David Smith – Junior Men’s High Jump winner On what a USA championship means:”It means I’m blessed. Really, I just see it as a blessing – making sure that you put God first and everything else will follow.””My plan was to excel. You might come up short, but things …
Read More »US JR Champs List & TV Schedule
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 …
Read More »US vs World at adidas Diamond League Meet in NYC
Diamond League brings top performances to adidas Grand Prix INDIANAPOLIS — Celebrating its sixth year as a world-wide athletics attraction, the adidas Grand Prix threw an internationally renowned, record-breaking, and heart-stopping party in New York at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Saturday’s adidas Grand Prix, part of the Visa Championships Series …
Read More »Olympic Gold Medalist Meseret Defar added to NY Meet
MESERET DEFAR HEADLINES LIST OF CHAMPIONS ADDED TO ADIDAS GRAND PRIX ATHLETE FIELD Start lists released for New York Diamond League meeting NEW YORK (June 8, 2010) ÛÓ The preliminary start lists for the adidas Grand Prix on Saturday, June 12, have been released on the eventÛªs Web site at …
Read More »10 More Olympian/World Champions Added to NY Meet
TEN MORE OLYMPIC OR WORLD CHAMPIONS ADD DEPTH TO ADIDAS GRAND PRIX ATHLETE FIELD Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba to compete in New York Diamond League meeting NEW YORK (May 25, 2010) ÛÓ Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia headlines the 10 Olympic and World champions added to a …
Read More »Record Field for Pub Stop Deux – Evan’s Run 5K
Fairly humid but dry conditions prevailed for Pub Stop Deux ÛÓ the 10th anniversary Evan’s Run 5K/10K with the 5K the Publican mandate. There’s now some clarity in the men’s and women’s Series with things sure to reveal themselves more accurately when NER non-subscribers and runners who’ve missed two races …
Read More »Solinsky (26:59 10K) Named “Athlete of the Week”
INDIANAPOLIS – Chris Solinsky has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the men’s 10,000m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The 2009 USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up, Solinksy, in his debut performance, became the …
Read More »8 Medals, 2 American Records at World Indoors (Day 2)
Eight medals and 2 American records for Team USA on day 2 in Doha DOHA, Qatar – Team USA brought home eight medals, four of them gold, and captured two American records Saturday night at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, March 12-14, in the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. …
Read More »Team USA Speeding Away at World Indoors in Doha
Team USA gets it started right in Doha DOHA, Qatar – Christian Cantwell’s automatic qualifier and the fastest qualifying times in the men’s and women’s 400m by Jamaal Torrance and Debbie Dunn highlighted Day 1’s morning session at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, March 12-14, in the Aspire Dome …
Read More »Update on World Masters Indoors from British Columbia
All-time great Collins continues winning ways at World Masters Indoor Championships KAMLOOPS, B.C. — After winning the M55 200m dash Wednesday at the 4th World Masters Indoor Championships at in Kamloops, B.C. Canada, Bill Collins of Houston was one event away from pulling off a rare triple-triple: sweeping the …
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