1/15/16 Johnson City, TN - East Tennessee State University will be the site for the first big indoor meet for the state of Tennessee in 2016. The growth and depth across the meet means indoor track is growing in the state. This is likely attributable to TN State Indoor Championship hosted by KYA of which the KYA HS Indoor Classic will be a qualifier. Teams and Individuals from Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, West Virginia and Alabama have convened to compete for awards and PR's!
Quick Note about TN State Championships: First Release will be next Monday 1/18. Top 8 TN finishers from KYA HS Indoor Classic along with Vandy Invite will be Auto-Qualifiers. Next 8 At-Large times at the end of the indoor season from any meet (including the two auto-qualifying meets) will be accepted.
Top Individuals to Watch:
Kamryn Brinson / Nia Seldon- Throw1Deep - Current US #1 (57-10) and US #8 Weight Throw
Brandee Johnson - War TC - 60m/200m. Comes in with a 23.85 200m PR. 2015 HS All-American and 11th best in US as a Junior.
Carson Dingler (Unattached)/Becky Arbiv (Pole Vault Atlanta) - Current US #2 Pole Vaulter (13-01.50) / Current US #7 Pole Vaulter (12-06)
Kathleen Young - Unattached - Current US #3 in Shot Put (50-08)
Isaiah Rogers - Throw1Deep - Current US #3 and US #4 in the Weight Throw and Shot Put. These two events historically has several US Top 10/20 marks.
Logan Morris - Unattached - Just placed 9th at Footlocker Nationals to finish All-American.
Ben Varghese - Daniel Boone - Hoka One One Postal Nationals - Southeast Flagship Champions running 9:14 for 3200. Finished 12th at Footlocker South in 2015
Trevious Frazier - Unattached - 6.89/21.70 PR. Current US #25. Will be one that could wind up top 10 on oversized track.
Top Events to Watch:
Boys 800m - The deepest event with more sub 2 minute athletes entered then ever before.
Weight Throw - Both Girls and Boys will likely have several US Top 10 marks. US #1 Girl is in field.
Girls Mile - Two athletes with sub - 5 PRs ready to pull each other and others along.
Girls Pole Vault - US #2/#7 athletes entered.
Boys DMR - Event saw the most growth from 2015. Most top East TN teams entered.