• New Balance Grand Prix Fields Announced

  

  - Yesterday - Comment

• David Oliver - Laying the Foundation

  

  David Oliver trains at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World in Orlando with famed coach Brooks Johnson. He focuses on the fundamentals while looking toward the London Olympic Games. (via MileSplit United States)

  - 24 Hours Ago - Comment

• The Resurgence Of The Mile: NB Grand Prix, US Open, and The Millrose Games

  

  New  York NY - The mile is a classic distance.  About 8 meters longer than the now standard 1600m, the mile recently has seen a movement encouraging its' return.  There is even a website dedicated to this very thing, petitioning high school sports to return to the classic distance.  And if there ever was any indication that the mile was still alive, the fields for the mile at the upcoming US Open and Millrose would be it.  See if your favorite made the cut. (via MileSplit New York)

  - Yesterday - Comment

• Bloomfield Coach Enjoys Teaching Track And Field Fundamentals

  

  Bloomfield boys indoor track and field coach Garfield White doesn't like taking anybody from the sport they love.That's not his job.  But the championship winning track coach does make sure to remind those athletes of one thing......(via Courant.com)

  - 2 Days Ago - Comment

• New England Rankings: 5th Release

  

  Show stopping relays were the order of the week with the Yale Track Classic and the Massachusetts Division meets providing ample competition to tear apart the rankings.  Some teams, like Marshfield (MA), had the luxury of doing both.  They participated in the MSTCA Division 2 Relays last weekend, and then traveled to Yale Friday where they unleashed a US#1 DMR time of 10:17.40.  That group was anchored by Joel Hubbard who split 4:14 for his mile leg.

  - 3 Days Ago - Comment

• Connor Rog: Gatorade CT Runner of the Year

  

  CHICAGO (January 23, 2012) — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade  Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Connor Rog of Fairfield College Preparatory School as its  2011-12 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Rog is the first Gatorade Connecticut Boys  Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Fairfield College Preparatory School.  

  - 4 Days Ago - Comment

• Connor Rog Qualifies for Millrose Mile

  

    Connor Rog of Fairfield Prep was recognized as one of the best distance runners on the East Coast today when it was announced today that he has qualified for the Millrose Mile.  The prestigious event will take place on February 11th at the Armory in New York and MileSplit will have full coverage of all the action.

  - 6 Days Ago - Comment

• Media Release: Bring Back the Mile

  

  The Mile holds a special place in Track & Field and beyond. No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, the “magic” of the Mile. The first sub-4 minute mile by Great Britain’s Roger Bannister in 1954 is regarded as the greatest individual athletic achievement of the 20th century, and no other event has produced an equivalent of the sub-4 minute mile standard in the sport, in the media and in the public’s mind.

  - 6 Days Ago - Comment

• Yale Highlights: Huge DMR Races on Friday

  

  The DMR was king on Friday with eight teams entering the US top ten.  The Tatnall (DE) girls posted a US#2 time of 11:44.02 to lead a very talented field of challengers, and the Marshfield boys are now US#1 with their winning time of 10:17.40.

  - 6 Days Ago - Comment

• Crevoiserat Named Big East Athlete of the Week

  

  Women's track and field freshman Lindsay Crevoiserat (Glastonbury, Conn.) has been named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon. (via www.uconnhuskies.com)

  - Last Week - Comment

• Clark Shurtleff has some goals to achieve

  

   It was a self-proclaimed breakout year for Amity senior Clark Shurtleff during the 2010-11 indoor track season. Shurtleff placed second in the 1,600 meters at both the Class LL state championship meet and at the State Open, earning him Register All-Area honors in the process.  (via Connecticut weekly)

  - Last Week - Comment

• Feinstein Preps for Yale with a Big Win

  

    Jake Feinstein burst onto the scene last spring when he posted a 4:18.79 at the Danbury Dream Mile.  The time catapulted the Newton sophomore into the national rankings, and by the end of the year, he would rank 20th in the country for his class.  2012 appears to be just as promising.  Feinstein opened the season with a solid showing at the Millrose Games Trials and then posted an impressive double at the SCC Coaches Invitational. 

  - Last Week - Comment

• New England Rankings: 4th Release

  

  If it seems like Precious Holmes is mentioned in the New England rankings each week, you are right.  The Hillhouse (CT) junior continued her increasingly impressive streak with a US#2 time in the 300m (39.09), and a US#1 time in the 600m (1:32.61) at the SCC Coaches Invitational.  Both marks are also new state records.

  - Last Week - Comment

• Rupp & Oliver Set to Compete in Boston

  

  BOSTON (Jan 17) – Distance star Galen Rupp and high hurdler David Oliver, both American Record-Holders, have confirmed their participation in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on February 4th, organizers announced today.

  - Last Week - Comment

• SCC Coaches Invitational Highlights

  

  77 MileSplit National Elite marks were established at the very competitive SCC Coaches Invitational on Saturday.  Sarah Gillespie, Precious Holmes, and the Bloomfield 4x400 meter relay team continued their assault on the national rankings, posting top ten marks.

  - Last Week - Comment

• East Coast Championship Highlights

  

  Joseph Velez of Classical High School continues his national dominance in the weight throw.  He was joined in the national rankings by fellow Rhode Island star Dakota Daily-Harrris of La Salle Academy who cleard 5'8" in the high jump for the second time this season.

  - Last Week - Comment

• Runners With CT Ties In Olympic Marathon Trials

  

  Ryan Bak, a Suffield native and 2003 Trinity College graduate who lives in Bend, Oregon, will run in the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials Saturday (8 a.m.) in Houston. He is one of three runners from Connecticut to compete — Shannon McHale, 40, of Simsbury will run in the women's race; and Lucas Meyer, 28, of Ridgefield, will line up with Bak. (via Courant.com)  

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Reid Watson - Gatorade CT Runner of the Year

  

  CHICAGO (January 12, 2012) — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN HS, today announced Reid Watson of Glastonbury High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Watson is the first Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Glastonbury High School. 

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Florida, Oregon Begin 2012 as No. 1

  

  Florida’s men and Oregon’s women, both two-time defending NCAA Division I indoor track & field national champions, begin the 2012 season in familiar territory – as the nation’s No. 1 teams. The preseason national team computer rankings as calculated by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) projects the Gators and Ducks as the early paper favorites based largely on performance bests from returners. (via USTFCCCA)

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

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