Diana Pickler News

For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Keflezighi named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS - 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday.

For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Ritzenhein named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the bronze medal Sunday at the 18th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in Birmingham, UK.

When Andrew Journey started the ninth grade at Frisco Legacy Christian Academy, he decided to give up soccer and try football.

Team USA's women led the charge in the morning session as all 100m and 800m women advanced to the next round, and Michelle Carter and Rachel Yurkovich qualified for their respective finals Sunday morning at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Team USA advanced through the rounds Saturday morning during opening-day competition at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Four former University of Michigan women's track and field athletes -- Geena Gall , Katie McGregor , Bettie Wade and Anna Willard -- qualified for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships this past weekend at the USA Track and Field National Championships.

Former Washington Husky Ryan Brown finished third in the men's 800-meter finals Sunday at the U.S. Track & Field Championships, earning a berth on Team USA for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

EUGENE: Shawn Crawford blew away the competition to win the 200m title at the US athletics championships on Sunday, punching his World Championships ticket with a wind-assisted 19.73sec. 'I figure whenever the wind is behind you no matter what the time is you still have to make your body move that fast,' said Crawford, whose time came with a ...

If only they were all this easy. LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards made their 400-meter races look like strolls around the track Saturday, each cruising to titles at the U.S. championships.

Bettie Wade admits she can be her own worst critic at times. But after the former Farmington High standout earned a third-place finish with a personal best 5,908 points in the women's heptathlon at last weekend's USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships - along with the spot in the IAAF World Championships next month in Berlin - even she found ...

Hyleas Fountain hits the pit while competing in the heptathlon long jump during the U.S. Track and Field Championships on Sunday in Eugene, Ore.

Tyson Gay insists he has no regrets about leaving U.S. championships after a single race.

Former Cal Poly star Sharon Day is in third place after the first day of the women's heptathlon today at the U.S. Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Diana Pickler competed for the United States in the Beijing Olympic games in 2008.