Meet Previews of the AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A  Boys Championships

    For all you making the trip to Albany this season, you are going to get a special treat thanks to the Sectional qualifiers as the best of the best will truly go at it for the first time in recent history barring a few unfortunate athletes/relay teams who were Dq'd of dnf. The distance races will resemble more of a college style race in the 800 and 1600 meter races and could it be that no one gets lapped in the 3200? I'm sure after Sectionals, many of the races including qualifying heats will come down to thousanths of seconds separating sprinters with all that 'new fangled Timing equipment' lol, (stealing a quote off the Discussion board) And lest we forget the atmosphere that the Girls State meet brings reminding us all we are definitely in the heart of South Georgia including hot crinkle fries fresh out of the vats....   5A Girls- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/5a girls state preview 2012.pdf 4A Girls- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/4a preview girls state.pdf 3A Girls- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/3a girls preview.pdf 2A Girls- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/2a girls state preview 2012.pdf 1A Girls- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/1a preview girls state.pdf   Meet Programs http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/class a girls state meet program.pdf   AA- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/class aa girls state meet program(revised).pdf   AAA- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/class aaa girls state meet program.pdf   AAAA- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/class aaaa girls state meet program.pdf   AAAAA- http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/class aaaaa girls state meet program.pdf

Here are the 'Male Athletes of the Week' for the period comprising the Region Championships. Athletes in Bold Print are specifically recognized for excellence in their range of Events and may be key in leading their teams to challenge for a top 4 Team Finish at the Georgia Olympics. Please click on the link for the list   http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/region week track athletes of the weekx.pdf

      Over 1000 of the state's top middle school track and field competitors are heading to Lilburn, Ga. for the 2012 Georgia Middle School Track & Field State Championships, April 20 - April 21 in the “Big Orange Jungle” on the campus of Parkview High School.         The Middle School Championships are a state wide competition which allows grades 6th – 8th entry into a maximum of 4 events ranging from the pole vault to the 4x800m relay. The Georgia MS Track & Field Championships are scored for team championships and individual honors are given to the top female and male performers on the track and in the field. The 2012 Championship meet will feature great competition from several of our top runners, jumpers, and throwers. The future of Georgia track and field is bright and will be shining this weekend!   http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/georgia middle school preview2012.pdf

Kathryn Foreman of Landmark is the favorite to win the distance events with pr's of 5:13 and 11:22! The 2012 GA MS State Track Championships has the promise of being a major spectacle again as the future HS stars of tomorrow will lay it all on the line for their teams and personal glory. Here are a series of interviews on 5 MS athletes by Coach Kristan Moses featuring:  Kathryn Foreman, Carson Dingler, Max Warner, Mackenzie Dunmore and Marielle Lewis......

Dee Dee Trotter has had a wonderful career. She has notched national and world championships, a professional contract, and an Olympic gold medal as part of the 2004 4x400 Team USA. Since then she has struggled with injuries and overcome obsticles, but off the track she's had an amazing impact through her foundation "Test Me I'm Clean" whose mission is to stamp out the epidemic of performance enhancing drugs.

Here is a preview of the 2012 Westlake Relays by Coach Cage....

The Cobb County Track and Field Championships will take place Saturday and Monday at Marietta High School.  Expect some great performances in this highly competitive meet. Saturday Heat Sheets http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/heat sheets saturday.pdf Field Events                 http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/field events.pdf Meet Schedule            http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/meet schedule.pdf Monday Performance List   http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/11171/performance list monday.pdf

 Shannen stands in the actual driveway where she works out!  Image by Javier Jenkins Dominion Christian Schools of the GISA, is the home of Multi event competitor Shannen-Rose Forde who is currently ranked US#8 in the 60 hurdlers.....Athlete Profile http://ga.milesplit.com/athletes/1507827-shannen-rose-forde   Article Contributed by Javier Jenkins

Class AAAAA State Meet Preview by Coach Ronnie Brown

Class AAAA State Meet Preview by Coach Matt King

Class A Preview by Coach Geoffrey Walton

Middle Schools are traveling from as far away as Rome, Tallulah Falls, Metro ATL, Augusta and Valdosta  building up to be another great meet this Saturday with many talented young athletes and some heavy hitter teams making the trek including Marist, Athens Christian, Holy Innocents, Woodward Academy, Woodland Euharle and Tift County. Racing begins at 8:30 with an Elememtary school Mile race.

Here is a breakdown of the Nike-Fleet Feet Coach Wood Invitational hosted by Mill Creek HS. Coaches Andy Christie and Ronnie Brown of Chapel Hill collaborated on this nice pre-meet article! Some of the Best teams in Georgia will battle it out at Gainesville College on Saturday. Will anyone challenge Brookwood's boys.....

Location: Cobb County Corps Property 5690 Old Stilesboro Rd. Acworth, Ga 30101 Girls JV - 3:45 p.m. Boys JV - 4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls - 5:10 p.m. Varsity Boys - 5:50 p.m. Girls Preview: For the first time in a few years, the top teams from Cobb County will get to race without homecoming or other interruptions.  Harrison comes into the meet ranked #1 in the state and should be the clear favorite.  Walton will be without a couple of their top runners, but hope to do their best to defend their county title against the Hoyas.  Lassiter adds another top 10 in 5A and Allatoona is #1 in 3A, both should be fighting for a podium spot.  Individually, defending champion Marcie Merriman should be at the front with her hard charging tactics, however she'll have her hands full with Molly Schenck from Pope running great and some fast times run by Kaylee Isaacs of Harrison and Alexa Womack of Walton this season. Boys Preview: The Walton boys come in a clear favorite, ranked #2 in all-class and hope to gain their first county title in three years.  However, if the Raiders slip up there are some strong teams ready to take them down.  Pope is ranked #3 in 4A and #10 all-class after a great race at Westover, while a young Harrison team and a resurgent Marietta moving up the 5A rankings.  Individually, Patrick Fleming has the fastest times in the county this year, but should expect a challenge from the Walton trio of Brian Sullivan, Kenan Farmer, and RJ Torres.  Andrew Maritim of Kennesaw Mountain, Steven Summey of Kell, and Adel Yoonis of Wheeler should also be in the lead group around the Corps property. Expect some warm weather and even hotter competition on the course Saturday afternoon. Thanks, Travis Gower

    Hunter Honeycutt has been the MAN for HS Cross Country and Distance events in Track and Field "South of the Border"  for the past 3 years. What many don't know is he excels at Triathlons and is ranked #4 among  Juniors in the USA. Hunter speaks about XC, Triathlons and competing in South Georgia. Hunter is also one of the favorites to win the overall Individual title at the 30th Annual Westover Invitational this Saturday.....

     30 teams will line it up Saturday morning at Clinton Nature Preserve for the 2011 Atlanta Classic.  The mostly single-loop 5,000 meter course will feature 3 hay bale jumps and an exciting 300 meter spectator-friendly finish.  2010 Champions Marist (girls) and St. Pius (boys) will both be back to defend their titles, although they’ll be challenged by the Classic’s strongest and deepest fields ever.

Here is the summary of a series of Summer articles on benchmarking....

Parkview's Alec Klassen(3rd at Nike XC SE Regional- 15:19), began competing in Cross Country in 2008 as a Sophomore at Berry with an 18:44 Here is the latest article on "benchmarking" titled "Benchmarking Sophomore Recruiting"

Bill Bowerman was a great developer of talent as seen w/ Steve Prefontaine in a rare pic(courtesy UofO library) Article #2 of a series on Benchmarking by Tom Land. This article deals specifically w/ benchmarking runner development.

  What should you do if you are a new xc coach and want to win the state championship this year?   Chances are that boat sailed three years ago when your predecessor failed to attract enough freshmen onto the team.   Without exception, the 2010 championship teams had as large or larger incoming freshman class (in ’07) than any other team in their classification.