By Emma Childs Even though he felt that his race was “awful,” Omar McLeod still beat out a world-class field Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic that included the world record holder, Aries Merritt. “Ridiculously awful,” he said. “I was floating… Continue Reading
By Ariel Sax Mariya Lasitskene broke her personal best in the high jump Saturday to win the Prefontaine Classic high jump with a height of 6 feet, 8 inches (2.03 meters), which was also the highest jump in the world… Continue Reading
By Jack Butler The 100-meter dash is often decided by hundredths of a second. When a race ends in 10 or 11 seconds, every swing of the arms, rotation of the legs or position of the feet matter. But results… Continue Reading
By Kim Holm Olympic hurdler Ashley Spencer won the 400-meter hurdles Saturday at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic, with a time of 53.38 seconds. Spencer beat out Olympic gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad, who finished fifth. “I’ve been dealing with some injuries… Continue Reading
By Morgan Sudduth It was a battle to the very end between American athletes Jasmin Stowers and Queen Harrison in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic, Saturday at Hayward Field. The two ran their season’s best, but it was… Continue Reading
By Gus Morris Tyrese Cooper is no stranger to a big stage. Last year, as a freshman, Cooper set national records in the 60, 100, 200 and 400 meters during the indoor season, then did the same in the 100,… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag Gabriele Grunewald was the last runner from the Prefontaine Classic national women’s 1,500-meter race to enter the Hayward Field interview area Friday night, and even though she placed second-to-last in 4 minutes, 15.04 seconds, reporters crowded around… Continue Reading
By Gus Morris Day One of the 2017 Prefontaine Classic kicked off on Friday with seven women’s events to celebrate Joan Benoit Samuelson night. The winner of the inaugural women’s Olympic marathon in 1984, along with some 7,800 others, was… Continue Reading
By Abigail Winn When it comes to helping her daughter Tamari succeed in track, Tamara Davis is all in. “Everything we do is committed to what she has to do,” she said. “A lot of travel for practice, training late… Continue Reading
By Jack Butler Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba pulled away from the field halfway through the race. Her biggest competitor wasn’t any other runner; it was the clock. In Friday’s 5,000-meter race at the Prefontaine Classic, Dibaba was pushing to break the… Continue Reading