AUGUSTA, Ga. – The GRU Augusta Men’s and Women’s Cross Country programs remained in the top 10 for the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Regional Rankings Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from the USTFCCCA.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Senior Jaiden Brandt finished fifth overall at the eighth annual Charlotte Invitational at McAlpine Park to help pace the Jaguar men to an eight-place finish in the men’s 27-team 8K gold race on Saturday morning, Sept. 28 in Charlotte, N.C.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Jaguar Men’s and Women’s Cross Country programs head to McApline Park for the 8th annual Charlotte Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28 for a men’s 8K and women’s 6K.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The GRU Augusta Cross Country programs will host their first meet of the 2013 season, the Jaguar Invitational, this Friday, Sept. 20 at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Ga., for a men’s 8K at 5:30 p.m. and a women’s 6K at 6:15 p.m. Fans and spectators are encouraged to arrive early because part of the entrance will be closed off after runners have arrived. For the runner’s safety, the section of the course that crosses the road near the soccer fields will be blocked off - preventing spectators from parking for several minutes.
The WCC released their preseason polls, and the BYU Men's XC team is the favorite in the conference.
Henry Dwyer's HS career is highlighted by being named Gatorade's Georgia Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year 2012-2013. Dwyer had a phenomenol senior season after suffering a heartbreaking disapointment in the 2012 GA Olympics falling ill and unable to compete in the 800m A Finals. He led the Spartans to the State Boys Cross Country title in the Fall and got some sweet redemption at the 2013 GA Olympics sweeping the A Private 1600 and 800 and won the Top Performance Award in the 1600 clocking a 4:10.84. 2 weeks later he made the trip down to Golden South and placed 2nd in the Mile with a converted 4:10.46. Dwyer maintained a 3.71 GPA in the classroom and was awarded a scholarship to UGA in Cross Country and Track and Field.
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Florida State indoor track & field assistant coaches Ken Harnden and Karen Harvey have been recognized as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA South Region assistant coaches of the year. The announcement was made Monday as the Seminoles prepare for the NCAA Indoor Championships meet, March 8-9 at the Randal Tyson Track Complex in Fayetteville, Ark. This marks the fourth time that both Harnden and Harvey have been selected as top assistants for the region.
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Here attached is a news release on behalf of Dekalb County that includes all the information, everyone is welcome friends, families, fans, and the public to join us as we honor two remarkable Olympians, DeeDee Trotter & Angelo Taylor on September 20, 2012 @6pm at the Maloof Center. On this evening, the two Olympians will be honored and recognized for their great accomplishment at this past year 2012 London Olympics held in July/August. Your presences is requested to help celebrate these two great Olympians. If there any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the below info. We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
Sincerely,
Vernika Reeves, M.S.
USATF-GA 1st Vice President
Media/Communication Director
Dr. Tim Riley has been hired by Washington State University as its new Cross Country Coach for both men & women. He replaces pete Julian, who took a job with the Nike Oregon Project in Portland.
Submitted by stevefig on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 10:06am
The following policy was adopted on March 19th, 2012 by the State Executive Committee and goes into effect for the 2012-13 school year:
"Practice Policy for Heat and Humidity"
GHSA Heat Index Measurement & Record Chart
Heat Policy Document Distribution
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Devices
Life University is building a Women's Cross Country team from the ground up and will commence its inaugural season this fall. Dr. Catherine Mary "Cathy" Faust, a former five-time college All-American in running and track, has been named the head coach. https://dop3o1hd82eb7.cloudfront.net/user_files/11171/55951/lifepressrelease.pdf
UGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will begin sponsorship of track and field, according to an announcement Wednesday from ASU Director of Athletics Clint Bryant. Bryant indicated the Jaguars will sponsor women’s and men’s track & field beginning with the fall, 2012 semester.
NEW YORK CITY (June 6, 2012)—The elite high school fields compried of athletes from around the country are set for the 2012 adidas Dream 100 and Dream Mile races to be contested at the adidas Grand Prix on June 9 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, organizers have announced.
Not to anyone's surprise here in Georgia, as Foot Locker All-Americans, FPD's Grace Tinkey and Peachtree Ridge's Josh Brickell were recently selected as Georgia's Gatorade Runners of the Year. Grace had an amazing race at Foot Locker Nationals in touch with the leaders the entire race and led the South Team to the top team finish placing 3rd overall in 17:37. She has already this 2012 Indoor season put the pedal down in the 3000 meters clocking a 10:04.19 at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Yout Meet in Gainesville, Fla this past weekend. Brickell really began to hit full stride at the GHSA XC State Championships when he blasted away with 900 meters left in the race in what was to be a pre-cursor to his Foot Locker performances as he placed 4th in 14:41 (perhaps the best time ever for a Ga HS Boy at McAlpine) and followed that up in San Diego working his magic again in the latter part of the race finishing 8th in 15:24.2. And....these fine athletes are juniors so we get to see them for 3 more seasons of running. Congrats to both and best of luck this Outdoor season!
Tim Ball, New Jersey Meet of Champions winner and Footlocker National Finalist has closed out the XC chapter of the year with the Gatorade New Jesey Runner of the Year Award. Tthe Notre Dame bound Ball is a finalist for the National Gatorade Athlete of the year award.
Cherry Creek's Jordyn Colter is the 2011 Gatorade Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year for Colorado. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
New Jersey's Ajee Wilson has been named as the USATF Youth Athlete of the Year!!
Great news for Collegiate XC in Georgia and legendary coach Tom Williams will again be heading up the program for the Women.
From: Don Danser
These changes are effective March 1, 2012
In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Donovan Robertson of Berea High School as its 201011 Gatorade Ohio Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Robertson is the first Gatorade Ohio Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Berea High School.
Grace Tinkey playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/assets/writable/press/2010-11_GXC_GTinkey.pdf
Cody Barger https://ga.milesplit.com/files/ga/gatorade_ga_male_roy_barger.pdf
Courtesy of Gatorade ESPN RISE
The 2nd annual RunWV Brandi Bowen Scholarship 5K will be held at Cline Stansberry Stadium and Rails-to-Trails on Sunday, November 7th at 3:00 PM. All the profits from this race will be donated to the Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship Fund.
Brandi Bowen was a 2007 graduate of Doddridge County High School. Brandi was a standout athlete at DCHS, but more importantly, she was a standout person. She was attending Glenville State College and running on their Cross Country and Track & Field teams when she lost her life in a tragic auto accident in February 2009.
Her parents have established the Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship Fund to help carry on Brandi’s legacy. The fund is managed by the Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia. (open article for more)
ST. PETERS PREP STANDOUT NAJEE GLASS FINISHES 6TH IN THE 400M WHILE PARAMUS CATHOLIC'S MYASIA JACOBS TAKES SILVER IN THE 100M FINALS
Photos by: PhotoRun
Come join us for the first race held on the new UHS Cross Country Course. This is an off road race with uneven footing in places. There will be no awards given but please stay afterwards for a post race picnic.
Date: Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Where: Morgantown, WV / University High School (UHS)
Race Fee $12.00 Pre-registered $15.00 Race day
Please make checks payable to West Virginia Track Club (WVTC)
uhs open race registration.doc
Open article for directions and more information.
This past Wednesday evening 4 new Members were Inducted into the Track&Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Pictured from left to right are: Mandy Rainey, Tomy Sitton, Craig Musselwhite and Johnny Seabrooks.
The Tampa premiere screening of “Running the Sahara,” scheduled for February 27, 2009 at the Tampa Theatre has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. The event will be rescheduled for a later date.
