A Tribute To The United Stars
Harris Reports would like to pay tribute to the United Stars Track Club for the
outstanding servce they provide to the entire track and field community. See www.unitedstarstrackclub.com/sites.htm . If you have never visited their site, you have missed the greatest collection of youth ranking lists in the world.
I know, because I search the internet regularly for information of interest to Harris Reports visitors. If an athlete competes
in an AAU or USATF association or higher competition as well as major invitational meets, he or she will most likely be listed
in the system.
Athletes, coaches , and parents alike are curious about how the athletes compare
to their peers and the United Stars can tell them. Rankings for HS, College, or even World Class Athletes have only
two divisions (male & female) whereas the United Stars rank male and female youth athletes in six separate age divisions.
Most of the other ranking systems do not go much beyond 100 deep, whereas the United Stars often go several thousand deep
in the more popular events.
I am sure that college coaches are using this system to keep an eye on performances
of outstanding athletes for recruitment purposes, and it certainly makes the athletes want to run faster, jump higher, or
throw farther to move up the list. I wouldn't be surprised if more HS athletes begin participating in the Junior Olympic
event to obtain the greater exposure that system can provide for them. We have been sending our visitors to the United
Stars site for ranking information for the past three years.
We appreciate the superb service The United Stars provide
to the track and field community and would like to say THANKS.
