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MONCTON, CANADA — Two silver medals and a high school record in the women’s 5,000-meters highlighted Team USA performances Wednesday on the third day of the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships. LSU’s Takeia Pinckney put the U.S. on the medal board for the first time as she raced to a …

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field announced the Team USA roster for the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships which will be held July 19-25 at the newly built Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium in Moncton, Canada. A total of 82 athletes will represent the U.S. at the World Junior Championships, which …

Patterson sets American record at USA Outdoor Championships  DES MOINES – 2008 Olympian and Olympic Trials record holder Kara Patterson set an American record in the women’s javelin Friday evening at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des …

DES MOINES – Emily Sisson upset four-time national champion Jordan Hasay to win the women’s 3,000m while Iowa’s own Alex Gochenour won the heptathlon on Day 2 of the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.   The USA Junior Championships will …

DES MOINES – Amy Begley and Erica McLain each set stadium records Thursday at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The championships will run through Sunday.   The USA Outdoor Championships are the third stop …

Olympians Magdalena Lewy-Boulet and Colleen De Reuck Headline American Field   CHICAGO, IL (June 23, 2010) – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced a preliminary roster of elite athletes that includes several of the United States’ top female marathon performers. Headlining the U.S. contingent are Olympians Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (Oakland, …

INDIANAPOLIS – 2008 Beijing Olympic medalists Jeremy Wariner, Shawn Crawford, Walter Dix, David Oliver and David Payne will headline a talented group of men’s sprinters and hurdlers at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 23-27 at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, …

National record holders look for continued success at USA Junior Champs  DES MOINES, Iowa- National record holders Trevor Barron, Sam Crouser, Connor McCullough, Tyler Sorensen and Lauren Chambers are just a few of the top returners who will compete June 23-27 at the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor  Track & Field …

Top international field expected at prestigious Cape Elizabeth, Maine road race CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine – (June 17, 2010) – The 2010 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K will feature both reigning champions, Kenyans Ed Muge and Irene Limika, against a strong field of world class athletes, race officials have announced. …

50th Annual Mt. Washington Road Race June 19, 2010   Mt. Washington newcomer Siemers beats the veterans Amara breaks women’s course record   Pinkham Notch, N.H. ‰ÛÓ June 19, 2010   Chris Siemers, a Chicago-bred flatlander who says he was born to run up mountains, and Shewarge Amara, an Ethiopian …