By Jarrid Denney Keni Harrison and her coach made a decision at the end of last summer to focus solely on the 100 meter hurdles during the Olympic year and plan her training program entirely around that event. The decision paid off… Continue Reading
By Jarrid Denney Since the start of the outdoor season, pole vault world-record holder and defending Olympic gold medalist Renaud Lavillenie of France has looked a little less invincible than he has in the past. Coming into Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic, however, Lavillenie… Continue Reading
By Jarrid Denney Randall Cunningham couldn’t stop looking at his phone Friday afternoon. His daughter, Vashti, is just days removed from her high school graduation, and was less than 24 hours away from her debut at Hayward Field, where she… Continue Reading
For the first time in as long as she can remember, Liz Brenner is a one-sport athlete. The former five-sport star and soon-to-be Oregon graduate has been focusing her efforts toward at least two sports since she arrived at the University… Continue Reading
As his feet hit the same track where he had resuscitated his running career a decade earlier, Carlos Trujillo had already run 41,842 meters Sunday morning. To keep his Olympic dreams alive, he needed to run 200 more in 42… Continue Reading
Adoree’ Jackson hovered over the tape measurer, anxiously awaiting his announcement on the distance of his final long jump attempt. Jackson’s jump was the last of the event, and he needed a mark better than 25 feet, 7¼ inches to… Continue Reading
For the next month, Marcus Chambers won’t worry about race times. He won’t worry about wins. He’s only concerned about building toward his plan. The Oregon junior cruised to victory in the 400-meter dash at the Oregon Relays at Hayward… Continue Reading
In their first trip to Hayward Field, Penn State’s Xavier Smith and Malik Moffett finished one-two in the men’s 200-meter dash in the Pepsi Invitational at Hayward Field Saturday afternoon. They didn’t know it immediately after their race, but their… Continue Reading