by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
Kaylin Whitney has won USATF’s Athlete of the Week for the second time this month after her outstanding performance for Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, July 22-27.
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
INDIANAPOLIS – Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi and USATF Outdoor champion and Diamond League winner Jenny Simpson have been named the 2014 USATF Jesse Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athletes of the Year, respectively.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS — Team Red, White & Blue has come aboard as a partner for the 2014 .US National 12K, USATF announced on Veterans Day. Slated for Nov. 16 in Alexandria, Va., the race features a 12 km, 1 Mile run/walk and ½ mile kids’ fun run. It is both an...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field and TrackTown USA this week officially submitted a bid for the 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships, proposing Eugene, Oregon, as the host for the sport’s largest and most prestigious stand-alone event.
