You’ve probably seen the commercials on TV about the fact that thousands of NCAA athletes will turn professional in something other than the sport they play in college.  That is very true and does emphasize how difficult it is to get to a professional level in any sport.  Track & Field is no different and there are a lot of athletes competing at all levels in college and their end result is a usually a great experience and most importantly, a college degree in a field that interests them.  College athletics is different than high school for sure, and sometimes takes much more focus than you may think.  

Oakland has the next best 1-2 punch after HVA just lacking the same depth. It’s a long season but with Brock Baker and Conner Thompson leading the charge for this team anything is possible for this team. They won’t be any worse than 6th due to them two. Their 3, 4 and 5 are a lot like Independence, they are good but unproven. With maybe the best runner in Tennessee leading your team makes you work that much harder.            

Justin Cacaro signed with Cowley College in Wichita Kansas last wednesday February 28.

The teams in this rankings were voted on by coaches from all over the state. We had some major changes from last week.

The teams in this rankings were voted on by several coaches from all over the state. These rankings (Coaches\' Poll) will be done every two weeks. In the other weeks we will post a computer generated rankings based solely on elite performances.

Week two had a few bigger meets and a lot more teams competing. With more meets and more teams competing also comes more elite performances. If you have not already noticed this years elite qualifying times are sub 18:00 for the boys and sub 22:00 for the girls.

Stephanie Suggs of Cordova answers a few questions.

The Cordova Wolfpack Invitational seemed more like a summer event than an early spring meet. The temperatures on Saturday peaked over 80 degrees and the sun gave a lot of people a spring break kind of tan (burn!). This invitational usually brings a solid group of Division I and Division II schools. The competition also brought out the heat in the Cordova girls team that was lead by Jessica Townsend