By Keeler McJunkin Sydney McLaughlin, a 16-year-old who just finished her junior year in high school, who doesn’t have her driver’s license because she lost her permit and likes to juggle in her free time, was so nervous when she… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin The women currently running the 100-meter hurdles from the United States are the best in the world: Nine of the top 12 times in the world this year have been posted by Americans. So at a top… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin A two-time Olympian and 2015 world championships bronze medalist, Michelle Carter has excelled at the national level for over a decade. Now, after making her third Olympic team with a final throw of 64 feet, 3 ¼… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials get back to a full schedule on Thursday after a rest day Tuesday and a full day of hammer competition Wednesday. Here are some events to pay attention to over… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Olympic gold-medal contender Justin Gatlin is fast on and off the track. Known as a person who won’t shy away from speaking his mind, Gatlin quickly quieted any concern he might have surrounding the Zika virus when… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Clayton Murphy came from behind to take gold in the men’s 800 meters with a time of 1:44.76 at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on Monday, taking a win from reigning… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Athletes like Ashton Eaton don’t come along very often. When they do, all eyes are upon them. On a day when decathlon events began at 10 a.m. and ended just before 6 p.m., there were many fans… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Defending Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton and four-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix updated the status of their respective injuries during a news conference at the Eugene Hilton Wednesday afternoon previewing the 2016 U.S. Olympic trials that… Continue Reading