Jerrell Petersen

It was blistering hot at the May 24th Meet of Champions......no wait.....it was in the 70's and the weather was perfect. It's hard to believe it was May in Arizona and hot chocolate was selling faster than ice cream. Spectators were wearing jackets or wrapped in blankets and the runners were enjoying another unusually cool day at the track. The Meet of Champions is a race where the State Champions and top runners from each division come together and race for one title. Some State Champions finish their season at the State Meet but others come to compete. To see videos of the Meet of Champions (click here) To see the complete article click on the title.

While some of the top Arizona athletes headed to California for the Arcadia Invitational, a few stayed home to compete in the Queen Creek Invitational on Friday evening and the Sun Angel Classic on Saturday. On the girls side at the Queen Creek Invite, teammates Mariah Bowers (junior pictured far left) and Ashley Workman (sophomore pictured right) of Queen Creek ran the 800 side by side until the final meters where Bowers stepped over the finish line just .09 ahead of Workman with a time of 2:22.03. For more photos of this event click here