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Millrose Games Schedule Set With Olympic DreamsPublished by
posted on 11/30/2011
Armory Foundation and Millrose Games executive director Norbert Sander — together with meet director Ray Flynn — announced today the schedule for the Millrose Games 2012 at The Armory. "We are going to have a really special Millrose this year," Dr. Sander says, "with a terrific afternoon and evening of first class track & field. Every aspect of the meet will emphasize the highest quality performances from high school to college to our professional athletes as they compete head to head on the way to the London Olympics. We will have a number of terrific athletes announced in the coming weeks." The Millrose Games will be Saturday, February, 11, 2012, at its new location — the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory. The country’s top men’s and women’s track & field athletes along with the finest college and high school student-athletes will showcase their talents on the "world’s fastest indoor track." The road to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London runs through the Armory. Contender for the Olympic Gold medal and current Outdoor High Jump World Champion Jesse Williams and Olympic Gold Medal challenger and reigning Indoor and Outdoor Long Jump World Champion Brittney Reese join 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Allyson Felix and World Champion/2008 USA Olympian Jennifer Simpson as confirmed participants in the nation’s premier indoor track & field event. Felix will compete in the Women’s 60m event and Simpson will participate in the Millrose Games’ first New York Road Runners' Wanamaker Metric Mile for Women. Tickets may be purchased here at www.armorytrack.com. Click here for more information, including ticket prices and seating chart. Note: there is an eight-ticket limit for online sales. For group sales of more than eight tickets please call the Group Sales at (212) 923-1803 x10. Click here for updated schedule.
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