July 02, 2012
By Ken Goe, The Oregonian
EUGENE, Ore. -- After Matthew Centrowitz finished second in Sunday's 1,500-meter final in the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, he was asked about the knee injury he suffered this spring.
Centrowitz brushed it off as a "minor setback."
He wasn't telling the...
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July 02, 2012
By Michel Martin, National Public Radio
Leonel Manzano is the new U.S. track and field champion in the men's 1500 meters. He took home the title on Sunday night, and booked his place on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. As part of Tell Me More's preview of the Summer Olympics, host Michel Martin...
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June 30, 2012
Monument resident in 1,500 finals Sunday
By David Ramsey, The Gazette
Juli Benson has spent dozens of hours working with Jenny Simpson. She’s not spent a single hour worrying about Simpson.
It’s easy to be confident about Simpson’s future. She competes Sunday in the 1,500 finals at the...
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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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