Cari Shaffer

The state\'s top ranked boys and girls teams from Midlothian both survived scares at the Great Meadows Invitational in their opening races. The Nike Team Nationals Southeast #1 ranked squad in Midlothian ran well as shown by their low team total of 55 points in the competitive meet, but the NTN SE #6 ranked and two-time defending AA state champions Brentsville proved to be just as good as they finished two points shy of them in second place with 57 points. Midlothian junior Jason Witt took the individual title in a time of 16:03.15. Meanwhile, the Midlothian girls had two of their seven runners drop out of the race including top returnee and 4:53 miler M.C. Miller yet their amazing depth and talent was showcased still in dominating the #2 ranked team in the state and #5 ranked team in the NTN Southeast region in Brentsville by a 65 point margin of victory. The Lady Trojans were led by the Lautzenheiser twins, Kathleen (1st, 19:20.92) and Leia (3rd, 19:46.59), as the freshmen pair finished first and third respectively. More to come from Great Meadows...

Results are posted for the University of Akron High School Invitation #1. Please look over the results and let me know of any West Virginia Runners and the high school they attend that competed. Senior Brandon Miles of Grafton posted an elite 3200m time of 10:10.04. Cari Shaffer a freshman from Morgantown ran a 1:02.55 400m and a 28.14 200m. Chelsea Knots a sophomore from Ripley ran a 2:24.54 800m. Sam Crosby a Senior at Riverside long jumped 20-07.5. I will be posting outdoor elite performance standards soon.