Sunday, February 27, 2011

Hiatus

The Greene County Track Club will take the 2011 season off. With the much anticipated renovation to the WMHS track, (and work at AHS & UVA tracks), there is no place to practice. The WMMS track team will also take the year off, and the WMHS varsity team, according to rumors, will be practicing in a parking lot.
Please continue to run and enjoy the sport, and we will see you in 2012.

Virginia AAA State Indoor Championships

February 25 & 26, 2011
Ryan ran the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay Friday evening at the State Championships. The AHS boys placed 11th with a time of 8:18, improving upon their twelfth seed. Ryan ran his leg in about 2:04.
Saturday afternoon, Ryan was in the slower of the two 1600m final heats, and ran a 4:28.58. This effort was a PR on a 200m track, and placed him 12th of 21 runners overall. The time was his second US Elite National Silver Standard performance in an individual event.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Northwest Regionals

The Northwest Regionals were held yesterday at the Prince George County Sports & Learning Complex in Landover, MD. The best qualifiers from 25 Virginia high schools participated. The AHS boys finished 8th overall and the girls 9th. Eleven athletes advanced to next week's State Championships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. Ryan ran the anchor leg of the 4x800 relay in 2:00.5, helping the team to a second place finish. Later, Ryan also qualified for States with a fourth place finish in the 1600m, 4:29.72. Way to go Ryan!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Commonwealth District Championships

District Championships were held Feb. 7th at Colonial Forge High School.
Camron participated in two jump events, getting 15th in the Long Jump (16-3) and 8th in the Triple (35-11). I know Cam is disappointed, but his efforts in the pits are excellent for a freshman. Keep the faith, we know you will do better in Outdoor!
Ryan ran the 1600 & the 1000 within 30 minutes. His first race, the 1600, he took third with a PR of 4:26.97, knocking over 8 seconds off his previous best. He followed that with a 2:42.83 1000m, and finished 4th. Ryan will move on to the Northwest Regionals next week.
Congrats to both young men on their efforts and dedication to the sport.

Friday, February 4, 2011

John Ransone Invitational

Thursday, Feb. 3 brought the John Ransone Invitational at Fork Union's Estes Center. Six area schools competed in a warmup to next week's start of the Indoor Championship season. Camron competed in three events, the Long Jump, Triple Jump and the 500m. He jumped 16'4" in the long to place 19th. In the triple, he placed 14th with a jump of 33'2.5". The 500m race was his first attempt at that distance this year, and he finished 9th, with a very respectable 1:16.39. Way to go Cam!
Commonwealth District meet will be Monday, Feb. 7th at Colonial Forge.