Rutt Gets PR and Win at Duke Twilight

Mike Rutt got a nice PR and a win against some good competition at the Duke Twilight on May 6 in Durham, NC. Rutt lined up against Robbie Andrews, Alan Webb, decathalete Curti Breach and teammate Christian Gonzales. He stayed on Robbie Andrews the whole race and ran him down in the last 100m to win in 1:46.86 for the PR.

Stephanie Charnigo ran 2:05 to finish 2nd at 800m and then came back less than an hour later to win the 1500m in 4:23.84. It was a great workout for Steph who is rounding into shape for an Olympic bid.

Click here for complete results from the Duke Twilight.


Video provided by James Smoliga



Culley Gets Olympic A Standard at Stanford!


Delilah gets second at 9:43.28
Continuing her trajectory towards an Olympic bid, Julie ran her fastest 5K ever, securing an Olympic A standard at the Payton Jordan Invitational on April 29. Julie's 15:13.87 was good for third in the race and represents the third fastest time worldwide in 2012 for 5K. She finished behind just one American, Julia Lucas, who ran 15:08.52.

Delilah DiCrescenzo also continued her steady climb back from injury, posting a 9:43.28 for 2nd in her first 3K steeplechase in close to a year. She was just off the Olympic A standard of 9:43.00. Delila's mark also puts her third fastest in the world for her event.

Kate Grace, inexplicably placed in the section 2, won her 800m race in 2:03.35, which was second fastest for the event. Maybe the track world will start taking notice of Kate soon and who knows what times she'll run if pushed. Latavia Thomas finished third section 1 at 2:03.90 well off her usual effort.

Tevan Everett got a nice 2nd place at 800m running 1:47.18, finishing second to Prince Mumba, a perennial IAAF Worlds competitor for Zambia. Click here for complete Payton Jordan Invite Results.



Brian Gagnon Wins ODM at Penn Relays

Brian Gagnon took a brief trip from his training grounds in central NJ to visit Philly for the annual Penn Relays Carnival at historic Franklin Field on Saturday, April 28. He ran in the Men's Olympic Development mile, one of the handful individual events during the three day event. His trip was worthwhile as he ran away with first in 4:02.34, beating fellow Massachusetts native Mike Banks and former 800m NCAA champ Fred Samoei. The time was almost 5 seconds slower than his PR set indoors earlier this year, but was a great way to start the outdoor competitve season. Although entered, Christian Gonzales, Mike Rutt, and Liam Boylan-Pett did not compete. Nicole Schappert and Annick Lamar ran 4:41 and 4:42 respectively in the Women's Olympic Development Mile.



London Calling

With little glitz but lots of guts, the NJNY Track Club has its eye on the Olympic Trials podium—and beyond.

Great article by Jen A. Miller about the club in the June 2012 issue of Runner's World. Click here to read the article. Better yet, go out and buy the magazine!



NJ*NYTC Runs Well at Mt. SAC

Much of the team traveled to SoCal for the annual Mt. SAC Relays on April 20 & 21, 2012. The race features top pros from around the world, and the fast surface typically leads to some good times, even if it is early in the season. The team took advantage and posted some good times.

In the men's elite 800m Mike Rutt started out he 2012 outdoor campaign with a 2nd in 1:47.04, followed by teammate Tevan Everett in 3rd at 1:47.19. Latavia Thomas finished 3rd in the women's elite 800m in 2:01.81. Kate Grace won the women's open 800m in 2:03.68. Marina Muncan & Delilah DiCrescenzo went 2-3 in the women's mile in 4:31.52 & 4:32.11, respectively. Nicole Schappert got a nice PR in the women's 1500m in 4:12.94. Complete results can be found here.

Taking USA Track to a New Level of Excellence

NJNYTC Head Coach Frank Gagliano Welcome to the NJ-NY Track Club, the East Coast's newest and hottest elite professional track team. Under the direction of famed track and field coach, Frank 'Gags' Gagliano, the NJ NY Track Club is Gags' newest undertaking, a team on his home turf in the NY/NJ region. With fifteen athletes currently on roster and a wealth of new talent calling him weekly, this team is destined to be yet another monumental success on Gags' resume. Combining veteran athletes with fresh out-of-college talent, the group consists of both men and women ranging from the 800m to the 10,000m on the track with a number of cross country and road racing performers intermixed.

Gags + Erin Donohue Continuing his tradition of developing and refining the world's best athletes, Coach Gagliano is determined to instill the same work ethic, event-specific development, and individual life coaching that he has with every one of his previous success stories. Often known as the 'Godfather' of track and field, Coach Gagliano has one very basic goal in mind:

“...to develop each individual athlete to make the usatf Championship final, to qualify for their individual event for the World Championship and Olympic Teams, make World Championship and Olympic Finals, and medal.”

The formula is the same, but the story continues in a new location.

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