1. USA Track and Field: Drake Relays Discovers the Sport's $ecret to $uccess

    By every measurable indicator, last week's Drake Relays was a success. A record number of Olympians, national champions and world-class athletes were drawn to the Des Moines , Iowa meet...

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  2. Oregon Sports Legends: Mac Wilkins' 3 Discus World Records in a Single Day

    I once rubbed elbows with Hercules. It was at the 1976 Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. My wife and I were crossing a grass practice field during a break in the action...

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  3. NCAA Track and Field: 5 Good Reasons Why the Oregon Men Are Title Contenders

    In recent years, much has been written about the powerful women's track program at the University of Oregon. And rightly so. Consider these accomplishments: —Reigning NCAA champions in cross country...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 1 month ago 1,850 reads 5 comments

  4. Jenn Suhr Pole Vaults to New World Record at USA Indoor Championships

    Olympic gold medalist and American record holder (indoor and outdoor) in the pole vault, Jenn Suhr, has just set an indoor world record of 5.02 meters (16 feet, 5.5 inches) at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 3 months ago 3,553 reads 11 comments

  5. Why There Will Never Be a Trophy for the 'Greatest Athlete Ever'

    An old perplexity has raised its head again. In his column for the (Salem, Oregon) Statesman Journal , Timm Collins raised the question, " Is Ashton Eaton the best overall athlete ever? " as the focal point of his story Saturday...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 3 months ago 2,238 reads 4 comments

  6. Q&A with Brad Walker: Let's Get US Pole Vaulting 'Back Where It Belongs'

    Brad Walker has been on a four-year desert sojourn. The journey has followed a descending course, from the heights of two world championships and an American pole vault record, through a wasteland of injuries and back surgeries...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 3 months ago 880 reads 2 comments

  7. Millrose Games: 5 Really Good Reasons to Tune In on Feb. 16

    The 106th Millrose Games , in New York City, are here again. Any sporting event prefixed with 106 years of history should rightfully be billed as "must see." But if that in itself is not enough to grab your attention, there's more...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 3 months ago 1,345 reads 0 comments

  8. Indoor Track: Will Mary Cain Assault Mary Decker's Indoor 800 Meter Record?

    Within the hallowed vaults of indoor high school mid-distance records, there are not many kingdoms left to conquer for 16-year-old Mary Cain. In the two weeks since January 26, the Bronxville, N...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 3 months ago 2,088 reads 2 comments

  9. Track and Field: The Mile Run Still Thrives in a Metric World

    Last weekend's action in the world of track and field did nothing to help the cause of those who would convert us all to an exclusive global metric system...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 4 months ago 1,204 reads 2 comments

  10. Track and Field: Is Prep Phenom Mary Cain USA's Next Great Mid-Distance Star?

    It can be dangerous to pencil in a 16-year-old schoolgirl as the next Mary Decker. Dangerous for the kid, who is just awakening to the pressures of adulthood—let alone the pressures of unrealistic expectations...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 4 months ago 2,186 reads 3 comments

  11. Pole Vaulting's 20-Foot Barrier Awaits the Next Technology

    While reading about the recent Wired Health Conference , an interesting exchange during an interview caught my attention...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 7 months ago 2,489 reads 3 comments

  12. Hayward Field Flashback: Rafer Johnson's Decathlon World Record, After 9 Events

    Many who witnessed Ashton Eaton's incredibly moving decathlon world record at the 2012 Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon swear they will never see another sporting performance so inspiring...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 8 months ago 2,444 reads 0 comments

  13. USA Track and Field: 2014 Is the Year to Get Creative

    In a sport struggling for relevance in a realm dominated by football, basketball and baseball, few can question the relative success and corresponding visibility the London Olympics provided the American track and field teams...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 8 months ago 1,606 reads 13 comments

  14. Aries Merritt: New World Record in 110-Meter Hurdles at Brussels Diamond League

    American Olympic champion hurdler Aries Merritt finally broke from his incredible string of consistency. At Friday's Diamond League finale in Brussels, Belgium, Merritt destroyed Dayron Robles' (Cuba) old world record of 12...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 8 months ago 2,148 reads 8 comments

  15. Olympics Afterglow: 3 Good Reasons to Keep Following Track and Field

    One of the greatest spectacles in sport—the Olympic Games—is quietly giving way to the burgeoning media blitz now being directed at Major League Baseball, college football and the NFL...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 9 months ago 776 reads 4 comments

  16. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Final Team Scores, Standings and Analysis

    In this daily series, Bleacher Report has been keeping a cumulative score of the entire track and field competition, much like you'd see at a high school or NCAA championship track meet...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 9 months ago 3,126 reads 6 comments

  17. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 15 Team Scores, Standings and More

    In this series, Bleacher Report is scoring the track and field competition just as if it were a regular track meet. Let's look at today's results and put the latest points on the board...

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  18. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 13 Team Scores, Standings, & More

    It was a good day to be a track and field fan. Especially if you are a Jamaican fan. It doesn't get much better than a 1-2-3 sweep in the men's 200 meters by Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir...

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  19. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 12 Team Scores, Standings & More

    We're over halfway through the track and field competition, and in case you're just joining us in this "team standings" column, Bleacher Report is keeping score...

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  20. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 11 Team Scores, Standings, & More

    Australia's Sally Pearson held off a furious closing challenge from U.S. national champion Dawn Harper in the finals of the women's Olympic 100 meter hurdles today. It took a season's best and Olympic record 12...

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  21. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 10 Team Scores, Standings & More

    Keeping a running tally of team scores and standings for the Olympic track and field competition (just like at a real track meet) started off as a "just for fun" project...

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  22. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 9 Standings, Score, Analysis & More

    It was a big (perhaps huge is more appropriate) day in London. Before a packed stadium and a worldwide audience, eight men toed the line in one of the most anticipated—and fleeting—moments in all of sport...

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  23. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 8 Standings, Score, Analysis & More

    With six track and field events being decided today, our Bleacher Report scoreboard is beginning to take on some significance...

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  24. Olympic Track and Field 2012 Results: Day 7 Standings, Score, Analysis & More

    On the first day of Olympic track and field competition, two event finals played out before a hearty crowd in Olympic Stadium—the men's shot put and the women's 10,000-meter run...

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  25. Olympic Track and Field 2012: Aussie Sally Pearson Will Be USA's Toughest Hurdle

    While the freshly anointed U.S. women's 100-meter hurdles team of Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells and (especially) Lolo Jones has been hogging the U.S...

    Red Shannon Written by Red Shannon about 10 months ago 2,232 reads 2 comments