Middle School rankings are far from perfect because very few middle schools report meets on a national scale. However, I thought it would be nice to recognize two individuals who lead the U.S. Milesplit middle school rankings.
At the Hurricane Middle school Invitation, Travis Davis of George Washington Middle School Pole vaulted a nations best of 9'-06" to lead all middle school boys. He surpassed Sherman Lake of Tuscaloosa, Alabama by 3".
Jacob Burcham of Barboursville Middle has pulled off the difficult double in leading in both the 800m and 3200m. Burcham's 800m time of 2:05.80 is especially fast for middle school boys and his coach says he can go even faster this year. By winning his race by over 13 seconds he was not pushed. In the 3200m Burcham won by well over a minute in posting an incredible time of 10:31. 70, and nows leads the nation by over 50 seconds from the meets entered and posted on the Milesplit network.
Here is a link to the national rankings:
https://www.milesplit.com/rankings/2009/outdoor/ms/m/