Aaron Thomas

Formerly known as the Jesse Owens Classic, now re-branded as the Gatorade XC Classic, we look back at the best boys performances in the meet’s rich history.

Who is going to add their name to this list this year?

Timpview's Aidan Troutner (UT) ran the 20th all-time fastest boys 5K at the NXN National Championships en route to victory in 2017.

Greatest Tennessee Middle School Race Ever? Hard to argue against it when three boys break Silas Winders Victor Ashe Record.

Check out the Top 500 Boys times ever run at the Eastern Relays for the 3200m Run.

Tennesseans continue to raise the bar as Indoor expands but do they have enough to crack the All-Time Top 25?

Memphis Twilight marks the start of the cross country season for the 901 so let's take a look at the fastest times ever run a Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

As we get ready for the 2022 Eastern Relays, let's take a look at the top marks in each event.

The Tennessee Boys All-Decade Cross Country Team -- let the conversation begin!

The Music City Indoor Invitational next weekend will put a new spin on Middle Tennessee's first big indoor meet.

Brodey Hasty and Brentwood swept the New Balance Nationals Distance Medley Relays indoors and outdoors in 2018.

​BRENTWOOD POSTAL NATIONAL RECORD!!! "Records are meant to be broken. If we could do it again, this group might have averaged 8:54...we realize we are just participants in raising the bar. The floodgates are open" Guy Avery, Brentwood XC & Track Club CoachThe story has been told for over 40 years, the one about the mythical Hammond HS, IN distance crew that had three sub 9-minute two-milers. Led by Rudy Chapa 8:48, Tim Keough 8:49, Carey Pinkowski 8:54 the team established the Postal (via RunnerSpace)

The Great Eight Invitational is traditionally one of the best meets in the state from the regular season, and this year will be no different.  With some of the best fields assembled in each and every event, the meet promises to be a good one. .  We break down some of the reason why the Great Eight is going to be great. 

Four Brentwood High cross country and track athletes recently signed National Letters of Intent to compete in college.  On Thursday, runner Taylor Caldwell signed with Ole Miss, while Elizabeth Scott signed with Alabama.  Brothers Aaron and Alec Thomas signed with North Carolina State cross country and track on Friday. (via www.brentwoodhomepage.com)

A list of the top 50 indoor track & field boys performances nationally according to results and performances entered in the MileSplit database as of February 4th. Email any updates, mistakes, corrections, or missing performances/results to brandon.miles@flocasts.com. We will make any updates as soon as possible.

Vanderbilt High School Invitational - Meet Review

Several Kentucky athletes are heading south to the Vanderbilt HS Indoor Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee.  

The Brentwood cross country club, composed of the Brentwood High team, won the Nike Southeast Region Championship on Saturday in Cary, N.C. Brentwood will join 21 other teams at the national championships this Saturday in Portland, Ore. The top two finishers from eight regions and six at-large teams qualified for nationals.(via www.tennessean.com)

Two-time defending state champion Brentwood High School cross country runners swept Thursday's Region 6-AAA championship meet at the Steeplechase course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee.  Alec Thomas won the event with a time of 15:27.33.  He was followed closely by teammates Taylor Caldwell (2nd), Aaron Thomas (3rd), and Coleman Churitch (4th).  Quinn Avirom, from Ravenwood, placed fifth in the race, followed by Francois Llorens of Brentwood, who was sixth overall and the Bruins’ fifth scoring runner.  (via www.brentwoodhomepage.com)

Brentwood has an amazing top-3 and a team focus that is out of this world!  Is it enough to carry them to NXN and beyond? Find out for yourself inside!

Four of the top cross country runners in Middle Tennessee have great teammates, but each has one in particular he or she can count on for motivation. Aaron and Alec Thomas of Brentwood and Julia and Jessica Rizor of Beech are hoping their twin helps them improve this season on top 10 finishes in last year’s Class AAA meet.  (via www.tennessean.com)