It only took Mutaz Essa Barshim four jumps to solidify his domination over the competition in the high jump at the 2015 Prefontaine Classic, which he won with a jump of 7 feet, 10 3/4 inches (2.41 meters), the highest… Continue Reading
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
A couple of weeks ago, French hurdler Pascal Martinot-Lagarde decided to sit out the second leg of the IAAF Diamond League meet at Shanghai Stadium in hopes of running at the Prefontaine Classic. Martinot-Lagarde called the decision “the best entry of the season… Continue Reading
Going into the final hurdle, Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi and Jairus Kipchoge Birech were neck-and-neck in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. And as the two prepared for the final stretch, one clean jump was the only difference between first and second. After trailing… Continue Reading
The gun sounded, and runners were off their blocks sprinting down the track in the 100 meters on Saturday afternoon at the Prefontaine Classic. American record holder Tyson Gay was slow out of his stance, falling toward the back of the… Continue Reading
Former Oregon star English Gardner won the women’s international 100 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in a photo finish — by a mere .002 second over Jamaican Elaine Thompson. Gardner’s time, 10.84, is the fastest in the world so far… Continue Reading
Ben Blankenship is having a stellar 2015 season, but he isn’t showing it off the track. The mellow, soft-spoken runner with a burly beard and wild hair, who runs for Nike Oregon Track Club Elite, was pretty calm after winning… Continue Reading
The triple jump at Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic saw two world leading jumps and a meet record fall as the No. 1 ranked jumper in the world, Caterine Ibarguen, extended her 24-meet winning streak in dramatic fashion over No. 2 Yekaterina Koneva and… Continue Reading
Most spectators expected Mohammed Aman and Nijel Amos to finish 1-2 in the men’s 1,500-meter race Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. However, nobody really knew who would come out on top. Aman, the reigning world indoor champ and three time… Continue Reading