Lagat named Athlete of the Week

Lagat named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Bernard Lagat has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after improving his own American Record in the 5,000m at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League meet on July 22. Lagat finished second to Mo Farah of Great Britain in a time of...
Lagat improves US 5000m Record

Lagat improves US 5000m Record

  Monaco – Bernard Lagat improved his own American Record from 12:54.12 to 12:53.60 in the 5,000m at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday. Lagat survived the tightly bunched pack that produced a very physical race, while fellow Americans Galen...
Spotlight on Amy Weissenbach

Spotlight on Amy Weissenbach

There are very few women in the U.S. who have run an 800m in the low 2:02’s this year. In fact, to date, there are only 16 women who have run 2:02.50 or faster. Most of the names on the list are well known; there are Olympians, sponsored athletes, post collegiate...
Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

Ralph Maxwell of Alamo, Texas doubled the previous world record in the M90 decathlon with his winning score of 7,069 on the second day of competition at the 2011 WMA World Track & Field Field Championships. After day one, Maxwell’s score of 3,956 had already...
Large US team for World Masters

Large US team for World Masters

  INDIANAPOLIS – Bringing the largest contingent ever to the World Masters Athletics Championships, 1,915 members of Team USA will be on a medal hunt to excel on home soil while competing against 4,804 competitors from 93 countries. This event is the top...
Cuffe named Athlete of the Week

Cuffe named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS — Aisling Cuffe has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after her record-setting performance in the girls’ two mile at last weekend’s New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Cuffe’s time of 9:54.22 bettered Molly Huddle’s national high school...