During the two days of competition, and then throughout the beginning of this week, Don Rich talked with athletes and coaches about their experiences at States, and learned some very interesting things. Quaker Valley record-setting 4x100 was mostly a family affair. Simon Gratz was not the first to sweep three relays in a state meet... but it\'s been a long time. And Brad Miller did get something from twin brother Craig before his Friday race, and it wasn\'t advice.

Some more great donations to the site. The Girls AAA 800 finials and the girls AAA 1600. Thank you and enjoy!

This photo diary is from the girls AAA 3200. This diary is made possible by a fan and supporter. Thank you

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

PennTrackXC.com reporter Kim Jaick spent Saturday at States talking to a lot of athetes about their experiences, overcoming obstacles and surprises, near-misses, and exceeding expectations. Read about the Central Bucks West 4x800 near-disaster, why Jake Walker went down after his 3200 victory, why Jamar Jones was no surprise to Adam Smith, and more...

Abilene Christian scored 22 points in the final three events to post a two and a half point victory over St. Augustine

Here is the last of the photo galleries from the state meet. There are approximately 70 pictures for your viewing only.

Judy Johnson (Bearden HS 2005) finished 5th in the 200 at the NAIA Outdoor Nationals in Fresno California today earning her All-American honors. Her time of 24.69 was a personal best and came at the end of an outdoor season slowed by an injured that occurred during the finals of the indoor nationals earlier in the year.

Splits courtesy of Mark Schwartz, AJ Holtzerr, Aaron Rich, Terry Lillicrapp

History was made at the 2006 Eastern Region Meet in a chase and dream that has been going on all spring in the mind of Great Bridge senior Mike Morrison in breaking the school, regional, and state record held by former Great Bridge star and Olympian Lawrence Johnson. Morrison\'s dream was achieved on Saturday at the regional meet held at Todd Stadium in Newport News as he cleared a height of 17\'6.50\" on his first attempt to break the old mark. The clearance also put him just outside of the US top ten all-time as the tenth best mark stands at 17\'7\". Morrison nearly made his way into the top ten list as his last two attempts at 18 and a half put him over the bar, before knocking it over. Video and pictures of this incredible performance are listed below. Morrison Photo Gallery - 92 images to capture the historic moment. Morrison Video Clip - High quality video of all six of Morrison\'s attempts Eastern Region Meet Photo Gallery - Over 1,600 photos posted. Eastern Region Video Clips - To be posted soon. Click on header link above for complete meet summary. We will be making our best attempt over the next few days to summarize and recap all of the great performances that have been recorded this past week (and there are plenty just looking at the results!).

WV Runners will be entering road race results and elite performances for road races competed in during the summer months of June, July, and August. Please send in your road racing information, schedules, and results when possible. Check out the upcoming races by using the link under \"Calendar\". Also, click on the title of this article for elite standards.

Trey Parker runs for Wilson Hall, a SCISA member. Parker has database bests of 10:20.17 (3200) and 16:39 (CC) and earned all-state honors for the 2006 outdoor season.

MileStat.com was on-site for the Region II Track and Field Championships held at Louisa County High School on Friday, May 26th. The Heritage girls and John Handley boys took the regional crowns, while the individual performance of the meet belonged to Park View sophomore Natalie Baird throwing for an incredible US #7 mark of 157\'7\" in the discus throw to shatter a meet record, which she continually seemed to improve upon from her first attemtp to her final one with the near 160 feet toss. Plenty of photo and video coverage to come from Group AA\'s largest and arguably strongest region. MileStat.com will be on its fourth and final leg of on-site regional meet coverage on Saturday at the Eastern Region Meet at Todd Stadium. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday will be spent putting all the regional meet news, elites, photos, and video clips up on the site as we transition into the big state meet week. COVERAGE GAMEPLAN Late Saturday Night/Sunday: Meet summaries from all the regional meets Sunday/Monday: Photo galleries from Central Region Meet, Region II Meet, and Eastern Region Meet. Monday/Tuesday: Edited and smaller video clips from all three regional meets Region II Meet Photo Gallery - Champions Region II Unedited Video Clip

Front page photo: Three over 48\' in AAA TJ: Tyrone Faverey (48-04.75), Ceasar Westbrook (48-09.75), John Carelli (48-06.25) After missing the semis of the 100 Hurdles because of a fall at Hurdle #1, Ryann Krais regrouped and unleashed a monster 20-03 Long Jump on her final attempt to win the AAA Girls event. Caesar Westbrook lead two Parkland athletes over 48 feet in the AAA Triple Jumpl. Natalie Clickett hit a huge PR in the Discus to win the AA Girls. Karen Shump repeated with a throw over 47. Erin Hannon and Brittany Maun each cleared 5-07 to win the AAA and AA High Jumps. And that doesn\'t include all the running trials (and tribulations), includng Ryann Krais\' mishap over the first hurdle.

Rachel Gehret, Altoona, out of the High Jump at 5-4. Ryann Krais goes down hard early in the race, and finishes out of the advancers in the 100 Hurdles. But she comes back in the afternoon to jump a big PR of 20-03-1/3 with wind of 2.5 to win the AAA Long Jump. Caesar Westbrook, John Carelli and Tyrone Faverey are all over 48\' in the AAA Triple Jump. Afternoon champs include Brittany Maun in the AA High Jump, Connor McGee in the AA Shot Put, Natalie Clickett in the AA Discus, Lorraine Hill in the AAA Javelin. Morning finals in the field now posted, champs include Hannon, Miller, Fahringer, Liebold, Shump, Roberts, Meissner. Both Hurdles Prelims posted. Now posted: All 4x800 advancers. 100 Hurdles Girls.

Photos from the PM events of day two.

Got about 60 something pictures from the AM events before the rain came in.

Photo gallery with about 80+ pics from day one of the girls state meet.

Day one of the girls AAA sees a new record in the 100 meter hurdles.

This will be the final bow for several of Pennsylvania\'s best. Reggie Carter, Kenneth and Kevin Talley in the sprints. Brad Kanuch in four events. Jake Walker, Liz Costello and Brad Miller in distance. The annual battles between Erin Hannon and Rachel Gehret. Lindsay Regan in the Pole Vault. And more... plus we\'ll miss a few top athletes sidelined by either injury or illness... Craig Miller, Keith Capecci, Josh Hibbs, Sarah Morrison, Kristin Reed, and probaby some we have missed. Enjoy the show!

Ravenwood High school Junior Michael Ayers broke The 2004 state record of 7096 points in the decathlon formerly held Michael Bingham from McCallie

The West Catholic girls team was in another thriller with Cardinal O\'Hara, with West Catholic dominating the sprints, and O\'Hara piling up points in the Mile and 3200. And after taking 40 years to win another Catholic League crown, Monsignor Bonner repeated, but it was by the narrowest of margins.

Miller Moss is a senior at Wilson Hall. Moss will attend Clemson in August. Moss finished second in the 400-meter dash in 49.23 at the Taco Bell Classic in April.

Jessica has signed with Lee University and will take the next step in her running career with the Flames cross-country program and Coach Bayliss. Her high school coaches feel that Jessica can contribute greatly to Lee University

Calculated as of May 21, 2006 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 25-deep. 1st place received 25 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 25th place. *updated with marks from D-II West*

Calculated as of May 21, 2006 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 25-deep. 1st place received 25 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 25th place. *Updated with marks from D-II West*

5-21-06 Tennessee High School Girls Outdoor Individual Event Rankings Calculated as of May 21, 2006

5-21-06 Tennessee High School Boys Outdoor Indavidual Event Rankings Calculated as of May 21, 2006

State Meet Results and elite performances have been added. Jasmine Cotten of Fayettville re-writes the record book by large margins in the 100m, 400m, and long jump.. Several others broke State Meet records including Kaylyn Christopher. After checking all of the results a complete write-up will come this afternoon. (All write-ups are completed.)

2006 TSSAA D-II State Track Championships - 5/22/2006 to 5/26/2006 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Performance List

2006 AAA TSSAA State Track Championships - 5/22/2006 to 5/26/2006 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Performance List

2006 A-AA TSSAA State Track Championships - 5/22/2006 to 5/26/2006 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Performance List

\"Track and Field at the NAIA level is more competitive each year,

TUESDAY:Time flies, especially when you\'re running around 11 seconds for the 100 and 22 for the 200. That\'s been the story of Brad Kanuch\'s career, and on Tuesday, he raced for the last time at the magnificent Mansion Park track in Altoona in the PIAA District 6 AA Champs. The conditions were cold with occasional drizzle for most of the meet, and were almost ideal for the distance runners, but a challenge for those who had to stop and plant their feet to throw, say... a Javelin. New state-best record holder (new implement, 2002), Karlee McQuillen of Westmont-Hilltop, overcame the slippery conditions to take home the gold in her main event, as well as the Shot Put. Further to the west, it was a great day to have a meet almost everywhere, except at South Side Beaver High School. Kind of like April deja vu as the rain and cold returned for one last hurrah. The top seeds took care of business. Also on Tuesday, there no surprise on the girls side at the PIAA District 2 AA Champs as Dallas dominated the competition... but on the boys side, Lakeland beat traditional power Scranton Prep by 7-1/2 points, starting the meet with a win in the 4x800. At the PIAA District 7 AA Champs, rain was the story. Kacey Gibson Neshannock, and Rachel Erny, Brentwood, posted wins. Ellwood City\'s Jake Walker closed out his district career with the distance double. And shot putter Allyn Laughlin of Center, flirted with 50\', going 49-06.50 (if you can, you may want to watch all six throws at Shippensburg, She\'s not the only one capable of hitting those big numbers.) And teammate Lindsay Dolan won the 100 hurdles and took 2nd and 3rd in two others. WEDNESDAY: Germantown Academy won the girls title, and the host Hill School won the boys title at the PA Independent League Championships. At PIAA District 10 AAA, the General McLane girls proved their depth by beating McDowell... but the McDowell boys were victors. Three General McLane girls won the 100, 200, 400, 800, Long Jump and Triple Jump. At PIAA District 4 AAA, it was the Shikellamy girls and the Selinsgrove boys. Big jav throws by the boys. In PIAA District 5, it was the Berlin Brothersvalley girls and the Northern Bedford boys. Berlin\'s Megan Lamens won two events and took 2nd in two others. At PIAA District 9 AAA Champs, it was Bradford all the way with a sweep of both girls and boys titles. Erin Hannon is completely healthy this spring (as opposed to a stress fracture in 2005), and rolled through the 100 Hurdles, High, Long and Triple Jumps. THURSDAY: Hannon will face fellow senior Rachel Gehret of Altoona in three of those events, the jumps. Gehret swept the jumps at the PIAA District 6 AAA Champs, including a 19\'+ Long Jump. State College won the girls title behind the distance double from Katherine Ward. Altoona won the boys, thanks in large part to sophomore AJ Alexander, champ in the 100, 200 and anchor of the winning 4x100. He also took 3rd place points in the Long Jump. In the PIAA District 2 AAA Champs The Hazleton girls won by 2.5 points over Delaware Valley, while the Wallenpaupack boys were team champs. John Motter of Berwick and Coughlin\'s Lynn Lisofsky pulled the same Hurdles double. Kevin Sives of Wallenpaupack, won the 800 and 1600. Teammate Jessica Hunter went took the 1600 win 3200. Sean Craig of Honesdale, won the 400 and anchored two winnning relays. In the field, Wallenpaupack\'s Justin Kraft and Honesdale\'s Cass Schweighofer pulled the same double, each taking the Shot Put and Discus. PIAA District 11 AA/AAA AA GIRLS: Nativity BVM senior Katie James won the 100 and 200m. Sophomores dominated the 400, 800 and 1600. North Schuylkill junior Lindsey Guldin won the Shot Put with a big throw to go with a Discus win. AAA GIRLS: William Allen senior Brianna Broyles was a triple champ, taking the 100, 100 Hurdles and the 300 Hurdles. Pocono Mountain junior Anita James won the 200, 400 and Long Jump with a typing PA#1 effort. Chanelle Price, Easton, was quick in the 800. The Allentown Central Catholic tandem of Meghan Burns and Marcie Sobrinski went one-two in the 1600. They also were half the winning 4x800. Lindsay Regan of Easton won her final Districts appearance. AA BOYS: Mike Cadau, Mahanoy City, won the 400 and 800 with Bethlehem Catholic senior Eric Yeager credited with the same time in the 800 for 2nd. Yeager also anchored the winning 4x400 and 4x800 teams. Kevin Dougherty won the distance double. A quick 300 Hurdles from Tamaqua senior Derrik Keich. Robbie Clews, North Schuylkill, won the Long and Triple jumps. AAA BOYS: Rushane Scott of William Allen, won the 100 and the 200. Nick Malanka cleared 15-00 to win the Pole Vault. Whitehall junior Andrew Fahringer won the Discus and Javelin with big throws. PIAA District 7 AAA: Breehana Jacobs of Laurel Highlands is only a junior, which means that this is the next-to-last time you get to see times like these at a state meet. She cruised through the 100 finals and added a WPIAL meet record in the 200. Latrobe frosh Natalie Bower won her first 1600 title, holding off Diana Filtz of Penn Trafford. Norwin has been coming on season, and they won the 4x400 comfortably. The Upper Saint Clair girls 800 tradition is evident in their 4x800 win. Anchor Katie Orchowski also won the open 800. Latrobe senior

It was another successful outing for the Milligan College men\'s and women\'s track teams this past weekend at the Nashville Distance Solution hosted by tnrunning.com on the campus of Vanderbilt University.

Calculated as of May 14, 2006 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

Calculated as of May 14, 2006 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

White Station\'s Virginia Hine answers a few questions.

Stephanie Suggs of Cordova answers a few questions.

The middle school state championship in Clermont, Florida concluded this afternoon with eight meet records broken! More photos and meet coverage will be forthcoming. Complete results are posted.

There cannot be enough thanks extended to groups and individuals who made the Southern Track Classic as outstanding of a meet as it was in the 2006 edition. Granted, some pop singer by the name of Elliott Yamin was getting a lot of the attention and uproar across the parking lot with his appearance the Richmond Braves game, but the athletes that were participating in this year\'s Southern Track Classic will most likely have a future in the sport that far outlives the musical career of Elliott or most musician through American Idol. I will be using the media medium to play down music that is awful and tacky and instead uplift the greatness and actual achievement that is found in the great sport of track and field that was put on display at the 2006 edition of the Southern Track Classic. Honestly, is it not sad more people probably vote for American Idol than they vote for America\'s president! Read on for a complete meet summary of the Southern Track Classic!

Siketha Shepherd-Hall leads Marshall University with her 2nd place finish and school record in the long jump by jumping 20-03.00. Complete results for the Conference USA Meet have been added with elite performances for Marshall University. Also, all of the High School regional meets and elite performances have been added. I want to especially thank www.runwv.com for most of the results. Thanks to the ones who have e-mailed me results.

Florida\'s own Justin Gatlin set the new world record today in the 100 meters at the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin\'s mark of 9.76 breaks the mark of Asafa Powell who ran a 9.77 last year.

Craig Miller\'s magical prep career ends with injury.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- The Marshall track and field team travels to El Paso, Texas, for the Conference USA Championship on May 11-13. The meet, hosted by UTEP, marks the first time the Thundering Herd will compete since April 28 at the Penn Relays.

PHOTO: Andrew Rotz, Central Dauphin, 1:52.64, Adam Smith, Camp Hill, 1:53.05 (photo by John Gayman / www.pbase.com/jgayman/track) Weekly Highlights by day: MONDAY 5/8-THURSDAY 5/11: At Widener University on Monday in the PCL Southern Division Championships, the West Catholic girls won every individual sprint, and often took 2nd as well to capture another Division crown with 174 points, 22 better than runner-up Cardinal O\'Hara. In the boys\' competition, it was Monsignor Bonner nearly doubling the 2nd place team\'s point total to with with a dominating 202. In the two PCL Northern Division Championships on 5/8-9 at Father Judge HS, the host boys of Father Judge welcomed their competition by taking them title with 147 points to edge LaSalle by just 3-1/3 points. Also on Monday at the Under the Lights Invite at Northern York HS, Camp Hill\'s Adam Smith tuned up for the big races to come with a 1:55.80 800. Brandon Tress, Bible Baptist, took both hurdles. Harrisburg Christian School\'s Sam Hanmer took both sprints. On Tuesday, the Archbishop Ryan girls scored in every event except one, and swept the top two spots in the 800, Mile and 3200, and the top three in the High Jump to dominate the competition with 192.5 points. At the LVIAC Champs @ William Allen HS, Easton\'s Chanelle Price ran alone to a 2:13.9 800. Teammate Jessica Dorsey8 hit the 11.9-24.8 sprint double and contributed to the 48.9 4x100.. Allen\'s Brianna Broyles went through the hurdles in 14.3 and 43.9. Parkland\'s John Carelli with a nice triple, 22-10.50 LJ, 45-09.50 TJ, 6-08 HJ. Allen\'s Rushane Scott 10.5-21.4. At the PIAA District 12 AA meet, Asha Jaramogi of Masterman, a junior, won the 100 in 12.5, the Long Jump 1t 17-05 and hit a 35-04 Triple Jump, plus was the lead-off leg of the winning 49.9 4x100. At the Robert Spagna Champs at Montrose on Thursday, Scranton\'s Tiffany Smith won the 100 and 200; Wallenpaupack\'s Justin Kraft also won two, taking the Shot Put with a 51-01 and the Discus, going 162-10. FRIDAY 5/12-SATURDAY 5/13: At the Central League Individual Champs at Lower Merion, Conestoga took 1-2 in the 800 as Carly Niness ran 2:13.8 and Liz Costello was just behind at 2:14.3. The two teamed with Ashley Niness and Kierstin Quinn to run a quick 3:54.9 4x400. In the girls\' 800, Northern\'s Rachel Wong ran 2:13.58. At the Mid-Penn Conference Championships, Central Dauphin\'s Andrew Rotz blew the doors off in the 800, going 1:52.64. Camp Hill\'s Adam Smith was 2nd in 1:53.05. In Friday\'s 3200, Big Spring\'s Lara Crofford ran a PAA#1 10:44.29, with Boiling Springs soph Kara Millhouse 2nd in 10:52.77. Millhouse then won the 1600 Saturday in 5:05.45. If you come to States, stand back from the track during the boys\' 4x400 final. Cumberland Valley showed their Penn Relays\' performance was something they could repeat, gong 3:17.58. Harrisburg had a better experience than their recent past, gong 3:19.01. CV anchor David Stonfer put a 48.65 400 on the board. Harrisburg\'s Delon Isom won both hurdles events, going 14.38 and 38.31. Central Dauphin East\'s Nate Speaks went 10.99 and 22.13 in the 100 and 200. The Northern York girls ran 9:24.99 in the 4x800. Bensalem\'s Reggie Carter set two PRs by .01 and busted a 3rd in sweeping the 100 in 10.86, the 200 in 21.79, and the 400 in 47.31 at the SOL National Conference Champs at North Penn HS. The host 4x800\'s left little doubt about their intentions at Districts and States, going 7:53.72 and 9:33.58. Brandon Turner, North penn, 46-10.50 TJ. Allison Sikora, Council Rock North, 5:14.02-11:21.28. At the PIAA District 12 AAA Championship, Simon Gratz cruised in some events, and let it fly in others. Kenneth Talley and twin brother Kevin went 21.29-21.55, respectively in the 200. Kenneth also PRed big in the 100 at 10.59, but it was behind a blazing 10.40 by Martin Luthher King\'s Anthony Bishop. The Central girls won the team title by four points over Girls High. At the Girls\' Inter-Ac Championshps, there were meet records at almost every turn, but the biggest was a 5-07 High Jump by Germantown Academy\'s Caroline Doty. Germantown Academy won the team title. Taylor Bumpas, Gwynedd-Mercy, and Kathleen Davies, St. Basil, each won two individual running events at the Bicentennial League Champs, but it was the depth of S. Basil\'s that prevailed in a 197-159 win over Gwynedd-Mercy. Girard College\'s Jesse Brown won both Hurdles and the Triple Jump. Holy Ghost Prep defended their home turf for the boys team title. The SOL American Conference was a Methacton show the whole way behind the headliner act of Ryann Krais as she captured four individual events, the 400 in 55.34, the 100 Hurdles in a hand-timed 14.4h (14.54p), the 300 in 42.90, and the Long Jump at 18-02.25.

Milligan College All-American cross country and track athlete Megan Lease, of Camden, N.C., has been selected as the NAIA Dr. LeRoy Walker Champion of Character award recipient from Region XII.

No one in the state of Virginia puts on a high school track and field meet like Southern Track Classic meet director Dan Ward. The King\'s Fork Principal has managed and run off Virginia\'s Southern Track Classic ever since its inception in 1999 and has continued to prove itself every year since then as the top meet for high school track and field in the state of Virginia. After a hiatus in 2004 and return in 2005 to a new venue at the University of Richmond, the 2006 edition of the Southern Track Classic will be contested this Friday evening, May 12th at the third venue in the meet\'s history. The meet will be held at one of the top track and field facilities in the state found at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond. The majority of the state\'s best athletes are entered in the meet as well as some national caliber competition making its way into the meet. High school 400 meter national record holder Francena McCorory of Bethel, Arcadia mile top 3 finishers Dan Roberts of Colorado and Rob Sorrell of Tennessee, US #1 400 meter hurdler Nicole Saunders of Menchville, and national champions Charles Clark of Bayside and Katie Doswell of St. Catherine\'s are just some of the big names who will be headlining the event. Field events will start at 5:00 PM on Friday night, while running events commence at 6:40 PM.

We scored our individual/relay rankings 40-deep this week to compute our final 2006 team standings.

Somerset

Over 100 photos of both field and running events from last Friday\'s 3A State Meet. Photos taken by Nick Karmanos.

136 images are now online for viewing only from the 1A and 2A state meet.

The RRCA will be holding a coaching certifications September 16 & 17 in Clarksville Tennessee and September 29 & 30th in Portland Oregon The certification is designed for coaching adult endurance runners for road running. There are currently more than 200 RRCA certified coaches across the US in 35 states.

I won!

125 images are now online for viewing only from the 3A and 4A state meet.

Hundreds of photos from Saturday\'s finals at Showalter Field. Photos by Milton Lyons, Tyrone Gayle, and Jason Byrne.

These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place. Rankings are from all meet results submitted up to 5-07-06

These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place. Rankings are from all meet results submitted up to 5-07-06

Photos by Jason Byrne and Tyrone Gayle.

The Milligan College men\'s and women\'s track teams had a succesful outing at the Clemson Orange and Purple Classic Saturday afternoon in Clemson, S.C.

This is me talking to myself trying to force myself to stay patient and to always keep the big picture in mind, which is pretty much a monthly struggle!

Louisville\'s Belt, Connecticut\'s Legare earn men\'s Most Outstanding Performer honors; Notre Dame\'s Huddle, Syracuse\'s Hernandez take women\'s honors. Storrs, Conn. - The Notre Dame men and the Pittsburgh women earned 2006 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field team titles on Sunday at the George J. Sherman - Family Complex on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The Irish men\'s team earned a first-place team total of 132 points, which was seven better than second-place Louisville. The Cardinals entered Sunday with the team lead.

Race footage from Saturday evening races at Showalter Field.

Storrs, Conn. - The Louisville men\'s team and Syracuse\'s women\'s team lead through the first full day of competition at the 2006 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the George J. Sherman - Family Sports Complex on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The Cardinals scored 61 points on the men\'s side and lead by 24 points over second-place Notre Dame. Syracuse notched 53 points and lead by 15 over second-place Pittsburgh. Freshman Tony Belt (pictured and from Berkeley Springs, WV), who entered the event with the No. 4 mark in the country in the high jump, played a major role in the scoring for the Cardinals. He broke the BIG EAST Championship record, which was set in 1982, with a standard of 2.20m. He also broke the school record and posted the third-longest mark in meet history with a conference-winning long jump of 7.83m.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

State Meet Video

Chuck King, scrunners.com staff writer, talks with athletes about their performances during day one action of the state track and field meet.

Race footage from Friday evening at Showalter Field in Winter Park.

18 images are now online for viewing only from day one of the state track and field meet.

Westmont Hilltop junior Karlee McQuillen has set a new PA all-time best with the new Javelin (2002) with her US#1 throw of 161-05 on Friday, May 5th at the West Central Coaches Meet in Altoona. The old mark was 159-07 by Bald Eagle Area\'s Angela Hoover, thrown in the same meet in 2003. Weekly Highlights by day: MONDAY 5/1-THURSDAY 5/4: At a dual meet against Elk County Catholic on Tuesday, Bradford\'s Erin Hannon triple-jumped 40-02. On Wednesday at the Colonial Classic double winners were Brittany Wallace, Rosaline Freeman, and Nathan Stewart. On Thursday at the Jordan Relays, meet records were falling in the 4x400 and 4x800, and at theHelman Invitational, Dana Haslett was a double champ. Kayla Hennessy, Josh Thomas double winners in hurdles. Sprint relays are quick @ Ken Montgomery Memorial. Serita Lachesis, Wissahickon, 2:12.13 @ Trojan Track Classic at Wissahickon. FRIDAY 5/5-SATURDAY 5/6: The weather cooperated again, and the performances followed suit. In Pittsburgh, there were stadium/meet records in the sprints and the shot. Two athletes named Walker and Grimm pulled off two very quick distance doubles. USC is fast in, guess what... that\'s right, the 800 and 4x800. In Altoona on Friday, Rachel Gehret took two of three individual events vs. Erin Hannon, but Hannon got a 40\' TJ. On Saturday in Havertown at the Delco Gilrs Champs, Lisa Vienneau doubled in the 1600-3200 with a stellar 4:57.26-11:06.65, both meet records. Karen Shump PRed by 10\' in the Discus with a 133, and won the shot 42-05.50. On Friday, Penn Hills\' Shawn Anderson ran 11.06 and 22.54 at Baldwin. He was 2nd to North Allegheny\'s Cardel Johnson\'s 22.17. In Altoona, Tyrone\'s Emily Ingle ran a 2:18.96-5:03-point 800-1600 double. Westmont Hilltop junior Karlee McQuillen has set a new PA all-time best with the new Javelin (2002) with her throw of 161-05 on Friday, May 5th at the West Central Coaches Meet in Altoona. The old mark was 159-07 by Bald Eagle Area\'s Angela Hoover, thrown in the same meet in 2003. What a heck of a senior project by Shelton Jordan of West Chester Henderson! And performances to match the idea and the execution of the meet (with help from coach Kevin Kelly, of course.) at the 1st 1st Henderson T&F Invitational @ West Chester Henderson. The usual great times from the West Catholic girls, who seem warmed up now after the cold, wet weather; plus a school record in the 3200 by Conestoga\'s Liz Costello and fast 400, 800 and 1600 in the boys\' races. At the Pine-Richland Invitational,Josh Jones 6-08 HJ (he has already cleared 7-0 this season); Bryan Zimmerman Freeport Boy, 194-00 Javelin. At the 77th Annual Shaner Meet @ Wyomissing Jazmin Hunt, Reading wins the 100H and does well in the HJ and LJ. Lily Otu, Governor Mifflin, over 18\' in the LJ. Jason Weller, Boyertown, a fast 3200. Jason Inzana Daniel Boone, over 15\' in the PV. Carrington Queen getting over the hurdles and to the line under 14 seconds. Dominique Asbury, Upper Darby, 6-9 HJ; and big shot puts by Glen Mills\' Robert Williams and Nathan Stewart at the Delco Boys Champs @ Penncrest. At the Delco Girls Champs at Haverford Twp HS, two meet records in the 1600 and 3200 for Strath Haven senior Lisa Vienneau, plus a double win for Penncrest soph Karen Shump in the Shot Put and Discus - one a meet record and the other a PR; and a fast 4x800 by Archbishop Prendergast and Cardinal O\'Hara. At the Blue Streak Relays at Manheim Twp HS, it was the Garden Spot and Milton Hershey girls splitting the four sprint relays, while the home town boys took both the 4x800 and DMR. Jared Odirk, Lebanon, launched a strong shot put. James Cross Wilkes-Barre Invitational @ Lake Lehman Township HSJill Rubbico Coughlin won the 100 and 200, while for the boys, Tiahgee Daughtry Tunkhannock, won the 200, High Jump, Long Jump, and Triple Jump. Ryann Krais, Methacton, contributes to team points with three individual wins in the 100H, 300H and Long Jump at the Lady Rocker Invitational @ Council Rock North HS. At the Neshaminy HS Invitational, Reggie Carter,the Bensalem speedster, showed speed in the shortest race, taking the 100 in under 11 seconds. Neshaminy\'s Chad Sargeant won the 200 and the 400. His team also took the 4x100 and 4x400 in quick times. Jason Rebuck, William Tennent, was a double winner, capturing the Discus and Shot Put. At the Spartan Invitational @ Hughesville HS: Rachel Houseknecht, Hughesville, wins both hurdles, while Jersey Shore teammates Sam Eck and Tarron Todd dominate the Javelin. At the Cedar Cliff Relays, the host girls posted a quick Sprint Medley. The Cumberland Valley girls broke 12:30 to win the Distance Medley Relay. And the Cumberland Valley\'s boys cruised to a 4x400 win. At the 19th Lower Merion Invitational, you saw a lot of blue at the front of the relays. The North Penn girls and boys won both the 4x400 and 4x800, and the boys added a win in the 4x100. Bishop Shanahan\'s Caitlin Fairbairn set a meet record in the Pole Vault, and Conestoga\'s Emily Moles tied a meet record in the High Jump. (Pix: McQuillen at PIAA States in 2005, photo by Don Rich)

These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place.

From Walt Murphy\'s News and Results Service As most of you know, NBC

A list of accepted athletes for the Southern Track Classic to be held Friday, May 12th at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Each year at the end of April, alumni, family, friends and fans of the Simon Gratz Track & Field team gather in the same sections at Franklin Field during the Penn Relays. This year\'s Carnival was only different because the group had to move one section on Thursday and Friday when reserved seating took over their usual spot. But Saturday was the same. Section NJ, out of the sun. The meet began for the team on a somewhat down note on Friday morning. After some less-than-perfect baton passes in the 4x100 on Friday left Gratz on the outside looking in at the Championship of America, Head Coach Robert Massie wasn\'t sure what to expect.

Graham Tribble is a senior at Ben Lippen HS. Tribble will attend the University of Virginia in August. Tribble talks about his high school career, SCISA Championship meet and the future.

This weekend the 3A/4A teams will have their go at the Florida state meet. Here are the updated team standings with all of the district and regional meets, as well as the 1A/2A state meet, entered in.

Here is a few pictures from the Chattanooga Area Best of Preps at GPS.

Here are just a few pictures that were taken at the AAA Pentathlon & Decathlon in Tullahoma.

Meet director Brandon Miles is proud to announce the commitment of 300 and 400 meter national record holder Francena McCorory and her Bethel team to the first annual MileStat.com Elite Track Gala to be held June 10th and 11th at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond. At the request of Bethel coach Eddie Williams and the very willing compliance of meet management, the 800 meter sprint medley relay has been added to the tail end of Saturday\'s portion of the meet in hopes of taking down the national record in the event with McCorory on anchor with her 51.93 open 400 meter personal best. McCorory will also be competing in an open event in the meet as well, which has yet to be determined which event. The national record in the 800 meter sprint medley stands at 1:38.73, which was set in 2003 by Poly of Long Beach, California at the Arcadia Invite. McCorory and Bethel add to a growing list of high-caliber athletes and teams that will be attending the first year event hosted by MileStat.com. Online registration for the meet is now available and check the official meet website for more information.

Welcome to Josi\'s journey... a Journal, (or Blog, if you prefer), of Josi\'s transition from collegiate athlete to pro. First up, cross country, and a whole new alignment to the seasons.

Time schedule for the events of the 2006 BlueCross SpringFling Track & Field. This area will also be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Shannon Wommack claimed the 15th Southern Conference championship of her career, winning the 1500 meter run in record time on the final day of the 2006 SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Wommack

Jessica Nichols is a senior at Berkeley HS. Nichols will attend the University of South Carolina in August. Nichols will look to defend her 800-meter title at the State Championships this weekend.

25 images are now online for viewing only from the 4A State Qualifier, held April 29 in Sumter.

25 images are now online for viewing only from the 2A Upper State Qualifier, held April 29 at Broome HS.

The Wheeling Jesuit University track team won more than its share of battles as the West Virginia Conference track meet concluded Friday at the Cardinals

Index of Part One of Josi\'s Journal: August 20 - December 31, 2005 ... An almost-daily journal by former PA XC champ trying to compete for the Swiss National team!

Kaylyn Christopher of Preston (pictured) led the charge this week with her State record breaking performance, but she had plenty of company when it came to season State\'s best times and marks established over the last weekend in April.

1A/2A state has just concluded and 3A/4A state is this weekend. As we look forward to the exciting races coming up on Friday and Saturday, what will the team standings look like? Here are our team rankings based on season best performances scored as a meet.