Marc Bloom is a respected sportswriter covering high school cross country, as well as track & field. AHS did not make his national pre-season top 25 poll, but gets a mention in his latest article, assessing teams state by state.
VIRGINIA: Bile Back With Speed and Strength (Like Dad)State 3A champion Ahmed Bile of Annandale is back as one of the nation’s premier runners, and what range! Last fall, Bile also placed 14th in the Foot Locker nationals and is this season’s 4th returnee. In the spring he won the state 3200 in 4:09.48 (my edit-3200 in 4:09? World Record!) while also clocking a 1:50.77 800 for 4th at nationals. His father Abdi, of Somalia, won the 1987 world championship 1500.
Behind Bile, the victorious Midlothian team returns only #4 man Sean Willard, 20th as a soph and a 4:23/9:36 track runner. But Midlo has already put together a solid top-5 in pursuit of a repeat. Other 3A contenders include 3rd-place Albemarle, plus Stafford. In 1A, unsung defender Altavista returns 4 top-25 harriers led by Dan Blanks and Sean Farney, 4th and 5th.
Here is the link to the entire article:
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/us/2011-xc/previews/Bloom-boys-state-by-state.aspx?pursuit=TrackAndXC
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