EUGENE, Oregon – With just over half of the race behind him, Oregon alum Galen Rupp sat near the middle of the pack in the men’s 5,000 meters. The clock on the scoreboard ticked past 7 minutes, 30 seconds, and Rupp decided it… Continue Reading
The 2015 Prefontaine Classic hosted girls and boys high school elite mile competitions first time on Friday. And neither of the inaugural amateur races disappointed. Ryen Frazier took the girls’ elite mile in a sub-4:40 photo finish against Danielle Jones. Frazier, the… Continue Reading
In a Prefontaine Classic field featuring all of the Olympic and world championships gold medalists since 2006, it was the American left off the 2012 Olympic roster who shined brightest. Joe Kovacs won the men’s shot put Friday evening with a… Continue Reading
The favorites in the high school elite 200-meter races came out on top in the 41st Prefontaine Classic. Their finishes, however, differed. Senior Ryan Clark, the nation’s top indoor sprinter from Banneker, Georgia, won the boys’ 200 meters Friday night… Continue Reading
Piotr Malachowski of Poland won the men’s discus on his last throw Friday night at the Prefontaine Classic. Also the 2010 Pre Classic winner, Malachowski’s winning throw was 215 feet, 2 inches (65.59 meters). It was payback of sorts as he edged… Continue Reading
Information regarding wind-aided jumps updated on Saturday. After a disappointing couple of jumps to begin the women’s long jump at the 2015 Prefontaine Classic, Tianna Bartoletta adjusted her approach and hit a personal best of 23 feet, 4 inches (7.11 meters)… Continue Reading
Maggie Vessey won the 800 meters Friday night at the Prefontaine Classic – and she did it in style. With her hair in a perfect braid and wearing an unconventional track outfit, with no shoe company logos, a lace top… 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
One lap, eight of the world’s best sprinters. That’s how things look on paper for the men’s 400 meters on Saturday afternoon at the 41st Prefontaine Classic. But if last year is any indication, the race within the race centers around… Continue Reading
When Justin Gatlin appeared at the Valley River Inn a day before competing in the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic, his buzzed hair was scattered with gray. It seemed like an indicator of the long road he has taken to restore his image. Gatlin,… Continue Reading