A division record is amongst this week’s edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Week awards, but just as worthy of recognition as all-time records are fantastic finishes. (via USTFCCCA)
While the Texas A&M men’s hold on the No. 1 spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings loosened, the Kansas women were able to cushion their position atop the first regular-season rankings released Tuesday. (via USTFCCCA)
The Texas Relays hold a special place in the hearts of young athletes who get to mix and mingle with some of the best track and field stars in the world. (via www.dailytexanonline.com)
The outdoor season is now officially fully underway with two of the spring’s biggest DI meets in the Texas Relays and Stanford Invitational both taking place this weekend. With the Texas Relays beginning Wednesday, the Warm-Up lap will provide a preview of the action in Austin first, with Stanford and DII and DIII meets of the week to follow Thursday. Stay tuned for updates. (via USTFCCCA)
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - University of Notre Dame junior Megan Yanik (Plymouth, Mich./Ladywood) was selected as the BIG EAST Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of March 18-24, the conference office announce Tuesday afternoon.
Clayton Chaney earned C-USA Outdoor Athlete of the Week honors by scoring a winning and NCAA leading 7,598 points in the decathlon at the Shirley Crowe Multi Events at Holloway Track/Ley Field.
Elizabeth Evans of Rose-Hulman tied the DIII outdoor high jump record and a number of other student-athletes moved into the top 10 of either the all-time collegiate list or their respective divisions’ lists to highlight this week’s National Athlete of the Week awards, given by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)
The Arkansas junior talks about redeeming himself at nationals after a baton drop and how he’s proof that Jamaica produces good distance runners. (via Runner's World)
The Texas A&M men and the Kansas women are the early outdoor favorites in the first edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday. (via USTFCCCA)
The focus of collegiate track & field has now turned to the young outdoor season, where a number of student-athletes showed mid-season form in garnering the first National Athlete of the Week awards of the outdoor season. (via USTFCCCA)
With the indoor collegiate season now in the books, the Bowerman Watch List Committee released Thursday its post-indoor women’s Watch List for The Bowerman that includes a new collegiate record-holder and a number of NCAA Champions – including a pair of double winners. (via The Bowerman)
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the national award winners for 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season as chosen by the nation’s coaches. National-championship coaches Chris Bucknam of Arkansas and Oregon’s Robert Johnson were named National Coaches of the Year. Arkansas’ Travis Geopfert and Kansas’ Wayne Pate are the National Assistant Coaches of the Year. (via USTFCCCA)
With the conclusion of the indoor track & field season, standings have been updated in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year races for the 2012-2013 school year. For award consideration, only the outdoor track & field championships remains for each of the three divisions of the NCAA. Men’s program leaders in the standings are Wisconsin, Adams State, and UW-La Crosse. On the women’s side, Oregon, Grand Valley State, and Wartburg lead through two of the three seasons of the school year. (via USTFCCCA)
The last time Andrea Geubelle was at an NCAA Track and Field Championships, she thought she had won another individual title but later learned she hadn’t. (via www2.kusports.com)
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the 288 men and 266 women who have earned USTFCCCA All-America honors for the 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season based on their performances at the Indoor Track & Field Championships. (via USTFCCCA)
The Women of Oregon dug their way out of a deep deficit to overcome nearly a dozen teams and win their fourth straight NCAA Indoor national title. (via goducks.com)
