Here is the All-Txrunning Distance team. We still have the throws, hurdles, and class teams coming this week.

We recognize the top performances at the State Meet with the Txrunning All-5A Teams. We recognize the the top 28 runners with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention teams. A medal will be added to each athletes Txrunning profile.

Today we talk with the Junior Standout from Coppell Kim Kirby. Kim is currently the 5A state leader with a 11:12.   Kim has a long list of accomplishments including a 5th place in the 1600m State Championship with a 5:03.69. On the Cross Country course Kim placed 8th at the State Cross Country Meet in 2008 with a time of 11:23.   PR'S- 2:17.40; 4:58.79   KIM KIRBY INTERVIEW

This is our fifth installment of the preseason series.Today we look at the girls second  team. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2009 season. The lists are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention. Next installment will be on Sunday.

Sarah Andrews and her The Woodlands squad took apart the competition today at Nike South. Sarah ran away from a quality field including Louisianas' best runner and a quality squad from California not to mentiion some fo the best runners in Texas. Sarah ran away from everyone including defending state champ Lauren Smith with a winning time of 17:07 on the 5k course. Her race today places her as one of the favorites not only to run at nationals but to be a major player in the national champoinship race. The race opened up fast with Sarah leading at 5:15. She was followed closely by: Regan Tindell 5:16 Amanda Russell 5:18 Tara Upshaw 5:20 Lauren Smith 5:20 Kim Kirby 5:26 At 2 miles Sarah pulled away from the field going through 2 miles at approx 10:50 followed by: Regan Tindell 11:20 Tara Upshaw 11:22 Amanda Russell 11:22 Lauren Smith 11:29 Kim Kirby 11:44 Nike South Invitational Meet Results Video- Coming Soon Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Boys Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Varsity Boys Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Varsity 5k Lutz and The Woodlands Win at Nike South Nike South Preview  

The girls I-5A race is stacked. With at least 20 girls having a great chance at qualifying for state meet it is aknist impossible to forecast who will come out on top. I went though pages and pages of data and came to a conclusion. The best in I-5A are....

This is our last installment of the preseason series.Today we look at the girls honorable mention team. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2008 season. The list are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention. ALL-TXRUNNING GIRLS HONORABLE TEAM

Marcus I meet had many big names and big surprises. Unlike the boys race the girls race brought more questions than answers.