Relay, multi records headline day two at Junior Olympics Press Release USATF.org Jul 30, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Befitting a day that saw 1996 Olympic champion and American record holder Dan O'Brien as a guest starter, Gunnar Nixon of the Eastside Steppers broke an 11-year-old record in the intermediate boys' decathlon Wednesday in the top individual performance on day two of the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships at North Carolina A&T State University's Irwin Belk Track.

Ryan Whiting, Nicole Leach and Ruby Radocaj named to USATF Under-23 team for NACAC in Mexico Press Release USATF.org Jul 16, 2008

Three former Pennsylvania prep stars are on the NACAC Under-23 team competing July 18-20 in Mexico. Ryan Whiting (Arizona State/Central Dauphin) is competing in the shot put and discus; Nicole Leach (UCLA/West Catholic), is in the 400 hurdles; and Ruby Radocaj (Minnesota/Williamsport) is in the javelin. Penn State University head coach Beth Alford-Sullivan, is the women's head coach for the team, and one of her athletes, Bridet Franek of Ohio, is in the steeplechase.

Nation's Elite Junior Track Athletes to Compete in Columbus Press Release USATF.org Jun 16, 2008

USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships to Draw the Sport's Rising Stars to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium June 20-22

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus will welcome the nation's best track & field athletes ages 14-19 to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium when the city hosts USA Track & Field's USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, one of the sport's most prestigious annual events.

Ohio High School athletes have qualified well for this event, with over thirty ahletes registered and qualified to compete this weekend. Click on the title to see all of the Ohio High School athletes that are qualified.

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Olympic Trials Super Clinic - Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Press Release USATF.org May 29, 2008

More than 45 of the nation's best coaches and sports scientists will share their knowledge on what enabled the nation's best athletes to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field and the Beijing Olympic Games.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with introductory and five event-specific sessions from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration is free for USATF members.  Super Clinic t-shirts and session notes will be available for the first 500 attendees who pre-register online via the USATF website.  On-site registration will be available for $30.00 (USATF membership fee), which will also include session notes. All attendees must be current USATF members.

2008 Reebok Indoor Games on ESPN2 and Web Press Release USATF.org Jan 25, 2008

Track fans around the country will have limitless opportunities to catch all the action from the 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the second stop of the 2008 Indoor Visa Championship Series, starting this Sunday.

ESPN2 will broadcast the meet, hosted at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, from 3-5 Eastern Time on Sunday. Beginning Tuesday morning, the meet will be available via a Sportnet Webcast. Visit www.usatf.org to access the Webcast.

Fantasy Track Press Release USATF.org Jan 25, 2008

It's just like Fantasy Football, but with professional Track and Field athletes. Challange your friends and coaches to see who know more about track.

Overall top winner wins a trip to Eugene, Oregon for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

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2007 National Podium Education Project FREE !!!! Press Release USATF.org Nov 18, 2007

USATF presents the 2007 National Podium Education Project. This year's project includes most track and field event areas. The NPEP will be held Dec. 11 through Dec. 15, 2007 at The Tuscany Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, and is broken into two sessions. The coaches of the top elite athletes will be holding their High Performance Division (HPD) Elite Athlete Seminars in conjunction with the NPEP. The HPD seminars are run to provide specific scientific information and analysis of our best athletes to ensure that the United States dominates the podium at the Olympics and World Championships.

Olympic Champion Al Oerter Dies at Age 71 Press Release USATF.org Oct 02, 2007

\"\"Four-time Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder and National Track & Field Hall of Famer Al Oerter died Monday of heart failure in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. He was 71.

The greatest athlete ever to compete in the discus, Oerter participated in four Olympics, always as the underdog, and always came out the winner. With each win he set an Olympic record in the event....

Chanelle Price and Ryann Krais named to USA World Youth Team Press Release USATF.org May 21, 2007

\"\"Junior prep stars Chanelle Price of Easton, and Ryann Krais of Methacton, have been named to the World Youth USA Team that will compete from July 11-15 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. USA Track & Field athletes ages 15, 16, or 17 through December 31, 2007 (born in 1990, 1991, or 1992) were considered for team selection. Price will compete in the 800, and Krais in the 400 Hurdles.

6/24 WKND: Costello 5th 1500 | Price 3rd 800 | Regan 3rd PV | Krais 5th Hep, 7th 400H (Leach 1st) Press Release USATF.org Jun 21, 2006

SATURDAY: Liz Costello pulled off a huge PR in taking 5th in a stack 1500, running 4:29.36, which converts to approximately a 4:47.36 Mile. FRIDAY: Last Saturday, Easton sophomore Chanelle Price said if she had someone push her, she could run 2:06. Today she did, chasing two college freshmen to run a 2:06.23 and finish 3rd. In the finals of the 400 Hurdles, Ryann Krais capped her amazing weekend with a 7th place finish. West Catholic grad and UCLA freshman Nicole Leach set a meet record in winning. In the postponed Pole Vault, Easton\'s Lindsay Regan cleared 12-07.50 and finished 3rd. In the Triple Jump, Clarence Smith (Penn State/Coatesville) was 4th, while Eric Jones (Pittsburgh/Gateway) was 10th. Laurel Highlands junior Breehana Jacobs did not advance from the prelims of the 200. Ryann Krais, one day after setting the all-time sophomore class record in the Heptathlon, is in the finals of the 400 Hurdles. In the Triple Jump, Bradford senior Erin Hannon was 13th, and then later took 9th in the High Jump at 5-05.. THURSDAY: It was PR after PR on day one, but on day two, adding the 400 Hurdles open race to the three other closing events of the Heptathlon, Ryann Krais slipped to 4th after the first event of the day, a 17-07 Long Jump, way below her best. That was followed by her first-ever Javelin, where she held her own and dropped just on e more spot to 5th. She then closed out her first Heptathlon with a 2:24.46 in the 800 to finish 5th overall with 5138 point... a US Sophomore Class Record! It also makes her the 16th best prep individual in the event of all time. Oklahoma frosh Amy Backel (Northern York) finished 9th in the Heptathlon. Backel took 4th in the Juniors Javelin, while PA state champ and NON champ Karlee McQuillen of Westmont-Hilltop was 5th. Krais advances to the finals of the 400 Hurdles along with former West Catholic star Nicole Leach who had the fastest qualifer. Central Bucks South grad Duane Hynes, now at Princeton, was in 2nd placw with two events to go in the Decathlon, and Alex Holcombe, Germantown Academy, was in 10th. But in the final event, the 1500, Hynes was beaten by 14 seconds and slipped to third. Holcombe finished 12th, Ryan Fritz (Penn State/Octorara) took 2nd in the High Jump in a jump-off, with former Saint Joseph\'s prep rival Juan Cave, now at Georgia Tech, taking 3rd, also clearing 7-01.50. Pittsburgh\'s Michael Wray (Central, Phil.) took 6th in the 110 Hurdles. In the 100 Dash, Breehana Jacobs of Laurel Highlands, did not advance to the finals. In the 800 Prelims, Easton sophomore Chanelle Price drew the same heat as West Catholic\'s Latavia Thomas and outsprinter her PA rival and the rest of her heat to advance to the finals. In the Shot Put, state champ and NON runner-up Allyn Laughlin, Center, finished 4th. Hempfield\'s Samantha Fetter was 11th. (Photo by Chelo Canion of Vertical Assault)