By Becky Hoag By the time the bar in the men’s high jump at the NCAA championship reached 7 feet, 3 inches, the 23 competitors had been reduced to just two: Florida junior Christoff Bryan and Texas Tech junior Trey… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag Penn State sophomore Isaiah Harris looked relaxed during his preliminary race for the men’s 800 meters on Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and he did what he needed to do: qualified for Friday’s… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag When Oregon’s Edward Cheserek sustained a lower back strain, which caused him to withdraw from the NCAA West Regional, he was unable to defend his NCAA titles in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Cheserek is a 17-time NCAA… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag The Hayward crowd went crazy on the second day of the Prefontaine Classic as the reigning world champion, Christian Taylor, and fellow American Will Claye battled during the last two rounds of the triple jump. This competition… 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 Becky Hoag When Oregon junior Deajah Stevens crossed the finish line in the women’s 200-meter dash at the Pac-12 championships and her time came up on the board, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Not only was it her personal… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag Oregon junior Damarcus Simpson was bound to be one of the favorites in the Pac-12 championship men’s long jump, not only because the event took place at Hayward Field this weekend, but also because he broke a… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag Oregon welcomed competitors of the Pac-12 championships first day with copious amounts of rain. This posed an extra challenge for those coming from warmer areas like Southern California and Arizona. Still, the competition did not let up.… Continue Reading
By Becky Hoag Oregon State’s Devin Collins couldn’t wait to race in the women’s 400-meter hurdles against one of her inspirations, Georganne Moline, at Friday’s Twilight Meet. So when she saw Moline in the bathroom before the race, she had… Continue Reading