A Miamisburg cross country standout who for years ran with epilepsy and an irregular heartbeat died Tuesday, three days after collapsing at a college meet in Indiana over the weekend. (via www.whiotv.com)
Oklahoma State cross country/track and field welcomes a new class of athletes to campus this fall, a group featuring a number of state high school meet finalists, champions and national qualifiers.
The South Carolina cross country team showed off its strong depth in its first race of the year, as seven of the top-14 finishers in the Carolina Challenge came from the host Gamecocks.
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Follow this link to You Tube and watch the compeition with Sam Kendricks formerly of Oxford High now at the University of Mississippi. Wins the World University Game Pole Vault.
The quest that started a month ago is now over. The University of Florida's Cory McGee earned her spot on the plane to represent the USA at the World Championships in Moscow next month.
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Boston, June 9, 2013 – Global athletic leader New Balance announced today the signing of 2012 Olympic Steeplechase Finalist and two-time U.S. National Champion, Emma Coburn to a multi-year endorsement contract.
The 2013 University of Kansas women's track & field team was crowned as the NCAA Team Champions Saturday afternoon as the Jayhawks concluded competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships inside historic Hayward Field. The title is the first in the women's program's history and first for the KU track program since the men's team won the 1970 outdoor championship.
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Heat Sheets for this week's NCAA D1 Outdoor National Championship.
Heat Sheets for this week's NCAA D1 Outdoor National Championship.
Early in May, Don Rich sat down with distance icon Steve Spence. At this point in his talented daughter's career, Neely is definitely still simply Steve and Kirsten's daughter. Not the other way around. (via MileSplit)
Head coach Ron Mann led the Cardinals to eight BIG EAST team titles and nearly 50 All-America honors. (via MileSplit)
No. 10 Texas places second as a team with 145 points led by four individual titles over the three-day league meet in Waco.
The University of Kansas women's track and field team were crowned team champions Sunday at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Four individual champions as well as wins in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays propelled the Jayhawks to their first outdoor team title in program history. KU finished the meet with 158 points, beating out defending champion, Texas, who tallied 145 points.
The defending champion Florida men and the Texas A&M women have moved to the top of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings following the removal of 2012 marks from the rankings formula. (via USTFCCCA)
A trio of distance runners, a pair of all-time great DII throwers and the victor of an epic high jump competition headline this week’s National Athlete of the Week awards, selected from one of the deepest pools of top-flight nominees seen this season. (via USTFCCCA)
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee has announced security enhancements for next week’s 2013 Drake Relays to ensure the safety and security of all fans and athletes in attendance.
Some minor shuffling took place within the top five of both the men’s and women’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings, one week ahead of the removal of preseason data and the potential for a much larger shake-up. (via USTFCCCA)
Nico Weiler clears inhuman heights, and not by human instinct. (via harvardmagazine.com)
Senior triple jumper Andrea Guebelle has had an incredible college career, but find out what makes her more than a number. (via www.kuathletics.com)