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GTM Sportswear® Announces Sponsorship of National High School Coaches Association Programs to Reward High School Athletes

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:19:08 -0700

Manhattan, KS, July 29, 2010. GTM Sportswear® has partnered with the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) to sponsor two programs that will honor top high school athletes around the nation.

Andrew Wheating Agrees to Endorsement with Nike

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:05:26 -0700

Boston (July 28, 2010) — Former University of Oregon star Andrew Wheating will continue his track and field career as a professional in Eugene, OR and will proudly compete for Nike, his management company announced today.

Bolt vs Powell and Gay in Stockholm - Samsung Diamond League

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:54:35 -0700

Courtesy of IAAF
Stockholm, Sweden - World record holder Usain Bolt has joined the 100m field for the DN Galan - Samsung Diamond League meeting on 6 August, organisers have announced, where he'll face fellow Samsung Diamond League Ambassadors Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay for the first time this season.

Farah to Take On Lagat in London 3000m - Samsung Diamond League

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:55:50 -0700

Courtesy of IAAF
London, UK - Only two weeks after the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Great Britain’s Mo Farah is set for a fascinating head to head with Bernard Lagat, at the Aviva London Grand Prix, the 12th stop of the 14-meeting Samsung Diamond League series.

Harvey Sets World Record as USA Masters Championships Conclude

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:35:05 -0700

SACRAMENTO - Sabra Harvey of Houston, Texas, set the world masters W60 1,500m record on the final day of 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

McCullough, Relays Golden on Final Day of IAAF World Junior Championships

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:29:57 -0700

MONCTON, CANADA -- Conor McCullough of Princeton crushed the meet record and his own American Junior record in the hammer, and Team USA swept the 4x400 relays Sunday on the final day of the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships.

Johnson and Phillips' World Leaders Highlight Monaco Competition

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:05 -0700

MONACO- 2010 USA Outdoor champions Alysia Johnson and Dwight Phillips are two of several athletes who finished with new world-leading marks at the Heculis Samsung Diamond League meeting at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.

Lewis Shatters World Record at 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Championships

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:45:05 -0700

SACRAMENTO - Oneithea "Neni" Lewis set a world age-group record in the women's hammer throw Thursday at the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

Oliver Named Athlete of the Week

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:57:52 -0700

INDIANAPOLIS - 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist David Oliver has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week for the second time this month for his American record-setting performance in the 110m hurdles at the Samsung IAAF Diamond League Meeting Areva.

Stinson's Record 10K Finish Tops Team USA Performances on Day Two of IAAF World Junior Championships

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:46:17 -0700

MONCTON, CANADA -- Texas high schooler Parker Stinson turned in the best finish ever by an American in the men's 10,000-meters Tuesday, crushing his lifetime best by more than a minute to take sixth in 29:32.23 at the IAAF World Junior Championships. The previous best finish was seventh by Tom Paskus in 1986.

Sacramento to Host 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:59:53 -0700

INDIANAPOLIS - Twelve Olympians and 113 reigning world champions are among the 1,400 competitors entered at the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships July 22-25 at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

Oliver Powers Through to New American Record

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:46:53 -0700

INDIANAPOLIS - 2010 USA Outdoors champion David Oliver set the American record in the men's 110m hurdles Friday night in Paris at the Samsung IAAF Diamond League Meeting Areva.

Bolt vs. Powell Tops Stellar List of Electrifying Face-Offs in Paris - Preview - Samsung Diamond League

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:10:49 -0700

Courtesy of IAAF
Paris, France – There’ll be no shortage of tantalising head-to-heads when the Samsung Diamond League lands in the French capital on Friday for the Meeting Areva, but the one most likely to invoke images of last night’s spectacular Bastille Day fireworks will come in the 100m where Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell square off for the first time this season.

Andrey Mikhnevich in Top Shape: 22.09m!

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:15 -0700

by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
The key, for a top athlete, whatever the sport, is to be in shape and ready to compete when a Championship arrives. We are relearning this lesson as the European Championships get closer and closer ( July 26-August 1, 2010, Barcelona, Spain).

Track Athletes Nominated for ESPY awards

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:37:02 -0700

Courtesy of USATF
INDIANAPOLIS - Elite track and field athletes Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross and Amy Palmiero-Winters have each been nominated for a 2010 ESPY award.

Cantwell and Ambassador Vili’s ‘Big Shot’ in Stockholm - Samsung Diamond League

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:29:57 -0700

Courtesy of IAAF
Stockholm, Sweden – The DN Galan ‘Big Shot’ is bigger than ever. For the 3rd consecutive year Stockholm’s DN Galan – Samsung Diamond League (6 August 2010), will organize their Shot Put competitions, called the ‘Big Shot’, in the picturesque downtown city square of “Kungsträdgården”, one day before the main meeting takes place in the 1912 Olympic stadium.

Team USA Dominates Medal Count at NACAC U23

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:08:48 -0700

MIRAMAR, Fla. - Team USA picked up 31 more medals on Sunday to bring the total to a record 74 medals as action concluded on Sunday at the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships, held at Ansin Sports Complex, in Miramar, Florida.

Gay Blasts by Powell & Allen Johnson Announces Retirement at Gateshead

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:21:50 -0700

INDIANAPOLIS - In his first 100m competition of the year, American record holder Tyson Gay used an impressive finishing burst in passing former world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica in winning the men's 100m Saturday at the Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead, England.

Americans Win at 2010 Athletissima in Lausanne

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:58:12 -0700

U.S. stars Walter Dix, Jeremy Wariner, Bershawn Jackson, Carmelita Jeter, Debbie Dunn and Brittney Reese all won their respective events Thursday at the 2010 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Oliver Named Athlete of the Week

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:34:53 -0700

INDIANAPOLIS- David Oliver has been named the USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week after he equaled the American Record in the men's 110m hurdles at the 2010 Nike Prefontaine Classic at historic Hayward Field on campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.