Arizona hurdler dies following complications from brain surgery
Arizona Wildcats hurdler Lezo Urreiztieta has died following complications from brain surgery, the UA announced this morning. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lezo Urreiztieta,” UA coach...
View ArticleKnucklehead of the Week: USOC
Our Olympic lords are raising money by selling red-white-and-blue mittens with “GO” and “USA” stitched on ‘em. Made in China. Apparently, American garment workers don’t need the work. Does USOC stand...
View ArticleComplaint alleges gender bias in U. Iowa track job
Qualified male candidates were repeatedly passed over for an assistant job in the University of Iowa track program after the athletic department quietly mandated that a woman be hired, a discrimination...
View ArticleBishop Loughlin Games
Armory,NY Varsity Girls Pole Vault 1 CALNDRO JENNA NEWTOWN 12-00.00 5 2 KARA SNYDER COLONIE 11-00.00 3.5 2 KALLI MANLY BURNT...
View ArticleBoo Williams Winter Break Invitational
Boo Williams Sportsplex – Hampton,VA Girls Pole Vault High School 1 Shelton, Alexis Norfolk Collegia 9-06.00 10-00.00@ 3.04m 10 2 Bannister, Tyler 11 Norfolk...
View ArticleGreen Dragon Relays
Arthur Ashe Center – Richmond,VA Girls Pole Vault 1 Kathryn Tomczak 11 Lafayette 10-06.00 2 Adeline Scelzi Deep Run 10-00.00 3 Erin McDaniel *...
View ArticleNCRunners Elite Holiday Invitational
JDL Fast Track, Winston-Salem,NC Girls Pole Vault 1 Finger, Mariel 12 North Gaston 11-00.00 3.35m 2 Lee, Sarah SR Unattached 11-00.00 3.35m...
View ArticlePR Holiday Invitational
Prince George’s Sportsplex – Landover,MD Girls Pole Vault 1 Fasana, Rachael 12 Lake Braddoc 10-06.00& 2 Schaedel, Sydney 12 T.C. William J10-06.00& 3...
View ArticleNew Haven Varsity Invitational
Floyd Little Athletic Center – New Haven,CT Girls Pole Vault Varsity 1 Schneider, Maddie 15 Darien 11-07.00 11-00.00 10 2 Wall, Jane 14 Weston...
View ArticlePSAL Night of Sprints
NY Armory,NY Boys Pole Vault Varsity 1 Adekoya, Rahman John F. Kenn 13-03.00 2 Valeriano, Joshua Bayside High 10-06.00 3 Watson, Ormando Benjamin Ban...
View ArticleMaine Schools face short indoor season
Most high school winter sports are in a groove of regular game schedules. Indoor track is significantly different this winter. In what has become a common problem with schools in the Kennebec Valley...
View ArticleLavillenie’s Indoor Debut: another look
By Alfons Junk – Renaud Lavillenie is one the true superstars of the sport. The French pole vaulter added to his game with his quick wit and easy comfort in both English and French. Add to that the...
View ArticleHobart’s McGuire siblings ‘vault’ into indoor season
Munster, Indiana –The holiday season is about family. Looks like Hobart’s Ryan and Kelly McGuire got the memo. The Hobart grads and siblings on the Missouri S&T track and field teams had solid...
View ArticleBergen New Jersey senior clears 14-6
Old Tappan senior Annichiarico became just the 10th Bergen pole vaulter to clear 14-6 indoors as he tied for second in the event. Annichiarico, who cleared 14 feet outdoors last spring, is just 6...
View ArticleTop Swedish Athletes Set To Train In Florida
BRADENTON, Fla. (December 23, 2014) – Top Swedish national track and field athletes are ringing in the New Year and preparing for competition at IMG Academy in January. Swedish national coaches Yannick...
View ArticleNewtown’s Calandro wins Bishop Loughlin pole vault title
NEW YORK — Newtown High School senior Jenna Calandro won pole vault in the Bishop Loughlin Games at the New Balance Armory on Saturday. Her winning jump of 12-feet is the third-best jump in the country...
View ArticleEuropean Indoor Results: Lille (France)
Men PV A 1 Luke Cutts (gbr) 5.71; 2 Konstadinos Filippidis (gre) 5.61; 3 Damiel Dossevi 5.41; 4 Panayiotis Laskaris (gre) 5.41; 5 Jerome Clavier 5.41; 6 Arnaud Art (bel) 5.41; 7 Edi Maia (por) 5.31; 8...
View ArticleEuropean Indoor Results: 21.12.2013 -Perche Elite Tour
Men PV A 1 Renaud Lavillenie 5.93; 2 Kevin Menaldo 5.65; 3 Jerome Clavier 5.53; 4 Valentin Lavillenie 5.53; 5 Nicolas Homo 5.38; 6 Damiel Dossevi 5.38; 7 Baptiste Boirie 5.38 and Axel Chapelle 5.38; 9...
View ArticleEuropean Indoor Results
GERMANY Chemnitz (Germany), 6.12.2013– Women PV Desiree Singh 4.10 GREAT BRITAIN Loughborough (Great Britain), 7.12.2013–; PV Henrietta Paxton 4.05 Sheffield LATVIA Men PV Mareks Arents 5.50...
View ArticleMonmouth U. vaulter sets record
West Long Branch, New Jersey –Monmouth University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams are off to fast starts thanks to some area athletes. After claiming wins at the season-opening MAC Classic...
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