2012 U.S. Olympian and Mile ace Morgan Uceny one of the grant honorees for the Road to Rio 2016
INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation has named the 9 inaugural Stephen A. Schwarzman elite grant recipients, announced Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld...
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By Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service
By most measures, Kenya is a long way from Indiana. But not by every measure.
“Training in Kenya just makes you realize that you don’t need to have extraordinary means to be a good athlete,” said Morgan Uceny, who spent many of her summers in Plymouth,...
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And the future looks bright for the iconic distance in the USA
By Bring Back the Mile
On January 19, 2012, Bring Back the Mile launched with a cardboard sign and video: the start of a movement to return America’s Distance, the Mile, to prominence and to leverage the emotional appeal of this...
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Lightning does strike twice. Just ask Morgan Uceny. But after a run of bad luck, the U.S. middle-distance ace is back on her feet, living in England and has her eyes firmly on the podium… and her opponents.
By Spikes Magazine
Luck. It’s either with you, or it’s not. And if luck has eluded any...
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By Plymouth Community School Corporation
On Friday, September 21, 2012, Morgan Uceny surprised the Lincoln and Riverside Cross Country Team. As the team got off the bus in Centennial Park for practice, Morgan was sitting at a picnic table waiting for the team. She sat with the team and...
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By Tim Creason, youtube.com
U.S. Olympic 1500 meter runner Morgan Uceny describes an average training day with the Mammoth Track Club. Uceny currently trains in Mammoth Lakes, California and San Diego, under the guidance of her coach, Terrence Mahon.
By Amanda Tetlak, Fox 28 News
A hometown hero is back in the country after an exciting trip to the Olympics.
Plymouth's very own Morgan Uceny spoke to a crowd Saturday and signed autographs at the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth.
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By Tim Creason, South Bend Tribune
Morgan Uceny doesn't really know what happened. All she knows is that one moment she was racing, the next moment she was lying on the track.
And now, she has a lot of decisions to make about her future.
It's been just over a week since the pride of...
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By David Woods, The Indianapolis Star
Morgan Uceny, the Plymouth, Ind., runner who tripped in last week's 1500 meter final at the Olympic Games, pulled out of a scheduled race Friday because of injuries resulting from her fall.
Uceny was in good position heading into the last lap of her race...
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By Pat Graham, Associated Press
LONDON — Days after her fall, Morgan Uceny was still trying to piece together what exactly happened.
Uceny was in good position to challenge for a medal in the Olympic 1500 meter final Friday, when she was tripped from behind on the last lap and fell to the...
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