Abilene Christian's national champions had 15 male athletes earn All-America recognition in 14 different events, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced today.
NCAA Division I 2007 Outdoor National Championships
The VS Athletics Track Club has announced the addition of two more athletes:
n business management at Cerritos College—where he has dropped his 800m best 11-seconds to 1:56.13. Dennis plans to transfer to a 4-year school to complete his collegiate eligibility in either the spring or fall of 2008. His professional goal is to become an electrician or real estate executive. His athletic goal is to qualify for the U.S. Championships and Olympic Trials. He has a PR of 1:56.13 for 800 meters and 400m relay leg best of 49.3.
When you see Khalid Khannouchi run through the hills of Central Park or on the trails of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, his quick and measured gait is a giveaway. He was built to run. His father could see it when he was a boy, and gently encouraged Khannouchi to trade his passion for soccer for the solitary distances near his Moroccan hometown.
The fifth edition of the the NCAA Regionals will be held on Friday/Saturday, May 25–26. Other than in the 10K and decathlon/heptathlon, all Nationals qualifiers will come out of high placings at these meets.
Ethiopia's Defar Sets Women's Two-Mile Record
13 meet records fall !!! CIF-Southern Section Divisional Finals Three U.S. leaders, an unprecedented distance double and record-like team distance depth highlight Southland meet. Bryshon Nellum (LB Poly) 20.58 CIF-SS B200 record!
Carson, California, USA – Jeremy Wariner, the World and Olympic 400m gold medallist would like to make an attempt at his first sub-44 clocking on U.S. soil in the adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson on Sunday 20 May.
CARSON, Calif. (May 17) – Maurice Greene, the 2000 Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion, will compete at 100 meters in the adidas Track Classic this Sunday, organizers announced today.
LOS ANGELES, CA—Trevor Kraychir won the men’s hammer throw with a PR toss of 197’ 1” (60.07m) and John Temidara won the triple jump at the 27th annual Oxy Invitational at Occidental College—the final qualifying meet in Southern California for the 2007 NCAA Regional Meets and NAIA national championships.
With every title in pole vaulting now in her possession, sultry Russian pin-up Yelena Isinbayeva could be forgiven if her motivation were to wane. But the "chick with the stick", as she's been dubbed by the sport's promoters, is as fiercely ambitious as ever, drawing her inspiration from children all over the world who want to follow in her footsteps. "I have achieved a lot, but I have to keep going for the kids," says the 24-year-old, who is busy promoting the Russian city of Sochi's bid for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Jessica Ennis is the emerging star of women’s Heptathlon in Great Britain, a country with a proud recent tradition in this discipline following the Olympic gold medal won by Denise Lewis in Sydney 2000 and the bronze medal of Kelly Sotherton four years later in Athens.
Greg Garza successfully defended his 2006 Pac-10 discus title on Saturday at the Pac-10 Championships in Palo Alto as the junior used a sixth round throw to propel himself to victory and into the No. 1 spot in the NCAA this season. The Bruins stand in fourth-place with 34 points, while Oregon leads with 47 points. Complete article here.
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Hengelo, The Netherlands - Outside the FKB Stadium in Hengelo, which will play host to the Thales FKB-Games, an IAAF Grand Prix status meeting as part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007, on Saturday 26 May 2007, a statue was unveiled yesterday (9) to commemorate the life and achievements of ‘FKB’ - Fanny Blankers-Koen.
European Athlete of the Year and double European sprint champion, Francis Obikwelu (POR), had an impressive opening to his season at an International Meet at one of Canary Islands, in Tenerife.
Tom Hintnaus was once an elite-level athlete, known throughout the world. A two-time Olympian, the former University of Oregon pole vaulter placed first in his specialty at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1980. And with the face of a matinee idol and the sculpted body of an Adonis, he could stop traffic.But he didn't really get noticed until he took off his pants.
CLAREMONT,CA—At the 5th annual Claremont Classic, Sam Lightbody, Jeff Ryan, and Genevieve Graff-Ermeling led a contingent of 15 VS Athletics athletes by winning their specialty events in one of the last remaining qualifying meets for the NCAA Regionals and NAIA national championships of the 2007 season.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Texas Olympian and NCAA national champion Carlette Guidry and UT's storied 4x400-meter relay teams were named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Silver Anniversary Team, announced by the governing body of college coaches across the country.
After being side-lined almost 2-months with an injured wrist, VS Athletics Track Club pole vaulter, Jeff Ryan scaled 17’ 8½” (5.40m) to win the annual Steve Scott Invitational at UC-Irvine. After jumping a PR 18’ ½” (5.50m), Jeff was looking forward to a great season in 2007. Those plans were stalled however by a slip in the weight room followed by an awkward landing on his wrist. Initially diagnosed as a severe sprain, doctors later concluded it was most likely broken. While he has been doing other training and drills, he has only been able to plant a pole for the past 10-days. Jeff’s win was a great comeback that puts his big plans for 2007 back on track.
