In 2018, MileSplit traveled to Turkey, Texas, to profile Jake Merrell, who earned a Division I scholarship to Baylor University out of UIL Class 1A school Valley after a distinguished career which saw him win over 10 individual state championships.
In 2019, the team at MileSplit traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to profile The Salam School girls cross country team, a group of young female athletes training, competing and shattering stereotypes for Muslim girls across the United States. We go behind the scenes to learn more about how the program's religion and culture helps elevate its mission of empowering each other, and explore the traditions and recent successes of the team over the last several years.
In 2017, MileSplit and FloTrack profiled burgeoning star Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic High School. When McLaughlin, now a professional track and field athlete for New Balance, made the Olympics for Team USA as a 16-year-old in 2016, she became the youngest track and field athlete to do so in more than 40 years. Three years later, the game-changer may become the best 400m hurdler the world has ever seen, but back in high school, she was very much still a normal teenager -- most of the time. McLaughlin gave FloTrack and MileSplit a tour of her New Jersey high school and reflected on her past and future in the sport of track and field in this exclusive documentary.
In her compelling story, Ostrander, a former professional runner for Brooks and a multiple-time All-American and champion for Boise State, shares how she faced her biggest fears and worked towards recovery.
The special relationship between an Olympian father and an emerging daughter, on the cusp of reaching incredible heights in her own career.
On Saturday, in the second indoor race of his career at the Tyson Invitational, he ran a career best time of 4:01.15, which is the eighth-fastest time in high school history and a new Florida state record. His dream couldn't be closer. As he finishes out his final year in a Nease High School uniform, he's chasing several elusive goals that he's set for himself. With a handful of records under his name already, the talent backs up the hype.
Earlier this year, Schulz shared how she faced one of her biggest fears with the help of those around her: Family, friends, teammates and the online community. From there, as she details in this film, she took steps toward recovery from her eating disorder.
Caitlin Little is a high school senior from North Carolina. While at cross country practice in the fall of 2017, Little suffered a head injury, that coupled with Lyme disease has left her with a rare form of amnesia. Today, she struggles to hold on to memories for more than a few minutes. The film takes a look into her day-to-day life as her family searches for answers to help her remember.
When Marianapolis Preparatory sophomore Sydney Masciarelli went to the line a year ago at Foot Locker Nationals, she did something that few had done before her: She won a national title on her first try. But that was just the culmination of what may have been the best debut cross country season we've ever witnessed. MileSplit travelled to Connecticut this past spring to sit down with Masciarelli, her family and her coaches to find out just what made the fall of 2018 so special.
Jake Merrell grew up in a small town in Texas and became a cult hero almost as quickly as he won his first state championship in 2015. But he's lived up to the hype far beyond what anyone could have imagined, and he's raced against the best and proved himself time and time again. The Turkey Valley High School graduate, who won nine state outdoor championships over four years and turned into one of the top 800 meter runners in the country, is headed to Baylor University on a full scholarship in 2018. Watch the feature above to learn about how Merrell embraced his small town roots and raced large over his career before finishing out with one final memento at the Texas UIL Class 1A State Championships.
The MileSplit team followed Taylor Ewert and the Beavercreek High School girls leading up to their race at the Greater Western Ohio Conference Championship (GWOC) on October, 13. At that meet, Taylor became just the third Ohio girl to break 17 minutes in the 5K.
A 23-time Virginia state championship coach has been the biggest driver of success for Western Branch's track and field team over the last 14 years. What will his impending departure mean for this program?
A video and story about the Eagle Pass Cross Country team and what it's like running in a border town.
