Articles http://ct.milesplit.com/articles © 1997-2012 MileSplit, Inc. en-us Track & Field 60 http://milesplit.com/images/logos/msus.png http://ct.milesplit.com 66 28 http://milespl.it/pr13a09 If you want to know what Coach Z and Coach Infa were like in high school, here you go. The best... News 2012-02-22 19:04:00 80393 http://milespl.it/pr139ea Boston College will host its first ever ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships at the world... News 2012-02-22 08:16:00 80362 http://milespl.it/pr139e9 Hibernation is over and the best athletes in the region have awoken from their mid-season... News 2012-02-22 07:34:00 80361 http://milespl.it/pr138fc Precious Holmes of Hillhouse High School absolutely scorched the field and crushed the meet record... News 2012-02-19 19:00:00 80124 http://milespl.it/pr13930 NEW HAVEN -- The Staples High School boys track and field team rode "the horse" to the... News 2012-02-19 08:21:00 80176 http://milespl.it/pr1392d Behind record-setting performances from Precious Holmes in the 300 meters and the 600 meters, the... News 2012-02-19 07:57:00 80173 http://milespl.it/pr13639 Live results will be available for all of the CIAC Open Championships scheduled for this weekend... News 2012-02-18 07:00:00 79417 http://milespl.it/pr1386b The Sheehan track program has a strong history and has produced state champions and Division I... News 2012-02-16 07:01:00 79979 http://milespl.it/pr1383f Coach Z breaks all the rules in this installment of Take 3-with-Z featuring professional runner... News 2012-02-15 14:20:00 79935 http://milespl.it/pr1383d They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten. A massive number of former... News 2012-02-15 13:39:00 79933 http://milespl.it/pr13415 Connor Rog has been garnering a massive amount of headlines this year, and with good reason. The... News 2012-02-15 07:00:00 78869 http://milespl.it/pr13820 Hillhouse won the Class M boys championship with 46 points overEast Lyme (38) and New Fairfield... News 2012-02-15 06:52:00 79904 http://milespl.it/pr13805 Buoyed by two second-place finishes by senior Joya Helander, the Tigers placed sixth overall with... News 2012-02-14 16:05:00 79877 http://milespl.it/pr137ef The class and division meets highlighted a relatively stable week in the New England rankings. The... News 2012-02-14 08:34:00 79855 http://milespl.it/pr13723 Northwest Catholic boys head coach Pat Williamson darted back and forth between the scorer's... News 2012-02-11 08:48:00 79651 http://milespl.it/pr13722 A 'team effort' can be used as a cliché but the words ring true for the Staples High... News 2012-02-11 08:37:00 79650 http://milespl.it/pr13720 McKenzie Hollenbaugh is not a fan of the 300 meters.She's doesn't enjoy it and she's... News 2012-02-11 08:29:00 79648 http://milespl.it/pr1371e he Simsbury indoor track and field team wasn’t going to capture any Class LL state... News 2012-02-11 08:17:00 79646 http://milespl.it/pr13678 Conference track and field stars Abby Markowitz of Greenwich and Henry Wynne of Staples have been... News 2012-02-09 13:04:00 79480 http://milespl.it/pr13670 They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten. A massive number of former... News 2012-02-09 07:35:00 79472 http://milespl.it/pr1363f Two of New England’s best distance runners were invited to participate in the prestigious... News 2012-02-08 13:28:00 79423 http://milespl.it/pr135fe It was a high profile week in New England, with New Balance sponsoring two elite events geared... News 2012-02-07 12:43:00 79358 http://milespl.it/pr135b3 Dan Cardin led the Norwich Free Academy boys to their third straight ECC Large Indoor Track... News 2012-02-06 07:56:00 79283 http://milespl.it/pr135a3 After 12 of the 15 events had been completed at the South-West Conference indoor track and field... News 2012-02-05 22:17:00 79267 http://milespl.it/pr13582 Thanks to the hard work of Steve Infascelli, James Rooney, and Greg Zopatti, MileSplitMass will be... News 2012-02-05 08:36:00 79234 http://milespl.it/pr1357b The energy was palpable Saturday night at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Massachusetts as a... News 2012-02-05 01:32:00 79227 http://milespl.it/pr134e8 With such standouts as Kellie Davis, Precious Holmes and Brianna Sims, it would be easy for the... News 2012-02-03 08:12:00 79080 http://milespl.it/pr134e7 INDOOR TRACk & FIELD: Staples snaps Danbury's five-year run as FCIACchamps The Staples High... News 2012-02-03 08:08:00 79079 http://milespl.it/pr134d0 A stacked field has been assembled for both mile races, and the addition of the boys 4x800m and... News 2012-02-02 21:00:00 79056 http://milespl.it/pr134a0 Veteran Windsor High School track coach Ron Wilson has a fresh group of determined young women... News 2012-02-02 07:29:00 79008 http://milespl.it/pr13483 WILTON, Conn. – Wilton's Brynn Parsons and Kafesha Thomas saved the best for last in the... News 2012-02-01 16:34:00 78979 http://milespl.it/pr13471 One of the deepest and most talented recruiting classes in program history is set to join the Penn... News 2012-02-01 11:34:00 78961 http://milespl.it/pr13467 Wynne got a lot of mileage on his sneakers Saturday and had a stronger hegemony over middle to long... News 2012-02-01 07:16:00 78951 http://milespl.it/pr13447 Chariho High School set a lofty standard for the week when their 4x800m relay team cruised past the... News 2012-01-31 13:43:00 78919 http://milespl.it/pr13405 Redman, who guided the Manchester boys track and field team to its first state title since World... News 2012-01-30 06:58:00 78853 http://milespl.it/pr13310 David Oliver trains at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World in Orlando with famed coach Brooks... News 2012-01-26 14:39:00 78608 http://milespl.it/pr132f6 New York NY - The mile is a classic distance. About 8 meters longer than the now standard 1600m... News 2012-01-26 07:29:00 78582 http://milespl.it/pr132e5 Meet directors of the New Balance Grand Prix announced the high school fields on Wednesday... News 2012-01-25 17:13:00 78565 http://milespl.it/pr132c8 Bloomfield boys indoor track and field coach Garfield White doesn't like taking anybody from... News 2012-01-25 07:00:00 78536 http://milespl.it/pr132bb Show stopping relays were the order of the week with the Yale Track Classic and the Massachusetts... News 2012-01-24 20:11:00 78523 http://milespl.it/pr13271 CHICAGO (January 23, 2012) — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school... News 2012-01-23 15:51:00 78449 http://milespl.it/pr1320a Connor Rog of Fairfield Prep was recognized as one of the best distance runners on the East Coast... News 2012-01-21 19:31:00 78346 http://milespl.it/pr131fc The Mile holds a special place in Track & Field and beyond. No running distance, or field event... News 2012-01-21 16:39:00 78332 http://milespl.it/pr131ed The DMR was king on Friday with eight teams entering the US top ten. The Tatnall (DE) girls posted... News 2012-01-21 09:40:00 78317 http://milespl.it/pr131ad Women's track and field freshman Lindsay Crevoiserat (Glastonbury, Conn.) has been named the... News 2012-01-20 07:27:00 78253 http://milespl.it/pr13175 It was a self-proclaimed breakout year for Amity senior Clark Shurtleff during the 2010-11 indoor... News 2012-01-19 07:06:00 78197 http://milespl.it/pr1315a Jake Feinstein burst onto the scene last spring when he posted a 4:18.79 at the Danbury Dream Mile... News 2012-01-18 16:13:00 78170 http://milespl.it/pr13151 If it seems like Precious Holmes is mentioned in the New England rankings each week, you are right... News 2012-01-18 12:07:00 78161 http://milespl.it/pr1311f BOSTON (Jan 17) – Distance star Galen Rupp and high hurdler David Oliver, both American... News 2012-01-17 07:22:00 78111 http://milespl.it/pr130d9 77 MileSplit National Elite marks were established at the very competitive SCC Coaches Invitational... News 2012-01-15 16:13:00 78041 http://milespl.it/pr130d4 Joseph Velez of Classical High School continues his national dominance in the weight throw. He was... News 2012-01-15 08:07:00 78036 http://milespl.it/pr13040 Ryan Bak, a Suffield native and 2003 Trinity College graduate who lives in Bend, Oregon, will run... News 2012-01-13 06:58:00 77888 http://milespl.it/pr13026 CHICAGO (January 12, 2012) — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school... News 2012-01-12 20:43:00 77862 http://milespl.it/pr12fbc Florida’s men and Oregon’s women, both two-time defending NCAA Division I indoor track... News 2012-01-10 16:11:00 77756 http://milespl.it/pr12fb1 When Carla Forbes enters the New England rankings she does it with a splash. The Newton North... News 2012-01-10 11:40:00 77745 http://milespl.it/pr12faf For sixteen years, New England track fans have come to expect the world’s best middle... News 2012-01-10 07:17:00 77743 http://milespl.it/pr12f8e Defending State Open and Class S champion in the 300 meters. … Ran 40.85 in the 300 meters... News 2012-01-09 07:35:00 77710 http://milespl.it/pr12f8d Jacob Edwards, originally of North Stonington, competed in the Philadelphia Marathon on Nov. 20 and... News 2012-01-09 07:17:00 77709 http://milespl.it/pr12f59 The Dartmouth Relays is traditionally the first major invitational with regional implications... News 2012-01-06 17:48:00 77657 http://milespl.it/pr12f20 Peter Rufo has made another impressive contribution to MileSplitMass and uploaded hundreds of... News 2012-01-04 19:53:00 77600 http://milespl.it/pr12f17 Two weeks ago we launched a New England rankings feature that allows fans to consolidate the stats... News 2012-01-04 10:48:00 77591 http://milespl.it/pr12f02 It was a big week for athletes from New England as an elevated level of competition at several... News 2012-01-02 19:31:00 77570 http://milespl.it/pr12efa Although there are exceptions, collegiate athletes generally have five years to get in four seasons... News 2012-01-02 10:32:00 77562 http://milespl.it/pr12eee Cheverus senior distance standout Emily Durgin has decided to continue her running career at the... News 2012-01-02 08:27:00 77550 http://milespl.it/pr12ece A personal best in the 25-pound weigh throw with the nation’s No. 1 distance, a near state... News 2011-12-29 16:40:00 77518 http://milespl.it/pr12eb9 It was a record breaking day on Tuesday at the Boston Holiday Challenge, with more to come on... News 2011-12-28 14:58:00 77497 http://milespl.it/pr12eb1 The 25th Annual New England Interscholastic Boys' and Girls' Indoor Track and Field... News 2011-12-28 06:57:00 77489 http://milespl.it/pr12e85 Dual meet season is underway, and several large invitationals took place last weekend. Although... News 2011-12-23 11:57:00 77445 http://milespl.it/pr12e7a Rick Mitton had a successful eight-year tenure coaching track and field at Lyman Memorial High... News 2011-12-23 07:31:00 77434 http://milespl.it/pr12e66 WILTON, Conn. - Brynn Parsons and Kafesha Thomas of the Connecticut Elite Track and Field Club... News 2011-12-22 05:20:00 77414 http://milespl.it/pr12e4b Griswold's Alyssa Brehler earned All-New England honors by finishing 12th in the regional... News 2011-12-21 08:20:00 77387 http://milespl.it/pr12e3d In this second episode of The Fit Runner our host is Tara Gidus, aka the "Diet Diva" and... News 2011-12-20 15:00:00 77373 http://milespl.it/pr12df9 The 10th Annual New Haven Invitational signaled the start of major invitational action in... News 2011-12-17 15:58:00 77305 http://milespl.it/pr12e34 Old Lyme senior Nick Walker won the Shoreline Conference championship for the first time and made a... News 2011-12-17 06:53:00 77364 http://milespl.it/pr12de8 Griswold sophomore Alyssa Brehler was born with athletic ability. Growing up, Brehler was a... News Todd Grasley 2011-12-16 11:28:00 77288 http://milespl.it/pr12e08 Runner of the Year Connor Rog (Fairfield Prep) won the State Open (15:22), Class LL (15:51) and SCC... News 2011-12-16 07:24:00 77320 http://milespl.it/pr12de4 Runner of the Year Caroline Koenig (Staples High School) was fifth in Class LL (19:52)... News 2011-12-16 07:23:00 77284 http://milespl.it/pr12dd1 If you have ever had the pleasure of meeting any of the track and field greats you will notice that... News 2011-12-15 16:27:00 77265 http://milespl.it/pr12dcb After back-to-back second place finishes in the Class S championship in indoor and outdoor track... News 2011-12-15 11:27:00 77259 http://milespl.it/pr12daa Michelle Grecni (Danbury, Conn.) of the Southern Connecticut State University women's indoor... News 2011-12-14 07:14:00 77226 http://milespl.it/pr12d8d For 25 years, men's cross countryhead coach Jim Butler has looked forward to 4:30 p.m. as his... News 2011-12-13 07:35:00 77197 http://milespl.it/pr12d0f Cheserek held off a late charge by Zeinasellassie after a back and forth battle nearly the whole... News 2011-12-10 23:48:00 77071 http://milespl.it/pr12cff The girls race at Foot Locker Nationals is a little more wide open than the boys race, but there... News 2011-12-08 09:01:00 77055 http://milespl.it/pr12cfa One of Connecticuts' top distance runners Connor Rog talks about his high school career... News Todd Grasley 2011-12-07 21:57:00 77050 http://milespl.it/pr12cde The boys race at Foot Locker Nationals has the potential to be a very special event. The course... Feature Aaron Rich 2011-12-06 20:56:00 77022 http://milespl.it/pr12cd3 The holidays bring cold weather, friends, and best of all….. eggnog. It's a frightening... News 2011-12-06 18:33:00 77011 http://milespl.it/pr12cbc SIMSBURY — Indoor track is not always taken seriously by runners, parents or even... News 2011-12-06 07:08:00 76988 http://milespl.it/pr12c81 Even by the lofty standards by which it has set for itself, the Guilford girls' cross-country... News 2011-12-04 01:28:00 76929 http://milespl.it/pr12c6b It all starts Saturday with Nike Cross Nationals and Foot Locker West Regionals. (via MileSplit... News 2011-12-03 21:16:00 76907 http://milespl.it/pr12b99 Foot Locker Regionals take place in the North, Southeast and Midwest. NXN Regionals in the... News 2011-11-26 14:11:00 76697 http://milespl.it/pr12b70 News Geoffrey Decker 2011-11-24 08:35:00 76656 http://milespl.it/pr12a68 Inset photo by Errol Anderdon. NEW YORK - Track & Field will return to the country's... News 2011-11-17 15:54:00 76392 http://milespl.it/pr12a1c Alyssa Brehler played all kinds of sports when she was younger – soccer, softball... News 2011-11-15 13:15:00 76316 http://milespl.it/pr12963 Elle Purrier of Richford, VT led from the gun, and never looked back as she broke the course record... News Derek Veilleux 2011-11-12 23:18:00 76131 http://milespl.it/pr128df US#1 Julie Macedo and US#8 Haley Pierce battled each other relentlessly in Delaware this past... News 2011-11-10 23:20:00 75999 http://milespl.it/pr128b8 New England has weathered a freak early season storm, but its disruptive nature has created lasting... News Patrick Bendzick 2011-11-09 20:36:00 75960 http://milespl.it/pr12780 The 77th New England Championships will feature the top female harriers from Maine, Vermont, New... Feature Derek Veilleux 2011-11-08 21:39:00 75648 http://milespl.it/pr12678 Check out Milesplit's coverage of the 77th New England HS XC Championships News Derek Veilleux 2011-11-08 07:58:00 75384 http://milespl.it/pr12846 I am not the truly gifted. In fact, I might be the complete opposite. My gangly frame and choppy... News Patrick Bendzick 2011-11-07 19:33:00 75846