Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
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Track and field coaches are the most selfless people in the world, sacrificing a lot of personal gains for the greater good of their athletes and our sport. Join former college coach and Gill's National Sales Manager Mike Cunningham each week as he interviews coaches from every level uplifting and honoring their journey in the
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
2d ago
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, the art of balancing dual roles, and his secret to success: empowering others. ?
Key Highlights:
Empowering Leadership: Discover how Dolan's philosophy of finding and empowering great people has been ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
2d ago
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 ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
5d ago
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 ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
5d ago
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 ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
5d ago
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 and 3200m events while the girls run the 1500m and 3000m events ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
1w ago
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 TJ ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
1w ago
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 ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
1w ago
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 collegiate coaching, Jackson shares his journey from a successful high school coach to making his mark in the collegiate realm.
In this episode, we peel back the curtain to explore the multifaceted role of a college track and field coach, revealing ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
1w ago
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 ..read more
Gill Athletics | Track and Field Connections
1w ago
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 ..read more