Olympic Track And Field News

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.

Ozen's Tony Brown has Olympic aspirations Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise.

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.

Billy Stanley, who holds the OSU and Big Ten meet records in the javelin, will compete in the NCAA East Regional with a shot to go to the national championships.

I have recently fallen on hard times. When one is suddenly unable to buy anything, one starts looking at things one already has with great tenderness.

The last time Crouser set foot in the historic home of the University of Oregon track and field, he was watching from the sidelines, injured and unable to compete in the U.S. Olympic trials last July.

BEIJING: Long jumper Li Jinzhe boosted his reputation as one of China's greatest track and field hopes with his second victory over a strong field in three days at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing on Tuesday.

The 2013 Nike High School Grand Prix track and field meet exceeded all expectations for the girls' team representing P.E.I. "I can't stress enough how impressed I was with how our team was treated," said Maribeth Rogers, coach of the Kensington Intermediate-Senior High squad.

Wally Ellenson got a glimpse of the University of Texas track when the Gophers basketball team took a tour of the facility while in Austin, Texas, for the NCAA tournament in March.

Ryan Groves, 26, of Brighton, likes to run and he excels at it. Representing Michigan in the 2010 Special Olympics USA Games track and field events, this young sprinter living with tuberous sclerosis complex won two silver medals in the 4x100m relay and the 400m run.

The Brighton Meijer's will play host to a special guest on May 24 as they welcome 1984 Olympic track and field silver medalist Judi Brown-Clark. The former Olympic hurdler will be on site from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. helping to promote and register participants and volunteers for the 2013 Meijer State Games of Michigan , an Olympic-style event that will ... (more)