4:54!!! - In his last Flyers practice of the year Morgantown runner Lucas Greza did a 1600m Time Trial race and shattered the 5 min barrier by 6 seconds and established himself a nice new PR. Congrats man and next stop sub 4:50!!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
WV boys at UK High School Meet
Just to prove that you don't need an indoor track to get good training in, we have some good results from some of the boys down south. University of Kentucky hosted a high school meet on the Feb 23rd and a few WV atheletes were spotted in action.
David Caldwell (who had a surprise 3rd place finish last fall in Cross Country) of South Charleston showed that his coach Jason Redman has been a slave driver over the winter as he ran a 10:10 in the 2 mile. This guys has really stepped up his training over the last year, and is most definitely going to be a threat when outdoor rolls around.
David Bias (AAA state Champion in the 800m last year) from Cabell Midland knocked off a 2:01 in the 800m to make him the fastest high school runner of 08. Looks like Bias has had a great winter as he's already starting the season off at the same level he was at when he ended track last Spring. If this is any indication we could be in for some smoking times this year in the 800m. And hopefully he'll finally take down that Cabell Midland school record for the 800m, which has lasted far to long.
Congrats to both of these studs for getting into some big meets and mixing it up with the big dogs. They've been out trudging through the snow and sleet and crap weather we've had and I commend them for setting an example for the rest of the state to follow.
David Caldwell (who had a surprise 3rd place finish last fall in Cross Country) of South Charleston showed that his coach Jason Redman has been a slave driver over the winter as he ran a 10:10 in the 2 mile. This guys has really stepped up his training over the last year, and is most definitely going to be a threat when outdoor rolls around.
David Bias (AAA state Champion in the 800m last year) from Cabell Midland knocked off a 2:01 in the 800m to make him the fastest high school runner of 08. Looks like Bias has had a great winter as he's already starting the season off at the same level he was at when he ended track last Spring. If this is any indication we could be in for some smoking times this year in the 800m. And hopefully he'll finally take down that Cabell Midland school record for the 800m, which has lasted far to long.
Congrats to both of these studs for getting into some big meets and mixing it up with the big dogs. They've been out trudging through the snow and sleet and crap weather we've had and I commend them for setting an example for the rest of the state to follow.
Concord and Wheeling Jesuit at Kent State.
Big East isn't the only action taking place this weekend as some WVIAC schools headed over to Kent State to participate in the Kent State Tune-Up Meet. On the women's side Sarah Campanelli, from Wheeling Jesuit, ran a stunning 5:18.70 for the women's mile which puts way at the top of the Conference performers for that event. Not far back was Allison Teeter from WV Weslyean who scorched to a 5:23.81. Another Wheeling Jesuit runner, Erika Rucker also ripped off a seasonal best as she finished up with a 5:34.66.
Campanelli wasn't finished with just knocking off a good mile time. She decided to steal the spotlight again by jumping in the 800m and finishing 5th with a 2:16.67. After this stellar double she now sits atop the 800m and 1600m performance list for the WVIAC. Congrats to her on a very good day.
Justin Simpson said...
Also at that Meet, Weslyan Runner Eric Cooper ran 15:11 in the 5k, Jesuit runners Scott Bonnette 8:54 and Dustin Hall 8:56 run well in the 3k.
On the womens side Hannah Jo Robinson runs a nice 3k for Weslyan with a 10:42 and Erin Price of Weslyan runs a nice 5k with a 18:42
Campanelli wasn't finished with just knocking off a good mile time. She decided to steal the spotlight again by jumping in the 800m and finishing 5th with a 2:16.67. After this stellar double she now sits atop the 800m and 1600m performance list for the WVIAC. Congrats to her on a very good day.
Justin Simpson said...
Also at that Meet, Weslyan Runner Eric Cooper ran 15:11 in the 5k, Jesuit runners Scott Bonnette 8:54 and Dustin Hall 8:56 run well in the 3k.
On the womens side Hannah Jo Robinson runs a nice 3k for Weslyan with a 10:42 and Erin Price of Weslyan runs a nice 5k with a 18:42
DMR RESULTS
Hey guys Josh here...The highly anticipated DMR race that was held at the indoor track in Morgantown definitely lived up to its billing!!
Here are the results: Death Squad: 13:19. Nuclear Ninja's: 13:26
The Winners: The Death Squad: Jordan Hamric, Lindsay Wyatt, Aubrey Moskal, and Marcie Mason !! Congrats Girls!
Recap: The first leg of the race was the 1200. Superstuds Jordan Hamric and Hallie Portner were going head to head. The 2 girls ran most of the race stride for stride until Jordan took over the lead with about 400 to go. But with 150 to go Hallie pulled up along side of her to hand off the Baton in a virtual tie. The second leg had North Marions speedster Cass Menas going against Universities Lindsay W. 'From the time the Baton was handed off Cass was gone like a bullet. Putting about a 4 second gap on Lindsay. The Nuclear Ninjas seemed to be running away with the race. The 3rd leg saw Ari K extend the lead over Aubrey Moskal by just a couple seconds. At this point the Nuclear Ninjas had about an 8 second lead. THE FINAL LEG! The mile! North Marions Jordan Mc'Donald took the baton with a pretty big lead. It was up to Marcie Mason of North Marion, to try and kick her down. The gap seemed to be closing fast, and it was. Marcie had scorched the first lap in 37 seconds. But the tiny gap that had remained stayed until about 600 meters to go, as Marcie Mason pulled up on Jordan and took over the lead. A small surge on the back stretch saw that lead extended until the final lap when Marcie took off for a clear victory. Congratualtions to The Death Squad for an amazing come from behind Victory. And congrats also to The Nuclear Ninjas for a Great Race. It was definitely as exciting as I thought it would be. (Expect some pics a little later of the race. )
Here are the results: Death Squad: 13:19. Nuclear Ninja's: 13:26
The Winners: The Death Squad: Jordan Hamric, Lindsay Wyatt, Aubrey Moskal, and Marcie Mason !! Congrats Girls!
Recap: The first leg of the race was the 1200. Superstuds Jordan Hamric and Hallie Portner were going head to head. The 2 girls ran most of the race stride for stride until Jordan took over the lead with about 400 to go. But with 150 to go Hallie pulled up along side of her to hand off the Baton in a virtual tie. The second leg had North Marions speedster Cass Menas going against Universities Lindsay W. 'From the time the Baton was handed off Cass was gone like a bullet. Putting about a 4 second gap on Lindsay. The Nuclear Ninjas seemed to be running away with the race. The 3rd leg saw Ari K extend the lead over Aubrey Moskal by just a couple seconds. At this point the Nuclear Ninjas had about an 8 second lead. THE FINAL LEG! The mile! North Marions Jordan Mc'Donald took the baton with a pretty big lead. It was up to Marcie Mason of North Marion, to try and kick her down. The gap seemed to be closing fast, and it was. Marcie had scorched the first lap in 37 seconds. But the tiny gap that had remained stayed until about 600 meters to go, as Marcie Mason pulled up on Jordan and took over the lead. A small surge on the back stretch saw that lead extended until the final lap when Marcie took off for a clear victory. Congratualtions to The Death Squad for an amazing come from behind Victory. And congrats also to The Nuclear Ninjas for a Great Race. It was definitely as exciting as I thought it would be. (Expect some pics a little later of the race. )
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Court is in Session
Hello Running Patrons, Justin here...Lately there has been a man running around town, we will call him W, talking up his bowling skills along with supposed breakdancing skills and hoola hoop skills. I'm for one sick of the Hype and would like to let "W" know that I am not impressed and if he ever gets out of doing "Lawyer" stuff bring it on.... Enjoy the pic of superstars JW, Tyler D, and Mr.Morgantown
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