Vanderbilt Great-Eight
Thursday, April 20
80+ degrees, humid  

100
Todd Campbell - scratch
Trey Hardison - scratch  

200
Todd Campbell 21.8* (22.01* FAT) (1)  

400
John Hewitt 48.9 (49.09 FAT) (1)
Johnathon Haynes 51.2* (51.45* FAT)  

LJ
Trey Hardison 22'4 3/4*  (3)  (broke meet record)  

Shot
Thomas Sensing 48'11* (2)  

Discus Thomas
Sensing 147'10 (1)  

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Vanderbilt's track complex, though lacking seating, is a fantastic picturesque facility.  
Last year, they hosted the SEC Championships.   
The Great-Eight invites the top eight performers from the middle Tennessee/Nashville area in every event. 
There is only one heat of each event.  No relays.  

Just like last year, we took five athletes and each guy rose to the occasion.

• John Hewitt won the 400 for the second year in a row.
• Todd Campbell ran an electrified 22.01* in a come-from-behind win in the 200.
• Thomas Sensing won the discus and had three throws better than his previous personal record.
• Thomas Sensing got second in the Shot Put, losing by one inch.
• Johnathon Hewitt destroyed his previous PR of 52.01 FAT by running 51.45* FAT.  He placed 5th.
• Trey Hardison on his one and only jump, had a PR of 22'4 3/4 and broke the meet record.  Two other jumpers bettered Trey's mark giving Trey 3rd Place.

Now for the sad news ...   On his one and only jump, Trey Hardison landed and noticed that he could no longer straighten his knee. 
It remains bent at a 45-degree angle.  The problem is most likely a torn meniscus.  Trey's season is probably over. 
I believe Trey was headed for 23-something long jumps and a possible gold medal. 
His sprint speed was exploding.  He was clocked on Monday and Tuesday at 10.75 and 10.73 in the 100. 
Trey Hardison, in my opinion, had become one of the top track athletes in the state of Tennessee. 
I had even heard a good report from Trey's English teacher yesterday!  
We have not heard the last of Trey Hardison.   http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp05005.htm  

It's interesting to compare last year's results to this year's ...

• 200 John Hewitt 22.00 FAT (1)
• 200 Todd Campbell 22.77 FAT (4)  .... 22.01 this year
• 400 John Hewitt 47.99 FAT (1) ... 49.09 this year
• LJ  Trey Hardison 21'2 (1) ... 22'4 3/4 this year
• Discus  Thomas Sensing 136'6 (3) ... 147'10 this year
• Shot Thomas Sensing 47'1 (3) ... 48'11 this year
• 300 INT Alec Holler 39.73 FAT (2) ... (would have been 1st this year)

(FAT stands for Fully Automated Time, typically 0.24 greater than hand-held timing)
( * denotes a personal record)  

Full results can be found at http://vucommodores.com/assets/2006%20Results.pdf  

JV Meet Thursday at FHS (3:30) with Brentwood, Brentwood Academy, and Centennial  

At Paducah Tilghman next Saturday.  Paducah is 150 miles away. 
They have a great track facility and the best track program in Kentucky. 
We will enter two teams and take 35 guys ... even more than we took to Oak Ridge. 
Bus Time 6:15 AM Saturday ... returning Saturday night.