Dallin Farnsworth

Southlake's Reed Brown (TX) coasted to a 15:01.80 en route to victory at Foot Locker Nationals in 2016, posting the 36th fastest time run at Balboa Park.

A look at the best ever marks on the Clovis XC Invitational course!

Want to see something new at a track & field meet?  Check out Bryn Campbell and the other hammer throwers.

 Cody Curtis, Erik Harris, & Dallin Farnsworth Emily Nist, Erik Harris and Dallin Farnsworth went out in style but there was plenty more to appreciate.

Korey Krotzer, Chandler Olson, Maddie Meyers & Marcus Dickson were but a part of a solid weekend of Track & Field.   There was much to cheer this weekend even beyond the great event at Centennial including Marcus Dickson's 1:49.45 and Maddie Meyer's 9:37.18.

Emily Nist at Foot Locker (Colleen Collins pic)   There was much to cheer last week for area Track & Field athletes but Emily Nist of Bishop Kelly became one of the few girls' to break five minutes for the 1600.

Marcus Dickson leads Elite Mile   Anandae Clark of Lakeside established a new State Record in the Pole Vault and MArcus Dickson of White River and Knight Knight of North Central won the Elite Mile races.

An amazing final Sunday with many great performances across multiple events! Complete saturation coverage inside! (Photo by Don Rich)

Samantha Nadel wins the girls Mile in the fastest time ever at MSG! Zavon Watkins won the boys Mile and Ajee Wilson went 2:09 for 2nd in the Pro 800.  

Nathan Weitz focuses on Jake Leingang & Tony Smoragiewicz on his way to third (picture by Colleen Collins) This year offered two fine racesto add to the over three decade tradition of the Foot Locker National Championships.  Northwest harrier fans had much to like as well with Nathan Weitz, Andrew Gardner & Dallin Farnsworth all placing in the top eleven.   For the girls Washington's Jordan McPhee and Idaho's Emily Nist  represented the region.

Jordan McPhee Nathan Weitz & Andrew Gar dner of Washington join Dallin Farnsworth as threats to claim a National title at Foot Locker.   Jordan McPhee o on Saturday in San Diego.f Washington  and Emily Nist of  Idaho will also represent the Northwest

US#1 Julie Macedo and US#8 Haley Pierce battled each other relentlessly in Delaware this past weekend, with Haley collapsing and Julie finishing 2nd after staggering close to the finish.  US#4 Grace Tinkey is back and won a state title with the only sub-18 time on the day.  US#6 Erin Finn won her state title in MI and looks poised for a great championship season ahead.  US#7 Katie Knight blasted a 17:10 5k in WA to win a state title and run the fastest time in the state by far.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.  

US#1 Julie Macedo continues to win, this time taking her conference title with a time of 17:37, as she continues to dominate the national scene.  US#2 Molly Seidel won her 4th straight state title in WI with a time of 13:39.  US#9 Abbey Leonardi won her 4th straight ME crown with a time of 18:27.  US#15 frosh Jordyn Colter won her first CO state title in a dominating way with a time of 18:24.  More state action will heat things up this weekend as we get closer to the championship finals.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Monarch girls win 5A title over stacked field, Classical Academy girls dominate 3A with strong pack!  US#7 Jacob Burcham wins 2nd WV title!  US#9 Abbey Leonardi gets Class A title in ME for the 4th straight year.  (Photo by Alan Versaw)

Mt. SAC was this past weekend and Sarah Baxter (Simi Valley CA) proved herself in a big way, entering the rankings at #12 after winning the Team Sweeps race with a time of 16:59, the fastest on the day.  Erin Finn (West Bloomfield MI) ran an impressive 17:43 to win by a huge margin at her league meet.  Kelsey Braithwaite (Box Elder UT) moved up to #17 after winning a state title and breaking a 12 year old record with a time of 17:36.4.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Mary Cain (Bronxville NY) moved to #19 with her top-10 all-time finish at Bowdoin Park with a 18:05.96 clocking.  And Abbey Leonardi (Kennebunk ME) ran 18:05.59 to set the course record at her Regional meet despite muddy conditions, moving up one spot to #9.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week.  US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) continues to assert her dominance as she won the Joe O'Neill Invite by 42 seconds over US#9 Haley Pierce (DE) with a time of 16:55.26.  US#19 Kelsey Braithwaite (UT) moves into the rankings with her course record setting performance to win the 4A title in 17:36.4.  Also in the rankings for the first time is US#20 Amanda Fox (IL) who ran 16:35.8 for 3 miles at her conference meet.  A lot is going on this weekend with 5 state championships taking place and the big Mt. Sac Invite in CA.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week.  US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) took the week off, but will race at the Joe O'Neil Invite in DE this weekend.  Molly Seidel (WI) continues to improve as she put an incredible 13:10 4k clocking on the board with a win at the Lakelands Conference Champs.  Another big mover in the girls rankings was Jillian Fanning (NY) who jumped to US#5 with her performance at the Manhattan Invite.  Jillian led US#1 Fayetteville-Manlius to the win with her 14:03 clocking.  Also making the at US#20 was Brianna Nerud (NY) who defeated Haley Pierce (DE) to finish 2nd in Manhattan with a time of 14:22.  Frosh Alana Hadley (NC) made the list at US#24 by winning the UNC Charlotte Invite with a time of 17:30.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available. 

Julie Macedo (DE) blasted a 17:26 5k in PA to run the 3rd best time on the Paul Short Invitational course to settle into the #1 spot.  Grace Tinkey (GA) goes to the number two spot while Molly Seidel (WI) retains the third spot.  Haley Pierce (DE) rockets up the rankings as she proves she is healthy with a win at the Great American XC Festival.  Other newcomers to the rankings include New Yorker Mary Cain at #18, Maria Hauger (MN) at #22 and Sarah Fakler (AZ) at #23.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

The week saw Alaska crown its new state champions, while Sunfair & the Harrier Classic produced some dazzling times.  

Wesley Frazier (NC) left little doubt as to who the best runner in the country is after the 2011 outdoor track season.  The Ravenscroft harrier created her own form of history at the 2011 NBON meet by winning two events and finished an impressive third in another.  Frazier won the 5000 meter run with a sophomore record of 16:24.83 after taking control of the race late.  She then came back in the 2 mile and finished third with an impressive 10:10.86 clocking.  She could have stopped right there and cemented her legacy as a super-soph, but Frazier was also entered in the mile.