Track & Field

The running world is joining in on the fight against terrorism. USA Track & Field (USATF) has recently announced a fund-raiser it is sponsoring with the money raised to go to the victims and rescue workers of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S.

Oct 4, 2001 - Susan Wessling

Stacy Dragila remains on top of the world. This time she had some serious competition reaching the summit.

Aug 7, 2001 - Susan Wessling

The future in track and field in the U.S. looks bright as evidenced by recent performances at the 2001 USA Junior National Championships, the first stop in the Verizon Youth Series.

Jun 21, 2001 - Susan Wessling

The USA Track & Field’s 2001 Outdoor Golden Spike Tour, in its third year, kicks off May 12 in New Jersey with the Princeton Invitational. Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones headlines the tour.

May 8, 2001 - Susan Wessling

Kenyans Elijah Lagat and Catherine Ndereba will defend their titles in the 105th running of the Boston Marathon. The 26.2-mile event, the oldest continually-run marathon, will take place on Monday, April 16.

Apr 5, 2001 - Susan Wessling

ATLANTA – There were plenty of highlights at the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the Georgia Dome this weekend where American stars rose to the occasion by turning in some of their best performances of the season.

Mar 4, 2001 - Susan Wessling

The star-studded USA Track & Field's 2001 Indoor Golden Spike Tour will open Feb. 2 with the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Feb 1, 2001 - Susan Wessling

The year 2000 can be summed up in two words – Marion Jones.

Jan 3, 2001 - Susan Wessling

If you want to relive the glory of the Olympics there are plenty opportunities on the Internet. Track and field clearly had its share of highlights that are worth revisiting and there are a number of sites that allow just that opportunity.

Nov 22, 2000 - Susan Wessling

INDIANAPOLIS — It is that time of year again, when the National Track & Field Hall of Fame opens its doors to new members. Four athletes, all U.S. Olympians, make up the newest class, which will be inducted into the hall on Dec. 2.

Oct 20, 2000 - Susan Wessling

C.J. Hunter, the reigning world champion in the shot put, may not have the opportunity to make his Olympic dream come true. Hunter underwent knee surgery on Sept. 3 and he says he is now evaluating his ability to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, according to the USA Track and Field Association.

Sep 7, 2000 - Susan Wessling

While one American's newest Olympic decathlon dreams have been dashed, another is ready to step into the spotlight.

Jul 19, 2000 - Susan Wessling

Marion Jones continues to make her presence felt both on and off the track. Jones has been highly visible outside of the athletic arena, appearing in numerous commercials, making television appearances and giving numerous other media interviews, which all eat away at the athlete's time.

Jul 11, 2000 - Susan Wessling

PITTSBURGH, Penn. - Rod DeHaven of Madison, Wisc. won the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Sunday and in the process earned a berth for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

May 9, 2000 - Susan Wessling

American sprinter Michael Johnson is having a year for the books with exceptional performances as he readies for the Olympics Games. But, his accomplishments on the track certainly won't be the only highlights of the year for the two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Apr 6, 2000 - Susan Wessling

Christine Clark of Anchorage, Alaska, won the 2000 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon, crossing the finish line in 2:33:31 and winning a berth to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Feb 27, 2000 - Susan Wessling

American athletes are not only savoring the opportunity to compete in their own country on the Golden Spike Tour, but they are also enjoying the national television coverage the circuitprovides.

Feb 15, 2000 - Susan Wessling

Jesse Owen's is Suite 101: Track and Field's pick as the century's best athlete. ESPN had a different view, although the network did highlight many track and field stars in its Sports Century.

Jan 6, 2000 - Susan Wessling

World champion sprinters Maurice Greene and Inger Miller won the United States Track and Field Association's top honor this year - the Jesse Owens Memorial Award.

Dec 4, 1999 - Susan Wessling

USA Track and Field (USATF) will be honoring four of its greats when the National Hall of Fame opens its doors for Willie Banks, Charles Moore, Bill Rodger and the late Larry Ellis.

Nov 4, 1999 - Susan Wessling

USA Track and Field has recently announced the schedule and qualifying standards for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The U.S trials have a storied history with 53 world records set by Americans looking to earn berths to the Olympics.

Oct 20, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Collegiate track and field is becoming a growing presence on the Internet but the sport is still lagging far behind other high profile sports when it comes to cyberspace coverage.

Oct 6, 1999 - Susan Wessling

The head of the United States Track and Field Association was pleased with the Americans' showing at the IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships last month. There were many highlights for the U.S. men's and women's squads, who both won the team titles and compiled a total of 11 gold medals.

Sep 16, 1999 - Susan Wessling

One American lived his dream at Spain's Estadio Olimpico during last week's IAAF World Championships while another one experienced a nightmare.

Aug 30, 1999 - Susan Wessling

When United States track and field superstar Marion Jones practices at the University of North Carolina, she is just one of crowd. USA Track & Field hopes all that is changing as the association put their athletes in the spotlight and on the television airwaves with more frequency this past year.

Aug 9, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Southern California native Marion Jones will be featured on "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" - which opens it new season tonight with the spotlight on the United States track and field star.

Jul 26, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Regina Jacobs turned out to be the big star at the 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Jacobs, 35, was the only double winner at the meet, despite high expectations for such stars as Marion Jones.

Jul 9, 1999 - Susan Wessling

American sprinter Maurice Greene etched his name in the record books, replacing Canadian Donovan Bailey with a new world record in the 100 meters.

Jun 17, 1999 - Susan Wessling

USA Track & Field's Golden Spike Tour has featured some thrilling performances in the early stages of competition. In the opening event May 14, the Adidas Oregon Track Classic in Portland, it was the hurdlers who took center stage. On the second stop of the tour three world-leading marks for 1999 were set.

May 28, 1999 - Susan Wessling

In wiping Mary Decker Slaney’s silver medal performance from the 1997 world championships out of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) history books, the association says it is simply abiding by another book, its own constitution.

May 17, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Mary Decker Slaney silver medal performance from the 1997 world championships has been erased from the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) history books. The IAAF stripped Slaney of the 1,500-meters medal won in Paris because she failed a drug test three years ago.

Apr 30, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Ethiopia’s won her third consecutive Boston Marathon’s women's title Monday, while Joseph Chebet, last year’s runner-up, became the fifth Kenyan to win the Boston men's title.

Apr 20, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Paul Tergat won the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) senior men's cross country title for an unprecedented fifth consecutive time Sunday in Belfast. In the women’s competition, Ethiopia’s Gete Wami returned to the top of the podium Sunday after winning the women’s long course race. Short races for the men and women were also decided.

Apr 2, 1999 - Susan Wessling

It has been a busy stretch in track and field arenas as the NCAA crowned the Texas women and the Arkansas men its indoor collegiate champions. Meanwhile Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia and Gabriela Szabo of Romania each scored double wins in the 1500 and 3000 meters at the 7th International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Indoor Championships.

Mar 19, 1999 - Susan Wessling

The Golden Spike Tour culminated last Saturday in Atlanta at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships where Gail Devers continued her stellar comeback and Americans set new U.S. marks in the 200 meters and the pole vault.

Mar 5, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Triple Olympic champion Gail Devers is back on the comeback trail once again. After nine months on the sideline, Devers posted the year's fastest time in the women's 60 meters, by clocking 7.04 at the BUPA Grand Prix meet in Birmingham,England.

Feb 19, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Track and field will be hitting the airwaves with a bit more frequency beginning in February. The United States Track and Field Association (USATF) has implemented a new program aimed at giving American athletes more money and more exposure on television.

Jan 29, 1999 - Susan Wessling

Wyoming thrower Kevin Mannon and Harvard high jumper Dora Gyorffy wasted no time in establishing themselves as the competitors to beat in their respective events as the collegiate indoor track season got underway last month. The two lead a list of qualifiers for the NCAAs.

Jan 15, 1999 - Susan Wessling

For the second straight year, American sprint and long jump star Marion Jones won the top awards from the International Athletic Foundation Council (IAFC) and USA Track and Field (USATF). Haile Gebrselassie was also honored by the IAFC while John Godina was honored by USATF.

Jan 1, 1999 - Susan Wessling

The University of Arkansas men's cross country team wins its record ninth NCAA title while the Villanova women's cross country team wins its seventh NCAA title.

Dec 18, 1998 - Susan Wessling

Greg Foster, Francie Larrieu-Smith, Jay Silvester and Dwight Stones were inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame on Dec. 3, 1998.

Dec 4, 1998 - Susan Wessling

A look back at the life of Florence Griffith Joyner and her legacy. On Sept. 21 Giffith Joyner died of suffocation in her sleep after suffering an epileptic fit. She was just 38 years old.

Oct 20, 1998 - Susan Wessling