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 Romaine Soh Wearing a purple full-length Nike singlet and tight-fitting black shorts, Christina Aragon was the odd one out among a field of professional athletes dressed in crop tops and triangular bottoms. She also stood out as one of… Continue Reading
On the first of some rainy days heading into the U.S. Olympic Trials, athletes toughed out the wet conditions to set new meet records and add nine Olympians to the Rio-bound team. Read our pieces on individual events and athletes… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh Just months ago, Colleen Quigley was in the pool with her Bowerman Track Club teammates Emily Infeld and Shelby Houlihan, doubting everything. Quigley had been dealing with a hamstring injury all of last year, and whenever she… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh Despite facing off against previous Olympians such as A.G. Kruger and Kibwe Johnson in the hammer throw finals Wednesday at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials, Cornell junior Rudy Winkler overcame the odds and improved his… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh It can take just a clip, a misstep and a tumble to dash an Olympic hopeful’s dream. In the final of the women’s 800 meters on Monday evening at Hayward Field, which was popularly regarded as the… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh Moments after Galen Rupp secured his second spot on the Olympic team in the 10,000 meters on Friday, he declared his intention to compete in Monday’s 5,000-meter prelims at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. “Just… Continue Reading
by Romaine Soh Right before Oregon’s Raevyn Rogers toed the line for the 800 meters Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, teammate Ariana Washington, the newly crowned 100-meter champion, walked past Rogers, pointed at her and said,… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh The Oregon Ducks faced many hurdles going into the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this year. Redshirt sophomore Devon Allen was just getting back after tearing his ACL last year. Junior Edward Cheserek had been struggling… Continue Reading
By Romaine Soh In the steeplechase Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, Emma Coburn realized she was on pace to break the American record on her final lap when the clock showed 8:02. But with no clocks on the backstretch and the… Continue Reading