June 29, 2012
By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat
The third Nike Elite Camp will bring together 20 top high school cross country runners and the program includes an exhibition Mile that will be held on June 29 at Hayward Field.
As a stipulation mandated by NCAA rules, the shoe-company sponsored event has to...
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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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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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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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