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Brian Shrader Archive
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High above the Valley, late honors roll in for HS athletes
School’s been out for a month, but up in Arizona’s high country, prep track athletes are still pulling down big honors. Brian Shrader, who just graduated from Sinagua High School in Flagstaff, was just named the Gatorade Arizona Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The premier distance runner who won four state championships [...] -
HS track ‘Athletes of the Year’ leave behind nat’l marks
Brian Shrader qualified for this year’s Meet of Champions, the prestigious post-season track meet that enables the best athletes from across classifications to compete head-to-head. But he decided not to participate. The senior from Sinagua High School in Flagstaff probably figured he had accomplished enough in four years. The list includes three consecutive 4A-II cross [...] -
AZ high school runners step up at Arcadia Invitational
The Arcadia Invitational in California is always a good barometer of high school track talent since it’s the prestige event of the year and draws the best athletes from around the country. This year, the 43rd consecutive, close to 4,000 athletes from 27 states and Canada participated. And Arizona’s distance runners stepped to the front [...] -
Distance duels highlight start of high school T&F season
Let the duels begin. Again. Cross-country is in the books, but high school track & field is just getting out of the starting blocks. And right away, several big names are going toe-to-toe and setting the tone for the rest of the season. The first of many races between the state’s top distance runners got [...]
