Track And Field

Is the Quad at UMass/Amherst overflowing with revelers? Are the cows mooing in Montgomery, VT? Should be.   Two-thirds of the women’s Olympic 1500 team are New Englanders, members of Team New Balance Boston and graduates of UMass/Amherst and UNH.     In 94-degree heat, VT’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre …

World Athletics Championships medalists McLaughlin, Lyles and Bromell return  to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb. 13   Trio of world’s top milers to clash over 1500m at 26th annual event       BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 27, 2021) – World Athletics Championships medalists Sydney McLaughlin, Noah Lyles and …

Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton join Team B.A.A. B.A.A. High Performance Team adds All-American & Olympic Trials Top 10 Finisher   BOSTON– The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Rohrer, an eight-time All-American at Notre Dame, …

While sanctioned by USATF, the meet wasn’t publicized, to the point that NER loyalist and ardent photog Jack Prior (Newton Sports Photography) didn’t know where it was until he saw a set-up image on Instagram revealing the Newton North HS track just two miles from his house. All photos are …

The weather in Monaco a day ago wasn’t conducive for a world record attempt at distance—79˚ with a high dewpoint—but 23-Year-Old Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei—proved undeterred.   Photo from 2019 World Championships by Kevin Morris.   The current World Champion in XC and at 10,000m had set a world road 5K record …

Maine Running Hall of Fame (MRHOF) Announces 2020 Inductees Maine Running Hall of Fame (MRHOF) Announces Slate of 2020 Inductees   July 24, 2020 – The Maine Running Hall of Fame (MRHOF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce its 2020 slate of inductees.  The nine MRHOF inductees include Kelly …

Dear Brown Community, We have heard clearly from our community over the past couple of weeks that the University’s decision to transition men’s varsity track, field and cross country to club status will have real and lasting implications for efforts to build and sustain diverse and inclusive communities for our …

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 21, 2020) –In just four days, the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will kick off the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour with compelling matchups in the sprints and middle-distances, organizers announced today. Limited quantities of tickets for the event on Jan. 25 are now on sale at …

SCHNEIDER, PRAUGHT-LEER ACHIEVE OLYMPIC QUALIFYING MARKS AT USATF DISTANCE CLASSIC By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EAGLE ROCK, Calif (16-May) — Jack Kemp Stadium on the campus of Occidental College here may have been dimly-lit tonight, but Rachel Schneider and Aisha Praught-Leer shined brightly …

Quartet of the world’s best hurdlers to take to the streets of Boston at adidas Boost Boston Games Intermediate hurdlers Little, Tate and Moline set to clash over rare 200m hurdles in North America’s only street-meet   The adidas Boost Boston Games are North America’s first and only “street meet,” bringing world-class …