by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Eugene, Ore. – Two Olympic Trials champions were crowned, six athletes were selected for the men’s and women’s 10,000m Olympic teams and Ashton Eaton set two decathlon world records in the 100m and long jump. Many more athletes advanced through rounds on the...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
At 23 years of age and a 2011 graduate of Arizona State, Jasmine Chaney will be looking to make her first Olympic team in the 400m hurdles when the Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field take place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 22-July 1. Chaney made...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
As he celebrates the 20th anniversary of his 1992 Olympic Trials competition with Dave Johnson, more commonly referred to as “Dan vs. Dave”, Dan O’Brien recently released his book entitled “Clearing Hurdles: A Quest to be the World’s Greatest Athlete”, which covers...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Tyreek Hill pulled away from the field in the men’s 200m taking home his second gold medal to highlight the final day of competition at the USA Junior Championships in Bloomington, Ind. at Indiana University.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – 2012 Olympic Marathon team members Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) and Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.) lived up to their pre-race favorite status, taking the respective men’s and women’s titles at Saturday’s USA Half Marathon Championships in Duluth,...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – 2012 Olympic Marathon team members Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) and Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.) lead the men’s and women’s fields at Saturday’s USA Half Marathon Championships in Duluth, Minnesota. 2012 marks the third time the Gary Bjorklund Half...