The middle of the winter holiday season in this area will once again have a potential competition and spectator gap in track and field more than ably filled with the 12th Annual Friends of Indoor Track Invitational this Friday, January 27 at the Prince George\'s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. Following is a preview of some of the top performers expected for the F.I.T. Invitational. Photo to left: Centreville\'s Brittni Finch will be one of the featured athletes in Friday\'s F.I.T. Invitational as she returns as the AAA state champion and record holder in the long jump (19-10.25 best).
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Performance list for the 2006 F.I.T. Invitational to be held Friday, December 29th at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland.
Robert E. Lee senior Sean Holston made a splashing debut in the 500 meter dash in Friday\'s F.I.T. Invitational held at Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. The defending 300 meter state champion posted the fastest time in the country this season and 17th fastest 500 meter time in U.S. prep history with a 1:03.93 clocking. Time has to rank fairly highly among top all-time unbanked 500 meter times. Holston blitzed the new event from the start with a 36 second first 300 meters and dipping under 50 seconds at 400 meters. Complete results are posted with more to come from F.I.T. on Saturday including elites, more highlights, meet summary, photos, and video clips. Sean Holston Audio Interview
MileStat.com\'s Brandon Miles interviews Robert E. Lee senior Sean Holston after the defending AAA 300 meter state champion posted the nation\'s fastest time for 500 meters in his debut in the event as well as US #17 all-time (has to rank much higher on unbanked surface list) with a 1:03.93 clocking at the 2006 F.I.T. Invitational held at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland on Friday, December 29th.
Eleanor Roosevelt senior Takecia Jameson started off her indoor season with a bang! She anchored ER\'s relay team to two victories (4x200 and DMR) and then took two of her own (300 and 55H).
Robert E. Lee senior Sean Holston made a splashing debut in the 500 meter dash in Friday\'s F.I.T. Invitational held at Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. The defending 300 meter state champion posted the fastest time in the country this season and 17th fastest 500 meter time in U.S. prep history with a 1:03.93 clocking.
A total of six state bests performances were recorded over the Holiday week with two major meets being hosted at Thursday\'s CVTF Winter Clinic Invite at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, Virginia and Friday\'s F.I.T. Invitational at the Prince George County Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. Top performance of the week belonged to Sean Holston of Robert E. Lee as the defending AAA 300 meter state champion at F.I.T. ran a US #1 500 meter time of 1:03.93 in his debut in the event.
Video clips by Brandon Miles of the 2006 FIT Invitational held at PG County Sports and Learning Center in Landover, Maryland on Friday, December 29th.
MileStat.com Athlete of the Week winners for the week ending December 29th are Robert E. Lee senior Sean Holston and T.C. Williams senior Samella Koroma.
Photos taken by Brandon Miles from the 2006 FIT Invitational held at the Prince George County Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland on Friday, December 29th.