Former Mile world record holder and 3-time Olympic champion recognized for outstanding contributions to national or international sport through education, research or service.
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Sir Peter Snell has been honoured by the United States Sports Academy with a Distinguished Service Award...
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First sub-4 minute Mile one such memorable moment:
“So the Everest of athletics has been scaled, the sound barrier of running has been penetrated. Roger Gilbert Bannister, 25-year-old medical student, may never find the panacea for all ills the human flesh is heir to, but he has found the...
As long as I can rise to each challenge, I’ll see how high I can go.
By Ryan Stellabotte, Fordham News
Kerri Gallagher, FCRH ’11, figured her track career was finished in late May 2011. She’d been a star runner at Fordham, but the Belle Harbor, New York, native wasn’t among the nation’s...
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“I know it motivates me to perform better and I would imagine it does the same for her.” – Rowbury on her rivalry with fellow ace American Miler Jenny Simpson
By Alex Mills, Athletics Weekly
With less than a year to go until Rio 2016, the women’s 1500m is set to be one of the stand-out...
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