by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – A return to gold for the men’s 4x400m and a silver medal for Ryan Whiting in the men’s shot put in his first World Outdoor Championships Friday night at Luzhniki Stadium. The medals helped provide a bright spot to an evening in which one of the sport’s...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW — Brianna Rollins capped off a perfect championship season in the women’s 100m hurdles as Team USA again stormed to a four-medal performance Saturday night at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships at Luzhniki Stadium. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW — Team USA finished with 25 medals – six gold, 13 silver and six bronze – tying their second-best medal tally at the World Outdoor Championships. Team USA again dominated the scoring table, finishing with 281 points to Russia’s 182 and Kenya’s 139....
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams won silver, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | 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. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA – World-leading 400m hurdler Autumne Franklin of Harvard and Clemson’s 100m specialist Tevin Hester head a squad of more than 70 of the top Team USA athletes ages 16-19 for the 17th Pan American Junior Championships August 23-25 at the...
