Kenneth Williams

With adidas Nationals in a week we look at the best performances at NC A&T's venue's history.

  Virtual meet rankings (top 8 in each event/team scores) for each region in Group AAA based on performances in the database as of December 20th.

The eighth and final day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games includes the finals of the 100, 200, and 400 meter dash as well as All-Star club relays in the 4x100 and 4x400. 2011 Group AAA 400 meter state runner-up Kenneth Wilson of Woodrow Wilson posted a time of 48.49 in the finals of the young men division, which placed him fifth for All-American honors. More highlights...

    Briar Woods rising senior Shaquera Leach continues to drop her 400 meter time over the summer. Leach had never broken 58 seconds until the AA State Championships in June and in only two months, she is now knocking on the door of breaking 55 seconds. Leach, who broke 56 seconds in late July at the Russell Blunt Invite for the first time late last month, put together an exceptional preliminary race in New Orleans to roll out another impressive PR at 55.05. Leach will the second fastest qualifier in the finals.

Top VA Boys Performances: * Isaiah Simmons followed up his indoor nationals runner-up finish in the shot with another second place showing at nationals, but in the discus this time at 190 feet even. * Annandale junior Ahmed Bile drops 800 time by two seconds with fourth place effort of 1:50.77 * After winning their slower sections, Broad Run's Jonathan Russell (4th, 52.38) and Atlee's Marques Atkinson (6th, 53.08) earn All-American honors * Woodrow Wilson junior Kenneth Williams runs state leading 400 time of 47.39 for sixth place * Western Branch boys hurdlers garner a 3rd place finish in the shuttle hurdles * Thomas Edison's Louis Colson takes runner-up in freshmen mile (4:22) and wins EE 2 mile (9:22).   Top VA Girls Performances: * Kimberley Ficenec - National Champion at 800 Meters (2:09.84)! * Sophie Chase's 10:25.97 2 mile & Megan Moye's 4:48 mile puts them just outside of top 6 * Western Branch girls load up 4x200 (1:38.06) & shuttle hurdles (59.96) for national runner-up finishes * Cosby runs 9:08 in 4x800 & win EE 4x400 in 3:53 * Erin Edmond clears 5'6.50" for 5th in high jump * Stephanie Oleson earns All-American honors 2nd year in row in pole vault * Louisa sophomore Javanique Burruss leaps 18'11.25" to take 3rd in long jump * Siobhan Ford-Holland is an All-American in triple jump at 39'5.25" * Good early start helps Tiffany Ellick hold onto top 6 spot in heptathlon * Matoaca freshmen Brianna Hayes clears 5'7" to win EE high jump   New Balance Outdoor Nationals Results: All - Complete Results - Results - Day 1 - Results - Day 2   Krista DeCeault 16:53 5K! Sherando senior Krista DeCeault ran one of the fastest Virginia high school times ever at 5000 meters with her 16:53.47 third place finish at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals on Thursday night in Greensboro, North Carolina. A short list of Virginia girls have ever broken 17 minutes for 5K in cross country led by Aurora Scott at 16:26 from the 2006 Foot Locker South Regional, but DeCeault's time beats Scott for the fastest all-time on the track in Virginia high school history (Scott ran 16:53.55 at the 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals) and ahead of Katherine Walker's 16:57 victory last  year at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals.   Other day 1 highlights from Greensboro: Kendall Wiles of Blacksburg followed up her indoor title in the freshmen 400 with an outdoor title as well against some of the top freshmen quarter milers in the country with a 56.97 clocking. Western Branch had a very successful first day at the New Balance Nationals in winning both boys and girls 800 SMR's as well as seeing Tiffany Ellick and Alston Cobb perform well in day one of the multi-events competition.   Multis, freshmen 400/100, and 5K's will be held today in Greensboro, while the bulk of events and Virginians competing will be found on Friday and Saturday at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. MileSplit US national team will be providing of the national meet for MileStat.com.   Complete Entry List Schedule of Events MileSplit Coverage NBN Facebook Page and Live Stream Meet Homepage

Photo by Ryan Kelly  When you run track for the same school as two Olympic gold medalists (LaShawn Merritt and Latasha Colander), the standards are set pretty high.  You’re running against school records like 20.69 in the 200, 33.51 in the 300, and 45.38 in the 400.  Some high schoolers might be intimidated by the legends that came through the halls of Portsmouth’s Woodrow Wilson High School, but not junior Kenneth Williams.  When asked if he felt like he was running for 2nd place in the school record books, Williams was quick to answer:  “Oh no, I’m running to break the records.”  

  Photo by Matt Shatkus   MileStat.com will start ranking on a weekly basis the top 10 performances from the previous week. The first edition will include performances from the last week of winter break with the results from the Boo Williams Winter Break Invite, F.I.T. Invitational, and CVTF Clinic Invitational. The Western Branch girls showed themselves to be head and shoulders better than the rest in the state currently in the 4x200 winning by four seconds at Boo Williams against a speedy Phoebus squad with a US #2 performance of 1:40.73 and capable of challenging the state record of 1:39.52 (Bethel - 2004) this season, but was it good enough to be the #1 performance of the week? Find out!