BEND, Ore. - On a chilly, snow-filled day in Bend, Ore., nine teams and multiple individuals took home titles at the 16th USATF National Club Cross Country Championships held at River’s Edge Golf Course. … [Read more...]
True Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Ben True (Hanover, N.H.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after leading the USA men’s team to a silver medal at the 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Flanagan, Derrick Take USA Cross Titles
ST. LOUIS - Shalane Flanagan used her superior strength to pull away from the rest of the women’s open field while Chris Derrick bested a loaded men’s open race as each claimed USA Cross Country titles Saturday, Feb. 2 at Forest Park. … [Read more...]
Mack Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Bobby Mack (Raleigh, N.C.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the senior men’s 8 km in 24:27 at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country race on Jan. 5. … [Read more...]
Riley, Suver Claim Individual Titles
Jacob Riley and Mattie Suver both bested fields of well over 200 runners Saturday, Dec. 8 in claiming Open men’s and women’s individual titles during the USA Track & Field National Club Cross Country Championships held at Masterson Park in Lexington, Ken. More than 100 teams and 1,200 competitors competed in the … [Read more...]
Hall, Mack win USA Cross titles
ST. LOUIS – Sara Hall (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Bobby Mack (Raleigh, N.C.) each used late charges to outrun the competition as each won their first career USA Cross Country titles Saturday at Forest Park in St. Louis. … [Read more...]
Team USA for Edinburgh
Team USA will travel to Scotland for the second Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country - International Challenge on Jan. 7, 2012. Teams from the United States, Great Britain and Northern Ireland and a select European team will compete in men’s and women’s junior and senior races. Each country competing in the … [Read more...]
Somers-Smith USATF Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Linda Somers-Smith (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after finishing 8th in the open women’s race at the USATF National Club Cross Championships in Seattle on Dec. 10 … [Read more...]
McMillan Elite defend Club title
SEATTLE - (December 10, 2011) - Defending team champion McMillan Elite (Flagstaff, Ariz.) successfully defended their Open men's title, while adidas/Team Rogue Elite (Austin, Texas) took the women's Open team title Saturday at the 2011 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Jefferson Park in Seattle. … [Read more...]
Champions crowned at Junior Olympic Cross
Twelve young athletes were crowned as Junior Olympic Champions after advancing through the association and regional levels to compete at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Saturday, December 10. … [Read more...]