Derek Miles News

"Well, he's finished second at the NCAA Championships twice, although it remains to be seen where he will ultimately wind up." said Dave Cianelli, director of track and field.

8-12 in Marquette, Mich. From this meet, a total of five men and five women were selected to qualify for Olympic starting positions to be determined by World Cup performances - the first taking place in Beijing, China, Sept.

A look at Stacy Dragila's pioneering pole-vault career: 1999: Won her first world championship with a world-record 15-1 effort.

Team USA dominates at DecaNation A talented group of U.S. stars won 13 of the 20 individual events and easily captured the team competition Wednesday night at the 2009 DecaNation at Charletey Stadium in Paris, France.

Former world and Olympic champion Stacy Dragila ended her 14-year pole vaulting career with a second-place finish at the DecaNation athletics meet on Wednesday.

Team USA stars dominate at Gateshead Led by Tyson Gay, LaShawn Merritt, Dwight Phillips, Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix, U.S. athletes won 12 of the 20 events contested Monday at the Aviva Grand Prix in Gateshead, England.

SPRINTER Tyson Gay emerged from the giant shadow cast by Usain Bolt to lead the United States' domination of the British Grand Prix at Gateshead on Monday.

Sprinter Tyson Gay emerged from giant shadow cast by Usain Bolt to lead the United States' domination of the British Grand Prix on Monday.

If this was Toby Stevenson's final international competition, he probably didn't enjoy the way it ended.

If this was Toby Stevenson's final international competition, he probably didn't enjoy the way it ended.

Derek Miles, a Tea resident and University of South Dakota assistant coach, hopes to take a giant leap in today's pole vault finals at the world track championships in Berlin.

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.

Current and former members of the Arkansas Razorback track and field programs will begin competition at the 2009 IAAF World Championships Sat., Aug 15 in Berlin.

The University of South Dakota has announced additions to the Coyote Track & Field coaching staff for the 2009-10 season.

SALLY McLellan sent a warning to her world championship rivals by winning the 100 metres hurdles at the London Grand Prix meeting on Saturday, while fellow Australian Steve Hooker won the pole vault.

MISS something? A packed night of sport highlighted by Steve Hooker's pole vault win and Greg Norman's surge at the British Seniors Open.

Tyson Gay gave Usain Bolt a reminder of his pedigree when the world champion defied a groin injury to win the 200 metres at the London Grand Prix on Saturday in 20.00 seconds.

Sally McLellan clears a hurdle ahead of Jamaica's Delloreen Ennis-London on her way to win the 100m hurdles at the London Grand Prix.

Four area pole vault athletes have not quite put down their poles for the summer.

Parkston's Alex Muntefering went to Oregon last week as a rookie in elite national competitions against college-age runners, while Derek Miles arrived with more than a decade of experience as a world-class pole vaulter.