Track and field teaches drive, determination, and commitment; it provides structure and a physical outlet for the health and mental well-being for experienced and novice athletes alike. No expensive equipment is required. Most importantly: it’s fun.

There are eight events: 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run, high jump and shot put.

Brooklyn’s Fred Thompson founded Colgate Women’s Games in 1974 with the generous support of Colgate-Palmolive Company, which has remained the programs’ title sponsor for over four decades. Thompson was a US Olympic Track Team coach, founder of the Brooklyn Atoms Track Club, a US attorney, and a sportscaster for ABC Television. He also served as the Colgate Women’s Games’ Meet Director for forty years through 2014.

The Armory Track, NYC is located at the corner of Fort Washington Ave and West 168th Street New York, NY.

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