• Alumni Report: April 27, 2012 - May 5, 2012

  

  - Last Week - Comment

• Tributes, big performances highlight Burlington Invitational

  

  The 40th annual Burlington Invitational had its share of starry performances and record-setting efforts, typical of a regular-season track and field meet that welcomes most of Vermont’s best competition. A banged-up Mollie Gribbin did her thing, Brattleboro’s Jacob Ellis made the long trek to track down two of the seven meet records and Montpelier independent Colby Cunningham soared in sweeping the three jumping events — a trio of standouts who added to their impressive resumes. (via )

  - Last Week - Comment

• South Burlington's Sara Garvey to be honored at track meet

  

  Just two days after the indoor track and field state championships in February, South Burlington High School senior Sara Garvey had trouble walking.   The standout sprinter and jumper who helped the Rebels to a second straight indoor crown felt extreme pain in both legs. Initially, Garvey and her parents thought the aching could be attributed to a possible injury suffered at the meet.                                           But blood tests revealed something far worse: Garvey had                                              acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a white-blood cell cancer that                                            affects approximately 4,000 new people each year.(via )

  - Last Week - Comment

• Who to watch at the 40th Burlington Invitational

  

    As I always like to write, the state’s premier regular-season track and field — the Burlington Invitational — is set for Saturday. This is one is unique for a couple of reasons. For starters, Sara Garvey, who was diagnosed with leukemia in the winter, will be, well, the starter. For one race, actually, kicking the meet off with the girls 4-by-800-meter relay at 1:30 p.m. And secondly, this is the 40th edition of the invitational, one that has seen plenty of makeovers plus a new track facility in the past two decades. The 40th running will also be the meet’s largest to date, according to officials. The additions of some Southern teams — who normally don’t make the trek to BHS — are signed up, pushing the participation total to a new record.       Search in (via )

  - Last Week - Comment

• Take 3 with Z: Matt Centrowitz

  

  Coach "Z" is back in action as he tracks down up and coming superstar Matt Centrowitz.  The son of a two time Olympian, Centrowitz talks about his personal best high school times,  favorite high school Teammate, and he also gives some great advice to the local high school athletes. We also find out if he is a Baltimore Raven or New England Patriot Fan. Milesplitmass is looking forward to some great "Take 3 with Z's" in the month a May.

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Week in Review

  

  Vermont Track and Field is in Full swing, and Milesplit will be running a "Week in Review" Series.

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

• New England : Penn Update

  

  Many New England Track teams made the trip to the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Here are a few of the most recent updates.

  - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Penn Preview: Girls

  

  To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 118th time next Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world. While the main events remain the short relays, specifically the 4x100m and 4x400m, the distance relays and open events are available on an invite basis.  And with the the high quality meet comes a high caliber field in each of the 4 invitational distance events.  We broke down the competition to help you see where the action may take place. (via )

  - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Penn Preview: Boys

  

  To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 118th time next Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world. While the main events remain the short relays, specifically the 4x100m and 4x400m, the distance relays and open events are available on an invite basis.  And with the the high quality meet comes a high caliber field in each of the 4 invitational distance events.  We broke down the competition to help you see where the action may take place. (via )

  - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Alumni Report April 18, 2012 - April 24, 2012

  

  They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten. A massive number of former Vermont high school athletes are competing collegiately, and the MileSplit network of sites tracks their progress as they succeed at the next level.

  - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Up Close: Catarina Rocha

  

  The talent has always been there for Peabody’s Catarina Rocha, but it’s probably her level-headed approach to cross country and track that has set her apart from the cluster of elite female runners in Massachusetts. For starters, don’t tell Rocha she’s the girl with the bulls eye on her back that the rest of the state is gunning for. As far as she’s concerned, there are too many good runners in Massachusetts for her to think that she’s the clear favorite. As for the pressure to perform well, it just isn’t there. Rocha trains hard and lets the chips fall where they may.

  Joe Reardon - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

• National Highlights: Cayla Hatton 16:14 5k, Magaha 1:48.82

  

  Drew Magaha (Upper Moreland) rocketed his way around the track and wound up with a US#1 and PA Record of 1:48.82 in the 800m run!    Cayla Hatton is back at it again, this time besting some solid collegians over 5000m with a US#7 All-Time clocking of 16:14.99! Ajee Wilson (NJ) won the Elite 800m run with a US#1 time of 2:05.28 against a field of collegians and pros.     (via usa.milesplit.com)

  - 4 Weeks Ago - Comment

• MileSplit TV Launches on Roku

  

  MileSplit, the nation's leading destination for high school track & field coverage, announced  that they have launched a channel for the Roku device. The Roku is a small three-inch set top box that connects to any modern television, allowing a wide range of video content to be streamed to the big screen via a wireless internet connection. (via MileSplit United States)

  - 4 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Alumni Report: April 11, 2012 - April 17, 2012

  

  They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten. A massive number of former Vermont high school athletes are competing collegiately, and the MileSplit network of sites tracks their progress as they succeed at the next level.

  - 4 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Top National Performances, April 9-14th

  

  Top National Outdoor Performances, April 9-14 MileSplit national features the top individual and relay team performances across the U.S. each week.  This week we highlight the top marks during April 9-14. To set quantitative standards for inclusion, we’re generally using the 50th best non-wind-aided performance nationally in each standard event in 2011, with more stringent standards (e.g., top 15 in javelin, top 25 in 4 X 200) for events contested less frequently.  The standards used are given in brackets.  If no one is listed under an event, according to our information no one has met the standard in that event during 4/9-14. For additions or corrections, please email the event, time/distance, name, grade, school, state, meet, and date to lknudson@milesplit.us; and we’ll add/revise them.  For in-depth listings of outdoor performances in each event so far in 2012, go to http://www.milesplit.com/rankings/2012/outdoor/hs .

  Lyle Knudson - 4 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Marathon Fundraiser: Support the Running for Rare Diseases Auction

  

  Newton Sports Photography has been an enormous part of our success the last few years.  We have all enjoyed their fantastic work and it has helped make our State one of the fastest growing sites in the Milesplit network.  Milesplitmass would love to lend a hand for a great cause, as Newtonsportsphotography.com is hosting an auction to help raise money for the National Organization of Rare Diseases. (via www.newtonsportsphotography.com)

  - 5 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Track Attack : McShane vs Steeplechase

  

  Milesplitmass would like to acknowledge some of the areas best bloopers, blunders, and  "Track Attacks"  in our sport.  In this video former Bishop Feehan distance runner and rookie Steeplechaser Bobby McShane,  takes a "Dive" in the steeplechase.  If you have a Blooper, Blunder, or Track Attack caught on video, let Milesplitmass know !

  - 5 Weeks Ago - 1 Comments

• Daniel Vertiz Emerges

  

  The Lukas Verzbicas phenomenon is no one-off. It's sky is raining elite prep runners who are triathletes first and runners second. The latest is track speedster Daniel Vertiz, and we had a few words with him. (via Slowtwitch.com)

  - 5 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Alumni Report: April 2, 2012 - April 10, 2012

  

  They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten. A massive number of former Vermont high school athletes are competing collegiately, and the MileSplit network of sites tracks their progress as they succeed at the next level.

  - 5 Weeks Ago - Comment

• New England Coaches...Let's Try Racetab, It's Free !

  

  Racetab is a FREE software developed by Milesplit Founder Jason Byrne. Jason was wise enough to let the coaches and timing companies lend a voice in tweaking his software. This has made the Racetab software one of the most user friendly programs you can possibly find. Its simple format allows just about any coach, parent, or student to run a Track Meet like a pro within minutes. It also packs all the punch for the power user that even professional timers will use it.

  - 6 Weeks Ago - Comment

• Alumni Report: March 27, 2012 - April 1st, 2012

  

  They may have graduated, but they are certainly not forgotten.  A massive number of former Vermont high school athletes are competing collegiately, and the MileSplit network of sites tracks their progress as they succeed at the next level.

  - 6 Weeks Ago - Comment

• The Fit Runner - Stretching and Plyometrics

  

  This episode of The Fit Runner takes us to RDV Sportsplex in Maitland, Florida where we meet with physical therapist Laura Podschun to learn about stride mechanics, stretching and plyometrics drills. (via MileSplit United States)

  - 7 Weeks Ago - Comment

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