Team Nunley Update

Well it has been a while since we last posted any activity. However, 2014 is gearing up to be a very busy year for the Nunley Team of Athletes. Booker, is training for his return to the track. Keep your eyes open for him. Malcolm has been training very hard for his final season at Wake Forest University. I will be keeping you posted on how he does as his season starts the first weekend of December. The team has added to new athletes to the roster. Justine, their sister and last but not least is Alex, the baby brother who is only 10. Justine and Alex both are training with Steve McGill and getting ready for the indoor season. No time for the weary. It is going to be a busy and challenging season as I try to navigate to all of the upcoming events and show my support. TeamMom

Where You Been?

It has been a year since I last posted on this blog. My long absence was mainly due to me being too lazy to even log in. I have been feeling more inspired lately so I decided to open up the the blog again. Alot has happened in this year that I did not blog about. Too much to even blog about, but I will tell you all a few things.

I went off to school at Wake Forest University. I completed my first year as well as my freshman track season. My season did not go as well as I thought, but I came away with some positives and I truly believe that last season was a wake up call to. God is trying to show me that I can be successful and go far but if i am going to do it I am going to have focus up and work harder than I have been.

Another thing that happened which alot of people already know is that, my brother Booker Nunley transferred from South Carolina University to join me at Wake Forest. He was coming off of an awesome sophomore year on the track where he placed second at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships in a time of 7.58. His suffered a back injury that hurt his outdoor season. Although he was still able to post a 13.59 second meet out. He took a month off before the SEC Outdoor Championships due to the back injury and placed second with a 13.64. Due to the injury he red-shirted his entire junior year, so he still has two years of eligibility. I did not get to train with him in the fall, but know he is healthy and is looking better than before. i am looking to train with him this fall.

In this past year there has been so much that has happened. This last year has been exhausting and difficult especially since I just started college and had the worst track season I have ever had. I know it is going to get better and I am home for the summer resting, refueling and training so I can make some noise next year at school.

ESPN360.COM

For those you who missed the NCAA Div1 Championship meet you can watch the replay online at ESPN360.com. You go to the full schedule and look for March 13 NCAA Indoor T&F Championship and you can watch it in its entirety. For those that just want to jump to the hurdles it starts at 44 minutes into the program.

NC ranks # 3 in NCAA Scoring by State

The state of North Carolina ranks #3 behind #1 Florida and #2 California in State scores at the 2010 NCAA D1 Men's Indoor based on where each individual scorer went to high school:
{Florida scored more in the 400 (20 points) than all but 4 states scored in all the events}
(1st time Texas hasn't been Men's high scorer in several years)

#3 NORTH CAROLINA = 35
200m 3, Antonio Sales, S Carolina, East Chapel Hill HS, 20.52, 6
Mile 8, Dylan Ferris, Stanford, East Forsyth HS, 4:04.73, 1
60H 1, Ronnie Ash, Oklahoma, Knightdale HS, 7.56, 10; 2, Booker Nunley, S Carolina, Garner HS, 7.58, 8; 6, Johnny Dutch, S Carolina, Clayton HS, 7.72, 3; 8, Spencer Adams, Clemson, Butler HS, 7.90, 1
TJ 3, Alphonso Jordan, Georgia Tech, Hopewell HS, 53-4.25, 6

2010 Sophomore Indoor Season

Booker closed out his sophomore indoor season with a bang after a sluggish seasonal start. He took the first part of his season to work on trying to improve his start and early on from meet to meet it was hit or miss for him. However by the weekend of the Gamecocks indoor Invitational meet he had started to see the fruits of his labor paying off. It all finally came together at the SEC Indoor T&F Championship where he narrowly missed 1st place by .03, behind LSU's Barrett Nugent 7.65, after hitting hurdle 4. However that meet produced two personal best ever times for him in the form of a 7.71 in the prelims and a 7.68 in the finals automatically qualifying him for the NCAA Indoor T&F Championship meet.

After his coaches rested him for a week he was then ready to make his first indoor appearance at a NCAA Indoor Championship. His preliminary run time was 7.69 giving him a 3rd place finish in his heat behind Oklahoma's Ronnie Ash and Nebraska's Lehann Fourie, however it was the 6th fastest time overall in prelims securing his spot in the finals. In the finals Booker who has struggled with setting in the blocks was out. The start was still a bit sluggish but it is his strong finish that he relied upon to go after the 1st place spot. Barely missing first place behind Ronnie Ash Booker happily and graciously accepted his silver medal knowing that he had closed out his season victoriously with another big PR of 7.58 which was .02 off Ronnie's winning time of 7.56!

Besides Ronnie Ash 1st place and Booker's 2nd place finish 2 more former North Carolina high School graduates were in that finals. Johnny Dutch from South Carolina University who finished 6th and Spencer Adams of Clemson University who finished 8th. Ronnie, Booker and Johnny actually all came from the same Greater Neuse River Conference. Congratulations goes out to all 4 of these finalist for yet another successful indoor season!

Nike Track Nationals!

Nike announces inaugural "Nike Team Nationals"
Competition Opens March 1 culminating in National Championship Event
at Legendary Hayward Field July 2

BEAVERTON, ORE (March 3, 2010) – Today Nike opened registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition, the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school track and field program in the United States.

With the goal of crowing a true national track and field champion, Nike Track Nationals consists of a four-month virtual competition that will select the top 12 boys and top 12 girls programs to compete at legendary Hayward Field for the Nike Track National Title the night before the Prefontaine Classic.

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POSTPONED...AGAIN??

Right now I should be preparing and getting my mind right for the State Meet, but due to some inclement weather, the meet has been postponed until next Saturday. I am really getting fed up with all the snow that has been falling lately. Its not good for training and really puts a stop to most track meets, especially around here. I'm looking out side right now and really feel like we could have had the state meet today, but that's not my decision. Just more time to rest. Now with meet next week end, I wonder whats going to happen cause many people have made plans to go other track meets like the Simplot Games, Kentucky High School Invite. With travel plans in place, what meet do you attend? All I know is that I'm going to be ready to run the next time I hit the track.

Making The Best Of It!

This indoor season has been a waste for many athletes. Lack of track meets, cancellations and inclement weather have also made this indoor season one to forget. Many athletes have not had enough time to accomplish anything. This weekend is the North Carolina 4-A State Meet. Due to the way this indoor season has been so far, there are a number of athletes that would have qualified that have not. This just goes to show that this season has been rough so far. I feel a really strong outdoor season across the nation.

As for me, I'm going to make the best of the state meet. I need to salvage something from this indoor season before I go to Nationals. I'm going to lay it all on the line when I get into the blocks Saturday. I have not ran the hurdles since January 16, all this down time has done me some good. I was able to get some good training in and the rest has allowed me to internalize and think about what I have to do. I am ready to roll in the hurdles. I also have to run the 500 meter dash, I'm looking to go about 1:06.00 in that event. I have changed up my training and I am feeling better. I just have to go out and put it on the track. It's all mental for me, I just have to stop thinking. Its my senior year, I need o go out with a bang. My first couple of hurdle races did not go as planned, but I feel this time off has done me some good. I'm just looking toward the future now and running as fast as I can.

I'm a Demon Deacon!!

It's been awhile since I last blogged, I have been busy with school and track practice. I was also preoccupied with the recruiting process. It was a long process but I have made my decision. There were a few schools I was looking at like UNC, NC State, Wake Forest, Tennessee and Virginia. These were all good schools, but I decided to go to Wake Forest University on a full athletic scholarship. It was the best choice for after I discussed everything with my family. I will be close to home and I will be receiving one of the best educations in the Nation. Wake Forest has a strong track program. Michael Bingham, 400 runner who competed in the 2009 World Championships, competed for Wake Forest. I wish he was still there next there when I arrive, he would've been a great training partner. I am just glad this recruiting process is over. It is a fun process but can be stressful at times. I know I made the right decision and I am looking to do big things in college.

Track & Field Squads Ranked In Preseason Poll

Women ranked seventh, men 12th in USTFCCCA poll

Jan. 6, 2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina men's and women's track and field teams are both expected to be title contenders in the indoor season after earning top 15 rankings in the 2010 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) preseason poll.

The Gamecock women's team is ranked No. 7 in the nation while the men's team comes in at No. 12. According to the national rankings, the women are predicted third in the SEC behind LSU and Florida, and the men are predicted fourth in the SEC behind Florida, Arkansas and LSU. Coach Curtis Frye's teams are both considered to be stronger than last year's squads as the men are ranked eight spots ahead of its 2009 final placing and the women jumped five spots from its indoor placement.


South Carolina returns 12 indoor All-Americans this season, six coming from both the men's and women's squads. The women's team is led by returning NCAA champion Lakya Brookins in the 60-meter dash. Four other Gamecocks on the women's side are considered in the top 10 in their events in Shayla Mahan (ranked third in the 60-meter dash), Nadonnia Rodrigues (ranked sixth in the 400-meter dash), Brandi Cross (ranked seventh in the 400-meter dash) and the 4x400m relay team that is ranked second in the preseason.


The men's squad also has five members ranked in the top 10 for their respective events, led by NCAA bronze medalist Johnny Dutch in the 60-meter hurdles. Booker Nunley (ranked eighth in the 60-meter hurdles), Antonio Sales (ranked seventh in the 200-meter dash), Michael Zajac (ranked sixth in the weight throw) and the 4x400m relay team (ranked fourth) round out the top returners.


Florida State is ranked first in the men's preseason poll, followed by No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 5 Arkansas. Seven Southeastern Conference teams are ranked in the men's preseason top-25.


Texas A&M is the top-ranked women's squad followed by No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 BYU. Five SEC teams ranked in the women's preseason top-25.

The SEC Indoor Championships will be held Feb. 26-28 and the NCAA Indoor Championships will be held March 12-13, both in Fayetteville, Ark. South Carolina will host the Gamecock Invitational Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Indoor Fieldhouse.

Christmas Break!

Its Christmas break, which means no school and extra practice time. Booker is home from school and gave me a SMALL taste of a college work out. We couldn't make it to the track today so we did some cross fields at a near by park. It was a good workout. It was a lot harder than I thought, probably cause I did it right for the first time today. It's been a while since my brother and I trained together, but the competitive nature is still there. I got to keep it up.

It's Track Season!

It has been a long time, and I have been waiting for so long to say this. Its time to lace up the track spikes and hit the track again. I have been so busy with school this year, especially this being my senior year. I was also occupied with football this past fall. I would like to thank God for keeping me free of injuries and allowing me to see another season. Now that my high school football season has concluded with a lost in the playoffs, I can hit the track and prepare for this important track season.
I got a number of goals that I want to accomplish this year, and I know what I must do to accomplish. I remember all the good and bad aspects of my season last year. I feel good about where I ended my season last year, but at the same time I know I could have done far better than what I did. When I look back on this season, I don't want any regrets.

Southeast Raleigh vs. Holly Springs

We got our first win of the season as we beat Holly Springs 41-17. I didn't start the game, but I had a huge impact. I had a touchdown and two interceptions. I had a great game.

Nicholas Sparks

Penned The Notebook, among other best-sellers

Ran 1:52 for the 800 meters and 4:11 for the mile in high school.

Earned a track scholarship to Notre Dame where he ran on their school record 4 x 800 meter relay team

Mentors young runners in New Bern, North Carolina.

Like many other people, I tried the other sports and they just weren’t right. I tended a little more towards individualism. I had dreams of making my freshman basketball team way back when, and that didn’t work out. I had had a moderate level of success running in junior high school, nothing major, only a few races. On our team at that time was a guy named Herald Kuphaldt, and he was a great runner and ended up winning the state meet in 1983 or ‘82 in the two mile (Editor’s note: Kuphaldt’s winning time in 1982 was 8:51.99). We were running when he was a freshman, and he said, “If you try here, you could be really good.” And that is really what set me off to try and be as good as I could in track and field.

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ONE AND DONE!

IAAF adopts "no false start" rule beginning in 2010

BERLIN - The IAAF Congress on Wednesday approved a new rule that will disqualify athletes the first time they false start in any given race. The rule will take effect January 1, 2010.

The rule will replace the current false-start policy of the first false-start being charged to the entire field, with only subsequent false-starts resulting in disqualification. Implementation is set for 2010 in order to enable athletes to become accustomed to the rule well ahead of the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Speaking in support of the rule change, IAAF President Lamine Diack pointed to the NCAA's longstanding no false start rule as evidence that such a rule is practical and enforceable. He stated his belief that "the current rule gives sprinters the chance to play the system," he said, "to deliberately false start but not be punished for it."

The rule change was approved by a vote of 97 to 55, with six abstentions. The IAAF Congress on Wednesday also approved defining masters as age 40 and over for long-distance running and road racing.

The IAAF Congress is being held in Berlin prior to the start of the 12th IAAF World Outdoor Championships, which begin Saturday and conclude August 23.

For more information on the World Championships, visit www.usatf.org

About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

Outstanding Season: New Bern

Coaches “Big” Dave Simpson and Nick Sparks knew they had something special this year with their New Bern HS / Track Eastern Carolina group. The had Hendrix twins Anthony and Andrew, freshman prodigies during Karjuan Williams’ senior year and now maturing seniors, with great range from 200 to 800. They had junior Fuquawn Greene, perhaps the most talented of the crew, with sprint range from 55 to 400. They had gutty Miles Sparks, Nick’s son and another junior, gradually dropping his 200, 400 and hurdle times to national class levels. And they had Daishawn Styron, a developing talent who brought much needed sprint speed. With the talent to challenge records in at least four different relays, and the resources to travel to big meets around the country, the group began a season-long odyssey that would take them from coast to coast.

New Bern/Track EC came out of the blocks fast, with a 1:27.02 4x200 on the fast oval at Arkansas, plus a 3:19.28 4x4. The 4x2 was #3 all-time and would hold up as the fastest of the winter, but the coaches knew their best shot was at 4x4. They got down to 3:17.00 at Virginia Tech, then the last weekend in January, they improved to a sizzling 3:13.24 – faster than the national record, but on an oversized track. Preferring a record without an asterisk, they migrated to New York the following weekend for New Balance Collegiate and nailed it down – 3:13.06 on the standard 200m oval. NB/TEC would go on to a US#1 1600 SMR at Simplot, and NIN titles in the 4x2, 4x4, and SMR in Boston, but the magical record in the Big Apple would stand as the indoor highlight.

Outdoors, they wasted no time. Historically, the 1600 SMR had always been a target with the blend of 200-800 talent at the school and at the Raleigh Relays in late March, they put it together like never before for an epic 3:19.58, destroying the USR by more than a second. Splits were Greene 21.4, Sparks 21.8, Andrew Hendrix 46.6, Anthony Hendrix 1:49.8. They also hit 1:25.20 and 3:12.82 at the meet.

The latter, unfortunately, would be a harbinger of things to come. They badly wanted to break the USR in the outdoor 4x4, too, but the 3:07.40 standard by Hawthorne CA (1985) was considerably more stout; indeed, it’s one of prep track’s greatest marks. So what followed was a string of performances at meets as far-flung as the Oregon Relays and Great Southwest – the latter meet finding them soundly defeated by an All-Star team in a hyped record-attempt. The squad had also battled with the suspension of Greene from the school team, which affected several earlier meets. There seemed to be a sense of fatigue, both from within the squad and concerning interest in the endless record attempts. Little did fans know what was to come.

NON would be the final display of the NB/TEC talents; could they muster a few more titles and outstanding times? The weekend began with an impressive US#1 1:24.80 4x200, then continued with a relatively modest 1600 SMR win in 3:24.54. But the 1600 SMR wasn’t what the team wanted that weekend. The next day in the 800 SMR, all of the NB/TEC brilliance was back in full force, as the quartet of Styron, Greene, Andrew Hendrix and Anthony Hendrix (46.39) blasted a 1:28.20 USR, taking down the 1:28.43 of the Bryshon Nellum-led LB Poly from two years earlier. Finally, it was time for the meet-ending 4x400 and most pundits would have told you if NB/TEC could get down around 3:10, it would be a great end to their season. But with legs of 47.0 from Anthony Hendrix, 47.7 from Sparks, and 47.45 from Greene, the baton went to Andrew Hendrix and it began to dawn on fans that something much bigger was happening. The final 45.87 brought the squad through in a jaw-dropping 3:08.05, history’s #2 performance. Only the team itself would have ever believed they could run 3:08, but in doing so, NB/TEC made the final race of an amazing year the most special of all – even if it wasn’t a record.

Text by SteveU - Photos by Donna Dye and John Nepolitan

Junior Olympics!

I have completed my junior season now. I am happy the way my season went, although I wish my times were a bit faster, I can't complain cause I worked too hard to get to where I am now. Junior Olympics went well. For the second year in a row, I failed to make the 110 hurdle final. I was disappointed, I had such high hopes for the 110s. I ran 14.76 in the prelims which is well off my best time, I should have been in that final. I got it next year.

I was feeling really good after running the 400 hurdles. I truly had not thought about 400 hurdles or prepared for it all week. I just relaxed, ran my race, and did what I had to do. I ran the prelims Saturday morning at 8, which means I had to get up at 6. I got myself ready to run and only wanted to make the final, I ran 54.09 which was a new pr for me. Sunday morning I had to run the final early in the morning. I was tired, but I was ready. Not making the finals in the 110 hurdles gave me a chance to focus on the 400 hurdles. So many things came to mind, It was my last 400 hurdles race of the season, I have been stuck in the 54's all season, I got one last shot, the list goes on. I just wanted to do well, it had been a long season and all those races were taking its toll. I got lane seven, which was because my competition was behind me and I could focus on my race. I was kind of sore getting into the blocks, and my only thought when I got into the blocks was, attack the first hurdle. When the gun went off I used everything I had and relaxed. My last race of the season I run a pr. I came across the line in fifth, but when I turned around and saw my time I felt like I had won. I was happy!

It has truly been a long season. I would like to first give God the glory for allowing me to stay healthy and have a great season. I would like to thank my parents for supporting me through this year, we may not see eye to eye on things but they are the ones who have put me on the right path. Big brother Booker always has the right advice. I would like to give a big thanks to coach Mcgill and Byron Gibson, they have helped me become a better hurdler. I really thank Track Eastern Carolina, Big Dave, Nicholas Sparks for giving not only me, but the rest of the athletes an opportunity to run and compete we are thankful. I can't wait to do it again next year!

It is time to put away the track spikes and bring out the cleats, It is football season now!

Junior Pan-Am T&F Games

The Junior Pan-American games are also being contested this week. The 110 hurdle race will be the highlight of the meet of course. I know my brother will pull it out. There is only one way to close out a season like he had, and that is on top! Good Luck Booker...we all are pulling for you!!

7-37-09 Update

Congratulations to Booker, he had an awesome 1st year of college and he closed out his 39" hurdle height career with a PR of 13.32 in the 110h and won the silver medal today. Once again Congratulations!

Junior Olympics

This weekend in Greensboro I will be closing out my junior year at Junior Olympics. I'm competing in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles. I got some goals for my last track meet. I really want to break 54 in the 400 hurdles, actually I don't want to, I need to! My biggest goal is to break 14 in the 110 hurdles. My times have been on a steady decline in the 110 hurdles from a 15.1 my first meet, to a 14.26 now. I need to close out this season strong, when this meet is over I do not want any regrets!