Track and Field Articles By Flotrack

Well, it's about that time again. Here's (a belated) Part 2 to the 2008 FloAwards & Rankings list. For this go around we've added a new number to all those names. They refer to how many 1st place votes an individual or team received from our pundits.There was quite a contrast to our first published preseason list and this second edition we're posting today. Despite many changes a few athletes have firmly planted their name (and picture) on top of the charts.  On the Men's Individual side, I'm sure everyone can now agree that Sam Chelanga is for real. This… more »

Courtesy of Letsrun.com message board...... http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2719905&page=0 Use at you own risk. 1) Stanford 1452) Alabama 1873) Iona 2274) NAU 2365) BYU 2966) Michigan 3097) Auburn 3738) UCLA 3749) Virginia 39510) Tulsa 4071 White Samuel Chelanga Liberty 5:29 14:12 22:51.32 Blue Tyson David Alabama 5:49 14:53 23:30.13 Blue David McNeill Northern Arizona 5:53 14:53 23:30.74 Blue Hassan Mead Minnesota 5:52 14:54 23:33.15 White Felix Kibioywo Auburn 5:48 14:50 23:35.56 White Garrett Heath Stanford 5:45 14:50 23:36.47 White Chris Derrick Stanford 5:45 14:50 23:37.08 White Girma Mesecho Auburn 5:48 14:50 23:37.59 Blue Patrick Smyth Notre Dame 5:48 14:52 23:38.310 White Jeremy Criscione Florida… more »

2008 ISU Pre-Nationals Race Assignments:      11:00 a.m.  Women’s 6,000 Meter Blue Race:  Air Force, Arizona, Auburn,  BYU, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Cornell, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia Tech,  Georgia, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Marquette,  Miami/Ohio, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina,  NC State, New Mexico, Oakland, Ohio, Oklahoma State, Penn, Providence, Rice, South  Carolina, Stanford, UC-Santa Barbara, Utah State, Villanova, Washington State,  Washington, Weber State, Wisconsin. (41)    11:35 a.m.  Women’s 6,000 Meter White Race:  Akron, Arizona State, Ball  State, Baylor, California, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Colorado, Columbia, Dayton,  Eastern Michigan, Florida State, Georgetown, Harvard,… more »

This Weekend Flotrack will be in NYC to cover the biggest XC meet in the Northeast, the Manhattan College XC Invite (Manhattan Meet Website). ArmoryTrack.com and Flotrack will work together to bring you race footage, interviews, analysis and more. Armorytrack.com has done a great job of previewing the boys and girls race. Tim Fulton of ArmoryTrack.com explains that this is the first year that Manhattan has one boys race for the best teams of the Northeast and one team from California (Where was I in high school when my team flew over 3000 miles to a xc meet?). The lgirls race is… more »

Flotrack is heading up to the Cowboy Jamboree this weekend at Oklahoma State University because all eyes are on Stillwater and Dave Smith's Cowboy Cross country team. Smith and the boys surprised people last year by finishing third in the nation and then shocked everyon with the monster recruiting class of Colby Lowe, Ryan Prentice and the 2 mile high school american record holder, German Fernandez. Add this recruiting class to the third place team from last year that included All-Americans, Ryan Vail and David Chirchir and Dave Smith's Cowboys team should be contending in Terre Haute. While the number one team in the… more »

 This weekend John Arnold, Me (Mark Floreani), and Madhu will head up to the University of Minnesota for the 2008 Roy Griak Invite. This is the 1st weekend of the XC Season where teams can start to accrue points that will help them earn an at large bid to nationals. Basically this is the first weekend that maters in XC. 2008 Coverage Page Here. Check out our 2007 Coverage here.   -Last Year's Roy Griak's Champion and Olympian Lopez Lomong. < -The Man, the Myth, the race, Roy Griak     TEAMS COMPETING AT GRIAK Men's Field (Rank) Women's Field (Rank) Arizona… more »

Welcome to the 2008 FloAwards Preseason Rankings Page brought to you by the Flotrack NCAA XC panel. We say preseason because teams cannot start paving their way to the NCAA Championships until the weekend of September 27th when points can start being accumulated (more on this in the coming weeks). Every week Flotrack will come out with top 3 rankings for teams, individuals, and Flotrack freshman of the year. From this point forward, votes will come from the Flotrack NCAA XC panel and YOU, the community! So comment below to give us your votes for each category every week.   … more »

    Changing the World One Pair at a Time™ SOLES4SOULS TO HOST 10K RUN & 5K RUN/WALK  ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 United States Track & Field 2012 Olympic Hopeful,  Jon Rankin, to Run 10K in Inaugural Event Team Rankin Asks Supporters to Help Them Raise Funds for Soles4Souls Nashville, TN—September 9, 2008--- Nashville-based charity Soles4Souls™ Inc., the global organization dedicated to providing free footwear to people in need all over the world, will host the Inaugural Soles4Souls 5K/10K Walk Run on Saturday, September 13, 2008 and are pleased to announce that, Jon Rankin, the United States Track &… more »

Day 7 | Results | 6 Medals (Total=20)MERRITT TAKES GOLD!!! (PB 43.75) | USA SWEEPS! | Wariner Silver, Neville Bronze***USA MEN AND WOMEN DROP BATTONS IN 4x100, OUT Of RELAYW200 Jamaica Gold & Silver, Veronica Campbell runs PB (21.74) | Felix 2nd (21.93) | Muna Lee 4th, Hooker 5thM110H Robles (12.93) easily wins the GOLD | US Silver & Bronze, Payne (13.17) beats out Oliver (13.18)W1500 semis underway | Rowbury to Finals | Donohue & Wurth-Thomas OUTNick Symmonds OUT of 800 | Gary Reed of Canada thru to finalBreaux Greer throws JAV, does not advance to finalDEC  Bryan Clay leads after Day 1 | Trey Hardee sits 3rd Day 6 | Results |  3 Medals (Total=14)***BOLT WR, 19.30  200M GOLD with .9… more »

Usain Bolt dazzled the crowd once again with Dance moves and another World Record. The race was over at 100 meters and all that was still to be determined the home stretch was how fast the Bolt would run. Bolt did not disappoint, he crossed the line and broke Michael Johnson's 12 year record with a 19.30. The rest of the field was scattered over the ground while reggie blasted and Bolt danced. Usain Bolt has now set two World Records and won two gold medals but he still has one medal left to capture when the Jamaicans go head… more »

By Bob Ramsak(c) 2008 TRACK PROFILE Report, all rights reserved (used with permission)BEIJING (18-Aug) -- Continuing one of the most spectacular rises from obscurity that the sport has witnessed in recent years, Kenyan teenager Pamela Jelimo ran away with the Olympic 800m title tonight at Beijing's National Stadium.With the year's five fastest performances and with eight victories in as many races this season, Jelimo was the overwhelming favourite to take the gold, and she hardly disappointed, clocking 1:54.87, her fourth World junior record of the summer. Notably, the 18-year-old claimed the first ever Olympic gold medal for Kenya in an… more »

Liu Xiang left the birds nest this morning in Beijing, amidst a chorus of nothing. The Chinese superstar who was pressured and poised to be a potential gold medal winner for China, if healthy, failed to complete Round 1 of the 110 hurdles out of lane 2.Closed circuit TV followed Xiang's every movement from the warm-up track, to under the grandstands, and then into the starting blocks. Despite appearing to be in pain on the warm-up track, Xiang continued over to the underneath the grandstands to rest and receive his hip numbers for Round 1. When television showed him going… more »

Deena Kastor has dropped out of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon.  Story below   The Olympic Marathon got underway at 7:30am Beijing time/7:30pm Eastern US time.  Through the first 1k the pace was about 2:43 marathon pace so nothing too crazy.  There was a large pack that included favorites such as Paula Radcliffe and Deena Kastor.  At about 20 minutes into the race, Deena Kastor stepped off the side of the road, reached down and grabbed her foot.  The pack continued on as Deena stood there on the streets of Beijing. No word yet on exactly what happened to Deena,… more »

Usain Bolt showed the world he is still the fastest man on Earth.  Bolt became the first man to ever break the 9.70 barrier (in legal conditions 0.0 m/s) for 100m.  Bolt was not the first out of the blocks, but he soon after took the lead and never looked back.  His celebration started about 10 meters before the finish line.....could you imagine the time if he ran straight threw the line!! Richard Thompson, the 2008 NCAA Champion, ran a strong race to to set his PB (9.89) and win Silver for his native country of Trinidad.  Walter Dix set… more »

Bronze Medalist in Women's U.S. Olympic Track and Field TeamTo Race in 2008 CVS Caremark Downtown 5KFrom Beijing to Providence, R.I., Shalane Flanagan – Bronze Medalist in the 10,000M – to hit the ground runningWoonsocket, RI (August 15, 2008) -- Officials spearheading the 2008 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K announced today that Shalane Flanagan, a top member of the Women's 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team and American record holder of the 3K, 5K and 10K, will come to Providence following the Olympics to participate in this year's race on September 21. Flanagan, who today won the bronze medal in… more »

Mark was lucky enough to be sitting near the finish line as Shalane Flanagan made history.  Here's what he saw.... The day started off with the sun (yes the sun!), blue skys, cool temperatures and doom for the American 10k team. Cool temperature brings a hot pace and no American is close to the world record or the 30 min barrier.  Even though the good weather is a good thing it usually means the Americans drop off after the pace starts to roll, anywhere between 3 and 5k.  But this is not your usual US distance team and last year… more »

There is a live feed on the internet to watch the track events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  When there are no live events, you are able to watch a loop of the earlier action.  Here is how to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics live on the internet:   MAC Users: this will not work in Safari, need to use Firefox   1) Go to the following website, http://www.aelling.lir.dk/public/ 2) In the center of the page, click on the TV (says "ONLINE TV Click Here to Play") (will open the play.....may need to give it a minute to load) 3) Once… more »

THE SILICON LABS AUSTIN MARATHON RELAY ISSUES $100,000 CHALLENGE TO RUNNERS Powered by RunTex, the Roger Beasley Sub 2 Challenge calls on elite runners to beat two-hour mark   AUSTIN, Texas – August 11, 2008 – Premiering this year, the Roger Beasley Porsche Sub 2 Challenge, powered by RunTex, will award $100,000 to the team that can set a record pace at the Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay on September 21 and clock a final time of less than two hours on the 26.2 mile course.  If the world's best athletes come together to meet this challenge, it will be… more »

By David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedBEIJING (13-Aug) -- Defending Olympic Marathon champion, Mizuki Noguchi of Japan, has withdrawn from the Beijing Olympics due to injury.  The announcement was made by Japan's Olympic committee here yesterday.After returning to Japan from her high altitude training in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in advance of the Games, Noguchi complained of both fatigue and pain in her left upper leg.  She received injections to treat the problem locally, but it was apparently not enough to allow her to be ready for Sunday morning's race."I've tried everything I can to recover, but when… more »

Berkeley, CA – GU Energy Gel is proud to announce that Olympic Marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet has entered a long-term sponsorship contract with GU as her exclusive energy gel and sports drink supplier.Magdalena, known as "Chewy Lewy," impressed the running world at the recent women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston, leading for 24 miles by over 2 minutes. After finishing second, with a personal record of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 19 seconds, Lewy Boulet will represent the United States in the upcoming Summer Olympics in China.  It was not an easy road to the Olympics for Lewy Boulet, who… more »

Quick Hits Day 10Hasay Out, But Finishes Strong | What a week for Jordan Hasay the prep phenom out of Mission College Prep in San Luis Obispo. Jordan was not in the original field for the Womens 1500m in any of the first three heats until another athlete pulled out. When Nicole Teter scratched, after placing 3rd in the Womens 800m, a spot opened up for Hasay. A little nervous but not fearful of the professional talent all around her, Hasay's light shined strong throughout the trials. When Hasay entered the mixed area after her first race, her comments made… more »

Sprinter Tyson Gay, 12 steps into his 200m quarterfinals race, crashed into the track as he began his turn down the home stretch. Looking to be stunned and in pain, Gay sat up on the track motioning from side to side with what apeared to be a left-hamstring or left-knee injury. No official word has hit the wire yet inside the media tent. Based off of the live-video feed, Gay was carried onto a rolling wheelchair and escorted from the track after almost flipping head over heels in lane 7. The crowd erupted in a collective gasp when Gay stumbled… more »

Men's Steeple             Fourteen athletes advanced to this afternoon's men's steeplechase final. All of the favorites advanced, although not without incident. The top four finishers in each heat advance automatically, while the next six fastest between the two heats also go on. Steve Slattery, who came in with the top qualifying time (8:15.69) left things to chance in a loaded first field. He finished fifth and had to wait for the second heat before knowing whether he was in the final. Brian Olinger, the second-fastest entry (8:19.29) barely advanced as well. He was the 14th of 14 qualifiers. He just… more »

Women's 5,000m Final Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher have become two of the stars of these trials already. The two had a much-anticipated dual in the 10,000m already and much has been made of their decision to double back in the 5,000m. Each woman advanced to the final relatively easily, but there they face stiffer competition than they did in the 10,000m. Jenn Rhines and Lauren Fleshman join Flanagan and Goucher as the only members of the field with the A-standard. Flanagan came in with the best time (Her 14:44 American Record from last summer). Rhines, Goucher and Fleshman qualified… more »

As of 10 p.m. Pacific time, July 3, 2008 American M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay 28 June 2008 W100H hept. 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 27 June 2008 W3000SC 9:27.58 Anna Willard 3 July 2008 Olympic Trials W100H hept. 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 27 June 2008 M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay 28 June 2008 Mdecathlon 8,832 Bryan Clay 30 June 2008 WJavelin 58.44m/191-9 Kara Patterson 30 June 2008 W3000SC 9:27.58 Anna Willard 3 July 2008 National Championship W100H hept. 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 27 June 2008 M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay 28 June 2008 W3000SC 9:27.58 Anna Willard 3 July 2008 Hayward Field M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 10 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 10 Sunday July 6 Theme: Send-Off to Beijing On this last day of competition we are celebrating the athletes who have earned the right to represent the USA, en route to Beijing. After the final event we will have a short closing ceremony that includes a Chinese dragon procession around the track and into the festival. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. –… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 9 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 9 Saturday July 5 Theme: Heritage Day Eugene is Track Town, USA and we will showcase the heritage of track and field in the local area. We will highlight some of the “Men of Oregon” as well as the athletes who participated in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Trials. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 8 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 8 Friday July 4 Theme: Celebrate America As we celebrate Independence Day, we will focus on the American athletes who have given us great performances throughout the years. The grand finale will be a fireworks display following the conclusion of the Men's 10K. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Festival Hours: Hayward Field… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 6 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 6 Wednesday July 2 Theme: Community Day On the second non-competition day, we will celebrate Community Day. There will be an all-comers meet for individuals of all abilities ages 13 and up starting at 4:00 p.m. To acknowledge those in need in our community, Food for Lane County will position bins at the entrances to the Festival and community members are encouraged to bring donations. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 15 -20 minutes) Festival Hours: Hayward Field opens: On… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 7 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 7 Thursday July 3 Theme: Sport Meets Art The City of Eugene’s motto is “World's Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors.” To honor the intersection of the City of the Arts & Outdoors and Track Town USA, we will display sport-inspired art throughout the Eugene 08 Festival. There will also be an art exhibit/challenge in Eugene 08 partner Windermere Real Estate’s tent. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 3:00… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 5 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 5 Tuesday July 1 Theme: Youth Day On this non-competition day, we will be celebrating the contributions of youth and encouraging their continued involvement in the sport. There will be an All-Comers Meet for youth of all abilities 12 and under. Eugene 08 Festival music and entertainment will be youth oriented. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 15 -20 minutes) Festival Hours: Hayward Field opens: On the Festival Stage: 4:00p.m. - 4:20p.m. 4:50p.m. - 5:50p.m. 6:20p.m. - 7:20p.m. 7:50p.m. -… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 4 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 4 Monday June 30 Theme: Sport and the Environment Eugene is a very environmentally conscious city so we will showcase the efforts by the LOC to make Eugene 08 as climate friendly as possible. The day’s activities will highlight the solar stage, the Safeway Track Town Power Station (people pedaling to generate battery power), and our waste management plans. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.… more »

Quick Hits Day 7The Eugene 7 | The USATF issued a statement this morning regarding the Adam Goucher in the 10k situation. Media at the trials has recently picked up the story regarding 7 athletes who have higher qualifying times that Goucher, yet as of July 3, will not be included in Friday nights finals.“Any athlete lacking a qualifying mark in any event is allowed, under USA Track & Field rules, to appeal their entry into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. A two-person Entry Appeals Jury examines all such appeals and rules on them on an individual basis. Several appeals… more »

Women's 400m Final     The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds have wittled the women's 400m entrants down to eight finalists. Ebonie Floyd, Monica Hargove, Debbie Dunn, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards, Natashia Hastings, Dee Dee Trotter and Monique Henderson all advanced for the chance to earn a spot on the Olympic team. To qualify for the Olympics (put simply), an athlete must be among the top-three finishers who posses an Olympic A-standard time. For the distance races in the US, this procedure has been relatively complicated in recent years. Though less likely now, a competitor could concievably finish last and go on… more »

Who signed with what shoe company and agent. Arianna Lambie - PSM Bobby Curtis - Nic Bideau Walter Dix - Icon Management Josh Mcdougal - Flynn Sports Alysia Johnson - Flynn Sports Klye Alcorn - Flynn Sports Stephen Pifer - Total Sports Billy Nelson - Total Sports Sean Quigley - Kimbia Brittany Reese - World Express Athletic Mgmt Trish Bartholomew - World Express Athletic Mgmt Russell Brown - Total Sports Adidas Asics - Bianca Knight(Global) - - - - - Brooks New Balance - - - - - - Nike Puma - Lopez Lomong(PSM) - Brent Vaughn - Leo Manzano… more »

Women's 800m Final The Women's 800m is the first final in today's action. If you've been following online coverage you might be aware of what took place in the 800m semi-finals, but if your viewing has been restricted to NBC or USA it may have escaped your notice. In the first semi-final heat, there was a fall approximately 250 meters into the race. Four of the eight women in the heat went down. To advance to the final meant placing in the top four, so it appeared that none of them would move on, but after an appeal, USATF announced… more »

(Courtest USATF, http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/startLists/2008-06-30.asp) US Olympic Team Trials Start Lists - June 30, Day 4 Event 39 Decathlon: #6 Men 110 Meter Hurdles ========== =========================== =========================== =============== Name Year Team Seed Finals ========== =========================== =========================== =============== Section 1 Timed Finals 2 109 Jangy Addy unattached NT 3 565 Ryan Harlan unattached NT 4 102 Mustafa Abdur-Rahim ASC - Elite NT 5 317 Bryan Clay Nike NT 6 433 Ashton Eaton Oregon NT 7 561 Trey Hardee Nike NT 8 1000 Tom Pappas Nike NT Section 2 Timed Finals 2 297 Raven Cepeda Northern Iowa NT 3 137 Jake Arnold unattached NT 4… more »

Quick Hits Day 3Gators Up Next | Jeff Demps incredible season ended Sunday afternoon when he failed to qualify for the Mens 100m Finals. Demps will be a Florida Gator this fall and hopes to get home soon to grab his football helmet and start practicing. Yesterday he set the All-time High School Record at 10.01 .A Thousandth | Wallace Spearmon barely missed out on Sunday night's Mens 100m Finals finishing 5th in his Heat with a 10.178. Leroy Dixon managed to nip Spearmon with a 10.179 that kept the Lynx photo booth scrambling to annouce the last qualifier. Breeze… more »

Courtesy of USATF (http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/startLists/2008-06-29.asp) Start Lists - Sunday, June 29 Event 39 Decathlon: #1 Men 100 Meter Dash =============================================================================== Sunday 6/29/2008 - 10:00 AM Name Year Team =============================================================================== Section 1 Timed Finals 1 2 392 Joe Detmer unattached 3 565 Ryan Harlan unattached 4 313 Mat Clark unattached 5 297 Raven Cepeda unattached 6 435 Lysias Edmonds Arizona Puma 7 920 Rickey Moody Washington St. 8 Section 2 Timed Finals 1 2 317 Bryan Clay Nike 3 433 Ashton Eaton Oregon 4 1000 Tom Pappas Nike 5 102 Mustafa Abdur-Rahim ASC - Elite 6 561 Trey Hardee Nike 7 109… more »

Recapping Saturday's events and previewing Sunday. Quote of the Day |"After the first round, I was scared. I almost started crying as soon as I crossed the line because I thought I didn't make it. I was pretty nervous, but this round I ran through the line. I eased up a little bit. I had my arms in here so I wasn't trying to exert too much energy."Lone Texan | Hernandez' great run to reach make the Olympic team ended on Saturday with the Texas 800m runner failing to make Monday's finals. Hernandez was coming off a NCAA Title win… more »

Day 1 HighlightsBig Throws | Hoffa, Cantwell and Nelson make the finals with one throw in the shot put. surprised?Eugene sends its first 3 | Flanagan finally faces Goucher on a track, battled it out from start to finish. The duo held together side by side through the first two miles. Flanagan moved forward 13:40 into the 10k but Kara and a pack of 3 kept pace. It was Flanagan, Goucher, and Begley with 14 laps to go. 16:10.64 was the official mark half way though with the 3-some of Flanagan, Goucher, and Begley extending a 20m distance on the… more »

(Courtest USATF, http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/startLists/2008-06-28.asp) US Olympic Team Trials Start Lists - June 27, Day 2 Event 38 Women Javelin ThrowTop 12 Advance by MarkSaturday 6/28/2008 - 12:45 PM World: 71.70m 8/14/2005 Osleidys Menendez, CUB American: 64.19m 5/6/2007 Kim Kreiner, Nike OT: 58.28m 7/17/2000 Lynda Blutreich, Nike Hayward: 65.20m 2007 Barbora Špotáková, Czech Republic Name Year Team Seed Mark PrelimsFlight 1 Prelims 1 1411 Stephanie Zollman unattached 51.06m 2 201 Carly Bloomfield unattached 50.03m 3 1408 Rachel Yurkovich Oregon 58.25m 4 148 Amy Backel Oklahoma 52.39m 5 473 Samantha Ford unattached 53.60m 6 1007 Kara Patterson Purdue 61.56m 7 339 Katie Coronado… more »

Live Show So we made it to Eugene, Next thing, lets all meet up Where 1960 Emerald St Eugene, OR 97403 (Its 2 blocks away from Hayward Field) View Larger Map When27 Jun 08, 12:30 PST (thats 3:30 Eastern/2:30 Central) If you cant make it, watch us LIVE on Flotrack here What to Expect Well stop by to say Hi. We have some coffee and Bagels waiting for you. See you in front of the White Pearl. more »

*Courtesy, USATF (http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/startLists/2008-06-27.asp) Start Lists - Friday, June 27 Event 40 Heptathlon: #1 Women 100 Meter Hurdles=========================================== ====================================Friday 6/27/2008 - 1:00 PM Name Year Team=========================================== ====================================Section 1 Timed Finals 1 2 1313 Bettie Wade Michigan, Ann Ar 3 141 Fiona Asigbee unattached, Colu 4 1028 Julie Pickler Asics, Sachse, T 5 1220 Abbie Stechschulte unattached, Colu 6 1057 Shevell Quinley Arizona, Tucson, 7 653 Gayle Hunter Penn State, Park 8Section 2 Timed Finals 1 2 1027 Diana Pickler Asics, Sachse, T 3 425 Ryanne DuPree unattached, San 4 956 Lela Nelson Nike, Winston Sa 5 476 Hyleas Fountain Nike, Kettering,… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 3 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 3 Sunday June 29 Theme: Great Track and Field Performances This day will showcase spectacular performances of athletes from around the world. There will be video footage of a "Top 10" list of the greatest performances ever. Free Shuttle Hours: (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. Festival Hours: Hayward Field opens: On the Festival Stage: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 2 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 2 Saturday June 28 Theme: Beautiful Oregon We will highlight the beauty of Oregon through aesthetic footage of the state. This footage will air inside Hayward as well as at the Festival, with support from TravelOregon.com and the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon. Free Shuttle Hours: (every 10-15 minutes) (to/from South Eugene High School & Autzen Stadium) 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. Festival… more »

Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 1 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Eugene 08 Festival Schedule Day 1 Friday June 27 Theme: 1980's Team Day The opening day of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field will bring the past to the present by honoring the last Olympic Team decided at Hayward Field which was unable to compete because of the US boycott of the Moscow Games. The Opening Ceremony will feature 1980 Team members. The Eugene 08 Festival will showcase 80's music and highlights from the 1980 Olympic Trials. Free Shuttle… more »

The event that was touted the most anticipated High School race ever, lived up to its billing and a whole lot more Friday night at Nike Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina. The last attempt of the Summer at the National 2-mile record took place, and in its wake only one prep athlete was left standing. After months of discussions and gutsy performances out on the track German Fernandez put all doubts to rest as he kicked his way to a record setting performance of 8.34.40, shattering the previous record of 8.36.3 held since 1979 by Jeff Nelson. The fans guided… more »

Results: Thursday Results - 5K Licensed to C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License Hy-Tek's Meet Manager Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008 North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC Results Girls 5000 Meter Run National: $ 15:52.88 7/13/2004 Caitlin Chock, Granite Bay, CA Meet: M 16:36.34 6/14/2007 Marissa Treece, Maple City MI Freshman: F 16:34.7h 1979 Kim Gallagher, Three Tuns JHS,M Gl,PA Sophomore: O 16:31.2h 1995 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa, CA Junior: J 16:14.69 1986 Erin Keogh, Langley, Mc Lean, VA Senior: S 15:52.88 7/14/2004 Caitlin Chock, Granite Bay, CA Name Year School Finals Finals 1 1529 Brasovan, Ashley… more »

  Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year:  Chanelle Price  Pennsylvania standout named nation’s top high school performer    EASTON, Pa. (June 18, 2008) – In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade  Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced senior middle distance runner Chanelle Price of Easton  Area High School (Easton, Pa.) as its 2007-08 Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.  Price becomes  the first student-athlete from the state of Pennsylvania to win Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year  honors.    The award,… more »

All the following races can be found on the COVERAGE PAGE Licensed to University of Oregon Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 6/16/2008 10:27 AM Oregon Track Club Qualifier - 6/15/2008 Hayward Field, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR Results Women 800 Meter Run ======= ============ =========== ========= ========= ======= ========= Name Year Team Finals ======= ============ =========== ========= ========= ======= =========Finals 1 Maggie Vessey Unattached 2:02.72 2 Amber McGown Team XO 2:06.77 3 Emily McMahon Eugene Health & 2:07.72 4 Brianna Anderson-Gregg Eugene Health & 2:09.08 5 Melanie Hardy Team XO 2:10.97 6 Rebekah Noble Unattached 2:15.26 -- Lache Bailey Team XO DNF… more »

Four more videos made it to the final round of 10 today. The last video remaining takes the top prize and heads to Beijing for a trip of a lifetime. Round 2 participation was overwhelming as we saw intense voting that lasted all the way up until the deadline. Here are your winners from Round 2: Blue Soles | WatchThis Is Malone | WatchWelcome to Iten | WatchCommon Thread | Watch Those four will now join the top 6 from Round 1 (See Round 1 Winners Here). The Final Round of voting is slated to begin on June 14. Winner… more »