by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
American indoor and outdoor record holder Chaunte Lowe cleared a height of 1.97m/6-5.5 on her first attempt in the women’s high jump to claim first place honors Thursday at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. The Bislett Games were the fifth stop for the Samsung...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
On Wednesday USA Track & Field conducted a national media teleconference with Carmelita Jeter as she prepares for the adidas Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York. The reigning World Outdoor champion in the 100 meters...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Saturday night’s final of the women’s 100 meters at the 2012 Olympic Trials involved a photo-finish image to determine third place. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Eugene, Ore. – Ashton Eaton brought a record capacity crowd to full roar Saturday at Hayward Field as the Oregon graduate set a world record in the decathlon, scoring 9,039 points to break the previous record of 9,026 set in 2001 by the Czech Republic’s Roman...
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...
