July 08, 2009

All-Metro boys track rankings  07/08/09 12:01 AM

Long jump : 1. Quinton Fulgham, Thomas Dale, 23-¼; 2. Demondre Woodson, Petersburg, 22-11¼; 3. Michael Brooks-Richardson, Henrico, 22-9½; 4. Marquis Bagby, Petersburg, 22-7; 5. Domico Phillips, Meadowbrook, 22-4½; 6. Caleb Wyatt, Lee-Davis, 22-4¼; 7. Ben Katz, St. Christopher’s, 22-½; 8. Joshua Edwards, Matoaca, 22-½.


May 31, 2009

In a track meet, the waiting is the hardest part  05/31/09 12:01 AM

Athletes at a track meet always are waiting for something. They wait for their event to begin. The runners in the fast heat must wait, pacing and pacing as they do, for the slow heat to finish. After the jumpers and throwers participate in the preliminaries of the field events, they wait to see if they are going to the final.

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