The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

Today we take a look at how the state of Rhode Island qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Rhode Island crowns a Freshman state championship team, a JV state championship team and one Varsity state championship team each year. Oh and they contest the Hammer Throw as an official state meet event!

Today we take a look at how the state of Pennsylvania qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Pennsylvania conducts the Javelin event for their boys and girls state championship series!

Today we take a look at how the state of Oregon qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Oregon wheelchair athletes have the opportunity to compete in the 100m, 400m, 1500m and Shot Put events and their results count towards state team titles!

🎙️ Dive deep into the world of collegiate track and field with this exciting episode of the Gil Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast! Join us as we host Mike Turgeon, the dynamic head coach of the Minnesota State Mavericks 🐂. From his formative years influenced by his mother's wisdom—"My mom taught me to be curious"—to his strategic prowess in athletics administration, Mike...

Today we take a look at how the state of Oklahoma qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: Oklahoma awards DOUBLE points for their four relay events; 4x100, 4x200 (recently added in the past few years), 4x400, and 4x800.

Today we take a look at how the state of Ohio qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: While Ohio athletes do not have the opportunity to compete in the triple jump, coaches do get together after the state meet to host an 'unofficial' state Hammer Throw event!

Today we take a look at how the state of North Dakota qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: North Dakota athletes have the opportunity to throw the javelin as part of their state series!

Today we take a look at how the state of North Carolina qualifies athletes to their outdoor state track and field meet. *Fun Fact: North Carolina runs in four relays at their state meet; 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 4x800.

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

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)!

🎙️ **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 from high school to university level, and...

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!

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!

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 southern part of the state because there are no 4A sc...

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.

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!

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!

🎙️ **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 us as Nick shares his unexpected journey fr...

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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 track and field as Dolan shares his unique journey,...