Senior Spotlight: Colin Godwin
Can you imagine what outdoor track would have been like with a healthy Colin Godwin adding his talent to the rankings?
Can you imagine what outdoor track would have been like with a healthy Colin Godwin adding his talent to the rankings?
Katie has pushed her better-known teammate to new heights, but has finished ahead of most opponents herself.
No results from two years ago. 1:54 last spring. Now, John Crossley is the best ever in NC by a wide margin with his 1:48.01 in the 800.
Wakefield's girls earned their second relay title of the meet, and still have two more attempts at gold medals (photo by MaroonNews)
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Wesley Frazier's powerful move with three laps to go put her into the national record books (again) and earned her 6th national title.
Trentavis Friday and John Crossley will be in the hunt for individual national titles, along with several top-notch NC relay teams.
Kristen Lee might have the best chance to bring home an individual national title, although NC can field some pretty tough relays.
After a day full of Emerging Elite events, Wesley Frazier will kick off NC's Championship run with an attempt to return to this scene from two years ago.
The Clayton senior has been running fast hurdles races for several years, but really broke through last summer.
Colin Minor has established himself as one of the best hammer throwers in the country, and the best in state history.
In addition to his marks in the 110 Hurdles and the Long Jump, Isaiah Moore is the top returner in the High Jump.
Eliza Dekker is at or near the top of the rankings in three different events, and she still has two more years to go.
Though these rankings will undoubtedly change as a result of summer track, check out who ran the fastest during the school season.
Want to get an early glimpse at the talent in next year's freshman class? Check out the state's best 8th-graders from this spring.
Two NC freshman girls threw the shot over 40 feet, and Alycia Springs (above) even threw 135' in the discus.
North Carolina's sophomore class is loaded with distance talent, but there are also some talented young power athletes.
With athletes like Trentavis Friday (above) and Isaiah Moore, this junior class has the potential to leave a lasting mark.
Wesley Frazier really has nothing left to prove at the end of a stellar career...but you get the sense she might still prove something.
For a team with a reputation based heavily on distance running, Broughton actually uses a variety of events to rank second.
In any other era, Parkland's times would make them the best ever. Of course, they're all back next year, and all but one the year after!
Last year, Megan Sullivan posted one of the best 800 times in state history; this year, she's in a loaded 1600 run under the lights.
Strong depth across multiple event categories has put Marvin Ridge near the top of the boys' team power ratings.
After carrying her team to a podium finish at the state meet, Qizeah Jackson has earned her place in the rankings.
Despite enrollments equivalent to 1A or 2A public schools, some of the girls' teams in this classification would be the envy of most 3A and 4A programs.
Christian White (Charlotte Latin) has won at the NCHSAA 4A level, but now he tops the rankings in the private school classification.
The North Lincoln boys score big in the distances, plus two field events, to hold second place behind the two-time champs.
Think the Carrboro domination is over now that Grace Morken is graduating? Obviously you don't know the girl on her right.
Although Heide Trask was best on state meet day (when it really counts), North Rowan has the best accumulation of performances.
You could argue that Winston-Salem Prep does more with a small number of athletes than just about any other school in the state.
All by herself, Aminah Ghaffar (Fayetteville Academy) would rank as one of the top 15 teams in this classification.
Trevor Sleight closed out his career with two more individual titles, and has earned a place among the best distance runners in NC history.
With a third straight title, Knightdale enters the pantheon of the best boys' teams in state history.
What's more impressive - that a 2A school like Cummings can rank so high, or that they can do it with so few scorers?
The girls from Berry Academy, without placing a single individual above 3rd place, still scored a team title.
With performances like Tametris Morrison and Jacklyn Howell in the 300 Hurdles, Southeast Raleigh takes over the top spot.
It was repeats all around, as Carrboro's girls won their 3rd straight championship and the Cedar Ridge boys got title #2.
Randall's Island, NY - The date many have been waiting for is finally on the horizon. Fourteen of the best prep milers, and eight of the best short sprinters have been personally invited to compete in the city that never sleeps. Both boys and girls have been hailed as some of the fastest in prep history, with numerous candidates holding a national record at one point in their prep prestigious careers. MileSplit will be on-hand Saturday, May 25th, bringing you all the action live via twitter, and bringing the most comprehensive meet coverage around. You don't want to miss this one. And here's why,
Randall's Island, NY - The date many have been waiting for is finally on the horizon. Fourteen of the best prep milers, and eight of the best short sprinters have been personally invited to compete in the city that never sleeps. Both boys and girls have been hailed as some of the fastest in prep history, with numerous candidates holding a national record at one point in their prep prestigious careers. MileSplit will be on-hand Saturday, May 25th, bringing you all the action live via twitter, and bringing the most comprehensive meet coverage around. You don't want to miss this one. And here's why,
While the Monroe girls defended their crown, the boys from Heide Trask were able to prevent a North Rowan double.
The best time to have your breakthrough performance? At the state meet, of course, just like Xavier Brown did.
The Broughton 4x8, led by Mattie Blue and Megan Sullivan, brought home one of the signature performances of the season.
Anna Cockrell (Providence Day) entered the North Carolina all-time list with her two hurdles performances.
Knightdale produced bookend relay wins with remarkable times, including a US #1 and state meet record 4x400 mark.
Nora McKiver (T.W. Andrews) claimed MVP honors by defending her hurdle titles and adding the 200 to her repertoire.
Am I the only one who thinks the battle between these two guys could be the biggest highlight of the meet? Didn't think so.
Bre'anna Warren is gunning for her second straight double win, but also battling an opponent who won't even be in the stadium Saturday.
Ragsdale's Xavier Jones has recently surged to the top of the list in the sprints, but he still has to deal with a certain defending champ.
Cedar Ridge's A.J. Tucker won the 1600 last year, but this time around he wants to add the 3200 title to his collection.
Nora McKiver (T.W. Andrews) has been working the sprints more this season - will it pay off in the hurdles this weekend?
The Lexington senior has a plan for his future that is quite ambitious, but he has a really good reason for that.
Grace Morken has won 2A titles - a bunch of 2A titles - and she's better this year than she ever was before.
Anna Cockrell has shaken things up in this classification, and could be the final piece to the champioship puzzle for Providence Day.
Trevor Sleight is one of only two athletes at this level that can truly say they would compete for titles in any classification.
Talk about balance: only three athletes, male or female, lead more than one event, and no school leads more than 2 relays.
Check out the expression on Blake Dodge's face: that's the realization that she hasn't come close to full potential yet.
Cha'mia Rothwell was the sprints/hurdles star of the 3A meet last year, but she has more competition this time around.
Nikolete Hurrinus has emerged as a contender in the long sprints, which could set up a great battle with the defending 200 champ.
I mean, really, who else was going on the cover? The question of the week: can anyone in 2A or 4A match Trent Friday's times?
Aminah Ghaffar (Fayetteville Academy) now leads the rankings in four events, including both hurdle races.
For the fourth straight year, Wesley Frazier won all three distance races at her conference championship meet.
Wakefield's Kristen Lee claimed her spot at the top of North Carolina's all-time pole vault list at the 4A Mideast.
The bad weather held off, and as the meet went on the performances simply got better and better.
Check here for all the pre-meet information you could possibly want, plus live results and Twitter updates on meet day.
Brooke Gordon will try to lead TC Roberson to yet another championship as the postseason hits full steam.
Can a school win a regional team title if they only score in 5 events? We're about to find out this weekend.
Lydia Laws (Western Alamance) will have three shots to add more titles to her indoor long jump championship.
The boys throws will be among the highlight events, including the performances of South Brunswick's Colin Minor.
In any other meet, Cardinal Gibbons' great depth would make them a favorite, but at the state meet only the top athletes score.
(Photo by Wanda Daubenmeyer King) Trentavis Friday even has the day of the state meet named after him, and he has a chance to bolster his claim to the title of NC's best sprinter.
Sloan Williams and the Winston-Salem Prep girls have impressive stats in the sprint races.
The Hendersonville senior has dominated the throws at the 1A level, and she can compete with anyone in any classification.
The Cardinal Gibbons girls come out on top here, but will their tremendous depth translate into points on Saturday?
After narrow losses last spring, T.J. Logan and the Northern Guilford boys are ready to run for the championship.
Scenes like this one have been all too familiar at the 1A state meet, and North Rowan hopes they keep repeating.
Can Zach Boone and the Mitchell boys pull out a state title? The guys from Heide Trask may have something to say about it.
If Jahmaal Daniel improves as much at the state meet as he did last year, he could move Terry Sanford into the #1 spot.
Can you guess which school is the top-ranked non-4A squad, and the only non-4A team in the top 10 overall?
Adidas Grand Prix has begun extending invitations to the Dream 100 and Dream Mile in New York on May 25th, 2013.
This week wasn't just about regionals - there were several top performances at conference meets, like's Jasmine Dawson's.
Qizeah Jackson had three wins at her regional, as she gears up for a leap to redemption at the 3A state meet.
In her team's first postseason meet as an official NCHSAA 1A school, Malia Ellington put up three individual wins.
Lydia Laws had a big day at the 3A Mideast regional, elevating her team into a three-way tie for the championship.
Last year, the 800 under the lights produced incredible results by Craig Engels and Nate Gordon.
The Northern Guilford boys have a good chance to win their region, but will they have enough for a run at the state title?
How good are the Monroe girls? They compete in the toughest region in the state, and they can still dominate.
Covering absolutely everything at all the state meets is a challenge, and we need your help to pull it off!
Quote from a rival coach: "Cameron Stinson is good at track." Yes. Yes he his.
Nora McKiver (T. W. Andrews) leads the state in the 300 Hurdles as she gears up for her postseason.
1A and 3A athletes competed in their conference championships, while 2A and 4A athletes were tuning up for next week.
The Knightdale boys are having a big weekend up in Philadelphia on a quiet weekend in North Carolina.