Yale Track Classic (CT)

The Yale Track Classic will be streamed live this season!

This meet produced 315 MileSplit elite national performances last year, making the New Haven, CT banked track a top spot for northeastern runners.

The Seeded Section of the Boys 3k will be a show as Hispanic Games Invitational Mile champion and current US #1 4:10.92 performer Jeremy Spiezio (Greenwich Central, NY) will take on a loaded field that includes Viraj Deokar (Middlesex, MA), who owns US #1 8:29.68 3k; Stephen Garrett (Tatnall, DE), who ran US #2 9:19.58 Two Mile in December; as well as Pat Tucker (St. Anthony's, NY) and the La Salle pack of Jack Salisbury, Matt Bouthilette and David Principe, Jr. In the Girls section, watch Julia Guerra, who ran 10:44 for 3,200m in the spring. Both she and Margaret Champagne (Seton Catholic, NY) own personal records of 10:06 for 3,000m. Don't sleep on freshman New York State XC champion Katherine Lee (Shoreham-Wading River, NY); she currently ranks US #3, NY #2 10:09.82 3k.

U.S. leader Brenessa Thompson (Medgar Evers, NY) is one of only two high school girls to break 7 seconds in the 55m this season. She will be the heavy favorite for the track's shortest event, though relay rival Karimah Senior of Paul Robeson, a 7.16 performer this season, will flex her muscles.

In the boys sprints, Kyle Ellerson (Bergen Catholic, NJ) is the man to beat as he enters the meet with a US #2 6.34 55m this season. Can he beat Noah Lyles' nation-leading mark of 6.32?

In the Boys Seeded Mile, top names to watch are Benito Muniz (Carmel, NY), Matthew Novak (Deep Run, VA) and Randy Neish (Glastonbury, CT). Millrose Trials winner Sam Ritz is not racing.

On the girls side, Danae Rivers (Wilbur Cross, CT) is the top seed as the 4:47 miler attempts to break five minutes for the first time this season.

Of course, Yale is a relay meet and so the relay events will be on fire. Day 1 will be highlighted by the Girls & Boys Distance Medley Relay Championships, as the boys race features US #2 La Salle & US #7 St. John the Baptist. In the girls race, US #8 St. John the Baptist, US #10 Red Bank Catholic will aim to beat US #1 time of 12:23.03. With Danae Cross on the anchor, don't count out Wilbur Cross, either.

The Benjamin Cardozo ladies blazed US #1 3:47 4x400m on Wednesday night at the Millrose Trials; they will try to improve on that mark on Saturday night with competition from US #8 Uniondale. The same group will double back in the 4x200m, where they are ranked US #6 this year. However, the field includes US #4 Paul Robeson and US #1 1:39.46 Medgar Evers, who is anchored by the nation's top 55m sprinter in Brenessa Thompson.

In the Boys Championship 4x200m, expect US #5 Christ the King (NY) to go after a sub-1:30 clocking.

Stayed tuned all weekend with the MileSplit Live Stream!