Diamond Spaulding

Spring break is in the air and while some of their counterparts might have taken the weekend off, the ladies of St. Thomas Aquinas and Teahna Daniels of The First Academy headed out west to the Lonestar State to take part in the prestigious Texas Relays. The event held in Austin, at the University of Texas plays host to some of the top talent from in-state and across the country. Last year the Raider's made the trek and came home with some serious hardware, This year they are on pace to do that again and first timer Teana Daniels is looking to do the same.    

The St. Thomas Aquinas girls are proving themselves early in the outdoor season to be one of the nation's best programs. No better proof than their results from the BCAA Championships meet on Saturday at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A total of three US #1 performances were record from their program in the single meet led by Krystal Sparling rolling out a swift and wind legal US #1 23.35 clocking in the 200 meter dash

We conclude our top ten returners by class with our largest classification, 4A. If you want speed the girls sprints could set national leading marks. Sophomore Kaylin Whitney of East Ridge moves up from 3A to 4A and it doesn't get any easier. She will face a tough task from the stable of St. Thomas Aquinas sprinters and newly added Diamond Spaulding who has run some of the fastest times in the nation in 2013.

2013 was a good year for the ladies of St. Thomas Aquinas as they picked up 4A state championship in track and field and then followed that up with a 4A Cross Country Finals team championship. The Raiders beat out Boyd Anderson by ten points, avenging a seven point loss at the hands of the Cobras in 2012. 2014 looks to be one of the best team's the school has had with the addition of Diamond Spaulding one of the top sprinters in the country.

We continue our top fifty track and field returners series with our 200 meter dash runners. Kaylin Whitney leads the girls with a wind aided 23.28 and has gone under 23.40 several times. The top six girls have run under 24 seconds in their high school careers! On the boys side, much like the girls, our leader in the 100 is also our leader in the 200. FSU signee Kendal Williams looks to cap off his seniin thor season with another 200 meter state title. In 2013, Williams, broke 21 seconds three times. He is the only runner to have gone under that barrier of all returners.

The rich keep getting richer. One of the top sprinters in the state, Diamond Spaulding of Plantation American Heritage has told flrunners.com that she is enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas for the 2013-2014 school year, and will run track for the Raiders in the spring. Spaulding who is going into her junior year is the second high profile runner to leave American Heritage after Daesha Rogers left for Miami Jackson earlier in the month.

Plenty of Floridians in action on the second and final day of competition at the World Youth Trials. See how they fared in our day two highlights, plus check out all the results, and over 1,000 awesome photos from David Everett who was on-site.

Lloydricia Cameron brought home a World Youth Trials Championship on day one. She is back at the shot put in day two. Lots of sprinters in action in the 100,200, and 400, as well. MileSplit's David Everett was on hand with amazing photos of day one action and will be there for day two as well! Flrunners will have all the coverage, results, and a complete recap.

As always Florida will bring a strong contingent of athletes to Greensboro, North Carolina and this year's 2013 New Balance Nationals Outdoor will be no different. The event kicks off Friday with the marquee event being the girls and boys 5000m championship and will conclude Sunday. Our MileSplit team will be on hand throughout the weekend with thousands of photos, dozens of video interviews, and up to the minute action and results. Best of luck to all those competing this weekend!

Bob Hayes Invitational is aways hot hot hot. Out of many amazing performances on the day though, the Levonte Whitfield vs Kendal Williams battles in the 100 and 200 are one of the greatest in the meet's storied history. Whitfield gets the 100m in 10.15 to 10.18; Williams edges him out in the 200m 20.63 to 20.65. Both are wind aided, but stunning none the less.

In 2011, the United States won its sixth straight IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France. The 2013 WYC are just months away in Donetsk, Ukraine. The U.S. team will be selected. June 25-26 at the USATF National Youth Championships in Edwardsville, Il. 

The high school track and field season is just heating up, but we thought we'd have a little fun. We know everyone loves some rankings. We decided to break it down by class and see who the leaders in each event were. Want to know who the one to beat is and where you stack up? Take a look. (Rankings are as of 3/5/2013)

Top athletes from across the state headed to South Florida for the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational in Miami. Noel Alexander was on-site snapping photos of all the action.

The first and only indoor meet of the year in Florida is complete and we have had some of the nations top sprinting performances as well as some very impressive hurdle and distance debuts!