by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
When Team USA arrived for IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the confusion began with three athletes, all with the same name but each with a different spelling, who had no idea their similar first names granted a Midas touch of golden proportion
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Capping a perfect season of 19 consecutive victories, Justin Gatlin earns USATF Athlete of the Week after claiming a pair of first-place finishes Sept. 5 at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels and winning his final race of the outdoor season on Sept. 7 in Reiti,...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Olympian Evan Jager (Algonquin, Illinois) was spectacular Friday in the finale of the 2014 Diamond League season, breaking his own American record in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.71. The time bests his previous AR by 2.1...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS — 32 U.S. athletes have been named to the Americas team for the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, contested September 13-14 in Marrakech, Morocco at Great Stadium. The Americas are the defending champions of the event and this year’s team features five...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Jane Welzel’s passing, IAAF World Challenge – Zagreb and USARC Standings update
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Molly Huddle won her second consecutive USA Running Circuit title Monday morning at the USA 20 km Championships in New Haven, Connecticut, hosted by the New Haven Road Race. The Olympian and U.S. 5,000m record holder set the pace early and never looked back, while...
