by usadmin | Aug 11, 2012 | 100m, Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON – Annihilating a world record that had stood for 27 years, the U.S. women’s 4×100-meter relay team on Friday night put on a dominant performance that put the U.S. atop the sprint podium for the first time since 1996. It was a night that also saw two...
by usadmin | Aug 10, 2012 | Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON – Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee went 1-2 in the decathlon, and Christian Taylor and Will Claye did the same in the triple jump as Team USA added four more medals in track competition Thursday night. The U.S. medal tally now stands at 24. Deca dominance...
by usadmin | Aug 9, 2012 | Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON – Led by gold medals from Allyson Felix, Aries Merritt and Brittney Reese, Team USA won a staggering 7 medals in a 90-minute span at Olympic Stadium Wednesday night, winning three of four possible golds and 7 of 12 possible medals overall. Team USA’s...
by usadmin | Aug 8, 2012 | 1500, Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON – Team USA had its biggest track & field night thus far at 2012 Olympic Games, bringing home three silver medals and one bronze – including some from unexpected sources – at Olympic Stadium. Leo Manzano (Austin, Texas) grabbed a dramatic...
by usadmin | Aug 7, 2012 | Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON – Long the best pole vaulter in the United States, Jenn Suhr officially became the best pole vaulter in the world Monday evening when she won the gold medal in a stirring competition at Olympic Stadium. On the track, Michael Tinsley won a surprising, and...
by usadmin | Aug 6, 2012 | Featured, London 2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON — In the showcase event of the Olympic Games, USA and Jamaica had it out in the fastest 100 meters in Olympic history, not long after Sanya Richards-Ross became only the second American to win the Olympic women’s 400m Sunday night at the Olympic Stadium....