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Marathon will give runners a unique experience.Officials said that the race in 2013 will allow runners for the first time to run along the high-banked Walt Disney World Speedway and run through Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Champion Stadium is home to the Atlanta Braves spring training. (via wesh.com )
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Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong blew away the field with a dominating 2:01:13 bike and a race best 1:15:56 run to win Ironman 70.3 Florida by a wide margin. Jessica Jacobs took the women's title. (via SLOWTWITCH.com)
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Zach Reitzug was in midsentence when teammate Zach Bray broke in for a hug. The two Hamilton Southeastern hurdlers shared a quick embrace. Their celebration was brief, more a sign of accomplishment and respect than a salutatory gesture. (via INDYSTAR.com )
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Lincoln-Way East’s Aaliyah Brown won her heats in the 100 and 200 Friday at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium and is the No. 2 qualifier in each. Plainfield North’s Cessily Jones is No. 1 in the 100 (11.66) and No. 4 in the 200 (24.37). Also in the mix are Waubonsie Valley’s Morolake Akinosun (11.71; 24.40), Willowbrook’s Cherise Porter (11.85; 24.33) and 200 top qualifier Margaret Bamgbose of Evanston (24.17). (via YOURSEASON.com )
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CHARLESTON, Ill. — When Shamier Little crossed the finish line Friday during her 100-meter hurdles race, her next closest competitor was just clearing the final hurdle. (via Chicago Tribune )
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Monmouth-Roseville, Knoxville, United and Bushnell-Prairie City/Avon all saw members of their girls track and field teams advance to the Illinois High School Association finals on Saturday thanks to their performances at Thursday’s Class 1A preliminaries. (via Galesburg.com )
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CHARLESTON, Ill. — DeJanae Terry hunched over her legs twice before leaving the track at O'Brien Stadium. She then walked straight to her gear bag and took a puff from her inhaler. (via Chicago Tribune)
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Colonial’s J.P. Friday, who saw his college recruitment rapidly heat up after he won region titles with career-best marks in the triple jump and high jump, committed to the University of Miami on Thursday. The Hurricanes offered a full ride during his campus visit. (via Orlando Sentinel)
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It’s been four years since Maine East had a state qualifier in girls track and field. That streak has ended with sophomore Elanta Slowek. Last Thursday at the Class 3A Niles West sectional, she reached 4 feet, 11 inches in the high jump tying her for 2nd, which qualified her for state. (via Journal Online )
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If he would focus only on track, he could turn pro right after high school, according to the top hurdler in the world. (via Max Preps )
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For some people, the thought of running (if not being chased) sends chills up their spine - and not in a good way. For others, running comes naturally and serves as an outlet for stress and an opportunity to build strength and stamina. Rachel Greer is definitely in this second category of runners. (via Hometown News)
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Bob Braman's fifth-ranked FSU men's track & field team will send 19 into East Preliminary action with eyes firmly set on NCAA Championship run. Jumpers Michelle Jenije and Amy Harris, will be joined by 10 distance runners on the women's side. (via Seminoles.com)
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The might of the Heart of Illinois Conference — led by the GCMS High School duo of Sydni Meunier and Angel Gaesser — was displayed in all its glory during the Class 1A preliminaries of the 40th girls state track meet at O’Brien Stadium on Thursday. (via Pantagraph.com )
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Carbondale’s Sarah Goodale and the Carterville Lady Lions lead a very strong contingent of athletes into the state girls track and field championships today at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium. (via TheSouthern.com )
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The piece, called “More than Gold,” tells the story of how a small-town Oviedo, FL girl became America’s first distance running world champion in 28 short years.
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The name of the sport, remember, is trackandfield. So, even though Mishawaka stubbed its toe in the running events at Tuesday's girls track sectional -- actually, stubbed a lot of toes -- all was not lost.(via South Bend Tribune)
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Boyd Anderson star Shayla Sanders capped off her senior season with three gold medals at the 4A State Finals. Sanders won the 100 (11.63), 200 (23.64) and was the anchor leg on the team's winning 4x100 meter relay. Her 30 point contribution led the Lady Cobras to their first ever team championship. For her performances at the state meet and throughout the season she was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces In The Crowd section which highlights top athletes in the prep and college rankings from across the nation.
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A year after competing in the Sunshine State, Pine Forest alum Darroneshia Lott and Wekiva alum Jovan Davis are representing host South Plains College in Texas at the NJCAAA Nationals.
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The regular season is over and only the NCAA Championships are left for NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field. Preliminary rounds for the national championships will be held next weekend, May 24-26, and the final rounds will be held June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa. Using the full lot of data from the regular season — and, after many conference championships this past weekend — we have two new No. 1 teams. (via USTFCCCA)
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Olivia Ortiz was at the peak of her high school career. The Lakewood Ranch junior had captured a cross country state title and was capping off the year with a great run outdoors with a championship in the 4x800 meter relay, and a runner up finish in the 1600 meters, before the injury bug struck. Ortiz fell to the track with 50 meters left in the 3200 meters. The diagnosis a broken femur. In an flrunners exclusive she shares with us what happened in that moment, the surgery following, how she is holding up now.
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First one across the finish line is familiar territory for Aaliyah Brown, including the race that started it all for the elite sprinter. (via The Herald News )
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Nova senior Monique Griffiths capped off her senior season as a state champion. Griffiths won the discus with a throw of 140-5 at the 4A State Finals. Now with her high school season behind her, she is ready to embark on the next stage of her track and field career at California State University-Northridge.
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My first sighting of Mason Cathey is burned on my retina like a sunspot. It was February of 1997, and it was my first day as volunteer pole vault coach at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.(via Running Times )
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Dissecting the third straight win by the Memorial girls in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Track and Field Meet Friday night at Central Stadium goes beyond the Tigers' three blue ribbons. (via Evansville Courier & Press )
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The IUPUI Athletics Department and Head Women's Cross Country and Track Coach Antonio McDaniel have announced the signing of Bloomfield's Julie Riggins to a National Letter of Intent to join the Jaguars this fall. Riggins' signing brings McDaniel's incoming recruiting class to six for next season. (via Green County Daily World)
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Cocoa Beach senior Shelby Davidson won a state championship in cross country and followed it up with one more state title in track and field. Davidson won the 3200 meters at the 2A State Finals. In addition to being a standout on the track and cross country course, she is also a stellar performer in the classroom, and in the community. For this she was recently awarded two scholarships.
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The No. 18 UCF track and field team won its third-straight Conference USA Outdoor Championship on Sunday to become just the third team in the league to ever accomplish a three-peat. (via UCFAthletics.com)
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The University of Florida men's and women's track & field teams finished the 2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a dozen individual titles, including eight on the final day of competition at Bernie Moore Stadium on the campus of LSU. (via GatorZone)
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Check out performances by Florida alumni for the week of May 7, 2012 - May 13, 2012.
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There wasn't a ton of action across the state, but several middle schoolers got their chance to shine, as well as a postseason meet on the coast for a chance to get some season ending PR's. Check it all out in our Week In Review.
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Estrada, a senior, runs on the 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter relay teams. The 1,600 relay set a school record (4:00.9) while taking first at last week’s Southwest Prairie Conference meet.(via The Herald News)
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The state championships are over and that means the postseason has arrived. Holy Trinity is hosting an all-star meet this weekend with some of the top distance runners in attendance. Todd and Jason preview the event and break down each race.
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Florida State senior Michelle Jenije has completed an impressive double, adding ACC Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors to her title as ACC Indoor Field Performer of the Year (via )
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Gerritsen graduated from Lincoln-Way Central in 1999 and Eastern Illinois before going to Lincoln-Way East. She has been girls track head coach five years. On growth of the program:On growth of the program: “It’s so strong now, not just in how talented the girls are, but how the girls stick together. They’re always cheering for each other. Knock on wood, for having all girls, we don’t have drama. Everyone gets along.’’ (via The Herald News)
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Sanya Richards is the kind of track athlete that can put a college program on the map and in the hunt for a national title. When Richards was coming out of Fort Lauderdale's St. Thomas Aquinas High a decade ago, everyone wanted her. Only Texas got her, and in 2005 Richards helped the Longhorns win the NCAA Outdoor national title. (via GatorZone.com)
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Plainfield North senior Cessily Jones and her fellow 100-meter dash finalists emerged from a group hug at the end of their race with beaming smiles. (via Chicago Tribune )
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Track is a non-contact sport, right? So how is it that Mishawaka shot putter Maria Tomlinson keeps getting bruised during track meets? (via South Bend Tribune)
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The Illinois High School Association is asking that a judge resolve its conflict with the Illinois attorney general over alleged failures by the association to sponsor state championship events for students with disabilities. (via Pantagraph.com)
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From the girls Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional to the Big Ten Men’s Track and Field Championships, the Azie name will have an impact. Bolingbrook senior Kim Azie, SouthWest Suburban Blue champion in the 100 and 200 meters last week, will chase sectional titles. (viaThe Herald News)
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Boone speedster Marvin Bracy crossed the line at the 4A State Finals with another gold medal in the 100 meter dash. It was the grimmace on his face afteward that had the everyone wondering what had happened. The senior had injured his left hamstring and opted out of running the 200. Trainer Ricky Argro tells us more about what happened andn how it will effect Bracy's future plans.
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By my calculations WALCOTTV is the overall winner for 3A and FALCONTHROWER26 is the overall winner for 4A. There were a lot of great entries with 12 or 13 correct picks in 3A and 14 or 15 correct picks in 4A.
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Emmonnie Henderson makes no secret which school ranks No. 1 on her list. (via JCOnline )
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Boyd Anderson junior Kali-Davis White and Bartram Trail junior Nick Uruburu are this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Davis-White finished runner-up in both the 100 and 200 meter dash at the 4A State Finals, as well as being a member of the state championship 4x1 team. Her 26 point contribution was a major factor in the Lady Cobras winning their first state title in school history. Uruburu took home gold in the 400 with a blistering US#6 time of 46.75 and followed that up with a gold in one of the most exciting races all season as he came from behind in the 4x400 and propelled Bartram Trail to the 3A team title.
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Several days after anchoring the Lakewood Ranch ladies to a state championship in the 4x800m relay senior Devin McDermott announced she will be running collegiately for the University of Florida. She says the recruiting process was definitely overwhelming, but at the end of the day she had to focus on what was going to benefit her most and which place just felt right.
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Lakewood Ranch track and cross country star Olivia Ortiz reportedly is resting well in a Jacksonville hospital after successful surgery for a broken femur suffered Friday at the Class 3A state track meet at the University of North Florida. (via Bradenton Herald )
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It was a great week for performances from the 3A/4A State Championships in Jacksonville to the Middle School State Meet in Clearwater. Check out the awesome marks and TONS of coverage in our Week In Review.
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Check out performances by Florida alumni for the week of April 30, 2012 - May 6, 2012.
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Two years ago as a sophomore, Magnus Scott danced on the awards stand after he won the Class A state championship in the 100-meter dash. (via NEWSOK.com)
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Our six person team of Todd Grasley, Jeff Adams, Mike Leary, Chris Sumner, Alex Bermudez, and Connor Bussiere are on location at UNF for comprehensive coverage of the 3A State Meet.
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The Pensacola area will be well represented at Fridays Class 3A state track and field meet in Jacksonville.
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Freshman Octavious Freeman of UCF returns to The Bowerman Women’s Watch List the award’s watch list committee announced on Thursday. Freeman returns to the grand list of ten vying for the top award in collegiate track & field after tallying some of the best performances in the world this year in the 100 and 200 meters. This is Freeman’s second appearance on the watch list this season. (via thebowerman.org )
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Gainesville High School sprinter Kadeidra Jackson is glad the recruiting process is over. No longer does she have to tell her peers what school is she going to. Jackson, a multiple state finals qualifier, says she knows where she will be making the next step, and that is the University of South Florida.
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With her college decision out of the way, Jackie Mink is focused on winning a medal in the 800-meter run at the Class 3A state track and field meet. Mink, a senior at Collinsville, will attend Illinois State University on a track and cross country scholarship. (via )
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Kevin Gummerson, Minooka Gummerson is the girls track and cross country coach. He graduated from Schaumburg High School in 1994 and from Loyola University before coming to Minooka in 1999. (via Herald News )
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Putnam County senior Brianna Downey said she “really wasn’t planning on running” in college.But when she advanced out of the Class 1A Seneca Regional in cross country, she was contacted by the coaches at Aurora University. (via News Tribune )
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When the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls finished fourth at Monticello on Friday, the Falcons were miffed. (via PANTAGRAPH.com )
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Saint Andrews eighth grader Nic Jacobsen is coming off a successful season running against high school competition. Now he is looking forward to his final Middle School State Meet against his fellow peers.
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For Crowley's Ridge Academy senior James "Sully" Bigger, success meant "doing [his] best" in everything.(via Paraground Daily Press )
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Dade Christian senior Aklesso Agama and Miami Jackson senior Robin Reynolds are this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Agama took two golds at the 1A State Finals winning the long jump (22-11.75) and triple jump (47-04.50). He was also a member of the fourth third place 4x1 relay team and runner-up 4x4 team. Reynolds became the winningest female track and field athlete picking up her 14th gold medal of her career. She won the long jump with a nation leading mark of 20-06.25, 100 (11.79), 400 (52.59), and lost in the 200 by a thousand of a second.
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Ngoni Makusha was a diamond in the rough, a raw talent sprinting and long jumping in track meets in Zimbabwe. And while it’s nearly 8,000 miles away, Florida State track and field assistant coach Ken Harnden received a tip that there was a talented athlete that he should take a look at. (via fox sports )
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There's a large amount of opposition to House Bill 1403, a bill sponsored by Lakeland's Kelli Stargel, and it's coming from county athletic directors across the state, people embedded in their communities. (via Polk Preps)
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Last year Kendrick Cornelius battled an opponent tougher than any on Palatine's schedule — cold weather. Arriving from Lake Charles, La., last December, Cornelius got a rude introduction to the spring track season in Illinois. (via triblocal )
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Gulliver Prep senior Briana Pulido wrapped up her high school career at the 2A State Finals and is now looking forward to the next chapter of her life. Pulido recently committed to the University of Connecticut and Coach William Morgan. She says the Huskies were the complete fit for her.
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With four consecutive Class 1A state titles in girls cross country, Kayla Hale’s name likely will never disappear from the Florida High School Athletics Association record book. (via spacecostdaily.com)
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Check out performances by Florida alumni for the week of April 23, 2012 - April 29, 2012.
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Here's a look back at the top performances and the coverage for the week of April 23-April 29, 2012.
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Ralph Epifanio was on-site at Flagler Palm Coast for coverage of the 4A Region 1 Championship. Videos by Dean Headley will be uploaded throughout the day.
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Jones sprinter Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield received a surprise at his track practice when star Tyson Gay delivered the news that Whitfield would be invited to the prestigious Adidas Dream 100 in New York City.
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Gulf Breeze junior Austin Droogsma and Rockledge sophomore Danielle Phillips our this week's Warrior of the Week winners. Droogsma picked up district championships in both the shot put and discus unleashing the implements 179-10 and 56-7. Both marks rank in the top three in the state. Phillips picked up three wins at the 2A Region 3 Championships by placing first in the long jump, triple jump and 100 hurdle. Her long jump of 19-11.5 is tops in the state and currently ranks sixth in the nation.
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Caleb Kerr never thought the option of running in college would present itself. After a break out junior year the Evansville North distance standout began hearing from schools who coveted his services. Kerr says the process was a great experience and is happy to have had the opportunity to visit many schools. In the end, it was Purdue University that received his signature.
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Crystal Lake Central freshman Sami Staples is making big waves across Illinois in her first high school season. Staples won the Illinois Cross Country State Championship then the 1500 and 3000 meter runs at USATF Nationals. See how she got started in the sport, what typical training week is like, her goals for the outdoor season, and much more.
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Check out performances by Illinois alumni for the week of April 16, 2012 - April 22, 2012.
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Jeff Adams braved the elements on Friday for the 3A District 6 meet at Brooksville Central High School. Weather postponed the meet until Monday. Complete results are now posted along with tons of photos from Jeff.
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Check out performances by Indiana alumni for the week of April 16, 2012 - April 22, 2012.
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Here's a look back at the top performances from across Indiana for the week of April 16 - April 22, 2012.
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Here's a look back at the top performances from across Illinois for the week of April 16 - April 22, 2012.
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