Price includes dinner on Friday evening and breakfast on Saturday morning. Clinic schedule: Click here Registration Info: Click here! Postmark by 12/28 and save $15!           14th Annual Gulf Coast Scholastic Track Coaches Association Clinic      Friday, January 7, 2011 12:00 A.M. ­ 1:00 P.M. Late Registration ($60) and packet pick-up 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Shot Put - Will Blackburn, University of Houston 2:15 P.M - 3:15 P.M. Discus - Kristina Dube, Oak Ridge H.S. 2:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M. 800 Meter Training, Brittney Lanehart, Kingwood Park H.S. 3:30 P.M. ­ 4:30 P.M. TXRunning - Alex Aldaco - Informing Coaches & Athletes 4:45 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. General Meeting 5:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. 110 Hurdles -David Oliver 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist, American Outdoor Record Holder 12.89. 6:30 P.M. ­ 8:00 P.M. Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction   Key Note Speaker - Bill Collins - Masters Athlete of the year in 2008. At age 50 Bill set the 100 Meter World Record at 10.95   Male and Female Coaches of the Year   Male and Female Athletes of the Year Saturday, January 8, 2011 7:30 A.M. ­ 8:00 A.M. Late Registration ($60) and packet pick-up (donuts, coffee, and juice provided) 8:00 A.M. ­ 9:00 A.M. David Oliver - 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist, American Outdoor Record Holder 12.89. - 9:15 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. Triple Jump - Jerry Newman Brenham H.S. 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Pole Vault - Kyle Telez - University of Houston 11:45 A.M. - 12:45 A.M. TBA - TBA 11:50 A.M. - 12:00 P.M  Door Prizes

Event Schedule: Friday, January 7, 2011 10:00 – Noon Registration & Packet Pick Up Noon – 1:00 Chris Beene, Head Coach South Plains College 2010 NJCAA Men’s / Women’s National Champions Training for the Intermediate Hurdler 1:15 – 2:15 Shawn Flanagan, Head XC Coach / Director of T&F Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Distance Training Program 2:30 – 3:30 Larry Howell, Rio Grande City High School Championship Shot Put Training 3:45 – 4:45 Shawn Flanagan, Head XC Coach / Director of T&F Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Distance Training Program 5:00 – 6:00 Greg Williams, Head Coach Lancaster High School Tiger Sprint and Relay Training 6:15 – 7:15 Houston White, Head Football / Head T&F Coach Hixson High School, Chattanooga, TN Training the Multi-Sport Athlete 7:15 – Cotton Bowl Watching Party – Coach’s Social in Hotel Lobby Bar   Event Schedule: Saturday, January 8, 2011 8:30 – 9:30 Meme Garza, Head Coach Brownsville St. Joseph Academy High Jump Training 9:45 – 10:45 Chris Been, Head Coach South Plains College Women’s Sprint Hurdles 11:00 – Noon Greg Williams, Head Coach Lancaster High School 110-Hurdle Training Noon – 1:30 Hall of Fame / Athletes of the Year / Coaches of the Year Luncheon 1:30 – 2:30 James Reid, Head Coach Angelo State University 2010 Women’s DII National Champions Pole Vault Training 2:45 – 3:45 Larry Howell, Rio Grande City High School Discus Training 4:00 – 5:15 James Reid, Head Coach Angelo State University Long and Triple Jump Training   Registration information - www.ttfca.com

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    The 7th annual Nike Cross Nationals will be held on Saturday, December 4th, at Portland Meadows on the north side of the city of Portland, Oregon. The meet has served as the unofficial yet virtually legitimate national high school cross country team championships since NXN's inception in 2004. A total of 22 of the nation's best cross country teams representing nine regions across the country will be racing alongside each other on the three loop course inside the horsetrack within the infield area of Portland Meadows.  The 5K course layout has traditionally been muddy and slick footing as a result of the area's regular rainfall. The Nike experience is an unforgettable few days for the athletes and coaches starting with the all-expense paid trip to Oregon as well as plenty of free gear and other perks showered upon them as they arrive on the Nike Campus.

 The 10th release of the MileSplit XC Super 50 rankings comes amidst the thick of the post-season.  The NXN Nationals are held this weekend in Portland, Oregon and the Foot Locker West Championships are held in Walnut, California.  The following weekend in San Diego the best individual harriers take to the historic stage of the Foot Locker National Championships to crown a new girls and boys champion.  We are getting ever closer to seeing who the best harriers truly are, the only way possible, through head-to-head racing!