Partnerships With Yale
At New Haven Age Group Track Club, we believe every young athlete deserves access to safe, high-quality training opportunities and spaces where they feel they belong.
In 2016, longtime NHAGTC parent and board member Jake Halpern helped connect the club with Yale Athletics. At the time, our athletes often trained in school gyms and hallways during the winter because they did not have consistent access to an indoor track. Through this connection, members of our distance program were given the opportunity to train at Yale’s Coxe Cage.
For our athletes, stepping onto the track at Coxe Cage represented much more than access to a training facility. It gave them room to grow, build confidence, strengthen their skills, and recognize that they belonged in spaces and institutions throughout their own city.
Halpern later documented the experience in his 2019 Yale Alumni Magazine article, “A Place to Bond.” The article captures an earlier chapter in NHAGTC’s history and highlights the club’s commitment to coaching every athlete, building meaningful relationships, promoting accountability, and creating a team culture rooted in encouragement and family.
Although our coaches and leadership have evolved over the years, those values remain at the heart of NHAGTC. We are grateful for the individuals and organizations that have helped expand opportunities for New Haven’s young athletes and strengthen the connection between our community and Yale.