North Carolina's Blake Williams (Sr., Northern Durham, NC) has shown some tremendous versatility this year. Placing 15th at Foot Locker Nationals, all the while ranking as one of the best prep milers in the land. With big ex...
May 18th 2011, 9:39am
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With state meet performances and conference championships beginning to heat up across the land, fast times are popping up everywhere. This past weekend, some amazing distance doubles took place from coast-to-coast, led by a runne...
May 17th 2011, 12:00pm
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It's been an impressive season for University of Iowa-bound Kayla Beattie (Sr., Woodstock, IL). The Northern Illinois native has emerged as one of the country's very best distance runners, while primarily running race after rac...
May 13th 2011, 10:04am
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On his Twitter page today, Lukas Verzbicas (Sr., Sandburg, IL) announced he will run the Pre Classic two mile on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. Verzbicas' tweet read:
Just confirmed to race the 2 mile at Prefontaine Classic! Can't remember...
May 13th 2011, 12:39am
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At the Drake Relays just under two weeks ago, Kevin Lewis (Sr., Ottumwa, IA) did the unthinkable. He broke the meet record in the boys 3,200m event, running 9:05.58, eclipsing the mark of 9:06.3, set by Mark Johnson in 1973....
May 11th 2011, 10:02am
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It takes a special athlete to win three events at one of the most prestigious track and field events in the country. Shelby Houlihan (Sr., Sioux City East, IA) accomplished such a feat, winning the 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m ev...
May 9th 2011, 12:32pm
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Illinois senior standout Kayla Beattie (Sr., Woodstock, IL) ran a US#1 time of 10:09.09 for 3,200m Thursday evening at the Fox Valley Conference Championship. Beattie, who ran a US#3 time of 10:16.48 at her county championship on...
May 6th 2011, 4:45pm
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Consistency in training, with a desire to be your best, is usually a recipe for success in distance running. Kayla Beattie (Sr., Woodstock, IL) lives that philosophy every day and the results are turning out to be quite impressive.
Currently ranked U...
May 6th 2011, 12:21pm
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Since his freshman year, Jack Driggs (Sr., York H.S., IL) has positioned himself to become one of the best runners in York High School history. Leading the Dukes to numerous state titles, racking up a slew of all-state performances, and proving time an...
May 4th 2011, 12:45pm
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Registration for the 2011 Distance Gala is officially open. The Distance Gala is one of the premier high school post-season track events in the country and will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.
