Policies for Selection for the Boys & Girls Invitational High School Mile
at the Verizon Millrose Games
Two of the featured events at the Verizon Millrose Games are the �Boys One Mile Run� (contested since 1974), and the �Girls One Mile Run� (contested since 1984). Each of these events brings together, by special invitation, eight (8) of the top scholastic milers in America to race at New York City 's famous Madison Square Garden . The Verizon Millrose Games will celebrate it 97 th edition on Friday, February 6, 2004 .
These are �scholastic events� sanctioned by National Federation of State High School Associations and the State of New York . Therefore, all competitors must represent their school and wear their school's team uniform .
The Millrose Games' long-established policy for selecting competitors is based on evaluating each candidate's � One Mile Performance Profile� , which includes:
- Honors Won. (i.e winning and placing high in major [interstate] meets)
- Win-Loss Record against other top prep milers
- Time Performances at a one mile, 1500m, and 1600m.
- Rankings on National and Eastern Performance Lists.
We will review each candidate's array of performances in major meets, beginning with the 2003 indoor season, with particular emphasis on State Championships, National Scholastic Indoor Championship (NY Armory), and Nike Indoor Championships ( Landover , MD ). Outdoors, we will focus on the 2003 State Championships, as well as �major� interstate meets: Arcadia , Penn Relays, Hartford , Loucks, etc., with particular emphasis on �end-of-season� competitions such as the Golden West Invitational, adidas Outdoor Championships, USATF Junior Nationals, USATF Youth Championships, Junior Olympics and various State �Summer Games�.
By early Fall we will have identified two groups of candidates. Our �A� List will be elite 2003 underclass milers ranked by Track & Field News and www.dyestat.com among the USA 's top 10-15 for the mile (plus 1,500/1,600m converted.) For the boys, that usually means sub-4:12. For 2004, there are 9 returnees under 4:10.9. For the girls, that usually means sub-4:55. For 2004, there are 8 returnees under 4:53.75. In December, we will contact these nationally-ranked milers to determine their interest, availability, and ability to participate. In most years, only 1 or 2 of this group commits to compete�in which case their Millrose Games invitation is confirmed.
Our �B� List consists of the top 10-15 returning milers within the East (ME--VA) as ranked by Eastern Track magazine. For boys, that usually means sub-4:21 indoors or sub-4:18 outdoors. For girls, that usually means: sub-5:05 indoors or sub-5:00 outdoors. While we will review major 2003 cross country meets, it should be stressed that winning and/or setting course records at these meets is NOT a significant factor in selecting Millrose Games Mile contestants, as often the best 5,000m harriers are not top-quality milers. In December, as the 2003-4 indoor season gets underway, it's �show time� for these �B� List milers to produce a mile performance on or before 1/24/04 that ranks them at the top of all scholastic milers in the East. Again, we emphasize that performances in major interstate meets carry considerably more weight than those in small, local meets. Scholastic meets also take precedence over non-scholastic or �Open� meets.
The major Eastern meet (listed below) in which most of our leading �B� List candidates will compete are attended or monitored by our Invitations Directors or their representatives. Many of these meets are limited to competitors from their immediate surrounding states, so you must check with each respective Meet Director to determine whether your entry will be accepted.
We emphasize that winning the Mile (or placing in top 2-3-4) at these designated meets does not ensure an invitation to the Millrose Games�other than the two automatic qualifying meets specified below. For example, winning the Yale Invitational Boys Mile in 4:21.2, while several others have run sub-4:18.5 at any of the earlier 2003-2004 Indoor Meets, would lessen that individual's chances of being selected considerably.
For the first time, in 2004 we are selecting two competitors from 2 major meets as �automatic qualifiers�: The Hispanic Games on January 10 th and New Balance Games on January 24 th �both conducted at the New York City Armory Track & Field Center . In each of these meets, the winner of the Boys and Girls One Mile Runs will be automatically selected to participate in the 2004 Verizon Millrose Games Invitational H.S. Mile races.
Finally, all accepted invitees in the Boys & Girls High School Miles must agree NOT to compete in any scheduled meet after Sunday, February 1st, to ensure being in peak condition. Failure to comply with this provision of the selection process will result in our invitation to compete in the 2004 Verizon Millrose Games being immediately withdrawn.
LARRY BYRNE JIM SPIER
Boys Invitations Director Girls Invitations Director
401-738-4232 or [email protected] 919-490-5206 or [email protected]
2003-4 Major Eastern High School INDOOR Meets or Meets with High School Events
- Saturday, December 20 BISHOP LOUGHLIN GAMES . 50th annual �season opener� at the NY Armory Track & Field Center. 6-lane banked 200m Mondo Track. 168th St & Broadway, NYC. Contact: Ed Bowes @718-857-2700 ext. 2233 (School) or 718-680-7902 (Home)
- Fri-Sat, December 26-27 SETON HALL GAMES . Brennan Field House, Seton Hall University , South Orange , NJ. Individual events, including B&G Mile on 12/26. Relays on 12/27. Contact: John Moon or Lisa Morgan @ 201-761-9639
- Mon-Tue, December 29-30 BROWN UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL . Olney-Margolies Fieldhouse, Brown University , Providence , RI . Varsity running events and B&G Mile on 12/30. (200m flat synthetic track- spikes OK). Contact: Bob Rothenberg @ 401-863-2054 or [email protected]
- Saturday, January 3 SOUTHERN TIER INVITATIONAL . Barton Hall, Cornell University , Ithaca , NY (200m flat synthetic- 8 lanes- spikes OK) Contact: Rich Bowman @ 607-255-2709 or [email protected]
- Saturday, January 10 DARTMOUTH RELAYS . Leverone Field House, Dartmouth College , Hanover , NH Top H.S. competitors from 8 states & Canada (200m flat synthetic- spikes OK) Contact: Carl Wallin @ 603-646-2848 or Barry Harwick @ 603-646-2540 or [email protected]
- Saturday, January 10 10 TH ANNUAL HISPANIC GAMES . NY Armory Track & Field Center . �Automatic Qualifier� 6-lane banked 200m Mondo track . 18th St & Broadway, NYC Contact: Louie Vazquez @ 212-923-1803 ext. 14
- Saturday, January 10 MONTGOMERY INDOOR INVITATIONAL . Prince George County Sports Complex, Landover , MD. Top competitors from MD, DC, VA, PA, DE, and WV. 200m flat track used to host the Nike Indoor Championships. Contact Tom Rogers @ (c) 240-476-1720 or (H) 301-770-7292 or [email protected]
- Fri-Sat, January 16-17 YALE INVITATIONAL . Coxe Cage, Yale University , New Haven , CT (200m flat synthetic- spikes OK) Top HS competitors from 8 states. DMR on 1/16. B & G Mile on 1/17. Contact: Dan Ireland (Boys) @ 203-432-1404�or�Mark Young (Girls) @ 203-432-1405
- Saturday, January 17 ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY-STANNER GAMES . NY Armory Track & Field Center. 6-lane banked 200m Mondo track. 168th St & Broadway, NYC. Contact: Joe Dombrowski @ 718-441-2100 (school) or 718-849-8251 (Fax) or [email protected]
- Saturday, January 17 15 TH ANNUAL FORK UNION INVITATIONAL . Fork Union Military Academy , Fork Union , VA. Traditional southern Virginia H.S. meet for B & G on a 10-lap flat, rubberized track. Contact: Winston Brown, Head Track Coach, FUMA-- [email protected]
- Saturday, January 24 NEW BALANCE GAMES . NY Armory Track & Field Center . �Automatic Qualifier� 6-lane banked 200m Mondo track. 168th St & Broadway, NYC. Contact: Louie Vazquez @ 212-923-1803 ext. 14
**PLEASE NOTE: Saturday, January 24 is the last day performances will be considered for selection for the Invitational Boys and Girls High School Mile Races at the 2004 Verizon Millrose Games on Friday, February 6 at Madison Square Garden .
QUESTIONS? Contact�
LARRY BYRNE JIM SPIER
Boys Invitations Director Girls Invitations Director
401-738-4232 or [email protected] 919-490-5206 or [email protected]
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