Pink was a popular color at the Pre-State Invitational . Athletes, coaches, and spectators all showed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  See what some runners and coaches had to say about their decision to promote the cause.

Anyway you look at it, Peter Hopfe was destined to be a successful running coach.  A by-product of his abundance of energy, his competitive nature has always sought an outlet, first in his drive to compete on a personal level, then to lead others to unimaginable successes

Speaking of stars, how many of you have seen Planes, Trains and Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy?  Of course, you may not have heard about its sequel, Planes, Trains and Cross Country—it premiered this weekend--starring various members of the Flagler-Palm Coast Cross Country team. After hearing its story line, I’m sure you’ll agree that it is equally entertaining.

The Eleanor Roosevelt came all the way down to Gainesville, Florida to find some competition and great weather to post swift relay times. Their times at the Florida Relays indicate that the girls from Greenbelt, Maryland found a worthy opponent in the Miami Northwestern girls and warm and sunny Florida weather as the Eleanor Roosevelt girls rolled to national leading times in the 4x100 at 45.38 and 4x400 at 3:41.40. Miami Northwestern, second to Eleanor Roosevelt in both races with respectable times of 47.48 and 3:45.15, was able to claim at least one relay victory on the weekend in the 4x800 with a US #2 performance of 9:17.45. Their 4x800 squad featured Skyler Wallen, who broke 2:10 and became the new US leader in the 800 on the first day of high school events on Friday. While Friday's highlights were focused on individual performers, the theme seemed to focus on the relay times on Saturday as the Flagler Palm Coast boys were sensational in relay action with four victories over the course of the weekend in the 4x800 (US #3 7:46.57), 4x400 (US #2 3:13.15), 4x200, and 4x100 (42.35). Austin Gamble of Cypress Bay proved his first 200 foot performance last week was no fluke in the discus throw as he won at the Florida Relays with a best mark of 195'6". Florida Relays Saturday Results: High School Boys - High School Girls

 North Florida, as it has since the beginning of Y2K, will start with three perenial powers who each have three state titles in the seven years since the dawn of the decade:  in Tallahassee the Timberwolves of Chiles and the Marauders of Maclay and two and half hours east down I-10 in Jacksonville the “wait, I thought they graduated everybody” boys of Bishop Kenny.  Beyond those three Tallahassee and Jacksonville championship dynasties, Clay County's Bears of Bartram Trail will look to mix it up. And Flagler Palm Coast, which was marked as the only North Florida team mentioned on the NTN South Region poll, will also be vying for top honors.  FPC, itself an amazing dynasty, has two titles and two runner-ups since 2000.  Don’t get me wrong, there is a nice group of other teams to watch as well, but these five will be the cream of the crop in North Florida.

Teona Rodgers had a very impressive double with two second place finishes in the 200 and 60H.  Ashley Brasovan had the lone Florida national title with a huge performance in the 2 mile.  While Chris Ward and Kayle Hale each took third place in their respective events.  Check out the full summary and tons of coverage including photos, results, articles, videos, and audio interviews from our on-site coverage through the MileSplit Network, which featured a team of six people covering the two days of Nike Indoor Nationals in Landover, MD.

Last summer there was little doubt in most people\'s minds who was going to be Florida\'s topmale distance runner: not Deak, Rolf, Hassen, nor Vazquez. The season favorite to lead Florida\'s new distance revolution and to be a Footlocker contender was

Through thunder storms and rain, over twenty meet records were set at the 2002 Eye of the Tiger Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.