The L.D. Bell girls could end the season as the District 6-5A team champions if everyone stays healthy, Blue Raiders coach Gerry Smith said.
The best comes last for Marshall. The Buffalos\' 1,600-meter relay, the last event at just about every meet, is usually good for 20 points. It was at last year\'s UIL State Meet, when Marshall took the gold with a 2005 nation\'s-best time of 3 minutes, 10.51 seconds. That was in the neighborhood of the Class 5A and state meet record of 3:09.00 set by Dallas Roosevelt in 1984.
Cy-Fair senior Wesley Bray signed with the University of Houston before this year\'s track and field season. He knows he will receive a college education.
While the rest of the field eyed each other warily, trying to gauge who might be able to do what, Judson senior Mo Jackson simply went about his precompetition routine.
UTSA sophomore Ashley Allen perused the final score sheet of the UTSA Relays heptathalon with a rueful grin. Never mind that she broke her own meet record with 4,937 points. Or that she set personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles and the 200 and season highs in the 800 and high jump
A familiar name is back in the leaders. Red Oak sophomore Michael Carter Jr. had a toss of 52-4 in the shot put to rank sixth in the area. His father is a former SMU and NFL lineman who won a silver medal in the shot put in the 1984 Olympics and holds the national high school record in the shot put (81 feet, 3
Txrunning.com Interviews Samantha Means (JR) McKinney North
rom videotapes to snapshots, Betty Collier has a complete visual history of her daughter Dwan Willis\' track career. The earliest item
boasting the 1,600-meter relay team to beat even before the season began, the Fort Bend Marshall girls are proving that life in the spotlight isn\'t so bad.
Congrats to Nichole and Cordera on ROW honors. Both marks were set at Nike Indoor Nationals. Cordera (SR) Dickison won the 60H national title. Nichole Jones (JR) Westfield rwon the 2 mile national title in 10:29.
CHRIS Jones doesn\'t mess around when it comes to the 800 meters. \"When the gun goes off, I like to go into a dead sprint,\" the Alief Taylor senior said. \"I go for a 23- or 24-second first 200 meters, and I\'m hoping the other guys are thinking I\'ve forgot we\'re running the 800, and I\'ve taken off too fast. Then I just cruise for a while and kick it in near the end.
Nichole Jones (jr) Westfield came away with the Nike Team Nationals 2 mile championship with a 10:29.09
The podcast has been split up into 3 segments. Segment #1 the interview will bome out Saturday Night, Segment #2 Q&A with Schrader and Magness will come out Sunday, and Meet Reviews and Bell Lap with Tom Kennedy on Monday Night. Enjoy, Alex
Jimyria Hicks arrived on Dunbar\'s campus last year in search of a few good girls, preferably ones with plenty of speed. The young track coach asked around school and the neighborhood. She quizzed teachers and then gave the middle school coach a call.
Many believed this would be the season the Skyline girls track and field team would take a step back. Well, it hasn\'t. Last week at the Jesse Owens Complex, Skyline posted three of the state\'s top times in winning the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the Sherman Johnson Invitational.
Mansfield junior Grant Lindsey recently recorded a personal-best mark in the high jump by clearing 7 feet, 2 inches at the Justin Northwest Texan Relays.
Interview with Kingwood SR Danielle Selner. Danielle has bests for 2:15, 4:54. and 10:36.
BOSTON, Mass. -- That ninth consecutive NCAA Division II men\'s track and field title is proving difficult to win. Abilene Christian, bidding for its ninth straight NCAA Division II men\'s track title dating back to the 2002 indoor meet, was upset by St. Augustine\'s, N.C., here Saturday. The Wildcats got a win from distance ace Nicodemus Naimadu and four runner-up finishes, but they scored only 55 points to 66.5 for the champions from Raleigh, N.C., here at Reggie Lewis Center.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The University of Texas women
Fayetteville, Ark. - Texas Tech track and field has completed competition at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Red Raiders earned seven All-American honors at the two-day event.
Fayetteville, Ark.- Texas A&M
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Baylor freshman Jacob Norman (Temple, Texas) equaled his season-best and school record time of 6.56 to win his first national title in the 60-meter dash Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center.
YOU could see it in his eyes. Elsik\'s Ricky Asumnu couldn\'t wait to take the final handoff from Trevor Cavness and carry it to a record-setting victory in the 400-meter relay.
Magnolia track and field coach Seth Westmoreland, who is no relation to the school\'s baseball coach Dale Westmoreland, was straightforward when asked about his team\'s goals this season.
Congrats to Grant and Dallas Skyline Girl Relays on ROW honors. Grant Lindsey (Jr Mansfield) jumped a 7-2 at the Northwest Relays and Dallas Skyline dominated all 3 relays at the Sherman Johnson Invitational. Their 4x1, 4x2, and 4x4 times are all the best in the State.
Txrunning.com interviews SR Habben Berhane (Lake Highlands)