Amy Acuff News

A few figure skating observations as the Grand Prix series heads into its last event before the Dec.

Stephanie Brown Trafton didn't sound satisfied, although that Olympic gold medal from Beijing last August was a nice validation of where she ranks among the world's female discus throwers.

Three Olympic athletes with local ties will trace the historic footsteps of iconic American sprinter Jesse Owens when they compete at the 12th IAAF World Outdoor Championships on Aug.

Discus record breakers Anastasia Jelmini of Shafter and Mason Finley of Buena Vista join decathlon star Curtis Beach of Albuquerque Academy atop USA TODAY's 2009 All-USA track and field team.

Merritt wins easily in Athens 2008 Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt had little difficulty in winning the men's 400 meters Monday at the 12th edition of the Tsiklitiria Grand Prix at the Athens Olympic Stadium in Greece.

Yargelis Savigne of Cuba won the triple jump at the Tsiklitiria 2009 meeting yesterday with 15 meters.

Stephanie Brown Trafton has her first national championship. And she and fellow Cal Poly graduate Sharon Day have punched their tickets to their first world championships.

It's official: Destinee Hooker will be focusing on volleyball, not track, this summer.

Ten Central Coast track and field athletes began their quests for national titles Thursday.

After Stephanie Brown Trafton won an Olympic gold medal last August in Beijing, it would have been easy for the Galt resident to relax, savor the spotlight and ease up on the throttle.

Golden League begins Sunday Sanya Richards, Damu Cherry, Amy Acuff, Chaunte Howard and David Payne will headline the start lists this weekend at the first event of the IAAF Golden League, the DKB-ISTAF Berlin meeting on Sunday, June 14 in Germany.

Bolt cruises to victory Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the men's 100-metre race ahead of Shawn Crawford, left, of the U.S. and Ivory Williams, right, of the U.S. at the Festival of Excellence track event in Toronto June 11, 2009.

The unlikeliest gold medal winner from the Beijing Olympics, at least in track and field, returns to the College of San Mateo on Sunday for a little discus throwing in the USATF's Pacific Association Championships.

SHE DECLINES TO live in the past, neither reliving her spectacular 2007 season nor rehashing the disappointment of '08. Alysia Johnson, in her first season as a professional track athlete after graduating from Cal, is looking ahead.

Tennessee's Sarah Bowman continues to make history. This time, the senior distance runner from Warrenton, Va., has become the first Lady Vol to be featured on the cover of Track & Field News.