Galen Rupp 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.

An encouraging year for U.S. middle distance and distance runners continued Sunday with six American men in the top-10 at the New York City Marathon, led by Meb Keflezighi 's victory.

The NCAA Pre-Nationals event Saturday at LaVern Gibson Championship Course, which is possibly the biggest and most inclusive NCAA athletic event with more than 70 men's and women's teams competing, could provide a clearer look at this year's NCAA title contenders.

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.

The Bowerman is administered by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association .

Dathan Ritzenhein exceeded the U.S. record for 10 miles on Monday in a workout. The U.S. record holder in the 5,000 meters is gearing up for the World Half-Marathon Championships in Birmingham, England on Oct.

Koji Murofushi will try to salvage the 2009 season with a good throw at the Concordia Throws Center on Sunday.

It has been a summer of promising, yet incremental, progress for U.S. distance running.

American distance runners made a statement at the world championships in Berlin.

Dathan Ritzenhein , considered a 10K and marathon runner, produced a stunning U.S. record in the 5,000 meters Friday at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich, Switzerland.

Jenny Barringer no longer breaks the records of others. That's just the way it goes when you already own the fastest time in American history.

BERLIN - Galen Rupp's ascendant career as a world-class distance runner has reached a level where he can refer to an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF World Championships as 'an off day.' After a whirlwind 12-plus months of near-continuous high-level training and competition, Rupp, 23, is headed for some much-needed rest and ...

Hello from Berlin, Germany. The third and fourth days of competition at the 2009 World Championships of Track and Field are now in the books, and there is much to report.

Galen Rupp's extraordinarily successful track season finally might have reached a conclusion Monday night when he ran a season-best time of 27:37.99 to take eighth place in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF World Championships.

Former University of Oregon star Galen Rupp finished eighth in the men's 10,000 meters at the World Track & Field Championships in Berlin.

Galen Rupp, running at the U.S. championships in Eugene in June, finished eighth in today's men's 10,000 at the world championships in Berlin.

Amy Yoder Begley won the 10,000 meters at the U.S. championships in Eugene in June.

Galen Rupp qualified for his second world championships by winning the 10,000 meters at the U.S. championships in Eugene.

Christin Wurth-Thomas: It's Been 'a Dream Season' but 'I'm Not Done Yet' One of the breakout middle distance stars of 2009, the Illinoisan who went to the University of Arkansas has clocked 1:59.35 for 800 meters and 3:59.98 for 1500 and has to be considered a medal prospect in the 1500 at the World Championships in Berlin.

When: Aug. 15-23. Where: Berlin, Germany TV: Daily coverage on NBC and Versus Decathlon Schedule * Wednesday, Aug.