by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS — Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Miss.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning her sixth international title since 2009 with her gold medal in the women’s long jump at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow on August...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
Dwight Phillips will be faced with the rarest of chances Friday. He has the opportunity to earn his fifth World Outdoor Championship gold medal in the men’s long jump at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow, Russia, and place his name into elite company. A...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
On Monday evening, USA’s Ryan Wilson crossed the finish line in the men’s 110m hurdles behind fellow American David Oliver to claim the silver medal. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA’s 400m hurdles crew came through in intense competition, winning a combined three medals in the women’s and men’s races, while Jenny Simpson nearly pulled off a wire-to-wire win as she got silver in the women’s 1,500m at the IAAF World Track...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA made it through the opening rounds of the women’s 200m and 800m races smoothly, with three women advancing in the 800, and four in the 200m on Thursday’s morning session at Luzhniki Olympic Stadium. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA had an outstanding morning of qualifying in the sprints and in the women’s 4x400m as all U.S. athletes moved to the next round of competition, as well as Olympic medalists Will Claye and Christian Taylor in the triple jump during Friday’s...
