Nike Announces Inaugural “Nike Track Nationals” Competition
Competition Opens March 1 culminating in National Championship Event at Legendary Hayward Field July 2
BEAVERTON, ORE (March 3, 2010) – Today Nike opened registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition, the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school track and field program in the United States.
Houston Selected as Host of 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
First time a single city is chosen for both men's and women's races
HOUSTON (Mar. 1, 2010) – The road to the 2012 Olympic Marathon in London will run through Houston. For the first time in the history of the U.S. Olympic Trials, one city will host the marathon for both men and women in the same year.
New Balance Partners with National Scholastic Sports Foundation for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals
BOSTON, MA, March 1, 2010 – Global athletic leader New Balance is proud to announce an official multi-year partnership with the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF) in the Outdoor Nationals event, renamed the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. The event brings together the best outdoor track and field high school athletes from across the country for a weekend of intense competition.
Lagat, Campbell Shine at 2010 USA Indoor Championships
from USATF - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Bernard Lagat and Amber Campbell each turned in memorable performances in front of an enthusiastic sell-out crowd of 2,979 fans at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field Announce National High School Track Coach of the Year Award
INDIANAPOLIS - Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field (USATF) announce a new Gill Athletics National High School Track & Field Coach of the Year Award. This inaugural honor will recognize one high school girls' program track coach and one high school boys' program track coach that exemplifies excellence in his/her coaching record and team's performances, while also exhibiting positive service to his/her team, school and community.
Cantwell, Hoffa & Taylor to square off in the Visa men's shot put at 2010 USA Indoor Championship
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Three of the top seven shot putters in the world will headline the men's field events when Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Dan Taylor battle each other at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, February 27-28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Lagat vs. Rupp headline men's running events at 2010 USA Indoor Championships
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - The growing rivalry between two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat and reigning U.S. 10,000m champion Galen Rupp will be one of several highly anticipated men's running events that will take center stage at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, February 27-28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
World leads set, national records tumble on action-packed programme in Birmingham
from IAAf - Birmingham, UK – The injured Kenenisa Bekele may not have made it to Birmingham for the Aviva Grand Prix this afternoon, but the National Indoor Arena still witnessed distance running of the highest order from some world class Ethiopians alongside two top notch field events and a pair of scintillating sprint hurdles races.
Ritzenhein, Flanagan dominate at USA Cross Country Championships
Courtesy of USATF
SPOKANE - American record holders Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) and Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) dominated the open men's and women's fields at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships Saturday at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash.Running 34 minutes 34 seconds for the open men's 12- kilometer race, Ritzenhein won his third U.S. Cross Country title. Flanagan's 25 minutes 10 seconds for the open women's 8-kilometer was good for her fourth national cross country crown.
REVIEWS - Team Apparel 2010
Here’s our annual snapshot of apparel options for your cross country and track & field teams. There are technical fabrics available at a variety of price levels, and the options for personalizing the gear range from custom screenprinted graphics to the nearly infinite possibilities available with sublimation.
The John Godina World Athletics Center Presents the Sue Humphrey High Jump Clinic
Join us in welcoming one of the greatest high jump coaches in history for a one-day learning event!
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Orlando to host USATF Podium Education Project
INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Podium Education Project, which is an annual High Performance Coaches Symposium that brings elite coaches and sports scientists together to review, analyze, and offer some of the most cutting-edge methodology and coaching practices in the world will take place December 10-13 in Orlando, Fla.
