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Always in the Garden, albeit the third incarnation
of Madison Square Garden, the Millrose Games will have its 95th
running on February 1, 2002. It is a chance for high athletes to
perform on the same stage with Olympians in front of the biggest
crowd of the indoor season. The featured high school event is the
mile run, with 8 top girls and 8 top boys invited, and there are
also relays for high school teams in the New York Metropolitan area.
The Games have a new sponsor this year - Verizon Communications
- starting a 3-year agreement.
Best Marks - performances
qualifying for DyeStat Elite national rankings
Event Mark By
BOYS
B-Mile 4:21.14 Lukezic, Chris, 2002, Auburn WA
B-Mile 4:21.5 Tatu, Alex, 2003, Thomas Dale VA
B-Mile 4:22.41 Dalpiaz, Brian, 2003, Sayville NY
B-Mile 4:23.01 Pelerin, Marc, 2002, Cherokee NJ
B-Mile 4:23.69 Steier, Rolf, 2002, Berkeley Prep FL
B-Mile 4:26.08 Richardson, John, 2003, Ocean City NJ
B-4x400 3:27.67 Boys Relay, , Transit Tech NY
B-4x400 3:28.87 Boys Relay, , South Shore NY
B-4x800 8:11.34 Boys Relay, , Fordham Prep NY
B-4x800 8:12.39 Boys Relay, , St. Peter's NY
B-4x800 8:14.65 Boys Relay, , Chaminade NY
GIRLS
G-Mile 4:53.9 Donais, Melissa, 2002, Phillips Andover
MA
G-Mile 4:57.8 Gesel, Liz, 2002, Manchester Cen NH
G-Mile 4:59.1 Owen, Meghan, 2003, Killingly CT
G-Mile 4:59.56 Stanley, Laura, 2002, Carolina Day NC
G-Mile 4:59.58 Horowitz, Clara, 2002, Oakland CA
G-Mile 4:59.86 Maloy, Elizabeth, 2003, Holy Names NY
G-Mile 5:05.77 Rorke, Michelle, 2002, Bronxville NY
G-Mile 5:06.28 Olds, Megan, 2002, Gloversville NY
G-Mile 5:06.57 Meyerhoff, Sally, 2002, Mtn Pointe AZ
G-4x400 3:54.98 Girls Relay, , Boys & Girls
NY
G-4x400 4:01.11 Girls Relay, , Willingboro NJ
G-4x400 4:02.39 Girls Relay, , Clinton NY
G-4x400 4:04.09 Girls Relay, , Spellman NY
G-4x400 4:04.21 Girls Relay, , New Rochelle NY
G-4x400 4:04.57 Girls Relay, , Bay Shore NY
G-4x400 4:05.41 Girls Relay, , Holy Trinity NY
G-4x400 4:05.97 Girls Relay, , Far Rockaway NY
G-4x400 4:07.09 Girls Relay, , Sacred Heart NY
G-4x400 4:07.22 Girls Relay, , Cornwall NY
G-4x400 4:07.25 Girls Relay, , Bish Loughlin NY
G-4x400 4:09.14 Girls Relay, , Trenton Cent NJ
G-4x400 4:09.36 Girls Relay, , St. Jos by-the-Sea NY
Millrose Mile selection policy
POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING THE HIGH SCHOOL
ONE MILE EVENTS at MILLROSE GAMES
Two of the Millrose Games featured events are the
"JUMBO ELLIOTT ONE MILE RUN" for Boys (since 1974) and
the "GIRLS ONE MILE RUN" (since 1984). Each of these events
brings together, by special invitation, eight of the
top scholastic milers in the entire USA...at Madison Square Garden
on Friday, February 1, 2002.
These are "scholastic" events, sanctioned
by National Federation of State High School Associations, as well
as the State of New York, and as such, all competitors must represent,
and wear a singlet that so identifies them with, their school.
Our Committee's long-established policy for selecting
competitors is based on an individual's "Performance Profile"…consisting
of: HONORS WON: Scoring high...with emphasis on winning...in major
[interstate] meets;
WIN-LOSS RECORD: How they fared in head-to-head competition with
peers; PERFORMANCES: Clockings at a mile [1,500/1,600 converted],
and where they ranked on National and Eastern Lists.
We review each potential invitee's array of performances
in major meets, beginning last Indoor Season [2001], especially
State Championships, the National Scholastic Indoor Championship
(Armory), and Nike Indoor Classic (Landover, MD).
Outdoors, we focus on State Championships, along
with key interstate meets...Arcadia, Penn Relays, Hartford, Loucks,
etc...with particular emphasis on "end-of-season" competitions…Golden
West, National Scholastic, USATF Junior Nationals, USATF Youth Championships,
Junior Olympics and various state "summer games" (Empire
State, etc.).
By early Fall, as cross country gets underway, we
have identified two groups:
** Our "A" LIST...those elite 2001
underclass milers ranked by TRACK & FIELD NEWS among the USA's
top 10-15; usually sub-4:13.0 (boys) or sub-4:55.0 (girls) for the
mile [or 1,500/1,600 converted]. In November, we contact these nationally-ranked
milers, to ascertain their interest, availability, and authorization
to compete. Upon a positive
response, a Millrose Games invitation is confirmed.
* Our "B" LIST...The top 10-15
returning milers within the East (ME - VA), ranked in EASTERN TRACK…usually;
for Boys: sub-4:21.0/'01 (Indoor) or sub-4:18.0/'01 (Outdoor); for
Girls: sub-5:05.0/'01 (In) or sub-5:00.0/'01 (Out).
While we do review major 2001 cross country meets,
it should be stressed that winning and/or setting course records
at these meets is NOT a significant factor, as often the best 5,000m
"harriers" are not necessarily top-quality "milers".
In December, as the Indoor Season gets underway,
it's time for the "B" LIST milers to produce--to earn
an invitation-
with a ONE MILE performance that ranks them currently "at-the-top"
of all scholastic milers from Maine to Virginia.
Be advised that performances in large
"traditional" interstate meets carry considerably
more "weight" with our Selection Committee than do small
local meets; and scholastic meets take precedence over non-scholastic
or "Open" meets! These large
"traditional meets", in which most of our leading
"B" LIST candidates will compete, are attended or monitored
by our Selection Committee. Also, a number of these meets are limited
to immediate surrounding
states, so please check with each Meet Director to ascertain if
your entry will be accepted.
We must emphasize that winning the Mile (or placing
in top 2-3-4) at any of these designated meets does not insure an
invitation to the Millrose Games. For example, to win the Dartmouth
(Boys) Mile in 4:21.2, while four others have run sub-4:18.5 at
any of the earlier Indoor Meets, would lessen that individual's
chances considerably.
While this "selection" process is far
from "fool-proof", it has achieved universal acceptance
among the Eastern scholastic track community, and we continue to
receive positive support utilizing this method to select our final
eight-competitor fields.
Finally, be advised that these are "Invitational"
events, and as Committee Chairmen our role is to make selective
recommendations to Meet Director, Howard Schmertz. Final choices,
and ultimate invitations, are the exclusive domain of Mr. Schmertz.
LARRY BYRNE
Boy's Chairman
401-738-4232 or [email protected]
JIM SPIER
Girl's Chairman
919-490-5206 or [email protected]
...for fellow members of HS Mile Selection Committee...Marty
Lewis and Ed Grant
2001 - 2002 MAJOR
HIGH SCHOOL MEETS
or MEETS with HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
SAT DEC 15 BISHOP LOUGHLIN GAMES, 48th annual "season
opener" at "ARMORY TRACK & FIELD CENTER"
with a 6-lane banked 200m "Mondo" track -- 168th St &
Broadway, NYC
Contact: Ed Bowes @ 718-857-2700 x. 2233 (School) or 718-680-7902
(Home)
FRI DEC 28 BROWN UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL at Olney-Margolies
Fieldhouse, Providence, RI
and Varsity running events incl. One Mile-B&G on 12/29 (200m
flat Synthetic - Spikes OK)
SAT DEC 29 Contact: Bob Rothenberg @ 401-863-2054 or [email protected]
DEC 29-30 SETON HALL GAMES at Seton Hall University,
South Orange, NJ
Relays and Individual events, including One Mile-B&G - Contact:
John Moon or Lisa Morgan @ 201-761-9639
FRI DEC 28 YEAR END SPECIAL ("YES") at
Rauch Field House, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Contact: Bob Burdette @ 610-544-3711
SAT DEC 29 X-MAS RELAYS at Rauch Field House, Lehigh
Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Contact: Bill Donahue @ 610-258-2407
SAT JAN 5 EIGHTH ANNUAL HISPANIC GAMES at the "ARMORY"
with a 6-lane banked 200m "Mondo" track -- 168th St &
Broadway, NYC
Contact: Louie Vazquez @ 212-923-1803 ext. 14
SAT JAN 5 SOUTHERN TIER INVITATIONAL at Barton Hall,
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Contact: Rich Bowman @ 607-255-2709 or [email protected]
SAT JAN 12 DARTMOUTH RELAYS at Leverone Field House
@ Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Top HS competitors from 8 states & Canada (200m flat Synthetic
- Spikes OK)
Contact: Carl Wallin @ 603-646-2848 or Barry Harwick @ 603-646-2540
SAT JAN 12 MONTGOMERY INVITATIONAL INDOOR at Prince
Georges County Sports Complex, Landover, MD
Top MD, DC, VA, PA, DE, WV competitors on 200m flat track [same
one used by Nike Indoor Classic]
Contact: Tom Rogers @ (c) 240-476-1720 or (H) 301-770-7292 or [email protected]
SAT JAN 12 ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY-STANNER GAMES at the
"ARMORY"
with a 6-lane banked 200m "Mondo" track -- 168th St &
Broadway, NYC
Contact: Joe Dombrowski @ 718-441-2100 (school) or 718-849-8251
(Fax)
FRI JAN 18 YALE INVITATIONAL at Coxe Cage, New Haven,
CT (200m flat Synthetic - Spikes OK)
and Top HS competitors from 8 states…championship events, including
B & G mile on 1/19
SAT JAN 19 Contact: Dave Shohalter (Boys) @ 203-432-1406 or Mark
Young (Girls) @ 203-432-1405
SAT JAN 19 NEW BALANCE GAMES at the "ARMORY"
with a 6-lane banked 200m "Mondo" track -- 168th St &
Broadway, NYC
Contact: Louie Vazquez @ 212-923-1803 ext. 14
SAT JAN 19 PRINCETON RELAYS at Jadwin Gyn, Princeton
University, Princeton, NJ
with a 200m flat synthetic track - Spikes OK
Contact: Mike Brady (Boys) @ 609-258-3526 or Peter Farrell (Girls)
609-258-3522
SATURDAY - JANUARY 19 - LAST DAY TO "QUALIFY"
for a MILLROSE H.S. MILE INVITATION !
"TO RANK WITH 'EM...YOU'VE GOT TO COMPETE
WITH 'EM"...per Neil Kerr, Editor/NYSSWA
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