Oct 20, 2009 | Jamaica Observer
Ennis-London in ACU Hall of Fame
Jamaican world-class sprint hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London has been inducted into the Abilene Christian University Hall of Fame.
Track greats Ennis-London, Barnes make ACU hall
Delloreen Ennis-London and Tracey Barnes talk to Lisa Murphy at a distinguished sports alumni dinner at ACU.
Abilene Christian and Hardin-Simmons will honor 10 of their schools' top sports figures at hall of fame inductions tonight.
Lopes-Schliep, Felicien earn trip to finals
Canada's Perdita Felicien competes in the women's 100m hurdles semi-final race of the 2009 IAAF Athletics World Championships on August 19, 2009 in Berlin.
Canada's Felicien third; Liu Xiang finishes 2nd in comeback race
Canadian Perdita Felicien was third in the women's 100-metre hurdles, while Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang returned from a foot injury to place second Sunday at the Golden Grand Prix.
Lopes-Schliep robbed in Greece
Lopes-Schliep robbed in Greece Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada wins ??? the women's 100 metres hurdle race at the IAAF Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels September 4, 2009.
Powell nosed out by Gay but Foster-Hylton remains unbeaten
Former World record holder Asafa Powell was narrowly edged out by American Tyson Gay in a dramatic finish, but Brigitte Foster-Hylton extended her winning streak with another sensational victory on the opening day of the I AAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final yesterday.
Kamloops' Reed captures 800m silver
Kamloops' Gary Reed won silver in the 800 metres race at an international track meet in Greece on Saturday.
Another silver for Canadian hurdler Lopes-Schliep on Friday
Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep posted a career-best time en route to a silver medal in the 100-metre hurdles, while teammate Gary Reed raced to bronze in the 800 metres at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday.
Dawn Harper wins 100m hurdles in Zagreb
ZAGREB, Croatia, -- Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday while Americans Darvis Patton and Mike Rodgers went 1-2 in the men's 100.
Bolt says he wants to try long jump
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt says he wants to try a new event - the long jump.
Bolt runs to 200 final; teen's gender tested
Usain Bolt cruised during the 200-meter semifinals Wednesday, looking sharp for an assault on a second world record at the world championships.
A PREPARATION cruelled by a back injury came back to haunt Sally McLellan in the world championships 100m hurdles final.
UO's Eaton in fifth after first day of decathlon
University of Oregon athlete Ashton Eaton is in fifth place after Wednesday's first day of the decathlon at the IAAF World Championships.
Macca Tree excited about bronze
Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer Joy and excitement filled Macca Tree, a small district in West Central St Catherine, when their daughter Delloreen Ennis-London won bronze at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, yesterday.
First the sprints, now the hurdles. The Jamaicans are taking over that, too, from the Americans.
Bolt cruises into 200-meter final at worlds
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug.
Women's hurdles present high hopes for medals
Donovan Bailey Women's hurdles present high hopes for medals If O Canada is going to be heard in Berlin, Felicien and Lopes-Schliep will almost certainly have a lot to do with it T he Canadian team sent 31 athletes to the 2009 world athletics championships to battle the world and hopefully bring home some hardware.
Ennis-London seeks golden touch
Sports Berlin, Germany: Veteran Jamaican sprint hurdler, Delloreen Ennis-London, has her sights set on winning gold in the event at the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships which starts today.
Blanket finish expected in 100 hurdles
Brigitte Foster-Hylton , Delloreen Ennis-London and Lacena Golding-Clarke celebrate after Foster-Hylton's gold medal run in the 100 metres hurdles at the Commonweatlh Games in Melbourne, Australia, in 2006.
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