DOHA, Qatar — For the U.S. team, the world championship debut of the 4×400 mixed relay team will go down in history. Michael Cherry erased a near 100-meter deficit to Poland in the anchor leg and secured a victory of… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar – With a team of gold medal contenders in some of the deepest fields in the sport’s history, the U.S. track and field team is threatening to break some records at the 2019 IAAF World Track and Field… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — Following a Tuesday night practice ahead of the IAAF World Track and Field Championships, 100-meter favorite Christian Coleman maintained that he is innocent of doping after missed drug tests put him in danger of being suspended for… Continue Reading
EUGENE — The new Hayward Field, under construction for the past 14 months on an “aggressive schedule” to get ready for the 2020 spring track and field season, will be more than simply a competition venue. Underneath the track… Continue Reading
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Stanford’s Cobb Track and Angell Field played home to the 2019 Prefontaine Classic on Sunday while reconstruction of Hayward Field continues. And though it wasn’t in our backyard, as usual, the SOJC Track Bureau was on… Continue Reading
By Alex Castle PALO ALTO, Calif. — If this year’s world championship final is anything like the Prefontaine Classic’s women’s 1,500 meters, then Doha is due for a thrilling race to the podium. In her return from a 21-month maternity… Continue Reading
By Alex Castle PALO ALTO, Calif. — Despite a field with six of the world’s fastest women’s steeplechasers of all time, Kenyan world-record holder Beatrice Chepkoech made it look easy in the Prefontaine Classic’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a near 10-second… Continue Reading
By Alex Castle SAN MATEO, Calif. — Earlier this year, two-time 1,500-meter Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe said that there was “no question” Britain’s Laura Muir could bring home the gold in 2020 after winning double gold medals at the… Continue Reading
By Alex Castle Growing up in a family that centered around the track, it seemed like a forgone conclusion that one day Allie Janke would end up on one too. But with an aunt, uncle and cousin who all won… Continue Reading
By Alex Castle Two weeks ago in Austin, Texas, distance runner Elvin Kibet put on her U.S. Army singlet for the first time and immediately began to cry. “I just wanted to give back, and this is a really great… Continue Reading