Class of 2024
JEFF GEORGE
R.J. REYNOLDS
MILESPLIT.COM/NCRUNNERS.COM, WEBMASTER
As the webmaster of NCRunners from 2011 - 2016, he took the site to new heights by creating organization to weekly posts and branching out to cover multiple meets every weekend. His passion and enthusiasm lifted NCRunners to one of the best high school running sites, if not the best, on the MileSplit network. He also greatly expanded the pool of contributors, being recognized twice by the national office for having the best coverage team on the network.
Several NCRunners staff members moved on to larger roles within MileSplit, and Jeff was selected to provide in-person coverage of national meets like Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals and NXN (Nike Cross Country Nationals).
Coordinated coverage of New Balance Outdoor Nationals for several years.
Also held the position of Senior Editor of the California MileSplit site for several years, and he continues to cover meets for MileSplit.
During his time as webmaster, he worked with George Phillips with ncpreptrack.com to add many historical performances to the MileSplit database, a process that is still ongoing.
As an accomplished meet announcer and commentator, he has voiced live streams of high school and college meets all over the country. He has been the voice of JDL Fast Track's high school meets for the last several years, and often announces at other major meets in NC, such as the Dash for Doobie. He pioneered the use of MileSplit season rankings and NC All-Time Rankings from NCPrepTrack to inform the announcing of performances in real time.
As the girls track coach at RJ Reynolds from 1999 - 2011, his teams won 5 Central
Piedmont Conference titles, 3 Midwest 4A Regionals, and the 2001 4A State Championship. At the time, the 2001 team was only the 2nd girls team in NC history to place first or second in all 4 relays at the same state meet. He also coached girls cross country starting in 2001, and won 3 conference titles during his tenure.
As a meet director, directed 3 outdoor track state meets and 3 cross country state meets, helping (along with DePaul Mittman) to modernize meet running in North Carolina by introducing updated clerking and marshaling techniques.
Directed countless regional, county, conference, and smaller meets, including the longtime Forsyth County Polar Bear series.
Introduced the popular Frosh/Soph Invitational, the first meet of its kind in North
Carolina
Founded NCRunners LLC to run a series of invitational meets in the fall and spring. The series includes the NCRunners Eastern Tour, which brings FAT and media coverage to schools in rural Eastern North Carolina. He continues to operate these meets and add new ones with partners Robert Youtz and Jason Creasy.
Along with Robert Youtz, he developed the first cross country course at Beeson Park (now the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex) and brought NCHSAA officials to see what would eventually become the state meet course (thanks to the dedicated work of Curtis Swisher and the Kernersville Parks & Rec Department).