by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW — Bernard Lagat, Ryan Hill and Galen Rupp advanced to the final of the men’s 5,000m during Tuesday morning’s qualifying session at the IAAF World Championships in Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
John Nunn is becoming well known around the track and field world for his cookies. A hobby that has turned into a small business, Nunn proclaims on his website that each cookie is “made with 200 percent love.”
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW — In perhaps the most dominant performance to date at the 2013 IAAF World Championships, LaShawn Merritt crushed the field in the men’s 400 meters to lead a four-medal night for a surging Team USA Tuesday at Luzhniki Stadium. Nick Symmonds, Jenn Suhr and Tony...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Reigning world champions David Oliver (men’s 110m hurdles) and LaShawn Merritt (men’s 400m) each continued their hot streaks as they won their respective events Thursday as the Diamond League season continued in Stockholm. Francena McCorory also won the women’s 400m...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS — After winning a pair of gold medals at the recent World Outdoor Championships and running the fastest time in the men’s 400m since 2007, LaShawn Merritt (Norfolk, Va.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Midway through the World Masters Championships in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Team USA’s gold medal haul boasts an impressive 34 first-place finishes.