Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A custom shoe was designed for the runner from Arnold.
Former Broadneck High runner Matthew Centrowitz had a Nike shoe designed for him at his most recent race in New York. At the 106th Millrose Games in New York City on Saturday, Centrowitz beat his own record, and placed second in breaking Bernard Lagat's Wanamaker mile record, with a time of 3:51.34, according to the New York Daily News. The time was 2.5 seconds faster than Centrowitz' time at last year's Millrose Games, where he placed first. During the race, Centrowitz wore pink Nike running shoes designed just for him by Nike. The company issued a press release about the shoes a few days before the race, saying they featured customized track spikes. Centrowitz ran in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, narrowly missing a bronze …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The local athlete has been making a name for himself in running circuits across the world.
Hometown star track-and-field runner Matt Centrowitz, 22, took the top finish in Monday's New York Road Runners' 5th Avenue Mile run. Arnold's hometown champion scored first place with a photo-finish of 3 minute 52 seconds in what running-enthusiast website Competitor called Centrowitz' first-ever professional road run. Here are the results for the men's race: Matt Centrowitz—3:52.30 Bernard Lagat—3:52.90 Leo Manzano—3:53.10 Centrowitz, a native of New York, is fresh from competing overseas in the London 2012 Olympic Games, where he placed fourth, narrowly missing a bronze medal for the mens 1,500 meter run. He and his family, including former Olympic athlete Matt Centrowitz, Sr., reside in Arnold, where they saw hometown support during …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Matthew Centrowitz Sr. and Jr. will give a presentation at Pacers in Alexandria.
Broadneck has two generations of Olympic athletes in the Centrowitz family, and the youngest just returned home after competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Fresh from the Olympics, Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. will join with his father, Matthew Centrowitz, Sr., for a presentation Wednesday at Pacers Running Store in Alexandria, VA. A store employee said the presentation would begin at 7 p.m. Afterward, the duo will answer questions from the public about their careers. Centrowitz, Jr. placed fourth in the 1,500 meter run in August, narrowly missing a bronze medal. His father is a two-time Olympic runner. He is a 2009 graduate of Broadneck High School, and lives nearby in Arnold. After the Olympics, Centrowitz ran in competitions in Europe…
Friday, August 31, 2012
The Arnold star runner came in third in a post-Olympics international race.
Arnold's track-and-field sensation Matthew Centrowitz set a new personal record for the 1,500 meter race while in Switzerland this week. While running in the Diamond League race in Lausanne, Switzerland, Centrowitz shaved a solid 2.5 seconds off of his 3:34.46 personal best record to come in at 3:31.96. In a video interview, he told Flo Track that, "I still have a lot of racing left in me. I want to finish off this season with some more (personal bests)." Centrowitz ran in the finals for the 2012 Olympic Games, but was just four hundredths of a second off from a bronze medal finish. In the video, he also addressed his fourth-place finish. "Obviously that hurt really bad, just to be so close, you know. But I think me running as fast as …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Centrowitz placed fourth in the men's 1,500-meter race.
Dozens of Matt Centrowitz fans have written encouraging words after the star runner's fourth-place finish. Matt Centrowitz was just a hair away from a bronze medal finish in Tuesday's finals race in the men's 1,500-meter, but he was four hundredths of a second off from third place. Just before the finals, NBC announcers called Centrowitz "the zen master," of the track, and a master tactician. The 22-year-old, 2007 graduate of Broadneck High School has risen to the international stage over the past year. A few moments after the race, Centrowitz wrote the following emotional message via Twitter: "Wow. Definitely a hard one 2 swallow. Did everything I could & just came up short. Been a few years since Ive cried but couldn't help it lol," he…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Matthew Centrowitz had an amazing Olympic debut, finishing in fourth place in the men's 1,500 meter finals.
Matthew Centrowitz of Arnold was just four hundredths of a second away from a bronze medal in the finals for men's 1,500-meter race Tuesday. Centrowitz kept pace with the five foremost runners, until the final lap, when all the runners spread out. Leonel Manzano, another runner from the United States, sped ahead to seize second and will take a silver medal for his 3:34.79 run. Centrowitz leaped ahead of several other runners to take fourth place, just a hair behind Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider. It was the end of a stunning Olympic debut for the 22-year-old Broadneck High School graduate, who made it all the way to London to compete with the world's best runners. Congratulations on a great run! And we'll see you back in 2016.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
With a time of 3:34.90, Centrowitz will compete for a gold medal on Tuesday.
Arnold's Matthew Centrowitz brought the heat to the men's semifinals in the 1,500-meter run, placing fifth and qualifying for the medal race on Tuesday. Minutes after his race, Centrowitz posted to Twitter saying he was moving closer to his Olympic dreams. "One step closer to my dreams!!! #London2012 I have the best family/friends/supporters/fans," Centrowitz wrote. In the semifinals on Sunday, Centrowitz earned fifth with a time of 3:34.90—one tenth of a second later than the fourth-place runner, Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba of Kenya. The Arnold runner's time also was six seconds faster than his preliminary run on Friday, and faster than when he placed third in the world championships in 2011 with a time of 3:36.08. The finals for the 1,500-…
Friday, August 3, 2012
The semifinal race will be Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
Arnold's star track-and-field athlete Matthew Centrowitz will move onto the semifinals after he landed fifth place in Friday's preliminary run. I watched the race live on NBC's iPhone app because NBC wasn't showing track-and-field at the time. Centrowitz ran in the third heat of Friday's preliminaries. He stayed with the middle of the pack for the majority of the race, as runners bunched together. And like a spring, in the final lap all runners stretched out. Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba of Kenya was in the lead for a bit, but tripped just behind Centrowitz in the final lap. The Arnold native then poured it on, gaining several spots before crossing the finish line in fifth place. In the immediate moments after the race, NBC's announcers weren't…
You can follow real-time results for each country, sport or even individual athlete with this app.
The official app of the London 2012 Olympic Games is a great, free way to keep up with the constant competitions, and keep tabs on your favorite Olympians. The free app can be found on the iTunes App Store, just search for London 2012 Olympic results. The app provides a constantly updated calendar of events showing all the competitions that are scheduled. You can "favorite" a country, sport or even an individual athlete, and keep track of their results as they come in minute-by-minute. I put a star next to women's windsurfing and the men's 1,500-meter race, as well as local Olympians Farrah Hall and Matthew Centrowitz. I've found it extremely useful in my coverage of these ongoing sports. See the pictures attached to this story for more …
Arnold's track star Matthew Centrowitz is set to show his skills on the Olympic stage Friday at 3:25 p.m.
It's hard to drive around town and not spot a show of support for "CentroNation." Matthew Centrowitz, 22, of Arnold is set to run in preliminaries for the 1,500 meter Friday in London at 3:25 p.m. The results of his first run will be posted here as soon as it's made available. A banner of support for Centrowitz can be seen along Ritchie Highway's median, across from Severna Park Lanes, a marquee bearing his name was seen in Hunter's Pointe neighborhood in Arnold for a few weeks before being taken down, and dozens of signs supporting "CentroNation" are all over town. Supporters of Centrowitz on Twitter have recently taken to using the hashtag #CentroNation. For more on Centrowitz, check the Broadneck Patch's Local Olympians Guide, or read …
Deb Daly
7:36 am on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Matt - Of course you're disappointed, but everyone else is VERY proud of you. You'll be back! more ›