INDIANAPOLIS - Meb Keflezighi (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a personal best at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Macias, Mallon win Wine Country Half
November 2, 2011 By
HEALDSBURG, Calif. - (October 29, 2011) - It turned out to be a picture perfect, and fast, day at the fourth running of the Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon on Saturday morning. Defending champion and Mexican citizen Mario Macias from Alamosa, Colo. and Julia Mallon of Santa Rosa both set course records and took … [Read more...]
Devers, Greene lead Hall of Fame Class
November 1, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the selection of all-time track and field greats Gail Devers, Maurice Greene, Vince Matthews, and Clarence Demar, along with standout coach Bob Timmons, into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. … [Read more...]
Serrano, Kastor win LA Half
October 31, 2011 By
LOS ANGELES - (October 30, 2011) - Amidst an array of colorful costumes and television personalities, 10,000 entrants from across the country lined up at L.A. LIVE for the start of the second Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon benefiting the ASPCA on Sunday morning, but in the end it was a couple of … [Read more...]
Shorey 9th in 50k walk
October 29, 2011 By
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Ben Shorey of Team USA finished ninth in the men’s 50k race walk in four hours, 33 minutes, 25 seconds at the XVI Pan American Games Saturday. David Talcott (Owego, N.Y.), the oldest competitor in the field at 51 years ago, was disqualified after picking up a red card at the 6,500-meter mark. … [Read more...]
DeShasier earns surprise gold
October 28, 2011 By
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Team USA continued to enjoy success in the field events, securing two medals, highlighted by a gold medal from Alicia DeShasier (Carrollton, Ill.) in the women’s javelin, during the fifth day of track and field at the Pan American Games Thursday at Telemex Athletic Stadium. … [Read more...]
Johnson and Lewis win Pan Am Gold
October 27, 2011 By
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Team USA enjoyed its best performance yet in track and field at the Pan American Games, collecting four medals, including two golds, on Wednesday at Telemex Athletic Stadium to equal its combined previous three-day effort of four. … [Read more...]
Team USA earns three medals
October 25, 2011 By
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Team USA earned three medals in field events to highlight the first day of track and field competition at Telemex Athletic Stadium Monday. … [Read more...]
Cherobon-Bawcom named USATF Athlete of the Week
October 20, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (Rome, Ga.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the B.A.A. Half Marathon on Sunday, October 9, and winning the USA 10 km Championships the following day. “I had already committed to running the B.A.A. half,” Cherobon-Bawcom said. “When I saw … [Read more...]
Holdmeyer, Lyons Win Halloween 10K
October 19, 2011 By
ST.LOUIS - Brian Holdmeyer, who runs track and cross country for Saint Louis University, won the third GO! St. Louis Halloween 10K, narrowly edging Benson Chesang at the finish line to claim the title. Holdmeyer, 22, from Washington, MO and Benson Chesang were both timed in 31 minutes, 7 seconds. Former GO! St. Louis … [Read more...]
