The SCTCCCA inducted two coaches into the organizations Hall of Fame at the Coaches Classic meet on March 27 at Spring Valley High School. David Pratt and William J.

Mike Leary provides us with some excellent shots from this years Florida Relays.

In depth look into Jenny Barringer\'s trip to Brussels, Belgium to compete in the World Cross Country Championships.

Photos from the 2003 women\'s sugarbowl mile

Mike Tilger of Carroll started his season well, taking the 800 in 2:03.3 and the Mile in 4:38.1. Central\'s boys posted wins in the 4x200, 4x400, 4x800 and DMR. John Wilsman, St. John Neumann, won the 300 Hurdles in 38.7 seconds. For the girls, Nazareth\'s Jordan Teuber was a double champ, taking the Long Jump and Triple Jump. The Prendie girls took the 4x200.

Girls Action Pix from 3/27 PA Track Classic @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh

Boys Action Pix from 3/27 PA Track Classic @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh

Three Photo Gallieries of the 3/27 PA Track Classic are posted.

Three Photo Galleries of 3/27 PTFCA PA Track Classic @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS

Glen Mills travelled to the Christiana Relays and easily took the team title behind some strong relays.

The 2004 Coaches Classic was held at Spring Valley High School in Columbia on March 27. Spring Valley is hosting the 2004 state championships, along with the Taco Bell Classic in April. Excitement was brought to the track and field portions of the meet as several performances gained national exposure along with several marks moving up in the South Carolina standings.

It is with much regret that I must announce that Dinwiddie High School will not be hosting the Southern Track Classic this year. This was a difficult decision to make but one that was made in the best interest of the competitors, other meet participants, and the reputation of this track meet.

There were meet records from all over PA - Drexel Hill, Mechanicsburg, Philly - plus a big one from a Florida transfer, at the 20th PA Track Classic at Plymouth-Whitemarsh. Upper Darby senior Jannea Bridgeford is gaining confidence (along with records and wins) as she cruises through her senior season. Bridgeford was named the track athlete of the meet with two win, a meet record 24.34 in the 200 and an 11.87 in the 100. Shawn Smith came into the Philly area and ran away with two wins and a second. His 10.99 and 22.30 were good enough for the 100 and 200 win, and he cleared 20-10 for 2nd in the Long Jump.

Downingtown East and Strath Haven prevail in the Division 1 and 2 girls team competitions, while Coatesville and Penncrest take the D1 and D2 titles in boys action.

Coming off a strong indoor season for the Manchester girls' sprint relay teams, which saw their 4x200 meter relay squad take state runner-up honors with a time of 1:42.87, the Lady Lancers wasted no time in establishing the supremacy of their relay teams in this young outdoor season. At the Manchester Relays, held at Manchester High School's very own outdoor track facility, the Lady Lancers set two impressive meet records.

The Coaches Classic meet is set for Saturday at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.

The deadline for high school entries for the Penn Relays Carnival is Tuesday, March 30th by 4pm. Get info from the Penn Relays web site.High School Deadline set for March 30th And the deadline for the Penn Relays Distance Classic, with a 20K, 5K and 1-mile Fun Run for Kids, is April 12th. PDF on the Penn Relays Distance Classic

Running is more than a hobby or a sport. To be successful it must become a lifestyle, and diet has a huge effect on your performance when raceday comes around. So what should you be putting into your body?

Latricia Jones, a junior at Spartanburg High School was named one of two athletes of the week by www.thestate.com. Jones throws the shot put and discus at Spartanburg. The

Friday\'s snow is nearly gone, and it won\'t be missed. It\'s spring, and it\'s time for that annual spring tradition, the Pennsylvania Track Classic, sponsored by PTFCA. Joining top athletes and teams from literally across the state - from Mt. Lebanon and Cumberland Valley, to Greenwood and the Philly-area teams, will be newly announced entry Hatboro-Horsham, both boys and girls. Read about the line-up and if you\'re in the vicinity of Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS on Germantown Pike near the Plymouth Meeting Mall, stop in anytime after 10. We\'ll leave a lane open for ya.

The WPIAL (District 7), is the equivalent of District 1 in eastern PA. It is made up of the counties surrounding the area\'s major city. Firechief has been posting on PennTrackXC for some time, and in 2003 did a WPIAL preview that was pretty close to accurate. The success encouraged him to take another swing at it this year. With his permission, we give you the 2004 WPIAL preview. Any email to him will be sent through PennTrackXC.com. And of course, feel free to post on our forum. We\'re sure he\'ll be happy to respond there.

Cardinal O'Hara, fresh off their #7 all-time DMR and PA #1 4x800, will attempt the same double in the same day at Saturday's Pennsylvania Track Classic. North Penn is their top competiton in the 4x800. Cumberland Valley and North Penn are seeded near the top in the DMR. But that's not the only hot event, as Perkiomen Valley loads the DMR against OHara, Wyomissing, and a Frances Koons-anchored Allentown Central Catholic in the DMR. Central's Michael Wray will run both the 110 and 300 Hurdles. Teammate Michael Syrnick is the top seed in the 800, with nine guys under 2. He'll also run the 1600. Jessica Kratzer of Greenwood is the top seed in the Shot Put and Discus, and the 2nd seed in the Javelin. Krista Simkins will help her Wissahickon teammates in relays only. The fireworks start at 10am with the DMRs. If you're anywhere near Philly, stop by.

We have posted our 2004 outdoor elite performance standards. You'll notice some changes from 2004 indoor. Our objective is to include 20-50 athletes per event, per season. Some of the 2004 indoor standards fell short of this goal. Your comments are welcome.

PennTrackXC Elite 2004 Outdoor Performance Standards - Please submit elegible performances to penntrack@carpedrm.com. Include the meet, date, event, performance, and link to results or meet management/coach email or phone # for confirmation. Invitational meets only. Several of these standards have been changed from our first season during 2004 indoor. Our objective is to include 20-50 athletes per events, per season. Adjustments will be made season-to-season to meet this goal. Your comments on specific standards are welcome.

We have started the 2004 PA Outdoor Schedule. This is the first outdoor season in the new database, so EVERYTHING has to be entered by hand, venue, general meet, meet info, etc. Please send corrections and /or info on your meet to penntrack@carpedrm.com. Visit http://www.milesplit.com/calendar/2004/PA/Outdoor to see what we have to date. Invitationals, County/League/Conference/District Championships only, please. Let us know out-of-state meets and dates you'll be going to, as well. Thanks for your help.

They\'re coming from all across the state... including Mount Lebanon, State College, Cumberland Valley, Lewisburg, Greenwood... plus many of the top Philly-area teams to the 20th Annual Pennsylvania Track Classic on March 27th at Plymouth-Whitemarsh

The Roanoke College women

Three-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women

Senior Chris Parsons (Dunkirk, MD) qualified for the IC4A Outdoor Championships with his winning distance in the shot as defending CAA Champion William and Mary men

The Virginia Tech men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the outdoor portion of its season at today's Tar Heel Opener. The meet saw a limited number of Hokies compete in the low-key early season event.

The Washington and Lee men

Senior Tim Caramore (East Greenbush, N.Y.) and junior Ashley Bell (Glenn Allen, Va.) both took a gold medal as the University of Richmond men's and women's track and field teams competed in the VCU Ram Invitational at Sports Backers Stadium, yesterday.

The Virginia Commonwealth men

The Virginia Commonwealth women

The Highlanders outdoor track team competed this past weekend in the Charlotte 49er Classic at the Irwin Belk Track. Six Highlanders set school records.

Action pix of PA athletes by PennTrackXC @ the National Scholastic Indoor Championship

We have completed our coverage of the NSIC and NIC meets with a few photo pages, plus quotes from athletes. The action pix pages include some great NIC shots from Pat Montferrat of mySportsShot.com, plus PA athletes at NSIC, including photo essays on the #2 all-time, junior class record 52.19 by Nicole Leach, and the #7 all-time DMR by Cardinal O\'Hara.

A photo story of the #2 all-time 400 by West Catholic\'s Nicole Leach, whose 52.19 broke the PA record by an astonishing 1.95 seconds. Nicole also set a new PA record in the 200 in the prelims with a 23.91.

A photo story of the Cardinal O\'Hara #7 all-time DMR of 10:10.80, which was good for 3rd at NSIC. It\'s also a US Catholic record.

Nike has announced its sponsorship of a new national high school team cross-country championship to be held December 4 in the Portland, Oregon area. The Nike Team Nationals is a post-season invitational involving 20 boys teams and 20 girls teams, with more than 300 runners from all parts of the country. The races will be 5,000 meters and the specific racecourse will be determined shortly. More details in the news release, and on Dyestat.

For the sixth straight year, the two 'national' meets were held the same weekend on the East coast. And as is their custom, Dyestat runs comparisons to satisfy the fans of each meet and the sport. This year, NSIC wins on the number of Dyestat Elite performances. But when the meet is scored as a dual meet, it's NIC. Read the story and make the comparisons. Then let's all go outdoors.

Action photos of PA athletes at the Nike Indoor Classic, by Pat Montferrat of mySportsShot.

Junior Jackie Kosakowski (Sauquoit, NY) and senior Charlotte Laroche (Centreville, VA) both won events as three-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary women

Junior Andy Smith (Raleigh, NC) won the javelin with an NCAA Regional and IC4A qualifying distance as defending CAA Champion William and Mary men

The Photo Galleries of the National Scholastic Indoor Championships (NSIC) taken by PennTrackXC March 12-14, were published in error. The Metropolitan Athletic Conference (MAC) licenses photographers to offer pictures for sale, and PennTrackXC did not know of that restriction. We have removed the photos from the site, and apologize to MAC for the misunderstanding. We will continue to process photos from the meet in the course of our coverage.

Alex Miletich of Tallahassee Chiles currently leads the state with a time of 9:23.65 for 3200m, and he says he owes it all to his coach.

Nicole Leach broke the PA State Record in the 400 by 1.95 seconds. While you\'re contemplating the significance of that, it was also the 2nd best 400 of all-time. 52.19 says it all. Leach also took 3rd in the 200 in 24.10. Her 23.91 in the Prelims set a new PA record. And Cardinal O\'Hara ran 10:10.80 in the DMR, which got 3rd at the meet, but was the 7th best all-time. 7:53.74 would get you a win in most 4x800\'s. It got O\'Hara 4th. Other PA highlights included Mycaiah Clemons of Valley getting 3rd in the 60 Hurdles in 8.71 seconds. Amy Kelly ran a strategic race through the first 3/4\'s, and then simply went for it all, forcing the pace and running out of steam over the final lap. She finished 6th in 4:55.16.

The concepts of tempo runs will be explored from coaching theory after which LouisianaRunning.com\'s Will Steele will offer some practical tips about the nuts and bolts of the how and when to use tempo runs to improve your running.

103.1 FM, WRIX, broadcasting out of Anderson is hosting a 30-minute track and field show once a week over a nine-week span. The show is in its second week and is going on this evening at 8:30 p.m. Tonight

Viktoria Andonova often finds her self competing alone; she often doesn\'t even start jumping until long after her competition has knocked the bar down for the final time.

Quotes from Nicole Leach, who ran the #2 all-time 400 of 52.19, a JR National Record, and only .09 off the record of 52.10, set by Sanya Richards.

Easton sophomore Lindsay Regan competed for three straight days at the two national meets. She walked away with one championship (NSIC), a 2nd (at NIC), and raised her own PR and PA Indoor State Record to 12-09.50. Her vaulting coach, Michael Lawryk of Vertical Assault, describes her day at NIC. On Saturday, PennTrackXC talked with Lindsay after her first All-American performance at NSIC.

At the Nike Indoor Classic in Landover, there were a host of good performances by PA athletes. For the girls, Lindsay Regan (Easton, PA) got 2nd place in the pole vault with a 12-09.5. Lindsay also competed at NSIC in New York and won with a leap of 12-05.2. Her MD effort set a new PA Indoor State Record. For the boys at the NIC, Andrew Rademacher (Hickory) won the pole vault with a 16-08.00. That raised his PA Indoor State Record for the 5th time this season. Some firsts too from Hatboro-Horsham in the meet summary, plus action pix by Pat Montferrat of mySportsShot.com.

Nicole Leach astounded the crowd and herself with a historic 52.19 US #2 all-time and new Junior National Record. Cardinal O\'Hara challenged the who way, and finished 4th in the 4x800 in 7:53.74. And two more National Records went down on Day Three at NSIC.

Friday & Saturday & Sunday Results from NSIC - SIX NATIONAL AND FIVE CLASS RECORDS IN THREE DAYS!

The two-day Nike Indoor Championships concluded today in Landover, MD. The Westside (Anderson) boys 4x55 hurdle relay team of Brandon Brown, Dennis Martin, ,Martez Brown and Mauricus Brown set a new meet record of 29.45 Saturday. The previous record was 30.20, set in 2002 by Wayne High School of Huber Heights, OH.

Photos of the exciting and disheartening second place finish by the Maggie Walker boys in the 4x800 meter relay.

Photos of Thomas Dale junior Dennis Boone\'s long jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic as Boone earned All-American honors with a 4th place finishing leap of 23-2

Photos of the girls pole vault at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Gavin Coombs of Griswold, CT won both the mile and the 2 mile at the NSIC. Early in the afternoon he ran 4:10.93 to win the mile. Then he ran the 2 mile and won with a time of 9:13.08. In the 2 mile he split a 4:37.6.

Don Rich of our PennTrackXC (our sister site on the Mile Split Network) is on site in New York City. He has been following Xavier in his quest for the national indoor record all weekend. X-Man got the record on Sunday with a time of 20.69 on the banked Armory track.

Xavier Carter sets new National Record of 20.69, besting the old record of 21.02 set back in 2001 by Brendan Christian.

Photos of the girls and boys freshmen mile races at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the girls high jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the prelims and finals of the girls 60 meter hurdles at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the girls 60 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the girls 200 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the girls 400 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the girls 800 meter run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

With the US#1 time coming in, the Westfield boys 4x800 retain their spot as the nation's best by winning the national title in the 4x800 with a time of 7:50.44. Salem senior Shayla Jemmott wins a second national title for Virginia from NSIC by winning the triple jump with a leap of 38-8.75.

Woodrow Wilson's Lashawn Merritt wins two national titles with victories in 200 (21.73) and 400 (47.88). The Maggie Walker boys' 4x800 fell just short of a national title by a mere .07 as anchor leg Daniel Howard was just edged out at the end for an exciting finish with their time of 7:54.27 (Carmel HS of Indiana won in 7:54.20).

Photos of the girls mile run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Tragedy hits the Virginia high school track community after the death of a runner late Friday night in Norfolk. Cameron Reed of the Kecoughtan High School boys track team was murdered at an IHOP in Norfolk on late Friday night. He was hit by a stray bullet that was ignited by a fight across the street from the IHOP. Reed had personal bests of 51 for 400 meters, 1:09 for 500 meters, and 2:01 in the 800 meter run.

Photos of the prelims and finals of the 60 meter hurdles at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the Douglas Freeman girls All-American 4x800 meter relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the boys high jump at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the boys 800 meter run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the prelims and finals of the boys 60 meter dash at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of Amanda Patterson and Melissa Dewey\'s All-American two mile runs at the 2004 Nike Indoor Track Classic.

Photos of Lashawn Merritt\'s 400 meter dash national championship win at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of Lashawn Merritt's 200 meter dash national championship win at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Photos of the boys 2 mile run at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Saturday night, 3/13, Shana Woods from Poly, Long Beach, CA set the National Record for the girls' Pentathlon.

Both University of Florida indoor track & field teams took home the runners-up trophies at the NCAA National Championships.

Vicky Gill and Natalie Hughes earn All-American honors and Rafeeq Curry posted a fifth place finish in the triple jump for his second all-American honor in as many years.

Photos from the 2nd Annual Steak \'N Shake Invite held at the University of South Florida.

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The track and field weekend season opened on March 6 with three meets taking place in South Carolina. Seven meet records fell at the GSP Relays, held at Dorman High School. Five records fell on the boy\'s side and two on the women\'s side. 146 photos are now online for viewing from the GSP Relays. The pictures are spread over two articles.

The track and field weekend season opened on March 6 with three meets taking place in South Carolina. Seven meet records fell at the GSP Relays, held at Dorman High School. Five records fell on the boy\'s side and two on the women\'s side. 146 photos are now online for viewing from the GSP Relays. The pictures are spread over two articles.

Photos of the Midlothian boys winning their second consecutive national title in the 4xMile Relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Xavier Charles sets sights on the National Record of 21.02 in tomorrows final.

3/13-Lindsay Regan NSIC PV Champ, Leach advances:54.39 + 23.91, 2 more NR\'s on Day Two @ NSIC

Midlothian boys repeat as 4xmile relay national champs with a winning time this year of 18:11.26 with strong legs from second leg Billy Berlin and anchor leg Ryan Witt. Woodrow Wilson senior Lashawn Merritt posted the fastest time in the 200m prelims (21.68) and second fastest in the 400m prelims (48.58) to put himself in good position to win both events.

Photos of the Kellam girls All-American 4xmile relay at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic.

Xavier Carter is in the Big Apple ready to take on national leader Elzie Coleman in the indoor 400 at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships.

Shenendehowa ran 17:25.97 to set the National High School Record, breaking the old record of 17:29.60 set back in 1974 by North Vigo (IN)

Friday is the relaxing day at the NSIC meet. Not the wall-to-wall finals of Sunday. Boy, was that assumption wrong this year. TWO National Records on day one. A surprise visit from Bay Shore to push Mountain View to one of those records. And an even bigger surprise, with the appearance of one X-Man from Florida - one Xavier Carter - to set the tone for a Saturday and Sunday that could lead to even more records.

O\'Hara runs 10:10.80 to take 3rd at NSIC behind Patriot Track Club, 10:09.31 and Wachusett MA, 10:10.40.

The Northern Region represented Virginia well through Friday's events at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory in New York City. Lake Braddock had two All-American individuals as junior Brad Clark pulled out a fifth place finish in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:24 with fellow Lake Braddock junior Ashley Haislip tied for sixth overall in the high jump competition with her 5-5.75 clearance. The Westfield boys' relay team of James Scheiner, Chris Courson, Chris Black, and David Groff finished fourth in the distance medley relay with a great time of 10:12.89.

Both Mountain View and Bay Shore smash the National Record in the Girls DMR.

Another middle schooler takes on the high school talent. This time, Briana Jackucewicz runs 16:43.02, setting a new US Scholastic Record.

Xavier Carter is running the 200 Meters @ the Armory this weekend.

Steve Hallinan, Cardinal O\'Hara: Anchored DMR in 4:13.0, and was caught by Hakon Devries of NY and Michael Banks of Wachusett Regional, MA. The three teams ran the 4th, 6th and 7th best all-time prep DMR\'s. PennTrackXC talked with Hallinan after his race.

Lindsay Regan vaults 3.79 meters (12-5 1/4) to win the competition on misses.

The Northern Region represented Virginia well through Friday's events at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory in New York City. Lake Braddock had two All-American individuals as junior Brad Clark pulled out a fifth place finish in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:24 with fellow Lake Braddock junior Ashley Haislip tied for sixth overall in the high jump competition with her 5-5.75 clearance. The Westfield boys' relay team of James Scheiner, Chris Courson, Chris Black, and David Groff finished fourth in the distance medley relay with a great time of 10:12.89.

Eileen Kilbreth has been coaching cross-country since 1984. Kilbreth, a Spartanburg Vikings\' Coach received National Coach of the Year Award by the National Federation of State High School Associations for 2003.

The 2004 All State Indoor Track and Field Team was selected by a committee of the PTFCA on 3/10 taking into consideration honors won, quality and consistency of performance and head-to-head competition. Congratulations to all the new All State athletes 2004 Women's Coach of the Year - Jose Orlena - Wissahickon 2004 Men's Coach of the Year - Mary Ellen Malloy - Bensalem

PA Entries at Nike Indoor Classic

Pennsylvania Girls\' Entries at the Nike Indoor Classic

Westside High School, located in Anderson is taking 10 track and field athletes to the Nike Indoor Championships. The meet is taking place from March 13 and 14 in Landover, MD at Prince George\'s County Sportsplex.

A tradition is continuing this March 13-14 for South Carolina track and field athletes. In the past several well known athletes from the Palmetto State such as Summerville alumna Carre Joyce, now a senior at Villanova competed at the Nike Indoor Championships.

The NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Assocation) recently announced Spartanburg Methodist College as 2003 Division I Men\'s Cross Country Academic Team of the Year.

If running college track and field or cross country has always been your dream, but you do not have college coaches beating down your door to offer you an athletic scholarship, don't be discouraged: walk-on!

Schedule of events for the Pan-Ram Invitational 4/10 @ Central Dauphin HS, Harrisburg.

Seneca High School hosted a meet with Walhalla, Westside, Palmetto, Hillcrest and Seneca competing on Monday.

St. Thomas Aquinas grad Sanya Richards has a lot of goals, at the top of her list: qualifying for the Olympic Games in Athens.

Alandra Sherman has started out her 2004 Outdoor track season very impressively. In her opening race of the season, she posted an elite mark of 14.52 at The Woodlands Invitational.

Glenn Venturini returns with another series of articles of training tips for athletes. The first is entitles Guidelines for Running Shoe Selection. To read first series, click here.

Haverford HS grad Shayne (Wiley) Culpepper provided a surprising and inspiring bronze medal to close out competition for Team USA Sunday March 7th at the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Andrew Rademacher cleared 16\" 4\" to win the boys pole vault at Kent State on March 7.

The track and field season opened this Saturday with three meets taking place in South Carolina. Seven meet records fell at the GSP Relays, held at Dorman High School. Five records fell on the boy\'s side and two on the women\'s side.

This year's VHSL Group AAA State Indoor Track Meet was once again held at the George Mason Fieldhouse in Fairfax as the state's best athletes and teams gathered for two days of exciting competition. Over the course of the two day meet: three meet records were set, three nation's best times were posted, and a state meet first was achieved by a male individual. These achievements go without mentioning two exciting team title battles waged.

Photos of the girls 3200 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 1600 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 1000 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 500 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 300 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Sprints Action Pix

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Field Action Pix

Photos of the girls 55 meter hurdles from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 55 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 4x400 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the girls 4x200 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 3200 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 1600 meter run from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 1000 meter run at the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 500 meter run at the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 300 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 55 meter hurdles from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 55 meter dash from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 4x400 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Photos of the boys 4x200 meter relay from the 2004 AAA State Meet.

Athlete quotes from three of the four state record setters from the 30th PTFCA Indoor Championships, Saturday Feb 28 @ Penn State University. Andrew Rademacher, Frances Koons, Lindsay Regan. We hope to talk with Auston Papay about his huge 66-00.25 throw.

Eighty Years Old and Coaching Yet Another Generation - From Walt Murphy's News and Results Service, an article by Frank Litsky in the New York Times on Kutztown's Irving (Moon) Mondschein.

A convenient subscription form for either individuals or groups/teams is now available at the following link: PennTrackXC Subscription Form in PDF

This indoor track and field season which is rapidly drawing to a close, has already seen plenty of exciting invitational, district championship and regional championship meets and the usual bevy of outstanding individual and relay performances in numerous events. It's now time to cap it off with one of the top season ending meets on the East Coast, the Virginia AAA Track and Field Championships.

West Catholic\'s Nicole Leach will stay in New York to compete the entire weekend of nationals, according to a statement she made to Dyestat Monday evening. On Saturday, PennTrackXC reported that Leach would attempt to compete in both New York and Baltimore on the same day, Saturday, March 13th. The attempt, with the 400 Trials at 4:40 at the National Scholastic Indoor Champs, and the other, the SMR at 7:45 at the Nike Indoor Classic, would have been difficult, at best. Leach is ranked #2 in the US behind Natasha Hastings, while the West Catholic SMR is ranked #1. West Catholic was hoping to go after the US SMR record. But Leach says she is focused on the 400. Leach told DyeStat last evening, \"My plans as of now are to be in New York the entire weekend, and they will most likely stay that way. I feel as though I need to be in New York to get the best results in the 400. Whether I do the 200 is undecided. We\'ll have to go after that (SMR) record another time.\" And she has the best wishes of her West Catholic coach, Lenny Jordan. Jordan told PennTrackXC Monday night that Leach is not even entered in the NIC race. \"She\'s doing what she has to do, and we wish her nothing but the best.\"

At 6\'4\" and 255 pounds, most assume Stockbarger is like many high school throwers: spending hours pumping iron and only in track at the football coach\'s request. But that\'s certainly not the case with this agile Charlotte HS senior.

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Top Teams

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Girls Distance Action Pix

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Boys Distance Action Pix

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Boys Relay Action Pix

PTFCA State Championships Girls Relay Action Pix

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Track Champions

PTFCA Indoor State Championships Field Champions

Photo Gallery of 2/28 PTFCA Indoor State Champs, Part Three

Photo Gallery of 2/28 PTFCA Indoor State Champs, Part Two

Photo Gallery of 2/28 PTFCA Indoor State Champs @ Penn State, Part One

Retired LSU distance runner, turned triathlete. Ran 25:56 8k and 9:23 3k steeplechase at LSU. Now I don\'t run fast...I try to swim, bike, AND run fast.

For the last five years of my life, I have lived and breathed Florida running

A series of 11 articles written by Pain Relief & Physical Therapy of Media, PA in 2001 and 2002 for PennTrackXC.com on everything from How to Choose a Strength and Conditioning Professional, to Tendonitis, focused on the Track & Field and Cross Country athlete.

For the first time in school history, both the Florida men's and women's track and field teams won the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championship. The men's team edged out Arkansas 128-126, while the Gator women scored 105.50 points hold off Tennessee.

The new Forum, much of it coming in March, will have a lot of enhancements. Some free, some for subscribers-only.