By Brett Taylor PALO ALTO, Calif. — When Jessica Hull walked onto Stanford’s Cobb Track and Angell Field on Saturday, she found herself on the track with the Australian 1,500-meter record holder, Linden Hall, for the first time. She remembered,… Continue Reading
By Isaac Gibson The men’s 1,500-meter final Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials will have an unorthodox 13 men competing in it. And nearly half of those men have worn an Oregon singlet at one time in… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Olympic gold-medal contender Justin Gatlin is fast on and off the track. Known as a person who won’t shy away from speaking his mind, Gatlin quickly quieted any concern he might have surrounding the Zika virus when… Continue Reading
By Hannah Bonnie In the men’s javelin final Monday at the U.S Track and Field Olympic Trials, Cyrus Hostetler began clapping to get the crowd pumped up. As the claps grew louder and faster, Hostetler, a former Oregon Duck, let… Continue Reading
We saw a spectacular day of action on Sunday, filled with world-leading times, lifetime bests and more athletes securing their spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Kylee O’Connor chronicled the day’s highlights for Run Blog Run, and you can read pieces… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Athletes like Ashton Eaton don’t come along very often. When they do, all eyes are upon them. On a day when decathlon events began at 10 a.m. and ended just before 6 p.m., there were many fans… Continue Reading
Our team of journalists battled the heat on Saturday at Hayward Field to cover the U.S. Olympic Trials. Here is what we wrote: In a single jump, Brittney Reese secured her spot on the Olympic team, recorded the longest jump in the year… Continue Reading
Our bureau of reporters and photographers was out in full force at the first day of U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field. The competition was full of expected victories and unexpected defeats – check out our coverage: Romaine… 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 Keeler McJunkin Defending Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton and four-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix updated the status of their respective injuries during a news conference at the Eugene Hilton Wednesday afternoon previewing the 2016 U.S. Olympic trials that… Continue Reading