Sharon Day News

Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay safely negotiated the first heats of the 100 meters on Saturday but former world record holder Asafa Powell had a real scare on the opening day of the world athletics championships.

ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Venue: Olympic Stadium, Berlin Date: 15-23 August Coverage: Watch the action live and highlights on BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website Full BBC coverage details Britain's Ennis is favourite for heptathlon gold in Berlin Britain's Jessica Ennis stretched her lead in the heptathlon to 181 ...

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.

Two of the five Central Coast athletes that are taking part in the track and field world championships in Berlin started their competitions Saturday.

Britain's Jessica Ennis made the perfect start to her bid for gold in the World Championships heptathlon in Berlin.

Atascadero native Chelsea Johnson is now America's top contender for a medal in the women's pole vault at the upcoming IAAF World Championships.

Cal Poly's Director of track and field and cross country has traded in the green and gold for red, white and blue.

Former Cal Poly track standout Maggie Vessey will compete in the women's 800 meters for the U.S. national team at the World Championships later this month, USA Track and Field announced Tuesday.

Two San Luis Obispo decathletes are overseas this week representing the United States as it takes on Germany.

Central Coast-native Stephanie Brown Trafton is ready to take on the world in search of her first world championship title.

Cal Poly graduate Sharon Day has departed the Central Coast to go for the gold twice at the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships that begin in less than two weeks in Berlin.

Former Cal Poly track standout Maggie Vessey will compete in the women's 800 meters for the U.S. national team at the World Championships later this month, USA Track and Field announced Tuesday.

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 ...

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

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.

Sharon Day leaps in the heptathlon long jump during the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Chelsea Johnson lived, learned and now has some measure of redemption. Johnson, a former Atascadero High star who set the NCAA women's pole vault record at UCLA, was primed for a trip to the Beijing Olympics last year but had a sub par performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials and did not make the team.

Five athletes with Central Coast ties went for national titles over the weekend.

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.

Former Cal Poly star Sharon Day sures love to high jump at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.