The seniors of Silver High School's state championship team celebrate their state championship on Saturday night. Photo by Cindy Lee.

Amy Neal hands to Chase Ealey in the winning 4x100 meter relay for the Los Alamos Hilltoppers. Photo by Blake Wood.

It was mostly a quiet week for New Mexico's high school graduates competing in the college ranks, but a few results appeared nevertheless.

Jeff Sward is one of the best pole vaulters in the state, regardless of classification, and helps keep hopes alive for a big finish to the season for the Santa Fe Demons. Photo by Blake Wood.

Nicole Jenrette creates a lot of interesting possibilities for Los Lunas and the teams they will compete against at this weekend's state championships. Photo by Blake Wood.

Buy a new trophy case, Fort Sumner is bringing home two more.

This was a busier week of college track and field action than last week for New Mexico's high school graduates.

CJ Berryman of Pojoaque Valley sprints out ahead of the 200 meter competition, including Dominic Brown (Silver), Owen Harrison (Hot Springs), and Nevada Bencomo (Silver). Photo by Cindy Lee.

If you like a little weather with your track and field, the Albuquerque Metro Championships had all you could ever hope for in a track meet.

Bosque's Jacqueline Katzman, shown here from the Marilyn Sepulveda Classic, is on 2A athlete who doesn't have to worry about qualifying for state out of this weekend's district meets. Photo by Blake Wood.

We're getting deep into the college outdoor season and the list of NM high school graduates with recorded performances is growing.

Lordsburg's Wendell Hayes holds off Silver City in the Cobre Invitational 4x200. Photo by Cindy Lee.

Nicole Jenrette, shown here at the Marilyn Sepulveda Classic, has been impressive all season in the high jump, but this weekend she took it to a whole new level, clearing 5-8 for the win at the Harper Invitational. Photo by Blake Wood.

A relatively quiet week in the college ranks still produced several marks for New Mexico high school alumni.

Ricky Milks enhanced his reputation as the fastest sprinter in New Mexico on Monday. Photo by Blake Wood.

Gareth Gilna of Los Alamos now wears the purple and gold of the Washington Huskies. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Kaylin Martin was one of the meets biggest winners, dominating both the 100 and 300 hurdles. Photo by Blake Wood.

It was a spectacular week of track and field in New Mexico. Click here to find out why.

This weekend when Coach Kedge surveys the 3200 field at Rio Rancho's meet, maybe it won't be as chilly as it was last time. Photo by Blake Wood.

Sandia Prep's Krista Armstead demolished the 400 field at the APS Invitational, Wilson Stadium Edition. Photo by Blake Wood.

A slower week than last in the college ranks, but still some New Mexico alumni performances to report on...

If you like to find out on Facebook when something new happens, you may want to like MileSplit New Mexico's Facebook page.

Yes, indeed, there is a lot for the fan of track and field to choose from this weekend.

Here's a quick glance at how New Mexico's high school graduates performed at collegiate track and field meets scross the country last week..

The Robertson Invitational at Milne Stadium.  March 24, 2012.  Remember the date.  Remember the meet.

Silver's Christian Duran and Cobre's Eloy Medina put a big gap on the 1600 field at the Richard Moore Invitational. Photo by Cindy Lee.

Laura Wendelberger and Chase Ealey have Los Alamos edging toward the driver's seat for 4A girls so far this spring. Photos by Blake Wood.

I'm glad you asked! There's a surprising amount you can do with the rankings on MileSplit New Mexico. Read on...

With the college outdoor season ramping up, it's back to larger alumni reports again.

Hope Christian's Anna Duvall gets a good start on her 100 hurdles race at the Bernalillo Invite. Photo by Blake Wood.

Despite the fact that spring break is a present reality for many schools in the state, it's a heavy-duty roster of meets this weekend.

Cleveland may not have needed it, but they summoned the meteorological forces to their side nevertheless in claiming the titles at their inviational on Saturday.

It was a very nice weekend at the NCAA DI Indoor Nationals for New Mexico's multi-event athletes. Curtis Beach finished with a national title in the indoor heptathlon, while Danield Gooris finished ninth.

A meet scheduled for March is never a sure thing, as the folks in Socorro found out on Thursday.

All in all, it was a very slow week of college performances as the meets going on last weekend were pretty much exclusively last-chance kind of meets for athletes of the bubble of making or not making indoor nationals.

It was a chilly, but rousing opening to the season in Rio Rancho for the Rams and their guests from Los Alamos, Albuquerque Academy, and St. Pius X. Photos by Blake Wood.

Here's a quick overview on the whats, hows, and whys of seeing meet results on MileSplit New Mexico.

For most of the teams competing, and especially those teams outside of Dona Ana County, this is opening weekend. There should be a lot to see.

With nearly every conference in the nation holding their championship meet this past weekend, there were plenty of big performances posted.

Is this the year that Fort Sumner's recent stranglehold on 1A girls track and field is broken?

With the running of yesterday's Las Cruces Invitational at the Field of Dreams, the NM outdoor season is officially underway.

If you're needing a reason to show up in Albuquerque for the 1A/2A state championships in early May, look no further than 2A boys.

With most of the major conference meets coming up this weekend, it was a pretty slow week for indoor track and field action across the nation.

If all MileSplit New Mexico did for you was exactly what any other track and field results web site could do, there'd be no reason for you to change. But read on and check and see if we can't do more for you than what you anticipated.  

In the 3A girls, it looks to be the age-old question of quality versus quantity.

There's good reason to be paying attention to what happens up in San Juan County this spring.

An early look at 5A girls suggests there are two strong contenders out of the gate in Sue Cleveland and La Cueva, but a few other schools have enough firepower to keep hopes alive.

Each week the New Mexico high school alumni report becomes a little more comprehensive as a few more athletes get added to the watch list.

Early indications are that 1A boys may become the tightest state title race in any classification this spring.

Jasmine Todd dominated her second indoor meet in as many attempts on Saturday night in Albuquerque. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Of the classifications looked at thus far, Estancia in 2A girls looks like the biggest preseason favorite of all.

Here's a sneak peak at what a 3A boys state meet would look like based on (incomplete, but growing) results taken from the 2011 outdoor season.

The biggest high school indoor meet in the Southwest is set to take the stage on Saturday evening.

This was a slower week of collegiate indoor meet activity, but there were still a few performances of note from New Mexico alumni.

And now for a quick glance at what the returnees in 4A Girls Track and Field look like in a mock meet from last year's state meet results...

Have you ever wondered what the state meet standings may have looked like if you took only the athletes who would be returning the next year?

Julia Foster now runs for Stanford, but it's pretty much the same story it was at Albuquerque Academy. Photo by Alan Versaw.

A whole new world of track and field/cross country resources is coming to your fingertips!

Have you ever wished you could keep better track of what New Mexico's high school track and field/cross country graduates are doing in college? Here's a start at an easy answer to that question.

At the Armory on Saturday Strymar Livingston set the 500m NR with a time of 1:01.68 with Najee Glass under the record as well with a 1:02.16! Edward Cheserek scored a US#2 All-Time clocking of 4:02.21. (Photo by Kyle Brazeil)

In this second episode of The Fit Runner our host is Tara Gidus, aka the "Diet Diva" and nutritionist to the Orlando Magic. She gives us some solid meal and hydration ideas for before, after, and during a run. This is the latest episode in our series on being a fit runner.

It took a long time for the pack at the front of the boys championship race to break up. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Click on the “Top Performances at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional, by State” title for details.

Click on the “Nike Cross National Qualifiers, from Southwest Regional” title for details.

Find the team rosters for the boys championship race here.

Find the team rosters for the girls championship race at NXN-SW here.

This year's boys championship race won't be starting at exactly the time you thought it was going to start. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Mountain View and Davis figure to be two of the teams toward the top once again at this year's NXN-SW boys race. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Louisville (Monarch) fell to Fort Collins by one point at last year's NXN-SW regional. Both teams return this year to battle again. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Click on the “Charting the NXN Southwest Regionals, By State” title for more.

US#1 Julie Macedo continues to win, this time taking her conference title with a time of 17:37, as she continues to dominate the national scene.  US#2 Molly Seidel won her 4th straight state title in WI with a time of 13:39.  US#9 Abbey Leonardi won her 4th straight ME crown with a time of 18:27.  US#15 frosh Jordyn Colter won her first CO state title in a dominating way with a time of 18:24.  More state action will heat things up this weekend as we get closer to the championship finals.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Three of the top four girls finishers from last year's NXN-SW championship race are back, and they're each bringing top-tier teams with them to back them up. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Fort Bluff Camp is known for championship tournaments with many of the fall sports, but November 12th will mark the first ever NACA Cross Country Championship meet.

Jeff Abbey leads the Fort Collins finishers at the Front Range Conference meet just over a week ago. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week.  US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) continues to assert her dominance as she won the Joe O'Neill Invite by 42 seconds over US#9 Haley Pierce (DE) with a time of 16:55.26.  US#19 Kelsey Braithwaite (UT) moves into the rankings with her course record setting performance to win the 4A title in 17:36.4.  Also in the rankings for the first time is US#20 Amanda Fox (IL) who ran 16:35.8 for 3 miles at her conference meet.  A lot is going on this weekend with 5 state championships taking place and the big Mt. Sac Invite in CA.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Nevada's Nick Hartle made it to NXN last year and appears to be the Silver State's strongest hope for representation at the national championship again this year. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Julie Macedo (DE) blasted a 17:26 5k in PA to run the 3rd best time on the Paul Short Invitational course to settle into the #1 spot.  Grace Tinkey (GA) goes to the number two spot while Molly Seidel (WI) retains the third spot.  Haley Pierce (DE) rockets up the rankings as she proves she is healthy with a win at the Great American XC Festival.  Other newcomers to the rankings include New Yorker Mary Cain at #18, Maria Hauger (MN) at #22 and Sarah Fakler (AZ) at #23.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.

Ideal tool for track & field coaches and athletes. Convert marks/times/pace. This is a nice, easy tool for any fan, coach, or athlete of cross country running, road racing, or track & field.

When you start looking at the top talent in Arizona, it's hard to miss Carter Macey and his Desert Vista teammates. And, although they took this past weekend off, they are taking the desert by storm. Photo by Margot Kelly.

Josh Ripley didn't have to stop. Running in a recent cross country meet for Andover (Minn.) High, the junior varsity runner was making his way through the trail at the Applejack Invite when he heard a loud scream during the first mile of a two-mile race. Most of the other kids running didn't pay much attention to Lakeville South runner Mark Paulauskas, who was writhing in pain at the time, as they passed by. (via Yahoo! Sports)

This first episode covers core training techniques. These workouts will apply to you whether you are already on an elite level or just the beginning. For beginners they may serve as an intense workout to build your core muscles. If you're already in shape they are crucial for you to maintain and sharpen that core strength and to prevent injury by helping you stabilize your movement.

Although it's way too early to make hard predictions about who will get bids to the NXN-SW championship races, it's not at all too soon to look and see what's happening in the various states that may have implications for who might make it to the big dance.

We're proud to introduce the "The Fit Runner," a new series from MileSplit. Each month a new episode will be published related a fitness or wellness topic geared towards the runner.

It's still early, very early, but it's time to start looking at which teams are positioning themselves for a bid to the championship races at NXN-SW.

Universal Sports has complete coverage of the 2011 World Track and Field Championships from Daegu, South Korea. Watch all of your favorite athletes, including Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Americans Bernard and Allyson Felix and Croatia's Blanka Vlasic. Sign up now to watch livestreams of both sessions on all nine days of the competition.(via www.universalsports.com)

  INDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 23, 2011) — Participation in high school sports increased for the 22nd consecutive school year in 2010-11, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Based on figures from the 50 state high school athletic/activity associations, plus the District of Columbia, that are members of the NFHS, sports participation for the 2010-11 school year reached another record-breaking total of 7,667,955 participants. Boys and girls participation figures also reached respective all-time highs with 4,494,406 boys and 3,173,549 girls participating in 2010-11 – an overall increase of 39,578 participants from 2009-10. “While the overall increase was not as much as we’ve seen in the past few years, we are definitely encouraged with these totals given the financial challenges facing our nation’s high schools,” said Bob Gardner, NFHS executive director. “The benefits of education-based athletics at the high school level are well-documented, and we encourage communities throughout the nation to keep these doors of opportunity open.  

 Joe Newton, at 82 years old, is still coaching cross-country today.  Since 1956, at Elmhurst York High School in Illinois, Newton has been the architect of the greatest high school sports dynasty in history.He remains the only high school cross-country coach to ever be selected onto the United States Olympic track and field staff when he was awarded a position in 1988.  KYTrackXC.com caught up with Coach Newton this afternoon as he was working in his office for the upcoming cross-country season. (Picture from coachnewton.com)  

  Award-winning journalist Marc Bloom has been compiling high school cross-country rankings for more than 20 years. His most recent books are “God on the Starting Line” (Breakaway, 2004) and “Young Runners” (Simon & Schuster/Fireside, 2009).

Todd Grasley interviews author Gary Cohen in the MileSplit Studio about the dangers of dehydration and how to keep yourself safe. They also discuss a "disorder" facing runners that Gary calls CDS, cumulative dehydration syndrome, that can have a great impact on your ability to train at a high level.

When you live under the shadow of Pikes Peak, it's easy to think it's all about elevation. It turns out that it's more complicated than that. Colorado Track XC file photo.

The people on this cross country starting line don't belong to teams. They're simply taking advantage of an open race at a cross country meet. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Dr. Gideon J. Lewis and physical therapist Cayce Hurley discuss hamstring injuries and the best way to prevent them. Winter Park High School senior Kira Soderstrom demonstrates stretches.

Track Chat with Ciarra Brewer, James Logan CA, who boasts a 43-04.25 PR for the Triple Jump, good for US#7 All-Time.

 Sign your team or individual up now to have a chance to complete for a spot in the meet in June!

   The top ten times are getting quicker as the season advances.  This week we filtered out the wind aided marks in a few events.