Of the 14 events at the 2008 IAAM Indoor Track Championships, defending titlist Seton Keough and McDonogh have produced the top performances in 11 of those.

Fifteen schools will compete for team and event titles at Prince Georges Sports and Learning Complex on January 18, but the dominance of the those two schools could mean a  battle for a crown that probably goes down to final event.

Positioning for a third place sould be between John Carroll and Mount de Sales, with Notre Dame Prep hanging in the wings.

Athletes expected to produce big are Keough seniors Erin Brooks (sprints, long and triple jumps) and Colleen Shea (500, 800), plus McDonogh sophomores Kristen Brown (hurdles, sprint, and long jump) and Amanda Kimbers (55, 300, high jump), as well as John Carroll senior Erika Stasakova (800, 1600, 3200).

55 meters:  Returning first and second placers Brooks and Kimbers share the top performances (6.8 seconds) coming into the championships, but Brown wass only .3 back. Kelie Syndor (SK) and Alex Davis (McD) are only a tenth farther back.  If any of the leaders mis-step there are five others seeded at 7.5 seconds and ready to move up.

55 hurdles:  Brown leads by a full hurdle with a 8.0 performance. Behind her is teammate Tonamy Paterakis, 9.0, and Keough’s Syndor, 9.1.  In the fight for the next three spots are Laura Prindeze and Abby Wittstadt (MdS), Domonique Davis (SK) and Julie Kolson (JC).

300 meters:  Kimbers holds a one second lead with her 41.3 over Brooks (the pair went 2-3 last year).  McDonogh is also in the top six long sprinters with Jasmine Robinson, 42.5, and Jordyn Glaser, 42.8.  Keough’s Dara Parker, 42.67, seeks to break up that flock of Eagles. The rest of the field is multiple seconds back.

500 meters:  Becky Boulay (MdS), has gone unbeaten at the distance, but is only .12 ahead of defending champ Coleen Shea (SK), Keough.   Abby Wittstadt (MdS), fourth last year, is third seeded, at 1.24.1, just ahead of Parker, 1.24.9 and Kayla Childs of Catholic, 1.25.1.

800 meters:  Double defending champ Shea, 2.25.6, again attempts a back-to-back double back from the 500. She should be pressed by Erin Laschinger, NDP, 2.25.7 and John Carroll’s cross country champ Stasakova, 2.29.9.  McDonogh also has three -- Carly Napora, Ali Hyatt, Caitlin Cromwell -- in the fast heat looking to capture big points.

1600 meters:  Defending champ Stasakova, 5.31.0, is only third seeded but will challenge Laschinger, 5.22.1, and Emma Rybczynski, IND, 5.24.0.  Katie Sacker, Keough, may also be the hunt.

3200 meters:  Stasakova, 11.34.7, paces Sacker with a healthy 15 second cushion, but it may come down to the runner who handles multiple events best. Claire Dennis, Archbishop Spalding, 12.05.6, is next closest with eight others under 13 minutes.

4x200 relay:  McDonogh, 1.46.2, should have a considerable lead at the finish of four laps. While IND, 1.50.0, and Mount de Sales, 1.50.89, battle for silver.  Keough sits in 4th with a 1.53.05.

4x400 relay:  McDonogh, 4.17.64, and Keough, 4.16.51, laid down leading times last weekend at different invitationals. Back in third is Mount de Sales, 4.24.3, and fourth is John Carroll, 4.28.4.

4x800 relay:  It’s a battle between McDonogh, NDP and Keough and they are all in the 10.27 to 10.28 range.  Everyone else is 10-plus seconds back.

High Jump: Lacey Shuman, Maryvale Prep, 5-4, has not jumped under five-feet this season, but she is not alone as teammate Emma Rakosky and Kimbers are both over five-feet. There are 10 other jumpers who have cleared at least 4-6.

Shot Put:  Seton Keough has paced this event all year with Chelsea Tavik, 36-6.5, a clear leader and Megan Vorhees, at 31-7.5, seeded second. Teammate Emily Pendleton sits in fourth 28-2.  McDonogh is not left out either with Hannah Johnstone at 30-8.

Triple Jump: The Gators hold the top two seeds here as well with Brooks recording the only 40-foot jump in IAAM history and Leila Forrester, 36-0.75, a clear runner up. Nyerre Osiomwan of McDonogh holds third at 32-11. Asia Law makes it 3 of the top 4 for Keough with 31-5.

Long Jump: This is the third event Brooks leads, 17-10.5, but McDonogh holds the next two spots with Brown, 17-6.25, and Osiomwan, 17-2.25. Forrester is fourth at 15-9.