by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Fans stood to their feet. Muffled noises turned to silence. All eyes were fixed on the 6-foot senior from the University of Arizona standing alone in the infield. She knew what to do. This was not her first pressure packed moment. The 22-year-old high-jumper stood...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
On Wednesday the USA Track & Field Alumni Association launched a pair of efforts to help the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions in the form of a 4x100m Relay for Boston event at the upcoming USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and a donations page...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – Justin Gatlin (Orlando, Fla.) put on a thrilling show as he beat two-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt by one hundredth of a second at the Rome Golden Gala, the fifth stop of the 2013 Diamond League series.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Brian Sternberg, who set the world record multiple times in the men’s pole vault during the 1963 season before suffering an injury that left his paralyzed the majority of his life, died May 23 just one month short of his 70th birthday. Sternberg had been hospitalized...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
More than 1,000 athletes, which include a total of five Olympians and 30 reigning world masters champions, will be on hand when the USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships kick off Wednesday, July 11, and run through Sunday at the Olathe District Activity...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Christian Taylor (men’s triple jump), Dawn Harper-Nelson (women’s 100m hurdles) and Reese Hoffa (men’s shot put) led a strong group of American athletes by winning their events Sunday as the Diamond League season continued in Birmingham. The seventh stop of the...
