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BRAUN TO TAKE ON UNUSUAL 10-K DOUBLE By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission. (18-Jun) -- When Aaron Braun lines up for Thursday's 10,000m at the USA Championships in Des Moines, he'll be putting everything on the line to try to make his first-ever USA team for an IAAF  World Championships.  He was fifth at last year's Olympic Trials in Eugene, has a 27:41.54 personal best, and definitely has a shot of making the team with other favorites like Galen Rupp, Dathan Ritzenhein and Chris Derri...

IAAF “A” Standards for World Champs need to be achieved from October 1, 2012 – July 20, 2013 in all events except the 10,000m. 10,000m times can be achieved from January 1, 2012 – July 20, 2013. USA “A” Standards for US Champs need to be achieved from June 21, 2012 – June 16, 2013 in all events except the 10,000m. 10,000m times can be achieved from January 2, 2012 – June 16, 2013. If someone’s name is above the first line that means they have achieved the IAAF “A” Stand...

After 32 years of coaching and 18 years at the University of Texas, men's track and field head coach Bubba Thornton will retire effective August 31. A search will begin for a new coach to oversee both the men's and women's teams.  Athletics director DeLoss Dodds and Thornton mutually agreed to terminate the contract at the end of this fiscal year, so the two teams can merge. Thornton will be paid his annual rate for the final year of his contract.  "It has been a singular honor to serve as Track and Field Coach for The Universit...

High School phenom Mary Cain will attempt to make the United States team headed to the IAAF World Championships in Moscow over the 1,500-meter distance. Cain is listed as a scratch on the 800-meter race entries after recording the USA "A" standard in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, and 5,000-meter run.  The first round of the women's 800-meter run is slated for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday with the 1,500-meter run at 4:40 p.m. No statement on the decision has been made by Cain or coach Alberto Salazar, but the lack of recovery time between race...

Less than a week after foregoing her NCAA eligibility for her senior year, Oregon Ducks sprinter English Gardner signed with HSInternational as her management company. The New Jersey native is listed as a Nike athlete at the United States Outdoor Track and Field Championships' 100-meter dash entry list. According to NBC Sports' Ato Boldon, Gardner will join coach John Smith's group and train in Los Angeles.  Gardner has yet to declare for the 100-meter dash, but is expected to maker her professional debut in Des Moines after defending her ...

LIVE: USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Viewing Information The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships return to Track Central USA for 2013. Following the Olympic year in London, the 2013 Championships will serve as the selection event for the coveted spots to represent Team USA at the IAAF World Championships August 10 - August 18 in Moscow, Russia. The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are also the final stop of the 2013 Outdoor USATF Championship Series, following stops at the Drake Relays and Penn Relays in April, the adidas ...

SCHEDULE: USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2013 Drake Stadium | Des Moines, IA June 19 - 23rd, 2013 Day One -- Wednesday, June 19th                                                        time event gndr/class round 12:00n 100m hurdles jr. women heptathlon 12:30pm 10...

RESULTS: 2013 Folksam Challenge Uppsala, Sweden | Studenternas IP June 16, 2013 Resultat M 100 m A-final Vind: -2.1 2013-06-16                     1 Ramil Guliyev 90   Turkey 10.58       2 Akani Simbini 93   South Africa 10.62       3 Odain Rose 92   IFK Umeå 10.68       4 Stefan Tärnhuvud 85   Sundsvalls FI 10.75       5 Erik Hagberg 95   Upsala IF 10.80       6 Tom Kling Baptiste 90 ...

Complete Results from New Balance Outdoor Nationals As exciting as the first two days were at New Balance Outdoor Nationals (NBON), the third and final day was also jam-packed with some nail biting performances and a handful of meet records at North Carolina A & T's Aggie Stadium The story of the day and of the meet was written by senior Wesley Frazier.  Frazier, not to far from her hometown of Raleigh, won the Girls 1 Mile Championship completing the triple crown for the weekend.  On Friday night she won the 5,000-meter Championship ...

 RESULTS: New Balance Outdoor Nationals 2013 Greensboro, NC | North Carolina A&T State University June 14 - 16th, 2013 Courtesy: Flash Results Multi | Friday | Saturday | Sunday Live Splits Latest Completed Event  Friday Track Girls 4x100 M Relay Emerging Elite Prelims Boys 4x100 M Relay Emerging Elite Prelims Girls 4x800 M Relay Emerging Elite Boys 4x800 M Relay Emerging Elite Boys 110 M Hurdles Emerging Elite Prelims Girls 100 M Hurdles Emerging Elite Prelims Girls 1 Mile Emerging Elite Boys 1 Mile Emerging Elite Girls 100 M Emergin...