Whether it be arguments over Twitter or the actual comparison of times, the idea of a professional football player competing in a professional track and field event has been discussed within both the football and track communities. The biggest disagreement?… Continue Reading
The Kansas City Qualifier was designed specifically to qualify as many athletes as possible to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene at the end of June. But only three athletes qualified. The midwest wind proved to be the biggest obstacle… Continue Reading
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 Hannah Bonnie Brenda Martinez collapsed across the line in tears during the women’s 1,500-meter final of the U.S Track and Field Olympic Trials, finishing in third place and making the team for Rio six days after a fall prevented… Continue Reading
By Isaac Gibson EUGENE, Oregon — Vin Lananna wears many hats in the track and field world. He is the president of TrackTown USA, the associate athletic director at the University of Oregon, the head coach of the U.S. men’s… Continue Reading
By Zac Neel DeAnna Price, Michelle Carter, Raven Saunders. If you are a fan of track and field, you probably know their names. If you care about body-shaming in women’s sports, you need to know their message. These women are… Continue Reading
Day 9 of the Olympic Trials was extraordinary in numerous ways. With 22,847 in attendance, it was a Hayward Field record. In the men’s 5,000 meters, 41-year-old legend Bernard Lagat proved age is just a number with his last-minute win. And… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh Even professional athletes like Justin Gatlin have pre-race jitters. Before his 200-meter final on Saturday, he woke up at 4 a.m. and could not get back to sleep. He was worrying about the ankle and quad injuries… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie Oregon’s Devon Allen dominated the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, beating the rest of the field by .2 seconds, the biggest margin in trials history, with a time of 13.03, a… Continue Reading
It was a real Oregon track meet Friday at the U.S. Olympic trials, with the majority of races accompanied by unrelenting downpours. Puddles formed in lane one and athletes walked off the track soaked to the bone, but it didn’t… Continue Reading