First, Thank You
To our athletes, coaches, fans, photographers, timers, officials, meet directors, contributors, and editors: thank you.
Another outdoor season is in the books, and we're incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.
This year, MileSplit produced written content in all 50 states and published more videos than ever. We covered state championships from coast to coast, followed the biggest stories in high school track and field, expanded our professional coverage, and continued telling stories that matter to this community.
None of that happens without the people who care enough to show up every day for this sport.
What We've Been Doing
If there was one theme that emerged from our coverage this year, it was context.
Our Entries Breakdown series was probably the clearest example. For years, track coverage has focused primarily on what happened after a race. We wanted to spend more time helping fans understand what mattered before the gun went off.
That same philosophy drove much of our work this year.
We used our database to explore Trackflation and answer some of the biggest questions in the sport. Did you know the boys 800m had 305 athletes break 1:55 in 2019? In 2026, that number jumped to 902, making it arguably the most trackflated event in the sport.
We explored conversations around celebrations and sportsmanship, expanded our professional coverage, and worked with voices like Alex Predhome and Paul Snyder to make the Diamond League and professional track more accessible to everyday fans.
While those projects may seem unrelated, they're all part of the same objective:
Creating the most informed track fans in the world.
Why We're Uniquely Positioned
For years, MileSplit has been the home of youth, middle school, and high school track and field. Through TFRRS we serve as the official record of NCAA track and field and cross country. Through FloTrack, we stream the most important events in the sport, from the AAU Junior Olympics, Brooks PR, and state championships to Penn Relays, and the Diamond League.
Together, we have something no other organization has.
We don't just see one level of the sport. We see the entire journey.
The youth athlete running their first major meet. The high school state champion chasing greatness. The NCAA All-American competing for a national title. The professional representing their country on the world stage.
More importantly, we have the results, rankings, video, and historical data to connect those chapters in a way no other organization can.
As the most complete repository of track and field data in the world, we believe our responsibility is to use that information to answer questions, uncover stories, and provide context that helps fans better understand and analyze the sport they love.
What's Next
You'll continue to see improvements to athlete profiles, stronger connections between high school, college, and professional competition, and new ways of using our database to surface stories hidden within over a century's worth of performances.
You'll also continue to see us experiment.
Some ideas will lean into surfacing data like Entries Breakdown. Some will focus on history. Some will focus on athlete journeys. Some will focus on helping fans better understand the professional side of the sport. Some will surface data in ways that fans have never seen before.
We've got some bold projects coming out over the next few months, including a big piece coming out on Wednesday.
Want To Help?
If you'd like to help us build what's next, we'd love to hear from you.
Whether that's writing, photography, coverage, analysis, or serving as an editor in your state, MileSplit has always been built by people who care deeply about this sport.
Thank you for being part of this season. If you have any thoughts, suggestions on cool stuff you want to see, or feedback, please email me at alonso@flosports.tv.