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Middle school students win events at state
Coos Bay, Oregon |–Several area middle school students had standout efforts over the past two weekends at the Mid-Valley Meet of Champions and the Middle School State Meet. The Meet of Champions at...
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Coach of the Year: Prince sees peak of Hillgrove’s growth
POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia — Coach Antoine Prince has been at the helm of Hillgrove’s boys track and field program from the very beginning. Since moving from New Orleans not long after Hurricane...
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Tappe second in Minnesota IA State
ST. PAUL — Pequot Lakes enjoyed a successful Friday at the Class 1A state track and field meet at Hamline University. Tyler Tappe finished second in the pole vault. Tappe matched the same winning...
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Heard at the ROME GOLDEN GALA press conferences
PV: Renaud Lavillenie is optimistic: “I get the best opponents in every competition so every time it’s hard to maintain my best level but Rome is a good stadium, why not another world best...
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Santa Margarita’s Merritt is 2013 girls track athlete of the year
California –In a county filled with some of the best track and field athletes in the state, no one scaled to higher heights of achievement during the 2013 season than Santa Margarita sophomore pole...
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Georgia’s Leleux ties for 13th
Georgia sophomore Morgann Leleux finished tied for 13th in the pole vault with 4.15-meters (13 feet, 7.25 inches) standing as her best performance of the day. South Dakota’s Bethany Buell won the event...
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USD junior Buell leaps to a national title
University of South Dakota pole vaulter Bethany Buell took off down the runway on her last attempt at 14 feet, 7.25 inches on Friday night knowing she’d be an NCAA Division I national champion if she...
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Rio’s Olympic stadium closed til ’15
SAO PAULO — The Rio de Janeiro stadium that will be used for track and field at the 2016 Olympics will remain closed until 2015 because of structural problems with its roof. City authorities said...
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Leading Mark Lasers Make Debut at NCAA Championships
Spectators and athletes at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships were among the first to see Thought Development, Inc laser-line system that displayed leading marks in field events. Actually,...
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Renaud Lavillenie enthuses about Eugene – IAAF Online Diaries
“Hi everybody! I am glad to give you some of my news, as the outdoor season has already started. “My performances are already there but at the beginning of May, I injured myself for the first time in...
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Nick Perez garners 2013 Liberty League postseason honors
ROCHESTER, NY – Senior distance runner Mike Kurvach (Victor, NY/Victor) and sophomore pole vaulter Nick Perez (Monroe, NY/Monroe Woodbury) were honored as the 2013 Liberty League Outdoor Track and...
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T&FN NCAA Division I Summary
POLE VAULT RESULTS–1. **Sam Kendricks (Ms) 18-8¼ (5.70); 2. Jack Whitt (OR) 18-6½ (5.65) (defending champ) 3. ***Shawn Barber’ (Akr) 18-4½ (5.60); 4. **Andrew Irwin (Ar) 18-4½; 5. Victor Weirich (BYU)...
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u.s. outdoor SCHEDULE
National Champs June 19–22……………………………..USATF Juniors; Des Moines, Iowa 20–23…………………………………………USATF; Des Moines, Iowa 25–26……………………..World Youth Trials, Edwardsville, Illinois 25–30……………………………. USTAF...
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Riverhead Pole Vaulter Brings Home Medal
Riverhead, New York –Dan Normoyle broke his own school record just days earlier.–Riverhead High School athletes continue to shine: Pole vaulter Dan Normoyle made his hometown proud when he wowed in a...
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Estes delivers at state
Columbus, Ohio —Despite erratic weather, five Suburbanite-area athletes delivered consistent performances to place in the top six in their respective events at the state track and field championships...
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Good old days of jumping
My 1975 photo ( Jim Crowhurst, at SRJC, clearing 7-6 at 1975 Junior High Championships, finished in 5th at 8-9 )was from the Santa Rosa Junior High Championships as I was vaulting as a 9th grader for...
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UCLA Names John Frazier New Head Men’s Track Coach
UCLA Director of Men’s and Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Mike Maynard has announced the appointment of John Frazier as the new head men’s track and field coach. A Lancaster, California...
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New Balance Nationals Outdoor – Entry List
New Balance Nationals Outdoor – 6/14/2013 to 6/16/2013 North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC Boys Pole Vault Championship 1 208 Conde, Moussa 14 Indianapolis, IN 2...
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Virginia Tech signs King, Lee and Privitera
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, Dave Cianelli, announced the signing of eight athletes for the 2013-14 season including these pole vaulters. Emma King...
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USOC To Whittle ’24 Bid Cities By December
As the USOC continues to consider the Olympic potential of about ten American cities, chairman Larry Probst said officials will keep a keen eye on the current 2020 Olympics bidding process to see if...
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