Albemarle High running coach Buz Male lived up to a motivational promise...

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She didn’t say it was easy.

There were demanding sessions with physical therapists. Time-consuming adjustments with chiropractors. Exhausting periods with athletic trainers.

There was even a steroid injection.

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Orange County's Logan Collins and Western Albemarle's Kyle Satterwhite have remained atop the CVa Indoor Honor Roll all year long. Photos: Jim Copony

While most of the area’s athletes rested up after a long indoor track season, a few of the elite tracksters made the trek up to Maryland for the Nike Indoor National meet this past weekend.

Here is a quick recap of the action…

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Don't miss the 12th edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click GO LOW!

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Don't miss the 12th edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click STANDOUTS.

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We weren’t kidding when we titled a story “Western eyes immortality” in the Feb. 27 edition of CVaSports.com.

The Warriors captured a white-knuckle win in the Group AA indoor state championship this month, posting back-to-back indoor titles, while adding to Western’s running reputation across the Commonwealth.

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Albemarle High standout Liz Barclay has been around the block. While just a junior, Barclay is carrying the torch for was has been a long line of standout distance runners in Patriot Country.

We were fortunate to catch up with Barclay at CVaSports.com as she prepares to enter the outdoor track and field season.

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It is a cool evening and you have finally reached your seat. It is just another event where you are watching your pride and joy, your child, participate in another contest.

The game is moving along and everything appears to be fine, then “it” happens.

An athlete goes down!

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You say the name William Tillery in Crozet, even whisper it, and a tale of athletic conquest will likely follow.

A 1982 graduate of Western Albemarle High School, Tillery, or just plain “Till,” depending on whom you’re speaking with, earned All-State recognition in three sports – football, basketball and track and field – during a decorated prep career.

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Members of the Albemarle High running family compete at Panorama Farms. Photo: Jim Copony

Running enthusiasts and CVaSports.com INSIDER Alec Lorenzoni issues his Top Performance of the Week honors and offers some major props to a handful of other high schools, teams and student-athletes after a sensational indoor track and field season.

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Nick Ward bounces nervously in place, eagerly anticipating the baton that will be his in a matter of seconds. It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.

Not today.

Not at the most important meet of the season.

Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the 11th edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click MOVING.

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Don't miss the 11th edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click FUEGO.

Photo: CHS sports information

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With Orange County sensation Kevin Pearson back in action and racking up points, is he a lock for Running INSIDER Alec Lorenzoni's Top Performance of the Week recognition.

Will one of the many talented runners from Western Albemarle or even teammate Logan Collins claim the honor?

Only Lorenzoni knows now but you can too by clicking below.

Make sure to find out. ...

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Western Albemarle assistant coach Linda Wells and middle distance standout James Howard-Smith will contend for a Group AA crown Saturday. Photo: Jim Copony

Well they’re two-for-two so far. In their march towards this Saturday’s Group AA state title, the Western Albemarle boys track and field team captured the Region II crown last Wednesday with a dominating all-around performance.

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There's an incredibly insightful post running now called "CVa's Best Athletes," which was posted by Man in Black.

MiB's post and the many that follow analyze the CVaSports.com Power Poll "Who is the best athlete in Central Virginia?"

Make sure to VOTE!

Here are some of the highlights: The Dream, Mike Graham, Alex Asher, Kyle Long and Jerry Miller.

Don't miss the 10th edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

Western Albemarle sophomore Tim Nguyen has posted a 10-foot, 6-inch mark in the pole vault. Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the 10th edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click FAST AND FURIOUS.

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Much like their male counterparts, the Western Albemarle has a long tradition in stellar distance running.

The former back-to-back Group AA cross country champions a few years ago, the Warriors have also been able to translate that success to the track, most notably a trifecta of state indoor titles from 2003-2005.

Western Albemarle Head Coach William Tillery has had a tremendous impact on the Warrior track and field program. Photo: Jim Copony

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Orange County's Logan Collins and Western Albemarle's Kyle Satterwhite and Tyler Stutzman continued their string of consistent performances at the JD meet Monday. Photos: Jim Copony

For the first time ever, Western Albemarle captured both the boys and girls team titles at Monday’s weather-delayed Jefferson District meet.

Relying on their traditionally strong distance runners and pole vaulters, the Warriors were able to pick up enough points in the other events to narrowly defeat runner-up Louisa County on both sides.

Here is a recap of the action…

Photos: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the ninth edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click SPARKLING.

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Don't miss the ninth edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click IMPRESSIVE.

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Albemarle sophomore Jordan Hill and Fork Union senior Jeremy Haney have made a tremendous impact this season. Photos: Jim Copony

At first glance, the two track student-athletes couldn’t look any more different. From height, length and weight, the pair are as different as they are incredibly talented.

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There will be a lot of folks beaming with pride in Crozet and across Wahoo Country Wednesday morning.

You can believe that!

Western Albemarle middle-distance star Nick Ward confirmed with CVaSports.com that he had committed to the University of Virginia after not even two years of stellar performance within a respected Western running program.

Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the eighth edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click IMPRESSIVE.

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Don't miss the eighth edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click SUPER QUICK.

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Since 1997, the Women In Sports organization annually recognizes outstanding female athletes from the local high schools – Albemarle, Charlottesville, Covenant, Monticello, St. Anne’s-Belfield and Western Albemarle.

You can find information on the WinS nominating procedure, including scholarship information, by reading this story.

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CVaSports.com INSIDER Alec Lorenzoni assesses the performance of the week from the world of indoor track and field right here in Central Virginia.

Lorenzoni also gives us a tease of what's in store for next week's slate, including the Commonwealth District championships and the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City, where Orange County's Logan Collins will toe the tape for a national audience.

Please click the headline to continue reading Lorenzoni's insight...

Photo: LCHS Sports Information

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Members of the Albemarle High running family compete at Panorama Farms. Photo: Jim Copony

When Buz Male took over the Albemarle boys cross country program this fall, things weren’t looking all that bright for the long-time Miller School head coach in his return to the big leagues of Group AAA cross country.

If one were to forecast a prediction for the 2007 season, a trip back to the state meet to end a six-year drought seemed rather unlikely for Male and his Patriots.

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Charlottesville's Christen Rhodes and Albemarle's Liz Barclay sit atop two respective categories in the updated Central Virginia Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll. Photos: Rick Lilly (Rhodes), Jim Copony (Barclay)

Don't miss the seventh edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click STANDOUTS.

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Don't miss the seventh edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click SPOTLIGHT.

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Welcome to WinS, a local organization formed in 1997 by a small group of women, who set a goal of recognizing the outstanding female athletes in the Albemarle/Charlottesville area.

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In part three from the VT Invitational, INSIDER Alec Lorenzoni assess the men's invitational mile, where Western's Tyler Stutzman challenged Blacksburg's Pete Dorrell, a national caliber middle distance runner.

Lorenzoni also issues "Performance of the Week" hardware following the VT Invite.

Click to see who earned the honor!

Western Albemarle junior Tyler Stutzman overtook Orange County's Logan Collins for the 1,600 meter lead in the CVa Indoor T&F Honor Roll. Photo: Jim Copony

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Student-athletes from Central Virginia did a fantastic job representing the area at last weekend's Virginia Tech Invitational, an indoor track and field meet that draws some of the best competitors in the country.

In part two from the VT Invitational, INSIDER Alec Lorenzoni assess the middle distance standouts and the high jumpers, including Western's Nick Ward, Orange County's Logan Collins and Charlottesville stars Justin Jackson and Christen Rhodes.

Western senior Nick Ward had a strong showing at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Photo: Jim Copony

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Blacksburg in January is not a pretty sight. It’s very cold, very windy and most likely snowing. In fact, whenever our track team travels there for a meet, our coach, without fail, jokes that we are off to compete in “Bleaksburg."

So then why do hundreds of high school athletes travel to Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech Invitational every year?

Albemarle sophomore Jordan Hill showcased his versatility on the gridiron and carried it into a staring role on the AHS indoor track and field team. Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the sixth edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click IMPRESSIVE.

Western's Tyler Stutzman is now the top-ranked 1,600-meter runner in Central Virginia. Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the sixth edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click STANDOUTS.

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The bad news?

Only one Virginian received an invitation to the Millrose Games mile on February 1st, and the invitation did not go to Orange County's Logan Collins, but to state leader Pete Dorrell instead.

The good news?

Click the headline above to get all your scoop on Central Virginia track and field, including the dish on Logan Collins, Tyler Stutzman, Kevin Pearson and Kyle Satterwhite!

Photo: Jim Copony

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Don't miss the fifth edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

Check out the CVa Boys Indoor T&F Honor Roll HERE.

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Fork Union's Jeremy Haney (left) and Western Albemarle's Nick Ward are both ranked in the CVa Indoor T&F Honor Roll. Photo: Jim Copony (Haney)

Don't miss the fifth edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click HERE.

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Charlottesville High graduates Reuben Jones and Rashawnda James made school history at the recent Virginia Tech Invitational. Photos: Virginia Sports

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Seniors Brenna Johnston and James Young are both key contributors to Monticello High School's Indoor Track and Field squads. Photo: Jim Copony (Young)

As most CVaSports.com fans know by now, Monticello High School enjoyed tremendous success on the gridiron, capturing its first Group AA, Division 3 state championship in school history.

However, as a result of that success, the MHS indoor track and field program was forced to start the season late, as Head Coach Steve Ivory was an assistant coach on football team.

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Fork Union’s Axel Mostrag set the bar high in 2007 - really high.

With the Commonwealth’s fastest 1600 meter (4:14.65), 1000 meter (2:26.11) and 800 meter (1:51.63) times, Mostrag marched through the indoor season undefeated, capping his unblemished year with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the 800 meters at the indoor national meet.

Orange County's Logan Collins has posted a 1600 meter time of 4:16 and is nipping on former Fork Union star Axel Mostrag's mark of 4:14.65, the fastest time in the Commonwealth last season. Photo: Jim Copony (Collins), Fork Union (Mostrag, inside)

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Check out this photo of Tyler Stutzman, a.k.a. "Tex."

For a description and full version of this photograph, please click IN FOCUS.

For this week's IN FOCUS photographs of the day, click SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY.

Photos: Jim Copony and Fluvanna Sports Photography

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Don't miss the fourth edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

Check out the CVa Boys Indoor T&F Honor Roll HERE.

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Charlottesville senior Christen Rhodes and Louisa County junior Thomas Baker each earned CVa Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll recognition in the latest poll.

Don't miss the fourth edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click HERE.

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Western Albemarle senior Nick Ward will take an official visit to Virginia on Jan. 16. Photo: Jerry Miller

Western Albemarle senior Nick Ward, a standout middle distance runner not even two years into track and field, will take an official visit to Virginia on January 16.

Ward has narrowed his short list to UVa, Villanova, Pittsburgh and Columbia.

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Albemarle High freshman Elizabeth Sinclair is sizzling yet again.

After representing Central Virginia proudly in the Group AAA cross country championship in the fall, Sinclair is racking up points for the AHS Indoor Track and Field team.

Sinclair is currently ranked third in the 1,600 meters in the CVaSports.com Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

Photo: Jim Copony

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Albemarle's Liz Barclay (left) and Western Albemarle's Kyle Satterwhite (right) are both ranked in the CVa Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll. Photos: Jim Copony

UPDATED: Don't miss the third edition of the CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

For the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll, please click HERE.

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Don't miss the third edition of the CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

Check out the CVa Boys Indoor T&F Honor Roll HERE.

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When you peruse the CVa Girls Indoor T&F Honor Roll, you'll notice a ton of fantastic CVa student-athletes doing their thing and going low on the watch.

Read the honor roll a bit closer, and you'll notice one student-athlete leaps and bounds a head of the pack ... literally.

Central Virginia, meet Christen Rhodes!

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With his deadpan tone, Nick Ward had me laughing for a couple hours. An all-everything middle distance runner, Ward said he went out for the indoor track and field team at Western Albemarle last year to save a few bucks.

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As we roll into winter break and the holiday season, here's the second CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

UPDATED: 12/18/07

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As we roll into winter break and the holiday season, here's the second CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll courtesy of CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for compiling the Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Check out the numbers. Gauge your progress. Learn from the competition.

UPDATED: 12/18/07

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Here's a photo of the 2007 All-CVa girls cross country team taken Sunday at an annual end-of-the-year banquet at Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Photo: Jim Copony

UPDATED: Girls T&F Honor Roll

With the cross country season behind us, indoor track is now smack-dab on the brain as heavy-mileage harriers evolve into sprinters and middle-distance runners.

Here's the first-ever CVa Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll found on CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni for his help in compiling the Girls Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll.

See where you stack up. Spread the gospel. Tell your friends!!

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Here's a photo of the 2007 All-CVa boys cross country team taken Sunday at an annual end-of-the-year banquet at Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Photo: Jim Copony

UPDATED: Boys T&F Honor Roll

With the cross country season behind us, indoor track is now smack-dab on the brain as heavy-mileage harriers evolve into sprinters and middle-distance runners.

Here's the first-ever CVa Boys Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll found on CVaSports.com. Special thanks go to Alec Lorenzoni and his brain for putting together this list of standout student-athletes.

Spread the gospel. Tell your friends!!

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Western Albemarle product Tasmin Fanning was honest when asked her expectations for the 2007 cross country season. Fanning, now a junior student-athlete at Virginia Tech, said “really, I wasn’t sure.”

“I didn’t know what to expect when the season started,” said Fanning, the fourth winner of the CVASPORTS.COM/Ragged Mountain Female Athlete of the Week. “I knew I got in a good summer of training. I felt ready to do something.”

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