by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
ZURICH — Diamonds are an athlete’s best friend, at least in Zurich as seven USATF athletes claimed their Diamond League meet tonight.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Olympian Evan Jager (Algonquin, Illinois) was spectacular Friday in the finale of the 2014 Diamond League season, breaking his own American record in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.71. The time bests his previous AR by 2.1...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | 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 | May 19, 2016 | 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 | May 19, 2016 | USATF
DOHA — On a clear night with temperatures above 95 degrees in Qatar’s capital city, the scorching temps brought fire to the track as USATF athletes set five world leads and four meet records in the opening competition of the 2015 Diamond League.
