Nike Announces Inaugural “Nike Track Nationals” Competition
Competition Opens March 1 culminating in National Championship Event at Legendary Hayward Field July 2
BEAVERTON, ORE (March 3, 2010) – Today Nike opened registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition, the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school track and field program in the United States.
Houston Selected as Host of 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
First time a single city is chosen for both men's and women's races
HOUSTON (Mar. 1, 2010) – The road to the 2012 Olympic Marathon in London will run through Houston. For the first time in the history of the U.S. Olympic Trials, one city will host the marathon for both men and women in the same year.
World Athletics Center at Athletes' Performance Presents the Terrence Mahon Distance Coaches Mentorship
From press release
The World Athletics Center at Athletes Performance is proud to announce our partnership with Terrence Mahon to present the Terrence Mahon Distance Coaches' Mentorship.
New Balance Partners with National Scholastic Sports Foundation for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals
BOSTON, MA, March 1, 2010 – Global athletic leader New Balance is proud to announce an official multi-year partnership with the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF) in the Outdoor Nationals event, renamed the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. The event brings together the best outdoor track and field high school athletes from across the country for a weekend of intense competition.
Lagat, Campbell Shine at 2010 USA Indoor Championships
from USATF - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Bernard Lagat and Amber Campbell each turned in memorable performances in front of an enthusiastic sell-out crowd of 2,979 fans at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field Announce National High School Track Coach of the Year Award
INDIANAPOLIS - Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field (USATF) announce a new Gill Athletics National High School Track & Field Coach of the Year Award. This inaugural honor will recognize one high school girls' program track coach and one high school boys' program track coach that exemplifies excellence in his/her coaching record and team's performances, while also exhibiting positive service to his/her team, school and community.
Cantwell, Hoffa & Taylor to square off in the Visa men's shot put at 2010 USA Indoor Championships
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Three of the top seven shot putters in the world will headline the men's field events when Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Dan Taylor battle each other at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, February 27-28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Lagat vs. Rupp headline men's running events at 2010 USA Indoor Championships
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - The growing rivalry between two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat and reigning U.S. 10,000m champion Galen Rupp will be one of several highly anticipated men's running events that will take center stage at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, February 27-28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
World leads set, national records tumble on action-packed programme in Birmingham
From IAAF - Birmingham, UK – The injured Kenenisa Bekele may not have made it to Birmingham for the Aviva Grand Prix this afternoon, but the National Indoor Arena still witnessed distance running of the highest order from some world class Ethiopians alongside two top notch field events and a pair of scintillating sprint hurdles races.
Middle- and Long-Distance Runners and Steeplechasers of the Year
All-Athletics.com announces the Middle-distance runners, Long-distance
runners (track) and Steeplechase runners of the Year in 2009 in the World and in the different Areas, based on the All-Athletics.com Rankings.
All-Athletics.com World Middle-distance Runner of the Year in 2009:
Nation's Best Female Track Talent Heads to Madison Square Garden Finals of the 36th Annual Colgate Women's Games
Semi-Finals Saw Fierce Competition Between Ladies from Age 5 to 65
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (January 23rd) - From an initial field of more
than 11,000, some 450 girls and young women from elementary school through
college and beyond, persevered through four preliminary meets at Pratt, in
REVIEWS - Team Apparel 2010
Here’s our annual snapshot of apparel options for your cross country and track & field teams. There are technical fabrics available at a variety of price levels, and the options for personalizing the gear range from custom screenprinted graphics to the nearly infinite possibilities available with sublimation.
ASBA to Offer Technical Meeting in Savannah
ELLICOTT CITY, MD -- The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders, designers and suppliers of materials for tennis courts, running tracks, synthetic turf fields and indoor and outdoor synthetic sports surfaces, has announced the date, location and program for its annual Technical Meeting.
