Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for Oct 09, 2014
Countdown to Performance Clinics
October marks the start of our 2014-15 Elite Development Performance Clinics. We're jumping in Houston and throwing in East Stroudsburg, PA this month.
Project Javelin Gold moves from North Carolina to East Stroudsburg, PA. where we'll continue our search for three spots remaining in our Elite Javelin Gold program. Our US based coaches, Jeff Gorski, Tom Puktys and Barry Krammes, will be joined by our Special Project Coach Kimmo Kinnunen of Finland. Secure your spot now before registration closes!
Project Triple Jump is loaded. Thursday night opens with four speakers including 3-time Olympian, Frank Rutherford and Paul Jordan who made the 1980 Olympic team but was unable to compete because of the US boycott that year. They will be joined by Terri Turner, one of the pioneers in women's triple jump and the man who still holds the PENN Relays record in the event, Sanya Owolabi. 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. The clinic will be held at St. John's School near Houston's downtown. Schedules, registration, hotels & everything else you need to know.
Exciting Races and Fun, Fun, Fun
The 2014 Great American Cross Country Festival is in the books. Gotta love a cross country meet and festival combined! If you weren't there you missed great running and entertainment!
Special thanks to all of our 3000+ athletes, coaches, parents and fans and a special thank you to our sponsors New Balance, Primo Water, Robert Shumake and NCSA, and to our new vendors Israel & Sarah Willett at Advocare and Real Time Pain Relief (use Promo Code 3963)
Check out our extensive video coverage on our Facebook page and series of articles and analyses and indepth results on our website.
See who won the New Balance Race of Champions and who took home the coveted Shumake-Walker HBCU XC Challenge Cup.
NBNI 2015
Registration is OPEN for the 2015 New Balance Nationals Indoors scheduled for March 13-15 in the New Balance Track & Field Center in the New York Armory. Be sure to read all information posted. Please note that we can only guarantee meet souvenir backpacks to those athletes who complete registration by February 23rd and who compete at the meet. Some events will close once the maximum number of athletes are registered. This applies to the Indoor Pentathlon and Freshman and Junior High Miles and 5,000 meters.
Checking in with "The U"
Check out the second part of Steve Underwood's 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. This installment focuses on Girls Individual Track athletes and it follows Steve's feature on Boys Individual Track athletes. Other installments to come include field athletes and relays. As a companion to the articles Steve has reposted several of our top rated video interviews with some of the athletes featured on our Facebook page.
Are you ready to be recruited?
Have all your required courses complete or planned? Do you know the latest NCAA eligibility rules? Those NCAA eligibility rules are changing. Will you be ready? More info available on all aspects of recruiting from our partners at The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA). A visit to their website is well worth the surf time. 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. Get started today.
Applications Open for Tony Wells Development Grants
We are now accepting applications for our Tony Wells Development Grants. The deadline to apply is January 15th and grants will be announced by February 1, 2015. We recently awarded our Cedric Walker Development Grants. See who got the grants and how you can too.
Stories You May have Missed...
Great America Cross-Country Festival Extensive Coverage
Current High School and Junior Top 5 Lists
High School Illustrated's Article on the NSAF
