By Shawn Medow On the first day of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the SOJC Track Bureau published eight stories for four professional news organizations. Here’s a wrap-up of Wednesday’s action on the first day of the… Continue Reading
Day Four of the NCAA outdoor track and field national championships proved to be an exciting day right to the end. Just as it did Friday with the men’s team race, Saturday’s race for the women’s team title came down to the… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow Day Three of the NCAA Championships was action-packed as the men’s championship came down to the final event of the day: the 4×400 relay. Texas A&M won the relay, but Florida finished in fourth, which was just… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow In his final meet at Hayward Field, Mo Farah made it look easy in the 5,000 meters, winning in 13 minutes, 0.70 seconds and besting Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha and Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworwor by 0.51 seconds. “It’s quite… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow The Prefontaine Classic has a new women’s 200-meter record, and it’s owned by American sprinter Tori Bowie. “My coach said I was capable of running 21.7 today,” Bowie said. “The major goal for today was coming out… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow Last year, the 200 meters was a disappointing event for Allyson Felix. She tore ligaments in her ankle and could not compete at the Pre Classic, and then she missed the Olympics after coming in fourth in… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow USC triple jumpers Eric Sloan and Dominic Smallwood are called “Dumb and Dumber” by their friends and teammates. The two live next door to each other, and along with high jumper Randall Cunningham, they make up what… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow Nerys Knights could not stay seated while her daughter, Bethan, ran the 10,000 meters Saturday at the Pac-12 championships. She rose to her feet, went back down to her seat, then rose again to take a photograph… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow Oregon track and field sprinters Hannah Cunliffe, Deajah Stevens and Makenzie Dunmore gathered behind a fence just beyond the finish line at Hayward Field. Just like the 4,284 fans Friday at the Oregon Twilight Meet, they were… Continue Reading