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COLORADO CONTIUES STEEPLE TRADITION PUTTING COBURN, KIPP ON OLYMPIC TEAM By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (29-Jun) -- Only six women have ever made USA Olympic steeplechase teams, and after today's final at the Olympic Trials here today half of …

RUPP COMPLETES RECORD-BREAKING DOUBLE AT OLYMPIC TRIALS By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (28-Jun) -- Galen Rupp became the first man in 60 years to win both the 5000m and 10,000m titles at the same USA Olympic Trials here tonight, …

SYMMONDS STEPS UP WITH EXPLOSIVE 800M TRIALS VICTORY By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (25-Jun) -- With a neck-snapping surge from the middle of the backstretch to the finish, Nick Symmonds repeated as USA Olympic Trials 800m champion here, clocking …

Eaton breaks World Record; Jeter, Harper win at U.S. Olympic trials Eugene, Ore. – Ashton Eaton brought a record capacity crowd to full roar Saturday at Hayward Field as the Oregon graduate set a world record in the decathlon, scoring 9,039 points to break the previous record of 9,026 set …

REDEMPTION FOR RITZENHEIN, HASTINGS AT OLYMPIC TRIALS By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weeklyy, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (22-Jun) -- The bitter taste of fourth place finishes at the USA Olympic Trials Marathon last January in Houston for Dathan Ritzenhein and Amy Hastings was washed …

RILEY, LOWE JOIN HANSONS-BROOKS DISTANCE PROJECT By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (22-Jun) -- NCAA distance standouts Jake Riley (Stanford) and Colby Lowe (Oklahoma State) have joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, an in-residence training group based in Rochester Hills, Mich. …

By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) NOTE: After finishing second at the Prefontaine Classic 1500m on June 1, world 1500m champion Jenny Simpson and her husband Jason sat down for an exclusive interview with Race Results Weekly at a Starbucks in Eugene. …

NORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL MOUNT WASHINGTON ROAD RACE Mt. Washington Auto Road, 7.6 miles all-uphill footrace ‰Û¢       First-timer Sage Canaday, defending champion Kim Dobson dominate talented field ‰Û¢       Third-fastest men’s time ever, second-fastest women’s   Pinkham Notch, N.H. – June 16, 2012 Sage Canaday, a marathoner with little previous …

Olympic champions and record holders Mildred ‘Babe’ Didrikson, Michael Johnson and Dan O’Brien are the latest American track and field legends to be included among the 24 inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Hall of Fame. IAAF President Lamine Diack made the announcement in Times Square …

Final fields set for adidas Dream 100m and Dream Mile Dream athletes are #1 on U.S. list in 11 events; Meyers back for 3rd year NEW YORK CITY (June 5, 2012)‰ÛÓMaddie Meyers, a senior from Seattle, Wash., and the 2010 adidas Dream Mile Champion, will return to Icahn Stadium to …