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2012 USA Cross Country Championships

admin2 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:13 -0800

ST. LOUIS - Get ready for the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships taking place February 11 in Forest Park. In addition to watching some of the country’s top runners compete, cross country enthusiasts will have a chance to experience the course by running in either a community race, open to runners of all ages, or a high school race for runners in grades 7-12. Visit the Cross Country Championships website to learn more about the day’s line up and how to attend a February 10 panel discussion featuring Ryan Hall and Desiree Davila.

Three Top-Two Finishes For Miner Men's Track

admin2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:59:36 -0800

The Rolla Daily News - Missouri S&T’s men’s track & field team completed a successful weekend at the Missouri Southern Invitational with three top-two finishes and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the two-day meet. Terry Robinson (St. Louis, Mo./McClluer South-Berkeley) won the 600-yard run by posting a time of 1:14.96, winning by nearly two seconds over Will Taylor from Coffeyvolle Community College. In addition, Robinson took second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.27 seconds.

Hospital Hill Run Gears Up For 39th Consecutive Year With Price Chopper As New Title Sponsor

admin2 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:37:50 -0800

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (January 26,2012) - Price Chopper, the largest grocer in Kansas City, has inked a deal to be the title sponsor of the 39th annual Hospital Hill Run. Hospital Hill Run presented by Price Chopper will take place on Saturday June 2, 2012 consists of a half marathon, 10K and the UMKC School of Medicine 5K events, starting and finishing at Crown Center.

STLC Names 2011 All-Metro High School XC Team

admin2 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:57:04 -0800

By Tom Eckelmann - ST. LOUIS - For the 19th year. the St. Louis Track Club will honor the All-Metro High School Cross Country Teams at the SLTC Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, February 11. This year the panel of coaches again selected honorees for a first team, a second team as well as honorable mentions. Each honoree will receive a plaque commemorating their selection.

McClellan, Archibald Record Top-Two Finishes At Iowa State Open

admin2 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:07:11 -0800

AMES, Iowa – Jusean Archibald (Bridgeton, Mo./Trinity) had a pair of top 10 finishes over the weekend to lead the efforts of the Missouri S&T men's track & field squad at the Iowa State Open. Archibald placed second in the long jump Friday with a mark of 22-11 3/4, then added a ninth place finish Saturday in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.50 seconds. Earlier in the day, Archibald had the fifth-best time in the preliminary rounds of the 60-hurdles of 8.31 seconds.

Jayhawk Track and Field Claims Dual Meet Victory Over Missouri

admin2 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:46:19 -0800

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Kansas track and field team out-dueled archrival Missouri Friday afternoon, 191-167, in head-to-head action. The Jayhawk women topped the Tigers by a score of 106-75, while the men fell to MU 92-85. The two teams' combined scores were enough to earn their second-straight dual meet victory.

2012 U.S. Olympic Trials-Marathon: Meb, Ryan, Abdi, and Dathan

admin2 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:04:30 -0800

RunBlogRun - (January 14, 2012) - The conditions for the 2012 U.S Olympic Trials-Marathon, were just about perfect: sunny, 35-40 degrees, with a bit of wind on the last loop. From the very start, there were two men's races. A pack of Dathan Ritzenhein, Brian Olinger, Mo Trafeh, Joseph Chirlee, Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman, and Meb Keflezighil meant business from the start. Cruising 4.50-4.51 miles, the lead pack hit the mile in 4:50, two miles in 9:41 and three miles in 14:32. The chasing pack, lead by Brett Gotcher and Andrew Carlsen, were already 30 seconds back at 5k, hit in 15:03.

Nightingale Named Gatorade Missouri Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year

admin2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:26:26 -0800

CHICAGO - (January 12, 2012) - In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN HS, today announced Samantha Nightingale of Blue Springs South High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade Missouri Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Nightingale is the first Gatorade Missouri Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Blue Springs South High School.

2012 U.S. Olympic Trials–Marathon program

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:19:29 -0800

It is USA Track & Field’s great pleasure to welcome you to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, hosted by the Houston Marathon Committee. For the first time ever, this country’s finest men and women marathoners will run in the same city, on the same day, to compete for a total of six Olympic Team spots on Team USA.With this historic gathering of our nation’s most talented runners, Saturday’s race is sure to be one of the best ever run on U.S. soil.

More Than 300 Set to Run in 2012 Olympic Team Trials

admin2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:31:47 -0800

HOUSTON - (January 10, 2012) - In less than four days, more than 300 of America’s top distance runners will take to the streets of Houston in an historic edition of the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. For the first time, the men’s and women’s teams will be selected on the same day and on the same course.

Local Runners Have Modest Goals at Olympic Marathon Trials

admin2 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:07:07 -0800

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - They might have dreamed it, but neither Adam MacDowell nor Jackie Pirtle-Hall talked of standing on the podium at the Olympic marathon trials on Saturday in Houston. That goal belongs to more recognizable names of distance running, such as Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi, Dathan Ritzenhein, Desiree Davila, Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher and Serena Burla, hoping to earn a spot on the U.S. team in London. Instead, the area's representatives enter with relatively modest ambitions.

Houston 2012: Rupp withdraws from US Olympic Trials-Marathon

admin2 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:33:11 -0800

RunBlogRun.com - Galen Rupp has decided to withdraw from the marathon trials. He noted, in an interview with Oregonlive.com, that he needed to commit fully to the 10,000 meters for London, where he sees his future. RBR agrees. He can run the marathon in 2016.

Mizzou to Host Missouri-Kansas Border Dual on January 13

admin2 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:08:54 -0800

COLUMBIA - The Mizzou track and field program will host three home meets this upcoming indoor season with the first, the Missouri-Kansas Border Dual, being held on January 13. Other home meets this season include the Missouri Collegiate Challenge and the Missouri All-Comers Meet.

Will Californians Deliver Again at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials?

admin2 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:31:40 -0800

RunBlogRun - (January 1) - Thirteen days from now, the 2012 U.S. Marathon Team Trials will be held in Houston, Texas. The races on Saturday, January 14, 2012, will determine who will represent the United States, in one of the iconic events of our sport. Team U.S.A., the track & field team in particular, has the best won-loss record of any team in the U.S. The renaissance of our middle and distance runners over the past decade was a long time coming, and is a constant reminder that our country has more ability in a major metropolis, in athletics, than many countries around the world.

Big River Christmas Lights Run

admin2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:47:15 -0800

ST. LOUIS - (December 19) - The Big River Christmas Lights Run is TONIGHT at 6:00pm at the South City store. A 3 mile and 5 mile option that weave their way through the best (and brightest!) streets in beautiful St. Louis Hills. The run will once again be collecting warm clothing for the US Marine Corps Clothing Drive. As always, hot cocoa and cookies will be provided to all participants.

Truman Athletes Earn Weekly MIAA Honors

admin2 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:16:51 -0800

KANSAS CITY – Truman State University Track & Field student-athletes Derek Atwood and Jennifer Zweifel were selected as the MIAA Athletes of the Week for their performances at the Iowa State Holiday Preview.

Field Events Pace Bearcats in First Weekend of Cyclone Holiday Preview

admin2 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:03:09 -0800

AMES, Iowa – A pair of Northwest Missouri State men 800 meter runners finished in the top five, along with Will Haer’s runner-up finish in the pole vault, highlighted the opening weekend at the Cyclone Holiday Preview. Taylor Overmiller and Derek Roberts finished second and third in the 800m run for Northwest, behind Truman State’s Matthew Shaefer. Overmiller was neck-and-neck with Shaefer who took first-place with a time of 1:57.57, while Overmiller was just behind with a time of 1:57.89. Roberts was also just seconds behind at 2:00.79.

650 Runners Compete in Pere Marquette Endurance Trail Run

admin2 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:22:34 -0800

The Telegraph - A pair of area runners won the challenging 7.5-mile Pere Marquette Endurance Trail Run for the fifth time Saturday at Pere Marquette State Park. Dan Rooney, 51, of O'Fallon, won the men's race in 53:32; Judy Dorphinghaus, 42, of Washington, Mo., won the women's race in 1 hour and 22 seconds; Curt Schneider, 36, of St. Charles, Mo., was second overall with a time of 54:45 and Mike Kalik, 26, of Carlinville, was third overall with a time of 55:06.

Nightingale Named MoMileSplit Girls Runner of the Year

admin2 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:18:24 -0800

MoMileSplit.com - As the defending state cross champion, Samantha Nightingale made it known that she was focusing her senior campaign on the national stage. Nightingale’s stepping stones included setting an early PR and reclaiming the Class 4 title. That’s when the Blue Springs South senior could turn her attention to the postseason and trying to return to the Nike Cross Nationals and improving on last year’s 19th-place finish. She accomplished every goal including an 8th place finish Saturday at Nike nationals in Portland, Ore. For those accomplishments, Nightingale has been named the mo.milesplit.com girls cross country runner of the year.

Record Breaking Participation Expected for 2012 GO! St. Louis Marathon Weekend

admin2 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:23:36 -0800

ST. LOUIS - Registration for the 12th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, set for April 14 & 15 is currently open. The event is Missouri’s largest competitive fitness event, with more than 25,000 total participants. The popular half marathon presented by PNC Bank had 13,500 registrants last year, making it one of the largest 13.1 fields in the U.S. Many of the races sellout in advance so be sure to secure a spot soon. Registration fees increase after December 31.