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Arkansas High School Alums at USA Track and Field Championships, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 6/23-27/2010
New 7/3/2010
This year's national championship showcased some of the best ever alums from Arkansas high schools. Caleb Cross (Newport/Arkansas) won the Junior 110mh in 13.64 and had the 5th best prelim time at 13.91 to advance. Cross also competed in the Junior 400mh and posted a 54.10 time but did not advance. Lauren Hagans (LR Christian/Baylor/Asics) competed in the W1500m with a 11th best in pres at a very nice 4:14.65 but faded in the finals to 12th at only 4:25. Katie Stripling (Jonesboro/Arkansas) was 7th in the WPV at 4.30m (14' 1.25"). Michael Tibbs (Rogers/Air Force Academy) had the 5th best point totals after 7 events (690/event) but DNF in the Junior Decathlon. Tibbs was 9th in the 110mh where he tallied a strong 803 points.
The big dogs included Michael Tinsley (Pulaski Robinson/Jackson State/adidas) who was 3rd in the M400m at a very fine 48.72 after he had run 50.64 for 6th in the prelims and 49.70 for 4th in the semi-finals. Wallace Spearmon (Fayetteville/Arkansas/Saucony) took 4th in the M100m at 10.30 (7th in pres at 10.33). Spearmon started off slow in the M200m with a pedestrian 21.05 for 10th in the prelims, then only 9th at 20.87 in the semi-finals and then cruised home in a blazing 19.77 for the win. He last won the nationals in 2006 and has medaled multiple times at the World Outdoors.
New Balance Nationals, North Carolina A&T, Greensboro, NC
New 6/25/2010
Amos Gerber (Lake Hamilton) raced his way into the Top 10 Arkansas All-Time Best for 3200m as he finished 3rd in the Emerging Elite division at New Balance Nationals on 6/18. Gerber ran 9:24.86 for 2 miles which is a 9:21.50 converted to 3200m. Gerber was also 11th in the 1 mile (on 6/18) at 4:22.45 which converts to 4:20.85 for 1600m and moves him to the Top 3 in the 2010 Best Performance Lists. Both of Gerber's marks are new school reocrds at Lake Hamilton. Teammate Richard Williams posted a PR in the Emerging Elite division 800m (6/19) at 1:56.18 good enough for 8th place and a #2 spot on the 2010 BPs. Noah Findlay (Little Rock Catholic) was 10th on 6/17 in the Freshman 1 mile at 4:31.07 (4:29.50 for 1600m). For complete meet results, go to:
Amos Gerber, Coach Karl Koonce, Richard Williams
Combined Events, Cabot
New 5/26/2010
Fans of track and field have to enjoy the Combined Events where sprinters, jumpers, middle distance runners and cross over weights athletes line up and show off a wide array of skills in an exhausting two day competition. The results can ebb and flow as the events are tackled and the different skills come to bear. In the Girls Heptathlon, Jessica Otto (Mansfield, 3A) won only the 100mh in 14.97, a mark good enough to make the Arkansas All-Time Best List. The 953 points earned got Otto off to s good start but she fell to 2nd after the LJ and Joy McQuay (Hamburg, 4A) climbed to the top with a solid 810 by jumping 16' 11". Then Otto, in spite of a weak SP throw edged back into the lead with 2,028 points then added 916 more in the 200m to finish Day 1 at 2,944 to McQuay's score of 2,892. On Day 2, Otto never gave up the lead with solid marks in the HJ and 800m final event to fnsih with 5,067 and a 231 point win over Macey Rodely (Jonesboro, 6A) who won the SP at 34' 0" for 712 points and seemed do better with each event. Event winners with their marks and points were:
100mh: Jessica Otto, Mansfield, 3A, 14.97, 953
LJ: Jaelyn Mason, Springdale Har-Ber, 7A, 17' 3", 850
DT: Anna Engler, Heber Springs, 4A, 96', 640
200m: Sabrino Antimo, Cabot, 7A, 25.30, 1,140
HJ: Monisa Poole, Nashville, 4A, 5' 4", 860
SP: Macey Rodely, Jonesboro, 6A, 34", 712
800m: Amanda Bradbury, Bauxite, 3A, 2:22.19, 970
In the Boys Decathlon, Ethan Sandusky (Bentonville, 7A) battled Stephen Soerens (Fayetteville, 7A) in what became a 7A-West competition, Soerens scored 1,000+ in both the LJ and TJ but Sandusky was close behind in the LJ with 970, ran a solid 400m for 915 and an exceptional 1,495 iin the PV. Neither scored well in the SP and DT and Sandusky was in 8th more than 840 points behind Soerens the leader with two events remaning. Then Sandusky outscored Soerens by 1,125 in the PV and held on in the 1600m to take the overall win with 7,272 points and margin of 214. Event winners with their marks and points were:
100m: Andrew Corter, Magnet Cove, 3A, 10.92, 1,024
LJ: Stephen Soerens, Fayetteville, 7A, 21' 10", 1,040
SP: Ernest Van Horn, Magnet Cove, 3A, 46' 9", 811
HJ: 7 at 6' 0"
400m: Joe Bryant, Cabot, 7A, 50.34, 1,008
110mh: Ernest Van Horn, Magnet Cove, 3A, 15.36, 914
DT: Ernest Van Horn, Magnet Cove, 3A,120' 0", 700
TJ: Stephen Soerens, fayetteville, 7A, 44' 5", 1,020
PV: Ethan Sandusky, Bentonville, 7A, 16' 3", 1,495
1600m: Michael Allen, Russellville, 7A, 4:35.65, 1,043
The TJ by Sandusky is aTop 20 ATB List mark and the TJ leaps by Soerens and by Tyler Trudo (Bentonville, 7A, 44' 0") are both marks for the ATB List.
Meet of Champions, Lake Hamilton
New 5/25/2010
The annual festival featuring the best of each state meet did exactly what is hoped for and that is produce new meet and overall records. In the Girls show, Senior Grace Heymsfield (Elkins, 3A) pushed the G1600m record down to a brilliant 4:57.98 from her mark of 4:59.51 set in 2009. Heymsfield out dueled Springdale Har-Ber (7A) soph Valerie Reina who ran a terrific 5:04.30 and then came back to win a close G3200m race by 11:11.36-11:14.72 over soph Emily Myers of Cabot (7A). The Boys were not to be out done as Andrew Irwin (Mt. Ida, 2A) soared to 17' 0" in the BPV to best the mark set in 2009 at 16' 8.75" by Sam Ewing (Lake Hamilton). Clinton Whitted (Rivercrest, 3A) hopped, skipped and jumped an impressive 48' 0" to set the new mark in the BTJ barely eclipsing the 47' 11" mark of Donovan Loring (LR Parkview) set in 2006. There were plenty of other top marks also. Mannasha Bell (Ft Smith Northside, 7A) won both the G100m (12.24) and G200m (25.16) as the meets only other double event winner. Soph Monisa Poole (Nashville, 4A) sped to a 57.08-57.82 win over FR Takara Coleman (Nettleton, 5A) in the G400m in a race that saw seven runners under 60. Bentonville Girls (7A) once again won the 4 x800m and once again dipped under 10 minutes with a 9:55 clocking. JR Ariel Voskamp (Cabot, 7A) won the GPV in a nice 12' 6" while SO Sydney Conley (Fayetteville, 7A) leaped 19' 1.75" to win the GLJ. JR Alex Chaffin (LR Catholic,7A) led seven runners under 2 flat in the B800m with a 1:55.37 time. Bryant (7A) won the B 4 x100m relay in a swift 42.01, JR J. R. Hale (Dover, 4A) sailed 6' 9" for the BHJ win and SR Tyler Lingo (Nashville, 4A) hurled the platter 174' 0" to win the BDT. The hard core track fans had to love the B1600m and B3200 featuring the state's best distance runners. Even with a new overall record and two good races in the Girls events, the Boys did not disappoint. JR Gabe Gonzalez (Springdale Har-Ber, 7A) edged across the line in 4:19.14 just .48 seconds ahead of SR Michael Allen (Russellville, 7A) while SO Will Aenchbacher (Bentonville, 7A) won the B3200m in 9:21.29 leading eight runners under 10 minutes. These are just the highlights of the fine competition at MOC and click here for complete MOC results courtesy of AAA.
In an ArkansasTrackStats.net unofficial "scoring" of the MOC, the 7A-West Girls tallied 165.5 points just ahead of Class 5A at 159.5 and Combined Classes 1-4 at 159. In the Boys meet, Combined Classes 1-4 won the honors at 178 just ahead of Class 5A at 173 and comfortably ahead of 7A-Central at 117. We scored the events just as any meet using a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points and grouping athletes by Class 1-3 Combined, 5A, 6A-East, 6A-South, 7A-Central and 7A-West.
7A State Outdoor Meet, John McDonnell Field, Fayetteville
New 5/24/2010
The Fayetteville Girls and the Ft Smith Southside Boys just had too much for the rest of 7A. The Lady Bulldogs scored in every event while winning four to easily win the 16-team meet by 147-93-73 over Bentonville and Cabot. Meanwhile, the Rebels won 8 events and piled on plenty more to win the 16-team meet by 124-90-76 over Fayetteville and Conway. Each winner outscored the bottom eight teams combined in their meet. Sydney Conley (Fayetteville) scored 32 individual points in the Girls meet as a triple winner in the G100m (11.87), GLJ (19' 0.5") and GTJ (36' 11.50"). Conley's marks put her on the Arkansas All-Time List in the Top 10 for the 100m, the Top 5 for the LJ and the Top 20 for the TJ. Other double winners in the Girls meet were Valerie Reina (Springdale Har-Ber) in the 1600m (5:10) and 3200m (11:39), both marks making the ATB Lists, and Ariel Voskamp (Cabot) in the 100mh (15.14 prelims) and PV (12' 5"), both for the ATB List with the vault in the Top 20. Neal Braddy (FS Southside) dominated the sprints with wins in the 100m, 200m and 400m then added a win in the LJ. Braddy nipped Courtney Haskell (Bentonville) in the 100m by 10.57-10.58, earning both a Top 20 spot on the ATB List. Other notable marks included were Mannasha Bell FS Northside) in the G200m (24.80, ATB Top 20); Brittany Briswalter (Cabot) in the GDT (129' 11", ATB Top 30); Kirstie Hesseltine (Springdale Har-Ber) in the GHJ (5' 8", ATB Top 20); Neal Braddy (FS Southside) in the 200m (21.57 prelims, ATB List); Will Aenchbacher (Bentonville) in the B3200m (9:37); Jamarcus Harmon (Conway) and Tyler Trudo (Bentonville) went 1-2 in the BTJ at 45' 3.25" and 45' 3" both good for the ATB List; and Kaleb Horlick (Fayetteville) in the BPV (15' 6", ATB List). Go here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
6A State Outdoor Meet, Lake Hamilton
New 5/23/2010
Lake Hamilton posted an impressive 61 distance points, including 32 in the 3200m to come from 3rd place, to win by 96-86-86 over Jonesboro and LR Parkview in the 14-team Boys meet. Jonesboro used 34 SP/DT points to build a lead but could not come up with enough to hold on as Parkview took 2nd in the final relay to tie for runner-up. Texarkana benefited from 67 spints points and a solid field events effort but won the 15-team Girls meet with a surprising 26 distance points to win by 129-110-84 over Lake Hamilton and LR Parkview. Lake Hamilton scored a strong 51 distance points and a meet leading 44 field event points but fell short in the sprints. Christassia Walter (Texarkana) scored 31 individual points in the Girls meet with wins in the 300mh (47.11 prelims) and GTJ (37' 2.25"). Kalebra Duke (Texarkana) tallied 29 individual points with three 2nds (100m/200m/TJ) and a 4th in the 400m. In the Boys meet, Kelton Ray (LR Hall) scored 23 individual points while winning the 400m (49.26) by only .04 seconds overr Aaron White (Texarkana). Daniel Rodely (Jonesboro) won the weights double for 20 points. The top show of the meet was the duel between Chris Marchman (Sheridan) and Amos Gerber (Lake Hamilton) as Marchman won the 1600m by .15 seconds in 4:22.15 and Gerber came back to run 9:33.36 in the 3200m to win by 1.38 seconds over Marchman. Gerber opened the meet with a leg on the winning 4 x 800m relay team that ran 8:13. Some of the other notable perfromances included Irene Jadic in the G1600m (El Dorado/5:23), Harris Kelsie in the G3200m (Mt Home/11:55), Sam Bass in the B100m (Watson Chapel/10.93), Richard Williams in the B800m (Lake Hamilton/1:58)and Sam Ewing in the BPV (/Lake Hamilton/15' 0"). Go here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
5A State Outdoor Meet, Paragould
New 5/22/2010
Camden Fairview Girls and Magnolia Boys easily won the 5A State. Fairview won the 28-team Girls meet by 94-71.5-62-61 over Batesville, Crossett and Magnolia after having built a +16 lead with 50 field event points then topped it off with a solid sprints perfromance. Batesville piled on 52 distance points to lay the foundation for runner-up. The Magnolia Boys took the win in the 23-team meet by 124-91.5-88-83 over Crossett, Vilonia and Alma with a balanced scoring attack fortressed by 57 sprint points. Crossett had to hold on with the 200m win while Vilonia scored in each of the last six events. Orlando Robinson (Crossett) was a four-time winner for 40 individual points with wins in the 100m, 200m , 400m and LJ. Robinson tied up with Montez Taylor (Magnolia) in the 400m for a fast one-lapper in 49.77-49.97. Taylor also took 2nd in the 100m and 200m to tally 26 individual points. In the B300mh four runners slipped under 40 flat as Andrew Lockett (Forrest City) won in 38.69. Trey Wyatt (Vilonia) sailed 13' 4" to win the BPV, Jesse Pennington (Alma) heaved the shot 54' 5' and Adrain Thomas (Magnolia) hurled the disc a very fine 175' 6" which puts him in the Top 20 on the Arkansas All-Time Best List. Takara Coleman (Nettleton) tallied 28 individual points with a double win in the 200m/400m and 2nd in the 100m including a swift 58.46 quarter. Jasmine Marks (Camden Faiview) scored 23 including the GLJ win at 17' 3" and 2nd in the GTJ. Kayria Norful (Camden Fairview) won the weights double with a strong marks in the GSP (38' 9.75") and GDT (132' 8"). Bailey Sisson (Vilonia) edged out Natalie Meinzer (Batesville) in the 1600m by 5:18-5:20. Hot Springs pulled off a 1-2 finish in the G800m as Kelsey Bean (2:22) won over Annisa McMichaels (2:24). Batesville posted a state leading 4x800m in 10:03. Go here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
4A State Outdoor Meet, Pocahontas
New 5/21/2010
Nashville scrapped their way to two team wins behind strong field events as the Girls scored 47 and the Boys 55 in the field, including 31 in the SP and DT. In the 31-team Girls meet, Nashville easily won by 109-59-52.50-50 over Gravette, Heber Springs and DeQueen while in the 32-team Boys meet the Scrappers cruised to a 81-62-62-61 win over Heber Springs, Shiloh Christian and DeQueen. In the race for runner-up, Shiloh was well back at only 29 points with three events to go. The Saints added 27 in the 3200m with a 1-2-4-5 finish and 3rd in the final relay to complete a remarkable comeback. Meanwhile, DeQueen held a narrow 49-46 lead for 2nd over Heber and scored 12 in the 200m and relay but came up one short as Heber scored 16 to close out. Monisha Poole (Nashville) out up 42 individual points scoring in 6 events with a win in the G400m where she nipped Khadijah Smith (Pine Bluff Dollarway) by 58.98-59.49. Elizabeth Krug (Heber Springs) scored 35.5 individual points with a win in the GLJ at a very fine leap of 17' 3". Jasmine Dickerson (Arkadelphia) was a double winner in the 100m (12.55) and 200m (25.85); in the Boys meet double winners were Wesleigh Foster (Clarksville) in the 100m (11.00) and 200m (22.00) and Andrew Evans (Shiloh Christian) in the 1600m (4:28) and 3200m (10:15). Some of the other notable winning marks were Martha Robinson (GHJ, 5' 6"), Alex Pevtsova (Valley View, 11' 2"), J. R. Hale (Dover, BHJ, 6' 8"), Andrew Hill (Heber Springs, BPV, 14' 0"), Ashdone Bailey (Arkadelphia, BSP, 55' 4.5") and Tyler Lingo (Nashville, BDT, 178' 6"). In the B400m, Sean Bounds (Osceola) out dueled Chance Tanner (Waldron) by 49.58-49.85. Lingo's DT mark is good enough for Top 20 perfromance on the Arkansas All-Time Best List. Go here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
2A State Outdoor Meet, Mineral Springs
New 5/16/2010
With four events remaining in the 32-team Girls meet, four teams were only 7 points apart with Dermott holding a slight lead. Murfreesboro scored in each of the last events including 11 in the 800m and the 4 x400m relay win to surge to a 75-60-50-47 win over Des Arc, Smackover and Dermott. Murfreesboro and runner-up Dermott were tied at 18 after the field events but Murfreesboro took advantage of a 27-18 lead in the distance events to make the difference. In the 30-team Boys meet, Magazine jumped out to a commanding 19 point lead over Augusta but could not stem the tide as Augusta won all the relays and amassed 63 sprints points. The deciding factor was a 1-2 finish in the 400m coming on the heels of outscoring Magazine 13-1 in the 100m. Double winners included Emily Carroll (Melbourne) in the 1600m/3200m and Diedra Hawkins (Dermott) in the 100mh and 300mh. Hawkins also took 2nd in the HJ for a total of 28 individual points. Tachara Thomas (Smackover) tallied 24 points in the 100m (1st), 200m (2nd) and LJ (2nd). Shun Ingram (Palestine-Wheatley) scored 25 in the Boys meet scoring in the 100m (1st), 200m (2nd), 100mh (3rd) and 400m (8th). Andrew Irwin (Mt Ida) won the BPV in a fine 14' 0" and the Augusta Boys raced home in the 4x 400m in a nice 3:38. Miranda Smith (Eureka Springs) won the GDT at 104' 5" while Ashley Henson (Johnson County Westside) jumped 34' 0.25" to win the GTJ. Go here for complete meets results courtesy of AAA.
1A State Outdoor Meet, Genoa Central
New 5/15/2010
Omaha trailed by 10 with three events remaning and put on a flurry of 25 points to pull even with Trinity Christian for a 96-96 tie as Amorel took 3rd with 82.5 points in the 24-team Girls meet. TC led 81-71 until Omaha took a 86-83 lead after the 200m and then retook the lead with 13 points in the 3200m for a 93-86 edge with only the relay remaining. Needing only a 4th place relay finish to secure the championship, TC could only take 6th as Omaha raced to the relay win and a share of the state meet crown. Trinity Christian ran away with the 26-team Boys meet by 160-58-50.5 over Guy-Perkins and Crowley's Ridge. TC piled up points in 15 of 17 events including 54 distance points. Haleigh Ledbetter (Caddo Hills) set the only new 1A state meet record with a 10' 7" effort in the GPV good for a spot on the Arkansas All-Time Best List. Ragen Thompson (Nevada County) won the GSP with a solid 36' 8.5" and Leah Holland (Western Grove) won the G1600m in a nice 5:44. Greg Millhorn (Trinity Christian) and Denell Henderson (Guy-Perkins) each sailed to Arkansas All-Time Best List marks in the BTJ with leaps of 43' 5" and 43' 3", respectively.
Click here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
3A State Outdoor Meet, Prescott
New 5/13/2010
Rivercrest Boys rode a 54-32 lead in the field events over host Prescott and held onto to a double digit lead in the running events. Rivercrest won the meet by 116-104.5-65 over Prescott and Magnet Cove in the 32-team meet. In the 29-team Girls meet, Mansfield scored in 15 of 17 events including 7 event wins to cruise to a 137.5-96.5-56-56 win over Prescott, Cedarville and Magnet Cove. The meet produced a shocking 13 new 3A State Meet records and two other near misses. Teammates Clara Ellingburg (LJ, 100m, 200m) and Jessica Otto (HJ, 100mh, 300mh) of Mansfield each won three events while Grace Heymsfield (Elkins) was a double distance winner in the 1600m (5:07) and 3200m (11:52). Lorenzo Thomas (Rivercrest) won the SP (48' 11"0 and the DT (151' 0.5") while teammate Clinton Whitted set two 3A records with wins in the TJ (46' 0") and 200m (22.37) on top of a 2nd place in the 100m. Otto set new 3A State meet records in the HJ (5' 4"), 100mh (15.34) and 300mh (46.38). Ellingburg's mark in the 200m (26.04) is a new 3A record. Others 3A records were: Heymsfeld in the G1600m, Christy Cutshall (Genoa Central) in the GDT (113' 8"); Wesley Kilbourn (Green Forest) in the BHJ (6' 5"); Andrew Corter (Magnet Cove) in the B100m (10.88); Earl Byrd (Rivercrest) in the B110mh (14.88); Mansfield in the G4 x100m (50.94); and Prescott in the B4x 400m (3:3135). Go here for complete meet results courtesy of AAA.
State Meet and Meet of Champs Results
New 5/12/2010
All State Outdoor meets and the Meet of Champs now posted under "Recent Meets". Meet wraps to follow.
2010 Best Performances List - thru 4/19/10
New 5/5/2010
Girls BP now updated with 566 perfromances listed including 60 new All-Time Best marks in 11 events. Boys list includes 485 Best Perfomance marks and 26 new All-Time Best List additions in 7 events.
2010 Best Performances List - Updated thru 4/19
New 4/24/2010
BPs thru 4/19/10 for Boys now posted. Click here. Girls in process.
2010 Best Performances List- Girls and Boys
New 4/15/2010
BPs thru 3/31/10 for Boys and for Girls including many marks that meet the Arkansas All-Time Best List standards.
Lake Hamilton Invite, Pearcy
New 4/13/2010
Always count on Lake Hamilton to put on a meet with some top performances and this year's Invitational was no exception. More on that later. In team competition, Camden Fairview used balanced scoring and 43 sprint points to win easily by 103-87-77-73.5 over Bryant, LR Central and Vilonia in the 19-team Girls meet. The Lady Cardinals held a 17-point lead with five events to go and held their own while Bryant came from 3rd with scoring in each event, including 15 in the 300m hurdles, to take 2nd. Vilonia was a distant 4th and put on a flurry to nearly catch Central as they won the 4 x400m and scored 14 in the 800m. Meanwhile, in the 22-team Boys meet, Nashville piled up 56 field event points with a 1-2-7 shot put finish and a 1-4 in the DT. The Scrappers added 15 relay points and 27 sprint points for the win. The team battle was really for 2nd as Bryant held a slight lead with five events to go but could not hold off a surging Vilonia and Lake Hamilton. The Wolves scored 13 points in the 3200m and set up a relay fight with Vilonia but the Eagles took the relay 2nd and the Wolves brought the stick home in 3rd and just short of 2nd place overall. Some of the top marks posted included: Sam Ewing (Lake Hamilton) at 17' .25" in the PV with Andrew Irwin (Mount Ida) in 2nd at 16' 6"; Tyler Lingo (Nashville, SP, 175' 0"); Jacari Tollette (Hot Springs, HJ, 6' 6"); Alex Chaffin (LR Catholic, 800m, 1:57.50); Brittany Briswaltter (Cabot, GDT, 116' 4"); Ariel Voskamp (Cabot) edged out Kirby Newcomb (Lake Hamilton) in the GPV by 11' 4" to 11' 0"; and Kelsey Bean (Lake Hamilton, G800m, 2:22.67). The Boys put on a distance show with three at 4:24 in the 1600m and three under 9:45 in the 3200m. Lake Hamilkton took a close 4 x800m win in 8:16 while Vilonia won the Girls version by a sliver in 10:17. Go here for complete meet results and more top performances.
2010 Best Performances List-Boys
New 4/10/2010
Click here for the BPs thru 3/31/10 including 7 that meet the Arkansas All-Time Best List standards. Girls in process.
Senior Hornet Relays, Bryant HS
New 3/19/2010
Bryant defended the home track twice in close meets as the Lady Hornets edged Cabot and Conway by 108-107-71 in the 17-team meet while the Boys won by 114-109.5-55 over the Cats and Panthers in the 18-team boys meet. Bryant Girls took a 14 point lead into the last three running events but had to out run Cabot in the 4x400m relay for the win. Cabot outscored Bryant 22-7 in the 200m and 3200m to take a slim 101-100 lead but could not hold off the Lady Hornets who took 2nd in the relay as Cabot was 3rd. While Cabot won 5 events to Bryant's 3, the Lady Hornets used a 31-16 margin in the distance events and a 46-42 sprints margin to offset Cabot's 18 point field events advantage. In the Boys meet, Conway led 106.5-93 with three events to go and could only manage one point in each event while the Hornets used a 2nd in the 200m and a 1st in the relay for the come from behind win. Bryant used a 63-35 sprints margin to offset Conway's 21 point field events edge. The featured race of he day was the 3200m run in each meet as three girls were under 12 minutes led by Emily Myers (Cabot) at 11:48 and four boys were under 10 with Amos Gerber (Lake Hamilton) coming home first in a very nice 9:35. Kayla Nehus (Mount St Mary's) won the 1600m in 5:19 and Brittany Briswater (Cabot) won the discus at 107' 9". Alex Chaffin (LR Catholic) sped to a 1:57.61 win in the 800m while teammate Noah Findlay ran 4:28 to win the 1600m. Zach Riley (Benton) was a double winner in the 100m (11.06) and 200m (22.69) while Jazz Allen (Conway) was the boys high point winner at 30.25 with a win in the 110mh (14.96). Sabrina Antimo (Cabot) scored 38 to lead the girls and was a triple winner in the 100m (12.88), 200m (26.25) and TJ at 33' 10.5". Go here for complete meet results courtesy of Bryant HS.
Junior Hornet Relays, Bryant HS
New 3/17/2010
Bryant 9th Grade Girls slipped by Conway White and Magnet Cove by 110-105-92 in the 17 team meet. Meanwhile, Conway East cruised to a 132-77-64 win over Hot Springs Lakeside and Conway Blue in the 17-team Boys meet. Go here for complete meet results courtesy of Bryant HS..
Pointer Relays, Van Buren HS
New 3/13/2010
Ft. Smith Southside Boys held on for a narrow 144-140.50-132 win in the 10-team boys meet over Alma and Russellville while Mansfield (Class 3A) ran away with the 10-team girls meet by 128-88-88 over host Van Buren and Rogers Heritage. Southside held a slight four point lead over Van Buren with four running events remaining while Russellville lingered about 30 points behind. The Rebels and Pointers matched each other while the Cyclones finished with a flurry to close the gap to only 12. In the girls meet, Mansfield tallied 66 field event points and added 38 in the sprints to seal the win and added 23 distance points for good measure. The race in the girls meet was for 2nd and with four running events to go there were still five teams in the hunt with FS Northside at 64 leading the trailing pack. Heritage sped into 2nd after the 800m at 73 with Southside jumping to 71.5 for 3rd. Northside came back with 16 in the 200m to tally 81 vs Heritage's 77. Van Buren did some damage in the 3200m to take a 83-82-81 lead for 2nd over Heritage and Northside. Heritage then edged by Van Buren in the 4 x 400m to earn a tie. Mannasha Bell (FS Northside scored 40 individual points with wins in the 100m (12.77), 200m (26.44), LJ (17' 1/4") and TJ (35' 3"). Jessica Otto (Mansfield) was triple winner in the hurdles and HJ, while teammate Clara Ellingburg scored 24 scored 30. Greg Phillips (Southside) talleid 26 with wins in the 110mh and two 2nds in the 300mh and TJ. Teammate Neal Braddy was a double winner in the 100m (11.38) and 200m (23.03). Dani David (Heritage) won the G1600m in a nice 5:30.93 while Alex Cahffin (LR Catholic) sped to the boys win in 4:30.49 over Michael Allen (Russelllville) at 4:33. Noah Findlay (Catholic) won the 800m with a fine early season 2:00.68. Go here for complete meet results thanks to Van Buren High School.
Boys Indoor Best Performances
New 3/6/2010
Now posted are the Boys BPs for the 2010 Indoor season for marks through 2/21/2010. Over 145 performances listed and nearly 50 meeting the Arkansas All-Time Best Lists standard. The BPs will be updated for any qualifying indoor marks in national and regional meets. Go here for the Boys BPs.
Girls Indoor Best Performances
New 2/22/2010
Now posted are the Girls BPs for the 2010 Indoor season for marks through 2/21/2010. Over 210 performances listed and nearly 70 meeting the Arkansas All-Time Best Lists standard. The BPs will be updated for any qualifying indoor marks in national and regional meets. Go here for the Girls BPs.
Class 567 State Indoor, Randal Tyson TC, Fayetteville
New 2/21/2010
The Bentonville Girls piled on 83 points to run away to a 105-79-54 win in the 23-team meet over Fayetteville and Cabot. The Lady Panthers tallied 32 field event points and held a small lead over Fayetteville and Lake Hamilton each at 29. Then the Lady Tigers got going with two relay wins and individual wins in the 400m and 800m. In the 24-team Boys meet, Fayetteville used balanced scoring with 41 field event and 45 track points to cruise to a 86-49-46 win over 7A-West rivals FS Southside and Bentonville. Southside used 18 points in the 60m dash to catch Bentonville, then took the runner-up spot with a 3rd in the 4x400m as Bentonville did not finish the final event. Sam Ewing (Lake Hamilton) won the PV with a superb vault of 17' 1" to set a new meet record and the best high school mark of the 2010 season nationally. Other meet records were set by Kameron Beeler (FS Southside) in the 60m at 7.05, by Morgan Seelinger (Bryant) in the Girls 60m hurdles at 9.34, by Sydney Conley (Fayetteville) in tthe 60m at 7.69 and by Bentonville with a 4:09.26 in the Girls 4x400m relay. Double winners were led by Gabriel Gonzalez (Springdale) with a tough 800m/3200m double winning the 800m in 1:59.57-1:59.77 over Alex Chaffin (LR Catholic) then coming back quickly to easily win the 3200m in 9:36.81 as the Top 6 were all under 10 minutes. Valerie Reina turned the distance double in the girls meet with a close win over Maggie Montoya (Rogers) by 5:13.32 to 5:14.92 and then led eight runners in the 3200m under 12 minutes with a fine 11:30.79 clocking. Others to double were Stephen Soerens (Fayetteville) who won the HJ and then the TJ with a nice 45' 10.5" leap, Sydney Conley (Fayetteville) in the LJ with a strong jump of 17' 11.75' before setting the 60m mark and Brittany Reagan (Bentonville) with the TJ (36' 1.75") and 400m (59.14) wins. Bentonville relay teams won the 4x400m in record time then dueled with Benton County rival Rogers to win the 4x800m by 9:54.12 to 9:58.07. Go here for complete meet results courtesy of ATCA and Heber Springs High School.
Class 1234 State Indoor, Randal Tyson TC, Fayetteville
New 2/20/2010
The Mansfield Girls jumped and ran to a 128-78-69 win over Heber Springs and Gravette in the 27-team meet. Meanwhile, the Nashville Boys used a solid lead in the field events to propel the Scrappers to a 83.5-72-60 win in the 23-team meet over Heber Springs and DeQueen. Nashville led after the field events with 45 and used a 3rd in the 200m and 2nd in the 4x400 relay to seal the win. Heber Springs left the field events ahead of DeQueen but fell behind 45-44 after the 400m and had to use 18 points in the 800m and 3200m to secure the runner-up spot. New meet records were set by Jessica Otto (Mansfield) in the 60m hurdles at 9.68, by Grace Heymsfield (Elkins) in the 1600m at 5:20.29 and by Andrew Corter (Magnet Cove) in the 60m hurdle at 7.08. Otto was among the double event winners with the 60mh win along with 1st in the HJ (5' 2") as teammate Clara Ellingburg won the 60m (8.30) and 400m (65.58). Shelby Newell (Gravette) won both the LJ (16' 9.5") and TJ (34' 0"). In the Boys meet, double winners were Matt McClelland (DeQueen) in the 60mh and 400m (51.53), by Andrew Evans (Shiloh Christian) in the 1600m (4:37.65) and 3200m (10:05.06) and by Andrew Corter (Magnet Cove) in the 60m and 200m (23.47). Go here for complete meet results courtesy of ATCA and Heber Springs High School.
ATCA Classic, Randal Tyson TC, Fayetteville, 2/6/10
New 2/12/2010
Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers Girls led a 1-2-3 7A-West sweep of the Classic as the Lady Tigers won by 104.5-64.5-63 with Bryant a close 4th with 60 in the 2-team meet. Fayetteville Boys topped FS Southside and Bryant by 96-76-67 in the 25-team Boys meet. Stephen Soerens (Fayetteville) won an impressive jump double wwith a 6' 7" HJ win and a 45' 8" TJ victory. Sam Ewing (Lake Hamilton) posted an excellent 16' 0" in teh Boys PV while Gabriel Gonzalez (Spriingdale) blistered the track to win the 800m in 1:58.57. In the Girls meet, Valerie Reina (Springdale Har-Ber) won the 1600m in5:18.32 and Elenna Sanz (Bentonville) ran 11:38.04 to win the 3200m. Go here for complete meet results courtesy of ATCA and Heber Springs High School.
Updated 2008 Indoor Track and Field Performances
New 2/7/2010
Updated 2007 Track and Field Performances-Boys
New 1/31/2010
Updated 2007 Track and Field Performances-Girls
New 1/24/10
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