Track And Field News
Discuss (0 comments)June 16, 2008
Bob Pollock to retire as Clemson Head Coach at the end of July.
Brad Walker named USATF Athlete of the Week | Pre Classic Interview
Symmonds battled Scherer in a special 600m Sunday night | Watch | Read
Olympic games now a runner-up for Culpepper | Read
Christine Babcock breaks HS 1500m record (4:16.42) | Read
2008 NCAA Track and Field Championships
LSU wins Womens title and FSU takes Mens Crown
| RESULTS | AP Recap | Des Moines Register article on the crowd |
FSU Coach Bob Braman has a good interview with Ryan | HERE |
Vig talks about controlling his nerves on race day | Here |
The race of the day was the Men's 800. It came down to the wire with Jacob Hernandez holding off Andrew Wheating and Duane Solomone. 1.Jacob Interview 2. Andrew Wheating Interview 3. Duane Solomon Interview
John McDonnell finishes 17th at last Championship - Who will take over? | UNI Coach in the Mix |
US Olympic Committee threatens USATF with funding cuts and possibly decertification | AP Story
Discuss (0 comments)June 14, 2008
2008 NCAA Track and Field Championships
LSU wins Womens title and FSU takes Mens Crown
| RESULTS | AP Recap | Des Moines Register article on the crowd |
FSU Coach Bob Braman has a good interview with Ryan | HERE |
Vig talks about controlling his nerves on race day | Here |
The race of the day was the Men's 800. It came down to the wire with Jacob Hernandez holding off Andrew Wheating and Duane Solomone. 1. Jacob Interview 2. Andrew Wheating Interview 3. Duane Solomon Interview
John McDonnell finishes 17th at last Championship - Who will take over? | UNI Coach in the Mix |
US Olympic Committee threatens USATF with funding cuts and possibly decertification | AP Story
Day 3 at NCAAs LIVE CHAT
CBS coverage starts tomorrow from 3-5 CDT.
Jenny Barringer 9:29 in the Steeple. That is the 2nd fastest ever by an American. | Interview |
Kyle Alcorn wins the Mens Steeple in 8:28. | Interview | Bobby Curtis wins 5K in 13:33 | Interview |
Jeshua Anderson wins M 400H | Interview | Kelly-Ann Babtiste 100m Champ | Interview |
Mickael Hanany HJ Champ | Interview | Ngoni Makusha LJ Champ | Interview | Sally Kipyego wins 5K in 15:15 | Interview |
Richard Thompson wins the 100 in 10.11 | Interview |
Nickiesha Wilson wins W 400H
Des Moines Register Coverage | Team Races Shaping Up | Barringer Sets Steeple Record | LSU's Thompson Wins 100 |
Pro Class of 2008
What agents and shoe companies will they sign with? Follow the list as it gets updated throughout the weekend. Getting paid in 2008 | Pro Class of '08
Best Selling Romance Novelist Coaching Track | NYT Article |
Discuss (0 comments)June 13, 2008
Day 3 at NCAAs | RESULTS |
CBS coverage starts tomorrow from 3-5 CDT.
Jenny Barringer 9:29 in the Steeple. That is the 2nd fastest ever by an American. | Interview |
Kyle Alcorn wins the Mens Steeple in 8:28. | Interview | Bobby Curtis wins 5K in 13:33 | Interview |
Jeshua Anderson wins M 400H | Interview | Kelly-Ann Babtiste 100m Champ | Interview |
Mickael Hanany HJ Champ | Interview | Ngoni Makusha LJ Champ | Interview | Sally Kipyego wins 5K in 15:15 | Interview |
Richard Thompson wins the 100 in 10.11 | Interview |
Nickiesha Wilson wins W 400H
Des Moines Register Coverage | Team Races Shaping Up | Barringer Sets Steeple Record | LSU's Thompson Wins 100 |
(Video Streaming is Over) WATCH NCAA's LIVE | FLOTRACK LIVE CHAT
The New Flotrack! Tell us what you think HERE
NCAA Update: According to Letsrun.com's Wejo, A.J. Acosta has been added to the 1500m final. | Oregon Live Confirmation
Coverage Page | RESULTS | Live Blog Friday 1pm CST | Photos (by Kirby Lee) | Friday Start Lists | Fridays coverage will be streamed live over the internet. Be sure to discuss the action in the live blog as it happens. Stay tuned for updated links to the live streaming coverage. | Letsun Coverage | TrackShark Coverage |
Day 2 Recap - NCAA Press | Des Moines Register | McDonnell write up | Ticket Sales better than last year | New Photos Added | Cal's Alysia Johnson out with foot injury | Oregon's Ashton Eaton wins Decathlon with 8055 pts
Day 2 Videos - Watch Highlights | Koll Wins W10k Watch | Brittney Reese of Ole Miss ties world-leading mark in NCAA long jump Interview | Walter Dix | Leo Manzano | Brie Felnagle | Lisa Koll 10k Champ | Travis Padgett | More
Day 1 Recap - Flooding an issue overnight | Wet start to NCAA's | Day 1 Results | 3 Vols Advance to Semis
Day 1 Videos - Watch Highlights | Trindon Holliday | Stephen Pifer | Ian Burrell | Jeff See | Stephen Furst
Pro Class of 2008
What agents and shoe companies will they sign with? Follow the list as it gets updated throughout the weekend. Getting paid in 2008 | Pro Class of '08
Dayron Robles runs 12.87 110H World Record in Ostrava
WATCH THE RACE | Official Results | Read | NYT Article | Gallery | In his challenge to Liu Xiang's status as favorite at the Beijing Games, Cuba's Dayron Robles set a world record in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday night. Robles said he expected the time after training for so long. Can he beat Xiang in Beijing? See what he said in the post race interview.
Top 5
The top 5 Marks in the US this year | USATF List | Brad Walker Abdi Abdirahman were both added over the weekend from the Prefontaine Classic. Walker spoke with the media after setting the new American Record in the pole vault and mentioned he would like to see his home town paper, the Seattle Post Intelligence, do more to promote their hometown athlete. Watch
Discuss (0 comments)June 12, 2008
The New Flotrack! Tell us what you think HERE Who's Going Pro and what agents and shoe companies will they sign with? Getting paid in 2008 | Pro Class of 08 | *Dayron ROBLES of Cuba breaks 110 meter hurdle WORLD RECORD*i Results | Read | Gallery JEBREH HARRIS 1:45.56 in INDY yesterday. Burley & Rankin run solid as well. NCAA Championships Coverage Page & Blog | RESULTS | Start Lists Men | Women Post race interviews from Day 1 are up and there are some good ones. Pifer of Colorado talks about missing the 15 a little and Burrell from Georgia wishes for a tornado. Ryan must be scared of girls bc there are no female interviews from day 1. Ladies if you see him in the mix zone help him out, he is a little shy. TrackShark NCAA Men's Preview | Women's Preview The top 5 Marks in the US this year. (USATF Top List) USATF preview of the upcoming Ostrava meeting and NCAA Championships. (USATF Press) Can Rice Lead to Gold? A New York times article about an Asics shoe made from ricde husks that Deena and Ryan might wear in Beijing. (Can Rice Lead to Gold article) Peter Gambaccini blogs about the NCAA and Ostrava in (RW's Racing News) Flotrack Original Series - The Road Begins here - adidas Golden West VIDS UP | Coverage Page Prefontaine Classic Race Videos Up* | Coverage | Athlete Quotes | Recap | Video Interviews Up BOSTON HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET (Lukezic & Brannen 3:37) | Results
(it must have been today's WORKOUT WEDNESDAY VIDEO!) | Results | Video
Nick Willis Intro
Steve Hooker Intro
The New Flotrack! Tell us what you think HERE JEBREH HARRIS 1:45.56 in INDY TONIGHT. Burley & Rankin run solid as well. NCAA Championships Coverage Page & Blog | RESULTS | Start Lists Men | Women Post race interviews from Day 1 are up and there are some good ones. Pifer of Colorado talks about missing the 15 a little and Burrell from Georgia wishes for a tornado. Ryan must be scared of girls bc there are no female interviews from day 1. Ladies if you see him in the mix zone help him out, he is a little shy. TrackShark NCAA Men's Preview | Women's Preview The top 5 Marks in the US this year. (USATF Top List) USATF preview of the upcoming Ostrava meeting and NCAA Championships. (USATF Press) Can Rice Lead to Gold? A New York times article about an Asics shoe made from ricde husks that Deena and Ryan might wear in Beijing. (Can Rice Lead to Gold article) Peter Gambaccini blogs about the NCAA and Ostrava in (RW's Racing News) IAAF preview the Ostrava Meeting. Flotrack Original Series - The Road Begins here - adidas Golden West VIDS UP | Coverage Page Prefontaine Classic Race Videos Up* | Coverage | Athlete Quotes | Recap | Video Interviews Up BOSTON HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET (Lukezic & Brannen 3:37) | Results
(it must have been today's WORKOUT WEDNESDAY VIDEO!) | Results | Video
