THE
ARMORY HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS FOUNDATION
A nonprofit organization
35
East 84th Street
New York, New York 10028
212-396-9760
Fax 212-570-6120
Open Letter to High School Track & Field Athletes
The weekend of March 10, 2000 will see two great national meets for
our high school athletes:
The New Balance National Scholastic Championship at the New York
Armory and The Nike Indoor
Classic in Bloomington IN.
We all prefer there be only one such meet.
Hopefully, unification is in the not too distant future.
In the meanwhile, top flight athletes will have to choose.
The Nike Indoor Classic will be an excellent event in a fine facility.
The Nike Meet Directors will, as usual, conduct a first-class
track and field meet and are aggressively recruiting for it.
We, of course, would hope you choose to come to New York.
THE ARMORY is in many ways the national shrine of indoor track
and field, dating to 1909. More
track and field competitions have been staged here than in any other
building in America. After
a renovation costing in excess of twelve million dollars, THE NEW ARMORY
proudly offers for its eighty five (85) meet season a 200 meter
internationally banked MONDO track, sprinting straight-aways and field
event arenas as good as any worldwide.
Many Olympians have recently run here, concluding it is the
fastest indoor track they have ever run on.
In addition, New York is an exciting place to visit and the
ambience, music, crowd spirit and tradition during our meets make for a
truly magical experience!
But if you choose to go instead to Bloomington, we wish you the very
best. It too, will be a
memorable weekend. One can
only ask that for both meets, the commitments of the athletes, their
coaches and families are respected, free of outside pressure and
excessive offers. In the
end, the comparison of these competitions will be based not on hype but
on the performances achieved. Until
then, let us all work together, positively committed to keeping Track
& Field the #1 high school sport in America.
Respectfully submitted,
Norb
Sander, M.D.
President
Armory High School Sports Foundation
