Top-flight athletes from around the state have decided to join the Elite events on April 28th.
In only its first year of existence, the NCRunners Elite Track & Field Invitational is already drawing some of the top talent in North Carolina. The lists below only represent the athletes that have confirmed they will be attending the meet; there are many more that have been invited and are still considering whether to participate. If you think you deserve an invitation, email me at jgeorge@milesplit.com and tell me why, or find NCRunners on Facebook!
Girls Elite 1600
Darby Middlebrook (Watauga) 5:00.1 PR
Esther Fisher (J. H. Rose) 5:01.99 PR
Malia Ellington (Community School of Davidson) 5:02.17 this season
Carmen Hilliard (South Brunswick) 5:09.57 PR
Jentzen Jones (Fike) 5:12.25 PR
Alyssa Torres (Northwest Guilford) 5:13.21 PR
Mallary Price (Weddington) 5:15.55 this season
Sam Campanero (Mount Tabor) 5:18.80 this season
Mason Kepley (High Point Central) 5:28.0 this season, 5:01.13 for 1500
Boys Elite 1600 Run
Philip Hall (Terry Sanford) 4:23.90 this season
Jimmy Hollingsworth (Northern Guilford) 4:24.83 this season
Carl Walton, Jr (Northwest Guilford) 4:26.94 PR
Jonathan Bivens (Weddington) 4:28.00 this season
Clayton Wilson (Greensboro Day) 4:28.17 this season
Jams McAlister (Charlotte) 4:29.06 PR, 9:20.60 for 3200
Girls Elite 100 Dash
Gabrielle Gray (High Point Central) 11.63 PR
Markia Franklin (Southern Durham) 11.76 PR
Alexis Murphy (Carolina Elite) 11.80 this season
Madison Rayfield (East Forsyth) 11.91 this season
Santese Pryor (Jordan) 12.25 this season
Boys Elite 100 Dash
Harvey McSwain II (Crest) 11.57 this season
Jakara King-Penn (Reagan) 11.62 this season
Jermaine Lewis (West Forsyth) 10.70 this season
Girls Elite 100 Hurdles
Mollie Williams (Clayton) 14.12 PR
Tyler Brockington (Dudley) 14.35 PR
Kaila Smith (Ardrey Kell) 14.63 this season
Ariel Davis (Northern Guilford) 14.82 this season
Francesca Evans (Cummings) 14.98 PR
Aminah Gaffar (Fayetteville Academy) 15.11 this season
Alyiah Riley (High Point Central) 15.18 this season
Boys Elite 110 Hurdles
Isaiah Moore (Cummings) 14.18 PR
Demonte Wilson (Crest) 14.33 this season
Thomas Jones II (Cummings) 14.66 PR
Girls Elite 400
Aalayah Faulcon (Southern Durham) 54.99 PR
Ro'Daijah Faucette (Cummings) 56.16 PR
Achsah Brice (Dudley) 56.63 PR
Tyler Brockington (Dudley) 43.67 PR for 300H
Francesca Evans (Cummings) 59.24 PR (43.73 for 300H)
Kaila Smith (Ardrey Kell) 59.34 this season
Girls Elite Shot Put
Hailey Cook (Hendersonville) 42' 8.5" Shot Put
Dacia Thompson (Providence Day) 38' 3"
Imani Abraham (Dudley) 37' 10"
Boys Elite Pole Vault
Ian West (Fike) 14' 3" this season
Forrest Lasher (St. David's) 14' 2.5" PR
Marshall Shank (East Rowan) 13' 7" PR
Other Athletes Committed
Sydney White (East Forsyth) 13' 1.5" Pole Vault
Harvey McSwain (Crest) 48.37 for 400m Dash