Freshman middle distance runner Samuel McEntee (Perth, Australia) had an incredible race in the 1500 meters at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet on Monday night and will get a great deal of recognition around the country for his time of 3:36.81, a personal best by more than six seconds.
By the time Bryshon Nellum graduated from Long Beach Poly High in Long Beach, Calif., as the 2007 national track and field athlete of the year, he had already circled 2012 as the best chance to make his first real run at the Olympics. Several bullet wounds and several surgeries later, the USC senior sprinter is right on track. Nellum had the fastest qualifying time in the quarter-mile race during the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Saturday, doing so just 3 1/2 years after a shotgun blast hit his legs and left his future on the track in doubt. “It feels great,” Nellum said after running 45.98 seconds in his 400 heat. “I can’t even really explain it. Man, it’s just unexplainable. (via )
Andrew Irwin used to tag along at his sister Stephanie’s track practices for hours. Already a national champion pole vaulter, Andrew looks to continue to live up to his sister’s legacy at Arkansas. Poll: USTFCCCA Conference Championship Central (via )
Coach Dennis Shaver and the LSU track and field team are playing host to the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Thursday through Sunday at Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge. , SEC NEWS (via SEC)
One of the nation’s premier track and field meets – the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships – will take place this week at Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., this Thursday through Sunday featuring the finest collegiate competition in the sport. , SEC NEWS (via )
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A total team effort led to the Big Red women's track team claiming its ninth Outdoor Heptagonals championship in 11 years and its first since 2010. Cornell had five event wins over the weekend, and its total of 158 points was good enough to top Princeton's second-place 134. (via )
The Oregon Twilight meet comes annually late in the regular season. The Ducks and athletes from other surrounding colleges are sharpening for the post-season. The pros want to perform well, but not too well, because the big paydays aren’t here (via )
Several Olympic hopefuls and a record number of participants highlight the 2012 Duke Twilight, which is set for Sunday, May 6, 2012. The field events are set to begin at 2 p.m., while the running events will begin at 5 p.m. (via Duke Athletics )
UCF freshman Octavious Freeman has returned to The Bowerman Women's Watch List the award's watch list committee announced on Thursday. Freeman returns to the grand list of 10 vying for the top award in collegiate track & field after tallying some of the best performances in the world this year in the 100 and 200 meters.
