There are no significant action in the HS ranks this week so we will focus on Texas Collegiate Indoor Track. There are 5 main meets this weekend. Houston Indoor Invitational/ is essentially a pre-southland conference meet with most of the Texas teams competing against each other. Washington Invitational will feature Baylor, Texas Tech, and SMU. Keep an eye on the Nebraska Husker Invitational. It features athletes from Baylor and UTEP. United Heritage Invitational in Idaho should feature athletes from Texas Tech and University of Texas. Kentucky Invitational will feature Texas A&M. Houston Indoor Invitational/ Entry Lists Live Results     Washington Invitational Entry Lists Results     Nebraska Husker Invitational Entry Lists Friday - Saturday Results     United Heritage Invitational Entry List Results     Kentucky Invitational Entry List Live Results    

Calculated as of Jan 29, 2008 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place. Click Here for Top 30 Teams and Lederboard Rank Team Points 1. Baylor University 362 2. Texas A&M University 354 3. University of Texas 338 4. Texas Christian University 274 5. Texas Tech University 272 6. University of North Texas 208 7. University of Houston 180 8. Texas State University 161 9. Abilene Christian University 156 10. University of Texas El Paso 148 10. Stephen F Austin University 148      

Calculated as of Jan 29, 2008 These rankings were calculated by scoring the elite performances rankings list 20-deep. 1st place received 20 points for their team, on down to 1 point for 20th place. Click Here for Top 30 Teams and Leaderboard. Rank Team Points 1. Texas A&M University 354 2. University of Texas 316 3. Texas Tech University 294 4. Texas Christian University 275 5. University of Houston 238 6. Baylor University 222 7. UTSA 208 8. Stephen F Austin University 179 9. Abilene Christian University 177 10. University of Texas El Paso 143

This was a big weekend for College. As Texas Collegiate teams competed across the nation. The meets included Razorback Invite, Mcneese State Indoor Invitational, Texas Tech Indoor Classic, Blue & Orange Classic. The only HS action come from the east coast at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games where the Southlake Carroll Dynamic Duo competed in the Mile. HS Performances One Mile Run 4:08.99 Colby Lowe Southlake Carroll One Mile Run 4:14.00 C.J. Brown Southlake Carroll College Performances 3000 Meter Run 9:05.45 Sally Kipyego Texas Tech University400 Meter Dash 55.14 Keva Wilkins Abilene Christian University55 Meter Dash 6.91 Kimberly Smith Wayland BaptistPole Vault 013-03.50 Kelley Schulz Texas Tech University400 Meter Dash 47.46 Che Chavez Texas Christian University55 Meter Dash 6.33 Andon Mitchell Texas Christian University800 Meter Run 1:51.59 Aggrey Chirchir University of Texas El PasoHigh Jump 007-02.25 Lyle Leong Texas Tech UniversityPole Vault 017-06.75 Brian Porter Texas Tech UniversityLong Jump 024-07.00 Steven Brown UTSA200 Meter Dash 23.16 Porscha Lucas Texas A&M University400 Meter Dash 54.47 Sandy Wooten Texas A&M University60 Meter Dash 7.39 Porscha Lucas Texas A&M UniversityLong Jump 019-04.25 DeAna Carson Baylor University200 Meter Dash 21.26 Trey Harts Baylor University3000 Meter Run 8:11.25 Kevin Mcnab Texas A&M University400 Meter Dash 46.77 Quentin Summers Baylor University5000 Meter Run 14:44.19 Brandon Birdsong University of Texas60 Meter Dash 6.68 Whitney Prevost Baylor University800 Meter Run 1:51.05 Nick Toohey Texas A&M UniversityOne Mile Run 4:08.74 Kevin Ondrasek Texas A&M University

College takes the spotlight this week with two major meets with many Texas teams competing in the Texas Tech Indoor Classic and Razorback Invite The Arkansas meet is loaded with the nations best.. The only HS action this weekend is in Boston where Colby Lowe and C.J. Brown compete against the best in the nation at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games Texas Tech Indoor Classic Entry Lists Live Results   Razorback Invite Entry List Championship Heat Sheets Live Results   Reebok Boston Indoor Games Entry List Live ResultsTV Sunday ESPN2 2-4pm Sunday

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It's not every day that a documentary on running is put in hundreds, perhaps thousands, of theatres across the country.  Our sport is small, a tight-knit community, and tomorrow our close group of running brothers and sisters can come together under one roof to support our sport.  Thursday, January 24, 2008, you can help support our sport and watch what should be an interesting film...The Spirit of the Marathon.Spirit of the Marathon Main Page - Click HereSpirit of the Marathon Movie Listings - Click Here

 

Another great weekend for HS and College indoor track. Great HS/College competition in Houston and Lubbock had some great college performances. Carl Lewis High School Indoor Invitational, Texas Tech Track and Field Indoor Invitational, and Leonard Hilton Memorial. Here are sine if the highlight performances. HS Performances 200 Meter Dash 24.65 Erica Alexander Friendswood Clear Brook60 Meter Dash 7.37 Victoria Jordan Fort Worth Dunbar 60 Meter Dash 7.47 Erica Alexander Friendswood Clear Brook 60 Meter Dash 7.48 Ashley Collier Fort Worth DunbarOne Mile Run 5:10.24 Catherine Westenhover AustinPole Vault 012-05.50 Jessica Doyle Hays Buda200 Meter Dash 21.94 Shaquill Tubman Hastings3000 Meter Run 8:48.93 Chase Rathke Katy Seven Lakes60 Meter Dash 6.67 Rynell Parson San Antonio Stevens60 Meter Hurdles 7.99 Cameron LaCour Atascocita800 Meter Run 1:55.58 Blake Shaw Cypress Falls 800 Meter Run 1:56.02 Patrick Todd Highland ParkHigh Jump 006-10.00 Harry Sheppard TemplePole Vault 016-07.25 Blain Bassler WestShot Put 062-04.25 Michael Barbas Jersey VillageTriple Jump 049-05.00 Omar Craddock KilleenLong Jump 024-07.00 Marquise Goodwin Rowlett College Performances Long Jump 018-06.50 Brandi Stanfield University of North TexasOne Mile Run 4:49.66 Sally Kipyego Texas Tech UniversityShot Put 049-08.50 Patience Knight Texas Tech University400 Meter Dash 47.53 Eddy Beckwith University of Texas at Arlington55 Meter Dash 6.35 Cordero Gray University of Texas at Arlington800 Meter Run 1:53.00 Idilio Campos University of Texas at ArlingtonOne Mile Run 4:16.27 Silas Kemboi Texas Tech UniversityLong Jump 019-01.25 Adedayo Ogunnyi University of Houston5000 Meter Run 15:06.49 Habben Berhane University of Texas Complete List of Event Highlights 

 Friday, January 18 Leonard Hilton Memorial Meet Information Heat Sheets Live Results   Saturday, January 19 Carl Lewis High school Invitational Meet InformationEntry Lists Club/UnattachedEntry List HS  Live Results   Friday/Saturday January 18-19 Texas Tech Invitational Meet Information Heat Sheets Live Results

It was a great opening weekend for Highschool and College Indoor Track. There were four big meets Texas athletes participated in Arkansas High School Invitational, LSU High School Invitational, Arkansas Invitational, and Houston Indoor OpenerSome of the highlight performances include:55 Meter Dash 6.25 Rynell Parson San Antonio Stevens400 Meter Dash 56.32 Diamond Richardson Desoto60 Meter Dash 7.52 Victoria Jordan Fort Worth DunbarOne Mile Run 5:10.24 Catherine Westenhover Austin200 Meter Dash 23.63 Virgil Hodge Texas Christian University800 Meter Run 2:09.03 Nichole Jones Baylor University200 Meter Dash 21.21 Trey Harts Baylor University3000 Meter Run 8:05.05 Festus Kibet Texas Christian University800 Meter Run 1:51.62 James Gilreath Baylor University60 Meter Dash 7.34 Alexandria Anderson University of TexasHigh Jump 007-03.50 Ivan Diggs University of Houston Complete List of Event Highlights

Boys & Girls Gatorade State Runners of the YearPress Release (Rise Magazine)January 10, 2008  In its third decade of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, Gatorade has announced its 2007-08 Boys & Girls Cross Country Runners of the Year. Gatorade and RISE teamed up to name State Boys & Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year award winners representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   Each State Runner of the Year winner becomes a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys or Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year award, which will be announced in mid-January. State winners are selected not only for their outstanding athletic performance, but also for meeting high academic-achievement standards while demonstrating exemplary personal character on and off the racecourse. National winners become finalists for the prestigious Gatorade Male or Female High School Athlete of the Year Award, presented at a special ceremony the afternoon prior to The ESPY Awards in July.  The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one award winner in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track and field. COLBY LOWE2007-08SouthlakeTexasCHELSEY SVEINSSON2009-10AddisonTexas 

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 Global Athletics officially announced today the elite boys mile field for the Boston Indoor Games on January 26.  The mile field may very well be the best boys mile field assembled during the indoor track season, with four of the top five finishers at Foot Locker Nationals participating and four of the top six returnees in the event from last spring.  Elite Boys Mile Field- Mike Fout (IN) - Foot Locker National champion- Charles White (CO) - 2007 Indoor National Mile champ- Luke Puskedra (UT) - Fifth place FLN finisher- Colby Lowe (TX) - Fourth place FLN finisher- Chris Derrick (IL) - Second place FLN finisher- Mac Fleet (CA) - Top junior returnee; 4:08.09c as soph.- Joseph Franklin (FL) - 4:07.36 1600m in 2007- Cory Leslie (OH) - 7th at USATF Juniors in 2007; 4:09.47c mile- C.J. Brown (TX) - FLN qualifier in 2007 as a junior- Sintayehu Taye (MA) - 2007 Indoor National Mile runner-up