Saturday, January 13th at the Eddie Smith Field House on the University of Chapel Hill campus, some of the states top high school athletes will be competing with college athletes.
Last year's USATF Jr. champions, Gabby Mayo (SE Raleigh), Patience Coleman (So. Durham), and Kamorean Hayes (Harding) will be competing indoors for the first time this season. They aren't new to high caliber meets as all have participated in the biggest meets for kids their age. These girls have competed at Nike Outdoor Nationals, USATF Junior Championships, USATF Youth Championships, Caribbean Scholastic Invitational, Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational, USATF National Junior Olympic Championships, & IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China.
Other top NC athletes will also be competing alongside college athletes on Saturday. They indclude:
Edward Alexander, West Charlotte
Joel Short, Forsyth County Day
Maverick Miles, South Rowan
Antonio Sales, East Chapel Hill
Austin Davis, Northern Durham
Marc Heyer, Mount Tabor
Tyler Benton, Pinecrest HS
Jacinda Evans, Southern Durham
Patience Coleman, Southern Durham
Sherice Walker, Burlington Cummings
Brittany Wilkins, Burlington Cummings
Latoya James, Burlington Cummings
Kia Haskins, Hillside HS
Erika Charles, Durham School of the Arts
Aslynn Halvorson, Butler
Melley Fesseha, Charlotte Latin
Also, MANY former North Carolina HS athletes will be competing tomorrow.
UNC Opener Performance List
Good luck to all North Carolinians!!!!