BY MARCUS HENRY
I've been asked several times over the past four or five months about how I go about selecting the All-Island track team.
It's actually pretty simple. The stop watches and the tape measures don't line. Making the All-Island team is not just based on winning. Where you win or place, who you run against and your times and distances are huge factors.
A runner who wins or places high at prominent meets like the St. Anthony's Invitational, the Loucks Games, Penn Relays, the state qualifiers and the County and state championship meets are going to get the most consideration. Athletes who win events at local invitationals such as the Bulldog, Pratt, Limmer, Knight Time meets, etc... also get significant consideration.
This isn't to say that athletes who win conference or league championships don't get any consideration, but to be the best you have to compete against the best. Newsday's first annual All-Island track teams will be revealed later this week. Enjoy.