Taco Bell Classic 2014

We are thrilled to announce this weekend's Taco Bell Classic at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina will be live streamed on MileSplit! The Taco Bell Classic is annually one of the best high school outdoor track & field invitational meets in the entire Southeast as the meet gathers many of the top athletes from the surrounding states of South Carolina and beyond. Many US top 10 performances and US #1's are often produced regularly year after year at this event.

John Blackburn discusses his recent naming as an International Technical Official for the fourth time by the IAAF. Blackburn is currently in New York at New Balance Nationals. 

Signup to watch Taco Bell live! SCRunners.com (SC.Milesplit.com) will be live streaming the 2014 Taco Bell Track & Field Classic on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, 2014 from Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC. The live broadcast will be available on this page to all Milesplit Insider members.

Weekend recap from April 5. 

High school level track and field athletes will have the opportunity to compete against top athletes from other state classifications and leagues in post season SCRUNNERS Meet of Champions this summer.

Now well into the outdoor season and near spring break, the times and meets are getting more and more important each weekend. This feature highlights all this weekend's action including the performance lists for the upcoming meets.   

Meets for the weekend of April 12th

Meet starts Friday. SCRUNNERS onsite with complete coverage including live race video. 

COLUMBIA -- Day two action of the Taco Bell Classic is underway at Harry Parone Stadium. Check back for updates throughout the day. 

Complete race videos from Friday night now posted. 

Day one race videos and top performances

Missed the live feed for the running events of the Taco Bell Classic in Columbia, South Carolina? No worries! MileSplit has you covered as you can watch Friday and Saturday's races from Taco Bell on replay here!

Burke High School (Charleston, SC) senior Raven Saunders set the high school national indoor record last month in the girls shot put at the New Balance Nationals Indoor. Saunders did not get too far into her outdoor season before setting the all-time best performance in US high school history for outdoor in the event.  At the Taco Bell Classic on Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina, Saunders shattered the old rrecord by nearly two full feet with a incredible mark of 56'8".

MileStat ran in overdrive this weekend getting video coverage Friday's Gojekian Twilight Classic, Saturday's Glen Allen Invitational, and The Gus Lacy Track Classic. All these videos are here as well as videos from Taco Bell Classic (SC) and Aracadia Invitational (CA). 

Hampton (VA) senior Chantel Ray ran a US #1 wind-legal 13.53 in the 100 meter hurdles finals at the Taco Bell Classic in a victory against the US #1 all-conditions ranked hurdler Jasmine Quinn of Fort Dorchester (SC) in a close second at 13.55. Quinn had run a 13.33 F.A.T. clocking the previous weekend at a meet without a wind reading. Ray's time is #2 all-time in Virginia high school history behind only Latasha Colander at 13.30.

Fort Dorchester's Jasmine Quinn has signed with University of Kentucky, the college told scrunners today. 

 SCRUNNERS.COM Discussion and poll

Ashbrook Gwinn has adjusted to a lot of change in recent years. Before enrolling at Aiken High School this school year, where she won the Class AAAA... (via Aiken Standard)

The word of the week is Trust. Trust yourself, trust your coach, trust your athlete, trust the process. Any meaningful relationship in life is built on trust. This is especially true for the coach-athlete relationship. It is natural as a human to question authority, your situation, or your process.

Bob Jenkins, the legendary track and field and cross country coach at many area schools, was remembered fondly by coaches and athletes at the countywide track meet named in his honor on Thursday. (via www.heraldonline.com)