Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for Sep 24, 2014
Great American Cross Country Festival Time
October 4, 2014, Wake-Med Soccer/XC Park, Cary, NC
The Great American Cross Country Festival -- including the HBCU Challenge -- is coming up Saturday, October 4, and we are expecting another great day of competition at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Standard registration ends Wednesday night (Sept. 24) at midnight ET, but late registration will continue until Sept. 28.
Join us for great races on a championship course. Be entertained by our festival performers and shop our local vendors. And, stop by our local New Balance retailer for those last minute cross-country and souvenir items.
The New Balance Girls Race of Champions' registrants include 2013 team runner-up Blacksburg (Va.) and rising Va. star Libby Davidson -- who won the adidas Challenge last weekend on WakeMed, becoming the #8 performer ever on the course with a 17:16. Boys' ROC favorites look to be pre-season US#1 (DyeStat) La Salle (R.I.) and Philip Hall of South View (N.C.). And in the HBCU Challenge, the defending champion North Carolina A&T State men and Hampton U. women return. Read the full story
Checking in with "The U"
Our Steve Underwood is developing a 6-part series ranking the top athletes and relays for the 2014 outdoor high school track and field season – from the first outdoor meets back in February through the final post-season affairs in August. It also represents an attempt to create some of the deepest prep rankings available with some of the most detailed analysis. Check out the first installent which takes a look at Boys Individual Track athletes and look for the other 5 articles in the series over the coming weeks. Then go to our Facebook for a video interview with Steve's pick.
Learn from Proven Experts
October brings our two Performance Clinics to you. Project Javelin Gold moves from North Carolina to East Stroudsburg, PA. Be on hand to absorbe the wealth of javelin knowledge from our NSAF Elite Development coaches, Jeff Gorski, Tom Puktys and Barry Krammes along with our Special Project Coach Kimmo Kinnunen of Finland. It doesn't get better than this! Registration for this clinic is open.
Project Triple Jump opens the season in Houston, TX at St. Johns School. Our Special Project Coach, Peter Pratt, of the Bahamas and Project Coordinator, Macka Jones, will be in residence along with an all-star coaching cast. Registration is Open..
Get Recruited!
The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) is the Official Scouting Organization and Provider of Recruiting Services of the NSAF. In addition to their online services, representatives of NCSA will be on site during our indoor and outdoor championships hosting seminary on the college recruiting process. Many athletes who have competed at NSAF events have taken advantage of their services and have benefitted from their College Recruiting Made Simple program. Get started today.
High School Illustrated is FREE. Download and Read Now.
High School Illustrated has featured the NSAF in the latest national edition. Download and read it for free. Check out High School Illustrated. You can submit story ideas about your programs and athletes. The latest edition is available to download and read for free on your iPad or iPhone. Lots of great stories about premier athletes, health, exercise, nutrition and more! Click here or download and read from the App Store. Search for High School Illustrated.
Cedric Walker Grants Awarded
Thirteen Cedric Walker Development Grants have been awarded to high school and youth track and field teams and programs. The Grants bear the name of Cedric Walker who passed in March, 2013, shortly after the New Balance Nationals Indoor. Cedric was a “irreplaceable” part of the NSAF, who served for more than 20 years – as a board member; founder of the Flower City TC in New York; coach, mentor and team manager at many levels, from local to international; and beloved family member, among many other things. See who got the grants and how you can too.
NBNO Backpack Update
Backpacks have been shipped. If you believe you reserved one and did not receive it please drop us an email. Everyone who signed up at NBNO or subsequently sent us their information should have received a backpack in the mail within the past two weeks.
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