Mile News


Bile, Burcham and Margey break through

June 17, 2012

By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- All three of them had built stellar resumes, made numerous appearances in big national races, and produced a lot of near-misses.

But Ahmed Bile (Annandale, Va.), Jacob Burcham (Ona, W.V.) and Kelsey Margey (Long Island, N.Y.) all became...

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Olympic runner Lopez Lomong is a ‘warrior inside’

June 16, 2012

As part of USA TODAY Sports' "100 Olympic hopefuls in 100 Days" series, prospective U.S. Olympians give their thoughts on the Games in their own words.

By Karen Rosen, USA Today

Four years after Lopez Lomong carried the Star-Spangled Banner into the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing,...

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Throwback Video Thursday: Jim Ryun

June 14, 2012

Interview by Matt Franzblau / Feature edited by Rock Chalk Video

Jim Ryun (Track & Field) 1965-69
When one mentions Kansas track & field it is hard not to hear the name Jim Ryun shortly afterwards. The Wichita, Kan. native burst onto the collegiate scene after becoming the first high school...

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Russell Brown proves he’s on the right track for the Olympic Trials

June 14, 2012

Russell Brown takes aim at the Olympic Trials 1,500

By Ron Bellamy, The Register-Guard

EUGENE, Ore. - A couple of years ago, Russell Brown put on a running clinic for the kids at Jasper Mountain, a school and treatment center for emotionally disturbed children south of Springfield.

Inspired...

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