Indoor season is right around the corner. Good luck to all.
I've started on my season preview for all classes.
Sounds good. I will work on mine for Class 2A. More to come later on...
Rattler depth chart final week of November:
PV: Shelton, Stafford, Chambers, Williams, Riddle, Cornwell, Parrish
HJ: Chambers, Chambers, Scott, Williams, Faulkner
Shot: McElroy, Zimmer, Reed, Moua, Roark, Simmers, Yang, Rutledge
LJ: Chambers, Chambers, Moua, Dority
Discus: McElroy, Simmers, Britton, Moua, Roark, Reed, Zimmer, Johnson, Yang, Rutledge
TJ: Chambers, Chambers, Williams, Dority, Shelton
4x800m: Moua, Dobson, Stafford, Williams, Shelton, Parrish, Dority
110HH: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson
100m: Dority, Scott, Suttles, Cornwell, Britton, Travis
1600m: Moua, Stafford, Riddle, Parrish, Shelton, Chastain
4x100m: Moua, Scott, Williams, Dority, Travis, Suttles, Britton
400m: Scott, Williams, Parrish, Travis, Cornwell
300H: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson, Shelton
800m: Williams, Stafford, Dobson, Shelton, Parrish, Dority
200m: Dority, Scott, Travis, Cornwell
3200m: Moua, Stafford, Shelton, Riddle, Chastain
4x400m: Williams, Scott, Moua, Faulkner, Travis, Parrish, Chambers, Dobson
I will enjoy checking back each month and seeing how this progresses.
I put this out there before: How is it handled at your school when you have multiple athletes in an event and only so many get to compete at invitationals? They all work equally hard. Do you just go with your two best each and every time. What if #2, #3, and #4 are all about equal? Rotation?
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 28, 2011, 08:00:05 pm
Rattler depth chart final week of November:
PV: Shelton, Stafford, Chambers, Williams, Riddle, Cornwell, Parrish
HJ: Chambers, Chambers, Scott, Williams, Faulkner
Shot: McElroy, Zimmer, Reed, Moua, Roark, Simmers, Yang
LJ: Chambers, Chambers, Moua, Dority
Discus: McElroy, Simmers, Britton, Moua, Roark, Reed, Zimmer, Johnson, Yang
TJ: Chambers, Chambers, Williams, Dority, Shelton
4x800m: Moua, Dobson, Stafford, Williams, Shelton, Parrish, Dority
110HH: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson
100m: Dority, Scott, Suttles, Cornwell, Britton, Travis
1600m: Moua, Stafford, Riddle, Parrish, Shelton, Chastain
4x100m: Moua, Scott, Williams, Dority, Travis, Suttles, Britton
400m: Scott, Williams, Parrish, Travis, Cornwell
300H: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson, Shelton
800m: Williams, Stafford, Dobson, Shelton, Parrish, Dority
200m: Dority, Scott, Travis, Cornwell
3200m: Moua, Stafford, Shelton, Riddle, Chastain
4x400m: Williams, Scott, Moua, Faulkner, Travis, Parrish, Chambers, Dobson
I will enjoy checking back each month and seeing how this progresses.
I put this out there before: How is it handled at your school when you have multiple athletes in an event and only so many get to compete at invitationals? They all work equally hard. Do you just go with your two best each and every time. What if #2, #3, and #4 are all about equal? Rotation?
How will chambers leg effect him in the jumping events?
Will have to wait and see. I think he will be fine. He is such a great athlete and hard worker. He should be released after Christmas.
In Nashville our coach usually rotates early in the season until he finds the two best consistent performers. Then with two home meets every year and district the guys low on the depth chart get to run plenty.
Thanks. They all need to compete but it is difficult to get them all in.
Another thing is in the first few meets coach puts the best in each event to try and qualify them for state and then when they do, allow others to compete the next week or so.
Of course there will be new names and faces that moved in, moved up from junior high, or that just flat out improved. These are based upon last year's results so they are really just a starting point. Once the season gets rolling and we have some results, I will try to update. If you know of some others such as Weddle from Carlisle and have solid data to support it throw them out here.
Class 2A
100m
Yazel Hackett 10.86
Williams Mineral Springs
Ester Danville
Dority Magazine
Ross Bearden
200m
Yazel Hackett 23.3
Ross Bearden
Ester Danville
Dority Magazine
Williams Mineral Springs
400m
Brown Augusta 52.15
Ross Mountainburg
Potter Maynard
Flowers Junction City
Travis Magazine
Evans Strong
800m
Brown Augusta 2:04
Allen Magnet Cove
McElroy Mt. Pine
Williams Magazine
Smith Quitman
Shelton Magazine
Dobson Magazine
Stafford Magazine
1600m
Curtis Bigelow 4:48
Paschke Magnet Cove
Harsson Augusta
Dwyer Cotter
Ugor Murfreesboro
Moua Magazine
Stafford Magazine
3200m
Paschke Magnet Cove 11:08
Harsson Augusta
Dwyer Cotter
Moua Magazine
Stafford Magazine
Ugor Murfreesboro
Dwyer Cotter
Curtis Bigelow
McClung Eureka Springs
Anders Eureka Springs
4x800m Relay
Magnet Cove
Magazine
Augusta
Cotter
Mountain Pine
Des Arc
JC
Eureka Springs
Danville
110m hurdles
Flynt Bearden 16.6
Ross Bearden
Ross Mineral Springs
Moua Magazine
Whiting Des Arc
Stringfellow Magnet Cove
Peterson Quitman
Brown JC
Elliot JC
300m hurdles
Whiting Des Arc
Moua Magazine
Stringfellow Magnet Cove
Brown JC 43.67
Elliot JC
Peterson Quitman
Faulkner Magazine
Brown Gurdon
4x100m Relay
Augusta
JC
Bearden
Magazine
Danville
Mineral Springs
Gurdon
Magnet Cove
4x400m Relay
Augusta
Magnet Cove
Gurdon
Magazine
Mineral Springs
Union Christian
JC
Danville
Pole Vault
Weathers Cedar Ridge 11'10" (Irwin graduated!)
Owens Decatur
Chambers Magazine
Reynolds Carlisle
Crawford Cedar Ridge
Williams Magazine
Stafford Magazine
High Jump
Chambers Magazine 6'3"
Hill JC
Chambers Magazine
Whiting Des Arc
Armstrong JC
Scott Magazine
Williams Magazine
Tollett Dierks
Brown Augusta
Shot Put
McElroy Magazine
Sterman Mountainburg
Cooley Gurdon 49'
Taylor Parkers Chapel
Bratton Magnet Cove
Grubbs Quitman
Long Jump
Ester Danville 22'
Yazel Hackett
Chambers Magazine
Ross Bearden
Chambers Magazine
Davie Bigelow
Devorak Des Arc
Petrus Carlisle
Discus
Bratton Magnet Cove 135'
McElroy Magazine
Cooley Gurdon
Ross Bearden
Hayes JC
Williams Augusta
Simmers Magazine
Britton Magazine
Triple Jump
Mathews Dermott
Davie Bigelow
Chambers Magazine
Chambers Magazine
Petrus Carlisle
Whiting Des Arc
Williams Magazine
All Logan County Cross Country Teams 2011
Girls:
Katy Carter Magazine
Shelby Gordon Magazine
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Taylor Rhinehart Booneville
Hallie Davis Booneville
Boys:
Sonny Moua Magazine
Ron Stafford Magazine
Mark Dement Paris
Ross Deis Subiaco
Trent Faulkner Magazine
Looking for some other previews.
CLASS 7A
High Jump
Culp, Bradly Fayetteville 6-02
Barton, Julius West Memphis 6-02
Strickland, Reece FS Southside 6-00
Dauksch, Cody West Memphis 6-00
Credit, Jerrell Conway 5-10
Johnson, Forrest Heritage 5-10
Long Jump
Stewart, Elvis Conway 22-06.50
Alderson, Jason Heritage 21-06
Murphy, DeMarcus Bentonville 19-06.50
Ashford, Xavier LR Central 19-05
Varady, Nathan Fayetteville 19-00.50
Triple Jump
Murphy, DeMarcus Bentonville 45-09
Gneiting, Nate Bentonville 42-00
Stewart, Elvis Conway 43-05.25
Ashford, Xavier LR Central 40-11
Johnson, Forrest Heritage 39-05
Shot Put
Moreton, Austin FS Southside 51-09
Price, David FS Southside 50-10.00
Rogers, Marquis Conway 48-06
Kotch, Brannon Conway 43-11.00
Carter, TC Cabot 42-03.50
Discus Throw
Price, David FS Southside 153-05
Tipton, Tyler Fayetteville 140-09
Kotch, Brannon Conway 141-02
Tran, Thomas Heritage 143-02
Sanders, Jarred Har-Ber 148-11
Pole Vault
Culp, Bradly Fayetteville 15-05
Miles, Alex Heritage 13-06
Bonney, Paul LR Catholic 12-00
Lusby, Conner Conway 12-00
Nelson, Spencer Har-Ber 11-00
Prackett, Brodrick West Memphis 11-00
110 Meter Hurdles
Peevy, Casey Fayetteville 15.27
Burgess, Jimaal Conway 15.32
Culp, Bradly Fayetteville 15.69
Blumhorst, Tanner Conway 15.71
Gonzalez, Jorge Fayetteville 15.72
100 Meter Dash
Rogers, Basil LR Hall 10.97
Cox, Brandon Conway 11.35
Thomas, Quinta LR Catholic 11.00
Wallace, Terris Bentonville 11.48
Winfrey, Dillion Bryant 11.24
1600 Meter Run
Findlay, Noah LR Catholic 4:22.95
Aenchbacher, Will Bentonville 4:26.13
O'Mara, Colin LR Catholic 4:31.30
Whitney, Tevin Fayetteville 4:37.30
Foltz, Scott Cabot 4:41.38
400 Meter Dash
Whitney, Tevin Fayetteville 49.42
Stewart, Elvis Conway 49.64 6
Alvin, DJ Conway 51.06
Smith, Desmond Bentonville 50.80
Hamidullah, Shawn Heritage 51.81
300 Meter Hurdles
Nance, Andrew Conway 40.29
Gonzalez, Jorge Fayetteville 40.69
Arnold, Tim Bentonville 41.93
Boyett, Ian Bentonville 42.11
Burgess, Jimaal Conway 42.84
800 Meter Run
Findlay, Noah LR Catholic 1:55.15
McMillon, Blake Bentonville 2:00.96
Haynie, Michael Bentonville 2:02.51
Straessle, Jacob LR Catholic 2:07.58
Joyce, Justin North Little 2:05.10
Whitney, Tevin Fayetteville 1:57.83
200 Meter Dash
Rogers, Basil LR Hall 22.27
Winfrey, Dillion Bryant 22.52
Ashford, Xavier LR Central 22.72
Cox, Brandon Conway 23.23
3200 Meter Run
Aenchbacher, Will Bentonville 9:13.99
Melnyk, Jerry LR Central 9:27.01
Carranza, Isai Heritage 9:56.92
Hunt, Austin Bentonville 10:05.96
Graham, Stephen Bentonville 10:08.10
Taylor, Brendan LR Catholic 10:07.02
CLASS 6A
High Jump
Marquez Brown El Dorado 6-04
Dearius Hall Texarkana 6-02
Sandy Brown El Dorado 6-02
Deandre Taggart Pine Bluff 6-00
Jalen Curtis Russellville 5-10
Long Jump
Chris Washington Russellville 22-02.25
Gabe Limon Russellville 21-10.25
Dearius Hall Texarkana 21-10
Marquez Brown El Dorado 21-05.25
Anthony Faris-King El Dorado 21-04
Triple Jump
Anthony Faris-King El Dorado 43-05.5
Victor Shores Van Buren 42-03
Armond Birmingham Texarkana 41-08.5
Gabe Limon Russellville 41-02.5
Rondale Young LR Parkview 40-09.5
Shot Put
Ricky Hicks El Dorado 48-10.75
Robert Sallie Marion 45-10.75
Ricky Collins Russellville 45-09.5
Lavonyea Whitfield Jonesboro 45-02.75
Trey Martin L Hamilton 44-00.75
Discus Throw
Ricky Hicks El Dorado 146-07
Deonte Garret El Dorado 140-08
Trey Martin L Hamilton 136-09
Robert Sallie Marion 119-05
Pole Vault
Asher Kite L Hamilton 13-06
Jordan Barrett Russellville 13-00
John Turner L Hamilton 13-00
Rusten Godwin L Hamilton 13-00
Braden Dugan L Hamilton 13-00
110 Hurdles
Vincent Pierce El Dorado 15.12
Bobby Anderson Russellville 16.29
Anthony Sheppard JA Fair 17.66
Shormari Center Pine Bluff 19.56
100 Meter
Zach Riley Benton 11.09
Zac Brooks Jonesboro 11.10
Eric Nathanial LR Parkview 11.29
Preston Walker Van Buren 11.68
Dominique Smith JA Fair 11.73
1600 Meter
Grant Williams L Hamilton 4:32.30
Jesse Duvall Russellville 4:35.59
Rhett Raibley Searcy 4:49.40
Patrick Grady Pine Bluff 4:57.58
Tim Glover Van Buren 4:59.54
400 Meter
Eric Nathanial LR Parkview 48.37
Wacey Connor Van Buren 51.04
Curtis Grate Russellville 51.22
Anthony Faris-King El Dorado 51.49
Dominique Smith JA Fair 52.78
300 Hurdles
Vincent Pierce El Dorado 39.87
Bobby Anderson Russellville 41.08
Rondale Young LR Parkview 41.23
Anthony Sheppard JA Fair 42.39
Darious Bradley JA Fair 42.43
800 Meter
Elijah Knight Russellville 2:00.45
Taylor Werst L Hamilton 2:00.98
Deonte Watson LR Parkview 2:02.56
Ben Jordan Russellville 2:04.99
Joey Shirley Russellville 2:05.56
200 Meter
Zach Riley Benton 22.25
Eric Nathaniel LR Parkview 22.30
Zac Brooks Jonesboro 22.95
Alex Greene Russellville 23.53
Steven Rutherford Benton 23.82
3200 Meter
Wil Norris Mount Home 9:57.11
Jesse Duvall Russellville 10:21.28
Patrick Grady Pine Bluff 10:54.07
Elijah Knight Russellville 11:03.46
Joey Shirley Russellville 11:04.31
CLASS 4A
High Jump
Dale Bass McGehee 6-04
Joshua Smith Marianna 6-03
Dedrick Lee Clarksville 6-03
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 6-00
Aaron Price Jonesboro WS 5-10
Long Jump
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 22-03
Lavonta Gardner Star City 21-09.5
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 21-01
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 21-00
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 20-07.5
Triple Jump
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 40-10
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 40-05.25
Lavonta Gardner Star City 40-03.75
Bradley Crawford Mena 39-09.25
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39-08
Shot Put
Jared Morrow Nashville 50-07
Jalen Whitmore Nashville 48-05
Deon Clay Farmington 44-03.5
Cory Helloms Star City 42-05.5
Quinton Buchanan Trumann 42-01
Discus Throw
Jared Morrow Nashville 146-09
Joey Willis De Queen 136-10
Jermiah Young Dollarway 121-10
Rashon Lee Nashville 118-00
Pole Vault
Alan Lacefield De Queen 12-00
Michael Steele Nashville 11-00
Caleb Bullock DeWitt 11-00
Asher Walker Nashville 10-06
Jody Hawkins Pocahontas 10-00
110 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 15.32
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 15.40
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 15.66
100 Meter
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 10.98
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 10.98
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 11.04
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 11.24
1600 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 4:29.26
Daniel Evans Shiloh 4:47.95
Aaron Fitts PA 4:50.79
Carson Miller Dover 4:53.02
Cody Fox DeWitt 4:53.32
400 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 50.10
Stephen Foster Jonesboro WS 50.97
Austin Schmidt Heber Spr 51.03
Cameron Lofton Nashville 51.11
Gabriel Munson Shiloh 51.68
300 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39.32
Herman Hampton Stuttgart 41.45
Raylon Hubbard Ashdown 41.98
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 42.36
Elijah Davis Mena 42.54
800 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 2:02.71
Blake Leonard Heber Spr 2:04.40
Michael Steele Nashville 2:04.90
Dalton Jarrett Pocahontas 2:09.61
Ivan Flores Clarksville 2:12.35
200 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 22.27
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 22.58
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 22.78
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 23.18
Dillon Cox Pocahontas 23.51
3200 Meter
Carter Witt Dardanelle 10:05.36
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 10:05.91
Daniel Evans Shiloh 10:29.59
Diego Martinez De Queen 10:54.70
Daniel Moreno Nashville 11:04.92
Thanks for the information, Ballplayer. Keep it coming. 6A looks to be stronger than it has in recent years.
I wanted to share some info about the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team.
According to T&F News magazine, Arkansas had the 4th ranked recruiting class and tops in the SEC.
Here are the kids from Arkansas high schools that will be on the team this year.
Hunter Bourke - Fayetteville HS - 400 hurdles/sprints
Neil Braddy - FS Southside HS - Sprints
Alex Chaffin - LR Catholic HS - Mid-Distance
Caleb Cross - Newport HS - Hurdles
Travis Diepenbrock - Bentonville HS - Distance
Cameron Efurd - Rogers HS - Distance
Aaron Hamilton - Rogers HS - Distance
Andrew Irwin - Mt. Ida HS - Pole Vault
Here is the same kind of list for the girls
Courtney Falco - Salem HS - Distance
Kirsten Hesseltine - Springdale Har-Ber HS - High Jump
Grace Heymsfield - Elkins HS - Distance
Whitney Jones - Searcy HS - Sprints/Jumps
Lauren Kegley - CAC HS - Pole Vault
Chelsey Roberts - Searcy HS - Jumps
Ariel Voskamp - Cabot HS - Pole Vault
Razorbacks have top 5 recruiting class! If Bucknam can coach we should be great this upcoming season; barring injuries, we should be incredible. Look at those stats and add them to what we have.
Quote from: Almatrackster on December 03, 2011, 11:26:35 am
Thanks for the information, Ballplayer. Keep it coming. 6A looks to be stronger than it has in recent years.
I wanted to share some info about the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team.
According to T&F News magazine, Arkansas had the 4th ranked recruiting class and tops in the SEC.
Here are the kids from Arkansas high schools that will be on the team this year.
Hunter Bourke - Fayetteville HS - 400 hurdles/sprints
Neil Braddy - FS Southside HS - Sprints
Alex Chaffin - LR Catholic HS - Mid-Distance
Caleb Cross - Newport HS - Hurdles
Travis Diepenbrock - Bentonville HS - Distance
Cameron Efurd - Rogers HS - Distance
Aaron Hamilton - Rogers HS - Distance
Andrew Irwin - Mt. Ida HS - Pole Vault
Sweet!! Thanks for the update AT. Love them Hogs and hope we can get dominate again.
Mount Ida has another Pole Vaulter that jumped 13'2 as a ninth grader that has been jumping again...Maybe another 2a champ?
At 13'+ he should win it. Where was he last year?
Well, I think that he had a lot of irons in the fire and chose not to jump.
Understood. Good luck to him. They are in our track conference(go figure that one out) and that will have impact on my strategy. Our best is 11'+ only.
They also have the current state champion in Girls Pole vaulting returning.
Alma throwing coach - David Hale resume since 2004 (whenever Alma started their track dynasty)
2004 State
Shot Put
V C Winters - 2nd place
Deshun Whitby - 3rd place
Discus Throw
Ryan Evans - 2nd place
Kevin Bien - 7th place
2005 State
Shot Put
Deshun Whitby - 1st place
Discus Throw
Ryan Evans - 1st place
Kevin Bien - 2nd place
Adam Harvin - 5th place
2006 State
Shot Put
Josiah Bomar - 3rd place
Aaron Ford - 5th place
Discus Throw
Adam Harvin - 2nd place
2007 State
Shot Put
John White - 2nd place
Guy Rose - 5th place
Discus Throw
John White - 1st place
Biagio Tummanello - 8th place
2008 State
Shot Put
John White - 2nd place
Jordan White - 8th place
Discus Throw
Biagio Tummanello - 1st place
John White - 5th place
Michael Phan - 6th place
2009 State
Shot Put
Jesse Pennington - 2nd place
Jordan White - 5th place
Discus Throw
Michael Phan - 1st place
John Bass - 6th place
Andrew Hall - 7th place
2010 State
Shot Put
Jesse Pennington - 1st place
Jordan White - 3rd place
Jason Hensley - 4th place
Discus Throw
Michael Phan - 2nd place
John Bass - 5th place
2011 State
Shot Put
Jordan White - 1st place
Jason Hensley - 2nd place
Brad Hurst - 8th place
Discus Throw
Stephen McMurray - 7th place
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on December 01, 2011, 09:39:20 pm
CLASS 4A
High Jump
Dale Bass McGehee 6-04
Joshua Smith Marianna 6-03
Dedrick Lee Clarksville 6-03
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 6-00
Aaron Price Jonesboro WS 5-10
Long Jump
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 22-03
Lavonta Gardner Star City 21-09.5
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 21-01
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 21-00
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 20-07.5
Triple Jump
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 40-10
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 40-05.25
Lavonta Gardner Star City 40-03.75
Bradley Crawford Mena 39-09.25
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39-08
Shot Put
Jared Morrow Nashville 50-07
Jalen Whitmore Nashville 48-05
Deon Clay Farmington 44-03.5
Cory Helloms Star City 42-05.5
Quinton Buchanan Trumann 42-01
Discus Throw
Jared Morrow Nashville 146-09
Joey Willis De Queen 136-10
Jermiah Young Dollarway 121-10
Rashon Lee Nashville 118-00
Pole Vault
Alan Lacefield De Queen 12-00
Michael Steele Nashville 11-00
Caleb Bullock DeWitt 11-00
Asher Walker Nashville 10-06
Jody Hawkins Pocahontas 10-00
110 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 15.32
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 15.40
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 15.66
100 Meter
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 10.98
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 10.98
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 11.04
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 11.24
1600 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 4:29.26
Daniel Evans Shiloh 4:47.95
Aaron Fitts PA 4:50.79
Carson Miller Dover 4:53.02
Cody Fox DeWitt 4:53.32
400 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 50.10
Stephen Foster Jonesboro WS 50.97
Austin Schmidt Heber Spr 51.03
Cameron Lofton Nashville 51.11
Gabriel Munson Shiloh 51.68
300 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39.32
Herman Hampton Stuttgart 41.45
Raylon Hubbard Ashdown 41.98
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 42.36
Elijah Davis Mena 42.54
800 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 2:02.71
Blake Leonard Heber Spr 2:04.40
Michael Steele Nashville 2:04.90
Dalton Jarrett Pocahontas 2:09.61
Ivan Flores Clarksville 2:12.35
200 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 22.27
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 22.58
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 22.78
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 23.18
Dillon Cox Pocahontas 23.51
3200 Meter
Carter Witt Dardanelle 10:05.36
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 10:05.91
Daniel Evans Shiloh 10:29.59
Diego Martinez De Queen 10:54.70
Daniel Moreno Nashville 11:04.92
Looks like another tight one between Heber and Nashville. Nashville's field events vs Heber's running. Also, Nashville girls should win it again--6 in a row-- with Monissa Poole setting a new overall record in the 400.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 28, 2011, 08:00:05 pm
Rattler depth chart final week of November:
PV: Shelton, Stafford, Chambers, Williams, Riddle, Faulkner, Parrish
HJ: Chambers, Chambers, Scott, Williams, Faulkner
Shot: McElroy, Zimmer, Reed, Moua, Roark, Simmers, Yang, Rutledge, Lee, Dority
LJ: Chambers, Chambers, Moua, Williams, Stafford
Discus: McElroy, Simmers, Britton, Moua, Roark, Reed, Zimmer, Johnson, Yang, Rutledge
TJ: Chambers, Chambers, Williams, Shelton
4x800m: Moua, Dobson, Stafford, Williams, Shelton, Parrish
110HH: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson, Cornwell
100m: Dority, Scott, Suttles, Cornwell
1600m: Moua, Stafford, Riddle, Parrish, Shelton, Chastain
4x100m: Moua, Scott, Williams, Dority, Travis, Suttles, Britton
400m: Scott, Williams, Parrish, Travis, Cornwell
300H: Moua, Faulkner, Johnson, Shelton
800m: Williams, Stafford, Dobson, Shelton, Parrish
200m: Dority, Scott, Travis, Cornwell
3200m: Moua, Stafford, Shelton, Riddle, Chastain
4x400m: Williams, Scott, Moua, Faulkner, Travis, Parrish, Chambers, Dobson
I will enjoy checking back each month and seeing how this progresses.
Girls:
PV - Carter, Forst, Stockman
HJ - Bryan, Loyd
Shot - Dority, Bryan, Carter, Bryan, Jones
LJ - Bryan, Loyd
Discus - Bryan, Dority, Bryan, Jones, Bryan
TJ - Bryan, Phillips, Stockman
4x800m - Carter, Forst, Gordon, Loyd, Bryan
hurdles - Stockman
100m - Bryan, Hunt
1600m - Carter, Gordon
4x100m - Hunt, Stockman, Forst, Bryan, Loyd
400m - Bryan, Loyd
hurdles - Stockman
800m - Carter, Gordon, Forst, Phillips
200m - Bryan
3200m - Carter, Gordon
4x400m - Stockman, Gordon, Loyd, Bryan, Gordon, Forst, Phillips
Westside - Girls
PV- Stain, Ard, Gray
LJ - McSperitt, Mainard, Morgan, Warren
TJ- Mainard, McSperitt, Flaherty, Stepp, Warren
HJ- Morgan, Gray, Stepp
Shot- McKee, Warren, Evans, B. McCormick, Hurt
Discus- McKee, Warren, Stewart, Hurt
4x800- Stain, Flaherty, Mainard, Stewart
100m- Mainard, Warren, D. McCormick, Morgan
100H- Gray, Stepp,
1600- Stain, Stewart, Estes,
4x100- Morgan, Flaherty, Mainard, D.McCormick, Warren
400- Flaherty, McSperitt, B. McCormick, Warren
300H- Stepp, Gray,
800- Stain, Flaherty?
200- Warren, D.McCormick, Mainard, Morgan
3200- Stewart, Estes, Stain?,
4x400- mainard, warren, flaherty, mcsperitt, Stain?
*I know I have some in more than allowed events, but it will work itself out by the time conference gets here. Can't hardly wait!
Agreed! Should be a great year. Your junior girls looked good the other night in bball.
Thanks, that group is really athletic. I'm really looking forward to this Track season with those girls, I just need to find 1 or 2 more jumpers and shot put & discus.
Yes they are. They look tough to beat. How have they done in conference play so far? They are so quick and agile.
Quote from: Almatrackster on December 12, 2011, 10:07:56 pm
Alma throwing coach - David Hale resume since 2004 (whenever Alma started their track dynasty)
2004 State
Shot Put
V C Winters - 2nd place
Deshun Whitby - 3rd place
Discus Throw
Ryan Evans - 2nd place
Kevin Bien - 7th place
2005 State
Shot Put
Deshun Whitby - 1st place
Discus Throw
Ryan Evans - 1st place
Kevin Bien - 2nd place
Adam Harvin - 5th place
2006 State
Shot Put
Josiah Bomar - 3rd place
Aaron Ford - 5th place
Discus Throw
Adam Harvin - 2nd place
2007 State
Shot Put
John White - 2nd place
Guy Rose - 5th place
Discus Throw
John White - 1st place
Biagio Tummanello - 8th place
2008 State
Shot Put
John White - 2nd place
Jordan White - 8th place
Discus Throw
Biagio Tummanello - 1st place
John White - 5th place
Michael Phan - 6th place
2009 State
Shot Put
Jesse Pennington - 2nd place
Jordan White - 5th place
Discus Throw
Michael Phan - 1st place
John Bass - 6th place
Andrew Hall - 7th place
2010 State
Shot Put
Jesse Pennington - 1st place
Jordan White - 3rd place
Jason Hensley - 4th place
Discus Throw
Michael Phan - 2nd place
John Bass - 5th place
2011 State
Shot Put
Jordan White - 1st place
Jason Hensley - 2nd place
Brad Hurst - 8th place
Discus Throw
Stephen McMurray - 7th place
I have always held him, along with Southside's throws coach, in high esteem.
Here is how ours have fared at State:
2000 Dan Smith discus 6th
2001 Ramone McDonald 6th shot
Justin Yates 3rd discus
2002 Justin Yates 3rd discus
2003 Ryan Barrett 6th shot
Justin Yates 8th discus
2004 Ryan Barrett shot 3rd
Ryan Barrett discus 9th
2005 Ryan Barrett shot 6th
2006 Allan Fairbanks shot 3rd, Steven Freeman 10th
2007 Steven Freeman shot 7th, Jon Williams 9th
Steven Freeman discus 3rd, Josh Young 9th
2008 Jon Williams 5th shot
Jon Williams 9th discus, Courtney Bryan 6th girls discus
2009 Jon Williams 1st Discus, Daniel Aydelott 10th discus, Courtney Bryan 8th girls discus
Jon Williams 2nd shot
2010 Jon Williams 1st discus, Andy Moua 2nd discus, Daniel Aydelott DQ(ranked #2 going in and had no throws in in prelims!), Lorraine Dority 6th girls discus
Jon Williams 3rd shot, Skyler McElroy 8th, Jay Moua 11th
2011 Skyler McElroy 1st shot, Dustin Medlin 12th, Lorraine Dority 12th girls shot, Courtney Bryan 13th girls shot
Courtney Bryan 1st girls discus, Lorraine Dority 5th, Cari Bryan 6th
Our girls program began in 2008. Courtney Bryan was the only girl on the team that season and the only one until district and state (moved up freshmen) in 2009. Our throwers have come a long way. Last season we had one girl over 100, two others over 97' and 94', and two others over 80. Lorraine and Cari both expect to go over 100 this season. We love throws!
Many perennial powers are known for certain events. I know Alma is good at all but seem to be great at throws and mid-distance including 4x400m and 4x800m relays. Lake Hamilton is always good at distance and pole vault; Magnolia always has sprinters and hurdlers; Southside has throwers and jumpers; Nashville always has good throwers; what events define your school?
Quote from: RATTLER43 on December 16, 2011, 11:40:42 pm
Yes they are. They look tough to beat. How have they done in conference play so far? They are so quick and agile.
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I'm not sure, I know they beat bigelow & I think that 's the only conf. game our jr. girls have played.
Hey, gg, what do the senior boys at Westside look like?
Senior boys track team, that is.
rattler 43 looks like your year, but augusta will do it's best to defend title, we'll throw it together after BB season like always, and hope to peak , first of may. your pretty close on your totals, but like you said we have a freshmen blazer, might even have a couple hurdlers, but with only 3 hurdles to practice on? will be much deeper in distance and may have best 4 x 800 team yet, and may suprise in triple jump, can't afford to get down 25 pts. and comeback this year, think we'll have another 800 guy go under 2;10 and 4 under 2;15, got to have some jumpers come thru. high jump pit is ,pallets, car tires, wrestling matt "hard" volleyball standards and an actual highjump bar. doing more with less that's our motto at augusta, "speaking of equipment". untill the daffodills bloom!
Westside boys will be better, but not on the same level as you and danville. I think i'll have more out this year and in a few events we have a chance to be decent.
Anybody know when the indoor meet at the U of A for 1A thru 4A?
Quote from: G-Town38 on December 20, 2011, 06:38:51 pm
Anybody know when the indoor meet at the U of A for 1A thru 4A?
Feb. 24
Quote from: oldboar on December 20, 2011, 09:25:37 am
rattler 43 looks like your year, but augusta will do it's best to defend title, we'll throw it together after BB season like always, and hope to peak , first of may. your pretty close on your totals, but like you said we have a freshmen blazer, might even have a couple hurdlers, but with only 3 hurdles to practice on? will be much deeper in distance and may have best 4 x 800 team yet, and may suprise in triple jump, can't afford to get down 25 pts. and comeback this year, think we'll have another 800 guy go under 2;10 and 4 under 2;15, got to have some jumpers come thru. high jump pit is ,pallets, car tires, wrestling matt "hard" volleyball standards and an actual highjump bar. doing more with less that's our motto at augusta, "speaking of equipment". untill the daffodills bloom!
I always take Augusta into consideration. I think JC will be really tough this year. Gurdon and Magnet Cove could be loaded as well. Mineral Springs always has some competitors(when I first got into coaching MS was the dominant program). We will be strong again. There are two options as always: we will win it all or we will not.
We will work hard, meet our potential, and be good at every event. If some team beats us they will have earned it. We have never won a state title in track but...
1999 3rd
2000 5th
2001 6th
2002 3rd
2003 3rd
2004 4th
2005 8th
2006 3rd
2007 5th
2008 12th
2009 3rd
2010 2nd
2011 2nd
A 1st in 2012 would be icing on top of all those great seasons. Our main objective is the same every year: to be the best we can be. We are not swayed by ESPN and the media pushing that you must be the champion or you are a failure. We teach life lessons in track here in Magazine. That is not to say it is not one of our goals. It is. But we know that if we have worked as hard as we can and have done all we can do and we do it with class and respect for our sport then we have been successful. We do want to beat Danville and all other conference teams because they are rivals and it will mean we are conference champions; we want to beat Booneville because they are our next door neighbors and rivals plus a good measuring stick since they typically win their conference at 4A level; we want to beat Augusta because they have knocked us out the past two season; but to us it is really about us doing our best and not about beating someone else. We respect any team that beats us and we hate to be beaten. I hope all of this rambling makes any sense.
If Augusta wins a third in a row they will join a select group of champions over the years. I know they will be tough again. Good luck on another great season.
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com//pdf8/796496.pdf gives info for January indoor meet at Fayetteville.
ATCA Coaches Clinic at U of A January 26-27th. http://www.angelfire.com/ar/atca/winterclinic.html
I agree with you completely rattler.. The only downfall about winning a state championship is that you are now expected to do it year after year.. Cross county rivalries or conference championships become only a small stepping stone.. even years after Crossett made that run of 20+ state championships years ago, their expectations have not let up, which is unfair to the athletes of today.. It is like making millions; that 100 bonus at work doesn't mean much anymore.. I think Magnolia and Alma have handled the pressure well, but we didn't have a dynasty before the year 2004.. I guess my point is, to all the coaches out there who just teach winning, it has to go hand in hand with Rattlers philosophy because at the end of the day, we are shaping tomorrows leaders.. "Failure" will happen, but as long as your kids are giving 100%, the word doesn't exist
Thanks, MHSGrad. I don't want to imply that we are not in it to win it; we are. But I want us to learn things along the way and enjoy the journey.
Finally, we should teach "winning" and what it takes to win but also to get back up after "failures". Getting back up is as important as anything.
Leaders of tomorrow.... So true. We all must be in this thing together.
I know MHS will be good. They always are. How do they look in comparison with past 6 years' teams?
Since we are on the subject of how track impacts kids beyond conference and state championships...
(This is kind of long)
I had grown up playing basketball at Alma my whole life. I was pretty good, I started throughout junior high. My dad was a basketball coach (not at Alma) and I knew all the ins and outs.
I grew up around the sport, but by my 9th grade year, I was completely burned out on it. I had no desire to play basketball anymore. I decided to stick with it in 9th grade because I didn't want to quit on the team, but by 10th grade I was ready to be done with it.
My parents convinced me to give it another chance at the start of my 10th grade year, and I said I would for one 9 weeks. I went through the 9 weeks and still had no desire to get better in the sport. I decided I needed to quit before the season started, and so after a lot of discussion, prayer, and awkward talks with coaches, I quit. It was strange for me, because I had never been a "quitter", but I knew it was the best decision for me. I didn't really have a sport to fall back on either...but my friend Colton (the legendary Matt Mason's little brother, lol) convinced me to try out track and field.
I remember walking up to Coach Mac my first day of track and talking about it and he said "Ok, get with the rest of the team and lift." And so I did. Not too many practices later, I was proving myself to be one of the better distance runners on the team (Alma had lost a stud 4 x 8 team to graduation the year before). By the first meet, I had earned my spot on the 4 x 8 team, and those 3 guys are still some of my closest friends.
Each year of track was different for me (at the state level that is). I experienced being so close to the prize but not being able to grasp it my sophomore year, being on the top of the mountain my junior year, and getting dominated by Magnolia my senior year. Yet, I would relive my sophomore and senior years over again if given the choice, because I learned about overcoming adversity, helping out friends, and what it takes to be successful in life. No doubt, Coach Mac is one of the top role models in my life.
Great story and exactly what I am talking about.
Depth at the sprints is very strong.. this is probably the best overall in field events that we have ever been.. our weakness will be distance, but it will be so spread out that the 800 is the only race that might hurt us.. Overall, this is probably our 4th best team.. 1 and 2 being Alexanders junior and senior years and 3rd being my senior year, 06..
That will be tough to beat. Good luck this season. Spring will be here in the blink of an eye.
I know that i say it every year, and they seem to choke, but Cfv scares me.. we are better than our competitors or even with them in almost every event( better in hj, disc, lj, hurdles, and 400; even in 100, 200, 4x1, 4x4, and shot, except for Alma; Vilonia will probably going 1,2,4 in pv, but we should place 2) Our main strength is consistency over all the events.. Last year, we won 1 event at state and still won. All of our sprinters will be seniors this year, along with most of our jumpers, so hopefully their senior leadership will take over
Sounds like a great group. Also sounds senior laden. How will you be in years to come. I know we can only speculate; but as fans it is fun to discuss.
We will compete.. we have a couple 8th graders that run low 5 miles and have a lot of speed... they could be the best class we have ever put through, which is scary lol
Wow. That is scary. Keep us posted as to the progress of your athletes. It's about to get rollling.
I shall.. we will lose a couple to baseball.. we had two 8th graders run mid 50s in the 400.. One is going to baseball this year
After the Jan. 6 meet at Fayetteville, here is an update on how Arkansans wearing Razorback unforms are doing
Hunter Bourke of Fayetteville ran a 49.49, which is not a PR, but he is just trying to stay in shape for the 400 meter hurdles in outdoor. Maybe he can contribute in the 400 meter dash or DMR somehow
Neill Braddy of FS Southside ran the 800 in the typical "run them up one distance to get them in shape." As an exclusive sprinter, Braddy did pretty well I thought by running a 1:56.67
Aaron Hamiton of Rogers ran a 4:28 in the Mile to win his heat. He will have to run faster than that to help us at the SECs, but I know he is a hard worker and hopefully he has a break through soon
Caleb Cross of Newport started the year off with a bang in the 60 meter hurdles. He didn't run a PR, but he ran 7.87 which isn't too far off his 7.78 PR. He is already running times that should place him in the SECs. Hopefully he keeps improving. Cross was also part of the 4 x 4 team that ran a 3:12, which is a good opening time. I suspect they will improve and be fighting for an SEC championship in that event.
Braddy was part of the 'B' team that also ran 3:12, but finished behind Cross's team by milliseconds. I'm not sure why, but I'm guessing Coach Bucknam was just mixing things up to see how they worked out.
In the Pole Vault, Andrew Irwin had a GREAT performance. He cleared 5.30 meters which converts to about 17' 5". That is a great opening mark and would already be competing for a top 8 finish at the SEC championships
That's it on the Men's side.
On the women's side:
Of course, we have to start off talking about Whitney Jones of Searcy. She won the 400 in a time of 54.85 which is a great opening mark. She could PROBABLY give a run at a top 8 finish with that score, but obviously she wants to get down to her PR of 52.41 and compete for a top 3 finish.
In the 1 mile run Grace Heymsfield of Elkins started off with a bang and won the mile in a time of 5:01.55. She'll have to improve her time by about 7 or 8 seconds to finish top 8 in the mile at the SECs, but starting off like that makes me think she can do it.
The 4 x 4 ran a time of 3:41, but I'm not sure who was on the relay team, because directathletics doesn't show it. I'm guessing Whitney Jones was on it, though. Good start for the 4 x 4 team that has been leaving a legacy in Fayetteville
Kirsten Hesseltine of Springdale Har-Ber started off her year with a pretty good clearance in the high jump of 1.70 meters (about 5" 7'). That matches her PR. She will have to improve quite a bit to place at the SECs, but hopefully with this good start she will
Chelsey Roberts of Searcy also did well in her Razorback debut in the high jump. She cleared 1.65 meter which is about 5" 5'.
Ariel Voskamp of Cabot pole vaulted unattached and cleared 3.60 meters, which is about 9' 11". I'm not sure if she is redshirting or not, but if she isn't, that's a pretty good start, but she would have to improve quite a bit to get a top 8 spot at the SECs
And let's not forget Whitney JOnes in the long jump. She posted another win with a mark of 5.72 meters which is about 18' 9". It's not her PR of 5.94, but it's a great start.
And that's about it!
Here's how all the Razorbacks' performances matches up with the rest of the country so far
Men:
400 meter dash - Travis Southard - 5th ranked performance
400 meter dash - Hunter Bourke - 44th ranked performance
60 meter hurdles - Caleb Cross - 5th ranked performance
60 meter hurdles - Gunnar Nixon - 30th ranked performance
4 x 4 - Arkansas - 6th
High Jump - Noah Kittelson - 6th
High Jump - Dwayne Golbek - 10th
Pole Vault - Andrew Irwin - 5th
Pole Vault - Kevin Lazas - 28th
Women:
60 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 24th
200 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flower - 8th
200 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 9th
200 meter dash - Ivanique Kemp - 17th
400 meter dash - Whitney Jones - 1st
400 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flowers - 4th
400 meter dash - Rachel Werner - 12th
400 meter dash - Phyllis George - 49th
1 mile run - Grace Heymsfield - 26th
1 mile run - Diane Robison - 36th
60 meter hurdles - Ivanique Kemp - 4th
4 x 400 meter relay - Arkansas - 3rd
High Jump - Kirsten Hesseltine - 26th
Pole Vault - Tara Diebold - 4th
Pole Vault - Danielle Nowell - 10th
Long Jump - Whitney Jones - 36th
Triple Jump - Amalie Skage - 9th
I have some sad news out of Magnolia today... Charles Walker O'guinn, or c-walk as we called him, was found dead in his house.. Our thoughts and prayers go out to this fantastic athlete and person who's impact in this world will ripple down for generations to come.. as Im sure most of u know, Walker was the best hurdler in 4a/5a in 2006 and 2007.. He won the 300s both years, and won the 110s his senior year.. You will be missed brother.. We will power on in your name
That is extremely sad news, MHS. I'm praying for his family, you, and the team.
If Im not mistaken, he had two young kids as well.. We are thankful for all thoughts and prayers.. he was a class act
Anybody know the results from the AAA board meeting on the hosting sites.
http://www.ahsaa.org/activity/11/track/xcountry
List looks like this (coming from MHS's link)
7A: Rogers - May 3rd
6A: Lake Hamilton - May 4th
5A: Hot Springs - May 3rd
4A: Nashville - May 3rd
3A: Prescott - May 3rd
2A: Mineral Springs - May 3rd
1A: Prescott - May 3rd
Wow Prescott is doubling up on the state meet. That means extra rest time for 3A and 1A runners.
Rattler, how do you feel about traveling to Mineral Springs? Ever been there?
There's not much to see in Mineral, that's for sure.
hey trackster how long until till you start doing pre season predictions for 5a?
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 13, 2012, 02:38:35 pm
List looks like this (coming from MHS's link)
7A: Rogers - May 3rd
6A: Lake Hamilton - May 4th
5A: Hot Springs - May 3rd
4A: Nashville - May 3rd
3A: Prescott - May 3rd
2A: Mineral Springs - May 3rd
1A: Prescott - May 3rd
Wow Prescott is doubling up on the state meet. That means extra rest time for 3A and 1A runners.
Rattler, how do you feel about traveling to Mineral Springs? Ever been there?
I had hoped for DAnville or ft. Smith but...
Yes. Have had state there numerous times. We always perform well there.
Prescott has some horses.!!!!!!
Quote from: pantherxctf on January 13, 2012, 07:17:00 pm
hey trackster how long until till you start doing pre season predictions for 5a?
I've actually started in the old 2011 thread, but I've got a new laptop, and don't have all my old information on this one, but I will get back on it soon. School has been taking my time lately.
Also, the Razorback men beat the Texas Longhorns track team in a dual meet 89-81 last night. Texas is ranked number 10 in the country, I believe.
Here's how the former Arkansas high school athletes did:
Caleb Cross of Newport: Cross may be the MVP of this team behind an inshap Marek Niit. Last night he ran a 6.83 in the 60 meter dash in his first try at the collegiate level. I don't think that will place at SEC's, but it's not too far out either. In the 60 meter hurdles he ran 7.83, which WILL place at SEC's and is approcahing his freshmen PR of 7.78. He was also part of the 4 x 4 team that ran a season best 3:11
Neill Braddy of FS Southside: Braddy ran the 200 in a time of 21.61 which is close to his PR of 21.56, but that won't place at SEC's. He also ran the 60 meter dash in 7.03, which is close to his PR of 7.03. Those won't come close to placing at SEC's though
Hunter Bourke of Fayetteville: He ran the 400 meter dash in 50.07 seconds. Like I've said before, I think he is just staying in shape for outdoor 400 meter hurdles
Aaron Hamilton of Rogers: Hamilton ran 8:32.97 in the 3000 meter run, which is a PR (old PR was 8:46), but will need to improve by about 15-20 seconds to place at the SECs
Andrew Irwin of Mt. Ida: The big story of the night. Andrew Irwin cleared 5.50 meters...which is about 18 feet...and a new indoor school record! As a freshmen! Expect big things from this kid.
The women on the other hand traveled to Lexington for the Kentucky Invitational...
Whitney Jones of Searcy ran a 53.86 in the 400 and placed 4th overall in the competition (behind Regina George of Arkansas and two pros). It's a season PR, but not an overall PR (52.79). Her time would probably already place at SECs, though. She was also on the 4 x 4 team that ran a 3:36.16. Which is BLAZING fast. Looking at the results, it looks like they placed first ahead of a pro team.
Grace Heymsfield of Elkins ran a 4:51.29 in the mile which is a 10 second PR for her indoors. I don't think that time would place at the SECs, but it would be close.
Kirsten Hesseltine of Springdale Har-Ber cleared 1.66 meters, which is not quite as good as her 1.70 PR.
Chelsey Roberts of Searcy cleared 1.61 meters, which is also under her PR of 1.65 meters
Also, here's an updated list on how every Razorback's performance (if they are in the top 50) compares against the nation
60 meter dash - Caleb Cross - 26th in nation
60 meter dash - Akheem Gauntlett - 45th in nation
200 meter dash - Akheem Gauntlett - 3rd in nation
200 meter dash - Neill Braddy - 13th in nation
200 meter dash - Travis Southard - 22nd in nation
400 meter dash - Ben Skidmore - 2nd in nation
400 meter dash - Travis Southard - 7th in nation
400 meter dash - Marek Niit - 10th in nation
800 meter run - Leoman Momoh - 1st in nation
800 meter run - Patrick Rono - 2nd in nation
800 meter run - Nathaneal Franks - 14th in nation
1 mile run - Rick Elliott - 14th in nation
3000 meter run - Lane Boyer - 1st in nation
3000 meter run - Michael Chinchar - 3rd in nation
3000 meter run - Layne Nixon - 31st in nation
3000 meter run - Aaron Hamilton - 48th in nation
60 meter hurdles - Caleb Cross - 2nd in nation
60 meter hurdles - Gunnar Nixon - 40th in nation
4 x 400 meter relay - 6th in nation
4000 meter distance medley relay - 6th in nation
High Jump - Brede Ellingsen - 8th in nation
High Jump - Noah Kittelson - 8th in nation
High Jump - Dwayne Golbek - 15th in nation
High Jump - Gunnar Nixon - 15th in nation
Pole Vault - Andrew Irwin - 2nd in nation
Pole Vault - Kevin Lazas - 24th in nation
Pole Vault - Stuart Sparks - 44th in nation
Long Jump - Nii Ayi - 8th in nation
Long Jump - Terry Prentice - 37th in nation
Girls:
200 meter dash - Regina George - 19th in nation
200 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flowers - 29th in nation
200 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 31st in nation
200 meter dash - Ivanique Kemp - 47th in nation
400 meter dash - Regina George - 1st in nation
400 meter dash - Whitney Jones - 2nd in nation
400 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flowers - 13th in nation
400 meter dash - Rachel Werner - 41st in nation
800 meter run - Samantha Learch - 4th in nation
800 meter run - Martine Borge - 27th in nation
1 mile - Stephanie Brown - 5th in nation
1 mile - Grace Heymsfield - 29th in nation
3000 meter run - Kristen Gillespie - 3rd in nation
3000 meter run - Cali George - 48th in nation
60 meter hurldes - Ivanique Kemp - 9th in nation
60 meter hurdles - Brittany Hyter - 30th in nation
4 x 400 meter relay - 1st in nation
High Jump - Makeba Alcide - 47th in nation
Pole Vault - Tina Sutej - 1st in nation
Pole Vault - Tara Diebold - 12th in nation
Pole Vault - Danielle Nowell - 25th in nation
Triple Jump - Amalie Skage - 31st in nation
Any preseason predictions on shot put? My son, Jared Morrow from Nashville, will be throwing shot and discus again this season. He threw 51' at Meet of Champs this spring for 6th place. I bought him some new weight-throwing shoes, and he used them this week. He threw 55' in the shot and in the 150s in the discus. He said he thinks he can put it 57' soon. He has grown an inch since last spring and gained about 35lbs with an increase of 40lbs in the bench. Hopefully, he'll have his normal spin in the shot down before indoor state.
Good luck. Would love to see him hit 60'!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 15, 2012, 06:50:14 pm
Good luck. Would love to see him hit 60'!
Well actually, I just got off the phone with him, and he says now he thinks he can hit 60':) I think he can too.
Fourpeat, Is there anyone in the 7-4A that can beat Jared in the shot or discus?
Also will Nashville be any good this year in track? Do they have a chance to win the 4A championship over Heber Springs, De Queen, or Ashdown?
Nashville should be about as good as usual. Just found out today our 400 runner would be rejoining us along with our 800 runner last week. I'm hoping come state that DQ will steal some distance points from Heber which would give us a chance.
I don't think that anyone should be able to beat Jared. Yordi Moran from DQ was the only one that could beat him last year. But I'm pretty sure he graduated.
Quick question. I don't know much about track and field. I know that fast is fast, and that looked like a real good jump. Anyway, my question concerns the triple jump. If an athlete is standing on the 28 foot board and goes through the motion of the triple jump, and lands 3 to 5 feet inside the pit, what would that translate to if they were actually running?
If I understood your question correctly. That would be a scratch because you can't just run through. You have to go twice off of one foot and once of the other. Hence the name triple jump. Rattler may know more whenever he gets on.
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on January 17, 2012, 06:28:29 pm
If I understood your question correctly. That would be a scratch because you can't just run through. You have to go twice off of one foot and once of the other. Hence the name triple jump. Rattler may know more whenever he gets on.
No. Not what I meant. Doing that from a stand still versus doing it from a running start.
I'm not sure then. Like I said maybe Rattler knows, where are you when we need you. :P
Just got home from daughters ball game. Not sure I can really make an accurate conversion. Just work on technique and measure a true triple. Sorry.
panther, here's the work I've already done on my projections at 5A performances:
Format
Name - School - Best time last season (Place at last year's state meet)
100 meter dash
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 10.72 (1st)
Orlando Robinson – Crossett – 10.83 (4th)
Dylan Wood – Magnolia – 10.93 (7th)
Ryan Green – Forrest City – 11.07 (5th)
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 11.10 (6th)
Eric Simmons – Central Ark. Christian – 11.16 (12th)
Jo Oluakan – Greenbrier – 11.20 (9th Place)
Derek Keaton – Camden Fairview – 11.27
James Sax – Vilonia – 11.34 (11th)
DeVonte Davis – Magnolia – 11.34
200 meter dash
Orlando Robinson – Crossett – 21.72 (1st)
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 22.10 (2nd)
Ryan Green – Forrest City – 22.31 (3rd)
Dylan Wood – Magnolia – 22.33 (4th)
James Sax – Vilonia – 22.38 (13th)
Derek Keaton – Camden Fairview – 22.69
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 22.75
Corey Martin – Magnolia – 22.92
Joewaan Mitchell – Forrest City – 23.04 (10th)
DeVonte Davis – Magnolia – 23.08
400 meter dash
Sharbrodric Young – Magnolia – 50.40 (2nd)
Ethan Brewer – Alma – 50.44 (3rd)
Orlando Robinson – Crossett – 51.00
Seth Thompson – Greenbrier – 51.33 (4th)
Josh Balentine – Watson Chapel – 51.64 (7th)
Joewaan Mitchell – Forrest City – 52.10
KJ Mapels – Beebe – 52.24
Dominique reed – Camden Fairview – 52.32
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 52.54
Jakari Jackson – Forrest City – 52.64 (13th)
hey thanx trackster keep em coming when you can. i cant wait to see what your 800 and 4x8 predictions are.
No problem panther. Here are the distance projections
800 meter run
Alex Ebmeyer – Vilonia – 1:58.14 (1st)
KJ Mapels – Beebe – 1:59.30 (2nd)
Dylan Hosman – Paragould – 2:02.20
Austin Dupio – Beebe – 2:04.32 (6th)
Trevor Martin – Vilonia – 2:04.49
Corbin Greening – Siloam Springs – 2:05.65 (7th)
Vann Berry – LR Christian – 2:06.00
Dillon Langley – Alma – 2:06.58
Brian Valley – Vilonia – 2:06.94
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 2:08.66
1600 meter run
Dylan Hosman – Paragould – 4:38.45 (5th)
Vann Berry – LR Christian – 4:38.85 (1st)
KJ Mapels – Beebe – 4:40.03
Austin DeWitt – LR Christian – 4:42.20
Ben Fiser – LR Christian – 4:43.70
Danny Moss – Greene County Tech – 4:46.32 (7th)
Jon Freeman – Greene County Tech – 4:48.52
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 4:50.73 (9th)
Will Scarbrough – Siloam Springs – 4:51.26 (8th)
Austin Dupio – Beebe – 4:52.79
3200 meter run
Vann Berry – LR Christian – 10:13.06 (1st)
Ben Fiser – LR Christian – 10:13.67 (2nd)
Austin DeWitt – LR Christian – 10:16.93 (3rd)
Dylan Hosman – Paragould – 10:25.09
Justin Edwards – Greene County Tech – 10:46.62 (6th)
Jacob Bowling – Vilonia – 10:49.51 (7th)
Cole Slayton – Lakeside, HS – 11:01.79
Tyler Eddings – Hot Springs – 11:05.78
Dylan Shrum – Batesville – 11:06.35
Jon Freeman – Greene County Tech – 11:06.87
Quote from: fbbb22 on January 17, 2012, 05:45:26 pm
Fourpeat, Is there anyone in the 7-4A that can beat Jared in the shot or discus?
I don't know who is going to be good this year. You can never tell from one year to the next; you can only make predictions based upon what kind of athletes the same schools seem to always put on the track each spring. I would expect Ashdown and DeQueen to put some good ones out there. If PA would put their football athletes on the track team, they would be extremely good. Malvern could do the same, as could Robinson and Maumelle. There are a lot of big strong athletes in these schools who will never be on a track team, and for various reasons. Jared's only problem right now is not having Lingo on the team to keep him motivated. They always worked out together, but he's at A-State now throwing for them. Jared is trying to stay motivated in the weight room, but it's hard.
Just looking at what Nashville and Heber have back from last year, if everybody in both schools stays healthy and no one quits, right now it looks like they are neck-n-neck, both scoring about 100-115 points at state. If De Queen puts some distance runners in the points, taking away from Heber, Nashville may have the advantage. If no one puts in any challenge to the Heber distance crew, they'll run away with it by 30-40 points. They are loaded!
Does Malvern have a track team?.. i know when i was in school they didn't have one.. seems kind of ridiculous to me
They don't. And I don't understand that. They have some great athletes.
I agree. Seems ridiculous, but I suppose they have their reasons.
Went to watch Alma practice for the first time today.
I was thinking there would be a lot of question marks going into this season, and there will be. But now I know that the talent is there.
Our 400 runner, Ethan Brewer, quit basketball to focus on track, hoping to get a scholarship for it. This extra training will help.
Won't provide too much info for now, though. I will let the results speak for themselves whenever they come out.
One thing we all may have to get used to is viewing results on varvee.com instead of directathletics. Rattler would know more about that than I would, though.
Go to ahsaa.org
It gives a little rundown of Varvee if you are wanting to get a sneak peak of what it involves. There will still be stuff on directathletics.com
This site will try to keep a running update of all 5A via 'trackster and company; via 4peat in 4A, and from me in 2A. Hoping to get somebody to do the other divisions as well.
Will be here before we know it. Cannot wait.
First high school meet (indoor at Randal Tyson Track center) is in a week!
As for the now number one ranked Razorbacks, they had the Razorback Invitational this weekend and here is how the former Arkansas High school athletes performed
Men:
Caleb Cross of Newport - Caleb ran his first indoor 200 in a time of 21.86. A good time, but needs to be around 21 flat to place at SECs. He also ran the 60 meter hurdles for a time of 7.91, which isn't his SB of 7.83, but a good time nonetheless. He was also on the B 4 x 4 team
Hunter Bourke of Fayetteville - Bourke ran the 400 in a time of 49.48, which is a season best and his first 200 of the year in 22.11. Just getting ready for outdoor for Bourke. Those times won't place at the SECs
Neill Braddy of FS Southside - Braddy started off with a bad 200 (23.55). I'm guessing he slipped or something happened that made him run that slow. Not a big deal, though, because he came back and ran a great 400 (47.29) which is a season best. He was also part of the 4 x 4 team that ran a 3:06.03 for the best time in the country so far.
Cameron Efurd of Rogers - Efurd ran only the 3000 meter run at this meet. He ran a PR of 8:37.98. He'll need to lower it by 20 seconds, though, if he wants to place at the SECs
Aaron Hamilton of Rogers - Hamilton ran the mile only, in a new PR of 4:21.12. He'll need to lower it by about 10-15 seconds to place at the SECs
Andrew Irwin of Mt. Ida - Irwin no heighted at this meet. Hopefully this doesn't become a trend after a great start to his freshmen season
Women:
Whitney Jones of Searcy - Whitney ran her first 200 of the year in a time of 24.26, which isn't quite her PR of 23.87, but good nonetheless. She also ran a 400 in 53.99, which isn't her Season best, but a pretty good time. Also she was part of the 4 x 4 team that ran a 3:35.8 for the 2nd best time in the country so far.
Grace Heymsfield of Elkins - Grace ran a HUGE PR in the mile in a time of 4:43.68! This time would have her close to placing at SECs!
Kirsten Hesseltine of Har-Ber - Kirsten jumped over 1.68 in the HJ which isn't quite her SB. Hopefully she has a big breakthrough soon
Chelsey Roberts of Searcy - Chelsey jumped over 1.58m in the HJ. Not quite her SB either
Quote from: MHSGrad on December 26, 2011, 10:34:34 pm
Depth at the sprints is very strong.. this is probably the best overall in field events that we have ever been.. our weakness will be distance, but it will be so spread out that the 800 is the only race that might hurt us.. Overall, this is probably our 4th best team.. 1 and 2 being Alexanders junior and senior years and 3rd being my senior year, 06..
Sounds good. Best of luck on the upcoming season.
I plan a visit back to Magnolia in either March or April. Is the meet schedule out? I'm hoping to get to see them this year.
March 29 Magnolia hosts.
That was quick! Thank you.
Just happened to check new replies. And Nashville just finalized our schedule and we'll be there.
Also, here's an updated list on how every Razorback's performance (if they are in the top 50) compares against the nation
200 meter dash - Akheem Gauntlett - 1st in nation
200 meter dash - Marek Niit - 38th in nation
400 meter dash - Ben Skidmore - 2nd in nation
400 meter dash - Akheem Gauntlett - 4th in nation
400 meter dash - Neil Braddy - 12th in nation
400 meter dash - Marek Niit - 33rd in nation
400 meter dash - Travis Southard - 37th in nation
800 meter run - Patrick Rono - 10th in nation
800 meter run - Duncan Phillips - 12th in nation
800 meter run - Anthony Lieghio - 14th in nation
800 meter run - Leoman Momoh - 22nd in nation
800 meter run - Omar Abdi - 39th in nation
800 meter run - Drew Butler - 46th in nation
5000 meter run - Layne Nixon - 38th in nation
60 meter hurdles - Caleb Cross - 15th in nation
4 x 400 meter relay - 1st in nation
4000 meter distance medley relay - 5th in nation
High Jump - Brede Ellingsen - 18th in nation
High Jump - Noah Kittelson - 18th in nation
High Jump - Gunnar Nixon - 24th in nation
High Jump - Dwayne Golbek - 40th in nation
Pole Vault - Andrew Irwin - 2nd in nation
Pole Vault - Kevin Lazas - 24th in nation
Pole Vault - Stuart Sparks - 44th in nation
Long Jump - Gunnar Nixon - 16th in nation
Long Jump - Nii Ayi - 32nd in nation
Long Jump - Terry Prentice - 37th in nation
Heptathlon - Gunnar Nixon - 1st in nation
Heptathlon - Kevin Lazas - 3rd in nation
Heptathlon - Terry Prentice - 13th in nation
Heptathlon - Nathanael Franks - 24th in nation
Heptathlon - Matt Kirbos - 38th in nation
Heptathlon - Auston Chen - 39th in nation
Girls:
60 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 40th in nation
200 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 42nd in nation
200 meter dash - Regina George - 45th in nation
200 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flowers - 29th in nation
200 meter dash - Tiffany Hines - 31st in nation
200 meter dash - Ivanique Kemp - 47th in nation
400 meter dash - Regina George - 4th in nation
400 meter dash - Whitney Jones - 7th in nation
400 meter dash - Gwendolyn Flowers - 26th in nation
400 meter dash - Chrishuna Williams - 43rd in nation
800 meter run - Stephanie Brown - 2nd in nation
800 meter run - Samantha Learch - 14th in nation
800 meter run - Martine Borge - 34th in nation
1 mile - Kristen Gillespie - 3rd in nation
1 mile - Stephanie Brown - 32nd in nation
1 mile - Grace Heymsfield - 35th in nation
3000 meter run - Kristen Gillespie - 23rd in nation
3000 meter run - Kaitlinn Flattmann - 41st in nation
60 meter hurdles - Ivanique Kemp - 18th in nation
60 meter hurdles - Brittany Hyter - 27th in nation
4 x 400 meter relay - 4th in nation
High Jump - Makeba Alcide - 30th in nation
Pole Vault - Tina Sutej - 1st in nation
Pole Vault - Tara Diebold - 4th in nation
Pole Vault - Danielle Nowell - 33rd in nation
Triple Jump - Tamara Myers - 38th in nation
Triple Jump - Amalie Skage - 31st in nation
Pentathlon - Makeba Alcide - 7th in nation
Mhs, where ya been?!?.. lol it is good to see you back.. i will be there march 29th, baring something crazy.. panther.scsc.k12.ar.us is our website :)
What's Magnolia got this year? I hate to see Phillip Fields graduate. It was fun running against him.
Other than Phillip graduating, we are returning a lot of the same talent.. our disc thrower is gone, but we went 1-3 at state last year.. Not much in distance, but with the state being so even, it should help us.. the 800 will be the key race this year.. how many points will cfv and magnolia lose to alma and vilonia.. remember tho, phillip got 8th last year and magnolia still won
Well good luck to Magnolia this year. Can't wait to compete against them this year.
Good luck to you and Nashville as well Ballplayer1. Looking forward to seeing you complete against my Panthers, hopefully, on March 29th.
MHSGRAD, thanks for the hearty welcome back! Sometimes we all get busy in life and simply don't have the time to post on here. But, I look forward to spending more time on here again and keeping up with all the results. All you guys do an excellent job on keeping this section updated. I also hope to get to see you on the 29th in Magnolia.
What's everyones take on a competitive time for a 7th grade girl in the 1600?
Quote from: Basketballfan13 on January 31, 2012, 10:03:47 am
What's everyones take on a competitive time for a 7th grade girl in the 1600?
I would say around 6:30 to 7 minutes is a competitive time.
@ Ballplayer1
Hey just read through the thread, Malvern has a track team this year, first year in like forever but they have a team this year, and I heard like 2 days ago that Lofton is in Little Rock now so What's the story on that? If that's the case then Stephens will likely win the 400 depending on what Bobo does.
I haven't heard that. That could throw knots in the sprints this year. Lofton had moved to LR after last season and we all thought he was for sure going to stay. But about three weeks ago he showed up at school and said he wanted to stay down here. Also, Steele our 800 runner wasn't going to run track but decided to at the same time Lofton cane back. So our team went from average back to pretty good in one day!
Almost forgot... Lofton moved to LR and ran on AAU team last summer. His best time was a 49.5. Hoping for good things out of him.
Well don't know anything on Steele. But just heard that lofton moved back to nashville then went back to LR.
Yeah. Steele was our best distance last year as a sophomore. Best time in 800 is 2:04. Got 3rd at state. Makes a big difference having him.
Ready for the this weekend so we can start getting a good idea of who has what.
I'm hoping to make it up to Fayetteville on Saturday to watch the indoor track meet.
I will bringing my son, Cody to the Fayetteville meet. Would like to meet some of you guys if you are there. I'll be one of three people wearing a DeWitt shirt. Please look me up if you make it to the meet.
DeQueens practice earlier this week were 6 guys under 5 10 in mile and 13 under 5 30...it will be interesting to see how they are spaced out in meets
Today is the day. I don't think I'll be able to make it up there and see the meet, sadly. Can't wait to hear about it and see the results.
Here are my predictions for contenders in all classifications this year
7A
Bentonville, Southside, Fayetteville
6A
Lake Hamilton, Russellville
5A
Magnolia, Vilonia, Alma
4A
Nashville, Heber Springs
3A
Prescott, Rivercrest
2A
Magazine, Augusta
1A
Trinity Christian, ?
I thought I would go ahead and wrap up the 5A performances for the ATCA invitational
Sprints
The sprints were dominated by Anthony Blakely of Mills and James Sax of Vilonia. It seems like Mills has a lot of good sprinters. If they are able to find a way to throw some field events together and maybe one distance runner, they could make some noise at state.
Vilonia is going to be relying heavily on James Sax this year, and he has proven that he can do it. The guy could easily place in the 100, 200, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, and long jump. He will have to do well in all of those to put Vilonia over the top.
In the 400, Greenwood had a surprise sprinter who ran low 53s. Everyone else was so-so.
Distance:
The distance races were mostly Alma, Vilonia, and Siloam Springs
For the Airedales, the 1600 was where Alma performed their best. These were their times
Maness: 4:56.44
Batura: 4:59.27
Moffett - 5:03.87
Fulenwider - 5:15.37
Vilonia's Ebmeyer and Siloam Springs's Greening ran great 800 times (2:03, 2:04).
In the 3200, Vilonia showed their stuff while Alma only put one runner and he did well.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Vilonia took the top two spots for 5A (Sax and Cotton). Alma got third.
In the 4 x 4, Alma ran a GREAT time for this early in the season (3:33). Vilonia was the next best 5A team with a 3:39.
4 x 8, Vilonia ran a 9:07. I was surprised by that time. I thought they would run faster, but they have a lot of time to improve. Alma didn't run a team this meet.
In the high jump, Blossom of Siloam Springs showed his stuff by jumping 6' 4" early in the season.
The pole vault, Vilonia flexed their muscles with the Wyatt twins both jumping great (15' 4, 14' 4).
The jumps didn't really have many 5A athletes. Sax jumped well for Vilonia and Mills had some solid jumps from their two athletes.
In the shot put, Alma and Vilonia took up all the top spots for 5A.
The best 5A performances this week
1. Trey Wyatt - Vilonia - Pole Vault - 15' 4"
2. Anthonly Blakely - Mills - 60 meter dash - 7.13 (converts to 10.98 100 meter dash)
3. James Sax - Vilonia - 60 meter hurdles - 8.40 (roughly converts to 14.40)
4. Alma - 4 x 4 team - 3:33.93
5. Damian Blossom - Siloam Springs - 6' 4"
Others: Alex Embeyer - Vilonia - 2:03.87
Corbin Greening - Siloam Springs - 2:04.56
Kyle Wyatt - Vilonia - 14' 4"
That is the best Alma has looked at indoor in recent memories.. looks like vilonia awoke a sleeping giant.. lol
Alma did well in the events they had athletes in. I don't see one disappointing performance except maybe our pole vaulter didin't get a height, but they usually start off a pretty challenging height at Tyson.
Everyone else either exceeded my expectations or met them.
Ready to see Magnolia/Camden Fairview's first meet.
well im finally back on. its been awhile as pointed our by rattler on saturday. speaking of rattler i didnt catch you before you left saturday. im hoping your kids did as good or better than expected. all in all i think it was one of the best indoor meets ive participated in. unfortunetly me and a few of my buddies wont be able to make it to the indoor state meet :( :'( due to the state swim meet being that very same saturday. ill still be anctious to see how the 5a teams do though. Ill be trying to get on more now that schools slowed down a bit and its finally season. Cant wait for the first outdoor meet! Lets get after it!
I thought you ran well. I too am glad it is underway. Hoping you go sub two in the 800. I had some great, some good, and some bad. More later. Off to a ball game.
1st performance list (5A)
60 meter dash (Converted to 100 meter dash)
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 7.13 (10.98)
James Sax – Vilonia – 7.26 (11.18)
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside HS – 7.34 (11.30)
Austin Nelson – Greenwood – 7.53 (11.60)
Houston Cotton – Vilonia – 7.55 (11.63)
Justin Bullard – Mills Univ.Stud. – 7.64 (11.77)
Floyd Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 7.65 (11.78)
Drew Estes – Vilonia – 7.67 (11.81)
200 meter dash
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 23.04
James Sax – Vilonia – 23.20
Justin Bullard – Mills Univ.Stud. – 23.88
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 24.09
Floyd Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 24.38
Houston Cotton – Vilonia – 24.40
Kurt Sikes – Greenwood – 24.70
Drew Estes – Vilonia – 24.80
400 meter dash
Austin Nelson – Greenwood – 53.30
Austin Dupio – Beebe – 54.71
Jake Steward – Vilonia – 55.18
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 55.64
Kameron Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 55.77
Brian Valley – Vilonia – 56.21
Brody Thompson – Alma – 57.06
Chris Siler – Vilonia – 57.51
800 meter run
Alex Ebmeyer – Vilonia – 2:03.87
Corbin Greening – Siloam Springs – 2:04.56
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 2:14.38
Madison Temples – Vilonia – 2:17.07
Jamee Montoya – Alma – 2:18.02
Hunter Plante – Beebe – 2:18.64
Logan Coomer – Alma – 2:19.80
Donny Nash – Vilonia – 2:22.71
1600 meter run
Andrew Maness – Alma – 4:56.44
James Batura – Alma – 4:59.27
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 5:00.46
Sam Moffett – Alma – 5:03.87
Mathew Brosky – Vilonia – 5:05.50
Cole Slayton – Lakeside, HS – 5:06.13
Will Scarbrough – Siloam Springs – 5:09.23
Austin Gosch – Greenwood – 5:14.46
3200 meter run
Jacob Bowling – Vilonia – 11:07.86
Mathew Brosky – Vilonia – 11:17.15
Will Mauldin – Alma – 11:36.45
Levi Otts – Vilonia – 11:41.39
Austin Gosch – Greenwood – 11:44.86
60 meter hurdles (VERY ROUGHLY converted to 110 meter hurdles)
James Sax – Vilonia – 8.40 (14.40)
Houston Cotton – Vilonia – 8.87 (14.87)
Tim Pearson – Alma – 9.12 (15.12)
Hollen Barnes – Mills Univ.Stud. – 9.28 (15.28)
Charles Fortson – Greenwood – 10.02 (16.02)
Jordan Herring – Siloam Springs – 10.32 (16.32)
Dillon Bell – Beebe – 10.87 (16.87)
Marcus Burns – Beebe – 11.23 (17.23)
4 x 400 meter relay
Alma – 3:33.93
Vilonia – 3:39.59
Beebe – 3:51.66
4 x 800 meter relay
Vilonia – 9:07.57
Beebe – 9:22.77
Siloam Springs – 9:24.59
High Jump
Damian Blossom – Siloam Springs – 6' 4"
Trey Wyatt – Vilonia – 5' 8"
Pole Vault
Trey Wyatt – Vilonia – 15' 4"
Kyle Wyatt – Vilonia – 14' 4"
Dylan Foster – Vilonia – 11' 6"
Long Jump
James Sax – Vilonia – 20' 8.75"
Triple Jump
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 40' 8"
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 40' 0.75"
Shot Put
Jake Wiedmaier – Vilonia – 45' 6.75"
Brad Hurst – Alma – 45' 5.25"
Chris Calhoun – Vilonia – 42' 11.5"
Tyler Fitzgerald – Greenwood – 41' 6.75"
Trevor Loomis – Alma – 39' 11.5"
Im going to call it now.. 8 tj will qual from the southwest for state.. i cannot wait! :)
Check out Hog results in 400m! Three in low 46s.
Any picks on indoor state? Since my son is at Nashville, I don't think it's any surprise that 4A boys is between Heber and Nashville. 4A girls is between Monisa Poole and _______?
Quote from: fourpeat on February 14, 2012, 02:02:46 pm
Any picks on indoor state? Since my son is at Nashville, I don't think it's any surprise that 4A boys is between Heber and Nashville. 4A girls is between Monisa Poole and _______?
I laughed when I read that. But it's true she will win state by herself pretty much, all it takes is 60 points and she'll get you that.
I'd have to agree with you on it being between Heber and Nashville, though I'm a little biased also since I run at Nashville with Jared. I wasn't too impressed with Heber's times at the indoor meet last weekend. I feel we should make it a heck of a track meet next Friday.
Never count out Mansfield girls. Poole's points will be tough to overcome but...
5A - 7A Seems to be between Bentonville and Fayetteville.
Wow... Malvern has a track team this year..
What about Waldron?
You tell us. I don't know anything about Waldron.
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on February 16, 2012, 01:26:34 pm
You tell us. I don't know anything about Waldron.
not a clue? that's why i asked. No one from waldron seems to post on FF.
I don't know much on Waldron this year, but I don't think they'll be in the run for any state titles, simply because they lost most of their only points at the state meet with that 400-200 kid. (boys)
Quote from: True Player on February 16, 2012, 08:12:34 pm
I don't know much on Waldron this year, but I don't think they'll be in the run for any state titles, simply because they lost most of their only points at the state meet with that 400-200 kid. (boys)
Your right, the only person that I remember from Waldron's team last year was him. He scored most of the teams points if not all. Looking at the Indoor's results from last year Waldron got 4th, and Tanner scored 31 of the team's 43 points, also was a part of the 4x4 team that scored 5. So 36 of 43.
I really wish the next indoor meet would hurry up and roll around. I want to get a little better gauge on the 5A West at least.
6 days full Indoor.!! Real excited to see the other 1-4A schools there and see what kind of competition they bring.!
It kills me that I'm going to miss indoor state this year! It's one of my favorites for the who season! I wish all of u the best of luck there this weekend. Cant wait to see final results
State indoors only 2 days away! And then it's time for outdoor
Alma will be taking close to their full team (or as much as is allowed) to the state indoor meet. I don't think we have the quality to compete with the 7A schools and we don't have a James Sax or two crazy pole vaulters like Vilonia, but I suspect we'll see some good depth.
Vilonia will not make any noise after only losing to Bentonville by 10 at last meet....Prom is tonight so they are only taking 12 athletes to the meet...Not sure who all is going....Sax is not and don't think the vaulters are either
found out vaulters did go and went 1 and 2....Cotton got 5th in hurdles...Ebmeyer won 800 at 1:56.5 hand held is what i'm being told
All I know about Alma right now is that their 4 x 8 team got 7th and their 4 x 4 team ran an indoor school record of 3:32.15. Don't know what place they got.
Mansfield girls won indoor with 65 pts. Alot of good teams showed. Great meet!
Wow! Alma vs. Vilonia is going to be a barn burner this year.
Alma had a great meet. 4 x 4 ran 3:32 for 3rd place, and our 4 x 8 ran 8:39 for 7th place.
Had a 5' 10 high jumper, another miler run under 5:00. We had a 5' 10 high jumper, a 12' 0" and an 11' 6" pole vaulter.
Our 800 wasn't super impressive, but I don't think these guys are used to running that event on an indoor track. I suspect those times will come down a lot when outdoor rolls around.
Three guys in the low 9's for the 60 meter hurdles (which is already close to putting you at the state meet).
Not to mention, Ethan Brewer ran 22.95 in the 200 AND 50.86 in the 400. Has to be the best sprint performance by an Alma sprinter indoors ever.
Any idea when and where the quickest results will be up?
Quote from: pantherxctf on February 26, 2012, 09:10:36 am
Any idea when and where the quickest results will be up?
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23080.html
5A 2nd projection list (All times indoor)
60 meter dash
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 7.03 (10.83)
Orlando Robinson – Crossett – 7.18 (11.06)
James Sax – Vilonia – 7.26 (11.18)
Dominic Jackson – Crossett – 7.32 (11.27)
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside HS – 7.34 (11.30)
Eric Simmons – Central Ark. Christian – 7.34 (11.30)
Floyd Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 7.44 (11.60)
Austin Nelson – Greenwood – 7.44 (11.60)
200 meter dash
Orlando Robinson – Crossett – 22.51
Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. – 22.65
Ethan Brewer – Alma – 22.95
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 23.18
James Sax – Vilonia – 23.20
Justin Bullard – Mills Univ.Stud. – 23.45
Floyd Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 23.64
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 24.09
400 meter dash
Ethan Brewer – Alma – 50.86
Torren Payton – Hot Springs – 52.14
Charles McMillian – Hot Springs – 53.20
Austin Nelson – Greenwood – 53.30
Kameron Pugh – Mills Univ.Stud. – 53.56
Cody Passen – Alma – 53.92
Austin Dupio – Beebe – 54.71
Jake Steward – Vilonia – 55.18
800 meter run
Alex Ebmeyer – Vilonia – 1:56.89
Corbin Greening – Siloam Springs – 2:04.56
Austin Dupio – Beebe – 2:07.96
Vann Berry – LR Christian – 2:08.13
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 2:08.96
Brian Valley – Vilonia – 2:10.40
Danny Moss – Greene County Tech – 2:12.46
Madison Temples – Vilonia – 2:17.07
1600 meter run
Vann Berry – LR Christian – 4:36.66
Jon Freeman – Greene County Tech – 4:48.75
Ben Fiser – LR Christian – 4:52.03
Ethan Goff – Vilonia – 4:53.66
Andrew Maness – Alma – 4:56.44
Sam Moffett – Alma – 4:58.81
James Batura – Alma – 4:59.27
Jacob Bowling – Vilonia – 4:59.85
Ian Carter – Greenwood – 5:00.46
3200 meter run
Cody Davis – Hot Springs – 10:53.93
Jacob Bowling – Vilonia – 11:07.86
Eduardo Frias – Siloam Springs – 11:09.45
Mathew Brosky – Vilonia – 11:17.15
Christian Capehart – Siloam Springs – 11:20.97
Austin Gosch – Greenwood – 11:35.90
Will Mauldin – Alma – 11:36.45
Levi Otts – Vilonia – 11:41.39
60 meter hurdles
James Sax – Vilonia – 8.40
Houston Cotton – Vilonia – 8.76
Tim Pearson – Alma – 9.12
Joseph Stewart – White Hall – 9.16
Cody Passen – Alma – 9.21
Hollen Barnes – Mills Univ.Stud. – 9.28
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 9.58
Tres Rowland – Alma – 9.68
4 x 400 meter relay
Alma – 3:32.18
Vilonia – 3:39.59
Beebe – 3:48.71
Greenwood – 3:50.23
4 x 800 meter relay
Alma – 8:39.05
LR Christian – 8:40.31
Beebe – 8:58.04
Siloam Springs – 8:59.76
Greene County Tech – 9:00.22
Vilonia – 9:07.57
Hot Springs – 9:10.11
High Jump
Damian Blossom – Siloam Springs – 6' 4"
Lucas Edwards – Vilonia – 5' 10"
Keith Schultz – Alma – 5' 10"
Trey Wyatt – Vilonia – 5' 8"
Pole Vault
Trey Wyatt – Vilonia – 15' 6"
Kyle Wyatt – Vilonia – 15' 2"
Tim Kimes – Alma – 12' 0"
Reyn Beckham – Alma – 11' 6"
Dylan Foster – Vilonia – 11' 6"
Long Jump
James Sax – Vilonia – 20' 8.75"
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 20' 2.25"
Triple Jump
Tucker Rudisell – Lakeside, HS – 40' 8"
Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS – 40' 0.75"
Shot Put
Mark Guffin – LR Christian – 47' 4.5"
Jake Wiedmaier – Vilonia – 45' 6.75"
Brad Hurst – Alma – 45' 5.25"
Chris Calhoun – Vilonia – 42' 11.5"
Tyler Fitzgerald – Greenwood – 41' 6.75"
Trevor Loomis – Alma – 39' 11.5"
SEC champs!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on February 14, 2012, 04:53:21 pm
Never count out Mansfield girls. Poole's points will be tough to overcome but...
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def gonna be a good one....sure Alma hasn't gotten everyone together yet....but Vilonia still has about 6 quality athletes that haven't even gotten to participate yet due to playing other sports and prom
It took more to place in the 200, 400, and 1600 to place at the 1-4A than the 5-7A meet. A 4:52 mile didnt even place in the 1-4A meet.
Quote from: True Player on February 26, 2012, 10:47:43 pm
It took more to place in the 200, 400, and 1600 to place at the 1-4A than the 5-7A meet. A 4:52 mile didnt even place in the 1-4A meet.
no, it didnt. i didnt check the mile times, but in the 200, the winning time for 1a-4a wouldnt have even placed, and in the 400, first place for 1a-4a was 6 seconds slower than 5a-7a first place, and they would have failed to place there as well.
Quote from: True Player on February 26, 2012, 10:47:43 pm
It took more to place in the 200, 400, and 1600 to place at the 1-4A than the 5-7A meet. A 4:52 mile didnt even place in the 1-4A meet.
A 4:52 mile in the 5A-7A meet wouldn't have even placed if you took out the first 8 finishers.
4:52 got you 17th place.
Except for the 1st place winner in the 1600 none of the a-4a would have placed in the top 8 for 5a-7a
Sorry about that. I looked at almatrackster's post and went by that.
Quote from: True Player on February 27, 2012, 07:27:21 pm
Sorry about that. I looked at almatrackster's post and went by that.
Yes, I see now why you might be confused. Sorry.
That's the performance list for the 5A so far.
Hey guys im in the process of doing an assignment for school. I am creating a web page of my choice so im going to start an Arkansas High School track and field focused sight. My plan is for it to be just like this but all about track/ Cross-Country. I would like to put some pictures of Arkansas track athletes on the page, so if any of you know where i am able to find some or if you have any let me know by putting the link on here. I really hope this will get a lot of participation when I finish the sight. thank you.
pantherxctf, that would be awesome. I would fully support such a weebsite and would be great in promoting Arkansas track and field.
I don't know any websites that have pictures of Arkansas track and field athletes.
I know Vype magazine will have some pictures during the spring issues, but that's all I know.
Thanks trackster I'm not sure when I'll have it up and going but I'll post a link as soon as it's up. If there's anything specific any one would like to be on it just let me know
Also does anyone know where I can find the qualifying times for state??? I've tried aaa but didn't find them
http://www.ahsaa.org/activity/11/track/xcountry
Go to that page, panther. You'll see "Qualifying Standards" a little down the list. Just click on that and it will bring up the standards. It's kind of hard to see.
Wrong thread
Hey thanks trackster! I spent prob 30 min on that page trying to find it and never saw it lol
This Thursday, Alma will be at the River Valley Quad City Meet in Van Buren.
By the name of it, it sounds like only teams fromt the River Valley area will be attending. So maybe schools like Van Buren, FS Northside, FS Southside, Alma, and maybe Greenwood.
Pantherxctf try the following page for the 2012 track qualifing times:
http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/B-G%202012%20Qualifying%20Standards.pdf
That's where I found it.
Out of the 17 events, it is tougher to qualify for 15 of them in 5A than it is 6A. That's kind of crazy.
And it's harder to qualify in 7 of them fir 5a than 7a but 5a is tied with 7a on high jump which would be 8!
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 05, 2012, 07:51:01 am
And it's harder to qualify in 7 of them fir 5a than 7a but 5a is tied with 7a on high jump which would be 8!
Yep...the throws for 5A will be the weakest they have been in awhile this year, I believe. They are usually pretty far ahead of 6A and 7A.
Thursday's meet at Van Buren may not even happen. 80 percent chance of rain and it's supposed to rain hard. I hope Alma doesn't get bad luck with weather like they did last year.
Any updates on the track meets today???
Well it's official, Fayetteville meet got postponed to tomorrow.
Alma's meet at Van Buren was cancelled. I don't believe it was rescheduled, either.
Arkansas is at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships today and tomorrow. They have a legit shot at winning this.
Right now 3 events of the heptathlon have been completed.
Right now Kevin Lazas, projected to finish 4th, is in 2nd. And Gunnar Nixon, projected to finish 1st, is in 8th. Nixon still has two of his strongest events coming up, so no worries yet.
After 4 events of the Heptathlon (Day 1 is done)
1. Horn - Florida - 3357
5. Lazas - Arkansas - 3305
6. Nixon - Arkansas - 3299
As you can see, Lazas dropped, but that was to be expected since the high jump isn't one of his better events.
Nixon did well and jumped 2 spots, but 3 guys jumped out of their minds and "jumped" over him in standings. If he had jumped as well as those guys, he would be in 4th.
3 events left - 60 m hurdles, pole vault, 1000 meter run
Lazas is below average in the hurdles, really good at pole vault, and average in the 1000 meter run
Nixon is above average in the hurdles, average at the pole vault, and average in the 1000 meter run
Arkansas men had no one in the mile.
The Arkansas women had Kristen Gillespie who got through to the final along with 3 Oregon women (the favorites to win the women's meet)
Arkansas's Caleb Cross qualified for the final in the 60 meter hurdles along with one Florida athlete (favorites to win the men's meet)
Arkansas's Ivanique Kemp did not get through to the final on the women's side of the 60 meter hurdles but she was not expected to.
Another update
In the 400 meter dash, the Arkansas men had Niit qualify, while Braddy didn't make it. Neither were projected to make the final. Florida men had one runner make it, and their other one didn't make it. They were both projected to make it.
In the 60 meter dash, Florida had their runner (Demps) make it. Arkansas had no one in this event
In the 800 meter run, Florida had their one runner make the final. Arkansas had no one in this event.
In the 200 meter dash, Arkansas's Gauntlett makes the final. Florida had no runners in this event
Here's how I had the meet projected before the meet
Florida 55
Arkansas 44
Arizona 33
Texas A&M 29
Here's how I have it projected after everything has happened so far.
Florida 47
Arkansas 45
Arizona 33
Texas A&M 24
I'll try to give an update on the women later.
Andrew Irwin, projected to win the pole vault, is currently vaulting and is still alive. I think there are 11 vaulters left.
Irwin is one of 5 going for 18 feet
All but Reitze missed on first attempt.
Irwin cleared on second attempt!
Great meet at fayetville tonight! Our guys did pretty good for missing several key athletes
Gauntlett just got 2nd in the 200! Even if Irwin gets 3rd, Gauntlett makes up for the points loss.
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Irwin clears and wins! No points lost!
Projections before the DMR
Arkansas 48
Florida 47
Arizona 31
Texas A&M 24
Arkansas is projected to finish 8th in the DMR, while Florida doesn't have a team qualified.
Every runner on Arkansas's team is fresh...they need to compete.
Clutch
Calling the Hogs in Rattler country.
Love the updates! Keep 'em comin cause I don't get the station the meets on :/
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 09, 2012, 10:03:43 pm
Love the updates! Keep 'em comin cause I don't get the station the meets on :/
panther, if you have Cox Cable internet, you can get on watchespn.com and watch the meet. The Distance medley relay is the only thing left tonight, but tomorrow night is where all the action will be anyways.
What time does it start?
7:00 o clock I believe.
Arkansas gets 5th in the DMR and goes +3
Projected Points Total after day 1
Arkansas – 51
Florida – 47
Arizona – 31
Texas A&M – 20
It may come down to the 4x400m relay and Braddy! Hogs are back. Been waiting and hoping. Really performing under pressure and in the clutch. Loving it.
How many conference championships have we won. It seems like everytime we went to Danville we came back champs
'87, '97, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11. I believe these are correct.
Any updates on the meet??
Flash results.com shows regular events to begin at 3:00(1:00 our time I think). Multi events I figure have already begun.
After the 60 meter hurdles (5th of 7 events), the Razorbacks are 6th (Lazas) and 8th (Nixon)
Lazas had a great run and has set himself up well with his best event coming up (the pole vault).
Nixon did not run well and needs to do really well in these last two events.
Horn of Florida is in 1st place still. We need him to finish 2nd or below since that's where he is projected to finish.
Nixon is frost. Pressure may be getting to him just a little. Still doing very well.
Freshman is what it should read. Autocorrected.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on March 10, 2012, 11:58:07 am
Nixon is frost. Pressure may be getting to him just a little. Still doing very well.
Yeah, I'm not surprised. It's hard to perform under the pressure. What Irwin did last night was incredible.
Nixon isn't too bad of a pole vaulter, either. Maybe he'll have a big life time best.
Hope so. Yes. Irwin is remarkable. He was in our conference. He entered pv competition after all others were done.
Ok, I'm on the live blog on Arkansasrazorbacks.com and the guy giving updates on how the Razorbacks are doing says that Gray Horn just withdrew from the competition with injury...
I don't wish harm upon anyone, but if this is true, the fact is that Arkansas's chances of winning this meet improved greatly. We'll see...
Wow. Agreed. Never want injury. But that could be huge.
Gunnar goes out at 4.60...not his best.
But three people in front of him did worse. We'll see how it goes.
Lazas is rolling long.
Lazas ends up clearing 5.20 Meters (tied a PR)
I think that Lazas is in 2nd now and Nixon is in 8th. Horn of Florida has officially dropped out.
Lazas in 2nd with 1000 to go.
Hogs off to great start today.
Kevin Lazas finishes 3rd and Gunnar Nixon finishes 8th
Florida's Gray Horn does not finish and thus does not place
So this is how they were projected to finish
1. Gunnar Nixon
2. Gray Horn
4. Kevin Lazas
This is how they finished
3. Kevin Lazas
8. Gunnar Nixon
DNF Gray Horn
So Arkansas went -8 and Florida went -8
Thus, the projections are
Arkansas 43
Florida 39
Florida finishes tied for 2nd in the high jump and gets 7 points
I had them projected for 0
So now
Florida 46
Arkansas 43
Going to come down to the relay. Possibly.
Jeremy Postin of Florida finishes 4th. I had him projected for 8th. Florida goes +4
Florida 50
Arkansas 43
What events will be on espn3?
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 10, 2012, 06:35:03 pm
What events will be on espn3?
1 mile
60 meter hurdles
400 meter dash
60 meter dash
800 meter run
3K run
4 x 4
Cross of Arkansas finishes 6th (where I had him projected) and Lovett of Florida finishes 8th (I had him projected at 7th)
So Arkansas stays even and Florida goes -1
Florida 49
Arkansas 43
Cross is amazing.. its great to see true Arkansans doing well!
Niit gets 4th. I had him projected for 8th after yesterday
McQuay of Florida gets 1st. I had him projected for 3rd.
So Florida goes +4 and so does Arkansas.
Florida 53
Arkansas 47
Florida 1st in tj, ark 4th?
Florida will get first, but Arkansas has no one.
Florida won the 60 meter dash (which they were projected to do)
Florida 53
Arkansas 47
Florida got 7th in the 800, they were projected to finish 4th. So Florida goes -3 in that event
Florida 50
Arkansas 47
Florida finishes first in the TJ. I had them projected to finish 2nd.
Florida 52
Arkansas 47
Florida clinches the team title.
Braddy ran 45.5 split for NCAA champ relay team. This is Buck's first group to really perform at national meet. Very pleased. Keep recruiting well
What's the 4x4 results and times???
Also how did the 4x8 do??
Ram a 3:04.92 to win it. Don't run 4x800 at NCAA championships. We placed 5th in distance medley relay I believe.
Hogs ran 3:04.92 to win. No 4x800. 5th I believe in dmr.
Your one of the best track coaches around 43. Miss being a part of it.
You would love being on this year's team too. Good and a lot of fun to work with. Off to church now.
Wrap up on 5A so far in the past two weeks.
Only 3 5A teams have had meets so far (Hot Springs, Siloam Springs, and Harrison). I believe Monticello had their meet on Friday, but I haven't seen the results for them yet.
Siloam is the only team to have any athletes qualify for state already...
Corbin Greening in the 800 and Damian Blossom in the high jump.
The weather is supposed to be good in the next week so hopefully we'll get some good performances in.
hey trackster do you go to the meets or just look at the results?
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 11, 2012, 06:33:21 pm
hey trackster do you go to the meets or just look at the results?
I go to Alma's meets only and if they have 7A west conference meets here when Alma is far away, then I go to those. I mostly just look at results online.
so will you be at bentonville thursday if weather holds up?
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 11, 2012, 06:54:29 pm
so will you be at bentonville thursday if weather holds up?
Yes, I'm going to try and be there. If I end up getting swamped with homework, I won't end up going, though.
I think y'all will be good to go on Thursday by the looks of the forecast right now.
well if you get to go id like to get with you and ask some ideas about the site im working on if you dont mind.
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 11, 2012, 07:05:21 pm
well if you get to go id like to get with you and ask some ideas about the site im working on if you dont mind.
Yeah, we can do that. Check your messages at the top.
I just had to come check out this Forum and I must say, you boys are hardcore. It kinda reminds me of some dudes at books-a-million playing Dungeons and Dragons at the back tables.
+1 to all you folks that keep involved in Track and Field-the forgotton art!
Orlando Robinson ran a 10.51 100m & 21.43 200m Friday @ west monroe HS. CROSSETT will host its relay Thursday with Anthony Blakely vs Orlando Robinson
Monticello cancelled their meet last week, due to track renovations. Track meets this week down south will be at Crossett (as previously stated) & Hamburg.
Well, it happened. My 7th grade girl had to go out for track team after basketball season. Went to 7th grade Bulldog Relays tonight and must say it was a good time. Of course Greenwood dominated boys and girls, but I was more interested in stats for this age.....my daughter won high jump with 4'4" and shot put with 28' 7". Are these numbers good, decent, great....? I would really like to know; I obviously have no idea! :-\
Sorry if this forum is for sr. high only, I'm out of that loop as well! :P
Thanks.
@TTofgreenwood
How tall is your daughter?
Glad she went out. Those are decent. Keep her motivated.
Wow. So excited. My girls led until final event tonight. Got r-up. boys took 4th. #2 jumper went out on 6'3" #3 at 6'. Top 2 over 20'. Putter over 47'. Discus in 130 and 123. Sprinter 11.3/23.3. More later.
maybe greenwood will start putting a little into track...only schools in 5A West that care about track is Vilonia and Alma....Shame that teams like Harrison showed up with about 6 kids for a conference meet a year or two ago!! that is how most of the conference is....Even if numbers are high, the coaches don't put much effort!
Quote from: vtown22 on March 12, 2012, 09:09:02 pm
maybe greenwood will start putting a little into track...only schools in 5A West that care about track is Vilonia and Alma....Shame that teams like Harrison showed up with about 6 kids for a conference meet a year or two ago!! that is how most of the conference is....Even if numbers are high, the coaches don't put much effort!
I'm not sure, but we might always have good 7th grade squads, but after that they aren't "required", so to speak, to go out for track.
We also had a girl pole vault 9' tonight, which I thought was pretty good! Oh well, how long till football? :-\
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 11, 2012, 08:36:57 pm
I just had to come check out this Forum and I must say, you boys are hardcore. It kinda reminds me of some dudes at books-a-million playing Dungeons and Dragons at the back tables. Shoo Flea
+1 to all you folks that keep involved in Track and Field-the forgotton art!
Quote from: vtown22 on March 12, 2012, 09:09:02 pm
maybe greenwood will start putting a little into track...only schools in 5A West that care about track is Vilonia and Alma....Shame that teams like Harrison showed up with about 6 kids for a conference meet a year or two ago!! that is how most of the conference is....Even if numbers are high, the coaches don't put much effort!
Couch Stout- enough said.
It did feel good rolling both Van Buren's, The Spinach Farmers, The Holy Jr. High, a pack of Okies, and the union christians!
Great! That gives her more potential and she will only get faster,stronger, maybe taller and more well coached. When she gets more attention from coaches, she will improve to 30+ shot put and hopefully over 5 foot in hj. Her current standards are pretty good for a 7th grader.
Greenwood finished top 5 in the state the year Alma won their first state championship I believe.
They had Lucas Miller high jumping for them. Greenwood has the athletes to compete, but a lot of them don't come out for track.
What are the events and scoring for each event in the decathlon???
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 13, 2012, 10:43:34 pm
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
She's doing well. What happens if you end up, dare I say it?...LIKING track and field, TT? ;)
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 13, 2012, 10:43:34 pm
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
TT sounds a little out of his element...
I can smell it in the air now.. You walk outside, the heat sinking into your skin.. Nothing like it. My first track meet is March 30th in Magnolia.. From there, Im working both the junior high meets in cabot, going to CFV, district in little rock, state, and the meet de la champs.. April will be a busy, busy month!.. I'm not going to throw any numbers out there yet, but, with that said, Magnolia is looking impressive.. We should know, hopefully, tomorrow at the Crossett meet!
Some things I'm excited about this year: the kid from Parkview (insane), seeing if Orlando (Crossett) can get to the strength he was his sophomore year, if Magnolia can go 6 rings in 7 years, what the LRC boys will do in the 2 mile (hopefully all sub 10), and being introduced into the 7A as a part of a different panther family :)
Here in a couple weeks, stats will start flying in from everywhere.. I would love to see different classifications, other than 5A, that is, step up the reporting.. Im living in Jonesboro now, so I will try to keep up with most of the East.
I know it is a little late, but here's to another beginning to a great year of Arkansas High School Track!
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 14, 2012, 05:55:12 pm
I can smell it in the air now.. You walk outside, the heat sinking into your skin.. Nothing like it.
Yes, Dante described something like this as well.
On a more serious (and perhaps useful) note, Almatrackster, we'll get our first meaningful look at V this week as the team heads to Bryant and Heber Springs this Thursday.
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 13, 2012, 11:00:38 pm
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 13, 2012, 10:43:34 pm
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
She's doing well. What happens if you end up, dare I say it?...LIKING track and field, TT? ;)
Then we will be Champions at it, just like everything else! WORD! ;)
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 13, 2012, 11:00:38 pm
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 13, 2012, 10:43:34 pm
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
She's doing well. What happens if you end up, dare I say it?...LIKING track and field, TT? ;)
(http://www.wbyr.com/Portals/0/images/cats_n_dogs.jpg)
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 13, 2012, 10:43:34 pm
Back to my alternate life....youngin cleared 4'6" tonight and took high jump Gold at Booneville Relays. Threw 30' shot put and took 4th.
Please don't tell my friends I'm on this thread! Lol! At least it's not soccer! :P
You're not sophisticated enough yet, TT....but there is still time...
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 14, 2012, 08:09:43 pm
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 14, 2012, 05:55:12 pm
I can smell it in the air now.. You walk outside, the heat sinking into your skin.. Nothing like it.
Yes, Dante described something like this as well.
On a more serious (and perhaps useful) note, Almatrackster, we'll get our first meaningful look at V this week as the team heads to Bryant and Heber Springs this Thursday.
Alma will be at Bentonville tomorrow. Will be a good start to compare the teams.
I worked the Airedale Junior relays yesterday. Alma had a pair of very impressive sprinters. There's one, Hogue, who may be the best freshmen sprinter I've ever seen at Alma. He ran 11.77 in the 100 and 24.28 in the 200.
I saw Vilonia's results from Heber Springs' junior high relays. They had two impressive distance guys.
Check out the 100 at the Jr. cardinal meet on direct.. we had 3 under 12
And we nearly broke 45 on the 4x1
what 5a schools will be at bentonville besides alma and siloam tomorrow?
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 14, 2012, 09:23:10 pm
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 14, 2012, 08:09:43 pm
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 14, 2012, 05:55:12 pm
I can smell it in the air now.. You walk outside, the heat sinking into your skin.. Nothing like it.
Yes, Dante described something like this as well.
On a more serious (and perhaps useful) note, Almatrackster, we'll get our first meaningful look at V this week as the team heads to Bryant and Heber Springs this Thursday.
Alma will be at Bentonville tomorrow. Will be a good start to compare the teams.
I worked the Airedale Junior relays yesterday. Alma had a pair of very impressive sprinters. There's one, Hogue, who may be the best freshmen sprinter I've ever seen at Alma. He ran 11.77 in the 100 and 24.28 in the 200.
I saw Vilonia's results from Heber Springs' junior high relays. They had two impressive distance guys.
I do think we will have some 9th graders who can help our depth come conference meet time. How they develop (or fail to develop) may well determine our fate at the conference meet because we (Vilonia) need more depth to compete with y'all (Alma).
Which does bring up another interesting question (and an opportunity to send a broadside TT's way!) - why in the world is Greenwood hosting the conference meet given how little they emphasize track? I would have much rather have Alma host the meet... Do you know if Alma bid to host the conference meet?
seven, the schoolss don't bid for the conference meet, only the state meet. The teams take turns hosting the conference meet. If a school doesn't have a good track to host it at, they usually choose somewhere else to be hosts at. All 3 years I ran track, we had the conference meet at Hendrix college because that's where the host schools wanted it.
Alma's turn was last year.
I'm not sure it's actually Greenwood's turn this year, but they are letting them host it because it is their last year in 5A.
Which does bring up another interesting question (and an opportunity to send a broadside TT's way!) - why in the world is Greenwood hosting the conference meet given how little they emphasize track? I would have much rather have Alma host the meet... Do you know if Alma bid to host the conference meet?
Because we said we were. When we feel like hosting basketball state we do that too. You should know these thing by now seven. It's too late late if you don't. Man I'm gonna miss pushin you boys around.... :-\
early reports out of V in Heber....Sax 15.0 in 110s, 11.17 in 100, 39.9 in 300s, Ebmeyer 1:58 in 800
Word from the crossett meet is that magnolia beat cfv by 60ish points.. Wood ran a low 11 100, they ran a low 42 4x1.. Ill have more later
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23758.html
Here's the link to Alma's meet at Bentonville. A good performance for the Airedales.
It was windy on the homestretch, so the 100, 200, and 110 hurdle times don't look good.
Just to show how windy it was..
The 100 winner, Chase Lamers, won in 11.65. Last week he ran 11.23
The 200 winner, Ethan Brewer of Alma, ran 23.12 and beat Chase Lamers who ran 22.29 last week.
The 110 hurdles winner, Jorge Gonzalez, won in a time of 16.35, but ran 15.35 last week.
Alma's best performances
Ethan Brewer - 400 - 50.86
Sam Moffett - 1600 - 4:55.55
Will Mauldin - 3200 - 10:58.22
Stephen McMurray - Discus - 128' 11"
Tim Pearson - 300 hurdles - 42.41
Tres Rowland - 300 hurdles - 42.63
rattler43, almatrackster, what are your thoughts on des arc's sr. girls? i dont get much info on them, but wat i see in local paper and facebook. seems like the run often, but hardly see them win any early meets.
Crossett meet:
Very impressed with Magnolia.. A very good first meet!
100: Wood (SR) 11.3, Davis (JR), 11.39, Runyan (SR) 11.32 Other 5A results: Robinson 10.80, Fletcher (CFV) 11.00, Keaton (CFV) 11.1
200: Young (SR) 23.00, Wood (SR) 23.28, Martin (JR) 23.4 Other 5A resuts: Robinson 21.60, Fletcher 22.8, keaton 22.9, holliman (CFV) 23.2
400: Young 50.3 Other 5A: Herron (CFV) 53.5
800: Kelly (SO) 2:13 Other 5A: Woods (Crossett) 2:14
1600: Vaughn (has him listed as a senior, but he is a junior) 4:52.9
3200: Vaughn 10:53, Miller (SR) 11:41
Im skipping the 110s, because there was obviously a timing error lol
300H: Lamay (JR) 41.5, Robinson (SR) 42.9, Curtis (SR) 43.4 Other 5A results: Reed (CFV) 41.00, Smith (CFV) 42.80
4x1: Mhs 42.8, CFV 42.3
4x4: 3:40
4x8: 8:53.90
HJ: Young 5'10, Reed (CFV) NH
PV: Lawrence and Rose 10'0
LJ: Henderson (SR) 20'0, Reed (CFV) 21'9.5
TJ: Henderson (SR) 45'6.5, Lamay (JR) 41'10, Moss (SO) 39'0, 5A: Reed 44'7
Shot: Ford (SR) 50'4, Harris (SO) 44'10.5, Daniels (SO) 44'10.5
Disc: Parker (SO) 141'10, Ford 136'7, Reed (SO) 129'1 5A: James (CFV) 132'4.5
As you can tell, there are already a lot of great performances.. The thing that impressed me are the underclassmen.. Maybe i will have to take back that statement of us losing so much after this year.. A great first meet
MHS, do you know if they had a huge wind on the homestretch? I can't believe some of those times in the sprints.
From what i was told was that it was actually a cross wind to no wind.. I asked the same thing lol
Wow the Southwest will be competitive in every event except maybe Pole Vault and the 800.
(I suspect the high jump will be more competitive as the year goes on)
Yea.. mag will get 3 or 4 in pv, only 1 or 2 have a chance to place.. in the 800, Im thinking 2 08 will qual u.. Hs has a guy, we have one, lrc has 1 (2 if Ben runs it), and Im sure there will be a surprise.. the 2 mile and mile will be interesting.. can vaughn hang long enough to qual.. Im still thinking it will go lrc, lrc, hs, and mag in both events.. The kid from cac graduated, but they could surprise us.. Also, prequal will be huge in the tj, 100, and 200.. that could be the factor that determines state
Im asking around about the 110 times.. if they are legit qual times or not.. 14.2 seems ridiculous lol.. Ill update yall when i find out
Isn't the Crossett meet notorious for having some crazy good sprint times?
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on March 18, 2012, 11:18:42 am
rattler43, almatrackster, what are your thoughts on des arc's sr. girls? i dont get much info on them, but wat i see in local paper and facebook. seems like the run often, but hardly see them win any early meets.
They look to be a favorite in 2a. The Lowe gal is the cornerstone. Coach does a great job.
Yes, it is.. but 14.2 is still insane
Quote from: RATTLER43 on March 18, 2012, 03:52:06 pm
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on March 18, 2012, 11:18:42 am
rattler43, almatrackster, what are your thoughts on des arc's sr. girls? i dont get much info on them, but wat i see in local paper and facebook. seems like the run often, but hardly see them win any early meets.
They look to be a favorite in 2a. The Lowe gal is the cornerstone. Coach does a great job.
o WOW, had no idea they were that good. thanks for the info.
Murfreesboro and Magnet Cove are right there as well. Robinson graduated didn't she?
My thoughts so far on the top 3 classifications
7A - I think it's between Fayetteville and Bentonville. The 3 time defending champs, Southside, just don't have it this year. Conway may give Faytown and Bentonville a run, though.
6A - I think Russellville is the favorite (by a pretty decent margin), but Lake Hamilton and El Dorado have a chance too.
5A - Magnolia, Vilonia, Alma, and CF all have a chance this year. Heck, even Mills and LR Christian have a chance because of how hard it's going to come by points in all the events this year. The throws are in Magnolia's favor big time right now and that puts them over the top for now.
4A - Heber Springs is clear favorite. Nashville can never be counted out.
3A - Prescott having Johnson should allow them to hold off challenges.
2A - Augusta hoping to 3-peat. Magazine hopes to break the streak.
1A - Trinity's to lose.
I really think 5A will come down to field events.. I know ive said that a couple times, but trackster is right, everyone has someone good in events. The 100 and 200 might be huge if any of the four can place more than 1 or have 1 towards the top.. I really think 90 points will be the ceiling at state..
I think more than ever that Sax determines Vilonia.. Yes, their middle and distance will score points, along with their pv, but if Sax can place top 3 in the 100 or 200, win the 110s and 300s, that will be huge.. If he slips up, maybe takes the prelims too easy, Vilonia's chances could be done before they really got started.. With that said, he is a beast..
Rattler, I really hope yall pull it off this year!.. I know it has been years of heartbreak, but Im thinking your team is hungry, and wants it more than ANY team in the state... I cant wait to see yall hold up the trophy
I got some information on the track meet in Crossett too.. None of the runs will count towards auto qual because they were all hand timed.. The field events, however, do count
Thanks. They are hungry and working hard. Will have a better feel for it after next week. Will see how many we get qualified. Magnet Cove, JC, Gurdon among others will also factor in.
5A looks to be a war this year! Would be great if multiple teams were still in hunt going into 4x4 relay.
rattler, im having a hard time remembering a "robinson" girl, so i cant answer that. do you have a first name?
Meghann, I think. Great runner for past few years.
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 19, 2012, 06:16:16 pm
I got some information on the track meet in Crossett too.. None of the runs will count towards auto qual because they were all hand timed.. The field events, however, do count
Thanks MHS, that makes more sense. I will put stars by all the running times from that meet and replace them with that athletes next performance at a auto timed meet whenever they have one.
Still an impressive meet for Magnolia and CF.
This is my first time I have checked this site in over a year. Nice to see you guys are still around!
I was looking at magazines times in the 4x800 meter relay and the 800 run and I seen that the times are kind of high there. Is it that your running guys that have less experience and not the normal guys. Magazine usually does really good in that. We won state in the 4x800 not to far back. Just wondering what is going on.
Top 800 runner is not eligible. 2nd best is 2:09. 3rd best is in 9th grade. Will move him up at end of season. We have yet to go to a state qualifying meet so I have been running various people trying to find the next best. We are going next week. Give us a couple more weeks.
We still won't be down in 8:30s like back in your era. Low 9:00s or 8:50s this season.
Lady Bulldogs Sr. won 1st place at the Booneville Track Meet. According to Waldron News.
Congratulations Lady Bulldogs!
Waldron win score was 142
Magazine was 138
Mansfield was 108
14 schools participated in the meet.
Waldron Bulldogs Sr. (Boys) took 2nd at Booneville.
Waldron Jr. High Lady Bulldogs Took 1st place at Paris. -according to Waldron News
Congratulation Jr. Lady Bulldogs!
Waldron 1st score-112
Maumelle 2nd-80
Lamar 3rd-67
Mansfield 4th-58.5
Paris 5th-58
Other schools that competed were Ozark, mena, clarksville ,booneville, atkins, dardanelle, magazine and cedarville.
Correct. Paris won boys division at Booneville. Magazine won both divisions at Danville Friday. Waldron 2nd in boys; I think Mansfield or Waldron 2nd in girls.
ok.
It will probably be in next wks paper. I have it mailed too where I live. Didn't seem like anyone from Waldron posts so I thought I would.
Keep posting. Glad to have you aboard.
How many schools are competing in the track meet at Greenwood on Monday?
rattler, she must have, i think other than lowe, des arc is pretty young.
+1 for all the info. if you get a chance to see them, your opion would be great.
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 21, 2012, 12:03:11 pm
How many schools are competing in the track meet at Greenwood on Monday?
I figure about 15 or so.
Alma will be at Greenwood on Monday.
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on March 21, 2012, 12:22:50 pm
rattler, she must have, i think other than lowe, des arc is pretty young.
+1 for all the info. if you get a chance to see them, your opion would be great.
Lowe, Robinson, and Patterson were the big scorers. Will let you know if we are at a meet together.
Is skyler throwing and if he is what is his distance now and what is the goal for him. If there is one better fill me on on him. Please
He has been working out like crazy.
49'2" in shot and 129' from the front in discus.
Full spin is very rusty.
I have a sophomore that hit 122' at meet. He is not consistent yet. Only 118 at Danville. 104 at Booneville.
I have rotated throwers since only 2 can throw at each meet. Skyler, Lee, Bobby, John, Dustin, Andrew, ....
Goals: 52' and 150'
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 21, 2012, 01:18:25 pm
Alma will be at Greenwood on Monday.
Honey, reconfirm that the ADT system is up and at full strength!
He will get the school record and hopefully win state. He should win most of the meets
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 18, 2012, 12:00:28 pm
Crossett meet:
Very impressed with Magnolia.. A very good first meet!
100: Wood (SR) 11.3, Davis (JR), 11.39, Runyan (SR) 11.32 Other 5A results: Robinson 10.80, Fletcher (CFV) 11.00, Keaton (CFV) 11.1
200: Young (SR) 23.00, Wood (SR) 23.28, Martin (JR) 23.4 Other 5A resuts: Robinson 21.60, Fletcher 22.8, keaton 22.9, holliman (CFV) 23.2
400: Young 50.3 Other 5A: Herron (CFV) 53.5
800: Kelly (SO) 2:13 Other 5A: Woods (Crossett) 2:14
1600: Vaughn (has him listed as a senior, but he is a junior) 4:52.9
3200: Vaughn 10:53, Miller (SR) 11:41
Im skipping the 110s, because there was obviously a timing error lol
300H: Lamay (JR) 41.5, Robinson (SR) 42.9, Curtis (SR) 43.4 Other 5A results: Reed (CFV) 41.00, Smith (CFV) 42.80
4x1: Mhs 42.8, CFV 42.3
4x4: 3:40
4x8: 8:53.90
HJ: Young 5'10, Reed (CFV) NH
PV: Lawrence and Rose 10'0
LJ: Henderson (SR) 20'0, Reed (CFV) 21'9.5
TJ: Henderson (SR) 45'6.5, Lamay (JR) 41'10, Moss (SO) 39'0, 5A: Reed 44'7
Shot: Ford (SR) 50'4, Harris (SO) 44'10.5, Daniels (SO) 44'10.5
Disc: Parker (SO) 141'10, Ford 136'7, Reed (SO) 129'1 5A: James (CFV) 132'4.5
As you can tell, there are already a lot of great performances.. The thing that impressed me are the underclassmen.. Maybe i will have to take back that statement of us losing so much after this year.. A great first meet
Great first meet indeed. Thanks for posting the results.
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 18, 2012, 03:39:44 pm
Isn't the Crossett meet notorious for having some crazy good sprint times?
Crossett has a 4% decline along the 100 m portion of the track.
I even ran a 15 flat one time down there.
Quote from: Steve Perry on March 26, 2012, 01:19:59 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 18, 2012, 03:39:44 pm
Isn't the Crossett meet notorious for having some crazy good sprint times?
Crossett has a 4% decline along the 100 m portion of the track.
I even ran a 15 flat one time down there.
15? Are you sure? I think it was less than that............
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 26, 2012, 01:22:28 pm
Quote from: Steve Perry on March 26, 2012, 01:19:59 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 18, 2012, 03:39:44 pm
Isn't the Crossett meet notorious for having some crazy good sprint times?
Crossett has a 4% decline along the 100 m portion of the track.
I even ran a 15 flat one time down there.
15? Are you sure? I think it was less than that............
Well. It was wind aided so they dropped it back to 15. I believe there was a 45 mph wind behind me.
Quote from: Steve Perry on March 26, 2012, 01:19:59 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 18, 2012, 03:39:44 pm
Isn't the Crossett meet notorious for having some crazy good sprint times?
Crossett has a 4% decline along the 100 m portion of the track.
I even ran a 15 flat one time down there.
Did you take the boulder off your back at the end?
Any updates from Greenwood?
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 26, 2012, 08:35:28 pm
Any updates from Greenwood?
G didn't place :-[ Where r you TT?
Congrats Rattlers!
Waldron Girls 2nd.
Magazine girls won; boys 3rd; Alma won.
7 qualified!!!
You said you were changing some things around......it worked
Kids are really working hard. A few changes have made difference. Loving it.
As Rattler said, Alma boys won the meet again. I'll give more info later. Rattler, do you know how the Alma throwers did? I haven't heard anything on them yet.
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 26, 2012, 09:36:54 pm
As Rattler said, Alma boys won the meet again. I'll give more info later. Rattler, do you know how the Alma throwers did? I haven't heard anything on them yet.
McMurray got first in the shot put, even though he didnt throw his best. I know Mickelson placed 8th, and there was another Alma in there that i didnt hear the name of. Alma final pointage was somewhere in the 140's. but that could be wrong too, im not the best listener. :-X
I was too busy scrambling from event to event. My putter left disappointed after 45'4". He went 49'2" before the break. We will have to improve. But he is a great worker. Hoping for 50 by state.
Quote from: aa2 on March 26, 2012, 10:27:31 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 26, 2012, 09:36:54 pm
As Rattler said, Alma boys won the meet again. I'll give more info later. Rattler, do you know how the Alma throwers did? I haven't heard anything on them yet.
McMurray got first in the shot put, even though he didnt throw his best. I know Mickelson placed 8th, and there was another Alma in there that i didnt hear the name of. Alma final pointage was somewhere in the 140's. but that could be wrong too, im not the best listener. :-X
Thanks, aa2. Do you mean discus throw instead of shot put, maybe?
I think he does. 120-something.
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 26, 2012, 09:11:48 pm
Congrats Rattlers!
Waldron Girls 2nd.
Magazine, Waldron, Mansfield were all so close. Great kids. Great weather. Great meet.
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
Rattler is magazine getting a new track coach for next year???
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 27, 2012, 08:11:58 am
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
My youngin is rollin with the Jr. high girls. Hope she can help out the team. I'm cautiously optimistic....
Ok, so I finally have time to update on the Greenwood meet. It's on directathletics now, too, so I can double check everything...here's the link
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23326.html
I thought it was a good meet for the day after spring break. The weather was perfect, so all those times are good indications of what kind of shape Alma is in right now.
Here's the top performances for Alma in my mind
1. Ethan Brewer - 200 meter dash - 22.66
2. Tres Rowland - 300 meter hurdles - 41.53
3. Andrew Maness - 800 meter run - 2:05.99
4. Tim Pearson - 400 meter dash - 52.95
5. Will Mauldin - 3200 meter run - 10:56.38
If the throwers start throwing like they are capable of, then I will feel a lot better about this team. Right now field events are the big weakness.
Coach Mac always focuses on the conference meet first. Right now, stacked up against Vilonia, we look pretty good, but Vilonia may have better field events than us for the first time ever. Our distance overall stacks up against Vilonia pretty well. The depth in our sprinting needs to improve, but I think we stack up well against V-town there too.
Field events, field events, field events. This team needs to find the formula for those soon.
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 27, 2012, 10:16:28 pm
Field events, field events, field events. This team needs to find the formula for those soon.
I can throw the discus for the Dales.
My longest throw ever in HS was 267'. Uphill. With ankle weights on.
Hopefully we'll get some depth in the field events soon.
Quote from: Steve Perry on March 28, 2012, 09:30:53 am
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 27, 2012, 10:16:28 pm
Field events, field events, field events. This team needs to find the formula for those soon.
I can throw the discus for the Dales.
My longest throw ever in HS was 267'. Uphill. With ankle weights on.
Hopefully we'll get some depth in the field events soon.
Yes Steve, but how do you look in a pair of shorts now? 8)
HS is over for some of us but others still like to think we could still compete........I would have a heartattack at my age!!!
Good Luck to all the teams!!!
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 26, 2012, 11:21:43 pm
Quote from: aa2 on March 26, 2012, 10:27:31 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 26, 2012, 09:36:54 pm
As Rattler said, Alma boys won the meet again. I'll give more info later. Rattler, do you know how the Alma throwers did? I haven't heard anything on them yet.
McMurray got first in the shot put, even though he didnt throw his best. I know Mickelson placed 8th, and there was another Alma in there that i didnt hear the name of. Alma final pointage was somewhere in the 140's. but that could be wrong too, im not the best listener. :-X
Thanks, aa2. Do you mean discus throw instead of shot put, maybe?
yes, refer to what i said about the listening.
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 27, 2012, 05:00:03 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 27, 2012, 08:11:58 am
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
My youngin is rollin with the Jr. high girls. Hope she can help out the team. I'm cautiously optimistic....
She must have a really athletic mother? ;)
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 27, 2012, 10:16:28 pm
Ok, so I finally have time to update on the Greenwood meet. It's on directathletics now, too, so I can double check everything...here's the link
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23326.html
I thought it was a good meet for the day after spring break. The weather was perfect, so all those times are good indications of what kind of shape Alma is in right now.
Here's the top performances for Alma in my mind
1. Ethan Brewer - 200 meter dash - 22.66
2. Tres Rowland - 300 meter hurdles - 41.53
3. Andrew Maness - 800 meter run - 2:05.99
4. Tim Pearson - 400 meter dash - 52.95
5. Will Mauldin - 3200 meter run - 10:56.38
If the throwers start throwing like they are capable of, then I will feel a lot better about this team. Right now field events are the big weakness.
Coach Mac always focuses on the conference meet first. Right now, stacked up against Vilonia, we look pretty good, but Vilonia may have better field events than us for the first time ever. Our distance overall stacks up against Vilonia pretty well. The depth in our sprinting needs to improve, but I think we stack up well against V-town there too.
Field events, field events, field events. This team needs to find the formula for those soon.
Nice commentary Trackster. Go Eagles! Wear them field events out Coach Stout!
Quote from: InYoGrill on March 28, 2012, 10:17:25 pm
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 27, 2012, 05:00:03 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 27, 2012, 08:11:58 am
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
My youngin is rollin with the Jr. high girls. Hope she can help out the team. I'm cautiously optimistic....
She must have a really athletic mother? ;)
Meant how many schools are traveling to Waldron to Compete..........
Great Day for Track Meet!
Alma is going to Rogers for the Whitey Smith Relay Carnival. The meet consists of only relays. Not just the typicals, but the DMR and SMR.
Ill be at the magnolia meet tomorrow, hoping that it doesn't get rained out lol
Quote from: RATTLER43 on March 18, 2012, 04:36:31 pm
Murfreesboro and Magnet Cove are right there as well. Robinson graduated didn't she?
Magnet Cove boys will be in the hunt. But, don't expect too much from the girls. Most of the ladies have chosen not to participate in track this year. I heard that there were on 4 or so on the team.
MHSGrad, what did you think about Alma's meet at Greenwood?
Alma usually scores a ton in the field.. they just don't have that YET this year.. it is going to be hard, without throwers and a couple hj to keep up.. that is their bread and butter.. Their sprints and distance are impressive, and if u combine it with last years team, they are probably equal to vilonia.. They have a lot of missing pieces that i have faith they will pull together by state.. it is going to be so hard to score in the 100,200, 110s, and 300s, leaving very little room for mistake.. Alma is very green and has a ways to go, but their coach is a great coach and will have them ready.. In summation, i give them a 6.5 for full body of work, at least in the way alma usually competes.
Quote from: InYoGrill on March 28, 2012, 10:17:25 pm
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 27, 2012, 05:00:03 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 27, 2012, 08:11:58 am
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
My youngin is rollin with the Jr. high girls. Hope she can help out the team. I'm cautiously optimistic....
She must have a really athletic mother? ;)
That hurts Grill.....She took 4th in hj..btw! Go Dogs Go!
Just got word that Vilonia's 800 stud ran a 1:54 handtimed.. that is legit
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 29, 2012, 09:02:36 pm
Just got word that Vilonia's 800 stud ran a 1:54 handtimed.. that is legit
Holy moley...wow. That is amazing.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/24287.html
Here's the results to Alma's meet at Rogers today.
4 x 4, discus throwers, and our distance relays (except the 4 x 8 ) did well. The 4 x 8 didn't have their two best legs on it.
Shot Put didn't have their best day.
Starting to find some long jumpers and triple jumpers for conference.
High Jump and Pole Vault is interesting...Brewer high jumped today and went 5' 10"...I wonder...
des arc's sr. girls won the lonoke meet today. was told lowe won every event she was in except relays. d.a. boys got 4th i think. trentt whiting won the 110 hurdles. 18.1(?) is first race of year.
Lowe is great. Keep the info coming. Congrats on the win.
Any news on Dylan Hosman (i think that is his last name), the kid from paragould.. they had a home meet today and didnt participate
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 29, 2012, 10:14:18 pm
Any news on Dylan Hosman (i think that is his last name), the kid from paragould.. they had a home meet today and didnt participate
I'm wondering the same thing. And what about the 3rd LR Christian kid? Is he hurt or not doing track?
Also, I noticed the Stigger kids from Batesville moved to Cave City.
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 29, 2012, 08:21:26 pm
Quote from: InYoGrill on March 28, 2012, 10:17:25 pm
Quote from: TTofgreenwood on March 27, 2012, 05:00:03 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on March 27, 2012, 08:11:58 am
Heard Waldron girls came in 3rd today? Either way 2nd or 3rd it was Close! Great Meet! Need to pay more attention ;D
How many are going to the Jr. high meet in Waldron on Thursday?
New Track!!!! 1st time Waldron has been able to hold a meet in awhile, anyone know how long it's been? 2005 or 2006 according to justbeingme.
My youngin is rollin with the Jr. high girls. Hope she can help out the team. I'm cautiously optimistic....
She must have a really athletic mother? ;)
That hurts Grill.....She took 4th in hj..btw! Go Dogs Go!
Congrats to the young one. You on the other hand bahaha...
That's a good point.. There should be 3 at lrc.. That makes me confident that vaughn should qual in the 2 mile, maybe the mile..
a little more info on thursdays win by the d.a. lady eagles
point totals:
1. des arc 204
2. stuttgart 77
not sure on the rest of the teams, but thats an old fashioned thrashing if you ask me.
We at the Lonoke meet (my son runs distance for DeWitt), & Lowe was impressive. It's fun to see someone dominate a meet like that.
i havnt gotten a chance to see her run yet. but im wanting to.
Here is the DA link (http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23179.html)to last night's meet in Vilonia.
I wasn't able to attend much of the meet but I was hoping the V 4 * 800 team hit the state qualifying time but it looks like they missed it by just over 2 seconds....
For those who need it, here (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/B-G%202012%20Qualifying%20Standards.pdf) is a link to the state qualifying times for all classes.
I'm putting together for 5A that will show the projected qualifiers from each event based on if they are in the top 4 of their conference right now or not.
I'll do the same thing for 6A and 7A (but it will be top 6 in each conference since that's how it works for those classifications)
Looks like a warm, sunny day in Magnolia.. Can't wait for my first track meet of the year.. Everyone for Magnolia will be competing today except Wood because of soreness. Can't wait!.. Home track = great times.. ill keep y'all posted
Some results from magnolia for magnolia
shot: 50'10,48'08,44'11, and 44'09
disc: 153'02, 135'06, and 129'0
300h: 41.18, 42.55
tj: 43'07, 41'08
400: 51.31
hj: 6'04
4x1: 42.93
1600: 4:57
100: 11.34, 11.42
110: 15.42
4x8: 9:00
pv: 12'0, 10'6
Won at Paris. We have 14 prequalified as of now!
NICE!!!!! Keep on piling up the plaques and maybe we can put a state title on top.
Kids are working hard. Beginning to come together.
Johnson is injured
Quote from: bolt on April 02, 2012, 04:29:40 pm
Johnson is injured
That's bad news. How bad is it? Hope for a speedy recovery.
Think he pulled his quad or tweeked it. Not able to sprint I doubt he runs Thursday.
So trackster, after a couple of meets, has ur opinion on 5a changed?
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 02, 2012, 10:28:59 pm
So trackster, after a couple of meets, has ur opinion on 5a changed?
It's tough to say
I think for RIGHT NOW it's
1. Vilonia
2. Magnolia
3. Alma
4. Camden Fairview
Here's how I see each of the 4 contenders compare in each event. I didn't include a team in an event if I don't think they'll qualify anyone
100 - 1. CF, 2. Vilonia, 3. Magnolia, 4. Alma
200 - 1. Vilonia, 2. Alma, 3. CF, 4. Magnolia
400 - 1. Alma, 2. Magnolia, 3. CF, 4. Vilonia
800 - 1. Vilonia, 2. Alma, 3. Magnolia
1600 - 1. Alma, 2. Vilonia
3200 - 1. Alma, 2. Vilonia
110 hurdles - 1. Vilonia, 2. Magnolia, 3. CF, 4. Alma
300 hurdles - 1. Vilonia, 2/3. Alma/Magnolia, 4. CF
4 x 1 - 1/2. Cf/Magnolia, 3. Vilonia, 4. Alma
4 x 4 - 1. Alma, 2. Vilonia, 3. Magnolia, 4. CF
4 x 8 - 1. Vilonia, 2. Alma, 3. Magnolia
High Jump - 1/2. CF/Magnolia, 3. Vilonia, 4. Alma (Maybe)
Pole Vault - 1. Vilonia, 2. Alma, 3. Magnolia
Long Jump - 1. CF, 2. Magnolia, 3. Vilonia
Triple Jump - 1. Magnolia, 2. CF, 3. Vilonia
Shot Put - 1. Magnolia, 2. Vilonia, 3. Alma
Discus Throw - 1. Magnolia, 2. Alma, 3. CF
Two areas we (Vilonia) will need to step up in as we enter the last few weeks of the season is our throwing and jumping events. If we can find some improvement in those areas, I'd really like our chances but if we don't then these areas may become an Achilles heel...
So, basically, field events other than pv? Lol
Here's a better look at it
CF: 63-77
Magnolia: 93-110
Vilonia: 92-111
Alma: 49-67
Sprints
CF: 8-10 points
Alma: 12-15 points
Magnolia: 14-17 points
Vilonia: 6-8 points
Distance
CF: 0 points
Alma: 6-8 points
Vilonia: 15-17 points
Magnolia 1-2 points (this will really depend on if Vaughn can qualify for 800, mile, 2 mile)
Hurdles
CF: 13-16 points
Alma: 9-12 points
Vilonia: 26-30 points
Magnolia: 12-14 points
Relays
CF: 8-10 points
Alma: 15-18 points
Vilonia: 18-20 points
Magnolia: 14-16 points
Vertical Jumps
Magnolia: 12-15 points
Vilonia: 20-25 points
Alma: 3-6 points
CF: 8-10 points
Horizontal Jumps
CF: 22-25 points
Magnolia: 8-10 points (depends on if they get a long jumper qualified)
Alma: 0-2 points
Vilonia: 3-5 points
Throws
Vilonia: 4-6 points
Magnolia: 32-36 points
Alma: 4-6 points (UGGGGGH)
CF: 4-6 points
My thing is, mhs will score 20 or more in both the shot and disc.. probably 3 or 4 in pv with their 12' vaulter.. 12ish in tj, and maybe 1 or 2 in lj... That is putting them up around 60 before the running starts.. We will place in the 4x4, 4x1, and 4x8, place well in the 110s and 300s, vaughn will place in a slow 800 and 2 mile (he will qual bc only the lrc kids are better.. he will hopefully beat the hs kid), we have a top 3 400 guy and another 51.5 split that will run, wood will run a high 22 200.. I honestly can't see how the can get beat by anyone other than themselves..
yes, vilonia will win the 110s (15pts), 300s (15 pts), 4x8 (10), 800 (16), and pv (22), but that's not much more than magnolia will get in the field.. they wont place in 4x1, prolly 4th in 4x4, maybe 4 pts in shot and disc?.. it is going to rough for them to break 105, even with stellar mile and 2 milers
I definitely have magnolia and vilonia 1 and 2
100- mhs 0, v 2
200- mhs 4, v 5
400- mhs 8, v 1
800- mhs 3, v 16
1600- mhs 0, v 1
3200- mhs 4, v 2
110- mhs 6, v 15
300- mhs 6, v 15
4x1- mhs 5, v 0
4x4- mhs 6, v 5
4x8- mhs 4, v 10
shot- mhs 20, v 0
disc- mhs 20, v 2
hj- mhs 8, v 0
lj- mhs 1, v 0
tj- mhs 12, v 1
pv- mhs 5, v 22
v 97, mhs 112.. And as u can tell, i was pretty generous.. mhs depth is the killer
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 03, 2012, 11:48:49 am
So, basically, field events other than pv? Lol
Well, when you put it that way.....makes (much more) sense!
So with those computations if we throw out Mag's throws and say V's pv's then V still smokes Mag for the title. I like your thinking.
Go Eagles!
what schools are goin to be in beebe today. i know beebe and des arc.
in going to say A. Lowe from d.a. wins high point girl.
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 05, 2012, 09:02:56 am
what schools are goin to be in beebe today. i know beebe and des arc.
in going to say A. Lowe from d.a. wins high point girl.
How did the meet at Beebe go yesterday?
Well, Magnolia had a bad meet yesterday... Hopefully we got that out of our system
Quote from: 3A-2 Fan on April 06, 2012, 10:50:18 am
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 05, 2012, 09:02:56 am
what schools are goin to be in beebe today. i know beebe and des arc.
in going to say A. Lowe from d.a. wins high point girl.,
How did the meet at Beebe go yesterday?
not positive, but i heard d.a. got 6th and A. Lowe showed out.
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 06, 2012, 12:36:34 pm
Quote from: 3A-2 Fan on April 06, 2012, 10:50:18 am
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 05, 2012, 09:02:56 am
what schools are goin to be in beebe today. i know beebe and des arc.
in going to say A. Lowe from d.a. wins high point girl.,
How did the meet at Beebe go yesterday?
not positive, but i heard d.a. got 6th and A. Lowe showed out.
I found the results. See link below.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23895.html
Quote from: 3A-2 Fan on April 06, 2012, 03:49:09 pm
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 06, 2012, 12:36:34 pm
Quote from: 3A-2 Fan on April 06, 2012, 10:50:18 am
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 05, 2012, 09:02:56 am
what schools are goin to be in beebe today. i know beebe and des arc.
in going to say A. Lowe from d.a. wins high point girl.,
How did the meet at Beebe go yesterday?
not positive, but i heard d.a. got 6th and A. Lowe showed out.
I found the results. See link below.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23895.html
thanks.
After seeing some more results, it looks like vilonia will increase their pts in the pv to 27, and magnolia will increase by 2 in the 300s
Question for Vilonia: Why did Cotton not run at Russellville?
Also, Alma's meet is on Tuesday. Hopefully we get some good times at our home track.
He's knee was hurting.
And, I believe that Cotton plays baseball and the Eagles were at Siloam Springs on Friday at the same time as the track meet.
Click here (http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/23921.html) for the DA link to the Russellville meet.
Off to a good start in 2A:
Girls-
PV Carter 9'0", Yang 7', Stockman 7'
HJ Bryan 4'10", Carter 4'8"
LJ Bryan 15'4"
TJ Bryan 32'3"
S Dority 30'5"
D Bryan 89'9", Dority 85'7", Bryan 80'5"
4x800 11:15
1600 Carter 5:47, Gordon 6:05
400 Bryan 1:04.77
800 Carter 2:31, Gordon 2:37
200 Bryan 27.77
3200 Carter 12:51, Gordon 13:40
Boys -
Stafford 10'
Scott 6'2", Chambers 6'0", Williams 5'10"
Chambers 20'3", Williams 20'1"
Chambers 39'5", Williams 39'5"
McElroy 46'
Simmers 122', McElroy 117'
4X800 9:22
Moua 17.76
Dority 11.36
Stafford 5:07
4X100 45.92
Williams 53.46, Dority 55.18
Moua 45.92
Vasquez 2:15, Stafford 2:16
Dority 23.19
Moua 11:23, Stafford 11:39
4X400 3:43
Hoping for some qualifiers at Alma this week. Hoping for 2:05 800 runner. Reading all these 5a results makes me jealous!
7A
Favorites: Bentonville and Conway
Other teams with a chance: Fayetteville
6A
Favorite (by far): Russellville
Other teams with a chance: Texarkana I guess...they need a very good meet and a bad meet from Russellville, though.
5A
Favorites: Vilonia and Magnolia
Other teams with a chance: Alma and Camden Fairview
Almatrackster,
Vilonia is headed to Batesville tomorrow and I'll be there. I don't think many big teams are expected to be there but we'll see tomorrow.
By the way, check your PM.
Quote from: sevenof400 on April 08, 2012, 06:19:25 pm
Almatrackster,
Vilonia is headed to Batesville tomorrow and I'll be there. I don't think many big teams are expected to be there but we'll see tomorrow.
By the way, check your PM.
Good luck at Batesville.
I haven't got a PM from you yet, by the way.
Good Luck Greenwood Sr. G/B at the Airdale and Pointer Relays on the 10th &13th!!!!
GO BULLDOGS!!
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 08, 2012, 05:59:05 pm
7A
Favorites: Bentonville and Conway
Other teams with a chance: Fayetteville
6A
Favorite (by far): Russellville
Other teams with a chance: Texarkana I guess...they need a very good meet and a bad meet from Russellville, though.
Or
5A
Favorites: Vilonia and Magnolia
Other teams with a chance: Alma and Camden Fairview
4A Favorites: Heber Springs and Nashville.
Other teams with a chance: DeQueen
3A Favorites: Prescott and Rivercrest.
Other teams with a chance: Paris, Lafayette Co
2A Favorites: Augusta, Magazine, Magnet Cove, and JC.
Other teams with a chance: Gurdon and Mineral Springs.
1A Favorites: Trinity
Other teams to watch: Caddo Hills
Quote from: RATTLER43 on April 09, 2012, 05:58:25 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 08, 2012, 05:59:05 pm
7A
Favorites: Bentonville and Conway
Other teams with a chance: Fayetteville
6A
Favorite (by far): Russellville
Other teams with a chance: Texarkana I guess...they need a very good meet and a bad meet from Russellville, though.
5A
Favorites: Vilonia and Magnolia
Other teams with a chance: Alma and Camden Fairview
4A Favorites: Heber Springs and Nashville.
Other teams with a chance: DeQueen
3A Favorites: Prescott and Rivercrest.
Other teams with a chance: Paris
2A Favorites: Augusta, Magazine, Magnet Cove, and JC.
Other teams with a chance: Gurdon and Mineral Springs.
1A Favorites: Trinity
Rattler, I saw that Augusta finally had a meet online. What did you think about it?
Not typical. Brown was okay. Harsson still getting in shape. Sprinter was decent. Freshman hurdler was great. They will be fine.
Vilonia won the batesville meet, beating heber springs
Ebemeyer ran the 1600/800 duo at Batesville.
He went 4:59/2:04...
I'm thinking Vilonia may use him to do this at conference, but I just don't see them doing it at state, unless he dramatically improves in it.
Alma's meet is today!
Just for clarification of the type of schools you see there (usually)
Alma, Greenwood, Morrilton, Harrison, Van Buren, FS Southside (sometimes), Lavaca, Cedarville, Booneville, Union Christian, Magazine, etc.
Russellville might bring a team, but I'm not sure.
I'll try to give updates on great performances throughout the meet, but I will be focusing on Alma for the most part.
Alma ran a 8:32 in the 4 x 8. The opening leg ran a 2 flat. They ran by themselves after that
Keep them coming!.. after the "eh" performance by vilonia yesterday, i would love to see alma come out and tear it up!
Bad high jump and shot put
110h - 15.64, 16.32, 16.42
100- 11.33
TJ - 39' 11".
More coming soon
1600 - 4:49, 4:57, 4:59
400 - 50-51 (not Brewer) I didn't catch the other guys time because I was amazed by Our other guy's 50 handtime
400 official - 50.84, 53.49, 55.54
Discus - 132', 126', 125'
300 h - 41.5, 41.8, 42.4
800 - 2:04, 2:10, 2:10, 2:13
3200 (unofficially) - 10:41, 11:10, 11:11
200 - 22.76 (Brewer)
PV - 12' 6"
4 x 4 (unofficially) - 3:25
The more this season goes on, the more i think magnolia will win solely based on field events.. If we hit 65+ points after the field, i can't see anyone gaining enough with the state being so spread out.. Kudos to Alma, Vilonia better watch their heels, the dogs are biting :)
4x4 was a 3:24.43.
Quote from: aa2 on April 11, 2012, 05:59:10 pm
4x4 was a 3:24.43.
That's just crazy.
Heard the Brew man ran a 49" split. That's Texas fast right there.
Congrats to our 4X4 team for breaking the school record and then turning around and doing it again on Tuesday night.
Quote from: Steve Perry on April 12, 2012, 08:30:55 am
Quote from: aa2 on April 11, 2012, 05:59:10 pm
4x4 was a 3:24.43.
That's just crazy.
Heard the Brew man ran a 49" split. That's Texas fast right there.
Congrats to our 4X4 team for breaking the school record and then turning around and doing it again on Tuesday night.
Apparently, that's what they clocked petrino running to get out of Arkansas reported he is in Texas! ;D
Quote from: Steve Perry on April 12, 2012, 08:30:55 am
Quote from: aa2 on April 11, 2012, 05:59:10 pm
4x4 was a 3:24.43.
That's just crazy.
Heard the Brew man ran a 49" split. That's Texas fast right there.
Congrats to our 4X4 team for breaking the school record and then turning around and doing it again on Tuesday night.
Elam is running almost as fast as Brewer now.
It would be nice if those two went 1, 2 at the state meet.
That is very possible, if it wasn't for Orlando
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 10, 2012, 11:09:23 pm
The more this season goes on, the more i think magnolia will win solely based on field events.. If we hit 65+ points after the field, i can't see anyone gaining enough with the state being so spread out.. Kudos to Alma, Vilonia better watch their heels, the dogs are biting :)
Is that the sound of (over)confidence I hear??? ;D ;D
Just sayin'...
Speaking of "eh" performances by Vilonia, I think in retrospect the meet at Batesville would have been one to miss. The track isn't in the greatest shape and given the scarcity of 5A teams we were not really pressed in areas we needed to be to push us.
It has to be hard to develop a good track schedule - meaning one that will adequately prepare and test your team for conference and state.
Lol def not over confidence.. just looking at numbers.. Trust me, i have a ton of doubts, but positive projection is better than negative
Magnolia usually has a good schedule bc we compete against el do, Nashville, cfv, texarkana, etc, making every meet a high intensity meet
A big thing for Alma and Vilonia will be how many throwers will Magnolia qualify?
Right now in the shot put, it looks like they are going to qualify 3.
But it would be good for Alma and Vilonia if CF got a guy in there and pushed Magnolia's 3rd guy out at conference.
In discus, Magnolia could very well qualify 3 or even 4. Discus is the type of event where you can throw 150 feet one day and 115 feet the next. We need CF's and LRC's guys to be throwing good that day and hope that Magnolia only gets 2 guys qualified.
I am surprised how hit or miss the competition level at meets can be in this area but that is probably is a result of too many meets these days. Everyone seems to be trying to host a meet these days and that isn't always a good thing.
Sure does make one appreciate schools that always have a good meet (nice facilities with good - or better - competition, FAT, and lots of workers to keep things moving).
On a related note MHS - when is your conference meet?
Findlay just ran a 1:51.3 800
Don't be surprised if the guys that are already qualified in shot and disc don't throw at district, which is the 26th in little rock.. Sharbrodric will not run again at a meet until then.. Wood will hit the track next week :).. Getting healthy at the right time
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 12, 2012, 07:44:08 pm
Findlay just ran a 1:51.3 800
I'm looking forward to watching Ebmeyer and Findlay go at it at state. That should be worth the price of admission by itself!
They won't.. Catholic is 7A.. They will, however, run at the meet of champs.. Top 7 or 8 should be 2:00 or better
Deepest year for 800 I've seen since I've followed track for sure.
Ebmeyer running the 1600 recently really intrigues me. It's not like he needed it to get in better shape...I'm excited to see what he does at conference.
Vilonia has never been known to do the 1600/800 double. We'll see if they do that with Ebmeyer
Lol bad info.. Findlay ran 1:56.. but, impressive
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 12, 2012, 08:52:37 pm
They won't.. Catholic is 7A.. They will, however, run at the meet of champs.. Top 7 or 8 should be 2:00 or better
Oh snap - that's right... For some reason, I associated Findlay with LR Christian....
I just can't see eb running both at state, if he quals in the 1600.. If he does run a 4:48 or so, can he still break 2?.. They are guaranteed 10 pts if he runs just the 800.. if he doesn't place in the mile, and takes out too much, Lrc or beebe might beat him in the 800.. It will be interesting..
My prediction is that he runs to just place at district.. he would have to run sub 4:50 to place in the mile at state
Lawrence from magnolia just cleared 13'3, nearly got 14'
Quote from: RATTLER43 on April 09, 2012, 05:58:25 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 08, 2012, 05:59:05 pm
7A
Favorites: Bentonville and Conway
Other teams with a chance: Fayetteville
6A
Favorite (by far): Russellville
Other teams with a chance: Texarkana I guess...they need a very good meet and a bad meet from Russellville, though.
OrI
5A
Favorites: Vilonia and Magnolia
Other teams with a chance: Alma and Camden Fairview
4A Favorites: Heber Springs and Nashville.
Other teams with a chance: DeQueen
3A Favorites: Prescott and Rivercrest.
Other teams with a chance: Paris, Lafayette Co
2A Favorites: Augusta, Magazine, Magnet Cove, and JC.
Other teams with a chance: Gurdon and Mineral Springs.
1A Favorites: Trinity
Other teams to watch: Caddo Hills
Got to add Lafayette County to the mix in 3A and Caddo Hills in 1A.
Vilonia is starting to separate itself from the pack in 5A in my opinion. Magnolia's throws are starting to look like they will dominate less and less every week.
How Wood and Young come off injury for Magnolia will be a big indicator of Magnolia's success.
Alma will need to score big in discus throw and get as many points as possible in the pole vault.
Maybe we'll have a high jumper sneak in for a few points and a shot putter start throwing 45 feet.
i agree that Vilonia is the favorite, but i still don't think by much.. We ran a 3:33 with our B team, meaning, come district we will spread them out.. Sharbrodric will be fine.. Wood worries me, but i didn't have him scoring much.. What have you seen that is having them separate?.. They won't score in the mile or two mile, the 400, maybe 1 pt in the 4x1, i don't think sax will score in the 100, maybe 4 its in the 200.. They aren't that much better in the 300s (our guy ran a 43 after they started the race with him standing up, out of the blocks).. It is all speculation, and it is really hard to tell before district.. Magnolia should break 100, so i can't think there is much separation
Hey Rattler, whats katy running her mile in right now?
Her fastest at a meet is 5:46, 2:31 800m, and 12:37 3200m. Each of those were paces set by other runners and she out kicks them. She has been in 5:30s in practice on cut downs.
I figured she was around that. There's a freshman from marmaduke that has came out of nowhere this year and is running amazing up here in NE ark. She ran a 6:01 in a practice meet for jr. high to start off the season. Then they moved her up to sr high and she ran a 5:44 i believe at the last meet. She told me yesterday that she will run it under 5:40 this week. That should be a great match up at state.
Sidnee Bopp from Marmaduke. Been putting up great times.
That's her, I thin she pre-qualified in 5 events last week
I know over a 3 meet span she qualified in 4X800 relay, 1600, 800, 3200, and high jump. Should be a lot of fun.
Congratulations to Alma's Jr. High team for winning the River Valley Conference Championship
That makes it 3 out of the last 4.
Just to let everyone know what kind of teams they go up against...
Chaffin Jr. High and Ramsey Jr. High kids usually go to Southside High School
Kimmons Jr. High and Darby Jr. High kids usually go to Northside High School
Trinity Christian is a christian junior high school in Fort Smith
Coleman and Butterfield are Van Buren junior highs.
Greenwood junior high competes in this conference also.
So pretty much, all the best track and field junior high athletes in Fort Smith, Van Buren, Greenwood, and Alma. So it makes for some pretty good competition.
Here are the results
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/25551.html
Also the junior high girls finished 2nd behind Kimmons...the girls program is making big strides under Coach Haas.
Congrats.
Our junior high conference meet is Friday. Danville is favorite in boys; Westside in girls.
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 15, 2012, 11:31:53 am
i agree that Vilonia is the favorite, but i still don't think by much.. We ran a 3:33 with our B team, meaning, come district we will spread them out.. Sharbrodric will be fine.. Wood worries me, but i didn't have him scoring much.. What have you seen that is having them separate?.. They won't score in the mile or two mile, the 400, maybe 1 pt in the 4x1, i don't think sax will score in the 100, maybe 4 its in the 200.. They aren't that much better in the 300s (our guy ran a 43 after they started the race with him standing up, out of the blocks).. It is all speculation, and it is really hard to tell before district.. Magnolia should break 100, so i can't think there is much separation
You're correct; it's difficult to know before all the district meets. It's definitely going to be a very close and interesting state track meet. There are always a few suprises and disappointments for even the top teams along the way. Props to both Alma and Vilonia for obviously outstanding teams and programs. This Panther still has faith in the defending champs, however.
Gosh, I wish I could get back to Arkansas in the next few weeks to see some of these track meets. But, my work schedule hasn't allowed me to do so to date.
Thanks to you and Almatracker and the rest for keeping all results updated. It is much appreciated!
Im ready to see the results for the Coca Cola relays tomorrow.. It is always a great meet!
Alma is going to the McDonald Relays tomorrow at Southside, but the weather may not permit a meet. (I'm actually thinking it won't.)
Conference a week from today at Greenwood. Ready to see what happens.
GO G!!!
Good luck to all the teams!!!
Im really hoping to hear a 23.5 from Wood today.. He has looked good at practice, and from what Ive heard, the time off might have helped.. If i get an update from the track meet, I will let yall know :)
I'm working on the updated performance lists for 7A/6A/5A. I'm all the way through the 300 hurdles.
Just the relays and field events left.
The 7A may be a great meet between Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Conway.
6A is looking like it's Russellville's to lose.
Wood ran sub 23.
A lot of fast sprint times across the board. Only a 1-1.5 headwind for the sprints, too.
Magnolia is still a pretty close 2nd, but they have some work to do. (2nd that is if their discus throwers throw better than they have recently)
Speed was definitely impressive.. Field, not as much.. I like that we have two in the 300s and Wood and Shar back.. Im not sure what happened to Vaughn?.. Consistency seems to be this that's problem.. Next Thursday might decide state before the 3rd
Is Vaughn ever going to run the 800? Is he an 800 guy?
He will next week.. He is a sub 2:04 guy.. i dunno what is going on
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 19, 2012, 10:04:59 pm
He will next week.. He is a sub 2:04 guy.. i dunno what is going on
Him running the 800 is an X-factor in my projections. If all he does is the 4 x 8 and 800, he can score big.
We aren't going to qual in the 4x8 lol.. Did u see our Jr high vaulter go 11'0?.. We will qual 4 in pv lol.. Only one with substance tho
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 19, 2012, 10:11:17 pm
We aren't going to qual in the 4x8 lol.. Did u see our Jr high vaulter go 11'0?.. We will qual 4 in pv lol.. Only one with substance tho
Haha, you don't give Magnolia enough credit with how well they perform at conference.
If I've learned one thing over the years in track at the 5A level, it's this.
Magnolia's 4 x 8 will run a 20 second PR at conference and another 5-10 second PR at state.
.... Not this 4x8.. lol.. In the past, yes, but i will be floored if this team breaks 9
And u know Im Mr optimistic lol
Also, Sharbrodric ran a 47 split in the 4x4
Who's in Fort Smith today? I'll be there coaching the Norris boy.
Quote from: UALR11 on April 20, 2012, 09:30:05 am
Who's in Fort Smith today? I'll be there coaching the Norris boy.
Wil Norris of Mountain Home? Has he decided where he wants to go to college? I think he is the best overall distance runner in the state this year.
Yes.
He is entered in the 4x800 and will be running his 2nd 3200 of the season.
He's in the highest tier with Melnyck, Findlay, Aenchbacher, Hemsfield, Swain, & O'Mara. Meet of Champs will tell you who the best is.
He will attend Christian Brothers University next year. Coach Bill Hoffman is a first-class guy. He has a history of building above average, but not outstanding talent. They also have a well rated civil engineering program, which is his first priority.
Quote from: UALR11 on April 20, 2012, 10:26:00 am
Yes.
He is entered in the 4x800 and will be running his 2nd 3200 of the season.
He's in the highest tier with Melnyck, Findlay, Aenchbacher, Hemsfield, Swain, & O'Mara. Meet of Champs will tell you who the best is.
He will attend Christian Brothers University next year. Coach Bill Hoffman is a first-class guy. He has a history of building above average, but not outstanding talent. They also have a well rated civil engineering program, which is his first priority.
That's good to see his education his is first priority.
If you rate distance runners in Arkansas by how their 800, 1600, and 3200 times stack up against each other, I would say it's between him and Swain for now. But if Findlay ran a 3200 and put up a sub 10 (which I'm pretty sure he would), then he might be the best one.
Wil would run under 2 in the 800 if he wanted. The opportunity cost of running a fresh 800 and losing 15 days of training sharpening for it is too great.
Update from Heber: Terrible conditions.. Some teams have already left.. Probably a wash out
It's windy and cold here in the River Valley, but not raining yet. If they get this meet over with, I won't expect very many fast times
Im hoping y'all blaze the track!
Ebmeyer just ran 49:07 in the 400 At heber springs
Quote from: V-EAGLES on April 20, 2012, 06:45:52 pm
Ebmeyer just ran 49:07 in the 400 At heber springs
Is he going to do the 800?
That was the plan but not enough time between events
I've noticed a trend of the the central Arkansas schools getting their meets in quicker than the Northwest Arkansas schools.
It always seems that the meets in central Arkansas get done like one hour earlier than the ones in Northwest Arkansas.
I think the worst think for vilonia would be to try to run him 4x8, 400, 800, and 4x4.. the last 3 have no rest in between them.. He won't win the 400, probably 2nd, and if he breaks 2:04, i would be shocked.. Atkinson couldn't do it..
Brewer ran 49 in the 400 from what I've been told.
Good!!.. we could have 4 under 50 at state
Wow, beebe had two 2:00.. So, that is lrc, 2 beebe, and vilonia that have auto qual?
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 20, 2012, 09:29:14 pm
Wow, beebe had two 2:00.. So, that is lrc, 2 beebe, and vilonia that have auto qual?
2 Vilonia, 2 Beebe, one LRC, and one SS. I almost have the performance list done for 5A/6A/7A
Lol Im losing track.. i have mine done up until last week.. I've been so lazy Hahaha
Alma had a 142'6" disc.. Scary stuff
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 20, 2012, 10:18:22 pm
Alma had a 142'6" disc.. Scary stuff
At least we have one field event doing work!
I think our PVer can clear 13 still. He's been looking good, just needs to go forward.
Have another guy at 5 flat in the 1600. If he gets under 5, we would have 5 guys under 5:00.
Brewer ran PRs in the 200 (22.61) and 400 (49.94)
Maness ran a PR in the 800 (2:03.23)
Our 110 hurdlers ran into a strong headwind in their heat
The 300 hurdlers are at least being consistent.
On a somewhat related note, Thursday's weather forecast for Greenwood looks pretty nice with only a 20% chance of rain, high of 80 and light winds....
Not too bad.
Quote from: sevenof400 on April 22, 2012, 10:15:42 am
On a somewhat related note, Thursday's weather forecast for Greenwood looks pretty nice with only a 20% chance of rain, high of 80 and light winds....
Not too bad.
Yep, depending on which way the wind is blowing, I would expect some fast times Thursday.
These two teams have gone up against good competition all year, but whenever Vilonia knows they have to beat the green team and Alma knows they have to beat the red team, that's when the races become super competitive.
Alma hosted the NWA-River Valley conference meet. The top 8 individuals/relays from the River Valley conference face off against the top 8 from the Northwest Arkansas conference.
Alma finished 2nd behind Heritage.
Alma had a discus thrower throw 145 and a kid from Bentonville (a freshmen) ran a 2:02 800
Qualified for all but one event in boys including 2 in 200m, 2 in 3200m, and 4 in high jump.
Qualified for all but two events in girls including 2 in high jump, 2 in 1600, 2 in 800, and 2 in 3200.
Great district meet.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on April 23, 2012, 09:52:29 pm
Qualified for all but one event in boys including 2 in 200m, 2 in 3200m, and 4 in high jump.
Qualified for all but two events in girls including 2 in high jump, 2 in 1600, 2 in 800, and 2 in 3200.
Great district meet.
Magazine high jump - As good as any 5A high jump team in the state this year!
CONGRATS TO THE DES ARC SR. LADY EAGLES!!!! 6-2A district champs for the 8th straight year!!!
CONGRATS TO TRENTT WHITING, DES ARC, HIGH POINT SR BOY!!!
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 23, 2012, 08:42:12 pm
and a kid from Bentonville (a freshmen) ran a 2:02 800
Jacob Shiohira. Second lap was incredible.
That time would have finished 5th at the McDonald's Relays. No telling what he will run by the time he's a Sr.
U see the two cabot girls go 12'0 and 11'6?.. btw, they are 9th graders.. insane.. also, bryant had a girl run 56 in the 400 as a freshman, cabot had a 7th grade boy run 11.9 and high 23s.. It is good to see the state getting back to where it needs to be
Quote from: Steve Perry on April 24, 2012, 08:28:09 am
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 23, 2012, 08:42:12 pm
and a kid from Bentonville (a freshmen) ran a 2:02 800
Jacob Shiohira. Second lap was incredible.
That time would have finished 5th at the McDonald's Relays. No telling what he will run by the time he's a Sr.
Ran a good mile (I think it was in the 4:40s) before it too. Crazy good athlete.
Also, I forgot to mention Alma's opening leg on the freshmen 4 x 8 ran a 2:11-2:12. He didn't run as fast in the open 800, though. I think it was his 2nd 800 ever.
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 23, 2012, 10:08:34 pm
Quote from: RATTLER43 on April 23, 2012, 09:52:29 pm
Qualified for all but one event in boys including 2 in 200m, 2 in 3200m, and 4 in high jump.
Qualified for all but two events in girls including 2 in high jump, 2 in 1600, 2 in 800, and 2 in 3200.
Great district meet.
Magazine high jump - As good as any 5A high jump team in the state this year!
Thank you.
Cory 6'3"
Ethan 6'2"
Jack 6'2"
Trent 6'0"
Lucas 5'10"
Cannot rest upon past meets. Need to jump big at state.
Just a thought.. if lrc can score 16 points in the shot and disc, they could break 80 pts at state
800- 16
1600- 20
3200- 26
4x8- 6
shot- 10
disc- 6
=84
Ebmeyer committed to UALR today!
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 24, 2012, 08:23:58 pm
Just a thought.. if lrc can score 16 points in the shot and disc, they could break 80 pts at state
800- 16
1600- 20
3200- 26
4x8- 6
shot- 10
disc- 6
=84
I was thinking the same thing. I'm still wondering how their guys will do in the 800/1600/3200. Vann Berry is the only one who has been stacked up with all those events.
Quote from: UALR11 on April 24, 2012, 09:28:39 pm
Ebmeyer committed to UALR today!
I just saw him put this on Facebook. Congrats to him!
If they can qual 3 in 800, and 4 in the other two.. maybe find a 4x4.. they could be in the race if Vilonia or Magnolia slip..
All 5A schools have their conference meet tomorrow.
Here's my projections for each conference
5A East: Beebe
5A Southwest: Magnolia
5A Southeast: Crossett
5A West: Alma :D
I agree with you, trackster.. ill go even further..
5A East runner-up: Forest City
5A West runner-up: Vilonia :P
5A Sw runner-up: Cfv
5A Se runner-up: Crossett (i think mills can best them)
I just hope it is a great day tomorrow.. Ill be updating throughout the meet in hot springs
I'll post updates here too if I'm able. If anyone from Vilonia or Alma can't make it and want updates via text message, just PM your number and I can do that for you.
Same goes for anyone wanting to know about the SW.. just msg me ur number
Tj - Alma: 8th
Vilonia: 6th and 5th
Sp - Alma: 6th
Vilonia: 1st and 7th
4x8- vilonia 1st. Alma 2nd
What was the 4x800 time?
8:23 and 8:28
110h alma 4 in finals and v with 2
100 alma 1 and v 3
200 alma 1 vilonia
Hj - v 6th tied and 6th tied
Alma - 6th tied 6th tied 5th 4th
Congrats to 5A West Conference Champs, boys AND girls.....Vilonia!
Sorry, the phone died during the meet.
Here's the results
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/26035.html
Congrats to both Vilonia teams and good job Alma teams for a good effort
Ebmeyer ran a 22.48 200 and a 48.59 400
The Vilonia freshmen ran 4:46 and 4:50
Depending on how they run ebmeyer, i have vilonia as a solid 15 pt favorite
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 27, 2012, 12:10:02 am
Depending on how they run ebmeyer, i have vilonia as a solid 15 pt favorite
I want to see the SW and SE results first.
Did you see 7A West results
Fayetteville went crazy.
logan penn, hazen, ran a 12.06, 100. at the 6-2A dist. meet.
and hes only an 8th grader. hes fast.
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 27, 2012, 05:49:36 am
logan penn, hazen, ran a 12.06, 100. at the 6-2A dist. meet.
and hes only an 8th grader. hes fast.
There was Riverview runner (Bennie Watson) that ran an 11.26 and a Barton runner (Cameron Anderson) ran a 11.34 at the junior high meet last week. Here is a link to the results.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/24970_1611916.html
Shout out for Booneville's Hallie Davis for qualifying in 5 individual events plus the 1600 relay, including 48 and change in the 300 hurdles.
Booneville won the boys and Waldron the girls in 4-4A. Neither being a surprise. Witt (Dard) went 10:05 in the 3200 and lapped the field, some twice. Impressive.
Congrats to all teams who won district yesterday and this past week.
Now time to gear up for state. Although, I think the 6A conferences are holding their meets today.
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 26, 2012, 11:51:26 pm
Sorry, the phone died during the meet.
Here's the results
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/26035.html
Congrats to both Vilonia teams and good job Alma teams for a good effort
Ebmeyer ran a 22.48 200 and a 48.59 400
The Vilonia freshmen ran 4:46 and 4:50
Missed you yesterday AT but I'll still buy you a beverage sometime for all the track stat work you do.
Some really good performances yesterday made it worth the trip to watch. Yes, the result was the one we desired (which certainly helps) but I will be interested to see how all of this shakes out at the state meet. That ought to be real good.
More later...
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 27, 2012, 12:20:44 am
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 27, 2012, 12:10:02 am
Depending on how they run ebmeyer, i have vilonia as a solid 15 pt favorite
I want to see the SW and SE results first.
Did you see 7A West results
Fayetteville went crazy.
Fayetteville's win was a little bit deceptive. Yes, the Purple'Dogs did well and would have won the meet anyway, but Bentonville held out some key components that would have made the meet a lot closer.
Quote from: SouthpawSensation on April 27, 2012, 02:49:36 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 27, 2012, 12:20:44 am
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 27, 2012, 12:10:02 am
Depending on how they run ebmeyer, i have vilonia as a solid 15 pt favorite
I want to see the SW and SE results first.
Did you see 7A West results
Fayetteville went crazy.
Fayetteville's win was a little bit deceptive. Yes, the Purple'Dogs did well and would have won the meet anyway, but Bentonville held out some key components that would have made the meet a lot closer.
I wasn't speaking about how much they won by, but how they performed individually.
They have someone that could place in every event except TJ.
A lot of their success depends on how Culp and Swain perform in their events.
Yeah, Bentonville held out Murphy and a lot of their 800 guys. It will still be a close state meet between Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Conway.
Quote from: 3A-2 Fan on April 27, 2012, 10:52:05 am
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 27, 2012, 05:49:36 am
logan penn, hazen, ran a 12.06, 100. at the 6-2A dist. meet.
and hes only an 8th grader. hes fast.
There was Riverview runner (Bennie Watson) that ran an 11.26 and a Barton runner (Cameron Anderson) ran a 11.34 at the junior high meet last week. Here is a link to the results.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/24970_1611916.html
they are fast too.
Quote from: Forrest City H on April 26, 2012, 10:52:07 pm
Congrats to 5A West Conference Champs, boys AND girls.....Vilonia!
V boys= Coach Stout! V girls= Coach Steward!
Great job young men and women of V!!!
Quote from: InYoGrill on April 27, 2012, 07:34:13 pm
Quote from: Forrest City H on April 26, 2012, 10:52:07 pm
Congrats to 5A West Conference Champs, boys AND girls.....Vilonia!
V boys= Coach Stout! V girls= Coach Steward!
Great job young men and women of V!!!
Hey Grill - how appropriate that the last action we'll remember Greenwood for is presenting the conference championship trophies to Vilonia....on Greenwood's home turf!
Quote from: sevenof400 on April 27, 2012, 08:47:35 pm
Quote from: InYoGrill on April 27, 2012, 07:34:13 pm
Quote from: Forrest City H on April 26, 2012, 10:52:07 pm
Congrats to 5A West Conference Champs, boys AND girls.....Vilonia!
V boys= Coach Stout! V girls= Coach Steward!
Great job young men and women of V!!!
Hey Grill - how appropriate that the last action we'll remember Greenwood for is presenting the conference championship trophies to Vilonia....on Greenwood's home turf!
Haha... You got that right 7. I can see TT crying in his empty glass room.
If the district track meets were in one big meet, this is how it would have gone.
A thought while I was doing this.. GCT didnt run their best guys, and will have 4, i do believe, under 10:45, and LRC has 4 qualed under 10:30, along with HS having a 10:33.. This two mile is going to be insane!
100
1. Robinson Crossett 10.67
2. Blakely Mills 10.74
3. Keaton CFV 10.93
4. Green FC 10.93
5. Fletcher CFV 10.97
6. Mitchell FC 10.99
7. Ballard Crossett 11.08
8. Sax Vilonia 11.09
200
1. Robinson Crossett 21.79
2. Keaton CFV 21.93
3. Sax Vilonia 21.95
4. Mitchell FC 21.97
5. Blakely Mills 22.09
6. Dvorak LS 22.32
7. Green FC 22.36
8. Ebmeyer Vilonia 22.48
400
1. Ebmeyer Vilonia 48.59
2. Thompson GB 49.73
3. Robinson Crossett 49.84
4. Young Magnolia 49.92
5. Brewer Alma 50.16
6. Payton HS 51.2
7. Maples Beebe 51.49
8. Balentine WC 51.55
800
1. Greening SS 2:00.91
2. Maness Alma 2:02.38
3. Berry LRC 2:03.93
4. Dupio Beebe 2:04.43
5. Valley Vilonia 2:05.46
6. Schlenker Beebe 2:05.64
7. Martin Vilonia 2:06.61
8. Silours FC 2:07.52
1600
1. Berry LRC 4:37.45
2. Maples Beebe 4:37.85
3. Freeman GCT 4:40.86
4. Moss GCT 4:43.70
5. Dewitt LRC 4:45.75
6. Dupio Beebe 4:46.37
7. Rail Vilonia 4:46.97
8. Fiser LRC 4:47.41
3200
1. Fiser LRC10:25.28
2. Berry LRC 10:29.02
3. Eddings HS 10:33.68
4. Funk SS 10:43.21
5. Maples Beebe 10:46.22
6. Brown GCT 10:47.81
7. Rail Vilonia 10:53.11
8. Dewitt LRC 11:02.05
110H
1. Sax Vilonia 14.58
2. Reed CFV 15.11
3. Cotton Vilonia 15.25
4. Barnes Mills 15.77
5. Lemay Magnolia 15.96
6. Passen Alma 16.11
7. Rowland Alma 16.38
8. Baugh WH 16.52
300H
1. Sax Vilonia 39.41
2. Reed CFV 40.31
3. Cotton Vilonia 40.78
4. Pearson alma 40.92
5. Rowland Alma 41.02
6. Morgan Nettleton 41.22
7. Robinson Magnolia 41.57
8. Lemay Magnolia 41.58
4x1
1. Mills 41.85
2. Magnolia 42.82
3. Crossett 43.06
4. FC 43.27
5. Hope 43.96
6. WH 44.70
7. Nettleton 44.79
8. GW 44.87
4x4
1. Alma 3:27.02
2. Magnolia 3:29.67
3. HS 3:31.60
4. Beebe 3:32.68
5. FC 3:32.81
6. Vilonia 3:34.52
7. Mills 3:35.66
8. GW 3:36.18
4x8
1. Vilonia 8:23.08
2. Alma 8:28.02
3. GCT 8:33.87
4. LRC 8:40.97
5. SS 8:47.00
6. FC 8:53.26
7. Beebe 8:57.97
8. Hot Springs 8:58.88
HJ
1. Young Magnolia 6'6
1. Scott Beebe 6'6
3. Blossom SS 6'2
4. Coleman Blytheville 6'1
5. Reed CFV 6'0
5. Moorehead CFV 6'0
5. Culbreath Crossett 6'0
5. Hymes Crossett 6'0
PV
1. Wyatt Vilonia 15'6
2. Kimes Alma 14'0
3. Walton Batesville 13'2
4. Lawrence Magnolia 13'0
4. Steward Vilonia 13'0
6. Stidman GCT 12'10
7. Watt Crossett 12'6
7. Huffstickler Beebe 12'6
LJ
1. Reed CFV 23'8
2. Dvorak LS 22'1.5
3. Sax Vilonia 21'10
4. Dudley SS 21'7.5
5. Blossom SS 21'6
6. Robison Crossett 21'2.5
7. McKillion BTV 21'0
8. Ryan GCT 20'9.5
TJ
1. Reed CFV 47'0
2. Henderson Magnolia 44'8
3. Green FC 44'2.75
4. Scott Beebe 44'1.75
5. Rucker BTV 43'6
5. Blossom SS 43'6
7. Page CFV 43'3
8. Lemay Magnolia 43'2
Shot
1.Guffin LRC 52'1
2. Ford Magnolia 50'1
3. Wiedmaier Vilonia 49'.5
4. Guiterrez SS 48'3
5. Doss Magnolia 47'3
6. Harris Magnolia 46'8
7. Alexander GB 46'5
8. Mathis FC 46'3
Disc
1. Guffin LRC 154'10.5
2. Gowen Beebe 134'9
3. McMurray Alma 134'2
4. James CFV 132'11.25
5. Ford Magnolia 132'1.5
6. Barden FC 130'4
7. Brantley Crossett 129'9
8. Alexander GB 129'2
Vilonia 99.5
Alma 58
CFV 63
Magnolia 70.5
The different seems to be Magnolia's inconsistency in the shot and disc.. We are about 20 points under where I think we should be.. Also, I dont think Vilonia can have that good of a track meet again.. We shall see, but I still think it is much closer than that :)
Good preview tho!
A couple of extra observations:
I will be shocked if the state throws the disc as well as they did on Thursday.. That is probably the best, top to bottom, Ive seen. Honestly, it was like that in almost every event..
A couple of places Vilonia could lose their "lead": Cotton in the hurdles (bc we know Sax will dominate), Sax in the LJ and 200(have him 3rd in both, i do believe), PV (Notice, the other Wyatt wasnt there, bc he didnt vault. With that said, I have them scoring 22. Anything less than that would be a disappointment)
They really cant pad it anywhere.. Everything they are placing in is towards the top.. It looks like their ceiling is 105(ish), except the 4x4
I dont believe the district results show the depth in the 800, 1600, and 3200.. A lot of runners that qualed already didnt run.. I think to place in them it will take a 2:05, 4:45, and 10:32..
The 100 meter dash is insane.. There is a chance that if you dont break 11 in the prelims, you dont qual for the finals.. I cannot remember the last time it was like that
AT brought up a good point earlier, 7A, other than distance and the disc, is really not much better, top to bottom, than 5A. This is the best I have seen this conference, from team to team, in years.
Bold prediction: If Maples runs for Beebe in the 4x8, they will beat Vilonia.. Crazy, eh?
I like Vilonia to score 106, Magnolia 90, CFV 60, Alma 55, looking over what should happen.
I ask this every year, but has the 8-4A meet been run yet? Last year they waited until the Tuesday before the state meet to even have it. It's never on directathletics.com so I never, ever get any information from SE Arkansas 4A meets! I've seen some of their 4A teams times and distances from other meets, but nobody ever knows who from there is coming to the state meet. And, sometimes, they have really good, competitive track teams. What is the trouble in that district? It's not a regional problem; other classifications from that area post all their meets online, why can't they?
Berry will win the two-mile. That kid has more in the tank than 10:30
Format:
Athlete - School - Performances in event in order chronologically
100 meter dash projections for 5A State meet
1. Orlando Robinson – Crossett (10.70) (10.80) (10.92) (10.71) (10.67)
SE champ. Has not run above 11 seconds all year. One of the best sprinters, if not the best, in the state.
2. Anthony Blakely – Mills Univ.Stud. (11.07) (10.78) (10.98) (11.00) (10.95) (10.93) (10.74) SE runner up. Has run sub 11 five times. Will be wanting to beat Robinson their senior year.
3. Derek Keaton – Camden Fairview (11.10) (11.18) (11.20) (11.06) (11.10) (10.93)
SW champ. Ran 11.10 or less four times.
4. Darius Fletcher – Camden Fairview (11.00) (11.17) (11.01) (11.05) (10.97)
SW runner up. Actually ran better than Keaton all year, but lost at conference. Almost too close to call between the two teammates
5. Ryan Green – Forrest City (11.30) (11.35) (11.10) (10.93)
East champ. Seems to have figured out the 100 meter dash at conference, but had tailwind
6. Joewaan Mitchell – Forrest City (11.18) (11.32) (11.17) (10.99)
East runner up. Ran better than Green most of the year, but lost at conference. Almost too close to call, again.
7. James Sax – Vilonia (11.17) (11.34) (11.40) (11.56) (11.22) (11.21) (11.36) (11.11) (11.09)
West champ. Has to run more events than any of these guys. Ran great at conference.
8. Tanner Dvorak – Lakeside, HS (11.31) (11.37) (11.39) (11.20) (11.03) (11.16)
SW 3rd place. Seems to have figured out how to run the event by the end of the year.
Others to watch:
Josh Ballard – Crossett (11.08)
Keyondre Jones – Camden Fairview (11.13) (11.40) (11.20)
Travis Ryan – Greene County Tech (11.18) (11.49) (11.17) (11.20) (11.17)
John Williams – Forrest City (11.20) (11.23)
Josh Balentine – Watson Chapel (11.38) (11.25) (11.21)
Points after 1/17 events projected:
Camden Fairivew - 11
Crossett - 10
Mills Univ.Stud. - 8
Forrest City - 7
Vilonia - 2
Lakeside, HS - 1
I figure 5a will have 5 or 6 under 10:20.. I think, even if Berry runs all 4, he still wins.. Lrc can be Magnolia's best friend on Thursday, or their worst enemy, depending on what all they run
Quote from: fourpeat on April 28, 2012, 09:07:07 am
I ask this every year, but has the 8-4A meet been run yet? Last year they waited until the Tuesday before the state meet to even have it. It's never on directathletics.com so I never, ever get any information from SE Arkansas 4A meets! I've seen some of their 4A teams times and distances from other meets, but nobody ever knows who from there is coming to the state meet. And, sometimes, they have really good, competitive track teams. What is the trouble in that district? It's not a regional problem; other classifications from that area post all their meets online, why can't they?
Not exactly sure what the problem is concerning 8-4A track results, but my assumption is that facilities, timing equipment and the inclination to post results has something to do with it.
Should be better next year when Monticello and Crossett are in the 8-4A.
So, i have a question.. U can only run 4 events right?.. so, lets say Ebmeyer runs the 4x8, 400, 200, and 4x4.. but, lets say he doesn't qual for the finals of the 200, can he still run the 800, or will he be ineligible?
Quote from: MHSGrad on April 28, 2012, 11:31:27 am
So, i have a question.. U can only run 4 events right?.. so, lets say Ebmeyer runs the 4x8, 400, 200, and 4x4.. but, lets say he doesn't qual for the finals of the 200, can he still run the 800, or will he be ineligible?
He's not running the 200 for sure. The 400 is the only possibility.
Quote from: Big Fan on April 28, 2012, 10:27:51 am
Quote from: fourpeat on April 28, 2012, 09:07:07 am
I ask this every year, but has the 8-4A meet been run yet? Last year they waited until the Tuesday before the state meet to even have it. It's never on directathletics.com so I never, ever get any information from SE Arkansas 4A meets! I've seen some of their 4A teams times and distances from other meets, but nobody ever knows who from there is coming to the state meet. And, sometimes, they have really good, competitive track teams. What is the trouble in that district? It's not a regional problem; other classifications from that area post all their meets online, why can't they?
Not exactly sure what the problem is concerning 8-4A track results, but my assumption is that facilities, timing equipment and the inclination to post results has something to do with it.
Should be better next year when Monticello and Crossett are in the 8-4A.
It's called WEAKNESS Goat herder. Stay 5A or go play with the sheep. ;D
Coming from the Grill- Major PROPS to Trackster and MHS Grad for all the updates and predictions. I read them all the time. Super effort to inform the rest of us. Keep it up!
But, for scenario sake, lets say he did.. Would he be eligible?
no he would not be eligible...Once ran in 200 prelims, that event would count as one of his four. But Alma is correct, no way he runs the 200
I think I'm going to put my state track meet projections for 5A, 6A, and 7A in 3 seperate threads so I don't clog up this thread. It will also be easier to find each event.
Quote from: Big Fan on April 28, 2012, 10:27:51 am
Quote from: fourpeat on April 28, 2012, 09:07:07 am
I ask this every year, but has the 8-4A meet been run yet? Last year they waited until the Tuesday before the state meet to even have it. It's never on directathletics.com so I never, ever get any information from SE Arkansas 4A meets! I've seen some of their 4A teams times and distances from other meets, but nobody ever knows who from there is coming to the state meet. And, sometimes, they have really good, competitive track teams. What is the trouble in that district? It's not a regional problem; other classifications from that area post all their meets online, why can't they?
Not exactly sure what the problem is concerning 8-4A track results, but my assumption is that facilities, timing equipment and the inclination to post results has something to do with it.
Should be better next year when Monticello and Crossett are in the 8-4A.
That's right, I forgot they were both coming down to 4A. That will be a huge plus for 8-4A track.
I'm not sure why they don't post the results either. We are from DeWitt (from the 8-4A conference), but can only tell you how a few of the boys faired. My son, Cody Fox, won the 800m, 1600m, & 3200m. Our pole vaulter, Kaleb Bullock, won with a 12' 6". I know that Star City won the meet, but not sure by how many points. They usually do very well in the jumps & the sprints. I know in the 800m, Norton from Star City will go since he finished second. Cody will not run the 800m at state. In the 1600m, Cody & Matthew Young from McGehee will go. In the 3200m, Cody & James Weeks from Star City will go. I know that doesn't give you a lot, but it's better than before. Sorry for our conference not getting the results out there.
Congrats to Cody. Has really come into his own.
Quote from: Softball Dave on April 28, 2012, 09:33:29 pm
I'm not sure why they don't post the results either. We are from DeWitt (from the 8-4A conference), but can only tell you how a few of the boys faired. My son, Cody Fox, won the 800m, 1600m, & 3200m. Our pole vaulter, Kaleb Bullock, won with a 12' 6". I know that Star City won the meet, but not sure by how many points. They usually do very well in the jumps & the sprints. I know in the 800m, Norton from Star City will go since he finished second. Cody will not run the 800m at state. In the 1600m, Cody & Matthew Young from McGehee will go. In the 3200m, Cody & James Weeks from Star City will go. I know that doesn't give you a lot, but it's better than before. Sorry for our conference not getting the results out there.
Thanks softball dave. Maybe we can see their times and distances in your local newspaper Tuesday.
Quote from: Softball Dave on April 28, 2012, 09:33:29 pm
I'm not sure why they don't post the results either. We are from DeWitt (from the 8-4A conference), but can only tell you how a few of the boys faired. My son, Cody Fox, won the 800m, 1600m, & 3200m. Our pole vaulter, Kaleb Bullock, won with a 12' 6". I know that Star City won the meet, but not sure by how many points. They usually do very well in the jumps & the sprints. I know in the 800m, Norton from Star City will go since he finished second. Cody will not run the 800m at state. In the 1600m, Cody & Matthew Young from McGehee will go. In the 3200m, Cody & James Weeks from Star City will go. I know that doesn't give you a lot, but it's better than before. Sorry for our conference not getting the results out there.
Thanks Softball Dave. What were Cody's times?
Looking over the numbers, is it safe to say that 5a, top to bottom, is the best track classification in the state?
Did yall hear that the 300s will not have prelims at state anymore?.. That will help out Vilonia, with Sax running the 200, for both prelims and finals... That might be why they are considering ebmeyer in the 400/800.. He will have a lot more rest than normal
Cody's times were 4:55 (1600m), 2:08.4 (800m), & 11:48 (3200m). I hate to say it, but there is no one to push him in the distance runs in our district. The 800m was his closest where he beat the Star City kid by a second. The 1600m he won by 11 seconds & the 3200m by 37 seconds, but wasn't pushed after the first 2 laps in both. That's why we ran in Heber a week ago Friday, where he PR'd in the 1600m (4:44.48) & the 3200m (10:34.13). It's amazing what good competition will do for a runner. Cody doesn't mind the competition, or getting beat. As long as his times are coming down we're happy. As I have always told him, you can't control how others run, you can only run your race. Also, we don't have anyone at our school who runs distance well, besides Cody. He also plays on the baseball team, so he runs on his own & I do his coaching. So far it's worked out pretty well, but it would be nice to have someone to push him day-in & day-out, like the Heber boys have.
It will help next year when Monticello enters our conference. They have a few that can run distance.
Thanks Rattler, he is really working hard at getting those times down. I hope you guys do well at state as well.
Thanks. I hope he does well Thursday night. My son is Jared Morrow in the shot and discuss.
Thanks to you as well. We'll do our best to help take some points away from Heber for you guys. I hope your son does well in his two events. Please look me up at the meet on Thursday. Looking forward to meeting you. We'll be just one of two sets of parents from DeWitt that will be there. I'll try to remember to wear my DeWitt CC shirt, so I'll be easier to find. Thanks again.
You bet Dave. I'll be one of the guys with a Scrapper cap:) I'll look you up.
Thanks Almatrackster for posting the link to directathletics! (your post #483) I decided to type in Waldron and found that the Sr. Girls won their district meet...
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/25334.html
Anyone going to the 5A meet?
i'll be there!!! go eagles!!
I know this is a longshot but is there any way to follow the 5A State meet via the net tomorrow?
I can post updates if y'all want
I'd sure appreciate that MHSGrad - thanks!
Of course!.. Starts at 10:30 w the tj, hj, and shot
Any update on the 2A State Meet?
I'm actually not attending the meet because of a final I have tomorrow. MHS will be texting me updates, though, and I can relay them here like I did last year.
Around 12:30-2:00 I will be in my final, though, so I can't give updates during that time, but that's just prelims and certain field events anyways.
The rest of the time I can give score and projection updates like I did last year.
Quote from: Caddo on May 02, 2012, 08:06:37 pm
Any update on the 2A State Meet?
Des Arc Sr Girls are the 2A State Champs!
Heard magazine won 2 a. Any confirmation?
Quote from: rattler60 on May 02, 2012, 09:44:31 pm
Heard magazine won 2 a. Any confirmation?
I hope so!.. I havent heard anything yet tho
It is all over facebook
Yes. Ran a 3:35 4x400 to beat Junction City by about a foot to win the meet. JCW held big lead going into final three events. My kids came up big with 3rd and 6th in 200, 3rd and 4th in 3200, and won 4c400 to win!!!
Girls were in line to win then my daughter pulled hamstring and missed triple jump, 400, and 200 that allowed two great teams to overtake us in final event. Got to be good and lucky to win.
So happy.
Congrats to Rattler and the Magazine team!!! Wow, sounds like it was a great meet. Enjoy it! Y'all deserve it
Thanks so much. Floating right now. Now waiting on the 5A war!
Congrats to rattlers a great way to send out the seniors and a long time coming but does this mean we can start to expect getting a spring football report ;D
Thanks. Yes. Football looking good. Linemen been killing it in weight room.
Congrats to you and your team!!.. it is good to see a coach that cares this much about such a great sport!.. please keep up the good work :).. you and your team definitely deserve it
Thanks. Great sport. Passionate.
Will be waiting on results from other classes. Until tomorrow....
A 3:35?!?!?!?!?
WOW!!! What a gut check!!
Congrats. I was so afraid y'all were gonna fall just short again. I'm so happy for y'all. You deserved that.
And again, I'm so sorry about your daughter. It would be a waste of typing to say that I hope she's not disappointed. But I will say that I hope she's not totally crushed.
And I would like to say congrats to the graduating guys. Living in Booneville I heard about this class by the time they were barely done with Tball. But they even exceeded the boldest prediction of success by die hard homer Magazine fans.
In 3 years they took Magazine's teams to strong statewide respect and recognition. And it goes to show what can happen when you take pretty good talent and have a total sellout by every team member to do their part to reach the goal.
Again, congratulations.
Congrats to you & your team Rattler! It's always great to see the good guys in our sport win a championship & you my friend are one of those guys! Happy for you & your team. Now hoping Cody can go out & perform well today. He is pumped & ready to run!
Congratulations to your team and you Rattler for that championship!
I love it when it all comes down to the mile relay - yes I still call it the mile relay because there is something a bit more magical about that name than the bland sounding 4 by 400.....
There is an incredible feeling in track when you realize all of the individual efforts have been summed to one final crescendo whose outcome depends on the legs of four chosen individuals asked to run as a team.
Amazing.
Results from 2 A meet?
Shot: lrc threw 54.. mhs qual 3, v qual 1
Keep 'em coming.
Beebe beats v in the 4x8.. mhs places 9th.. mhs 3rd in hj, 2nd in tj
This is what MHS has sent me so far (some of it he has said on here)
Shot Put
Mag gets 2nd, 5th, and 6th. (15 points)
Vilonia gets 4th. (5 points)
TJ
Mag gets 2nd (8 points)
Vilonia had no one
HJ
Mag gets 3rd (6 points)
Vilonia had no one
4 x 8
Mag didn't place
Vilonia gets 2nd (8 points)
So point total
Magnolia - 29
Vilonia - 13
Based on my projections I had this as my final score
Vilonia 112
Magnolia 78
Based on what's happened so far, this is what I have projected now
Vilonia 110 (-2)
Magnolia 76 (-2)
What events did we win?
There have been some running prelims, this is who MHS thinks qualified. They haven't announced officially yet, so he can't be sure
110 hurdles prelims
Mag gets 1
Vilonia gets 2
100 prelims
Mag had no one
Vilonia MIGHT have got 1 (Sax). Not sure yet
200 prelims
Mag got 1
Vilonia got 1
...this is tearing me up not being there......
Hearing that (as expected) the Wyatts are 1-2 in the PV and the other Vilonia PV'ers may be 5 and 6.....
It is pretty much over, baring a disaster.. it is a battle for 2nd now.. :)
Magnolia qualified one in the discus
Vilonia PV went 1/2, I'm not sure about their other two. Magnolia got 7th
LJ, I do not know.
Running events about to start.
how can it be 'over' if the running events haven't started yet? Are Vilonia girls competing well? They are 6-time 5A West champions, but wondered how they are faring statewide.
Apparently Hot Springs isn't announcing much so it's hard to get field event updates
Unofficial 110 hurdles results:
Vilonia 1st and 4th
Magnolia 3rd
Score (without PV, LJ, or discus)
Magnolia 35
Vilonia 28
Unofficial 100 meter dash:
Vilonia gets 4th (he thinks)
Score (still without PV, LJ, or discus)
Magnolia 35
Vilonia 33
Neither Vilonia or Magnolia placed in the mile.
Alma's milers got 7th and 8th! Proud of them. I didn't have them projected to score.
Long Jump
Sax of Vilonia finishes 6th
Vilonia 36
Magnolia 35
By the way...
Vilonia 109
Magnolia 74
are my updated unofficial projections.
Pole vault
MHS thinks this is what the final results are
Vilonia: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th
Magnolia: 7th
4 x 1
Magnolia goth 2nd
EDIT: VILONIA PLACED 8TH in the 4 x 1
EDIT: Updated Score (without discus throw)
Vilonia 60
Magnolia 45
The people running this meet are terrible.. Im trying relay as fast as possible lol
Quote from: MHSGrad on May 03, 2012, 06:17:55 pm
The people running this meet are terrible.. Im trying relay as fast as possible lol
Magnolia gets 6th in the discus.
Vilonia 60
Magnolia 48
400:
Ebmeyer of Vilonia wins the 400.
Magnolia places 3rd
Vilonia 70
Magnolia 54
Vilonia has all but sewn this up.
Magnolia might not place in the 300 hurdles.
There is no way y'all can be caught now.. Let me be the first to congratulate the 2012 Vilonia Eagles as state champions :).. Y'all deserve it
Ebmeyer just won the 800 unofficially also
Vilonia placed 1st and 3rd in the 300 hurdles. It's a done deal now. I don't think it's even possible to catch them. Congrats to Vilonia!
Awesome! Can you find out the girls standings??
CFV is winning girls. MHS isn't sure about Vilonia. Maybe 4th of 5th
Cfv has locked up 2nd in the boys.. what a bad day for Magnolia.. with that said, even on a good day, Vilonia dominates
Girls:
going into the 4 x 4
1. Crossett 95
2. CF 90
3. Vilonia 48
CF and Crossett just tied for the girls 5A state championship
1. Vilonia 118
2. CF 75
Congrats to the Vilonia Eagles on a 5A state championship!
Congrats
Congrats Coach Stout and the MIGHTY Vilonia Eagles!! Both boys and girls!!!
MHSGrad and Almatrackster,
Thanks for all the reports today.
Also thanks to both of you for your contributions to this forum throughout this season. Hopefully I'll get to run into either or both of you next year somewhere on some field somewhere!
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 03, 2012, 08:13:11 pm
1. Vilonia 118
2. CF 75
Congrats to the Vilonia Eagles on a 5A state championship!
Almatrackster,
Dude, you called this just about right on the money.... nice stat work!
It was a perfect day for vilonia.. I just hated not getting 2nd.. Next year will be interesting.. btw, i think sax set the 200 record at 21.62
All i know is.. The state better hope AT and I don't become coaches at the same school.. i don't think any schools trophy case would be big enough :P
Kudos to the great work you both put in the entire track season. You make Rattler proud for your efforts. I love reading stats and predictions and this site is always one of my favorite to follow during the season. My oldest son ran track some for V but his heart wasn't in it to do the work to be great (400m) but it was still a joy to go to meets and watch him perform. Track is so much individual discipline and determination.
For such a small town and so little business tax base the athletic teams do a good job competing . Great effort by the entire team- boys and girls. And what more can you say about the coaches- Stout and Steward. ++
Be looking forward to adding state champs for track on our town sign.
i am looking forward to Crossett and Monticello being in 4A next year. It will be a whole new experience with more track & field powerhouses being added to heber, Nashville and De Queen.
Quote from: fourpeat on May 03, 2012, 11:08:54 pm
i am looking forward to Crossett and Monticello being in 4A next year. It will be a whole new experience with more track & field powerhouses being added to heber, Nashville and De Queen.
The addition of Crossett and Monticello will be great, but 5A gains De Queen next year.
Does anyone know if the 3a 400 meter record is still there? I want to keep my record intact ;D
How did 6a finish?
Quote from: InYoGrill on May 03, 2012, 10:58:46 pm
Kudos to the great work you both put in the entire track season. You make Rattler proud for your efforts. I love reading stats and predictions and this site is always one of my favorite to follow during the season. My oldest son ran track some for V but his heart wasn't in it to do the work to be great (400m) but it was still a joy to go to meets and watch him perform. Track is so much individual discipline and determination.
For such a small town and so little business tax base the athletic teams do a good job competing . Great effort by the entire team- boys and girls. And what more can you say about the coaches- Stout and Steward. ++
Be looking forward to adding state champs for track on our town sign.
I consider him a great ambassador for our sport. Keep up the great work.
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
Thanks to Rattler for being a great role model and inspiration to me.
I know he can't be on here all year because he has to coach multiple sports, but he still does a great job keeping us updated. Congrats on the state title again. Y'all deserve it.
By t he way, MHS, 6A is having their meet today I think
Saw one of the best state mile races I've seen in a long time. Norris from Mountain Home in 4:19.04 over Grant from Lake Hamilton 4:19.8. Out in 2:11.5 back in 2:07.5. Last lap in 59.8. Last lap grant led and every time Wil went to make a move grant fought him off for about 500 meters until the last 50. Grant ended up breaking the lake Hamilton 1600 record.
Need I mention the temperature at race start was 91.
Quote from: UALR11 on May 04, 2012, 09:38:40 pm
Saw one of the best state mile races I've seen in a long time. Norris from Mountain Home in 4:19.04 over Grant from Lake Hamilton 4:19.8. Out in 2:11.5 back in 2:07.5. Last lap in 59.8. Last lap grant led and every time Wil went to make a move grant fought him off for about 500 meters until the last 50. Grant ended up breaking the lake Hamilton 1600 record.
Need I mention the temperature at race start was 91.
WOW. Two runners under 4:20...ridiculous.
And he closed in 59? That's even more ridiculous. Congrats to both of them
I would like to congratulate Coach Haynes and Trinity Christian for their great effort at the Class A meet. They did a great job to win their fourth state championship. Also kudos to Coach Jackson, Coach Willsey, and the Acorn athletes for winning their second straight championship. It was a great meet. The individual events were very competitive with a lot of impressive efforts. Trinity and Prescott did a great job co-hosting the combine A/AAA meets.
Congrats to Acorn and TC.
2 under 4:20. Simply amazing. MOC could be awesome.
Does anyone know the top 3 mile relay times for the 6A meet?
Quote from: True Player on May 05, 2012, 11:28:24 am
Does anyone know the top 3 mile relay times for the 6A meet?
1. Van Buren - 3:26.21
2. Marion - 3:27.12
3. Benton - 3:27.16
Here's the 6A results
Thanks
Quote from: fourpeat on May 03, 2012, 11:08:54 pm
i am looking forward to Crossett and Monticello being in 4A next year. It will be a whole new experience with more track & field powerhouses being added to heber, Nashville and De Queen.
Barring injury the Crossett girls may go on a run because their best runners are pretty young.
And de queen will be 5A
Sorry for stretching the page. Didn't realize how long the link was.
Looking back at 2006, my senior year, it is amazing how much better 5A, which was 4a, is now.. the 100 was won in 11.02, i believe.. that barely would have made the finals.. the 800 was more stout.. the sw qual 5 in district.. vilonia probably would have scored 140+ if this years team had ran then
Records broken at state by classification
1A Girls
LJ Mullins, Nevada 17'08" (Old Record 17'6.25")
2A Girls
TJ Lowe, Des Arc 36'0.5" (Old Record 34'6.5")
3A Girls
100H Harris, Rivercrest 14.98 (Old Record 15.34)
4x400 Harding Academy 4:17.54 (Old Record 4:18.55)
PV Coffel, Hoxi 10'6" (Old Record 10'0")
5A Girls
HJ Herman, Crossett 5'08.25" (Old Record 5'08")
1600 Chandler, Nettleton 5:04.68 (Old Record 5:09.04)
100H Dodds, CFV 14.4 (Old Record 14.54)
7A Girls
TJ Conely, Fayetteville and Reagan, Bentonville 39'0" (Old Record 38'11")
3A Boys
1600 Heymsfield, Elkins 4:28.17 (Old Record 4:30.61)
3200 Heymsfield, Elkins 9:48.73 (Old Record 10:09.24)
4x100 Barton 43.69 (Old Record 43.76)
4x800 Greenland 8:30.68 (Old Record 8:43.81)
PV Estala, Paris 14'09" (Old Record 14'0")
LJ Bulliner, Fordyce 22'7" (Old Record 22'4.5")
5A Boys
200 Sax, Vilonia 21.62 (Old Record 21.72)
4x100 Mills 41.79 (Old Record 41.84)
6A Boys
100 Riley, Benton 10.62 (Old Record 10.68)
400 Nathaniel, LR Parkview 47.31 (Old record 47.54)
mhsgrad, i believe 2A t.j. record by A. Lowe of D.A. was 36' 1/2",
she broke the record by a foot and a half.
Yea.. i have 36'.5".. Same as 36'1/2"
Quote from: MHSGrad on May 09, 2012, 11:19:50 pm
Yea.. i have 36'.5".. Same as 36'1/2"
yes you do. my bad, dont know what i saw the first time, but i apologize.
Here's how the 5A conferences will look next year with realignment
West
Alma
Clarksville
Greenbrier
Harrison
Huntsville
Morrilton
Shiloh Christian
Vilonia
East
Batesville
Beebe
Blytheville
Forrest City
Greene County Tech
Nettleton
Paragould
Wynne
South
Camden Fairview
De Queen
Hope
Hot Springs
Lakeside, HS
Magnolia
Watson Chapel
White Hall
Central
Jacksonville
LR Christian
LR McClellan
Mills Univ.Stud.
North Pulaski
Pulaski Academy
Sylvan Hills
West Helena
The West replaces Siloam Springs and Greenwood with Clarksville and Shiloh Christian.
The East stays the same.
The Southwest (now the "South") replaces CAC, LRC, and Arkadelphia with De Queen, White Hall, and Watson Chapel.
The Southeast (now the "Central") replaces White Hall, Watson Chapel, Monticello, and Crossett with Jacksonville, LR McClellan, Pulaski Academy, and LRC.
So...
Sprints
1. South
2. Central
3. West
4. East
Distance
1. East
2. West
3. South
4. Central
Field Events
1. South
2. West
3. East
4. Central
Trackster are you going to do 6a next year as well as 5a? Also do u have any idea how 6a conferences will work since there arnt very many in the nw area?
I can't be for sure, panther, but the most simple looking solution to 6A conferences may be this
Jonesboro
Marion
Mountain Home
Searcy
Greenwood
LR Hall
Parkview
Russellville
Siloam Springs
Benton
El Dorado
JA Fair
Lake Hamilton
Pine Bluff
Sheridan
Texarkana
The only reason that makes the most sense to me is because in the football conferences, you have..
7 6A teams in the South
1 6A team in the West (Siloam Springs)
4 6A teams in the Central
4 6A teams in the East
So the only thing I can see them doing is combing the 7 6A teams in the South with Siloam Springs...and then the 4 Central teams with the 4 East teams
So that's how you get the list at the beginning...
Also, Arkansas men and women start competition in the SEC outdoor track and field championships today...
All that happens today is the start of the heptathlon (women) and decathlon (men)
After day 2 of the SEC track and field championships...
In the decathlon, the Arkansas men finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th. Combining for 27 points
In the 10k, Arkansas finished 1st, 2nd, and 5th. Combinging for 22 points. Cameron Efurd, of Rogers High School, finished 14th in the event.
Arkansas had no competitors in the hammer throw. So after 3 events scored...
Arkansas 49
Florida 23
Georgia 21
LSU 11
Kentucky 5
In the prelims of the 800, the Arkansas men had an incredible 5 men make it to the finals.
In the 200, Arkansas had one make it to the final.
In the 400 hurdles, Arkansas had two athletes make it to the final including Newport, Arkansas native, Caleb Cross
On the women's side, Makeba Alcide ended up finishing 5th in the heptathlon for 4 points
In the 10k, Arkansas went 2nd and 3rd for 14 points.
The Arkansas women had no competitors in the hammer throw. So after 3 events scored there...
Georgia 26
Arkansas 18
LSU 17
Florida 15
Mississippi State 11
In the prelims of the 800 on the women's side, Arkansas had one competitor make it to the final.
The Razorback women also had one competitor make it in the 200 and 400 meter hurdles.
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 10, 2012, 01:07:46 pm
I can't be for sure, panther, but the most simple looking solution to 6A conferences may be this
Jonesboro
Marion
Mountain Home
Searcy
Greenwood
LR Hall
Parkview
Russellville
Siloam Springs
Benton
El Dorado
JA Fair
Lake Hamilton
Pine Bluff
Sheridan
Texarkana
The only reason that makes the most sense to me is because in the football conferences, you have..
7 6A teams in the South
1 6A team in the West (Siloam Springs)
4 6A teams in the Central
4 6A teams in the East
So the only thing I can see them doing is combing the 7 6A teams in the South with Siloam Springs...and then the 4 Central teams with the 4 East teams
So that's how you get the list at the beginning...
Hasn't AAA already addressed this with the conference alignments for the 2012-2014 cycle?
Isn't this document (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf) accurate for track and field as well?
Quote from: sevenof400 on May 10, 2012, 08:01:52 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 10, 2012, 01:07:46 pm
I can't be for sure, panther, but the most simple looking solution to 6A conferences may be this
Jonesboro
Marion
Mountain Home
Searcy
Greenwood
LR Hall
Parkview
Russellville
Siloam Springs
Benton
El Dorado
JA Fair
Lake Hamilton
Pine Bluff
Sheridan
Texarkana
The only reason that makes the most sense to me is because in the football conferences, you have..
7 6A teams in the South
1 6A team in the West (Siloam Springs)
4 6A teams in the Central
4 6A teams in the East
So the only thing I can see them doing is combing the 7 6A teams in the South with Siloam Springs...and then the 4 Central teams with the 4 East teams
So that's how you get the list at the beginning...
Hasn't AAA already addressed this with the conference alignments for the 2012-2014 cycle?
Isn't this document (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf) accurate for track and field as well?
Yes, those conferences are right...but Siloam Springs is the only 6A school in the West conference. They can't make SS go up against a bunch of 7A schools at the conference meet.
That's why I said they will have to take SS and put them with the 7 6A teams in the South.
Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to say?
I didn't realize that 6A and 7A actually had conference meets....I thought they went straight to state since there are only 16 teams...
But somewhere, (God only knows where on the AAA site...) I thought it was documented how the 6A conferences would be put back together for post season purposes.....
I'll do a little more digging....
Barton didn't run the 43.69 that broke the 3A record.....Smackover did in the prelims.
Quote from: sevenof400 on May 10, 2012, 09:11:29 pm
I didn't realize that 6A and 7A actually had conference meets....I thought they went straight to state since there are only 16 teams...
But somewhere, (God only knows where on the AAA site...) I thought it was documented how the 6A conferences would be put back together for post season purposes.....
I'll do a little more digging....
Yeah, the top 6 from each 7A and 6A conference meet (in each respective event) go on to the state meet.
By the way, the meet of champs is today, I'm not going to be able to make it, but hopefully there are some good times.
Does anyone know when and where I could find the sec championship results???
deltatiming.com
Quote from: snoopy22 on May 11, 2012, 07:22:27 pm
Barton didn't run the 43.69 that broke the 3A record.....Smackover did in the prelims.
I heard that Smackover ran it in the prelims and then Barton ran the exact same time in the finals so they share the record but Barton was the state champ in the event.
Alma track and field program has been selected to be entered into the Track and Field hall of fame!!
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 30, 2012, 10:23:04 am
Alma track and field program has been selected to be entered into the Track and Field hall of fame!!
Say what? (meaning details please..)
Quote from: sevenof400 on May 30, 2012, 10:39:09 am
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 30, 2012, 10:23:04 am
Alma track and field program has been selected to be entered into the Track and Field hall of fame!!
Say what? (meaning details please..)
*Arkansas track and field hall of Fame. Not national. I'll give more info later.
I was told this a little while back, but decided to wait to make sure it was official. The coaches received a letter saying the program would be inducted this summer.
Main reasons being starting a program from scratch and making it a consistently strong program.
Well congratulations to the Alma track program AT - keep those details coming when you can.
Congrats!
I will give more info when I receive it.
Some updates since last time I posted on Track and Field:
Arkansas men qualified 11 entries to the NCAA meet. I see a top 3 finish, but I'm not sure we can beat A&M or Florida. Andrew Irwin had a bad day and did not qualify in the PV.
Neal Braddy (400) of Southside and Caleb Cross (110h, 400h) of Newport are the two Arkansas natives to qualify for the NCAA meet.
Also, the All State link is working now for the track and field all state athletes.
Here's my review on the past year in Arkansas High School track and field:
Fayetteville, Conway, and Bentonville had some great teams this year in 7A. Bentonville had the depth, but Fayetteville and Conway had the quality. Fayetteville's Bradly Culp had a GREAT state meet...2nd in the 100 meter dash, 3rd in the 110 hurdles, 9th in the HJ, and 1st in PV. His performance led Fayetteville to a state title.
In 6A, Russellville was far and away the best team all year, although Texarkana tried to give them some competition at the end. Russellville had very, very few events where they didn't have at least some quality. Maybe the best all around team in the state this year. 6A powerhouse Lake Hamilton was young and didn't perform up to LH standards, but have some great talent coming up. Russellville's whole team stepped up at state to propel them to the easy win.
In 5A, 2012 was Vilonia's year for domination. They had quality coming out of their ears, that's how good they were. No team was really close to them this year, although Magnolia could have been closer, but didn't have their best state meet. Vilonia had two incredible performances at the state meet, James Sax was 4th in the 100, 1st in the 200, 1st in the 110h, 1st in the 300h, and 6th in the LJ. Alex Ebmeyer was 2nd in the 4 x 8, 1st in the 400, and 1st in the 800. Look for a wide open year next year, though.
In 4A, Nashville and Heber Springs were the obvious class of the field from the start, but many thought Heber Springs was even a step above Nashville. As the state meet approached, it didn't look good for Nashville, but they gave Heber Springs all they wanted and then some at the state meet. Heber Springs still showed great resilience in winning the meet with great performances from Clint Ligon and Jake Sanders. Nashville had nothing to be ashamed of though...they had a chance going into the last race of the day.
In 3A, Prescott was the runaway favorite and proved it at the state meet. The scary thing was that Mark Johnson, the sprinting stud, was injured and limited at the end of the year and Prescott still dominated. Not much else to say, other than that Rivercrest was young and looks to keep rebuilding to knock off their rivals next year.
2A had a great year with Magazine getting that state title they've been so close to getting the past few years. Magazine seemed like the best team all year, but some meets from quality schools like Junction City and Augusta don't always get posted on directathletics, so it was hard to tell. Junction City proved to be a formidable foe for the Rattlers at the 2A state meet, but great performances across the board, including a pair of 3rd place finishes for Josh Dority in the 100 and 200, helped propel Magazine to the 2A state title.
1A was dominated all year by Trinity Christian. This has been a growing trend and doesn't seem to be on the verge of stopping unless another 1A school takes track as seriously as this school does. Congrats to Trinity Christian for another spectacular year.
Great summary. Thanks. Still enjoying the feeling but back to working hard already.
Felt bad for Irwin. But still a great freshmen season.
And yes; JC was great. Came down to the 4x400 relay. Even after each exchange. What a race by both and what a day.
Are we going to wait on the cross country thread, Rattler? Still have the NCAA championships and the Olympics coming up.
Yes. We can wait to start new one.
Cannot wait for next three big track events(US Trials too; Irwin has hit A standard. Got to go top 3. )
Hogs look good and Olympics are always awesome.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on May 31, 2012, 04:18:54 pm
Yes. We can wait to start new one.
Cannot wait for next three big track events(US Trials too; Irwin has hit A standard. Got to go top 3. )
Hogs look good and Olympics are always awesome.
I'm hoping to see some mid distance and long distance guys do well in the Olympics. Maybe take a medal or two in those events.
Me too.
Been since my childhood that we were really good at distance.
2012 All River Valley Track and Field Team:
Athletes of the Year
Katy Carter Magazine, Ashton Purtle Russellville
David Price Southside, Elijah Knight Russellville,
Sprinters
Aaliyah Grant Southside 13.08/26.68
Brittney Bryan Magazine 26.99
Brittny Harris Russellville 12.70/27.01
Kristan James Lamar 27.12
Kealsie Frazier Mulberry 13.23/27.00
400m
Sydney Wells Southside 58.53
Alex Short Alma 1:01
Kristan James Lamar 1:02
Ariana Bray Southside 1:02
Brittney Bryan Magazine 1:04
Karlee Henson Mulberry 1:04
800m
Riley Hancock Russellville 2:23
Alondra Gomez Southside 2:26
Katy Carter Magazine 2:33
Shelby Gordon Magazine 2:37
Hannah Alexander Alma 2:38
Miranda Maverick Waldron 2:38
1600m
Rebekah Gibbons Van Buren 5:24
Katy Carter Magazine 5:32
Maria Valente Van Buren 5:37
Kayla Reed Greenwood 5:55
3200m
Maria Valente Van Buren 12:14
Rebekah Gibbons Van Buren 12:19
Katy Carter Magazine 12:36
Leslie Adair Van Buren 12:41
Paige Davis Clarksville 12:49
Logan Edwards Van Buren 12:56
Hurdles
Ashton Purton Russellville 15.66/52.18
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield 15.94/49.93
Brittney Brasuell Van Buren 16.67/45.39
Summer Scantling Mansfield 16.97/49.64
Hallie Davis Booneville 17.21/48.87
Huddleston Waldron 17.49
Rachel Ray Alma 49.95
Serena Shores Van Buren 17.45/49.13
High Jump
Ashton Purtle Russellville 5'7"
Shea Smith Van Buren 5'2"
Kelsey Marvin Mulberry 5'2"
Katy Carter Magazine 5'0"
Brittney Bryan Magazine 4'10"
Meredith Parnell Russellville 4'10"
Allie Smith Lamar 4'10"
Kaylie Lassiter Waldron 4'10"
Kennedy Lee Mansfield 4'10"
Mallory Ward Mansfield 4'10"
Kristan James Lamar 4'10"
Pole Vault
Mallory Ward Mansfield 10'5"
Mackenzie Holmes Mansfield 9'0"
Katy Carter Magazine 9'0"
Hannah Colvin Russellville 8'0"
Courtnie Been Alma 8'0"
Bethany Skaggs Greenwood 8'9"
Krista Balm Greenwood 8'6"
Courtney Parish Mansfield 8'0"
Long Jump
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield 16'8"
Kristan James Lamar 16'8"
Nikki Parrish Southside 16'6"
Brittney Bryan Magazine 15'8"
Hallie Davis Booneville 15'7"
Kelsey Marvin Mulberry 15'6"
Triple Jump
Ashton Purtle Russellville 34'6"
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield 33'11"
Jordan Rainwater 33'6"
Sarah Cristee Waldron 32'9"
Kelsey Marvin Mulberry 32'6"
Brittney Bryan Magazine 32'1"
Nelanie Anderson UCA 31'8"
Karlee Henson Mulberry 31'5"
Shot Put
Maria Santillana Van Buren 36'8"
Kealsie Frazier Mulberry 34'2"
Saige Risely Greenwood 33'4"
Caitlynn Morgan Alma 32'7"
Bailey Gossett Van Buren 33'2"
Stamps Lindsey Waldron 32'10"
Mattie Huber Paris 30'8"
Lorraine Dority Magazine 30'5"
Bailey Nelson Waldron 30'2"
Erin Reano Mansfield 30'2"
Discus
Brittany Griffin Alma 107'8"
Cari Bryan 96'1"
Maria Santillana Van Buren 95'5"
Shakala Rowser Russellville 93'8"
Sprinters
Dylan Yazel Hackett 10.91
Alex Greene Russellville 11.01/22.58
Josh Dority Magazine 11.29/23.19
Dadrian Ester Danville 11.31/22.99
Robert Holland Southside 11.32/23.24
Tyler White Northside 23.13
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 11.40/22.89
400m
Ethan Brewer Alma 49.94
Alex Elam Alma 51.18
Ethan Williams Magazine 51.34
Wacey Connor Van Buren 51.20
Curtis Grate Russellville 51.66
Casey Dishongh Paris 52.19
Destin Emerson Southside 52.83
Dalton Craig Dardanelle 52.93
800m
Joey Shirley Russellville 2:00
Ben Jordan Russellville 2:01
Dylan Brown Waldron 2:03
Elijah Knight Russellville 2:04
Andrew Maness Alma 2:04
Isaac Hosier Cedarville 2:09
1600m
Elijah Knight Russellville 4:28
Carter Witt Dardanelle 4:36
Jesse Duvall Russellville 4:38
Will Mauldin Alma 4:47
Sam Moffett Alma 4:50
3200m
Carter Witt Dardanelle 10:05
Elijah Knight Russellville 10:19
Jesse Duvall Russellville 10:38
Kyle Jones Russellville 10:39
Tim Glover Van Buren 10:40
Hurdles
Bobby Anderson Russellville 15.36/41.33
Jordan Barrett Russellville 16.35/43.23
Jacob Eason Van Buren 40.65
Michael Dugan Dardanelle 16.62
Dakota Wagner Waldron 16.70
TJ McCullough Booneville 41.40
Devin Collier Paris 16.90
High Jump
Dedrick Lee Clarksville 6'5"
Jack Scott Magazine 6'2"
Ethan Williams Magazine 6'2"
Jalen Curtis Russellville 6'2"
Deshaun Rice Southside 6'0"
Ryan Wilhite Paris 6'0"
Long Jump
Victor Shores Van Buren 21'1"
Dadrian Ester Danville 20'8"
Cory Chambers Magazine 20'4"
Jacob Eason Van Buren 20'3"
Ethan Williams Magazine 20'2"
Jalen Curtis Russellville 20'2'
Dre Johnson Russellville 20'0"
Triple Jump
Victor Shores Van Buren 44'3"
Chris Washington 41'10"
Austin Breed Subiaco 41'3"
Cory Chambers Magazine 40'11"
Jacob Eason VB 40'6"
Casey Dishongh Paris 40'3"
Pole Vault
Pee Wee Estala Paris 15'0"
Jordan Barrett Russellville 14'8"
Ben Jordan Russellville 14'0"
Tim Kimes Alma 14'0"
Chase Rowlett Russellville 12'6"
Grant Wiggins Booneville 12'6"
Shot Put
Austin Moreton Southside 55'2"
David Price Southside 54'9"
Ricky Collins Russellville 48'2"
Skyler McElroy Magazine 47'3"
Steven Stearman Mountainburg 47'2"
Pastor Navarro Western Yell County 45'0"
Andarious Jones Northside 46'3"
Michael Troub Russellville 45'8"
Discus
David Price Southside 159'3"
Stephen McMurray Alma 134'2"
Tyler Phelps VB 131'11"
Skyler McElroy Magazine 128'5"
Brandon Ruiz Russellville 127'2"
Rattler where did u find those???
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Week 2 and kids continue working hard. Got some young talent on the way. What a great sport.
No matter what talent leaves. There is always good talent coming up to keep it going!!
Diamonds in the rough. Just got to polish.
Greenwood's track Coach McElroy retired. Best of Luck, know he is going to continue to teach but he was a good track coach. Going to be missed.
He was wonderful. Wishing him well.
Who is the possible replacement?
Hogs have been good. Gauntlet ran fast but finished 7th. Relays are still alive. Decathletes were great!
Hogs finish 8th
Rattler, I've been coming more of a fan of Bucknam, but something bothers me...
I was looking at the assistant coaches on the Arkansas Razorbacks website and I couldn't help but notice that all of them are doing good in their specialty area except maybe Bucknam.
He coaches the distance guys and our distance guys have done the job at conference but cannot compete at nationals. I believe the only people that have scored in distance events since Bucknam took over are Dorian Ulrey and Duncan Phillips. Dorian was a member of the US team in 09, so he was obviously a very gifted athlete. Phillips wasn't even Bucknam's recruit...
So it kinda bothers me he isn't developing the distance guys. What are your thoughts Rattler?
Congrats to the Hogs on a top 10 finish, though.
Great recruiter surrounded by great coaches and athletes. I agree. I am not sure but have heard that he embraces a less is more philosophy. Not sure they have pushed thru certain thresholds so when they get to elite competition their bodies struggle at the intense pace. Just speculation. Our team is absolutely loaded. Anything out of top five finish falls below my expectations. Of course had Irwin been on his game we move up quite a bit. It also might have given just a little more incentive to perform as well.
Hope the great recruits keep coming. Buck needs to keep climbing the ranks each year.
heard Sax and Ebmeyer of Vilonia made it onto the All-Arkansas team
They made all state but are you referring to some team OTHER than this one (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/2012TRallstate.pdf).
yes....the All-Arkansas Team is only made up of the top 10 track athletes in Arkansas over all classifications and Vilonia got 2 out of the 10!!..Think it is determined by the track association..I know they were recognized by the Arkansas Track Hall of Fame
Quote from: vtown22 on June 12, 2012, 02:36:07 pm
heard Sax and Ebmeyer of Vilonia made it onto the All-Arkansas team
I heard this too. Congrats to them! Do you know where the rest of the team can be found? I'm wondering if any other 5A athletes made it.
It is listed at the Arkansas Track Coaches Association site. They list them yearly.
Congrats to all.
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/atca/AllArkansasTrack.html will be the site when they add this year's group.
the only other name that I have heard was Reed from CF
It is not just ten. They only invite ten to the banquet. Last year 23 girls were named. You just have to be really good for the selection committee to choose you. Look at past winners to see.
Thanks I see that now...Both of them were invited to the dinner..I guess that's where I got my 10!! lol
Both of yours were really good.
Going thru withdrawal. Missing the competition. Still riding the wave. Wishing the Olympics would get here.
Let me see if I can help the withdrawal a little bit.
As a parent, I am about to experience cross country for the first time. What can I expect? I will look back in a bit to see if there was a separate thread dedicated to cross country but since I know our resident running experts are here now, well.....
At any rate, I am looking forward to it ... any experience or observation you can share would be be appreciated. Remember, I am a newbie to this!
A couple of questions I've had cross my mind:
Are spectators allowed out on the course?
Are there any referees/judges/umpires at events other than state?
Is it full combat warfare when the runners hit the woods (meaning out of sight of the referees/ judges)?
Thanks in advance..
I can only speak from my own experiences but few judges/referees line courses at most invitationals but many courses are fully visible providing little opportunity for any wrongdoing. It has also been my experience that most runners are full of integrity and just want to beat other competitors fairly and squarely. The only shenanigans I have encountered were with less than elite runners "cutting" to just get it over with.
I love cross country and hope your experiences are good ones.
Spectators line the course at every meet we attend.
I've heard tales about courses that go out in the woods and things happening in the woods...
Those are just tales then?
Do meets suffer from a lack of referees/judges?
I too have heard tales. Others will have to verify. I have not personally witnessed a lot. Lots of jostling early but that is about it.
My best runner from a few years back did tell me one time that when we were facing a rival whose coach had his entire team go out very fast he would encounter them cutting him off whenever he would try to pass. It was aggressive running him off the course into briars and such. After his third attempt to pass and being run off the course he promptly told the opposing runner that he was going to pass and if he cut him off again was going to trip him from behind. He was allowed to pass without harm.
Normally it is all good. Even that time I did not witness it.
I was a part to the behind the trees mischief last year myself so I can honestly say it DOES happen, but very very rarely. In my case, I hadnt had much sleep the night before and wasnt feeling very well, plus I was worn from running. So when an opposing runner cut me off as I tried to pass I rammed him the next time I tried and then we both started shoving each other. Me and the other guy made up later on in the race and are actually good friends now. haha. But that's just my experience.
Hey sevenof400
Rattler answered your other questions, but to add to panthers answer on the experience from running in the woods mischief...
I never had a problem with it. The worst you would get would be someone cutting you off at sharp corners. But I've never seen anyone go out of their way to push someone over or trip someone.
1. Most kids know that's just incredibly stupid and makes your team and you look terrible.
2. It's going to take almost as much energy out of you to push them down or trip them as it will when they are tripped or fall down.
Since you're new to cross country, do you know how the scoring of meets work?
It's simple, but also not simple.
To place at a meet, you have to have at least 5 people from your team finish. Those top 5 will decide your team score. You add up their places and the sum of those places decides your score. The lowest score wins the meet (like golf), 2nd lowest places 2nd, and so on. But something that most people don't realize is that your 6th and 7th place finishers, at most meets, have a bearing on how other teams do. A team's 6th and 7th place finishers don't get added to your score, but they make other team's runners get lower places.
For instance, let's say Alma and Vilonia are running a dual cross country meet (you won't see this, but let's pretend). Say the runners finish like this
1. Alma
2. Vilonia
3. Vilonia
4. Alma
5. Vilonia
6. Alma
7. Alma
8. Vilonia
9. Alma
10. Alma
11. Alma
12. Alma
13. Vilonia
14. Vilonia
15. Vilonia
16. Vilonia
As you can see, both teams had eight finishers, but Alma had 8 finishers finish before Vilonia's fifth. The top 5 would make the team score, and 6th and 7th place runners for Alma would bump other team's runners down, Alma's 8th place finisher wouldn't count towards Alma's points or make Vilonia gain more points. He/she would, in essence, not change the meet at all, other than being another body during the race.
So Vilonia's 13th place finisher would actually only add 12 points to Vilonia's total.
The only thing we have had was when my son was a freshman & in the district meet another kid was throwing some elbows & then later cut off part of the course. They didn't have anyone standing at the corners, so we didn't have any proof. The kid ended up winning the meet. It ticked my son off pretty bad, & since then the kid hasn't come close to beating him in a race. So the best way to take of things like that is to work hard, run the race fairly yourself, & things tend to work out.
Thanks for that info Almatrackster as that is exactly the sort of thing I'm wanting to learn. I knew a little bit on the scoring but nowhere near the depth you have illustrated. I imagine the scoring gets increasingly harder as the number of participating teams increases.
Looking forward to the upcoming season!
Any update on Irwin at the olympic trails?.. When does he vault, if he hasnt yet
Not sure. Ashton Eaton new world record in decathlon!!! Competitors helped pull him along in 1500 to get it. Total class acts. Did I mention that I love track and field?
Lo Lo Jones is in!
Men's pole vault begins on 25th.
US Olympic trials are rolling. Great TV last night.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on June 24, 2012, 10:35:13 am
US Olympic trials are rolling. Great TV last night.
Yes, it has...what Eaton did was incredible...
He ran the 100 in 10.21 seconds
He Long jumped 27 feet
He threw the shot put (heavier than high school) 46 feet and seven inches
He high jumped six feet-eight inches and three quarters
He ran the 400 in 46.7 seconds
He ran the 110 hurdles in a time of 13.70 seconds
He threw the discus (heavier than high school) 140 feet-five inches
He pole vaulted over 17 feet-four and a half inches
He threw the javelin 193 feet
He ran the 1500 in 4:14.48...around a 4:30 1600
INCREDIBLE athlete
I noticed that Wheating is only running the 1500...interesting.
My picks for the 800 Olympic team are Symmonds, Robinson, and Jock
Wariner isn't looking like his old self in the 400 so far...
Gay is running great for coming off an injury
And Lolo making it in the 110 hurdles is awesome.
Comes back on in about twenty minutes.
Wrong sport. Tonight is T&F.
Tyson Gay. Great speed. Came out slow.
Quote from: MHSGrad on June 23, 2012, 12:37:24 pm
Any update on Irwin at the olympic trails?.. When does he vault, if he hasnt yet
Irwin no heighted. Not sure what is up. He was rolling along then struggled in outdoor regional and now the trials. Could be youth, worn out, or injury.
Still an outstanding freshman year. NCAA Indoor Champ!
Lagat moved on.
Trials for track off for a few days.
Quote from: sevenof400 on June 17, 2012, 10:21:47 am
Thanks for that info Almatrackster as that is exactly the sort of thing I'm wanting to learn. I knew a little bit on the scoring but nowhere near the depth you have illustrated. I imagine the scoring gets increasingly harder as the number of participating teams increases.
Looking forward to the upcoming season!
It gets really difficult to keep score when you have a lot of teams and non-teams in a meet. Runners from non-teams(less than 5 runners for a school) do not count in the scoring. Example:
Magazine has 7 runners
Augusta has 7 runners
Junction City has 3 runners
Runners by place and team place; you only score top 5 from a team unless they use runner 6 from each to break a tie; notice that Junction City runners do not score at all:
1. Magazine 1 1
2. Magazine 2 2
3. Augusta 3 3
4. Augusta 4 4
5. Augusta 5 5
6. Junction City
7. Augusta 6 6
8. Magazine 7 7
9. Magazine 8 8
10. Magazine 9 9
11. Junction City
12. Magazine 10
13. Augusta 11 11
14. Junction City
15. Magazine 12
16. Augusta 13
17. Augusta 14
Magazine 27 pts
Augusta 29 pts
Junction City no score
I hope this makes sense and that I have no errors in it.
Now imagine 25 full teams and 12 "non-scoring" teams in the mix.
The 5K race a couple of nights ago between Rupp and Lagat was great...
Hopefully that good in London.
Got to watch Tyson Gay earlier in the week punch his ticket. Now Wallace Spearmon, Jr. is in finals of 200m easily. Just watched Antwon Hicks from Hot Springs narrowly miss in 110 hurdles. 3rd place ran 13.08 and Hicks ran 13.14. I saw him clear 7' in high jump in high school. World class athlete in the making back then.
Just saw Felix blow away the gals in the 200m!
It was 7'1" back in the day for Hicks (http://arkansastrackstats.com/Track%20and%20Field/2001/2001IndoorBestPerformanceHJ217.htm); you can also see that he and Tinsley had some hurdles battles back then.
Looking back at those results from a decade ago, I remembered that Hot Springs was a track powerhouse with Brandon Hodges, James Hamilton, Cedric Eason, Antwon Hicks, among others. What happened?
... and Daniel Lincoln!
One more night for the trials! Been a great week.
Tinsley wins 400m hurdles!!!!!
Spearmon, Jr. wins!!
So the Olympic team for track and field (not counting race walks/marathons) and my thoughts on medal chances
Hammer Throw - Kibwe Johnson/AG Kruger
10,000 meter run - Galen Rupp/Matt Tegenkamp/Dathan Ritzenhein
Long Jump - Marquise Goodwin/William Claye/George Kitchens Jr.
Shot Put - Reese Hoffa/Ryan Whiting/Christian Cantwell
400 meter dash - LaShawn Merritt/Tony McQuay/Bryshon Nellum
100 meter dash - Justin Gatlin/Tyson Gay/Ryan Bailey
Decathlon - Ashton Eaton/Trey Hardee
High Jump - Jamie Nieto/Erik Kynard/Jesse Williams
Javelin Throw - Craig Kinsley/Sean Furey/Cyrus Hostetler
800 meter run - Nicholas Symmonds/Khadevis Robinson/Duane Solomon Jr
Pole Vault - Brad Walker/Jeremy Scott/Derek Miles
Discus Throw - Lance Brooks/Jarred Rome/Jason Young
3000 meter steeplechase - Evan Jager/Donald Cabral/Kyle Alcorn
5000 meter run - Galen Rupp/Bernard Lagat/Lopez Lomong
Triple Jump - Christian Taylor/William Claye
110 meter hurdles - Aries Merritt/Jason Richardson/Jeffrey Porter
400 meter hurdles - Michael Tinsley/Angelo Taylor/Kerron Clement
1500 meter run - Leonel Manzano/Matthew Centrowitz/Andrew Wheating
200 meter dash - Wallace Spearmon Jr/Maurice Mitchell/Isiah Young
Olympics keep inching closer and closer. Which Americans do you think have best shot at gold?
Can Lagat go back in time and pull it out?
Tyson Gay, Jamaicans, or other?
New WR in decathlon?
Can't wait to get it rolling.
Looking for something special from Spearmon and Tinsley too.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on July 10, 2012, 09:30:07 pm
Olympics keep inching closer and closer. Which Americans do you think have best shot at gold?
Can Lagat go back in time and pull it out?
Tyson Gay, Jamaicans, or other?
New WR in decathlon?
Can't wait to get it rolling.
The way I look at it...
Hammer throw has a very low chance at Gold
Rupp actually has a shot in the 10K but will need to close fast off a fast pace. Don't know if he can do it.
Goodwin and Claye have a small shot in the LJ
All of our shot putters have a chance at Gold...probably one of USA's highest percentages for chance at gold
Merritt should be the favorite for the 400
Gatlin and Gay would need to be on the top of their game to win Gold...small chance
Decathlon, Eaton should obviously be the favorite
In HJ, you never know, but a pretty good chance for defending world champ Jesse Williams
Javelin Throw, almost no chance
800, Symmonds has a chance to medal, but beating Rudisha for Gold seems almost impossible. Very, very small chance
If Brad Walker is the normal Brad Walker, then a decent chance at gold in the PV
Discus throw, almost no chance
3000 meter steeplechase...sorry NO chance
5000 meter run, With Rupp and Lagat, this is USA's best distance chance at a gold
TJ, Taylor and Claye have a pretty good chance
110h, beating Liu Xiang and Robles won't be easy, but Merritt is running well, so decent chance
400h, Javier Culson (Puerto Rico?) is running like a beast. Will be hard for Tinsley to beat them, but a decent chance at Gold
1500, There's a very small chance that any o the 3 could get gold. But I think Centrowitz is our best shot
200 - Spearmon will have to run out of his mind to beat the Jamaicans. Small chance.
I like.
I know it's a little early but can anyone give us preseason prediction for the cross country from 7a to 1a. Also, what kids to look for this season.
Class 2A:
The boys looks to be a surprise for me with newcomer Haas Hall Academy out of Fayetteville asserting itself as the new small school power. Quinn Simkins looks to lead them to a title. Caddo Hills returns much firepower but looks to come up a little short without leader Jeff Scott. Acorn returns all power runners from Acorn and Oden and look to dominate. Krysten Fagan, Caitlyn Smith, and Jasmine Jackson will continue the reign from the Keith Willsey powerhouse. Brown form Haas Hall and Jackson from Acorn are the preseason favorites.
Class 3A:
Heymsfield and a number of Elkins seniors leave the team with less depth than in previous years. They still look to battle with Bismark. Experience could be the difference. If Melbourne could add some quality runners they could make a run but as of now are top-heavy. Rose Bud and Melbourne girls could be working toward a mighty fall duel; for now I will pick RB. McGinnis of Episcopal and Wood of Melbourne are my favorites in boys with Culwell of RB and Byram of Melbourne in girls.
Class 4A:
Dequeen over Heber in a power struggle between giants of 4A. Pea Ridge girls could challenge Dequeen if they can find quality 5th runner. I have Dequeen as a double winner in 4A. Evans of Shiloh and Shelton of Valley View are front runners in 4A; Fires of Heber and Parnell from Mena in girls.
Class 5A:
Siloam Springs over LRC and GCT. Of course LRC might just prove me wrong with some young additions. Do I dare pick against Batesville in girls? Yes. I will go with Siloam Springs in a close one due to heavy senior losses by Batesville. But it would not surprise me at all if they won again. Fiser of LRC in boys and Ferguson of LRC in girls look to run away from their respective packs.
Class 6A:
Lake Hamilton over Russvegas and Mountain Home. LH's youth rises to the top. Van Buren girls led by Maria Valente look to overtake LH and MH in a tight one. Williams LH, Kruse MH, and Knight of Russvegas will battle it out in boys; Valente is clear-cut favorite in girls with a new Mohler possibly in the mix.
Class 7A:
Bentonville just returns so much with Shiohira and company that Aenchbacher will not be too sorely missed. Rogers girls led by Montoya will outduel cross town rival Heritage for the title. Of course, don't count out that team from the north, Bentonville. Findlay in boys and Montoya in girls.
This is just an early preview. Hope you add comments.
If Im not mistaken, Dequeen and Shiloh are 5A next year, Siloam is 6A
That is correct MHS. Shiloh & DeQueen are moving up to 5A, which should give the edge to Heber Springs for the title this year. Carter Shelton is the one to beat in the 4A, but my son (Cody Fox from DeWitt) plans on giving him a run for the individual title.
Herber Springs has a couple of good junior to be, I think Russellville will take 6A. After talking to the coach at Russellville at meet of champions, he had two kids hurt all season. He said the Shirley kid was hurt all season and was running at 50% at conference still finished in top 10. I have the kids at Springdale.
7A - Bentonville will be the favorite, but LR Catholic and Cabot have a shot too.
6A - Siloam Springs, Mountain Home, Russellville, and Lake Hamilton will make this an interesting meet. I think they all have a shot, but it will come down to Russellville vs Siloam Springs.
5A - Battle of 5A will be between LRC and De Queen in my opinion. If GCT can find a 5th guy then, they will be in the mix too.
4A - Heber Springs all the way.
3A - Elkins loses 3 of their top 5, but they tend to reload, so give me Elkins vs Episcopal Collegiate
2A/1A - Really looks like Haas Hall is the favorite here.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on July 15, 2012, 09:19:43 pm
Class 2A:
The boys looks to be a surprise for me with newcomer Haas Hall Academy out of Fayetteville asserting itself as the new small school power. Quinn Simkins looks to lead them to a title. Caddo Hills returns much firepower but looks to come up a little short without leader Jeff Scott. Acorn returns all power runners from Acorn and Oden and look to dominate. Krysten Fagan, Caitlyn Smith, and Jasmine Jackson will continue the reign from the Keith Willsey powerhouse. Brown form Haas Hall and Jackson from Acorn are the preseason favorites.
Class 3A:
Heymsfield and a number of Elkins seniors leave the team with less depth than in previous years. They still look to battle with Bismark. Experience could be the difference. If Melbourne could add some quality runners they could make a run but as of now are top-heavy. Rose Bud and Melbourne girls could be working toward a mighty fall duel; for now I will pick RB. McGinnis of Episcopal and Wood of Melbourne are my favorites in boys with Culwell of RB and Byram of Melbourne in girls.
Class 4A:
Dequeen over Heber in a power struggle between giants of 4A. Pea Ridge girls could challenge Dequeen if they can find quality 5th runner. I have Dequeen as a double winner in 4A. Evans of Shiloh and Shelton of Valley View are front runners in 4A; Fires of Heber and Parnell from Mena in girls. Heber boys all the way now.
Class 5A:
Siloam Springs over LRC and GCT. Of course LRC might just prove me wrong with some young additions. Do I dare pick against Batesville in girls? Yes. I will go with Siloam Springs in a close one due to heavy senior losses by Batesville. But it would not surprise me at all if they won again. Fiser of LRC in boys and Ferguson of LRC in girls look to run away from their respective packs. Dequeen in a close one over LRC
Class 6A:
Lake Hamilton over Russvegas and Mountain Home. LH's youth rises to the top. Van Buren girls led by Maria Valente look to overtake LH and MH in a tight one. Williams LH, Kruse MH, and Knight of Russvegas will battle it out in boys; Valente is clear-cut favorite in girls with a new Mohler possibly in the mix. LH sneaks by Russvegas and Siloam
Class 7A:
Bentonville just returns so much with Shiohira and company that Aenchbacher will not be too sorely missed. Rogers girls led by Montoya will outduel cross town rival Heritage for the title. Of course, don't count out that team from the north, Bentonville. Findlay in boys and Montoya in girls.
This is just an early preview. Hope you add comments.
Sorry about my oversight of reclassification:
Quote from: Softball Dave on July 16, 2012, 06:54:13 am
That is correct MHS. Shiloh & DeQueen are moving up to 5A, which should give the edge to Heber Springs for the title this year. Carter Shelton is the one to beat in the 4A, but my son (Cody Fox from DeWitt) plans on giving him a run for the individual title.
Hoping Cody gets him!
Cody's being working really hard. So he should be ready to give him a good run at it. Thanks for all your help these past couple of years, all the nuggets you've given have helped in his training.
do not overlook des arc's girls, defending champs, i believe only lose one girl (a. lowe, she was a big part) we will be young but, the girls have experience in big meets. with coach babb anything is possible.
In looking at Direct Athletics to get an idea of the variety and location of cross country meets in the recent past years, I am surprised by how few meets are reported on Direct Athletics.
Is that typical? If so, what source(s) do you check out for cross country meet results?
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on July 24, 2012, 03:59:47 pm
do not overlook des arc's girls, defending champs, i believe only lose one girl (a. lowe, she was a big part) we will be young but, the girls have experience in big meets. with coach babb anything is possible.
They were runner up to Acorn. Acorn returns it all too. Lowe had no affect on the outcome. She was not a distance runner. But I do think DA will push Acorn for the title. They did last year. Good luck.
Couple of quick updates.
Evan Jager broke the 3000 meter steeplechase American Record a couple of weeks ago. Here's the video of parts of the race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KtQJR005yo
Also, the Olympic opening ceremonies are tomorrow night and after that, everything will follow.
Storylines for different races:
100 meter dash: Yohan Blake vs Usain Bolt (Jamaicans) vs Tyson Gay vs Justin Gatlin (Americans)
200 meter dash: Yohan Blake vs Usain Bolt vs Wallace Spearmon
400 meter dash: LaShawn Merritt (USA) vs Kirani James (Grenada). Can Merritt hold off the young sensation
800-10000: Can Americans get a distance medal...and more importantly a distance GOLD
110h: Aries Merritt (USA) vs Liu Xiang (China) vs Dayron Robles (Cuba). Can Aries M., an American who broke onto the scene this year, beat two of the best hurdlers ever?
400h: Can the Americans get Gold in an event they used to dominate?
SP: Can Americans go 1-2-3 for the medal sweep?
All other throws: Can we medal in any other throw?
LJ and TJ: Can Christian Taylor and Will Claye get medals in these events for the USA?
PV: Will Brad Walker be the gold medal threat Brad Walker or the no height Brad Walker?
HJ: Can Jesse Williams or another American grab gold from the Russians?
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Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on July 24, 2012, 03:59:47 pm
do not overlook des arc's girls, defending champs, i believe only lose one girl (a. lowe, she was a big part) we will be young but, the girls have experience in big meets. with coach babb anything is possible.
They were runner up to Acorn. Acorn returns it all too. Lowe had no affect on the outcome. She was not a distance runner. But I do think DA will push Acorn for the title. They did last year. Good luck.
my bad, i thought we were talkin T&F.
good luck to yal to rattler
in c.c. we return everybody as well, especially if lowe wasnt a factor. if we were runners up last year, with what we have coming back, des arc is my pick to win it all.
DA is a power in both CC and T&F. DA has great depth but Acorn has 3 front runners. I have Acorn as an early 7 point winner. Will update as the season progresses. Wondering about Haas Hall. Dark horse is JC Westside.
rattler, you for sure know more than i do about this, so i will go with that.
A lot will be determined by other teams and how the 4-5 runners finish for each. Acorn's top 3 could each finish top 5 overall! Tough to beat but it can be done. Rogers knocked off a powerful but top-heavy Russellville group about ten years ago.
Rupp!!!!!! Silver in 10k! Only 4th American to ever medal according to NBC analyst.
That was amazing. Hopefully that inspires more Americans to run distance.
Agreed. I am so pumped. It was incredible.
Bolt...again. Wow. What a fast race. Blake, Gatlin, and Gay were awesome too. Great 100m.
Feel sorry for Gay, but what a great run by all the finalists. The 100 is quickly becoming a race where sub 10 is just a good accomplishment, and sub 9.9 gets you in a major championship final just barely.
Also, in the 800, Symmonds and Solomon qualify for the semifinals and looked good doing it. Khadevis Robinson did not make it.
http://www.usatf.org/News/Mitchell-breaks-leg-during-race,-finishes-for-team.aspx
Astonishing doesn't even get close
Agreed. Wow.
What do y'all think about the women's 5,000 tomorrow? Ethiopia 1 and 2? I think Dibaba definitely wins, but can Kenya go 2 and 3?
Did anyone see that incredible 800? Rudisha won the 800 in a time of 1:40.91 for a new world record. This guy is amazing.
Solomon and Symmonds ran personal bests, but could only get up for 4th and 5th in the fastest 800 meter race in history.
American mid distance and long distance is making a comeback...hopefully, we keep this momentum after the Olympics...
Bout time or Cross Country, though!
Not much opinion on the women's 5K, though. Haven't really been paying attention to the contenders. I assume Dibaba is the favorite. I'm more anxious to see the men's race.
I have not looked into it. Did enjoy men's 800m and Rudisha WR. Will go read about the 5k before sleep time.
I'd appreciate it.. I'm picking Ethiopia 2+ medals in the 5k in this game I play.. It seems like a solid pick
Dibaba , Defar, and Kibiwot look like the logical choices to me as well.
Dibaba will win.. no doubt.. I think she ran a 62 last 400 in the 10k lol.. Also, that 9th grade girl last year from Bryant ran a 56 in the 400.. that is even more amazing than I thought..
One day, hopefully not too far off, a dictionary is going to define the word joy by pasting a picture of Mo Farah as he crosses the finish line winning the 5K or 10K. For some reason, Mo's face just lights up spectacularly. I suppose winning Olympic gold will do that for you.
I don't know that I will remember all that much from the Olympics this year but those two races (especially the finish) will stay with me for a good bit.
Been a great week. The relays have been spectacular. 37.04 got silver. Wow.
Bolt, Blake and the current Jamaican sprinters are just on another level right now.
Wow is right; 37.04, which tied the world record, gets Silver.
It has indeed been a great week. Especially for the American women. Great shows in their 400 relay as well with a new world record.
It was heartbreaking for Morgan Ucency in the 1500. I don't know if she would have gotten a medal. But, she was running a great race and in a good position until she was tripped up. She's snake bit right now. (reminded me of Mary Decker Slaney in 1984).
Great show all around.
Good breakdown MHSPANTHERS
My analysis on track and field after the Olympics:
Sprints were pretty disappointing for the U.S. Gatlin getting the bronze behind Bolt and Blake in the 100 wasn't that big of a surprise, but Spearmon not medaling in the 200 was a surprise to me. Also not even having a finalist in the 400? I know Merritt was injured, but I thought one of our other guys would make the final. The 4 x 1 wasn't surprising, but the 4 x 4, even without Merritt, was a let down for me.
Distance was GREAT for the U.S. The 800 didn't present a medal for the U.S., but how can anyone be disappointed in their times? Symmonds and Solomon just found themselves in the fastest 800 run ever by far. Seeing Manzano get a silver in the 1500 was awesome. Centrowitz was so close. The 5K might have been a bit of a letdown, but Lagat was close to medaling. Also Rupp's 10K was my favorite moment probably.
Hurdles had their up and downs. The 110s went smoothly, with two youngsters, A. Merritt and J. Richardson going 1-2. The 400s were fun to watch, because an Arkansas native, Michael Tinsley, got the silver medal.
Our field events were so-so...maybe a little less than that. Our LJ and TJ success right now is relying solely on Will Claye and Christian Taylor. They did well...Claye got bronze in the LJ, silver in the TJ. Taylor got gold in the TJ.
Our shot put was sort of disappointing. I thought we had a shot to sweep the medals, but Hoffa only was able to produce a bronze. All other throwing events for the U.S. went as expected, which is to say we didn't even get close to a medal.
And of course, Eaton and Hardee did an amazing job in the decathlon.
Now time for some cross country across Arkansas high schools!
i dont know track but Bolt is insainly fast.
Lagat got tangled up just around final turn which cost him a medal. Jostling is part of it. I thought the 4x400 was disappointing but all others are just like the 800: we ran well but sprinters were fastest of all time.
Shot put and throws: agreed. Big letdown.
Women sprinters: USA dominated.
I forgot to mention Lagat. Those seconds he lost turned out to be the deciding factor. Tough break for him.
Jostling is part of it, for sure. However, it's a tough way to have to lose. Happened to me before while running the anchor on the 1600 relay in an important high school meet long ago. More good memories than bad from those days. But, that one I still sometimes think about. I can imagine how the Olympic athletes feel who have had a bad bump or spill, as Ucency & Decker had.
Arkansas men were predicted to win the SEC XC title by the coaches.
The women were picked to finish 2nd.
I really wish there was a poll throughout the season for Arkansas high school XC. I know arkansastrackstats.net did it for awhile, but their site is down now.
Hoping Bob continues at the original site.
What was the reasons for taking down the .net sight anyways? I found it more useful than the .com one.
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Arkansastrackstats.com/.net are what I was referring to
panther, I'm not sure why they moved it from arkansastrackstats.net to arkansastrackstats.com, but the ATS.com link was updated about a week ago for the Olympics, so maybe they are planning to update that link.
Here is Alma's XC schedule
Sept 1: Shiloh Invitational
Sept 8: Trinity Invitational
Sept 15: Lavaca Invitational
Sept 22: Siloam Springs Invitational
Sept 29: Mansfield Invitational
October 6: Greenwood Invitational
October 13: Chile Pepper
October 20: 5A West Conference Meet
November 10; State meet at Hot Springs
Seems like Alma is running more meets than usual. I guess Coach Hall wants more experience for his runners, which can't hurt.
Almatrackster,
I have heard that Harrison will host the 5A conference meet but I am not sure of the date. Are you hearing that from any of your sources as well?
Quote from: Softball Dave on July 16, 2012, 06:54:13 am
That is correct MHS. Shiloh & DeQueen are moving up to 5A, which should give the edge to Heber Springs for the title this year. Carter Shelton is the one to beat in the 4A, but my son (Cody Fox from DeWitt) plans on giving him a run for the individual title.
Valley view has another young runner who is only a sophomore that is now running instead of playing football. I understand he is not much behind Shelton. So they may have two really good runners.
Quote from: sevenof400 on August 18, 2012, 06:13:23 pm
Almatrackster,
I have heard that Harrison will host the 5A conference meet but I am not sure of the date. Are you hearing that from any of your sources as well?
I haven't talked to Coach Hall about that yet. Last time he spoke about it, he thought it would be Harrison or maybe Shiloh Christian.
Bulldogs 2012 Schedule XC
Aug. 30 3:30 Acorn open Practice meet
Sept. 11 3:30 Magazine Invitational@ Magazine
Sept. 18 3:30 Acorn Invitational @ Acorn
Sept 25 3:30 Rattler Run @ Magazine
Sept 29 8:00a Tiger Invitational @ Mansfield
Oct. 9 3:30 Arvest Inviatinal @ Acorn
Oct. 13 8:00a Chile Pepper @ University of Arkansas Fayettville HS only
Oct. 20 8:00a Lake Hamilton Invitational @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
Oct. 29 3:30 SWA Regionals @ Acorn
Nov. 10 TBA State Meet @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
* per schedule
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on August 20, 2012, 12:49:13 pm
Bulldogs 2012 Schedule XC
Aug. 30 3:30 Acorn open Practice meet
Sept. 11 3:30 Magazine Invitational@ Magazine
Sept. 18 3:30 Acorn Invitational @ Acorn
Sept 25 3:30 Rattler Run @ Magazine
Sept 29 8:00a Tiger Invitational @ Mansfield
Oct. 9 3:30 Arvest Inviatinal @ Acorn
Oct. 13 8:00a Chile Pepper @ University of Arkansas Fayettville HS only
Oct. 20 8:00a Lake Hamilton Invitational @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
Oct. 29 3:30 SWA Regionals @ Acorn
Nov. 10 TBA State Meet @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
* per schedule
What does SWA Regionals mean?
And I wish Greenwood success in 6A XC...
Quote from: Almatrackster on August 20, 2012, 03:15:15 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on August 20, 2012, 12:49:13 pm
Bulldogs 2012 Schedule XC
Aug. 30 3:30 Acorn open Practice meet
Sept. 11 3:30 Magazine Invitational@ Magazine
Sept. 18 3:30 Acorn Invitational @ Acorn
Sept 25 3:30 Rattler Run @ Magazine
Sept 29 8:00a Tiger Invitational @ Mansfield
Oct. 9 3:30 Arvest Inviatinal @ Acorn
Oct. 13 8:00a Chile Pepper @ University of Arkansas Fayettville HS only
Oct. 20 8:00a Lake Hamilton Invitational @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
Oct. 29 3:30 SWA Regionals @ Acorn
Nov. 10 TBA State Meet @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
* per schedule
What does SWA Regionals mean?
And I wish Greenwood success in 6A XC...
Thanks Almatrackster for the luck for Greenwood (but xc?.) I'm sorry I didn't put that this was Waldron's bulldog xc schedule. my bad :P
South West Arkansas??? I don't really know for sure. Just try and help out waldron some. Best of Luck to Alma this year too!
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on August 20, 2012, 06:21:15 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on August 20, 2012, 03:15:15 pm
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on August 20, 2012, 12:49:13 pm
Bulldogs 2012 Schedule XC
Aug. 30 3:30 Acorn open Practice meet
Sept. 11 3:30 Magazine Invitational@ Magazine
Sept. 18 3:30 Acorn Invitational @ Acorn
Sept 25 3:30 Rattler Run @ Magazine
Sept 29 8:00a Tiger Invitational @ Mansfield
Oct. 9 3:30 Arvest Inviatinal @ Acorn
Oct. 13 8:00a Chile Pepper @ University of Arkansas Fayettville HS only
Oct. 20 8:00a Lake Hamilton Invitational @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
Oct. 29 3:30 SWA Regionals @ Acorn
Nov. 10 TBA State Meet @ Hot Springs Oaklawn
* per schedule
What does SWA Regionals mean?
And I wish Greenwood success in 6A XC...
Thanks Almatrackster for the luck for Greenwood (but xc?.) I'm sorry I didn't put that this was Waldron's bulldog xc schedule. my bad :P
South West Arkansas??? I don't really know for sure. Just try and help out waldron some. Best of Luck to Alma this year too!
Haha oh yes, I forget that you are a Greenwood and Waldron fan.
Acorn has hosted a Regional meet for over a decade. The AAA does not have conferences in smaller classifications clearly defined since many do not offer cross country. Acorn invites schools from all over to this pre-state "regional" meet. It has always been great.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on August 20, 2012, 08:07:19 pm
Acorn has hosted a Regional meet for over a decade. The AAA does not have conferences in smaller classifications clearly defined since many do not offer cross country. Acorn invites schools from all over to this pre-state "regional" meet. It has always been great.
I didn't realize this. Thanks Rattler. What does Magazine's cross country schedule look like?
Sept 1: Shiloh Invitational
Sept 11: Magazine Inv.
Sept 15: Lavaca Invitational
Sept 25: Rattler Run
Sept 29: Mansfield Invitational
October 6: Greenwood Invitational
October 13: Chili Pepper
November3: 2A-4 Conference Meet
November 10; State meet at Hot Springs
Quote from: RATTLER43 on August 20, 2012, 08:46:54 pm
Sept 1: Shiloh Invitational
Sept 11: Magazine Inv.
Sept 15: Lavaca Invitational
Sept 25: Rattler Run
Sept 29: Mansfield Invitational
October 6: Greenwood Invitational
October 13: Chili Pepper
November3: 2A-4 Conference Meet
November 10; State meet at Hot Springs
Looks like you'll be running with Alma quite a bit this year.
How is the team coming along?
Girls are pretty good. Mostly rebuilding with guys.
Got some good prospects with Parrish and young Chastain.
Hoping Riddle comes on strong.
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Wow. So excited for this year. Our depth chart for each event looks great.
Event Athlete PB
PV Riddle, Chastain, Parrish. 10'
HJ Scott, Young, Shelton, Kaelin 6'2"
Shot Reed, Britton, Roark, Zimmer 41'
LJ Vasquez, Dority, Moua, Scott 19'
Discus Simmers, Britton, Yang, 3 over 120'
Plus Zimmer over 110'
TJ Dority, Young, Cornwell 38'
Hurdles Moua, Kaelin 17.00
100m Scott, Vasquez 11.6
1600m Dobson, Young, Chastain, Parrish, Riddle 4:59
400m Scott, Vasquez, Dority 53.00
Hurdles Moua, Kaelin 44.89
800m Dobson, Young, Parrish, K. Dority 2:10
200m Scott, Vasquez 24.12
3200m Dobson, Parrish, Chastain, Riddle, Young, Shephard 3 under 11:40
With fall and winter workouts we could be pretty decent in 2A.
Track wise, Alma is going to be good in a couple of areas for sure, hurdles and the 400. The 800, 1600, and 3200 will be improved also. The 100 and 200 will be like normal, not a lot of top state talent, but good conference talent. As for the field events, we should VASTLY improve from last year.
School starting back revs it up a notch.
Just over 48 hours till the first meet of the season! Can't wait!!!
Does anyone know who alls running at Shiloh this weekend?
I know Vilonia will be there.
...and, FWIW, the meet is listed on DirectAthletics. Hopefully, that means the results will appear there in a day or so...
Any results from the Shiloh meet this past weekend?
Strangely enough, while the meet was listed on Direct Athletics, the results have yet to appear. I'm not sure how it works for XC but I would think meet results could be loaded electronically to the DA website..... >:(
Coach Richards plans to have it up this week.
Great meet. Over 1200 runners for the day.
I'm looking forward to see the results to get a better idea of how good (or not so good) some of the performances were. Hopefully more meet results will appear in DA before very long...
Cross country results on directathletics in the past have been few and far in between. Hopefully, we'll start seeing more this year. Arkansastrackstats.com had been the main contributor of CC results, but now that they have moved back tot he .net site, I'm not sure how that will work. As for Alma at the Shiloh Christian meet, it didn't sound like we did so hot. No one under 20. A lot of time to improve.
We have Elkins this weekend, heard a rumor that they have a new corse. Anyone know if it's any more difficult or just as easy and hill-less as the other?
Quote from: pantherxctf on September 06, 2012, 07:26:18 am
We have Elkins this weekend, heard a rumor that they have a new corse. Anyone know if it's any more difficult or just as easy and hill-less as the other?
I'll never forget one year when it had rained hard the night before the Elkins meet and there was a muddy spot with shoes EVERYWHERE. I literally could step on the shoes like rocks to get through the mud.
I ran that race to!!!!!!!!! I was literally telling someone about it like 2 days ago!
Haha that happened at oaklawn my senior year.. a lot of people ran barefoot
Alma ran at Trinity this morning and finished 2nd behind Southside. Top runner ran around 21:00 and two other runners right behind him. Not a ton of competition there, but they are improving.
Results from Josh Park at Heber last night are up on direct athletics. Good meet overall...ran off pretty smoothly. That rain we got last friday really helped the course.
Here (http://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/3963.html) is the link for those interested.
ogar, it tends to be the case that if it's involving a running event and Heber Springs is involved, it will be run pretty well. Heber Springs has some dedicated folks up there.
Quote from: sevenof400 on September 12, 2012, 06:02:02 pm
Here (http://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/3963.html) is the link for those interested.
ogar, it tends to be the case that if it's involving a running event and Heber Springs is involved, it will be run pretty well. Heber Springs has some dedicated folks up there.
Thanks we've got a lot of volunteers that make it happen. Coach Goldman and Coach Cresswell do a great job of organizing the meets.
Congrats to all the runners. I love working the chute. Especially the 7th graders the look on their faces seeing the finish line is awesome.
Des Arc's sr. Girls had a good showing at heber springs.
Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on September 13, 2012, 09:47:38 pm
Des Arc's sr. Girls had a good showing at heber springs.
They did.
The surprise for me from the smaller schools was Concord's boys. The last couple of years they haven't had enough for a full team. Their 5 had a very good run.
The Joplin race was INSANE!!!!! the corse was complete mud, and you had to run through 3 or 4 sections of water about 1 1/2 feet deep. Times were slow but it was probably the most fun I have ever had at a meet. Lots of teams went mud sliding afterwords. Lots of fun.
Good Luck Waldron at Acorn!!!!
I miss running track :'(
Hope everyone has a great season!
Alma is slowly improving...have about 4 kids who could run under 20, but you have to have 3 or 4 kids running around 18 to be super competitive in 5A.
That's great to hear about Alma, glad some keep up with it for their schools. Wish more did. The Rattler Run is Tuesday (25th) I believe Waldron is scheduled to go. Would be nice if someone could post on that, I would like to hear about how the schools did, if Rattler43 wouldn't mind.
Good Luck Everyone!
Siloam looking pretty good. Our top 7 ran sub 18 yesterday at Siloam, aren't sure on if it was short or not. According to gps it was right on. But still good times.
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on September 23, 2012, 12:19:51 pm
That's great to hear about Alma, glad some keep up with it for their schools. Wish more did. The Rattler Run is Tuesday (25th) I believe Waldron is scheduled to go. Would be nice if someone could post on that, I would like to hear about how the schools did, if Rattler43 wouldn't mind.
Good Luck Everyone!
Will try. Send a reminder.
Any word on how it went? just curious..
Was hot, muggy, and awesome. Pottsville won junior girls; Dardanelle junior boys; Greenwood both senior high divisions.
Janessa Jay Pottsville, Sou Her Waldron, Hannah Holstein Mansfield, and Ian Carter Greenwood won individual races. Full results at arkansasmilesplit.com. Will be at arkansastrackstats soon.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on September 26, 2012, 08:50:42 pm
Was hot, muggy, and awesome. Pottsville won junior girls; Dardanelle junior boys; Greenwood both senior high divisions.
Janessa Jay Pottsville, Sou Her Waldron, Hannah Holstein Mansfield, and Ian Carter Greenwood won individual races. Full results at arkansasmilesplit.com. Will be at arkansastrackstats soon.
Thanks Rattler!!!!
You bet. Glad to oblige.
Hey, Dave. Give update on Cody.
Cody has run well. Finished 99th in the Memphis Twilight, 2nd in Star City (after falling twice on a wet course), 9th overall (4th in the 1-4A class) in Heber Springs, 13th in Conway, & won the Monticello meet (16:53 on 3 mile course). All his times have dropped considerably from last years on the same courses. So we are very encouraged on how things are going so far. He will run in Magnolia this weekend & then the Chile Pepper next weekend. Hope to see you guys there.
Thanks for asking about Cody. He is still working hard, & it seems to be paying off. How are your teams doing?
Cody is running very well. He seems to be a good, hardworking kid. Good luck at state.
Thanks Caddo! He does work very hard at it. He's not one of those kids who came out of the womb ready to run. Everything he has done has come by working hard. And thanks to you & Rattler, with some of your advice, we have learned different things to help him improve. Thanks again to you guys who are willing to pass along info to help any runner, not just your own, become the best they can be. And you & Rattler are two of the best at it. Thanks from all of us in the Arkansas running family!
Good luck to you at state, as well as the rest of the season!
College wise: Looks like the SEC Cross Country Championships are going to come down to Arkansas and Texas A&M.
Cameron Efurd of Rogers is about the 7th or 8th runner for the Razorbacks right now.
Former Lady Rattler, Katy Carter, is running well at the next level.
Top ten today at OBU CC meet;
University record 18:53 5K;
#1runner on team;
And all as a freshman.
That's great, Katy is a very good runner. I hope she sticks with it and works hard.
How is the 2A state championship looking for this year for boys and girls?
Magnolia Update:
Enrique Soto from Lakeside, LA won in 15:44, next 4 runners were also from LA. The top 2 runners from AR were Jonathan Polk from ElDorado, 6th (17:16) & Cody Fox from DeWitt, 8th (17:25, a new PR). There was a total of 83 runners in the very windy event.
http://www.uafortsmithlions.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=775
Yes. A very good runner. Always a hard worker.
SB Dave, that is awesome. 16s are close for Cody!
Bballfan, I got Acorn girls and Caddo boys.
How close is Des Arc keeping it to Acorn this year?
Very.
DA is very good.
From the reports i see in the local paper, des arc has finished around third in every meet they have been in. Seems like only big schools have beat them.
Chillipepper tomorrow!!!!!
It looks like it may be a slow course tomorrow, it will be great for the muddiers.
We are there!
Full results at http://branchsportstech.com/2012_Meets/xc/10-13-ChilePepper/Day1.htm
Conference meet coming up.
Arkansas men ran at the Wisconsin invitational on Friday. It's the biggest regular meet of the season every year.
The 19th ranked Razorbacks ran against these ranked teams
4. Oklahoma
5. Iona and Portland
8. Stanford
10. Syracuse
11. Princeton
13. Notre Dame
16. Minnesota
17. Columbia
18. Northern Arizona
20. Eastern Kentucky
22. Texas
24. Georgia and Michigan
They also ran against their biggest SEC competition in Texas A&M.
Arkansas finished tied for 5th place against the stellar field, and have established themselves as a top 10 team this year in my opinion.
Cameron Efurd of Rogers made a strong case for 5th best runner on the team as he rounded out Arkansas's scoring at the meet.
Arkansas has 3 runners in Kemoy Campbell, Eric Fernandez, and Solomon Haile who can run with anyone in the country, and then 3 more good runners in Layne Nixon, Cameron Efurd, and David Flynn who if they improve enough, could propel the Razorbacks to a top 5 finish at the NCAA meet this year.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on October 13, 2012, 10:47:14 pm
Full results at http://branchsportstech.com/2012_Meets/xc/10-13-ChilePepper/Day1.htm
Conference meet coming up.
Thanks for keeping us updated RATTLER43! Appreciate it!
Quote from: Almatrackster on October 13, 2012, 11:00:09 pm
Arkansas men ran at the Wisconsin invitational on Friday. It's the biggest regular meet of the season every year.
The 19th ranked Razorbacks ran against these ranked teams
4. Oklahoma
5. Iona and Portland
8. Stanford
10. Syracuse
11. Princeton
13. Notre Dame
16. Minnesota
17. Columbia
18. Northern Arizona
20. Eastern Kentucky
22. Texas
24. Georgia and Michigan
They also ran against their biggest SEC competition in Texas A&M.
Arkansas finished tied for 5th place against the stellar field, and have established themselves as a top 10 team this year in my opinion.
Cameron Efurd of Rogers made a strong case for 5th best runner on the team as he rounded out Arkansas's scoring at the meet.
Arkansas has 3 runners in Kemoy Campbell, Eric Fernandez, and Solomon Haile who can run with anyone in the country, and then 3 more good runners in Layne Nixon, Cameron Efurd, and David Flynn who if they improve enough, could propel the Razorbacks to a top 5 finish at the NCAA meet this year.
I agree. I think they have the overall talent to be able to. You have great informative posts. +1
Miranda warmed up with us and ran from our box. Seems like a great kid. Hope she does well at conference and state!
Is there any way we can get state previews or predictions for all classifications???
Quote from: pantherxctf on October 16, 2012, 03:20:14 pm
Is there any way we can get state previews or predictions for all classifications???
I'll get on it. Not as many results floating around as there usually are.
Quote from: pantherxctf on October 16, 2012, 03:20:14 pm
Is there any way we can get state previews or predictions for all classifications???
Here's this weeks coach's pole, not exact but a good starting place.
http://arkansastrackstats.com/2012_XC/20121016%202012%20Weekly%20Coaches%20Poll%20Ballot%20Summary%203rd%20Poll%20for%20web.htm
How much significance can we put / shall we place on the results from tomorrow's meet at Hot Springs since it is being run at Oaklawn?
I'm assuming this will be the same course to be used at state??????
Interesting experience at Hot Springs today for a first time at a XC event.
Nice wide starting area running for about 100 (or a bit more) yards allowing for the group to sort themselves out a bit prior to the course narrowing. The small hill climb around the 50 yard (or so) mark of that opening 100 yards also helps a bit. It does seem the course is a bit too narrow in several points but I suppose that adds to some strategy for those familiar with the course. Certainly an advantage to run this course prior to the state meet in a couple of weeks.
The event staff seemed to have things running pretty well on time.
Noah wins. Seems like everyone in the crowd knows Noah.
Lots of space on the infield today but I could see things getting a bit crowded when all schools are present for the state meet on Nov 10. Although the staggered race times will help keep the crowd a bit spread out.
Parking was very crowded in the south lot because I suppose most folks approached the track from the bypass (from the south). Having been to Oaklawn a few times in days gone by, I still approached from the north and there was ample parking in the lot to the northwest of the track.
A bit disappointed that race results are not posted on Direct Athletics (but neither are several other meets). Are there other web sites one can / should check for race results?
Overall though, a very smooth, well run event. I'm looking forward to the state meet here on Nov 10th.
On another subject, I am a bit disappointed that the 5A West conference meet will be held in Harrison on a Thursday afternoon but not starting until 1:00 pm. I'd much rather see the meet start at 10:00 a.m. (as most meets have this year)...does anyone know why this meet is being held mid week and starting so late in the day?
http://www.uafortsmithlions.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=803
Parking was never great at Oaklawn for state meets. But otherwise it is a great venue and Lake Hamilton does a great job.
Rolling starts keep crowds manageable. Very fan friendly.
Coach Koonce and Lake Hamilton did a great job on the meet. It was probably the biggest non-state crowd I've seen there in the 13 years I've been going there. You're both right, the crowds won't be so bad at the state meet because of the individual state races instead of everyone running together. Seven, are you a runner or a parent?
Lake Hamilton results up on DA if anyone wants to start breaking down the numbers ;D
http://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/3919.html
5A West conference XC meet now underway in Harrison on a hilly course.....
Quote from: sevenof400 on October 25, 2012, 01:05:01 pm
5A West conference XC meet now underway in Harrison on a hilly course.....
How did it turn out?
I've been trying to get updates all day. I know Alma didn't run well at all.
Whenever I asked "Who won it?"
He said "I think Harrison?" But that doesn't mean much.
*Whenever I say "he", I mean a runner on the team.
http://arkansastrackstats.com/2012_XC/2012%20CCMeetSubHeader.html
District 2A-4 results
Congrats on the Jr. and Sr. Girls conference championship, Rattler!
Good luck at state.
I'm sure you're ready for track as I am...
Quote from: Almatrackster on October 25, 2012, 08:50:49 pm
I've been trying to get updates all day. I know Alma didn't run well at all.
Whenever I asked "Who won it?"
He said "I think Harrison?" But that doesn't mean much.
*Whenever I say "he", I mean a runner on the team.
I'm in the same boat as you AT - I am getting all of my info via others but I do know that Harrison won the sr boys division with Vilonia 2nd. Winning time was over 18 minutes on a very hilly course in and around NACC. I am not sure of the sr girls results.
From the description of the hills, it sounded like a definite home turf advantage for the Goblin runners..... it will be interesting to see how their performance translates at the state meet.
If I get any additional details, I'll be sure to post them.
Well guess what...Arkansas men won the SEC cross country championships!
I expected it would be a tough battle between Arkansas, Texas A&M, Georgia, and Florida but Arkansas ended up running away with it.
Our top 3 finished 2, 3, and 4 to help lead us to the championship.
Here were the standings
1. Arkansas - 35
2. Georgia - 73
3. Missouri - 80
3. Texas A&M - 80
5. Florida - 121
6. Kentucky - 161
7. Tennessee - 217
8. Mississippi State - 237
8. Auburn - 237
10. Ole Miss - 305
11. Alabama - 309
12. Vanderbilt - 358
13. LSU - 378
(South Carolina doesn't have a Men's cross country team)
Cameron Efurd of Rogers high school was the 6th runner for the Razorbacks.
The women finished 2nd, behind Florida, but the women are very young. Their top 7 at the meet were a sophomore, freshmen, sophomore, junior, sophomore, sophomore, sophomore
And guess who the number 1 finisher for the Lady Razorbacks was? Grace Heymsfield of Elkins High School!
Here were the women's top 5
1. Florida - 61
2. Arkansas - 70 (it was close)
3. Vanderbilt -119
4. Ole Miss - 122
5. Kentucky - 130
Excellent showing.
Thanks. My girls ran well.
I'm ready for track season to be here...but we still have a little while for outdoor. Indoor is just around the corner, though.
Small school/local runners doing well:
Katy Carter (formerly of Magazine) - First Team All Conference and Newcomer of the Year
Link is a few posts up
Carter Witt(formerly of Dardanelle) - Newcomer of the year (posted on Facebook with picture and plaque)
Jeff Scott (formerly of Caddo Hills) was top ten at DIII championships. http://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/4680.html
How are others doing in freshmen seasons?
Congrats Rattler43! and Trackster called it in the SEC! +1
Indoor track season will be fun.
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on October 28, 2012, 08:38:57 am
Congrats Rattler43! and Trackster called it in the SEC! +1
Indoor track season will be fun.
You're a Waldron fan also, DiehardFBfan, correct? Chance Tanner is doing awesome at UCA.
Quote from: Almatrackster on October 28, 2012, 11:01:16 am
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on October 28, 2012, 08:38:57 am
Congrats Rattler43! and Trackster called it in the SEC! +1
Indoor track season will be fun.
You're a Waldron fan also, DiehardFBfan, correct? Chance Tanner is doing awesome at UCA.
Yes! Thanks for letting me know. He did great in HS I was told, glad to hear he is having a great year.
Waldron Sr. Boys claim District Championship, and Senior Girls finish runners-up in the 4-4A Cross Country. * Per Waldron News
Boys: Jerid Simmons, Alex Martin, Jonah Tull, Jason Phetrakoun, Skylar Davis, Ber Chang, Jimmy Maxell, Isidro Cardena, Tyler Long,
Alferdo, Uribe, Jordan Sanders, Thomas Estrada, Miguel Orozoco, Sou Her, Ryan Smith.
Girls: Maritza Orozco, Arlene Phetrakoun, Miranda Maverick, Dawn Salmon, and Kristian Vilayluck.
Congratulations Waldron Bulldogs!
Congrats to Waldron! Seems like they are starting to get things rolling in XC and Track
Nice. Congrats
Any idea why the state meet was moved back a week? Doesn't seem to be any meets this weekend?
Quote from: brock on November 03, 2012, 01:00:11 pm
Any idea why the state meet was moved back a week? Doesn't seem to be any meets this weekend?
Maybe to avoid clashes with volleyball state finals that are being held today. Only reason I can think of.
Yeah no telling it seems to be a very long season this year.
Any predictions on this week's State Cross Country meet by Class? :)
Quote from: jjjones on November 05, 2012, 11:12:54 am
Any predictions on this week's State Cross Country meet by Class? :)
Boys (1, 2, 3)
7A: Bentonville, Catholic, Rogers
6A: Russellville, Lake Hamilton, Siloam Springs
5A: LR Christian, DeQueen, Vilonia
4A: Heber Springs, Arkadelphia, Valley View
3A: Elkins, Episcopal, Green Forest
1/2A: Caddo Hills, Haas, Acorn
Like your choices. Hope Catholic gives Bville a good challenge.
I wish everyone luck Saturday!
Per Twitter from AAA:
6A Boys Champions Mountain Home, Runner Up: Lake Hamilton
6A Girls Champions Lake Hamilton, Runner Up: Siloam Springs
7A Boys Champions Bentonville, Runner Up: Rogers
7A Girls Champions Heritage, Runner Up: Bentonville
1/2A Boys Champions Caddo Hills, Runner Up: Eureka Springs
1/2A Girls Champions Acorn, Runner Up: Trinity Christian
3A Boys Champions Elkins, Runner Up: Bismark
3A Girls Champions Melbourne, Runner Up: Rosebud
4A Boys Champions Heber Springs, Runner Up: Valley View
4A Girls Champions Heber Springs, Runner Up: Pea Ridge
5A Boys Champions LR Christian, Runner Up: DeQueen
5A Girls Champions LR Christian, Runner Up: DeQueen
LRC boys win 5A with De Queen in 2nd.
Congrats.
Great day and some great races.
Does any one know where to get the full results from todays state meet?
Quote from: Softball Dave on November 10, 2012, 08:20:05 pm
Does any one know where to get the full results from todays state meet?
Here you go, Dave.
http://branchsportstech.com/2012_Meets/xc/11-10-AHSAA/Day1.htm
Thank you sir!
Thanks for keeping up with the champs and runner ups, seven.
Update on college:
The Razorback men finished 2nd in their regional behind the higher ranked Texas Longhorns. Wasn't their best run actually, but they got the job done. For those who don't know, each team in the nation is broken up into regions. After all the conference championships, these teams go to their respective regional cross country championships. The top two teams at each of these meets gets an auto bid to the NCAA Cross Country Championship. If you finish out of the top 2, you have to rely at an at-large bid to get in which is chosen on based on performances in big meets throughout the year.
The Razorback women finished first and also clinch a spot in the NCAA championships.
Here's an update on how former Arkansas high school runners ran for Arkansas teams. Men first
Arkansas:
Cameron Efurd, formerly of Rogers, was the 6th place for the Razorbacks (41st overall) en route to their 2nd place finish at the regional run
Benjamin Gerber, formerly of Lake Hamilton, was the 2nd finisher for UCA (20th overall) en route to their 9th place finish at the regional run
Jeremiah Fleeman, formerly of Rogers, was the 7th place finisher for UCA (115th overall) en route to their 9th place finish at the regional run
Markus Pearson, formerly of Conway, was the 1st place finisher for UALR (34th overall) en route to their 10th place finish at the regional run
Rodney Sasse, formerly of Bentonville, was the 3rd place finisher for UALR (54th overall) en route to their 10th place finish at the regional run
Luke Lindsley, formerly of Bryant, was the 1st place finisher for ASU (78th overall). ASU didn't have five finishers, so they didn't place.
Lance Beckman, formerly of Conway Christian, was the 2nd place finisher for ASU (97th overall).
I would like to say thank you to Lake Hamilton for doing a great job running off the 12 state championships yesterday. It was a great meet and there were a whole lot of great efforts by the athletes and schools. There are a lot of good kids in our state who work hard to be successfull and it's a lot of fun to watch them compete.
Congrats Coach. In the midst of a great run!
Track offseason is underway...
When does track practice/training typically start for you guys???
Quote from: pantherxctf on November 12, 2012, 09:30:06 am
When does track practice/training typically start for you guys???
Usually, Alma starts track practice one week after XC ends. Cross country ended a year later than usual, though, so I don't know if that will change this year or not.
Here are some story lines to look at this year in each classification:
1A:
Will Trinity Christian continue to dominate or will another team step up and provide some competiton?
2A:
Will Magazine defend their crown? In a classification that is usually wide open, we won't get a good idea who are the favorites until later in the year.
3A: With Prescott losing a good chunk of their dominating state championship team last year, will Rivercrest reclaim their throne? Or will Prescott reload?
4A: Will Nashville and Heber Springs have another epic battle like last year? How will De Queen moving up effect the dynamics of the state meet?
5A: Will Alma return to glory in their conference and at the state level. How will Magnolia bounce back after "underachieving" last year? Will Vilonia reload after losing a lot of points with Sax and Ebmeyer? How will De Queen change things up?
6A: Will Lake Hamilton bounce back and give Russellville a challenge after a down year last year? Will Russellville continue to dominate? Will Texarkana build off the foundation they laid last year?
7A: Will Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Conway have the epic battle they did last year? Will Rogers start making their way back up to take the title?
Already ready for the year to get going!
Quote from: Almatrackster on November 12, 2012, 03:52:53 pm
Quote from: pantherxctf on November 12, 2012, 09:30:06 am
When does track practice/training typically start for you guys???
Usually, Alma starts track practice one week after XC ends. Cross country ended a year later than usual, though, so I don't know if that will change this year or not.
Here are some story lines to look at this year in each classification:
1A:
Will Trinity Christian continue to dominate or will another team step up and provide some competiton?
2A:
Will Magazine defend their crown? In a classification that is usually wide open, we won't get a good idea who are the favorites until later in the year.
3A: With Prescott losing a good chunk of their dominating state championship team last year, will Rivercrest reclaim their throne? Or will Prescott reload?
4A: Will Nashville and Heber Springs have another epic battle like last year? How will De Queen moving up effect the dynamics of the state meet?
5A: Will Alma return to glory in their conference and at the state level. How will Magnolia bounce back after "underachieving" last year? Will Vilonia reload after losing a lot of points with Sax and Ebmeyer? How will De Queen change things up?
6A: Will Lake Hamilton bounce back and give Russellville a challenge after a down year last year? Will Russellville continue to dominate? Will Texarkana build off the foundation they laid last year?
7A: Will Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Conway have the epic battle they did last year? Will Rogers start making their way back up to take the title?
Already ready for the year to get going!
So ready!
Working on it.
Before we close out cross country - we're losing one of the great coaches in Class A-AA. Saturday was Ernie Yeager's last state meet as head coach at Jasper. He is one of the nicest gentlement in the sport, a great motivator of young poeple, and a very smart coach. His team's won four consecutive state championships (2004-2007). Several of his runners won individual titles and ran division one cross country.
Hats off to him - a job well done!
Quote from: Caddo on November 13, 2012, 05:58:50 am
Before we close out cross country - we're losing one of the great coaches in Class A-AA. Saturday was Ernie Yeager's last state meet as head coach at Jasper. He is one of the nicest gentlement in the sport, a great motivator of young poeple, and a very smart coach. His team's won four consecutive state championships (2004-2007). Several of his runners won individual titles and ran division one cross country.
Hats off to him - a job well done!
Congrats to him for a successful career. I appreciate the people who put out track and field in Arkansas as much as possible.
Also, I plan on doing a preview of each of the 32 5A teams this year before the season starts. I'm not sure when I'll get started, though.
Agreed. Great guy. Came to our home meets and donated to it when he could not attend. His Yeager/Purvis group was spectacular.
And right on que after cross country the AAA puts up the qualifying standards:
http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/B-G%202013%20Qualifying%20Standards.pdf
Thanks for the link, ogar. Just a quick analysis at the 5A standards
The 100, 200, 110 hurdles, and 4 x 1 will be very tough to achieve
The 800, 4 x 4, 4 x 8, and discus seem very attainable.
Quote from: fourpeat on December 14, 2011, 01:43:40 pm
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on December 01, 2011, 09:39:20 pm
CLASS 4A
High Jump
Dale Bass McGehee 6-04
Joshua Smith Marianna 6-03
Dedrick Lee Clarksville 6-03
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 6-00
Aaron Price Jonesboro WS 5-10
Long Jump
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 22-03
Lavonta Gardner Star City 21-09.5
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 21-01
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 21-00
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 20-07.5
Triple Jump
Darrick Strzelecki Gravette 40-10
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 40-05.25
Lavonta Gardner Star City 40-03.75
Bradley Crawford Mena 39-09.25
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39-08
Shot Put
Jared Morrow Nashville 50-07
Jalen Whitmore Nashville 48-05
Deon Clay Farmington 44-03.5
Cory Helloms Star City 42-05.5
Quinton Buchanan Trumann 42-01
Discus Throw
Jared Morrow Nashville 146-09
Joey Willis De Queen 136-10
Jermiah Young Dollarway 121-10
Rashon Lee Nashville 118-00
Pole Vault
Alan Lacefield De Queen 12-00
Michael Steele Nashville 11-00
Caleb Bullock DeWitt 11-00
Asher Walker Nashville 10-06
Jody Hawkins Pocahontas 10-00
110 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 15.32
Deangelo Coulter Nashville 15.40
Cameron Threadgill De Queen 15.66
100 Meter
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 10.98
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 10.98
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 11.04
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 11.24
1600 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 4:29.26
Daniel Evans Shiloh 4:47.95
Aaron Fitts PA 4:50.79
Carson Miller Dover 4:53.02
Cody Fox DeWitt 4:53.32
400 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 50.10
Stephen Foster Jonesboro WS 50.97
Austin Schmidt Heber Spr 51.03
Cameron Lofton Nashville 51.11
Gabriel Munson Shiloh 51.68
300 Hurdles
Clint Ligon Heber Spr 39.32
Herman Hampton Stuttgart 41.45
Raylon Hubbard Ashdown 41.98
Brandon Shamrock Nashville 42.36
Elijah Davis Mena 42.54
800 Meter
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 2:02.71
Blake Leonard Heber Spr 2:04.40
Michael Steele Nashville 2:04.90
Dalton Jarrett Pocahontas 2:09.61
Ivan Flores Clarksville 2:12.35
200 Meter
Ethan Bly Heber Spr 22.27
Jakaree Gaines Nashville 22.58
Glendon Bobo Ashdown 22.78
Jeremy Larkin Clarksville 23.18
Dillon Cox Pocahontas 23.51
3200 Meter
Carter Witt Dardanelle 10:05.36
Jake Sanders Heber Spr 10:05.91
Daniel Evans Shiloh 10:29.59
Diego Martinez De Queen 10:54.70
Daniel Moreno Nashville 11:04.92
Looks like another tight one between Heber and Nashville. Nashville's field events vs Heber's running. Also, Nashville girls should win it again--6 in a row-- with Monissa Poole setting a new overall record in the 400.
I'm going to start my preview of all 32 5A teams in this post. I've put every team in alphabetical order and used a random number generator to decide the order of how I'll preview the teams.
First up:
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN - MEN
Sprints
In the sprints, LRC will not have very much to work with. They had some young sprinters last year run at conference, but no one that looks like they will score at state unless they improve dramatically. They will be in a weak conference, so they may qualify some sprinters, and you never know what kind of athletes private school will pull out.
Distance
The backbone of the LRC track and field program. Coming off another XC state title, LRC will look to score the bulk of their points at state through distance. Once again they are loaded with talent, although they do lose their biggest scorer from last year in Vann Berry. They should score upwards to 10-15 points each in the 1600 and 3200. If they have a weakness in this category, it would be the 800.
Hurdles
LRC has NOTHING here. They had a pretty good hurdler last year, but he graduated. So if they are going to make any noise in the hurdling events, it will have to be from a new guy.
Relays
As usual, I don't suspect LRC will score at state in the 4x1 or 4x4. They might in the 4x4 if they can assemble some talent for it. They would have to use their distance guys, though. The 4 x 8 on the other hand looks like a great chance for them to score a lot of points. They return 2/4 of that team, but lose their best leg in Vann Berry. I don't think they'll be as good as last year in that event.
Field Events - Jumping
Just like last year, I don't expect LRC to have any high jumpers, pole vaulters, long jumpers, or triple jumpers. But like I said, you never know what kind of talent a private school will bring out.
Field Events - Throwing
In this event, they return the discus and shot put state champion from 2011, Mark Guffin. They could easily score 20 points in SP and DT from him. They didn't have anything after him last year, and I don't expect they will this year.
My predictions on their season:
Being in the weakest conference in 5A, they actually have a shot at a conference title. They may also have the chance to qualify a lot of athletes for the state meet. I think they will score 0 in the sprints, anywhere from 20-30 in the distance, around 5-8 points in relays, 0 in hurdles, 0 in jumps, and 20 in throws. So probably around 50 points at the state meet and maybe another top 5 finish.
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN - WOMEN
Sprints
In the sprints, the LRC girls are young, but I don't think they have the talent to score at the state meet. They would have to improve a lot or have some newcomer to make noise in the sprinting events
Distance
Just like the men, this is the backbone of the LRC women's TF program. They do lose one of their better distance runners in Osterholm, but return someone who was injured or didn't run, Randi Ferguson, at the end of last year. Batesville, Vilonia, and some other schools do make it hard to score a lot in the distance events, but I could see them still scoring around 20-25.
Hurdles
They have a hurdler returning, but I don't see her scoring at the state level
Relays
Just like the men, the 4x1 and 4x4 are longshots for scoring at the state meet. Too much sprinting talent in 5A. But they won the 4x8 last year, and return 3/4 of that team. I could easily see them getting 1st or 2nd in the 4x8 this year.
Field Events - Jumping
Unless they bring some talent in, they have nothing here
Field Events - Throwing
Same as the jumping Events
My predictions on their season:
They will have to score pretty much in only distance events. I could see them scoring around 30 points and a top 10 finish.
HOT SPRINGS - MEN
Sprints
From a school that used to have some of the best high school sprinters in the history of Arkansas high school track and field, the well seems to have run dry in Hot Springs. They lose their best 400 meter runner, Torren Payton, to graduation. I don't see them qualifying anyone for state in a sprint loaded conference in the 100 or 200. They have a couple of 400 guys returning, Tidwell and Guinn, who could make some noise at state, but they'll need to improve a lot
Distance
Another event that Hot Springs has loads of tradition in is the 800. Yet once again, the well seems to have run dry in that event too. They return a couple of young guys including Jamison Bedford who ran 2:14 last year. Also, their conference is relatively weak when it comes to distance so they'll have a chance to put some guys through to state, but I don't think they can score. I see them scoring, at most, 2 points in distance, and that would be in the 800
Hurdles
They return one hurdler, Bailey White, from last year, but White probably won't be a threat to qualify for state in very fast hurdling conference unless he improves dramatically
Relays
This will be the strength of this team this year in my opinion. Their 4 x 1 has a tough task of qualifying for state against such good competition, but they do return 3/4 of their team from last year, and have a shot to score at state if they can get there. Their 4x4 was stellar last year, but they lose their best leg in Payton and another leg, also. Hot Springs usually reloads in this event, though, so I suspect they'll score here. In their conference, Hot Springs is usually battling it out with Magnolia for the best 4x8 team and I see the same thing happening this year. But I think a first or second place finish in the South will only translate to a 7th or 8th place finish at state in the 4x8
Field Events - Jumping
The best way I can put this, is that I see Hot Springs having nothing in these events unless they have a newcomer show up and excel.
Field Events - Throwing
They had some young discus throwers...but those guys will have to improve A LOT to qualify in a conference with the strong throwing program of Magnolia. They did have one junior high kid throwing the discus throw well in his junior high meets, so you never know.
My predictions on their season - I see them scoring at most 1 point in sprints and distance combined. Hurdles - 0 points. In the relays, I suspect they will score upwards to 8 points. I don't see them scoring in any of the field events, though. Therefore, I see Hot Springs scoring around 10 points at the state meet, and maybe a top 15-20 finish.
HOT SPRINGS - WOMEN
Sprints
In the sprints, the Hot Springs women have a VERY talented girl in Simone White, who will only be a junior this year. She could be a favorite to win the 400, and has a good possibility of scoring in the 100 or 200, or both. After her, there is some pretty decent young talent, but I don't see them scoring in the best sprinting classification in the state for women.
Distance
They have a sensational sophomore who ran up last year and scored at the state meet for the Lady Trojans (Berniezha Tidwell). I expect she will score higher than 7th this year. I don't know if Hot Springs coach will expect her to run more events this year or not, though. She may end up running the 1600 also...we'll see how that effects her. After that, they some more young talent that will need to improve a lot to score.
Hurdles
They return one hurdler, Mayhan, who is pretty good, but will find it tough to qualify in a crazy fast hurdling conference. There will be some young talent behind her, too.
Relays
They didn't run a 4x1 team at conference last year for some reason. This year, with their young sprinters having more experience, I expect they will, and will have a shot at scoring at state. Their 4 x 4 was great last year and they return 3/4 of that team, but lose their best leg. They should score in the top 6 again. Their 4 x 8 was also good last year, and they return everybody from that team. I could easily see them finishing top 5 in that event...maybe even top 3
Field Events - Jumping
You never know when it comes to women jumping events. They will have Simone White in the TJ who should score a lot of points there. After that, I don't see many points coming from anywhere else, but...like I said, you never know.
Field Events - Throwing
Hot Springs returns a stellar freshman in Keishawn Johnson who qualified for state shot put last year, but didn't score. I could see her scoring a few points in shot put this year, but it would be a challenge for her to score in discus.
My predictions on their season - I think they, and when I say they I mean Simone White, score 10-15 points in the sprints. In the distance, I could see their sensation sophomore, Tidwell, scoring around 6-8 points in the distance events. I don't see any points coming out of the hurdles. In the relays, I see anywhere from 10-15 points being scored. In the jumping field events, I see Simone White scoring around 8-10 points, and in throwing maybe 1 point from Johnson. Therefore, I see the Lady Trojans scoring around 40-45 points at the state meet, and maybe a top 5 finish.
HOPE - MEN
Sprints
Hope has some good young talent in sprinting, but they are in one of the toughest sprinting conferences in the state, regardless of classification. Vincent Love, the best athlete on the team, might qualify in the 200. They didn't run any 400 runners last year, and I don't know if they will this year.
Distance
The Bobcats also have some pretty decent distance talent in the 800 and 1600. Their conference won't be very strong in the distance department, so Hope should have a good chance to qualify at least one runner in those events. I do not think they will be able to score at the state level, though, without a lot of improvement.
Hurdles
Hope had no hurdlers last year, and I don't suspect they will this year, either.
Relays
This is a strength of this Hope team. Their 4x1 was good last year, and they return 3/4 of that team this year. I could see them in the top 4 at state in that event. The 4x4 wasn't too bad either, and placed 8th at state last year. They lose 2 members off that team, though, so I would suspect around a 8th place finish again. The 4x8 will be good for their conference, but I don't see them scoring anything above 7th or 8th place in it, even though they return 3/4 of that team
Field Events - Jumping
The biggest strength of the Bobcats is their jumps. They return a pretty good high jumper in Nate McVay who will have a chance to score at the state meet, and maybe the long jump if he improves enough. They also have their great talent Vincent Love long jumping, who was one of the best in 5A throughout the regular season, but scratched at the state meet. If he is consistent this year, he could place top 4. They didn't put anyone in TJ last year, though. We'll see about this year
Field Events - Throwing
Hope had no throwers last year, and I don't see any junior high kids who will make a big impact in this area either.
My predictions on their season: I don't think they score any points in the sprints, distance, or hurdles. I could see them scoring around 7-8 points in the relays. Also I see them scoring around 6 in the jumps and 0 in the throwing. So probably around 14 points overall and maybe a top 15 finish
SHILOH CHRISTIAN - MEN
Sprints
The sprints for the Shiloh Christian men will be headlined by Daniel Shimer and Gabriel Munson. Both of these guys could score at the state meet in the 400, and even the 100 and 200 if they improve enough. The rest of the SC sprint squad looks to be young, but could easily improve. I see SC scoring anywhere from 10-12 points in the sprints
Distance
This year, Shiloh Christian distance looks to have the best all around distance runner in 5A, Daniel Evans. Evans starts off as the favorite to win the 1600 and 3200 at state in my opinion. After Evans, they are young, but well coached as always. I wouldn't be surprised to see a young runner like Paxton Rush or Connor Harris score at state. I say anywhere from 18-20 points in distance at state for the Saints
Hurdles
Kyle Plunkett looks to lead the Saints in the hurdles this upcoming season. Plunkett ran great times for 4A last year, but 5A hurdles is much deeper and harder to score in. Plunkett might score in the 300h, but the 5A West will be a tough conference to qualify out of in that event this year. He'll need to improve in the 110s to have a chance. After Plunkett, there isn't much else other than a young hurdler, Christian Hood, who will need more time to improve. I see 2-4 points being scored in this event
Relays
The relays will be strong for Shiloh Christian this year. The 4 x 100 may have a good chance to score 7th or 8th at state on the backs of Munson and Shimer. The 4 x 400 will have a chance to score in the top 4 at state on the backs of the same two people. The 4 x 800 is hard to judge. Evans is a good versatile runner, but the 800 is probably his worst run, and not much else is behind him. I could see them scoring around 8th at state. I expect the Saints to score around 7-8 points at state
Field Events - Jumping
The bad thing for private schools such as SC and PA, is that the private school multiplier that makes it fair for them in football, as far as competition, makes it harder for them in Track and Field. Track and field, you need some good numbers, and private schools don't always have that. So they have to put their athletes in certain spots, and I guess the Saints decide to focus on running events and not field events. I see them scoring 0 points here at state, although they may give their best athletes, such as Shimer, Plunkett, or Munson, a shot at some of these events
Field Events - Throwing
See the above commentary for jumping events. I see 0 points scored at state here for the saints
My predictions on their season: I see a good first season for the Saints at 5A state. I see around 45 points scored and a top 8 finish at state.
Almatrackster,
Man you need a different id.... Something like Track Jones because man, you've got some serious track jones!
Quote from: sevenof400 on November 17, 2012, 10:02:03 pm
Almatrackster,
Man you need a different id.... Something like Track Jones because man, you've got some serious track jones!
Haha, thanks. But Rattler is the one who has coached a team to a state championship, I'm just a guy crunching numbers on a message board.
But I do love it.
By the way, the Hogs finished 10th at the NCAA championships (Cross country that is). Not terrible, but not as good as I hoped. On to indoor.
I, too, crunch the numbers each year( after each meet actually!) but like AT said it is fun!
I will post Class 2A during season. AT does 5A. Wish we could get 'em all. Varvee makes it a lot easier than in years past.
Here is my preseason depth chart:
Well, here is an early look at what the Rattlers have to try and repeat:
Shot- David, Josh, James, Dustin, Andrew (
High jump- Jack, Lucas, Caleb, Bryce
Pole Vault- Josh, Hunter, Kenneth, Chris
Discus- Lee, Josh, David, Billy, Cheenew
Long Jump- Michael, Kaelin, William, Bryce
Triple Jump- Lucas, Kaelin, Bryce, CJ
110HH- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh
100- Jack, Micheal, William
1600- Mathew, Keith, Hunter, Lance, Chris
400- Jack, Micheal, William, Jesse
300H- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh
800- Mathew, Chris, Lance, Keith
200- Michael, Jack, William, Josh
3200- Mathew, Hunter, Keith, Kenneth
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 19, 2012, 11:00:42 am
I, too, crunch the numbers each year( after each meet actually!) but like AT said it is fun!
I will post Class 2A during season. AT does 5A. Wish we could get 'em all. Varvee makes it a lot easier than in years past.
Here is my preseason depth chart:
Well, here is an early look at what the Rattlers have to try and repeat:
Shot- David, Josh, James, Dustin, Andrew (
High jump- Jack, Lucas, Caleb, Bryce
Pole Vault- Josh, Hunter, Kenneth, Chris
Discus- Lee, Josh, David, Billy, Cheenew
Long Jump- Michael, Kaelin, William, Bryce
Triple Jump- Lucas, Kaelin, Bryce, CJ
110HH- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh
100- Jack, Micheal, William
1600- Mathew, Keith, Hunter, Lance, Chris
400- Jack, Micheal, William, Jesse
300H- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh
800- Mathew, Chris, Lance, Keith
200- Michael, Jack, William, Josh
3200- Mathew, Hunter, Keith, Kenneth
Here's hoping for a Rattler repeat! How's practice looking after XC? Taking a little break or what?
Took one week off. Then back to work!
If we don't experience senioritis(haven't in years) we could be tough.
My hurdles and vaulters need to develop quickly. Part of the fun is watching the growth and progression.
WHITE HALL - MEN
Sprints
One recurring theme for White Hall is how young they will be this year. At last year's conference meet, they practically ran their junior high team and finished 4th. But how will those freshmen do as sophomores this year? I don't see any big threats to score, but anything can happen between freshmen and sophomore year. They have a couple of 400 runners who could make a splash at the state meet. I see 1-3 points at most for White Hal at state in sprints
Distance
Once again, they ran a very young distance crew last year, but I don't see them getting through De Queen, GCT, and LRC distance runners at state to score.
Hurdles
I think this is their biggest strength this year. They return Joseph Stewart who has shown flashes of brilliance, but kind of died off at the end of last year...I'm not sure if he was injured or something. Kirk Baughs, a sophomore this year, showed great potential as a freshmen. I could see them scoring from 5-7 points in the 110s and 300s.
Relays
Another strong area for White Hall. They return all 4 runners on their 4x1 from last year, and have a good shot at scoring at state in the 4-6th place range this year. They return 3/4 of their runners on their 4x4 and 4x8 teams. Both of these teams were average last year, but I could see one of them scoring around 7th-8th place this year.
Field Events - Jumping
They were young in these events last year, but didn't show as much potential as they did in the sprints. I don't see them getting out of a tough jumping conference to score at the state meet
Field Events - Throwing
They return one thrower, Cory Doss, who could have a shot at scoring if he improves a lot, but getting past Magnolia and CF throwers at conference to get to state will be a problem. I don't see them doing that.
My predictions on their season: I see them scoring around 13-15 points at state and around a top 15 finish.
WHITE HALL - WOMEN
Sprints
Just like the men, the White Hall women were very young last year, and will continue to be this year. The women do have some of those young sprinters that will have a shot at scoring at the state meet, also. The one thing different between men and women are that the girls can peak at 9th grade and it not be that uncommon, while men tend to progress more. I could see the combination of Simpson, Jackson, and Bush in the either the 100, 200, or 400 score 2-4 points.
Distance
They are young here, too, but not near the talent they have in sprints. I see no points coming here for White Hall.
Hurdles
Once again, young, but probably no points at the state level.
Relays
In the relays, the White Hall women may be able to find a few more points for the state meet. They return 3/4, 4/4, and 4/4 of their 4x1, 4x4, and 4x8 respectively. They would have to improve a lot in the 4x4 and 4x8 to score, but the 4x1 I could see them getting 1-2 points.
Field Events - Jumping
Ricki Jackson, a freshmen last year, was a 5'0 high jumper last year, and will probably be the best shot in scoring in any of the jumps. I could see her scoring anywhere from 3rd-8th.
Field Events - Throwing
A couple of youngsters from last year. Peyton Arnold and Aeriel Shelton will have good shots at scoring in the SP and DT respectively, this year. I see them scoring around 3-5 points combined.
My predictions on their season: I see them scoring around 10 points at the state meet for around a 20th place finish
Where do we find where the indoor track meets will be & when they willl be held?
Isn't there just like one in Feb. that is the state meet? Not sure anymore.
Almatrackster will know. Hey trackster, how do you have time to break down all the teams in 5a? You do a AWESOME job! Do you attend a lot of trackmeets to be able to know each teams runners? Either way, you are officially the all things track expert.
I was wondering, my son is 8 he loves to run but I have been reluctant to actually take him to the track to let him run. He is still little but he loves it according to the coach at his school, he came in second in his class in the 1/2 mile with 4:20 time? Whatever that means. What would you recommend as far as distance and time to run for a child? He doesn't realize when we he is tired really so it makes it kind of tricky. If he likes it just as something to do I'm for it but I don't want to push it. Thanks for any input you might have.
DiehardFBfan,
While Almatrackster is no doubt afar better source of track info than I, let me suggest that if your child is interested in track, see if there is an AAU club in your area. AAU is the first organized club activity in track for most kids and is fairly low cost. Click here (http://www.arkansasaau.org/9.html) for more info.
All of my kids ran AAU track when they were young and it was a great way to expose them to the sport while introducing the importance of regular exercise.
By the way, if you think Almatrackster has the serious track jones (which he does) the head of the Arkansas AAU - Larry Bryant has a double case of the serious track jones. Larry is a dedicated fellow who gives way more than his share to the cause of youth track and field. Larry is the head of the AAU and can help direct you to any clubs that may be in your area.
Good luck with this.
Forgot to add this...
AAU clubs have organized running even for kids as young as your eight year old.
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on November 21, 2012, 06:41:25 am
Isn't there just like one in Feb. that is the state meet? Not sure anymore.
Almatrackster will know. Hey trackster, how do you have time to break down all the teams in 5a? You do a AWESOME job! Do you attend a lot of trackmeets to be able to know each teams runners? Either way, you are officially the all things track expert.
I was wondering, my son is 8 he loves to run but I have been reluctant to actually take him to the track to let him run. He is still little but he loves it according to the coach at his school, he came in second in his class in the 1/2 mile with 4:20 time? Whatever that means. What would you recommend as far as distance and time to run for a child? He doesn't realize when we he is tired really so it makes it kind of tricky. If he likes it just as something to do I'm for it but I don't want to push it. Thanks for any input you might have.
Thanks for all the compliments, they mean a lot. First off, when it comes to training and things like that, personally, I would ask Rattler. He is the head coach at Magazine and has won a state title and numerous conference championships in XC/track and field. I am working on my coaching endorsement now, and hope to be successful also as a track coach, soon, though.
But I will give you my answer. I don't think it's wrong to let them run at the age of 8 at all, like seven said, there's AAU at that age, and you won't put him in any danger if he runs at a track meet every once in awhile, or even a 5K. I would just keep it fun, which I'm sure you're doing. Kids, especially boys, won't start to develop into their adult bodies until around 13, and as we all know, that can be a very slow process. You'll see kids, again especially boys, in 9th grade track and field look like little pee-wees and then by 12th grade, they look like a Greek God. Girls tend to "plateau" faster, but even then, they can develop in some cases throughout their high school years.
As far as distance and time, it doesn't really matter right now. I don't think it hurts to get a jump start, but I wouldn't worry about distance and time until around 7th grade. Just keep it fun for him.
Also, to answer your question about the time to do these previews, I don't attend a TON of meets. Usually only Alma's meets and sometimes big meets in the area. I also go to college meets when I get the chance. Most high school track meets put their results on directathletics.com or varvee.com after the meet is over. As Rattler likes to say, "Track is the purest sport there is." What that means is that I can look at the results of a track meet, and don't really have to read between the lines TOO MUCH. If a kid high jumped six feet, then that kid is a good high jumper.
But in football and basketball, there's more gray area if you just look at results. Which is why coaches need game film for those games. Tyler Wilson might throw for 400 yards in a game, but he might have had to do that because he was behind and the defense was letting him.
But in Track, I can just look at results, and give a good idea about how a team looks for next year.
Hope that clears things up a little.
My kids did not run AAU but ran Boys and Girls club meets beginning in early elementary. I let them choose the events. They participated in track and cross country all through elementary years. By 7th grade I chose or at least guided them to where they could have most success. Great experience!
They developed in junior high years and settled into certain events. AT is correct.
And thank you.
Hope you have a great career.
Go to Arkansas track coaches association to find indoor meets. May not be updated yet.
Results from Ark/OK All Star meet are up at arkansastrackstats
Thanks to ALL of you for your help. I appreciate it! You all are track jones.IMO
I'll check it out for sure but I am afraid that there isn't going to be a club close to where I live. He'll have to settle running with mom:)
Good luck Trackster on your completion of your coaching endorsement! You have a lot of patience and are able to explain things to where I can understand on here! Should add, without making me feel stupid for asking certain questions.
A little update on my depth chart info:
Here is my preseason depth chart with best mark by athlete listed:
Shot- David, Josh, James, Dustin, Andrew 41'
High jump- Jack, Lucas, Caleb, Bryce 6'2"
Pole Vault- Josh, Hunter, Kenneth, Chris 10'
Discus- Lee, Josh, David, Billy, Cheenew 122'
Long Jump- Michael, Kaelin, William, Bryce 19'
Triple Jump- Lucas, Kaelin, Bryce, CJ *
110HH- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh 17.28
100- Jack, Micheal, William 11.7
1600- Mathew, Keith, Hunter, Lance, Chris 5:14
400- Jack, Micheal, William, Jesse 53.4(as a freshman last year)
300H- Charly, Kaelin, William*, Josh 45.2
800- Mathew, Chris, Lance, Keith 2:12
200- Michael, Jack, William, Josh 24.4
3200- Mathew, Hunter, Keith, Kenneth 11:48
Relays look to be strong again. 45-46 range in 4x100m; 3:40-3:45 range in 4x400m; 9:12-9:25 range in 4x800m as of now.
We have a long way to go but so much potential. I see the possibility of 4 throwers over 120' in discus and 3 that could score in shot. Have two high jumpers over 6' already. Two 400m in low 50s. That core could put us in the mix if we just keep working and improving. So excited to see what we can do this season. Kids are working hard in the weightroom and on the track. So many new faces that get their opportunities to step up this year and for the first time. Distance runners are young with a freshman, a sophomore, and a rookie junior added to three seniors.
I know JC will be great; Gurdon will be tough; Magnet Cove always performs well; Augusta will be led by Brown; Mineral has some athletes; Bearden has some great kids. Cotter has a new coach that could get things rolling there. Bigelow made some noise last year. Should be a fun year.
Always impressed with your high jumpers, Rattler.
How many did you have over 6 feet last year?
5
Personal bests:
Cory 6'3"
Jack 6'2"
Ethan 6'2"
Ryan 6'1"
Trent 6'
Does anyone know when the state indoor and coaches invtational are for 2013? Usually in Feb?
Our Cross Country Coach told us that Indoor is a week before the NCAA Indoor Championships, so I'm guessing it would be the 22 or the 15!
Hey a new track poster! Welcome!
Are you a Siloam Springs fan or another kind of PantherFan?
Quote from: old_crow on November 26, 2012, 01:21:50 pm
Does anyone know when the state indoor and coaches invtational are for 2013? Usually in Feb?
Also, yes.
One is usually the beginning of February and one is usually the end of February.
Outdoor starts pretty much the very beginning of March. I believe De Queen usually hosts the first meet of the year.
Quote from: Almatrackster on November 26, 2012, 07:35:44 pm
Hey a new track poster! Welcome!
Are you a Siloam Springs fan or another kind of PantherFan?
Thank You! And no, not Siloam, but Ashdown.
I really like how the 5A Previews are coming!
Do you think there could be one over the 4A-7
Quote from: PantherTrack on November 26, 2012, 08:54:28 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on November 26, 2012, 07:35:44 pm
Hey a new track poster! Welcome!
Are you a Siloam Springs fan or another kind of PantherFan?
Thank You! And no, not Siloam, but Ashdown.
I really like how the 5A Previews are coming!
Do you think there could be one over the 4A-7
Yes, I shall do that! I've been busy with school. Finals are next week, so that's why I've slowed down on the previews.
I'll get back to them soon.
The SEC indoor meet is in Fayetteville the 22-23 so I'm pretty sure the 15th with be 1A-4A and 16th 5A-7A.
Arkansas Posted their indoor and outdoor schedule for the 2013 season
Here it is:
Womens': http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/pdf8/1005692.pdf
Mens': http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/pdf8/1005792.pdf
ATCA site:
Feb. 2 is invite
Feb. 15 and 16 are state meets.
These dates are tentative. U of A may not rent us the facility twice this year.
Ok don't worry folks (not that you were) I'll be continuing the 5A track previews soon and doing 4A-7 for PantherFan also. I've been in the middle of finals week and have been very busy. Have a day off, and then my last final tomorrow
But I did want to post something about track and field pertaining to the Razorbacks on my day off:
(This information via arkansasrazorbacks.com and directathletics.com for the most part)
According to trackandfieldnews.com (probably the most reliable source for track and field news), the Arkansas Razorback men just signed the 6th best recruiting class in the nation. This is the 2nd consecutive top 10 class for the Razorbacks after signing the 4th best a year ago.
Here are this years signees: Lane Austell (multi events/decathlon in other words), Eric Hawkins (sprints), Eric Janise (sprints/jumps), Jarrion Lawson (jumps), Kenny LeGassey (jumps), Cale Wallace (middle distance), and Deatrich Wise (throws)
Here are there bests in relative events
Lane Austell - 6,849 points in decathlon (junior implements)
Eric Hawkins - 10.39 in the 100, 20.80 in the 200
Eric Janise - 21.59 in the 200, 47.02 in the 400, 48' 1 in the TJ
Cale Wallce - 1:51.72 in the 800, 4:09.30 in the 1600
Kenny LeGassey - 6' 10" in the HJ
Deatrich Wise - 55' 7" shot put, 189' 6" in the discus throw
As for last years freshmen who ranked fourth, here were there contributions this last season:
Alex Chaffin - No longer with team
Kyle Dunn - PR of 14.08 in the 110hs, 51.26 in the 400hs, and 8.22 in the 60hs (indoor)
He finished 8th in the 110hs at the SEC outdoor championships and was the highest placed freshmen. He also finished 7th in the 400s at SECs, making him the 2nd highest freshmen there. He finished 21st in the 110s at the West Prelimary round in the 110s. (have to finish top 12 to make NCAAs). He also finished 21st in the 400hs at the Prelims.
Andrew Irwin - PR of 5.72 meters in the PV. Was 1st place in the PV at SEC indoors, 1st place at the NCAA Indoor Championships. 1st in the SEC outdoor championships, and finished 15th at the Prelims where you needed to be 12th or better to advance to the championships
Gunnar Nixon - PR of 6022 in the heptathlon and 7660 in the decathlon. At the SEC indoor track and field champions, Gunnar finished 2nd and was the highest placing freshmen. At the Indoor NCAA championships, Gunnar finished 8th, and was the 2nd highest placing freshmen in the nation. Outdoors, Gunnar finished 3rd at the SECs, making him the top freshmen. At the NCAAs, Gunnar finished 5th, making him the highest placing freshmen in the nation
Devin Randall
- Redshirted last season
Patrick Rono - Had a PR of 1:48.75 in the 800, and 4:09.75 in the 1 mile run. Indoors, Patrick was part of the SEC champion Distance medley relay team, and was also the 1 mile champ at the SEC championship. At the NCAA championships, Patrick was part of the DMR team that placed 5th. Outdoors, Patrick finished 4th in the 800 run at the SEC Championships. He also finished 2nd in the 1500 meter run. At the outdoor West Prelims, Patrick finished 37th, needing to finish top 12 to advance to the NCAA championships
Ryan Thomas - Redshirted
Best of luck with your finals, Almatrackster!
What happened to Chaffin?
Quote from: MHSGrad on December 06, 2012, 10:31:23 pm
What happened to Chaffin?
Well earlier in the thread, a poster (I can't remember his username, but I know he used to run for Mountain Home in high school and was very good), said that Alex probably just burned out on track after dedicating so much time to it. It takes a lot of effort, so it's hard to blame him. But it is strange that he gave up that kind of opportunity so easy.
Indoor state meets are now Feb. 1 and 2.
No ATCA invitational.
Do you happen to know the reason for the change on the Indoor state meet?
Are there any other indoor meets before state, or does Fayetteville host the only ones?
The convo center in Jonesboro is set up for indoor track. They might could host indoor meets. Possibly not this year, but in the future.
Here's Arkansas indoor home meet schedule this year
Jan 11th: Arkansas-Texas Dual
Jan 12th: Arkansas High School Meet (This is the invite meet where they invite high schools all over the country and a few big time track and field schools in state)
Jan 25-26th: Razorback Team Invitational
Feb 9th: Tyson Invitational
Feb 21st-23rd: SEC Championships
Mar 1st: Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 8th-9th: NCAA Championships
As you can see, Fayetteville officials will be VERY busy with VERY important meets towards the end of February. I can understand why they made the state meet early Feb. and no ATCA this year...I hope they don't start taking away the ATCA meet every year, though.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on December 11, 2012, 09:38:35 pm
Indoor state meets are now Feb. 1 and 2.
No ATCA invitational.
Are these dates comfired with AAA Rattler?
And with indoor being earlier, would that mean we would have our other track meets starting earlier as well???
It is on ATCA site.
No. Track for outdoor begins same week as always.
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/atca/indoor.html
How strong does 6a look this year?
Back for 5A Track previews!
SHILOH CHRISTIAN - MEN
Sprints
The sprints for the Shiloh Christian men will be headlined by Daniel Shimer and Gabriel Munson. Both of these guys could score at the state meet in the 400, and even the 100 and 200 if they improve enough. The rest of the SC sprint squad looks to be young, but could easily improve. I see SC scoring anywhere from 10-12 points in the sprints
Distance
This year, Shiloh Christian distance looks to have the best all around distance runner in 5A, Daniel Evans. Evans starts off as the favorite to win the 1600 and 3200 at state in my opinion. After Evans, they are young, but well coached as always. I wouldn't be surprised to see a young runner like Paxton Rush or Connor Harris score at state. I say anywhere from 18-20 points in distance at state for the Saints
Hurdles
Kyle Plunkett looks to lead the Saints in the hurdles this upcoming season. Plunkett ran great times for 4A last year, but 5A hurdles is much deeper and harder to score in. Plunkett might score in the 300h, but the 5A West will be a tough conference to qualify out of in that event this year. He'll need to improve in the 110s to have a chance. After Plunkett, there isn't much else other than a young hurdler, Christian Hood, who will need more time to improve. I see 2-4 points being scored in this event
Relays
The relays will be strong for Shiloh Christian this year. The 4 x 100 may have a good chance to score 7th or 8th at state on the backs of Munson and Shimer. The 4 x 400 will have a chance to score in the top 4 at state on the backs of the same two people. The 4 x 800 is hard to judge. Evans is a good versatile runner, but the 800 is probably his worst run, and not much else is behind him. I could see them scoring around 8th at state. I expect the Saints to score around 7-8 points at state
Field Events - Jumping
The bad thing for private schools such as SC and PA, is that the private school multiplier that makes it fair for them in football, as far as competition, makes it harder for them in Track and Field. Track and field, you need some good numbers, and private schools don't always have that. So they have to put their athletes in certain spots, and I guess the Saints decide to focus on running events and not field events. I see them scoring 0 points here at state, although they may give their best athletes, such as Shimer, Plunkett, or Munson, a shot at some of these events
Field Events - Throwing
See the above commentary for jumping events. I see 0 points scored at state here for the saints
My predictions on their season: I see a good first season for the Saints at 5A state. I see around 45 points scored and a top 8 finish at state.
SHILOH CHRISTIAN - WOMEN
Sprints
The SC women didn't field a sprint team last year, and unless they have some amazing new comer, I suspect they won't make much noise at state even if they do this year. 0 points is my prediction at state.
Distance
The lady Saints return a good 800 runner in Abby Hutton who will have a chance to score at state this year. Cayden Sears is also another good distance runner in the 1600 and 3200 for Shiloh, but will need to improve to score at state. I see 1-2 points being scored here for the lady Saints
Hurdles
Much like the sprints, the Saints didn't have anything in the hurdling category last year, and I don't see anyone scoring at state this year. 0 points here
Relays
Shiloh Christian didn't run any relays last year, probably because lack of depth on the team. Will be interesting to see if they try out the relays this year. I see 0 points being scored here, still.
Field Events - Jumping
Although much like the men, the SC girls don't focus on the field events, they do return an EXCELLENT pole vaulter in Rylee Robinson. Her conference mark of 10' 6" would have won 5A state last year easily. I see her being the favorite to win it this year. 10 points for SC girls in jumping events
Field Events - Throwing
Just like the boys, no throwers for the SC girls. Probably 0 points at state
My predictions on their season: The SC girls look to score points on the backs of distance runners and their pole vaulter, Rylee Robinson. I say 11-12 points and a top 20 finish.
Welcome back Almatrackster - how did finals go?
Quote from: sevenof400 on December 24, 2012, 05:36:38 pm
Welcome back Almatrackster - how did finals go?
They went well. I ended up making 4 A's and one B, for a 3.80 GPA on the semester. I'm happy with it.
Hey, that's the same grades my college son made as well - you'll maintain those scholarships with that kind of performance!
Speaking of Shiloh in the 5A West, I'm glad to see they may add some competition to the conference. Too bad the 5A West schools don't get to compete against each other more often. At least SC should make for a more interesting conference meet this year.
Quote from: sevenof400 on December 24, 2012, 05:40:42 pm
Hey, that's the same grades my college son made as well - you'll maintain those scholarships with that kind of performance!
Speaking of Shiloh in the 5A West, I'm glad to see they may add some competition to the conference. Too bad the 5A West schools don't get to compete against each other more often. At least SC should make for a more interesting conference meet this year.
The boys will definitely add great competition in quality. As I said in the preview, their depth hurts them by being a private school with lower enrollment numbers.
The girls have a ways to go, but maybe they'll have more girls come out for track this year.
If you get a chance, you'll need to watch this Daniel Evans kid run. He was a freshmen when I was a senior in high school, and I remember him being a beast then.
Did he (Evans) run XC this year?
Quote from: sevenof400 on December 24, 2012, 05:43:43 pm
Did he (Evans) run XC this year?
Yes, he won the overall title by about 25 seconds
NETTLETON - MEN
Sprints
The Nettleton sprint crew is young and led by sophomore Montel Moore and senior Deizeral Gordon. Gordon, probably the MVP of the team, has a great shot at scoring in the 400. Moore could score in the 100 if he improves quite a bit, but it will be tough in this sprint loaded classification. I see Nettleton scoring 2-4 points in the sprints.
Distance
Although the Nettleton sprints look promising, I'm not seeing much promise in the distance events. They have a couple of guys who can score at conference and may qualify for state, but I see 0 points for Nettleton in distance at the state meet
Hurdles
Hurdles are a great chance for Nettleton to get a good chunk of points at state. But their chances will rely solely on the back of Corderious Morgan. Usually, Morgan would have a great chance to score high in both the 110s and 300s, but I expect those events to be very heavily contested this year, that I don't think he'll probably score 6-8 points combined in those events.
Relays
The relays should be strong for Nettleton this year. I could see them possibly scoring in each relay, but it will be tough for them to score in the 4 x 8. They should score 2 or 3 points in the 4 x 4, and I could see them scoring 1 or 2 points in the 4 x 1. I'll say 3 points combined in the relays
Field Events - Jumping
The jumps don't look to be super strong for Nettleton. Morgan may have a chance to score in the HJ. I'll say 0 points, though.
Field Events - Throwing
Another area I don't see the Raiders being very good in. I see 0 points scored here.
My predictions on their season: I say Nettleton scores somewhere around 13-15 points at the state meet for a top 15 finish.
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 02, 2013, 08:06:34 pm
NETTLETON - MEN
Sprints
The Nettleton sprint crew is young and led by sophomore Montel Moore and senior Deizeral Gordon. Gordon, probably the MVP of the team, has a great shot at scoring in the 400. Moore could score in the 100 if he improves quite a bit, but it will be tough in this sprint loaded classification. I see Nettleton scoring 2-4 points in the sprints.
Distance
Although the Nettleton sprints look promising, I'm not seeing much promise in the distance events. They have a couple of guys who can score at conference and may qualify for state, but I see 0 points for Nettleton in distance at the state meet
Hurdles
Hurdles are a great chance for Nettleton to get a good chunk of points at state. But their chances will rely solely on the back of Corderious Morgan. Usually, Morgan would have a great chance to score high in both the 110s and 300s, but I expect those events to be very heavily contested this year, that I don't think he'll probably score 6-8 points combined in those events.
Relays
The relays should be strong for Nettleton this year. I could see them possibly scoring in each relay, but it will be tough for them to score in the 4 x 8. They should score 2 or 3 points in the 4 x 4, and I could see them scoring 1 or 2 points in the 4 x 1. I'll say 3 points combined in the relays
Field Events - Jumping
The jumps don't look to be super strong for Nettleton. Morgan may have a chance to score in the HJ. I'll say 0 points, though.
Field Events - Throwing
Another area I don't see the Raiders being very good in. I see 0 points scored here.
My predictions on their season: I say Nettleton scores somewhere around 13-15 points at the state meet for a top 15 finish.
Trackster, you got add that Soph kid that has that super dunk video for all jumping events.
NETTLETON - WOMEN
Sprints
As will be common throughout this preview, Nettleton girls are going to be strong in these events. They will be led by Takara Coleman, one of the best girl sprinters in the state this year, in each event. Last year, Coleman ended up not scoring in the 200 or 400, although she was a favorite to win the 400 and made the finals of the 200. I'm guessing she was injured after the 100. If she stays healthy, she could score in each event...Not to mention Maya Stone has a chance to score in the 100 for Nettleton, too. I'll say Nettleton could score anywhere from 18-25 points in the sprints
Distance
In distance, it all rides on the stellar sophomore, Kyandra Chandler. As a freshmen last year, Chandler walked away with the 800 and 1600 meter state titles. This year she will be the favorite again. It will be interesting to see if she runs the 3200 this year too. I say Nettleton scores 20-22 points in distance
Hurdles
This is probably Nettleton's one weakness. They have some girls who run it, but Johnnisha Williams will have to improve quite a bit to score any points. I see 0 points being scored in the hurdles
Relays
Another strong area for Nettleton. Every one of their relays return their top 4 runners. If Coleman and Chandler stay healthy, they could score top 4 in each of those events...heck they could WIN each of those events. I say they score around 22-28 points in the relays
Field Events - Jumping
Nettleton's jumps aren't super strong, but aren't weak either. Kiara Johnson leads the jumping squad after scoring 5th in the HJ and 7th in the LJ last year. I see her scoring around 8-10 points for Nettleton this year.
Field Events - Throwing
The throwing events for Nettleton will mostly rely on the shot put. Dominique Young and Raven McMillion have a decent chance to score in the SP. I'll say 1-3 points in the throwing events for Nettleton. I don't see them scoring in the DT.
My predictions on their season: I see Nettleton girls scoring around 80-85 points at the state meet and being CONTENDERS for the state championship this season.
Arkansas men's indoor track and field: Number one team preseason.
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 09, 2013, 01:51:20 am
Arkansas men's indoor track and field: Number one team preseason.
That's Great!
Seen the darnedest thing.......kids running out in my crazy weather!:). Even me!
Now let's earn it!
Well the first step to earning it starts tomorrow.
ARKANSAS takes on #3 ranked Texas in a dual meet that starts at 6PM. Won't be able to make it up there, but plan to follow online.
Alma is moving up with the big boys! ;D
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Alma takes on #3 ranked Texas in a dual meet that starts at 6PM. Won't be able to make it up there, but plan to follow online.
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Looking forward to it. Big ranking. Big rival. Let's do this!
Just messin' with you trackster.
Hogs had good meet.
Beat Texas. Some wonderful performances.
Any highlights Trackster?
Jumps and sprints.
http://m.arkansasrazorbacks.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=205935263
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 12, 2013, 04:00:49 pm
Jumps and sprints.
http://m.arkansasrazorbacks.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=205935263
Thanks!!!!
Didn't get to follow the meet since I was at the Alma basketball game, but some results that stand out..
Caleb Cross of Newport, Arkansas ran 7.79 in the 60 meter hurdles, which is a great time. Last year 7.72 was good enough to score at the NCAA meet, so Caleb is well on his way to scoring there.
Akheem Gauntlett ran 20.84 in the 200, which is an outstanding time. Gauntlett placed 2nd in the this event last year, and 8th place ran 21.02 last year at the NCAA meet, so Akheem is well on his way to scoring at nationals.
Our 4 x 400 team ran 3:12, but I don't think they had their best team out their. Last year 3:10 was good enough to place at the NCAA meet so hopefully they will improve enough to score at nationals.
Brede Ellingsen and Anthony May both cleared 2.18 meters in the high jump. 2.20 meters was good enough for 4th place last year, so if these two improve and jump consistently enough, then they could both score at NCAAs.
In the pole vault Andrew Irwin of Mount Ida, Arkansas cleared 5.20 meters. It's not good enough to score at nationals, but according to the Razorback website, once he cleared 5.20, he shut it down. So I'm sure he's ready for more.
Maybe the performance of the meet, Raymond Higgs jumped out to 7.95 meters and now leads the NCAA in the long jump. This early mark would have him place 3rd in last years NCAA meet. Not to be outdone, too much, freshmen Jarrion Lawson long jumped 7.63 meters, which should get him close to qualifying for the NCAA championships, but he'll have to improve a little bit to score.
Those are the best ones that I see, but there were some other good performances too.
Thank You!!!!
Hey Dave.
How was the meet?
If was a good meet. We got to see the fastest indoor mile run this year (4:13). Cody ran well, his mile wasn't where we hoped it would be, but he ran the 3000m 12 seconds faster than last year. So overall we were pleased. Now we have 3 weeks to get the mile time down.
Several top 5 national performances were accomplished as well. The people vault was a good one. It lasted almost to the end of the meet with a couple around 17'.
Quote from: Softball Dave on January 14, 2013, 10:47:33 pm
...Several top 5 national performances were accomplished as well. The people vault was a good one. It lasted almost to the end of the meet with a couple around 17'.
And just where was this meet? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Thanks for starting my day with a smile Softball Dave!
Lol........what's a people vault ??? ;D
I think I would like to see that!!!
Last weekend at ASU.
Sorry I meant UA.
Sorry! Not good at proof reading! ;D
Getting close. Kids are working so hard.
Arkansas had a triangular meet (3 team meet) against LSU and Texas A&M @ A&M today. The men finished 2nd behind A&M and the women finished 3rd.
Although, I thought the women's performances were better overall...especially the running events.
I'm starting to get a little concerned about the men because Andrew Irwin didn't vault, Gunnar Nixon hasn't competed all year, Eric Fernandez hasn't ran, Kemoy Campbell hasn't ran...and the hurdler we recruited from Jamaica isn't even on the roster. Marek Niit is running but doesn't seem like himself.
Hopefully there are good explanations for all of these.
The good news for the men (highlights of the meet):
Cale Wallce, the freshmen distance runner, continues to have an outstanding year as he finished first in the 3K run, followed by Razorback and former Rogers runner Cameron Efurd.
In the 800, two freshmen for the Razorbacks did well, Tomas Squella and Ryan Thomas. Squella won the event with a 1:49.81 run. Thomas finished 4th with a 1:51.63 run.
Caleb Cross, of Newport, Arkansas, won the 60 meter hurdles, but with a slower time than last week.
In the TJ, Tarik Batchelor returned since his bad injury last year and won the TJ with the 2nd best mark in the nation (51' 4.25")
Almatrackster,
I am saddened if the current reclassification projections hold true and Alma moves to 6A after this year...5A won't be the same...
For those who may not have seen this article, please click here (http://EliteEdgeAS.com/files/ArkansasReclass14-16.pdf).
Quote from: sevenof400 on January 19, 2013, 06:10:07 pm
Almatrackster,
I am saddened if the current reclassification projections hold true and Alma moves to 6A after this year...5A won't be the same...
For those who may not have seen this article, please click here (http://EliteEdgeAS.com/files/ArkansasReclass14-16.pdf).
Yes, it is actually kind of sad. Alma has been with this group of teams (Harrison, Vilonia, Morrilton, etc.) for quite some time, so it will take some readjusting in every sport.
Track will be one of the sports where it won't get harder to compete with the move up in classification. I don't think it gets easier, though, with the powerhouses that areRussellville and Lake Hamilton.
At the same time, those rivalries that Alma has developed in the last decade will be gone.
One week until indoor state.
Is info on the indoor meet posted somewhere online? I'd like to see the order of events for this meet, schedule, etc, etc......
Also, are all classes running together next weekend (1A-7A)? I thought in previous years a group of classes had an indoor meet together on one weekend and the remaining classes were held on another weekend.....was this the case?
1-4A Friday
5a-7A Saturday
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/atca/indoor.html scroll down a little to find schedule of events.
As always, thanks for your help Rattler!
Arkansas invitational was held Friday and yesterday. Here's the link to the meet recap
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=206133061
Arkansas men ended up winning the meet. Here's some highlights for the Razorbacks:
Akheem Gauntlett ran the 3rd fastest time in the nation in the 400 with a time of 46.44
Patrick Rono ran the 8th fastest time in the nation in the 800 with a time of 1:48.98. In the same race, freshmen Ryan Thomas ran the 12th fastest time (1:49.48)
In the 3K, Stanely Kebenei ran a top 10 time in the country (8:00.74)
In the 60 meter hurdles, Caleb Cross of Newport ran a time of 7.69 to win and and post the 3rd fastest time in the country.
Arkansas finished 2nd in the 4 x 4, but posted the 3rd fastest time in the country with a time of 3:06.26
The DMR also posted the 3rd fastest time in the nation (9:44)
In the pole vault, Andrew Irwin of Mount Ida high school won with a clearance of 17' 5". Looks like he is rounding to form.
In the TJ, Tarik Batcehlor extended his nation leading jump to 53' 8.5". Tarik is coming off a season ending injury last year.
Last but not least, in the heptathlon, Kevin Lazas posted a school record and nation leading mark of 6042 points.
Areas of concern for me: Our other stud multi-event guy, Gunnar Nixon, has still not competed this year. Coach Bucknam hasn't commented on him being injured yet, so I hope it's not big enough to affect how he competes.
Also, Marek Niit, who has shown the ability to score at the NCAA meet in the 200 and 400, is not running good at all. He started off last year like this, but quickly came back into form and he isn't doing that so far...hopefully there isn't a nagging injury there.
Hoping for no injuries.
Yes. Really wondering where we are. Has been so wet and nasty we really have no marks. It will be a starting point for us.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 27, 2013, 06:47:12 pm
Yes. Really wondering where we are. Has been so wet and nasty we really have no marks. It will be a starting point for us.
Are you going to have a full team?
No. Scott,Young, Borgstrom, Britton, Riddle, Chastain, Cotton, William, and Lance divided among various events all play ball at UCA that night. But I will try to put a kid in most events anyway.
Well, the indoor meet starts tomorrow and no discussion??? ??? What's the matter with y'all?
I'm looking forward to seeing what some of the 5A schools look like this year and seeing how the V boys and girls look at the start of the season...
I wish all the teams good luck!!!
Quote from: sevenof400 on January 31, 2013, 12:29:37 pm
Well, the indoor meet starts tomorrow and no discussion??? ??? What's the matter with y'all?
I'm looking forward to seeing what some of the 5A schools look like this year and seeing how the V boys and girls look at the start of the season...
Been a little slow on the posts this year. Tough semester of classes for me and it's hard to juggle this and Alma basketball right now.
Alma has a bunch of kids out again, so that's good to see. Distance will have some new faces, but I think they should be very good this year. Will be interesting to see how our throwers bounce back without Coach Hale.
Also, I'll be starting performance lists starting after tomorrow's and Saturday's meet.
Will you be at the indoor AT?
Quote from: sevenof400 on January 31, 2013, 08:57:31 pm
Will you be at the indoor AT?
No, it's not looking like it unless things change.
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 31, 2013, 09:04:49 pm
Quote from: sevenof400 on January 31, 2013, 08:57:31 pm
Will you be at the indoor AT?
No, it's not looking like it unless things change.
I'll try and enjoy it for you..... ;D
It's been a few years since I was able to attend and I am looking forward to watching another indoor meet in person.
Special thanks to Paw-Paw for the signature!
seven, I'd like to help you out on observing a track meet. It can take some work (well not much at all), but if you do it right, it's very satisfying.
One thing, maybe bring a scrap piece of paper, a pen/pencil, and a stopwatch or use the stop watch on your phone.
At these meets where there are a lot of heats, it's hard to get a gauge on 5A teams without these tools. Find a couple of teams you are interested in and time their heats and see how well they do and write it down. You're probably interested in Alma vs. Vilonia, so if Alma has a few guys in one heat, time them, and then time Vilonia guys in another heat and you can compare results. Just do this with any 5A teams you feel like timing.
If you just want to watch some incredible performances, then sit back and relax.
Rattler, be sure to post any highlights from the meet tonight if you get the chance.
Mansfield girls battled Crossett. Hebert and Nashville boys. Brittney Chism of Hughes broke 60M record. My kids medaled in 4 events. Very pleased.
Nice to see Mansfield girls dynasty just keep rolling. What events did you medal in?
Hurdles, relay, 1600, 3200
But more important were the personal bests turned in by a number of my kids. Lot of potential in some of 'em.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on February 01, 2013, 10:40:59 pm
But more important were the personal bests turned in by a number of my kids. Lot of potential in some of 'em.
Any other 2A teams impress you tonight?
Hughes girls. Magnet Cove was absent and Des Arc was not at full strength.
No strong 2a boys schools were there besides us.
Crowd starting to filter in. Doesn't look like nearly as many schools here as there were the last time I was here..
Alma, DeQueen and Vilonia are here from 5A. No doubt many more but these three schools are here in good numbers... Mountain Home with a good section too.
Update from last night. Hebert dominated boys. Hebert and Waldron leapt Crossett in final events. Mansfield dominated.
Numbers were WAY down in small school meet.
Rattler,
As I am looking around in here, I don't see any place where results are posted. Do they post anything or just electronically?
Printouts were posted on bleachers on end of gym. The corner nearest finish line behind medals table. That was last night anyway. Did a great job keeping it updated too.
Thanks Rattler. I may have just been looking a bit too early.
Boys 60 m hurdles about to begin.
I have to laugh at the effort the meet organizers have went to in keeping people from leaning on the track corners (worried about damaging the banner) only for people to stand right in front of the sign......and lean on the track.
Geez.
Meet is running ahead of schedule today....
Combination of lots of workers and light turnout.
.....but the meet will still stop after the 4 * 800 for a break until 2:30....argh!
Alma ran in heat 1 of 4 by 8
9:23
V in 2nd heat. 8:54
Lots of work to do there
Update?
Just got home from a long day, and saw the results for 5A-7A.
Not super impressed with any teams. Alma has a long way to go, but didn't run nearly the best they could. Vilonia had some bright spots, and CF sprinters look good.
Where are the results posted online?
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/27672_1735555.html
You ran really well, by the way.
2:02 is no joke.
Thanks trackster.
Is anyone going to be keeping up with the Tyson invitational this weekend?
Greenwood Track Schedule can be found at the greenwooddogpound.com link!
Quote from: pantherxctf on February 08, 2013, 08:55:17 am
Is anyone going to be keeping up with the Tyson invitational this weekend?
I will be. An important meet for the Razorbacks. This meet is all about getting good times in so you can qualify for nationals.
Any updates on how arkansas doing?
Not very many races so far.
But in the 400, Anton Kokorin of the Razorbacks finished 2nd in the 400 Open with a time of 46.88...which will put him closer to a top 16 qualifying spot for nationals.
Caleb Cross wins the 60 meter hurdles. His time of 7.65 is the 2nd fastest time in the NCAA this year and only .1 seconds off the school record.
Marek Niit, Arkansas sprinter who can be world class if he is running to his potential, started to look better today. He ran 47.21 in the 400 invite and finished 5th.
And to wrap the day up, Patrick Rono for the Razorbacks won the 800 invite with a time of 1:47.66. That time is almost definitely a top 16 time in the nation.
Cameron Efurd also ran to a 13 second PR in the mile with a time of 4:05.17
Yesterday, the last day of the Tyson invitational, the Razorbacks didn't put much out there as far as running events go.
In the field events, though, there were some big PRs and season bests.
In the shot put, Devin Randall threw the shot 55' 7.5" (PR). That's the furthest I remember a Razorback throwing in awhile. It's not near far enough to get him the nationals or even score at the SECs, but it's a good start for a Freshmen.
In the HJ, we had a huge win and PR from Anthony May (7' 3.75"). That jump should qualify him for nationals. Also Noah Kittelson (7' 0.25") and Dwayne Golbek (6' 10.75") had season bests also.
The PV saw Andrew Irwin vault a season best 17' 9". Not only that, but Kevin Lazas, our multi event guy, pole vaulted 17' 9" also. These jumps put both of them in the top 16 for nationals. But will Coach Bucknam have Kevin do the heptathlon and PV at SECs/NCAAs? That will be interesting.
In the TJ, Tarik Batchelor got out to 53' 9" for a season best and a number one ranking in the NCAA. Anthony May had another personal best in this event with a jump of 51' 4.25".
Thanks for the updates Trackster!
First wave of the 2013 Razorback men's track and field signing class
Eric Nathaniel of Parkview signs to run for the Razorbacks
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=206385564
Millrose Games on ESPN.
SEC Indoor Championships are this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Both men and women have a shot at a title, with the men having a better shot.
Is it going to be televised? If so what station?
It will be tape delay televised on one of the ESPN stations.
But if you want it live, then go to ESPN3.com on Saturday and Sunday and they will show all the running event prelims/finals. They don't show too much of the field events, though.
Is it free??
Century link I believe
Quote from: pantherxctf on February 20, 2013, 07:30:55 am
Century link I believe
I'm trying to find out if they are an ESPN3 affiliate...it seems they aren't according to random websites but I don't see anything official on the watchespn.com (ESPN3.com) website
Alma's Track and Field Schedule (Sr. High)
3/07 - Quad City Meet @ Southside HS
3/14 - Bentonville Tiger Relays @ Bentonville HS
3/28 - Whitey Smith Relay Carnival @ Rogers HS
4/05 - Russellville Cyclone Relays @ Russellville
4/09 - Airedale Relays @ Alma HS
4/12 - Van Buren Pointer Relays @ Van Buren HS
4/18 - Ft. Smith McDonald's Relays @ Southside HS
4/25 - 5A West Conference Meet @ Morrilton HS
5/02 - 5A State Meet @ Hot Springs
5/11 - Meet of Champs @ Lake Hamilton
Jr. High Schedule
3/11 - Airedale Jr. Relays
3/26 - 7th/8th Grade Darby Relays
3/28 - Darby Jr. Relays
4/01 - Van Buren Pointer Jr. Relays
4/02 - 7th/8th Grade Ramsey Relays
4/04 - 7th/8th Grade Van Buren Relays
4/04 - Ramsey Jr. Relays
4/11 - 7th/8th Grade Airedale Relays
4/12 - Booneville Jr. Relays
4/15 - River Valley Conference Meet
4/22 - Jr. High Regional Meet
SEC indoor meet being streamed on arkansasrazorbacks.com right now for free. Today is only the multi events (1st 4 events of the Men's Heptathlon, Full Women's pentathlon)
2 pieces of interesting information:
1. Gunnar Nixon of Arkansas will officially not compete indoor and I believe he will redshirt indoors
2. Kevin Lazas of Arkansas is not competing in the SEC Heptathlon. I'm assuming that Coach Bucknam feels confident they can win without him competing in that event and don't want to risk him getting injured at the conference meet before the NCAAs. I wouldn't be surprised if he competes in the Pole Vault later on for the Razorbacks though.
Ok guys, yesterday was a good day for the Razorbacks overall...actually a great day.
In the Women's Pentathlon, Makeba Alcide of Arkansas not only won the Pentathlon...she broke the collegiate record!
Her performances include...
8.35s in the 60 hurdles
6'1.75" clearance in the HJ
40' .5" throw in the SP
20' 2.25" long jump
2:16.37 run in the 800
I don't think very many high school guys could do that...
As for the men, even without Kevin Lazas the men are doing well in the heptathlon. Right now, with 3 events left, Franks, Kirbos, and Sommer of Arkansas are 3rd, 4th, and 6th, respectively. If they keep doing that, then they will match the 14 total point projection I had with Lazas competing
Here are the projections of the women's and men's scores I have
Men's
Arkansas – 194
Florida – 106
Texas A&M – 83.83
Georgia – 51
Auburn – 47.33
Tennessee – 41
Mississippi – 32
Kentucky – 30
LSU – 29.83
Missouri – 18
South Carolina – 17
Alabama – 13
Women's
Arkansas – 117
LSU – 111
Florida – 95
Texas A&M – 73
Georgia – 64
South Carolina – 43
Tennessee – 33
Kentucky – 32
Missouri – 29
Mississippi State – 17
Mississippi – 16
Alabama – 15
Auburn – 12
Vanderbilt – 6
Keep us updated. I am at a regional basketball tourney.
Florida goes 1-2 in the men's weight throw. Doesn't change anything since that's where I had them projected. Texas A&M actually loses some points in that.
Women's pole vault going on right now. 11 jumpers left, all 3 Razorbacks still going.
In the women's pole vault, 4 jumpers left, 2 Arkansas vaulters left.
Caleb Cross qualified for the men's 60 meter hurdle finals for the Razorbacks.
Ivanique Kemp did the same for the ladies.
WPS!
Sandi Morris of Arkansas finishes 2nd for the Razorbacks in the Women's pole vault (13' 8.5")
Danielle Nowell of Arkansas finishes 4th (13' 5.25")
They go +1 in my projections but LSU and Florida both went +0.5
Projections for women:
Arkansas – 118
LSU – 111.50
Florida – 95.50
Texas A&M – 73
The men just ran the 5th event of the heptathlon. Sommer, Franks, and Kirbos are 4,5,6 in the Heptathlon now for the Razorbacks behind 3 Georgia athletes. Hopefully they do well in the PV and 1K to move up a little.
They might as well rename the SEC 60 meter dash championship the NCAA 60 meter dash championship...SEC sprints are super deep with the addition of Texas A&M. I don't blame Coach Bucknam for not even trying to put an athlete out there.
In the men's, 2 Auburn, 1 Missouri 1 Texas A&M, 2 Florida, 1 South Carolina, and 1 LSU athlete advance to the final
In the women's, 1 LSU, 3 Texas A&M, 1 Mississippi, 1 Auburn, 1 Kentucky, and 1 Florida athlete advance to the final.
HUGE for Arkansas women, the LSU athlete I had projected to finish 2nd was DQ'd in the prelims.
Keep 'em coming. Go Hogs!
Both Arkansas men and women qualify all 3 runners that they started to the 1 mile final.
Things are going well.
400 meter dash prelims next
In the 400,
The Arkansas men qualified 3 for the final (Not even using their best 400 runner, Akheem Gauntlett, mind you)
and the women qualified 2.
Still on track for a title for both men and women.
Sorry I quit updating abruptly yesterday.
Here's the results page http://www.flashresults.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-22-SEC/
Right now the scores are..
Men
1. Arkansas – 52 points
2. Florida – 34
3. Georgia – 27
4. Alabama – 17
5. Ole Miss – 13
5. Missouri – 13
5. Texas A&M – 13
8. LSU – 10
9. Auburn – 9
10. Tennessee – 4
11. South Carolina - 3
Women
1. Arkansas – 37 points
2. Georgia – 28
3. Florida – 27.5
4. Kentucky – 15
5. LSU – 13.5
6. South Carolina – 13
6. Tennessee – 13
8. Alabama – 12
9. Missouri – 11
10. Texas A&M – 10
11. Mississippi State – 8
12. Auburn – 7
As far as projections are looking, on the men's side, Arkansas just needs to have a decent final day and they win. Florida does have an outside shot, so don't your chickens before your eggs hatch yet.
Here's how those two project.
Arkansas – 176
Florida – 109
The women's battle on the other hand is very, very interesting. Right now Arkansas, LSU, and Florida all have a chance at the title...almost an equal chance. A&M has an outside shot, but I would say a very, very outside who.
Here's how those women project
Arkansas – 117
LSU – 114.50
Florida – 111.50
Texas A&M – 65
Coverage beings 12:30 on ESPN3...stay tuned
Men have a commanding lead. Women in a battle.
SEC champs!!
Men and Women.
Awesome track meet. Especially on the women's side. Don't really have time to talk about all that happened, but Regina George is a beast and Andrew Irwin is back.
Anyways, Arkansas will have one more meet to qualify some more people for nationals. I expect we may see Marek Niit try either the 200 or 400 since he seems to be rounding into form. May have some 400 guys go for it, too. 800/1 mile/3000/5000 I'm not sure.
I bet we see high jumpers taking their shot at it too.
Bucknam's best opportunity yet. Great recruiter. Want to see it come together for him this year.
Yes, I hope the same, Rattler. When and where is your first outdoor meet, Rattler? I know De Queen opens today with their relays.
Paris next week. No polish at all. Been working hard but could look ugly at first meet. Still super excited to get started.
V opens Thursday at the Searcy Relays.
Like Rattler, I suspect it will be a work in progress.
AT, I don't think we'll cross paths until the conference meet at Morrilton (of all places...) unless Alma runs in Russellville on Apr 5.
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 01, 2013, 12:22:42 pm
V opens Thursday at the Searcy Relays.
Like Rattler, I suspect it will be a work in progress.
AT, I don't think we'll cross paths until the conference meet at Morrilton (of all places...) unless Alma runs in Russellville on Apr 5.
They do, but I won't be able to go. I have to go somewhere for school from April 3-5
Hogs went wild at last chance meets!
Enter NCAA meet #1.
Our 800M runners just took it out.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on March 02, 2013, 03:42:03 pm
Hogs went wild at last chance meets!
Enter NCAA meet #1.
Our 800M runners just took it out.
Great meet. Looks like the coaches knew what they were doing with Niit...
If I had to guess, this is what we'll have in each event
60 dash: Nothing
200 dash: Gauntlett and Niit
400 dash: Gauntlett, Niit, Kokorin, and maybe Braddy
800 run: Momoh, Squella, Rono
1 Mile: Nothing
3000 run: Campbell
5000 run: Kebenei
60 hurdles: Cross
Both relay teams
HJ: May
PV: Irwin, Lazas?
LJ: Higgs, Lawson?
TJ: Batchelor, May?
SP: Nothing
WT: Nothing
Heptathlon: Lazas
WPS. Win another title. Been awhile.
Who all is going to watch Friday and/or Saturday??
Can't Friday, going to watch Alma play in the 5A basketball state championships. Might go Saturday...it should be close between Arkansas and Florida. Texas A&M will have a say in it too
On the women's side, LSU and Kansas are the favorites, with Arkansas being a distant third, but if a couple of things go wrong for LSU and Kansas...then you never know.
It's meet day! Who all is hosting today? I know Springdale is one.
Quote from: pantherxctf on March 07, 2013, 10:24:17 am
It's meet day! Who all is hosting today? I know Springdale is one.
Searcy is hosting in the central part of the state.
Thanks for the heads up on Searcy, I think I will head over and check it out. Do you know what schools will be there?
Quote from: jjjones on March 07, 2013, 10:51:10 am
Thanks for the heads up on Searcy, I think I will head over and check it out. Do you know what schools will be there?
Not for sure, but looking at their past meets i'd suspect Vilonia, Russellville, Cabot, Batesville, Beebe, Conway, Heber Springs, Harding Academy. Looks like Lake hamilton and Jonesboro have come in the past as well. Should be a pretty good field.
I do know that Searcy limited the teams in their meet on Tuesday (not sure why) so it may be a limited field today.
Alma is going to Southside for the Quad City meet today.
The quad cities are Fort Smith, Greenwood, Van Buren, and Alma. Competition won't be as good as in NWA or Central Arkansas. But it's mainly to just get kids feet wet. I won't be able to make it down, but will have someone update me on things.
Any updates yet?
V had a kid triple around 44 and lj around 21...Cotton fell on 110 H
Quote from: vtown22 on March 07, 2013, 06:58:31 pm
V had a kid triple around 44 and lj around 21...Cotton fell on 110 H
Hope he's okay.
Me too. That's scary.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/28191.html
Alma's results are up. The link is above.
Decent first meet for the Airedales. Not everyone there. Still need quite a bit of improvement
Meet results from Searcy will be on VarVee soon. V with two qualifiers tonight in the TJ and PV.
Not the greatest of running conditions tonight though in Searcy - cold and breezy.
Pretty cold and breezy after the sun went down for Springdale meet as well. Overall decent meet though.
MHS, I don't know if you're still lurking here, but do you know if the Monticello meet had a timing problem? The times coming from that meet are weird.
As of right now Lazas from u of a is winning men's pent. Fixing to start pentatholon men's high jump.
He had a 100 point lead over university Of Texas hock.
Heptathlon not pent sorry
Lazas leads day 1 of the boys heptathlon, he set new prs in 3 of 4 of today's events. Andrew Irwin of arkansas set a new pr of I believe 18' 8.5". And arkansas men end day one in first with 30 points second place with 18 prior to the dmr. Arkansas unable to place in the dmr after dropping the baton on the next to last lap of the final leg. Their miler leg did a fantastic job of trying to come back and ended up finishing 9th. All in all great meet!
Cross and Momoh not qualifying could haunt us. Most others awesome tonight.
Needless to say, Magnolia's reign is over.. Gotta rebuild or we will end up like HWH
I made it to Searcy, and yes it was cold. Grant Williams of LH won both the 1 mile and 2 mile easily. He totally dominated those races. In the 800, the Shirley kid from Russellville took the lead in the first 100 and cruised to easy win. Heber Springs boys are going to be hard to beat this year. I don't see anyone in their classification beating them or even coming close.
My thoughts after the first week of outdoor:
What I'm about to say is true for every classification, but it seems either A. Track and field times/distances are going to be somewhat weak this year or B. Everyone is a little behind. I know it was a little cold, but conditions in Arkansas on Thursday and Friday weren't too bad. But yet, I saw only a few impressive sprint times, hardly any super impressive distance times and PV/HJ seems to be getting weaker every year. Even the LJ and TJ seem to be down a little this year, which is what Arkansas is usually good at. Not trying to insult a team, but was wondering if anyone thought the same thing. Now my thoughts on each classification
7A - Talk about a wide open race. Not enough sample to predict a favorite yet, but I would say Har-Ber, Heritage, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and Southside all have a shot right now. Conway wasn't super impressive in their opening meet, but could turn it on later.
6A - Arkansas high school hasn't had a meet yet, but even without them this classification will be much more open than last year. Last year was just a big ceremony leading up to Russellville's obvious championship, but Lake Hamilton is back and El Dorado looks strong.
5A - Once again, I'm going to use the term wide open race, but I mean a WIDE open race for this classification. Vilonia looks to be strongest so far...they are replacing Sax with a combination of Meye and Cotton. Alma will need some breakthroughs but look to be in the mix. Magnolia not as strong as usual, but we'll see with them. Camden Fairview has sprinters galore again, and have one decent 800 runner. If they can put some field evens together, they will be in the mix again
4A - As jjjones said, Heber looks to be a big favorite. If Nashville puts together some field events, then maybe. I will say that Heber's first outdoor meet wasn't as impressive as I expected.
3A - Prescott is probably a favorite by a decent margin, but watch out for Genoa Central and I'm sure Rivercrest will have some good results when we see them. The Curley Wolves aren't as big as favorites as I thought, I'll say that.
2A - Not enough sample to say too much. Lafayette looks strong coming down from 3A. Need to see Magazine and Junction City before I say too much.
1A - Can't go all in on Trinity Christian this year, but they will still be contenders/favorites. Van-Cove may have a say this year.
Right now at the NCAAs, Kevin Lazas holds a slim 19 point lead over Cato. They are pole vaulting, which is the 2nd to last event, and then the 1K. They are about even in both. Lazas and Cato both still vaulting.
Still both Cato and Lazas vaulting. Getting intense.
Lazas wins! Cut it close.
Balance has been restored to the universe. Hogs NCAA champs. Mile relay set meet record and beat Florida head to head!
WPS!
Quote from: jjjones on March 09, 2013, 09:53:29 am
I made it to Searcy, and yes it was cold. Grant Williams of LH won both the 1 mile and 2 mile easily. He totally dominated those races. In the 800, the Shirley kid from Russellville took the lead in the first 100 and cruised to easy win. Heber Springs boys are going to be hard to beat this year. I don't see anyone in their classification beating them or even coming close.
Speaking of which AT, the Searcy meet results are here (http://www.varvee.com/team/game/60/29/2556) on Varvee.
One thing though - I know the high jump results are NOT correct.
Why are they not correct, seven?
Also great win from the Razorbacks yesterday.
The mile relay had two homegrown Arkansas kids (Cross and Braddy)
It's hard to top a collegiate record, but I want to say that Kemoy Campbell gets my performance of the meet.
Dropped the baton on the DMR on day 1 and we finished outside of the top 8. Came back in the 3K where he was the 15th ranked runner out of 16 and finishes 2nd. (3rd originally, but 2nd place was DQ'd rightfully so). He put us up by 11 and clinched the meet.
AT,
Please check your PM's here in a moment.
Yes. We are proud.
http://m.arkansasrazorbacks.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=206697262
Quote from: MHSGrad on March 09, 2013, 12:43:45 am
Needless to say, Magnolia's reign is over.. Gotta rebuild or we will end up like HWH
Don't worry too much, still a long season.
So in my projection lists, I'm not going to count the running times from Monticello because something obviously went wrong with the timer, but do you know if the field events will still count towards the state meet? I know Crossett had something happen like this last year.
I do not know.. Back to my statement tho, I'm not getting down on my team, I just know that we are probably 2nd in our district, just ahead of a deep dequeen team.. Will we score at state? Sure!.. top 2? Not a chance.. a top 6 finish will be impressive, and that is nothing to shake your head at lol
I'm not sure about what happened with the times in Monticello, but I do know the computers went down for quite a while. The running events were suppose to start at 4:45, but actually didn't start until about 6:45. Add to that the wind & cold weather, it made for a long night for all the kids, coaches, & fans. Not sure about the rest of the times, but it looks like the 1600m & 3200m times are correct on Direct Athletics.
Quote from: Softball Dave on March 12, 2013, 06:46:09 am
I'm not sure about what happened with the times in Monticello, but I do know the computers went down for quite a while. The running events were suppose to start at 4:45, but actually didn't start until about 6:45. Add to that the wind & cold weather, it made for a long night for all the kids, coaches, & fans. Not sure about the rest of the times, but it looks like the 1600m & 3200m times are correct on Direct Athletics.
Thanks, Dave. I may have to start using varvee more, because I don't think it will be put up there unless it counts as a state qualifying meet. It seems Paris put there meet up on Varvee, but not on directathletics, which is the first time I've seen that.
March 11, 2013
NCAA champions collect 25 All-America honors
FAYETTEVILLE – On the heels of an NCAA indoor team title, the University of Arkansas men's track and field team racked up 25 All-America accolades as announced Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). With their collection of awards spread among 19 athletes, the Razorbacks earned a nation-leading 17 first-team honors. Across all three aspects of the program, Arkansas now has 203 overall All-Americans in its history.
2013 USTFCCCA All-Americans
First Team
Tarik Batchelor – triple jump
Neil Braddy – 4x400m relay
Kemoy Campbell – 3,000 meters
Caleb Cross – 4x400m relay
Akheem Gauntlett – 200 meters, 4x400m relay
Raymond Higgs – long jump
Andrew Irwin – pole vault
Stanley Kebenei – 5,000 meters
Anton Kokorin – 400 meters
Jarrion Lawson – long jump
Kevin Lazas – heptathlon
Anthony May II – high jump
Marek Niit – 200 meters, 4x400m relay
Patrick Rono – 800 meters
Tomas Squella – 800 meters
Second Team
Kemoy Campbell – DMR
Caleb Cross – 60m hurdles
Cameron Efurd – DMR
Anthony Lieghio – 800 meters, DMR
Anthony May II – triple jump
Leoman Momoh – 800 meters
Travis Southard – DMR
Alma is at Bentonville today for their relays. A lot of good competition.
NCAA indoor championships on ESPN.
Just based off the most recent meets:
7A - Still wide open. I think Har-Ber has a good shot to win it, though.
6A - Surprisingly, Russellville doesn't seem to be near as strong as last year. I thought they were pretty young. THey may be holding back a little. Arkansas High School (Texarkana) still hasn't had a state qualifying meet, but their results looked impressive at the Crossett meet.
5A - Forrest City just burst onto the scene in a big way. If I had to rank them, give me FC and Vilonia as the favorites, with Magnolia a little behind and Alma a little behind them (probably Beebe, LRC, and Mills with them)
4A - Heber Springs all the way. Nashville could make a crazy strategy of putting people in the right events and make a run at it, but it will be tough.
3A - Prescott, Paris, and Episcopal all look to be favorites. Episcopal needs more field events to make noise though. Paris and Prescott are close together though
2A - Lafayette and Cotter are looking very strong. Magazine and Junction City still trying to get a good meet in.
1A - Caddo Hills/Haas Hall/Omaha/Van-Cove/Trinity Christian...an exciting and unpredictable year for 1A. Which is a relief from the domination of TC the past few years. I would say Caddo is a slight favorite right now.
Been to Booneville and Dardanelle since Paris. Looking a little better each meet.
Got Danville and Waldron meets coming up.
LC does look strong. JC will be strong as always. Coach Britt has Cotter on the rise.
Boys relays today in Waldron according to schedule......Greenwood SR. High boys is scheduled to attend. Weather permitting?
Good Luck!!!
Given the recent run of cold weather and the likelihood that many athletes were not working at a level to keep them in the best of shape over spring break, let's hope there isn't a run of pulled muscles and/or hamstrings this week!
Greenwood SR High only, Ozark, Dardanelle, Lavaca, Subiaco, Caddo Hill, Mulberry, Mansfield, Van Cove, Paris, Mena, Hartford, Union Christian, Trinity and Booneville are some of the schools at the Waldron sr/jr Boys Relay. Per text. If any I forgot please list and results! Thanks :)
Waldron won the JR High and Paris won for SR High.*per text. If any other individual or school results are known please post! :)
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/27987.html
Interesting to have junior high boys/senior high boys in one meet instead of boys/girls.
Anyways, don't pay attention to the scores in that link, as DieHard said, Walrdon won JR. high and Paris won SR. high.
Paris is really impressing me. I don't know if they can beat Prescott in 3A or not, but it will be close.
Quote from: Almatrackster on March 27, 2013, 08:55:09 am
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/27987.html
Interesting to have junior high boys/senior high boys in one meet instead of boys/girls.
Anyways, don't pay attention to the scores in that link, as DieHard said, Walrdon won JR. high and Paris won SR. high.
Paris is really impressing me. I don't know if they can beat Prescott in 3A or not, but it will be close.
Thanks Trackster.
There is a meet scheduled for Thursday and Friday as well in Waldron.
According to their schedule.
Thursday is Girls Relays...I believe.
Jr/Sr Girls Relay (Gaile Hainly Relays) was held in Waldron yesterday with Waldron JR High Girls winning and Mansfield SR. High girls winning.
Coach Hainly was instrumental in starting girls state trackmeets along with starting Volleyball in Waldron so I have been told. Anyone with other info. Please share.
Schools participating in the meet yesterday were Waldron, Greenwood, Acorn, Booneville, Caddo Hills, Hartford, Lavaca, Magazine, Mansfield, Mulberry, Ola, Ozark, Union Christian, and Van Cove. Other Jr teams, Trinity, and Two Rivers present as well. Per text.
7th Grade Relays to be held in Waldron Today per their schedule.
Waldron Sr.high at Alma today.
With several schools and athletes still pushing toward those state qualifying marks at meets throughout the state today, this turn in the weather sure won't help anyone achieve those marks..
Lovely day - but not so much for the runners and jumpers I suspect...
Waldron girls 4-4A District Champs
Maumelle boys 4-4A District Champs
Congrats!!!!
Nashville boys win district 7-4A. Qualify 13, have 23 qualified total. Looks like it's going to be another tight race between Nashville and Heber Springs.
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships started yesterday. Arkansas men and women have a shot at doing what they did indoor, which is both of them winning the conference championship.
The men's race is a 3 team race between Arkansas, Florida, and Texas A&M. If you go off the performance list, this is how I have them projected after 1 event scored (the hammer throw, Arkansas had no one entered)
Arkansas – 136.50
Florida – 133.50
Texas A&M – 130
The decathlon is the next event scheduled to finish and the Razorbacks are in positioned to go 2nd, 3rd, and 8th right this instant. Texas A&M and Florida have no entries. I had the Razorbacks projected to score 14, but if they stay where they are right now, they could score 15 points.
On the women's side, it's much of the same thing, but add one other team in the mix...LSU. This is how I have the women projected after one event scored (heptathlon)
Arkansas – 122.50
LSU – 119
Texas A&M – 118.50
Florida – 113.50
Makeba Alcide of Arkansas won the heptathlon with 5698 points, which was just ONE point off the SEC record. Texas A&M went under their projected total, while Florida had a girl place 3rd who wasn't projected to place. LSU didn't place their two girls, but they weren't projected too.
WPS!
Arkansas leads Fla and A&M 57-47-37
Softball Dave, give a summary of Cody's season.
SEC Champions again! Women third.
http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/outdoor/05-09-SEC/Scores.htm
Thanks for asking Rattler! He won district in the 1600M & 3200M, placed 4th in state in the 1600M & 5th in the 3200M, & has his 1600M time down to 4:37.73 & 10:22.92 in the 3200M. We would've like to have run a little better times at state, but we were proud of where he's at with his overall times. He has decided to quit playing baseball & concentrate solely on track next year. And after watching the meet of champs, he is really ready to ramp up his training this summer to be there next year.
How did your season go?
Wow! Those are some great times.
We won district in boys and girls and finished 5th at state in girls division; 12th in boys.
Hope his summer training goes great.
Congrats on another successful season!
Cody is really looking to get his times even lower. Hoping some colleges start taking a look at him, so we know the times need to come down even further to get those looks. But he is willing to put in the work & see what happens.
Ok, track and field for high school has wrapped up but the collegians still have two meets.
The first meet the regional meets, where the Razorbacks compete in the West regional (there's one other regional, the East). A quick rundown on how regionals work. No team scores are kept, it's all about qualifying runners to nationals. The top 48 declared athletes in each of the 2 regions are taken for each event. The top 12 finishers for each event in the two regions are taken to nationals (24 in total).
Here are the Razorback men who will be competing at regionals. In parenthesis I've put the chances they make it to nationals
400 meter dash
Akheem Gauntlett (Good)
Marek Niit (Decent, but needs to improve a little)
Neil Braddy (Will have a difficult time)
Anton Kokorin (Will have a difficult time)
800 meter run
Leoman Momoh (Decent...I hardly ever say good for an 800)
Ryan Thomas (Decent)
Anthony Lieghio (Decent)
Patrick Rono (Decent)
Tomas Squella (Will have a difficult time)
5000 meter run
Kemoy Campbell (Good)
10000 meter run
Solomon Haile (Good)
400 meter hurdles
Caleb Cross (Pretty good)
3000 meter steeplechase
Stanley Kebenei (Good)
David Flynn (Will have a difficult time)
4 x 100 meter relay
Arkansas (Good)
4 x 400 meter relay
Arkansas (Good)
High Jump
Anthony May (Decent...never say good for the high jump, too unpredictable)
Brede Ellingsen (Will need to jump better than he has)
Noah Kittelson (Will need to have a great day)
Dwayne Golbek (Will have a difficult time)
Pole Vault
Andrew Irwin (Good)
Long Jump
Tarik Batchelor (Good)
Jarrion Lawson (Decent)
Raymond Higgs (Will need to have a good day)
Triple Jump
Tarik Batchelor (As long as he doesn't scratch 3 times like at conference...good)
Anthony May II (Will need to have a good day)
Javelin
Jeff Woods (Will need to have a good day)
Junction City earns boys 2A track title FORT SMITH – Junction City scored 103.5 points Wednesday and dominated in the Class 2A State Track & Field Championships. Official results weren’t available at press time.
Joshua Armstrong won state championships in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Robert Armstrong was crowned state champion in the 400-meter dash.
"We had a very strong team. We scored in 15 of the 16 events," said Coach Brad Smith. "We had some kids we thought were going to do real well who didn’t and we had some kids we thought we were just bringing for experience who stepped up and got us some fourths, fifths and sixths. We’re pretty pumped up."
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Prelims started today. Only event that is currently going with Razorbacks is the long jump. Lawson, Batchelor, and Higgs are 1st, 3rd, and 5th respectively and all of them are in great position to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene (top 12 finishers advance)
All 3 Razorback long jumpers advance to Eugene. Cross advances to the next round in the 400 meter hurdles.(not Eugene yet, one more round to get through).
Both Razorback women advance to the next round also in their respective 400 meter hurdle event (Sparkle McKnight and Gwendolyn Flowers)
AT,
Please tell me your future employment plans include some connection to Track and Field. Lord knows you have the dedication for it!
Keep 'em coming.
Quote from: sevenof400 on May 23, 2013, 05:53:25 pm
AT,
Please tell me your future employment plans include some connection to Track and Field. Lord knows you have the dedication for it!
If it makes you feel any better, seven, I'm working on my coaching endorsement so that I can be a track and field coach in high school.
More updates from yesterday:
Out of the 4 high jumpers participating, 2 of them qualified for Eugene (Anthony May and Dwayne Golbek). I expected May to make it, but didn't expect Golbek at all.
In the 400, Akheem Gauntlett and Anton Kokorin both qualified for the next round of the 400. One more round to go to qualify for Eugene. Marek Niit did not compete in the 400, which concerns me quite a bit. I hope he isn't injured, because we need him for the 4x4 and 4x1.
In the 800, all 5 Razorbacks (Momoh, Lieghio, Rono, Squella, Thomas) qualified to the next round. They will have one more round to run to decide who goes to Eugene.
In the 10K, Solomon Haile of Arkansas qualified for Eugene by finishing 2nd.
Today, we will have Akheem Gauntlett and Anton Kokorin trying to qualify for Eugene in the 400, the 5 Razorbacks trying to qualify for Eugene in the 800, Cross trying to qualify for Eugene and in 400 meter hurdles, and Stanley Kebenei and David Flynn trying to qualify for Eugene in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
Quote from: Almatrackster on May 24, 2013, 11:29:32 am
If it makes you feel any better, seven, I'm working on my coaching endorsement so that I can be a track and field coach in high school.
There you go! Hopefully we'll be seeing the start of another track dynasty in another Arkansas school......just not 5A, please! ;D
Day 2 of the West prelims was a little wild. At around 3 o clock, the skies opened up in Austin, Texas and a 5 hour weather delay ensued. The high jump cover was floating around and some parts of the infield looked like a pond.
Eventually, at 8 PM, the running events started, which meant the last event ended around 1 AM.
Here's how the Razorbacks did yesterday:
In the 400 meter dash, Akheem Gauntlett qualified for Eugene, but Anton Kokorin missed out by 2 places.
In the 800, we came through pretty good, with 4 out of 5 runners qualifying for Eugene (Momoh, Rono, Lieghio, Squella). Thomas missed out by 5 spots.
Caleb Cross qualified for Eugene in the 400 meter hurdles.
Stanley Kebenei qualified for the 3000 meter steeplecase in Eugene also.
So far, the Razorback men have qualified 13 scoring opportunities for Eugene which is the most, ahead of Texas A&M (11) and Texas (10).
!
Congratulations to the members of the Junction City track and field team who received 2A All-State honors:
Robert Armstrong
Josh Armstrong
Dmario Hayes
Keyendra Evans
JaQuis Dancy
Beau Hux
Sam Williams
Jamario Bell
http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/2013TRallstate.pdf
Quote from: bleudog on May 25, 2013, 03:51:27 pm
Congratulations to the members of the Junction City track and field team who received 2A All-State honors:
Robert Armstrong
Josh Armstrong
Dmario Hayes
Keyendra Evans
JaQuis Dancy
Beau Hux
Sam Williams
Jamario Bell
http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/2013TRallstate.pdf
Congrats to JC and their all-state athletes. Great team this year.
EDIT: Also, Andrew Irwin has officially qualified for Eugene in the pole vault.
Arkansas qualifies in the 4x1 and Texas A&M is DQ'd for exchanging outside the zone! That helps the cause a bit.
Arkansas will have 20 qualifiers at the national meet. I think that's the 2nd most behind Texas A&M. Put ourselves in a great position to fight for another national title.
Here's a link that talks about the regional meet:
http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=207938061
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/atca/ccschedule.html
2013 All River Valley Team
Girls
Athlete of the Year – Ashton Purtle Russellville
Track Athlete of the Year – Rebekah Gibbons Van Buren
Field Athlete of the Year – Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Sprints
Makaela Swinney UCA
Brittny Harris Russellville
Sydney Wells Southside
Alex Short Alma
Mid-Distance
Olivia Taylor Russellville
Sarah Borengasser Russellville
Jennifer Dean Alma
Brianna Hauff Dardanelle
Hannah Holstein Mansfield
Shelby Gordon Magazine
Distance
Shelby Gordon Magazine
Hannah Holstein Mansfield
Rebekah Gibbons Van Buren
Alondra Gomez Southside
Sage Mackin Van Buren
Maria Valente Van Buren
Olivia Taylor Russellville
Kaitlynn Ryan Magazine
Hailey Weathers JC Westside
Hurdles
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Summer Scantling Mansfield
Allie Arnold Cedarville
Hannah Huddleston Waldron
Rachel Ray Alma
Ashton Purtle Russellville
Jordan Rainwater Southside
Sarena Shores Van Buren
Callie Harmon Greenwood
Hallie Davis Booneville
High Jump
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Kennedy Lee Mansfield
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Merle Koll Two Rivers
Kelsey Marvin Mulberry
Kaylie Lassiter Waldron
Ashton Purtle Russellville
Ashton Sitkowski Russellville
Drew Jones Southside
Hanna Rankin Southside
Hannah Meadows Southside
Pole Vault
Madeline Hanna Northside
Taylor Hathcoate Russellville
Tori Barnes Russellville
Hannah Calvin Russellville
Bethany Skaggs Greenwood
Mallory Ward Mansfield
Mackenzie Holmes Mansfield
Courtney Parrish Mansfield
Paden Cook Lamar
Long Jump
Makaela Swinney UCA
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Mallory Ward Mansfield
Emily Richmond Waldron
Laurel Yeager Greenwood
Aaliya Grant Southside
Jordan Rainwater Southside
Triple Jump
Aaliyah Grant Southside
Ashton Purtle Russellville
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Kennedy Lee Mansfield
Jayde Flake UCA
Shot Put
Erin Reano Mansfield
Lindsey Stamps Waldron
Danielle Lorenz Dardanelle
Sarah Dewes Dardanelle
Maria Santillana Van Buren
Bailey Gossett Van Buren
Discus
Maria Santillana Van Buren
Tarnell McCray Southside
Ashley Cooper Northside
Brittany Griffin Alma
Carli Cunningham Alma
Shyla Lipham Waldron
Lindsey Stamps Waldron
Allie Vaught Booneville
Adriana Thomas Magazine
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Delanie Hurt JC Westside
2013 All River Valley Team
Boys
Athlete of the Year – Pee Wee Estala – Paris
Track Athlete of the Year – Alex Greene – Russellville
Field Athlete of the Year – Kyeron Hurley – Paris
Sprints
Pee Wee Estala Paris
Alex Greene Russellville
Matt Sisco Greenwood
Robert Holland Southside
Daniel Weston Northside
Dalton Craig Dardanelle
Casey Dishongh Paris
Jaylen Chenault Lamar
Mid-Distance
Isaac Hosier Cedarville
Joey Shirley Russellville
Elijah Knight Russellville
Ian Carter Greenwood
Distance
Elijah Knight Russellville
Mason Rhodes Russellville
Will Mauldin Alma
Carson Miller Dover
Mark Dement Paris
Sam Moffett Alma
Hurdles
Charly Moua Magazine
Jarek Turner Northside
Charles Fortson Greenwood
Tres Rowland Alma
Tim Pearson Alma
Cody Sallee Alma
Ryan Brown Paris
Raine Cook Danville
High Jump
Dedrick Lee Clarksville
Raine Cook Danville
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Ryan Brown Paris
Landon Vance Booneville
Landon Hogue Alma
Jalen Curtis Russellville
Brock Burnett Greenwood
Matt Schenk Southside
Pole Vault
Pee Wee Estala Paris
Philip McLaughlin Southside
Sam Haraway Southside
Chase Rowlett Russellville
Jacob Sayavong Alma
Grant Wiggins Booneville
Brandon Trotter Ozark
Jimmy Scott Booneville
Dillon McBride Union Christian
Long Jump
Michael Vasquez Magazine
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Cody Harrell Booneville
Jake Marrs Alma
Dre Johnson Russellville
Isaac Jackson Southside
Triple Jump
Isaac Jackson Southside
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Shot Put
Steven Stearmon Mountainburg
Fernando Ayala Dardanelle
Brad Hurst Alma
Brandon Ruiz Russellville
David Price Southside
Andarious Jones Northside
Discus
David Price Southside
Brandon Ruiz Russellville
Michael Troub Russellville
Michael Nicholson Alma
Mac Croff Alma
Ryan Spencer Paris
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Lee Simmers Magazine
All Arkansas Teams will be honored at banquet in NLR in 8 days. I will try to post them as well as All Logan County teams.
U.S. championships start today. WIll try to update with any Razorbacks/former Razorbacks and great performances.
Here are the All Arkansas All Academic Teams based upon state points, events qualified for state, ACT, and GPA. ATCA has yet to post other post season awards.
2013
All Arkansas Track & Field All Academic Team 2013
Boys
* Grant Williams – Lake Hamilton (4.0192-29-128) 819.92
* Andrew Powell – Heber Springs (4.2449-36-0) 784.49
* Miller Wilbourn – Episcopal Collegiate (4.38-34-0) 778.0
* Adam Angel – Episcopal Collegiate (4.36-32-0) 756.0
* Trey Martin – Lake Hamilton (4.333-29-32) 755.3
* Jack Steward – Vilonia (4.0781-31-4) 721.81
* Will Mahaffy – Episcopal Collegiate (4.42-27-0) 712.0
Girls
* Lexi Weeks – Cabot (4.0476-31-33) 747.76
* Tori Weeks – Cabot (4.0476-30-41) 745.76
* Miranda Wilson – Union Christian (4.1311-31-0) 723.11
* Brttney Bryan – J.D. Leftwich (4.066-31-0) 716.6
* Lindsey Millls – Lake Hamilton (4.0638-29-10) 706.38
* Maggie Hughes – H.S. Lakeside (4.1053-29-0) 700.53
All Logan County Teams 2013
PV
Pee Wee Estala Paris
Grant Wiggins Booneville
Jimmy Scott Booneville
HJ
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Ryan Brown Paris
Landon Vance Booneville
Discus
Lee Simmers Magazine
Billy Yang Magazine
Dustin Zimmer Magazine
Ryan Spencer Paris
Kyeron Hurley Paris
LJ
Cody Harrell Booneville
Michael Vasquez Magazine
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Shot Put
Abraham Dority Magazine
Dalton Gray Booneville
TJ
Kyeron Hurley Paris
Sprints
Pee Wee Estala Paris
Casey Dishongh Paris
Cody Harrell Booneville
Michael Vasquez Magazine
Charly Moua Magazine
Distance
Mark Dement Paris
Jacob Lear Booneville
Hunter Chastain Magazine
Hurdles
Charly Moua Magazine
Ryan Brown Paris
PV
Beth Forst Magazine
HJ
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Arielle Loyd Magazine
Discus
Adriana Thomas Magazine
Allie Vaught Booneville
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Heather Bryan Magazine
LJ
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Hallie Davis Booneville
Arielle Loyd Magazine
Shot Put
Matti Huber Paris
Kristin Lowe Paris
TJ
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Sprints
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Arielle Loyd Magazine
Distance
Shelby Gordon Magazine
Kaitlynn Ryan Magazine
Hurdles
Hallie Davis Booneville
Galen Rupp won the 10K last night. Razorback Caleb Cross qualified for the semifinals in the 400 meter hurdles Grace Heymsfield missed out on making the final of the 3K steeplechase by one place.
CC! Hope he can get thru the rounds.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on June 21, 2013, 10:08:05 am
CC! Hope he can get thru the rounds.
Irwin is vaulting today too...and he has a decent chance at making a national team and going to worlds
Andrew has cleared the first two heights and is one of nine vaulters left...he's only one of three with no misses
Irwin 6th.
Cross 13th.
Michael Tinsley in finals with 2nd fastest time!
Man, I though Irwin was going to get in. Great year for him, though.
Tyson Gay just smoked the track with a world leading 9.75. Amazing time. Hope he beats Bolt was Worlds.
Me too. Hope he can stay healthy.
Won the 200 too!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on June 23, 2013, 08:43:15 pm
Won the 200 too!
I was worried about him running that many rounds of the 100 and coming back to run the rounds of the 200, but he held up well. Looks better than Bolt at this point, but Bolt will be ready when Worlds come around.
Can't wait. Hope Gay runs his best ever.
Tyson Gay.....
Why?
At least he didnt lie or try to cover it up... :/
I know. But he is one of my all time favorites.
Agreed with Rattler at the disappointment. I thought he was clean and was one of my favorite athletes in any sport. This is a tough pill to swallow and hurts the sport as a whole. I was even an Asafa Powell fan, too, and it's not fun to hear about his positive results.
Still cheering hard for the Americans at Moscow, though. Hopefully we have some performances that make us forget about this ordeal for a bit.
He does seem to be a good guy. However, it's his livelihood - realistically the only way he has to earn a good living at this point. I hate to be negative but when large money is involved there are people who do what it takes to get it - in sports, business, life .... I believe sprinting (throwing also, and I'm beginning to have my doubts about distance running) at the top is as dirty as the Tour De France was and quite possibly still is. I also believe he was clean at Beijing but he got his face rubbed in it by those where weren't. I'm not going to name names but it's evident who they are. He had a choice - do it right and disappear or join the club. By the way, I am totally against performance enhancers. I believe the best and honorable way to success is through hard work - it's just a sad fact that they are here and are used to gain an unfair advantage.
Now the story is emerging that Gay has had multiple positive tests - as much as that makes a statement about Gay, it makes an even darker statement about the testing process itself. If Track and Field is ever going to clean the reputation of the sport, the first positive test should be reported publicly.
Click here (http://espn.go.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/9512747/tyson-gay-failed-multiple-drug-tests-year-report-says) for the story.
Hurts me deeply. I Guess I am a little naive. I wanted to see Gay as the shining star. A guy winning the right way combing God-given talent, hard work, and great technique. Really let down.
Hopefully his story is true that he was let down by trusted people. Still, he just can't let this stuff happen.
I read that Sydney Wells? from Southside signed to Mizzou. Congrats to her!
Congrats!
US leads in overall medals but Russia has a one gold lead on US. The Russian women beat our mile relay team. Felix tore hamstring. Spearmon was slow. But Michael Tinsley misses hold by .01 adding a world silver to his Olympic one!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on August 17, 2013, 08:26:17 pm
US leads in overall medals but Russia has a one gold lead on US. The Russian women beat our mile relay team. Felix tore hamstring. Spearmon was slow. But Michael Tinsley misses hold by .01 adding a world silver to his Olympic one!
Great run by Tinsley. Ran a PB, which is all you can do. Represents the state of Arkansas well.
Also one time Razorback Gunnar Nixon really flexed his muscles early in the decathlon. If he figures out how to throw and do the pole vault, he has a lot of potential. Needs to lower his 1500 a bit too.
He is young so he has time.
Home meet Tuesday starting at 4:00. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on September 08, 2013, 05:16:29 pm
Home meet Tuesday starting at 4:00. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!!
Where is the meet you are referring to Rattler?
Magazine. We host three meets a year. Two invitationals and District.
Close to 400 runners at our meet today in close to 100 degree weather!
Greenwood swept all four divisions. Acorn and Magazine had nice showing.
Cody ran in Heber Springs today. He finished in 2nd place behind Carter Shelton from Valley View overall. A kid from Vilonia won the 5-7A division. There was around 135 runners in the senior boys division, not sure about the other 3 divisions.
Awesome! When does he race next?
He will run in Conway on Saturday & then not run in a meet until Sept.28th in Hamburg.
Where are you guys running next, & how did your boys run yesterday?
Quote from: Softball Dave on September 10, 2013, 10:23:13 pm
Cody ran in Heber Springs today. He finished in 2nd place behind Carter Shelton from Valley View overall. A kid from Vilonia won the 5-7A division. There was around 135 runners in the senior boys division, not sure about the other 3 divisions.
Meet results from the Josh Park meet in Heber Springs can be found here (http://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/5179.html).
Cody needs some teammates Dave!
We run at Lavaca Saturday. Boys were a pleasant surprise.
I wish he did! We have a couple of other runners, but none that are serious about it. He's done all his work on his own. I coach him, the school coaches do not set his workouts. Which is fine with them & us. But no telling where his times would be if he had someone who would push him. But that's what you get when your coaches are spread thin doing other sports, & cross country & track get put on the back burner. I just hope some college coaches will take notice of what he's accomplished by not having a larger program to help push him. Cody is a hard worker & loves the sport. We just do the best with what we have, & so far that's been pretty good. And it always helps when you have coaches like Rattler & others who don't mind passing along info to help you out. We appreciate all who have given us tidbits along the way.
I would be making contact with college coaches now. Cody needs to get on their radar.
He's already been offered by SAU & UAM. We have also sent ASU an e-mail. We know his 2 mile time has got to get down around 10:00 (that's a 22 second cut from where he is now), but I believe he can do it. We also have him on a recruiting web-site, & over 30 schools have viewed his profile. Mississppi College in Clinton has viewed it 16 times. So hopefully with some better times, more schools will be calling. He's definitely working hard to make it happen!
Love it! Keep up the hard work.
Quote from: Softball Dave on September 13, 2013, 06:45:55 am
He's already been offered by SAU & UAM. We have also sent ASU an e-mail. We know his 2 mile time has got to get down around 10:00 (that's a 22 second cut from where he is now), but I believe he can do it. We also have him on a recruiting web-site, & over 30 schools have viewed his profile. Mississppi College in Clinton has viewed it 16 times. So hopefully with some better times, more schools will be calling. He's definitely working hard to make it happen!
Dave,
Just an observation (for what it may be worth) on the recruiting websites....they tend to promise a lot and deliver very little. Contact via email, text, phone and the old reliable (U.S. Mail) all tend to get as good (if not better) results and cost very little.
Don't wait for schools to call - have Cody call them first if he is interested.
If Cody is interested in a few specific schools, have him fill out the prospective recruiting form (just about every school's athletic department has some sort of prospective athlete form in their website) on each prospective school's website, write a few letters and make a few calls to the coaches. In this day and age, the personal effort using old(er) methods tends to make one stand out.
I imagine you have probably already done these things but just erroring on the side of caution (and possibly for the benefit of others....)
Best of luck to Cody on his college search!
Edit: also, don't forget to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse (Eligibility Center) click here (http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp) and / or PLAY NAIA - the NAIA's version of the Eligibility Center click here (http://www.playnaia.org/).
Thanks for the info sevenof400! I know what you are saying about the recruiting services. The one we sign up with is NCSA, & they have done several followup phone calls & e-mails to see how our progress is going, also giving us access to the Kaplan University ACT web-site to help him with his score. But I know there are many out there that promise a lot, but don't deliver. But we will take your advise & do more personal contact. Because with me being in sales, I know personal contact is always the best.
Prayers are needed for Vilonia and their hurdler, Houston Cotton.. He broke his leg last night, and rumors are swirling that he could possibly lose his leg because of a torn artery and structural damage..
Praying.
Rattler results at Lavaca cross country meet: Sr. Boys Runner-up; Jr. Girls Runner-up; Jr. Boys 3rd. Sr. Girls had two girls in top 5 and 4 personal bests!!!!
We had a very good meet in Conway today. Cody PR'd with a time of 16:49 & finished 3rd overall. Carter Shelton won the race in 16:00 & Brock Ballard was 2nd in 16:12 (both PR's as well). It was a great day to run. It looks like the 4A state meet should be a good one.
Here are the official results:
http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/Results/2013/9-14%20wampus%20cat%20xc/SRhighmale%20results.txt
Nice. That's the kind of time he needed! All that work paying off.
This link (http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/Results/2013/9-14%20wampus%20cat%20xc/) will take you to a directory of all results and times for the Conway meet at Beaverfork. There should be a cleaner version of these results posted on Monday.
Quote from: Softball Dave on September 14, 2013, 08:00:44 pm
We had a very good meet in Conway today. Cody PR'd with a time of 16:49 & finished 3rd overall. Carter Shelton won the race in 16:00 & Brock Ballard was 2nd in 16:12 (both PR's as well). It was a great day to run. It looks like the 4A state meet should be a good one.
Here are the official results:
http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/Results/2013/9-14%20wampus%20cat%20xc/SRhighmale%20results.txt
Good to see Thomas Johnson of White Hall in there. It's our first year to have a team, but Thomas is a heck of a runner, placed 7th in the 3200m at state last spring. Great kid from a great family. I'm surprised to see him there though, because I refereed a soccer game he played in later that afternoon. That's Thomas though.
Dedication.
I was there on Saturday, Cody ran a great race!!!
Thanks jjjones! We were very pleased with his run. It shows all his hard work is paying off. Again if he had someone to push him during the week, there's no telling where his times could be. But we are happy with his progress so far, & there is still several weeks before state to get even better.
Dave, Make sure he is getting in the weight room to work his core and upper body, lot of people forgot this and will help him at the end of the race.
Having a difficult time finding results this year.
He hasn't been lifting weights, but does do 200 pushups & 200 sit-ups a night to strengthen his core. Since he hasn't been lifting, I hate to start right now & risk an injury. But I know he'll need to start lifting before he heads to college, because they will definitely have a program there.
We run at Mansfield Saturday. Where are your teams running?
There was a meet today at Searcy hosted by Harding Academy.
Edit: results for all four divisions added to my next post in this thread!
Sounds good. Thanks.
Well, I thought I could attach PDF's to a posting but apparently I cannot....
However, let's try this solution. Please click here (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5LJT5KPZeBKTjR6UnpEME1aaTQ&usp=sharing) for the Bison Stampede results. I'm using Google Drive to store the PDF's. Please let me know if you have any access issues....
Cody won the race in Hamburg today. It was a short course (about 2.9 miles). He ran it in 15:34, still pretty good. We also had a junior high girl win the girls division & our junior girls won the team trophy as well. We just need to keep them running & try to build up our program.
Congrats. He is having an incredible season!
Thanks Rattler! We are hoping to keep it going this weekend at the Chili Pepper. A lot of great competition, so hopefully it will help drive him to bring his time down even farther.
I may see you two there.
Chile Pepper!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on October 05, 2013, 08:03:56 am
Chile Pepper!
More like Chile Plopper.......
Complimentary hose offs for the finishers!
Quote from: MHSGrad on September 14, 2013, 03:24:40 pm
Prayers are needed for Vilonia and their hurdler, Houston Cotton.. He broke his leg last night, and rumors are swirling that he could possibly lose his leg because of a torn artery and structural damage..
Thanks Rattler and MHS Grad for the prayers for Houston. I have a thread on the 5A football thread for updates. Also you can go to the Vilonia High website with updated news. He still is recovering and it will be along road ahead for him but he is a strong kid and very smart.
The most important thing is for Houston to get back to as normal life as possible. This is his SR year at school. I heard he had looks maybe offers to go run track at some larger schools. of course, that is secondary now and not as important.
I know the track team will have to make up a lot of points with him out but if any Coach can get the others to dig deeper and perform it is Coach Michael Stout!
Will continue praying.
Dave, Cody was in 16s again! Nice.
Yes! Very happy with his result (despite the conditions)! 32nd overall, 7th fastest Arkansas runner (only 1 from the 5A & 5 from the 7A beat him). We were really looking for a fast time on a dry course, but we'll take it. It was also the first time he has ever run in spikes. He just has always liked to run in flats, so we've gone with what's been working. But glad he had the spikes Saturday. He will run at SAU in the Lois Davis meet this weekend.
How did you guys do?
109th. My daughter's race was canceled. Temp had dropped into 40s plus lightning.
Let me know how Cody does.
Sorry about that that. You get geared up to run, & then not get to. A little disappointing, but safety first.
We'll do! Just hope for a dry course & that the improvement continues.
Any one know the results from the Mountain Home meet on Tuesday?
Sorry! Didn't look at it right. Mtn. Home meet not until next Tuesday.
Rattler, Cody finished 3rd at the SAU Lois Davis meet today in a time of 16:54. Behind only a runner from Ruston, LA & Zachary Rail from Vilonia. Next up, the Lake Hamilton meet on Saturday.
Looking good. Generally great competition there. Plus it is nice to run on state course early.
Hopefully, the SAU meet results will appear on Monday.
Here are the SAU results for the boys:
http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/Results/2013/10-12%20Lois%20Davis%20XC/High%20School%20Boys.txt
They had changed up the course from last year, & coach Servis said he thought it was a little slower than last year's.
Quote from: Softball Dave on October 13, 2013, 07:21:48 pm
Here are the SAU results for the boys:
http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/Results/2013/10-12%20Lois%20Davis%20XC/High%20School%20Boys.txt
They had changed up the course from last year, & coach Servis said he thought it was a little slower than last year's.
Is your son the only kid on the team?
We actually have 2 others who are "on the team", but are not dedicated at all. One could be decent, but he plays football too & doesn't train like he needs to. The other is made to run, since he didn't play football & his dad is the CC coach. I set all Cody's workouts (which the coach doesn't mind) & he runs by himself. It's been this way since he was a freshman. We wish he would've had some others to push him, but we deal with the cards we were dealt. And so far, he's done pretty well on his own.
Quote from: Softball Dave on October 14, 2013, 06:46:53 am
We actually have 2 others who are "on the team", but are not dedicated at all. One could be decent, but he plays football too & doesn't train like he needs to. The other is made to run, since he didn't play football & his dad is the CC coach. I set all Cody's workouts (which the coach doesn't mind) & he runs by himself. It's been this way since he was a freshman. We wish he would've had some others to push him, but we deal with the cards we were dealt. And so far, he's done pretty well on his own.
Your son's dedication is impressive.
Cody has progressed so much over past three years. Great young man.
Here we are coming down the stretch .... not much more of the XC season to go. Lake Hamilton / Oaklawn meet this weekend, then conference meets, then state. Looks like an interesting finish to the year is coming.
Agreed.
2A predictions:
Girls- Acorn over Trinity
Boys- Eureka pulls upset over Caddo by 1 point and Haas Hall by 28.
Let's see if we can stir up some conversation. Give us your picks for your classification.
Thank you guys for the kind remarks about Cody. He really has worked hard to get where he's at. Just hope some college coaches take a good look at him & see his potential, especially since he hasn't worked in a complete program & that he will just turn 18 a few weeks before he graduates. With the right training & a little more maturing, hopefully he could really blossom into a very good runner. Thanks again & good luck to all runners & coaches in district & in state (except if we are running against you, LOL!).
In the 4A, it looks like it's Heber Springs' to lose. Again they have the numbers & quality of runners to win the team title.
Individually, look for last years state champ Carter Shelton of Valley View look to repeat. But hot on his heels are Brock Ballard of Heber Springs & Cody Fox of DeWitt. All three have taken their turn beating the two others in meets this year. Also, Oliver Perez of Berryville (who finished 3rd last year in state) could be in the mix. Should be an interesting state, if all are on their game.
Does anyone know how the state meets will be run this year? Which class will run first?
Dave,
I think this (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/XC/Chk-inSTATE_Coaches_Reference_Sheet.pdf) is current and correct...
Thanks sevenof400! We get the privilege of running last.
Great meet today at the Lake Hamilton Invitational! It started off a little cool, but warmed up to around 62 before the high school ran. Brendan Taylor, from Catholic, was a beast, running the course in 15:43. Cody ran a 16:27 (a PR by 22 seconds) finishing 6th overall. That's a minute faster than he ran the course last year. So we were very pleased with his run!
Just wow! That ought to get him some looks.
Quote from: Softball Dave on October 19, 2013, 05:00:56 pm
Thanks sevenof400! We get the privilege of running last.
Given what the weather is likely to be in three weeks, that may not be such a bad thing!
Quote from: Softball Dave on October 19, 2013, 05:00:56 pm
Great meet today at the Lake Hamilton Invitational! It started off a little cool, but warmed up to around 62 before the high school ran. Brendan Taylor, from Catholic, was a beast, running the course in 15:43. Cody ran a 16:27 (a PR by 22 seconds) finishing 6th overall. That's a minute faster than he ran the course last year. So we were very pleased with his run!
Got to see Cody run today for the first time - very impressive, indeed and best of luck to him in the 4A state meet!
On another class, Rogers looks loaded in 7A as they had three very high finishers today. They ran 2-3-4 for a good portion of the race but I wasn't 100% sure how they finished. If they have anything behind those three, look out!
Here are the results from the Lake Hamilton meet: http://www.setthepacellc.com/#!results/cptf
5A West Conference meet on Tuesday, October 29th in Vilonia. Will be our first direct look at Harrison and if rumor is to be believed, they could be a serious threat to win the 5A title.
Our conference meet is November 2nd. The season is winding down.
Give us your impression of Harrison after the meet.
Rattler, I looked at the results on the Lake Hamilton meet and for the girls I didn't see Jackson on there for Acorn. Do you know why she didn't run?
Not sure. I'll ask Keith tomorrow.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on October 27, 2013, 05:16:51 pm
Give us your impression of Harrison after the meet.
Will do, Rattler.
For what it might be worth, the course to be used will be the first time this course has been used. That may or may not be a significant factor.....
A quick recap of today's 5A West Conference Meet:
Running conditions today were pretty good in Vilonia. Temps in the 60's with a slight breeze (at most) and cloud cover for most of the meet. No rain at all during the meet. The course was fairly flat and required two laps for all divisions (an inner loop was added for the varsity girls and boys). About 3/4 of the course was through open field and the remaining 1/4 of the course was through woods. The course was fairly dry given the amount of rain that has fallen in the area over the past few days. About the only concern with the course was that it was cut through open field that previously had very uneven grass/brush. The resulting post cut course was a bit rough but not to excess. Times were generally felt to be slower overall (remember this is the first time this course location was used). Course was well marked and there were no incidents of confusion in the woods (none reported anyway...)
On to the respective classes:
Jr Girls won by Harrison (34), runner up Shiloh Christian (47)
Individual winner Harper Whaley of Shiloh (13:30), runner up Rachel Barnhardt of Greenbrier (13:38)
Jr Boys won by Vilonia (30), runner up Shiloh Christian (56)
Individual winner Jason Rail (11:xx), runner up Britt Sease Shiloh (11:xx)
Sr Girls won by Vilonia (26), runner up Harrison (57)
Individual winner Emily Phillips of Huntsville 21:19, runner up Stephanie King of Vilonia 22:27
Sr Boys won by Harrison (29 - est), runner up Vilonia (unknown point total)
results were not posted but Rail of Vilonia won (I'll post results as soon as I can get them).
The Harrison boys need to be considered a definite contender at state as they finished 3,5,6,7,8 in the senior boys. Their performance today was reminiscent of DeQueen's performance at state last year in that the Goblins stayed together throughout the course and performed well as a group.
Thanks. Sounds like it was a good meet overall.
I think a lot of coaches dont stress running as a team as much as they should.. When you run in a pack, it seems to make eeverything so much easier, even if you die late in the race.. When I ran in Texas, that was how we trained and competed... Eveeyone runs differently, but you can use the differences to push the group throughout certain points of the race... We ran a lot of distance indian runs and fartleks to help with acceleration and comfortability at different speeds..
For anyone who can't make to hot springs today http://www.branchsportstech.com has the results live as they cross the finish line.
Click on results-go to the bottom to the ar high school championships and click on results, then on timetable results.
Cody Fox!!!!
16:14 and 4A Champion!
YES SIR! I am one proud dad right now! Shows what hard work will do for you! He put in the work & today it paid off. So very, very proud of him! Thanks for all the support & the fans who showed up to cheer him on. It helped big time!
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 09, 2013, 05:27:10 pm
Cody Fox!!!!
16:14 and 4A Champion!
Congrats to Cody for the huge accomplishment! What happened to the Valley View runner? I didn't see his name anywhere?
Midway through the first lap, he stepped in a hole & twisted his ankle & had to drop out. He tried to continue, but his ankle was too sore. We hated to see that, since we've got to know him so well. I talked to his dad last night & he said he is OK, just disappointed.
Quote from: Softball Dave on November 10, 2013, 09:56:27 am
Midway through the first lap, he stepped in a hole & twisted his ankle & had to drop out. He tried to continue, but his ankle was too sore. We hated to see that, since we've got to know him so well. I talked to his dad last night & he said he is OK, just disappointed.
That's always sad to hear! With the times your son has put out throughout this year I'm sure there will be opportunities for him to run in college, keep us posted on what he decides to do.
Congratulations Cody - You've put in the time and got the reward! Way to go.
Thanks Caddo! We appreciate the info you & Rattler gave us when Cody first started running. You guys helped him get off to a great start. Again as I have stated before, it's guys like you who make the sport of running so fun. You are willing to help others become the best they can be, even if they aren't on your teams. And your passion for the sport drives your team to achieve the success you guys have had. We are glad we have gotten to know you guys over the years.
Also Caddo & Rattler, congrats on your runners being all-state as well. I'm sure you are just as happy for them as we are of Cody (well maybe not quite that happy, LOL).
Time to get started on Track and Field talk for 2014:
The automatic qualifying standards for state are now posted on the AAA website. I just looked at 5A and here's my analysis:
Sprints
The sprint standards are still very tough to achieve in 5A. They are about the same as years past, except the 100 is a little easier (11.11) than it has been. All sprint standards in 5A are tougher than 6A's and the 400 is even tougher than 7A's. Shows how good sprinting has been in 5A.
Distance
Distance, on the other hand, is still a little easier to achieve for 5A runners. The 800 has become ridiculously easy because of some 800 races at state going out slow recently. 2:04.30 for the 800! Vilonia, Alma, and other distance focused schools will want to take advantage of that. The 1600 is about where it's always been (4:41.58) and the 3200 is starting to become a little tougher, 10:27.
Hurdles
Hurdle standards are still tough to achieve in 5A, but the 110 isn't terribly hard like it's been in the past (15.27). The 300 hurdles are the toughest out of any classification, though (40.64)
Relays
The 4 x 100 is still a tough one to achieve, the 4 x 4 is starting to get progressively easier, and the 4 x 8 has become much easier to achieve. When I ran in 2010, your 4 x 8 had to run a 8:23 to auto qualify, now you have to run a 8:32 to auto qualify. 4 x 8 standards aren't a HUGE deal since the good ones will usually qualify at conference anyways, but you never know...
Horizontal/Vertical jumps
The high jump all across Arkansas has been getting worse and worse every year and I'm not sure why. Standards are starting to show that with 6' 2" being the standard to auto qualify in 7A. In 5A it's 6' 3", and I still feel like that is a little low. I remember when 6' 0" made you average at best and 6' 2" meant you might score 1 or 2 points at state. The long jump and triple jump are still pretty tough, but long jump isn't as tough as I've seen recently (21' 4"). Pole vault sporadically changes because of the nature of the event, it's 13' 5" this year.
Throws
I thought that with Alma not having the same type of throwers recently as in years past would make the throw standards lower dramatically, but Magnolia has taken ALma's place and kept them respectable. 51' 3" for shot put is still by far the toughest standard for any classification. Discus throw on the other hand, has seen a slight drop off recently (142' 0")
Getting excited. Should be a great season.
how do I get my son in indoor track meets?
First look at directathletics.com to find some. Contact ASU and UofA to find when their high school meets are scheduled. Finally, look up the Arkansas Track Coaches Association and check weekly to find when their meets are scheduled.
http://m.kait8.com/#!/newsDetail/24014689
Anyone know what happened?
Quote from: MHSGrad on November 19, 2013, 05:02:04 pm
http://m.kait8.com/#!/newsDetail/24014689
Anyone know what happened?
I have no clue what happened, but I pray and hope the best for the Arkansas State track team. I hope they do well for Ligon this year.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 19, 2013, 04:42:13 pm
First look at directathletics.com to find some. Contact ASU and UofA to find when their high school meets are scheduled. Finally, look up the Arkansas Track Coaches Association and check weekly to find when their meets are scheduled.
Rattler, have you heard anything about the outdoor state meet being spread out over two days in the near future? I've heard rumors about it.
PM me.
Quote from: Almatrackster on November 20, 2013, 08:27:52 pm
Rattler, have you heard anything about the outdoor state meet being spread out over two days in the near future? I've heard rumors about it.
You know, I may never have noticed this before but the AHSAA calendar lists May 5th through May 9th as state track meet dates. I can't recall 5 days being listed on the AAA calendar like this before - I think I recall 2 days...
Am I just remembering it incorrectly?
5-day window is not abnormal.
2013 All Arkansas River Valley Cross Country Team
2013 Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year: Krysten Fagan Acorn
2013 Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year: Alex Her Waldron
Emilie Asbeck Ozark 20:21 Hunter Chastain Magazine 17:35
Kaitlynn Ryan Magazine 21:01 Jose Castelano Dardanelle 17:55
Brittney Bryan Magazine 22:53 Chad Curtis Bigelow 18:28
Hailey Weathers JC Westside 21:03 Alex VanHerpen Mansfield 18:34
Brooke Stain JC Westside 22:05 Ben Fisher Mansfield 19:53
Morgan Fagan Acorn 19:59 Jonathon Wyers Ozark 19:28
Clara Somerville Ozark 21:32 Mark Dement Paris 18:02
Maria Newman Booneville 23:47 Morgan Hair Acorn 18:30
Jasmine Jackson Acorn 21:23 Austin Steen Dardanelle 18:45
Courtney Parish Mansfield 22:14 Jonah Tull Waldron 18:50
Kourtney Weeden Mansfield 22:03 Jerrod Powell Greenwood 19:03
Eden Jones Mansfield 23:29 Lonnie Campbell Mtnburg 19:34
Lindsey Moses Dardanelle 22:11 Reid Carter Greenwood 19:05
Faith Brown Dardanelle 23:45 Matthew Mahan Greenwood 19:07
Ruthie Reyman Waldron 22:24 Chase Morgan JC Westside 19:33
Kayla Reed Greenwood 21:16 Charlie Zuppa Subiaco 18:31
Elka Platt Greenwood 22:27 Nick Charbonnet Subiaco 19:53
Laurel Yeager Greenwood 22:14 Austin Curry Greenwood 19:40
Adrianna Howard Acorn 22:34
Heather Kemp Lamar 22:40
McKenna Mainard JC Westside 23:12
Jessica Looney Acorn 23:02
Not sure why it copied this way. Will try again later.
Don't know much about the alma team this year considering my only tie to the team is my fiances little sister who is the triple and long jumper who competed in state last year. so almatrackster could you give me some insight? rattler hows the magazine team looking this year?
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 26, 2013, 01:56:51 pm
Don't know much about the alma team this year considering my only tie to the team is my fiances little sister who is the triple and long jumper who competed in state last year. so almatrackster could you give me some insight? rattler hows the magazine team looking this year?
Almahasbeen,
While AT can certainly give you better insight to the current status of Alma's teams, you might want to start by checking this link (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/2013_5A_State_Track_Meet_Results.pdf) to last year's 5A girls state track meet results. That might be the best indication of where the returning girls were in relation to the competition.
i was there and at the meet of champs my fiance ran in it haha... i just didn't know if he knew about the team this year i haven't talked to coach mac but have talked to coach hall and according to him this will definitely be a down year. :-\
My senior boys success level will depend upon whether four specific athletes choose track or baseball. My top returnees include:
Moua- hurdles/long jump 16.07/20'
Simmers- discus 130s
Chastain- distance low 11s
Yang- discus 118
Zimmer- throws 115/40
Dority- shot 42
My girls are a dark horse this year. Loaded but young. Will see if they progress enough to make a run at it.
As a former union christian runner before moving to alma I really enjoy watching magazine because they actually come out and compete good luck this year
Thanks. The kids truly put the work in to reach their potential. That's all any coach can ask. I've always had a good relationship with Coach Stewart and Peach plus ultimate respect for Coach Mac.
Were you on team when you guys ran 3:35 or 3:36 to win the mile relay at Union?
No sir my last year with them was 2008 for the junior high I ran 2010 and 2011 for alma
Understood. You ran on some good teams.
Yes sir I had some good seniors to look up to and it helped me become the fastest sprinter my senior year, as much as I love football track has a whole seperate place in my heart kept me out of doing stuff I shouldn't have
Leadership from seniors and coaches can truly impact a person. Glad to hear that it worked out well.
I'll give a preview of 4A for this year. Heber Springs, the 3 time defending champ, lost a lot from a senior led team. They will be very young and lack the depth they've had. They don't return any field event athletes and only one sprinter, but will be good at distance as usual, still less depth though. I think this could be the year Heber finally falls from the top. Nashville and Dollarway return the most as far as state meet participants go. Nashville has a very good Jr. High team that moved up to high school this year, along with many that qualified last year. Dollarway is very good in the sprints and jumps, they only lose one from last year's 3rd place team. This should be one of the most competitive state meets in some time, it is wide open.
I look to see magnolia take another state title home this year unless vilonia steps up but I feel like magnolia or Camden will be too much in the running and jumping
Here is something I just noticed about the 5A state meet results. Check out the 2012 5A State Meet results by clicking here (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/5A_State_Meet_Results.pdf).
The results for the 4*800 relay (boys and girls) are missing.
How does that happen?
But to add to the weirdness, they are also missing from athletic.net and arkansas track stats as well....
Early look at 2A:
Junction City boys should win.
Magnet Cove girls return the most; spring Hill has an incredible athlete; murf looks to defend; DA and Magazine continue to compete.
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 26, 2013, 01:56:51 pm
Don't know much about the alma team this year considering my only tie to the team is my fiances little sister who is the triple and long jumper who competed in state last year. so almatrackster could you give me some insight? rattler hows the magazine team looking this year?
Don't know much. Only talked to Coach Mac once and did talk to Coach Hall recently and it's kind of up in the air. They don't think Alma will have much speed. Distance is young. We have one very good hurdler in Tres Rowland. Throwers will be pretty good, although not like when we had 3 guys throwing over 50 feet.
It's just almost impossible to tell right now. Football is still going, so the coaches don't know who is going to do track.
Quote from: sevenof400 on November 26, 2013, 10:43:04 pm
Here is something I just noticed about the 5A state meet results. Check out the 2012 5A State Meet results by clicking here (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/5A_State_Meet_Results.pdf).
The results for the 4*800 relay (boys and girls) are missing.
How does that happen?
But to add to the weirdness, they are also missing from athletic.net and arkansas track stats as well....
I remember this. For some reason, they put up the 4 x 8 and prelims in another PDF file for a short while and then took it down for some reason. They never put it back up.
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on November 26, 2013, 09:22:56 pm
I'll give a preview of 4A for this year. Heber Springs, the 3 time defending champ, lost a lot from a senior led team. They will be very young and lack the depth they've had. They don't return any field event athletes and only one sprinter, but will be good at distance as usual, still less depth though. I think this could be the year Heber finally falls from the top. Nashville and Dollarway return the most as far as state meet participants go. Nashville has a very good Jr. High team that moved up to high school this year, along with many that qualified last year. Dollarway is very good in the sprints and jumps, they only lose one from last year's 3rd place team. This should be one of the most competitive state meets in some time, it is wide open.
Thanks Ballplayer for the preview I suspect it will be close. Losing Ligon and Schmidt will hurt Heber Springs. Nashville and Dollarway have a great opportunity.
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 26, 2013, 10:23:52 pm
I look to see magnolia take another state title home this year unless vilonia steps up but I feel like magnolia or Camden will be too much in the running and jumping
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Probably some good guesses. Magnolia is probably the favorite right now since Vilonia lost Cotton, but Vilonia has a lot of good distance talent...
I love it when discussion turns to track and field.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 27, 2013, 09:19:09 am
I love it when discussion turns to track and field.
The season seems so far away, but it really isn't. Indoor for the Hogs starts in early January. Hoping they defend their NCAA title this year.
Agreed. With Buck's recruiting classes the past few years we should be in the mix.
And vilonias twin pole vaulters are gone.. Yea tres is gonna have a busy year, I'm sure coach Mac will have some tricks up his sleeve haha he always does, is Brady still at u of a?
Braddy should be a senior. Hope he finishes off a brilliant career. One of my all time favorite Hogs.
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 27, 2013, 10:31:04 am
And vilonias twin pole vaulters are gone.. Yea tres is gonna have a busy year, I'm sure coach Mac will have some tricks up his sleeve haha he always does, is Brady still at u of a?
Yes, like Rattler said he will be a senior this year. He hasn't had a lot of luck in the open 400, but he's a beast on the 4x4.
Rattler, you ever have a runner who didn't run well in the open but would kill it on the relay? Or vice versa? I know splits aren't the same as open times, but you can still see someone do much better in one or the other. Something about being part of a relay team makes the adrenaline go for some runners.
Yes. Had a kid about ten years ago. Ran the open because I wanted him to. He hated it. But on the relay he would run however fast necessary to win. I never got him to buy into the open.
i thought he might be a senior pretty incredible to see someone you ran against running in the penn relays and the NCAA's haha but he sure is fun to watch, we had a couple of guys like that on our team... oh wait we had people fake injuries.... never mind ::)
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 27, 2013, 11:17:48 am
Yes. Had a kid about ten years ago. Ran the open because I wanted him to. He hated it. But on the relay he would run however fast necessary to win. I never got him to buy into the open.
Relay was always my favorite. I ran on some good 4x8 teams, though. The 4x8 is a different animal, too. I ran last leg until my senior year and my team was good enough to give me a huge lead sometimes and it was tough to keep a good pace with no one around you.
When I was a sophomore, I was on the 4x8 relay with another sophomore and two juniors. We kept talking about how we wanted to win the relay at state. We ended up getting 3rd, which was disappointing to us (it wasn't that bad looking back on it).
Going into my junior year, we all returned and we worked our butts off. For one thing, Coach Mac expected all of us to score in the open 800 at state to help our state title chances and we also wanted to get 1st in the relay at state.
We ended up getting 1st at state in the 4x8 by a wide margin (14 seconds). We had always visioned that moment to be a lot of celebration, but we ended up just staying focused on our 800 because we wanted to win a team state championship. In the open 800, our 4x8 team finished 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th and that many points was the main reason we got a state ring that year :D I still haven't seen a team do that at the 5A level.
Sorry for going off on a tangent, but you guys stirred up some memories ;D
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 27, 2013, 11:18:05 am
i thought he might be a senior pretty incredible to see someone you ran against running in the penn relays and the NCAA's haha but he sure is fun to watch, we had a couple of guys like that on our team... oh wait we had people fake injuries.... never mind ::)
Haha I know who you are talking about.
But yes, Braddy was a beast in high school. I'll never forget his 400 at the Fayetteville meet.
Love all relays. Yes; the 4X800M is unique. I've had some decent groups. My best was about 7 years ago. Had a 2:00, 2:05, 2:06, but the other ran in 2:20s. The 2:20 got down to 2:08 the next year. We ran 8:32 at MOC with a kid in 2:20s. It was a lot of fun! Wish he had joined track a year sooner!
AT,
Your 2010 team versus our 2012 team would have been a heck of a race as the V boys ran an 8:10:32. However, those darn pesky Beebe Badgers dropped an 8:09:86 that year to win that race.
Quote from: sevenof400 on November 27, 2013, 11:51:52 am
AT,
Your 2010 team versus our 2012 team would have been a heck of a race as the V boys ran an 8:10:32. However, those darn pesky Beebe Badgers dropped an 8:09:86 that year to win that race.
I'm actually talking about our 2009 team, but yes it would have.
We ran an 8:13, but had no real competition after the first leg. We didn't end up running at the MOC either because our two seniors went on their senior trip (that's when the season ended closer to mid May instead of the beginning of the May)
On a side note to relays Alma's 4x1 at fayetteville in 2010 was dynamite and te 4x4 in 2012
My favorite relay highlite was 2012 mile relay. We hadn't run it particularly well until district and even then nothing special. At state, we came in massive underdogs in the event 9 seconds slower than Junction City and ranked #4 or 5. We had to perform to win the team title. We ran 3:35 to hold off JC to win relay and secure the title. Very special event and memory.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 27, 2013, 03:37:29 pm
My favorite relay highlite was 2012 mile relay. We hadn't run it particularly well until district and even then nothing special. At state, we came in massive underdogs in the event 9 seconds slower than Junction City and ranked #4 or 5. We had to perform to win the team title. We ran 3:35 to hold off JC to win relay and secure the title. Very special event and memory.
It's unfortunate I didn't get to witness this. I was happy for you and the team though. Is there a video of that relay floating around anywhere?
None that I've been able to find. Even tried the FAT tape from Mineral Springs and they said they didn't have it. I have stills at each exchange and our anchor crossing finish line. JC runner right next to my runner at each exchange! I guess I'll just enjoy the video etched on my brain!
I've been to state meets since the 80s and it was the most amazing thing. The girls title was decided by the mile relay as well! The stars were aligned that night.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on November 27, 2013, 05:54:15 pm
I've been to state meets since the 80s and it was the most amazing thing. The girls title was decided by the mile relay as well! The stars were aligned that night.
My sophomore year was decided by the mile relay...and we came out on the wrong end :(
The NCAA meets always seem to come down to that last event.
Really makes for a great meet when it happens. Augusta overcame us in mile relay in 2011 to win team title. I feel your pain.
I can truly attest to the fact that it is much better on the nervous system to not wait so long to secure the title but what a magical scene that must be to watch a race unfolding that will decide the meet and the fate on your season. Those brief and fleeting minutes will be remembered and rehashed throughout many lifetimes...
Cory Chambers was on that relay team and we discussed it at our last football game. Reminiscing about it was a great feeling.
Hey AT, who won state your sophomore year? :).. Magnolia has reloaded, but having De Queen in our conference hurts our chances in distance .. I think CFV and Mhs are the best two teams, but only bc Vilonia lost so much
we don't like talking about that ^^ haha it's december.. right about now coach hall has the sprinters starting to run faster, and coach mac just came from football which distance is starting their butt busting for the season... i will say coach mac's distance boy's workouts were way more insane than the sprinters haha but i guess that's the difference in running for seconds and minutes.. but anyway back to track.. i've been going with my fiance's sister to the track at night and helping her train. Just sayin... she placed at state last year in triple jump? i could be wrong i've slept since then... but she will be good to go this season! As will coach mac's boys! ready for the first meet!
I don't know if it's been said yet on here, but the indoor state meets are Feb. 7 (A-4A) and Feb. 8 (5A-7A).
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on December 12, 2013, 04:38:15 pm
I don't know if it's been said yet on here, but the indoor state meets are Feb. 7 (A-4A) and Feb. 8 (5A-7A).
Hadn't heard the dates yet. Thanks Ballplayer. How many events do you think Pettway will do this year?
Quote from: Almatrackster on December 12, 2013, 06:10:54 pm
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on December 12, 2013, 04:38:15 pm
I don't know if it's been said yet on here, but the indoor state meets are Feb. 7 (A-4A) and Feb. 8 (5A-7A).
Hadn't heard the dates yet. Thanks Ballplayer. How many events do you think Pettway will do this year?
In all honesty I'm not too sure he will be running track. He's become such a hot recruit in football he's thinking about entering football offseason after basketball. I'm sure hoping he'll be out on the track this spring. If so, he will probably have done as many as 10 or so different events by the end of the year. Hurdles and 400 are his specialty.
Nashville could end up being the team to beat this year with Heber losing so much. Brandon Shamrock, a senior, who won state in high jump his 10th grade year will be on the team this year after not running last year. He's also very good at hurdles, 400, and all jumps. The only thing lacking on the team at this point is sprinters. If some step up or join the team that I am unaware of then this could be a special year.
any date on the ATCA??
They said that they could only secure the track for one weekend this year.
wow so only one indoor??
Yes, I think it was like that last year.
I think it's been like it for two years. The Razorbacks are trying to host more meets and I think it's difficult to get two meets in now for high school.
That's unfortunate to hear about Pettway if he doesn't come out for track, but I understand why athletes like him do it. Maybe he'll come out anyways.
Nashville still have good throwers this year?
There's still some good throwers. Whitmore graduated but I think a few could step up and fill that spot. Rashon Lee returns and placed 2nd in shot and discus at the state meet.
Trackster, keep me informed on whats what on my PM. Thanks. One question from a noob on this sport, didn't Harrison already win State Championship for Cross Country this season?
Go Postal, Harrison did win the state title in 5A Boys for Cross Country this year. Cross country doesn't automatically mean track and field success, because cross country is just long distance, but from what I've heard, Harrison is starting to take track seriously. I mean with that new facility the Gobs built and having one of the nicest tracks in the state, you might as well take it seriously.
Could we ever see an Indoor meet at A-State along with the 1 or 2 at Fayetteville, and have a mini indoor-track season.
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 04, 2014, 11:34:06 am
Could we ever see an Indoor meet at A-State along with the 1 or 2 at Fayetteville, and have a mini indoor-track season.
Welcome to the board! Where are you from, what did you run or do?
As for your question, I think it would be difficult. There are two indoor facilities in the state, Fayetteville and Jonesboro. Obviously, the indoor state meets are held at Fayetteville, but this is at the cost of Eastern Arkansas and Southern Arkansas teams. Most don't even attempt to make the trip. If we held it at Jonesboro, the same would go for Southern Arkansas and Western Arkansas teams.
Not to mention the fact that the Razorbacks host so many indoor meets in January and February (so does Arkansas State I believe) that it would be hard to fit in more than 1 or 2 high school meets.
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 04, 2014, 12:40:15 pm
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 04, 2014, 11:34:06 am
Could we ever see an Indoor meet at A-State along with the 1 or 2 at Fayetteville, and have a mini indoor-track season.
Welcome to the board! Where are you from, what did you run or do?
As for your question, I think it would be difficult. There are two indoor facilities in the state, Fayetteville and Jonesboro. Obviously, the indoor state meets are held at Fayetteville, but this is at the cost of Eastern Arkansas and Southern Arkansas teams. Most don't even attempt to make the trip. If we held it at Jonesboro, the same would go for Southern Arkansas and Western Arkansas teams.
Not to mention the fact that the Razorbacks host so many indoor meets in January and February (so does Arkansas State I believe) that it would be hard to fit in more than 1 or 2 high school meets.
Thank You Alma, I ran mainly middle distance in high school, and now debating between going into P.E. and a masters in Sports management to become a Track and Field coach and hopefully an A.D. position, or a Wellness emphasis with Kinesiology!
But aside from that stuff, I see what you mean about the geographic issue with the idea of an Indoor meet at Fayetteville, and A-State.
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 04, 2014, 01:08:39 pm
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 04, 2014, 12:40:15 pm
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 04, 2014, 11:34:06 am
Could we ever see an Indoor meet at A-State along with the 1 or 2 at Fayetteville, and have a mini indoor-track season.
Welcome to the board! Where are you from, what did you run or do?
As for your question, I think it would be difficult. There are two indoor facilities in the state, Fayetteville and Jonesboro. Obviously, the indoor state meets are held at Fayetteville, but this is at the cost of Eastern Arkansas and Southern Arkansas teams. Most don't even attempt to make the trip. If we held it at Jonesboro, the same would go for Southern Arkansas and Western Arkansas teams.
Not to mention the fact that the Razorbacks host so many indoor meets in January and February (so does Arkansas State I believe) that it would be hard to fit in more than 1 or 2 high school meets.
Thank You Alma, I ran mainly middle distance in high school, and now debating between going into P.E. and a masters in Sports management to become a Track and Field coach and hopefully an A.D. position, or a Wellness emphasis with Kinesiology!
But aside from that stuff, I see what you mean about the geographic issue with the idea of an Indoor meet at Fayetteville, and A-State.
I ran middle distance as well in high school. I ran the 800 mainly until my senior year where I ran the 1600 also.
I am working on my Secondary Math Education degree right now and my university, UAFS, just started a coaching endorsement, which I'm working on getting right now, but UAFS is having trouble getting enough students in classes for that so I'm not sure how that's going to work out.
About ten to twelve years ago you could put in a mini-season. We would attend the Razorback, Searcy/Harding(flat track), ATCA, And State. It was short-lived.
Glad to have you aboard also.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 04, 2014, 08:04:59 pm
About ten to twelve years ago you could put in a mini-season. We would attend the Razorback, Searcy/Harding(flat track), ATCA, And State. It was short-lived.
Rattler, was it due to low attendance, or was it more stress being put on the kids by having them training/competing earlier than they would be used to?
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 05, 2014, 11:03:20 am
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 04, 2014, 08:04:59 pm
About ten to twelve years ago you could put in a mini-season. We would attend the Razorback, Searcy/Harding(flat track), ATCA, And State. It was short-lived.
Rattler, was it due to low attendance, or was it more stress being put on the kids by having them training/competing earlier than they would be used to?
Also, you probably had some serious winter - spring sports overlap as well.
They were well-attended. Not sure of reason for them ending. My "track only" kids loved it. Saw Davenport bouncing indoor shot off pushed in bleachers! Got to run 600m. Harding meet was a different animal. The all comers meets would pit great athletes from multiple states against each other. My basketball/track athletes would only attend if no ball games were day of meets.
Hopefully one day Arkansas High school track & field will get back to that mini-season you talked about.
College news: Razorbacks have their first meet this Friday. I'm a little disappointed they haven't put up the rosters on arkansasrazorbacks.com yet for the men. They have for the women, though.
Native Arkansans who are on the Lady Razorbacks roster:
Logan Bishop - Distance runner from Batesville
Kaitlin Czanstkowski - Pole Vaulter from Mountain Home
Victoria Feole - Mid Distance runner from Springdale
Emily Gray - Jumper from Fort Smith
Kirsten Hesseltine - Jumper (High jumper) from Har-Ber (she's been a big contributor to the Razorbacks)
Grace Heymsfield - Distance runner from Elkins (Has to be one of the best to ever come from Arkansas to run for the Razorbacks. My personal favorite Lady Razorback)
Samantha Mohler - Distance runner from Mountain Home
Samantha Osterholm - Distance runner from LR Christian
Valerie Reina - Distance runner from Har-Ber (a lot of potential)
Ariel Voskamp - Pole Vaulter from Cabot (a lot of potential)
Agreed TG.
AT, that's a lot of homegrown talent.
Quote from: RATTLER43 on January 05, 2014, 06:39:01 pm
AT, that's a lot of homegrown talent.
Rattler and TG, you may enjoy this video, though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDbabi7WZQY
I guess they do this time trial every year. Looks like they have everyone run but the throwers in events like the 300 and 600 meters. I recognized quite a few native Arkansans in the video including Josh Balentine, who's dad was posting on here last track season.
went up saturday to the ncaa officiating meeting and got to talk to braddy, he said he's ready for his senior season and also said nathaniel eric from little rock parkview is unbelievable! he claims that during workouts the guy doesn't even struggle and that you never no he's coming until he's past you because he's so quiet! haha thought that was funny but watched the men do their practice and they've got good talent in the horizontal jumps this year and some speed in sprints just no depth! luckily i'll get front row tickets for free all year! ;D
Nice. How many of our multi event guys return? We had recruited it so well.
i'm not sure how many return but there was about 7-10 multi event guys working out they were kinda off to themselves hah
Razorback roster is up! Not sure it's complete, though, because Nathaniel isn't on there, but he may be redshirting.
Here are the Arkansas kids:
Neil Braddy - Sprints - Fort Smith Southside
Bradley Culp - Multi-Events - Fayetteville
Christian Heymsfield - Distance - Elkins
Andrew Irwin - Pole Vault - Mount Ida
Aidan Swain - Distance - Fayetteville
The roster isn't as big as usual. I think Coach Bucknam may be starting to "trim the fat" so to speak and getting more quality in.
Lazas is back on the roster, Rattler, and so is Franks for the multi-events.
Yes! Thanks for the info.
that doesn't make sense if they redshirt him, because they're gonna need him for the 4x400 for braddy senior year.... but obviously they know something i don't haha
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 05, 2014, 04:22:05 pm
Hopefully one day Arkansas High school track & field will get back to that mini-season you talked about.
That would be nice if they would. IMO.
Now the FULL roster is up and here's all the native Arkansans on the Razorbacks roster:
Neil Braddy - Sprints - FS Southside
Bradley Culp - Multi-Events - Fayetteville
Nate Gneiting - Jumps - Bentonville
Alex Greene - Sprints - Russellville
Braden Henderson - Pole Vault - Russellville
Christian Heymsfield - Distance - Elkins
Andrew Irwin - Pole Vault - Mount Ida
Chase Lamers - Sprints - Rogers
Gabe Munson - Sprints - Shiloh Christian
Eric Nathaniel - Sprints - LR Parkview
Aidan Swain - Distance - Fayetteville
Kyle Wyatt - Pole Vault - Vilonia
Trey Wyatt - Pole Vault - Vilonia
whew... sigh of relief haha when you said he wasn't on the roster i thought surely i didn't mistake him for someone else haha ;D
Hogs looking pretty good. Won their invitational this weekend.
Found this on the state indoor meet:
5A-7A Indoor state meet has been delayed to begin at 2:00 on Saturday, Feb. 8th. We will start with the 4x800 relay followed by the 60HH, 60Dash, 1600 run, 400 Dash, 800 Run, 200 Dash, 3200 Run, 4x400 Relay. It will be a rolling schedule (no break after the 4x800 or the sprints). The meet has to be completed by 8:00 so some heats may be combined to a larger field in the distance events.
Seven....did I read where Vilonia Track received a state award in Track/XC? :)
Quote from: DiehardFBfan on February 17, 2014, 05:52:43 am
Seven....did I read where Vilonia Track received a state award in Track/XC? :)
Indeed we did Diehard - although I am not sure of all the details, I do know this was announced at school and the program will be recognized at a banquet in June. Here is the note on the school website announcing the award:
QuoteVilonia High School Coach John Steward has announced the Vilonia XC/Track and Field program has been awarded the Lewis McCollum Gold Star from the Arkansas Track Hall of Fame. Two programs are awarded each year from all schools in Arkansas with XC/Track programs. Criteria is based on 7-12 participation numbers, recent team finishes in conference and state meets, track facility improvements, and philosophy of track. The school will be honored on June 14, at the Arkansas Track Hall of Fame banquet in NLR.
To be honest, I don't know a lot about this award other than what is noted above but I do know that all of the track coaches in Vilonia (Steward and Stout on the varsity level, Stephens and Craun on the Jr. High) have worked hard over the past several years toward making Vilonia a top track contender year in and year out.
If I hear more about this, I will post it. Thanks for asking Diehard!
That is freaking awesome! Congrats Vilonia! Im still waiting on Magnolia's award for being dominate since 2005 :P
Alma received this award too a couple of years back...it makes no sense as to why Magnolia hasn't received it yet...
Where & when is everyone running in their first meet? Cody will be running possibily in White Hall on March 6th & then in Monticello on the 13th.
Nashville's schedule before spring break is De Queen the 6th, Prescott the 13th, and Magnolia the 20th.
I notice tonight that GOBTV started streaming soccer as they did in football and are still doing in basketball. Hopefully they will also stream Track State Meet at Harrison. would be 8)
That would be interesting - I don't know if a track state meet has ever been streamed or broadcast????
The SEC Indoor championships started today. Today was just the multi events, though, with the running and field event prelims/finals starting tomorrow and ending on Saturday.
The Razorback men and women both have a shot at winning the SECs, but both have a tough road.
Today on the women's side, the pentathletes competed. Leigha Brown and Alex Gochenour competed for the Lady Razorbacks. Alex Gochenour finished 5th with a personal best of 4122 points. Leigha Brown finished 9th and did not score for the Razorbacks, but did record a personal best with 3952 points. Both are freshmen.
On the men's side, the heptathlon had it's first four events today. Kevin Lazas, the defending indoor heptathlon national champion, is not competing at the SECs because of personal matters. The Razorbacks still have 3 athletes competing. Brad Culp, formerly of Fayetteville High School, is in 6th with 2866 points. Nathanael Franks is in 7th with 2858 points. Lane Austell is in 10th with 2636 points.
The men have not had an event scored yet.
On the women's side after 1 event scored:
1. Georgia - 15
2. Mississippi State - 10
3. Florida - 5
4. Arkansas - 4
5. South Carolina - 3
6. Texas A&M - 2
Where are the NCAA DI nationals being held this year? Indoor and outdoor please if you know both.
Indoor - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Outdoor - Eugene, Oregon
Quote from: pantherxctf on February 28, 2014, 09:26:12 am
Where are the NCAA DI nationals being held this year? Indoor and outdoor please if you know both.
Indoor will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Outdoor will be in Eugene, Oregon.
Arkansas will be hosting the outdoor NCAA West prelims, which is the meet that decides who goes to Nationals. (Kind of like Arkansas's high school conference meets)
Day 2 is gone at the SEC indoor championships and the Razorback men and women are both in the lead, but still have a tough road ahead, especially the women.
On the women's side, this is how things went:
The women had no competitors in the 60 meter hurdles this year. They had no one qualify in the 60 meter dash, either.
In the 1 mile run, the Lady Razorbacks qualified two runners. Grace Heymsfield, formerly of Elkins High Schools, and Keri McClary will run in the finals tomorrow.
In the 400 meter dash, Chrishuna Williams ran a PB of 52.92 to qualify for the final.
In the 800 meter run, Stephanie Brown won her heat to qualify for the final tomorrow.
No one qualified in the 200 meter dash.
In the 3000 meter run, Dominique Scott and Grace Heymsfield finished 2nd and 4th respectively to help the Lady Razorbacks score some points.
Field event wise, the ladies were led by pole vaulters Ariel Voskamp (formerly of Cabot High School) and Danielle Nowell, who finished 2nd and 3rd in the PV with PR clearances of 14' 1.25" each.
Tamara Myers also scored big points for the ladies with a 2nd place finish in the long jump.
Women's scores after 2nd day:
1. Arkansas - 39
2. Georgia - 33
3. Florida - 24
4. Mississippi State - 22
5. Missouri - 19
6. Texas A&M - 13
7. Auburn - 12
8. Kentucky - 10
9. LSU - 9
10. Alabama - 7
11. South Carolina - 4
12. Tennessee - 3
On the men's side, Omar McLeod started off the day by qualifying for the final in the 60 meter hurdles.
Patrick Rono and Cale Wallace qualified for the 1 mile run final.
Eric Janise qualified for the Razorbacks in the 400 meter dash. Neil Braddy won his heat but DID NOT qualify because they took the 9 fastest times only (which I think is bogus)
Tomas Squella qualified in the 800 meter run for the Razorbacks.
In the 3000 meter run, Gabe Gonzales (formerly of Springdale High School) finished 4th and 5th respectively in the 3000 meter run final.
In the long jump, the Razorbacks got a HUGE 18 points from Raymond Higgs and Jarrion Lawson who finished 1st and 2nd.
The high jump was also a big point booster for the Razorbacks as they racked up 18 more points with Anthony May (1st), Noah Kittelson (Tied 3rd), and Ken LeGassey (tied 3rd).
The heptathlon also finished up today. Brad Culp, formerly of Fayetteville High School, finished 4th for the Razorbacks (5268 points), Nathanael Franks was 5th (5257), and Lane Austell was 7th (5059).
Points after day 2:
1. Arkansas - 56
2. Kentucky - 30.33
3. Alabama - 28
4. Texas A&M - 18.33
5. Georgia - 16
6. Auburn - 15.33
7. Tennessee - 13
8. Missouri - 9
9. Florida - 6
10. LSU - 2
11. Mississippi - 1
Omar McLeod gets a huge 2nd place finish for the Razorbacks in the 60 meter hurdles!
Men Scores:
Arkansas – 64
Kentucky – 30.33
Alabama – 28
Texas A&M – 24.33
Florida – 21
Georgia – 16
Auburn – 15.33
Tennessee – 13
South Carolina – 10
Missouri – 9
LSU – 2
Mississippi – 1
Grace Heymsfield with the 1 mile victory for the ladies! Great representative of Arkansas!
With the slow heat of the men's 5K going, I have some time for updates..
The men are doing well. They have had Cale Wallance and Patrick Rono score 5th and 6th in the mile respectively.
Eric Janise got 1 point with his 8th place finish in the 400.
Right now the Razorbacks look like they are going to have 3 scorers in the TJ and Irwin is one of 2 left in the PV.
Top 5 men scores:
Arkansas – 72
Florida – 49
Alabama – 44
Kentucky – 40.33
Texas A&M – 40.33
The women are going to have a very tough battle, and I'm not sure they can do it. It's going to take a huge performance by the 5K runners.
Grace helped out a bunch with a brilliant race in the 1 mile and finishing 1st. Keri McClary also scored in the 1 mile by finishing 7th.
In the 400, Chrishuna Williams PR'd and finished 6th but actually got a little unlucky. She was bumped down the home stretch and slowed down or she might have scored 2 more points.
Top 5 women's scores:
Arkansas – 54
Florida – 52
Kentucky – 49
Texas A&M – 49
Georgia – 38
SEC Champs!
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The University of Arkansas men's track and field team was crowned the 2014 Southeastern Conference Champions on Saturday. It marks the third-consecutive indoor title for the men's team, ninth-straight conference title including outdoor and cross country SEC Championships. The men finished with 121 points, well ahead of Florida in second place with 106 points.
"I'm really proud of my coaches and athletes," said Head Coach Chris Bucknam. "This is the best track meet in the country and to fend off the No. 2 and 3 ranked teams in the country for the win makes it that much sweeter. We dedicated this win to Kevin Lazas & his family. We were thinking about him all weekend and we look forward to having him back with us for the national championships."
The No. 1 Razorbacks led the field of 12 teams through three days of events, clinching the 2014 title with two events left on Saturday. The men crowned three individual champions in Anthony May (high jump), Raymond Higgs (long jump) and Solomon Haile (5,000-meter) on their way to their third-consecutive indoor title, 32nd indoor conference title in program history.
Haile took home the SEC Indoor 5,000-meter title, running 13:58.64 for the team's first title in the event since 2010. A top-three finisher since his freshman year, Saturday marked Haile's first SEC indoor event title in his career with the Razorbacks.
"I've been looking forward to this day since my freshman year," said Haile. "I've finished second and third so many times, it's a great feeling to win my senior year."
Gabe Gonzalez completed a 1-2 finish for the Razorbacks in the 5,000-meter, with a career-best 13:58.64. He shattered his previous record of 14:03.80 set at the Husky Invitational earlier this season.
In his first-ever SEC Championship final event, Omar McLeod recorded a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.70. The time is a new personal record for the freshman, taking down his previous record of 7.76 set at the Arkansas – Texas Duals. McLeod remains in the No. 3 spot all-time at Arkansas.
After taking the long jump title on Friday, May was runner up in in the triple jump on Saturday. May finished second with a mark of 52-2.5, to wrap up a successful weekend.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Jarrion Lawson, Omar McLeod, Travis Southard and Neil Braddy finished in a season-best 3:04.94 for a fourth-place overall finish.
The Razorbacks will spend the next two weeks gearing up for the NCAA Indoor Championships, chasing their second-straight national title. The 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships will take place in Albuquerque, N.M., hosted by the University of New Mexico.
For more information on Razorback Track and Field, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.
So who are the preseason standouts for this year?
Anybody know who's going to be at the Leopard Relays in De Queen? I know Ashdown, De Queen, and Genoa Central will be there.
Leopard Relays...
Fairview won, De Queen 2nd, Nashville 3rd.
Pretty good early season meet. Fairview had a kid go 46' in triple jump. Nashville's Perez won all 3 distance races.
Ballplayer1 Figures for Perez, that kid is the best 800m, 1600m, and 3200m that that 7-4A has.
My bad..Fairview won and De Queen got 2nd. He's surprised me at how good he's doing this early. Had a 2:06 on his leg of the 4x800, 4:44 mile, 2:06 800, and 10:39 2 mile.
Already running a 2:06 this early in the season is phenomenal! How'd Ashdown look during that meet? Direct athletics doesn't have the results listed yet.
As a team they weren't that impressive. They've got 2 kids that are very good jumpers and sprinters.
De Queen meet hasn't gone up on varvee (well not correctly anyways) or directathletics yet. Hope to see the results soon.
If Nashville once again has a runner who can challenge for the distance triple and break up Heber Springs's points, then they will have a shot.
Quote from: Almatrackster on November 27, 2013, 11:14:09 am
Quote from: Almahasbeen on November 27, 2013, 10:31:04 am
And vilonias twin pole vaulters are gone.. Yea tres is gonna have a busy year, I'm sure coach Mac will have some tricks up his sleeve haha he always does, is Brady still at u of a?
Yes, like Rattler said he will be a senior this year. He hasn't had a lot of luck in the open 400, but he's a beast on the 4x4.
Rattler, you ever have a runner who didn't run well in the open but would kill it on the relay? Or vice versa? I know splits aren't the same as open times, but you can still see someone do much better in one or the other. Something about being part of a relay team makes the adrenaline go for some runners.
Not rattler but new to the board. It is very common to see this, especially when the relay may have a stud on the anchor. They know just have to get the baton around the track more or less and the anchor will bring it home. Or knowing you have 45 or 44 quarter miler waiting on the anchor can take the pressure off. Also just the team attitude can help. And there are so many other variables with open vs. relay.
We had a really good 4x400 relay at Arkansas in the 80s with Roddie Haley, a 43-44 second on the anchor. We had a hurdler and 800 meter guy on it as well as 400 meter runner who all would run at least a second faster or more because they knew Roddie was waiting at the end. It would baffle the mind to see them clip a 45 or 46 on the relay and not break 48 in the open.
But Braddy is a competitor.
Quote from: Almatrackster on January 04, 2014, 12:40:15 pm
Quote from: TrackGrad on January 04, 2014, 11:34:06 am
Could we ever see an Indoor meet at A-State along with the 1 or 2 at Fayetteville, and have a mini indoor-track season.
Welcome to the board! Where are you from, what did you run or do?
As for your question, I think it would be difficult. There are two indoor facilities in the state, Fayetteville and Jonesboro. Obviously, the indoor state meets are held at Fayetteville, but this is at the cost of Eastern Arkansas and Southern Arkansas teams. Most don't even attempt to make the trip. If we held it at Jonesboro, the same would go for Southern Arkansas and Western Arkansas teams.
Not to mention the fact that the Razorbacks host so many indoor meets in January and February (so does Arkansas State I believe) that it would be hard to fit in more than 1 or 2 high school meets.
They did this many years ago - like a many indoor season. It would help the sports.
Glad to have you on board Rocket. From what school are you?
We open outdoor season tomorrow! Hoping for a good start to another great season.
It's that time of year! Track Meets begin!!
Originally from Blytheville, but live in Little Rock now. I am an old fart. Graduated from BHS in '83 and went to Fayetteville. Ran for John McDonnell and worked as his administrative assistant and for sports information there for four years.
Understood. I graduated '83 as well. Again, glad to have you aboard.
Did u run at Murfeesboro? Seems I remember a rattler from camp.
Wrong Rattlers. Magazine Rattlers!
Any posters at the Prescott National Guard Wolf Relays?
Prescott Relays...
Nashville 96, De Queen 95
Nashville had the basketball players, still not full strength though. Nashville's Perez won high point.
Doesn't surprise me. Did you manage to catch some of his times?
4x800- 2:03 1600- 4:45 800- 2:04.95 3200- 10:29.31
Quote from: TrackGrad on March 13, 2014, 05:10:40 pm
Any posters at the Prescott National Guard Wolf Relays?
http://Go to this website and see the full results for the Prescott Wolf Relays www.directathletics.com/results.html
I checked out the 3,200m run and it shows how Martinez from De Queen barely edged out Perez. Really wish De Queen was back in the 7-4A to see Martinez and Perez battle it out for the conference Distance titles.
National Runnerup. Hogs.
Today Nashville is taking half the team to Magnolia and the other half to Ashdown.
Alma will be at the Bentonville Tiger Relays today. It will be some good competition for them. I'm hoping Rowland can qualify in the 300 meter hurdles for the Airedales up there, but we'll see.
After the 2nd week of meets and right before the last meets before Spring Break are finished, this is what I think:
7A
Bentonville is looking very, very good. Their depth is unmatched in 7A as of right now. They have quality in every event except for the throws. North Little Rock and LR Central have not ran at a FAT meet yet, though, so it's tough to tell too much yet. I think Heritage will have a tough time defending their title, but 7A conference meets are always so unpredictable, so you never know. Right now it looks like Bentonville and Rogers are the biggest competitors for state with Heritage, Har-Ber, and maybe NLR having a shot.
6A
Wow, I thought Lake Hamilton would be the favorites to win state this year even with the loss of their distance stud from last year, but Arkansas (Texarkana) is looking like they could win more comfortably than they did last year. They have sprinters and field events like usual, but it looks like Arkansas (Texarkana) has some distance runners this year too. I think it's going to be between Lake Hamilton and Arkansas (Texarkana) for the state title. If Texarkana keeps doing what they are doing, they'll win it, but Lake Hamilton might not have shown all their weapons in their first meet. If LH wants to win, they need other schools to take away some points away from Texarkana in the sprints and they need to dominate the distance events.
5A
Talk about WIDE OPEN. I honestly couldn't tell you who's a favorite right now. Maybe Camden Fairview? Vilonia is looking pretty good even without Cotton. De Queen is looking solid...Magnolia is looking pretty good. Of course, this is without schools like Forrest City, GCT, and LR Christian being in the mix yet. Still too tough to tell. If someone held a gun to my head and said pick a winner right now, I'd say CF.
4A
Another wide open classification. Here's the surprise, if one meet says anything, the 4A-4 looks VERY solid. Booneville and Dardanelle look to be legit contenders, but with 4A conferences only taking the top 2 in each event at the conference meet, they may hurt each other too much. Waldron is looking solid too from the 4A-4. Nashville has had reason in the past to point out how tough their conference is and how they have had to leave good athletes at home, but I think the 4A-4 is the toughest this year. Heber Springs and Nashville will be in the mix of course, but Heber Springs looks relatively average outside their distance crew compared to previous years. Nashville will need Perez to step up big time. Dollarway has the sprints and jumps, but nothing else. Still some good teams without results on direct or varvee.
3A
Not really sure? Prescott isn't as strong as usual, but still good relative to the rest of the classification. ECS hasn't had a meet in yet and Genoa Central looks pretty solid. Paris could be a contender again. Tough to tell with 3A right now.
2A
Without Junction City having a meet on direct or varvee yet, it doesn't mean much right now, but the surprise team of the year to me is Gurdon by far. They look to be very, very solid and are definite contenders.
1A
This looks to be an exciting year in 1A. Trinity Christian, Caddo Hills, Omaha, and Western Grove all look good right now.
Vilonia now has 3 6'0+ high jumpers...Reed has gone 6'3 twice now, Cameron Wilkins went 6'1 in his first ever competition tonight, and Jason Rail (the distance runner) has gone 6'0. They also have a 9th grader that has gone 6'0 in 8th grade. So should have 4 before its said and done. It will be awesome if they can pull this off despite losing Cotton!
Also been told that Luke Matyja and Cody Moore have qualified in the 800 tonight!
I really think that if CFV jumps like they should, this meet could be over before the finals of the running events. They are so deep and so talented. Of course, I am pulling for Magnolia, but the speed and depth just isn't there this year. It still impresses me though that we can be a top 2 or 3 program year in, year out. If we finish top 3 this year, that would be every year since 2004, when we finished 6th.
Im new to track so i have a question. Is 42' in shot and 132' in discus good for a 9th grader in 3A?
Throwing senior high implements for Sr. Boys?
NCAA and SEC Indoor Championships back to back on ESPN U. Great TV!
Well gentlemen and DieHard, we are about the be in the meet of the season as soon as spring break ends. But the Thursday before Spring Break started, a ton of certified meets were held and it gave us a clearer picture of what we can expect this year in the different classifications because most of the big time teams have now had at least one certified meet in the books.
This is what I think:
7A
Right now, Bentonville is the favorite and it's by a relatively big margin compared to most years in 7A. Bentonville has so much depth. They could easily score in every event except the throws. Now don't get me wrong, they aren't a shoe in by any means. The 7A West is a tough conference and Bentonville is going to have to get a majority of their qualifiers at that meet. If some of the other 7A West teams push those Bentonville athletes out of the top 6 at conference, then it could be up in the air. Speaking of the 7A West, the fact that Bryant competes at that conference meet much like they become a West team in football means that conference is that much tougher this year. My choices to upset Bentonville at the state meet are Rogers and Bryant. Rogers has a lot of distance depth (tons actually) and quality in other events. Bryant has quality in most events, but they will need a few surprise scorers to win the state meet.
6A
I'm a little disappointed in this class. I thought it would be much more competitive this year, but it looks like Texarkana (Arkansas) is going to run away with it. They don't even have to do well at conference because they already have EIGHTEEN scoring opportunities qualified for the state meet. That has a lot to do with the fact that 6A's qualifying standards are pretty weak, though. Lake Hamilton may have a shot if they start getting their distance crew to dominate like I thought they would, but right now Texarkana's distance crew is looking pretty good itself...
5A
Right now Camden Fairview is the favorite, but as MHSGrad can tell you, I have doubts about CF. They always come out every year with their hair on fire and some great times and distances, but when conference and state rolls around, Magnolia peaks at the right time and steals points from Fairview and usually beats them at conference and state. That being said, if Camden Fairview doesn't win state this year, they may never get over the hump. As for other contenders, Vilonia and De Queen look to be the biggest threats. Vilonia's lack of field events outside of high jump and pole vault and having no sprinters means the Eagles will need big points in distance and HJ and PV to win. They will also need their relay teams to step up big. De Queen has a great running crew, but lacks field events. If they find some field event guys, they are a big threat for the state crown. Alma has a good field event crew, but lack the running events to compete I think. Magnolia will be competitors like they always are, but they are going to have to make a big move at conference in sprints and jumps to have a shot in my opinion. They just don't have the depth they usually have in those events.
4A-1A to come later.
Cfv has been like HWH was in the mid 2000s.. They are definitely the best team with the most talented, but they never can close the deal.. I think 5A is down enough this year that even a collapse by CFV could still mean a victory.. Dequeen is scary though
Using directathletics.com it looks like there will be at least 26 boys teams competing at Russellville on April 4th.
13 of the 16 7A schools.
8 of the 16 6A schools.
Sylvan Hills, Alma, DeWitt, Vilonia, and Heber Springs should also be participating.
There's a chance I missed a few schools, but so far it should be a huge meet and should show us who stands where in 7A.
I'm not sure how much of our team Vilonia will send to Russellville given that Vilonia is hosting our set of meets this same week. 7th grade (3/31), Jr High (4/1) and Sr. High (4/3).
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 29, 2014, 10:51:56 am
I'm not sure how much of our team Vilonia will send to Russellville given that Vilonia is hosting our set of meets this same week. 7th grade (3/31), Jr High (4/1) and Sr. High (4/3).
I know. I hate that Cabot, Vilonia, and Russellville all have meets next week. I really wanted to go to Vilonia (about 15 minutes from my house).
Praying it doesn't rain any meets out this week. Lonoke only has 3 meets before conference. Need every one of them. Good luck everyone!
There are a few track meets today if the weather cooperates:
Whitey Smith Relay Carnival at Rogers
Walmart relays at Cabot
Tiger Relays at Mansfield (Alma is going to this)
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 01, 2014, 11:23:25 am
There are a few track meets today if the weather cooperates:
Whitey Smith Relay Carnival at Rogers
Walmart relays at Cabot
Tiger Relays at Mansfield (Alma is going to this)
It's my understanding Waldron will be as well.
Quote from: Almatrackster on April 01, 2014, 11:23:25 am
There are a few track meets today if the weather cooperates:
Whitey Smith Relay Carnival at Rogers
Walmart relays at Cabot
Tiger Relays at Mansfield (Alma is going to this)
Obviously I'll be at Cabot. First official meet on the new track.
At the Whitey Smith relay carnival, Bentonville dominated the running relays..
In the field events, Brandon Workman of Rogers triple jumped 47' 8.5" and long jumped 22' 10.5"...
Quote from: MRPRFCT on March 29, 2014, 01:40:12 pm
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 29, 2014, 10:51:56 am
I'm not sure how much of our team Vilonia will send to Russellville given that Vilonia is hosting our set of meets this same week. 7th grade (3/31), Jr High (4/1) and Sr. High (4/3).
I know. I hate that Cabot, Vilonia, and Russellville all have meets next week. I really wanted to go to Vilonia (about 15 minutes from my house).
In today's announcements, the Vilonia Sr High meet has been moved to Friday (was scheduled for Thursday).
The 4A state meet has been moved to Heber Springs.
Quote from: Ballplayer1 on April 11, 2014, 03:25:59 pm
The 4A state meet has been moved to Heber Springs.
Any idea why Ballplayer1?
There was a light pole that fell at Nashville's stadium last week. The other poles are supposed to be inspected this week. I'm not sure why the meet wouldn't go on as planned if the others are fine, but they decided to go ahead and let Heber have it. And the Coca-Cola Relays in Nashville this Tuesday are still on.
4A state meet date has been changed also. It will now be on Tuesday, May 6th.
Congratulations Rattler for winning the 2A Girls State Championship. It couldn't happen to a better or more deserving coach or person. Not only are you a great coach, but the work you've done on Fearless Friday through the years has been a great service to the track and cross country community.
Thank you. Right back at you! State titles in Cc and track and field!! Very impressive.
Congrats to both Caddo & Rattlers on your seasons! We appreciate all the input you both have given us overs the years. You two are truly some of the great guys in our sport. I am glad I've gotten to know you over the years. You have definitely help Cody with the info you have given us. We wish you guys nothing but success in the future! Thanks again for everything!
Thanks to both of you. I wish I could take credit for cross country but Coach Parkman and Eureka deservedly have that. Dave, your son is one of those amazing young athletes I've enjoyed watching through the years. I hope he does well in college - academically and athletically. I wish you all could have been at the Class A meet - the girls side was probably the best girls meet I've ever had the honor to watch. Trinity and Acorn were amazing - true champions fighting to the end. There was also lots of strategy and intrigue. What a meet!
Thanks Dave. Has been a great ride. Hoping for continued success in Cody's life.
Thanks to both of you on the kind comments! He didn't finish the way he'd like to. He got sick on Sunday, got a shot on Monday, & his body didn't respond well in his races on Tuesday. He really wanted to run in the meet of champs at least once. But he's gotten over it, & now ready to focus on getting ready for college. We will really miss the high school track meets. We have really enjoyed watching all the athletes over the years, & getting to know all you guys who put so much into the sport. Good luck in the years to come & we'll keep in touch to let you know how he's doing. Thanks again!
2014 All River Valley Track and Field Team
Female track Athlete of the Year Brittney Bryan/Magazine
Female field Athlete of the Year Mallory Ward/Mansfield
Sprints
Aaliyah Grant Southside
Serena Shores Van Buren
Kyonda Thomas Northside
Melda Adjei Northside
Leeann Ellingburg Mansfield
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Lanier Meares Southside
Brittany Lewis Southside
Mid-distance
Laurel Yeager Greenwood
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Alondra Gomez Southside
Kourtney Weeden Mansfield
Hurdles
Serena Shores Van Buren
Rachel Ray Alma
Jordan Rainwater Southside
Callie Harmon Greenwood
Vietnam Le Southside
Summer Scantling Mansfield
Audra Beneux Southside
Danielle Burr Magazine
Distance
Alondra Gomez Southside
Logan Edwards Van Buren
Sage Mackin Van Buren
Madi Chitwood Van Buren
Maria Valente Van Buren
Kaitlynn Ryan Magazine
Hailey Weathers Westside
Sabrina Espinoza Southside
Cierra Henry Cedarville
Kayla Reed Greenwood
Elks Platt Greenwood
Courtney Parrish Mansfield
Jumps
Mallory Ward Mansfield
Hannah Rankins Southside
Kennedy Lee Mansfield
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Kaylie Pyles Mansfield
Drew Jones Southside
Lindy Hignite Lamar
Rebecca Salmon Waldron
Aubrie Bailey Alma
Laurel Yeager Greenwood
Aaliyah Grant Southside
Jordan Rainwater Southside
Jayde Flake Union Christian
Throws
Tarnell Macray Southside
Maria Santillana Van Buren
Allie Vaught Booneville
Shula Lipham Waldron
Ashley Cooper Southside
Morgan Highfield Paris
Brittney Bryan Magazine
Heather Bryan Magazine
Lindsey Stamps Waldron
Bailey Gossett Van Buren
Danielle Lorenz Dardanelle
Delanie Hurt Westside
Vault
Bailey McCorkle Greenwood
Mallory Ward Mansfield
Jenna Parrish Mansfield
McKenzie Holmes Mansfield
Paden Cook Lamar
Courtney Parrish Mansfield
Just a piece of information. Recently deceased celebrity Robin Williams apparently ran a 1:58 800 in high school.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/robin-williams-had-deep-running-roots?cid=social29610026
Wow. That is impressive time.
I hope you folks are ready. Indoor is getting rolling. UCA goes to Birmingham this weekend. Hoping the Hogs make a run. Hoping my athletes use it as a foundation for outdoor. Good luck and I hope training is going well.
I'll do my best to post updates during the indoor meet tonight.
Live results of the meet are on ytiming.net
Thru 3 events..
Nashville 19
Heber Springs 13
Ozark 11
Crossett 11
Mena 10
Prairie Grove 10
Thru 8 events
Nashville 41
Crossett 40
Heber Springs 33
10/14 events complete
Heber Springs 59
Crossett 48
Nashville 47
12/14 events complete
Crossett 67
Heber Springs 59
Nashville 53
Final Standings
Heber Springs 77
Crossett 67
Nashville 62
Thanks for the updates, Ballplayer.
Final standing for 1a-4a girls:
1) Monticello 73
2) Des Arc 71
3) Waldron 66
Kirby Smith from Des Arc was MVP with 45 pts.
Quote from: jvance on February 07, 2015, 03:24:08 pm
Final standing for 1a-4a girls:
1) Monticello 73
2) Des Arc 71
3) Waldron 66
Kirby Smith from Des Arc was MVP with 45 pts.
Kirby signed a track scholarship to attend McKendree University in Illinois, the other day.
Yeah my daughter and Kirby became friends last year at the heptathlon and have kept in touch ever since. She seems to he a very hard worker and it looks like that has paid off. She looked really good Friday night.
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