Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for Mar 19, 2019

by Steve Underwood


Loudoun Valley's 4x1 mile relay broke its own HSR, the 2nd of its pair of records and of its 3 victories. Photo(s) by John Nepolitan (all on this page).
 

Fast times, furious finishes at NBNI

If it was records you wanted at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Indoor, you had plenty of those -- 25, in fact -- including 2 national and 14 new meet standards. But if you also wanted thrilling duels, harrowing finishes, stunning upsets and stirring come-from-behind efforts -- those were in abundance as well. How about freshman Roisin Willis in that girls' 800? Or that girls' mile with Taryn Parks tumbling over the line to prevail over Marlee Starliper by .003 (see photo at right)? And did you see jumper Jasmine Moore and putter Aiden Felty lose leads in their respective events, only to take them right back with clutch, winning efforts?

It was all part of the awesome March 8-10 weekend at the New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory, where more than 3,700 athletes from 41 states (+DC), 4 Canadian provinces, Guyana and Antigua battled for 46 Championship titles -- plus in many more Emerging Elite, Freshman, Mixed and Junior High events.

The NSAF has been involved in putting on national indoor championships since 1983 and has held its own championship since 1999. This was our 9th indoor nationals with our outstanding partners from New Balance, to whom we are very grateful.

KEY LINKS:  2019 NBNI Complete Results |  NBNationals.com - Webcast Replay - Photos - Videos  |  Race Day App  |  NSAF Interviews on Facebook - Twitter Feed - Instagram
 

The National Records

The Jungle, aka Loudoun Valley HS (VA), delivered an unprecedented distance relay triple at NBNI, shattering 2 national records. In Friday's DMR, Sam Affolder's anchor finished off a 9:54.41 -- beating Carlisle's 2017 mark while Affolder was a soph at that school. Then Jacob Hunter finished off a 17:01.81 4x1 mile Saturday noon that shaved .01 off The Jungle's own '18 record. Finally, they completed the triple by defending their 4x8 crown in 7:40.49 (#3 all-time).

NBNI Athletes of the Meet

Jasmine Moore, Roisin Willis, Justin Forde and Micah Williams were named the New Balance Indoor Athletes of the Meet for their individual-event performances on the track and in the field.

More Super Highlights and Headliners

 

Our many great sponsors, partners and supporters

We thank New Balance for our long-term partnership that has made the 2nd weekend in March the greatest in indoor prep track and field, as well as all they do with The Armory to make it a great environment to keep everyone entertained as well as ready to compete! We hope you enjoyed the apparel, footwear, the music and everything else!

Thank you to Gatorade, our Official Sports Fuel Provider for again being part of the action and making sure everyone was hydrated and fueled up!

Thanks also to our exclusive national sports medicine research partner, Sanford Sports Science Institute (SSSI), and Sanford Health – an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas. The SSSI conducts research in conjunction with the NSAF to help with the development of future Olympic and World Championship hopefuls.

Those blazing batons you saw were courtesy of our NSAF Official Baton Supplier at RelayBatons.com. We hope all of the Championship relay winners enjoyed them and that many of you other teams had your own personalized relay batons created.

We hope many of you took advantage of the Recovery Zone on the track level at NBNI, sponsored by ROLL Recovery -- stretching and rolling out before, after, or between races and field events. Hope you also checked out the ROLL Recovery products and signed up for their giveaways.

And did you try an ElliptiGo while you were on-site during the weekend? It's the world’s first elliptical bicycle -- delivering a fun, comfortable and effective cardiovascular workout experience that inspires people and improves lives -- while eliminating impact on joints. Follow up at their website and Facebook Page.

Hope you also checked out the JAWKU Speed booth. One of our newest partners, JAWKU Speed is about performance - measure speed, agility, and reaction time. Getting fast is a mental and physical commitment, make every effort count. Visualize your performance over time on the app and get the accuracy of multi-thousand dollar timing systems condensed into technology that you wear on your wrist.

Did you score your free sample of ENERGICE? It's designed to give you a competitive edge by boosting hydration, energy and recovery through vitamins and potassium. It's a no-caffiene, no-stimulants and gluten-free solution to Cool Energy on the Go!

Our NBNI competition bibs were provided by Athlete Race Numbers, the Official Bib Printer of the NSAF -- and creator of our fabulous new record banners.  Meet Directors, be sure to check out Athlete Race Numbers for your own meets and use the handy NSAF16 code to receive a discount.
 

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ALTIS is the world's foremost Track & Field training and education company and the NSAF's Official Online Education System. Coaches: You can participate in the ALTIS Foundation Course at a discounted rate. Sign up now using Discount Code NSAF17 | More Details

Agogie wearable resistance pants strengthen & supports your natural movements. Become stronger, faster, and more explosive while doing what you love. Check them out at this promotional link and get $10/off per set with the NSAF19 cold!

If you were near the jumping pits, you probably noticed Vulcam, which offers the revolutionary floating viewpoint and multi smartphone video capture, wireless video transfers and a simple intuitive interface to help coaches and athletes analyze movement in track and field events.

Check out VSAthletics for a track and field superstore online shopping experience!
 

 

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