Joshua Hernandez spun his way to a hammer throw title and a #4 national ranking. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Michael O'Hara, part of the Penn Relays record breaking relays from Calabar in Jamaica, is competing at the Great Southwest Classic this weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 200, 4x100, and 4x200. O'Hara has personal bests of 10.19 in the 100 and 20.45 in the 200. World Junior bronze medalist in the 200 last summer.
US leader in the 300 meter hurdles, Norman Grimes of Canyon TX, is now looking to focus on the 400 meter hurdles for first time the rest of the season. This weekend at Great Southwest, Grimes is competing in the 110 hurdles, 400m dash, and 200m dash.
Returning World Junior team member Haley Showalter throws for a season best mark over 190 feet at the Great Southwest Classic.
US #3 ranked and 8-time Colorado state champ Nicole Montgomery will face her biggest test of the season in the 400 meter dash racing against Sharrika Barnett of Florida on Saturday at the Great Southwest Classic.
Blake Yount is the top seed and favorite at the Great Southwest Classic 800 after breaking the Colorado state record last month in a US #4 1:50.49. He comes from a Smokey Hill program that has produced past great runners such as the Kaltenbach's and Brent Vaughn.
Loveland (CO) junior Marcus Quere won the 2K steeple at Great Southwest Classic in his first steeple ever with a time of 6:23.
Event 24 Girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Scholl, Tabor 11 Colorado,Kremmmling 7:21.90 10 2 Lovato, Carisma 11 New Mexico,Los Luna 7:32.39 8 3 Cunningham, Amira 12 New Mexico,Sandia P 7:43.07 6 4 Barnes, Ashley 12 Oklahoma,Bartlesvil 7:55.36 5 5 McCaffrey, Jenna 10 Colorado,Longmont, 8:01.68 4 6 Abeyta, Andrea 9 Texas,El Paso, TX 8:10.56 3 7 Lewis, Courtney Arizona 8:18.47 8 McConnell, Amy 11 Colorado,Aurora, CO 8:23.67 9 Ashworth, Elese 12 Utah,Saratoga Sprin 8:33.33 10 Jochen, Alyssa 15 Texas,Katy, TX 8:37.32 11 Evans, Kelsey 11 Missouri,Festus, MO 8:46.43 12 Pansza, Courtney 12 Arizona,Litchfield 8:50.85 13 Kogan, Shelbey 11 Arizona,Sierra Vist 9:01.94 14 Lopez, Sara 16 New Mexico,Tome, NM 9:03.51
Event 25 Boys 2000 Meter Steeplechase ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Quere, Marcus 11 Colorado,Fort Colli 6:23.87 10 2 Baird, Carlton 12 Idaho,Dayton, ID 6:26.92 8 3 Heffelfinger, Alexander 10 New Mexico,Cedar Cr 6:28.55 6 4 Butler, Ben 11 Colorado,Highlands 6:29.63 5 5 Bentley, Daniel 11 Utah,Highland, UT 6:34.36 4 6 Johnson, Marcus 11 Missouri,Springfiel 6:36.24 3 7 Kerstetter, Justin 11 New Mexico,Tijeras, 6:41.21 8 Siminski, Peter 10 New Mexico,Sandia P 6:41.39 9 Munoz, Matt 15 Texas,El Paso, TX 6:51.10 10 Garcia, Jared 12 New Mexico,Belen, N 6:53.99 11 Scholl, Tyler 9 Colorado,Kremmling, 7:02.41 12 king, Kylerandall 9 Missouri,Nixa, MO 7:26.04 13 Kaare-Rasmussen, Jonas 10 New Mexico,Santa Fe 8:05.78 -- Hicks, Brendon 12 Texas,Cypress, TX DNF
Section 1 1 New Mexico 'B' 1:43.83 1) Bustos, Danee 12 2) Torres, Mikaela 12 3) Martinez, Malakah 10 4) Crupper, Aphiniti 10 2 Texas 'C' 1:44.74 1) Bailey, Jourdin 11 2) Kelly, Maya 9 3) Thomas, Jordan 11 4) Williams, Hailey 11 3 Missouri 'E' 1:46.48 1) Suber, Jasmyne 12 2) Cadenhead, Alexandra 17 3) Brooks, Sophia 9 4) Mitchell, Sydney 8 4 Arizona 'C' 1:47.65 1) Thompson, Haylee 11 2) Thompson, Sakovia 10 3) Patterson, Brittany 11 4) Nantz, Katheryn 11 5 Missouri 'D' 1:52.64 1) Harvey, Kiana 16 2) Prather, Morgan 11 3) Whitted, Valarie 13 4)
Section 2 1 New Mexico 'A' 1:39.76 6 1) Chavez, Cera 11 2) Woodman, Samantha 11 3) Powdrell, Nia 10 4) Ayanniyi, Akeisha 11 2 Illinois 'B' 1:40.04 5 1) Douglas, Kersten 9 2) Drake, Jamari 11 3) Driver, Briana 12 4) Ward, Whitney 11 3 Missouri 'B' 1:41.11 1) Kuehnlein, Andrea 11 2) Turner, Hava 10 3) Payne, Jocelyn 11 4) Ewell, Genesis 15 4 Arizona 'B' 1:42.12 1) Burns, Danielle 11 2) Martin, Brooke 11 3) Patton, Taylor 12 4) Stauffacher-Gray, Jasmine 12 5 Texas 'B' 1:42.47 1) Aldridge, Baylee 11 2) Dixon, Jahyda 11 3) Warden, Jadsia 11 4) Washington, Symone 13 6 Missouri 'C' 1:45.03 1) Torbert, Devyn 11 2) Anderson, Demetria 16 3) Jordan, Taylyr 11 4) Spivey, Marcya 11 7 Illinois 'C' 1:45.38 1) Robinson, Jaimie 10 2) Dorsey, Miya 11 3) Henry, Lunden 11 4) Houston, Tamya 10
Section 3 1 Louisiana 'A' 1:38.25 10 1) Hayes, Jade 16 2) O'Connor, Janie 10 3) Jackson, Zanecia 12 4) Jackson, Hannah 11 2 Missouri 'A' 1:38.78 8 1) Barge, Jasmine 12 2) williams, saenea 12 3) Franklin, Kamira 12 4) Cody, Maya 12 3 Utah 'A' 1:40.50 4 1) Rawlinson, Lauren 11 2) Mecham, Elsja 11 3) Ball, Josie 10 4) Gardner, Jaslyn 13 4 Texas 'A' 1:40.74 3 1) Jackson, Sha'Vonne 15 2) Gibson, Madison 11 3) White, Kira 15 4) Whittaker, Zaria 15 5 Illinois 'A' 1:41.20 6 Jamaica 'A' 1:41.39 1) hew, britney 5 2) scott, kerry ann 5 3) forbes, sashalee 6 4) deer, shanta 6 7 Louisiana 'B' 1:45.97 1) Griffin, Frankie 9 2) Griffin, Nique'-Deah 11 3) Seigmund, Hannah 12 4) Shaw, Taylor 9
Section 1 1 Missouri 'B' 1:30.89 1) Clark, Tuvone 16 2) Cooper, Demontrae 15 3) Woods, Brandon 12 4) 2 Missouri 'C' 1:32.16 1) Baldwin, Develle 12 2) Gayfield, Tahj 12 3) Harris, Anttonyo 16 4) Holt, Jermaine 10 3 Missouri 'D' 1:32.42 1) potter, christopher 15 2) Current, Tyrus 12 3) McNairy, Elijah 12 4) Suber, Jekeel 10
Section 2 1 Illinois 'B' 1:26.63 10 2 Colorado 'A' 1:28.58 4 3 Louisiana 'B' 1:32.13 4 Arizona 'B' 1:32.82 -- New Mexico 'A' DQ out of exchange 1
Section 3 1 Illinois 'A' 1:26.91 8 2 Texas 'A' 1:27.64 6 1) Braxton, Ian 11 2) 3 Utah 'A' 1:28.02 5 1) Ashby, Nick 12 2) Hambric, Deondre 11 3) Tovar, Junior 10 4) Woodhall, Hunter 14 4 Arizona 'A' 1:28.68 3 5 Louisiana 'A' 1:30.70 6 Texas 'B' 1:31.76 7 Missouri 'A' 1:32.57 -- Jamaica 'A' DQ 3rd exchange out of
Event 33 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Colorado 'A' 9:13.85 10 2 Utah 'A' 9:23.85 8 3 Texas 'B' 9:24.09 6 4 Arizona 'A' 9:31.94 5 5 Texas 'C' 9:41.38 4 6 Texas 'A' 9:44.53 3 7 New Mexico 'A' 9:55.49 8 Colorado 'B' 10:16.43 9 Arizona 'B' 10:31.83 10 Missouri 'A' 10:59.33
Event 34 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Utah 'A' 7:49.75 10 2 Kansas 'A' 7:52.43 8 3 Colorado 'A' 7:55.87 6 4 Arizona 'A' 8:05.00 5 5 Texas 'B' 8:09.30 4 6 Texas 'A' 8:09.97 3 7 Utah 'B' 8:13.16 8 Missouri 'A' 8:54.68
Section 1 1 Utah 'A' 1:00.66 10 2 Colorado 'B' 1:02.71 5 -- Texas 'A' DQ ran around hurdle
Section 2 1 Missouri 'B' 1:01.42 8 2 Arizona 'A' 1:02.67 6 -- Missouri 'A' DNF
Section 1 1 Colorado 'A' 1:01.11 4 1) Brown, Isaiah 12 2) Gilbertson, Max 11 3) Wright, Joshua 12 4) Younggreen, Ryan 12 2 Texas 'B' 1:03.97 3 1) Marion, Branndon 11 2) Thompson, Joseph 12 3) Walker, Nolan 9 4) Williams, Corey 14 3 New Mexico 'A' 1:06.51 1) Bruce, Levi 12 2) Byers, Gabe 12 3) Ogilvie, Ian 12 4) Maradiaga, Andrew 12
Section 2 1 Arizona 'A' 58.74 8 1) Johnson, Trey 10 2) Roberts, Illian 10 3) White, Rakevion 11 4) Winfield IV, William 16 2 Missouri 'A' 58.76 6 1) Clark, Tuvone 16 2) McNairy, Elijah 12 3) Gayfield, Tahj 12 4) Section 3
Section 3 1 Texas 'A' 58.18 10 1) guillory, tyler 11 2) Johnson, Cody 15 3) Lucas, Isaiah 10 4) Marshall, Sean 10 2 Utah 'A' 59.93 5
One of the nation's most throwers, Sophia Rivera of Brentwood (MO), is aiming to go for a sweep of the throws on Saturday at Great Southwest Classic as the US #2 ranked thrower in the javelin, US #2 in the shot, and US #16 in the discus.
Syracuse sophomore Hunter Woodhall, who had his legs amputated as toddler due to a degenerative disease, is one of the nation's best paralympic athletes at the high school level. Woodhall won his 400 heat at the Great Southwest Classic in a new 49.15 PR.
Interview with Utah paralympic star Hunter Woodhall, who competed at the Great Southwest Classic and posted a PR time of 49.15.
Kaija Bramwell won the girls decathlon with a total of 5568 points.
Maryland state champ Maxwell Willis ran a 10.40 PR in the morning heats of the boys 100 at the Great Southwest Classic.
The Weeks twins go 1-2 in the girls pole vault Tori setting a new meet record and personal best of 14'1" .
Ashley Miller (East Ridge FL) won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.02. Miller recently graduated high school a year earlier and will attend the University of Texas.
Tori Weeks, who normally finishes second to indoor national record holder twin sister Lexi Weeks in most pole vault competitions, had a different outcome at the Great Southwest Classic. Tori cleared a new personal best height of 14'1" to break the meet record to solidify her US #2 ranking.
Do you want to be part of helping Colorado athletes get selected for competing at Great Southwest? Read on!
As one of the states of the Southwest region, Colorado annually has the opportunity to send a team of its finest high school athletes to the Great Southwest Track and Field Classic.
Colorado will be sending two of its top pole vaulters to Great Southwest in Kyle Rex and Andrea Willis. Photos by Alan Versaw.
The addition of Shayna Yon and a few of her Cherokee Trail teammates help to make an already-fast Colorado contingent faster yet. Photo by Alan Versaw.
The Florida Class 4A State 400m Champion missed Golden South for his senior prom, but he's excited to go for a sub-46 at the Great Southwest Classic next weekend
Some of the best in the US and Jamaica face off head to head for the first time in 2015 in the star studded field at Great Southwest
Some of the best in the US and Jamaica face off head to head for the first time in 2015 in the star studded field at Great Southwest
Current entries for the 2015 Great Southwest Classic to be held June 4th through 6th at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. MileSpit will be on-site with video & photo coverage!
Lakewood's Noah Riley and Ralston Valley's London Evans are two of the latest additions to Colorado's Great Southwest entries. Photos by Alan Versaw.
Final Performance Lists & Meet Schedule for the Great Southwest Classic
Florida athletes have had success in recent years at the Great Southwest Classic in New Mexico and 2015 looks to be no different as the Sunshine State roster is loaded and poised to bring home more gold medals.
Ryan Vomacka takes top honors in his heat (and second overall) in the Great Southwest Decathlon 400. Photo by Alan Versaw.
MileSplit will be on-site this weekend from the Great Southwest Classic in New Mexico providingtwitter updates, race videos, photos, interviews and more! Check out the meet previews provided by meet management!
MileSplit is on-site providing race videos, photos, interviews, and live twitter updates from the 2015 Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico this weekend!
Interview with Michael O'Hara of Jamaica, who was part of the record breaking Calabar relays at Penn Relays. O'Hara is competing at the Great Southwest Classic this weekend bringing his PR's of 10.19 100m & 20.45 200m.
Loveland junior Marcus Quere (center) bided his time on the steeple early, but took things over in a convincing way late in the race. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Links to ALL the race videos with Texas athletes from Friday at the Great Southwest Classic
Dayton's own Carlton Baird finished 2nd in the Boys 2K Steeplechase at the Great Southwest Classic.
Watch day 1 race videos from the Great Southwest Classic including the 4x200 meter relay win by Team Louisiana featuring the likes of national caliber sprinters Hannah Jackson & Janie O'Connor!
Tori Weeks' face tells the story as she gets her first successful trip over 14 feet. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Hunter Woodhall had both of his legs amputated as a toddler due to a congenital bone disease. Now as a 16 year old sophomore in Utah, Woodhall is one of the best Paralympic athletes in the World.
Racing at altitude and a strong tailwind. It was a perfect storm at the 2015 Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque for Candace Hill to roll out lifetime best times in both the 100 and 200 meter dash
Team Florida is all smiles after a successful weekend at the Great Southwest Classic in New Mexico. The Sunshine State came away with four individual champions and a relay gold.
Watch Tori Weeks become the 6th best performer ever in the girls pole vault clearing a new meet record & personal best height of 14'1" at the Great Southwest Classic competing alongside twin sister Lexi.
Shayna Yon was a full throttle when she hit the straightaway of the 200. Photo by Alan Versaw.
The beginning of the end for the decathletes. Photo by Alan Versaw.