Ryan Hill 52nd at Jr. Worlds Ben Hovis Mar 28, 2009

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS - Ryan Hill, a freshman at NC State University, placed 52nd overall the IAAF World Cross Country Championships this morning in Amman, Jordan. Ryan ran for Hickory High School and left quite a mark on the high school running scence over the last few years.

Week 2: Athlete Spotlight Ben Hovis Mar 24, 2009

This week NCRunners.com interviewed a hurdler and a thrower. The boy's interview is with Malcolm Nunley of SE Raleigh and Nnenna Okwara of Charlotte Latin is in the girl's spotlight.

 

Online Meet Registration Ben Hovis Mar 23, 2009

Coaches and meet directors. As you are getting ready for your upcoming meet or Invitational, please keep Milesplit.US in your thoughts. The system is here to help and here is just one more way Milesplit.US is trying to do just that.

Check out the very simple online registration process.

Week 1: Athlete Spotlight Ben Hovis Mar 15, 2009

This outdoor season, NCRunners.com plans to interview a boy and a girl each week. The questions will hopefully seem simple but informative. Please take the time each week to read about some of NC's finest.

This week's spotlight features two very talented tracksters: Stephen Hodapp of Butler & Sushannie Blake of NW Cabarrus.

Athletes ready to take on the Big Apple Ben Hovis Mar 11, 2009

The National Scholastic Indoor Championships is set for the New York Armory this coming weekend. While many athletes are headed to Boston, a large of number of NC kids will be racing in New York.

Some of NC's finest sprinters will be heading to NYC: Antonial Marshall(Independence), Stormy Kendrick(Forestview), & Sanura Eley-O'Reilly(Jack Britt) to name a few.

Also, vertical jumps specialist, Lincoln Carr(Pine Forest) & the state's #1 shot putter, Kenneth Rowland(Northside-JAX) will be competing.

4A Indoor State Meet Preview Ben Hovis Feb 11, 2009

The 4A meet has some very big names, some studs who have performed quite well on the national scene this year and in the past. Could it be a tight team battle on the girl's side? Will New Bern be smiling this year at the awards ceremony?

4A Performance List


Photo(Mark Keenen): Steven Hodapp(Butler) and Aaron Zakula(far right) will do battle in the boy's pole vault. Get ready for some excitement.

2009 Graduates Making College Choices Ben Hovis Feb 03, 2009

NEW: Check the article for pictures of the athletes at the signing parties!

Many athletes have already made their choices known, and many more will be making that decision in the upcoming weeks.

Please send me your college choice as soon as possible to ben.hovis@providenceday.org or ben@ncrunners.com.

Also, if you are signing and can send a picture, NCRunners.com would love to post pictures of all of NC's signees.

Congrats from NCRunners.com!