The Millrose Games, held for the first time at the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory, is one of the most prestigious meets of the Winter season.  It regularly compiles some of the East Coast's best high school middle distance talent to compete in the iconic Millrose Mile.   In anticipation of the event, Milesplit NY decided to ask each qualifier two specific questions:  What does qualifying for this event mean to you, and what are you doing to prepare?

Manhattan NY - Track and field was back at the Madison Square Garden as usual this weekend. But for the first time, the action was held under a new name, with a slimmed down schedule, and in a renovated venue.

The Millrose Games are moving to the Armory this year, but the CHSAA is keeping its best relays at Madison Square Garden after a scheduling tiff between the league and the uptown track and field center. (via NY Daily News)

David Oliver trains at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World in Orlando with famed coach Brooks Johnson. He focuses on the fundamentals while looking toward the London Olympic Games.

The Invitational 4x800 lists have been released, and meet directors are waiting for your confirmation.

New  York NY - The mile is a classic distance.  About 8 meters longer than the now standard 1600m, the mile recently has seen a movement encouraging its' return.  There is even a website dedicated to this very thing, petitioning high school sports to return to the classic distance.  And if there ever was any indication that the mile was still alive, the fields for the mile at the upcoming US Open, New Balance Grand Prix, and Millrose would be it.  See if your favorite made the cut.

Meet directors of the New Balance Grand Prix announced the high school fields on Wednesday afternoon, with the boys and girls mile races highlighting the prep action.  In years past, the race has focused on athletes from New England and the New York Metro area, but this year’s field has expanded to include athletes from as far away as North Carolina. 

The Track & Field rivalry between New Jersey and New York is long and storied. With a new MileSplit feature, see how the 2 states compare now that the Indoor season is well underway.

While school may have been on break, New York's high school athletes were certainly not.  The week has seen some of the best early season times ever, as well as hosted some major meets in and around the state.

All eyes were meant to be on Futsum Zeinaselassie.  Previews had Zeinaselassie as the odds on favorite to win by a wide margin.  That all changed once the gun went off.  Nick Ryan of Fayetteville-Manlius took off quickly, as he tends to do during his races in his home state of New York.  Ryan's speed found him in the first position after the pack had converged, with about a 50 meter lead ahead of other national caliber athletes; Futsum included.

The Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) brings together the best teams in the country and pits them against each other on the most unique course available.  Portland Meadows will once again play host to the championship battle and the manufactured course that traverses the interior of a horse racing track will have all the traditional features of European style cross country racing; including plenty of mud.

Twenty-two of the nations' top teams and forty-five of the best individuals will make the trek to Portland, Oregon for Nike Cross Nationals. The teams are comprised of two winners from nine different regions and four “At-Large” berths, decided on by a team of Nike consultants. 

New York City Notebook

11/13/11

Intra-League duels highlight CHSAA, PSAL champs

Boys and Girls by Class and Overall

11/6/11

Preview NYS Sectionals 1 - 11 --- Boys in 2011

Preview NYS Sectionals 1 - 11 --- Girls in 2011  

New York City Notebook

10/23/11 UPDATE: GIRLS RANKINGS NOW INCLUDED

  XC Nation interviews the legendary Fayetteville-Manlius team of upstate New York, currently ranked #1 in the US

Section1/NYS Running's Perry King breaks down the boys race at this Section 1 staple of the cross country calender.  

Paul, Sachem East seniors bring distance-running back

  Cortland rallies around the successes of senior Alyson Dalton and freshmen Nick Marcantonio

State Leaders Overall and by Class