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INDIANAPOLIS – Six Olympians and 41 current world champions are among the 1,000 competitors expected to compete August 7-10 at the 2008 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor ChampionshipsatSpokane Falls Community College, in Spokane, Wash. Athletesages 30 to 95 will provide an extraordinary demonstration of speed, power, skill, and endurance, …
Read More »2008 Teva US Mountain Team Announced
Nine States Represented Among the Sixteen Athletes Colorado Springs, CO —–The 2008 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team will compete at the 24th World Mountain Running Trophy in Sierre Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Sunday, September 14, 2008. This yearÛªs senior team includes five former team members and five newcomers ranging in age …
Read More »Complete USA Men’s & Women’s Roster For Beijing
Potent Team USA roster set for Beijing INDIANAPOLIS – An experienced American team featuring 15 Olympic medalists, 31 World Outdoor Championships medalists and 10 individual outdoor American record holders will represent the United States in track & field competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. USA Track & …
Read More »Conclusion of Trials Showcases US Pole Vault Record by Native New Yorker Jenn Stuczynski
Stuczynski breaks AR; hurdlers impress as Olympic Trials conclude EUGENE, Ore. – Another American record and some dramatic close calls highlighted the final day of competition Sunday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, where a Hayward Field record crowd of 21,176 fans brought the eight-day …
Read More »IAAF World Jr. Championships Roster Includes 4 New Englanders, 2 New Yorkers
Team USA roster announced for the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships REPLACES PREVIOUS ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT; adds relay pools and updates men’s discus USA Track & Field today announced the Team USA roster for the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships, to be held July 8-13, in Bydgoszcz, Poland. A total of …
Read More »ME’s Anna Willard Sets Steeple AR at Trials
Merritt, Richards win 400 crowns, Willard breaks AR at Olympic Trials EUGENE, Ore. -One 400-meter runner came of age and another returned to form Thursday night at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. LaShawn Merritt, the 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist and two-time U.S. runner-up, on …
Read More »Vermont’s Andrew Wheating Headed to Beijing
Oregon athletes sweep mens 800; Clay breaks OT record in decathlon EUGENE, Ore. – The Hayward Field East grandstand roared Monday night with an intensity that may have awakened even the late Steve Prefontaine. The occasion? A trio of Oregonians swept their way into the men’s 800m Olympics field at …
Read More »US Trials Opening Night Features Flanagan/Goucher 10K Tussle
usatf.Stirring performances put Flanagan, Goucher and Yoder Begley on Olympic Team EUGENE, Ore. – In a race that truly captured the essence of the Olympic Trials, three fast and determined women became the first athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games from Friday’s opening day of competition at the 2008 …
Read More »Table of Contents – July-Aug ’08
FEATURES 40 Shalane Flanagan Puts Her Right Foot Forward Competing in the 2004 Olympics while needing corrective foot surgery, Marblehead, MA native Shalane Flanagan ran 2005 in pain and took 2006 off. Her revised post-surgery training has paid huge dividends over the past two years and most recently delivered an …
Read More »IAAF Golden League to be Broadcast on ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS – American fans can catch all six 2008 AF Golden League meets on ESPN2, the IAAF has announced. Repeat coverage will also appear on a combination of ESPN Classic and ESPN2. In addition to the ESPN coverage, the action also will be webcast on the Sportnet family of websites. …
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