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Check out which girls are among the top 100 from the Great Southwest Classic in each event.

Check out which girls are among the top 100 from the Great Southwest Classic in each event.

Hannah Carson (left) from Dobson Photo by Alan Versaw (Colorado Milesplit) Athletes from all over the West headed to the University of New Mexico over the weekend to compete in The Great Southwest Invitational. The elevation was over 5,000 feet and the winds were swirling around making it difficult to post some great times. Four Arizona athletes hit gold as they ran......jumped........and threw!   Click here for complete article.... More articles.... Photo Gallery.....

Several Arizona athletes will be heading to Albuquerque New Mexico for the Great Southwest Invitational this weekend. Nationaly ranked Larissa Matthews from Chandler will be competing in the 100 and 300 hurdles before heading to the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals in two weeks. Super freshman Hannah Carson from Dobson is seeded first in the Javelin, 7th in the Shot Put and 12th in the long jump and sisters Ashley and Amanda Weber from Sierra Vista are seeded 1st and 2nd in the Hammer Throw. Sprinters Serene Williams (Peoria) and Terra Evans (South Mountain) are both schedule to compete in the 100 and 200 elite races and the 4 x 100 relay. Top Arizona Pole Vaulter Cara Carpenter from Mesa Mountain View is seeded third in the Pole Vault. On the boys side top National Triple Jumpers Will Claye (US#3 Mountain Pointe) and Bryce Lamb (US#4 Chandler) are ranked 1 and 2 in the triple jump and 2 and 3 in the long jump. Sprinters Allante Battle (Desert Vista) and Giorgio Giurdanella (Mountain Ridge) will be running in the 100 and 200. Battle and Giurdanella faced off against each other at the State Meet with Giurdanella winning but the two will not be racing against each other on Saturday as they are in different heats. To see a full list of Arizona runners competing at the Great Southwest..... click on the title.

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.

With the boys scattered across 7 division in most events the girls are a little different. Three Footlocker Cross Country finalist will be competing in the 5A-I division for the state title in the 1600 and 3200m races. The 1600 is scheduled for Saturday evening and top seeded sophomore Jessica Tonn (Xavier Prep,4:52.44) will be racing Nadya (Mountain Ridge, 5:05.17) and Nastia (Mountain Ridge, 5:06.04) Bishton along with teammate, Sarah Penney (junior, Xavier Prep, 4:54.74). All four runners plus freshman, Kristina Vanderhout, will face each other in the 3200 event tomorrow evening. Lindsay Prescottfrom Sandra Day O'Connor will be hoping to add a few more state titles (4A Division I) to an already impressive resume.