Performance list for the 2009 CNU Showcase to be held Friday and Saturday, January 9th and 10th at Christopher Newport University's Freeman Center in Newport News, VA.

Heat sheets for Saturday's Montgomery Invitational to be held in Landover, Maryland at the Prince George County's Sports & Learning Center.

Several national caliber performances were produced this weekend by Virginia high school athletes.

Western Branch senior Jeffrey Artis (pictured above by John Herzog) leaped to a US #1 mark in the triple jump of 49'0.75" at the UMES Coach O Invitational this weekend in Maryland. Artis bettered the previous national leading mark (Carlton Lavong PA 48-0.25) by a whole foot. It was a personal best for one of the state's most versatile athletes and state leader in the 55 meter hurdles.

The state of Virginia now has the fastest two times in the nation currently in the 3200 meter run and many of our state's top harriers have yet to race! Foot Locker All-American Leoule Degfae continued his early season tear fresh off his fantastic close to the cross country season with a runaway victory in the 3200 meter run at the Southern Maryland Mega Meet with a US #2 time of 9:13.34. Degfae has primarily focused on the middle distance events in the past, but has mentioned possibly turning his attention to the 3200 this track season after a successful cross country season. Only Kellam's Bobby Peavey at 9:08.34 has ran faster in Virginia and the nation this season in the distance event. The performance on Saturday was a 26 second PR for Degfae.

The state's best pole vaulters flew out to Reno, Nevada this weekend for the Pole Vault Summit and two of the state's premier athletes in the event had stellar performances with Allen Kelly of King's Fork leaping to new personal best height of 15'8" to place third in the high school division, while defending AAA state indoor and outdoor champion Emma Dejarnette of Atlee cleared 12'4".

Video: Dejarnette clearing 12'4"

More to come from this weekend's meets. Results listed below from the East Coast Invite, Southern Mega Meet, and UMES Coach O Invite.

East Coast Invitational

Southern MD Mega Meet

UMES Coach O HS Invitational

Performance list for the Southern Maryland Mega Meet to be held Saturday, January 3rd at the Prince George County's Sports & Learning Center in Landover, MD.

Henrico's Elaine Derricott will be shooting for a sweep of the jumps this weekend at East Coast as a top seed in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. (Photo by Ted Plunkett)

Meet preview for the 50th annual East Coast Invitational being held Saturday, January 3rd at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond. There is a rich history associated with the East Coast Invitational and the preview highlights those athletes who will be favorites to become part of that history with victories on Saturday. MileStat.com will be on-site with coverage of Virginia's longest active high school indoor meet. Read full preview...

Meet Performance List

Time Schedule (Revised)

Happy New Year to all Virginia high school coaches, athletes, and parents. Congratulations on a great 2008 and lets hope for an even better 2009!

Just some of the top moments in 2008...

Thomas Porter catches all off guard with 3rd place finish at Foot Locker Nationals

Jamestown boys winning NXN Southeast Regional & earning trip to Oregon

Andrew Colley breaking state meet course record in 15:02

Megan Marsico romping Maymont Field with 17:55 CR

Albemarle boys 4x800 and their 7:42 performance at Nike Outdoor

Ja-Vell Bullard sweeping Nike 400 meter titles

Natalie Baird breaking state record in discus (161-7)

Landstown girls win indoor & outdoor state titles including 1st relay sweep outdoor

Tynita Butts breaks state indoor record with 1st mark over 20 feet in long jump

Western Albemarle boys win national title in DMR with Stutzman anchor

Landstown girls split wins in exciting sprint relays battles with ER at Nike Indoor

Tasia Potasinski's incredible distance triple at indoor state meet

Jason Witt breaks 4:20 in 1600 at Ashe Center

David Wilson knocking on the door of a 50 ft triple jump

Chris Copeland & Tynita Butts make for VA sweep of high jump national titles at NSIC

Plenty more of great moments from 2008! Lets hear some of yours!

Tynita Butts of T.C. Williams is the only female athlete in Virginia who is a state leader in two events as the defending state indoor long jump record holder has the best mark in her specialty with a 18'11.75" long jump mark as well as the state's best performance in the high jump event, which she won the national title at NSIC last March. Butts cleared a US #1 height of 5'9" at this past weekend's Boo Williams Winter Break Invite.

Top 50 indoor track rankings per event for Virginia high school girls through December 30th.

Kellam's Bobby Peavey not only has the state leading time in the 3200 by 11 seconds, but is also the national leader in the event with his 9:08.74 performance on December 13th at CNU.
(Photo by John Herzog)

Top 50 indoor track rankings per event for Virginia high school boys through December 30th.

Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of the East Coast Invitational Indoor Track Meet. Renamed the Richard A. Hollander Memorial East Coast Invitational after one of its founding fathers and long time director Richard A. Hollander in 2000, it is the third longest continuous running indoor track meet in the US. January 15, 1960, the first East Coast Invitational was held in the Richmond Arena. Less than 100 athletes from six high schools and seven colleges participated in the 12 events. From this humble beginning it grew to a two day event with over 100 events contested by well over 1500 athletes. By the early 80’s the meet was considered one of the most prestigious in the country.

Congratulations to the following 2008 All-MileStat.com Cross Country Team award winners:

Boys Team of the Year: Jamestown
Girls Team of the Year: Blacksburg

Boys Runner of the Year: Thomas Porter (Mountain View)
Girls Runner of the Year: Megan Marsico (Glenvar)

Boys Coach of the Year: Buz Male (Albemarle)
Girls Coach of the Year: Daniel King (Hidden Valley)

Boys Freshmen of the Year: Shaquon Wilkins (Riverbend)
Girls Freshmen of the Year: Sarah Stites (Thomas Jefferson S&T)

Boys Most Improved Runner of the Year: Jordan White (Great Bridge)
Girls Most Improved Runner of the Year: Stephanie Cario (Lee-Davis)

Boys Comeback Runner of the Year: Ben Veilleux (Clarke County)
Girls Comeback Runner of the Year: Allison Homer (Blacksburg)

Full write-up on each award winner to come soon!

Private school team rankings as of December 30th. These rankings were calculated by scoring the performances entered in the database so far this season as a meet. We took the individual rankings and relay rankings and scored them as a normal meet: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

The St. Christopher's boys stand as a serious threat to Fork Union's long streak of Prep League and VISAA State championships, while sister school St. Catherine's currently has looked as the best private school so far this indoor track season.

Team rankings broken down by regions in Group AA. These rankings were calculated by scoring the performances entered in the database so far this season as a meet. We took the individual rankings and relay rankings and scored them as a normal meet: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

#1 ranked teams for each region

Region I: Warhill boys & Courtland girls

Region II: Louisa County boys & Louisa County girls

Region III: William Byrd boys & Jefferson Forest girls

Region IV: Blacksburg boys & Blacksburg girls