by Bob Griffiths | Aug 11, 2017 | USATF
LONDON — Team USATF made a splash by having its biggest distance-running medal haul in generations at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. But nothing, it seems, prepared the track world for the stunning 1-2 finish in the women’s steeplechase by Emma Coburn and Courtney...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 11, 2017 | USATF
LONDON — Team USATF’s 100-meter hurdlers turned out in force for the first round of competition while the men’s decathlon kicked off and qualifying was held for the men’s high jump and women’s discus under sunny skies Friday morning at Queen Elizabeth Olympic...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 9, 2017 | USATF
LONDON — A 1-3 finish by Phyllis Francis and Allyson Felix, combined with bronze medals from Rio Olympic champions Michelle Carter and Kerron Clement in cold, rainy and breezy conditions, gave Team USATF a four-medal evening and 15 medals thus far at the World...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 8, 2017 | USATF
LONDON — Sam Kendricks went from Olympic silver medalist to World Championships gold medalist Tuesday evening, winning the men’s pole vault at Queen Elizabeth Stadium to close out competition for the night. With a bronze medal from Evan Jager in the steeplechase...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 8, 2017 | USATF
PREMANA, Italy — Team USATF secured two team silver medals and an individual silver at this year’s 14th World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 7, 2017 | USATF
LONDON — With another astounding stretch run, Jenny Simpson earned her fourth global medal in the women’s 1,500 meters Monday night at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Going from fourth to second by zipping down the inside rail in the final meters, the 2011 world...
