North Carolina high schoolers were given a special opportunity today at the Eddie Smith Field House on the UNC campus. Normally, there is only 1 indoor meet actually held inside the state's borders, however, UNC graciously opened their doors to a second meet today. The fields weren't nearly as large as next week's Durham Striders HS Invitational, but that didn't limit the top performances. Here's a breakdown of the top performances based on the top US rankings. (as of 1/9/10 @ 6:00 pm)
Top 10 US Marks:
*West Rowan's Daishon Barger, 55m hurdles, 8.54, US #7
*Vance's Jarrett Samuels, long jump, 23-08, US #2
*SE Raleigh's Steven Bell, long jump, 22-05.75, US #9
*Union Pines's John Minnott, triple jump, 47-03, US #5 (defeating Steven Bell, US #3)
*Patton's John Schilkowsky, 500m, 1:06.98, US #5
*Jack Britt's Sanura Eley-O'Reilly, 300m, 40.43, US #9
*Jordan's Zakiya Tyson, 300m, 40.51, US #10
*SE Raleigh's Ebony Scott, 55m, 7.14, tied for US #6
*SE Raleigh's Dannielle Davis, 55m hurdles, 8.20, US #6
*Butler's Claire Watkins, shot put, 40-03.5, US #9
*Jordan's Tristine Johnson, triple jump, 38-08.75, US #3
*Riverside's Roshel Bygrave, 500m, 1:18.90, US #10
Top US Marks, 11-25:
*Cary's Deanna Foshee, 1000m, 3:04.43, US #23
*SE Raleigh's Ebony Scott, 300m, 40.67, US #13
*Jordan's Zakiya Tyson, 55m, 7.19, US #16
*Providence Day's Varonica Johnson, 55m, 7.25, tied for US #23
*West Charlotte's Corinna Archie, 500m, 1:20.08, US #16
*Athens Drive's Allie Johnson, 500m, 1:20.12, US #17
*Pinecrest's Hannah Hensley, high jump, 5-04, tied for US #19
*Butler's Cierra Burdick, high jump, 5-04, tied for US #19
*SE Raleigh's Jaleah Wilder, triple jump, 36-05.5, US #19
*Cumming's Kortney Williams, triple jump, 36-02.5, US #22
*Marvin Ridge's Torri Tillman, 300m, 35.59, US #14
*Vance's Jarrett Samuels, 300m, 35.62, US #15
*Douglas Byrd's Eric Winfrey, 300m 35.95, US #25
*Knightdale's Devin Johnson, 500m, 1:07.83, US #12
*Ashbrook's Jordan McKoy, 500m, 1:08.16, US #15
*Cary's Kwavon Taylor-Gr(?), 500m, 1:08.37, US #18
*SE Raleigh's Malcolm Nunley, 500m, 1:08.60, US #22
*Southern Durham's Desmond Lawerance, 55m, 6.53, US #20
*Southern Durham's Sherman Ragland III, 55m hurdles, 7.66, US #16
*SE Raleigh's Malcolm Nunley, 55m hurdles, 7.67, tied for US #17
*Maiden's Alex Lomax, pole vault, 14-00, tied for US #19
Look for interviews with a few of these athletes coming this week.