When Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast crossed the finish line of the IAAF Diamond League 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic, it was impossible to tell who had won. Both women were credited with a… Continue Reading
Renaud Lavillenie broke the Hayward Field record by a half-inch in the men’s pole vault with 19 feet, 10 1/4 inches (6.05 meters) in the 41st Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. The jump is also an outdoor personal best, the same… Continue Reading
Three weeks ago, world-record pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie of France was running the final paces of the men’s 4×100 relay at a French national clubs competition when he tripped over his feet and fell shoulder first to the track. He… Continue Reading
Coming down the straightaway toward the finish line of the 400 meters, Bryshon Nellum and Ashton Eaton kicked so intensely that they grimaced. The two crossed simultaneously as the crowd roared. Not knowing which of them had crossed first, the… Continue Reading
Oregon’s Jackson Darland dropped more than four seconds from his personal best in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase to win the event in 8 minutes, 59.95 seconds at the Oregon Twilight at Historic Hayward Field. He did it with help from… Continue Reading
Oregon’s Brittany Mann dominated in the women’s shot put with a 54 foot, 9 1/4 inches throw during the Oregon Track Relays, well over 6 1/2 feet farther than her closest competition – and just 1 foot, 3 3/4 inches… Continue Reading
Dakarai Hightower won the men’s high jump during the Oregon Track Relays with his first attempt which came at 6 feet, 9 inches. But he didn’t stop there. Hightower continued to compete against himself and see how high he could… Continue Reading