The All-time Top 10 is most definitely a work in progress. Athletic.net has made things somewhat easier for recent years since it serves as an archive for recent results. HOWEVER, athletic.net has only been used by HPS since about 2009 and has not been used for every track meet. As a result, the All-time Top 10 is, and will most likely always be, a work in progress. We will begin combing through yearbooks from previous years and we are also very interested in any information anyone wants to submit for review. If you have information for review, and you have proof of an All-time Top 10 result, please email jdean@gubn.org with the information and proof for review. We want to make these records as accurate as possible.

The systems used to time races have changed a bit over the years. For example, most races are now timed with Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) systems. These times tend to be more accurate, but slightly slower than hand-held times. Races that were timed by human timers (hand-held), tend to be slightly faster since humans must react to the starter's gun, and also because humans tend to anticipate an athlete crossing the finish line, and they tend to stop the clock slightly early. A default conversion is used to convert current times on athletic.net that were hand-held. A hand-held time is rounded up to the nearest tenth (ex. 10.83 seconds becomes 10.9 seconds, and 11.77 seconds becomes 11.8 seconds). What happens next depends on the length of the race:

• For races under 300 meters: A conversion factor of 0.24 seconds is added to the time.

• For races from 300 meters up to (but not including) 800 meters: A conversion factor of 0.14 seconds is added to the time.

• For races 800 meters and above: No further conversion factor is added beyond the initial rounding up to the next tenth.

Times that undergo conversion on athletic.net have a "c" next to them. At this point in time, our School Records that are not FAT, have NOT underwent conversion.

Additionally, in the past, when races were measured in yards (ex. 100 yard, 220 yard, 440 yard, etc.), distances were not the exact same as today's metric races. A 100 yard race equals 91.44 meters. Thus, an athlete running the 100 yard race runs less distance than the 100 meter race. However, a 440 yard race equals 402.34 meters. An athlete running the 440 yard race runs more distance than the 400 meter race. Widely accepted conversions are not available for converting these times. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has conversions available for seeding purposes ONLY, but states that these conversions are not intended for converting records. All-time Top 10 performances that came from races done in yards will be noted.

We haven't even touched wind-aided times or the changes in shoe technology, running surfaces, and strength and conditioning that most definitely also have an effect on racing times...but if everything had a conversion factor, we wouldn't have grandparents arguing with their grandchildren about who was faster in their prime! We don't want to completely eliminate those conversations :) The point of this list is to acknowledge Hemingford student-athletes who came before and to inspire the ones who will follow!

The College Track & Field section honors Hemingford student-athletes that have competed in T&F at the collegiate level. If you have information to add here, please provide us with the following:

• Name of athlete (first and last, maiden and married name if applicable)

• Graduation year from Hemingford

• College name

• Years competed in college

• Events they competed in

• Collegiate accomplishments

• Picture of athlete competing in Hemingford gear

• Picture of athlete competing in college gear

• Statement from athlete about their favorite memory of Hemingford T&F.

• Statement from athlete with advice for current Hemingford T&F athletes.

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