MileSplit counts down the best moments in Flo Golden South history
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The iconic Florida-based post-season championship celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer
Latest list of events you will be able to watch live on MileSplit during the 2016 outdoor track season!
Learn about the history of the Golden South Classic.
The Flo Golden South Invitational will be held on Saturday, May 28 in Clermont, Florida
The most exciting non Brooks PR qualifying race could be the boys 110m hurdles. We profile American Heritage senior McKinly Brown who owns the most state titles in the field, but might just be the most overshadowed. Brown will also compete in his favorite event the 400m hurdles and has more experience than his competition with the 4th fastest time in the country to his credit.
Haines City junior Amuru Patterson opened up eyes all season when she ran 11.57w at the Pre-State and followed that up with wind legal times of 11.63 and 11.64 at district and regionals and 23.85 in the 200 at the same regional meet. Patterson went onto win her first two state titles, capturing gold in the 100 and 200m dash for class 4A. See what she's been up to in the two weeks since and how she is preparing for Flo Golden South and the rest of the postseason.
Tyrese Cooper, the fastest freshman of all time in the 200m and 400m dashes with blazing PRs of 20.68 and 45.94, has committed to this year's Flo Golden South meet. We caught up with his coach, Darius Lawshea, to talk about what they are looking forward to the most!
Take a look at some of our past events to prepare yourself for our next big event, Flo Golden South!
The future NFL wide receiver set the long jump meet record in 1985
Flo Golden South will feature some of the best runners in the country and it's a Brooks PR qualifier.
Q&A with the most decorated prep athlete in Louisiana state history
Check in with Billy and Jojo to see what big shots are expected to show up to Flo Golden South!
Future adidas pro Charlene Lipsey traveled from New York to Florida in 2008 and took home the 800m meet record
The meet is heating up with many athletes wanting to win a golden ticket to Brooks PR.
2015 Golden South miles came down to a massive kick on the final lap.
The two young Olympic hopefuls met at the 2014 edition of the Flo Golden South
Derrick Adkins set the 400m hurdles meet record in 1987
In the last Olympic year -- 2012 -- a senior from Mansfield Timberview High School in Texas stole headlines as the hottest quarter miler in town: Aldrich Bailey.
The nation's top two sprinters in the Class of 2003 faced off at Flo Golden South
State Championship, Brooks PR qualifier, and more live track on MileSplit this week!
Avery Bartlett of Florida and Conner Mantz of Utah battle it out in the mile at last year's Golden South Classic. The duo produced the number two and three fastest times in the last decade running 4:08.55 and 4:08.77. Check out the top 50 rankings for every boys event in meet history since 2006 and register to make your mark on history here!
Octavious Freeman stole the show at the 2011 Golden South Classic winning both the 100 and 200m dash. Her times of 11.21 and 22.96 stand as the fastest of the last decade. We take a look at the top girls times/marks in every event over the last ten years of the meet and don't forget to register to make your mark on history here!
Interview with Dalton Hengst after his final workout prepping for the Golden South Classic mile on Monday.
The two-time Olympic medalist left his mark on the Flo Golden South Invitational in 1997
Tyree Hill of Georgia went beast mode at the 2012 Golden South Classic running 10.19 in the 100m prelims and closing out the night with a 20.14 in the 200m dash! Those times were the fastest in the country at the time and stand as the best in meet history over the last decade. See who makes the top 50 boys sprint/hurdle performances since 2006.
Former Oak Ridge standout and current Florida Gator Sharrika Barnett wowed the crowd when she scorched the track at last year's Golden South Classic running 52.89 for 400m which is nearly half a second faster than the next closest time in the last decade! We take a look at the 50 fastest marks since 2006 in the girls sprint/hurdle events. Which athletes will add their name to this list in 2016?
Check out who's on the start list for the Brooks PR Invitational on June 18 in Seattle
The top 50 male athletes in each event in meet history