Photo Gallery from Day 2 of the Cobb Co. Meet

Boys Team Rankings for 3/29/2006

Girls Team Rankings for the week of 3/29. Rankings are based on reported results turned in to GATFXC.com that could be added to the database. If an athlete does not have the correct graduation date, then their results are not included in the rankings.

All eyes were on Cobb Co. last night as the Cobb Co. Championships wrapped up and the athletes in Cobb did not disappoint! In the most anticipated race of the night, Jay Hellers and Ben Hubers lined it up for the 3200, a race that became even more intriguing after the close 1600m race on Saturday. In a toe to toe battle for 8 laps, the surprising finish saw Hellers nip Hubers at the line in an impressive 9:11.41 to 9:11.43! Both marks qualified for the national elite rankings.

Pictures from Day 1 of the Cobb Co. Championships!

A classic match up between two outstanding runners was one of the many highlights from the 2006 Gwinnett County Championships this week as 95 elite perfromances were turned in over the course of the two days. The boys team title even came down to the last race and was decided by 18 hundredths of a second! One of the finest races for both boys and girls though was the 800m. Brittany Hall, from Meadowcreek and Jackie Drouin of Collins Hill hooked up in a battle of the ultra talents that lived up to its billing. Brittany won the race in a meet record time of 2:13.35 to Drouin\'s 2:14.43. Hall\'s accomplishment was even more amazing when one considers that an hour earlier she also broke the county 400m record in 56.05.

The Redan boys finished 1st and 2nd in several events to take the crown at the Dalton Rotary Relays on Saturday. Shaun Johnson led the way with a 14.75 in the 110m hurdles as Redan wins handily in a tune up for the Dekalb Co. Championships next week.

A cold and windy day at the Cobb County Championships did not prevent the stars from shining as 53 elite performances were turned in. The much anticipated match up between Ben Hubers of McEachern and Jay Heller of Walton saw Hubers lead from the gun to hold off Hellers 4:17.32 to 4:18.05. Both runners broke the old county record set by Ben Hubers last year. Miles Svoboda of Pope was able to hold off Brian Potts of McEachern for 3rd place by a mere 7 tenths of a second.

Photos from this mornings fiel event finals and 1600m finals.

It was obvious from the moment the gun went off that Jackie Drouin was on a mission and like the post office, she delivered. In an amazing performance, Drouin went under 5:00 for the 1600 in cold, windy conditions to win in a runaway. Her mark broke the old mark of 5:09.9 set by Kathleen Turchin in 2003.

Entry lists for the Cobb Co. Championships have been posted on the meet page. With a plethora of elite performers, the Cobb Co. Championships should provide several exciting races. The race that seems to have garnered much of the attention is the boys 1600m, where Ben Hubers (4:12) will line up against Jay Heller from Walton (4:15), Stephen Arnold (4:23), Brian Potts (4:25.24), Corey Hunter (4:27) and Miles Svoboda (4:29). But that\'s not all that will be on display at this prestigious meet.

This meet features several heavyweight match ups. The following is an analysis of the top competitors in each field event.

Intra County battles take center stage this weekend with the Gwinnett Co. Championships 1st out of the blocks. 1800 athletes will compete over 2 days to decide who gets bragging rights for the year. On the girls side, Collins Hill is the overwhleming favorite with Nicole Okolo, Jackie Drouin and Maya Moore leading the way. On the boys side, performances are spread out pretty evenly and it\'s anybody\'s ballgame this weekend!

A listing of the All Class Girls Records from the State Meet

A listing of the all class records from the state meet.

At the GACS Invitational this weekend, a young man by the name of Daniel Averso captured 1st place in the high jump, clearing a height of 6

This isn\'t a story about a track meet with national level competitors posting eye popping times. It\'s not about an athlete that broke a state or national record. North Gwinnett High School took the time last week to honor a man that has a lot to teach us all and that man is Gary Billion.

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. Athletes that do not have thier year of graduation included do not show up in the rankings. If your athletes do not show up, sign up for a team administrator and update your rosters today!

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. Athletes that do not have thier year of graduation included do not show up in the rankings. If your athletes do not show up, sign up for a team administrator and update your rosters today!

Lately, I have recieved qutie a few meet results submitted in adobe acrobat format (pdf). I cannot enter elite results from these meets into the database from this format and instead will have to attach the results to the meet page. They won\'t show up on the results menu as well so I need you to make sure that when you submit results, use the flat html setting to generate your reports. This will ensure that your athletes will receive proper recognition for thier performances. Thanks in advance for your help!

A listing of top perfromances current through 2004 and looking for updates.

Video of Israel Machovec\'s 60\'2\" effort in the shot put at the Coaches Invitational.

In her first season of Cross Country, Nicole Dimercurio finished 17th at her region meet in a time of 20:26....impressive but not ground breaking. Since that race, this young runner has discovered a fire within her that has led her to the number 6 spot on the current 1600m ranking list as well as a top 8 finish at the Coaches Invitational as well as a win at the Cobb Gwinnett Challenge race. We had a couple of questions for Nicole.

The Therrell girls posted some pretty impressive numbers in the 1st day of competition at the Morehouse Relays. Brittany Long started things off with the number one qualifying time in the 100m with a 11.71. Quanes Cleckley was equally impressive in the 100m hurdles posting a 14.20 qualifying mark.

Ben Hubers legend grows after an amazing performance at the 2006 GATFXC Coaches Invitational to lead the McEachern boys to a hard fought victory in the 4x1600 over Hoover. Hubers split a 4:12 on the last leg to edge out Stephen Payne of Hoover by .02 seconds. Their time ranks as the sixth fastest all time in the state of Georgia.

Make sure that you check out the updated schedule for the coaches invitational. Click here for details!!

A listing of athletes chosen to compete in the Coaches Invitational.

The weekend of March 11th produced some amazing results from Georgia athletes. Brittany Hall goes 2:09 2 in the 800m for a top 4 finish at NSIC. Nicole Okolo goes 13.83 for the 100m hurdles, the first time I can remember that 14 seconds was broken in the 100m hurdles this early. Southwest Dekalb, Stephenson and Collins Hill are now 1st, 2nd and 3rd all time in the Sprint Medley Relay. Can we get these three teams together and maybe see a sub 4 minute 1600m SMR? On the boys side, St. Pius had an amazing race at the Panther Relays going 3:29:44 in the 1600m Sprint Medley, the 2nd fastest all time in the state of Georgia. Here\'s a name you might have heard before...Antonio McKay, Jr. that is. A 400m runner with quite a pedigree that\'s making a name for himself these days. Keep up the good work gentlemen and congrats on a great race.

Wes Wright, of Villa Rica, put together a tremendous effort in the last round of competition to take the lead in the shot put competition with a throw of 59\'7\" only to see competitor Cameron Elisara, of New York, take the lead back with a throw of 61\'2\".

One minute, you are in a jump off for 1st place and the next minute you are relegated to 2nd place after competitor Scott Roth of Granite Bay HS was awarded a fourth attempt after officials noticed that the standards were set at different depths. The result...Roth sets a new NIN record and Jordan Scott, of Oconee HS finished in a tie with Michael Morrison of Viriginia for 2nd place.

A comprehensive meet program is available for download on the meet main page. While the field doesn\'t include all the Cobb and Gwinnett schools, there will still be a talented field on hand for what should be a great meet!

The season is just getting into full swing. There have been several elite performances posted already this young season and now it\'s time to ensure that your athletes receive recognition. Here at the Milesplit network, we have a wide variety of tools available to us but they depend on accurate information. Make sure that your team page is updated by your team administrator. Don\'t have one? Well here is what you need to do.

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