Has your state ever had this?

What is the triple crown?

EOM wrote:

What is the triple crown?

reread the post

some lunatic wrote:

EOM wrote:

What is the triple crown?

reread the post

Thanks. I reread the post, but we still need information on what distances were included.

Triple Crown in United States High School and NCAA is winning a title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. So this school won State team title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor track for both the boys and the girls in the same calendar year.

In Md there is a Public/private split. There are definitely teams who have won XC/indoor/outdoor in the same year, though XC is usually the tricky one for teams that are better at track (good sprints, jumps and throws)

Both boys and girls winning all three in Maryland? Very impressive indeed

I know CBA has done this a few times over the years in NJ, boys only school tho

Big loop wrote:

I know CBA has done this a few times over the years in NJ, boys only school tho

And CBA only competes in a team scored event against the entire state (publics and privates) in XC (indoor and outdoor groups are scored but MOC in NJ is non-scored).

Virginia has had triple crown winners before. More girls teams than boys, but I'm asking if your state has ever had 1 program win all 6 team titles (boys and girls xc, idt, odt) in one calendar year. Schools with only one gender obviously wouldn't be considered

Somerunnerguy wrote:

Triple Crown in United States High School and NCAA is winning a title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. So this school won State team title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor track for both the boys and the girls in the same calendar year.

Wouldn't winning in the same school year be more of an accomplishment than in a calendar year?

Bring Back the 880 wrote:

Somerunnerguy wrote:

Triple Crown in United States High School and NCAA is winning a title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. So this school won State team title in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor track for both the boys and the girls in the same calendar year.

Wouldn't winning in the same school year be more of an accomplishment than in a calendar year?

That's what I meant. My apologies

Somerunnerguy wrote:

Virginia has had triple crown winners before. More girls teams than boys, but I'm asking if your state has ever had 1 program win all 6 team titles (boys and girls xc, idt, odt) in one calendar year. Schools with only one gender obviously wouldn't be considered

What about girls and transsexuals, would that count?

I live a few miles from the school mentioned by the OP, they will likely repeat the boys and girls triple crown for quite some time.

They used to be in the highest classification under the 1-3A system, and competed well against schools 2, 4, 5 times the size.

The school does not have football so running is the "cool" sport.

Why not mention the name of the school since you are giving them props?

I never understand classifications or divisions in track. Waters down the competition

Star wrote:

Why not mention the name of the school since you are giving them props?

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School from Richmond, VA. It's a public magnet school for the gifted and talents. Kids have to apply academically to get into the school.

I'm in Virginia & can tell you what this school does smacks of inequality & unfairness. Sure, they fit within the student population parameter of the high school system. BUT, they are the...

*only Gov. School/magnet school in AA (i.e. recruitment from the city of Richmond & surrounding area)

*no football program (i.e. increased enrollment in running)

*one of the only urban-suburban school in AA (the rest are rural farming towns)

*one of the only AA programs with access to an indoor track

*one of the only AA programs to have pole vaulting too (i.e. lots of extra points in indoor & outdoor)

I would be interested in seeing their median income for their students' families too. Most of the other AA schools are--with all due respect--farming & blue collar type jobs.

Also, I suspect the OP has some connection to the school too...but that's just a hunch.

Interesting finding this board here. I used to coach against this team in the same district when VA was only in 3 classifications. You are right in some points and very wrong on others.

1. There is no recruitment process for this school in terms of athletics. The applicants take an academic test, and those that score the best are chosen by their own school districts to attend. To say that this school is "recruiting" runners is simply false.

2. It is rare that I see one of my kids saying "hmmm I have to decide between Cross Country (a fall sport) and football (a fall sport)" traditionally your best football players are the ones that are going to help you in the sprints and throws? Also I haven't seen many girls playing football recently.

3. 100% True

4. True there is an indoor track in Richmond BUT All VA schools with an indoor track program have access to an indoor track......drive to a meet.

5. Get the pole vault?

I don't know that the school itself is "doing" anything to be unequal or unfair, They are just doing what they have always done, but now they aren't doing it to us (were 5A) they are doing it to 2A sized schools.

its silly that Virginia went to 6 divisions. Things were fine and competitive when they had 3. Do any states have more?