“Kind of a cool stat was that his first team he made, he finished second, and his second team he won as well. Just another reason for me to follow in his footsteps. Like father like son.”
By Jarrid Denney, Daily Emerald
Coming into the U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meter final, each of the men in...
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"At the end of the day, she's 20-years-old and going up against three medalists in the peak of their careers."
By Nancy Haggerty, The Journal News
Mary Cain, the former Bronxville High School runner who turned pro while still in high school, will have to wait another four years for a crack at...
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Women's 1500m top 3 strongest in U.S. Olympic team history; Blankenship, Andrews and Martinez celebrate first Olympic berths; Centrowitz breaks Steve Scott's Olympic Trials meet record.
By Chris Chavez, Sports Illustrated
Less than half a second separated the third and fourth place finishers...
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And now I'm here... with the chance to earn a spot representing the United States in the Olympic Games. And it almost didn't happen...
By Lex Williams for RRCA.org
RRCA Roads Scholar Lex Williams (2011) is competing in the 1500m at the U.S. Olympic Trials this week in Eugene, OR. Lex also...
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“I’m not putting the blame on anyone. That’s how track is. We move on... I’m ready to bounce back.”
By Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register
EUGENE, Ore. – By the time Brenda Martinez sat down alone with a turkey sandwich and her four dogs Monday night in the house she and her husband/coach...
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Featured in a new ESPN film series, her first round heat of the women’s 1500 meters on Thursday, July 7 in TrackTown USA
By Alison Wade, Runner's World
If professional runner Sarah Brown, 29, and her husband and coach, Darren Brown, had written out a plan a year ago to maximize her chances of...
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"I didn’t know what I was going to do, but it was just like my dad says, 'it's the icing on the cake,' something extra after the season."
Lindsay Rossmiller, for the Missoulian
EUGENE, Ore. -- Kalispell Glacier's Annie Hill is ready for some ice cream and a two-week break.
Hill capped off a...
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“It’s the only thing I’m thinking about. Making the team is the only thing that matters.”
By Tim Creason, South Bend Tribune Correspondent
The last time the world got a good look at Morgan Uceny, she was lying flat on the ground.
The pride of Plymouth fell to the track just as she was...
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The discipline's world record holder, who does not train for the 1500m, savors the final event as he knows it's the most exciting for the fans, and it's the most nail-biting to experience.
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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