Week In Review: April 22- April 28, 2013

The 2013 track and field season is coming to a close. For the 1A/2A schools it was state championship time. The 3A/4A schools had one more round to go at regionals before they advanced to the big dance. Thousands of photos, dozens of race videos and interviews, results, and tons of great performances. Check it all out in our Week in Review for the week of April 22- April 28, 2013.

FHSAA 1A Outdoor State Finals

On-Site Coverage

Florida 1A State Meet Headquarters

Todd Grasley, Randy Settle, and Jason Byrne are on-site for coverage for flrunners.com. We will be providing thousands of photos often posted within an our of each event, live Twitter updates, video interviews, video highlights, and summary article.

Identical Gale Twins’ Only Pole Vault Rivals In Florida Are Each Other

Emily Gale is one of the nation’s top pole vaulters. The senior at Miami (Fl.) Calvary Christian School is the reigning Florida Class 1A state champion in the event. Throughout her senior year, she has dominated at competitions across the state. In short, she should be a shoo-in to repeat. (via Yahoo! Sports)

Videos

Interview: Maclay Girls 4x800m Relay Champions Interview: Holy Trinity Boys 4x8 Champions Amanda and Emily Gale Interview - Pole Vault Interview: Kelsey Stern - Girls Pole Vault Champion
Interview: Mckenzie Kilborne - Girls High Jump Champion Interview: Austin Warren - Boys Triple Jump Champion Interview: Darrielle McQueen - Long Jump/Triple Jump Champion Interview: Ryan Davis - 300m Hurdles Champion
Interview: Connor Cureton - 800m Champion Interview: Marquis Burgman - 110m Hurdles Champion Interview: Kwad smith - 100/4x100m Champion, 200m Runner-Up Interview: Tamani Wilson - 200m Champion
Interview: Gabby Gayles - 400m Champion Interview: Alex Brown - 1600m Champion, 4x800m Relay Champions Interview: Julie Wollrath - 1600, 3200m Runner-Up Interview: Daniel Salas - 3200m Champion
Interview: Sarah Candiano - 3200m Champion Interview: Coach Gary Droze - Maclay Girls State Champions Stefanie Kurgatt: Three Golds Grace Blair: Second in 800
Adanaca Brown: Sweeps Hurdles, Third in Long Jump Marquis Haynes: HJ Champ, 2nd in 100, 4th in LJ Holy Trinity Girls 4x100 Relay Champs Assata Trader: Girls 100 Champ

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 2A Outdoor State Finals

On-Site Coverage

Florida 2A State Meet HQ

Todd Grasley, Randy Settle, and Jason Byrne are on-site for coverage for flrunners.com. We will be providing thousands of photos often posted within an our of each event, live Twitter updates, video interviews, video highlights, and summary article.

Videos

Interview: American Heritage Girls 4x800 Champions Interview: Lake Nona Boys 4x800 Relay Champions Interview: Nicole Carroll - Girls Pole Vault Champion Interview: Jeremiah Theus - Boys Discus Champion
Rockedge Girls Win Second Place with Fifth Place 4x400 Interview: Julia Montgomery - Girls 3200m Champion Interview: David Yarborough - Boys 1600m Champion Interview: Alex Padraza - Boys 3200m Champion
Interview: Chris Jackson - Boys 800m Champion Interview: Deanna Hill - Girls 100m Champion, 200m Runner-Up Interview: Shaquem & Shaquill Griffin - Lakewood High School Interview: Diamond Spaulding -100m Champion, 200m Runner-Up
Interview: Deja Parrish - 400m/4x100m Relay Champion Interview: Jerimy Strainge - Boys 200m/4x400m Champion Interview: Bernicia Hollifield - Girls Discus Champion Interview: Frederick Jones - Boys Shot Put Champion
Interview: Lauren Blaugher - Girls Discus - Third Place Interview: Nick Catchur - Boys Pole Vault Champion Interview: Tia Smith - Girls Triple Jump Champion Girls 100m Dash
Boys 100m Dash Interview: Terrell Campbell - Boys High Jump Champion Interview: Godby Girls 4x100m Champions Interview: Booker t. Washington Boys 4x100m Champions
Interview: Shamaria Lovett - Girls 300m Hurdles Champion Interview: Stefani Kerrison - Girls 100m Hurdles Champion Interview: Walter Tucker - Boys 110m Hurdles Champion/300m Hurdl Interview; Timothy Holmes - 300m Hurdles Champion, 110m Hurdles
Interview: Krondis Larry - Boys 400m Champion Girls 4x100m Relay Boys 4x100m Relay Interview: Nicole Mis - Girls 1600m Runner-Up
Griffin's Triple Jump Highlights Interview: Daesha Rogers - 4x8, 800, 1600m Champion

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 3A Region 1

On-Site Coverage

Girls Highlights

Girls Highlights

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 3A Region 2

On-Site Coverage

Whitney Burns Up The Track US#1 200, US #5 100 At 3A Region 2

 It was a gorgeous day for a track meet at Leto High school in the heart of Tampa. The 3A Region 2 track meet took place just a few miles from Raymond James Stadium in the heart of Tampa. This was round two of the state series in every athletes bid to make it to the state championships next weekend.

Osceola County Well Represented At 3A Region 2

Osceola County and the Orange Belt Conference brought five schools to compete against the best of the Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Lakeland areas. Things got started very nicely for Liberty when junior Joshua Wilson jumped 23-04 on his second jump to put the pressure on everyone. He advanced to finals and passed his remaining jumps to walk away as regional champ, and into Jacksonville as one of the favorites to win.  

3A Region 2 Performance List

Check out the performance list for the 3A Region 2 Championship Wednesday at Leto High School. Our team of Jeff Adams and Donald Lamb will be on-site with complete coverage including thousands of photos, recaps, and results.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 3A Region 3

On-Site Coverage

Holy Smokes! Bromell Burns Up The Track, US#2 10.14 At 3A Region 3

Charlotte hosted the 3A Regional 3 meet on Thursday hosting some of the sunshine state’s fastest runners for their second state qualifying meet of the exciting track season. Possibly one of the most competitive regions, tension filled the air as only the top four places would qualify for the state meet next Friday at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Making it to Regionals is a tremendous accomplishment but many hope to earn the opportunity to perform on the state’s biggest stage, the state meet. A very special thank you to Robert Brown who was on-site and captured countless photos of this powerhouse Regional meet. 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 3A Region 4

On-Site Coverage

South Florida Sizzles At 3A Region 4

The 3A Regional 4 meet hosted some of the best of the best competitors in the state on Thursday at Archbishop McCarthy’s track. The day was filled with regional qualifiers clinching their spots to compete at the state meet next Friday. 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 4A Region 1

On-Site Coverage

4A Region 1 AKA Region Of Doom Recap

4A 1 or the Region of Doom as they call it took place Friday at Flagler Palm Coast. Raul Ramirez, Darrell Laxton, and Dean Headley were on-site to provide all the photos and videos you want! 

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 4A Region 2

On-Site Coverage

4A Region 2 Performance List

Check out the performance list for the 3A Region 2 Championship Wednesday at Leto High School. Our team of Jeff Adams and Donald Lamb will be on-site with complete coverage including thousands of photos, recaps, and results.

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 4A Region 3

On-Site Coverage

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

FHSAA 4A Region 4

Meet Results

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights

The Penn Relays Carnival

On-Site Coverage

Terps Shine at Historic Penn Relays

The Maryland outdoor track & field team excelled at the nation's most historic race - the Penn Relays - over the weekend at Franklin Field. (via www.umterps.com)

VA @ Penn (Saturday): Westfield boys (7:41) fall just short of repeat as 4x800 champs

    The Westfield boys nearly pulled it off and almost became repeat Championships of America winners in the 4x800 meter relay. After running a 7:47 qualifying time for Saturday's finals in front of the biggest crowds of the weekend at the Penn Relays. The foursome of Max Chambers, Jeff Edmondson, Troy Sevachko, and Nathan Kiley for Westfield came to race in a title defense attempt and battled it out in a classic duel with New Jersey's Pleasantville High School.

Friday @ Penn Relays: Sean McGorty 4:04 Penn Relays record mile! Forest Park 41.15 4x100!

Photo by Tim O'Dowd Penn Relays has a lot of history. For any athlete to break any meet record at the 119th annual event is quite a few considering how many great athletes converge on Franklin Field every April. Chantilly senior Sean McGorty etched himself in the meet record books with a race performance of epicness. Leading wire to wire and closing with a 59.5 last quarter, McGorty ran a new national leading time and broke the high school mile race record at Penn with a 4:04.57 victory against a top caliber field. More to come on McGorty's race as well as other Virginians performances on Friday and Saturday following the completion of hosting the MileStat.com Track Classic this weekend. MileSplit US video interview with Sean McGorty

Penn Relays Recap (Illinois Version) - LWE All-Time State Record

This is the last hurrah for Prairie State runners venturing out of state… at least until after the state championships are conducted at the end of May.  At any rate, the Frankfort Lincoln-Way East Girls 4x100m relay team and Shamier Little (Sr., Chicago Lindblom College Prep) ventured east to Philadelphia to compete in the 119th Penn Relays- the world famous Penn Relays.  

NJ at the 2013 Penn Relays

  If you would like to see how NJ's pride in athleticism are doing at the best Track and Field Relay carnival in the world then check out this article!

119th Penn Relays National Preview

PHILADELPHIA – The event that often draws the most excitement at track and field meets is the one-mile run. It should be no different this weekend (April 25-27) when some of the top prep milers from the northeast and beyond leg it out at the 119th annual Penn Relays Carnival, held at historic Franklin Field.

Updated Penn Preview: Boys

Overview: To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 119th time this Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world.

Updated Penn Preview: Girls

Overview: To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 119th time this Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world.

Penn Relays MD entries

  A list of the accepted individual entrants in the high school events for the 2013 Penn Relays to be held on the last weekend of April in Philadelphia, PA at University of Penn's Franklin Field. All Maryland and DC athletes are highlighted in bold. 

2013 Penn Relays - Accepted Individual Entrants from VA

    A list of the accepted individual entrants in the high school events for the 2013 Penn Relays to be held on the last weekend of April in Philadelphia, PA at University of Penn's Franklin Field. All Virginians are highlighted in bold.  

Photos: The Penn Relays Carnival by RKNJ

-4x800m Qualifying Freehold Twp Girls (Thanks to Todd Briggs -By winning their 4x400m heat they received individual medals and a Penn Relay plaque! This is a first for the track team at Mount Saint Dominic. (Thanks to Nadine Jenkins)

Videos

PennTraX 7: Part 5 - Recap of PA girls outdoor highlights thru 4 Emma King Oakdale MD 2nd Place Girls PV Sophie Chase - Girls 3k Champion Jamie Phelan - Girls Mile Champion
Benjamin Cardozo - Girls DMR Champion Tessa Barrett - Girls 3k 4th place Anna Williams - Girls Triple Jump Champion Emily Savage - Girls Pole Vault Champion
Felecia Majors - Girls Long Jump Champion Jessica Woodard - Girls Discus 3rd place Christine Steisel - Girls Javelin Champion Sarah Firestone - Girls Javelin Runner-up
Shamier Little - Girls 400H Champion Courtney Smith - Girls 3k 3rd place Gleneve Grange - Girls Discus Champion Aaron Zedella - Boys Discus 3rd place - 193-00
Columbia NJ - Girls COA 4x800 Champs Lisa Morgan - Columbia girls coach Holmwood Tech - Girls COA 4x100m Champions 44.82 Cole Proffitt - Boys Javelin Champion
Braheme Days - Shot Put Champion Jason Coon - 4th in Boys Shot Put Evan Arnott - Boys Discus 6th place Sean McGorty - Mile Relays Record 4:04.47
LaSalle - Boys DMR Champions 10:04.93 Max Norris - Boys 3000m Champion 8:25.62 Julian Woods - 400H 2nd place 52.45 Wellington Zaza - 400H 3rd place 52.79
Ibn Short - Boys High Jump 2nd place Dylan Duvio - Boys Pole Vault Champion Tim Moses - Boys Pole Vault Runner-up Villanova - Women COA 4x800 Champs
Pleasantville - Boys COA 4x800 Champs 7:40.71 Padua Girls 4x4 Swenson - Large School 4x100/4x400 Girls Champs Boys COA 4x800 - Pleasantville 7:40.71

Girls Highlights

Boys Highlights