Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country News
Bria Matthews of Forest Park, Ga. leads the nation with a U.S. No. 7 All-Time jump of 43 feet, five and one half inches, while Ja'Mari Ward of Cahokia, Il. leads the boys with a 51-11 season-best jump.
Who are the top contenders for All-American honors in the Long Jump? Five girls leaped over 20 feet and two boys over 25 feet already this season.
A national record, another top 10 all-time mark, and a national champion getting booted off the whiteboard... sounds like a good weekend
Matthew Maton wasn't the only one that dropped a impressive mark this week
Watch the trailer for MileSplit's upcoming ON THE RISE series feature on Anna Rohrer. A two-time Foot Locker Nationals champ, Rohrer's journey between titles was one of tough trials to return to glory.
A sub 4:00 Mile, four guys 8:46 or faster in the 3200m, US #1s in the 4x800m & DMR, and more
A national leading hurdler and a top rated defensive back in the country, Kendall Sheffield from Fort Bend Marshall High School in Texas is DOUBLE ARMOUR!
Vashti Cunningham owns the National High School Record of 6-4.25; who else is in the running for All-American honors?
Deakin Volz and Lexi Weeks set National High School Records during the indoor season and rank on top in the outdoor season
New athletes top the leaderboard from the track, jumps, throws & relays highlighted by a US #5 all-time mark
The 3200m, high jump, SMR all have new US #1s as the throws, 4x400m's, and miles saw some great marks dropped but not quite worthy of the whiteboard
This past weekend provided not just some of the fastest 1500m/1600m/Miles of the year, but of all-time