Top Ohio athletes at the Trials
(By Matt McGowan) A number of Ohio athletes had outstanding performances at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field - Team Trials.
Hyleas Fountain who is from Pennsylvania and now living and training in the Dayton area won five of the seven events in the hepthalon to win with 6,667 points. Fountain also finished fourth in the long jump with a leap of 4th 21 feet 11.75 inches.
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July RUNOHIO E-Newsletter
Returning to one of the most hallowed sites in the sport, the U.S. Olympic Track and Field - Team Trials will return to Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field - June 27 - July 6, site of the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Trials. I will be at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field and plan to do a daily blog…
Kiptoo, Alyanak Win Hyde Park Blast 4 Mile
(Running USA wire / by Chad Sims) CINCINNATI, Ohio - (June 28, 2008) - More than 4,000 participants came together in the fight against cancer as they took part in the 7th Hyde Park Blast presented by Toyota.
USA Junior Track & Field Championships
(Columbus, OH, June 20-22, 2008) The final day of the USA Junior Track & Field Championships saw a number of outstanding performances. Ohio’s Jessica Beard won her third 400 meters (52.23) USA Junior Track & Field Championship.
RUNOHIO Book Review
The RUNOHIO's Book Review - A Closer Look at - explores various running books and is a regular column in RUNOHIO. - To have your book considered for review, please send a copy to: Matt McGowan, c/ o RUNOHIO, 330 Spellman Street, Granville, OH 43023
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Doug Logan named USATF CEO
(Press Release) INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Board of Directors on Thursday approved top sports executive Doug Logan, the former Commissioner, President and CEO of Major League Soccer, as its next CEO.
Team USA NACAC roster announced
(Press Release) INDIANAPOLIS - Seventy-eight athletes will represent The Team USA roster for theat the 2008 NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships, whose roster was announced Wednsesday by USA Track & Field. The event will be held July 18-20 in Toluca, Mexico.
Potent Team USA roster set for Beijing
INDIANAPOLIS - An experienced American team featuring 15 Olympic medalists, 31 World Outdoor Championships medalists and 11 individual outdoor American record holders will represent the United States in track & field competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
USA sweeps 4x400 relays, Nunley grabs silver in 110 hurdles
Bydgoszcz, Poland - Winning both 4 x 400 relays in convincing fashion kept the United States atop the medal count as the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships concluded on Sunday evening in Zdzislaw Stadium.
