by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
2012 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medalist and world record holder Aries Merritt picked up his first Diamond League series win of the year Saturday as the Diamond League made its ninth stop of the season in Paris.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – David Oliver (Orlando, Fla.) has been named USATF’s Athlete of the Week after defeating U.S. champion Ryan Wilson and world record holder Aries Merritt on Saturday at the Great North CityGames in Gateshead, England.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
BEIJING — Tianna Bartoletta won a historic long jump gold and Aries Merritt returned to medal form in the hurdles, while Ashton Eaton’s 45-second 400m in the decathlon thrilled fans Friday at the IAAF World Championships.
by Bob Griffiths | Feb 9, 2016 | USATF
Aries Merritt was on top of the sprint-hurdles world in 2012 after his most accomplished season to date. But fast forward to 2015, and a devastating diagnosis of kidney disease threatened to turn his life upside down and take away the career he he had worked so hard...
by Bob Griffiths | Aug 28, 2015 | USATF
BEIJING — Tianna Bartoletta won a historic long jump gold and Aries Merritt returned to medal form in the hurdles, while Ashton Eaton’s 45-second 400m in the decathlon thrilled fans Friday at the IAAF World Championships.
