By Sierra Webster Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese are used to competing with and against one another in the women’s long jump, securing gold and silver medals, respectively, for the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de… Continue Reading
By Maverick Pallack The first night of the Prefontaine Classic was filled with top women’s competition. Hayward Field spectators were treated with free admission, the honoring of 1984 Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic gold winners looking to defend… Continue Reading
By RJ Chavez In 2012, 16-year-old Gabriela Stafford couldn’t imagine racing against the women she idolized and saw on her television screen during the London Olympics. Now, five years later, many of the same faces she saw competing in London… Continue Reading
By Kim Holm American runner Charlene Lipsey won the 800 meters Friday night at the Prefontaine Classic, setting a personal record with a time of 1 minute, 59.87 seconds. Lipsey was in last place at the start of the race,… Continue Reading
By Morgan Sudduth Eighteen-year-old Kenyan runner Celliphine Chepteek Chespol managed to win the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday night at the Prefontaine Classic even though her shoe slipped off on the water jump. Chespol ran the fastest time ever in the… Continue Reading
By Ariel Sax Tatsiana Khaladovich from Belarus won the javelin Friday evening at the Prefontaine Classic with a distance of 217 feet, 6 inches, (66.30 meters), which is only 1 1/2 inches away from her personal best. Khaladovich maintained most… Continue Reading
By Emma Childs Growing up, Devon Allen had always wanted to compete at the Prefontaine Classic. On Saturday, he’ll fulfill that dream. He will compete in the 110-meter hurdles for the third time this season after recovering from a torn… Continue Reading
By Maggie Vanoni Before Armand “Mondo” Duplantis started high school, his father, Greg, made a bet with him, saying that if Armand could pole vault 18 feet in high school, he would get him any car he wanted. Mondo, a… Continue Reading
By Linden Moore When Mo Farah competed in the 2011 Prefontaine Classic, no one expected him to win. The British distance runner was in his breakout year when he won the 10,000 meters with a time of 26 minutes, 46.57… Continue Reading
By Jack Butler For Saturday’s women’s 400-meter race at the Prefontaine Classic, Dalilah Muhammad just wants a win. Starting her season successfully against a stacked field is important. All three medalists from the 2016 Rio Olympics are racing on Saturday,… Continue Reading