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Cornell alumna Morgan Uceny nears qualifying to compete in the London Olympics

June 26, 2012

Would be the first Cornell female track athlete in Olympics

By Ed Boulat, The Ithaca Journal

ITHACA, N.Y. - From the plains of Indiana to the hills of Ithaca, to the biggest stages in world athletics.

Morgan Uceny's life journey has been quite an incredible one. At a quick glance, it's a...

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‘Steeplechase Queen’ Hopes To Score Big In London

June 26, 2012

By Allison Keyes, National Public Radio

Jenny Simpson, the 1500 meter women's world champion, is known to some as the American steeplechase queen. Simpson is doing a few last-minute training tweaks as she gets ready for her Olympic trials race on Thursday. She's hoping to represent the U.S. in...

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Alan Webb’s Race Against Time

June 26, 2012

Alan Webb, who broke the four-minute-mile barrier in high school, failed to qualify for this year’s Olympics.

By Scott Cacciola, The Wall Street Journal

Alan Webb caught himself looking at a list not long ago. It was a list of Americans who had run four-minute miles, and he noticed that it...

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Sadly, U.S. track renaissance is leaving Alan Webb behind

June 26, 2012

"If I had anything to do with that... maybe I inspired everybody too much, maybe I created a monster...''

By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated

EUGENE, Ore. - It has been all the talk for nearly a decade now, that middle- and long-distance running in the United States has been resurrected from...

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