Matt Centrowitz

Matt Centrowitz is the first American to win Olympic gold in the 1500m since 1908

It was a proud night for Maryland runners as Broadneck High School alum Matthew Centrowitz won the mens 1500 at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Matthew Centrowitz, a 2007 graduate of Broadneck High School in Annapolis, Maryland, was able to successfully move on thru the first two qualifying rounds of the men's 1500 at the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. 

Watch one of his best high school performances when he set the Maryland high school state record in the two mile at 8:41.55 while winning the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals against a star studded field.

Updates on former Maryland high school stars competing at the Olympic Trials this week in Eugene, Oregon.

The state of Maryland has a great history at the Penn Relays including over the last 15 years as we take a look at the top 10 performances over that time in the boys mile, 3K, and 400 meter hurdles.

Check out the top boys performances all-time by Maryland athletes at the New Balance Nationals Indoor (formerly Nike Indoor Nationals) hosted by the NSAF currently in the MileSplit database.

Check out the top 100 boys performances from Maryland runners at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional since 2005.

Olympian Matt Centrowitz of the Nike Oregon Project is in New York to race the Men's 800m. He weighs in on his picks for the Girls and Boys Dream Mile races

The men’s 1,500 at the 2012 Olympics turned conventional wisdom on its head. Three Kenyans, defending champion Asbel Kiprop, Silas Kiplagat and Nixon Chepseba, went into London in fine form, with the three fastest times on the year, and none of them finished in the top half of the race. Meanwhile, American Leo Manzano, who was dead last in his last Diamond League race prior to the Olympics, left London with a silver medal wrapped around his neck – America’s first medal in the event at the Olympics in 44 years. Manzano and fellow American teammate Matt Centrowitz, who snagged bronze at the last Worlds in 2011 and was fourth last year, will be hoping that history repeats itself at the 2013 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, as both have been struggling recently. The Kenyans, on the other hand, who once again head into London in fine form, certainly don’t want last year’s nightmare to replay itself.by LetsRun.com August 5, 2013 (via www.letsrun.com)

After European 1500m record, Farah has the world at his feet (via iaaf.org)

Nike Oregon Project star Matthew Centrowitz, pictured here here winning the 1,500 meters at last month's USA Track & Field Championships. (Associated Press) Salazar says Jordan Hasay is killing it in practice. (via The Oregonian - OregonLive.com)

He'll shoot for win and sub-3:52 at the Millrose Games. (via Runner's World)

Manhattan NY - It is almost time for the 106th annual Millrose Games.  Billed as the oldest Track and Field meet in the country, all those who are attending will be in for a treat.  More Olympians than you have fingers and toes, the pro fields are stacked with top talent.  The high school fields are just as stacked, with events starting at 3:30pm, running right past 10pm.  Two notable prep names have even emerged among the professional ranks, as Mary Cain (Unattached) will race the professional mile, and Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict's Prep) is entered in the professional 2-mile.  You'll have your chance to catch your favorite relays and races, but everyone knows Millrose is all about the mile.  The prestigious Millrose Mile for prep athletes have garnered a reputation as the premiere event of the indoor season.  And we have a quick breakdown of all the top seeds and favorites, both prep and pro.  Check it out below!

Before making his NYRR Wanamaker Mile debut at last year’s Millrose Games, Matthew Centrowitz said that he’d been dreaming of the moment for years. “I’ve been wanting to participate in it since high school,” he told Ken Goe of The Oregonion. “I can’t believe the day is finally here.”  

The 2011 world championships bronze medalist and fourth place finisher in the Olympic 1500 won Saturday's Fifth Avenue Mile in NYC. (via Runner's World)

By Joe Battaglia (c) 2012 NYRR New Service, used with permission September 22, 2012 (via www.letsrun.com)

23 September 2012 - New York, USA - Matthew Centrowitz’s New York roots bore fruit in his debut at the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile Presented by Nissan on Sunday. (via www.iaaf.org)

On the final day of competition Meb Keflezighi backed up his Athens 2004 silver medal in the marathon by placing 4th in an impressive showing!  More coverage inside! (Photo courtesy of Kirby Lee, imageofsport.com)

If the Algerian runner had stayed disqualified. If a fellow American hadn't surged past him near the finish line. If he had run .05 of a second faster. Matthew Centrowitz almost medaled in the... (via Baltimore Sun)

Asbel Kiprop, the defending champion and world leader, leads a daunting Kenyan trio who will arrive in London well-armed to take home the first Olympic 1500m medal sweep in 104 years.