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Donna on the Side
at the Nationals
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T&F's own "March Madness"
by Donna Dye
(Donna accompanies husband-publisher John Dye to meets and roams the
sidelines.)
March 11-12, 2000 at the Nike Indoor Classic, Bloomington IN and (by remote) the National Scholastic Indoor at NYC
March means "March Madness," to basketball nuts. But "March Madness" does not belong to basketball alone. Track and field has its own madness for High School Indoor Track and Field (T&F) in March.
This year there were two championship meets. In the West we had the Nike Indoor Classic (NIC) at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, the heart of basketball country. And in the East, we had the National Scholastic Indoor meet (NSI) at the New York Armory, in New York City, New York. Athletes crisscrossed in the skies and on the ground: some in the east going west; some in the west going east; some in the north going south and some in the south going north. Oh, yes, we even had our powerhouse Canadian neighbors coming south and east to make both meets international events.
Most athletes chose between the two meets. However, two weight throwers, as strong as they are, and one runner chose to compete at both meets back to back thanks to "red eye" flights. "Boy, I love this sport!"
Like the Basketball sideline stories from Dick Vitale, T&F has interesting sidelines too from Donna On The Side. Here are a few T&F stories, highlights, and tidbits from both meets for your Internet viewing pleasure.
