Astounding Distance Triple By Jim Rosa Highlights Mercer Championsips Sunday - Mercer County @ Bennett Center W. Windsor-Plainsboro soph James Rosa literally ran wild at the Mercer Co. Championships today as he posted a distance triple win that included a 4:16.45 1600m, a 1:58.54 800m and a 9:24.21 at 3200m! He also ran a 54.xx split on the winning 4x4 team!! Rosa's marks which are NJ Seasonal #'1s at 1600m and 3200m and #2 at 800m put the exclamtion mark on a WW-P North team win over Trenton Central (100 to 73). 36 Seasonal National Elite marks were posted on the Boys side, including a 14' Vault by Hightstown's Patrick Gray (T NJ #1). The juggernaut that is the Hopewell Valley Girls rolled on as they posted 117 points for the win. Seniors Clare Buck (800m / 1600m) and Julie Alexander (200m / 400m) scored double wins for the champs.Alexanders 200m time of 25.47 is #3 in NJ so far this year.  Emily Kianka hit 5' 7" in the High Jump for a NJ Seasonal #1. 38 Seasonal National Elites were recorded on the Girls side with Stephanie Hicks of Nottingham recording a NJ #5 in the 55m Hurdles at 8.38,   Monmouth County / Greater Middlesex Conf. Meets Produce Over 100 National Elite Marks Fri. - Monmouth County @ Benett Center Neptune Takes Girls Title (42 pts)by 1 over Colts Neck  behind triple winner (800m, 1600m, 4x4) Ajee Wilson. Briana Jackucewicz with 11:00.62 takes over as Seasonal Leader @ 3200m Freehold Twp. Wins Boys Championship (72 pts) over Matawan. Ryan Spadola contributes 28 for the winners (1st @ 400m, 2nd @ 55m, Winning 4x4) Full Results Sat.  - GMC @ Bennett Center St. Joes scores 50 pts. to edge Old Bridge by 4. Jonathan Marques wins 400m, and runs on winng 4x4. Jorge Merino (OB) hits 58' 0 in Shot to move to Seasonal NJ #2 South Brunswick Girls dominate with 91 pts. Sophia Ginez  takes 800m / 1600m double, while New Brunswicks Briana Barlow completes 55m / 55H twin win. Full Results

                  * Jillian Smith won her 2nd straight Girls Invitational Mile. The Southern Re. senior made it 4 in a row for the Ocean County school winning her second Millrose after former teammate and now Michigan star Danielle Tauro won the previous 2 Invitational Mile Runs. SENECA SCORES 4X4 WIN @ MILLROSE, J. SMITH IN 4:52.xx TO REPEAT Michelle Brown anchored Seneca's 4x400m team to a come from behind win in the Suburban Girls race at the Millrose Games tonite. *In other HS action, Camden and Rahway took 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Boys Suburban race. * Morris Hills Boys took 2nd (8:03.31) to Albemarle (VA) in the HS 4x800m   Off of a pedestrian pace throug 3/4s Robby Andrews roared through the bell lap to take the Invitational Boys Mile Run in 4:17.42, making for a New Jersey sweep of the HS Miles. Photos Courtesy of: MaroonNews *High School Results Posted *Rankings Updated * Coming: Photo Galleries From MaroonNews

The 102nd Millrose Games will be shown live on ESPN2 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM on Friday night with the high school mile races expected to be shown. The mile races are always the premier high school events in the meet, but this year will have other events gaining attention including a showdown between the nation's fastest two 4x800 meter relays in the Morris Hills boys of New Jersey (US #1 7:46) and Albemarle (US #2 7:49) of Virginia. Another event to look forward to is the mens' 600 yard dash which will feature current US 400 leader Clayton Parros competing against older professional athletes. Preview forthcoming.

(Photo by wingedfootphotos.com) Seton Hall Prep (NJ) senior Clayton Parros entered the current indoor season as the nation's fastest returning 400 meter sprinter from last winter. Parros also set himself up to be looked upon as one of the nation's best coming back for 2009 after his 47.20 clocking to make the finals of the 400 meter dash at the USATF Junior Nationals last June. With a recent US #1 performance of 47.58 at the New Balance Games, the UNC recruit Parros appears to be on the right path of reaching some of his big goals this year including breaking the New Jersey state record and qualifying for the World Juniors team in the 400 meter dash. While the Millrose Games will have some exciting high school races, the 12th grader Parros will be competing on the banked track at Madison Square Garden this weekend against professional athletes in the rarely contested 600 yard race. MileSplit US interviewed the nation's top ranked high school athlete at 400 meters prior to his first race against pro competition.

Smokin' Hot 4x8's and Washington Twp. SMR Bring US # 1s to The Garden State: * Morris Hills Boys (AT #10) - 7:46.54 * Southern Regional Girls - 9:07.67 * Washington Twp. 3:30.84 Sadiki White US #1 @ 800m (1:52.40)) Clayton Parros Very Fast @ New Balance Shore Conf., Lavino Relays, Essex and Union County Meets Highlight Calendar   It was a weekend of hot racing for New Jersey HS'ers with most of the excitement centered on the 800 meter distance, both scratch and relay. Starting with Thursday Night at the Races in the Armory T&F Center and ending with the Randolph Shot Put Invite on Monday, it was a great weekend of Track and Field in the Garden State. Sadiki White (Allentown), who races lightly on the NJ high School curcuit, went to the Armory on Thursday and ripped a seasonal US #1 at 800m. His time of 1:52.40 improved his Indoor PR by 1.9 seconds. On Friday night, the Albemarle (Va.) boys 4x800m team took over the US #1 spot with a time of 7:49 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Morris Hills had owned the previous season leader (7:51.07). The next day at the New Balance Games in the Armory, The Knights went out and snatched the #1 spot back with splits of; Vinny Chiusano - 1:55.5 Tyler Hendrickson - 1:57.8 Lucas Clyne - 1:59.8 Liam Tansey - 1:53.4 Speaking with MIleSplit's Chris Hunt, Tansey had this to say about losing and regaining the top spot; "We had the previous No. 1 time and we wanted them to have it for as little time as possible.Twenty-four hours seemed about right.” If Tansey's anchor was quick, Jillian Smith's was positivley blazing. The Southern Regional senior ripped a 2:05 final leg to put the icing on the US Girl #1 for the 4x800m. The Ocean County team took the win by almost 12 seconds over Bronxville. The lineup for the winners was; Kate Bergin Erin Horleman Chelsea Cox Jillian Smith Continued...Click on Headline

The Millrose Games this upcoming weekend at the Madison Square Garden will feature the nation's fastest two high school boys' 4x800 meter relays. The mile races are typically the highlight of the high school portion of the Millrose Games, but this year's 4x800 meter relay could trump the individual races with a highly anticipated matchup between US #1 Morris Hills of New Jersey and US #2 Albemarle of Virginia.

Morris Hills didn’t have a goal in mind time-wise. They wanted t run fast. Mission accomplished.

Another weekend, another big Armory meet. The New Balance Games promises to have more national leaders, meet records, and excitement once again. Tune is for the webcast all day long, from 9am to 9pm.

Duke bound Juliet Bottorff, of Tatnall, DE, who clocked 4:59.60 to win the mile at the Yale Track Classic over the weekend, is one of nine girls named to the prestigious high school mile field for the upcoming Millrose Games. Jillian Smith (NJ) returns to defend her crown.

Championships Overview All Results Posted and added to Rankings / Team / Athlete Pages Photo Galleries From Saturday to be added     Group 2 Girls Champions Hopewell Valley!    Click Here For Highlights / Top 3 Results    

One of the biggest college meets held on the east coast kicks off today at 1pm. Watch the action live here at ArmoryTrack.com.

Ho-Val Takes Race in 3:56.69 Seneca in 2nd @ 3:57.54, also earns trip  to Millrose Columbia 3rd in 3:58.09    Rahway Boys Run 3:21.76 for Win Camden Second in 3:24.32 Full Results PostedPhotos By: Errol Anderson for NY Armory

There would be no ceremonial glassware or automatic invitation to the Millrose Games, the spoils heaped upon the victor of the annual Hispanic Games mile. However, Doug Smith did not depart the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory empty handed last Saturday. In fact, the Gil-St. Bernard’s star headed back to New Jersey with something far more valuable – his confidence.

Cardozo runs US#1 3:51.55 4x4, Farrell over Fordham Prep 7: 54-7:55 as 6 CHSAA teams run under 8:04, Newburgh, NY boys runs 3:21 as does Rahway, NJ.

Brett Johnson & Doug Smith Outdueled in Invitational Mile Run Clayton Parros Rolls 47.78  for Male Track Athlete of the Meet In a race that looked to be all Brett Johnson from the outset, Marco Bertolotti (Port Washington, NY) came from nowhere to nip Johnson (4:16.01) and an also surging Doug Smith (4: 16.19) to take the Hispanic Games Invitational Mile in 4:15.14. For his effort Bertolotti earns a trip to the Millrose games on Janary 30th. Johnson already has his ticket punched for the Invitational Mile at Madison Square Garden.  In other action involving Jersey athletes; *Dominique Booker (Immaculate Conception) won the 55m  with a time of  7.0 to defeat Audrey Wilson of Deptford (7.13) *Rolston Braithwaite took silver in the 55m Hurdles in 7.55 with Steven Kaplan of Hunterdon Central finishing 7th (7.88) *In the Girls 55m Hurdles, Briana Feldhaus (Randolph) took 4th in 8.32 and Danae Wise of North Brunswick was 8th in 8.83. * Daetrell Lindsey of Millville was 6th in the 55m (6.68) * In only his 2nd appearance Indoors this season, Harvard bound Sean Pohorence (Morris Hiils) ran a strong 2 Mile in 9:30.70. Dan Rondon of North Bergen was 3rd in 9:35.72 with Brian Mendez of Kearney finishing 11th with a time of 9:57.31   * Full Results Now Posted. * Rankings / Team Pages / Athlete Pages Updated.

CVC Batch Meet Showcase for Multiple Winners Coaches Al Jennings and Aaron Oldfield  just keep churning them out. Year after year the Trenton Central Tornado Boys and the Hopewell Valley Bulldog Girls reload talented teams. It looks to be the same again this year as the 2 teams dominated the relay events at the Colonial Valley Conf. Batch Meet at the Lavino Fieldhouse on the campus of the Lawrenceville School. The Trenton Boys won the Shuttle Hurdles in 30.9, the 4x200m in 1:33.6 and the 4x400m in 3:35, while on the Girls side, Hopewell Valley took all the relay wins. Victories came in the Shuttle Hurdles (35.1), Sprint Medley (4:22.6), 4x800m (9:57.2), 4x200 (1:48.1) and the 4x400m (4:11.4). In other action, the Rosa brothers and Tyler Corkdale tuned up for their individual races at the Hispanic Games this Saturday with a win in the 4x800m. The Knights won the race in 8:20.2 with Jim Rosa splitting 2:01.8, Joe at 2:03.0 and Corkdale anchoring in 2:04.9. The leadoff for WW-P No. was Mohan Yenugadhati at 2:10.6. The Rosas will go in the Seeded 2 Mile on Saturday, While Corkdale  will compete in the One Mile.North also won the Sprint Medley in 3:41.4 Julie Alexander leads Hopewell Valley to the SMR win   * Full Results Now Posted. * Rankings / Team Pages / Athlete Pages Updated. * Now Posted: Photo Gallery of the Action - Over 140 Pictures Posted With More to Come ions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -->

The 15th Annual Hispanic Games promises to be yet another amazing invitational this year. With Millrose Games automatic qualifying spots on the line and great battles scheduled in all event.

Rankings Lists Through 1/4/2009 National  New Jersey continues to play a leading role in the National Spotlight as the Indoor Season enters the New Year.  4 Boys and 1 Girl hold #1 spots on the National scene. Additionally, 68 individuals and 15 relay teams occupy slots in top tens. MileSplit Boys National Rankings MileSplit Girls National Rankings    State 13 new State #1 marks were recorded in post New years action (Results received as of 1/5) NJRunners Indoor Girls Rankings NJRunners Indoor Boys Rankings