Monthly Archives: June 2013
NCAA Championships Fan Guide — Day 3
June 7, 2013 | Jesse SquireJordan Hasay runs her final collegiate race tonight in front of a home crowd.
The NCAA Championships is halfway over but the best half is still left. Today’s action will have finals in many running events plus several field events–including … Read More
NCAA Championships Fan Guide — Day 2
June 6, 2013 | Jesse SquireThe NCAA Championships kicked off yesterday with a crowd of 9,001 at Hayward Field, a remarkable total for a day that was mostly qualifying rounds and featured few Oregon favorites.
Today’s action continues the buildup to Saturday’s finale. There’s … Read More
The Weekend’s Best Matchups — June 6-8
June 6, 2013 | Jesse SquireHe’s back! But how will he run? Photo courtesy Diamond League facebook page.
The NCAA Championships are underway and run through Sunday, but there’s plenty of other track and field and road racing action around the USA and the world. … Read More
NCAA Championship Fan Guide — Day 1
June 5, 2013 | Jesse SquireSeven weeks ago at Hayward Field, Oregon and Arkansas battled all the way to the 4×400 relay. It could happen again. Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.com.
The NCAA Championships is like the entire NCAA basketball tournament squeezed into four days, a glut … Read More
5 Questions with Alexi Pappas
June 4, 2013 | Pat Price | 2 Commentsphoto courtesy of Track and Field Photo
Welcome back to 5 Questions, where we pick the brains of people from all areas of the running scene. Today, we were lucky enough to catch up with Alexi Pappas, … Read More
The Monday Morning Run
June 3, 2013 | Kevin SullyPhoto courtesy of trackandfieldphoto.com
Both in the United States and abroad, the focus of the weekend was on the Prefontaine Classic. On Saturday, I recapped some of the takeaways (including Mary Cain’s record, Sanya Richards-Ross’s health and … Read More
Evan Jager stumbles, but delivers second fastest American steeple ever in opener
June 2, 2013 | Pat Price | 2 Commentsphoto courtesy Track Town Photo
With all the incredible performances Saturday at the 2013 Prefontaine Classic, one that stood out was Evan Jager’s excellent 2013 steeplechase debut. Sure, Jager didn’t win, but he came in fourth in a … Read More
Anatomy of a Steeple Squabble
June 2, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 4 CommentsPhoto Courtesy of Trackandfieldphoto.com
The results from Saturday’s 3,000 steeplechase will say Conseslus Kipruto won the race in 8:03.59 and that Ezekiel Kemboi, the two-time gold medalist in the event, was disqualified. But that won’t tell … Read More
Photos: 2013 Pre Classic – Saturday
June 2, 2013 | Jim McDannaldPre Classic Photos Courtesy of TracktownPhoto.com
Five Things We Learned At The Prefontaine Classic
June 1, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto courtesy of trackandfieldphoto.com
Five quick lesson from today’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.
Don’t put the crown on Kirani James yet:
The 400 season looked all but over two weeks ago in … Read More