In her first 400-meter race in over a year, Allyson Felix just wanted to see how she compared to the competition. Felix was up against American record holder Sanya Richards-Ross and the 2014 Diamond League champion, Novlene Williams-Mills, and she measured up.… Continue Reading
American Jenny Simpson won the women’s 1,500-meter race at the Prefontaine Classic Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field. It’s the first time an American has won this race since Christin Wurth-Thomas did in 2005. Simpson kicked past fellow American Shannon Rowbury… Continue Reading
Sanya Richards-Ross, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 400 meters, is “ready to run fast.” After already running sub-50 seconds less than a month ago in Jamaica, she hopes to repeat the feat again on Saturday during the… Continue Reading
With a grimace and reaching up to slap his own head, Mo Farah ran across the finish line winning the fourth-fastest 10,000 meters at Hayward Field Friday night at the Prefontaine Classic with a time of 26 minutes, 50.97 seconds.… Continue Reading
Rita Radostitz’s father was late. The 16-year-old and her friend, students at Sheldon High, had plans to go to the NCAA Preparation Meet, and he was giving them a ride. They were eager to get there because they wanted to watch Steve… Continue Reading
On Saturday morning, Meredith Faulkner got to check one more item off her runner’s bucket list: she ran across the finish line at Hayward Field. The 130th marathon runner to come across, Faulkner finished her eighth marathon and her first… Continue Reading
Johnathan Cabral marked his final regular-season meet as an Oregon Duck at Hayward Field with a win in the men’s 110-meter hurdles Friday in the Oregon Twilight Meet. He finished in 13.75 seconds, but pulled up grabbing his right hamstring… Continue Reading
University of Oregon thrower Ryan Hunter-Simms led all the way through the men’s discus competition Friday afternoon at the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field. “I was just trying to push it and go for it through the first couple… Continue Reading
Oregon sophomore Alisha Rowlee, who officially represented the Ducks for the first time just a month ago, held off a charge in the 100-meter dash from former Oregon sprinter Mandy White, who still holds the program’s sixth-best time, Friday night… Continue Reading
Ben Blankenship arrived without fanfare at TrackTown Tuesday in Eugene Tuesday, just days after breaking the world record in the U.S. men’s distance medley relay at the World Relays in the Bahamas. He wasn’t greeted by crowds or loud cheers,… Continue Reading