Olympic Track And Field News

Jocelyn Jones , a 5-10 guard out of Cosby High School in Midlothian, Va., started off on Thursday as one of 124 athletes aged 16-years-old-or-younger who traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., to compete in the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials and is one of 70 still in the hunt for a coveted U16 roster spot.

NEW YORK: David Rudisha was hailed as a super-runner after his world-record breaking victory in the 800 metres at last year's London Olympics.

Gus Bailey, Gloria Estrada, Harry Flournoy, Wayne Hansen and Greg Joy form the 12th induction class into the UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame.

World Championships hopeful Steph Twell, a regular visitor to the Guernsey Easter Running Festival, will compete in next month's Intertrust Golden Meeting.

Memorial Day is for family and friends to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

A King County Superior Court judge refused to grant a temporary restraining Friday that would have allowed a Federal Way high school student to run in the state track and field championships.

If all goes right for the host Speed River Track and Field Club, the Inferno presented by New Balance will end with a race to the finish line involving three members of the host club.

The Special Olympics torch run will pass through North County coastal cities May 29 as it heads to the summer games in Long Beach.

David Rudisha, the reigning 800m Olympic gold medalist, is a modest, soft-spoken man, so much so that reporters can barely hear him at press conferences when he talks.

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Before last week's Boston City League outdoor track and field championships at White Stadium, Daitannah Smith never really threw the javelin seriously.

"My time at GD has been filled to the brim with activity and was constantly a balancing act of school, work and sports.

Nikki Hiltz of Aptos stays on the shoulder of SLV's Anna Maxwell during a 1,600-meter race last season.

The action off the track proved as interesting for Jacob Burcham as did his time on the track during last weekend's state track and field meet at the University of Charleston's Laidley Field.

For most of her life, Sanya Richards-Ross has done everything at full speed. As an Olympic sprinter, it is an occupational hazard she has learned to live with.

The USC Trojans track and field teams travel to Austin, TX this week to compete against a number of other collegiate programs in the NCAA West Region Championships, hosted by the University of Texas Thursday, May 23-25. From here, qualifying teams advance to the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be hosted by the University ... (more)

Cindy wrote in asking why the University of Nevada has a women's track team but no men's team for track and field? According to the folks up at the university the Wolfpack did have a men's track team that dated all the way back to just after World War I. The program continued all the way up until the early 1990's. But the men's program was cut ... (more)

Ariana Saghafi won the 100-yard butterfly in 53.46 seconds and took second in the 200 freestyle in 1:47.79 to lead the Albany High swim team at the NCS championships May 17-18 at Concord Community Pool.

This weekend's North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships have attracted nearly 800 entries, much to the relief of championship secreatary Keith Willshire This weekend's North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships have attracted nearly 800 entries, much to the relief of championship secreatary Keith Willshire.

For some, this weekend's meet could mark the final races of their Duke career. For others, it could be a stepping stone to the NCAA Championships.