Rupp named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS – Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning both the men’s 5,000 and 10,000 meters last week at the 2009 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Having already won three NCAA …
Read More »Deena Kastor Picks Chicago for Marathon Comeback
U.S. Olympian and American Record Holder Deena Kastor Selects 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for Comeback Runner Cites Course Design and City Spirit Among Reasons for Decision CHICAGO, IL (June 17, 2009) ̨ å¼ U.S. Olympian Deena Kastor today announced that she will compete in the 2009 …
Read More »Handful of US Olympians to Compete at NCAAs
Handful of U.S. Olympians entered in NCAA DI Champs 1,088 athletes are set to take center stage at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, June 10-13 at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At the 2008 Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, …
Read More »2009 Mt. Washington Uphill Road Race to Feature Old Faces and New Recruits
THE FAVORITES The latest update on this year’s Mt. Washington Road Race is that the defending champions may be clear favorites after all. Brandy Erholtz of Bailey, Colorado, last year’s women’s winner of the “Run To the Clouds,Û¢bCrLf has been racing very well in the Rocky Mountains and, at 31, …
Read More »Run with Bill Rodgers on National Running Day
Bill Rodgers, Running Icon and 4-time Boston Marathon Champion, to Give Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience on June 3: NATIONAL RUNNING DAY BOSTON, Mass. ÛÒ On the occasion of the first ever National Running Day, the Boston Athletic Association and USA Track & Field – New England invite runners and non-runners alike to …
Read More »NCAA Eastern Regional Day 2 Full Results
Men - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored ================================================================================ 1) Florida 84 2) South Carolina 62 3) Georgia 59 4) Florida State 51 5) Georgia Tech 41 6) Virginia 29 7) Virginia Tech 26.50 8) Cornell 26 9) Clemson 23 10) Albany 21 11) Villanova 20 12) Bethune-Cookman 19 13) …
Read More »Iona’s Sheridan Wins 5000m at NCAA East Regionals
Licensed to Durham Striders Timing and Meet Mgt. – Contractor License HY-TEK’s Meet Manager 5/29/2009 10:06 PM NCAA Division I 2009 Outdoor Track & Field East Regional Greensboro, NC – 5/29/2009 to 5/30/2009 Day 1 Results (Day 2 Full Results) Women 100 Meter …
Read More »2009 100K World Cup US Team Announced
INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field has announced the 2009 USA 100K Team that will compete in the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100K World Cup on Friday, June 19 in Torhout, Belgium. This year’s team includes one new member and the rest veterans of the 2008 squad. The following …
Read More »Bay Stater Jill Geer Bumped Upstairs at USATF
Geer, Cropper assume new roles at USATF INDIANAPOLIS – Longtime USA Track & Field staff members Jill Geer (Franklin, MA) and Ivan Cropper have taken on new titles and new duties as the National Office continues to undergo reorganization under CEO Doug Logan. Geer has been named Chief …
Read More »Boston Champ Merga Runs Fastest Ever 10K on Canadian Soil
Boston Marathon champion Deriba Merga ran the fastest ever 10K on Canadian soil at the 23rd MDS Nordion 10K in Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday, May 23. Running a scintillating 27:24, Merga erased one of Canada’s oldest course records ÛÓ the 28:12 run by race director John Halvorsen in 1988. Merga’s …
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