Senior Charles Cox was named this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Performer of the week for his outstanding performance last weekend at the Raleigh Relays.

It's been over 10 years now since KU senior Jaci Perryman first remembers falling in love with the pole vault. The Phoenix, Ariz. native was 12-years-old when she watched the United States' world-class vaulter Stacy Dragila win gold in the first ever women's pole vault at the 2000 Olympic games. After that day, Perryman was quickly hooked.

Bowling Green State University men’s cross country head coach Cami Paulson and her staff are proud to welcome five new student-athletes to the Falcon family for the 2011 season.

The Wisconsin men's track and field team continues marking the opening to the 2011 outdoor season.

O'Neal Wanliss, a 2011-12 Carolina track and field recruit, has combined his love of the sport with community service to start Spikes for Tykes in his parents' home country of Jamaica. The program will collect track shoes to give to Jamaican students in need.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's and women's track and field teams capped off the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex on Sunday by setting school records in two relay events.

Stanford, Calif. --- A small contingent from the Portland Pilots men’s and women’s track teams made their way down to Cobb Track on Friday and Saturday to compete at the Stanford Invitational. Redshirt freshman Trevor Dunbar finished first in his section of the 1500m, clocking a 3:46.52. Senior Cori Moore added an eighth place finish in the 1500m, completing the race in 4:31.62.

With a shortened roster in action Saturday at the North Texas Classic, Oklahoma Track and Field athletes claimed titles in three events along with 13 top-three finishes. K.P. Singh (hammer throw), Shawna Anderson (100-meter dash) and Alexandra Acker (pole vault) all claimed event wins in an early-season tune-up for the Sooners.

Indiana helped the Big Ten with nine event wins at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge. The Hoosiers were one of four Big Ten teams competing against four SEC schools in the meet scored by conference. Indiana got a terrific performance in the 4x100m relay and got two event wins from Derek Drouin. The Big Ten won the Challenge on the men's and women's sides. The women of the Big Ten won 379 to the SEC's 349, with Indiana accounting for 102.5 points. The Big Ten men won 399 to 337, with the Hoosiers scoring 112 points.

Indiana helped the Big Ten with nine event wins at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge. The Hoosiers were one of four Big Ten teams competing against four SEC schools in the meet scored by conference. Indiana got a terrific performance in the 4x100m relay and got two event wins from Derek Drouin. The Big Ten won the Challenge on the men's and women's sides. The women of the Big Ten won 379 to the SEC's 349, with Indiana accounting for 102.5 points. The Big Ten men won 399 to 337, with the Hoosiers scoring 112 points.

The Oklahoma State track and field program wrapped its competition at the Stanford Invitational this weekend as junior Colby Lowe provided the highlight when he finished the men's 10,000 meters in a school-record time of 28:45.91.

The Alabama women's track and field team opens the 2011 outdoor season this weekend when it hosts the Alabama Relays at the Sam Bailey Track and Field Complex. Action begins on Thursday and Friday with the heptathlon and decathlon with the bulk of the meet following on Saturday and Sunday.

The Husky track and field team will now move outdoors and spend the next few weeks on the road, beginning this week with a trip to the Bay Area for the Stanford Invitational.

The South Carolina men's track and field is ranked No. 20 in the 2011 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) preseason outdoor computer ranking. The USTFCCCA preseason computer rankings measure only what a team returns from last year's outdoor season and does not take into account incoming classes.

Indiana kicks off the outdoor season with the Big Ten/SEC Challenge and the Stanford Invitational this weekend. The Big Ten vs. SEC Challenge pits four Big Ten schools against four SEC schools in a battle for conference superiority. The Hoosiers will be joined by Big Ten competitors from Illinois, Ohio State and Purdue. The SEC will be represented by host Mississippi State, Auburn, Georgia and Ole Miss. The meet will feature a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system with each conference scoring a max of four athletes.

The Oklahoma women's track and field team opened the 2011 outdoor season ranked No. 4 in the first outdoor rankings issued Wednesday by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) while the Oklahoma men come in at No. 15. The OU women are second among Big 12 schools while the men are fourth.

e University of Arizona women's track and field team will begin the 2011 outdoor season ranked 11th in the preseason computer rankings released by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.

The Longhorns take the track for the first time this outdoor season after placing 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

University of Iowa men's track and field coach Larry Wieczorek has announced Ben Witt has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Hawkeyes in 2011-12.

South Carolina freshman high jumper Jeannelle Scheper has been named the SEC Field Athlete of the Week after winning the high jump in last week's outdoor season opener, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Texas Tech's Omo Osaghae and Kelsey Lloyd were named the Big 12 Track & Field Athlete of the Week after setting school records at the TCU Invitational this past weekend.

Junior Jackie Coward of the UCF track & field team has been named the 2011 Conference USA Indoor Female Track Athlete of the Year. Coward becomes the first Knight in program history to be honored with the award, which is voted on by the league's head coaches.

University of Houston senior Chris Carter was named Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Year, as announced by the league office Tuesday.

The Wright State track team swept this week's Horizon League honors as Cassandra Lloyd was named the Track Athlete of the Week while Heather Parrish was selected as the Field Athlete of the Week.

Two Indiana track and field alumni were recently inducted into the Mason-Dixon Games Hall of Fame. Tommy Hughes and Dr. Ken Gibson were both among 10 enshrined by the Louisville, Ky., based meet.

Wake Forest senior Anna Nosenko has been named the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year, as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.

The University of Memphis track and field team is pleased to announce the addition of three more athletes to the 2011-12 recruiting class.

Kim Williams and Maurice Mitchell honored by the ACC as being the top indoor performers in the entire conference.

Husky freshman standout Katie Flood concluded a whirlwind two weeks in impressive fashion today at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain, placing 19th for Team USA.

Former Tar Heel Shalane Flanagan, an Olympic medalist and American Record holder, led Team USA to its second straight bronze medal with an individual third-place finish Sunday at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain.

Oklahoma's Ryan Poland finished 56th overall at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships Sunday in Punta Umbria, Spain. The freshman from Denver helped the United States squad to an eighth-place finish as he clocked an 8,000-meter time of 25:12, a six-second improvement off his 8K time at the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships.

The Flower Mound, Texas native was the top American finisher in Punta Umbria, Spain.

Laura Asimakis broke a nine-year-old school record in the pole vault as Texas A&M claimed 12 victories in the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State.

Erin Pendleton (discus), Tofunmi Akeredolu (long jump), Allison Liske (shot put), Kaitlyn Patterson (3,000-meter run) and Alexandria Williams (400-meter hurdles) all picked up event wins at the Bulls Invitational.

Grand Valley State's Jerry Baltes was name the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Women's Head Coach of the Year on Thursday (March 17). The head coach has helped the women's track and field team claim the programs first NCAA Division II National Indoor Track & Field title last Saturday (March 12) in Albuquerque, N.M. The Lakers recorded a team score of 83 points at the national meet and brought home three individual titles.

Some elite distance runners will join head coach Karen Harvey's women's cross country team for the upcoming 2011 season and beyond.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ---- Samford junior pole vaulter Michael Seaman was named the Southern Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the `Southern Invitational last weekend. The selections are made by the league's track and field coaches.

After guiding North Central College to its second straight indoor national title, first year head coach Frank Gramarosso has been named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year on Friday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) announced its coach and athlete of year awards today, naming Arizona track and field head coach Fred Harvey as the men's Coach of the Year and Lawi Lalang as the men's Athlete of the Year for the achievements during the indoor season.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville track and field Head Coach Kareem Jackson announced the recent signing of four athletes to join the Cougars' program next season.

Texas A&M assistant coach Vince Anderson was named the NCAA Division I indoor women's National Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the second time in three seasons and his eighth national award since 2003.

Welcome to 'Behind The Lanes,' the blog of the UCLA men's and women's track and field teams. Throughout the season, athletes and coaches from both the men's and women's programs will give you a behind-the-scenes look at UCLA on and off the track.

Kansas horizontal jumper Darryl Trotter certainly knows the ups and downs of being a Division-I student athlete, and eventually, when his time on the track is complete, he would like to help other athletes with their trials and tribulations.

Western Washington University men's pole vaulter Ryan Brown has been named the 2011 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II National Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year. Brown won his second straight national title last Saturday at Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a two-time USTFCCCA All-American and a three-time USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year.

Washington track and field head coach Greg Metcalf announced the addition of 15 student-athletes to the Husky program this week, a diverse mix of nine men and six women heavy on Northwest talent.

Indiana's Derek Drouin has been placed on the watch list for "The Bowerman" by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Drouin is one of 10 men on the watch list for the award, which is dubbed the "Heisman Trophy of track and field." He is the first male Big Ten athlete ever to make the watch list for the award.

Head men's track and field coach Mike Maynard has announced the signing of thrower Elias Hakansson to a National Letter-of-Intent.

Fresh off winning the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 200-meter dash, Oklahoma sprinter Mookie Salaam was added to The Bowerman Award watch list the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday morning. Given to the nation's top track and field athlete by the USTFCCCA, Salaam is one of 10 men nationwide on the list.

Oklahoma's Ryan Poland will represent the United States on Sunday as he competes in the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain. The freshman from Denver, Colo., will compete in the junior men's 8,000-meter race after finishing fifth at the same distance in the junior division at the USA Cross Country Championships in February. Poland is the first ever Oklahoma runner to represent the U.S. in an international cross country competition.

Derek Drouin's NCAA high jump title highlighted an NCAA Indoor Championships that garnered Hoosiers All-America recognition 13 times over. The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced All-America honors for the 2011 indoor season on Monday, and IU received nine first-team honors and four second-team accolades.

Ten members of the University of Iowa track and field program have earned USTFCCCA All-America honors following last weekend's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the All-America teams Monday.

Texas A&M repeats its finish at NCAA Indoor with the men placing second and the women finishing fifth. Gold medals and school records were claimed by Jessica Beard, Demetrius Pinder and both 4x400 relays.

The #1 ranked Grand Valley State women's track and field team scored 83 points to earn the programs first NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National title on Saturday (March 12) in Albuquerque, N.M. GVSU claimed 32 points over second place Lincoln (Mo.), while Adams State (37) finished third. Grand Valley State was led by Monica Kinney as she placed first in the mile and 5,000-meter run, while Lauren Buresh finished first in the shot put. GVSU will open the 2011 outdoor season on March 25.

University of Connecticut track and field senior Mike Rutt (Sinking Spring, Pa.) had a solid race in the 800 meter run this evening, finishing second at the NCAA Championship. Rutt earned All-America honors after posting a 1:48.37.

In a return to the facility where she won her first national title back in 2009, South Carolina senior LaKya Brookins ended her collegiate indoor career in the strongest of forms by winning the 60-meter dash at a collegiate record time of 7.09 Saturday night at Texas A&M University. She can now officially call herself the "fastest woman in the world" as her time is the top 60-meter dash run in 2011 by anyone.

Villanova senior Sheila Reid (Newmarket, Ont.) came in second in the 3000 meters inside Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at Texas A&M, capping an incredible weekend with another All-American performance at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships on Saturday night.

Jillian Smith used a late surge on the final lap, moving from fifth to second to take runner-up honors in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Rebecca Addison (eighth) joined Smith as an 800-meter All-American.

Boston College senior Caroline King ran a 4:36.00 mile time to break her own school record and earn All-American status at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday, March 12.

Dwight Barbiasz cleared 7 feet, 2 1/2 inches to tie for fourth in the men's high jump Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Sophomore Julie Labonte won the NCAA shot put title and the University of Arizona track and field teams finished up competition on the final day at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas.

Western Washington University's Ryan Brown successfully defended his national championship in the men's pole vault, clearing 17-2 3/4 (5.25 meters), as the Vikings had three top 10 performances in final-day action Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the ABQ Convention Center.

University of Alabama men's track and field runners Kirani James and Fred Samoei both won their heats in the 400m and 800m, respectively, on Friday to advance to the NCAA Indoor Championship finals in each event.

Ngonidzashe Makusha wins NCAA long jump title Friday at the Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

In an incredible race that was streamed live online to a worldwide audience the Villanova women's track team claimed a national championship in the distance medley on Friday night at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium on the Texas A&M campus. This is the second national title in the DMR for the Wildcats and the program's 19th indoor title overall.

Senior Scott Roth successfully defended his NCAA Indoor Championship in the pole vault today at Texas A&M, further cementing his place in Washington history.

Boston College women's track and field senior Caroline King ran a 4:39.51 mile time to advance to the finals of the NCAA Indoor Championship on Saturday, March 12 at 5 p.m.

Chris O'Hare is eight shorts laps and perhaps less than four minutes away from bringing a National Championship to The University of Tulsa. The sophomore member of the Golden Hurricane track and field team posted the fastest time in the preliminaries of the Mile run Friday afternoon at the 2011 Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in College Station, Texas at the Rhonda & Frosty Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.

Kiani Profit crushed her own school record in the pentathlon to tie for second Friday at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Standout distance runner Patrick Casey did not advance to the finals of the Mile Run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Illinois Wesleyan junior Lauren Alpert placed fourth in the long jump on the first day of the NCAA Division III national indoor track and field championships with a school record leap of 18 feet-10 3/4 inches.

CalBears.com Q&A with Hammed SulemanThree Golden Bears - senior Mike Morrison (heptathlon), sophomore Hammed Suleman (triple jump) and senior Allison Stokke (pole vault) - will represent Cal track & field at the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday and Saturday in College Station, Texas.

Writing an unprecedented chapter in UI track history, McKenzie Melander and Jeff Thode ran 4:39.78 and 3:58.72 respectively in the mile Saturday.

On the cusp of her first NCAA Indoor National Championships this weekend, Diamond Dixon will be the first to admit she is a little nervous, but also still has the confidence she has held through her entire first season as a Jayhawk.

The No. 17 Wisconsin men's track and field team will send six athletes to compete in this weekend's 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, with the list of qualifiers for the meet announced late Monday.

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) announced the Region Athletics and Coaches of the Year for the 2011 indoor season. Patrick Casey was named the Mountain Region Men's Athlete of the Year.

Six members of the KU track and field team will make the trip to College Station, Texas this weekend to compete in the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Sophomore Mason Finley, sophomore Andrea Geubelle, freshman Diamond Dixon, and the members of the 4X400 meter relay team will be looking to bring KU its first individual indoor national championship since 2008.

Three Spartans have qualified to represent the Michigan State track & field program at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, as announced by the NCAA Monday evening. Freshman Zack Hill, sophomore Lonnie Pugh and sophomore Beth Rohl have all qualified for this weekend's NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M. Action begins on Friday, March and run through Saturday, March 12.

The No. 25 Red Raiders and No. 23 Lady Raider will be sending 11 student-athletes to compete in 11 events at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships to be held in College Station, Texas, in the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville track and field athletes D'Ana McCarty, Khadija Abdullah and Wesley Smith have earned bids to compete at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas, on Friday, March 11-12, the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced late Monday evening.

Six men and four women will represent the Hokies on the national stage

The University of Oklahoma Track and Field program will have 11 entries in this weekend's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships as the NCAA announced the full field for the competition Monday evening. The OU program already had seven athletes accounting for eight automatic qualifying entries heading into Monday's announcement and added three more at-large athletes.

The fourth-ranked Longhorns will compete this Friday-Saturday, March 11-12 in College Station and will be live-streamed on ESPN3.com and aggieathletics.com

Eight members of the Auburn track and field teams were among those announced Monday as qualifiers for the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships.

Eleven student-athletes and one relay team with represent the University of Arizona track and field team at the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas on Friday and Saturday according to the final list of championship qualifiers released by the NCAA on Monday afternoon.

The Air Force track and field team will be represented by one individual and one relay team at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, the NCAA selection committee announced this evening (March 7). With the selection of the Falcons' relay team, Air Force became the first service academy to ever send a DMR team to the national championships.

Providence College track athletes Dominic Channon (Nelson, New Zealand) and Hannah Davidson (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) each turned in solid performances at the Last Chance Qualifier in New York City, doing just that: qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

Zack Hill of the Michigan State track & field team wrapped up action for the program at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet hosted by Notre Dame on Saturday, March 5. The Spartan freshman finished the men's shot put in second place.

The No. 18 Red Raiders and No. 19 Lady Raiders moved up the NCAA lists this weekend and will now wait for the NCAA declaration lists to come out to see who will compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships next weekend.

Husky athletes punched three tickets to NCAA Indoors at the UW Final Qualifier today in the Dempsey. Sophomore James Cameron achieved one of the most famous marks in track, breaking the four-minute mile barrier.

Another Aggie school record fell as Texas A&M produced three NCAA automatic qualifying marks during the Iowa State Qualifier. Michael Preble won the 800 in a school record 1:47.27.

Freshman Baillie Gibson took advantage of her last chance to earn a bid to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Arizona No. 10 women's and No. 11 men's championship roster looks to be filled after the final weekend of qualification meets in Ames, Iowa and Seattle.

The University of Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational saw five Loftus Field House records fall during the two-day event. Unattached pole vaulter Mark Hollis on Friday, followed by four records on Saturday, including senior Rudy Atang (Houston, Texas/St. Pius X) in the shot put, 2006 Notre Dame graduate, Molly Huddle (Elmira, N.Y.) in the 3,000 meters, Minnesota's Harun Abda in the Alex Wilson 800 and 2009 graduate, Mary Saxer (Lancaster, N.Y.) in the pole vault. The last chance meet was held at the Loftus Sports Center in Notre Dame, Ind

Danielle Tauro set a new season best in the mile run (4:38.77) as three Wolverines participated in the two-day Alex Wilson Invitational.

The Indiana track and field program capped an impressive weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Championships by nearly sweeping the conference's athlete of the year and athlete of the championships awards. Andy Bayer has been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, and Derek Drouin and Faith Sherrill were both named Big Ten Field Athletes of the Year and Big Ten Field Athletes of the Championships.

The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field teams are sending a record 22 student-athletes to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 11-12. The Lakers qualified 18 women and four men in 20 individual events and two relays.

Purdue rookie track and field standout Dani Bunch was named the 2011 Big Ten Women's Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the year on Tuesday, as voted upon by the conference coaches.

Tar Heels Sandi Morris and Merritt Van Meter recorded the top weekly marks for freshmen in the pole vault this past weekend at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va.

KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State head cross country coach Stan Sims and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics have announced the signing of Parker Whitlock, Vicky Winslow and Sidney Williams to a National Letter of Intent to run for the Owls beginning in the fall of 2011.