Errin Baynes

With adidas Nationals in a week we look at the best performances at NC A&T's venue's history.

Errin Baynes couldn’t wait to get his 2012 track season under way.   A first-meet clearance of 6 feet, 10 inches on March 31 made the Wheeling Park standout even more excited about the rest of the year.   Now with the state meet in Charleston just two weeks away, the Southern Cal signee is still waiting for the rest of the year.

In less than two years, the Wheeling Park, WV multisport star has gone from high jump first-timer to prized recruit of the most decorated collegiate track and field program. And according to his coach, you most likely haven’t seen anything yet. (Photo by Phil Grove)

  Shelbi Vaughan, Mansfield Legacy HS, TX; Discus – 191’6” (new U.S. HS record)

A US=#6 clearance in the boys high jump highlighted a group of West Virginia winners in the South Hills Classic near Pittsburgh. In his first track meet since last summer, Errin Baynes of Wheeling Park brushed off the rust and any questions about his recovery from a basketball injury with a resounding victory over the floppers. The Southern Cal-bound standout had a massive clearance of 6 feet, 10 inches, before missing thrice at 7 feet.

  Reese Watson, Spring HS, TX, PV (17’7”)

  Greensboro, N.C.--While West Virginia is known nationally for its ability to produce outstanding distance runners, it was a sprinter that stole the show at New Balance Outdoor Nationals.   Harpers Ferry-native and current Jefferson star Dante Price won the Boys’ Emerging Elite 200-meter dash with a time of 21.95 seconds. Price, who is one of only two West Virginia sprinters to break 22 seconds in the event this year, missed his season personal best by .01 seconds.   Price also ran in the Boys’ Emerging Elite 100-meter dash clocking a time of 11.03 seconds, but failed to qualify for finals.

Baynes Now Sets Sight on Another State Title Junior high jumper Errin Baynes of Wheeling Park recently set the U.S. #2 mark for the high jump this season at the Mars Invitational in Mars, PA.  Baynes is the defending WV AAA state champion in the high jump and has his sights on another state title. High jumping over 7' puts Baynes in an elite goup of American high school high jumpers that have cleared the magical 7' mark.

(More weekend coverage in article)   070543}--> At the Chup Robinson Memorial Classic held in Gilmer on April 10, 2010, Mark Britton of Ritchie County had two National Standard Elites while throwing the State’s best marks in the discus and shot put with throws of 169’2” in the discus and 51’ 10” in the shot put.   Chup Robinson - National Elites   WV High School Boy Rankings  (To see rankings by classification: use the league option)   WV High School Girl Rankings Please open the article for some other top times and marks from the weekend.