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Discuss (1 comments)October 1, 2007
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Gebrselassie sets marathon record in Berlin BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie shattered a marathon world record on Sunday in Berlin that had been set four years ago by his great rival Paul Tergat of Kenya. Gebrselassie was clocked in an official time of two hours, four minutes and 26 seconds, eclipsing the previous mark of 2:04.55 his friend Tergat set on the same flat and fast Berlin course in 2003. |
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New Regional XC Rankings NEW ORLEANS - After the first big competition weekend in the 2007 cross country season, several teams have started to solidify their rankings while three teams took over as their regions new No. 1. Duke, Minnesota, and Michigan State have moved into the top spots in their respective regions as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the Division I women's cross country regional rankings today. |
Track Town Halls Start Wednesday at Hayward
Last spring, the University of Oregon Track and Field program hosted monthly town hall meetings to discuss and promote all the track and field happenings in Eugene. These meetings will resume next week on Wednesday, October 3 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Bowerman Building, 1580 E. 15th Ave. on the northwest corner of Hayward Field. The public is welcomed
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Men's Cross Country Grabs Gold at Griak Invitational FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - Lopez Lomong and David McNeill led the Lumberjacks to a first place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, edging the Arizona State Sundevils by four points in the men’s Division 1 competition. |
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12th-Ranked Irish Men Beat Out Ranked Foes The 12th-ranked Notre Dame men's cross country team found success with returnees and freshman running together as they took the team title at the 52nd Notre Dame Invitational, beating out ninth-ranked North Carolina State Friday afternoon at the nine-hole Notre Dame Golf Course. The Irish have now won their first three meets of the 2007 season with today's victory. |
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Bill Dellinger Invitational Race Recaps & Quotes Race Reviews, quotes, and results. |
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Notre Dame Invite: Florida State Cross Country Women Take Third, Men Take Fifth In the first major race of the season, Florida State dominated competition at the Notre Dame Invitational as the No. 12-ranked women finished the 5k race in third with 141 points and the No. 24-ranked men took fifth in the 8k with 147 points. Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken crossed the line first in the women's run. |
Akron to host 2008 USA Women's USA 8 km Championship
INDIANAPOLIS - The women's Long Distance Running Committee of USA Track & Field (USATF) has announced that Akron, Ohio, has been selected to host the 2008 USA Women's 8 km Championship. The championship will be held as part of the Road Runner Akron.
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Gay Wins Gold In 100-Meters Race At Super Track And Field Meet - AHN Tyson Gay, battling fatigue from his busy track and field season this year wanted to win Sunday's meet to prove that his win in Osaka was no fluke. |
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Radcliffe's return derailed by debutante Goucher Tyneside, UK - It was meant to be a comeback show for Paula Radcliffe but Kara Goucher gatecrashed the party on Tyneside this morning as the American delivered a decisive blow to the British world Marathon record holder to win the Great North Run half marathon in north east England in 66:57. |
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Reigning champions to defend World Road Running titles in Udine The reigning World Road Running champions Zersenay Tadesse of Eritrea and Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands are on the entry list for the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships which take place in Udine, Italy on Sunday 14 October. |
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Alan Webb back on record-setting path A recap of Webb's record-setting year. |
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Powell injured again in Japan YOKOHAMA, Japan - World 100m record holder Asafa Powell limped out of a 200m race at the Yokohama track and field meet with a leg injury Sunday, ending two straight seasons with disappointment in Japan. |
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Jackson leads 49ers to fourth consecutive title at George Mason Invitational Tallying her fourth consecutive individual title of the season, junior Aja Jackson paced the Charlotte women's cross country team to its fourth consecutive team title Saturday morning at the George Mason Invitational. Sophomore Chase Eckard led the men's team, coming in fifth overall for a matching fifth-place team finish. |
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AP Sports: Robles shows up Liu Xiang at home in Shanghai SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Cuba's Dayron Robles showed up world record holder Liu Xiang in the Chinese hurdler's hometown Friday, snatching the 110 meters gold in 13.01 seconds. |
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Young and Old Run Hard on the Avenue Alan Webb, 24 the worlds fastest miler this year, won the mens professional and Douma-Hussar, 30, won the womens pro race. |
Rebel Sprinter Died From Gun Shot Wound ...
Mississippi sprinter Rodney Lydale Lockhart died from one gun shot to the front of his head, Lafayette County Coroner Lonnie Weaver said Sunday.
Triathlon: ITU Announces 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup Series Calendar
The 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series calendar was released by the International Triathlon Union (ITU)on 27-Sept.
Depew girls take top spot at WNY Officials Invitational - Cheektowaga Times
Depew girls take top spot at WNY Officials InvitationalCheektowaga Times, USA - 2 hours agoThe Depew girls cross country team started its season on the right foot at last weekend's Western New York Track and Field and Cross Country Officials Association Invitational ...
Two Top-20 Finishers Lead Cougar Men to Seventh Place at Griak
The Washington State men's cross country team was led to a seventh place finish by Seniors Andrew Jones and Alex Grant at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis Minnesota. Jones finished 13th and Grant crossed the line just a few spots back in 16th.
Cross Country Runs Past Four Ranked Teams In Oregon
Matched up against some of the top competition in the nation, Washington's men's and women's cross country teams knocked off several ranked teams at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
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Reuters: American miler Webb back on record-setting path NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alan Webb, 24, who this summer put himself back on the record-setting path he first blazed as a high school middle distance runner, hopes lessons he has learned will lift him to success on a grander scale. |
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Old folks do it as well Webb and Douma-Hussar were relative pups on a day in which 4,500 runners competed, including two men in their 90s, and men and women in their 80s. |
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Pease Leads Hoosiers at Roy Griak Invitational Roy Griak Women's Jack Johnson Gold Race Results in PDF FormatDownload Free Acrobat ReaderSophomore Sarah Pease led the Indiana women's cross country team to a 19th place finish with 510 points in the women's Jack Johnson gold 6K race at the 22nd Annual Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Sept. 29. |
Cross Country women finish eighth, men 14th at Notre Dame Invite
The Southern Illinois University cross country women finished eighth and the men 14th at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.
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