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Today we take a look at how the state of New York qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: New York not only competes in the 400m hurdles, but also in the girls' 2k steeplechase and 3k boys' steeplech
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Today we take a look at how the state of New Mexico qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: New Mexico runs five relays at their state meet; 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x800m, the 'wild west' 4x200m (athletes cut in after the first exchange), and the Sprint Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)!…
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#258: Paul Brueske-University of South Alabama
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🎙️ **Gill Connections Podcast: Ep. 258 - Finding Balance with Paul Brueske** In this revealing episode of Gill Connections, host Mike Cunningham engages with Paul Brueske, the esteemed head coach of the University of South Alabama's track team. 🏃♂️🌟 Discover Paul's candid reflections on the intense demands of collegiate coaching, his transition fr…
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Today we take a look at how the state of New Jersey qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Public schools and Parochial schools compete in separate state meets, but join together in the season ending Meet of Champions track meet!
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Today we take a look at how the state of New Hampshire qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: New Hampshire claims to have the country's oldest heptathlon and decathlon meet for HS athletes. Held after the New England Championships, the meet has boasted over 100+ combined event athletes!…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Nevada qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Because of the geography of Nevada, the state meet alternates from the northern part of the state (Reno) to the southern part of the state (Las Vegas) for four out of five classes. The 4A state meet stays exclusively in the sou…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Nebraska qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Nebraska is experimenting with a mixed 4x200m event. They are allowed to contest the event during the regular season, but it's not an official state meet event...yet.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Montana qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: One 2-day track meets (such as the state meet) athletes are allowed to participate in 5 individual events and 2 relay events!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Missouri qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Missouri is one of about 25 states that sanctions the javelin as an official state event!
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#257: Nick Stenuf-University of Alabama
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🎙️ **Gill Connections Podcast: Ep. 257 - Dream Position with Nick Stenuf** In this illuminating episode of Gill Connections, host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager for Gill Athletics, dives into the life and aspirations of Nick Stenuf, the assistant track coach and women's distance coach at the University of Alabama. 🏃♀️👟 Join…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Mississippi qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: The state of Mississippi is in talks to add the Javelin event to the official state meet schedule soon!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Minnesota qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Minnesota does a 'True Team State Championship' along with their traditional state championship series.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Michigan qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: The state of Michigan does NOT contest the triple jump for boys and girls!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Massachusetts qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Athletes in Massachusetts have the opportunity to compete in the javelin, 400m IH, AND the pentathlon at their state championship meet!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Maryland qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Maryland has a long tradition of having wheelchair events contested at their state meet!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Maine qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Maine has the 1600m Racewalk as an official event for the outdoor state meet! They even do the javelin!
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#256: Steve Dolan-University of Pennsylvania/Penn Relays
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Empowering Success: The Steve Dolan Philosophy 🏃♂️💡 In this enlightening episode of our podcast, host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager for Gill Athletics, sits down with the multifaceted Steve Dolan, Director of Track and Field for the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Penn Relays. Dive deep into the world of tra…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Louisiana qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: While Louisiana has a long tradition of having the javelin as an official event, it's only been a few years the 4x800m relay has been an official event.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Kentucky qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: While Kentucky Middle School athletes have the opportunity to throw the Turbojav, High School athletes DO NOT have the opportunity to throw the javelin!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Kansas qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Kansas is one of the nearly 25 states that throws the javelin as part of their state series.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Iowa qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Iowa has separate governing bodies for boy's sports and girl's sports; Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union. This means a few subtle differences including the boy's running the 1600m…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Indiana qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Indiana competes as one single class for track and field. At the state meet there is only one boy's state champion team and only one girl's state champion team. PS: Indiana HS athletes do NOT have the ability to compete in the…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Illinois qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Illinois scores the top 9 athletes in each event!
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#255: Bruce Jackson-Academy of Art
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Join us on the latest episode of the Gill Athletics Connections podcast as host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager at Gill Athletics, dives into an engaging conversation with Bruce Jackson, the assistant coach for Academy of Art. With a unique blend of passion for the sport and a keen insight into the challenges and triumphs of …
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Today we take a look at how the state of Idaho qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: The largest class in Idaho (5A) runs the 4x800 but the 1A through 4A run the Sprint Medley Relay. To make it more fun the girls run the SMR 100, 100, 200, 400 yet the boys run the SMR 200, 200, 400, 800!…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Hawaii qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Hawaii runs the 1500m and the 3000m races in lieu of the more traditional 1600/3200 and has added the 4x800m relay race for the first time this year!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Georgia qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: This is the last year GA will operate under an 8 class system, as they move to a 7 class system in the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Florida qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Florida is one of the few states that has moved the 300m hurdles to the 400m hurdles. Can you name the other states? Hit me up on Twitter @MikeCunningham with your guesses.
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Today we take a look at how the state of Delaware qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: While there are qualifying standards for all individual events, any team with any time can enter into the relay events!
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Today we take a look at how the state of Connecticut qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Spoiler Alert: while not part of the official state meet, CT hosts a steeplechase, heptathlon, decathlon and hammer state meet after the official state series! How cool is that?
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#254: Maurice Pierce-Hampton University
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In this gripping episode of the Gill Athletics Connections podcast, host Mike Cunningham (Twitter: @mikecunningham) sits down with the esteemed Hampton University head coach, Maurice Pierce, for an enlightening conversation that delves deep into the essence of track and field coaching. Through a narrative that intertwines the discipline, knowledge,…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Colorado qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Colorado runs a Sprint Medley Relay (100, 100, 200, 400) ONLY for the Girl's state meet competition!
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Today we take a look at how the state of California qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. Fun Fact: JT is also the host of the On Track and Field Podcast! where he interviews coaches and athletes around the world! He does a great job and it's worth heading over and subscribing. HERE is the link for Apple Podcast.…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Arkansas qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Arkansas high school coaches host an 'unofficial' state meet for the heptathlon/decathlon after their Meet of Champions track meet. They substitute the triple jump for the Decathlon javelin and the discus for the heptathlon j…
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Today we take a look at how the state of Arizona qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Arizona awards state team titles to four Divisions which then combine down to one Open State Championship meet (one for boys and one for girls).
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Today we take a look at how the state of Alaska qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: While the pole vault is not an official state meet event, they do have a strong tradition of an All Star meet held at Kodiak HS called the Bryan Young Invitational where three super teams are created from the different regions …
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Today we take a look at how the state of Alabama qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Spoiler Alert: Alabama is one of the 22-ish states that score the javelin (rubber tipped)! And while not part of the official state meet, AL hosts a heptathlon and decathlon state meet after the official state meets!…
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#253: Greg Franklin-Butler Community College
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Step into the world of collegiate track and field coaching with the latest episode of our podcast, featuring the insightful and dynamic head coach of Butler Community College's track and field team, Greg Franklin. This episode offers a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs of coaching at the junior college level, the development of student-ath…
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BONUS: Talkin' Track w/Texas Track Dad featuring Mike Cunningham
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This bonus episode features an episode of the Vance Johnson's live show called Talkin' Track w/Texas Track Dad. He features athletes and coaches from around the country live utilizing YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. This episode he invited Gill's National Business Development Manager Mike Cunningham on the show to talk about the new Long Jump expe…
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#252: Michael Roth-Raleigh Walkers
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Dive into the fascinating world of race walking with the latest episode of the Gill Connections Podcast, where we sit down with Michael Roth, a prominent figure from the Raleigh Walkers. This episode peels back the layers of an often misunderstood sport, shedding light on its techniques, history, and the passionate community behind it. 🚶♂️💨 From M…
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Dennis joined us on our LIVE broadcast of the Prefontaine Classic 2023, the Diamond League Finals. He provided an insiders look at a pro team working on producing medals at the Olympics and World Championships. We get a chance to talk about how he started the group, what it's like to go from an elite athlete himself to an elite athlete coach, as we…
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#251: George Lutkenhaus-Northwest (TX) ISD
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🎙️The Multi-Sport Athlete Advantage: A Deep Dive with George Lutkenhaus 🏆🏈🏀⚽ 🌟In this enlightening episode, we sit down with George Lutkenhaus, the dynamic Athletic Director of Northwest ISD in Texas, former collegiate track athlete, esteemed high school track coach, and the proud parent of three exceptionally athletic boys. George shares his uniqu…
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#250: James Thomas-University of Oklahoma
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"Chasing Excellence: Inside the Mind of a Championship Coach" Episode Description: In this riveting episode of The Gill Connections Podcast we dive deep into the journey of James Thomas, the esteemed head coach of the University of Oklahoma Track and Field team. From unexpected career shifts to the pursuit of championship glory, Coach Thomas shares…
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🎙️ Welcome to another exciting episode of the Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections podcast! In this episode, we're thrilled to have Greg Jaloszynski, the founder of 12th Rock Ministries (https://12throck.org/home), join us as we delve into the transformative power of sports and faith. 🏀🙏 🌟 Episode Highlights: Host Mike Cunningham, National Bu…
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#248: Bill Cooper-Heidelberg University
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Building a Legacy: Coach Bill Cooper's Vision for Heidelberg University 🏅 In this inspiring episode, host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager for Gill Athletics, sits down with Bill Cooper, the passionate head coach of Heidelberg University's track and field team. Returning to his alma mater, Coach Cooper shares his vision for th…
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#247: Matthew Davis-Episcopal Academy (PA)
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Revolutionizing Track and Field: The Tech Evolution with Matthew Davis 🚀 Join us in this cutting-edge episode as host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager for Gill Athletics, dives into the world of technology in track and field with Matthew Davis, assistant coach of Episcopal Academy and the inventive mind behind the TrackMotion …
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BONUS: TTFCA Virtual Clinic 2024 (CoachTube.com)-Lamont Vaughn Grambling State NCAA Recruiting
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Our friends at the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association (TTFCA) recently held their Winter Clinic this past December. Part of that clinic was a Virtual Clinic hosted by CoachTube.com. Grambling State head coach, and past Gill Connections guest, Lamont Vaughn spoke on the topic of NCAA Recruiting. We wanted to share his talk with you to help sp…
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#246: Danny McCray-Private Coaching Tutor #APXP
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Beyond the Track: Navigating Coaching and College Choices with Danny McCray In this enlightening episode of the Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections podcast, host Mike Cunningham, National Business Development Manager, sits down with Danny McCray, a private coaching tutor from Houston, Texas. Danny delves deep into the challenges and opportun…
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BONUS: The Coaches Roundtable-Dustin Allen, Building a Program and Creating a Championship Culture
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Dustin Allen was a speaker at the Coaches Roundtable clinic held in December of 2023 by TheCoachProctorFoundation.org. His talk on program culture was a highlight that we thought you would receive a lot of value from. If you enjoy Dustin's energy and topic, we suggest you listen to his full episode on the Gill Connections podcast where we explored …
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Generations of Speed: A Father's Journey From the Track to Coaching His SonIn this podcast episode, we dive into the fascinating journey of Casey Combest, a former world-class sprinter who is now coaching his son, King Combest, to follow in his footsteps. Casey shares insights into his own experiences as an athlete and how they have shaped his coac…
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